Your Best Skin: StriVectin Discovery Kit.

There is nothing like the power of some great products put together so you can try the best of the brand. I have used the original StriVectin Cream and Eye Cream, and was dually impressed with both products. The StriVectin line has been revamped and made more powerful, and this new StriVectin Discovery Kit gives you the best of them all.

This trio of powerful products are for those of us with serious anti-aging on our mind. These are formulated with heavy duty wrinkle fighters to help combat those lines that are creeping up, which on me, seems like almost every day now.

The Discovery Kit contains the following:

  • StriVectin-SD™ Instant Retexturizing Scrub
  • StriVectin-SD™ Eye Concentrate for Wrinkles
  • StriVectin SD™ Intensive Concentrate for Stretch Marks and Wrinkles

Every product in this set is formulated with proprietary, patented NIA-114™ technology, discovered in skin cancer prevention research to help rebuild skin layers.

The StriVectin Discovery Kit, an exclusive to Sephora, sells of $79.00, at Sephora.

Your Best Skin: Bobbi Brown EXTRA Eye Balm.

Bobbi Brown's skincare EXTRA's are just that. They are extra help remedies targeted to give specific areas a bit of extra help. Except, that these beauties give more than a bit of extra help - they are skin care wonders in themselves.

Her Hydrating Eye Cream made my favorites list as I do use it every night. When I feel like I need an even extra added bit of moisture, I turn to this EXTRA Eye Balm.

 

When I say balm, I mean it. This beauty of a balm is a very rich balm. So rich, it is not meant for daytime use, unless you are lounging around all day and don't plan on wearing makeup. It is hard working and as it is a balm, it does leave a bit of a greasy after feel. Greasy in a good way, though. It drenches the thirsty eye area in moisture as Vitamin E is a main ingredient.

EXTRA Eye Balm helps fight puffiness, reduce the look of fine, dry lines, and soothes and protects skin.

If you need a bit of extra help in the eye are, and really who doesn't, check out EXTRA Eye Balm at the Bobbi Brown counter or online now. The hefty jar is $60. As a tiny little bit goes a long way, this jar will last an extra long time.

Your Best Skin: The Clarisonic Opal.

One of my newest favorite beauty tools is this one from Clarisonic. You know how much I need my Clarisonic Skin Care Brush in my life, and now I am using the Clarisonic Opal daily, too.

The Clarisonic Opal Sonic Infusion System uses the same sonic technology that the Clarisonic uses, but this time in a tool that is made just for the sensitive eye area. The Opal was formulated to apply its specialized anti aging sea serum into the top layers of skin. The technology works so in a way that in just one minutes time, the Opal applies more than 7,500 gentle micro massages to instantly hydrate, smooth and brighten the eyes. After using the Opal, I can immediately see the difference.

I was skeptical about the Opal at first. I watched many presentations on QVC, but once I had it demonstrated on my hand in a Sephora store, I knew that this was something I needed to try.

To use, you squeeze a drop of the serum onto the massaging silicone tip of the Opal, then place near the eye area, turn it on, and gently rotate the Opal in very small circular motions around the eye area until it turns off.  I do two passes, each 30 seconds around my eye when using.

I use the Opal every morning with the anti aging serum that it was formulated to work with. My skin feels very tight and simply looks more refreshed after using. At night, I use the Opal again, but this time I use it to help massage my moisturizing eye cream in around my eyes. I am sure that the makers of Opal only wanted this to be used with their serum, but I see such an improvement in the hydration of my eye area, especially within my crows feet, that I find it very beneficial to keep using it this way as well.

The Opal Sonic Infusion System comes with the Opal itself, the silicone tip, along with a replacement tip, and three dispenser caps that are filled with the serum. It is a rechargeable unit, and a full charge lasts a very long time. I place the Opal in the charging cord once a week, when I charge my Clarisonic Brush, though I have heard that a charge lasts much longer.  After about two months of continued use, my silicone tip started to separate from the Opal, so it needed replacing. The directions say that the tips should be replaced about every 90 days, but I know for a fact that I use mine twice as often as recommended, and I did put it through some rigorous testing. I am still getting serum out of my first dispenser cap, and like I said, I have been using two drops of the serum, once a day, for about the last two months.

The entire Clarisonic Opal Sonic Infusion System sells for $245. It is available through Clarisonic.com, on QVC (where they offer easy pay options), Sephora and Nordstrom. The Dispenser caps, which are filled with the anti aging eye serum, are sold in a set of three for $100, but Clarisonic has a program where you can have them automatically shipped to you every three months for just $80. The applicator tips are also sold in a set of three, and those cost just $20 for the set.