Underarm maintenance is just a boring fact of life. (OK, some folks may choose to eschew the daily routines of shaving and deodorant, but many of us don't). But have you ever thought about jazzing up your routine? We're not saying you have to do a full-on 10-step skin care routine like you may or may not do for your face, but there are certain steps you can take to ensure your pits are happy. Keep reading for a few quick tips on how to step up your underarm game.
Most of us can agree that summer is the optimal season for looking our best. We're rocking an all-natural (or self-applied) sun-kissed glow, letting our hair recover from blow-outs and heat styling and are generally more relaxed from summer Fridays and weekend getaways.
Let's be honest, ladies — every single time we flip it mid-conversation, shyly tuck it behind our ears or peek through it when it falls before our faces like a curtain, we know exactly what we're doing: making the stone cold heart of every onlooker melt like butter on the sidewalk in the middle of July. Whether you're rocking a face-framing pixie or waist-length layers, gorgeous, healthy hair is a gal's greatest accessory. But ironically, we often damage it in the process of getting it to that gorgeous state.
In this day and age, people typically spend more time on YouTube than they do watching television — and as such, video bloggers reign supreme. After all, with the internet's unlimited space for creativity, vloggers can do anything in front of a camera to produce content for their audience. Beauty vloggers, who typically specialize in makeup tutorials, makeup product reviews and makeup challenges (you know, like painting on 100 layers of nail polish or applying makeup whilst wearing a blindfold) are especially popular at the moment.
Do you remember the episode of "Sex and the City" where Charlotte, fresh out of her relationship with Trey, reverts to her favorite "secret single behavior" of studying her pores in a magnifying mirror? There is something so satisfying about viewing and extracting these tiny dots all over your T-zone. Hey, we all do it! However, popping and squeezing these clogs is not the answer. If you struggle with clogged pores and blackheads on the regular, you probably have oily or combination skin — skin that produces excess oil, which, combined with dead skin cells and bacteria, leads to congested pores and eventually blemishes.
