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June Jacobs Vanda Orchid Bath & Body Collection

The new June Jacobs Vanda Orchid Collection was inspired by a recent trip to Singapore, where the orchid extract is revered for its anti-oxidant and reparative properties.  This new collection includes four products to help keep skin hydrated, glowing and beautiful.  I adore the June Jacobs Spa line and would recommend any of these products to keep for yourself or to give as a gift.

The June Jacobs Vanda Orchid Collection includes:

Vanda Orchid Body Balm - The June Jacobs body balms are amazing, containing ingredients like shea butter, nourishing oils, aromatic healing botanicals and anti-oxidants.  This Body Balm is like a treatment for your skin.  What I love is that the delicate orchid fragrance, combined with body moisturizer, delivers benefits all day.  A great product for year round use. $60

Vanda Orchid Mist - This intoxicating toner mists the skin with an infusion of orchid extract to moisturize the skin.  Essential oils and minerals to help protect against free radical damage and protect from environmental toxins. Your skin feels refreshed; the light fragrance is like aromatherapy.  $48

Vanda Orchid Shower Gel - This rich shower gel nourishes, while scenting your skin with orchid extracts.  Leaves your skin feeling moisturized, soft and revitalized.  Perfect to use as the first step in fragrance layering.  $35

Vanda Orchid Dry Oil Body Spray - In the summer, I often abandon heavier body cremes and switch to dry oil sprays.  The Vanda Orchid Dry Oil Body Spray replenishes lost moisture and conditions and soothes dry skin.  Love this one!  $45

The June Jacobs Vanda Orchid Collection is formulated free of parabens, preservatives, petrochemicals, synthetic dyes, sulfates or fragrance and is idea for all skin types.  You can find the Collection at www.junejacobs.com, www.skinstore.com and prestige spas nationwide.

Prescriptives All You Need+ For Eyes: Get this one!

Prescriptives All You Need+ For Eyes is an eye cream that proves you don't need to buy an expensive product for it to work effectively.  All You Need+ For Eyes is the perfect combination of a great formula and technology, but that's what Prescriptives is known for, right?

It's hard to find an anti-aging eye cream that works for the most common problems of dark circles, fine lines and wrinkles and puffiness/bags--and provides the moisture you need.  This light pink gel-formula contains vitamins, plant extracts, peptides and other time-released ingredients that work together to keep the eye area hydrated, smooth and radiant.  You apply twice daily, morning and night.

I noticed that my concealer went on more easily and was less noticeable--because the area under my eyes was well-hydrated and smooth.  Dark under-eye circles had improved, although for me, that's a work in progress.  The overall eye area just looked better. If you're looking for a new eye cream, Prescriptives All You Need+ For Eyes is worth considering.

Prescriptives All You Need+ For Eyes retails at $29.50 and is available at all Prescriptives counters, at www.prescriptives.com and Beauty.com.

Bobbi Brown Nautical Collection - Summer 2009

The new Bobbi Brown Nautical Collection is makeup for summer that is naturally beautiful and easy.  It's all about flushed cheeks, sheer-colored lips and clean, defined eyes.  I know during the heat and humidity, fussing with makeup is not something I want to do; it's all about simplicity. 

Bobbi's new Limited-Edition Sheer Color Cheek Tint gives cheeks a sheer tint of natural color.  The translucent formula is lightweight and blends easily into skin.  You just swivel up, apply to cheeks, blend and go! Sheer Color Cheek Tint is available in six shades.  My favorite?  The Sheer Pink; it's perfect for a tanned face.  $22.00

Sheer Color Lip Gloss is like taking a lip stain and a gloss and combining them.  Sheer Color Lip Gloss has a see-through finish and comes in four sheer shades.  My pick is the Marina Pink, which is shown on the model (above).   $20.00

Perfectly Defined Mascara also has a unique waterproof formula that dries quickly, stays on lashes without flaking or smudging and can be removed with warm water.  In my use, it really opens up the eyes.  I've found it to be a workable, buildable mascara that is my new favorite.  $24.00

Bobbi Brown Nautical Collection is available at all Bobbi Brown Counters and at www.bobbibrown.com.

Guerlain Rouge G Lipstick

Lipstick enters into a new era with new Rouge G de Guerlain. Comparable to a work of luxury jewelry, Rouge G de Guerlain was developed from Olivier Échaudemaison’s desire to capture the quintessence of luxury in an object dedicated to the lips.

Inspired by the most precious element in jewelry--a bar of gold--the Rouge G lipstick case is shaped horizontally.  It's the most sensual lipstick case I've ever seen.  It feels substantial in the hand, opening up to a mirror and the lipstick; closing with a heavy click.  It's as much an accessory to take out of your purse as a cosmetic; "cosmetic jewelry"!

The Rouge G lipstick comes in 25 shades and key ingredients were selected to create the five essential criteria that define excessively perfect lips: the ultimate radiance of colour, immediate definition of the lips, an absolute smoothing of their surface, a plumping effect and extreme comfort. 

Guerlain Rouge G lipstick retails at $45 and is available at Saks Fifth Avenue, Neiman Marcus and Bergdorf Goodman. 

Beauty Bylines Interview: Meet Jennifer Walsh of Behind the Brand Media

Jennifer Walsh holds many titles in the world of beauty: entrepreneur, makeup artist, CEO, beauty writer, stylist, TV beauty expert and brand builder.  Whew!  When I was developing the concept for Beauty Bylines, my goal was to introduce you to some of the people that make or shape beauty news or are connected to the beauty industry.  In Jennifer Walsh, you get the total package.  I'm very honored to introduce you to her!

Beauty411:  Have you always been interested in beauty and makeup?

Jennifer:  Not always. However, my mother was a make-up artist in NYC while I was growing up so I was always surrounded by the industry.  I really didn’t really begin my love affair with beauty until my college days.

Beauty411:  When and how did you decide to start turn your passion for beauty into something more?

Jennifer:  After college I tried my hand at a few different jobs – financial, real estate, etc but I began doing make-up for movies ,TV ,runway, concerts and photo shoots a year or 2 after college. I knew that I didn’t have much experience so I would offer my services for FREE! That way, I could build my book of work, build my experience, and build relationships (all the while I had other jobs). People would “hire” me all of the time because I would come on set excited to help, I was eager to learn and I was free. I have had the opportunity to work on A list celebs, athletes, top models, pop stars ~ you name it, I’ve done it!

Total Beauty Weekly Web Tour

For this week's best beauty news read on....

Meredith at Daily Dose of Coffee ponders an interesting question: are male and female acne really all that different? Find out more!

Beauty Anonymous brings you Sonia Rykiel Summer 2009 Makeup Collection.

Family portrait in your future? Visit The Beauty Couch for some tips on how to apply makeup for fabulous photos

Meilily brings you Beauty & Awareness: Check out Meilily's swatches and photos of OPI's Breathe Life lung cancer awareness nail polish!

The Informed Makeup Maven raves about Nude Vs Red lips, Nailene, The Best Bronzers, Softlips; reviews Jenova mascara and invites you to join her facebook group. Most of all IMM really wants your opinion for a chance to score a Covergirl makeup pack !

Jamie and Mother Blogger of Girl-Woman-Beauty-Brains-Blog discovered a plethora of earth-friendly products for Earth Week: Tees for Change, Kiss My Face (plus a giveaway), and much more.

Boutique Flair reviews Vichy's popular Noraderm Anti-Imperfection Hydrating Care lotion.

Good news for fans of Stila! Beauty Junkies Unite finds out after a month of bankruptcy rumors, the makeup brand has been sold and should be back in business soon!

Makeup Files is celebrating its first blog anniversary! Come celebrate with us by entering the huge birthday bash beauty giveaway worth over $100 dollars!

eye4style wants you to get glowing - from the inside out! Click here (/a>to enter her Glowelle giveaway.

GIVEAWAY ALERT! The Anti Hair Slave is giving away the entire Soft & Beautiful StyleProtect Collection all you have to do is leave a comment to be entered.

Looking for the latest giveaway.. Addicted to Lipstick is having a Kiss My Face Giveaway where she's giving away organic lip shines and lip shimmers.

Monique at Beauty Girl Musings reviews the new Olay Pro X Protocol Starter Kit.

See what Fabulous Over Forty product she is so happy she found in NYC!

Butterflydiary has fallen in love with Amala Organic Beauty, a line she feels can cryogenically freeze her skin's age.

Best Face Scrubs-a video blog by Talking Makeup!

Melissa of The Makeup Divas reviews the new Prescriptives Motor-Eyes Instant Action mascara .

Alison aka. Advice Sister Alison ofthe Advice Sisters offers a follow up on the Avon Clinical Derma-Full X3 Facial Filling Serum It is really a Miracle?

Lipgloss Break has partnered with Noah's Naturals to Giveaway a Selection of Products from their Skincare Line. Enter to Win!

makeup loves me has some news about this next episode of gossip girl! and no, it's not dorota's secret...

Only one week left to enter the giveaway hosted by More than a Pretty Face for all nine shades of Obsessive Compulsive Cosmetics' newly launched Lip Tar collection. Lip Tar sold out at its launch at The Makeup Show in NYC last month.

The girls over at Beauty in Real Life let you in on Bobbi Brown's new Nautical Collection Check it out here!! And while you are there don't forget to enter their Pureology Giveaway!!

Beauty Beast reviews both limited edition scents from the new Kohdo Wood fragrance collection by Jo Malone

Face Candy shows you some makeup brushes that are eco-friendly.

Beauty411 loves Kate Somerville's newest product, ExfoliKate Body Intensive Exfoliating Treatment. Check out her review here!

In honor of Earth Week, Spoiled Pretty is hosting a week's worth of green giveaways. Enter to win eco-chic sunglasses...and beauty booty from Cargo PlantLove, John Masters Organics, Samy, Tarte, Zoya, Kaia, and Burt's Bees!

The Shades Of U is GIVING AWAY prizes from Aminogenesis Dermascyne Wrinkle Arrest and Health Dropz Beverage Booster! Enter to win!

Enter Indian Girl's Complete Skin Care Giveaway - Three lucky readers will receive the complete set of products from Biore Skin Preservation Line. Enter Today!

MAC IN MODE: Spring/Summer 09 Makeup Trend Report

In this new video, the MAC Senior Artists provide trend direction on what's new and hot for spring/summer '09 makeup.  This behind-the-scenes video includes facecharts and if you look closely, you'll see many of the MAC artists that were Twittering during Fashion Week.  I loved this backstage pass!

Avon ANEW Clinical Derma-Full X3 Facial Filling Serum

Avon ANEW Clinical Derma-Full X3 Facial Filling Serum is a new anti-aging serum formulated with the same injectable-grade Hyaluronic Acid used by dermatologists and plastic surgeons to fill in wrinkles and plump facial hollows.  Although I do have a few lines and wrinkles, I'm not brave enough to go "under the needle" just yet, so I was curious to try this product. It should be noted, however, that using a topical serum will not produce the same result as an injectable filler.

Avon ANEW Clinical Derma-Full X3 Facial Filling Serum does use breakthrough technology to stimulate skin's own filling fibers and build the skin's natural reserve of Hyaluronic Acid.  Avon's consumer testing showed that in 2 weeks of use, 82% of women saw more youthful fullness in the cheek area and in 4 weeks, saw the look of facial folds and hollowness dramatically reduced.

I tried Avon ANEW Clinical Derma-Full X3 Facial Filling Serum and used it for approximately 3 weeks.  During that time, I would say I noticed more improved fullness and lessening of facial and nasolabial folds.  It's worth trying, although don't expect to see results as dramatic as if you got injectable fillers; it's a more "softened" effect.

Avon ANEW Clinical Derma-Full X3 Facial Filling Serum is a clear, slightly thick gel that you apply at night to a clean face.  You immediately notice your skin turns pink.  Because of the texture, you can tell that the product is on your skin.  I would not recommend using this product in the morning, as your face will have a shine to it.  I never experienced any burning or sensitivity from using the product in testing. 

Avon ANEW Clinical Derma-Full X3 Facial Filling Serum retails at $54 and is available exclusively through Avon Representatives.  To locate an Avon Representative, visit www.avon.com or call 1-800-FOR-AVON.

For another perspective on the AVON ANEW Clinica Derma-Full X3 Facial Filling Serum, check out Nicki's review at FutureDerm.com.  She provides an in-depth review, based on the science that I always find fascinating.

Sally Hansen Natural Beauty Makeup Inspired by Carmindy

Have you had the opportunity to try products in the Sally Hansen Natural Beauty Inspired by Carmindy makeup line yet?  I discovered this line one afternoon while shopping at Ulta.  I was intrigued by the Luminizing Face Primer.  I bought that and the Sun Glow Bronzer and was wowed! The line was developed by Makeup Artist Carmindy, host of TLC's hit show What Not To Wear.

Sally Hansen Natural Beauty Inspired by Carmindy cosmetics are formulated with minerals, natural extracts and active botanicals like soy, bamboo, papaya ad mango to benefit the skin and reveal te most beautiful you--naturally--and they are Paraben-free. 

The Luminizing Face Primer is a great product to use under foundation to give a radiant effect.  It's perfect for use under a tinted moisturizer, which is exactly the reason I had bought it.  Micronized pearls provide a subtle shimmer that is especially pretty on cheeks.  You could also use this primer on bare skin, to add a bit of shimmer highlight.  The only problem I had is with the pump; when you press down on the pump, the product has a tendency to shoot out.  I've used about a half a bottle and it is still doing this.  Obviously, not enough of a bother to not use the product, but it is a nuisance.

Sothys Delicious Scrub and Energizing Shower Gel

 

Sothys luxury Parisian skincare line has introduced two new products, the Delicious Scrub and Energizing Shower Gel.  Both products contain 100% natural active ingredients and essential oils well known for their positive effects on body and spirit. Sothys is a wonderful line of products, known and carried by some of the best spas.

Delicious Scrub: A sensuous texture, with a spicy aroma, thanks to essential oils of ginger, nutmeg, orange and mandarin, which soften and delicately perfume the skin. You can smell the spices as soon as you open the jar!  This exfoliating treatment buffs away dryness, leaving your skin smooth and glowing. You can apply on wet or dry skin, according to the level of exfoliation desired. A spatula is included.  Price: $44

Energizing Shower Gel:  I loved the feel of this creamy shower gel, scented with eucalyptus, cardamom, nutmeg, and neroli essential oils. The fresh fragrance isn't overpowering and lathers up into a rich treat for your skin.  If you don't mind sharing, I would almost consider this a unisex product.  Price: $24

For additional information on Sothys Delicious Scrub and Energizing Shower Gel, visit www.sothys-usa.com.