Skin Care : Beauty and Fashion Tech

Erno Laszlo Redness FX Lotion and Cream

Erno Laszlo is long time favorite brand of mine for upscale skin care products. They recently released their Redness FX line, consisting of a lotion and a cream aimed at calming sensitive skin and reducing redness. These are two different products, each with different ingredients. Here is a bit of information from the company about each:

Redness FX Cream

Calming Cream for Sensitive Dry Skin

- A calming formula that soothes inflammation and relieves facial burning, stinging, and itching due to environmental irritants, a change in diet or emotions.

- Powerful Antioxidants, Vitamin A, E and Goji Berry Extract, help protect and shield the skin from environmental damage.

- Replenishes lost moisture and keeps skin hydrated.

- Immediately reduces redness and irritation.

- In a clinical study, Erno Laszlo FX Cream demonstrated significant decrease, up to 75%, in the visual appearance of skin redness.

- Helps avert future flare-ups.

Redness FX Lotion

Calming Lotion for Sensitive Normal to Oily Skin

- Calms flare-ups of visible redness and irritations.

- In a clinical study, Erno Laszlo FX Lotion demonstrated significant decrease, up to 71%, in the visual appearance of skin redness.

- Combines cooling agents such as Gorgonian Extract to reduce redness, Bisabolol to soothe irritated skin, and Arnica Extract to reduce inflammation.

- With daily use, helps avert future flare-ups.

- Maintains skin’s moisture balance.

The timing couldn’t have been better for me to test these because while I normally do not have sensitive skin, I managed to irritate it a bit with some overuse of retinol. I tested both and found that I liked the lotion much more than the cream.

The lotion is quite soothing and worked well to calm my irritated skin. The cooling extracts in it go to work pretty much instantly. The cream did not instantly soothe, in fact, I found that it stung a little bit on one sensitive area. But keep in mind that this was an already irritated patch of skin–the cream felt great everywhere else. I felt that the cream cleared up redness well when used overnight. This makes sense, considering that it has different ingredients that appear to be focused a bit more on prevention, but because of the more instant effect of the lotion, I liked the lotion best.

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Estee Lauder Perfectionist CP+ Wrinkle Lifting Serum

Estee Lauder Perfectionist CP+ Wrinkle Lifting Serum is a peptide anti-aging serum aimed at collagen production. It is designed to be used daily, before applying moisturizer. A decent sized container runs around $55. I found that very little is needed and it absorbs very quickly. I haven’t used it long enough to speak about result though.

For October Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Estee Lauder has also released Perfectionist CP+ as part of its pink products collection. To find that version, visit your local Estee Lauder counter. If you are going to buy a fairly expensive serum, some of the cost might as well go to a good cause!

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Clinique Limited Edition Dramatically Different Moisturizing Lotion

For Breast Cancer Awareness month, Clinique is donating $10 from purchases of their Limited Edition Dramatically Different Moisturizing Lotion to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation. The good sized container comes with a free pink ribbon keychain that also includes a Clinique “C” charm. It is a cute keychain!

I’ve been a long-time user of Dramatically Different Moisturizing Lotion. In fact, I think it was one of the first skin care products I ever owned. The lotion has a huge following, and there are good reason for its popularity: It is a good all purpose moisturizer that is light, absorbs quickly, and is good for just about every skin type.

Look for Dramatically different Moisturizing Lotion at Clinique.com and Clinique Counters Nationwide.

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A Couple of Pink Beauty Tech Items for October

Here are a couple of neat pink “tech” items for your October shopping. If you have been considering one of these and love pink or want to see a portion of your investment go to charity, here is your chance!

The CLARISONIC Skin Care Brush Limited Edition Pink, Breast Cancer Awareness + 2 oz Cleanser. I have yet to try the Clarisonic, but it gets generally pretty good reviews. The pink version is adorable!

The Nu Face Facial Toning System, Limited Edition Pink is an FDA approved device that uses microcurrent technology to lift and tone the face, reduce and eliminate fine lines and wrinkles, improve facial circulation, skin exfoliation, lymphatic drainage, treat sun damage and skin pigment, and improve product penetration. the NuFace Toner is another one that I haven’t personally tried.

Both are expensive, so if you plan to spend, you might as well assure that a bit goes to charity!

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Bliss Triple Oxygen Instant Energizing Mask

I love Bliss Triple Oxygen Instant Energizing Mask. I seriously cannot quit raving about it! This foaming mask refreshes and makes the skin look great, temporarily at least.

The whole concept of the Bliss energizing Mask is to oxygenate the skin, plumping up skin cells, and making the skin look fresh and renewed. Here is the company’s information on it:

A ‘take-out’ version of bliss spa’s most famous facial, the Triple Oxygen Treatment (a favorite of so many stunningly skinned celebs, we wouldn’t want to dull you with the details). At home, once, twice, or for the obsessive even thrice a week, this flash-action mask will deliver a shot of oxygen, a dose of a powerhouse form of Vitamin C, a smattering of anti-free radicals, and a moisture fix, to instantly spiff up your skin when you find it looking a little ‘low’ life.

with vitamin C, fluid O2™, NaPCA, and EUK-134™ free-radical resisters

A super-quick-fix for dull, tired, sallow, ‘I’m sick of my’ skin. Engineered to mimic the effects of our spa’s famous triple oxygen™ (but in seconds), this fabulous new complexion brightening formula uses every ‘tech’ in the book to work to furnish you with a fresher, younger-looking face.

engineered as a stand-in for our spas’ world famous triple oxygen facial treatment

releases oxygen molecules and detoxifiers

a super-quick-fix for dull, tired, sallow skin

super-strength skincare from bliss, new york’s hottest spa

To use the mask, a layer of light lotion is applied to damp skin and then left on for a few minutes while it turns to foam. During that process, it tingles quite a bit. I kind of thought it tickled at first! Then it is rinsed off. I found that my skin looked and felt great after each use of it. The effects don’t last all that long, but it is a great way to start the day! I use this several times each week regularly now. Great stuff! I highly recommend it!

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Pink Product: Surgeon’s Skin Secret Beeswax Moisturizer

I love, love, love, grapefruit scented products. So it is no surprise that I took a shine to Surgeon’s Skin Secret Beeswax Moisturizer in grapefruit scent!

Packaged in a cute pink and white tube, $1 from each sale goes to Breastcancer.org. The moisturizer is a skin balm made with beeswax and grapefruit extract. The tube provides a good amount, and the twist up nature of it makes it perfect for applying to rough patches of skin without having to make a mess of your hands. It is nice stuff!

Surgeon’s Skin Secret is also available in an unscented version and numerous other scents.

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DDF Protect and Correct UV Moisturizer With SPF 15

DDF always tends toward impressive products. I particularly love their new Protect and Correct UV Moisturizer aimed at treating and preventing hyperpigmentation and melasma. I have always been a fan of double duty products, so this one goes high on my recommended item list.

DDF’s Protect and Correct is a light moisturizer with four chemical sunscreens for SPF 15 coverage. It also contains various extracts, including licorice root extract, to help treat pigmentation. So, the sunscreen prevents discoloration, while the extracts treat it.

The lotion has a decent feel to it, absorbs fairly quickly, and I had no issues with acne with it. I do wish it had a higher SPF though. I really prefer to use SPF 30 and above. A physical blocker in it instead of all chemical ones would be nice too. Regardless, it still is a quality product.

DDF Protect and Correct retails at around $58 and can be found at various online sources.

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