Skin discoloration such as hyperpigmentation, freckles and age spots can occur from many reasons such as years of spending time in the sun, hormones, pollution, stress and free radicals. Any one of these can cause an excessive amount of melanin to be produced which then causes those dreaded brown spots to show up. To reverse the appearance of these brown spots and reveal your healthier, younger skin DDF has created the Discoloration Reversal-POD. Their sponge like applicator exfoliates and hydrates your skin on the area where hyperpigmentation occurs and allows for deep skin penetration of the new Micro-Radiance Complex so maximum results for a more even-toned skin are achieved.  Available at SkinStore.com

I wrote about retinols previously but what I didn’t do was mention any specific products.  Now that I’ve had the opportunity to try one that I really like I want to pass it on to you.  It’s by a well known company named RoC that has been around for years and has been a leading French skincare brand.  They’ve always maintained a great reputation with their line of skin enhancing and result oriented products.  Their #1 anti-wrinkle moisturizer has been clinically proven to take years off your skin.   Retinol Correxion is a combination of retinols and the latest sunscreen technology containing an SPF 30.  This is a deep wrinkle daily moisturizer that offers broad protection from UVA and UVB rays. Clinical studies have also shown that after only 8 weeks of daily use deep set wrinkles begin to diminish leaving skin healthier and younger looking.  The perfect anti-aging moisturizer and for only 19.99.

With all the articles on skin cancer coming out now that summer is almost here, it’s better to use products that have the sun protection you need, but if they can offer an anti-aging benefit as well like RoC does I’m all over it!  Availabe in drugstores.

If you’re like me and sometimes try to attempt coloring your own hair, only to end up with that awful hairline color stain, then you need to get the Repelle Skin Shield Wand. Repelle will make hair coloring alot easier.  Goes on smooth and wipes off easily.  Contains vitamins and minerals as well as Pretectin-22 which is the ingredient that repelles the hair dye.  It’s only about $5 and can be purchased at most drugstores.

Ok, so what woman doesn’t want big, voluptuous boobies.. i know i do!  Well, there are only a couple of ways for us lacking in that department to achieve those babies and for some of us going through child birth for a few months of perky breasts isn’t going to be enough and for others plastic surgery or breast implants as they are called is out of the question.   So what’s left?  Well, how about a new revolutionary, no surgery required bust enhancing product from the UK called Boob Job by Rodiol.  This breast growth formula works while you eat moving fat cells around your body and relocating them right where you applied Boob Job and let’s hope that’s on the bust!  Boob Job immediately firms and lifts the breast while repairing and restructuring the skin and gradually increasing cup size. The product is also paraben free.  It’s breast growing results come from a natural phytosterol derived from an Asian Root that has no hormonal activity.  Exclusively available in the US through the Skin Store .

Not to long ago I wrote about this hot new Japanese mascara called Fiberwig.  Well, I finally decided to let my eyelash extensions fall off and try this innovative new lash product.  First of all the mascara itself contains these tiny little fibers that you can actually see on the brush itself.  Once you start application these little fibers attach to your own natural lash and produce an immediate lengthening effect.  With each coat I applied my lashes got longer and fuller but not clumpy.  Any mascara that accidentally found it’s way onto my skin came off with one sweep of a q-tip.  Also no smudging! What i most loved about Fiberwig though was washing it off.  With warm water all i did was gently hold my lashes in between my fingers and slide it off.. almost like picking it off.   The mascara removal process was so easy that there was no mess and barely any effort.  Fast and easy the way i like it!

After hearing that we digest up to 4 pounds of lipstick in our lifetime it made me wonder about the ingredients in some of my lip care products. We don’t realize that everytime we wear lipstick and lick our lips we are internally consuming their ingredients as well. With Organic Lip Love Lipstick there is no need to worry. Made with certified organic ingredients the Organic Lip Love Lipstick is free of petroleum, dye, mineral oil and parabens.  The lipstick has organic oils that condition and protect our lips and is filled with vitamins to nourish and repair.  How can you go wrong with organic?

Mascara is never any fun to apply especially first thing in the morning, half of it ends up on the skin which leaves more time wasted for cleanup.  Thankfully an innovative new lash accessory may make applying mascara actually fun.  Spinlash, a battery operated lash device that has a rotating brush coats mascara perfectly removing any clumping and even adding a nice curl while evening out the mascara applied.  The great thing is that even though Spinlash comes with it’s own mascara it can be used with any brand of mascara. Definitely worth a try for all us lash obsessed ladies!

Glisten your lips with a hint of gold.  The Belmacz Gold Leaf Lip Gloss is a rose scented balm that has tiny golds flecks - makes sense it was the creation of a jewelry designer. Can be purchased at Barneys.com

When it comes to your night time skin care routine there is one product you must not leave out, especially if you are prone to acne, hyperpigmentation and wrinkles.  This must have anti-aging wonder is Retin-A, also known as Retinoids, has been used for over 35 years as an acne treatment then eventually becoming FDA approved for use as a cosmetic product for skin rejuvenation.  Retinol, which is the protein in the cells of Retin-A plays a major role in the development of tissues and organs as well as the immune system.  Retin-A, when applied as a cream or gel produces a mild superficial peel of the top layer of the skin known as the “epidermis” which works to strengthen and thicken the outer layer of skin producing more collagen which is something our body loses as we age.  Retin-A also affects our deeper “dermis” layer causing skin cells to regenerate faster therefore ridding the skin of the old cells and replacing with healthy new cells.  The result is a smooth, glowing and more youthful looking complexion.

Retin-A is a key element in our anti-aging treatment that removes the effects of sun damage, hyperpigmentation and helps to soften wrinkles and improve acne.  There may be some irritation with use on sensitive skin such as redness, drying and flaking.  What’s recommended then is that you combine Retin-A with a moisturizer.  Use consistently to benefit from the results and wear sunscreen daily!

Ok, this woman holding the bottle of esente above is not only the founder of the company but can you believe she is a 50 year old grandmother! Her name is Victoria Nash and if her youthful look is the result of using the esente line of skin care products we all need to give them a try.  

The esente line was created to be both preventative as well as restorative, offering many benefits that are referred to as the “e” factor - eliminating imperfections, enhancing cell function, extracting impurity, exfoliating and many others. 

Science, of course is behind the Physioceutical collection.  Pharmaceutical grade ingredients combined with ocean derived Oligo elements, peptides and other natural ingredients offer tremendous long term benefits to keeping skin beautiful, youthful and radiant. For more information visit esente.com and for your chance to win a free esente sampler just click here to enter. 

One of my most favorite skin cleansers around is the Arcona Toner Tea Bar. Packed full of antioxidants, the Toner Tea Bar includes green and black tea to protect your skin against any free radical damage. It also keeps skin tight and toned while minimizing the appearance of pores. It really makes you skin feel amazing with consistent daily use.