March 05, 2007

Bobbi Brown's Living Beauty.

March 05, 2007/

I saw the famed and fabulous Bobbi Brown on the Today Show this morning. She was on to promote her new book, Bobbi Brown Living Beauty . She said she decided to write this book as she is about to be 50 herself, and wants to celebrate beauty with women of an older age.

Here are her top ten anti-aging tips from the book.

Renew skin with a retinoid cream.

Erase brown spots with laser resurfacing.

Layer skin-care formulas.

Use concealer to brighten and lighten the under-eye area.

Gearing Up for the Oscars!

February 25, 2007/

Who isn't gearing up for the Oscars tonight? I am sure it started weeks ago.

Botox injections need a few weeks to settle before a face is looking perfect from it, and lips that are plumped up a little bit need at least a few days to look in their prime. And the tanning - which I hope is a self-tan. I am sure the self-tanners were flying off the shelves in LA this past week.

Forget fashion, that is the easiest part. Think of the hair cuts, highlights, extensions, manicures, pedicures, body wraps, facials, eye brow waxing... I could go on and on. These last weeks preceding the Oscars must be some of the busiest for those that help make us look beautiful. I can't imagine practically any star not having an appointment that wasn't booked out as soon as the Oscar dates are finalized.

Anti-Aging Experiment: Dr. Brandt's Beauty Boosters

February 07, 2007/

Dr. Brandt is a famous celebrity dermatologist. He has been featured on Oprah, Extreme Makeover, and Live with Regis and Kelly. So when he came out with his line of anti-aging lotions and potions, I could not wait to try them

He has a set of products called the Beauty Boosters, and are happy to share our results from our experiment. Here is who gave it a try: Carly - 20 something, and Cindi - 30 something.

*** Please note that we only tested the two skin care products from the set, not the water booster.

From the Dr. Brandt Skincare website, a description of two of the products in this set:

"lineless eye cream - madonna doesn’t leave home without this anti-wrinkle, anti- puffiness and anti-oxidant formulation for a younger looking eye contour. soothing and firming effects are provided by nourishing vitamins, white tea and botanicals. using ring finger, apply am and pm to bone area of eye in contour - clockwise motion from the outside corner of the eye inward.

lineless cream with age inhibitor complex - the ultimate moisturizer to maintain a youthful and healthy appearance preventing the formation of fine lines and wrinkles. the age-inhibitor complex contains a combination of ingredients to help slow down the aging process. apply am or pm after cleansing and toning."