June 17, 2009

Spa? You need no stinkin' spa. A miracle you can do at home...


Straight from the estheticians arsenal comes a fantastic enzyme peeling cream you can use at home.   If you've ever wanted to rub those wrinkles right off your face, here's your chance.  Sonya Dakar's Enzyme Peeling Cream.   

An acid-free cream with pumpkin enzymes, cardamon and beta-carotene extracts, it permits you to gently take those dried and lazy layers of skin out of those ditches you call wrinkles and in doing so starts to refine those lines almost instantly.  I once had an esthetician explain a wrinkle to me - imagine a ditch overgrown with grass, mud and sludge, consistently clogged with debris it inevitably expands and deepens.  The more in the ditch, the larger the ditch becomes...if you extract all those items from the ditch, it refines it, decreases the width and size so the ditch is smaller, narrower, more shallow.  Just like your wrinkles when build up is eliminated on a regular basis.  LET'S WEED WACK YOUR WRINKLES PEOPLE!

A fantastic precursor to adding serums and moisturizers (great time to add my recommended Babor Hydra Plus fluid capsules), it elminates build-up of impurities extracting dead skin and sebum that can clog pores.  Your face will respond with drinking up anything you put on it immediately after.   Anytime I've done this I am asked if I just came back from the spa!  

It can be used 1-3 times per week.  The texture is so non-abrasive it really contradicts the fantastic results.  I always thought the more granular something the better it works.  Not the case here - pumpkin enzyme does not have to be abrasive to work.  Spread a thin layer (we are talking THIN) onto clean, dry skin and let dry for 2 minutes.   You then must rub off in circular motions as you remove the dead skin.  This is when the hard work pays off people! The more attention to detail here, the greater your skin will look.    This product can last a long time if you use it as instructed and well worth the dollar amount because it can replace a day at the spa anytime!


For natural, luscious lips that sink ships



Oh baby,  have I found the secret to accidentally bodacious lips.  If you are a natural girl seeking products for the ultimate goal...looking like you woke up just THAT fantastic...here is the lip color for you.   A sailor's delight, because it lasts all day and night...

Almay's Truly Lasting Color Moisture Rich Lipcolor in 250 Blush. A two step product, the color is subtle and adds to your own lip tone with a hint of a pink.  With no undertone of orange and just a slightly more blue tint it's a great color for all skin tones.  If not, there are several in subtle color tones that should work for you.  The application is a slightly opaque color with a little sheen so it can coat your lips well enough to expand the perimeter of your lips and replace any need for lip liner. I always expand my lower lip over the ridge with this for an extra pouty look AND IT STAYS ALL DAY, ALL NIGHT AND UNTIL THE NEXT MORNING.   With a little lip gloss to help it remain moist this color will keep your lips looking plump and puckered even when you are plumping and puckering someone else.  ;)

I take it everywhere from working out, camping, on the airplane, even under lipstick for special events.  It is my number one make up secret because it's so low maintenance with zero re-application (with the exception of periodic glossing if you like the shiny look).   It has literally last me more than 24 hours.  Perfect for those nights that turn in to mornings, they even last through your 'walk of shame'. ;)