FightCancerwithBeauty Blog: Cancer Patient Skin Care

Beauty may be only skin deep, but for people battling cancer, applying cosmetics on the outside can help them feel better on the inside. So says Tim Quinn, a stockbroker turned internationally renowned makeup artist who spent Saturday, the first day of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, behind the Giorgio Armani Beauty counter at Saks Fifth Avenue on Union Square, giving makeovers and providing beauty tips for people with cancer. Quinn, who beat testicular cancer in 2007 and is a cancer research advocate for several groups, also shared how something as superficial as bronzer gave his psyche — and his mood — a boost while undergoing chemotherapy and radiation. “It doesn’t hurt to help them look their best,” said Quinn, who has worked backstage at fashion weeks in New York, Paris and Milan, at the Academy Awards and on luminaries from Jill Biden to January Jones. “When people are fighting for their lives, it can help to take them to a light-hearted pl...

According to Koreaherald, 18 Oct,2016: Korea’s cosmetics giant AmorePacific is hosting a campaign to share skincare, makeup and hairstyling know-how with some 590 female cancer survivors and patients who are struggling to cope with their physical changes, the firm said Tuesday. The AmorePacific Makeup Your Life campaign that began on Oct. 5 will continue until Nov. 23 at 16 hospitals in Seoul and other major cities. “AmorePacific has been working to make the world more beautiful and healthy for the past 71 years, because we believe in the power of ‘beauty,’” said Yoo Jae-cheon, executive vice president of AmorePacific’s Luxury BU. “We hope the campaign can help participants get and feel better,” he added. Throughout the event, beauty experts at AmorePacific offer makeup and skincare tips appropriate for cancer patients. As part of the program, patients are also offered an opportunity to heal their minds by writing letters of gratitude, making their own pot with empty c...