LAURIA LOCSMONDY

Writer, creative director, content strategist

Expert in beauty and wellness

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THE MIDST •

Does Alloy M4 Face Cream work for skin during perimenopause and menopause?

Does Alloy M4 Face Cream work for skin during perimenopause and menopause?

When you’re approaching or in the thick of the collagen-sucking phase of life called menopause, buttering up your face with estrogen does wonders. At least that’s what many new meno’ brands, including pioneer Alloy, want us to believe.

But does this topical hormone, commonly used to treat vaginal dryness for GALs our age, actually work in skin care? Staying true to my beauty-editor roots, I figured there’s only one way
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Strength training: Why women in their 40s need to start now

When you lift weights, magic happens. At least, that’s what it feels like for me. It doesn’t occur overnight — in about three months from personal experience — but reaching for a 20-pound dumbbell instead of a five feels like proven success. Not to mention the confidence of knowing that I’m doing what I can to prepare my body for a healthy future.

Always needing the why more than the how, I researched strength training facts for women in their 40s to get my glutes in gear during a recent lull.
The Midst •

My Dirty Little Secret: Estee Lauder’s Advanced Night Repair

When I turned 30, my Auntie Kathleen gifted me my first bottle of beauty cult classic Estee Lauder’s Advanced Night Repair – with a knowing wink of what was to come. Now 17 years later, I still slather it all over my face every night – and morning – and am mildly addicted to its glamorously dewy moisture.

The brand calls itself “a next-generation super serum that visibly reduces multiple signs of aging with fast-repair and youth-generating power.” Sephora lists more than 2,400 reviews, with a 4
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