Maria Del Russo

One of the most common skincare woes we hear from both readers and friends is an uneven skin tone — more specifically, those dark marks left over from

Whether you prefer high street or high end, a lot of us tend to rely heavily on lip balm to keep our lips in tip-top condition, especially in weather like

When navigating the online beauty universe, you tend to stumble across two types of enthusiasts. On one end of the spectrum, you have people who adore

My first flirtation with online dating was in early 2011 during my junior year of college. I’d finally broken up with my first (and worst) boyfriend,

The beauty industry has a fraught relationship with freckles. While plenty of designers have started to embrace them on the runways and many celebrities

Bar soaps kinda grossed me out for a while. Maybe it was the look of them, dried and cracked on a soap dish. Maybe it was the fact that every single time

As a single girl living in a big city, I mainly find dates on apps. It's easy, it's fast, and I can do most of the legwork while siting on my couch in my

My skin and I haven't always been on great terms. It has pimpled, puffed, flaked, and fried countless times in the 25 years I've been around, and I've

Welcome to 2018. If you're just joining us, you may have noticed some changes. Unisex scents rule the fragrance shelves, CoverGirls are no longer just

This story was originally published on 22nd August 2015. When my dear friend Tara Teschke told me that she was considering embracing the grey hair that

The calendar may say it's spring, but few of us are actually enjoying warm weather. Once the temperature does start to creep up, though, it'll likely

Though it's been more than a century since Gillette started marketing razors to women, ladies still feel enormous pressure every time they step into the

Chances are, your beauty products are like your children (we're with you on that one). You adore them, and you'd never want to do anything to hurt them,

As a single woman, I get asked a lot of intrusive questions about my love life. "Have you tried dating apps?" (Yes. Every single one.) "Have you

If you're single, you've likely encountered the kind of person who has seemingly mastered the art of dating. After ending a long-term relationship, this

Whether you're in a long-term, committed relationship, or are just weeks into a new fling, chances are you may have felt a slight twinge of jealousy at

A few weeks ago, I met with an astrologist named Colin Bedell who gave me more insight into my psyche in two hours than two therapists over three years

Exfoliating your face is kind of like going to the dentist: It's something you know you're supposed to do regularly, but it's still kind of scary. This is