HEALTH & BEAUTY
BY ASHLEY PUDERBAUGH
SIMPLYkc Staff Reveal Their Favorite Health, Beauty Products It’s common that, when you’ve found a brilliant product you love, you tell all your friends about it. It is just too good not to share. So we’ve rounded up all our staff favorites, from daily beauty products we absolutely cannot live without to our must-have health brands. Read on for our top products.
Beauty products Anastasia Brow Wiz
— Mary Edwards, writer
You’ve all heard the saying “brows are the frame to the face,” but have you really taken it to heart? This handy eyebrow pencil has changed the way
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I see eyebrows. Gone are the days when I neglected and ignored them. This pencil is ultra-skinny, giving my brows the most natural effect, but still fills them in so wonderfully. Top off the pencil with a bit of clear brow gel, and you’re good to go.
exposed areas, such as face, neck, hands, and arms.
Wella Professionals Oil Reflections Enrich Straight Leave-in Cream
I don’t wash my hair every day. This is why I stockpile bottles of Batiste Dry Shampoo. Of all the brands I’ve tried — and believe me, I’ve gone through tons — this is the only one that cuts the grease without making it too powdery and gives my hair volume even on day three of no washing. I especially love the cherry scent. It is the perfect subtle, sweet fragrance for my locks.
— Julie Burton, writer
I naturally have big, frizzy hair. It is sometimes a nightmare to tame, which is why I cannot do without this hair serum. You only need two pumps from the little orange bottle to transform crazy curls into silk. Simply massage the cream, made with shea butter and silk extract, into your damp hair and comb it through.
Sunscreen — Deborah Osborne, writer
This mainstay is just about the best antiaging product out there. A study from 2013 confirms it: Regular sunscreen use protects against photoaging, which is the wrinkling, spotting, and loss of elasticity. Find one you like, and use it 365 days a year on all sun-
Batiste Dry Shampoo
— Ashley Puderbaugh, writer and copyeditor
CHI flat iron — Suzanne Steiner, publisher
I cannot live without my CHI flat iron. It makes my hair look shiny, soft, and healthy. Plus, it is a breeze to use. It gives me a salon-look in no time!