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Naturopathica's Eye Serum Tested in Flight

Filed under: Luxury Travel & Hotels, Cosmetics and Fragrance

Last week, I flew a red-eye from JFK to Casablanca, and I had a little something different tucked into my zip-top bag: Naturopathica's Vitamin K Brightening Eye Serum ($72).

I'm really tragically neglectful of my skin in-flight, and as the sands of time have certainly not stopped flowing just for me, I am aware this habit requires changing. So when Naturopathica offered to send me this product to test on my next trip, I readily accepted.

Still, I nearly forgot all about it -- it was only after I popped my sleep aid that I remembered to remove my eyeshade, and hastily applied some of this serum to my eye regions. It's thick but not goopy, and smells like chamomile -- it has "cape chamomile", grown in South Africa, which is meant to be an anti-inflammatory.

When I fell asleep I dreamt that I was actually supposed to put it on my feet. But that was just a dream.

When I arrived in Morocco, I inspected my under eye area. It looked pretty good -- I lacked the punched-in-both-eyes look that I typically sport after less than five hours sleep, and those little lines that I assert come from a life filled with laughter seemed less evident.

The rest of my skin, on the other hand, was, in patches, dry and blotchy. The overall effect was rather Picasso-esque. If this cobalt blue 15 ml tube of eye serum will live permanently in my zip-top bag, I probably will have to extend my in-flight skin care regime a great deal beyond the under-eye border.

Tags: eye care, eye cream, inflight, Naturopathica

Luxist Giveaway: GoodSkin Labs Summer Skincare Package

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Cosmetics and Fragrance

In the summer months you can't hide your skin, the focus is on minimal makeup and a fresh face so the skin has to be in top shape. GoodSkin Labs sells products designed to pep up the skin and fight future damage. Dr. Paul Jarrod Frank, a New York City-based cosmetic dermatologist is the official GoodSkin Labs Global Consulting Dermatologist working with the scientists at GoodSkin Labs on products to revitalize the skin. We are giving away three important GoodSkin Labs products to keep your skin in top shape this summer.

Everyone needs a moisturizer. The Exten-10™ Instant Youth Boosting Moisturizer SPF 15 offers repair and prevention in one tube. The skin is protected against future damage with a blend of the latest in anti-oxidant technology and sun protecting broad spectrum SPF while a special blend of brightening optics and Hyaluronic Acid helps restore skin's youthful radiance instantly.

Got wrinkles? The Tri-Aktiline Instant Deep Wrinkle Filler is a potent deep-wrinkle formulation that fills fine lines and wrinkles while helping to firm the skin over time. The innovative concentrate helps eliminate the appearance of wrinkles on contact, evening out and smoothing away the look of the deepest, most visible lines.

And finally, the eyes. No one wants tired eyes in the summer time. Eyliplex-2 is a dual system eye treatment with fast acting and long lasting formulas housed in one small convenient package. The day gel awakens the eyes by smoothing and lifting lines while the long-lasting night balm helps recharge and repair the skin's appearance by using a cocktail of ingredients to reduce the appearance of dark circles, restore firmness and further continuing to reduce the appearance of eye area wrinkles.

The company has also created a GoodNotes Facebook application where people can send fun, quirky skincare infused notes to each other like "I hope the wrinkle in your day goes away", "You make laugh lines worth it."

We are giving away ten sets of these three products. Each set has a value of $118.50.

* To enter, leave a confirmed comment below.
* The comment must be left and confirmed before July 19, 2010 at 5:00PM Eastern Time.
* You may only enter once.
* Ten winners will be selected in a random drawing.
* Ten winners will receive one package of The Exten-10™ Instant Youth Boosting Moisturizer SPF 15, Tri-Aktiline Instant Deep Wrinkle Filler and Eyliplex-2 is a dual system eye treatment, valued at a total of $118.50.
* Open to legal residents of the 50 United States and the District of Columbia.

See complete giveaway rules here.

This contest is now closed. Thank you for your participation.

Tags: eye cream, luxist giveaway, moisturizer, SkinCare, skincare products, SkinCareProducts, wrinkles