Beauty & Health

We all know that mornings can be rough. It’s hard to capture that “morning glow” when you roll out of bed ten minutes before your 8 a.m. (…or 10 a.m.). Unfortunately, the victims of this early-morning grogginess are usually our eyes.

Holidays are full of celebrations and special occasions, which can only mean lots of dressing up. The perfect holiday look is all about glamour and shine! Silver and gold eye shadows are the perfect complement to any eye color this season. Get festive with these two easy, stunning makeup looks.

Formal season is upon us! And with all of the excitement over dresses, hair and nails, we sometimes forget to take care of the small feature that plays a big role in framing our faces: eyebrows.

Makeup can highlight features, but it can also mask or mar natural beauty. Before applying makeup or any other beauty products, your face needs to be properly prepped so skin can be healthy and blemish free. Valley has the steps to maintain a natural glow.

Finals week is headed our way in full force, but this semester, don’t let it get the best of you. As you begin organizing your schedule for studying, plan your diet as well. With high levels of stress and anxiety, eating healthy during is essential, especially when you can eat your way to success. Get grocery shopping done early and efficiently with Valley’s grocery list of finals food.

There’s no need to spend all of your money on expensive products and fancy beauty creams. All of your beauty quick-fixes can be found in your cabinet at home. Whether it’s smoothing dry skin, hiding split ends or thickening your eyelashes, you only need three products for a flawless beauty routine. Read on to find out what Vaseline, baby powder and olive oil can do for you.

Girls like me change the color of their nail polish every 3 days, habitually. They pick colors to match how they feel. But what happens when you get bored of the same bland colors? Sure, glitter can spice up your life a little bit, but we want more. Enter Nails Inc. Magnetic Nail Polish.

Sometimes, moms and grandmas have the best advice – especially when it comes to beauty. Our staff went back home and asked for some pointers.

With Thanksgiving right around the corner, most of us are looking forward to heaps of thick cut turkey and homemade pie (at least I am). With all of the family festivities and homemade treats also comes the possibility of a little weight gain.

Halloween has come and gone and the holiday season (and even more eating) is upon us. If Halloween candy left you with a little jiggle in your walk, Valley has some easy moves to get your fitness level back on track.

With winter on its way, dried, chapped lips are inevitable. Lip balms are a great way to keep your lips moist and beautiful during the harsh winter months. However, there are many misconceptions about lip balms that should be cleared up before the weather turns cold.

It’s almost getting to be that time of year again — winter.

With it comes snow, holidays spent with family and oh: dry and unruly hair. In an effort to make bad hair days a thing of winter’s past, we dug around to find out just why our hair behaves badly and what we can do to make it happy and healthy.

Costumes can be pretty pricey and pretty uncomfortable as you roam the State College streets this Halloween. Why not get a little creative this year by making your eyes the center of attention? Here are two makeup looks you can try to create a last minute but hauntingly beautiful Halloween look!

October marks the beginning of cardigans, midterms, and prime pumpkin season. Pumpkins are not for only jack-o-lanterns and Halloween decorations, though. This fall super food has a ton of beauty benefits just waiting to be utilized.

Want shining hair and soft skin, but don’t know which products to try? With so many options in the beauty isle, it’s hard to find reasonably priced and effective products. If you’re tired of paying for products that don’t do what they claim, try some of these lesser-known, tried and true, beauty solutions.

Each week, our own fitness fanatics Leah Polakoff and Caitlyn Kronket will explore the latest workout crazes, diet fads and dish out tips for healthy…

What college student actually has time to squeeze in a long workout every single day? Between classes, club meetings and nap time (let’s be real, we all do it), it can be extremely difficult to find an hour or two during the week to get a good sweat session.

Little did you know, you can get the same benefits of an hour long workout in half the time!

Who loves waking up in the morning to saggy, dark bags under their eyes? Yep, uh, no one.

Under-eye bags make us look older, tired, and take away the youthful glow we endlessly aim for.

Before we continue to complain, let’s find out how we even get pesky under-eye bags in the first place…and get rid of ’em.

The newest hair trend to hit the streets of Happy Valley is the increasingly popular sock bun. The Kardashian klan set off this trend of big…

It’s a new school year and Valley knows what’s on your mind: time to hit the books, get involved, and revamp that forgotten work-out routine….