Beauty Pick: Body Scrubs

It's that time of year again where we spring clean our homes and renew our spaces. Just don't forget a little spring beauty cleaning by refeshing your skin with a body scrub. After buffing away your dull winter skin you'll be left with softer smoother skin for all the spring fashions.


Neutrogena Energizing Sugar Scrub Body Exfoliator $7.99 drugstores



Bath & Body Works Signature Collection Body Scrub in Warm Vanilla Sugar $15.00 bathandbodyworks.com



Soap & Glory Spa Sugar Crush Body Scrub $16.99 Target



Giovanni Hot Chocolate Sugar Scrub $13.99 Target


100% Pure Organic Pomegrante Body Scrub $22.00 bathandbodyworks.com

Beauty Pick: Clinique 7 Day Scrub Cream Rinse-Off Formula

Clinque 7 Day Scrub Cream Rinse-Off Formula $18.00 (3.4 fl oz) clinique.com

Keeping our skin gorgeous during the winter can sometimes be a daunting task. It doesn't have to be, instead think easygoing beauty. With this easy to use scrub, you only need to use a little bit to buff away dull skin and leave you with softer smoother skin. It's designed to work for all skin types.

Eye Creams are a Girl's New Best Friend

Forget what they said about Diamonds being a girl's best friend, it's all about the eye cream. From brightening under eye circles to reducing fine lines. Some can even make it seem as though you've had a full night of sleep. From light-weight to gel based their is a cream that suit every sort of skin type or eye problem.

Sundari Neem Eye Cream
Reduces puffiness from around the eye area, reduce the appearance of fine lines and reduces dark circles.
$48.00 (.5 oz) skinstore.com


Neutrogena Healthy Skin Eye Cream
Gently reduces the appearance of fine lines with Alpha-Hydroxy.
(.5 oz) $12.99 drugstore


Molton Brown Amino Therapy Eye Treatment
A light-diffusing gel-cream that reduces lines and instantly refreshes your appearance.
$36.00 (.3 oz) spalook.com


Clinque All About Eyes Rich
Diminishes the look of under eye circles, shadows, puffiness and fine lines.
$28.50 (.5 oz) Department stores and Clinique.com


Boots Botanics Moisturizing Eye Cream
Gentle, lightweight cream helps reduce appearance of puffiness, dark circles and fine lines around delicate eye area.
$13.99 (.84 oz) Target

Beauty Pick: Organic Rose Facial Mask

It's that time of year again of harsh cold air meets drying in-door heat. For skin repair try, Neal's Yard Remedies Rose Formula Anti-Oxidant Facial Mask ($59.00 for 1.8 oz, nealsyardremediesusa.com). It combines Damask Roses and Wild Rose seed extracts for deep skin regeneration, hydration and to boost collagen production for glowy and refreshed skin. Although it's formulated for normal skin type, this organic mask can be used on all skin types.

Wednesdays Beauty Picks

Even though I'm away on a business trip I found some beauty products you might be interested in. I'm a huge fan of the Boots products and I love their reviving eye gel. Also included are seven more beauty picks worth trying.



Boots No7 Reviving Eye Gel
$11.99
Target



New mark Juice Gems
Flavored high-shine gloss, Ten shades available
$6.00 each



Phenomen Oil
Intensive Moisturizing Cuticle Oil
$12.40
jessicacosmetics.com



New Clinique Even Better Skin Tone Corrector
$39.50



SMN (Santa Maria Novella) Lip Moisturizer
Enriched with cocoa butter, olive oil, vitamins E and F and calendula extract
$22.00
lafcony.com



New The Lash Stash
Mascara sampler set
$28.00
Only at Sephora




















Bath & Body Works Signature Collection
Moisturizing Shampoo and Conditioner in Mango Mandarin
$7.50 each or 2 for $10.00

More posts tomorrow

Secret Beauty Weapon against Partied Out Skin

There have probably been times when you didn't get enough sleep or perhaps partied a little too hard over the weekend and now your skin definitely shows it. A little product that I like to keep stocked in my bathroom is the L'Oreal Advanced RevitaLift Mask (contains 4 mask for $14.99, drugstores).

Although, it's geared towards women with mature skin, I like to use this mask every once in a while when my skin needs a refresher. It's the perfect little beauty weapon, because it re-hydrates my skin and gives me that 8-hour sleep look despite only getting around two. I also stick one in my travel bag to refresh after taking the plane.

It's easy to use just apply the cloth mask for no longer than 10 minutes, then remove but don't rinse off remaining product just massage in to continue the treatment.

Beauty Pick: Body Scrubs for Silky Skin

With the weather getting warmer, everbody wants to start flashing a little bit of skin. But if your skin's not quite ready for summertime exposure you can make it supersoft with a Body Scrub that'll loosen dead skin cells.

Below are 14 body buffers for silky skin:

Archipelago Botanicals Pomegrante Sugar Scrub
spalook.com
$35.00 (19 oz)


Davies Gate Warming Body Scrub in Pink Grapefruit
daviesgate.com
$20.00 (8.5 oz)


Philosophy Senorita Margarita Hot Salt Scrub
beauty.com
$34.00 (8.8 oz)


Yes To Carrots Moisturizing Body Scrub
Walgreens
$9.99 (6.76 oz)


L'Occitane Honey & Lemon Sweet Sugar Scrub
beauty.com
$34.00 (8.8 oz)


Kneipp Anti-Cellulite Kneipp-Kur Grape Seed Oil Exfoliating Body Scrub
spalook.com
$17.50 (6.8 oz)


DERMAdoctor KP Duty Body Scrub
Sephora
$44.00 (16 oz)


Sephora Indulgences - Pink Grapefruit Body Smoother
Sephora
$15.00 (12 oz)


Neutrogena Body Clear Body Scrub
drugstores
$6.99 (8.5 oz)


Vera Wang Princess Foaming Body Polish
spalook.com
$30.00 (5 oz)


Freeman Feeling Beautiful Salt Body Scrub in Guava
drugstore.com
$3.99 (6 oz)


CRABTREE & EVELYN Botanical Body Scrub in Edamame, Rice & Bamboo
beauty.com
$26.00 (8.8 oz)


Carol's Daughter Almond Cookie Sea Salt Body Scrub
Sephora
$28.00 (16.9 oz)


Bath & Body Works Chocolate Mocha Body Scrub
Bath & Body Works
$18.00 (14 oz)

Turn Shower into Deep-Cleansing Spa with Clean & Clear

Can't afford a trip to the spa? Then a fantastic new product to try is Clean & Clear Soft In-Shower Facial ($6.99, drugstores). This facial treatment can be used 1-3 times a week turning your shower into a spa (no appointment needed). It contains a blend of glycolic acid, clay and exfoliating beads designed to work in a minute for a deep cleansing, detoxify, smoother and more softer skin.

It works by first applying a generous amount to face like a facial mask. Let sit for a minute then massage skin to activate exfoliating beads and smooth away dead surface skin. Rinse, dry then follow with facial moisturizer.

For the Beauty Who's on a Budget: Sephora Body Scrubs

With more and more women having extremely busy schedules it's getting harder to find time to to even pamper yourself especially those who are a little budget conscience. But a product that is sure to be easy to use for soft skin as well as easy on the wallet is Sephora Brand Body Scrub ($16 each for a 6.7 oz bottle, sephora.com or in the Sephora store). These scrubs are effective and affordable plus available in seven different scents including Tangerine Grapefruit, Asian Ginger and Citrus Sage.

These body scrubs contain small jojoba beads that are used for a gentle exfoliation and also Macadamia Seed oil to help soften and moisturize your skin. Each scrub has a light scent which doesn't overwhelm the user.

A Face Mask for Sensitive Skin

If you have sensitive skin a mask you might want to try is Astara Green Papaya Nutrient Mask ($39.00). I have sensitive skin and thought I would give this a try. This mask is quite easy to use just apply after cleansing your face then let dry. I found it was very gentle on my skin and didn't leave it feeling dry or tight. According to the package, the algae, mineral extracts, green papaya enzymes and essential oils are suppose to refine the skin while removing debris and dead skin cells.

Even though it's good for sensitive skin I would still do a skin test to make sure there are not any irritations.

Don't Let Backne Get You Down?

The last thing you want to think about is a big pimple on the middle of your back when wearing your new sexy top. Beaucage Salon and Spa offers a Back Facial that will keep your back glowing.

What:
Back Facial 50 min $85.00

An ideal way to get a smooth and clear back. What involved? Deep cleansing and an enzyme therapy exfoliation mask under steam which are then followed by a relaxing back, shoulder and upper arm massage. Last is a detoxing mud therapy treatment and invigorating application of hydrating oil-free moisturizer.

Where:
Beaucage Salon and Spa
71 Newbury St.,
Boston, MA 02116
Tel: (617) 437-7171

The Hot New Summer Product: Bliss Fat Girl Slim

The newest beauty product that's getting a lot of buzz is Fat Girl Slim by Bliss ($29.00, blissworld.com) This cream is reported to combat the appearance of cellulite.

What makes this cream so special? Well, Bliss says it's an advanced-technology adipose antagonist and features QuSome-encapsulated caffeine molecules which is suppose to result in a slimming effect for your legs.

I was given a sample to try and I was skeptical at first because I figure it was all marketing and hype. I tried it for a week and it did feel like my legs were firmer. However, I don't have any dimples or cellulite on my legs to really confirm the results I've been hearing about. For those who have cellulite I would suggest using this for more than a week plus coupled with exercise to see big results.

Fat Girl Slim has been a celeb secret product long before the masses has heard of it. This cream has recently been featured on E!'s Sizzling Summer Preview 2007 and in countless beauty and fashion magazines.