Powerful Antioxidant Skincare: MitoQ.

There is an important factor that is a huge weapon when it comes to antiaging and that is antioxidants. Antioxidants are like the nutrients - think vitamins - that help protect and repair the damage to the skins tissue. Think of an apple and how it turns brown when exposed to the air. Well, a powerful antioxidant would prevent that from turning brown or turn it BACK to the original color. Sounds great right? I have been incorporating antioxidants into my skincare for a while now, and one powerful antioxidant that I have been testing is MitoQ. MitoQ is probably the most powerful Antioxidant Skincare that I've ever used because MitoQ is a breakthrough antioxidant. You see MitoQ protects mitochondria, our cellular batteries so it helps us fight free radicals and further than ever before - deep with our skin. That is right where we need it.

MitoQ Power Antioxidant Rejuvenation Serum is super luxurious. I have added it to my routine twice a day to put the potent antioxidants to work. The antioxidants protect both the inner and outer layers of the skin from free radical damage especially from sun and environmental damage which is super important as the environment is one thing that can cause so much damage to our delicate. This serum does so much more than protect skin with the antioxidants, it will help to repair it as I said. It is working deep inside the cellular level with the mitochondria. 

I like the way MitoQ feels on my skin as I glide it on. It feels more like a gel-cream than a serum; it is very hydrating. This serum instantly makes my skin feel very smooth and feels very soft and looks better within minutes. I've used MitoQ for a while now and I know that I am seeing results. My skin is overall much brighter and even in tone. I especially have noticed a firming around my jaw line and neck where I have been concentrating on using this serum. This serum has been tested and has documented results.

If you are serious about anti-aging and want to add one thing to your skincare routine, make it an antioxidant serum like MitoQ.

This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of MitoQ. The opinions and text are all mine.

Top 10 Lip Balms for Colder Weather.

With the colder weather already brewing up here in New England, my lips are starting to feel more dry when I wake up in the morning. That is a reminder that I need to get back into the routine of applying a lip balm as the last step in my skin care routine right before bed. A lip balm is the perfect way to give lips that extra bit of hydration and lock in the moisture that they need. No matter what type of lip balm you use - sticks, pots, sphere or jelly - as long as you have a good formula, it will do the job.

The trick is finding the perfect lip balm with what seems like hundreds of lip balm formulas available. That's where I've come in and have done the work for you! I have put a lot of different lip balms to the test and have broken down the top 10 best for you.

1. Fresh Sugar Advanced Therapy Lip Treatment
This lip treatment takes the original to the next level. This one contains anti-aging ingredients proven to repair as it conditions. Buy Fresh Sugar Advanced Therapy Lip Treatment at Sephora, Nordstrom or fresh.com for $25.

2. First Aid Beauty Ultra Repair Lip Therapy
This soothing lip repair hydrates, soothes and protects lips as it treats the dryness. Buy Ultra Repair Lip Therapy at Sephora for $12.

3. Aquaphor Lip Repair
This silky feeling gel provides long-lasting relief for even the driest of lips. Doctors tend to recommend this more than any other lip treatment product. Buy Aquaphor Lip Repair at your favorite drugstore or mass retailer for about $4.99.

4. EOS Lip Balm Sphere
These flavored lip balm spheres are 100% natural and keep lips moist, soft, and super smooth. This one is especially great under lipstick. Buy EOS Lip Balm at your favorite drugstore or mass retailer for about $4.50.

5. Jack Black Intense Therapy Lip Balm
This super conditioning lip balm protects from all the elements like wind and sun with both UVA and UVB protection. It is super thick and works wonders overnight. Buy Intense Therapy Lip Balm for $7.50 from getjackblack.com, Sephora, Nordstrom and Ulta.

6. Clinique Repairwear Intensive Lip Treatment
This smooth, gel-based lip treatment not only hydrated lips, it helps to repair the look of wrinkles on and around lips too. Buy Intensive Lip Treatment for $28 at clinique.com, Sephora, Nordstrom, Macy's or other department store counters.

7. Smith's Rosebud Salve Minted Rose Lip Balm
This cult favorite gently conditions lips with its pot of great tasting soothing balm like no other has since 1892. Buy Minted Rose Lip Balm for $7 at Sephora, Ulta and drugstore.com.

8. MAC Lip Conditioner
This vanilla scented and flavored lip conditioner hydrates and nourishes lips all day. Buy MAC Lip Conditioner for $16 at maccosmetics.com, Nordstrom and Macy's.

9. bliss Fabulips Softening Lip Balm
This softening lip balm stick leaves lips nourished, supple, and sealed in locked with moisture all day or night. Buy Fabulips for $16 at blissworld.com and Sephora.

10. Korres Lip Butter
This rich, buttery lip balm melts on lips as it hydrates and smooths them. It offers a beautiful shine and soft tint too. Buy Korres Lip Butter for $12 at Sephora.

The Ultimate Makeup Palette: NARSPro Palette.

I'm all about customization when it comes to makeup, especially when it comes to palettes. There always seems to be one or two shades in any palette that get little or no use. Wouldn't it be great to create your own makeup palette? Well, now you can with NARS. NARS has come out with a NARSPro Palette. Created with the professional in mind, this is fantastic for us makeup girls who have the urge to customize their products too.

What I love about the NARSPro Palette is that you can mix and match any of the NARS 64 refill shades (or depot you own shades if you wish) and pop them into the large or small magnetized palette.

Want an all blush palette like I created? All you have to do is create it from any of the 18 NARS blush shades and you can even add one of the three highlighting blush shades like I did.

In the palette above:
Deep Throat Blush
Torrid Blush
Amour Blush
Miss Liberty Blush
Albatross Highlighting Blush
Angelika Blush
Sex Appeal Blush
Orgasm Blush
Luster Blush

You can also add bronzers to the palette, powder refills, contour blush, duo eyeshadow or eyeshadows and mix and match them as you please. Beside the blush palette that I created, I also created another small palette with a few of my favorite NARS products, making it perfect for travel. In this palette I have a blush, bronzer, highlighter and a few eyeshadows.

In the palette above:
Deep Throat Blush
Miss Liberty Blush
Albatross Highlighting Blush
Laguna Bronzer
Orgasm Blush
Barritz Eyeshadow
Abyssinia Eyeshadow
Night Star Eyeshadow
Mekong Eyeshadow

You buy the refills separately from the palettes and they vary in price from $18 - $30. The small empty palette is $14 and the large empty palette is $18. The NARSPro Palettes and refills are available only at NARS boutiques and online at narscosmetics.com.