Month: January 2018

Beauty /

Products That Make Keeping Your Beauty Resolutions a Snap

The new year brings an itch for a fresh start and renewed resolutions, including revamping one’s beauty routine!

Featured Photo from Kim Kardashian West Instagram

While a large population finds it difficult to uphold their new year’s list, planning to make simple tweaks and minor improvements in your skincare regimen will help ensure your goals are a snap to maintain all year-long.

      

CREATE EFFICIENCIES IN YOUR REGIMEN WITH MULTI-TASKING PRODUCTS. RoC® RETINOL CORREXION® MAX Daily Hydration Crème is a dual-benefit cream, crafted with the maximum level of RoC® retinol and a 24-hour moisturizing formula to deliver ultimate hydration and improve the overall appearance of skin in just one week.

$24.97 at Walmart.com

 

 

MASTER THE ART OF LAYERING SCENTS. Le Petit Marseillais™, the #1 body wash brand in France, can uplift your shower with authentic scents to transport you to the South of France. Mandarin & Lime or Apricot & Hazelnut Extra Gentle Body Washes will gently moisturize and cleanse skin while setting the foundation for your daily fragrance.

$4.99 at food, drug and mass merchandisers nationwide

 

 

 

MAXIMIZE YOUR RECHARGE TIME. Clean & Clear® Night Relaxing® Jelly Eye Sheet Mask and Detox Clay Mask can help replenish and re-energize your skin after a long day. The Jelly Eye Sheet Mask, a Hydrogel eye mask, replenishes skin and targets the eye area where stress can show. The Detox Clay Mask is an intensive treatment to remove dirt, oil and impurities from skin.

Individual cost: $2.50 & $3.97 at Amazon.com

 

GLOW FROM HEAD TO TOE. The #1 best-selling radiance-boosting facial care collection from Aveeno® is now available for your body! The Positively Radiant® Body Lotion is formulated with Total Soy Complex and infused with light-reflecting minerals to help instantly transform dry, dull skin. Rich emollients lock in moisture for a full 24 hours leaving skin softer and smoother.

$8.77 at Walmart.com

BOOST YOUR ROUTINE. Neutrogena® Hydro Boost line has a new addition – the Neutrogena® Hydro Boost Multivitamin Booster! This serum is designed to revitalize and brighten dull, tired skin. It instantly quenches dry skin while helping to improve its moisture barrier against reoccurring dryness for hydrated, suppleskin that glows. For best results, use serum after cleansing and before moisturizing, or simply add it to your favorite face moisturizer. 

$18.99 at Neutrogena.com

 

GO BEYOND CLEAN, PURIFY. The new Neutrogena® Deep Clean® Purifying Clay Cleanser & Mask is a two-in-one facial cleanser and face mask that targets 100% of impurities, while helping to preserve skin’s essential moisture. Formulated with salicylic acid, this face mask unclogs pores by drawing out trapped dirt, oil, and makeup that can cause breakouts for healthy-looking skin. 

$8.49 at Neutrogena.com
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The Best Way to Keep Your Skin in Great Condition

There are lots of ways to keep your skin in great condition, and so many factors that can affect the health and wellness of your skin. Things like stress, your environment, where you work, what products you use, can all make little or huge differences. Here are some ways to care for your skin, to make sure you are keeping it healthy, and you will definitely see the results. There are a few habits you can incorporate into your everyday life, to aid to your skin to better health. Keeping these things in mind to help your skin to look and feel better than it ever has been before. These little hints and things to keep in mind could make all the difference to your life.

Featured Photo from People Style.com

Sweat it Out

Sweating is a great way to clear out your pores and make your skin glow afterward. One of the best ways to do this is getting down to the gym, or go for a jog around your local park. It doesn’t matter what kind of exercise you’re doing, as long as you make sure you sweat and get out of breath while you’re doing it. You don’t even need to do it for ages either; twenty minutes would be enough if you worked really hard. Introducing exercise into your routine means regularly clearing out your pores. Sweating is the best way to get your skin to look new and can unclog anything that washing your face, or makeup wipes, might not be able to get. Make sure you sweat a few times each week and your skin will look and feel healthier, not to mention you will feel better about it too.

You could also introduce a spa routine, or use it after you exercise for double the results. The steam room and sauna will make you sweat with no effort at all. This will have similar results to exercise, and if you stay in there long enough, you will definitely build up a huge sweat! Try using the steam room or sauna after your run the best results. Not only will exercise and the spa is great for how your looks and feels, it will reduce stress as well, which can also affect the health and wellbeing of your skin.

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Reduce Stress

Exercise and taking some time to relax is fantastic for your skin for many reasons, including reducing stress. Stress and anxiety can have lots of varying effects on your body as well. For some people, this stress manifests on their skin. The life of modern women can be varying difficult at times, what with families, partners, and trying to keep your job going well too. Although you cannot change some of these stresses on your life, you can try to take some time for yourself, which can help to reduce stress.

What kind of things makes you feel relaxed? For some, this is a hot bath, candles, and a good book. For others, this could be taking some time to have a walk in a local park, to get away from the hustle and bustle, that demands so much of you. Everyone’s idea of relaxation is different, so find out what works for you, and make time for it in your life. It is amazing how better your skin can look, and how you can feel when you take steps to reduce stress and lead a more relaxed life.

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Taking Your Makeup Off

This might seem obvious, but so many women leave their makeup and products on overnight or for long periods and forget or don’t bother to remove it. It might not seem like this would affect your skin, and you might not see any difference sort time either. Over time though it can affect your skin. Many women need to put more and more makeup on the more they wear it, and so end up leaving more on. Leaving product on your skin means that it can’t breathe overnight, and it can clog your pores up. Make sure you take the time to take off your makeup and product before you go to sleep, so your skin can breathe throughout the night. Letting it have this time to breathe is super important, and can help it look and feel clearer the next day. Then you have a blank canvas to work with the next day when you wake up, a win-win.

Skin Products

Most women should have at least moisturizers amongst their skin products. This is great for when you jump out the shower and need to freshen up your face. Especially if you wear glasses, they can create dry skin where they come into contact with your skin. Making sure your skin is moisturized is a good habit to get into when caring for your skin.  When the weather is cold and windy, it is especially important to make sure you care for your skin, as it can dry out or be affected by colder weather.

There are loads of natural and organic skin products out there too, which could benefit your skin. It is worth researching alternative skin products, like tamanu oil benefits for example. Natural and organic products are going to be so much better for your skin. Artificially sourced materials are good, but natural products will rejuvenate your skin in a completely different way than artificial products.

Wearing sunscreen matters a lot, especially if you live in a sunny area. Incorporating it into your skin care and moisturizing routine each day will ensure your skin is always protected. The sun can have drastic effects on your health, often without you even realizing it, so make sure to protect your skin.

Here are just a few ways you can make your skin look and feel healthier. Reducing stress, making sure you take products off properly and sweating it out, are all great ways to improve the health of your skin. Try some of these today and see the amazing results they can have.

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Get The Look: Olivia Munn at the Critic’s Choice Awards with ISDINCEUTICS

If you caught the Critic’s Choice Awards last night, you may have noticed the stars were not fully dressed without flawless skin. Olivia was no exception, and by using ISDINCEUTICS Skin Drops, you can have red carpet-ready skin too!

Perfect for a long night ahead, Skin Drops are a silky and lightweight foundation that last up to 12 hours. Just a few drops will conceal skin imperfections from acne scars and discoloration, to tattoos and vitiligo.

Skin Drops come in three shades – Sand, Bronze and Caramel, which can be used separately or blended, to achieve the best match for your complexion.

Shop now for flawless skin at ISDIN.com/US, $52

 

*This celebrity is not wearing Skin Drops, but we wanted to demonstrate how you can get their look using ISDINCEUTICS. *

Beauty /

Talk of Alabama Lifestyle Segment: Pantone’s Color Of the Year Beauty Products

On Tuesday, January 9, 2018 I had the opportunity to host a Lifestyle Segment with Talk of Alabama, ABC 33/40 highlighting Pantone’s Color Of the Year Beauty Products.

The hot new shade Ultra Violet will be showcased in the retail and fashion industry.  It’s said to communicate originality and visionary thinking!

This color can be incorporated into our everyday lives with the use of a few products.

  • Brighten up your bathroom with ultra violet accents – toothbrushes and soaps make a fun statement without overdoing it on purple décor.
  • Swipe on a statement violet eyeliner or shadow – Products: L’Oreal Eyeshadow or Hard Candy Eye Liner
  • Reach for purple-toned hair products to brighten your locks. Purple-based shampoos tone colored hair, but even if you have dark hair, purple packaged bottles make a statement – Products: It’s a 10 Silk Express Miracle Silk Leave-In

Hair: 

It’s a 10 Silk Miracle Leave-In

Goody Gel Handle Round Brush

Face:

Hard Candy Lipstick Shade Thunder

Hard Candy Take Me Out Liner

L’Oreal MATTE-Gic Lipstick

Nails:

Sally Hansen Rock Bottom

Take a look at the segment clip here:  Talk of Alabama 01/09/2018

Beauty /

New Year New Brows with Rimmel London: Shape and Set Brows

Its time to start the New Year off fresh and what better way to do that then with the newest Brow Products from Rimmel London!
Shape and set brows at the same time with RIMMEL LONDON BROW THIS WAY POMADE FIX & FILL PENCILS.
The creamy formula adds color where you need it for up to 24hrs.  Formula & Benefits: Crayon applicator, Creamy formula, 24hr wear, waterproof
Available in three, blendable shades: Dark, Medium and Light
RIMMEL LONDON BROW THIS WAY FIBER PENCIL is the first fiber pencil available at mass market. This must- have brow tool allows you to take brows bigger and fuller in seconds, making sparse brows disappear.
Formula & Benefits: First to mass-market fiber pencil, Ultra-smooth formula, Deposits tiny fibers to volumize sparse brows
Available in three blendable shades : Dark, Medium and Light
Accessories /

Holiday Style Recap and Self Motivation: #OOTD or #WIW

January is the perfect time to get going with a solid list of deadlines and goals.  One of the resolutions on my list is to attend weekly pilates or zumba.  Visiting the gym is an excellent way to eliminate pre-summer weight gain and keep the endorphins circulating.

It’s also a strange month in terms of being self-motivated due to the cold air and limited amount of sunlight.  Moderate exercise can help fight the winter blues!

I wanted to share a few of my holiday looks in the midst of celebrating birthdays and attending church service.

For Christmas, we started a new tradition of wearing pajamas for family brunch.  I coordinated a wool wrap, lounge pants, and cowboy boots.

My youngest son also celebrated his birthday during the month of December.  Some of you can agree that little boys are very active!  My fur mules were a pleasant option due to feet warmth and they gave me the ability to move around.

The last photo was my outfit selection for attending church service.  The peanut butter toned leather jacket was a gift I received during college.

I paired the jacket with opaque tights and high waisted pencil skirt to look chic.

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Ann Taylor Style Expert on Ways to Wear Pantone’s 2018 Color of the Year

Pantone recently announced the 2018 Color of the Year – “Ultra Violet.” The blue-based purple hue already has a significant cultural presence – from the podium (Hillary Clinton wore purple for her concession speech) to Prince’s Purple Rain. This year, make the streets your runway with the color of 2018 and Ann Taylor.

Ann Taylor offers consumers a variety of ways to incorporate shades of the “complex and contemplative” Ultra Violet into their wardrobe with a collection of tops, skirts and dresses that combine their classic, tailored aesthetic with an on-trend effortless vibe.

Mix, match and accessorize Ann Taylor’s classic pieces to create stylish looks that can go from day to night while allowing you to showcase your own personal take on the new color of the year.

Beauty /

Wellness Trend for 2018: Skin-boosting supplements

Every day, your skin goes to battle with the environment. UV rays, pollution, blue light from laptops, and harsh ingredients do a number on our skin—which is why skincare that protects against technology and the pollutants of the modern world is expected to be a huge wellness trend in 2018. Thankfully,  jane iredale – The Skincare Makeup® is rising to the occasion with new ingestible beauty supplements designed to help fuel optimal skin function and, of course, a healthy glow.

 

“We wanted to give women the complete tools to attain perfect skin.

We already gave her clean skin care and makeup, but we knew we could do more if we could help the skin from the inside.”

–          Jane Iredale, president and founder of Iredale Mineral Cosmetics, Ltd.

 

See below for insight on three supplements that target specific skincare needs including ways they fight environmental stressors your skin might encounter over the day. Made from clean, sustainably sourced ingredients by Advanced Nutrition Programme in the U.K. the formulas were researched extensively (for 10 whole years!) before being finalized.

Skin Vitamin A

($33, janeiredale.com)

Improves Skin Quality

 

 

  

Skin Vitamin A contains vitamin A enriched with vitamin D. Vitamin A is important to cell production and growth. Vitamin D optimizes the skin’s immune system and helps to destroy free radicals that can cause premature aging.

 

 

 

“Vitamins A and D work in synergy to help maintain healthy, youthful-looking skin….and have sun-protection qualities as they assist with oil and moisture balance in the skin.”

–Jane Iredale

Skin Antioxidant

($50, janeiredale.com)

 

Hyperpigmentation Solution

 

 

  

Work towards a more even skin tone with seven plant-derived phytonutrients for a dose of antioxidants (which could help protect against fine lines and hyperpigmentation caused by free radicals)

 

 

 

“Skin Antioxidant is ideal for anyone, but particularly those seeking skin protection and anyone with sun damage or pigmentation.”

-Jane Iredale

Skin Omegas

($47, janeiredale.com)

 

Get a Glowing Complexion

 

 

Sustainably-sourced fish oil and evening primrose oil give you a major dose of omega-3 and omega-6 to hydrate skin from within—getting you closer to your glowy skin goals.

 

 

“For someone experiencing dry, sensitive, or flushed skin we would recommend Skin Omegas”

-Jane Iredale

 

Beauty /

Golden Globes Hair: Lily James and Vanessa Hudgens #YourHairTalksMakeaStatement

Lily James’ hair made a romantic statement last night for the 2018 Golden Globes. 

Inspiration: Gregory was inspired by Lily’s statement-making, black Valentino gown to create a soft and graceful updo that compliments the ruffled neckline and low back.

Step-by-step:

  • Starting with damp hair, spray John Frieda Luxurious Volume Full Hydration Leave-In Detangling Mist on the ends to nourish, detangle and prep the hair
  • Then, apply a golf ball-sized amount of John Frieda Luxurious Volume Perfectly Full Mousse to the crown and to the root of the hair to help create lasting body
  • Next, blow dry the hair with a large, round hairbrush to further add fullness. Once the hair is dry, use a flat iron to create a natural looking wave
  • After waving the hair, spray John Frieda Luxurious Volume Volume Refresh Dry Shampoo through the lengths of hair to add a soft texture
  • Then, apply a pearl-sized amount of John Frieda Secret Weapon Touch-Up Crème through the ends of the hair to add shine and definition
  • Leave a few wisps of hair out around the face and tie the rest of the hair low at the nape of the head. Split the ponytail in half and tie a knot fastening the ends loosely so it has a soft, romantic feeling
  • Lastly, use John Frieda Luxurious Volume Forever Full Hairspray to lock in the style
  • As a final touch, add a gold stone hair pin to the knot

@JohnFriedaUS

#YourHairTalksMakeAStatement 

Vanessa Hudgens Instagram Photo

Celebrity Hairstylist Chad Wood styles Vanessa Hudgens using John Frieda Hair Care for the 2018 Golden Globes InStyle Viewing Party 

Last night, Vanessa Hudgens’ hair made a classic and trendy statement with a fringe bob – a hairstyle that’s already a top hair trend for 2018.

Inspiration: Chad was inspired by the ultimate French girl bob.

Step-by-step:

  • Start by spraying John Frieda Frizz Ease 3-Day Straight Flat Iron Spray from the mid-shaft through the ends of the hair to help seal in a long-lasting straight, smooth style
  • Next, lightly spray John Frieda Luxurious Volume Root Booster Blow Dry Lotion to the roots to give the hair volume and hold
  • Then, starting with the back sections, blow dry the hair smooth using a round brush
  • Once the hair is completely dry, use a flat iron to give extra polish and shine
  • Apply John Frieda Frizz Ease Secret Weapon Touch-Up Crème on the ends and a small amount on the fringe to accomplish a lived-in look
  • To finish, spray John Frieda Frizz Ease Moisture Barrier Hairspray 

@JohnFriedaUS

#YourHairTalksMakeAStatement 

Beauty /

5 Tips on How to Buy Makeup Online Safely

Chances are you’re managing much of your life online. You’re looking up restaurant reviews, getting tickets to shows, shopping for clothes and keeping up with your friends—all on your smartphone. If you have yet to consider getting your makeup that way too, it’s very doable—if you know how to buy makeup online safely. Yes, there are a number of things to take into consideration, but here’s how to make sure you get what you need in the safest way possible.

  1. Stick with Proven Brands (at First)

Chances are, you’re already buying your lipstick from one maker, your eye shadow from another company and your moisturizers from yet another manufacturer. Stick with those brands and try buying online instead going into stores. Staying with a proven commodity makes it easier for you to predict how products and colors will work on your skin. It also makes it easier to spot fakes because you know exactly what the real deal is supposed to look, smell and feel like. Once you get comfortable buying this way, you can branch out.

Featured Photo from The Coveteur

  1. Try It Before You Buy It

People selling makeup online are well aware of the fact you need to try makeup before you’re ready to commit to it. This is why they offer samples of new product for free with purchases. You can also get free testers, if you’re willing to cover the cost of shipping them to you. In many cases, this will cost less than driving to your local mall. Plus, you have the advantage of trying it out at home, instead of inside a crowded store with onlookers. Additionally, you won’t have a commissioned salesperson encouraging you to buy something you might not need because they get paid to move product.

  1. Shop Only with Sellers Who Accept Returns

Independent makeup merchants who sell cosmetics from home know they are at a decided disadvantage compared to physical cosmetics stores and bigger sites. To compensate, they will usually offer generous return polices. That way, if a product doesn’t work for you, it can be exchanged for something with the potential to be more effective—or refunded. Before buying makeup from an online store, read its return policy to make sure you can send back anything you don’t like.

  1. Look for Sites with Tutorials and Professional Tips

Yes, you can go to the makeup counter in your local department store and get a full makeover from a makeup artist. But that’s time consuming and there’s no guarantee you’ll want to walk around for the rest of the day wearing the end result. If you follow a video tutorial at home, you can play around in private and choose whether to let the rest of the world see your new look. Plus, you can learn how to do it yourself, step-by-step. That way, you can repeat the process on your own, without spending another hour in the chair—after going out of your way to get there.

  1. Buy Only New, Never Opened

Buying used makeup is a bad idea for a number of reasons. Best case, it could be past its expiration date. Worst case, it could be teeming with bacteria and/or viruses. This is particularly true for mascara, eyeliner and eye shadow, as the eyes are highly susceptible to infection. Similarly, used lipstick could be infected with the cold sore virus. Always insist upon new, unopened product and check the expiration date to be sure it is fresh. If it looks like it has been used, resealed, or repackaged when it arrives, send it back, get a refund and find a new seller.

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