Proactiv Pore Refining Peel.

I have my almost 18 year old son hooked on the Proactiv Skin Care System. He did not start using it though, until after trying these Pore Refining Peel Pads. This one product had him hooked and left him wanting more - the whole system.

The Proactiv Pore Refining Peel contains glycolic acid to help reduce the appearance of pore size, leaving skin clearer looking, smoother and overall more healthy.

Each single-use application removed dead skin build-up as it exfoliates and minimizes the appearance of small imperfections. It does a great job at healing smaller acne spots, post pimple and it alleviates the redness too.

A set of 15 Pore Refining Peel packettes is available at Proactiv.com for $20 or by calling 800-950-4695.

4 Do-It-Yourself Beauty Tools That Will Help You Save Time and Money.

Times are tough. Women everywhere are cutting back by skipping their ususal beauty treatments. Lucily for us, there are some great do-it-yourself beauty tools that will haelp us all save both time (by doing it at home) and money.

Here are four of my favorite Do-It-Yourself Beauty Tools:

1. Clarisonic Plus Skin Care System & Spot Therapy Kit
   
   An enhanced Clarisonic® Plus system with a third speed, along with a new Spot Therapy Brush Head for the body.
   
   $225 at Sephora.com
2. Tanda Clear^TM Acne Light Therapy Treatment
   
   A revolutionary, non-invasive system that reduces acne and other unwanted skin conditions.
   
   $250 at Sephora.com
3. ThermaClear Acne Clearing Device
   
   An advanced, heat-enabled acne clearing skincare tool for mild to moderate acne.
   
   $149 at Sephora.com
4. Bliss Bikini Perfect Deluxe - Spa Edition
   
   A cordless, rechargeable, shower-friendly personal trimmer with the creams for the most smooth and close shave.
   
   $60 at Sephora.com

Back to School Beauty: Physicians Formula Blemish Rx.

Finally - most of the kids are back in school. Yes, yes, yes! Can you see me doing my happy dance? I was not looking forward to it, honestly. But now that I have quiet for almost six hours a day, I am lovin' it!

I figured it is not too late for another Back to School Beauty post. Especially now that my daughter's friend was stressing because she had a pimple form during her first day of school. While it was barely noticeable to me, you know that is all that she (13 year old) saw on her face. We went through my stash and came up with Physicians Formula Blemish Rx, and I had her give it a try.

In this handy little pen type applicator is a tinted treatment to not only cover, but to treat the pimple at it's core. The formula contains CliniClear Technology™, a unique blend of time-released Salicylic Acid and clearing botanicals. This makes the treatment fast acting, and tolerable without being over-drying. Instantly the pesky pimple was not noticeable because of the color. Within an hour, the redness to the bump was virtually gone.

Blemish Rx is available at mass merchandisers, drugstores, etc for $8.95. It comes in three concealer skin colors as well as soft green for those really red bumps. The green color neutralizes the red.

This handy blemish fighter cover-up gets the seal of approval from a 13 year old and Mom!