After trying this cream out for a while, I can honestly say that I love this stuff.

Image: AminoGenesis

It is soothing and non-greasy, as always for me an important factor. It penetrates your skin and feels like it keeps it soft all day long.

I usually have problems shaving and I’ve noticed a change in my skin texture when using Cocoon. I also use it on my feet and it makes them silky smooth. I find that the 17 plant based amino acids penetrate deep in to your skin.

Just like in the movie, Cocoon creates an amazing rejuvenating transformation. Your skin becomes softer and smoother, magically transforming your skin and giving it a youthful, radiant glow.

I really believe that this formula is light years ahead of any other product. In my opinion, Cocoon Total Body Rejuvenating Emollient can make flaky, dry skin a thing of the past.

In Cocoon Total Body Emollient’s powerful amino acid formula, AminoGenesis uses a painstakingly purified blended process known as low energy emulsion technology. For the first time ever, this has enabled life free form amino acids to be assembled into a cohesive formula that remains stable and does not break down over time.

Try Cocoon, watch the movie, have some fun and rejuvenate your life!

You can find AminoGenesis Cocoon at photolagen.com, drugstore.com and a variety of other online retailers. It’s priced at $44.00 for 8 oz. They are also selling a re-packaged version on HSN for just $19.99.

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Clinique uses a multi-targeted formula that handles the multiple causes of discoloration.

• Prevents and reduces appearance if excess pigment in skin
• Deters the surfacing of new spots
• Breaks up and scatters existing dark spots into less visible particles at the skin’s surface leaving you more even toned
• Assists in removing melanin “dust” through exfoliation
• Broad spectrum UVA/UVB SPF 20 to keep your skin protected

In regular “non-dermatologist” speak that just means that it helps to get rid of those dark uneven patches in every way possible.  I have been using it for the past 2 weeks and the darker areas around my mouth have lightened up noticeably….worth every penny if you have that issue.  Especially since laser re-surfacing treatments are SO expensive….a brightening prodict is the way to go.

Clinique Even Better Skin Correcting Moisturizer SPF 20 will be available beginning October 1, 2009 at major department store retailers and Clinique.com.

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The Rundown:

• Experience next level Ceramide plumping benefits with CPT technology, to give skin a more lifted, redensified look as it plumps the appearance of surface lines and wrinkles. With continued use, skin appears smoother, firmer, visibly relaxed and revitalized.
• Moisture-boosting hydration and Ceramide Triple Complex (Ceramides 1,3 and 6) to strengthen, soothe and retexturize skin’s appearance.
• Broad spectrum UVA/UVB SPF 30 helps protect from the aging effects of the sun.
• Available in an intensive cream or a lightweight lotion.

This cream is perfect for anyone looking for a one stop solution for anti- aging and SPF protection (which for me, go hand in hand). Elizabeth Arden Ceramide Plump Perfect Cream SPF 30 retails for $68 and can be found at fine department stores nationwide and ShopElizabethArden.com
Image:  Elizabeth Arden

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Innovative ingredients include:

• Madecassoside (95% pure): Helps skin to fill in wrinkles and firm from within.
• L-Absorbic Acid (5%): Restores skin’s structure and improves complexion.
• Hyaluronic Acid: Instantly smoothes fine lines by restoring vital hydration to the epidermis.
• Photostable UVA/UVB Protection SPF 15: Provides a patented combination of octocrylene with avobenzone to provide photostable broad UV protection to effectively defend against UV rays.

Now this is what I call “bang for your buck” beauty, I love that there are all these brands popping up at drugstores!  They are giving the big names a run for the money for sure…

Image:  La Roche Posay

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The Rundown:

• Pueraria Lobata – helps boost cell activity and collagen production, while soothing the skin.
• Green coffee extract – rich in caffeine, energizes skin, helping it look more vital and radiant.
• Ginseng root – reinforces energizing action of caffeine, adds vitality.
• Oat Sugars, extracted from the plant’s seeds, work as a natural skin-tightening agent, and help smooth appearance of imperfections on skin’s surface.
• Hibiscus extract – remove excess dry skin cells and brightens skin.
• Butcher’s Broom (Ruscus) – helps eliminates toxins and reduce puffiness.

Image:  Clarins

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With anti-glycation science, collagen boosters and UVA/UVB SPF 15 sun protection, Youth Surge is a comprehensive anti-aging skin care product that enables skin to prevent and repair the signs of aging simultaneously.  One of the biggest enemies and contributors to visible aging is sun exposure.  The SPF in Youth Surge contains photo-stable UV protection that helps skin resist premature aging by helping to guard against the UVA “aging” rays which cause future lines and wrinkles.

Youth Surge SPF 15 Age Decelerating Moisturizer is available in three skin-typed formulas:

• Very Dry to Dry – a luxuriously, velvety cream that delivers intense moisture while providing comfort and cushion.
• Dry Combination – an ultra soft, emollient cream with a whipped texture to moisturize and protect skin, leaving it soft and supple.
• Combination Oily to Oily – an exceptionally lightweight cream delivering moisture where it is needed most, leaving skin soft, smooth and feeling fresh. Oil-free.

As with all Clinique products, this is allergy tested, 100% fragrance free, dermatologist tested and non-acnegenic.

Suggested Retail Price: $48.50.

Youth Surge SPF 15 Age Decelerating Moisturizer is available now at Clinique counters nationwide and at www.clinique.com.

Image: Clinique

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Allure magazine says, ” The peptides and glucosamine in Dermalogica’s Age Smart target integral damage before it becomes visible to the naked eye.“  I have used it for 3 months and have noticed a significant difference in the texture of my skin.  The line is a bit pricey BUT it works.  get your feet wet with the starter kit and see if you like it.

• Skin Resurfacing Cleanser
• Anti Oxidant Hydramist
• Map 15 Regenerator
• Multivitamin Power Concentrate
• Multivitamin Thermafoliant
• Multivitamin Power Recovery Masque
• Dynamic Skin Recovery SPF 30
• Super Rich Repair
• Power rich
• Multivtitamin Power Firm
• Renewal Lip Complex

Image: Dermalogic

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Last year when I was working on a shoot one of the models had a tube of NIA 24 SPF cream that she pulled out after the job. This was my first introduction to the skincare line and eventually I was given the entire line of products to try. I liked the fact that it was created to prevent further sun damage to the skin, as well as turn the clock back to help improve the damage that may have been done. It went on smoothly which is always a plus for me and made my skin look well moisturized.

A few weeks ago I received an email saying that Nia 24 had launched their first eye treatment called NIA 24 Eye Repair Complex. I of course was quick to respond and was very excited when it finally arrived. Could this be a fabulous eye cream? And would it prove to improve whatever help my eyes needed?

The ultra-rich eye cream contains NIA 24’s patented Pro-Niacin molecule (5%) that quickly penetrates into your skin.  The results after continued use promised to deliver critical anti-aging, firming & brightening benefits, while building the delicate skin barrier around the eye.  The niacin molecule help to repair DNA damage, promote skin cell generation and stimulate the release of Leptin which is known to activate the skin’s natural wound-healing response, resulting in a strengthened skin barrier and overall increased integrity of the skin.

Overall I have to say that in the few weeks I have been using the cream my eyes look and feel much more hydrated and the skin around them looks brighter. I look forward to applying my NIA 24 Eye Repair Complex morning and night. It’s so good I’ve had to hide it from my boyfriend. I know…how awful of me, but he would probably use on his face thinking it was a face cream, and we can’t have that. I highly recommend that you check out their site at: www.NIA24.com and read the history behind NIA24 and The Jacobsons who together researched how to treat and prevent sun damage to the skin. So important at any age.

Kisses,

Beth

image credit: Nia 24

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Just in time for the new year and all of those hours of sleep you’ll be trying to make up in 2009. I don’t know about you but my skin always takes a bit of a beating during the holidays, so when I heard about this newest cream from Olay Professional I was thrilled for a number of reasons. One because this cream and the others in the line were the result of a partnership with a team of top dermatologists. Two because it’s available for a fraction of what other luxury skin care lines cost, and three, in the two weeks I have been using, I have already noticed a change in my skin. A change that I am pretty pleased with too!

It feels smoother, looks younger and gives my face a beautiful radiance that I haven’t been able to find even with some of the most high end skin care lines. And believe me, if you saw the creams that fill my cosmetic cabinet, you would understand.

The core ingredients that give ProX Wrinkle Smoothing Cream the power to deliver such amazing results are the Olay anti-aging ingredient combination of Pal-KT and Pal-KTTKS Peptides, and Niacinamide (Vitamin B3). As with all Pro-X products, the Wrinkle Smoothing Cream has been designed and tested to
resignal the skin to perform more like it did when it was younger, so the end result is younger looking skin. Now who doesn’t want that?  If you can’t drink from the fountain of youth, you should at least be able to have a cream that has.

I got mine from Amazon.com but it’s available at drugstore.com also. You can check out the full clinical results at OlayProfessional.com

Kisses from Hollywood,

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image credit: Amazon.com

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BCA Products from Bobbi Brown.

Estee Lauder: A Collection of Pink.

Prescriptives Pink Ahead Collection.

Sephora BCA Super Shimmer Lip Gloss in Forever Pink.

Clinique’s BCA Kit for Sephora.

BCA Blushing Pink.

DuWop BCA Purse Your Lips.

Shiseido Hydro Powder Eye Shadow in Bare Pink for BCA.

Sonia Kashuk and Target Team Up for BCA.

Tarte BCA Lipstick in Sweet Dreams.

Beth Bender Beauty for Breast Cancer Awareness.

Clinique’s BCA Moisturizer.

Elemis Pro-Collagen Lifting Treatment for BCA.

The WCRF Tweezers from Anastasia Beverly Hills.

Peppermint Foot Therapy.

Bath & Body Works Sweet Pea Products.

Sweet Grass Farm Fragrance Stick Set.

Darphin Rose Aromatic Care.

Annick Goutal Eau Splendide.

Sircuit Cosmeceuticals BCA Product: Suggah.

Hidalgo Breast Cancer Awareness Ring.

Ribbons of Love Diffuser.

I sure hope you discovered something new and splurged a bit for a good cause. And it is not over yet. There are more than 10 days to go, so stay tuned for more BCA goodness.

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