Exceptional Lip Protection

The key to healthy moisturized lips is incorporating exceptional lip care products. The lips are affected just as the skin is by such things as free radical damage, destructive sun exposure, and external and internal aggressors. Maintaining the lips now will help them to stay full and beautiful.

Most of us have heard that the average woman consumes approximately 6 pounds of lipstick in their lifetime. Why not use a lip balm like Eminence Citrus Lip Balm that’s actually safe to consume as it is completely organic. Ingredients like pineapple and papaya gently exfoliate the lips, leaving them feeling hydrated and fuller.

A nighttime lip treatment is ideal to remove dead skin cells on the lips surface and reveal your true luscious lips. Nighttime Lip Treatment from Glytone contains retinol and salicylic acid to stimulate collagen and elastin production.

Protecting the lips from sun exposure is essential to avoiding pigmentation issues as well as avoiding skin cancer. Exuviance Essential Multi-Protective Lip Balm SPF 15 contains titanium dioxide to reflect damaging UVA and UVB rays.

Home Accents

Candles can be a delightful addition to any home or office. Candles can enlighten the senses and provide aromatic benefits to the body.

Tocca Beauty Candele Da Viaggio – Kyoto, Cleopatra, Grace & Havana combines four fragrant candles for elegance and an excellent aroma to any household.

Lavender is relaxing and de-stressing to the body, which is why Lavender Harvest Candle from L'Occitane is essential in any bathroom.

For those who just can't wait for the warming smells of winter, indulge with the perfect scents like Zents Holiday Candle – Home for the Holidays or Winter Wonderland. They’ll be sure to spice up your season.

Get Cheeky

Blush or cheek colors can give your face quite the statement. Whether you are wearing a subtle or bold color, blush can complete any look. Blush adds a glow to the face, contours and defines the cheeks and adds natural looking definition. When used properly for your face, blush can make the face appear fuller and more elongated. Blush will add radiance to any woman’s cheeks.

Jane Iredale In Touch Cream Blush in Charisma is easy to apply and gives a lasting berry finish to the cheek bones. This product is so versatile it can be used over or under your mineral foundation and comes in three fun shades.

For a more defined cheek bone, try applying two different blush shades like gloMinerals gloBlush Duo – Petunia. Two colors make it easy to customize and convenient for easy makeup application.

Paula Dorf Cheek Color Cream in Tempo blends just right to give you that natural looking glow. This color is perfect for a soft finish that allows your natural beauty to shine through.

Love Your Lips

Getting lips that are easy to love is easier than ever. In both the summer and the winter, lips can become dry, cracked and rough. Soften the lips with Colorescience Lip Exfoliator, which helps to remove the dead skin cells that accumulate on the lips. Add a dose of moisture with Lip Treatment from Kinerase or Caudalie Lip Conditioner. Protect the lips against sun damage year-round with Jane Iredale Lip Drink, which provides broad-spectrum SPF 15. And if you're the type who likes some color on your lips, try Mix & Match Lip Kit. Featuring three paraben-free glosses, this kit moisturizes and softens lips to seal the deal.

Skin care you can drink

The skin is largely affected by the diet. Many toxins we consume can wreak havoc, while vitamins and minerals can help stimulate healthy activity throughout the body, including the skin.

Jan Marini C-ESTAMINS is a rejuvenating daily supplement that helps to firm and smooth the skin, resulting in fewer fine lines and other signs of aging.

Kinerase Multi-Vitamins, Minerals and Nutrients provides a morning and evening vitamin complex that promotes overall skin health. Specially designed for women, they contain nearly every element your body needs.

Borba offers a unique take on dietary supplements, with essential vitamins and nutrients that come in a form other than pills. Their Skin Balancing Aqua-Less Crystallines come in Clarifying, Age Defying, Replenishing and Firming mixes. Add one packet of this powder to water, and drink in the skin-boosting benefits. Borba evens offers vitamin-rich Skin Balancing Gummi Bears, made with organic cane sugar and organic corn syrup for those who like a sweet treat with their skin care!

NIghttime Skin

Night time is the right time for serious skin care. Why? Because sleep triggers a natural repair cycle that affects both the mind and the body -- skin included. It's the reason we dream, and it's the reason why a nightly skin care regimen is so important.

Tess Time for some ZZZs is a creamy yet lightweight moisturizer loaded with antioxidants. It provides essential hydrated for a brighter, healthier complexion when you awake.


Dermalogica Night Bright is a nightly pigmentation cream that helps to even out irregularities in the complexion, including sun spots and hormonal-induced spots.

As part of an anti-aging regimen, Ultra Rich Night Repair from Kinerase helps to provide a more youthful complexion, diminishing the severity of fine lines and wrinkles while strengthening the dermal layer of the skin to keep the skin smooth.

Emu Oil

Emu oil is a substance that has been used for thousands of years, first used by the Australian aborigines. Then and now, emu oil is used to treat such concerns as burns, cuts, wounds, and bruises, and as a pain reliever for the muscles.

Emu oil consists of about 70% unsaturated fatty acids such as oleic acid, linoleic acid and linolenic acid, which moisturize and soften the skin, making it widely used in cosmetic products. One of the great benefits of emu oil is to aid in reducing scar formation because it helps to calm inflammation and is easily absorbed into the skin.

Dremu Oil Serum is formulated with 100% emu oil to treat dry, problematic skin. This product calms facial redness and flushing, smooths wrinkles and fine lines, reduces blemishes and stimulates collagen production.

Dremu’s Airbrush is a highly beneficial eye cream loaded with antioxidants and emu oil to repair wrinkles, reduce puffiness and dark circles in the eye area.

The Dremu products can treat many different skin concerns such as eczema, rosacea, extremely dry/dehydrated skin, wrinkles and acne. Using just one of these products can simplify your skin care regimen tremendously.

Back to School with Clear Skin

Starting a new school year can be stressful for teens, especially when all that stress triggers acne breakouts. Get ready for a pimple-free start to school with Tess, the Teen Everyday Skincare System. Designed especially for teens, Tess products feature fruity scents that make them fun to use and offer amazing results, making them great to use again and again.

Tess Rise and Shine Cleanser is a great daily cleanser for combination skin. It helps to balance the skin's oil production to prevent clogged pores and breakouts.

Magic Mud Mask is formulated with witch hazel to help draw out impurities from existing blemishes in just 10 minutes.

For pesky pimples, Tess offers two blemish sticks: Take No Prisoners, with 2% Salicylic Acid, and Zip It, with 1% Salicylic Acid.

Shimmer & Scent

Combining our favorite signature scents with a sultry look of shimmer is a great way to look good and smell just so sweet!

Vera Wang Shimmering Powder Puff adds subtle shimmer with a light scent of Vera Wang’s signature scent. This product can be used over the entire body and works great for day and night.

Add more shimmer and less scent with Fleur’s AromaMineral Golden Powder. Light reflecting minerals catch the light and make you glimmer and glow all over.

Marc Jacobs Shimmer Body Powder is a talc-free powder scented with the lovely signature Marc Jacobs scent. This shimmer powder is very sheer and looks great on all skin tones.

TLC for Hypersensitive Skin

Hypersensitive skin is characterized as skin that is extremely reactive and becomes intolerant and irritated easily. Skin that is hypersensitive generally needs products that are free of ingredients that are found to be irritating to the skin. Many times hypersensitivity is associated with other skin conditions like rosacea and dermatitis.

Those who suffer from acne will also have to deal with hypersensitive skin as well which becomes difficult to treat. To help reduce breakouts without irritation try Avene Diacneal Gel Cleanser morning and night followed with your regular skin care routine.

For light moisture, Pharmaceutical Specialties Vanicream Lite Skin Care Lotion can be used over the entire body and face. This moisturizer is perfect for those with eczema or very dry skin.

Sensitive skin actually needs stimulation to help it build resistance to future irritation. Refine 4% from CosMedix is great for night time use to regenerate collagen and elastin production and to slough off dead skin cells.

Sun protection, although extremely important for all skin types and conditions, is even more important for those with hypersensitive skin because they tend to react to sun exposure moreso. California Baby SPF 18 Moisturizing Sunscreen – Everyday/ Year-Round works well for extremely sensitive skin because it is formulated for the delicate skin of a baby.

Poison Oak & Ivy Treatments

The rash of poison oak is caused by the leaves on the Poison Oak bush. Urushiol is the surface oil emitted from the leaves, which causes an allergic reaction to most people. Only 15-30% of people experience no irritation once in contact with the oil. The poison or urushiol can be washed from the skin if it is within a short period, but prolonged exposure will cause the oil to absorb, thus causing the allergic reaction.

The best thing to prevent a reaction in the first place is to wear a block such as Oak-N-Ivy Tecnu, a waterless barrier that shields the oil from the skin, clothes and other items such as tools. However if the preventative precautions are not taken, Oak-N-Ivy Corticool is useful to help alleviate swelling and inflammation by cooling the area upon contact. Many times, corticosteroids can cause discoloration to the skin, therefore cortisone-free products are best to use, such as Oak-N-Ivy CalaGel, which leaves an invisible skin protectant to help treat the allergic reaction.

Fragrances

Everyone wants to have a personal fragrance that is uniquely their own. Perfumes and colognes are ideal for creating a unique aura that embodies our personality. A memorable fragrance is key to making a lasting impression.

While there are thousands of perfumes on the market, not all are created equally. Forget about floral bouquets; if you want a memorable fragrance, you'll have to smell outside the box. Demeter Fragrance Library creates a number of unique aromas that might change the way you think about fragrances. These include Gin & Tonic, Orange Cream Pop, Salt Air and Dirt. Comme Des Garcons is another fragrance maker known for its unique blend of aromas, such as oxygen, flash of metal, washing drying in the wind, mineral carbon, sand dunes and nail polish.


More and more designer fragrances are coming on the market. These fragrances are either made by or marketed under the name of fashion designers, celebrities and the like. Popular designer fragrances include Giorgio Armani, Calvin Klein, Marc Jacobs, J. Lo and Sarah Jessica Parker.

Even children can benefit from fragrance. Mustela Must Eau de Soin Spray is a calming scent for babies and children that blends fruit and floral aromas. Its soothing properties are great for settling anxious little ones before bed.

Mattify Oily Skin

Facial oil, or sebum, is produced from the sebaceous glands to protect and provide a barrier on the skin. Although oil production is necessary, excessive oil production can be difficult to deal with and maintain. Many of today’s mattifying products will help to eliminate and absorb excess oil that is being produced.

Jane Iredale PureMatte Finish Powder is great under or over a mineral makeup base to help slow oil during the day and keep you shine-free. This product can be used alone or with your regular makeup products, and can be reapplied throughout the day as necessary.

Sun protection during the day is vital for all skin types. Using a mattifying sunscreen is great for oily skin to avoid that greasy feeling that many sunscreens have. DDF Matte Finish Photo-Age Protection SPF 30 is oil-free, and absorbs easily to provide an excellent barrier against sun damage. Not only does this protect against photo-damage, it contains 11 antioxidants to fight free radical damage.

Corn starch is a great active ingredient to absorb excess oil that accumulates on the face during the day. Aroma Purete – Matifying Powdered Blotting Papers from Decleor utilize this unique ingredient to remove unwanted oil as well as provide a powder base to the skin to reduce oil production.

Bronzers

Bronzers are a must have – especially for the summertime, as they add much needed warmth to your skin. Highlighting, contouring, defining and adding a bit of color can be achieved with this one simple step to your makeup protocol.

Jane Iredale Moonglow Bronzer is ideal for all skin types and undertone as it combines four unique shades with just the perfect amount of shimmer, giving your skin the luminescence you may be lacking. Plus, this mineral bronzer can be used as eye shadow, lip color or on the body.

Looking to add a bit more cheek bone to your features? Try Kissed by the Sun Bronzer w/Brush from Colorescience. Start by applying a small amount of color directly at the cheek bone and add color as needed. Next blend the color upwards and out to define the cheeks.

Add a touch of color to the face with gloMinerals gloBronze – Sunkiss. Two different tones, a light and dark chocolate color make it easy for all skin tones from very fair to deep or dark skins.