I’ve talked about Aveeno’s amazing skin and beauty expert, Dr. Jessica Wu before, and now she is answering some need-to-know beauty questions submitted by you, and fellow Aveeno Ambassadors’ readers!Talking beauty with Dr. Wu:Suggestions for adult acne. “Adult women with acne tend to have drier skin than teens with acne, so traditional acne medications are often too drying and irritating, and make the situation worse. Your best bet is to use a gentle foaming cleanser (like Aveeno Ultra Calming Foaming cleanser) to remove makeup & surface oils, followed by a sulfur-based mask or treatment product (check out Clearasil Adult Treatment Cream, Bare Escentuals Blemish Therapy, or Murad Sulfur mask). Sulfur is antibacterial and anti-inflammatory, without being as drying as benzoyl peroxide. Since adult acne is often hormonal, it’s also a good idea to watch what you eat, especially when you’re PMS’ing: try to avoid dairy, refined carbs (bread, rice, potatoes, pasta) and sugar, which…
As an Aveeno Ambassador, I frequently come home to packages of Aveeno goodies awaiting me. My last package included their Positively Ageless Daily Exfoliating Cleanser, and their Positively Ageless Youth Perfecting Moisturizer with SPF 30.Both of these products use Aveeno’s Natural Shiitake Complex made with shiitake mushrooms, which are known for their medicinal and age-defying properties. The complex works with skin’s own natural renewal process and are shown to reveal healthy, younger-looking skin in just 4 weeks!I’ve been using the Positively Ageless Daily Exfoliating Cleanser these past couple of weeks and I absolutely love it! It’s a light foaming cleanser with tiny microbeads that are able to exfoliate and remove dead skin, dirt, and other impurities, but since the beads are so tiny, the cleanser is gentle enough to use daily, unlike other stronger exfoliators. I LOVE the way this cleanser smells – the fragrance is so fresh and natural. Besides the shiitake…
Working closely to packaging and formulas in the beauty industry, I am naturally intrigued when I see fun, innovative packaging. That’s exactly what Exude Lipstick is about. It’s a modern approach to applying lipstick and lipgloss, using a unique lipstick component that has a clear casing around the lip crème or gloss inside. Teamed up with brand ambassador and style icon Rachel Zoe, Exude wanted to create a fun, revolutionary way for women to apply their lip products. Exude is able to retain its shape over time, and dispenses the perfect amount of product, mess-free.Lucky for you, Exude is having a contest where you can enter to win some exciting goodies! All three winners will receive a complete set of all 14 colors of Exude Lipstick. The tiered prizes are made up of good ‘ol cash! First prize: cash prize of $2,000Second place: cash prize of $1,000Third place: cash prize…
As you may have read here, I was invited to attend a Lucky Magazine Dior Pretty Party here in South Florida last Friday. The event was hosted by Brittany of the blog Clumps of Mascara, and it was a hit!We met at the Dior counter in Bloomingdales, and we were escorted to a private, sectioned off area in the back of the makeup department. We started off with some yummy cupcakes!Cupcakes and makeup – what could be better? ;)National Skincare Specialist, Sheba, walked us through some fun Dior facts, as well as a complete makeup application using Dior products. As she demonstrated the steps on several of the girls, Dior freelance makeup artists applied complete makeup looks on all of the guests. This photo was taken by Alex Minor – our fabulous photographer for the evening!We learned about some of the must-have Dior skincare products and cosmetics:L’Or De Vie – This is…
As you know, I have the amazing opportunity of being a part of AVEENO’s Brand Ambassadorprogram, and I have an exciting contest AND a giveaway from AVEENO to share with you.AVEENO is offering one inspiring mother a chance to win the ACTIVE NATURALS Inspiring Mom Contest! Starting September 19th, go to http://Fitpregnancy.com/Aveeno and tell them (in 500 words or less) about an ACTIVE NATURALS Mom you know and love to enter her in the contest!She could win a trip to California to meet AVEENO’s panel of celebrity judges, Jessica Seinfeld (Founder of Baby Buggy), Peg Moline (Editor in Chief of Fit Pregnancy & Natural Health) and Lisa Druxman (M.A. founder of Stroller Strides) and $5,000 will be donated to Baby Buggy in her name!Baby Buggy is an amazing organization founded by Jessica Seinfeld (yes, Jerry Seinfeld’s wife) which works with a network of over 50 community based organizations to distribute new and gently used…
Color Club Nail Color has been making some noise in the nail color industry. Newly available at the consumer level, they took Fashion Week by storm with some exciting and interesting designs.They started out at the bridal themed Imitation Show. Their lead manicurist, Fumiko Kano, featured Color Club’s Incognito, a pinky beige tone along with silver glitter and small rhinestones from Color Club’s Art Club nail art line. They then took the stage at the Charlotte Ronson show, whose team who chose Color Club’s Pret-a Pink shade (a pinky-nude), which they felt would be the perfect fit to Ronson’s minimal yet feminine aesthetic. After Lincoln Center, it was off to Milk Studios where Katie Gallagher’s “SS12 Red Red Blood” Presentation was debuted. Led by celebrity manicurist Alicia Torello, from the Wall Group, the nail team applied Color Club’s Where’s the Soiree black on the underside of the nail, with two…