June 27, 2009

Advanced Night Repair Fun Facts.

June 27, 2009/

Since mentioning the launch of Estee Lauder's latest addition to their Advanced Night Repair line up with the Synchronized Recovery Complex, I have had a lot of questions.

In searching for many of the answers I did not have on my own, Estee Lauder helped me answer them all. Thank you to EL! While sending over some answers, they also sent me some great fun facts about this product, which makes the evolution of the entire line and the little brown bottle even more fascinating to me.

This world-renowned and highly coveted little brown bottle of Advanced Night Repair (ANR) is a
product that can boast many firsts:

FIRST REPAIR PRODUCT:

The launch of Night Repair created the night time "Repair" skin care category in 1982. The original patent was purchased for $10.

FIRST SERUM CREATED:

A light-weight product such as this "serum" was not typical for its time.

FIRST TO USE A BROWN BOTTLE:

The bottle was designed to look similar to the shape of old-fashioned pharmacy bottles to reinforce the product's serious skin care sentiment. The brown bottle coloring was used to help protect ingredients from light.

FIRST TO USE HYALURONIC ACID:

Mrs. Estée Lauder was a pioneer with the use of this ingredient. The Estée Lauder brand was the first to discover the ingredient's benefits and was also the only beauty company that could afford to purchase it at that time.

More Fun Facts:

In one year, Estée Lauder sold 1,629,199 bottles of ANR serum globally. This equals approximately:

4,464 bottles per day
186 bottles per hour
3 bottles per minute

Someone, somewhere around the world is always buying one of the Advanced Night Repair line of
products. If sales of Estée Lauder’s Advanced Night Repair Eye Recovery Complex, Advanced Night
Repair Concentrate Recovery Boosting Treatment, and Advanced Night Repair Whitening Recovery
Complex are added to the number of bottles of ANR serum sold each year, the total number of ANR
products sold each year climbs to a massive 3,006,095 million products!

This equals approximately:

8,236 bottles per day
343 bottles per hour
5.7 bottles every minute!

How fun! Make you want to buy now even more, doesn't it?

June 26, 2009

Do You Pre-Poo?

June 26, 2009/

What is a pre-poo? Well, I say pre-poo as it is a cute shortened term for pre-shampoo. You have heard of pre-shampoo, haven't you? I have, but honestly not that often. Until recently, I never used one either.

So, what is a pre-shampoo? A pre-shampoo is a mask or oil that you apply prior to shampoo-ing. Some people use them as an alternative to deep conditioning treatments by leaving it in for hours, but always prior to shampoo-ing. Some pre-poo's are simply used on dry hair a few minutes before a shampoo. Using them either way is not wrong, it just depends on the actual product and the need of your hair.

I finally have succumbed to the pre-shampoo ritual, like I have said. I could not be more thrilled with the results and am so happy to have found this amazing pre-shampoo treatment from Leonor Greyl called Huile de Palme.

This beauty will become a regular part of my hair-care routine. Why? This rich treatment with botanical oils smells divine and works to repair my hair. My color looks more vibrant. My hair is much more soft and manageable. The ends of my hair are not frayed all over the place. Huile de Palme is also a protectant. It almost seals in the oils (though you would not know it as hair it not weighed down after using and rinsing out) to protect it from the harsh effects of the sun and the rest of summer fun. Chlorine and salt water are no match for the formula as hair is protected while using.

All I use is about a dime sized amount on my dry hair for a few minutes before I get in the shower to shampoo. This is a product I would probably use once or twice a week depending on my hairs condition at the time. Someone with extremely dry and damaged hair might want to use it every other wash to keep hair in tip top shape.

Huile de Palme is a pre-poo you will want to check out. Like I said, this pre-shampoo is now a part of my regular hair care routine. I can't wait to sit by the pool with it in my hair all day for an extra special treatment too. I hear all the lovely women of St. Tropez walk around with this in their hair while beaching it. That is pretty much a testimonial for me.