Salma Hayek’s Essential Juice Recipe

More and more leading ladies are revealing beautifying diets that keep them glowing (with the help of great makeup artists) when jet-lag and awards season exhaustion set in. The latest delicious beauty juice comes from Salma Hayek. Here’s the recipe:

Summer Beauty Drink: Frosty Basil Lemonade

By mid-summer, I have more basil than I can handle. I toss chopped basil in salads, I pair it with tomatoes and mozzarella, and I use it to make one of the most refreshing (beauty) drinks of the summer: basil lemonade.

Forget Roses; Celebrate VDay with these Floral Chocolates

Cacao is a major beauty food. Skip the low quality chocolates that are thinned out with oils, cheap sweeteners and dairy, and go for the real stuff: dark chocolate, organic or raw. Wei of Chocolate dark chocolates go a step further by introducing body-balancing flower essences into each divine piece…

Beauty Ingredient 101: Baobab

In the beauty world, it’s not the imposing baobab tree that’s creating the biggest buzz- it’s the seeds of its fruit.

This Beauty Brew Has More Antioxidants Than Green Tea

I was instantly intrigued when I heard about Kishr, a unique infusion of dried coffee cherry, saigon cinnamon, ginger and cardamom that has origins in Yemen and has been around for over 1,000 years. It has 10 times more available antioxidants than green tea!

Gingerbread and a Great New Year’s Read

I adore the warm spice of gingerbread, and this recipe from my new favorite book, The Way of the Happy Woman, is a gluten-free, dairy-free slice of heaven with an amazing array of beautifying spices.

Sip this Infused Water for Better Digestion

This holiday season, I’ve been sipping a Lemon Ginger infusion that has tons of health benefits- from your skin to your digestive system.

Your Skin, With Cherries on Top

This sweet mask smells like cherry pie (and kind of feels like pie filling), but its anti-inflammatory properties are the real charm. They leave skin smooth, calm and ready for a second helping.

Tonight’s Beauty Supper: A Masterclass in Veggie Chili

The chili recipe I’m about to share is a masterclass in creating a vegetarian dish that balances savory and sweet- and has just enough warmth. And you’ll never believe the secret ingredient: dark chocolate.