Clinique Moisture Surge CC Cream.

Just when you thought the BB Cream craze was over, the beauty industry has launched what they are calling the CC Cream. The CC stands for "color correcting". A CC cream is designed to not only immediately help color correct skin with a pigment, it contains ingredients to color correct skin, for the better, over time. The first CC Cream I have tried is this one, the Clinique Moisture Surge CC Cream.

The full product title is a mouthful: Moisture Surge CC Cream Hydrating Colour Corrector Broad Spectrum SPF30. The title, in fact, does say a lot about the cream. It is a CC Cream, so it color corrects. It is part of the Clinique Moisture Surge line, so it is hydrating. And it contains an SPF 30. What it doesn't tell you is how nice it feels on my skin and how much better my skin looks before makeup. That means I need less foundation and my makeup looks better when I use this.

You see Clinique's experts incorporated advance color correcting technology that utilizes light to achieve radiant, glowing and healthy-looking skin. The color is dual layered. It features special color correcting optics to scatter light multi-dimensionally to neutralize skin's complexion. It makes my skin look more even and radiant, as it gives my skin a soft, almost radiant glow. And that is before foundation.

I like to think of this CC Cream as is a primer with treatment properties. While it is true that this can be worn in place of foundation, I cannot wear it alone and call it a day. I honestly don't think many could. UPDATE: I wrote this a few weeks ago and need to correct the previous statements. I wore this cream over the weekend INSTEAD of foundation. My skin is looking amazing and the light coverage was enough for me. It has a lightweight texture that feels great as it glides over my skin. My skin looks more even and more radiant. When going for a full makeup look, I will use it before makeup, which makes my makeup look better. For everyday, I will use it on its own.

Clinique Moisture Surge CC Cream Medium

Clinique CC Cream comes in six shades. I am using the shade medium. It is important that you don't go too light, so the shade is an important factor here.

• Very Light
• Light
• Light Medium
• Medium
• Medium Deep
• Deep

Clinique Moisture Surge CC Cream retails for $34.00 and is available now at all Clinique locations and online at clinique.com.

Kiehl’s Skin Rescuer Stress-Minimizing Daily Hydrator.

Who isn't stressed these days. With 24/7, multi-tasking lifestyles expected, stress is just another part of it. We live with it and deal with it. But did you know that your skin shows signs of stress? It does. I am sure you have experienced this at one time or another. Skin can shows signs of immediate stress and overtime, it adds up and the result is not good. When I am stressed my skin gets red and blotchy. Over time, my skin takes on an appearance of being more red, uneven in tone and sallow. Hopefully my skin will not be showing any more signs of stress because I just started using a daily lotion that was created to reduce the effects of stress on the skin. Yes! It is like this lotion was made for me. Let me introduce you to Kiehl’s Skin Rescuer Stress-Minimizing Daily Hydrator.

This new lightweight daily lotion not only treats and protects the skin from its stress reaction, but with the help of the ingredients Mannose and Rosa Gallica, the formula limits the release of stress signals to the skin. This helps breaks the stress cycle, which is an inflammatory response in the skin.

As soon as I put Skin Rescuer on my skin, it feels better and looks better. The level of hydration is perfect. It is light enough to be worn before makeup, but hearty enough to hydrate my dry skin all day. Just one pump is all I need to completely cover my face and neck. It does take a few minutes to fully absorb and feel smooth to the touch, but it is so worth it. If your skin it extra dry, you can use this as a treatment, after your serum, but before your moisturizer.

Now, if I could just get rid of all the stress in my life in the first place... ha! At least I will look like I am stress-free.

Kiehl’s Skin Rescuer Stress-Minimizing Daily Hydrator is available now for $40.00 at all Kiehl's locations and online at kiehls.com.

Anti-Aging Skin Care for Sensitive Skin from Olay.

It's pretty well known that Olay makes some pretty great anti-aging products. But what if you are one of those people that is very sensitive to anti-aging ingredients? They have finally addressed your concerns and have made an Age Defying Sensitive Skin Day Lotion and Age Defying Sensitive Skin Night Cream.

I'll admit, I try a lot of anti-aging products. I have somewhat sensitive skin as it gets red very easily, but I can tolerate just about anything else. I was surprised when I could not tolerate some of the Pro-X products. I remember getting very red, overly dry and even more sensitive than normal when trying the Pro-X Serum and Pro-X Deep Wrinkle Treatment. I sort of gave up hope on the line and haven't used much from Olay in a long time. In dire need of a day cream and seeing the Age Defying Sensitive Skin Day Lotion on my shelf waiting to be tested, I was hesitant. Did I want to go there again? But it is made for Sensitive Skin, I thought, so I decided to give it a try - but on my hands first. After just a few days of testing and looking at how much better my hands were looking and feeling, I decided to go for it and use both the Age Defying Sensitive Skin Day Lotion and the Age Defying Sensitive Skin Night Cream to the test - on my face.

I am so happy that I finally tried the products. The Day Lotion is an all-in-one formula that combines a great anti-aging moisturizer with broad-spectrum SPF 15 sunscreen to protect the skin. It helps to diminish the look of fine lines and wrinkles as it provides all day moisture and makes my skin feel silky soft. It did nothing to aggravate my skin; only beautify it. The Night Cream is equally nice. It is richer, but sinks into skin fast as it keeps my skin hydrated all night long.

Olay Age Defying Sensitive Skin Day Lotion with SPF 15 sells for $12.99 and the Olay Age Defying Sensitive Skin Night Cream sells for $14.99. Pick them up at you favorite drugstore or mass retailer.