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June 30, 2011 in Skincare by Denise Wild

Although I love their intense moisturizing effects, I typically stay away from body butters in the summer, as they tend to be too thick and oily for the humid temperatures. The skincare gods must have been listening when I hoped to find a moisturizer that worked like a body butter but didn’t feel like an extra layer on my skin.  The Self Sanctuary Peony Apple Body Butter by mark. is just that.  A luscious scented moisturizer that softens the skin but feels light enough to wear on even the hottest and most humid summer days – this is a must-have in my summer skincare routine!

GS Approved: As part of a complete bath and shower collection, the Peony Apple Body Butter is scented with a mix of crisp apples and fresh peonies – it’s a moment of bliss as you nourish your skin.

Inspiration: Actress Eva Longoria’s skin is always radiant and healthy-looking.  Achieve this same look by adding mark.’s Peony Apple Body Butter to your daily routine.

Beauty Editor:  Anjali Handa

September 21, 2010 in Skincare by Denise Wild

Blended with algae extract, Mark. Calm & Composed Super-Smoothing Moisturizer Avocado/Oat is designed to visibly reduce skin’s redness as it smoothes and moisturizes. A comforting formula enriched with avocado, oat, and shea butter, it instantly calms and soothes blotchiness associated with flushing, blushing, and flare-ups. This quick-absorbing, lightweight, oil-free moisturizer also helps to restore the skin’s natural moisture.

GS Approved: This sumptuous moisturizer’s superstar ingredient is avocado and we love that it penetrates our skin evenly and quickly, leaving it smooth and hydrated.

Inspiration: Find an oasis of tranquillity in the heart of Hawaii by indulging in a spa treatment at the Na Ho’ola Spa in Waikiki’s Hyatt Regency. Be clever about the products you use in order to achieve that same calmness on your skin.

Beauty Editor: Ashley Frejlich

May 10, 2010 in Skincare by Denise Wild

Avocado has been proven as an excellent conditioner and moisturizer, great for restoring hydration while caring for the needs of both your skin and your hair. Fruits & Passion has taken avocado’s beauty benefits to the next level with a lip balm free of petroleum-based additives, mineral oil, and beeswax. Instead of chemical preservatives and colorants, they’ve used plant waxes, coconut oil, and shea butter to create Fruits & Passion Avocado Lip Balm. Ethically harvested avocado oil makes up 10% of the balm, meaning you’re getting the real deal and real moisture. 

GS Approved: A product that takes the environment into consideration, leaving out harmful chemical ingredients is a great bet.

Inspiration: Avocados are sometimes called alligator pears because their shape is similar to a pear, and their peel resembles an alligator’s skin. Speaking of look-alikes, this wooden bangle by A.V. Max looks like the nut of an avocado, while it’s hammered, silver, round studs are reminiscent of the textured skin of the nutritious fruit. (Yes! An avocado is a fruit!)

Beauty Editor: Andrea Victory

May 4, 2010 in Skincare by Denise Wild

If you’ve ever felt your underarms needed a little extra TLC, try Secret Flawless Touch with Olay in Silky Botanical. Olay’s conditioners leave sensitive, post-shave skin soothed and moisturized. This conditioning deodorant glides on clear to leave no white marks on your clothes and no white clumps later on. As an antiperspirant, Secret Flawless Touch does the job in keeping your shirts dry, and it also works beautifully as a deodorant with its self-renewing light, fresh fragrance—it’s activated when you start sweating, so the scent is released right when you need it most.

GS Approved: The secret to this deodorant is its use of aquacurrent science to provide underarms with the right balance of hydration and moisturization.

Inspiration: Tara-Jean Popowich doesn’t even look like she’s breaking a sweat, here in her solo routine during her climb up to Canada’s favourite dancer on So You Think You Can Dance Canada. The young dancer and her SYTYCD routine is flawless and fresh as she shows off her moves.

Beauty Editor: Yanyi Ma

April 27, 2010 in Body by Denise Wild

Skin looks best when it’s nourished and hydrated. Avon Skin So Soft Mineral Gems Glamorous Gold Gelled Body Oil takes hydration one step further by mixing in gold shimmer to give your skin a radiant glow while the benefits of minerals work to hydrate skin. This new non-greasy gelled-oil formula works to moisturize the skin, and while it’s considered an oil, it does not have the greasy feel of a traditional body oil. Instead, the subtly scented moisturizer is quickly absorbed into your skin, leaving it feeling smooth, soft, and moisturized. All this topped off with a glistening golden finish.

GS Approved: The mineral-infused formula and texture make this a long-lasting moisturizer you don’t have to reapply throughout the day.

Inspiration: The sands of Tunnels Beach in Kauai, Hawaii, are a dazzling golden stretch of heaven that could easily give you a shimmery glow if you were to lounge around all day.

Editor’s Note: Never tried body oil before? Apply it right after you step out the shower. The leftover water on your skin will dilute it a little if you are hesitant about slathering on an oil.

Beauty Editor: Yanyi Ma

April 9, 2010 in Skincare by Denise Wild

With the intension of leaving skin radiant, firmer, and younger for women 40+, Nivea Visage DNAge Firm and Glow Day Care increases the regeneration of the skin’s appearance cell by cell by protecting them from external damage. This moisturizer’s innovative formula works to reverse and prevent damage with two key ingredients: folic acid and creatine. Folic acid is an essential vitamin and co-factor in DNA synthesis that helps to restore the skin’s appearance. Creatine helps to build collagen fibres, essential for a healthy skin structure. In combination, these power-packed ingredients work together to stimulate the growth of new skin cells. This fast-absorbing formula also contains illuminating light-reflecting pigments to give you a fresh complexion and reduce the look of tiredness.

GS Approved: Dull, sallow skin? Let’s blame the dark winter of days gone by. To the rescue, this moisturizer contains illuminating, light-reflecting pigments that brighten your skin and make it glow. 

Inspiration: Jennifer Aniston’s yoga and fitness instructor, Mandy Ingber, has a womanly sculpted firm body that mirrors perfection, thanks to her groundbreaking workout, Yogalosophy. Get your skin to firm and glow with not just a face product, but also a yoga workout that is sure to connect your mind, body and emotions and beautify from within.   

Beauty Editor: Ashley Frejlich

March 17, 2010 in Skincare by Denise Wild

Made with 100% natural moisturizers and formulated without parabens and phthalates, St. Ives Skin Firming Advanced Body Moisturizer is a light, non-greasy, fast-absorbing body cream that leaves skin silky and conditioned all day long. St. Ives’ exclusive ingredients include a Nutrifirm Complex of seaweed extracts, green algae, and collagen and elastin proteins, all assisting to visibly improve skin’s elasticity and restore firmness. These stimulating ingredients works beneath the skin’s surface to make it smoother and more toned in only two weeks.
 

GS Approved: Improving skin’s elasticity in as few as two weeks? We love that St. Ives has developed an exclusive formula to ensure that we’re putting our best peau forward. We’ll naturally feel great in the skin we’re in.

Inspiration: St. Ives moisturizer delivers the kind of hydration that stops you in your tracks. Feel the same way when you discover the glorious southwest tip of Cornwall, England, where the ancient town of St Ives nestles among the rich coastal scenery and surrounds you with the most crisp air, sparkling beaches, and scented gardens.

Beauty Editor: Ashley Frejlich

March 12, 2010 in Makeup by Denise Wild

Moisturize while prepping your skin with The Body Shop Skin Primer Moisturise It. Using vitamin E complex and community trade aloe vera, this primer leaves skin soothed without clogging pores while still doing its job as a primer to hold makeup in place. Take advantage of the silky smooth invisible layer it forms over your skin that helps create a natural makeup look.

GS Approved: The Body Shop’s extensive knowledge in moisturizing has been combined with makeup to create a product that pulls double duty.

Inspiration: At the Marc Jacobs Fall 2010 New York show, it was all about natural beauty and low-key makeup with flawless skin.

Beauty Editor: Yanyi Ma

March 11, 2010 in Skincare by Denise Wild

The skin on your face is sensitive, so constant exfoliation can dry it out. St. Ives Fresh Skin Moisturizing Olive Scrub is ready to combat dry and tight skin by using the natural moisturizing elements in olive oil to nourish the skin, leaving it soft and hydrated. St Ives uses all-natural exfoliants to smooth away dry, dead cells revealing fresh, healthy skin. And because it won’t dry your skin out, you can use it every day for a glowing, healthy complexion.

GS Approved: Dedicated to concocting the best natural formulas for women, St. Ives uses the natural nourishing properties of olive oil to deliver a balance between exfoliant, moisturiser, and cleanser.

Inspiration: Found in the Mediterranean, beautifully lined olive groves line the ancient harbour town of Phalasarna, Greece, filling the area with the fresh, earthy fragrance of olives and the crisp, welcoming feel of the sea.

Editor’s Note: This scrub is excellent for sensitive or dry skin. If you prefer more exfoliating action but still want the moisturizing properties from this scrub, try using it with a facial exfoliant pad.

Beauty Editor: Yanyi Ma

February 26, 2010 in Skincare by Denise Wild

J.R. Watkins Shea Butter Body Cream in Lemon Cream is that cream. The one you carry in your bag for on-the-spot moisturizing. You know the one, the cream that you whip out at the request of a dehydrated pal, half eager to lend a hand and more eager to show off your great taste in gourmet beauty products. Containing more than ten natural oils and extracts and boasting being nearly 100 percent natural, this cream smoothes and protects skin while wrapping it in a delicious lemon scent.

GS Approved: J.R. Watkins Shea Butter Body Cream in Lemon Cream is the perfect addition to roomy purses everywhere. It smells like lemon pie, feels like satin, and works like a charm!

Inspiration: Totes are popping up everywhere this season. Show off your laid-back style with a canvas confection (we love this one from J. Crew) filled with apothecary goodies including a yummy body cream, of course.

Beauty Editor: Andrea Victory