Nine Ways to Shine On This Summer

Looking for some pixie dust in your life? Now that summer is upon us, top up that tan with a little nighttime shimmer. Check out these nine standout products in varying formulations, shimmer levels, scents, and price points. I've focused on neutral/colorless shimmers for this piece, but if you're on the hunt for a body bronzer, look no further than this post from last summer, with all the deets

Self-Tanner Review Series: Jergens Natural Glow

Ah, the one that started it all! No gradual self-tanner has even been as hyped, as hoarded, or as hotly debated as Jergens Natural Glow.

I remember when it first appeared on the shelves, women everywhere stampeded their local Walgreens to buy up the entire stock. Soon there was none left, anywhere. I felt lucky to find a couple of tubes at a Happy Harry's drugstore in Wilmington, DE. I felt like

Tanfastic: Jergens Natural Glow Express

Remember when Jergens Natural Glow revolutionized self tanning with the introduction of the gradual self tanner? Even the most tan-o-phobic girls could achieve a golden glow with this product; it was like the kiddie pool of tanners. For beginners, you know? The funny part is that Natural Glow was quickly eclipsed by competitor products that smelled better and produced a better looking tan (most

Beautiful Skin Never Goes Out of Style, Neither Does Charity

Clothes Off Our Back Foundation has partnered with Jergens Skincare to host the "Beautiful Skin is Fashionable" celebrity charity auction.All of the proceeds will go to children's charities via Clothes Off Our Back; the auction is currently in progress and will run through May 3rd.Check out some of the fab items donated by some of our favorite celebs; I especially love the Luciano Padovan pumps,

Tinkerbell Was Here

Summer is fast approaching, friends. Miniskirt season. Camisole season. Bathing suit season. In other words, the season of bare skin.I am willing to bet that while many of us have little respect for J. Lo's line of "Glow" fragrances, all of us secretly want to look like the girls in the ads. Lithe, glowy, and shimmery - almost as if something luminescent is being emitted straight from their pores

Oompa Loompas Need Not Apply

Well, friends, it's been nearly a week since I started using the Jergens Natural Glow Face Moisturizer - see my last post here - and I think it's high time to report the results!First off, even though I am quite fair, I used the Medium shade (this product comes in Fair, Medium and Dark). I figured that the darker shade might accelerate the tanning process. I was looking mighty pale after lots of

Good News for Those Who Consider the Sun an Enemy!

I am looking mighty pale these days, friends. I keep blaming it on the jet lag but I've now been back in the US nearly a whole week, so that excuse is just not going to fly anymore. So, instead of trying to think up another excuse, I decided to take action.I am back in the city-which-shall-remain-nameless this week, for work reasons of course, and stopped by a drugstore on the way back to the