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Benefit Launches High SPF Moisturizer

By: Ariston Anderson

Every summer, I'm on a search for the perfect SPF day cream -- something light enough for my sensitive skin, yet provides both UVA and UVB protection.

San Francisco makeup giant Benefit recently launched a skin care line with promising products that work fast for brighter, younger, radiant skin. The collection is packaged in fun vintage bottles, inspired by the waters of San Francisco's gorgeous coastline. After sampling the line, I discovered a beauty must-have that I'm looking forward to wearing in the warm months ahead: Triple Performing Facial Emulsion.

The facial emulsion offers full SPF 15 PA++ sun protection, boosted by plant extracts, hyaluronic acid and vitamin E to provide maximum antioxidant advantages. With a light citrus scent, that's not too medicinal, it's the perfect lotion to wear under makeup or alone on a bare summer face. It also provides supreme hydration through Benefit's patented tri-radiance exclusive complex, designed to capture and maintain water to rebuild the skin's natural reservoir.

One hit of the emulsion on my face, I instantly felt refreshed. It provided a silky gloss that was neither greasy nor oily. In weeks, you will see a decrease in spots and fine lines and an increase in skin firmness. It's the one product to protect your skin against sun damage that no beach bag should be without.

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New Skin Cream Uses Pomegranate Power

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Cosmetics and Fragrance

Pomegranate is everywhere these days, showing up in juices, vodkas and teas. The latest pomegranate isn't something you drink, it's something you apply. Pomega5 offers a whole line of treatments that use the power of pomegranate seed oil to hydrate, nourish and heal the skin. The new Grenade Anti Rides Nourishing Cream is an anti-aging cream for mature skin that promises a brighter, more reﬁned and youthful appearance (don't they all?).

The cream uses Omega5, which has been extracted from organic cold-pressed pomegranate seed oil. It is an antioxidant that works to promote cell renewal, stimulates collagen production and minimizes free radical damage. Also knows as punicic acid, it is an essential fatty acid which has recently been analyzed for its ability to help the body fight against cancers, obesity, diabetes, and heart disease.

Tags: anti-ageing skin treatments, anti-aging, anti-aging creams, moisturize, moisturizer, pomega5, pomegranate, pomegranate seed oil, pomegranates, SkinCare

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Jeff Koons Designs Bottles For Kiehls

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Cosmetics and Fragrance, Charity

A Jeff Koons sculpture recently sold for over $16 million but you can get your hands on Koons for a lot less. The pop artist has partnered with Kiehls for a limited edition collection, available at Kiehls.com. The Limited Edition Creme de Corps Holiday Collection features Koons' colorful Tulips artwork. All of Kiehls worldwide net profits from the product (up to $200,000) will benefit The Koons Family Institute, an initiative of the International Centre for Missing and Exploited Children (ICMEC).

The collection includes the Jeff Koons Limited Edition Creme de Corps in sizes from 8.4 fluid ounces to one liter (priced from $27 to $70). The collection also introduces the new Creme de Corps Soy Milk & Honey Whipped Body Butter, $35 for an eight-ounce jar.

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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.

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* 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.

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La Prairie Launches $1,000 Moisturizer, Won't Advertise

by Tracy Chait (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Cosmetics and Fragrance

La Prairie, the luxe skincare company that's made addicts of many a wrinkle-averse lady who lunches, has introduced its latest jar of alchemy-promising cream: Cellular Cream Platinum Rare, which retails for $1,000. The cream purportedly adjusts to heat and humidity to maintain perfect moisture levels and will fight aging harder than Muhammad Ali.

The brand is relying on word of mouth instead of traditional advertising to inspire purchase, a marketing ploy which may backfire among those who are loathe to disclose such an extravagance amidst the economic crisis.

Available at all the usual suspects (Bergdorf Goodman, Neiman's, Saks, Holt Renfrew) or at laprairie.com.

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Fresh Cr�me Ancienne

by Star Sutherland (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Cosmetics and Fragrance

Lev Glazman and Alina Roytberg, husband and wife co-founders of Fresh skincare, believe that every product must be as enjoyable as it is effective. Their famous Crème Ancienne is the ultimate moisturizer for face and body. This emollient anti-aging formula visibly diminishes fine lines and wrinkles. It soothes and moisturizes even the most sensitive skin with its oils of osmanthus, lemon peel and chamomile. To preserve it's purity and quality, Fresh chooses to have it's Crème Ancienne hand crafted in a European monastery, a process that takes two days! Limited quantities of Crème Ancienne are available due to it's popularity and lengthy manufacturing process. At $250 a jar (3.5 oz) this moisturizer is so concentrated you don't need much. Enjoy!

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Air Repair Kit

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Cosmetics and Fragrance

With holiday travel and vacation coming up Visage Studio has created the Air Repair Kit to help protect your skin before and after flying. The kit includes six products designed to keep you from looking haggard after you get off the plane. The kit includes Desquacreme, a creamy, foaming facial cleanser by Sothys from Paris, Karin Herzog Oxygen Face Cream and Essential Mask from Switzerland, Air Repair Skin Vitality Mineral Mist which can be sprayed on the skin to relieve dryness, Air Repair Rescue Lip Balm and Terme Cream from Italy, a long-lasting hand and nail cream, all bundled up in a tolietry bag with an instruction card on use. The kit costs $195 and has a 30-day supply of products. The products can be used by both women and men, since just about everyone looks a bit ragged after a long flight.

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Evolution Surf Travel Set

by Nicole Weston (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Cosmetics and Fragrance

The Evolution Surf Travel Set includes three different skin treatments that are supposed to help combat the damage that sun exposure does to the skin. Their "intense healing" is intended to benefit even skin that has been overexposed to sun, sea and sand - as it is for many surfers, hence the name. The set includes: Exfoliating Bamboo Microdermabrasion Scrub (1.7 oz.), Smoothing Glycolic Coconut Crème (1.7 oz.) and Healing Day & Night Nourishing Crème (1.7 oz.). We're sure that they don't recommend trying to damage your skin in the sun while using the products, but if they really work, it's a good excuse to go to the beach a bit more often. Price: $440.