LifeMinute Podcast: Beauty and Fashion

Fall is the perfect time for a hair refresh — whether that means trying a new shade, covering grays, touching up roots or simply making natural gray hair look its best. AGEbeautiful is built around the idea that age should never limit how you wear your hair. The professional-quality line offers at-home color and care designed for changing hair needs, with products available on Amazon and at Sally Beauty. For rich, long-lasting color, AGEbeautiful Permanent Anti-Aging Liqui-Crème is formulated with biotin, melanin, keratin peptide and silk protein to help address five signs of aging hair: loss of volume, manageability, color, moisture and shine. It comes in 97 permanent shades and provides 100% gray coverage for up to eight weeks. Need a quick fix between color days? AGEbeautiful Root Touch-Up Temporary Haircolor is a dry powder spray that covers roots in seconds and comes in 10 shades. It’s also water-, sweat- and stain-resistant, making it an easy way to stretch time between full-color treatments. Ready to embrace the gray? The Silver Radiance Collection includes a brightening wash, hydrating mask and silver toners designed to help address brassiness, dullness and lack of shine while making natural gray hair look softer, shinier and more radiant. And when hair needs extra TLC, the AGEbeautiful Hydrating Mask uses silk amino acids and keratin to help smooth, moisturize and boost shine without weighing hair down. With products starting at $11.49, AGEbeautiful offers plenty of ways to fall in love with your hair — whatever color, texture or stage you’re in.

What are consumers really looking for when it comes to aesthetic treatments? A new report from Allergan Aesthetics points to a shift toward natural-looking results, personalized experiences and greater trust between patients and providers. The latest installment of The Aesthetics Evolution, titled What Consumers Really Want, examines the motivations, behaviors and expectations shaping today’s aesthetics market. The ongoing report series draws on Allergan Aesthetics data and insights from health care professionals to track emerging trends and provide a closer look at how consumer attitudes toward aesthetics are changing. One of the latest report’s key findings is a more positive and proactive approach to aging. For many younger adult consumers, satisfaction with their appearance is connected to their overall sense of well-being, with aesthetic treatments increasingly viewed as one part of a broader self-care journey. At the same time, consumers appear to be placing greater emphasis on results that still look like themselves. According to the report, 75% of health care providers say their patients want natural-looking results, reflecting growing interest in individualized treatment approaches rather than dramatic transformation. Personalization is another major theme. Consumers are increasingly looking for aesthetic experiences tailored to their individual goals, with consultations playing an important role in developing those treatment plans. The report also highlights the importance of trust in the patient-provider relationship. According to the findings, the number one reason patients return to a previous cosmetic injector is trust in the practitioner’s actions and abilities, ranking ahead of both cost and convenience. Together, the findings suggest that the evolving aesthetics consumer is looking beyond an individual procedure. Natural-looking outcomes, thoughtful consultations, personalized treatment plans and long-term relationships with trusted providers are becoming increasingly important parts of the overall experience. The What Consumers Really Want report is the latest in Allergan’s, The Aesthetics Evolution series, which examines the trends and expectations shaping the future of the aesthetics industry. For more information and the full report go to TheAestheticsEvolution.com.

It’s back-to-work, back-to-school and back-to-routine season—the perfect time for a beauty reset designed for the “do-it-all” woman. Here are the tips, tricks and multitasking beauty essentials that can help women over 40 reclaim their time and simplify their daily routines. For the “do-it-all” woman, getting back into a routine is really about resetting boundaries and reclaiming her time. No matter how chaotic her schedule becomes, a daily beauty routine can offer a moment to restore, recharge and step back into her power—and that’s where IT Cosmetics comes in. There may be no beauty essential better suited to this moment than one perfectly titled “Do It All”—because this one truly does. IT Cosmetics Do It All Sheer Tint Face Balm is the brand’s latest viral, award-winning launch, and it is especially transformative for mature skin. This clinically tested, four-in-one skincare-makeup hybrid features a 92% skincare base. It instantly enhances the skin’s natural radiance with an undetectable, skin-like finish, making it ideal for makeup minimalists and women on the go, while also addressing the needs of mature skin over time. The solid serum formula transforms into a lightweight, ultra-blendable texture on the skin. Apply it using the IT Cosmetics Heavenly Luxe Complexion Perfection Brush #7 and build it to your desired level of coverage. You can also pair it with Hello Sunshine SPF. Do It All Sheer Tint Face Balm is formulated with collagen peptide to promote the appearance of radiant, firmer-looking skin. It also helps minimize the look of fine lines and provides up to 24 hours of hydration. The face balm is available in 15 sheer, flexible shades and, like all IT Cosmetics offerings, comes at a great price point: $34 compared with other options on the market. There’s also the Do It All Radiant Concealer—just click, plump and glow. This four-in-one radiant concealer provides glowy, medium coverage without settling into fine lines. It helps plump the appearance of wrinkles, conceal imperfections, hydrate dryness and brighten dull-looking skin. It also features a built-in multivitamin serum and locks in hydration for up to 24 hours. For a touch of color, the Do It All Serum Color Balm Sun Cream Blush & Bronzer features a 92% skincare base and delivers hydrating, all-day fresh color. Lift with the blush shades, reshape with the bronzer shades or use both for buildable, all-over color. Apply it directly to bare skin or layer it over foundation to instantly wake up your makeup. To complete the routine, there’s the Do It All Lip Transformer, a two-in-one lip balm and liner created with mature skin in mind. Available in 10 shades, it helps reshape the appearance of thinning lips while delivering long-wear color and all-day hydration—with perfectly matched shades combined in one easy essential. You can shop all of these IT Cosmetics beauty essentials at ITCosmetics.com or find them at Ulta.com and Ulta retailers.

Back-to-school season is here, and this year’s biggest fashion trends are all about looking cool while staying comfortable. At Old Navy, denim is taking center stage as an easy way to transition from summer into fall. Low-rise, flare, baggy and cargo-inspired jeans are among the standout styles, giving kids plenty of options for that first-day-of-school look. The ’90s influence is also going strong with fleece and relaxed silhouettes. Baggy pants paired with tanks, graphic tees and hoodies. Also, the pajama-inspired trend is alive, bringing comfort into the classroom without sacrificing style. Activewear is another big back-to-school category, with performance-ready pieces from Old Navy’s Bounce, StudioSmooth, PowerSoft and Dynamic Fleece collections. For cooler fall days, sweaters and knits add an easy extra layer, while the return of the skort keep things fun. Plus parents may like the prices just as much as kids like the clothes. Most styles start at $9.99, and Old Navy offers an Oops-Proof one-year guarantee on back-to-school kids’ clothing. Shop the latest fashion in stores or online at OldNavy.com.

It’s important to know that as we mature and our skin begins to change, our skincare and makeup needs evolve as well. Skin can become drier, less firm, and show more uneven tone, so it’s important to adjust your routine to support those changes. Look for products that combine skincare benefits with makeup—formulas developed with dermatologists and designed to improve the look and feel of your skin over time. IT Cosmetics is one beauty brand that prioritizes effective solutions for mature skin. Their products are developed with dermatologists, approved by makeup experts, and formulated with high-quality, skin-loving ingredients that focus on overall skin health. When updating our beauty routine, a great place to start is with multitasking products that simplify your routine while still delivering real results. A complexion product that offers coverage, hydration, and sun protection can make a big difference. SPF is especially important as we age and spend more time outdoors in the warmer months. We love the IT Cosmetics 7-in-1 CC+ Cream– it’s the #1 SPF Foundation in America and gives you the added benefit of anti-aging skincare. This multitasker delivers full coverage, SPF 50+, and anti-aging serum benefits, along with ingredients we love like hyaluronic acid, niacinamide, and vitamin E to help keep skin healthy and protected—all in one step. It also color-corrects, moisturizes, conceals, and acts as a primer, so you really are getting everything you need in one product. Hydration is always a big concern, especially for those of us over 40. When it comes to keeping skin super hydrated, we love IT Cosmetics' iconic Confidence in a Cream moisturizer. The formula delivers supple, firmer, more hydrated skin. It’s really just another example of IT Cosmetics innovation that really prioritizes skin confidence and effective skin solutions for mature skin. The exciting news is that IT Cosmetics has reduced prices on these fan-favorite products, making all products in the CC+ Cream and Confidence in a Cream franchises more accessible than ever. So you’re getting the same iconic formulas people know and love—now at a better value. The CC+ Cream is available for $39, and Confidence in a Cream is $49. You can shop everything at itcosmetics.com or find them at participating retailers.