Prevent Wrinkles Early

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Summer is just about upon us and all I can say is, please, please, please…use the sunscreen!! Dermatologist estimate that 80% of wrinkles, before the age of sixty, are caused by over exposure to the sun. Need I say more? Well, just in case I do need to - we usually only think about overexposure to the sun if we are at the beach, or outside all day. Do you think about it when you have your window rolled down, enjoying the fresh summer air? How about when you take that nice walk to lunch (more calories burned if you walk, right)? All the little exposures during the day add up to little tiny lines showing up early and getting worse later, especially with that delicate skin around your eyes. We must use as much care to protect and preserve our skin with preventative measures as we do when we actually see the wrinkles appear.

Make sure you use a moisturizer with sunscreen in it or, if your favorite moisturizer is without sunscreen apply one on top of your moisturizer. If you use foundation you can also use a foundation that has sun screen as part of its ingredients. When you are going to be outdoors all day make sure you use a sunscreen that is strong enough to protect you, and don’t forget your eyelids, top of your ears and hair part line! We don’t want skin cancer any more than we want wrinkles. Most of all, make sure you carry a bottle of sunscreen with you, it’s the times when your caught unexpected that will do the most damage. You know what I’m talking about, it’s such a beautiful day that you decide to have lunch on the patio. The conversation is so good and you are having so much fun that you linger for hours, and before you know it you look like a lobster. Avoid this situation with your trusty travel size tube of sunscreen, a must for every purse in your closet!

Stay tuned tomorrow, I’ll be highlighting my favorite my have sun screens!

Tour Of The Beauty Blogs

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Talking Makeup: Check out the latest MAC offering! New MAC Tendertones Collection SPF 12. What to expect from the new line.

The Dazzling Girl: If you have dry skin you’ll definitely want to read Ultimate Dry Skin Care Treatment - Skin MD Natural Shielding Lotion.

The Life Of A Ladybug: The latest from Bobbi Brown: Bobbi on Oprah!

The Lipstick Page Forums: Are you up on your Bliss products? With their signature verbena scent you’ll definitely want to check out: Bliss Clog-Dissolving Cleansing Milk.

The Mineral Makeup Blog: Read up on all the latest from Mineral Makeup Chronicles : The Blushing Vixen. You can also search for reviews on all your favorite mineral makeup brands!

The Scented Salamander: This is a great perfume blog, if you are looking for new scents this is the place to go. Check out the latest Bond No9 Fragrance to debut exclusively at Saks on September 1, 2007! Read all about it: Saks Fifth Avenue For Her & Saks Fifth Avenue For Him by Bond No9 {New perfumes}.

The Special Gloss: Do you have a shield for your skin? You might have your sun shield, but do you have your pollutant shield? Check out this Skin Shield from SkinMD, The Special Gloss gave it five stars: The Hotseat: SkinMD.

We Love Beauty: Find out the look of the week and make sure you’re up on the in: Look of the Week: America Ferrera.

Yummy 411: More for you money, if you like…then you’ll like: fabu-less dupes! (Note: You may have to turn off pop-up blockers to view this page.)

Product Girl: More on MAC Tendertones, get the full run down on all nine shades.

Liz Earle For Eyes

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smoothing-line-serum-2.jpgLet me first say that Liz Earle is just an amazing company, period. Each order comes with a very nice size sample of another product, each of which is so good I can’t help ordering a full size of it. In addition to the samples every order comes beautifully wrapped in delicate gorgeous white and silver tissue paper with “healthy beautiful skin” scrolled across it. This is good customer relations at the max.

The Eyebright Soothing Eye Lotion feels so relaxing on your eyes. This is exactly what my eyes needed! Just sweep a cotton pad dipped in the lotion across your eyes to revitalize them or put the soaked pads on your eyes for ten minutes, the smell is intoxicating yet gentle. You can feel the aloe vera soothing your skin and the herb eyebright is known for refreshing eyes. The minute I used this lotion I noticed the area around my eyes had a slightly calmer look and the slight puffiness dissipated. I also noticed that after using this lotion my eye lids felt very supple. Sometimes my lids get dry but I don’t like the effect of moisturizer on them because it interferes with my eye makeup, so the eyebright lotion is perfect leaving them supple but not sticky.

The thing I love the most about Liz Earle’s products is that a little goes a long way and one product has many uses. Her philosophy is that when you get it right you don’t need a lot of extra stuff. True to form, her Smoothing Line Serum is a multi-tasker. It is made to use around the eyes, but it can also be used on the neck to smooth fine lines and, this is the part I love, it can also be used as an oil free moisturizer for your whole face. What I really like about this product is that although it is a gel it doesn’t leave your skin feeling tight like most gel moisturizers. It feels light around the eyes and soaks in to the skin quickly leaving it soft and moisturized.

Tour Of The Beauty Blogs

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Real Girl Beauty: Yum! The best in sweet treat body lotions! Bake Sale

Nail Tech Secrets: Are your toes ready for sandals? Kiss Your Toes This Summer with the Express toe nail kit.

Mystical Beauty’s Musings: Find out all about The Estee Lauder Makeover Experience!

My Beautyberry: Ooo! Weleda’s Sea Buckthorn Body Oil, I love reviews on all natural products. Find out all about An Oil for Sun-Parched Skin.

Ms. New Beauty: All the beauty offerings you could want in Staying Alive.

RealSelf: Get the low down on the Consumer Reports findings on which wrinkle creams are best in Ladies Who Link.

Spa Blah Blah Blog: Mmmm! Wild Blackberry Body Butter to match the Wild Blackberry Body Scrub. Her review makes it sound so yummy! Unplug with LaLicious Wild Blackberry Body Butter.

Spa-Addicts Blog: Inspiration for the day, there’s always a silver lining: Stops and Starts - such is life!.

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