March 8, 2010
Posted by marta
There is no doubt that vitamin C is a great antioxidant and helpful against hyperpigmentation, but C serums can be drying and unpleasant to use. Not to mention that you could be wasting your time and money with unstable forms (read more to get to know your vitamin C). For those who want to cut straight to the car chase, we’ve rounded up a few of the best vitamin C cosmetics.
A new find is Dr Christine Rodgers’ range called Enpointe with its Eclairci C Serum with a kitchen sink full of antiagers. A very C focused serum is by Somme Institute. An affordable, but effective alternative is John Masters Organics, while to prove that C can enhance more than just your face cream, we nominate Clinique for its Lip Smoothies. Yes, you did read Clinique (the tired department store brand is doing a few interesting things these days). Inspired by Ildi’s vitamin C-rich DIY parsley mask, we raid the refrigerator for a tropical treat. Read more...
February 13, 2010
Posted by marta
Valentine’s Day gives us the perfect excuse to bring together our favorite lip products. This selection will give you sexy lips all your round. We love Revolution Organics Lip Glosses as they are natural and tres glam (they are available in the TIA store). For a lip plumper we have selected one of our Five Best, Skinn Lip 3X Volumizing Serum, and for antiaging, there is Baci-Baci from La Bella Donna, one of our Five Best lip products with Matrixyl. To keep lips looking young, YBF’s Define is a necessity. For fun, test your mood with DuWop Private Red lipstick – it could be love.
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January 4, 2010
Posted by marta
Truth In Aging’s Best Beauty Products of 2009 contained but one antiaging serum, Osmosis Replenish (now available in the TIA store). But it was a tough decision and at least four other stirling serums that clamored for our Five Best to be updated. All of these are pushing the envelope in bringing science to our skincare regimes and all of them will bring confidence to 40-something and 50-something skins. Part of my regular regime these days are Skin Nutrition Cell CPR and Cellbone Hyper-Peptides and I have also had great results with Dermophisiologique Mineral Structura and GloTherpeutics GloPeptides.
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December 31, 2009
Posted by marta
As we come to the end of what has been a tough year on so many fronts, it strikes me that one of the gifts that 2009 has bestowed upon me is getting a better handle on my priorities. I value my health, my loved ones and intellectual curiosity like never before. I also believe that 2009 has been a turning point for consumers. Obviously, the economy forces us to be choosy. But hard financial times have coincided with an unprecedented access to information via the internet and the ability for anyone who feels passionate enough to create an online presence (just take a look at the gardners, birders, cooks, guitar geeks and goodness knows who on our OpenSky shopping platform). We head into 2010 with the well-informed consumer as king. Read more...
December 28, 2009
Posted by marta
Whilst us boomers are enjoying great advances in skincare, I am shocked at how short-changed 20-somethings are. They get to choose between treated as though they are still an acne-prone teenager or are welcomed into adulthood by staid and stale regimes such as Clinique’s impoverished three-step thing (it’s been around since I was 20-something). There are 20-something brands, but all too often they use manic marketing to disguise mediocre products (think Philosophy).
20-somethings, thankfully, are an eco-conscious generation and so the first criteria for their skincare shopping should be do no evil, to themselves or the planet. Nor will they with John Masters Organics for hair and skin. While 20-somethings don’t need heavy duty anti-agers, they do need to get off to a good start with a skincare regime that keeps the skin healthy and glowing. Happily, there are lovely botanical brands such as Stem and Suki that will do just that. And, while not all of our Five Best brand picks are found in the bargain bins, we have made more than a nod to the fact 20-somethings are acutely feeling squeezed by the economy. It doesn’t get better value than Yes To Carrots and for bathroom cabinet basics Weleda just cleans up. Read more...
