You know that feeling when you use a product and you get lost in the scent or experience that it brings?! You close your eyes and picture yourself in the most relaxing, happiest place you can think of. If you enjoy products that smell great then make a date with Diana B.
I love all of the products in my daily regimen which keep my skin under control and beautiful but sometimes it’s nice to go outside the norm and try something different. What a wonderful way to escape with some very unique shower gels, sugar scrubs, and body lotions. I had the chance to try one of the scrubs out for myself and it was delicious. It smelled wonderful, and had my skin feeling quite amazing afterwards. I pictured myself on a tropical vacation or even a candy shop except it was one that I wouldn’t be getting a tooth ache from! The scrub I tried was the Peach Fangipani Sugar Scrub and was suitable for even my sensitive skin. The other scrubs available offer to help improve the elasticity, brighten the skin and even offer antioxidant protection on top of their exfoliating properties. If you don’t like using scrubs, then you should try one of the bath gels. They are silky and can either be used alone in your shower or mixed in the tub for a frothy bubble bath. They can even been used as a shaving gel!
To finish off your ultimate sensory experience, try one of the body lotions the line has to offer. They are ultra smooth, contain a high amount of natural minerals to nourish the skin with and will help bring your skin back to life. Not to mention they smell just as great as the bath products! So if you are looking for a little something extra to sweeten up your day, these goodies would be a great fix.
Do you have a favorite Diana B. product? Or perhaps a bath product from a different line? Share with us, we’d love to know!
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Has Thanksgiving dinner taken a toll on your figure? Feeling guilty for going back for seconds or maybe even thirds? If your bum is not quite as perky and round as it used to be, we’ve got a few tips to whip your butt back into shape before New Years Eve rolls around.
First of all, there’s no magical lotion or potion that can give you a perfect derrière with no exercise or dieting involved. Everything in life worth having takes some effort to achieve. Same goes for your tush! Products can help smooth and firm the skin, but not the actual shape and size. Using a stimulating product like Bliss Fat Girl Sleep with potent ingredients that stimulate lymphatic drainage is helpful to reduce the appearance of dimpled skin. This product also has moisturizers that smooth and firm the skin.
To see dramatic results, sweat and modifications to your diet are essential. Eating healthy, well balanced meals will benefit not only your booty, but your overall health. Here are a few key exercises that will help create that perky, round shape you’re looking for.
Bent-Knee Deadlift: (Repeat 3 sets of 15)
Stand with feet shoulder width apart, holding a 5 pound weight in each hand at inner thighs. Bend knees to a shallow squat (about 30 degrees). Keeping your back straight, lower the weights toward the ground, squeeze glutes and slowly stand up. Repeat.
Single Leg Bridge: (Repeat 3 sets of 15)
Lie with your back on the floor and place your feet hip width apart on a couch or bench, knees bent 70 to 90 degrees. Extend left leg, keeping your toes pointed. Press into your right foot and lift hips toward the ceiling. Repeat on opposite side.
Lateral Step Extension (Repeat 3 sets of 15)
Stand with your right side facing a step bench, holding a 5 pound weight in each hand in front of your thighs. Step up sideways onto the bench with your right foot, then lift your left leg 45 degrees to the side, toes pointed. Hold for 3 counts. Step down and repeat. Switch sides.
Stay consistent with the booty camp routine and you’ll see results in no time!
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Tis the season for gift giving and this year we have the nicest gift ideas for everyone. Holiday gift giving is made easy from beauty to relaxation with our wide variety of gifts. These holiday gifts offer luxury with a touch of holiday spirit and are budget friendly too.
L’Occitane Hand Indulgences: This luxury hand cream set makes the perfect gift for anyone. You can enjoy a vanilla, winter rose and shea hand cream that will leave hands soft and smooth with a touch of beautiful fragrance.
Too Faced Glamour To Go Fairy Edition. This beauty kit is a must have for any girl’s stocking this year. You can customize your look with 8 eye shadows, a bronzer, blush, and gloss. It will last all day, and is portable for on the go touch ups. The price is so amazing you will want to pick one up for yourself!
Calvin Klein Women’s Holiday Coffret Set: This wonderful set of Calvin Klein’s most popular fragrances will be a great gift for any woman this year. This collection features four different scents you can wear alone or layer for a signature scent. Sets are a great way to try out different fragrances and the little bottles look so adorable displayed on your vanity!
Philosophy The Gingerbread Man Scrub: It wouldn’t be Christmas without Philosophy’s holiday collections to delight our senses. This ginger spiced scrub will exfoliate and polish your dry winter skin. The sea salts heat up as you rub them in, this warming sensation creates an at home full body spa experience that will be the perfect gift for anyone.
H20 Plus Bath Basics Shower Gel Favorites: This enticing collection features 6 travel- ready shower gels that are infused with fruit extracts and soothing marine botanicals. This is the perfect gift for anyone that needs a little relaxation and pampering. Take a little extra time and use the gels for a luxurious bubble bath.
With all these wonderful choices it’s hard to pick just one; maybe you can get all five and share with a friend or two. We have you covered this year from head to toe so go on and find that perfect gift!
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Whether you are small chested like Kate Hudson or have an ample bust like Pamela Anderson it’s likely that you already know the importance of taking care of your “girls” to keep them looking their best, no matter their size.
A perky, smooth bust resonates youth and good health. Unfortunately, gravity, sun damage, breast feeding, and hormonal changes can all take their toll. But you don’t have to be pregnant or in menopause to start taking care of your tata’s! It’s never too early to start taking preventative measures, and it’s never too late to use corrective products!
Skincare shouldn’t stop at the neck. That’s why you should use high-quality products on your chest area. Decleor Aroma Sculpt Bust Beautifying Toning Gel is a natural formula that contains an exclusive cocktail of eight active essential oils and Phyto-Firm Complex to promote a toning and tightening effect while leaving a luminous iridescence. It’s great for gals in their 20’s that are taking preventative measures and looking to achieve a pretty glow.
Elemis Pro-Collagen Lifting Treatment for Neck and Bust is an outstanding two for one product that provides firming and lifting benefits to both the neck and décolleté areas. Best for mature skin types, Elemis Pro-Collagen Lifting Treatment’s clinical trials claim the following results: reduction is skin crepiness by up to 33%, increase in skin firmness by up to 17%, and increase in skin elasticity by 14%. That’s a lot of bang for your buck!
Lierac Paris Bust Lift Creme Firming Anti-Brown Spots Cream is a great choice for those that have crepiness and sun damage like brown spots or freckles due to too much sun exposure. Hydration, firmness, reduction of hyperpigmentation are a result of using this miracle in a jar. Lierac Paris Bust Lift Spray Treatment for Bust and Décolleté can be layered under the cream for even better results.
Are you a new mom? Are you expecting? Mustela Specific Support Bust is an amazing product to use pre, during and post pregnancy. It helps promote firmness, prevent loss of elasticity, and relieve tension. It soothes breast tenderness and stretching sensations of the skin and it’s an elegant formula that soaks quickly into the skin so you can get on with your busy baby-filled day!
And what about cup size? What if you’re unhappy with yours? Before you look into augmentation try a product that’s sure to fill out your bra without the pain or the cost of surgery. Rodial Boob Job “blocks” fat into the area where the product has been applied. When applied to the bust area, Boob Job will gradually increase cup size and will provide an instant lifting and firming effect.
Whether you’re young or mature, small or large breasted there’s a décolleté product for you. Remember that your neck and chest can give your age away, even when your face looks amazing. So take care of your décolleté and breasts to keep your chest looking youthful and you feeling oh-so-good and confident!
We spend hundreds of dollars and countless hours shopping for products to repair and protect our face, but our hands are often neglected or forgotten. Place your hand crème right by your bed side and start making it part of your nightly routine.
Archipelago Botanicals Soy Milk Hand Cream; This product contains luxurious hydrating ingredients including amino acids, proteins and lipids. These key ingredients in combination with dried milk and oat proteins create a thick, emollient formula which combats dehydration and encouraging cell regeneration.
Jurlique Rose Hand Cream; An emollient hand crème enriched with protective ingredients such as, rose, calendula and viola. Combined they protect and restore moisture, leaving hands feeling deeply hydrated and soft to the touch.
Melvita Essentials Extra-Rich Hand Cream; Certified by ECOCERT, this remarkably rich hand cream soothes, protects and nourishes the driest of hands. Combined with the organic ingredients, shea butter, cocoa and aloe vera it’ll give your hands immediate comfort and relief.
Caudalie Hand And Nail Cream; This hand crème is guaranteed to be a nourishing treatment for hands and nails without being greasy or sticky. With a sweet sent of orange and a hint of rosewater this formula is highly concentrated with anti-aging antioxidant vinolevure, grape seed and avocado oils in a fresh base of shea butter.
SpaRitual Handprint Hydrating Hand Salve; Formulated with Organic Fair Trade Shea Butter and SpaRituals Hydroshield Technology providing nourishment, repair and protection. Its forms a light, breathable barrier to remain moisture and shelters your hands from any future damage.
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Since we exfoliate our face to remove dead skin and help promote cell turnover, there’s no question that we shouldn’t also exfoliate our body! The body is just as equal to the face and you don’t want your skin to age quicker on certain areas. Of course we want smooth, glowing, healthy skin…everywhere!
With a plethora of products available, there isn’t a reason not to try one… or ten! There are body products which are a liquid consistency and ones which are a grainy scrub consistency. Some offer a scent-sational experience or you can opt in for one with a cooling/warming sensation. Here are just a few different products which will help you to scrub your way to radiant skin!
The royalty of the world surely knows how to live- but before the modern day royalty had unlimited access to the beauty industry and whatever their hearts desire at the click of a button via the World Wide Web there were the kings and queens that used natural remedies to beautify in the previous centuries. Kings and Queens Body products make for a posh and luxurious royal experience that will surely leave you feeling like you belong in the imperial court.
Nefertiti, the Great Royal Wife of an Egyptian pharaoh is depicted as an icon of beauty and regal exquisiteness. She used honey as a beautifying treatment in skin care and hair care preparations. Shimmer with Kings and Queens Nefertiti Honey Shimmering Body Milk.
The Aztec Kings loved vanilla as it was said to have aphrodisiac properties, vanilla was consumed internally and used in skin preparations externally. Slough off dead skin cells with Kings and Queens Aztec King Vanilla Pear Body Scrub.
A Chinese princess planted jasmine in her garden and used jasmine distillation in bath water as jasmine was said to awaken sensual thoughts and strengthen the feeling of love. Lather up with Kings and Queens Chinese Princess Jasmine Showergel.
King George III loved lime- for its beauty boosting benefits and for the benefit of his army and navy, as the vitamin C in lime juice warded off scurvy and other diseases. Soak in a lime-infused bubble bath with Kings and Queens George III Lime Showergel
Emperor Akbar of India was a fan of mango fruit and planted over 100,000 mango trees in a mango orchard. Mango was widely used in beauty preparations due to its enzymatic and softening benefits. Nourish and deeply hydrate with Kings and Queens Emperor Akbar Mango Body Butter.
Get ready like a royal, start the day like a sovereign, make like a monarch. Kings & Queens is a royal body care range developed around the herbs and spices favored by the aristocracy. Kings and Queens Body products are enriched with antioxidant-rich pomegranate, blue Egyptian lotus extract, and malachite. The entire line is paraben free and mineral oil free. And have you noticed the price tag? $8-$15! Another AMAZING line available at SkinStore!
Everyone has horror stories of waxing woes and waxing jobs gone awry and no I’m not referring to polishing your car’s paint! Here are some simple rules to keep in mind when using waxing as a hair removal option.
If you’re taking a prescription medication for acne, consult your doctor before having any waxing done. Prescription acne medication can make your skin very sensitive and delicate and you can literally end up tearing a whole layer of skin!
Be certain you go to a licensed Esthetician or Cosmetologist. Nail Technicians and Manicurists are not licensed or properly trained to do waxing in most states.
Hair should be at least ¼ of an inch long and not more than ½ inch long. Anything longer than that should be trimmed; otherwise you will feel pain when the wax pulls at unintended adjacent hair! YEOUCH!
All areas to be waxed should be clean and free of debris. Some products require you to pre cleanse and even use a powder, ask your professional.
Wax should be applied in the direction of the hair growth. If you see someone applying it in any old direction beware of sloppy workmanship!
Soft Wax with muslin (fabric) strips are best for large areas: arms, legs, chest, back, stomach. Hard Wax without fabric strips are best for small or sensitive areas or very coarse hair: facial, underarms, bikini. Eyebrow areas can be waxed with either hard or soft wax, followed by tweezing to fine tune.
This is one of the most important steps to effectively waxing with minimal discomfort! When it comes time to pull the wax or muslin strip, be sure to firmly apply pressure with one hand just above the section of wax you are removing. Wax should be pulled in the opposite direction of hair growth. If your professional doesn’t do this, then you’re most certainly going to get an ineffective hair removal and it will end up hurting (more than it needs to.)
NO Double Dipping! Be sure your professional is not double dipping the (disposable) wax applicator stick. For example, dip into wax, apply to skin, re dip into wax, then apply more to skin. Double dipping can introduce germs and bacteria from the skin INTO the wax. Not sure about you but I don’t want someone else’s cooties in the wax that will be used on my face or private areas!
After removing the waxing strip, be sure to remove any residue and use an after waxing treatment product like oil, lotion, or aloe vera gel.
Freshly waxed skin feels very smooth! Not just due to the absence of hair but because it also removes a whole layer of dead skin cells. Be sure to use a moisturizer with and SPF 20 or more to protect those newly exposed skin cells.
Of course your trained professional should know all these things, but you knowing them empowers you to make sure you get the best service possible! If you’re looking for home hair removal options here are some products SkinStore carries that I would suggest MOOM Organic Hair Removal Kit.
Which hair removal method do you prefer: shaving, waxing, laser, epilation or depilatory creams? Leave us a comment below!
Stress, anxiety and relaxation are all extremely important to balance in order to achieve a happy, healthy life. Stress and anxiety can have negative side affects on your health and well being. A quality relaxation session can do wonders to calm you after a stressful day or week of work. Here are my top suggestions on a power relaxation you can do in the comfort of your home.
1. Schedule some time for you and your spouse (or just you) to be alone for 1 – 2 hours. No kids, no barking dogs, no cell phones, no television, no internet. Ask a friend, neighbor, grandma & grandpa, brothers or sisters to babysit for the evening. Treat the kids to something special (movies and treats) while mom and dad have a “date night.”
2. If you’re married, don’t forget to be your partner’s girlfriend or boyfriend. ‘Husband’ or ‘Wife’ can sometimes end up being just a title and list of obligations. Don’t forget to do the special things you did for your loved one when you were a girlfriend or boyfriend while you’re on your “date night.” Being attentive to your spouse’s needs will not only make them happy, they will want to return the favor.
3. Draw a hot bath and add either some bubble bath, bath oils, or bath salts (just before you turn the bath off.) Sprinkle some rose petals on top of the bath water. Light some candles and maybe some incense. Play a relaxing or perhaps romantic CD. Lay down in a bath of luxury and relax. (I always like a glass of wine to go with this part.)
4. If you’re sharing your bath getaway with your loved one, take turns giving each other scalp, neck and shoulder massages. A great foot massage can also be another way of relieving stress. Try to keep talking to a minimum and whisper sweet nothings every now and then to your loved one. Make this all about relaxing in the company of each other and catching up on all that quality time together!
5. Once your bath time is done you can retreat to either your bedroom or living room with more soft music and candles or if you’re lucky enough near your lit fireplace or pool at night. Cuddle up next to each other in your robes and spend time playing footsies and tell your spouse all the things they do for you that you love and appreciate.
6. These things may sound corny and simplistic but I can’t tell you how many times I hear people talking about relationship woes, stress and anxiety. So many people don’t take the time to slow down, relax and enjoy some peace and solitude. Relaxation, meditation, prayer, and breathing exercises can all provide excellent sources of relief from the stress in life that brings us down.
Just remember quality relaxation can be achieved in the comfort of your home in a short amount of time without far away destinations, long term plans, and big vacation budgets! Now go light those candles and draw that bath!
We want to know – What are your best de-stressers? Leave us a comment below.
Here at SkinStore, we believe knowledge is key when it comes to skincare and beauty! That’s why we have created Product Talk, an interactive Q&A feature for our customers. It’s a powerful, yet simple tool!
Here’s how it works: While on SkinStore, find a product that you would like to learn more about. Click the “Product Talk” tab under the product photo to access the tool. To ask a question, click the “Ask a New Question” button. To answer, click the question to open it, and click the “Answer this Question” button. You can even also vote for the best answers to questions. It’s your community.
Now is your chance to help us build the beauty community and to be a voice! We pulled a few unanswered questions from community members who would love to hear about your beauty experience and get your feedback on some products that you may have already tried. We encourage you to share your knowledge and experience. Click on the questions below to answer them (you may be asked to log in or register).
Click on the questions below to answer them.
UPDATE: (8/31) These questions have been answered! Thanks to CindyS, Jofab and jd584 for sharing your answers.
You know that feeling when you use a product and you get lost in the scent or experience that it brings?! You close your eyes and picture yourself in the most relaxing, happiest place you can think of. If you enjoy products that smell great then make a date with Diana B.
Everyone has horror stories of waxing woes and waxing jobs gone awry and no I’m not referring to polishing your car’s paint! Here are some simple rules to keep in mind when using waxing as a hair removal option.
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