I am excited to announce that Skin1 by Dr. Gram is hosting a giveaway for one Splendicity reader to win Skin1 by Dr. Gram’s Eye Rescue from the Daily Regimen skin care line.  San Diego compound pharmacist Dr. Gram started the Skin1 skin care line to bring some of his successful concepts about skin care to the retail market.  He spent years developing prescription skin care products with physicians and dermatologists before starting the Skin1 line of products that are designed to address skin care concerns that occur in different phases of life.

Skin1 by Dr. Gram’s Eye Rescue uses the …read more

Over the years, I must have purchased hundreds of moisturizers, masks, night creams, serums, creams with unusually high SPF numbers, peels, exfoliators and — oh, dear — the list is embarrassingly long, trust me.
But eye creams are a relatively new curiosity for me — unfamiliar territory. I was just beginning to play and experiment with the Olay line and then I come across this report from The Belfast Telegraph, which pretty much squashes my hopes and dreams of reaching 60 with perfectly smooth eyes. According to the article, a leading consumer organization called Watch!, tested 12 expensive brands of eye …read more

If you’re not getting much sleep these days or if those late night parties are taking a toll, your eyes might look a bit puffy and dark circles and bags will appear. First off, get some rest! Take a time out to relax, up your water intake and get your full 8 hours of sleep. To help your eyes look their best, check out some eye creams targeted to de-puff those peepers.
Benefit Cosmetics De-Puffing Action Eye Gel “de-puffs the entire eye area and sends your bags packing “.  Formulated with hydrolyzed soy flour, it works to firm and lift your …read more

After a hard days of working or nights of hard partying, we sometimes wake up with puffy eyes. Not the most pleasant thing to see as you look in the mirror, right? Since our eyes are made up of thin skin and loads of blood vessels, it makes them very sensitive.
The first thing we need to know in order to banish the unsightly puffiness is, what causes our peepers to puff up.
Below is a general list of possible causes:
You’re not getting enough sleep (this is pretty common, I think!)
You’ve been crying a lot
You’ve had too much sodium or salt
You’re stressed …read more