Making Healthier Beauty Choices with EWG VERIFIED™.

Making Healthier Beauty Choices with EWG VERIFIED™.

When it comes to making healthier beauty choices for you and your family, the Environmental Working Group is here to help with its newly launched EWG VERIFIED™ program. With so many beauty products out there, if you want to make a conscious decision about your products, you have a choice. Products with the EWG VERIFIED™ mark will meet EWG’s strictest standards for your health.

 

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Top 10 Mother's Day Gift Ideas for the Beauty Obsessed.

Mother's Day is right around the corner and whether you celebrate your Mother, Grandmother, Daughter, Sister, Aunt, or friend it is a day to celebrate the Mother-figure who is special to you. If that special person just so happens to be beauty obsessed, you've come to the right place because I've got 10 top Mother's day gift ideas for the beauty obsessed!

Mother's Day Gift Guide for the Beauty Obsessed Mom

1. Marc Jacobs Daisy Gift Set - Perfume is a classic gift and Marc Jacobs Daisy scent is a fresh, feminine yet playful scent that comes in a great set. This set includes the Daisy EDT along with a Body Lotion and Shower Gel for fragrance layering. Buy this set for $82 at Sephora.

2. Clarisonic Mia 2 Garden Party Collection - I told you how much I love the Clarisonic skin cleaning device and this special spring edition a few weeks ago. This beauty tool is a perfect gift for Mom, one she totally deserves and appreciates and the colors are great! Read my complete review here. Buy it for $149 from Clarisonic.com, Sephora, Ulta or Macy's.

 3. BrushPearl™ Ultrasonic Makeup Brush Cleaner - Cleaning makeup brushes is a CHORE so this new automatic brush cleaner makes a phenomenal gift. If you are familiar with an ultrasonic jewelry cleaner, this Ultrasonic Brush Cleaner is similar. Using patent-pending ultrasonic brush-cleaning technology, the BrushPearl delivers sound waves through its cleansing tank. You simply insert brushes into the top of the device and then it does all of the work for you! The technology works to gently and effectively vibrate dirt and grime off of brushes without damaging friction. With a Cleaning Cycle, Rinse Cycle and Drying Cycle, brushes are automatically cleansed in a snap. Buy it for $99 from brushpearl.com or Joyus.

4. Tria Age-Defying Eye Wrinkle Correcting Laser - I'm testing this laser now and I can already say that I highly recommend this device for treating fine lines, crows feet and wrinkles around the eyes. What woman wouldn't want this as a gift? All it takes is two minutes each night and after just a few weeks, I already started seeing results. I've partnered with my friends at Tria to give you a discount! Save 15% off the Tria Eye Wrinkle Correcting Laser Deluxe Kit with CODE beautifulmakeup. Shop here: http://primp.in/triabeautifulmakeupsearch

5. Fresh Sugar On The Go Mini Lip Trio - This set is perfect for keeping lips super soft and lightly tinted. I actually love gifting this one; I always give a Fresh Lip Set to my Mom and she loves them. This On The Go Mini Lip Trio contains the brands iconic Sugar Lip Treatment Advanced Therapy along with two tinted versions in Rosé and Tulip. Buy it for $30 at Sephora.

6. Urban Decay Naked Smoky Palette - Now you're thinking I'd probably recommend one of the latest nude or natural palettes for Mom, wouldn't you? Well, I'm going out on a limb and recommending one of my most loved and most used palettes of the year because she is going to swoon over this one! This smoky palette is so versatile and will really really help Mom kick it up a notch and help her smoke out her day or evening looks. It's probably not the palette she'd buy for herself, so why not buy it for her. Buy it for $54 from urbandecay.com, Sephora or Nordstrom.com.

7. beautyblender Two B.B. Clean Set - A Beauty Blender is THE way to apply makeup and Mom will relish in the fact that you thought enough about her to buy this kit for her. Their set not only includes beautyblender sponges, but it also comes with their amazing blender cleanser. Buy it for $40 at Sephora.

8. Makeup Academy Ombre Brush Collection - Makeup brushes are a staple in a woman's makeup routine and let's face it, they can all use replacing every few years. Gift Mom with a set of new basics that has all of the essentials covered. The best part? You can pick it up right from CVS! The Makeup Academy Ombre Brush Collection features gorgeous black and fuschia handles and contains the following 5 brushes: Powder Brush, Foundation Brush, Large Shadow Brush, Large Brow Brush and a Smudger Brush. The brushes come complete in a clutch style bag with individual slots to cover and protect the brushes. Buy it for $22 at CVS.

9. philosophy Celebrate the Ones We Love Rollerball Trio - I'm such a fan of the soft, feminine philosophy scents and this set contains three of their finest in rollerball form. The set contains Amazing Grace, Pure Grace and Loveswept. Buy it for $39.50 at Lord & Taylor, Sephora or philosophy.

10. Tarte Double Duty Beauty Day/Night Eye & Cheek Palette - This full face palette will be sure to delight any woman for on-the-go touch ups for a day or night look. The palette contains the perfect shades for both neutral and smoky looks with five shadows and a blush. Choose from Classic Courage or Star Power. Buy it for $28 at Ulta where it is an exclusive.

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Teri Cosenzi

I'm Teri, your resident beauty expert. While I'm not playing with beauty products, painting my nails or shopping for makeup with my daughter who loves trying products with me, you will probably find me sneaking off to Florida with my husband of over 25 years or cheering on one of my three sons. I like baking, re-decorating, drinking tea, fussing with my flowers and facials.

The 10 Drugstore Beauty Products You Need to Try NOW.

So many new beauty products, so little time!

I seriously feel that way sometimes, especially when browsing the drugstore beauty aisles. There are just so many beauty products stuffed onto those shelves, especially right now with all of the new launches. I have been playing with a lot of the new products and there are definitely some can't-live-without products in there. Out of all that I've tried, these are the top 10 drugstore beauty products that I think you need to try now.

The 10 Drugstore Beauty Products You Need to Try NOW

1. CeraVe Makeup Removing Cleanser Cloths - I was so excited to see these. I like the CeraVe Cleanser, especially in the winter months. These cleansing cloths takes that cleanser and embeds it into some really large (larger than normal) towelettes. One pre-moistened towelette really removes all dirt, makeup and oil from the skin while keeping face feeling soft and not stripped. I love how thick and big these cloths are. They are my new favorite.

2. COVERGIRL Plumpify Mascara - I talked about this mascara last week and I'm quite obsessed. The helix wand serious coats my lashes as it plumps up the volume and lifts them to the extreme. Everyone thinks I'm wearing extensions when I use Plumpify.

3. Burt's Bees Lipstick - I was surprised to see this but needed to give it a try with my chapped lips. Made with 100% moisturizing ingredients and vibrant color, you'll be just as impressed as I am. There are 14 shades to choose from. My favorites include Tulip Tide and Nile Nude.

4. Garnier SkinActive Micellar Cleansing Water - I became obsessed with Micellar Cleansing Waters in the past year so I was thrilled to discover this recent entry from Garnier. If you haven't tried a Micellar Cleansing Water, you need to. Micellar Cleansing Water are actually tiny little cleansing molecules suspended into water. It's super unique and once you try it, you won't want to cleanse any other way. You saturate a pad with the Micellar water and wipe it over your skin until clean. There is no rinsing involved. This one works really good on eye makeup and comes in a larger bottle than the others I tried.

5. Skin+Pharmacy Advanced Anti-Aging Therapy Restoring Retinol Treatment Wipes - These wipes are a really unique way to treat skin with Retinol and these wipes have .15% Retinol AND Hyaluronic Acid in it, so skin becomes brighter as fine lines and wrinkles are lessened. I like how easy these wipes are to use and they only need to be used 2 - 3 times a week to be effective.

6. NIP + FAB Kale Fix Clay Mask - I'm always looking for extra hydration and I found it with this supercharged nourishing clay mask. Not only does this mask hydrate my skin, it draws out impurities as it locks in the moisture. After just 10 minutes, my skin is restored and super soft and smooth.

7. Revlon Ultra HD Matte Lipcolor - Matte lipcolor definitely has its place when looking for rich, true, long-lasting color. And that's exactly what you get with this new winner from Revlon. I love how velvety smooth lips feel while wearing this and the colors are simply gorgeous. There are 8 shades to choose from with my favorites being HD Addiction, HD Flirtation and HD Seduction.

8. method Foaming Body Wash - One of my favorite hand soaps now comes in a giant Foaming Body Wash. On first glance, I thought it was a super-sized hand soap, but I knew I had to have it when I saw it was a body wash, especially when I saw the nourishing scents. Nourishing? Yes! These body washes actually contain naturally derived moisturizers that leave skin hydrated after showering. My favorite is Cucumber Mint for a little pick-me-up in the morning.

9. Bioré Baking Soda Pore Cleanser - If there is one thing I hear complaints about in my house full of teenagers and young adults, it is breakouts and pore size. This Pore Cleanser is all but made for my kids! Made with baking soda to naturally to penetrate pores and gently exfoliate them, skin is left looking and feeling smooth and glowing. My children have been tested and love this; it's in all of their showers.

10. CeraVe Healing Ointment - We are at the time of year when our skin is at it's most dry and rough. This skin protectant will protect and soothe that dry skin whether it is just overly dry, cracked or even chafed. This ointment is especially good for hands and feet where you can cover with cotton gloves or socks before going to bed and leave on overnight.

All of these products can be found in your favorite drugstore or mass retailer. I usually shop atCVS/pharmacy because you know I love the perks of the CVS Beauty Club which gives me rewards for my everyday beauty shopping.

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Teri Cosenzi

I'm Teri, your resident beauty expert. While I'm not playing with beauty products, painting my nails or shopping for makeup with my daughter who loves trying products with me, you will probably find me sneaking off to Florida with my husband of over 25 years or cheering on one of my three sons. I like baking, re-decorating, drinking tea, fussing with my flowers and facials.