Category Archives: WELLNESS

Tackle Transitional Skin With Murad

September 28, 2015

Now that the days are getting shorter and the summer tans are starting to fade, it’s time to tackle the remains of sunny summers past (where did those spots come from?!). The transition can be tough on everyone. Here are my top transition picks from Dr. Murad’s post-summer skin Rx prescription.

 

 Intensive-C Radiance Peel lifts away sun damage to reveal radiant skin.

Radiance Peel
Brighten, smooth and hydrate to see a radiant glow after just one treatment. Glycolic Acid exfoliates to accelerate turnover of dark damaged cells, removing dullness and improving skin texture. Myrtle Extract supports cellular renewal to boost youthful resilience and elasticity. Vitamin C and Indian Fig protect against free radical damage while enhancing skin clarity and luminosity.  $55
Rapid Age Spot and Pigment Lightening Serum lightens sun and age spots to help you achieve a more even-toned complexion.

Pigment Lighten Serum

Fast-acting treatment featuring Hydroquinone fades dark spots, age spots, and freckles. Our skin-lightening serum also evens out skin tone to reveal a clearer, brighter complexion while helping prevent future pigment formation. $60

Our Hydroquinone serum is suggested for people looking to:
• Fade age spots
• Lighten dark spots
• Even skin tone

Essential-C Night Moisture works overnight to repair and protect your skin from exposure to free radicals.

Essential C

Antioxidant-enriched hydrator featuring a patented technology designed to improve skin while you sleep. Vitamins A, C and E encourage cell turnover to improve skin firmness.$65

Sip, Scrub, Stimulate, Sooth and Spray Your Way to Younger Skin with Kerstin Florian’s New Chamomile Skin Care

September 24, 2015

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Shower/Bath Gel: $36.00 13.5 FL OZ Scrub: $40.00 6 FL OZ
Lotion: $45.00 13.5 FL OZ
Spray: $32.00 4 FL
Kerstin Florian’s new Chamomile Skin Care range is heating up as the weather starts to cool down for the season. The new chamomile skin care is soothing, calming and great for sensitive or acne prone skin types, as well as those who suffer from inflammation. The four products in the collection include: a chamomile body scrub, a gentle chamomile bath gel and body lotion along with a body spray.

In addition to a warm, comforting and fragrant way to end the day, Chamomile is an active botanical and protects your skin from free radical damage.Used since ancient times and comprised of different daisy-like plants (all members of the Asteraceae family), Chamomile is great for healing wounds, anti-inflammatory and additional health benefits.  Chamomile functions as a natural skin lightener, promotes a healthy glow and restores its natural moisture content. Additionally the leaves add strong anti-fungal, antibacterial and antiseptic properties making it an excellent aid to minor skin wounds by disinfection.

Available starting October at www.kerstinflorian.com

Nutrafol for Women. Enough experimenting with hair-growth products out there.

September 18, 2015

Nutrafol for Women

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Enough experimenting with hair-growth products out there? At a loss?

Try this powerful, drug-free, scientific solution. Because the finer things in life shouldn’t include thinning hair…

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Discover the clinically formulated, drug free answer to thicker and fuller hair!

COMPLIMENTARY SHIPPING ON ORDERS IN THE USA

  • Clinically proven ingredients to combat the underlying
    causes of hair loss, thinning hair and poor hair health.
  • One ingredient alone is clinically proven to reduce
    stress related hormones by 32% after 60 days of use.
  • This next generation nutricosmetic promotes thicker,
    healthier hair from within.
  • Conveniently delivered in the interval of your choosing.
$88.00
  • One time purchase
  • Auto Delivery (?)
    Delivered every 30 days
One month supply
(120 capsules)

THERAPEUTIC POWER PLANTS

For thousands of years, humanity has relied on the healing properties of plants. Yet the effectiveness of any ingredient derived from nature is dependent on what degree the quality and quantity of its therapeutic powers can be successfully extracted.

Recent developments in extraction methods have inspired tremendous breakthroughs in nutricosmetics, introducing a powerful, newly proven efficacy of next-generation ingredients. They make the unique power of NUTRAFOL possible.

What Is a Nutraceutical?

A combination of the words nutrient and pharmaceutical, nutraceuticals are natural ingredients containing potent concentrations of isolated bioactive compounds extracted from foods, botanicals or herbals.

Recent scientific research and clinical testing supports their health benefits. Thanks to new discoveries in ingredient research and extraction technology, NUTRAFOL harnesses the power of these previously untapped ingredients.

It starts with food, botanicals & herbs

Patented Extraction Methods

Power Plants Target Multiple Problems

Once extracted, potent plant phytonutrients are combined to help combat the root causes of hair loss. Each bioactive element fulfills a specific role, delivering a full spectrum of benefits.

The full-spectrum phytonutrients in NUTRAFOL address several hair-loss factors at once, helping repair previous damage while revitalizing the scalp and hair follicles.

Bioactives Boost Results

Just because you take a certain amount of an ingredient doesn’t mean your body can process and receive the corresponding value of its benefits. Recent breakthroughs in extraction methods enable us to harvest more potent phytonutrients, and make them more bio-available.

Simply put, your body can absorb more of their power, more quickly, and to greater benefit over longer periods of time.

Researched & Clinically Tested

SOLEIL TOUJOURS With Dr. NOELLE SHERBER

Game changer

Simply freaking out over this one. Glow. Radiate. Protect. Nourish. Enhance.

My number one go to since I tried my first dab. #obsessed.

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DETAILS

Protect and perfect skin in an instant.

Created in partnership with acclaimed US dermatologist Dr. Noëlle Sherber, M.D., F.A.A.D. (Harvard University, The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine; Columbia University), Soleil meets the need for a best-in-breed multi-tasker.

This powerhouse tinted fluid gives skin instant radiant coverage, while at the same time, fights the most common signs of aging. Packed with all-mineral SPF 20, this fluid fortifies skin with anti-oxidant protection, evens skin tone, and wages war on wrinkles. The sheer tint gently transforms the skin to the most natural honeyed perfection and is suitable for all skin tones. Developed with brush- on effortless application, the silky fluid texture glides on the skin, creating suppleness and luminosity while safeguarding and preserving the complexion now and over time. Your serum in shining armor has arrived!

http://www.soleiltoujours.com/collections/face/products/perpetual-radiance-tinted-fluid-spf-20

Star Ingredients: Red Algae, Vitamin C Ester, Vitamin E and Bisabolol, Dermaxyl, Superoxide Dismutase, Green Tea Extract

  • NO nanoparticles
  • Hypoallergenic, vegan and gluten-free formula.
  • 100% natural fragrance.
  • NO parabens, oxybenzone, retinyl palmitate, petrolatum, phthalates, sodium laurel sulfates, propylene glycol, animal ingredients or testing, no synthetic fragrances or colors.
$68 buy it here
 

Skincare by SKINN

June 4, 2015

 

Screen Shot 2015-05-21 at 1.09.21 PMI would say that anything worth doing well is worth procrastinating.  This applies for everything from term papers in college, to parking tickets in the real world and of course skin care. Procrastination in skin care looks a little like this:  Monday night skincare routine, fall asleep in kid’s bed with dirty face.  Tuesday morning skincare routine, wake up in different kid’s bed then exercise.  Tuesday night skincare routine, fall asleep in dog’s bed.  Wednesday morning skincare routine, wake up in kid’s bed then carpool.  Wednesday night skincare routine, “shit I should hang out with my husband and my skin looks hideous!”  So when you rely on last minute quick fixes to undo days of damage, they better be good.

The absolute best for the most reasonable price point were both developed my Dimitri James, world renowned make up artist and life changer.  The first is  DermAppeal ($35.00).  It’s a Thermo-Enzymatic Microdermabrasion treatment with VC5 Crystal Technology that you only need to apply for a minute or so twice a week and it literally transforms your sensitive skin into a face that has been gently exfoliated daily (ha!). It also has this cool minty smell that opens up my constantly clogged sinuses (Jewish girl curse) and makes the entire one minute process feel like a quick trip to the eucalyptus room at your favorite totally over-priced spa.

Part 2 of operation “holy shit why did I not wash my face for days?” is aptly called “Take The Weekend Off.”  It’s a thick gooey creme that immediately absorbs into the skin so you don’t even know it’s there.   It’s completely translucent so you can read your children to bed without scaring them or have sex with your husband without repulsing him.  It’s the ultimate in multi-tasking.  You can literally connect with your kids, save your marriage, get a good night’s sleep,  all while cleaning out impurities in your skin and doing away with fine lines.

You’re welcome.

http://skinn.com

 

Written by Meredith Morton

Meredith is a mom of three perfectly behaved and always impeccably dressed boys who never cuss or fight. She prefers exercise to the side effects of lithium. You can follow her on Instagram @meredithmorton but don’t expect too much.