Holiday parties will be all the rage for the next couple of weeks, and it’s important to make a statement for people you may only see once a year! Keep reading to get all the tips for choosing a bold new lip color, and tell us about your holiday makeup routine.

I love a beauty steal, and I love finding a product that is just as great as any high-end beauty product, like Wet n Wild clear lip gloss, which is very similar to the MAC lipglass for a tenth of the price! Keep reading to find out what items you should be saving money on!

Skin care products can be tricky to pick out; it can be easy to fall into the “that one is pretty!” trap or the “that one says ‘anti-aging’ on it!” hole.  We’re here (with the help of tips from dermatologist Dr. Paul Friedman) to help teach you what you should look for and what you should avoid when picking out an effective skin care product.

I know there’s been a lot about skincare on RWM lately, but I can’t help it. It’s summer, and it’s on everyone’s mind. How do I protect my skin from the sun? How do I protect my skin from chlorine and/or salt water? How do treat damaged skin? How do I keep my skin looking youthful and vibrant?

Check out these 3 ways to get vibrantly young skin!

We editors have done a pretty good job of covering these bases, if I do say so myself!   And I’m going to continue the trend once again – mostly because I just got my first sunburn of the season and I’m pretty bummed about it.

From RunningWithMascara to you, we  hope you had an excellent Fourth of July weekend! Now that the times of camping and cookouts are soon over, it is inevitable that some of us will deal with an unwelcome side effect of too much time outdoors: sunburn. If you are one of the unfortunate few (like me) whose complexion does not necessarily match the amount of sun exposure they got this weekend, keep reading for more information on how to treat this painful pest!

I swim all year round, but there’s something about the summer that makes me constantly want to jump in a pool – or a lake, if I’m at the beach.  For me swimming is both a workout and fun activity, although most of the swimming I do is fitness-related.  Here’s a great swimming workout if you’re interested. But I’m always looking for a reason to hang out with my younger cousins just to hang out at the pool all day.

When I first started swimming, I had no idea that I couldn’t just use my everyday soap and shampoo and conditioner. I did this for about a week and realized that no amount of scrubbing could rid that terrible chlorine smell from my hair. I remember washing my hands at least 10 times in a row and still smelling like I just got out of the pool. My skin also became extremely dry.

I rarely wear many beauty products, but weirdly enough, I love purchasing them. Whenever I go grocery shopping or run to Target to pickup various odds and ends, I can’t let myself walk down the beauty aisles because I’m so easily suckered into buying beauty products. And we all know that beauty products aren’t cheap!

Even if I know that I’ll only use it for about a weeks or so before I get bored or realize that it takes too much time out of my day to worry about, I still can’t fight the urge to try new products. Maybe the allure of the package or marketing copy is too much to resist.

This past weekend, I went on a road trip to Cedar Point amusement park with a friend.  While we had a great time, there was one thing that spoiled the trip for both of us.  Sunburn.  So, in this post, I have decided to share with you exactly how to treat sunburn, how to identify sun poisoning, and also how I got just so burnt in the first place!

With all the new cases of skin cancer popping up each year, protecting your skin from harmful UV rays is more important than ever. I always used to get burnt not because I refused to wear sunscreen, but because I didn’t really understand how it worked. Having the facts can be the difference between scorching your skin and increasing your chances of skin cancer and having beautiful, less-wrinkled skin. So read up on these sunscreen myths and make sure you apply sunscreen each day (if you’re going outside).

If you haven’t purchased sunblock yet this season, definitely do so. Here are the editors’ picks for best sunblocks!

I’ve never been too fond of hair and skin beauty routines. This is probably because I like to spend as little time as possible getting ready to go. I don’t like adding additional steps that tack on the minutes.

But sometimes during the winter months my skin gets so dry that I have to take additional time and lather up with lotion or work on keeping my hair moisturized from the dry air.  I have never really considered summer to be a problem, although after reading these tips from Theresa Jacobson, director for the school of Cosmetology & Clinical Skin Care for Florida Career College, I’m convinced that maybe I should make a more of an effort to treat my skin and hair right all year round.