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She is obsessed with all things ginger – characters with that name, pink food items that come with sushi, ginger snap cookies. Me, not so much. It’s not that I dislike it, it’s just that ginger vs. chocolate, chocolate is going to win every time.

We may have finally found a place to coexist peacefully.

I’m loving the scent of Pangea’s Nigerian Ginger, Sweet Lavender & Thyme Facial Cream – it’s super-hydrating and has no harmful chemicals, but  is also rich in healthy essential fatty acids (EFAs). like Argan, Evening Primrose, Pumpkin Seed, and Shea Butter. These all help to hydrate the skin, and create a vitamin-like anti-aging effect.

But aside from being hydrating and nourishing, I was excited to see the flavor was actually quite delightful! So, maybe I can give ginger another shot. Though, still, it’s certainly not a chocolate cookie.

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Nightly drinking (and not of the water kind) got my skin super dehydrated, and I had to find a way of quenching that thirst.

April Rain’s Night Rainew is an ultra-hydrating night repair crème that promises to provide long-lasting moisture.

I’ve been using it every night after cleansing, and as I feel my face right now, it feels supple and smooth – exactly how I want it to feel – and it feels that way until I wake up in the morning.

Skin that is dried out looks aged – and as I am just hitting 30, I don’t want to look any older than I already am! As it’s become healthier, I am looking younger (if not young, sigh. Night Rainew has HydroPeptides in it, which are 100% organic and said to help get rid of fine lines and wrinkles. It also includes antioxidants Buddleja and Echinacea, also age-defying.

Let’s face it, I can use all the help I can get.

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Between her move from Chicago to Washington, she has made sure to be fully stocked with the best beauty products, including items from her favorite line, Decleor Aromessence Excellence to perfect her skin from day to night. Decleor Excellence is a potent cocktail of the most active extracts of aromatic plants including iris, geranium, sunflower and magnolia that have been sourced from around the world. These extracts are then fused into a 100% pure and natural serum that regenerates and hydrates the skin to recover volume and density and act as the skin’s natural barrier to regain its natural strength.

Decleor Excellence L’Age Sublime Regenerating Cream

To be used in the morning, the Decleor Excellence de L’Age Regenerating Sublime Cream incorporates a “Lipofilling” technology to improve facial tone and density while reducing pigmentation irregularities and helping to minimize lines and wrinkles while firming up the skin’s appearance. It leaves skin soft, supple, and luminous. It also helps prevent dryness and boosts the skin’s regeneration process.

Suggested Retail Price: $110

Decleor Baume Excellence Regenerating Night Balm

Decleor Baume Excellence Regenerating Night Balm – Decleor’s first anti-aging serum is made with essential oils and sol-collagenine complex. This is a pure, natural balm with a luxurious, melt-in texture that nourishes the skin, leaving it soft and supple to touch. With daily use, skin is moisturized and protected against free radicals while dark spots are diminished.

Suggested Retail Price: $90

Images: Decleor

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The key features of this multifunction cream are:  “Regulates moisture to banish dryness, smoothes away rough brittle surface cells (hello!), encourages a firmer body (uh huh), restores radiance to skin and surrounds the body with the enticing aroma of pure botanical oils.”  Pretty dreamy stuff.

Along with some groovy peptides and amino acids, Vitalization also contains 10 botanical oils, shea butter, red tea and beta carotene.   The fragrance is good, but light and nothing that clashes with your fragrance at all.  It is thick, but creamy, not REALLY thick like some of the other shea butter products out there. 

For those of you that are concerned about this sort of thing, Bioelements products are not tested on animals, use no artificial colors or fragrances and contain organic botanicals (have you visited Pretty by Nature lately?).  Vitalization is sold in a big 8 oz jar, and can be purchased at DermStore for $49.50.  DermStore also has a deal going on right now, with a $125 purchase, receive a free Pumice Peel (exfoliating cream – $48 value).  That’s a great product too – in fact, I really have never met a Bioelements product I didn’t really love.  Sleepwear – the best night cream going.  So spend a little time at DermStore and try out Bioelements if you haven’t – I am positive you will love it!

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