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Get Your Skin Ready For Fall

I have a bit of a tan right now. So my skin tone has gone from light to medium. I try not to tan, but I went outside while on an antibiotic and even though I had on sunscreen, I got darker.

And it looks nice and healthy, but the sun has also made my skin drier and uneven. Time to rescue it with some great new skin care products. The ones below may help reverse some of the damage the sun has caused this summer.

Lets begin by taking the makeup off. I have been using Lumene Sensitive Touch Waterproof Eye Makeup Remover. This gentle makeup remover can be used on both the eyes and lips and is made with 100% Organic Linden Seed Oil. Lumene Sensitive Touch Waterproof Eye Makeup Remover will remove even the toughest eye makeup. While this makeup remover not only gets the job done it is also safe for those who wear contacts, like I do!

Available at drugstores and mass market retailers near you.

PIDA is a gentle, chemical-free exfoliator that brings the skin to a softer, silkier and smoother state. Made primarily for the face, but also great for the body – PIDA contains two essential ingredients: Aloe Extract and Orange Oil. Both ingredients help moisturize and exfoliate skin without harsh irritation.

· PIDA works to remove dead skin cells that cause dullness and roughness as well as aid in natural skin cell turnover.
· Dull-free skin will absorb moisture easily and assist in providing a youthful feel and appearance.
· With prolonged use of PIDA, skin will stay hydrated longer and absorb beneficial lotions and serums that assist in overall skin health.

Learn more at ecure-treatment.com/product/pida.

Tammy Fender Quintessential Serum ($175): Fights visible signs of aging; forms a barrier on the skin to protect it from losing moisture; strengthens collagen; regenerates skin cells; maintains skin elasticity; reduces wrinkles; soothes and maintains the integrity of skin; and naturally protects skin from UV rays.

Available at http://www.tammyfender.com

City Syn ($97 USD) is an anti-aging facial serum designed to provide the ultimate skincare experience. Fast acting and long lasting, it is a powerful blend of age-defying ingredients that promotes smoother, firmer skin.

The silky, lightweight formula is infused with the revolutionary synthetic snake venom ingredient, SYN-AKE to reduce muscle cell contraction without the use of painful injections. City Syn smooths out the skin and decreases the depth and visibility of surface wrinkles for a healthy, youthful complexion.

Available at http://www.citycosmetics.com.

PrecisionMD’s iQuad Infusion Total Eye Complex ($69 USD) is a light yet hydrating eye cream that combines a powerful enzyme with ingredients designed to visibly reduce under eye puffiness, dark circles, and the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles. The unique combination of ingredients – botanical enzyme, peptides, amino acid, caffeine and evodia – work together to improve visible signs of aging and address underlying damage. This eye cream reduces the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles, puffiness and dark circles, while it helps to prevent visible signs of aging. The iQuad Infusion works great on all skin types.

Available at www.LovelySkin.com and Physician Dispense.

Yes to Blueberries Deep Wrinkle Night Cream ($19.99 USD) is formulated with Wild Acacia to reduce wrinkle depth and appearance and Cupuacu Seed Butter to ‘plump’ skin. Let us do the wrinkle-fighting, time-erasing work, while you sleep!

PROVEN TO: Reduce the look of fine lines and wrinkles! Significantly improve skin hydration in 7 days.

99% Natural
Petroleum, SLS, & Paraben Free
Cruelty-free

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

Enjoy!

Lumene Vitamin C+ Illuminating Anti-Age BB Cream with SPF 20

Have you tried a BB Cream yet? Makeup, skincare and SPF in one. What is not to like about BB Creams!

Check out the newest launch from Finnish skincare brand, Lumene! Perfect your complexion and delay signs of aging the NEW Vitamin C+ Illuminating Anti-Age BB Cream with SPF 20. It is affordable and easy to find!

The Claim: What separates this BB cream from the others? Arctic cloudberry. This amber-colored berry contains antioxidant-rich Vitamin C and offers superlative anti-aging benefits, while also rejuvenating and visibly brightening skin. Lumene is renowned for its expert formulations developed with only the most resilient Arctic ingredients to illuminate your natural beauty. The utmost efficacy of the Arctic cloudberry is unlocked by handpicking the berries when they are most ripe in order to deliver optimum levels of uniquely beneficial nutrients, which are infused in the new Vitamin C+ Illuminating Anti-Age BB Cream with SPF 20 to achieve smooth, perfect skin.

The innovative Vitamin C+ Illuminating Anti-Age BB Cream with SPF 20 harnesses the power of Arctic cloudberry to deliver six essential benefits: it brightens like a primer, evens skin tone like a foundation, hydrates like a moisturizer, corrects blemishes like a concealer, delays signs of aging and offers sun protection. In addition, this powerful cream uses Arctic cloudberry nectar to enhance skin’s luminosity and improve elasticity for an overall more youthful appearance.

Available in two shades Light and Medium, the Vitamin C+ Illuminating Anti-Age BB Cream with SPF 20 can be used alone, after applying day cream, or under foundation.

What I think: This is one of my favorite BB Creams so far. I have it in light and it is fairly close to my skin tone. Most “light” BB Creams are too dark or orange for me. It melts right into my skin and gives a very natural, dewy finish. A little powder and concealer and I’m good to go. I have also noticed with use my skin is clearer and looks a bit firmer! Great product for the price!

Available at CVS/CVS.com and Dermstore.com.

Enjoy!

Black Friday Beauty Deals!

It is that time of the year — we eat too much, then go shopping! Here are great Beauty Deals to shop for on Black Friday:

Skip the long lines at department stores and still save with Smashbox’s Black Friday Friends & Family deal! Enjoy 20% offorders on Smashbox.com for purchases of $50 or more. To receive the discount, enter the code FRIENDS2012 when checking out. (Discount Dates: November 21^st – November 26^th)

In honor of Black Friday, Walgreens is offering 40% off all Lumene products! All good things must come to an end, though. Be sure to head to your Walgreens (or Walgreens.com) by 11:59pm as promotion ends after November 23^rd.

Bath & Body Works Black Friday VIP Bag — Some of Bath & Body Works’ most iconic fragrances are paired with skincare essentials in this covetable collection, which can be mixed and matched to indulge that someone special with truly unforgettable scent this holiday season.

· Cashmere Glow Body Lotion 8 oz
· Cashmere Glow Shower Gel 10 oz
· Paris Men’s Shower Gel 10 oz
· Paris Amour Body Lotion 8 oz
· Sparkling Pink Champagne Anti-Bac Foaming Hand Soap
· Mini Candle in Cranberry Bellini
· Gauze Sponge

WHAT IT COSTS: $20 with any $40 in-store purchase (over $100 value). Visit www.bathandbodyworks.com to learn more.

Beauty Bar has some great deals going on. An exclusive Philosophy gift with purchase and special Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals from Beauty Bar. The offers are:

Friends and Family (enter code BBFF20 at checkout) Beginning Friday, November 16^th, Beauty Bar is offering its shoppers $20 off purchases of $100.

Black Friday Offer (enter code BBGWPBF at checkout) Shoppers who spend $50 at Beauty Bar will receive an ultra-pampering gift with purchase fromPhilosophy. This exclusive gift set includes three of Philosophy’s newest offerings ($20 value):

· Purity Made Simple Foaming 3-in-1 Cleansing Gel for Face and Eyes
· Eyes Wide Open Instant Refreshing and Depuffing Eye Gel
· The Microdelivery Exfoliating Body Wash

Cyber Monday Offer (enter code BBCYBERMONDAY at checkout) Shoppers who spend $100 will receive $20 off their purchase for one day only.

In addition, from November 23^rd – November 30^th, all WrinkleMD products will be 20% off, and shoppers will receive free refill patch treatments with any WrinkleMD purchase. A highly effective, advanced treatment developed by a team of scientists, WrinkleMD infuses Hyaluronic Acid into the skin to combat wrinkles without the use of needles or injections. Fine lines are significantly reduced and skin is left plumper and younger-looking immediately.

Visit BeautyBar.com, shop for the beauty junkies on your gift-giving list and score a little something for yourself too to kick off the holiday season.

Beginning today, Wednesday, November 21^st, enjoy Black Friday with a beauty trio of deluxe sized samples, free shipping AND a specially sized lip gloss with every purchase through Sunday, November 25^th. Then, on Monday, November 26^th, Bobbi Brown celebrates Cyber Mondayby offering 5 samples of your choice AND free shipping with any order. Visit www.bobbibrown.com

I hope you all have a great Thanksgiving! I will be back soon with some fab Cyber Monday shopping ideas. Enjoy!

Switch Up Your Skin Care Routine With vbeaute, Yves Rocher, SkinCeuticals and Lumene!

Over the past couple of months I have been trying some new (to me) skin care. These products are great for women who need anti-aging benefits, including wrinkle-smoothing and 0il-controling benefits.

Vbeaute was founded by Julie Macklowe — a former fashion socialite who managed a multi-million dollar hedge fund. Searching for the perfect skincare, scientists introduced Julie to the Swiss botanical stem-cells from the Alpine Rose plant, one of the Longevity Botanicals that have developed near miraculous anti-aging abilities as they’ve adapted over centuries to the harsh conditions such as cold, UV and severe dryness in the High Alps.

“My chemists were able to infuse the original recipe with 21st century bio-chemical power that makes our exclusive vComplex a breakthrough. vComplex allows healing, anti-aging and DNA protecting abilities that track with your skin’s own cellular needs. No matter your age, climate, stress level or lifestyle, v gives your skin exactly what it craves.” The vComplex is a potent Swiss cellular concentrate based on Swiss Alpine Rose Botanical Technology (ARBT), an age-antagonist that provides antioxidant protection in relation to UV damage. Age-altering ingredients. Serious skin treatments. Innovative technology that works on a cellular level. vbeauté helps correct the sins of the past and protect the skin of your future. Prevent premature aging before it has a chance to happen; put time control in your control. V is your victory over time.

The It Kit® ($165 USD) is a customizable skincare system that houses the products you need to give your skin the treatment it deserves. An elegant gunmetal clutch, the It Kit® holds your five skincare essentials, easy to take anywhere, anytime. With a patented design, the It Kit is refillable; perfect on-the-go sizes of your favorite products are available for replenishment.

Includes Undercover Agent® (anti-wrinkle protecting serum), Rub Off™ (Gentle Facial Exfoliator), Evidence Eraser® (Gentle Foaming Cleanser), Buying Time®(Everyday Creme) and Eye Never® (Nourishing Repair Eye Crème). Learn more at www.vbeaute.com.

Yves Rocher Hydra Vegetal Instant Anti-wrinkle Moisturizer ($27, $14.85 on sale) —Targeted moisturizing for wrinkle-prone areas! The Instant Anti-Wrinkle Moisturizer provides deep, intense and lasting moisture and instantly smoothes wrinkles upon application

This is for Normal to Combination Skin and the formula was tested under dermatological supervision. Includes botanical-based ingredients: maple sugar extract, organic agave sap extract, betaine, witch hazel water.

I love the instant smoothness that this gives without being sticky or uncomfortable on the skin, like some other instant wrinkle smoothers. Purchase at www.yvesrocherusa.com.

Lumene Vitamin C+ Dry Skin Comfort Radiance Cocktail ($21.99 USD) — Active ingredients from cloudberry brighten the skin, improve moisture balance, and protect against the harmful effects of the environment. Highly conditioning cranberry seed oil combines with cloudberry to help nourish and vitalise even the driest skin.

I shake this up and apply it lightly on my skin at night. The next morning, my skin is radiant and not at all greasy. Purchase this at CVS stores, www.drugstore.com.

SkinCeuticals Blemish + Age Defense ($80 USD) Designed specifically for adults, this targeted, oil-free approach to treating adult acne and signs of aging uses a 1st-to-market acid blend combining 2% dioic acid with an alpha- and beta-hydroxy acid formulation designed to prevent acne, minimize hyperpigmentation and reduce the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles. Salicylic acid and LHA combat blemishes; glycolic and citric acids treat fine lines, wrinkles, and roughness; and dioic acid fights acne, reduces excess sebum production and prevents hyperpigmentation that can cause skin to appear prematurely aged. This highly effective, efficient treatment is ideal for acne-prone, aging skin.

NOTE: Proven as effective as the leading prescription drugs, BenzaClin & Tretinoin, in new clinical studies. Available at www.SkinCeuticals.com

Enjoy!