Month: April 2021

Glow Recipe’s New Avocado Serum Banishes Redness & Irritation Overnight

They’ve done it again. Just a few weeks after their Watermelon serum went viral on TikTok, Glow Recipe launched another product that’s set to blow up, too. The Glow Recipe Avocado Ceramide Recovery Serum was made for sensitive skin to soothe and calm redness, irritation and dehydration. Even if you don’t have dry skin, this can help repair a damaged moisture barrier that happens for all kinds of reasons and you might not even know it’s there.

All the acids we love, the BHAs and AHAs, the retinoids, can help unclog pores and smooth out the skin’s texture. But it can also leave your skin a little sensitized. That happens if you don’t use the right hydration with these types of products, or if you use them too often. Add in environmental damage like pollution and the sun and you’ve got a recipe for an effed-up moisture barrier.

Have you ever applied your normal daytime moisturizer or sunscreen and wondered why it stung? Yup, that’s that damage telling you it needs to be soothed. This serum can help.

Our mission at STYLECASTER is to bring style to the people, and we only feature products we think you’ll love as much as we do. Please note that if you purchase something by clicking on a link within this story, we may receive a small commission of the sale.

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Glow Recipe.

It targets dry, irritated, itchy red skin with Ceramide-5 to prevent and repair any discomfort. There’s also avocado butter and avocado extract, which acts as an antioxidant packed with Oleic and linoleic acids to smooth and moisturize. The addition of Allantoin helps continue to moisturize and protect the skin, while K-beauty favorite rice milk soothes and hydrates.

The vegan and cruelty-free serum fits right into your nighttime skincare routine because it’s lightweight and has no sticky texture. You can easily apply it under your heavier moisturizers for extra hydration. If you have oily skin, you’ll love the light feel under an oil-free lotion that won’t clog your pores. Then you can really get some beauty sleep.

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Jennifer Aydin’s Foundation

Jennifer Aydin’s Foundation

Real Housewives of New Jersey Season 11 Episode 6 Beauty

These Real Housewives of New Jersey mini trips are really the girl that keeps on giving in the makeup department. Today I was finally able to track down Jennifer Aydin’s foundation I have been on the hunt for since episode 6. And the price and reviews don’t disappoint.

Jennifer foundation is very affordable (under $12) and has 4,400 4.2 star reviews on Amazon, which pretty much means is a must in my book, at least to try out. The brand is my fave for drugstore makeup, so I’m expecting good things. Kind of like every time I get ready to watch a new episode of Season 11 of #RHONJ.

 

 

The Realest Housewife,

Big Blonde Hair

 

Jennifer Aydin's Foundation

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Glow Recipe’s New Avocado Serum Banishes Redness & Irritation Overnight

They’ve done it again. Just a few weeks after their Watermelon serum went viral on TikTok, Glow Recipe launched another product that’s set to blow up, too. The Glow Recipe Avocado Ceramide Recovery Serum was made for sensitive skin to soothe and calm redness, irritation and dehydration. Even if you don’t have dry skin, this can help repair a damaged moisture barrier that happens for all kinds of reasons and you might not even know it’s there.

All the acids we love, the BHAs and AHAs, the retinoids, can help unclog pores and smooth out the skin’s texture. But it can also leave your skin a little sensitized. That happens if you don’t use the right hydration with these types of products, or if you use them too often. Add in environmental damage like pollution and the sun and you’ve got a recipe for an effed-up moisture barrier.

Have you ever applied your normal daytime moisturizer or sunscreen and wondered why it stung? Yup, that’s that damage telling you it needs to be soothed. This serum can help.

Our mission at STYLECASTER is to bring style to the people, and we only feature products we think you’ll love as much as we do. Please note that if you purchase something by clicking on a link within this story, we may receive a small commission of the sale.

glow recipe serum

Glow Recipe.

It targets dry, irritated, itchy red skin with Ceramide-5 to prevent and repair any discomfort. There’s also avocado butter and avocado extract, which acts as an antioxidant packed with Oleic and linoleic acids to smooth and moisturize. The addition of Allantoin helps continue to moisturize and protect the skin, while K-beauty favorite rice milk soothes and hydrates.

The vegan and cruelty-free serum fits right into your nighttime skincare routine because it’s lightweight and has no sticky texture. You can easily apply it under your heavier moisturizers for extra hydration. If you have oily skin, you’ll love the light feel under an oil-free lotion that won’t clog your pores. Then you can really get some beauty sleep.

STYLECASTER | Ashley Benson Interview

 

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Medicare Covers Cervical and Vaginal Cancer Screenings

cervical and vaginal cancer

Cervical and vaginal cancers are very serious conditions that can be difficult to catch. In order to treat cervical cancers effectively, women should receive regular screenings – when caught early, doctors can treat cervical cancer and dramatically increase the patient’s chances of recovery.

Unfortunately, many women over the age of 65 choose to not have pap smears, which puts them at risk. The reason many forgo pap smears is that they do not realize that the risk of developing cervical cancer is still present as they age.

In fact, according to the American Cancer Society, “More than 20% of cases of cervical cancer are found in women over 65. However, these cancers rarely occur in women who have been getting regular tests to screen for cervical cancer before they were 65.”

What Are Cervical and Vaginal Cancers?

Cervical and vaginal cancers are both cancers that affect women. Cervical cancer is much more common and happens when cancerous cells start to grow in the lower part of the uterus. Cervical cancer is often linked to HPV or human papillomavirus.

HPV is a very common sexually transmitted infection (STI) that often doesn’t show any symptoms but can lead to cervical cancer over time when left unaddressed.

Vaginal cancer is much less common and happens when cancerous cells form in the vagina or birth canal. It is very rare for vaginal cancer to develop on its own. Typically, vaginal cancer happens when the cancerous cells spread there from another part of the body.

What Are the Risk Factors for Cervical and Vaginal Cancer?

There are a number of factors that put you at a higher risk for developing cervical cancer. The biggest risk factor is having many sexual partners, as this increases your chances of contracting HPV. Contracting other STIs, such as gonorrhea, chlamydia, HIV, or syphilis can also increase your chances of contracting HPV.

Those who smoke are also at a much higher risk of developing cervical cancer or any other type of cancer. You’ll also be at a higher risk if you have a chronic health condition that weakens your immune system. A weakened immune system will make you more vulnerable to HPV and other conditions that put you at risk for cancer.

While you can’t entirely prevent cervical cancer, there are things you can do to reduce your chances of developing it. If you smoke, talk to your doctor about steps you can take to quit. When you have sex, use a condom to reduce your risk of contracting HPV. You should also make sure to have routine health screenings so you can catch problems as they arise.

Medicare and Cancer Screenings

Medicare Part B covers bi-yearly Pap tests and pelvic exams to screen for cervical and vaginal cancer. If you are at high risk for cervical cancer, they will cover these exams every year. As long as your doctor accepts assignment, you won’t pay anything for these lab tests.

If you have Medicare Advantage, you will likely also receive coverage for cancer screenings – check your plan for more details.

Cervical cancer can be deadly if it isn’t treated right away, so it’s important to get screenings regularly and catch it early.

Do you go for your pap smears regularly? Has the pandemic stopped you from going for your regular screenings? Do you know if your insurance plan covers you for cancer screenings? Please share with the community

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Would You Like to Be Young Again?

Would You Like to Be Young Again

As
we move into our ‘senior years’, a whole lot of new questions begin to emerge
in our day-to-day thinking. Some of us may look into the future and begin to
worry about coping with long term illness or, indeed, dying.

Others,
in contrast, may begin to think about the past. Were we happier then? Was it
easier then? Would we, in short, prefer to be young again? And, if so, how
young?

Start with Childhood

Some
people say that childhood represents the happiest years, when we were
completely carefree and responsible for nothing much at all.

Circumstances
differ, of course, but for most people, it was a time when we simply had to get
up in the morning, get ourselves to school, play with our friends and, perhaps,
do the odd chore.

Personally,
I think childhood is greatly over-rated. Certainly, for some it was an easy and
enjoyable time, but others will remember it as a time of great stress. You
don’t understand the world, you don’t know where you are going in life, your
‘friends’ can be difficult and sometimes even bullies.

Worst
of all, you don’t understand yourself – neither your strengths nor your
weaknesses.

Some
people look back and see only the positive. But I had problems in my own
childhood and then watched both my children experience problems and now my
grandchildren as well.

I
would not go back to childhood for the world.

Teenage Years

Becoming
a teenager is undoubtedly exciting, as you begin to explore the wider world and
its possibilities. But it is a time of such angst that it is hard to think
anyone would ever want to repeat it.

Is
there anyone who would want to be a teenager again? In my view, this is a
question that answers itself.

20s and 30s

Once
you are past the worst of adolescence, it does seem to me that life becomes a
little easier. You have begun to settle into a profession or job of some kind. You
are exploring personal relationships, perhaps choosing a partner and having
children.

Yes,
it is exciting. A lot of new joys. A new partner or husband! A new baby or two!
Learning new responsibilities at work. Beginning to get a sense of yourself.

But as
I look back, I also see a lot of problems.

The
period of one’s 20s is particularly problematic. You are officially an adult,
but frequently don’t feel or act like one. It’s not easy to find a permanent
place to live and, indeed, many young people these days continue to live with
their parents.

More
difficult still, a lot of people feel the pressures of not really knowing where
they are heading in terms of a career. If they have chosen something, they
wonder whether they will be good enough. Some may also question whether their
chosen partner is, in fact, the right one.

Perhaps
it all becomes easier in your 30s. Some issues have clarified themselves for
good or ill. But you see yourself approaching the big 40 and wonder whether you
have done well enough.

Everyone
is busy and pulled in many directions – the search for promotion, the needs of
the partner and kids.

Often,
you find that even your friends are too busy to talk.

Is
that so great?

Midlife and Beyond

At
least by the time you are in your ‘middle years’ you know yourself reasonably
well. You have learned how to pursue your strengths and how to live with your
own limitations.

You
have finished having all the kids you will ever have, which may be seen as a joy
or a relief or the source of considerable unhappiness. But you know where you
are in this respect.

You
may also be coping with menopausal symptoms, which may be no difficulty at all
or be the cause of major problems.

And
you may be coping with the famous twin pressures of adolescent children and
ageing parents, both of whom need your attention. For some, this can be the
most stressful period of their lives.

Looking Back

These
are all very personal thoughts, which undoubtedly depend on the trajectory of
your life and that of those around you.

In
my own view, the older you get, the better it gets. Not everyone will agree. A
lot of it will depend on the simple issue of health.

A
friend of mine, for instance, who found himself quite ill and tired at the age
of 70, asked me whether I would prefer the normal spread of ages or to be age 65
all my life. He said he preferred the latter. I was not so sure.

Perhaps,
like me, you are glad you went through all those stages but are happy to be
where you are. Or not.

Of
course, if you could be all those earlier ages with the confidence and wisdom
you have now, perhaps the answers would be different. But that would be
cheating!

Would
you like to be younger? What age would you like to be? Why do you choose that?
Which part of your life was the easiest and why? Which one was the hardest?
Please share with our community!

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