Rachel Brosnahan Sleeps With a Noise Machine and Without Underwear

All products featured on Self are independently selected by our editors. However, we may receive compensation from retailers and/or from purchases of products through these links. Yet there are an infinite number of ways that someone can go about it. First up: Rachel Brosnahan, star of the award-winning Amazon Prime showThe Marvelous Mrs. Maisel. Miriam Midge Maisel, the titular protagonist ofThe Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, has a rather extreme nighttime routine....

January 15, 2020 · 3 min · 563 words · Heather Bryant

17 Cozy Scented Candles to Get You Through the Rest of Winter

All products featured on Self are independently selected by our editors. However, we may receive compensation from retailers and/or from purchases of products through these links. Now that the holidays are over, weve begun the long and dreary march toward spring. Images courtesy of the brands Sadly, we still have a lot of winter ahead of us. On the bright side, at least winter is the superiorcandleseason. Lighting a candle is the perfect cozy security blanket against the cold and dark....

January 14, 2020 · 2 min · 285 words · Robert Lee

17 Eyebrow Pencils That Makeup Artists Swear By

All products featured on Self are independently selected by our editors. However, we may receive compensation from retailers and/or from purchases of products through these links. Its a combination of the pencils formula and design, and executing a smooth technique. Caroline Tompkins/Getty Images Plus, its beginner-friendly. I like using EcoBrows correlating brow gels on top to set the hair once Ive filled them in. This pencil comes in three universal shades for light, medium, and dark hair colors....

January 14, 2020 · 2 min · 293 words · Robin Miller

What It's Like to Be a Midwife or Doula Fighting Black Maternal Mortality

Jessica Roach is noticing a pattern. We cant just get enough money. [Black maternal mortality] is steeped in institutional, structural racism. D’Ara Nazaryan (These numbers dont even encompass the black people who are injured or traumatized in birth.) ), Certified Nurse-Midwife (C.N.M. ), and Certified Midwife (C.M.). Midwife certifications can alsovary based on your state. For example, in California, a Licensed Midwife (L.M.) iscertified to practiceby the states medical board....

January 13, 2020 · 4 min · 692 words · Patrick Wood

Yes, Running Can Turn Your Toenails Black. Here’s How to Deal

One thing you probably werent thinking of? Toenails that turn black and, in some cases, even fall off. Heres everything it’s crucial that you know about black toenails in runners. Aitor Diago How can running turn your toenails black? It basically causes bruising or bleeding underneath the toenail in the bed of the toenail. That black color you see is really the dried blood, he explains. Oftentimes, it doesnt hurt, says Dr....

January 13, 2020 · 2 min · 411 words · Gary Joyce

11 Powerful Antiaging Skin-Care Ingredients You Should Know

All products featured on Self are independently selected by our editors. However, we may receive compensation from retailers and/or from purchases of products through these links. Is there any skin-care term thats biggerand more loadedthanantiaging? Photo: Carol Yepes/Getty Images So what do we do with these so-called antiaging skin-care products? Over time, that collagen breakdown can lead to premature signs of aging, like sagging skin and wrinkles. Sun exposure can also cause dark age spots and can darken other forms of hyperpigmentation, like melasma....

January 10, 2020 · 3 min · 451 words · Robert Valentine

This Is Not a Drill: These 13 Items Are an Extra 25% Off at REI

All products featured on Self are independently selected by our editors. However, we may receive compensation from retailers and/or from purchases of products through these links. Unsure about which pieces to add to your shopping cart? Images courtesy of REI Since its made with breathable panels, you wont overheat if you decide to wear it during a run. Although its nottechnicallyan extra 25% off, its still a great deal at under $100....

January 10, 2020 · 1 min · 111 words · Gary Lara

The 20-Minute Resistance-Band Workout for Your Arms, Shoulders, and Back

All products featured on Self are independently selected by our editors. However, we may receive compensation from retailers and/or from purchases of products through these links. There are a lot of reasons tolove resistance bands. Because of their versatility, trainers often recommend resistance-band workouts to pretty much anyone and everyone. To help you put resistance bands to good use, Bahr put together the upper-body resistance-band workout below. Bahr adds that this upper-body resistance-band workout is great for building both strength and mobility....

January 9, 2020 · 2 min · 286 words · Heather Wagner

8 Throw-Together Trader Joe’s Meals I Swear By When I’m Busy and Tired

Trader Joes is an absolutely crucial part of my food life. Lots of people assume that because Im a dietitian I eat perfectly (whatever that means). But to me, a healthy diet is flexible and includes all foods, even processed ones. Jessica Jones, R.D. After all, Im busy (Im sure you are too), and my days are never predictable. Ravioli with Sauteed Spinach and Walnuts This comforting meal is full of flavorandfiber....

January 8, 2020 · 3 min · 581 words · William Wells

A Lower-Body Resistance-Band Workout That’s Great for Your Glutes

All products featured on Self are independently selected by our editors. However, we may receive compensation from retailers and/or from purchases of products through these links. At SELF, were firm believers that you might never have too manyresistance-band workoutoptions. Katie Thompson The versatile training tool is inexpensive, easy to use, and easy to travel with. you’re free to use them to strengthen yourarms,abs, andentire body. But using resistance bands for lower-body workoutsspecifically, to target the glutesis my personal favorite way to use them....

January 8, 2020 · 2 min · 269 words · Dakota Johnson

12 Hacks That Will Make Cold-Weather Running Less Miserable

All products featured on Self are independently selected by our editors. However, we may receive compensation from retailers and/or from purchases of products through these links. Thats why the chill of an outdoor run hits us so hard, he says. Getty/Jordan Siemens (Yes, there are some, we promise!) Warm up your muscles before you go outside. Bonus: Itll also help you reduce your risk of injuries like strains and pulls, OConnell says....

January 7, 2020 · 3 min · 527 words · Tracy Green

A Total-Body HIIT Workout Without a Single Mountain Climber or Burpee

All products featured on Self are independently selected by our editors. However, we may receive compensation from retailers and/or from purchases of products through these links. Cant a gal get a goodHIIT workoutwithout having tosuffer through mountain climbers? Katie Thompson In those four minutes, youll complete eight total rounds of work-rest intervals. Then youll move on to the next exercise. Since this workout includes five exercises, the whole workout will take 20 minutes to complete....

January 7, 2020 · 2 min · 310 words · Adam Kane

The Best of Wellness: 10 Products That Made Our Lives Better in December

All products featured on Self are independently selected by our editors. However, we may receive compensation from retailers and/or from purchases of products through these links. In our monthly seriesThe Best of Wellness, we recap all of our wellness favorites from the month past. Images courtesy of the brand Here, SELF staffers on the 10 products they tried and legitimately loved in December. So Ive been hunting for non-shimmery highlighters and lip glosses....

January 7, 2020 · 2 min · 226 words · Michael Cannon