Pluck, ouch, pluck, ouch… sound familiar during your brow sculpting experience?  A little After Tweeze Soothing Cream by Tweezerman is all you need.  A combination of moisturizers and soothing honey extract will instantly provide some relief to irritated skin.  The After Tweeze Soothing Cream was also awarded the 2007 CEW Beauty Award for Best Eye Treatment under $20 in the Facial Skincare category.

Keeping our hair looking fabulous can sometimes feel like a full time job.  But Goody is here to give you an extra helping hand.  Goody’s styling therapy brush collection includes the add+shine brush which is infused with jojoba oil to lock in moisture and condition dry, fly away hair.  If an itchy, flaky scalp is your problem try the reduce+dandruff with healing properties from copper.  This brush also kills 88% of bacteria and fungi that cause dandruff.  Is your color fading out too quickly like mine?  Use protect+color to keep your latest and greatest color looking like you just walked out of the salon.  The boar bristles are infused with questamide and protect hair from the sun, harsh shampoos and too much washing.  Brushes are available from blonde to black.

So creamy and rich this pink facelift cream looks good enough for dessert.  Ice Source uses a high speed cooling technology and a rare Arctic raspberry extract to dramatically reduce wrinkles by 25% and tighten sagging skin in well under an hour. Results can last for up to 12 hours or more and lets hope so for $300!  Definitely a splurge item for high school reunions or those special occassions.

Jetting off across the world can be very exciting it’s just the jet lag that can be a drag and drag it can for days. The feeling of exhaustion trying to adjust to the time zone, the depletion of oxygen from all that time on the plane and not to mention the airborne pathogens.  Now there’s a solution. Flyright, an herbal remedy that combats jet lag in an easy to use liquid and helps you adjust quickly.  Developed by an herbalist, Flyright helps you to travel jet lag free. Great thing about this product is it’s all natural so no side effects to worry about. 

Our genes play an important role in how our skin ages and wouldn’t we all like to know what the future holds? Genelink has a patented skin assessment, DNA based test that can predict what skin conditions we can expect to see in the future such as premature aging, collagen breakdown, photo aging and the skin’s ability to handle environmental pollutants.  Based on the analysis of these tests the perfect custom skin care solution combined with nutritional products can be tailored to each individual client’s needs. 

Using concentrated serums high in potency are an excellent way to give your skin more nutrients and antioxidants at a deeper level.  Organic skin care company Zosia Organics whose products focus on natural ingredients instead of chemicals has developed a way to keep these serums actively working on your skin. 

What makes Zosia’s organics line different is that even though there are 3 skin categories to choose from - oily, acne and dry/mature - for each of these skin types there are 3 serums that you would use for that particular skin condition in rotation every 4 months.  The benefit of delivering these active serums on a cycle gives skin continuous stimulation that delivers fast results.  In each serum there are new ingredients that are introduced with different levels of the primary ingredients - this is just enough to give your skin a boost of healing with every drop.

I love skin care products that are easy to use and give you just what you are looking for and in my case a more brighter and fresher look.  The White Lucent Intensive Brightening Mask from Shiseido is a contoured mask you wear for 10 minutes for a bightened, hydrated complexion. The masks concentrated active ingredients including Vitamin C and Spot Deacti-Complex penetrate deep into the skin to diminish age spots, and hyperpigmentation caused by aging and the sun.  Great travel product also.

Whiter teeth is alot easier to achieve now with Crest Whitestrips Daily Multicare. Only 5 minutes a day is all you need for a brighter and whiter more beautiful smile.  Since the daily whitestrips contain less peroxide then the original, the whitening process is more gradual but just as effective in the removal of stains and enamel protection.

Looking for an inexpensive and effective way to achieve beautiful skin in the comfort of your own home?  Try Dr. Brandt Microdermabrasion in a Jar.  Dr. Brandt microdermabrasion product uses pharmaceutical grade crystals to polish and refine the texture of your skin leaving a smooth, glowing complexion.  Excellent for acne prone skin and softening scars.  Dr. Brandt Microdermabrasion in a Jar an be used on the face, neck and arms.   This exfoliator is great for anyone who has keratosis pilaris which is rough bumpy skin on the back of upper arms and thighs.  Unfortunately there is no cure for this condition but at least there are ways to reduce the reduce the appearance and rough texture.

Being in the beauty industry I always get asked “What kind of skin care products do you use?” and lately alot of ”Can you recommend a good anti-aging skin care line?”.  There are definitely alot of skin care products available on the market today to choose from.  Sometimes it can be very overwhelming.  I tend to look for result oriented products.  Whether we are in our 20’s or our 40’s we should pay attention to what we put on our skin.  Starting a good skin care regimen early will pay off later and since 90% of the skin aging and damage comes from the sun using enough spf daily is crucial whether it is in your facial cream or separate - use it daily! 

As far as choosing a good anti-aging skin care line one I have been using for almost 2 years now is the RE9 NutriminC Anti-aging skin care products from Arbonne.  RE9 was the first line of anti-aging products created to address the after effects of the sun and aging and since hyperpigmentation from the sun has been an issue for me I wanted to give it a try.  I have to say I was impressed with the results. 

The RE9 skin care line includes the NutriminC RE9 REnewing Gelee Creme Hydrating wash - a cream and PH correct gel cleanser, the RE9 REstoring Mist Balancing Toner, an RE9 SPF Day Creme that strengthens and protects the skin, the REactivating Facial Serum that increases your skin cells turnover rate - activating generation of new healthy cells while retaining the skin’s moisture and diminishing fine lines.  The NutriminC RE9 REcover night creme - heavier in consistency and helps to retain transdermal water loss while you sleep.  No skin care line is complete without the eye creme. Upon applying the RE9 REpair Corrective Eye Creme you will notice immediate firming and less puffiness. 

All RE9 products can be purchased separately or as a complete kit. The RE9 products can only be purchased online or through a skin care rep. 

F.Y.I  if you signup as a skincare rep through Arbonne for $29 you get 35% off your products forever.

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