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Beauty Buzz: Picture Perfect

By Kirsten|October 6th, 2009|Beauty Buzz|

Now that the summer is over and your tan is starting to fade, your skin may start looking a little dull. Well, I have a little secret that I learned from one of my beautiful bff’s who has gorgeous skin. Now, you know how I feel about foundation, but I made exception for this.

How does my friend keep her skin looking fresh, dewy, and oh so perfect? She smoothes on Clinique Almost Makeup SPF 15. It is a sheer moisturizing “foundation” that also has SPF 15. Your skin will look smoother and more even without looking cakey or greasy. Double bonus- moisturizes and has SPF built in. Just because it is no longer summer doesn’t mean you don’t need to protect your skin from the sun. There are several brands with tinted moisturizers, but I find this to be the lightest and least make up like. It comes in several different shades that blend into every skin color. At $21, it’s a steal too.

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Beauty Buzz: Bacon Looks Better Brown

By Kirsten|August 11th, 2009|Beauty Buzz, Guest Blogger|

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Tan Towel:

Fight the white with tan towel. Each individually wrapped towelette is saturated with a self-tan formula guaranteed to leave a streak free beautiful glow. Easy application puts even the most novice applicator at ease. I recommend a second application 4 hours following your initial application for prime color.

Pasty is not tasty, so let your bronze goddess out.

xx,

RyGuy

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Beauty Buzz: Skin is the New “It” Bag

By Kirsten|August 5th, 2009|Beauty Buzz|

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I can’t figure out why everyone seems so shocked that tanning beds are ranked way up there on the list of things that give you cancer. This really shouldn’t be news to anyone. Tanning beds increase your cancer risk by 75% when introduced before the age of 30. Now, I can’t lie. I went to college in a town where we clearly thought we lived in Beverly Hills. A day could not be complete without a stop by the gym and tanning bed (this went for GUYS and girls). Luckily, my tanning habit ended when I received my diploma.

Not only does excessive tanning make you prone to skin cancer, it also makes you prone to wrinkles and saggy, pruney skin. Not cute. With all of the products on the market, it surprises me that people are still paying up to sizzle down. Here is great site which tells how to have successful treatment on cancer.

Even though people are holding back on those new Prada shoes and Chloe bags, they are still spending their hard earned cash on something seasonless- their skin. While not completely recession proof, the skincare industry has been riding out these tough economic times with a great deal of ease. With that being said, you are wasting your money buying expensive skin creams if you are just following them up with a few minutes in a tanning bed. By frying yourself, you’re completely canceling out all the benefits of your fancy face lotion.

I’ve said it once, and I’ll say it again, “Bacon looks better brown!” but this doesn’t mean you have to ruin your skin to get a golden bronze. Here’s how to fake a Hawaiian Tropic tan without out scorching your skin:

Moisturize– Can’t stress it enough. Your face and body need to be slathered with moisture daily. You can get wrinkles on your body too! Yuck! To keep your skin soft and supple, choose a moisturizer specifically for your skin type. Many moisturizers also now contain SPF which makes your life that much easier.

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Clarins HydraQuench SPF 15 Cream

200 Dove Pro Age Cream Oil Lotion SPF 5

Exfoliate– Try and exfoliate both face and body once a week to slough off dull skin.

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Bliss Blood Orange + White Pepper Sugar Scrub

Bronze– Now it’s time to fake that golden goddess glow. A couple of routes here. I switch daily between a tanning body lotion and my regular body lotion. Another option is doing a once weekly tanning treatment at home (following your exfoliating treatment). Lastly, you can go to a local salon that does spray tanning if you don’t trust yourself (again-after you exfoliate).

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Protect– Just because you now are a bronze bunny, doesn’t mean you are safe from the sun’s UV rays. You still need to make sure to use at least SPF 15 while in the sun.

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Now go on, my little bronze beauties. Show off that beautiful “sun kissed” skin. Just because you didn’t buy that new handbag, doesn’t mean your skin should look like leather.

xx,

WhyDid

Beauty Buzz: Kiss This

By Kirsten|August 4th, 2009|Beauty Buzz, Guest Blogger|

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La Mer- The Lip Balm

For smashingly soft lips, try this heaven in a jar. Sister to la Mer’s marine based Miracle Broth, Crème de la Mere, this product does all it promises by leaving lips smoother, softer, and more supple than ever before.

Work it.

xx,

RyGuy

Beauty Buzz: Straight Shooting

By Kirsten|July 29th, 2009|Beauty Buzz|

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For years I have tried (and for the most part managed) to tame the “beast” that I call my hair. I have naturally wavy/curly hair by nature, but it isn’t pretty curly wavy hair a la Gisele. It’s a bit schizophrenic. Some parts wavy, some parts curly. Therefore, I typically blow my hair straight and/or use a flat iron. I also have a lot of hair, so this takes quite a bit of time. I’ve probably used just about every product that’s out there and I’ve found them all to work just about the same.

Recently, I kept reading about a new brand called Living Proof. I ignored it the first couple of times, figuring it would be the same as the rest, but after a stop into Sephora to pick up some sugar scrub, I had to try it out. There was a huge display and photos of before and after. Being the sucker that I am, I purchased the Straight Making Styling Cream for Medium to Thick Hair.

The special buzz behind this product is that it was created by a group of hair experts led by an MIT professor. They’ve created a formula that uses new technology to banish frizz from your hair. The majority of the products on the market have been using silicone based ingredients for years to no avail. The team at Living Proof used science to create the biggest breakthrough in frizz control in over 30 years.

So you’re wondering if it worked, right? I blew my hair straight last night. Before I had really even begun to blow dry, I noticed that my hair was already laying smoother and straighter. Blow drying was easier than usual and I only had to go over my hair with a few strokes of the flat iron to get any stray strands. (*Bonus- less damage). It’s pretty humid in New York these days, and my hair was perfectly straight and yes, completely frizz free. Today, my hair is till bone straight. Typically, I get really hot when I sleep and wake up with wavy hair in the morning which requires me to break out that darn flat iron for a touch up. No need. My hair is soft and smooth. This is the first time I have felt the need to rave about a hair straightening potion.

The company makes products for fine to medium hair, medium to thick hair, and thick to coarse hair, so it will work on all hair types. Also, they make a a product for when you want to wear your hair wavy as well. I haven’t tried it out just yet, but you can bet I probably will.

If you are like me and have been battling your unruly tresses for years, I suggest you take your lunch break to Sephora and pick up a bottle.

xx,
WhyDid

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