I cannot believe I am sitting here writing my Day 90 red light therapy update already. The second half of August was packed with work travel, a lot of time on the road, and somewhere in between all that driving, 90 days came and went faster than I expected. If you are just catching up, […]
Hung Vanngo Foundation Review: Is It Worth It?
After almost twenty years behind the chair, I have used more foundations than I can count. I know good formula when I feel it on my skin, and I know when a brand is just chasing a trend. I saw one foundation launch getting quite the attention on social media. To my surprise, particularly from […]
Red Light Therapy After 60 Days: What’s Actually Changing
Welcome back to the challenge! We are officially 60 days into my 90-day at-home red light therapy journey. If you’ve been following along, you know the deal by now. My promise to always share my honest results with real time pictures of my progress. I am going into this realistically, providing you with education so […]
Red Light Therapy Results After 30 Days
Welcome back, my lovely LLVB community. As you know, back in June I set out to take on a 90-day at-home Red Light Therapy challenge. Red light therapy is a wonderful way to boost collagen, soften fine lines and wrinkles, improve skin texture, and calm inflammation, and I wanted to add it to my skincare […]
Hormonal Hair Loss: What’s Really Happening to My Hair
For the last twenty years, I’ve heard countless midlife women say how they used to have such thick hair when they were younger. Women often say it with a sad tone behind it. Being Latina, we take pride in luscious, long hair. I had fullness, but my goal was always length. Tape-in extensions gave me […]
Why I Started Exploring Red Light Therapy After 40
In the Living La Vida Bella community, we are all about aging like fine wine. Yes, aging is inevitable, but leaning into it with grace means establishing daily disciplines that support our skin from the inside out. For me, the goal isn’t just about finding high-quality products to apply to my skin as a midlife […]
Makeup for Midlife Beauty: What’s In My Makeup Bag at 48
This post is part of Living La Vida Bella, a space for women navigating midlife with beauty, wellness, and a whole lot of grace. Some links in this post may be affiliate links. If you purchase through them, I may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. I only recommend products I […]
Korean Skincare After 40: My Glass Skin Routine
Growing up, I never had any issues with my skin. Fortunately, it was resilient. I credit my Dominican genes for that blessing (thank you Mami & Papi!). For years, my routine was straightforward: a makeup wipe, cleanser with toner, a serum ( hyaluronic acid or vitamin C), and moisturizer. I rotated through various luxury and drug […]