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Ten years in Los Angeles taught me how to eat for my skin. This is the salad I couldn't stop ordering at Lassen's, rebuilt from scratch with ingredients that support clear skin, a calm immune system, and a happy gut.

You have a facial oil. You have a moisturizer. You're not entirely sure what either one is doing, which goes first, or whether you actually need both.

As an esthetician, this is the question I answer more than any other. Here — finally — is the honest answer, the science behind it, and exactly how to layer your routine for the kind of skin that makes people ask what you're using.

Read: Face Oil vs. Moisturizer — Do You Actually Need Both? →

The Bedouin Elixir was born from generations of North African beauty ritual — but the science behind it is entirely modern. We dug into peer-reviewed clinical studies to show you exactly what the research says about the 15 oils inside your bottle. From argan oil's two human RCTs on skin elasticity and hydration, to prickly pear's clinical firming results, to sea buckthorn's double-blind trial — this is the evidence behind the elixir.

Read: The Science Behind the Bedouin Elixir →

If your skin is breaking out or inflamed, start here. This anti-inflammatory, high-protein breakfast helps repair the gut, stabilize hormones, and support clear, resilient skin.

Backstage Beauty at Paris Fashion Week: Omayma Skin at the Paris Opera House Paris Fashion Week is where creativity, craftsmanship, and be...

In a skincare industry overflowing with trends, miracle ingredients, and ever-expanding routines, truly healthy skin has become paradoxically harder to achieve. Few people understand that better than licensed esthetician and skincare founder Omayma Ramzy, whose treatment philosophy blends clinical precision with a deeply intuitive understanding of skin.

This past weekend, we had the pleasure of being featured at the beautiful Soft Glam Makeup Masterclass hosted by bridal makeup artist extraordinair...

A drink chosen for how you want to feel. Antioxidant-rich hojicha, calming L-theanine, and a cloud of cold foam come together in a clean, skin-supportive collaboration worth slowing down for.

There’s a certain moment during a facial - right when the steam softens the edges of your breath and the world falls quiet - that I think of as sacred.
It’s where transformation begins.

As someone who has spent years behind the treatment bed (from red-carpet skin prep in Hollywood to quiet skin rituals in my Clearwater studio), I’ve come to see facials as so much more than skincare. They’re a dialogue between your body and your nervous system. Between who you are and how you show up in the world.

When I work on a face, I’m not just treating pores. I’m reading skin that tells stories of stress, travel, hormones, heartbreak, and laughter. Skin that’s alive and evolving.

Last weekend, I visited my grandad — a man I’ve long suspected might be one of the most extraordinary of his generation. At 89, he still radiates the kind of grounded vitality that no supplement, serum, or fitness tracker can replicate.

We've all heard "beauty starts from within." But where, exactly, does within begin?

It’s not your gut.
It’s not your hormones.
It’s your liver — the unsung architect of your skin’s radiance.

When we think of sugar, we often picture calories, cravings, or the occasional cavity. Rarely do we connect it to our complexion. Yet science shows sugar is one of the most overlooked enemies of youthful, glowing skin—and a direct threat to even the most advanced anti-aging skincare routines.

At the heart of this hidden damage is a process called glycation—a slow, silent breakdown that steals radiance, weakens skin’s foundation, and accelerates visible aging.