Holiday 2012: Clarins Odyssey Face Palette.

Clarins takes us on an odyssey with their majestic, radiant and luminous makeup collection this holiday season. The festive Odyssey Collection features a star product - this stunning Odyssey Face Palette.

Clarins Odyssey Face Palette

The Odyssey Face Palette is a super soft and a light creamy beige powder. It features a super fine golden pearl that adds subtle, delicate shimmer to light up the skin. It is not only beautiful on the face; it looks gorgeous when dusted lightly over the décolleté for the holidays.

The Odyssey Face Palette is available with the rest of the Clarins Odyssey Collection at Clarins counters and clarinsusa.com. The face palette sells for $55.00.

Clarins Odyssey Face Palette

Clarins Odyssey Face Palette

 

StriVectin 360° Tightening Eye Serum.

Obviously one of the first signs of aging is around the eye area. I am usually most concerned with the fine lines, puffiness and darkness around the eyes. Recently I have noticed sagginess around my eyes. It looks like extra skin that is sort of just sitting there and sagging on the sides of my eyes.  I never knew what to do about this and honestly never knew there was anything I could do it about it (besides turning to a plastic surgeon). Enter this new 360° Tightening Eye Serum from one of my favorite anti-aging brands StriVectin. This serum was made to tighten and lift the eye area. I never imagined that this product would treat this sagginess that I have been too far acquainted with.

StriVectin 360° Tightening Eye Serum

I really wish I took a picture of my eye area a month ago and then now because there is a remarkable difference. It's like this skin is gone, as it is tightened. And not just tightened after I apply it. It has gotten noticeably better over time. My eye area is much firmer, smoother and less puffy over all.

Here is a before and after picture from the StriVectin site. Now, my sagginess was not as bad as in the before, but my results are similar.

image: StriVectin.com

Can you say wow when looking at that picture? It is really impressive.

I have been using 360° Tightening Eye Serum all around my eye area, not just under and around my eyes.  I actually apply it on my eyelids and brow bone too. I apply it twice a day, before my eye cream. It is very light weight and absorbs into my skin immediately.  Too apply, I gently squeeze the tube and run the nifty metal applicator tip over and around my eye area, including the lids as I said. The metal tip seems to help in a quick de-puffing and tightening effect, which helps on the spot. But, as I also said above, the real effect takes place over time. After I run the tip over and around my eyes, I gently pat the area ever so gently (I use my pinky) until the serum is absorbed.

360° Tightening Eye Serum retails for $69.00  I use a very little amount each time. From just feeling how much I have used from the tube, I think this should last me 5 - 6 months. It is one of those products that I will not give up, so the cost vs. benefit does not even come into play. I would pay triple the price for the result. Shop at StriVectin.com, Sephora, Beauty.com or QVC.

Holiday 2012: WEN Styling Gift Set.

My hair has been forever changed once I started using the WEN hair care system. As I love to share my best kept secrets, I really want to give everyone the gift of beautiful hair. Things always seem a little better when you are having a great hair day. This WEN Styling Gift Set will get everyone on their way to better hair days - every day.

The set comes beautifully boxed for giving. I love when I can just tie a ribbon on a box like this.

Inside the box is the award winning WEN Cleansing Conditioner, a Styling Creme, a Volumizing Treatment Spray, round boar-bristle brush, and instructional DVD. I usually use Sweet Almond Mint scent, but am excited to change it up with the Lavender set for more hydration, that is definitely needed in the very dry winter.

The Styling Gift Set comes in four different scents, which are best for specific hair types.

Sweet Almond Mint - Universal, for all hair types
Pomegranate - Universal for all hair types
Fig - For very dry and heat or chemically damaged hair
Lavender - For dry hair

The WEN Styling Gift Set is an exclusive to QVC, where you can purchase it for $73.00.