Give Yourself Roses: Lavera Organic Wild Rose Cleansing Milk

Lavera is a new natural products line being carried at Target. We’ve had the chance to tests a few of their products over the last few months and think this brand is on the right track. The latest in our testing lab is the Faces Wild Rose Cleansing Milk. Designed for dry & mature skin, [...]

Spa Skin At Home: SleekSkin Soften, Matte, Youth and Ultra-Lite SPF 25

I love when spa’s put out their own product lines. You can give yourself a spa-like facial at home for a whole lot less! A new one I tested out over the last few weeks is a line of products called SleekSkin from Sleek MedSpa. The spas are located in Florida, New York and Massachusetts, [...]

Gentle Exfoliation With Sisley’s Buff And Wash Facial Gel

For some folks, the terms “gentle” and “exfoliation” don’t belong together in a sentence – give me your commercial-grade buffer and follow it with some tear-jerking astringent please! However, I’ve got sensitive skin and most buffing products too harsh so I was excited to find that Sisley’s Buff and Wash Facial Gel really was [...]

Kiehl’s Acai Damage-Minimizing Cleanser and Damage-Correcting Moisturizer

The acai berry has to be one of the most popular ingredients in the beauty biz right now. Whether you are munching dried berries or using their extracts in you face cream, you just can’t escape them. And really, there’s no reason you’d want to. These anti-oxidant powerhouses are packed with nutrients and help fight [...]

It Takes A Little Dirt To Get Clean: Kiehl’s Rare Earth Pore Minimizing Collection

Over the years, one of my favorite beauty products has always been a clay mask. No matter my skin’s condition at the time, a clay mask has always helped my skin feel like its experienced a deep clean. I’ve seen clay pop up in a handful of moisturizers to help absorb oil and tone down [...]

Gentle Care For Troubled Skin: AmorePacific Moisture Bound Collection for Combination and Oily Skin

I feel like those of us with oily skin often get left out when it comes to luxury skin care. Sure there are some brands that have products for oily skin, but the really exciting products are generally of the rich moisturizing variety. I’ve been trying out a lovely line called AmorePacific that gives us [...]

Delicious Skin With Caress Evenly Gorgeous Exfoliating Body Wash and Beauty Bar

Caress has been quietly reinventing itself after those silk slip commercials they used to run all the time a few years back. They have some pretty fancy new offerings, but still at low drugstore prices. If you are sweating the current recession, you might check them out to get some spa worthy skin care at [...]

Did I Finally Find A Solution To My Acne With SensiClear?

I’ve been waging a battle with my skin for a long time now. My acne is the worst it’s ever been (and I’m nearing the big 3-0 mark). I went to a dermatologist who told me that my problem is hormonal and that until I stop nursing my baby, there isn’t much I can do. [...]

Uncover Your Skin’s Radiance with Aveda’s Enbrightenment Collection

Aveda recently introduced the Enbrightenment Collection of skincare. The collections cleanser, toner, lotion, cream, serum and mask were created to help lighten dark spots and brighten skin. I tried out a few of the items: the cleanser, serum and lotion.
The brightening cleanser is a pearly formula with a nice lavender, sandalwood, rose and rosemary scent. [...]

Luxury On The Go: Lisa Hoffman 24 Hour Collections

Lisa Hoffman has created some ingenious, single use, portable packettes of her popular spa beauty products. She has taken a line of products, put a dose of each one in a little plastic ampule and slipped the whole line into a ziplock plastic pouch. Can you say airplane travel friendly?
I recently went on a weekend [...]

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