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The Youth by Bliss by my bed

By my bedside I’ve had a few almost-empty moisturizers.  If you were in my home, and standing by my bed (how likely is that? ###consider this foreshadowing###(it will all make sense shortly I promise)) it would surely puzzle you and you’d think I was a beauty hoarder but that is NOT the case at all. 

I’ve [...]

Oraser – you’ve got to give them a hand

Oraser is a daily hand repair lotion with spf 20 that leaves my hands feeling so good. 

If you’re not familiar with Dr. Obagi’s products, let me tell you for starters they are in the prettiest plastic tubing in the beauty world in my opinion.  Elegant white with blue and silver trim with an interesting ‘zo’ logo [...]

Lancome Exfoliance Confort

I’ve been missing a good exfoliant in my routine for some time now.  I went through a period of trying lots of different exfoliating products and paying the price afterwards… you know red, irritated skin an that horrible raw feeling.  It’s really bad and I guess I subconsciously retreated and stuck with foam [...]

Jurlique benefiting Fashion Targets Summer Fridays

Jurlique’s offering a summer gift set valued at $185 for $138 until September 23, 2009 or while supplies last. 

“A portion of the proceeds” will be donated to the Fashion Targets Summer Fridays Campaign.  Included in the set:

Jurlique Purely Age-Defying Day Cream SPF 15 40 ml. Jurlique Citrus Hand Cream 125 ml. Jurlique [...]

Giorgio Armani’s Crema Nera

Jewelery lovers and those who use dice as a gambling medium will be familiar with the black obsidian stone. 

Black obsidians are known for their sleek, shiny appearance and now serve as inspiration to Giorgio Armani’slastest skincare offering, Crema Nera OMC³.

In search of its powerful vital energy, researchers studied the composition of obsidian [...]

DIY Josie Maran Argan Mist

A sweet little recipe to refill your spritzer or atomizer courtesy of Josie Maran, true “luxury with a conscience”.   Argan Oil is precious, and expensive making this a great way to s-t-r-e-t-c-h it out.

If you don’t have the fresh ingredients you can always buy the essence or oil from your local health food [...]

Nighty Night: Dermelect Sleep Serum

Sadly, I’m not one of those women that likes to spend time on myself before going to bed.  Showering is a nightly ritual but beyond that there is conflict.  It’s not unusual for me to go to sleep with makeup on or not properly moisturized.   booooo!  The problem is of course that I [...]

skin glow: Clarins Instant Light

CLARINS - the brand I don’t use enough.  I’ve used a lot of CLARINS products in my pre-blogging days but as my shopping is cut back so is the product range.

CLARINS’ Eclat Minute or Instant Light Complexion Perfector is a light, discrete way to polish your skin without heavy makeup.  I really like the itty bit of [...]

Crabtree & Eveleyn for Gardeners… and those who love them

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ATTENTION:  gardeners and those who love them

Crabtree & Evelyn’s Gardeners Hand Recovery comes to the rescue.  Those of you [...]

free skin cancer screenings

Olay is getting the word out on FREE skin cancer screenings.  There’s some great information over there, a little scary but very real and informative.

Olay, the American Society for Dermatologic Surgery (ASDS), and Kim Raver have joined together to invite you and your girlfriends to get a free skin cancer screening.

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