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Esfoliando
August 3, 2011

Comecei a falar de banho naquele post sobre produtos que uso no inverno. Quero dar continuidade ao tema (adoro banho, é a experiência mais próxima a um dia de beauté que podemos ter na rotina né?) falando sobre esfoliantes. Eu AMO esfoliante corporal!!! É um dos meus vícios belezais, especialmente se ele vem em um potão super apetitoso… gosto dos vários cheiros, texturas (são várias) e claro, da sensação da pele lisinha pós-esfoliação.

Esses são os que habitam meu box atualmente:

Fileira do alto: são os esfoliantes de açúcar com base oleosa, os grãos são bem grossos e ásperos (ou seja, a esfoliação é mais forte) e a pele fica megamacia porque a base oleosa ajuda a reter água, colaborando com a hidratação
. Esfoliante de Açúcar Orgânico, Vyvedas – conhecem essa marca? É bem bacana, nacional de cosméticos naturais. Alguns produtos, como esse esfoliante, tem certificado orgânico da Ecocert.
. Brown Sugar, Fresh – é um dos esfoliantes mais “famosos” nos EUA, acho o cheiro uma delícia!
. Sugar Body Scrub Ginger Lime, Eight – é irmão daquele creme de banho que postei, ele era bem mais oleoso, mas na volta de Londres vazou! Mesmo assim ainda funciona bem

Fileira de baixo: texturas variadas!
. Esfoliante Energizante Cupuaçu, Amazonia Viva – ele parece uma pasta mais durinha, porque é feito de manteiga de cupuaçu, e os grãos são pequenos, de semente de maracujá. Faz uma esfoliação mais suave
. Esfoliante de Arroz Doce, Adcos – ele é beem cremoso, parece um suspiro (a pessoa faminta que só pensa em comida) e tem um cheiro docinho que adoro
. Esfoliante Pure & Powerful, Sparkkli Home Spa – com extrato de algas e plâncton marinho, exótico não? Ele tem a textura mais diferentona, é meio um gel melecoso, com pedacinhos esfoliantes

 

Aqui dá para ter uma noção das texturas!! Está na mesma ordem das embalagens acima.

Além dos potões, tenho alguns de bisnaga que adoro, como os da Kiehl’s e o de melancia da Korres. O legal de esfoliante é que você encontra variações intermináveis, com diversos aromas, intensidades e preços. E é uma experiência sensorial delícia.

Apesar de os dermatologistas não recomendarem esfoliar o corpo no inverno, minha experiência diz o contrário então opto por desobedecer essa regrinha. Razão: minha pele do corpo é seca e, como já comentei, tenho meio preguiça de passar hidratante. Aí vai acumulando uma secura tamanha que só o esfoliante salva – ele remove aquela camada (crosta) e abre caminho para o hidratante poder ser feliz! Senão sinto como se estivesse passando creme numa carcaça que não absorve, se é que vocês me entendem!

Pele lisinha, here we go! Quem tiver esfoliantes do coração please deixem nos comentários, estou sempre aberta a conhecer novos! Fora os da foto já tive Natura, Nivea, L’Occitane, Boticário Nativa Spa… Alta rotatividade no box.

Spa Girls Gift Picks of Bliss and Beauty
by The Spa Girl on 12/06/2011

If you’re still scratchin’ your noggin for just the right gifts, think beauty and bliss! Here’s our annual picks of favorite beauty sets and spa-inspired gifts for everyone on your list!

Gifts of Body Bliss

For the purist: Eight Body Wash & Moisture Ginger Lime Gift Set, $60. Created from a recipe handed down from a savvy mother to an innovator daughter, the eight core ingredients found in these products work in synergy to soothe skin and senses. Available at eightbodymoisture.com.

Eight is pleased to sponsor:

About Face discovers the joy of when a little goes a long way.

When you’re spending money on products for your face, hair and body, it adds up — so make sure you’re packing in pigment.

My parents didn’t let me use makeup until I was in high school, but when I was in middle school, I found ways to be furtive about it, of course. I put makeup on while riding the school bus or bought items at the local CVS Pharmacy after school, and basically I spent money on things I would never really use because they were contraband and I wanted them anyway. Ah, the innocence of youth! You took a bite out of my wallet.

I still have an unwavering affection for cosmetics, hair and body products, clearly, but now I try to use more of a discerning eye when deciding what to buy — especially since I still sometimes find crusty nail polishes and lip glosses from all those years ago, and they’re embarrassing to behold. One of the things I always think about when buying a new product is whether I can test it first: Can I try it on at a makeup counter or store? Can I go to a retailer and smell a body wash beforehand, to make sure it’s not too irritating or strong?

And, most importantly, I try to read a variety of different beauty blogs or press releases a day, just to keep an eye out for reviews of items I’m interested in or more detailed information about a collection I was considering buying. The more you know, etc.

With Halloween coming up, I’ve tried to prioritize some of the best products I own when it comes to exemplifying that old saying about “a little goes a long way.” From eye shadows to body scrubs, each one of these products truly makes an impact with only a minimal amount — making it easier to get ready for Halloween, when I don’t really want to be reapplying my makeup throughout the night.

And for more Halloween-themed products, read on for my favorite holiday offerings from LUSH. I’ll be going as Tinker Bell this year (thanks to the Disney Store, who provided me with a puffy, whimsical costume that I truly love), and I’m planning to spice up the costume with some of the spooky products LUSH is selling for the season.

But before then, on to some of the most powerful products I have:

about face graphic+ Don’t skimp on hair and body. Although I last dyed my hair two years ago, my highlights are still visible on the ends of my hair — meaning they get drier than the rest. (First photo, top row) To help reverse that damage, just a quarter-sized dollop of  Phyto’s Intense Hydrating Mask does the trick. After massaging the mask into my hair in the shower and then combing it through the ends, the stuff puffs up and penetrates for some serious moisturizing ($38, Sephora). Once a week and I’m golden. Similarly serious are products from Eight Skincare; the Dry Skin Body Brush, Ginger Lime Body Moisture and Ginger Lime Scrub Treatment work together to slough off dry skin and moisturize the rest ($60 for the set, Eight Skincare). The scrub and moisturizer are fragrant in the best of ways, like a delicious summery drink to slather on your skin.  

+ Get shimmery. Too much glitter can scream “adolescent,” but a fine dusting of shimmer can help you look more awake or appropriate for a night out. (First photo, second row) If you’re planning something crazy, dab on Hard Candy’s Eye Def cream eyeshadow, available in seven colors like green-and-gold Algae, black-and-silver Liar and brown-and-bronze Ditch; each has a wand applicator that can help you control how much glitter you want ($6, Walmart). For a more subdued look, buff on Pür Rocks from Pür Minerals, little rocks of shimmery berry, bronze and pink pigment that you can build onto either a powder brush or blush brush and sweep on your cheeks ($23.50 for Pür Rocks, $21 for Powder Mineral Makeup Brush, $16 for  Blush Makeup Brush, all at Pür Minerals). about face graphic
 

+ Get long-lasting with your lips. Whether you want subtle or opaque color, it’s always a great feeling to put something on your lips and then look in the mirror hours later and see it still there. (First photo, bottom row, all but three items on the right) For really glossy, full color, the tiniest squeeze of Obsessive Compulsive Cosmetics’ Lip Tars will do — the wide color range, including purples Hoochie and Demure, lavender Vapid, neon pink Anime and softer mauve Memento, can be worn alone or mixed together to make custom shades ($13, Obsessive Compulsive Cosmetics). Softer color, both for lips and cheeks, can come from RMS Beauty’s Lip2Cheek, which comes in six shades like the bright coral Smile and uses organic ingredients ($36, RMS Beauty). And if you want to get really glossy, but with long staying power, consider Buxom’s Lip Tarnish, a lip stain that comes in shiny candy pink Wardrobe Malfunction, purplish Blackmail, cherry red Busted and fuchsia Caught on Tape ($18, Sephora).

+ Be dramatic if you want. Halloween is a great time to experiment with the British brand Illamasqua, which is carried exclusively at Sephora in the U.S. and has a super-wide range of lipsticks, lipglosses, blushes and nail polishes. If you can dream up a crazy color, Illamasqua probably has it. (First photo, bottom row, last three items on the right) The brand’s latest collection, Theatre of the Nameless, offered a matte, blue-purple lipstick, Kontrol ($22, Sephora); a forest green nail polish with a wax-like finish, Kink ($14, Sephora); and a neon pink lipgloss, Belladonna ($20, Sephora). All are incredibly pigmented and would be perfect for trying out a really striking Halloween look.

+Get in the Halloween spirit. While I’m terrified of scary movies, I completely adore Halloween — and not just because I love candy more than is humanly possible. The dressing up, the childish glee, the wild abandon of it; it’s all stuff I look forward to every year. (Second photo) And I’m super-pleased to have discovered LUSH’s Halloween-specific holiday collection: Calacas shower jelly, designed in a skull shape that you freeze and then lather up with ($5.95, LUSH); Ghost shower gel, which smells like roses and orchids and makes me think that if this is what a ghost actually smells like, I’m OK with that ($17.95-$27.95, LUSH); Pumpkin soap, which smells, you know, like pumpkin ($6.95, LUSH); and Lady Catrina soap, fragrant with citrus and honey ($6.95, LUSH). I will eat my Halloween candy, and I will smell good doing it!

Eight Skincare is proud to be featured in INTERARQ Luxo Primavera 2011.

01 | Gel de limpeza da Linha Angélica, da L’Occitane, para hidratar e revitalizar a pele;
02 | Com extrato de café, Loção Hidratante Corporal Kapeh, para maciez e vitalidade;
03 | O Ginger Lime, da Eight, é um spray hidratante repleto de ingredientes ricos e nutritivos, perfumado com a mistura de gengibre e limão;
04 | Da Eudora, a fragrância Afl orá traz notas de fl or de maçã e lichia;
05 | Shampoo Maturi para Cabelos Oleosos, formulado com Erva-Mate. Limpa profundamente os cabelos, sem causar irritações;
06 | Do Empório Body Store, óleo para banheira da linha Stress Away, com óleo essencial de lavanda e Vitamina E;
07 | A Weleda apresenta o sabonete hidratante cremoso Douche Citrus, com puro óleo essencial orgânico de frutas cítricas (limão e laranja).

01 | Da Lancôme, Hydra Zen Fluido, para hidratar profundamente a pele;
02 | Da Clinique, o Vitamin C Lip Smoothie Antioxidant Lip Colour é um batom cremoso, rico em vitamina C;
03 | Healthy Mix Powder, da Bourjois, é um pó solto que tira o brilho e dá mais vitalidade ao rosto. Com damasco, melão, maçã e gengibre;
04 | A Clarins traz a base Teint Multi-Régénérant, com propriedades antiidade e hidratantes;
05 | Verbena Senses, da linha nativa SPA, do O Boticário;
06 | Creme para mãos, da Eight, com óleo essencial de tangerina;
07 | O shampoo Klorane tonifi ca, estimula a circulação sanguínea e fortalece a raiz do cabelo. Com extrato de quinina.

Inspired by my recent Sequim Lavender Festival experience, I've complied a few of my favorite lavender products…read more.

Et tu and You
Eight reasons to love eight body moisture!

How excited (and grateful) was I to receive a package from Katie at ebeauty.ca! It looked like this:

My goodies from ebeauty.ca!

So, of course-which product(s) to review first? I decided to start with the eight body moisture in Ginger Lime. I didn’t have high expectations-I mean, it’s a body lotion, right? I use lotion every day, usually twice a day and have used everything from drug store to bath and body works to high end department store lotions.

The face behind the brand is Vicki Weaver-Payne who attributes her fabulous lotion to her mother, Ida Wanda Burns. Ida created a lotion for women who suffer from itchy, dry skin (isn’t that most of us ladies?) with eight ingredients at her own kitchen sink!

Vicki states that:

“Eight Skincare will leave your skin supple and moist-waiting to be touched.”

That’s a pretty strong claim, Vicki.

The directions say to ” Apply daily and experience the restoration and renewal of your skin. For extra dry areas, apply generously.”

I’ve been using this lotion for just about 2 weeks now.

Oh let me sing the praises of eight body moisture:

1.  Ingredients-Why the name ‘eight’?

    Eight Skincare products are created around eight core ingredients:

    Aloe Vera: moisture
    Vitamin E: slows aging
    Jojoba Oil: promotes new cell growth
    Evening Primrose Oil: anti-inflammatory
    Monoi Oil: rehydrates
    Sweet Almond Oil: natural beauty
    Emu Oil: anti-aging
    Apricot Kernel Oil: tones/firms

    Other essential ingredients include: Lanolin: moisture
    Rice Bran Oil: smooth skin
    Lavender Oil: calms
    Sunflower Oil: vitamins a b d e
    Wheat Germ: cell formation
    Avocado Oil: moisture

2.  Regimen-while I don’t own all of the eight products, I have started dry brushing again, which is soooo good for the body!  Joy McCarthy, one of my fave nutritionists did a video about dry brushing. Below, is from the eight body moisture website:

Each Eight product can be used separately. However, to experience the Eight hydrating treatment, use the products as follows:

    1. Dry Brush body
    2. Have a warm shower and cleanse with Eight Crème Body Wash
    3. Exfoliate and soften with Eight Sugar Scrub
    4. Lightly towel dry and apply Eight Body Moisture

3. Packaging. While I am a sucker for the ‘bells and whistles’ in regards to my beauty products, the beauty in eight products is in the simplicity. Black and white with a clean, fresh logo. The bottle is easy to maneuver and the perfect size. Instructions, directions, ingredients are on the back and easy to read. The product dispenses easily.

4. Light, refreshing scent. When I read “Ginger-Lime”, I immediately thought this would smell like a Bath and Body Works product. However, I was wrong-if I had to compare it another brand, I would say it’s slightly reminiscent of Jo Malone but eight has this fresh (possibly urban?) twist on it.  I wish there was a perfume or body mist to go along with it! I love the scent-it’s not heavy-it smells pretty (if that even makes sense).

5. Non-competitive! How great is it that this product actually states (on the back of the bottle) that this will not compete with your fragrance? That is one of my BIG pet peeves-having to wear a fragrance free lotion in order to not have my perfume smell wonky. Apparently, the combination of essential oils produces a light scent when applied, but then dissipates! Love!

6. Applies like a dream! Another one of my lotion ‘issues’ is runny, thin lotion. That is not this product! I am not a fan of the ‘a little goes a long way’ school of thought (as that contradicts my slathering-on-the-lotion-is-luxurious mentality). However, after using the eight Ginger-Lime, I realized that I don’t need a handful. I also adore the fact that I don’t have to buff this into my skin, a light rub and it’s in there!

7. Versatility. Referencing the back of the bottle- “eight is effective for dry skin, or an after-sun moisturizer, massage lotion, shaving lotion or after-shave conditioner.” So far, I have used it as an every day lotion, and after sun.

8. Duration. I can’t say that I have extremely dry skin but I did notice that my elbows were significantly softer after using eight. I do have to reapply the lotion to certain areas (like my feet), but for the majority of my 8 hour work day, my body is moisturized!

Overall, I have to say I love this product! I will use it until it’s gone. My only ‘complaint’ is that there (currently) isn’t any perfume/fragrance mist. I see a body oil but don’t know if that would be a substitute. I may try the scrub/body wash. The scent is fabulous, it works, and it got me to start dry brushing again.

Ladies, take care of your bodies-we only have one!

Huge thank you’s to Katie from ebeauty.ca for providing me with this to review. And p.s.- if you haven’t checked out ebeauty and you live in Canada, you need to! They have all sorts of ‘hard to find’ beauty items. Go there!

Also, thanks to Vicki Weaver-Payne for creating a fantastic line of products that work!

GROOM SERVICE
Give It a Dry
Though it might sound counterintuitive to everything you think you know about skin care, one of the best ways to keep skin soft and supple has absolutely nothing to do with water. Cleansing your skin outside the bath or shower — a process called dry skin brushing — gently and effectively removes dead skin cells and cleanses the pores, all without removing the protective layer of acids and oils that many cleansers can strip away. To try it for yourself, grab Eight Skincare’s Dry Skin Body Brush & Moisture Treatment Set. It includes a natural sisal brush, ideal for a dry cleansing, and (to follow it up) the natural ingredients and essential oils of Eight Body Moisture in Ginger Lime for fully restored skin. $43 @ eightbodymoisture.com

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Kit-banho no inverno
22.07.2011
Em: Banho > Corpo

Como sou muito difícil para perfume – amo muitos, mas na prática só consigo usar dois (Marc Jacobs, o primeiro, de gardênia, e Balenciaga, o 10 Av. George V), acabo extravasando a vontade de aromas diferentes no banho. Já mostrei no blog como organizo meus produtos no box – uma prateleira, para todos caberem sem medo de ser feliz, aqui tem foto da época que mudei.

Mas fiz esse post para falar especificamente dos produtos que me ajudam nos banhos invernais. Eu super acredito que a hidratação da pele já pode começar no chuveiro, ainda mais quando a gente desobedece a orientação do dermato de a) não tomar banho quente demais e b) não tomar banhos muito longos. Estes são os produtos que me salvam nesses casos, adiantando o trabalho do hidratante (ou fazendo todo o trabalho, nos dias que eu fico com preguiça de passar hihi):

. Huile Douche Amande, L’Occitane – óleo que vira meio espuminha em contato com a água
. Shower Gel Vanila e Canela, Korres – consistência média e cheiro que to apegadíssima
. Ginger Lime Crème Body Wash, Eight – recebi os produtos dessa marca americana para testar quando estava em Londres. A história é super legal, a receita do hidratante era da mãe da dona, Vicki, e só ele conseguia salvar sua pele seca, então ela resolveu dividir com o mundo a preciosidade e lançou a linha. Vale a pena entrar no site para ver mais detalhes e os outros produtos (esse site Spa Look entrega no Brasil). Esse produto de banho é um dos meus favoritos, a textura é muuito boa, bem cremosa, e ele faz a melhor espuma ever! E deixa a pele bem macia, é para quando a coisa tá preta…
. Moroccan Rose Otto Bath Oil, REN – comprei online na Cult Beauty. AMO o cheiro. A consistência é total óleo, que eu adoro
. Body Cleansing Oil de Argan, Kiehl’s – ele tem a textura parecida com o da L’Occitane, porque não faz o tipo óleo oleoso (?), e sim meio espuminha quando em contato com a água. Amo essa linha argan!
. Óleo de Amendôas Johnsons Baby – dispensa comentários né? Estoque na farmácia, hidratação power!
.  Hidratante de Banho Uva Verde e Água de Coco, Natura – apesar de ser lançamento no verão, e ser super fresquinho, sou fã do conceito hidratante de banho
. Hidrashower, Dermage – um dos primeiros nacionais a aderir a essa ideia de hidratar com enxágue, tem até FPS!
. Natural Oil, Nivea – outra versão de queridinho da farmácia, adoro o cheiro e a consistência
. Soothing Bath & Body Oil Lazy Cow, Cowshed – hahaha o nome não é demais? Vaca preguiçosa! Essa marca é de Londres, vende na Boots e tem loja no Soho, vale conhecer, é tudo tema bovino!! Bom para usar antes de dormir, porque o aroma é relaxante! Ele é bem óleo grudento (tem gente que não gosta, mas eu adoro porque quando você sai do banho e se enxuga já está com a pele bem hidratada)

Banho de beauté é o que há!! Um gesto mínimo, e você já se sente bem melhor