Category: Lifestyle Blog

Sleep inertia is mostly decided before your alarm. We rank the remedies by evidence: sleep opportunity, alarm timing, caffeine lag, light, and the hype.

What exactly goes into a $115 bubble bath? In the case of Seed to Skin Tuscany’s new The Cloud Nectar, the answer begins in the gardens of one of Italy’s most celebrated countryside retreats, where botanical skincare and luxury hospitality have become closely intertwined. The latest launch from the Italian beauty brand is a fragrant…

October is almost over, but breast health is something we should be talking about all year. And if there’s one thing we can get behind, it’s women reminding other women to take care of themselves. That’s the idea behind Your Girls’ Girls, a new collaboration between Pressed Juicery, Bridget Bahl, and her fashion label, The…

Perfume is deeply personal. A scent that feels effortless on one person can feel completely overwhelming on another, and for some, that difference can come with an actual headache. Octavia Morgan knows that experience firsthand. Before founding Octavia Morgan Los Angeles, the former hospice and palliative care nurse began developing sensitivities to certain fragrances, which…

How well are you aging? Your daily movements may offer clues beyond what a birthday or fitness tracker can tell you. Strength, balance, flexibility and the way your body responds to physical effort all play a role in staying active and independent over time. To explore what these abilities reveal, we turned to Sakda Sangduan,…

If your algorithm has recently suggested putting one sticky amber oil on your face, scalp, brows, cuticles and stomach, you have officially met castor oil. Once an old school beauty and wellness staple, castor oil is suddenly everywhere again, along with a growing shelf of bottles promising to be “pure,” “premium” and “natural.” The catch…

Chicken salad has been back in the spotlight, showing up in chopped versions, piled onto toast and scooped straight from the bowl with crackers. It is nostalgic, easy to make ahead and endlessly adaptable, but the best versions still need enough brightness and texture to keep things interesting. Rachel Mansfield’s version understands the assignment. The…

Some people count down to Christmas with tiny chocolates. Meghan Markle, naturally, is doing things a little differently. Meghan just launched the first-ever Advent calendar from her lifestyle brand, As ever, and it might be her most Montecito holiday drop yet. Created with celebrated Los Angeles chocolatier Compartés, the limited-edition calendar takes inspiration from Meghan’s…

Family estrangement is a status, not a verdict. Here is what the research supports, what it does not, and a two-track plan for the month with no answer.

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