Bliss – Forty, Flirty & Fabulous

BoxyCharm Premium Review – January 2020

Hi all! I’ve just received my January BoxyCharm Premium! This is a fairly new subscription from BoxyCharm. It’s a little more products than the regular and a little less than the BoxyLuxe. Here’s the details:

It’s $35 a month
6-7 beauty items a box
$175+ Value
You get to pick one of the items
The items will be different from BoxyCharm/BoxyLuxe – you can subscribe to both with no product overlap.

The products I received are:

Billion Dollar Brows & Beauty Best Sellers Kit — $42
TULA Keep It Clear Acne Foam Cleanser — $34
FARSÁLI Liquid Glass Radiance Serum — $54
Natasha Denona Duo Chrome Top Coat in Lavender with Gold & Silver — $28
Too Faced Palm Springs Dreams Eye Shadow Palette — $45
Bliss Pore Patrol Deep Detox Four Clay Souffle Mask — $18

The total this month is $221 — good for a $35 box!

This is such a gorgeous palette in person. This is what I chose this month, and I’m so glad I did. The packaging is stunning, and so are the shades! I am going to try to review this sometime this month and I’ll do swatches when I do.

I was very surprised to see this in the box! I heard that a single Kat Von D shadow would be included, so I was very excited to see the Natasha Denona top coat shadow in my box! I love anything purple, too, so that made it even better!

This is a close up of the shadow and a swatch. It’s just a wash of shimmer, but it looks gorgeous over shadows! Since it has gold and silver in it, it can be used in both cool and warm toned looks. I’ve used it with a purple look, but I’m going to keep playing with it. Stunning!

I’m always on the lookout for new brow products. I think 2019 is the year that I started getting my brows together and I hope to perfect them in 2020! The brow pencil in this kit is more of a medium brown, and I have dark brown hair. But, I might keep this in my stash and try it when I finish a pencil or two. I think the concealer/highlighter stick looks pretty nice.

I’m very excited for this. I’ve already used it a couple of times and love it! I’ve been using it as a primer. It sits nicely over my sunscreen and makes a gorgeous base for makeup. I also layer a pore filling primer in my t-zone over this serum and my makeup looks amazing with it. I have just started trying out Farsali products and have been loving them so far. I received the Farsali Rose Gold Skin Mist in my November BoxyCharm and I purchased the Farsali Skin Goals – Blur, Prime, Hydrate & Soothe Set for myself and have been trying those serums and primers.

I was so excited to see Tula in the box until I realized that it’s an acne cleanser. I haven’t had acne for years, so I’m wondering if BoxyCharm uses our beauty quizzes at all! It’s the only type of skincare I can’t use. I will have to pass it on to someone else.

I do think I’ll keep and try the bliss mask. My pores are large and look congested, even though I don’t have oily skin. So, I’ll test it out and if it’s too harsh for me, I’ll pass it on.

I’m pretty happy with my box this month. I love the Farsali serum, the eye shadow palette and the Natasha Denona eye shadow topper. I won’t use the Tula cleanser and I might try the mask and brow kit.

I’m still trying to figure out how I feel about this box. It’s $10 more than the regular BoxyCharm. In the last few months, I have loved about half of the box and felt meh about the other half. So is it worth it? Maybe? I’m going to keep getting it at least for a few more months.

Do you get this box? What do you think?

Get Ready For The Heat With Fresh Summer Beauty Products

It’s not quite summer yet, but it has been hot in Kansas City! This has me thinking about (and needing) new beauty products for the change in weather and humidity.

I was sent the following products for my honest review. They will help my hair, body and hair removal this summer. I think I’m almost ready for it now!

RadicallySmooth® Anti-Frizz Serum

TruCurl Anti-Frizz Oil

ColorProof Radically Smooth Anti-Frizz Serum ($28 USD) This light serum instantly smoothes for long-lasting, frizz-free style with full spectrum UVA/UVB color and heat protection. Feather-light, heat-activated formula effortlessly tames and defies while reducing drying time. It has a proprietary smoothing blend of Camellia and Abyssinian Oils along with soy lipids and seaweed to seal hairs’ cuticle and provide intense surface smoothing with long-lasting shine. I light using it before I dry my hair and afterwards to smooth any extra frizzies I might have.

ColorProof TruCurl Anti-Frizz Oil ($25 USD) Revolutionary, clear, non-staining, oil nourishes, defrizzes and restores hair to its healthiest condition ever. Provides long lasting exquisite shine, full spectrum UVA/UVB color and heat protection. Proprietary IllumaCurl Complex™ featuring revolutionary polymers, sugar cane and seaweed gives curls structure while Abyssinian, Camellia, and Grapeseed Oils soften and defrizz for the bouncy, beautiful curls of your dreams. This helps condition and define curls, and it’s perfect for easy summer hair!

Purchase at ColorProof.com.

Poetic Waxing Hair Removal Kit

Lemon & Sage Refreshing Body Wipes With Natural Deodorant

Bump Attendant Ingrown Eliminating Pads

Bliss Poetic Waxing Hair Removal Kit ($24 USD) This iconic formula developed for Bliss’ spa makes anywhere-hair removal, from eyebrow arches to ankles, a breeze. No strips or appointment needed. The safe, low-temp wax shrink-wraps each follicle to remove even the shortest, coarsest and most stubborn hair from the root without irritation, while Chamomile makes it gentle enough for the most sensitive skin. Includes a microwaveable cup for quick and convenient heating and cleaning. Cruelty-free and Blissfully free of Parabens, Phthalates, Plastic Microbeads and SLS/SLES. Available at Target, ULTA, and BlissWorld.com

Bliss Bump Attendant Ingrown Eliminating Pads ($22 USD for 25 pads) — These single-use pads are formulated with salicylic and glycolic acids to gently exfoliate and help prevent ingrown hairs for smoother bump-free skin. This straight-from-the-spa secret is soaked in antioxidant green tea and lavender oil to soothe skin and keep redness at bay. I not only use this on my legs and bikini area, I like to use it after I shave my arms to swatch makeup! Cruelty-free and Blissfully free of Parabens, Phthalates and SLS/SLES. Available at Target, ULTA, and BlissWorld.com

Bliss Lemon & Sage Refreshing Body Wipes With Natural Deodorant ($10 for 30 wipes) This is a new product, not out yet. It’s a pack of 30 pre-moistened, quick-drying cooling body wipes perfect for post-gym, travel or any time you need an instant refresh. Formulated with Aloe Vera, Vitamin E, and plant-based deodorant, these body wipes naturally deodorize, refresh and instantly cleanse away dirt, oil and sweat. These smell amazing and are so refreshing on hot days or after working out. Aluminum-free, Cruelty-free, Vegan and Blissfully free of Parabens, Phthalates and SLS/SLES. This will be available in July at Target, ULTA, and BlissWorld.com

Screen Shot 2018-05-14 at 8.47.13 AM — ARM&HAMMER Invisible Spray Body and Foot Powders

Sometimes it’s not always about seeing it to believe it! The new ARM&HAMMER™ Invisible Spray Body and Foot Powders offer a mess free, invisible application while absorbing sweat and moisture. That’s right, this formula tackles harsh odor without leaving any white mess on clothing, feet or shoes! Although these invisible spray powders are not noticeable to the eye, your other senses will certainly pick up on their fresh aroma.

ARM & HAMMER™ Invisible Foot Spray Powder ($6.99 USD) — This is such an interesting product. It sprays on clear and doesn’t transfer anything to my shoes. It instantly freshens my feet, even after a long day. The only thing is that my feet feel a little dry when I spray it on. It does make my feet less sticky and smelly!

ARM & HAMMER™ Invisible Body Spray Powder ($6.99 USD) — This is nice to spray on the body on hot days. I like to spray it before I go out, and when I get too hot and sweaty during the day. Both of these smell fresh, like deodorant.

The ARM&HAMMER™ Invisible Spray collection is available in May 2018 in the foot care aisle at Walmart and other select retailers.

What are your go to summer products? I will definitely have more summer beauty posts coming!

Cyber Monday Beauty Deals From Urban Decay, Bliss, Erno Laszlo, Go Smile and Laura Geller

Are you done with your holiday shopping yet? I hope not…Cyber Monday is tomorrow!

Below are great deals for Monday, December 1st. Have fun shopping!

Cyber Monday Deal: Bust out the laptop charger and cozy up to your wireless router – Urban Decay has got a killer Cyber Monday deal and you’re not going to want to miss out. The Electric Palette is on sale for only $35, and you’ll score a bonus deluxe sample of the 24/7 Velvet Glide-On Eye Pencil in Black Velvet on top of it. Not enough for you? They’re also offering free shipping on all orders, plus the UD Ultimate Hookup Contest. Each unique order placed on ud.com will receive 1 card that contains a random prize ranging from $10 off their next purchase, to a grand prize trip to Orange County.

Available 12/1 on UrbanDecay.com

Cyber Monday: 12/1: Save an additional 40% on already value-priced pro-sized (32oz) pump bottles of our best-selling formulas fatgirlslim firming cream, lemon + sage body butter, lemon + sage supershine shampoo, lemon + sage conditioning rinse, naked body butter and high intensity hand cream. Visit http://www.blissworld.com.

Erno Laszlo — On Cyber Monday, Erno Laszlo will be offering a Winter Wonders 6-Piece Gift Set as a Gift With Purchase for those who spend a minimum of $200 on http://www.ernolaszlo.com. The set includes a full size Luminous Intensive Hand Treatment SPF 25 along with sample sizes of the cult favorite Timeless Skin Serum, Hyra-Therapy Treatment & Revitalizer, Phormula 3-9 Balm & Cream (a retail value of $395).

Go Smile –Cyber Monday Deal: GO SMiLE Sonic Blue Teeth Whitening System Mega Bundle will be $149 (a $183 value). It comes with the full Whitening System and additional Teeth Whitening Gel and Brush Heads. Purchase at http://www.gosmile.com

Laura Geller — Cyber Monday Sale – December 1^st

FREE 3 Piece Laura Geller Beauty Essentials gift with purchase, valued at $39 and includes a Travel Size Blush-n-Brighten in Boysenberry, Mini Champagne Spackle and Mini Blush Brush for orders over $40 CHECKOUT CODE: CYBERGWP

o Set includes

“Holiday Hues” EXCLUSIVE Eye Spackle Hues Collection which includes 7 shades of the Waterproof Eye Spackle Hues and a travel size GlamLASH Dramatic Volumizing Mascara. The set will be sold at $40 (valued at $191) , while supplies last NO CODE

25 Days Of Color – December 1^st – December 25^th

Each day during this time period, LauraGeller.com will offer one single “hot item” at a generously discounted price for 24 hours only. CHECKOUT CODES REQUIRED. EACH DAY HAS A DIFFERENT CODE. SEE SITE FOR DETAILS.
During this time period, a special, exclusive GWP will be available. CHECKOUT CODE: COLORGWP

All Holiday Offers for LauraGeller.com will include FREE Standard Shipping on all orders over $50

Black Friday Bath and Body — BioElixia, Fake Bake, AHAVA, bliss and JuveRest,

It’s almost Black Friday. Do you have your shopping game plan ready? I’m still working on mine.

Below are some great bath and body product deals. These would make excellent gifts or buy something needed for yourself!

BioElixia — Beginning on Thursday, November 27^th and ending Tuesday, December 2^nd enjoy 20% off individual products and 10% off exclusive gift sets on BioElixia.com! BioElixia offers a range of Body Care items designed to work together to firm, tone and beautify the skin! Visit BioElixia.com for these exclusive discounts and jump-start your holiday shopping for the fitness enthusiast in your life (or anyone looking to sport soft, toned skin during the new year!)

Fake Bake — 25% entire website at http://www.fakebake.come.

The exclusive formula contains special tanning agents that bond with the skin’s pigment. Our technology transports these active ingredients into deeper layers of the skin resulting in a tan that is more intense, even and natural looking than anything else on the market. Fake Bake is easy to apply, fast drying and won¹t show up in pores or rub off on clothing

AHAVA — On Black Friday,35% off any order using code BFRIDAY14.

On Cyber Monday only, receive 35% off and a free Triple Mineral Body Lotion using code CYBRMON35.

WHEN: Friday, 11/27 through Monday, 12/1

WHERE: http://www.ahavaus.com/

Bliss — Black Friday Deal: 11/28 – 11/30

Amazing savings and loads of free gifts at blissworld.com!

Luxe Holiday beauty bag (a $150 value) yours free with $100+ purchase
20% off product purchases on blissworld.com including bliss holiday gift sets

(20% offer excludes: La Mer, SK-II, Sisley, NuFace, Wellbox, Malin + Goetz, Clarisonic, bliss multi-‘face’-eted mask, gift cards, e-cards)

Free stocking stuffers all weekend: choose 4 free deluxe samples with $100+ purchase

JuveRest — From Thursday, November 27^th to Monday, December 1^st, enjoy 20% off the JuveRest: Sleep Wrinkle Pillow! The new definition in the term “beauty sleep”, JuveRest® The Sleep Wrinkle Pillow prevents the one thing fancy creams, Botox or even plastic surgery can’t fix: sleep wrinkles! Designed by a board-certified plastic surgeon, JuveRest® The Sleep Wrinkle Pillow is an easy-to-use, non-invasive solution to help minimize wrinkles caused by facial compression from pillow contact during sleep.

Beauty Stocking Stuffers

Looking for the perfect stocking stuffers for the ladies in your life? Here are some really fun beauty products that are fabulous and under $25!

ChapStick® Holiday Tins ($4.99 USD) in new colorful and fashionable designs are available for a limited time. Plaid and Snowflake tins containing Strawberry, Cherry and Spearmint Classic ChapStick® varieties and the Diagonal Candy Cane Stripe tin containing limited-edition Candy Cane are available exclusively at Walmart for the SRP of $4.99 each

The ChapStick® product and information have been provided by Pfizer Consumer Healthcare for my honest review. I think these are a great value and a really great gift!

bliss mistletoe must-haves ($12 , a $24 value) – This mega-moisturizing duo for lips and hands includes the fabulips softening lip balm and 1 oz. high intensity hand cream.

Available at BlissWorld.com, Sephora, Macy’s, Neiman Marcus and Nordstrom

Violent Lips The Red Snowflake (9.99 for a set of three) and are available in the snowflake print above as well as fun holiday glitter prints! Just apply like a temporary tattoo.

Available Online at www.Violentlips.com

tarte thoughtful treasures best-sellers set ($19 USD) — A limited-edition, deluxe-sized collection of tarte’s best-selling favorites. The limited-edition set features:

• deluxe maracuja oil

• deluxe Amazonian clay 12-hour blush in limited edition thankful (golden pink)

• deluxe LipSurgence™ skintuitive lip tint in energy

Tarte has taken the guesswork out of giving with a handpicked collection of their favorites that’s simply the best. These charming deluxe sizes of best-selling maracuja oil, Amazonian clay 12-hour blush and LipSurgence™ skintuitive lip tint deliver a radiant and rested appearance even on the fly.

Available at http://www.tartecosmetics.com

The perfect stocking stuffer or 12 days of Christmas present, Goody offers ornaments, gift wrap, and bows that double as hair accessories. Dress up the tree or an adorable package with a headwrap, elastics, or clips that are also a festive accessory to wear to parties. $3.99-$5.99, Target, Walmart, Kmart, and CVS.

Yes to Cucumbers On-The-Go Facial Towelettes ($2.99 for 10) Our famed facial towelettes in mini! These all-natural and hypoallergenic Towelettes and made with soothing ingredients like cucumbers, green tea, and aloe. They fit right into your purse, gym bag or even your TSA size clear plastic bag! Regardless of where you are (let’s imagine Hawaii) your skin will feel gorgeous, hydrated, smooth and most of all refreshed!

Available at www.yestocarrots.com and mass market retailers near you.

Gifts for your girlfriends are always tough. You don’t want to overspend, but you want it to be meaningful. Bodycology offers fantastic sets at Walmart and Target under $20 including Soothing Body Scrubs and Body Butters, Travel Cases, a Sock Set, and an adorable Scrubbing Mitt with hand and body lotion.

Blowpro textstyle, mini dry texture spray ($9.50 USD) — Versatile formula allows you to set textured styles in just seconds. Quick-dry dispense provides dramatic definition that works to not only build desired texture, but controls grease and oil buildup. Our brushable blend of ingredients and Lasting-flex® technology with built in memory allows you to re-create your style the next day.

Available at www.shop.blowpro.com.

Hope these ideas help! Have fun stuffing stockings!

Fab Skincare Deals For Black Friday/Cyber Monday 2013!

It’s almost here! I, of course mean Black Friday (and Cyber Monday) — the ultimate crazy shopping experience. I go every year, but I am thinking of staying home this year and shopping online. Or, I might do both! We’ll see…

Below are some great skincare deals for Black Friday and/or Cyber Monday. Check them out!

Sebamed’s is an excellent skincare line for sensitive skin. This Black Friday through Cyber Monday, shoppers have the chance to receive 20% off their purchase of skin & hair care products – NO minimum required!

Available at SebamedUSA.com.

Peter Thomas Roth — 20% off sitewide. Shoppers can score great deals on the hero products from lines like Laser-Free, Un-Wrinkle, Neuroliquid, Camu Camu and other fan favorites.

Available exclusively on Friday 11/29 at www.PeterThomasRoth.com.

Erno Laszlo — On Cyber Monday, 12/2, Receive an 8-piece “Big Beauty Bonus” – the brand’s biggest GWP offering yet – with any purchase of $200 or more. Gift includes:

· Full-size Firmarine Neck Cream (1.7oz)
· Timeless Skin Serum (0.5oz)
· Luminous Intensive Décolleté SPF 20 (1oz)
· TranspHuse Day Serum (0.5oz)
· TranspHuse Age-Defying Mask (1.45oz)
· Phormula 3-9 Cream sample packette
· Phormula 3-9 Serum sample packette
· Phormula 3-9 Eye Repair sample packette

Available at www.ErnoLaszlo.com

BLISS — Black Friday & Cyber Monday : 20% off all full size bliss, Elemis and Remede products (sets not included).

Green Monday: Purchase a $200 bliss gift card for only $160 (valid on www.blissworld.com and at bliss spas)

Available at www.blissworld.com

MyChelle Dermaceuticals, the #1 brand of facial skin care in the natural products industry, is offering 50% off their entire site! Whether you’re looking for the perfect stocking stuffers or to take your own skin care regimen to the next level, head over to MyChelle.com on Monday, December 2 and use the code ‘CYBER13’ at checkout to redeem your discount!

Available at www.mychelle.com.

Give the gift of MIYU this holiday season, but don’t forget to also treat yourself! Simply enter the voucher code BFCMMIYU25 at checkout. **Offer excludes kits and pairings. Cannot be combined with any other offer. Qualifying amount applies to merchandise only, not on applicable taxes, shipping and handling. Sale starts 8:00 am EST, Nov 29 and expires 11:59 pm EST, Dec 2, 2013.

http://www.miyubeauty.com

Yes to — Black Friday (11/29) — 40% off Site Wide, 24-hour sale: Cannot be combined with other offers, excludes bundles.

Cyber Monday (12/2): Deuces are wild! $2 on everything for two hours on 12/2! Starts 12pm (EST) – 2pm (EST). Cannot be combined with other offers, single items only, excludes bundles.

Available at www.yestocarrots.com

From the Lab is the newest beauty subscription box on the market, designed to give that special someone in your life the best, most innovative beauty products up to 18 months before they hit shelves! Make sure to get your holiday order in for Cyber Monday at fromthelab.com! Non-members can sign up for a membership and get a free gift worth up to $200, while existing members get 50% off of any and every product!

Availability: fromthelab.com

Enjoy shopping!

Get Your Skin Ready For Spring and Summer, Plus Don’t Forget To Enter My Giveaway!

**Don’t forget to enter my SeabuckWonders skin care GIVEAWAY! I’m giving away a skincare set worth over $70! https://fortyflirtyfabulous.wordpress.com/2013/04/12/top-five-mammoth-mom-myths-revealed-plus-a-fab-skin-care-giveaway/

So…we will be showing more skin soon. Sleeveless shirts, shorts, skirts — even the dreaded swimming suit! Time to prime the skin and ready it for the upcoming (hopefully) warm weather.

Below I have listed some products to help get your skin looking it’s best!

First, lets Exfoliate:

Elemis Spa@Home Tranquil Body Polish ($38 USD) Leave your skin luxuriously soft, glowing and radiant. This smoothing body scrub contains a natural rice exfoliator to gently sweep away impurities and soften the skin. Cupuacu butter smoothes and conditions, whilst essential oils of patchouli, mandarin and ginger help enhance your mood.

Price: $38, available at www.timetospa.com

bliss fatgirlscrub ($38 USD) — Circulation-stimulating Himalayan pink salt is the star ingredient in this new exfoliant, which can help create a smoother, slimmer silhouette.

• promotes circulation through exfoliation and massage

• helps reduce accumulation of stagnant fluids that contribute to lumps and bumps

• sloughs off dead skin cells that may be blocking the penetration of slimming solutions applied after.

Price: $38, available at bliss spas, blissworld.com

C. Booth Ginger Sugar Body Scrub ($6.49 USD) — A dash of sweet and a pinch spice starts off the recipe for super soft skin! New c. Booth Ginger Sugar Body Scrub energizes and uplifts your senses thanks to fortified sugar granules that stimulate and smooth by removing dead cells on the skin’s surface. The added Coconut Oil will provide deep and real moisture leaving legs super soft.

C. Booth is available at Ulta, drugstore.com and other beauty and drug stores.

Babor Spa Mediterranée Perfect Beauty Manicure ($26 USD) Intensive salt oil hand exfoliation for silky soft hands. It is a:

A fast, effective treatment for in between times for visibly and noticeably softer hands
An intensive peel with a salt- oil basis for stroke-ably soft hands…
An effective nutrient-rich hand cream. Exfoliant grains leave hands feeling incomparably smooth, well-cared-for and soft to the touch.

Add a walnut-sized amount to the palms of the hands and massage the hands as if you were washing them. Include the fingernails and cuticles in the massage. Then rinse the hands thoroughly with lukewarm water. Massage the remaining oil into the skin. Use the peel 1-2 times a week.

us.babor.com

2nd — shave!

: Schick Intuition Pure Nourishment with Coconut Milk & Almond Oil Razor (9.99 USD). Coconut Milk & Almond Oil for Dry Skin. It includes:

Cartridge head pivot improvements inch pivoting inch follows her curves
Shave and moisturize in one easy step
Lathers; shaves and provides refreshing moisture in one easy step
Coconut milk and almond oil softens and moisturizes skin
You get 1 Handle 2 Cartridges 1 Hanger

The Schick® intuition pure nourishment razor with coconut milk and almond oil is the first and only razor system that lathers and shaves in one easy step, leaving your skin smooth and noticeably softer.A pivoting head with four blades provides greater flexibility and allows you to follow the natural curves of your legs and body. For a closer, faster shave that results in hydrated skin, the skin moisturizing solid surrounding the razor eliminates the need for shave gel, soap, or body wash.The razor’s ergonomic design offers a sure grip with a sleek, molded handle for comfort and flexibility. This formula includes coconut milk and almond oil, which softens and moisturizes skin. Schick intuition plus is the effortless way to lather, shave and moisturize in one easy step giving you more time for simple pleasures.

You can find the shaver at a mass market retailer or drugstore near you.

3. Moisturize!

c. Booth 4-in-1 Coconut Fig Body Lotion ($9.99 USD) The 4-in-1 Multi-Action Body Lotion promotes healthy cell turnover with a powerful combination of Alpha Hydroxy Acids, Shea Butter and Sweet Almond Oil to keep skin hydrated, and Caffeine to help firm and tone. Vitamins A and E provide antioxidant support to the skin, while Coconut Oil adds to the delicious aroma and strengthens the underlying tissues for legs you can’t help but show off.

C. Booth is available at Ulta, drugstore.com and other beauty and drug stores.

Shave Savour Hair Inhibiting Gel ($8 for 8, $20 for 20 wipes). After a shower, yoga, or spa treatment just swipe the Shave Savour all over for instantly refreshed, cooled, and moisturized skin. All this, and its quick drying formula also slows future hair growth. Imagine that.

Shave Savour is made in the USA with Earth friendly packaging and ingredients. Tested on us, not animals™.

Includes — Organic Aloe – a soothing, natural anti-septic with anti-bacterial properties, anti-inflammatory, and moisturizing properties.

Organic Shea Butter – has a high content of non-saponifiable fats that are the best natural skin moisturizers and are also high in anti-oxidants.

Panthenol – a natural, hydrating vitamin when applied externally, it penetrates into lower skin layers adding essential moisture and increased collagen production.

Chaparral Extract – loaded with anti-oxidants this natural ingredient slows hair regrowth leaving skin softer for longer in between shaves.

RENEWS

Hyaluronic Acid – made famous by ABC’s 20/20. It is known as an anti-aging ingredient and sun damage repair treatment.

Retinol Palmitate – Assists with skin rejuvenation and cell turnover.

Learn more at www.whishbody.com.

O’Keeffe’s Working Hands ($7.99 USD) — O’Keeffe’s Working Hands is designed to effectively relieve dry hands that crack and split. The odorless, concentrated formula stimulates the skin’s natural repair process by hydrating the skin, adjusting pH balance, and retaining moisture.

Purchase at shop.okeeffescompany.com

O’Keeffe’s Healthy Feet ($7.99 USD) is designed to effectively relieve dry feet that crack and split. The odorless, concentrated formula stimulates the skin’s natural repair process by hydrating the skin, adjusting pH balance, and retaining moisture.

Available at shop.okeeffescompany.com

Babor Spa Mediterranée Feet Smoothing Balm

Spa Mediterranée Feet Smoothing Balm ($34 USD) — Treat your feet between pedicures with this intensely conditioning cream. Echinacea extract helps to regenerate skin on the soles, leaving them feeling soft and smooth, while farnesol neutralizes odors. Olive oil, basil extract, bisabolol and tomato extract calms irritations and serves as an anti-bacterial.

BABOR is available at www.babor.com and the finest luxury resorts, leading day spas and cosmetic boutiques around the world.

Enjoy!

Fun Valentine’s Day Beauty Ideas

This Valentine’s get ready for your hot date (here’s hoping for ya)! Now, I have been married for 20 years, and I still like to get glam’d up for romance, even if it is just eating a romantic dinner at home with the family!

The following products can help you look, feel and smell fantastic for V-Day. Enjoy!

L’Oréal Paris Colour Riche Balm ($7.95 USD) This Valentine’s Day, get your lips kissably soft with L’Oréal Paris’ new tinted lip balm. This silky smooth balm delivers care and comfort to lips while providing the shine and sheer color that women (and men!) crave. Thanks to its nurturing formula with Shea butter, Argan Oil, Vitamin E, Rose Canina Oil and SPF 15, Colour Riche Balm delivers eight hours of continuous hydration. Lips feel soft and supple all day long and conditioned for up to 2.5 hours after the balm is removed. Available in eight wearable shades, Colour Riche Balm leaves lips with a healthy hint of beautiful color. Available at http://www.lorealparis.com and chain drug, food and mass market retailers.

What I think: I love this balm! The color is subtle, but will help you look put together while making lips look and feel super soft!

bliss fabulips treatment kit ($45 USD) On Valentine’s Day, we all know your most important asset are those lovely lips. Bliss gives some much needed TLC to your kisser with the only complete beauty regimen for your lips! Introducing the new bliss fabulips treatment kit- the only one-stop lip care shop that cleans, exfoliates, plumps and softens for a ‘spa’-tacular smooth every day- it’s a facial for your pout! Available at bliss spas, www.blissworld.com, and Sephora.

What I think: This 4 step kit is worth the time! After the first use, I could see a big change in the texture of my lips. If you use this, don’t forget to scrub the edges of your lips — this will help with lip line and bleeding lipstick.

Urban Decay Sparkling Lickable Body Powder ($20 USD) Like kryptonite to Superman, the Sparkling Lickable Body Powders render men powerless. Redesigned with your vanity in mind, our new, petite boxes swank-up any countertop or boudoir. Take your ensemble and your evening from sexy to scintillating, as a mere dust of this decadent beauty treat will make you the main course. Our new, petite Sparkling Lickable Body Powders feature sleek, more sophisticated, tassel-topped boxes each with its own signature pattern – complete with a deluxe purple puff. Radiate so much beauty that he’ll be able to taste it…

Flavors:

· Marshmallow – soft white pearl shimmer in a chic, purple foil, zebra print box

· Honey –golden pearl shimmer in a seductive, bronze foil, leopard print box

Available at Sephora, ULTA, select Macy’s, www.sephora.com, www.ulta.com, www.macys.com, www.beauty.com and www.urbandecay.com.

What I think: I haven’t tried this yet, but is sounds perfect for an amorous Valentine’s Day!

Pacifica Island Vanilla Body Butter Tube ($18 USD) Smell incredible with our nourishing and anti-oxidant rich ingredients. Our body butter helps fight signs of aging while adding deep moisture and protection. Made with nature’s best moisturizers – shea butter, almond oil and safflower oil – Pacifica’s paraben-free Body Butter is a skin must-have. Now available in tubes in our best-selling fragrances, making them easy to take with you anywhere. A warm blend of sultry fresh coconut, delicate creamy vanilla. www.pacificaperfume.com.

What I thin: This decadent body butter smells delicious and is has a thick and luxurious texture. This is perfect after a shower to keep skin soft all day and night!

My Fave Glam Stocking Stuffers!

Candy and socks are nice — but sometimes we glam girls want something pretty in our stocking (besides jewelry)! The little sets and palettes below are wonderful pick-me-ups in shimmering shades that will help get her (or you) through the winter.

bliss santa’s little helpers ($11 USD, $24 value) — mega-moisturizing duo for mouth and ‘mittens’. You better watch ‘pout’, you better ditch dry—and you can do both with this spa-inspired lip- and hand-hydrating pair. Includes high intensity hand cream (1.0 oz) and fabulips softening lip balm. Available at bliss spas, www.blissworld.com, Sephora.

Burt’s Bees Simply Shimmer ($10 USD) Lips will smile this season when you give one of these spectacular sets. Each Lip Shimmer cares for your lips with Coconut and Sunflower Oils while Vitamin E nourishes them with a sheen. Made from luminescent Earth Pigments these lip lovelies are pretty alone or layered with your favorite lip colors– Nourishes and soothes lips with Vitamin E and Beeswax • Enriched with Sunflower and Coconut Oils • Invigorating Peppermint flavor

Red Mix contains:

Peony Lip Shimmer (0.09 oz.)
Fig Lip Shimmer (0.09 oz.)
Champagne Lip Shimmer (0.09 oz.)

This is a fun gift for one lady, or split it up and share the wealth! Available at mass market retailers near you.

Urban Decay Midnight Emergency Kit ($39 USD) — Look sultry at a moment’s notice without risking serious embarrassment with the Midnight Emergency Kit. Four luminous shadows, a cruelty-free shadow brush and Lip Junkie Lipgloss make the Midnight Emergency Kit a must for every purse! Swathed in a champagne pleather (Urban Decay is cruelty-free) case featuring a golden zipper that zips all the way around as well as a built in mirror, you’ll love to pull this baby out at any emergency! Available at Sephora, ULTA, select Macy’s, Sephora.com, Ulta.com, Macys.com, Beauty.com and UrbanDecay.com

JK Jemma Kidd Smoke It Up Kit ($22 USD) — Smoke it up. Create day-to-night, instant glamour with the ultimate smoky eyes shadow kit. Must-have matte and pearl shades teamed with essential defining wet/dry shadow/liner; housed in a chic, lightweight and travel friendly compact with handy flip mirror. Purchase at Target and www.target.com.

Vincent Longo Amaretti Diamond Collection ($44 USD) gift set offers “eye candy” for the holidays. Four unique shadows, literally baked into irresistible “color cookies,” recall the world-famous scrumptious Italian sweet. These holiday “eye candies” feature sweet complements of crystalline icing baked onto a velvety rich base of visible flavor. When applied, the gourmet treats and toppings meld and blend with sophisticated taste, for a look of visual sensation this holiday season and beyond. What’s more, the Amaretti Diamond Collection comes perfectly packaged for holiday gift-giving in a sleek, chic, red-bowed black box.

The shades are:

Midnight blue fudge topped with silver and  sapphire pearl frosting

Velvet vanilla crème treat laced with silver sprinkles

Rich chocolate brownie iced with glistening gold

Warm copperleaf cake topped with silvery sugar crystals

These aer luxurious shades and textures! Purchase at www.vincentlongo.com.

Lash Control Mascara ($20 USD) — An innovative, squeezable mascara package which allows you to continuously regulate the desired amount of mascara product on the brush. The built-in wiper sleeve at the mouth of the mascara tube is easily manipulated…. Now your brush can be both an applicator and a lash separator. No more scraping excess mascara off or wiping with a tissue. Just squeeze!

This is easy to use and very non-goopy. The only thing is that it does smudge a bit. When they introduce a waterproof formula — I’m in! Purchase at www.lashcontrol.com.

Treat Someone To a Fab Bath And Body Gift Set

A beautiful body care gift is perfect for so many of the ladies in your life! The sets below are all lovely. The Pacifica or the Upper Canada set would be perfect for a teacher. The Olay or the AHAVA collections would be a sweet gift for an aunt or grandmother. Split up the L’Occitane hand creams and give to fellow office workers. And your best friend would love the Bliss spa set. It smells fantastic!

Olay Luscious Embrace Luxuries Gift Set ($9.99 USD $15 value) — Let fragrant moisture embrace you. Discover the lush, flourishing beauty of the Amazon – lushly exotic, merging the scent of crushed orchid extract with hints of papaya, blackberry and black currant. Feel it envelop your body like a botanical-infused steam treatment. With jojoba butter.

Contains:

10 fl oz moisturizing body wash
Puff
8.4 fl oz hand & body lotion
2 moisture bars, 4.25 oz each
Savings booklet

You can purchase this set and others from Olay at drugstores and mass market retailers near you.

Pacifica Island Vanilla Take Me There Set ($18 USD, $26 USD ) — Inspired by the unique magic of Tahitian vanilla, this sensual blend sets sweet and sultry vanilla absolute, with honey-jasmine notes and a touch of fruitiness, against a deep and beautiful base of tea. This set contains the purse-ready 2.5oz Body Butter, .33oz Perfume Roll-on and NEW Color Quench Natural Moisture Lip Tint. Visit www.pacificaperfume.com to learn more and purchase.

L’Occitane Hand Cream Bouquet ($60 USD on sale for $50 USD) — The delightful Hand Cream Bouquet is an arrangement of Mini Shea Butter Hand Creams (1 ounce each) in Cocoa Flower, Desert Rose, Hibiscus Flower, Pivoine Flora, Shea Butter and Vanilla. This fantastic set comes wrapped in a festive pink holiday box with candy print, delightfully packaged in gold paper. Purchase at usa.loccitane.com.

Upper Canada Naturally Tin Box Set ($20 USD) — On their own, Upper Canada Soap’s BodyWash and Lotion keep skin soft and supple, but together they are the ultimate power couple in moisturizing and smoothing skin! Available in Wild Mint Lime, Warm Honey Nectar, Pressed Olive and Avocado, and Sweet Vanilla Fig. Visit www.uppercanadasoap.com to learn more.

bliss happy ‘spa’lidays in lemon + sage ($29 USD, $46 value) — a ‘scent’-sational set of best-selling bath blends
This lemon scented, spa-inspired sudsing and softening set is your ‘zest’ bet for a livelier lather and post-shower slathering. Merry ‘citrus’ to all! Includes full sizes of lemon+sage soapy suds and body butter, plus a Bliss blue shower pouf.
• Lemon+Sage Soapy Suds (16 oz): whips up a luxe lather and doubles as bath bubbles • Lemon+Sage Body Butter (6.7 oz): delivers mega-moisture in Bliss’ signature scent. You may purchase at www.blissworld.com or www.sephora.com.

Shoshanna for AHAVA Gift Set ($35 USD value $60 USD) — This limited edition holiday gift set will spark skincare addicts and fashion lovers alike as it brings the best of two worlds together: skincare and fashion. The collaboration between AHAVA and Shoshanna was inspired by their ability to make women feel and look their best, at any age. Combining the best in mineral skincare with the best in design, AHAVA and Shoshanna created this bright, bold, sensible travel case to compliment the chic, sophisticated traveler. The set contains AHAVA’s famed products: Mineral Body Lotion, Mineral Hand Cream, and Dermud Enriched Foot Cream. Available at Nordstrom, Lord & Taylor, and www.AHAVAUS.com. Enjoy!