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Crème de la Mer Introduces Christmas 2011 – perfect luxury skincare gifts for brides-to-be

Tuesday, November 29th, 2011

Crème de la Mer Introduces Christmas 2011

I have used and worked with Crème de la Mer for years now and really appreciate the technology in these products and the results they deliver. I know that if I ever apply it to a clients face, they will always ask me what I have used, as it feels so divine on their skin!

If you have never experienced the luxury of Crème de la Mer skincare before and would love to use some of the gorgeous products on the run up to your wedding day, Christmas is the perfect time to do this, as the Christmas gift collection is stunning. Maybe you want to treat yourself or ask someone special to treat you this Christmas – as you can see, there is a range of luxury gift sets to choose from:

NEW The Discovery Collection – RRP £200
Designed to create a more hydrated and luminous appearance, The Discovery Collection offers three best-selling treatments in a Christmas gift box. Featuring Crème de la Mer (30ml), The Eye Balm Intense (5ml) and The Radiant Serum (15ml), this limited edition set is the ideal gift for frequent travellers and first time users.
Limited edition, available at Selfridges from November 2011

NEW The Luxury Essentials – RRP £305
Indulge loved ones with The Luxury Essentials featuring Crème de la Mer’s simple daily beauty regimen: Crème de la Mer (60ml), The Regenerating Serum (15ml), and The Eye Concentrate (15ml). In a short time, skin becomes softer, firmer and looks virtually ageless.
Limited edition, available nationwide from November 2011

NEW Legendary Luxury – RRP £1,150
The ultimate gift for Crème de la Mer devotees, the Legendary Luxury set pairs a 500ml Crème de la Mer jar and silver-plated spatula in a collectible, limited-edition case. The perfect Christmas present and quintessential showcase for Crème de la Mer.
Limited edition, available at Harrods from November 2011

NEW Crystal Encrusted Holder – RRP £200
For those seeking a little seasonal sparkle with their winter skincare regime, this beautiful keepsake box housing a 60ml Crème de la Mer delicately shimmers, adding heightened luxury to the beauty ritual.
Limited edition, available exclusively at Selfridges from November 2011

NEW Limited Edition Swarovski 500ml Display Case – RRP £1,400
Crème de la Mer devotees looking to ensure their beauty collection is exquisitely presented will enjoy this stunning Swarovski crystal adorned keepsake case. Neatly encasing a 500ml jar of the original Crème de la Mer Moisturizing Cream, this spectacular pot creates a luxurious feature on any dressing table.
Limited edition, available exclusively at Harrods from November 2011

NEW The Radiant Collection – RRP £210
This elegant travel set comprises the original Moisturizing Cream (30ml), The Radiant Serum (15ml), The Eye Balm Intense (5ml), The Radiant Infusion (30ml) and The Cleansing Gel (100ml). Ideal for use in colder months when skin can feel dull and in need of replenishment, the collection encourages more radiant and refined skin, leaving skin appearing healthy and glowing.
Limited edition, available nationwide from November 2011

NEW The Hydrating Facial – RRP £180
During a period throughout which skin can suffer as a result of social festivities, the NEW limited edition Hydrating Facial is ideal for providing a swift replenishing facial treat. The 100% cotton, two-zoned mask delivers amazing hydration through a luxurious sensorial spa-like experience: skin is left nourished, smooth and conditioned, with a resilient healthy looking glow – perfectly accessorizing any party ensemble.
Available nationwide from November 2011 for a limited time only

‘Fill My Stocking with Crème de la Mer Please’

The Lip Balm 9g- RRP £40.00
Adding a little luxury to a Christmas stocking, this luxurious soothing lip balm works to soften, comfort and alleviate dryness often associated with winter weather conditions. Worn throughout the day, lips are kept smooth, revitalised and feel plumper. Applied at night, lips appear renewed by morning. The Lip Balm is a winter essential to keep close to hand at all times – one of Santa’s favourites!

The Refining Facial 100ml – RRP £65.00
The Refining Facial is perfect for skin that may feel in need of a revitalising boost during the hectic festive season. The Refining Facial, incorporating pure diamond powder, makes a sumptuous stocking filler. It begins to work instantly to sooth, cool and enhance the brightness and radiance of skin.

NEW The Concentrate 30ml – RRP £220
A transformational treatment, this elixir noticeably improves the appearance of scarring and diminishes the appearance of irritation and redness. Containing Crème de la Mer’s renowned Miracle Broth™, the Concentrate helps to renew and restore skin’s appearance – an ultra-luxestocking filler for those seeking to give their skin the ultimate treat this Christmas. The new 30ml size of the Concentrate is available nationwide NOW.

For more information, go to www.cremedelamer.co.uk

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PUPA Cheekbone Enhancer & Lip Volumizing Enhancer

Friday, May 13th, 2011

Restore Gaunt Cheeks & Skinny Smiles with

Pupa Cheekbone Enhancer & Lip Volumizing Enhancer

I had seen a lot of press about these two products and I was so excited about trying them, as I regularly use lip enhancing products and am already a big fan, but I had never tried a cheekbone enhancer before, so I was very interested to see the results that these 2 products delivered.

About these products:

We all know to reach for our anti-wrinkle cream to keep crow’s feet and lines at bay, but how do we combat those lip lines, thinning lips and hollowed-out cheeks that come with ageing? The clever creators at Pupa applied their enhancement knowledge to develop two genius NEW facial enhancers that put the puppy fat back where you miss it most! Containing their key ingredient Volufiline, the natural extract from Asiatic Gardenia, these creams have a natural lipo-filling action to restore fullness to your features, fast.

Reclaim the Cheekbones of Your Youth

Forget that awful ‘pillow face’ look that comes with surgical cheek implants, simply smooth on Pupa Cheekbone Enhancer £33/30ml morning and night and await your more youthful ‘modelesque’ cheekbones! Clinically proven to fill out cheeks by up to +5mm in JUST 8 weeks *, this clever cream helps you on your way to achieving the cheekbones of your youth. On first application cheeks look instantly smoother and firmer and skin looks brighter. With regular use over 8 weeks (apply morning and evening) you can achieve fuller and firmer cheeks, defined cheekbones and a visibly younger looking face with the overall appearance of the face being re-shaped. Best of all Pupa Cheekbone Enhancer cream provides results without the pain or price tag of surgery and fillers!

Firming and supporting like a cosmetic lift, Pupa’s Cheekbone Enhancer helps you to achieve a model-perfect face, exuding a youthful appearance. Its exclusive complex can fill and re-shape sunken, sagging cheeks by giving new structure to the supporting tissue.

But don’t just take our word for it…. An 8 Week Clinical Trial Revealed…..

VOLUME EFFECT Clinically proven to fill out cheeks by up to +5mm in JUST 8 weeks *

SKIN IS TAUTER & MORE TONED 88% of women in the trial agreed that their skin was firmer with better tone and 92% thought their skin was firmer and more supple**

UPLIFT EFFECT 88% of women who took part in the trials thought their cheekbones looked higher**

Ingredients:

Volufiline: This ‘plant-plumper’ boosts the storage of lipids in the adipose cells, encouraging plumped up skin tissues. With regular use, day by day cheeks increase in volume.

Kio Pulp Complex V10: Improves skin structure, enhancing its firmness and compactness and also helps to protect Elastin and Collagen fibres from the breakdown that comes from ageing. Its anti-oxidant power creates a protective barrier against free radicals.

Exclusive Peptide Complex extracted from Kigelia Africana: This incredible ingredient helps to increase skin firmness, smoothness, tone and fullness by enveloping the cheeks in a soft and elastic bio-film.

Application:

Pupa Cheekbone Enhancer is a light, fast absorbing cream, which should be applied with a gentle circular massage avoiding the eye contour. For an intensive treatment, apply daily, morning and evening for at least 8 weeks. To maintain the effect apply once a day.

Ideal for all those women who have naturally sunken cheeks, and women with gaunt cheeks due to a diet, a sudden loss of weight or the normal skin aging process.

My results:

I have recently lost weight and my cheeks were looking slightly sunken, so I was the perfect person to try this product. I used it regularly as directed and I can honestly say that I have had better results with this product on my cheeks, than any other product I have used in this area – i’ve even had compliments about my cheekbones since using the product. It actually surprised me that after approx 3 weeks, I had so a noticeable difference – I don’t want to stop using it now as the results are so amazing!

The Secret to Plumping Up your Pout….

Pupa Lip Volumizing Enhancer £24.50/15ml

With age our lips tend to become thinner and lose their youthful plumpness. Coupled with lip lines our lips need extra help as we age. Pupa Lip Volumizing Enhancer is a lip cream that provides volume and smoothness right from the first application and a progressive lip plumping effect with longer term use. Lips gain a new flush, look fuller and fine lines appear reduced – all thanks to the cosmetic lipo and hydro-filling action. This little gem also doubles up as a lip moisturiser and lipstick primer.

Volufiline fills lipids cells naturally; Hyaluronic Acid retains skin water for lips that look plump and smooth and the R-Volume Complex L micro-spheres restore plumpness of tissues. Over time the R-Volume Complex L stimulates Collagen formation helping lips to become toned and full.

Long term Anti-Wrinkle Action….

The ingredients combine to plump out and smooth lines around the lips. Volufiline works its magic to increase thickness of the Adipose layer that lies beneath wrinkles and lip lines, smoothing out fine lines.

Ideal for all skin types, for lips that are naturally thin and lacking definition, or have lost their volume and fullness due to a natural aging process. Hypoallergenic and dermatologically tested.

Application:

Delicately massage cream on lips and contour. To use as a lip primer apply then wait a minute or two before applying your favourite lipstick. A tingling sensation is a good thing! This reveals that product is active. Pupa recommends using daily in the morning and in the evening for at least 8 weeks to obtain best results. Then apply once a day as a maintenance treatment.

My results:

Wow! Yes, this is a great lip primer but it is so much more – I didn’t get a tingling sensation, but it totally smoothed my lips and made them appear more smooth. The most noticeable result was around the lip area, again where I have lost weight, my mouth area looked slightly sunken, but applying this product around the lip area immediately smooths away any fine lines – the most impressive lip product i’ve tried to date. Again, i’ll be using this from now on!

My conclusion: 2 fabulous products which are at a great price, that deliver exactly what they promise. A great little face care ‘kit’ of 2 products, that anyone can ’slot’ in to their existing skin care routine, perfect for brides (as many brides loose weight in the run up to their wedding) and perfect for mother-of-the-bride, if she wants a more youthful look to her face.

For your nearest PUPA stockist or mail-order call 020 8398 9744

or log onto www.beautique.com

Pupa Cheek Enhancer Clinical Trial Results

*Maximum value recorded on 2 of 25 women. Average value 2.5mm. Instrumental measurement conducted by a dermatologist on 25 women for 8 weeks.

**Percentages are based on the percentage of women who agreed an achieved improvement. Self assessment test on 25 women over an 8 week period.

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New! Clinique new Chubby Stick Moisturizing Lip Balm – lip care with a hint of colour

Sunday, May 8th, 2011

Meet Clinique’s newest colourful lip companion, a unique, pleasantly plump and playful nourishing lip balm. Packed with ‘do-gooders’ to keep lips luscious and irresistibly soft, NEW CLINIQUE CHUBBY STICK MOISTURIZING LIP COLOUR BALM provides a sheer hint of colour that glides on effortlessly, leaving behind a natural blush of colour and sheen.

I absolutely love this new product – not only is the product amazing to keep your lips soft and moisturised, I love the fact that they have a slight hint of colour, the product itself looks great and they are really easy to use. With the weather changing so regularly at the moment, very often the lips become dry and sore – and it is important that you get your lips in great condition for your wedding day, so this is the perfect product to start using asap to get your lips soft and smooth for your big day!

NEW CHUBBY STICK MOISTURIZING LIP COLOUR BALM’S highly moisturising formula uses a special blend of decadent butters, oils and antioxidants to help protect and pamper lips with immediate and lasting moisturisation. Infused with Shea Butter, Mango Seed Butter and Jojoba Seed Oil, NEW CHUBBY STICK MOISTURIZING LIP COLOUR BALM delivers a surge of moisture in a sleek stick leaving lips soft, supple and soothed.

Packaged in a playful, shade-matched crayon-esque carrier, the balm-like formula provides stay-true colour and buildable coverage. To apply, simply twist the base to expose more balm and twist back down before replacing the cap. Available in eight mouthwatering shades, ranging from nudes to pretty pinks and deep purples, it’s the perfect addition for any occasion. Don’t leave home without one of these pout pleasers in your purse.

Available in:

* Chunky Cherry
* Richer Raisin
* Super Strawberry
* Whole Lotta Honey
* Woppin’ Watermelon
* Fuller Fig
* Graped-up
* Mega Melon

Allergy Tested. 100% Fragrance Free. Dermatologist Tested.

NEW CHUBBY STICK MOISTURIZING LIP COLOUR BALM,
1.5ml RRP £13.50 €14.00

Available at Clinique counters nationwide

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Soften facial expression lines around the eyes and lips with Darphin

Thursday, February 10th, 2011

Darphin Arovita Eye and Lip Contour Gel won the LookFantastic 2010 Hair and Beauty Awards for the Best Product for Minimising Lines.

lf-winner

This is a real treat for your skin – I was already a fan of this product as I have used it in the past, so I was not surprised to see that it had won an award.

Darphin Arovita Eye and Lip Contour Gel will nourish and help to smooth the appearance of fine lines around your eye and lip area, restoring a radiant and youthful-looking glow.

This comforting gel offers a complete anti-ageing formula to plump out fine lines while tightening and firming these delicate areas. Darphin Arovita Eye and Lip Contour Gel contains rose, orchid and camomile extracts, formulated to give you a younger looking appearance. This comforting gel is most effective when used in conjunction with an appropriate serum.

This product really delivers what it says – my top tip is to use a tiny amount, as it goes a long way. It also works beautifully as an eye cream under makeup, as the skin looks/ feels so much smoother.

Priced at £38 and available from www.lookfantastic.com, I think this is a great price for a luxury award winning product.

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The product I can never be without in my kit box – the Creme de la Mer Lip Balm

Tuesday, December 21st, 2010

There is one product that I have had again and again in my kit box for years, that I use on EVERY client (from real life brides to professional models) – the Creme de la Mer Lip Balm.

As soon as I apply the product, clients ask me “what did you use on my lips”? It it feels so luxurious on the lips and when you apply it, your lips look and feel amazing. So many of my clients have gone away and purchased themselves one of these, as they adore the feeling of this product on the lips.

Yes, you can purchase cheaper lip balms from the high street – but what makes this product so special, compared to less expensive brands?

Thinner than any area on the face, the lips are virtually defensive against subtle changes in wind, temperature and dryness. The Lip Balm infuses a potent concentration of the original Miracle Broth with marine extracts, botanicals and vitamins to regenerate the delicate lip skin.

The luxurious emulsion works on contact to soften roughness, relieve dryness and flaking and help heal seriously dry lips. A patented Lip Lipid Complex is the first line of defense. It delivers moisture, strengthening the lips’ minimal moisture barrier and helping to prevent further damage. An essential protein found in the artic helps insulate vulnerable lip skin from extreme conditions on heat and cold. Mint comforts the lips and enhances the balm with a cool refreshing flavour (something my clients also comment on).

Like all Creme de la Mer products, the results are immediate – lips look younger, smoother, soft and plumper. There has never been a client who has not liked this product!

Priced at £36, this product will last ages and will get your lips looking gorgeous for your wedding day. It isn’t greasy, so you do not have to worry about your lipstick/ gloss ’sliding off’. It is perfect for this time of year, when the weather gets colder and the heating is on at home and work – this is when our lips can get dry and sore. This product really treats the lips, rather than just sitting on top of the lip area.

Order online at www.cremedelamer.co.uk

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For a sheer, pretty lip colour on your wedding day

Tuesday, October 12th, 2010

I love the Estee Lauder Pure Color Gloss Stick - it is the perfect bridal lip colour for brides who do not want to wear a full colour lipstick on their wedding day, as it is so sheer and pretty.

If you are a bride who wants the look of a lip gloss, but does not want to wear a sticky gloss, this is also perfect for you – as it gives you the look of a gloss, without the sticky feeling that some lip glosses can leave you with.

This product ‘melts’ on to the lips with rich conditioners and soft shine and it provides an instant release of hydration and colour – your lips will look shinier and fuller, as the prismatic pearls add multi-dimensional volume and amplified light reflection.

This award winning product comes in 12 gorgeous shades – my favourite bridal colours are Sunlit Coral and Honey Pink.

RRP£17 - available from www.esteelauder.co.uk.

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Dermalogica Renewal Lip Complex

Saturday, August 28th, 2010

If you are looking for a gorgeous lip treatment which doubles up as a fantastic lip primer, I highly recommend the Dermalogica Renewal Lip Complex.

Part of the Dermalogica AGE Smart range, the Renewal Lip Complex is a sophisticated daily lip treatment which restores delicate tissue, minimizes contour lines and helps prevent the signs of ageing.

Vitamin E fights damaging free radicals, while a moisturising blend of Avocado Oil, combined with Shea and Cocoa Seed butters, quickly smooth rough uneven lips.

The superior conditioning lasts for hours beyond application and leaves your lips feeling like silk. I’ve used this product for months and not only do I love the way it leaves your lips feeling, it really is a fabulous lip primer.

Use it regularly in the run up to your wedding to improve the condition of your lips and then use it on your wedding day as a primer, to prevent your lip colour ‘bleeding’ on your wedding day.

Find out more at www.dermalogica.com/uk/

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For lipstick-ready lips: Award winning Nutritive Lip Balm by Sisley

Sunday, March 28th, 2010

If this year’s cold weather has left your lips feeling dry, chapped and sore or if you are looking for a lip balm to keep your lips in perfect condition for your wedding day SISLEY NUTRITIVE LIP BALM is one of my personal favourite and kit box essentials.

This gorgeous lip balm instantly soothes chapped lips, nourishes and provides long lasting protection. Hydrated, lips are beautified and feel soft and plumped up.

This product has an easily absorbed rich texture that is shiny (but not sticky) and feels so comforting for the lips. You can apply this product as often as required.

Whenever I use this product on a bride, they always ask me what product it is and comment on how soft their lips feel. It is perfect to use under lipstick and even though it may not be the inexpensive lip balm on the market (RRP £35), you need to only use the tiniest amount and rather than just sitting on top of your lips, it really does treat them.

Read more about Sisley and their award winning products at: www.sisley-cosmetics.co.uk

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MADARA decocare – highlight your natural beauty

Sunday, March 7th, 2010

MADARA is an entirely natural and organic range of cosmetics that is certified according to the international ECOCERT standard. Its ingredients include biologically certified flower and herb extracts from the Baltic region, as well as other natural substances. MADARA packaging is environment friendly and can be recycled. They only use ecological cleaning agents in the production of our products; they do not carry out experiments on animals and use energy efficient production equipment.

MADARA comes from Latvia, a small country in Northern Europe, in the Baltic region, which has managed to preserve many unblemished and wild places, as well as a diversity of flowers and grasses. Northern summers are much shorter and harsher and therefore plants are forced to concentrate all of their energy on the short blossoming period to attract bees and continue their living process during the next summer. As a result, at the moment of their collection, the blossoms and herbs, which have grown in these latitudes, are especially rich with active substances and extracts that are used in the production of MADARA cosmetics. They are powerful and effective.

There are four ranges of MADARA products:

ecoface - a 3-step guide to deeper beauty, which is prepared from the same ingredients with which flowers cleanse their faces and beautify themselves (cleanse, tone, moisturise)

ecolips - which consists of a day and night lip balm

ecobody – this range covers several areas of body care – cleanse. moisturise, shape, anti-cellulite and stretch marks

decocare – in this range is flower dust, which is a shimmering body lotion and the 2 products which I have tried myself which are:

The Tinting Fluid – RRP £21.50

This tinting fluid comes in 2 shades, moon flower which is the lighter shade and sun flower, which leaves the skin with a radiant look of a summer tan. This product is not as thick as a foundation – it is more along the lines of a dewy, radiant tinted moisturiser that gives the skin a healthy glow. If you like a thick coverage with your makeup base then this product will be too thin for you – however, if you want to let your skin ‘breathe’ and just wear a light base to give your skin a break from heavier foundation in the run up to your wedding day, then this is perfect for you. The product will lightly even out your skin tone and disguise imperfections and fine lines. It gives such a pretty glow to the skin – and because the ingredients are so good for the skin, this is a perfect ‘first foundation’ for a teenager or for a younger bridesmaid on a wedding day who wants to wear a little makeup, without looking heavy.

The next product (which compliments the tinting fluid for a natural look) is the Tinting lipgloss – RRP £10

This also comes in 2 shades – moonkissed and sunkissed. These, to me are like a balm with a hint of gloss and are incredibly caring and soothing for the delicate lip area. The product contains Baltic rose hip and the colour and shimmer are obtained from natural plant minerals and mica.

These products (especially the darker shades) are perfect for your honeymoon – no-one likes to wear heavy makeup with a tan in the heat, but these would look fabulous in the evening, for a subtle shimmer to your skin. Use the tinting fluid along with the tinting lipgloss and a touch of black mascara and you’ll look gorgeous!

To read more about MADARA and their products, go to www.madara.co.uk

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For fuller, more voluptuous lips on your wedding day

Friday, February 26th, 2010

Medik8 Pretox® Pout is an Injection-Free Alternative to Collagen lip plumping treatments, which helps promote fuller, healthier, more voluptuous lips. Designed specifically for lip care, Pretox® Pout hydrates the lips and helps to restore glycosaminoglycans and collagen, increasing lip moisture and adding volume to improve the contour of the lips and give better definition to the lip-line.

Pretox® Pout helps to remodel and refine the shape of lips leading to a dazzling make-over of the lips’ contours, size and shade. By slowing down the skin-ageing processes, it restores the elasticity and resilience to the lips, leading to an enticing pout and an irresistible appeal.

Use this product twice daily (on clean skin) – the plumping action helps to enhance lip definition and reduce the appearance of surface folds. This is the perfect treatment for someone who wants to improve the look of their lips for their wedding day, without having to go down the route of injections.

Not only does give this product give fantastic results (I noticed a difference after a couple of weeks), the great thing about this product is that it is not sticky and it does not tingle. There are many other lip treatments which leave the lips with a ‘tingling’ sensation – I don’t mind that, but many of my clients have said that they do not like the sensation of these products – you do not have to worry about that at all with this product.

(RRP is £29.00 for 15ml) SkinBrands – 020 8997 8541/ www.skinbrands.co.uk

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