Go ahead and try this variety of runway-inspired hottest beauty trends. From dark, edgy eyeliner and glitter to beautiful, polished curls- you will find a look to love.
TREND #1: GLITTER BOMB
Who says glitter isn’t for grownups? An artful and sophisticated display of glitter, shimmer, and lots of color was seen all over the fall runways, including at Tommy Hilfiger, Burberry and Emanuel Ungaro.
FLOWER Endless Wear Eye Color Ultimate Eye Color
Create a variety of beauty looks with five beautiful shades of shadows. Providing sheer and lightweight color with true staying power for up to 12 hours, the cushion-y texture goes on with a silky and shimmering finish, lasting all day without creasing or fading. Available in five shades: Sheer Buff, Sheer Sands, Sheer Cinnamon, Sheer Charcoal, Sheer Seas
Price: $7.98 each, Available at Walmart and Walmart.com
L’Oréal Paris Colour Riche Pocket Palette
Create your color obsession with multi-color, multi-finish shadow quads available in eight shade options. Each quad offers coordinated shades for endless possibilities in creating foolproof eye looks. The richly pigmented colors are featured in buttery matte and opulent shimmery finishes. The soft texture blends smoothly for easy application.
Price: $9.99 each, Available at lorealparisusa.com and drugstores nationwide
Urban Decay Moondust Palette
A never-before-seen innovation in eyeshadow, Moondust contains microfine bits of iridescent sparkle for a dazzling effect like no other. The palette, loaded with eight all-new shades, is like a glimmering lunar rainbow. From Element (a beautiful peach with a cool shifty effect) and Lightyear (a vivid, saturated green) to Galaxy (the perfect smoky blue-gray), UD pushed the envelope to create some of the most vibrant, unique Moondust shades yet.
Price: $49, Available at Sephora/Sephora.com, Ulta/Ulta.com, Macy’s/Macys.com and UrbanDecay.com
TREND #2: BLACK OUT
Greasy black eyeliner is everything this season. From a classic winged look, as seen at Nicole Miller, to a subtle smudge, as seen at Roberto Cavalli, achieve a multitude of piercing eye looks with these liner essentials.
By Terry Line Designer Waterproof Eyeliner
This waterproof eyeliner provides extreme precision and color intensity with just one stroke. Equipped with a slender foam tip, this liner allows you to create sleek or bold designs with ease. The waterproof fluid dries instantly leaving you with a flawless, smudge-free look.
Price: $39, Available at B-Glowing.com
CIRCA Fade to Black Precision Eye Ink
An effortless liquid liner that contours and lines the eyes with extreme precision before drying quickly to prevent transfer. Precision Eye Ink has a high dose of opaque color with a thin marker-like tip, which creates a wide range of looks from ultra-thin lining to bold strokes for a variety of dramatic finishes.
Price: $9, Available at Walgreens
Clinique High Impact Custom Black Kajal
For kicked-up eye drama, go bold and black. The pigment-packed kajal pencil delivers rich, dark color with 12 hours of staying power. The skip-proof formula resists smudging, sweat and humidity – even water. The automatic propel-only pencil offers an intense, blackened shade of black to make eyes smolder and stand out like never before.
Price: $17, Available now at Clinique counters worldwide and Clinique.com
L’Oréal Paris Voluminous Liner Noir
Create mesmerizing cat-eye looks with this liquid eyeliner pen in a rich, black formula. The ultra-fine 0.1MM felt tip marker delivers a sleek and easy application. Unique packaging shape provides added control and precision.
Price: $9.99, Available at lorealparisusa.com and drugstores nationwide
TREND #3: PEACHY CLEAN
This fall, spend more time on your nightly skincare routine and less time on your makeup in the morning. Ideal for the girl on the go, glowing skin with just a hint of natural flush was seen all over the runways this season, including at Stella McCartney and Marchesa.
bliss mask a-peel radiance revealing vitamin c spa mask
Formulated with vitamin C, mask a-‘peel’ radiance revealing rubberizing mask offers a blend of antioxidants along with bilberry and seaweed extracts that work to leave your skin instantly looking more radiant, moisturized and healthy.
Price: $30, Available at blissworld.com
Clinique Pep-Start Quick Cleansing Swipes
Pep-Start Quick Cleansing Swipes help keep skin out of trouble by removing the excess oil, dirt and debris that can clog pores. They smooth skin through mild exfoliation, instantly moisturize, and prep skin for flawless makeup application. Great for all skin types, they are perfect to use on the face, neck, chest, upper arms, and back.
Price: $14, Available now exclusively at Sephora and Sephora.com
Erno Laszlo Bespoke Double Cleanse Collection Duos
Having perfected the world’s most coveted complexions from Europe to Hollywood, Dr. Erno Laszlo brought his bespoke skincare philosophy to NYC in the 1920s where he introduced his storied clients, including Greta Garbo, Audrey Hepburn and Marilyn Monroe, to his signature double cleanse. That legacy lives on today with the launch of four travel-friendly bespoke double-cleansing duos to address multiple global skin concerns. The Cleansing Oils soothe and soften skin by gently breaking up dirt, makeup and other impurities without stripping your complexion of moisture. The Cleansing Bars boast antioxidants and botanicals, plus soap inherently combats oil on contact. When combined, the Cleansing Oil and Cleansing Bar create a rich cleansing mask that allow the active ingredients to go deep into skin to purify and stimulate, while gently washing away oil and debris from pores.
· Exfoliate & Detox (Black): Detoxifying Cleansing Oil and Sea Mud Deep Cleansing Bar
· Soothe & Calm (Pink): Sensitive Cleansing Oil and Sensitive Cleansing Bar
· Hydrate & Nourish (Yellow): Hydra-Therapy Cleansing Oil and Phelityl Cleansing Bar
· Firm & Lift (Blue): Firmarine Cleansing Oil and Firmarine Cleansing Bar
Price: $28 for each duo, Available at The Institute at Erno Laszlo, Nordstrom, Sephora.com, Net-a-Porter.com and ErnoLaszlo.com
SkinCeuticals Triple Lipid Restore 2:4:2
The first cholesterol-dominant corrective skincare product available to consumers, this intensive moisturizer is specifically formulated with the only proven ratio of natural lipids to help restore the external skin barrier and support skin’s natural repair functions, benefitting both aging skin and extremely dry skin. After continued usage, skin's barrier is reinforced to reduce the visible signs of accelerated aging and support skin’s natural self-repair. The result is a comfortably-replenished fullness, healthy radiance, youthful smoothness and suppleness.
Price: $125, Available at LovelySkin.com and SkinCeuticals.com
TREND #4: POLISHED CURLS
Say goodbye to smooth, straight blowouts this season and hello to natural curls and texture. As seen at the Diane von Furstenberg and Mara Hoffman shows, stylists are encouraging women to embrace their curls for fall.
Garnier Fructis Triple Nutrition Curl Nourish Butter Cream
This rich, quenching leave-in cream replenishes long-lasting moisture. It leaves hair stronger and curls more defined, shinier and softer. Apply a quarter-sized portion to damp or dry hair, and do not rinse.
Price: $5.99, Available at mass market retailers nationwide or garnierusa.com
Kérastase Discipline Curl Idéal Collection
Discipline Curl Idéal works to provide the optimal amount of nourishment whilst taming curls for ultimate definition, malleability and anti-frizz control. Discipline Curl Idéal reveals the grace of every curl, from wavy to the frizziest ones, encouraging women to embrace their natural hair texture. After use, curls are left hair smooth and shaped with a natural, weightless effect. Enriched with Pro-Kératin Complex & Elastin™ technology, the collection includes:
· Discipline Cleansing Conditioner Curl Idéal – first shape-in-motion cleansing conditioner
· Discipline Masque Curl Idéal- luxurious conditioning
· Discipline Crème Oléo-Curl – leave- in treatment
· Discipline Mousse Curl Idéal – leave-in treatment mousse
Price: $42-$62.50, Available at Kerastase-USA.com and Kérastase Salons
L’Oréal Paris Advanced Hairstyle Curve It Curl Taming Cream
Curve It Curl Symmetry Cream helps to soften, tame and define curls. It shapes curls with 24-hour hi-definition and helps calm frizz for perfect curls from roots to ends.
Price: $4.99, Available at lorealparisusa.com and drugstores nationwide
Did you know that according to the American Psychological Association, almost half of all Americans feel more stressed than they did five years ago? We all know that stress is harmful to both mental and physical health, but finding the time to relax in our crazy day-to-day lives is easier said than done.
Put down the phone, log out of Instagram, Snapchat and Twitter and take time for yourself by taking advantage of National Relaxation Day on August 15th.
Below you’ll find a sampling of products that will help you pamper, indulge and achieve that perfect day of relaxation.
bliss mask a-peel radiance revealing vitamin c spa mask
Introducing a radiance mask for at-home use, a spa-intensive rubberizing peel-away face mask that leaves skin instantly brightened and glowing with an evened tone and texture. Formulated with vitamin C, mask a-‘peel’ radiance revealing rubberizing mask offers a blend of antioxidants along with bilberry and seaweed extracts that work to leave your skin instantly looking more radiant, moisturized and healthy. Relax at home while getting the same benefits of the in-spa treatment.
Price: $30, Available at blissworld.com
Erno Laszlo Hydrogel Masks
Take 15 minutes from your busy day and find a private place to relax with one of Erno Laszlo’s new Hydrogel Masks that deliver maximum results in one simple step. Available in three formulations to address common skin concerns – Sooth & Calm, Firm & Lift, and Exfoliate & Detox – the collection offers customized results, delivering skin that is smooth, hydrated and free of discomfort.
Price: $60 each for four individual treatments, Available at The Institute at Erno Laszlo, Nordstrom and ErnoLaszlo.com
goop by Juice Beauty Exfoliating Instant Facial
Relax and unwind with this at home facial that will leave skin instantly brighter and softer. Glow-inducing, age-defying Meristem plant cells are sustainably sourced from poet’s daffodil and sweet iris, then blended with a revolutionary antioxidant juice complex designed to brighten skin tone and target fine lines and wrinkles – leaving skin smooth, even, and luminous. Formulated with USDA certified organic ingredients, it contains approximately 86% total organic content.
Price: $125, Available at goop.com/goopskincare
L’Oréal Paris Pure-Clay Mask Collection
Relax. Detox. Unwind. Introducing a unique tailor-made facial mask created to treat and beautify skin in ten minutes, available in three varieties to meet different skincare needs for a custom spa-like experience. Made with three mineral clays and other ingredients sourced from different regions around the world, each of the three clay masks offers a unique benefit specific to that mask: one to detoxify, one to mattify, and one to refine skin texture:
· Pure-Clay Mask Purify & Mattify Mask
· Pure-Clay Mask Detox & Brighten Mask
· Pure-Clay Mask Exfoliate –Refining Treatment Mask
Price: $12.99 each, Available at lorealparisusa.com and drugstores nationwide
m-61 Vitablast C Scrub & Mask
Relaxation should be an everyday thing, and it can be with this quick-acting mask. This one-minute vitamin C & E facial scrub and mask exfoliates and brightens. It’s perfect for anyone with sensitive skin and made for those looking for an instant pick-me-up. Paraben, gluten and synthetic fragrance-free, dermatologist & allergy tested.
Price: $44, Available at Bluemercury stores nationwide and bluemercury.com
SkinCeuticals Phyto Corrective Masque
Chill out with this new masque. Optimal for sensitive or problematic skin, this light masque contains botanical extracts with anti-inflammatory and antiseptic properties to soothe, hyaluronic acid to hydrate, and a new calming dipeptide to reduce the perception of heat sensitivity. Ideal for treating skin post-laser or post-sunburn, or for soothing reactivity after any other aggressors. Clinical studies showed an average 4oF reduction in skin surface temperature after just 15 minutes of use, immediately post-Fraxel.
Price: $55, Available at LovelySkin.com, SkinCeuticals.com and dermatologists nationwide
PAMPER YOUR BODY
Dollar Shave Club’s Wanderer Calming Body Cleanser with Amber and Lavender
Emerge from the shower a more relaxed version of yourself with Wanderer’s Calming Body Cleanser with Amber and Lavender. The hydrating formula lathers while locking in moisture with vitamin-rich, naturally derived extracts without stripping skin of natural moisture. The coconut-derived cleanser is formulated without sulfates, parabens, or synthetic dyes. The warm scent of Amber and Lavender infuses your shower with herbal tranquility, calming the senses, relieving tension and unwinding the mind.
Price: $9.50 (12 oz.), Available at DollarShaveClub.com
June Jacobs Papaya Body Balm
Paraben and preservative free, this luxurious body balm contains a delicate bouquet of papaya and blends the moisturizing miracle of shea butter with nourishing oils of squalane, sunflower, jojoba, and sesame to hydrate and replenish lost moisture. Leaves both the skin and the senses refreshed and revitalized.
Price: $50, Available at JuneJacobs.com
Shaveworks Pearl Polish Dual-Action Body Oil
Give skin the ultra-royal treatment with this dual-action body oil – it’s both a gentle cleanser and sumptuous shave oil. When mixed with water this rich oil gently foams into a luxe, milky texture without any greasy residue, leaving the skin touchably soft and scented with notes of ginger, lavender and vanilla. As a shave oil, it conditions and nourishes skin to give you the optimal glide for a close, smooth shave.
Price: $28, Available at Ulta.com
StriVectin Instant Retexturizing Scrub
Relax and unwind with this physical exfoliating scrub that cleanses and instantly re-texturizes skin. Key ingredients provide physical exfoliation while calming and soothing the skin, priming it for maximum absorption of treatment products. Effective skin surface exfoliant helps reinforce the skin barrier to defend against the visible signs of aging and smoothes texture for a visibly brighter, more even complexion.
Price: $29, Available at StriVectin.com
SALON AND SPA AT HOME
Alterna Haircare Caviar Moisture Intense Oil Crème Pre-Shampoo Treatment
Indulge your hair with this luxurious treatment that deeply moisturizes to revitalize dehydrated strands. Designed for use on wet hair pre-shampoo, it boosts the performance of both shampoos and conditioners by binding the hydrating agents in both products to better hydrate hair while also repelling minerals present in water to defend against build up.
Price: $30, Available at AlternaHaircare.com, Sephora, Ulta, Nordstrom and fine salons nationwide
DESSANGE PARIS Purifying Clay Balancing Pre-Shampoo Mask
Treat yourself to a fresh and revitalized scalp. This first clay-in-mask pre-shampoo regulating treatment specifically targets an oily scalp with a breakthrough skin purifying technology. The 30% mineral green clay concentration works to absorb sebum excess and regulate oil production over time while the professional application brush, allows for even, targeted coverage. The scalp is left deeply purified, helping to drastically reduce excess oil production.
Price: $11.99, Available exclusively at Target nationwide
Garnier Whole Blends Hydrating Mask with Coconut Water & Vanilla Milk Extracts
The deeply moisturizing, yet light and silky, formula blooms with a tropical fragrance of coconut water and vanilla milk, bringing to life Garnier’s wholesome care that delivers a deep dose of hydration without weigh down for hair that is delectably soft with silky shine. After shampooing with their Hydrating shampoo, apply a generous amount of treatment to hair. Gently work through hair, making sure to cover ends. Wait three minutes, then rinse thoroughly.
Price: $6.99, Available at mass retailers nationwide or Garnierusa.com
Kérastase Nutritive Masque Magistral
Sit back, relax and give your hair the ultimate, luxurious treatment. Designed for thick, severely dry hair, Masque Magistral intensely nourishes the hair fiber and protects it from drying out. It contains Kérastase’s Nutritive Irisome Complex – a powerful nutrition complex that nourishes and creates a shield on the hair surface to provide 72 hours of dryness immunity protection, as well as resin from the Benjoin Tree, known for its ability to recreate its inner nutrition from within.
Price: $63, Available at Kerastase-USA.com and Kérastase Salons
OPI Infinite Shine Summer ’16 Collection
Give yourself the ultimate luxurious manicure with OPI’s Infinite Shine No Light Gel-Lacquer. It is a professional 3-step system offering the high-shine and long-wear of a gel manicure with the ease of application and removal of nail polish. Prepare to shine in six of summer’s most sophisticated hues with up to 10 days of wear and gel-like shine.
Price: $12.50 each, Available at Ulta.com
RELAX WITH THESE EVERYDAY LUXURIES
Bliss Spa Triple Oxygen Facial
Come into bliss and relax with one of its most classic and popular facials for an all-around complexion reviver. This facial starts with a skin-type-specific peel then follows with a pre-extraction oxygen wrap, the necessary extractions, and application of their Triple Oxygen cream and mask, an energizing, hydrating enzyme pack and a vitaminized oxygen spray. It’s like a breath of fresh air for your face, literally.
Price: $170 for 75 minutes. To book an appointment, call 877-to-bliss
Blushington Makeup & Beauty Lounge
Treat yourself to the ultimate day of relaxation with Blushington Makeup and Beauty Lounge, the premier makeup service destination with locations in Dallas, Los Angeles and New York City. Blushington gives women of all ages the chance to find their pretty with professional, affordable makeup and esthetician services in a beautifully designed, chic atmosphere. Full face makeup applications, BeautyRX 40% Glycolic peels, eyelash extensions, faux lash applications, brow maintenance, and touch-ups are available seven days a week in-store or on the go. Experience the Blushington way, where feeling pretty is priceless.www.blushington.com
Clarisonic Luxe Brush Heads
Create the ultimate relaxing, spa-like experience with the Clarisonic Luxe High Performance Brush Head Collection. A symphony of performance and comfort, the collection is designed to amplify the daily cleansing ritual into an exceptionally sensorial experience that leaves skin feeling pampered and invigorated. They feature innovative tapered, ultra-long filaments to deliver uncompromising cleansing efficacy with enhanced hydration results.
Price: $30 each, Available at Sephora, Macy’s, Nordstrom, Clarisonic.com and select physicians and spas nationwide
Iluminage Skin Rejuvenating Eye Mask
A luxurious satin-soft eye mask specially woven with copper infused fibers to help maintain skin's youthful appearance. Proven to help reduce the appearance of wrinkles for smoother, younger-looking skin in as little as four weeks, it can be worn each night to help achieve results. Hand wash with mild detergent and lay flat to dry.
Price: $35, Available at iluminageBeauty.com
As a Mother of two, I would certainly appreciate any, or all, of the items listed below. Wink, wink kiddos!
For The Ultimate in PAMPERING:
Clarisonic Mia Fit
Today’s mom on the go needs a beauty routine that works outside the confines of her bathroom. The compact, travel-friendly and freestanding design of Mia Fit feels comfortable in the palm of the hand and fits easily wherever it’s stashed, from the bathroom cabinet to the gym locker. It gently removes everyday impurities, sunscreen and makeup for smooth, radiant skin that feels as good as it looks.
Price: $189, Available at Clarisonic.com
Erno Laszlo Masking Trio
No one deserves a moment of pampering more than your mom. For Mother’s Day, gift her the ultimate masking trio from Erno Laszlo. This gift set includes the Hydra-Therapy Skin Vitality Treatment, Hydra-Therapy Memory Sleep Mask and Transphuse Age-Defying Mask.
Price: $220, available at ErnoLaszlo.com
June Jacobs Mini Masque Quartet
Treat mom with only the best this year. June Jacob’s Mini Masque Quartet includes 4 best-selling masques to hydrate, nourish, detoxify and renew skin to perfection. Refresh with Mandarin Moisture, nourish with Cranberry Pomegranate, clarify with Papaya and detoxify with Pumpkin Enzyme.
Price: $35, Available on JuneJacobs.com
Peter Thomas Roth Rose 3-Piece Kit
Give the gift of youthful-looking skin to your mom this year! Housed inside a beautiful rose-printed case (no wrapping necessary) you’ll find cult favorites, including Rose Stem Cell Bio-Repair Gel Mask and Cleansing Gel and Pink Bombshell Lip Balm.
Price: $49, Available at PeterThomasRoth.com
Skin Laundry
This Mother’s Day, treat mom to her first treatment free at Skin Laundry! Skin Laundry, the California skin clinic transplant with three NYC outposts, utilizes a signature 10-minute advanced YAG Laser & Light technology treatment to completely cleanse skin by removing all dirt and bacteria to help even out skin tone, decrease pore size, improve scars and blemishes, and reduces wrinkles – making skin healthier, stronger and more radiant immediately and over time. Skin Laundry’s accompanying skincare collection works in conjunction with the treatments (although the products can be used on their own), offering an opportunity to rejuvenate and revitalize skin at home.
Skin Laundry Rejuvenation Essentials Kit
Perfect for any mom that is looking to achieve a natural and youthful glow. This advanced anti-aging and rehydrating regimen noticeably reduces appearances of fine lines and wrinkles, designed to improve the overall look of skin tone, texture, smoothness and elasticity. The kit includes minis of the Renewing Eye Cream, Night Renew Treatment, Restoring Night Serum and Rejuvenating Anti-Aging Facial Masks
Price: $160, Available at SkinLaundry.com and Skin Laundry clinics nationwide
goop by Juice Beauty Discovery Set
Gift your mom the goop glow with this travel size collection of Gwyneth Paltrow’s new venture, goop skincare. Perfectly curated to keep skin fresh and rejuvenated with powerful organic ingredients that are designed to brighten skin tone and target fine lines and wrinkles. Set includes:Revitalizing Day Moisturizer (0.5 fl oz), Enriching Face Oil (0.3 fl oz), Replenishing Night Cream (0.5 fl oz) and Exfoliating Instant Facial (0.5 fl oz)
Price: $125; available at goop.com/goopskincare
For The Ultimate in GLAMOUR:
By Terry Baume De Rose Nutri-Couleur in Coral Stellar and Mauve Moon
Indulge your mom with this tinted version of the cult favorite, Baume de Rose. The intensive, regenerative, multi-targeting balm conditions lips with luscious color for a glamorous, age-defying pout.
Price: $56, Available at B-Glowing.com
Laura Geller Limited Edition: The Truffles Collection
Treat mom this year with a gift better than chocolate this year. For four deliciously easy eye looks inspired by decadent chocolate confections, these 12 shades are packaged in easy-to-use trios that allow you to indulge in the versatile, long-wearing Baked Color Intense Eyeshadow formula.
Price: $45, Available at ULTA and LauraGeller.com
OPI Soft Shades Collection
Softly shaded, seriously opaque and knockout gorgeous, these pastels are perfect for the mom who wants to make a subtle statement. Lilac, yellow and green redefine cool, while creamy white makes an indelible impression. Peach and blue have never looked more grown up. All are demure, yet a little edgy.
Price: $10 each, Available at Ulta.com
UD | Gwen Stefani Eyeshadow Palette
Gift your mom with the look of the coolest mom we know – Gwen Stefani. To create the UD | Gwen Stefani Eyeshadow Palette, Chief Creative Officer & Founding Partner (and fellow mom) Wende Zomnir spent countless hours at Gwen’s house talking makeup and carefully crafting each shade. The palette is packed with 15 must-have, super-flattering shades of eyeshadow, for creating Gwen’s iconic look.
Price: $58, Available at Sephora, Ulta, select Macy’s, Sephora.com, Ulta.com, Macys.com, Beauty.com and UrbanDecay.com
A new study shows that 1/3 of Americans are tired, and this weekend isn’t going to be any better. It’s that time of year again where we lose an hour of sleep as the clocks spring forward.
I feel you B.I.O.A. addicts! Here are products to not only maximize the amount of sleep you do get (minus one hour) but also to help fight those inevitable under-eye bags and sallow skin.
iluminage skin rejuvenating eye mask
Keep this luxurious satin-soft eye mask close by – you’ll need it! Specially woven with copper infused fibers to help maintain skin's youthful appearance, this eye mask will ensure you get your beauty sleep. Proven to help reduce the appearance of wrinkles for smoother, younger-looking skin in as little as four weeks, it can be worn each night to help achieve the best results. Hand wash with mild detergent and lay flat to dry.
Price: $35, Available at iluminageBeauty.com
June Jacobs Age Defying Ultimate Overnight Copper Marine Masque
Look refreshed even with an hour of less sleep with this paraben-free, powerful age defying overnight treatment formulated with potent marine-based actives that firm, tone and revive skin while you sleep. Sea lavender, red algae, marine-derived elastin and sweet almond seed extract help skin maintain elasticity and reduce the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles while locking in natural moisture. Copper, zinc and magnesium help to restore skin vitality, while collagen and brown algae provide firming and lifting benefits.
Price: $80, Available at JuneJacobs.com
Skin Laundry SleepCycle Clean Sleep Pillowcase
Feel and look like a million bucks – even after losing an hour of sleep. Skin Laundry newest pillowcases helps clean skin while you sleep. Treated with charged silver ion technology to provide a natural anti-microbial effect to help reduce the presence of harmful bacteria by 99.9%. The hypoallergenic, comfortable and non-irritating pillowcase is proven effective for up to 50 washes, helping to maintain cleaner, clearer skin while you sleep.
Price: $30, Available at SkinLaundry.comand Skin Laundry clinics nationwide
BRIGHTEN UP!
Anthony Wake Up Call
Give your skin a wakeup call with Anthony’s NEW light-weight moisturizer. With aqua cacteen, green tea, caffeine and menthol, this gel-cream hybrid will hydrate the skin while reducing puffiness and inflammation.
Price: $38 for 90ml, Available at Anthony.com, Ulta.com & Amazon.com
Avalon Organics Brilliant Balance Enzyme Scrub
Gently slough away dull skin with finely ground walnut shell to uncover a fresh, luminous complexion. Energizing Licorice Root helps even complexion and boost radiance, while a gentle blend of Prebiotics, Lavender and Cucumber maintain balance and support skin health. Hypo-allergenic & dermatologist tested.
Price: $16.95, Available at natural food stores, Whole Foods Market and AvalonOrganics.com
bliss triple oxygen instant energizing eye mask
This instant energizing eye mask helps brighten, de-puff and hydrate tired eyes. Like an energy drink for your eyes, this instant brightening treatment is ‘eye’-deal for those who want to fake a full 8 hours. With 3 forms of glow-inducing oxygen, antioxidant vitamin C and puff-pummeling cucumber extract, it’ll leave eyes looking lively in 15 minutes.
Price: $54/4 masks, Available at blissworld.com
Erno Laszlo White Marble Translucence Cream
Keep your skin luminous and bright, as if we did not lose an hour of sleep. This high-performance daily skin tone-balancing moisturizer that hydrates, protects and visibly reduces the appearance of imperfections, to reveal a healthy luminosity. Richly emollient, yet fast-absorbing, the unique formula soothes and repairs skin’s moisture barrier, while helping to disrupt melanin production, to maintain a youthful brightness.
Price: $150, Available at ErnoLaszlo.com
Peter Thomas Roth 24K Gold Pure Luxury Lift & Firm Hydra-Gel Eye Patches
Look awake and refreshed, no matter how much sleep you lose. Enriched with pure 45K Gold and Colloidal Gold, these powerful and refreshing eye patches lift and firm the delicate eye contour in just 10 minutes. A unique combination of Colloidal Gold, Caffeine, Hydrolyzed Collagen and humectants work to improve the look of fine lines and puffiness, leaving the eye area smooth, revitalized and radiant.
Price: $75, Available at PeterThomasRoth.com
StriVectin Intensive Illuminating Serum
Tired, dull skin is a drag. The advanced anti-aging technology in the Brighten & Perfect collection takes a holistic three-pronged approach to address the three phases of discoloration and uneven skin tone, known as melanogenesis: the activation, production, and transfer of melanin. Formulated with a Skin Brightening Complex, Bellis Perennis Flower Extract, Swiss Garden Cress Sprout Compound, brown algae, and StriVectin’s patented NIA-114 technology. Apply this serum daily before moisturizer to enhance skin’s overall clarity, brighten complexion, diminish dullness and intensify luminosity.
Price: $89, Available at StriVectin.com
COVER UP (only if you want to)!
CIRCA Magic Hour Illuminating Concealer
Illuminate under eyes with a luminizing pen that brings light and radiance to the skin, Magic Hour Illuminating Concealer erases signs of fatigue while brightening the complexion. This oil-free, sheer-to-medium coverage concealer comes in four shades and covers imperfections yet remains invisible on skin. The addition of small particle pearls adds illumination and depth to the face and creates a soft-focus effect, brightening the eyes while reducing the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles.
Price: $12, Available at Walgreens
Cover FX Click Stick
The Click Stick is a dual ended sleeve that carries two of your favorite Cover FX Clicks. Perfect for any purse or pocket, the Click Stick offers you a convenient way to create a custom on-the-go touch up tool. Switch out Clicks as needed to keep your face perfect wherever you go and change it up from season to season or day-to-night. Try the Correct Clicks to perfect your lack-of-sleep imperfections. Helps even out your skin tone by canceling out different shades of discoloration. Each problem-specific color neutralizes the appearance of sallow skin, dark circles, or redness to create a flawless complexion that looks natural.
Price: Click Stick (vessel) - $8, Correct Clicks - $18 each, Available at CoverFX.com, Sephora/Sephora.com
FLOWER D.B. Daily Brightening Undereye Cover Crème
Specifically targeted for undereye brightening, this high-coverage concealer covers dark spots and fine lines, while the cooling rollerball helps to soothe and gently de-puff. Great for everyday use or when the eyes just need a little brightening boost. Can also be used to conceal blemishes. Shades: DB1, DB2, DB3, DB4
Price: $8.98, Available at Walmart and Walmart.com/Flower
I know, we almost thought winter might never get here. But all good things must come to an end, and just like that we’re back in our down jackets, wearing hats and gloves…
With the editor of the Farmers’ Almanac advising to “expect a Winter Déjà vu” – in reference to the bitter lows of 2015 – it’s officially time to stock up on hydrating winter beauty essentials to protect and prevent against irritated, dry skin and hair. Below please find a breakdown of gentle cleansers, hydration boosters and protective emollients, so you’re ready for whatever the winter season may bring. I have you covered!
GENTLY CLEANSE
Caudalie Make-Up Removing Cleansing Oil (fave)
Super cleansing yet hydrating, this extra gentle oil cleanses the skin without stripping natural moisture. The advanced formula combines natural ingredients – no silicones, mineral oils or preservatives – to soothe and hydrate while removing dirt, bacteria and even the most stubborn waterproof makeup.
Price: $28, Available in February at Sephora/Sephora.com, Caudalie boutiques/US.Caudalie.com and Bluemercury
Clarisonic Mia FIT (fave)
Clarisonic invented the sonic cleansing category over a decade ago, with the device that’s since become a beauty icon. And they’re ready to shake things up again with a new look and feel, one that makes sense for the way we live today….introducing MIA FIT. Utilizing Clarisonic’s patented sonic technology, Mia FIT is the perfect addition to your winter beauty routine. The device gently removes everyday impurities and allows for better product absorption post-cleanse, resulting in smooth, radiant skin that feels as good as it looks. The gentle daily cleansing device features the Radiance Brush Head, with smooth, luxe filaments that deliver a comforting, effective cleanse on even the most sensitive skin.
Price: $189, Available at Clarisonic.com
JĀSÖN® Foaming Shower Oils (95% natural)
Made with 95% natural content, these indulgent shower gels delicately foam, nourishing and hydrating skin, without harming your health or the environment. Available in three varieties for different skin types: Smoothing Coconut hydrates and revitalizes dry skin, Nourishing Shea Butter calms irritated and problematic skin while Renewing Olive helps to maintain skin’s elasticity and promote radiance. Free of Parabens, Phthalates, Synthetic Fragrances, Artificial Colors, Petrolatum, and Sodium Lauryl/Laureth Sulfate
Price: $10.99 each (10 fl oz), Available at Whole Foods Market and Jason-Personalcare.com
X Out™ Xtra Clean Brush
Exfoliate dry winter skin with the X Out Xtra Clean Brush. Developed with the new soft-touch silicone brush head that’s bacteria-resistant, the Xtra Clean Brush blasts dirt and oil away from the pores, helping to slough off dry skin and leave your face clean, soft and smooth.
Price: $34.95 for regular shipment members; $55 for nonmembers; Available at XOut.com
MOISTURIZE DAILY
Anthony Hand Cream (do not let them crack nor get flaky and dry)
Rough hands... It’s a touchy subject. Soothe dry, winter hands with Anthony’s Hand Cream with anti-aging benefits. Boasting AHAs to help even skin tone and reduce the appearance of wrinkles, glycerin to hydrate, wheat protein to tighten and Aqua Cacteen to replenish dehydrated skin, Anthony’s Hand Cream is an all-in-one savior for manhandling mishaps.
Price: $16, Available at Anthony.com
bliss fabulous drench ‘n’ quench
Stay hydrated all winter long. The only spa inspired cream-to-water moisturizer using transformative hydrozomeTM technology to instantly drench skin with over 10,000 marine micro-droplets for immediate hydration, leaving skin plumped, healthy and refreshed.
Price: $38, Available at blissworld.com
By Terry Cellularose Liftessence Daily Cream (fave)
This ultra-hydrating cream is a complete anti-aging daily moisturizer. Enriched with Hibiscus Extract, Essential Rose Flower Wax and Black Rose, it targets firmness in the skin cells, covering the skin in a rejuvenating film that immediately smooths the skin.
Price: $150, Available at B-glowing.com
Erno Laszo White Marble Translucence Cream (fave)
A high-performance daily skin tone-balancing moisturizer that hydrates, protects and visibly reduces the appearance of imperfections, to reveal a healthy luminosity. Richly emollient, yet fast-absorbing, the unique formula soothes and repairs skin’s moisture barrier, while helping to disrupt melanin production, to maintain a youthful brightness. The natural matte finish leaves skin feeling smooth and supple. Apply morning and evening for a brilliant complexion that is flawless and more radiant.
Price: $150, Available at ErnoLaszlo.com
June Jacobs Rapid Repair Healing Cream (great story, great brand)
This revolutionary clinically-tested face and body treatment helps soothe irritation and provides up to 24-hour moisturization. Gentle yet effective, this non-greasy formula absorbs quickly to leave skin healthy, nourished and perfectly rejuvenated.
Price: $60, Available at JuneJacobs.com
SkinCeuticals Triple Lipid Restore 2:4:2 (potent and results driven)
This new intensive moisturizer is specifically formulated with the only proven ratio of natural lipids to help restore the external skin barrier and support skin’s natural repair functions, benefitting extremely dry skin. Its formula incorporates the highest concentration of three lipids, 2% Ceramides, 4% Cholesterol, and 2% Fatty Acids, which are precisely formulated to refill the skin’s natural surface lipids.
Price: $125, Available February 1st at SkinCeuticals.com
HYDRATE, SOOTHE & PROTECT
Cover FX Custom Infusion Drops (love to add to my primer and/or foundation)
Custom Infusion Drops are innovative drops that instantly transform your everyday beauty products into powerful skincare treatments that are customized to fit your skin’s unique needs. Moisturizer no longer cutting it as the temperatures drop? Boost it with the Hydration drops. Is your skin extra dull after unhealthy holiday meals and an abundance of alcohol? Amp up your serums with the Radiance or Anti-Aging drops. Nose red from a seasonal cold? Reach for the Calming drops and add a drop or two to your moisturizer, concealer or foundations.
Price: $48 each, Available at Sephora, Sephora.com and CoverFX.com
Big Cloud Wind Master Lip Balm by Dollar Shave Club
Big Cloud is a new range of skincare products from Dollar Shave Club that is designed to protect you against the ravages of the winter elements. Wind Master protects and relives chapped, cracked lips from the drying effect of wind and cold. The soothing and nourishing formula contains moisturizing Shea Butter, antioxidant rich Tea Extracts, Sweet Almond Oil, as well as Vitamins A and E and is shine-free, for a completely matte application.
Price: $4 each, $6 for twin pack, Available at DollarShaveClub.com
Laura Geller Spackle Treatment Soothing Makeup Primer (ultimate fave)
Prime, soothe and moisturize sensitive, irritated, winter skin with this lightweight, ultra-hydrating formula that glides on smoothly to create the perfect canvas for flawless makeup. Natural botanical extracts like Aloe Vera, Argan Oil and Witch Hazel soothe and moisturize the skin while green pigments diminish the redness.
Price: $32, Available at ULTA and LauraGeller.com
L’Oréal Paris Age Perfect Hydra-Nutrition Facial Oil SPF 30 (always affordable and easy to find)
L’Oréal Paris Age Perfect Hydra-Nutrition Facial Oil adds in natural oil that’s needed during those dry winter months. It is also the brand’s first facial oil containing broad-spectrum SPF. This lightweight, non-greasy formula soaks deeply into skin for intense, long-lasting glow and nourishment.
Price: $19.99, Available at lorealparisusa.com and drugstores nationwide
Peter Thomas Roth Marine Algae Mask
A nutrient-rich hydrating treatment that helps soothe and nourish dry, winter skin with blue marine algae and other potent humectants. This gel mask helps prevent dehydration by retaining healthy water levels in skin over extended periods and through the most intense climatic conditions.
Price: $52, Available at PeterThomasRoth.com
Proactiv Liquid SPF (daily fave)
The Proactiv+ Liquid SPF is an ultra-weightless and fast absorbing sunscreen that protects your skin from sun even in the winter months. The SPF 15 sunscreen helps protect skin without clogging pores, offering sun protection without a heavy, sticky or white residue making it perfect for all seasons.
Price: $34.95 for regular shipment members, Retail Price (Non-Member): $56.00, Available at proactivcatalog.com or by calling 1-888-710-2161
StriVectin Oxygen Infusing Soothing Mask
Working to gently exfoliate, the StriVectin Oxygen Infusing Soothing Mask brightens dull winter skin without over drying. Unlike other harsh exfoliators, the Oxygen Infusion Smoothing Mask, fueled by patented NIA-114™ and a unique self-foaming technology, is infused with radiance boosting oxygen and beta-hydroxy acids to provide purified skin for a youthful looking complexion with softer, smoother, revitalized skin.
Price: $62, Available on StriVectin.com
HYDRATE DRY HAIR
Alterna Haircare Moisture Intense Caviar Oil Crème Pre-Shampoo Treatment (you know I love you, Katie Holmes)
For dry hair, this luxurious treatment deeply moisturizes to revitalize dehydrated strands. Designed for use on wet hair pre-shampoo, it boosts the performance of both shampoos and conditioners by binding the hydrating agents in both products to better hydrate hair while also repelling minerals present in water to defend against build up.
Price: $30, Available at AlternaHaircare.com, Sephora, Ulta, Nordstrom and fine salons nationwide
Kérastase Elixir Ultime Collection (brand fave)
Transform hair into a sublime, silky, visible level of protection with four precious oils: Maize Oils, Argan Oil, Camellia Oil and Pracaxi Oil. Two new additions to the collection, Elixir Ultime Volume Beautifying Oil Mist & Elixir Ultime Oil-in-Conditioner utilize the brand’s Oleo Complexe, helping to restore strength to the hair and protects it from external aggressors, while also bringing shine, nourishment and deep conditioning to the hair. The new Oil Mist is also the brand’s first-to-market bi-phase spray oil and is designed specifically for fine hair.
Price: $44-58 each, Available at Kerastase-USA.com and Kérastase Salons
L’Oréal Paris Advanced Haircare Extraordinary Oil Nourish Lustrous Oil Serum (smells delish)
This light-weight serum contains six oils that deeply nourish dry winter hair after one use. It’s specially formulated with an oil-complex comprised of Amla, Coconut, Soja, Sunflower, Argan, and Chamomile oils to nourish hair every day, leaving it shiny and soft. Perfect for all hair types.
Price: 6.99, Available at lorealparisusa.com and drugstores nationwide
