Clinique's Moisture Surge Products for Extended Relief.

My skin is always thirsty for moisture, especially as the day goes on. With the recent launch of Bobbi Browns' Hydrating Skincare and now Moisture Surge Extended Relief from Clinique, brands are realizing this is a major concern.

There are two products from Clinique that help keep skin hydrated as the day goes on. Start with Moisture Surge Extended Thirst Relief moisturizer and then mist Moisture Surge Face Spray Thirsty Skin Relief over skin throughout the day when it feels dry to infuse more relief.

Moisture Surge Extended Thirst Relief allows skin to adapt and adjust to varying changes of moisture throughout the day. As it is first applied, Skin experiences a new level of hydration and this moisture continues on throughout the day or night. What is more unique is that this is a very lightweight gel that actually improves skin’s natural moisture retention ability for longer lasting hydration. What you normally would expect from a more rich face cream, you get from the gel-cream hybrid. I love how it contains the technology to address the cause and effects of skin dehydration, as this gets deeper into the skins layers to provide a quick and faster release of prolonged moisturization. This comes in two jar sizes - 1.7 oz for $34.00 and a 2.5 oz size which sells for $46.50.

Moisture Surge Face Spray is an ingenious way to quickly and easily treat and replenish thirsty skin through the day. The spray immediately helps to restore skin’s balance while boosting firmness with its unique bio-activated hydrating complex. The mist absorbs quickly, leaving behind skin that is soft and smooth to the touch.   The water is aloe-activated, which almost cools it while making it more comfortable. This face spray is the perfect size to toss in your handbag, and costs $20.00 for the full size.

Clinique Moisture Surge products are available at Clinique counters and online at Clinique.com.

Taking a Skin Care Break.

What? Who would take a skin care break? That would be me. Well, sort of.

Once in a while, my skin starts acting up. It becomes itchy and tight. I know it is part of my job to test out all of the products I highlight here on Beautiful Makeup Search, and I am bound to get irritations. I have not pinned down exactly what I have been using the last few days to make me be so dry and itchy, and really I could simply be using too many powerful products at the same time.

So, what is a girl to do? I am taking a skin care break. Not for long, I am just taking a few days off of trying new skin care products and only use what I know what works.  It is what I normally do when this happens.

I have two go to products that I use when I take a skin care break.

Philosophy Purity Made Simple Cleanser
This is my go to everyday cleanser that I use when I am not testing other cleansing products. It has never irritated my skin, nor left it dry or itchy at all. It removes every bit of dirt and oil from my skin while leaving it feeling smooth, soft and most importantly clean and calm.

Clinique Comfort on Call
This super thick cream was actually formulated by CLinique for reactive skin types. I have read that many people who undergo peels and other facial procedures use this to calm their skin. I use it many a nights, especially in the winter and drier months. It is also my go to cream for my intermittent skin care breaks.

I am hoping to resume normal testing of skin care on Tuesday, after taking a short three days off. This is usually the amount of time my skin requires to get back to "normal", or its normal state anyway.

Do you ever take a skin care break? What are your go to products that calm and soothe your skin?

My New Favorite Night Cream: Clinique Youth Surge Night Moisturizer.

As you probably can imagine, I am constantly testing new creams, both day and night. Some of them only get a few tries, some get a few weeks, and then some stay in my rotation and garner favorite status. This new moisturizer from Clinique is one of the latter. It is the newest in my night cream favorites.

Clinique Youth Surge Night Age Decelerating Night Moisturizer is the latest in the Youth Surge category from Clinique. Made specifically for night time use, this cream nourishes and repairs as it keeps my skin hydrated and looking alive when I wake up, no matter how much, or how little, I sleep.

This new Clinique wonder is based on it's Sirtuin technology. This technology that Clinique has created, puts to use some pretty heavy duty youth-extending ingredients, or agents as they call them, to fortify the skin at night. On top of the ingredients, this cream is packed with natural collagen. It gently, over the night, plumps skin to make lines and wrinkles fill in and much diminished in appearance.

I slather on this cream, which a bit on the thicker side, as a last step to my, what seems like never-ending, night time skin routine. I use about the size of a quarter which quickly sinks into both my face and neck.

Check out this new Youth Surge Night Moisturizer from Clinique online or the next time you are near your favorite Clinique counter. The jar is moderately affordable at $48.50, and I am sure you will be happy with the results.

*Press sample submitted for review by brand or brand representative.