New Year, New You

With a new year here, millions of women are resolved to begin an anti-aging regimen to keep their skin looking beautiful. Here are a few simple tips to get you going.

Keep your skin looking and behaving youthful with a nutrient-rich anti-aging regimen. Dr. Brandt Liquid Synergy is a nightly repair cream that restores nutrients to the skin while you sleep, giving a new meaning to beauty rest!

Give your skin a rich dose of moisture with Ultimate Day Moisturizer from Kinerase. This luxe formula is rich in anti-aging ingredients that keep skin soft, smooth and beautiful.

Lip gloss is a quick way to add youth to your makeup regimen. Tarte Cosmetics Double Ended Lip Gloss gives you two-for-one gloss action, and is available in a wide variety of colors.

Skin Nutrition

Just like the rest of our body – our skin needs proper nutrition, the essentials. The skin derives many of nutrients from the foods we consume, however most skins are lacking the fundamental elements it needs.

Borba Skin Balance Aqua-Less Crystallines are ideal for those who are lacking or who simply need a boost in their appearance. Borba Skin Balance Aqua-less Crystalline – Clarifying is ideal for oily and acneic skin types. Acneic skins need special care and attention. This product does just that by delivering vitamins to this out of control skin.

Borba Skin Balance Aqua-Less Crystalline – Age Defying addresses major skin issues like the visible signs of aging. Consume for at least 28 days and look forward to a more youthful skin.

Want firmer skin? Incorporate Borba Skin Balance Aqua-Less Crystalline – Firming into your daily regimen and prepare yourself for a more defined skin. Pair this with Borba Firming Fiber Knit products for ultimate benefits.

Clarisonic Technology

Clarisonic uses breakthrough technology to effectively cleanse the face and body. Their oscillating hand-held brushes remove dead skin cells and debris from the pores and skin. Clarisonic removes six times more makeup then the traditional way of cleansing.

Clarisonic Skin Care Brush, available at DermStore, is perfect for all skin tones and conditions and can be used on both the face and body for ultimate purification. Complimentary products like the Clarisonic Gentle Hydro Cleanser maximize the results of the Clarisonic technology. Boost your skin treatment with the Clarisonic Renewal Serum. This product is enhanced with peptides, green tea and a combination of vitamins to smooth and clarify.

Clarisonic is dermatologist tested and recommended. Cosmetic surgeons, spas and estheticians also highly recommend the Clarisonic brush and products.

Dermalogica Age Smart

The new Dermalogica Age Smart products take on a whole new “anti-aging” role or philosophy. The launch of Age Smart launched the idea of treating aging at the source by addressing biochemical reactions that trigger the common signs of aging.

Dermalogica Renewal Lip Complex smoothes and softens the lips with the use of hyaluronic acid and vitamin E for a younger appearance.

Dynamic Skin Recovery SPF 30 is a new medium-weight moisturizer for aging or mature skin. The SPF 30 is ideal for day use to provide sun protection to the skin and to fight premature aging.

Dermalogica MAP-15 Regenerator is a unique new powder-to-emulsion formulation that is to be used directly on the areas that are showing signs of aging. Vitamin C helps to stimulate collagen production for a firmer skin. Antioxidants fight free radical damage while glucosamine helps to synthesis production of hyaluronic acid. This is the new power-product from Dermalogica!

As we age our cell turnover rate increases, which causes the appearance of aging and makes the skin appear dull. Dermalogica Skin Resurfacing Cleanser helps to remove those dead cells on the skin which increases your cell turnover rate and gives a healthy glow to the skin.

Last, but not least, Dermalogica launched their Antioxidant HydraMist for mature and prematurely aging skin. Antioxidants and vitamin C and E fight against free radicals to stop aging in its tracks.

A Younger You

There are certain top-selling products in the skin care industry that do wonders to the skin, providing you with better, more radiant looking skin.

Consider treating the skin not only from the outside, but from the inside as well. Imedeen Prime Renewal is flying off the shelves these days due to the amazing visual results. This supplement helps to rebuild mature or post-menopausal skin.

We’ve all heard the hype about vitamin C; well it's true, vitamin C can truly transform the skin. SkinCeuticals C E Ferulic combines not only vitamin C but other antioxidants like vitamin E and ferulic acid to rejuvenate the skin and give you a more healthy appearance.

SkinMedica TNS Recovery Complex contains proteins and amino acids and has been said to be the “next best thing to surgery.” This product address issues like fine lines, wrinkles and crows feet.

Number one on your regimen list should be sun protection! Sun protection is the most important and vital step to preventing premature aging. La Roche-Posay Anthelios SX fights both UVA and UVB damage.

Don’t forget your targeted treatment products like Dermalogica Multivitamin Power Firm for the eye and lip areas. Vitamins A, C and E reduce wrinkles not only in the eye area but around the lips as well.

Vitamin C – How much is too much?

Vitamin C, as we know, is an excellent antioxidant and a must have in our skin care routine. But many wonder, is too much, well, too much?

The benefits of vitamin C are many. Vitamin C simulates the production of collagen and elastin – components of the skin that break down as we age. Vitamin C helps to fight off reactive oxygen species, also known as free radicals. Vitamin C helps to increase photo-protection, address fine lines and wrinkles and brings clarity to the skin.

Numerous studies have been done on vitamin C and it is in many cosmeceuticals worldwide, but many of the current studies show that the skin utilizes and benefits the most from vitamin C concentrations between 15-20%. Consider products like SkinCeuticals C E Ferulic or Cellex-C High Potency Serum.

The eye area also benefits from vitamin C; however, because the eye area is also more delicate than the rest of the skin, less vitamin C should be used in this area. Experts recommend we use between 7-10% around the eye area to eliminate the possibility of irritation.

Skin that is acclimated to vitamin C can use higher concentrations of this active, these recommendations are simply best for those that are initially using vitamin C or have sensitive skin.

The Power of Kinetin

Kinetin is an ingredient commonly used in skin care products because of its amazing ability and potential to address common skin concerns. Kinetin is derived from cytokinins or plant hormones that are able to cause cell division. Kinetin is an element that naturally occurs in human DNA; therefore it is easily accepted by the skin without causing irritation. Since the early 1990s, kinetin has proved to be a powerful anti-aging ingredient and is highly recommended among dermatologists.

Treating the skin while we sleep is the best way to regenerate and revitalize the skin. Studies show that while our bodies are at rest, our skin is more able to accept ingredients and utilize these active elements. Use Kinerase Ultimate Night Moisturizer to restore and nourish environmentally damaged skin. Kinerase products visibly reduce the signs of aging while neutralizing free radical attacks.

Kinerase C6 Peptide Intensive Treatment combines the power of kinetin with vitamin C, a powerful antioxidant that helps prevent UVA and UVB damage and also fights premature aging.

Kinetin Intensive Eye Repair, made by Osmotics Cosmeceuticals, is formulated with kinetin that helps to soften fine lines and wrinkles while promoting elasticity and firmness around the orbital area.

The Doctor is In

With more and more people looking to cosmetic procedures to lend a more youthful appearance to their skin, preventative measures are becoming more essential than ever. MD Skincare Team Doctor Kit combines the company's incredibly popular Alpha Beta Daily Face Peel with the new Hydra-Pure Antioxidant Firming Serum. This incredible system provides anti-aging benefits that help revitalize skin of any age.

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.