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Winter Getaway Must Haves
Packing for any type of getaway can be stressful, but making sure you are equipped with the right beauty essentials doesn’t have to be! Whether you’re headed to the slopes or to dip your toes in the sand, we have got you covered.
Headed to the beach,check out our lineup of Sun defending and nourishing products:
- IOPE UV Defense Sun Protector SPF 50+ ($32; www.us.aritaum.com): This lightweight sun protector strengthens the skin barrier while providing protection against harmful UV rays. Its grease-free formula absorbs into the skin quickly, controls shine, & moisturizes skin.
- KORRES Greek Yoghurt After-Sun Cooling Gel ($26; Sephora.com): Soothe your sunburn with the power of epilobium angustifolium, fennel extracts and Greek Yoghurt to help promote the moisture recovery of sun-harassed skin. This exceptionally calming cream-gel provides long-lasting freshness and comfort to the face and body.
- Bioré Witch Hazel Ultra Deep Cleansing Pore Strips ($6.49; www.biore.com): The perfect way to get your skin extra clean after a day in the sand. This new edition to the cult-classic line of Bioré Pore Strips uses Witch Hazel to pull out 2x more deep-down dirt for the deepest clean you can see. With just one use, lift away pore-clogging dirt, sunblock, oil and blackheads for purified pores.
Headed to the ski slopes,check out these moisturizing and repairing products:
- LAVANILA The Healthy Deodorant, Elements Collection ($14 each; Sephora.com) After breaking a sweat on the mountain (or on the beach), freshen up with this new lineup of fresh, energizing deodorants that takes natural to the next level. Inspired by some of the elements of nature — earth, air, fire and water— the unique deodorants in this collection are infused with pure essential oil blends that bring the elements to life.
- IMAGE Skincare VITAL C hydrating overnight masque ($55; IMAGESkincare.com): This overnight treatment is the perfect way to keep your skin hydrated and moisturized after some wind burn. The gel-texture delivers water to the skin and locks in vital nutrients while you sleep, helping to smooth skin and diminish wrinkles. Wake up feeling hydrated and glowing.
- Uncle Bud’s Hemp Massage & Body Oil ($19.99; Walmart): This versatile, fast- absorbing, coconut-scented body oil is a great way to hydrate your skin after being in the cold. Plus, the natural hemp helps to relieve any aches and pains you may have gotten after conquering those black diamond trails.
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Confidence Boosters for the Winter!
Confidence comes when you look and feel good.There is something to be said about having clear skin and putting your best face forward (definitely a confidence booster). In need of skincare products to help you get there?Bioré Skincare has you covered with a variety of products to help you achieve that #flawless complexion you have been dreaming of. Oh, and the real Winter is coming up—the perfect excuse to test out these efficacious skincare products that so many teens and young adults turn to.
Achieve clearer skin in just two days with Bioré Baking Soda Acne Cleansing Foam. The foamy formula is fun to use and an effective cleanser. The cleansing foam is made for combination skin, gently removing daily surface dirt and oil to achieve a deep clean without overcleansing or stripping skin of its moisture. The thick, rich foam formula is like washing your face with a cloud—Baking Soda cleansing agents deep clean pores while Salicylic Acid treats and prevents breakouts, ensuring your face looks as clean and clear as it feels. ($6.49; available at all mass retailers and drugstores nation-wide.)
Melt away the stress (and dirt and oil) with Bioré Charcoal Self Heating One Minute Mask.Infused with natural charcoal, the mask opens pores and draws out and dissolves 2.5 times more dirt, oil, and surface toxins than a basic cleanser. It finishes with a cooling sensation for tingly-smooth skin in just one minute. Mix this charcoal face mask with water to increase heating action by 2x. Talk about turning up the heat. ($7.99 (for 4 masks); available at all mass retailers and drug stores nation-wide.) (Tip: Multi- Mask with the Self Heating One Minute Mask and a Deep Cleansing Pore Strip for double the fun.)
Say hello to clean pores! Stop picking and squeezing and start using the Bioré Deep Cleansing Charcoal Pore Strips. With purifying charcoal powder, the strip acts like a magnet to draw out and absorb excess dirt and oil, reducing shine. The best part – you can see the results right there on the strip. The skin will be left feeling fresh, clean and 3x less oily than before. When used weekly, he will have fewer clogged pores and the appearance of pores will actually diminish. ($6.49; available at all mass retailers & drug stores nation-wide.) -
Keep Skin Smooth at Holidays – for You and Your Friends
You deserve to have a happy holiday, at the same time, you also deserve to have a good skin in this dry weather. Smooth skin deserves to be seen all winter long! Here are some ideas for you and your friends to keep skin smooth through this whole winter.
Bioré Charcoal Products
Enjoy a spin on the traditional lump of coal this holiday season with the beauty essentials that everyone will love – whether they’ve been naughty or nice! Bioré Charcoal Products are the perfect stocking stuffers or clever grab bag gifts to pick up during your holiday shopping trips. The invigorating scents of peppermint pays homage to the holiday season while having a fun twist on giving them the gift of char-“coal” that also cleans and smooths skin.
- Bioré Pore Penetrating Charcoal Bar ($6.49) draws out and binds to deep down dirt and oil for 2.5 times cleaner pores than a basic cleanser. With jojoba beads and peppermint, the formula gently exfoliates and leaves skin feeling refreshed and smooth.
- Bioré Self Heating One Minute Mask ($7.99) warms to open pores in just one minute, draws out and dissolves 2.5 times more dirt, oil, and surface toxins than a basic cleanser, and rinses them clean away with an invigorating cooling sensation without stripping the skin.
- Bioré Deep Cleansing Charcoal Pore Strips ($6.49) is a twist on a beauty staple – Bioré skincare experts added natural charcoal powder to the iconic Pore Strips! With next generation proprietary c-bond technology and potent charcoal, the strips remove clogs and weeks’ worth of buildup and while refining pores to diminish their appearance over time.
Where to purchase: Select food, drug and mass merchant stores. For more information visitwww.biore.com
Spa @ Home by Masque Bar Oxygen Bubble Sheet Mask
Get bubbly during the holidays and give them a spa-day at home they’ll love (that’s selfie worthy)! The Oxygen Bubble Sheet Mask immediately turns into an oxygen-rich foam, revitalizing skin with oxygen as it deep cleanses, exfoliates and moisturizes skin. They oxygen foam deeply penetrates into the skin to eliminate pore-clogging impurities to help prevent blackheads, and dead skin cells, while it helps brighten and uneven skin tones.
Price: $9.99
Retailer: Walgreens
PediSpa by Look Beauty Intensive Moisturizing Foot Mask
Stuff your loved one’s stocking with the gift of soft feet this year! PediSpa Intensive Moisturizing Foot Mask noticeably smoothes, softens and repairs dry, crack, calloused feet and heels, significantly improving the look and feel of even the driest feet. As an added bonus for the holiday,
Price: $9.99 for 2 complete pairs
Where to purchase: Exclusively at Target Stores and Target.com
Pretty Animalz by Look Beauty
Give your secret santa a playful gift that’s under $5! Pretty Animalz by Look Beauty Sheet Masksare affordable gifts for smooth, selfie-worthy skin that come in a Panda Calming Sheet Mask andTiger Moisturizing Sheet Mask. Soothe irritation, reduce redness, and calm unbalanced skin with the playful, panda-faced mask infused with honey extract, lavender flower water, and camellia extract. The Tiger Moisturizing Sheet Mask is formulated with soybean extract, mushroom extract, and witch hazel water, to hydrate, soften, and smooth dry skin for a glowing and nourished complexion.
Price: $3.99 for 1 mask sachet each
Retailer: July through December 2016 (limited), Target stores nationwide
RADICAL BEAUTY: How to Transform Yourself from the Inside Out
Give them the gift of healthy living with the new, groundbreaking book, Radical Beauty! Authors of New York Times Bestsellers, Deepak Chopra, a leading pioneer of mind-body medicine, and Kimberly Snyder, renowned celebrity nutritionist, combine their expertise to offer an innovative program that includes practical tips, tools, innovative routines, and foods that will allow you to achieve your highest potential of beauty and health. Based on the authors’ six pillars of healthy living—including internal and external nourishment, beauty sleep, primal beauty, movement, and spiritual beauty—Radical Beauty offers cutting-edge information on metabolic health, beauty-boosting circulation, and anti-aging skincare regimes. Radical Beauty also includes the tools to let go of external comparisons and reclaim inner peace, and ultimately provide guidance to establish our natural beauty’s highest potential. -
Sarah Hyland – 2016 Teen Choice Awards – Allan Avendano
Still obsessing over actress Sarah Hyland’s look from the 2016 Teen Choice Awards? Take cue from the style icon and recreate her glowing look for your back to school beauty routine thanks to these tips from Sarah’s
makeup artist Allan Avendaño
INSPIRATION: “I’m often asked what my inspiration is for looks I create on Sarah but for these awards Sarah was the inspiration. After working with her for 6 years, it’s so easy to know what she would be into! She’s so fun to create with. She has a chic sense of fashion but definitely won’t stick with one look when it comes to makeup. Life’s too short not to have fun,” says Allan. “We both looked at the blue and red dress she chose for the Teen Choice Awards and we wanted to bring that blue color to her eyes. We based the whole makeup look on perfect skin and how we could make that blue hue the star without competing with the dress. We played around and realized that glowing skin with a subtle blue liner – that is unexpectedly placed on the outer half of the bottom lash line – would be a fun twist to the usual colored liner look.”
GET THE LOOK – Here is Allan’s step-by-step breakdown:
First Step – Skin Prep:
· Since skin is always an important part of every look, I like to make sure the skin is given its proper prep and care. I used the Bioré Self Heating One Minute Mask with Natural Charcoal on Sarah before anything else.
· I wet her skin, massaged the product onto her face and let it sit for one minute. I then rinsed it off creating a clean, tingly, smooth and refreshed complexion.
· The natural charcoal [in the mask] is activated when it comes in contact with water and heats up in an instant, drawing out impurities and deep down dirt and oil from the pores leaving a brighter complexion.
· I followed up with a light moisturizer for the perfect makeup application canvas.
Next – Eyes:
· While letting the skin settle, I began to work with the eyes. I first primed her eyes with Laura Mercier Caviar Stick Eye Color in Rosegold.
· I then added some depth to her eyes with the Dior Eyeshadow Palette in Amber Nuit using the darkest Bronze shade in the crease.
· To create the bottom winged liner, I used Estee Edit’s Metallishadow Cream + Powder in Wild Cosmos. Next, I used a flat liner brush to apply the cream from the center of the bottom lash line going toward the outer corners of her eyes, gradually getting thicker as I brought the wing outward. I used the same liner brush to apply the metallic blue powder to give it a pop.
· I followed with two coats of Diorshow Iconic Overcurl Mascara to the top and bottom lashes.
· I then applied Ardell Lashes in Demi Wispies to add medium individual lashes to form more fullness.
· For her brows, I used Anastasia Beverly Hills Brow Definer Crayon in Soft Brown.
Followed by – Face:
· I started with Hourglass Cosmetics Vanish Seamless Finish Foundation Stick and applied it with a dry firm blush brush to give her sheer coverage.
· I followed with Dior Contour Stick in 002 to give her cheekbones a bit of definition.
· I then applied Charlotte Tilbury Beach Stick in Es Vedra to the apples of her cheeks and buffed it out with a Beauty Blender for a subtle pop of coral.
· To highlight her skin, I used Hourglass Cosmetics Ambient Strobe Lighting Powder in Brilliant on all the high points of her face.
Finish with – Lips:
· We lined her lips with Charlotte Tilbury Lip Cheat Liner in Iconic Nude and then applied MAC Cosmetics Lipstick in Half & Half to complete the look.
More about Bioré Self Heating One Minute Mask ($7.99): In just one minute, this thermal mask warms to open pores, draws out and dissolves 2.5 times more dirt, oil, and surface toxins than a basic cleanser, and rinses them clean away with an invigorating cooling sensation without stripping the skin. Infused with natural charcoal, this breakthrough mask melts dirt and oil better than the leading competitive mask. So clean your pores from the dirt, oil and makeup of the past and clear the problem. Available at drugstores nationwide – www.biore.com -
Smooth Skin in 3 Easy, Exfoliating Steps
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ooth skin deserves to be seen all summer long! Transform dry, rough skin in just 3 easy steps thanks to these skincare essentials – you’ll be showing off a beautiful, glowing you this season with skin that’s soft to the touch from head to toe!
Step 1 – For your face, gently exfoliate combination skin with Bioré Baking Soda Cleansing Scrub. This ingenious concentrated powder cleanser is specially formulated to foam up on contact with water, leaving skin 2.5 times as clean as a basic cleanser. The formula gently exfoliates while forming tiny bubbles that dive deep into pores to break up oil and impurities. When you rinse the foam away, oil, debris and dead cells are swept away, for instantly smoother, softer texture and visibly tighter pores after just one use! ($9.99; Drug and Mass Retailers)
Step 2 – For your body, moisturize all over with Curél Rough Skin Rescue which works with your skin’s natural exfoliating process to uncover healthy, smooth skin. Ideal for severely dry, flaky skin, this smoothing lotion gently loosens flakes without irritation, allowing essential hydration to reach the areas that need it most. The dermatologist–recommended formula uses natural ingredients to relieve roughness and help prevent it from returning. ($7.99, Drugstores and Mass Retailers)
Step 3 – For your feet, slip dry, cracked heels into PediSpa by Look Beauty Gentle Exfoliating Foot Mask! PediSpa is your non-traditional masque that contains a foot exfoliate plus treatment filled in a pair of wearable socks. Found in the Pharmacy Foot Care Aisle, the effective treatment contains key ingredients like chamomile and natural botanical fruit extracts to help control callus build-up for visibly smooth feet within two weeks. ($9.99; Target in the Pharmacy Foot Care Aisle and Target.com)
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Instantly Cool Down – 7 Summer Beauty Saviors
With summer heat on the rise, cool down in more ways than one thanks to these beauty friendly essentials! From skincare saviors to refreshing recipes to hair styling alternatives, we’ve got the top 7 essentials you need to beat the heat so you look and feel good all season long:
1) Feel refreshed and sweat free in just one swipe thanks to Ban Total Refresh Cooling Body Cloths! These unique towelettes that wipe away sweat, cool the body down, and leave a unique soft powder finish, so you’re left feeling completely refreshed, with no sticky residue. Unlike others, these cloths will leave skin feeling smooth and silky, instead of wet and sticky. ($3.29; Drugstores and Mass Retailers)
2) Moisturize irritated, eczema prone skin with a uniquely cooling formula, Curél Itch Defense Instant Soothing Moisturizing Spray. Uniquely soothing, this formula delivers a mix of light yet potent hydrators — including a proprietary ceramide complex, allantoin and panthenol — to ease parched, itchy skin right where you need it. The Proprietary Cooling Complex feels soothing like a cold compress, lending you instant relief. ($8.99; Drug and mass merchants)
3) Treat dark circles and under eye areas to a refreshing and cool to the touch eye zone treatment! Masque Bar Hydro Gel Eye Dark Spot Eye Patch diminishes the look of dark circles with a formula that is enriched with Gold, Adenosine and Snail Extract helps improve elasticity and brightness. It is also effective to help reduce the appearance of eye puffiness and dark circles. ($29.99; Select Ricky’s NYC locations and www.rickysnyc.com)
4) Keep your body and skin hydrated with the a cold and refreshing Glowing Green Smoothie (GGS). This smoothie is a perfect whole food blend with carefully selected ingredients by celebrity nutritionist, Kimberly Snyder, that helps you consume large amounts of fiber, greens, fresh fruits and vitamin C-filled lemon, so your body can easily digest and receive maximum nutrition. The GGS is perfect and safe to consume every day as an essential foundation of your healthy diet! ($8.75; order in bulk on www.myglowbio.com or purchase at the Glow Bio Store at 7473 Melrose Ave. Los Angeles, CA 90046)
5) Get a bronzed glow from head to toe without lying out in the heat! ESPA Naturally Radiant Gradual Tan is a nourishing and smoothing body cream that intuitively works with your skin’s chemistry to develop a natural and healthylookingtan. With plant actives to create a color that graduallydevelops over 4 hours your skin will be left bronzed and radiant. With a combination of Shea Butter, Coconut and SweetAlmondOil the skin is left feeling deeply hydrated and soft. ($58; us.espaskincare.com)
6) Cool down and fight blemishes before they start with Bioré Blemish Fighting Ice Cleanser.This refreshing liquid cleanser targets and removes dirt and oil that can cause blemishes, leaving you with clear skin. The deep, yet gentle cleanser invigorates and cools as it removes over 99% of dirt and oil. ($6.99; Drugstores and Mass Retailers)
7) During these hot summer months, spend less time struggling with your hairdryer with help from DreamDry’s NEW DreamTurban™! Made from an incredibly plush, extra-absorbent fabric, the DreamTurban™ significantly reduces hair’s drying time, leaving it healthy and shiny. The machine-washable wrap’s unique design features an elastic band at the end of the turban and a button at the base, allowing you to secure the wrap in place while you get ready for your day. ($30; at www.dreamdry.com and DreamDry salons)
