Elise Tabin

1 week ago | instyle.com | Elise Tabin

A fresh manicure in your favorite shade of nail polish is a great mood booster. There truly is nothing like looking down at your nails and admiring the attention to detail. If you opt for traditional nail polish over gel, allowing proper drying time ensures your nails set with a glossy, smooth finish. Unlike gel, which is instantly cured with UV or LED light, traditional polish needs time to dry, set, and harden. When you cut that time short, smudges and chips are bound to happen.

2 weeks ago | byrdie.com | Elise Tabin

Key Takeaways As summer slowly ushers in, it's time to dust off our sandals and book our seasonal pedicure appointments. According to Priscilla Nguyen, a nail educator for Aprés Nail, summer is the time to be bold with polish on your toes. "The hotter weather calls for adding color to pedicures. Go-to summer hues tend to be bright, fresh, and fun, ranging from crisp whites to neon tones," she says.

3 weeks ago | instyle.com | Elise Tabin |Natalie Arroyo Camacho

Body wash and bar soap are both common skin cleansers. Bar soap has a simpler ingredient list but may not be suitable for certain skin types. Body wash Body wash has been the go-to cleanser for some time now. It's transportable, stores well, and is easy to share. However, bar soap has recently been making a comeback. And it's not just your classic Dove for cleansing sensitive skin. In fact, bar soap formulas and offerings have expanded to address skin-care concerns and even to shampoo hair.

1 month ago | byrdie.com | Elise Tabin

Pregnancy brings about a handful of changes to your body, hair, and skin. It also requires some tweaks to your skincare routine that will require omitting certain products and treatments. Among the most notable treatments and ingredients that are off-limits during pregnancy are Botox, many chemical peels, and the most famous anti-aging skincare ingredient of them all, retinol.

1 month ago | thezoereport.com | Elise Tabin

(Skin)Experts demystify post-spa breakouts. by Elise Tabinjust nowCoffeeAndMilk/E+/Getty ImagesImagine this: You fork over $200 for 60 minutes of pure, uninterrupted skin bliss. You let your esthetician work their magic, treating your skin to a deep cleanse, some extractions, a bit of a sculpting massage, and any other masks or specialty add-ons essential to make the most out of your facial.