Kate Sandoval Box

New York

Beauty Director at Oprah Daily

reporting on all things beautiful as the @Shape_magazine beauty director

Articles

In Your 40s? It’s Time for Primer, And Laura Geller Spackle Skin Perfecting Primer Is the Best One

3 weeks ago | oprahdaily.com | Kate Sandoval Box

If you’re in your 40s like me, then maybe you’ll relate to this frustration: One day, my makeup stopped working. The stuff I’d been putting on for years didn’t look as good. Actually, sometimes it made me look worse. And often it seemed like most of it hitchhiked off my face an hour into my day while leaving a few smudgy remnants of shadow and lip liner (giving new meaning to eat my dust). My reaction to all of this was logical: first, I tried different brands and different products. Then, I quit.
We’ve Actually Found Something that Tackled Our Dark Spots!

3 weeks ago | oprahdaily.com | Kate Sandoval Box

Dark spots and a dull, uneven tone loom large on our list of skin concerns, so we’ve tried many skincare formulas that are enriched with ingredients like vitamin C, kojic acid, retinol, glycolic acid, arbutin, hydroquinone, and tranexamic acid that are shown to help. But there are new formulas on the skin brightening block with the ingredient Thiamidol that we’ve been very curious to try.
We’ve Actually Found Something that Tackled Our Dark Spots!

3 weeks ago | flipboard.com | Kate Sandoval Box

Neuroscientist Reveals The Straightforward Method to Increase Your VO2 MaxThis workout is not for the faint of heart. If you're an athlete, you've probably heard the recent buzz around VO2 max. Whether you run sprints on the …
Snatched! A Plastic Surgeon’s New Serum Firms Skin After Weight-Loss Meds

1 month ago | oprahdaily.com | Kate Sandoval Box

PeopleImages / Getty ImagesJulius Few, MD, a well-known plastic surgeon who practices in Chicago, Los Angeles, and New York, has never been busier. The main reason his facelift wait list has grown exponentially? As many as one in eight Americans have taken a GLP-1 like Ozempic, Mounjaro, Wegovy, or Zepbound—and while these drugs are usually very effective at reducing stubborn fat, one of the side effects of that is excess skin that feels loose and hangs down. Tightening it can require a facelift.
Snatched! A Plastic Surgeon’s New Serum Firms Skin After Weight-Loss Meds

1 month ago | flipboard.com | Kate Sandoval Box

9 hours agoWhat to Eat on Ozempic and What to Avoid This article was reviewed by Craig Primack, MD, FACP, FAAP, FOMA. Ozempic has fast become a household name. In addition to helping people with diabetes manage their blood sugar levels, this GLP-1 (glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonist) medication helps …
We Tried Topical Estrogen Face Creams. Our Selfies Speak for Themselves.

1 month ago | oprahdaily.com | Kate Sandoval Box

Yasu + Junko / Trunk ArchiveIf you feel like you woke up one day, looked in the mirror, and wondered what in the world happened to your skin, it may be one more thing you can blame on the Change. “Many studies have shown that women detect a swift commencement of skin-aging symptoms while entering menopause,” says Amy Lewis, MD, a dermatologist in New York City.
Can This $16 Moisturizer Replace High-End Creams? Our Beauty Editor Says ‘Yes’

Mar 20, 2025 | oprahdaily.com | Kate Sandoval Box

Did you, like me, grow up in the 80s and 90s watching commercials featuring supermarket shoppers doing blind taste tests, and there was always a big reveal at the end when they realized they’d picked the less pricey peanut butter?
This Mood-Boosting Body Wash Is Worth Every Penny

Mar 14, 2025 | oprahdaily.com | Kate Sandoval Box

courtesy of halo 42 / getty images / oprah dailyAs a longtime beauty editor, I use a lot of products. On my face right now? Vitamin C, hydrating serum, sunscreen, pimple patch, primer—and that’s before makeup. But there’s one I reach for more than any other: my body wash. Sometimes it’s the only thing I use in the shower. Sometimes it’s the only thing I put on my body all day.
We Tried The New Custom Foundation Device with a 40K Person Waitlist

Feb 27, 2025 | oprahdaily.com | Kate Sandoval Box

It's the holy grail of makeup: What if, at the touch of a button, you could get a fresh, clean, made-just-for-you foundation that matched your skin perfectly? The answer was clear when BoldHue’s brand founders posted an early model of their custom at-home foundation device on TikTok asking if people would buy it and they were inundated with pleas and had a 40,000 person waitlist. “We felt like we’d opened Pandora’s box.
We Tried The New Custom Foundation Device with a 40K Person Waitlist

Feb 27, 2025 | yahoo.com | Kate Sandoval Box

Finally, Foundations that Match ALL Our Skin Tones Courtesy of BoldHue - Hearst OwnedGenerate Key TakeawaysIt's the holy grail of makeup: What if, at the touch of a button, you could get a fresh, clean, made-just-for-you foundation that matched your skin perfectly? The answer was clear when BoldHue’s brand founders posted an early model of their custom at-home foundation device on TikTok asking if people would buy it. Within tks, they were inundated with pleas and had a 40,000 person waitlist.