Post-Summer Skin Healing with St. Ives Naturally Smooth.

I don't know about you, but all the summer fun I had wrecked havoc on my skin. From sun exposure to the dehydrating effects of salt water, chlorine and air conditioning, a host of warm weather hazards has left my skin overly dry and somewhat sensitive. Without proper care, I am sure the damage done to my skin over these last few months could linger well through fall, so I looked for a body lotion to help my skin. I choose this newbie from St. Ives.

St. Ives Naturally Smooth Body Lotion ($4.97) is a new one from the brand that is a super-hydrating and gently-exfoliating lotion. After a few days of use, my skin felt and looked better. The super-hydrating and gently-exfoliating lotion instantly restored vital moisture and improved the appearance of my parched skin, eliminating all pesky rough patches and dullness.


Formulated with a natural, fruit-derived AHA complex, the dual-action, non-greasy formula absorbs quickly to provide intense hydration while a multi-fruit blend with alpha hydroxies gently exfoliates skin by promoting cell turnover.  Perfect for all skin types, Naturally Smooth Body Lotion works to improve texture, revealing fresher, smoother and younger looking skin – naturally.

The lotion itself is very lightweight feeling and it absorbs so quickly that I can get dressed immediately after applying. I hate the lingering feel of lotions where my clothes drag when I get dressed, so St. Ives gets a huge A+ from me in the absorbing department.  The lotion is scented, but it is a light scent, I would say it is somewhat citrus, somewhat floral - all very fresh. The scent fades pretty quickly too, so it will not be in the way of your fragrance.

Because this lotion contains AHA's, be careful when using on broken skin. I have a small razor burn patch on my leg and it did sting for a second. It was not bad at all, but I wanted to point out that you need to be cautious. Being careful with application is a must with any exfoliating type of product, especially those with effective fruit acids such as this.

Look for this and other St. Ives products at drugstores and mass retailers now.

 

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10th Birthday Giveaway: Clarins Feed Bag.

Today, three winners will receive a Clarins Feed Bag, filled with a trio of their best-selling favorites.

(1) Clarins Feed Bag filled with:

  • Moisture Rich Body Lotion 3.5 oz.
  • Hand & Nail Treatment Cream, 1.7 oz.
  • Instant Light Natural Lip Perfector, .15 oz.

To enter to win the giveaway, please leave a comment through the "Post a Comment" link above, telling me the name of your favorite Clarins product. If you have not tried a Clarins product, head on over to their website and tell me what interests you.

Rules: Winner(s) will receive prize specified above. You must be at least 13 years old to enter, and have a United States mailing address. Please, only one entry per email address. Multiple entries will be deleted and disqualify you. Please leave an email address where required (only we will see this and never share!) so that we can contact you. Giveaway entries must be received by 11:59 PM EST today. Winner(s) will be chosen and notified by email tomorrow and will have just 48 hours to respond or a new winner will be selected. Prize provided by brand.

 

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Fall 2011: M·A·C Styledriven.

Looking for beautiful makeup that lasts? Look no further than M·A·C Styledriven. The Pro Longwear products last through the day and will beautify you in on point Fall shades.

“DRIVE,” she said.... and there’s no mistaking a woman on a mission to get what she wants! And in this case, that would be the ultimate in future-forward pro-longwear technology: a NEW, Pro Longwear Eye Shadow, flexible, medium-buildable and creamy smooth to the touch. Pro Longwear Lipglass juices up the gloss for six extended hours of lasting shine, light to dark, creamy or sparkling, with a polymer blend for precious extra hours of high-octane colour. Pro Longwear Lip Pencil shapes the mouth through glide and precision; for a clean getaway, no old-school skip-and-drag. The foolproof force for pulling it all off: Pro Longwear SPF 10 Foundation and Concealer…they go for 15 hours – that’s about the time it takes to drive from Paris to Monte Carlo...PLUS five hours of still looking FLAWLESS for dinner. Breathes and beautifies while controlling oil, keeping a colour-true application for the most natural, even finish. Pro Longwear Concealer mattes immediately with a formula that won’t slip, slide or budge. Our most killer collection of Pro Longwear advances ever….


top left: Plush, Tease with Ease, Thru the Night
bottom left: Carefree, Fresh Flare, Hot Paprika

These shades have me longing for the soon to be released MAC Holiday 2011.

Dress It Up, Endless Drama, Positively Dashing, Soft Sell

Driven by Love, Lasting Achievement, Ready or Not!, Whoops!

from the top: Staunchly Stylish, Nice N Spicy, MOrning Coffee, In Anticipation, Bittersweet, Absolutely It

The collection:

PRO LONGWEAR LIPCREME - $17.00
Soft Sell Light yellow-pink (cream)
Dress It Up Light blue-pink (cream)
So Very Good Mid-tone plum with pearl (frost)
Till Tomorrow Mid-tone dirty mauve (cream)
To The Future! Dirty neutral pink with pearl (frost)
Good To Go Loudmouth orange (cream)
Love Forever! Bright blue pink (cream)
Positively Dashing Mid-tone berry blue-red (cream)
Extended Play Dirty red, yellow undertone (cream)
Prolong Clean red with blue undertone and pearl (cream)
Endless Drama Deep berry blue-red (frost)
Soulfully Rich Deep dirty purple with red pearl (cream)

PRO LONGWEAR LIPGLASS - $18.50
Patience, Please Light pink-blue
Ready or Not! Neutral light coral with slight pearl
Infinitely Likable Light pink
Show Me! Mid-tone neutral plum
Whoops! Bright coral
Full Speed Ahead Bright pink-magenta
Driven by Love Red-blue with slight pearl
Lasting Achievement Midtone purple with slight pearl
Dark as Night Deep dirty purple with slight pearl

PRO LONGWEAR LIP PENCIL - $18.00
Etcetera Creamy beige
Nice ‘n’ Spicy Pink cinnamon stick
Staunchly Stylish Pinky beige
Morning Coffee Dirty rose
Absolutely It Soft burgundy
In Anticipation Soft yellow pink
What a Blast! Bright orange
Kiss Me Quick Yellow red
More to Love Intense bluish pink
Bittersweet Intense brown

BRUSHES - $24.50
239 Eye Shader

PRO LONGWEAR EYE SHADOW - $20.00
Carefree Pale white gold (frost)
Pink Frontier Soft golden pink (frost)
One to Watch Light warm brown (satin)
Sweet Satisfaction Soft neutral beige (frost)
Lie Low Dark frosted golden brown (frost)
Weathered Dirty blue grey (frost)
Keep Your Cool Dark grey brown (satin)
Styledriven Pale white blue (frost)
Sunny Outlook Bright golden yellow (satin)
Tease with Ease Bright fuchsia (frost)
Fresh Flare Bright kelly green (frost)
Plush Vivid purple (satin)
Hot Paprika Mid-tone burnt red (frost)
Thru the Night Deep navy (satin)
Make Your Mark Dark chocolate (satin)
Legendary Black Warm almost black (satin)

Visit your favorite M·A·C counter or visit them online at maccosmetics.com to purchase.