Skincare – Page 14 – Forty, Flirty & Fabulous

Estee Lauder Introduces America’s Night to Repair

Time for some free stuff, ladies (and gents)!

Today, Thursday July 22nd, Estée Lauder will kick off its largest sampling program to date – America’s Night to Repair. To anniversary the success of last year’s first annual America’s Night to Repair, for 4 synchronized hours – from 5:00pm – 9:00pm (all local times) – Estée Lauder Beauty Advisors will be distributing a total of 360,000 deluxe samples. Customers can choose either a 10-day supply of NEW Advanced Night Repair Eye Synchronized Complex or Advanced Night Repair Synchronized Recovery Complex at ALL Estée Lauder department and specialty store counters nationwide – one sample per customer while supplies last. You can visit http://www.esteelauder.com/AdvancedNightRepair/ for additional information.

I haven’t tried the new eye serum, but I reviewed the night serum last year. Here is the link to that review; https://fortyflirtyfabulous.wordpress.com/2009/07/12/estee-lauder-advanced-night-repair/.

So go get yourself some awesome free serum and look years younger!

Peter Thomas Roth FIRMx Growth Factor Neuropeptide Serum

Thomas Roth FIRMx Growth Factor Neuropeptide Serum ($150.00 USD)

What it is: A youth-activating, firming treatment with a concentrated, patent-pending blend of Growth Factor Extreme NeuroComplex™ at 52%.

What it is formulated to do: This potent, patent-pending blend of growth factor and neuropeptides triggers ten different skin responses constantly “reminding” the skin to act and look younger. The result is that aging skin cells are eliminated faster and healthy skin cells remain for overall younger-looking, firmer, more contoured skin.

What it is formulated WITHOUT:
– Parabens
– Sulfates
– Synthetic Fragrances
– Synthetic Dyes
– Petrochemicals
– Phthalates
– GMOs
– Triclosan

What else you need to know:
The 52% Growth Factor NeuroComplex™:
– 10% Growth Factor Extreme helps activate the skin’s natural repair mechanisms, telling your skin to look younger.
– 5% Neuro-Blokk™ inhibits line-inducing facial expressions.
– 5% BoNt-L is clinically proven to reduce the depth of expression lines and promote skin elasticity.
– 10% Serilesine® to promote elasticity for a more supple appearance.
– 10% Calmosensine™ to encourage skin to look firmer and more youthful.
– 2.5% Glistin to help reduce redness, irritation, and skin roughness.
– 2.5% Glutrapeptide to help promote cell longevity and decrease cell deterioration.
– 7% is a combination of Suberlift™, Chromabright, and Chronospheres to instantly brighten and lift skin.

Research Results:
An independent four-week clinical study supports the claims of FIRMx Growth Factor Neuropeptide Serum; the study was conducted on women between the ages of 41 and 60 using twice-daily application.
Reported results by percentage of participants:
– 100% FIRMx instantly improved skin, increasing softness, smoothness, and hydration.
– 100% Skin feels firmer.
– 100% Overall appearance is firmer and more youthful looking.
– 100% Fine lines and wrinkles are visibly reduced.
– 100% Face and lower jaw line look more contoured.
– 100% Felt an improvement in the elasticity of their skin
– 100% Skin tone, clarity, and texture visibly improved.
– 100% Skin looks more radiant and luminous than before.
– 97% Skin improved instantly.
– 88% Felt like they had a mini face lift.

What I think: I love this serum. I use it twice a day under moisturizer. It instantly makes my skin look smoother and my dreaded forehead wrinkles almost disappear! I have used this for 4 weeks and skin does appear firmer and more radiant. I will continue using this product, because I really like what it’s done to my face!

Visit www.peterthomasroth.com to find out more. Enjoy your youthful skin!

Brighten Your Complexion with New Skincare Products from Clarins

Since 1954, the Clarins Group has used its expertise in the field of beauty to offer consumers safe, effective products that deliver real results. They make consumer safety a priority and believe in using plant-derived ingredients.

I tried two new Clarins skin care products, and boy did they make my skin glow! There is a reason that Clarins has such a great reputation in the beauty world!

The Gentle Peeling Smooth Away Cream ($30.00 USD) is a very different type of exfoliation. It gets rid of dead skin cells and boosts the appearance of the skin by gently exfoliating your skin without any abrasive substance. To use it, apply a little bit all over clean, dry skin, and leave on for one minute before removing with light sweeping movements working outwards from middle of the face and neck. This is messy business, because of the white flakes that fall off of the skin, so do it over the sink! Once done, rinse your face and voila! Glowing skin!

The Brightening Hydrating Day Lotion SPF 20 ($59.00 USD) is a beautiful combo moisturizer and sunscreen that leaves a smooth matte finish. This cream is enriched with a combination of Sea Lily and Alchemilla extracts to provide protection against dark spots and a combination of raspberry extract, biotin and highly stable Vitamin C that reduces melanin. This will leave skin brighter. Plus you get UVA and UVB filters to protect against harmful sun rays plus white tea extract to protect against free radicals.

I have been using the Gentle Peeling Smooth Away Cream a couple of times a week and the Brightening Hydrating Day Lotion every day and my skin looks smoother and brighter! Fantastic!

Visit www.us.clarins.com to learn more. Enjoy!

The Wonderbar

Looking for a new cleanser that’s a little different? Try the Wonderbar ($40.00 for 25gm). This little facial bar packs a cleansing punch!

The Wonderbar is enhanced by two unique ingredients: Chlorey’nahre, a proprietary complex extracted from algae that is touted to help your skin stay supple, radiant and youthful by regenerating skin cells quickly and 3000 year old Heilmoor clay of Austria, a natural therapeutic ingredient that contains the essence of 3000 herbs and plants.

When you purchase the Wonderbar, you are told about the Healing Crisis — a period of a few days to a couple of weeks where the user might experience dry skin or breakouts. I didn’t really experience any extra problems in my skin. What I did notice is that after about a week, my skin looked smoother and less blotchy, and my pores seemed smaller. And after I stopped using the Wonderbar for about a week, I broke out and looked red and blotchy again.

Some of the benefits that you could see from this cool product are: Firm, lifted and glowing skin, tightened pores, removal fo free radicals and toxins from face, a balance to oily and to dry skin, a nice pink glow, smoother and softer, plus it may even lighten pigmentation and freckles!

Visit www.wonderbarusa.com to learn more and to purchase this amazing cleanser!

Olay Regenerist Anti-Aging Eye Roller and DNA Superstructure UV Cream SPF 25

Olay has changed so much since my mother began using it years ago. I believe her Oil of Olay first came in a jar and had a very distinct scent to it. She, and many other women swore by it (my mom still looks super young and still uses it). At the time, it was one of the only accessible drugstore brands of anti-aging skincare.

Now there are so many brands of skincare, and Olay has kept right up with them. One of their popular lines is the Regenerist line. This collection claims to regenerate the skin’s appearance once cell at a time.

I tried the following new Regenerist products:

Regenerist DNA Superstructure UV Cream SPF 25 ($24.99 USD) This new anti-aging moisturizer is touted to help rebuild cellular surface structure and restore firmness, regenerating a more youthful appearance. It contains SPF 25 and anti-oxidants to protect the skin.

This moisturizer is a perfect light day cream, and the SPF is so important. I don’t know if it is rebuilding my cellular structure, but my skin looks very smooth since I began using it. It also has a nice, light floral scent that is not overpowering.

The Regenerist Anti-Aging Eye Roller ($22.99 USD) “features precision micro-rollers that gently massage in a concentrated, hydrating anti-aging treatment to not only help reduce eye puffiness, but also regenerate skin’s appearance to diminish fine lines and wrinkles.” This formula is Dermatologically Tested and Non-Comedogenic (Won’t Clog Pores).

This is a fun product to use. You click the button on the bottom to release the serum, and then massage it under (and all around) the eye. It feels cooling on and seems to decrease puffiness. I don’t have many eye wrinkles, but the skin under my eye seems smoother.

I plan on trying more Regenerist products in the future. Learn more at www.olay.com.

Conquer Winter Skin with McBride Beauty

McBride Beauty believes in “beauty from the inside out”. This natural skincare company’s products do not contain sulfates, parabens, harsh chemicals, synthetic colors, synthetic fragrances and they do not test on animals. The founder of McBride Beauty — Bronx-born, Brooklyn-based Wini Burkeman — has a passion for balancing purity and remedy in skincare products.

I was lucky enough to try some of McBride Beauty’s fabulous products (I do love natural beauty)! These are the items I tested:

Soy & Coconut Cleansing Bar (2 bars for $12.00 USD) – This mild-smelling, gentle soap lathers nicely and is safe for face and body. I tried it on my face and it even took my mascara off — but still left my skin soft! The natural ingredients are Soybean Protein, Coconut Oil, Palm Oil, Castor Oil, Safflower Oil, and Glycerin.

Face & Body Multi-Purpose Repair Stick ($15.00 USD) – This is formulated for the entire family including sensitive baby-soft skin. It is touted to help heal dry lips, skin abrasions, insect bites, dry patches, windburn and discomfort from harsh elements or smooth ragged cuticles and brittle split ends. I have been using this on my lips and cuticles, but I tried it on my 6-year-old daughter who gets very chapped lips, and her lips were much better in a couple of days. I felt safe putting this product on my little one — which is hard to find in beauty products! The ingredients include Neem Oil, Rosehip Oil, Shea Butter, Meadowfoam Oil and Rosemary Oil.

Face & Body Instant Rescue Balm ($25.00 USD) – This thick but non-greasy balm has the texture of a thick butter. It is “a head-to-heal deep moisturizer designed to repair dry skin on the face, elbows, hands, knees and heels. It’s key actives have also been used therapeutically to help prevent and minimize psoriasis, deep wrinkles and stretch marks. Safe enough to use on little ones with extremely dry skin too.” My teenager with eczema has tried this and likes that it doesn’t irritate her skin. I love the lavender scent and find that it helps my dry hands and feet. I like to smooth it on my feet at night and cover them with socks. In the morning, they are much smoother. Ingredients include Organic Lavender, Aloe Leaf Juice, Mango Butter, Shea Butter, Neem Oil and Rosehip Oil.

To Learn more and to purchase this fab products, visit www.mcbridebeauty.com. Enjoy!

Skin Nutrition Nutrissentials

Always looking for effective skincare that will help me look younger, I’ve tested a couple of products from the new Skin Nutrition Nutrissentials range. Their websites states, “the Nutrissentials range of products is a unique, highly bioactive range of skin care products that are naturally clean and utilize patent – pending nano-encapsulated nutritional extracts such as super-berries, plankton derived omega 3, fruit & seed oils, and spinach for its high bio-available mineral content. Also included is a super-hybrid lipid soluble vitamin C, which is more than 50 times more effective than ascorbic acid (regular vitamin C), as well as highly bio-available forms of amino acids and other phyto-active botanical extracts.”

What does that mean for the skin? The claim is that these ingredients will work well with the body’s natural biological processes will help reduce cellular inflammation, flush out toxins, and regeneration cells. This process should slow down the premature aging process and reduce the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles, making skin appear younger and healthier.

I tried the:

Complexion Revitalizing Serum ($70.00 USD) — I have been using this on clean skin before moisturizer twice a day for at least a month. This clear, thick serum smells amazing and only takes a couple of minutes to sink into the skin. I think that it instantly smooths my skin and gives me a glow. I have noticed that my skin seems clearer and smoother lately, and I am looking pretty young!

Moisturizer ($70.00 USD) — I follow the serum with this moisturizer. It comes out of the tube thick, but smooths on easily and you can apply makeup in just a few minutes. I have been using it day and night, and I think it works well for both times of the day. It is thick and rich, but not greasy at all! It leaves the skin soft, with an almost matte finish.

I haven’t broken out while using these products, which is a plus. I think they are a luxury that is worth the price! Visit www.skinnutrition.com to learn more and to purchase these fab skincare products!

Skincare by Anastasia Beverly Hills

I love Anastasia Soare’s eyebrow product. The stencils, tweezers, powders and gels make it easy to have professional looking brows by doing them yourself. After making brows a priority (they do frame the face), Anastasia is launching a skincare line on December 26, 2009.

Anastasia returned to her native Romanian roots to discover healthy products that naturally improve the texture, tone and appearance of skin. She developed Balkan Botanical™ Infusion, a blend of rare plant and herb extracts found only in the rich soils of Romania. A few of these ingredients are Marshmallow Leaf, Lemon Balm Leaf, Bilberry, and Green Tea, which combine to soothe and restore the skin’s natural radiance. The result is a long-lasting and more youthful appearance!

The three “hero” products from the new skincare line are:

Line Erasing Serum ($45.00 USD) – This is a product I have reviewed a couple of months ago. This refreshing serum claims to help crows feet and lift the eyes. This lightweight serum contains a unique blend of natural hydrators, Instalift Goji, and Anastasia’s exclusive Balkan Botanical™ Infusion. Check out my full review at https://fortyflirtyfabulous.wordpress.com/2009/07/27/anastasia-line-erasing-serum/.

Sheer Moisture Crème SPF 30 ($40.00) – I love this very light SPF 30 day cream. It is fragrance-free and designed to soften the skin while providing protection against broad-spectrum UVA/UVB rays and free radicals that can cause signs of aging. The cream contains hyaluronic acid, antioxidants, and natural oils. I used it morning and night and it smooths and soaks into the skin; it is never greasy, which is a plus in the morning before makeup application. I have noticed that my skin is very smooth and radiant while using these products.

Hydrating Oil ($40.00) — is an unusual product; an aromatic and hydrating oil that soothes the skin and the senses! This product is specifically designed for absorption and hydration. It claims to soften and brighten the skin. The silicone and oils are infused together so there is no separation, allowing the oil to completely absorb into the skin. I love the herbal scent, but it is a bit too oily for my combination skin. For someone with dry, winter skin, this is a perfect treatment to keep skin hydrated.

Remember this fab line is launching December 26, 2009. Visit www.anastasia.net to find out more when the time comes.

Treat Dry Skin with DERMAdoctor KP Duty

Dr. Audrey Kunin is the dermatologist behind the great skin care brand DERMAdoctor. I was lucky enough to check out the DERMAdoctor flagship retail store that has recently opened in Kansas City, where doctor Kunin comes from and where I live. It is a very nice store and stocks all of DERMAdoctor’s amazing products!

I have recently tried a couple of items from the KP Duty line that was created to treat Keratosis Pilaris (KP). This is a common skin disorder, typified by “chicken skin” bumps on upper arms, thighs, torso, buttocks and occasionally the cheeks. Excess skin forms around individual hair follicles, creating the characteristic minute, rough, grater-like bumps.. The products I tried are:

KP Duty dermatologist body scrub with chemical + physical medi-exfoliation ($44.00) This scrub claims to help dry skin, flaky patches and chicken skin bumps. KP Duty Body Scrub acts as a chemical peel and microdermabrasion session in one, delivering serious medi-exfoliation. Some of the jobs it does is to allow dermatologist-recommended skin therapies to provide deeper, more thorough results and helps prepare skin for self tanning and post-bathing treatments (including body acne, keratosis pilaris, dry skin concerns, shaving bumps, ingrown hairs and bleaching).

Contains active ingredients including 15% Buffered Glycolic Acid – Smoothes the appearance and improves the overall texture of the skin. Superior alpha hydroxy acid (AHA) chemically exfoliates the skin by breaking down the substance that binds epidermal cells together, Lactic Acid – Potent AHA that retexturizes the surface of the skin by diminishing the cohesion of surface skin cells and stimulating cell renewal, Azelaic Acid – Offers antibacterial, keratolytic and comedolytic properties: inhibits the growth of bacteria in the hair follicle while normalizing the disordered growth of skin cells and reducing pigment abnormalities in the skin, Green Tea, Willow Bark & Algae Extracts – Reduces inflammation, redness and irritation while providing antioxidant protection, and Polyethylene Buffing Beads – Delivers non-abrasive physical exfoliation by lifting away dead skin cells.

KP Duty dermatologist moisturizing therapy for dry skin ($36.00) – KP Duty is a concentrated moisturizingtreatment with: Glycolic Acid – Powerful skin smoothing AHA, Sodium Glycolate – Glycolic Acid salt, buffered to prevent irritation, Green Tea – Botanical antioxidant powerhouse contains EGCG (Epigallocatechin Gallate) to soothe and calm the skin, Urea – Dermatologist recommended humectant, Sodium Hyaluronic – Potent hydrating agent Dimethicone – Barrier/occlusive agent – reduces moisture evaporation.

I don’t have KP, but these products really helped my skin which becomes dry and flaky when the weather turns cold. There is no scent to the products, which is nice. Some lotions have such strong fragrances that they irritate and compete with perfumes. The scrub is so luxurious plus I saw a difference in my skin’s texture after a few uses. The lotion is very thick and moisturizing, but non-greasy, too.

Both products are dermatologist tested & approved, non comedogenic, non irritating, allergy tested, fragrance free, dye free, and pH balanced with no animal testing.

Visit DERMAdoctor.com to learn more about these products.

SLEEKskin Anti-Aging Skin Kit

I know that sometimes it is hard finding the perfect combination of products to keep your skins looking smooth and youthful. A good system that is easy to follow is what everyone needs. SLEEKskin Anti-Aging Skin Kit ($215.95) is a daily facial regime for women who want professional skincare that are easy to do at home, and gives a spa quality result. It is “designed to turn back the visual signs of aging and prevent further damage.”

The kit comes with the following products, with descriptions from the website (I have also added prices to buy the products separately). Also, the order that you see them in is the order that you use them day and night:

Glow ($38.95) is an exfoliating cleansing gel formulated to promote skin rejuvenation, even skin tone and to repair and defend against sun damage with an effective cocktail of Vitamin C, Lactic Acid and Green Tea antioxidant nutrients. Since Lactic Acid is less intense and less drying than Glycolic Acid, Glow makes an excellent cleansing choice for those with hyperpigmentation, dry, and combination skin types. Glow is also ideal for use as a daily brightening antiaging cleanser.

Boost ($38.95) a toner that improves skin tone and conditions skin with anti-oxidant Vitamin C and natural solvents and astringents that dissolve residue and restore pH balance. Vitamin C and Lactic Acid combine to promote cell turnover, repair sun damage, reduce the appearance of hyperpigmentation and encourage skin lightening.

Enriched with a combination of active peptides and proteins to supplement skin, Renew (98.95) is a serum that supports natural collagen levels to restore skin’s elasticity and promote healthy, youthful skin. This triple action collagen renewal serum restores the body’s own collagen, while stimulating new collagen production. With continuous use, Renew will deliver a more luminous complexion, re-contour epidermal cells and decrease visible lines.

A light-weight cream that relaxes facial muscles, nourishes skin cells and moisturizes, Transform (78.95) helps to achieve the appearance of youthful, healthier skin. Daily application can dramatically reduce the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles thanks to the presence of muscle-relaxing Hibiscus Extract, as well as increase collagen production, improve elastin and skin firmness.

I like this kit, but I caution that these products are professional quality and are quite potent. My skin was a bit red the first few days I tried them. Now, I am used to the products and like the smoothness I am seeing. I especially love the Transform cream that you apply after the Renew. It is moisturizing and soothing.

You may purchase the kit or the products separately at www.sleekmedspa.com/boutique