Spring is Coming — Make Sure Skin is Ready with AmLactin.

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Spring will be here in just over ten days! I, for one, cannot wait. I am in full-on spring prep mode. I am ready for the warmer weather, new makeup, clothes and spending more time outdoors. It is time that I get my skin ready for spring too. While it is cold outside and warm inside during the winter months, my skin has built up some extra layers of dry skin as a result of this low relative humidity. It definitely needs some extra attention. It's time to peel away those layers and uncover more soft, smooth and radiant skin with AmLactin Alpha-Hydroxy Skin Care just in time for spring.

AmLactin moisturizers are so effective at transforming dry, rough skin into soft skin. You see, each product is formulated with alpha-hydroxy therapy which gently exfoliates dry, dead skin cells and intensely hydrates. With creamy emollients and rich humectants that help retain the skin’s natural moisture, water is drawn to the skin so it looks and feels soft and smooth.

With so many products to choose from in the AmLactin line-up, there are plenty of ways to make sure skin is ready for spring.

Using the AmLactin Moisturizing Body Lotion, the AmLactin Cerapeutic Restoring Body Lotion or the AmLactin Ultra Hydrating Body Cream daily after you shower or bathe will get your skin off to a great start. I like using the Moisturizing Body Lotion after my morning shower and then the Ultra Hydrating Body Cream before bed to wake up with really soft skin in the morning.

Another thing that I have been doing before bed is using the AmLactin Foot Cream. I apply the Foot Cream and then put on a pair of cotton socks right before bed and wake up to beautiful feet. I mean, who wants to wear sandals with dry, cracked, scaly feet? Not me! Now I can paint my toenails and wear sandals this spring and not be embarrassed.

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Would you like to try AmLactin for FREE?

ONE winner will win over $100 worth of AmLactin Skin Care products! Follow these steps to enter my soft skin giveaway.

Visit AmLactin’s website and look at each product: AmLactin.

Then, in the comment box below, tell me which AmLactin product you’d most like to try so your skin is ready for spring!

Giveaway ends on 3/19/2016 at 11:59 PM EST. Representatives of AmLactin are responsible for shipment of the prize. You must be a resident of the United States and at least 18 years old to enter.

Uncover smooth, radiant skin with AmLactin Alpha-Hydroxy Skin Care. Its unique exfoliating and hydrating alpha-hydroxy therapy gently removes dead skin cells to reveal soft, hydrated skin. It’s the difference between skin care and skin therapy. AmLactin moisturizers are available on Amazon.com and at your local Target, CVS, Walgreens, Costco, Walmart and Rite Aid.

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

Top 10 Color Correcting Makeup Products.

Everywhere I turn, I see a new color correcting makeup product pop up. Whether it's a new pitch, being sent to me or on the store shelf, it seems like it is the latest trend. This new trend is actually not so new. Color correcting is a longtime secret of makeup artists to color correct or balance uneven skin. It's really a smart thing to color correct your skin before putting on makeup so skin is flawless.

There are certain colors that you should use to color correct certain problems.

Yellow - Use yellow to correct dullness
Green - Use green to correct redness
Peach/Apricot - Use Peach/Apricot to correct dark circles and spots
Lavender/Blue - Use lavender/blue to correct sallow skin
Pink - Use pink to brighten dull skin

Here are the top 10 color correcting makeup products. With the right product and a little know-how, you will be on your way to neutralizing your complexion concerns: disguise dark circles, resolve redness and dismiss dullness.

1. Urban Decay Naked Skin Color Correction Fluid - Correct imperfections and play up your best features with this innovative, lightweight formula that instantly color-corrects and blurs flaws. Available in five shades to color correct your issue. Buy it for $28 at Sephora or urbandecay.com.

2. MAKE UP FOR EVER Step 1 Skin Equalizer Primers – Perfect for color correcting, these lightweight primers leave your skin looking fresh for hours while they smooth the look of the skin prepping it for makeup. Available in six color correcting shades to target all of your concerns. Buy it for $37 at Sephora.

3. BECCA Backlight Targeted Colour Corrector - These highly pigmented colour correctors contain light reflecting pearls to blur away imperfections as they correct flaws. The formula adheres to the skin so well! It comes in four colours. Buy it for $30 at Sephora and beccacosmetics.com.

4. Smashbox Color Correcting Stick - This creamy stick evens out and transforms the complexion with precision. It is super easy to use. If you are hesitant to start using color-correcting products, this is the one to start with. It is available in four shades. Buy it at Sephora and smashbox.com.

5. SEPHORA + PANTONE UNIVERSE Correct + Conceal Palettes – These exclusive palettes feature a range of expertly-selected shades and full-coverage formulas that address common concerns. Choose from Light/Medium or Medium/Dark. Buy it for $49 exclusively at Sephora.

6. Givenchy Prisme Libre - This color-correcting loose powder takes four shades of color-correcting powders and marries them in one compact to offer skin radiance and luminosity in the perfect customized shade. It is extremely fine and mattifying. Choose from five colors. Buy it for $54 at Sephora, Neiman Marcus or Barney's New York.

7. Marc Jacobs Beauty Cover Stick Color Corrector – Marc’s ingenious portable, twist-up stick comes in three creamy, marbleized hues that can be used all over or to spot treat concerns. Buy it for $42 at Sephora.

8. Lancôme Miracle CC Cushion Color Correcting Primer - This is a unique color-correcting primer that provides buildable weightless coverage that feels like nothing on the skin. Use it all over on for spot corrections. Available in four color-correcting shades. Buy it for $39.50 exclusively at Sephora.

9. Yves Saint Laurent TOUCHE ÈCLAT Neutralizers – The award-winning complexion highlighter is now available as a must-have, color correcting highlighter to instantly cancel and neutralize color imperfections. The one-click brush allows you to the problem with ease! Buy it for $38 at Sephora.

10. STILA Correct & Perfect Palette - This palette is an all-one-palette because it features seven different color-correcting shades that will help to neutralize all skintone imperfections. They are creamy and buildable. Buy it for $45 at Sephora or stilacosmetics.com.

MAKE UP FOR EVER Pro Sculpting Collection.

MAKE UP FOR EVER has released three new products as part of their Pro Sculpting Collection designed to highlight and define different parts of the face, lips and eyes. Included in the collection are a Pro Sculpting Face Palette, Pro Sculpting Lip and Pro Sculpting Brow. These are all-in-on tools that were professionally made with the novice in made — they are simple to use.

Pro Sculpting Face Palette

This cream palette contains a combination of highlight, contour, shimmer and color shades that subtly accentuates and adds definition in four simple steps. The shades are creamy and blendable. I like that they are subtle yet buildable so you can define and contour as much as you want.

As I said, there are just four steps to use, that go with the four shades. Here's how.

Step 1: Apply the matte light shade the highlight directly under your brow bone, down the center of your nose and on the tops of your cheek bones.
Step 2: Apply the deep matte shade along the jaw line and below the cheekbones to contour. Blend out with a gentle hand using an upward motion out toward your ears.
Step 3: Apply the a touch of the iridescent light shade on all areas that you want highlighted such as the tops of your cheekbones, center of your lips, bottom center of your lip, center of your forehead.
Step 4: Apply a dab of the cheek color to the apples of your cheeks and blend outward.

The Pro Sculpting Face Palette ($45) comes in 4 shades: light (20), medium (30), tan (40) and dark skin (50).

MUFE Pro Sculpting Face Palette 30

MUFE Pro Sculpting Face Palette 40

Pro Sculpting Lip

This unique, double-ended makeup tool was designed to add volume and definition to the lips so you pout will look more full and plump in a flash. One one side of this tool is a retractable, satin lipstick. The other side contains a soft sponge applicator that features a cream-to-powder highlighter made with beautiful pearl pigments that gives the illusion of volume to the lips. To use, simply apply the color all over the lips then use the highlighter directly in the center of the lips by adding a thin veil of the cream to powder formula and gently rub together.

Pro Sculpting Lip ($27) comes in 4 shades; 10, 11, 40, 50. MUFE says they are natural shades, but they are not so natural. 10 is a deep rose, 11 is dusty rose-nude, 40 is a bright raspberry red and 50 is a dark raspberry.

Pro Sculpting Brow

This 3-in-1 brow tool helps to add structure and definition to the brows. I love that the brow pencil is beveled for precise and smudge-free application. The tool includes a rounded bristle brush to groom the brows and a soft sponge-tip applicator to distribute a universal, light matte powder to highlight and define the brows. Simply dab the highlighter on the brow bone after filling in and grooming the brows.

Pro Sculpting Brow ($27) is available in 5 shades; blond (10), dark blond (20), brown (30), dark brown (40) and brown black (50). With my brows being very dark, I thought I would need brown or dark brown, but dark blond was actually the perfect shade for my brows. Think of blond as that universal brow shade.

Look for the Pro Sculpting Collection at Sephora, MAKE UP FOR EVER Boutiques and makeupforever.com.