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5 Beauty Treatments to Avoid When You're on Your Period

5 Beauty Treatments to Avoid When You're on Your Period

For this piece, I was inspired by this piece by my esthetician, Erica Cerpa, at EC Beauty Studio in Hoboken.  We were talking about the best time to get a facial in order to prevent pre-period breakouts and just like that, a new story was born.  I never thought about revolving my beauty treatments like facials, waxing, lasering, masking etc. around my hormone cycle, but trust me – it makes sense.  Here's a timeline of the best time to treat yourself according to your cycle on Refinery29.

3 Alternative Acne Treatments Worth Trying

3 Alternative Acne Treatments Worth Trying

I'm getting a little personal here, but I felt the need to share for Refinery29.  In my latest article, I talk about the struggles I've been having with hormonal acne this year and non-traditional ways to treat it. What's been working may actually surprise you.  Click here to read the full story.