Category: anti-aging

Give the Gift of Beautiful Skin This Holiday Season

 

 

Looking to give a little bit of luxury for the holiday season? Skincare for the face or body make fantastic gifts for ladies (or genetlemen) who love their skin. Try one of the following from the great skin care companies Liz Earle, Weleda and Juara, or visit their websites and choose a different gift. Enjoy!

Liz Earle Superskin Try-Me Kit ($47.50) — includes:

Cleanse & Polish Hot Cloth Cleanser, Instant Boost Skin Tonic, Superskin Moisturiser, Superskin Concentrate, and Superskin Eye & Lip Treatment.

Liz Earle creates natural skincare that is so good for your skin and leaves it glowing. This is especially good for aging skin, it will definately help your skin look younger!

Visit www.us.lizearle.com to learn more and to purchase this and many other holiday skincare kits from Liz Earle.

Another great Liz Earle gift is her new book, Skin Care Secrets: How to have Healthy Beautiful Skin Naturally ($24.95 USD Paperback, Firefly books). This give an age-to-age guide on beuatiful, natural skin. This is availaible at www.fireflybooks.com or bookstores everywhere.

Weleda Pomegranate Body Care Travel Kit ($9.99 USD) has everything that aging skin needs to be completely renewed, revitalized and protected. It’s a conveniently sized sampling of our Pomegranate Regenerating Body Care line to get you started turning back the clock on your skin’s natural beauty.

CONTENTS:
Pomegranate Regenerating Body Oil 0.32 fl OZ (10ml)
Pomegranate Regenerating Hand Cream 0.3 fl OZ (10g)
Pomegranate Creamy Body Wash 0.72 OZ (20g)

Juara has a couple of beautiful tropical skin care sets that will take you away this holiday season they are:

The Beyond Paradise Holiday Set ($45.00 USD — a $53.00 value) — includes the Candlenut Hydrating Shower Gel and Candlenut Hand & Body Balm.

The Escape to Bali Holiday Set ($28.oo USD — a $38.00 value) —  includes the Candlenut Perfume Oil and travel size Candlenut Hand & Body Balm together for $28 (a $38 value).

Visit www.juaraskincare.com to learn more and to purchase.

FACE Stockholm Mineral Powder Foundation with SPF 15

FACE Stockholm Mineral Powder Foundation with SPF 15

Need a new mineral foundation? Although I am not a fan of the loose mineral makeup that is so popular these days, I love the smooth finish that the new FACE Stockholm Mineral Powder Foundation with SPF 15 ($38.00 USD) gives me. 

FACE Stockholm’s website states, “Our innovative, Mineral Foundation Powder with SPF 15 provides a natural, non-irritating alternative that is hypoallergenic, paraben and fragrance free and includes the added benefits of antioxidant and ultraviolet protection with Dermat Complex to significantly reduce shine. 

This silky, soft mineral-based foundation glides on effortlessly, to create a healthy, glowing, flawless complexion without any mess. Formulated to minimize the appearance of pores and fine lines while creating a natural matte finish, it does double duty as a translucent powder – or a buildable coverage foundation.

The lightweight, breathable powder easily adjusts from polished sheer to rich, more opaque coverage with the use of a brush or sponge. Enhanced with Vitamins A, C & E to condition and Titanium Dioxide and Zinc Oxide for natural, chemical-free sun protection, it is appropriate for all skin types.”

I love this mineral makeup. It doesn’t cake in the pores like other mineral foundation can and it actually seems to hydrated my skin instead of making it seem dryer.  It stays fresh on my face for hours, too. Available in 7 shades from very light to very dark, this foundation would work on many different skin tones and types.

Visit www.facestockholm.com to learn more and to purchase. Enjoy!  

REN Keep Young And Beautiful SH2C Serum

Keep Young and Beautiful SH2C Serum

REN Keep Young And Beautiful SH2C Serum ($75.00 USD) is youth in a bottle! This light and lovely serum is gentle enough to use twice a day, but has really made a difference in the clarity of my skin.

So what exactly is this miracle product? The REN website states that its, “an advanced bio active serum formulated to keep skin looking smoother, firmer, younger and more radiant.”

Results:

  • Reduces and prevents the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles
  • Skin looks plumper, firmer, lifted
  • Gives skin a healthy, glowing radiance
  • Corrects and evens skin tone
  • Keeps skin looking younger for longer

Bio Active Ingredients:

  • Hexapeptides from yeast stimulate skin renewal and synthesis of skin firming proteins
  • Native peptides act as a safe alternative to Botox to smooth expression lines, also encouraging natural collagen filling of fine lines
  • Glycosaminoglycans from corn provide lasting hydration, whilst hyaluronic acid increases moisture levels to plump up the skin
  • Sirtuin increases the longevity of skin cells to promote natural repair of sun damaged skin, whilst vitamin C corrects skin tone, illuminates and brightens the complexion

How to use:

Apply onto clean skin, follow with moisturizer. Use morning and night.An advanced bio active serum formulated to keep skin looking smoother, firmer, younger and more radiant.

Visit www.renskincare.com to learn more and to purchase this fantastic serum!

Get Beautiful Skin In Time For The Holidays With Peter Thomas Roth

Want smooth and clear skin for the upcoming holidays? Start using one of these fab Peter Thomas Roth products now, and your skin will look more radiant in a couple of months! 

Peter Thomas Roth Clini-Matte™:  “This multi-tasking moisturizer works at the cellular level to eliminate excess oil, minimize the appearance of pores and control shine, all while protecting the skin from UVA/UVB rays with an SPF20.  Designed for normal, combination and oily skin types, this sheer lotion instantly delivers a smooth, long-lasting, matte complexion. With regular use, Clini-Matte™ also helps to regulate skin’s oil levels so the skin becomes more balanced.”

What I think: Fantastic! I love that this is basically three products in one — moisturizer, sunscreen and a primer. It instantly smooths out my skin by eliminating shine and also minimizes the appearance of my pores.  

Price: $48 available in September 2010 at www.peterthomasroth.com and Sephora

Peter Thomas Roth Retinol Fusion AM Moisturizer SPF30: This oil-free and fragrance-free moisturizer uses a 1.5% time release retinol solution to gradually deliver the ingredient over an eight hour period as well as SPF30 to protect the skin from UVA/UVB rays.   This encourages the skin’s renewal process while minimizing irritation.  With regular use, Retinol Fusion AM Moisturizer SPF30 is clinically proven to deliver a 48% improvement in skin smoothness, 35% improvement in skin tone and 30% reduction in the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles.  The result is a complexion that is refreshed, restored and brighter. 

What I think: Immediately after the first use of this moisturizer, my skin looked clear and smooth. I had a little bit of irritation when I used it everyday, so I started applying it every other day to get use to it. I now apply it once a day and my skin looks fantastic! I have never used retinol for skin before and I really love the clarity that it has given my skin.

Price: $78 available in September 2010  at www.peterthomasroth.com and Sephora

Peter Thomas Roth Instant FIRMx: Temporarily tighten your skin and rewind the clock – instantly  with the new Instant FIRMx.  This revolutionary rinse-off formula means that the white residue is rinsed away, while active firming agents remain behind to instantly tighten, firm and smooth the appearance of fine lines, deep wrinkles and pores to look years younger all day long.  Instantly look younger while minimizing crow’s feet, under eye bags, nose-to-mouth lines, forehead creases, etc.

What I think: How cool is this product? So cool! This does what it says by instantly firming and smoothing the face. This is great for everyday, but especially good for special occasions or photos. I also think that the price is extremely reasonable for the quality and “wow” results this product gives!

Price: $48, available in September 2010  exclusively at www.qvc.com

Make Your Eyes Look Their Best With IT Cosmetics

IT Cosmetics, the magically transformative beauty product company, has recently released two fantastic products to make your eyes look younger and more beautiful. They are (with descriptions from the website:

Bye Bye Lid Lines  ($24.00 USD) is an anti-aging and crease-proof eye shadow primer that gives you the power to finally say “bye bye” to pesky eye shadow creasing and hello to maximum pigment payoff! Bye Bye Lid Lines offers a universal translucent finish that blends perfectly and invisibly into eyelids of every skin tone. The truly innovative formula contains high concentrations of Vitamins A, C, E & K – proven to help reduce discoloration while warding off free-radicals throughout the day. Plus the hydrolyzed collagen works to help smooth out the look of fine lines and wrinkles. This creates the perfect plumped canvas before you even begin to apply your eye shadow!

• Green tea extract helps to target puffiness
• Vitamin K helps to target discoloration
• Acai and grapeseed oil help to provide ultimate anti-aging benefits
• Paraben-free
• Fragrance-free
• Oil-free
• Non-comedogenic
• Hypo-allergenic

What I think: I believe eye primers are essential to keeping eye makeup fresh all day. This primer is amazing. Once applied, lines are smoothed and wrinkles seem to fade away. You get an even canvas to play with. The texture is silky, but it dries so that you can apply your shadow over it. My eye shadow stayed on for hours and looked great!

Brow Power™ Universal Eyebrow Pencil with Brow Enhancing Technology  ($24.00 USD) transforms and adjusts to all brow hair colors. The oval shaped tip creates the most natural looking, believable brow and is perfect for both thin and thick brows. The long-wear formula is waterproof & smudge-resistant. It Cosmetics Exclusive Brow Enhancing Complex uses a patent-pending blend of cutting-edge ingredients to target the look of brow hair loss, and helps restore your brow hair follicles – promoting the look of healthy hair growth and health.

• Contains Brow Enhancing Saw Palmetto, Nettle Extract, Horsetail Extract, Green Tea Extract, Grapeseed Extract
• Paraben-free, Non-comedogenic, Hypo-allergenic
• Waterproof, Sweatproof and Smudge-Resistant
• Universal shade adjusts to all skin tones and hair colors

What I think: I sometimes forget about my brows. They are so dark that they are almost black and they have a pretty good shape to them. But they are getting thinner as I age. So a nice pencil that matches my color and is easy to apply really gives my brows (and whole face) a polished look. This pencil works on my dark brows when I press down firmly on them with it, but would also work on lighter brows with a softer touch. The spooly on the other end helps blend in and brush out unruly brows. I really recommend this product!

Visit www.itcosmetics.com to learn more and to purchase these great products! You can also visit www.qvc.com. Enjoy!

Fab Beauty Products For Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Want to support Breast Cancer Awareness Month and look gorgeous at the same time? Here are some lovely beauty products that make you feel as good as you look when you purchase them!

Celebrity makeup artist and NYC “Brow King”, Ramy, a cancer survivor himself, is showing his support with charitable contributions from the Shiksa Face Gloss – a vibrant, pink shade that delivers perfect and portable flawless color for eyes, cheeks and lips!

With the purchase of every Shiksa Face Gloss you too can look beautiful for a cause and reflect Ramy’s mantra of “minimum makeup, maximum impact” with 25% of proceeds during the month of October going directly to the “Young Survival Coalition” – the premier international organization dedicated to the critical issues unique to young women and breast cancer. Price: $18.50, availability: www.Ramy.com

To commemorate their commitment to the fight against Breast Cancer, Tweezerman introduces the new 2010 limited edition Slant® Tweezer – Precision in Pink. A cotton candy-pink background, adorned with the iconic BCA pink ribbon logo, is spangled with little flashy silver specks design. One dollar from the sale of each limited edition Precision in Pink will go to CancerCare as well as other Breast Cancer Awareness charities throughout the country.Price: $20, availability: www.Tweezerman.com

Shine doesn’t stand a chance against boscia Rose Blotting Linens! Perfectly formulated to blot away excess oil, unwanted shine and perspiration without disturbing makeup, these conveniently sized linens are also infused with rose essence to soothe skin and uplift the psyche. What’s more— boscia donates 10% of sales of Rose Blotting Linens to the Dr. Susan Love Research Foundation (www.dslrf.org) to support breast cancer research.
Price: $10, availability: www.Sephora.com

GoodSkin Labs Exten-10 Instant Youth Boosting Moisturizer SPF 15

Exten-10 Instant Youth Boosting Moisturizer SPF 15
Want a great anti-aging skin cream with an SPF that is affordable, too? Get out of the drugstores and big department store makeup counters. EXTEN-10™ Instant Youth Boosting Moisturizer SPF 15 (regular $39.50 USD).
 
The Claim is:  Younger looking skin. Right now! The scientists at GoodSkin Labs know modern life is stressful, hard on skin. Poor diet, insufficient sleep, pollution, the sun – they add up, and show up, on your face. So they developed Exten-10 to help restore skin’s youthful appearance. Helping it visibly renew, repair and defend itself like it used to. Exten-10 unlocks skin’s natural regenerative potential with three new youth-prompting discoveries:

1. HA Brightening Blend. An advanced combination of skin’s ultimate hydrator, hyaluronic acid, with brightening technology instantly and measurably helps restore youthful vibrancy to dull, aging skin.

2. Sirtuin Power Complex. Supports skin’s natural stimulation of proteins, boosting its ability to reduce the look of lines and wrinkles with impressive results. Also helps skin resist daily, aging stresses to prevent future damage.

3. Triple Sunscreen Technology. Of course, the scientists at GoodSkin Labs didn’t forget about the #1 cause of aging: sun exposure. Exten-10 includes a unique broad spectrum SPF 15 complex to keep skin protected from UVA/UVB damage all day long.

What I think: This is an effective day cream. It absorbs quickly for a cream with SPF (which is very important for day) and I was able to apply my makeup right afterwards. I have noticed that my skin looks brighter and clearer. I have been using this for a few weeks and am going to continue it to see if it helps with my wrinkles. I am lucky to only have a few on my forehead, but would love them to go away!

Visit www.kohls.com to learn more. Enjoy!  //

Yves Rocher Replumping Serum Foundation

Replumping Serum Foundation

Looking for a high quality, affordable foundation? Yves Rocher’s new Replumping Serum Foundation ($14.00 USD) aims to plump, comfort, and give radiance to your skin.

The claim:  The 1st Yves Rocher foundation, which concentrates at the heart of a formula of sensorial touch and maximum comfort, includes 4 high performance rose extracts. Your moisturized and plumped skin regains its suppleness for an instantaneous, “fresh complexion” effect. Signs of fatigue and fine lines are reduced, skin texture is smoothed. Your complexion is perfectly even without a “mask” effect. Formula tested under dermatological supervision. The Plus: Its pump-bottle dispenses the correct dose.

What I think:  I love good-for-the-skin makeup and a combination foundation and serum is fabulous. This one glides on nicely and blends well into my skin, leaving a natural, glowing look. My skin looks fresh and not cakey with it on.

Visit www.yvesrocherusa.com to learn more and to purchase this fab foundation.

L’Oréal Paris Visible Lift Serum Absolute Makeup

L’Oréal Paris Visible Lift Serum Absolute Makeup

You can count on L’Oréal Paris to make a beautiful foundation. Their L’Oréal Paris Visible Lift Serum Absolute Makeup ($14.95 USD) is no exception to this rule!

The claim of this makeup is:

Want to reverse signs of aging with one makeup? Enter Visible Lift Serum Absolute – L’Oréal Paris’ most advanced age-reversing makeup featuring its five most powerful anti-agers in one luminous foundation. This breakthrough formula is the answer for the woman who wants and expects it all – flawless coverage and age-reversing ingredients all in one. With a lightweight feel on skin and a luminous finish, Visible Lift Serum Absolute delivers on foundation’s most important benefit: a flawless finish. Utilizing the latest pigment technology and luminizing ingredients, this light to medium coverage foundation blends easily and won’t settle into fine lines or wrinkles. Available in 12 skin-perfecting shades.

As the first lifting anti-wrinkle foundation enriched with serum, you will see immediate results. Notice smoother skin because corrective pigments unify your skin tone for a natural-looking radiant complexion. The anti-wrinkle formula is enriched with a serum combining powerful anti-wrinkle ingredients. Day after day your skin looks visibly younger. Up to 24 hour hydration, light fluid texture, blends easily. SPF 17.

What I think: This foundation is interesting because it feels like a serum while giving light and luminous coverage. It has a fairly thin texture that glides over the skin, and imparts a pretty glow. Being that it isn’t thick or heavy, it doesn’t settle in wrinkles and pores.

I recommend this foundation for ladies who want a softer, younger looking finish from their liquid foundation. Available at www.lorealparis.com and chain drug, food and mass market retailers.