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It’s never too late to teach an old dog new grooming tricks!  Give your father the gift of beauty this Father’s Day (he WILL thank you!) with no-fuss products from stylist to the stars Laurent Dufourg (who has worked with celebs including Johnny Depp, David Duchovny, and Adrian Brody) and CLEAN. 

Below, is a rundown of the great grooming products your father will be eternally grateful for:

Grooming Crème: Provides a natural look and soft hold that is great for straight hair or curly hair. The lightweight formula keeps hair bouncy and full of body as frizz is eliminated and texture is smoothed and softened.  Just add a tiny dab for shine and control!

Extended Texture Clay: Is a thick but weightless clay that provides outstanding dry texture finishes to men’s cuts, eliminates frizz on all hair, is fantastic for next day.

CLEAN Anti-Bacterial Moisturizing Hand Cream kills 99.9% of germs continuously up to four hours using parent company Fusion Brands Inc.’s SafetyDerm technology. Not only a revolutionary hand sanitizer that offers the first long-term protection for those germaphobe dads, but it’s a great skincare product as well.  Unlike alcohol based sanitizers that dry out hands, CLEAN Antibacterial hand lotion is a moisturizing cream that hydrates the skin as it works to protect it.  The product is unscented so it is perfect for men.

Aromafloria For Feet’s Sake collection. This luxurious line is designed to instantly refresh feet with pure essential oils of Tea Tree, Peppermint and Spearmint—known for their anti-fungal and anti-bacterial properties—and improve circulation, reduce swollen feet, and deodorize & hydrate dry, rough feet! It’s wellness for your feet!

Double Action Spa Foot Scrub

Gently exfoliate, moisturize and condition while you massage away the feeling of heavy legs and tired feet. Even out skin tone – great before self tanning, softens skin and reduces calluses.

Size: 6 oz / 170 g

Sale 20% OFF Was: $10.50 Now: $8.40

Intense Repair Spa Foot Butter

This extra-moisturizing treatment soothes and restores over-worked feet. Repairs dry skin on feet, legs and heals. Softens and hydrates skin.

Size: 4oz / 113 g

Sale 20% OFF Was: $10.50 Now: $8.40

Emily Kate Warren, contributing makeup artist for Hard Candy shares her families love for Hard Candy.

In honor of the many wonderful women in my family, here’s my favorite look that any mom can rock — even grandma!

Apply tinted moisturizer with SPF 15 all over (fight the sun damage, it’s never too late!)

A swirl of Blush Crush marbleized baked blush gives checks an all-over warmth and glow, opt for the Living Doll shade followed by a sweep across your cheeks and nose of So Baked bronzer in Hula Hula.

Slick your lips with one coat of the Painted Lady Lipstick in Hot Shot, then a apply a thin layer of Honey Do Plexi Gloss over for added shine.

Lastly, curl your lashes, then swipe them with a volumizing mascara such as Ginormous. Allow to dry for ten seconds, then add another coat.

Viola, an everyday glamour look for all moms of all ages!

All Hard Candy Cosmetics can be purchased at Walmart.

“I love giving hair treatments and seeing people instantly transformed. Clients always say to me, ‘If only everyone could sit in your chair!’ But everyone can: It’s not me, it’s the products. All of them were tested on my clients — many of whom are some of the famous people in the world, people who have to have a great hair day everyday. From the first time I saw the effect of pure botanicals on hair, way back with my Rejuvenating Oil, I knew that I was onto something. And your feedback confirms that: Even if I’m not there, I can be there in spirit!” ~ Philip B.

Cucumber & Blue Orchid Hand & Body Creme

Product Details

A limited-edition release in 1994, our original Cucumber & Blue Orchid Hand & Body Crème is back by popular demand. (Women were still writing to request it, 14 years on!) What we kept: The luxurious blend of pure, soothing-yet-refreshing cucumber extract, cooling menthol and an airy dose of blue orchid essence. What’s new: A generous dose of cutting-edge oligopeptide chains (anti-aging ingredients proven to firm and tighten skin), plus pure hydrating Aloe and antioxidant Vitamins B5 and E. The moisturizing equivalent of a Bentley GT (that’s how our chemists refer to it in the lab), the crème’s botanical, green-floral scent is just as gorgeous and sexy as ever.

Serious and sophisticated, easily absorbed, and non-greasy moisturizing hand and body crème that refreshes and firms your skin with Extracts of Cucumber and Blue Orchid. Cucumber & Blue Orchid Hand & Body Crème is enriched with Vitamins A, E and Panthenol (Vitamin B5), to normalize cell turnover restoring your youthful glow. A combination of Peptides (lipoproteins) that penetrate the skin’s surface to help rebuild collagen, tightening and strengthening your skin’s integral texture and elasticity. With Cucumber & Blue Orchid Hand & Body Crème, together, we can turn back the hands of time.

Paraben Free Formula

Available Sizes: 2 fl oz / 60 ml 6 fl oz / 178 ml

Lovin’ Leave-in Hair Conditioning Creme

A leave-in hair conditioning creme that revitalizes hair from roots to ends. Restorative Soy and Wheat Proteins together with strengthening Amino Acids rejuvenate your hair with every application. Protects your hair color from fading without weighing it down.

“Put this in your hair (smooth it on your hands and run through your ends, wet or dry) and it will not only look 1,000 times better, it will smell intoxicating and fresh all at once.”

~ Lucky magazine

Product Details

Philip B® Lovin’ Leave-in Hair Conditioning Creme moisturizes and soothes dry brittle ends, adds lustrous shine, and supple smoothness. With nurturing extracts of Aloe, Nettle, Chamomile, Horsetail and Henna Lovin’ Leave-in is ideal for all hair textures and types.

Available Sizes: 2.0 fl oz / 60 ml 6.5 fl oz/192 ml

Styling Gel

Supple, Soft-Hold Gel

Volume, Texture & Definition

With Sea Weed Extracts of Irish Moss & Aonori, Vitamin B5

Gel Coiffant

Product Details

PHILIP B® Styling Gel is a multi-purpose, supple, soft-hold gel that adds volume and texture, and gives definition and control to all hair types. With enriching Vitamin B5 (Panthenol) and gel-like Sea Weed Extracts of Irish Moss and Aonori, PHILIP B® Styling Gel gives you a confident, flake-free style. Great for a wet-look, adding texture and/or definition, or used lightly on the roots before blow-drying for added volume and thickness.

Paraben Free Formula

Available Sizes: 2 fl oz / 60 ml 6 fl oz/178 ml

African Shea Butter Gentle & Conditioning Shampoo

For All Hair Types – Normal To Color-Treated

Panthenol (Vitamin B5) & 16 Plant Extracts

Beurre De Karité D’Afrique Shampooing

Et Après-Shampooing Combinés Doux

Product Details

Now Available in 4 Sizes! Try Our New 11.8 oz. Family Size, only $39.00. Fragrance-free, rich and velvety, yet kind and gentle, PHILIP B® African Shea Butter Gentle & Conditioning Shampoo is a lightweight moisturizing blend of African Shea Butter, Hops, Nettle and Comfrey. Enriched with Panthenol (Vitamin B5), African Shea Butter delivers much-needed moisture to dry, parched hair to strengthen and restore elasticity preventing breakage. A kind formula, with a mild 5.5 pH, that is gentle enough to be used by the whole family. PHILIP B® African Shea Butter Gentle & Conditioning Shampoo increases hair’s manageability, moisture, and shine, without weighing hair down. Safe for color-treated hair. Wonderful daily shampoo for all hair types.

Paraben Free Formula

Available Sizes:
2.0 oz / 60ml
7.4 fl oz / 220ml
11.8 oz / 350ml
32 oz / 947ml

Visit Philip B. To purchase these and other products!

FACE Stockholm SPRING 2010

The dark nights of the Swedish winter are long, and the approach of Spring and light unleash a spirit of renewal and fresh optimism. As natural forces stir life from the earth and people are released from their winter mindset, the supernatural appears to be at work in the Swedish countryside. Through the recollection of these forces our artists were inspired to create a look that combines earthly vitality with a delicate, airy enchantment. The results are compelling graceful; Lady Spring beckons with a quiet, influential whisper, as gentle and welcoming as the warm spring breeze.

KEY ELEMENTS

Success Lipstick

Körsbärsblomma Nektar

Navy Cake Eyeliner

Joy Matte Eye Shadow

Treasure Eye Dust

Stockholm Crème Blush

Mystic Highlighter

BASIC ELEMENTS

Go Natural 1 Mineral Foundation

#20 Pearl Eye Shadow

Molly Eye Pencil

Navy Mascara

Available at all FACE Stockholm locations, from 888.334.FACE and at http://www.facestockholm.com/

TO MELT FOR: Carrot Butter Cleanser from The Organic Pharmacy

Great glowing skin begins with a thorough but gentle cleanse. And the most important cleanse of the day actually takes place at night, when the skin has built up a mantle of makeup, excess oil, grime and pollution. Fresh from London to melt away the evidence comes The OrganicPharmacy’s award-winning Carrot Butter Cleanser, a cult favorite loved by Demi Moore, Madonna, Kylie Minogue, Sara Jessica Parker and other celebrities. This innovative balm-like formula is massaged thoroughly into dry skin before wiping off with a wet washcloth or muslin. It’s a new kind of cleansing experience that leaves all skin types pristine, refreshed and supremely soft.

The Organic Pharmacy’s best selling cleanser, recommended for evening use. One step removal of make-up, grime, pollutants, excess oils….even eye make-up. Gentle yet thorough formula is infused with carrot, rosemary and shea butter, and leaves skin clean, comfortable and supremely soft.

Who can use? All skin types.

Women with oily complexions may be surprised that this oil-based formula is actually perfect for them as well, because oil is the best medium to remove oil and balance and maintain moisture levels of the skin.

How to use: Remove a pea-sized amount from the jar using the spatula provided. Rub between clean hands and apply to DRY skin, massaging it in well for about a minute. Remove with a wash cloth soaked in lukewarm water – preferably an organic cotton muslin one for gentle exfoliation action (also available at The Organic Pharmacy.) Finish with a splash of cold water.

Key Ingredients and what they do:

Carrot: Rich in beta carotene, this antioxidant oil protects from free radical damage.

Rosemary: Decongesting simulating oil with excellent cleansing and antioxidant activity.

Lavender: Calming and soothing

St. John’s Wort: Healing and soothing; stimulates cellular regeneration

Shea butter: Moisturizing and anti-inflammatory action.

No artificial preservatives, fragrances, colorants or petrochemicals; no animal ingredients; not tested on animals.

Like all products from The Organic Pharmacy, a Soil Association approved manufacturer, Carrot Butter Cleanser is between 95-99% organic.

Retails: $59.95 and can be purchased at The Organic Pharmacy.

Let Cupid’s Arrow Hit You with Big, Sexy Hair with Help from

Celebrity Stylist Laurent Dufourg and His Privé Products Line

Whether you have a romantic date or a fun girls night out planned this Valentine’s Day, full, voluptuous hair will leave you feeling sexy, flirty and stylish. Celebrity stylist Laurent Dufourg, founder and owner of Privé Salons and Products, predicts revved up volume and texture for the night of love.

So if you are looking for soft curls like Penelope Cruz, a modern take on Jackie Kennedy’s pompadour as channeled by celebs like Jennifer Gardener, or full-on voluminous texture like Julia Roberts, Laurent shares his tips and reveals his go-to products so that anyone can recreate these gorgeous looks at-home this Valentine’s Day.

THE BIGGER THE BETTER

“Getting big, sexy curls and adding oomph to your hair is easy to achieve with the help of a great root amplifier and a curling iron,” says Laurent. Use a root amplifier like Privé’s Shining Weightless Amplifier on damp hair to add volume and protect hair from thermal styling. Once hair is blown dry, part down the middle and curl hair with a large curling iron. Bigger, looser curls, Laurent suggests a 1” to 2” barrel. Once hair is curled, flip hair upside down and add hairspray like Privé’s Finishing Hair Spray for hold and extra volume.

PUMP UP THE ROOTS

“Ultimately, volume starts at the roots,” reminds Laurent. To kick off your look, Laurent recommends using Privé’s Root Amplifier on your damp hair. Next, flip your hair upside down to blow dry, and use a paddle brush to straighten hair as you dry. Once dry, use a round brush to shape your hair whether curling the end under or using the brush to round out a pompadour look. If you want added volume, Laurent suggests teasing your roots at the crown of your head and then smoothing out the top layer of your hair for a soft, sleek put-together poof.

DON’T FORGET THE TEXTURE

The ultimate sexy styles are voluptuous and all about texture. Whether you sport long locks or a shorter do, Privé’s Finishing Texture Spray will help provide the volume and body you are looking for without weighing hair down. Blow dry your hair upside down and use your fingers instead of a brush for a wavy tousled look. Once dry finish with the Finishing texture Spray and Voilà! – all day texture and volume at your finger tips!

Visit Privé For more information about these and other products!

NAIL RECOVERY SYSTEM, $59.00 (valued at $79.00)

Unlock the true potential to successfully grow your own natural nails longer, stronger and healthier!

This true anti-aging regimen is the first to utilize protein-peptide technology for the treatment of aging skin.

ProSina, is a breakthrough ingredient that utilizes a delivery system of protein peptides directly to the nail bed, encouraging stubborn nails to grow.

If the elements, acrylics or aging have taken their toll on your nails, this step-by-step product system can restore and recover your nails to their natural strength.

Includes the Rejuvenail Fortifying Nail & Cuticle Treatment (a nail & cuticle cream), Launchpad Nail Strengthener, High Maintenance Instant Nail Thickener and Makeover Ridge Filler (Dermelect’s three anti-aging nail lacquers).

Kit is available at Takashimaya New York and dermelect.com.

MINT GLAZE FX

FORTIFYING LIP TREAT MINT PRIMER, SPF 15

Call it lip service, super charged. The Cover FX Fortifying Lip Treat Mint Primer SPF 15 is a protective, fortifying, and freshening pout primer that hydrates and softens the appearance of lip lines. It’s perfect for anyone with chapped or fine lined lips, as well as those who want sun protection.

Cover FX Mint Glaze FX contains Lip Fill Technology, a blend of peptides and hyaluronic acid that restores youthful lips by improving collagen synthesis and providing time released hydration. Vitamins nourish and protect while peppermint oil leaves the lips feeling cool and fresh. Mint Glaze FX instantly smoothes, softens and provides time released hydration for the appearance of fuller and smoother lips.

This versatile lip treatment provides a silky shine when worn on its own, or may be used to prime lips before lipstick application for added shine. Apply MintGlaze FX liberally during the day and at night to keep lips looking their best.

Mint Glaze FX is available at Sephora, sephora.com and select Nordstroms for $22 3ml/0.10fl. oz tube

Cover FX is an international makeup and skincare beauty brand specializing in foundation makeup with skincare benefits. The brand was co-founded by Lee Graff, a camouflage foundation artist and chemical engineer Jenny Frankel in a leading research hospital. This cosmetic beauty brand is used by professional makeup artists in the film, music video, runway and entertainment industries – from Hollywood to Bollywood. Cover FX products are available in Canada, United States, UK, Ireland and India. Visit Cover FX on the web at http://coverfx.com

Ole Henriksen african red tea exfoliating lip salvation
 $15  / 0.4 Oz / 11 g

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION : petrolatum free lip salve, filled with emollient and conditioning extracts, contains powerful, naturally antioxidant-rich african red tea, paraben free, and exfoliates.

FEATURES & BENEFITS: jojoba oil, an emollient extract close to body’s natural oil production, inseed oil, also known as flaxseed oil, this moisturizing extract is extremely high in EFAs, cranberry seed oil, rich in omega 3 and 6. High in tocotrienols, vitamin A and phospholipids. grapefruit, orange & tangerine extracts, astringent, antiseptic, aromatic, purifying & brightening.

USE

1. start by using the appropriate Ole Henriksen products to cleanse & tone

followed by treatment, crème & eye care

2. use am under makeup & pm before going to bed

3. for best results, reapply throughout the day

WHERE TO Buy:

Select Sephora Locations

OleHenriksen.com

PHILIP KINGSLEY CURL ACTIVATOR Girls, Start Your Curls

Philip Kingsley’s latest innovation, the Curl Activator, takes the guesswork out of teasing locks into flirtatious curls. As a leader in the hair care industry, Philip Kingsley knows a thing or two about the nature of hair, particularly when it comes to curls. This light, non sticky formula provides the perfect amount of hold to ensure defined curls while infusing each and every curl with maximum shine. Suitable for all hair types, the formula is designed to enhance, smooth and separate curls. Those in the pursuit of perfectly imperfect curls, we salute you.

The new Curl Activator contains the following key ingredients to ensure ultimate curl retention, hold and shine:

· Dimethicone – injects shine and improves the feel of hair

· VP/VA Copolymer – a styling polymer which makes hair combing easier and does not cause any drag during brushing; provides hold and curl retention and inhibits the hair’s ability to absorb moisture, helping to eliminate frizz

Directions:

· Distribute evenly through damp hair and scrunch dry or leave to dry naturally. For added definition, scrunch into hair when dry.

$28.00 (150 ml)

Philip Kingsley products are available at Space NK stores nationwide, Space NK Bloomingdales, online at www.philipkingsley.com and at the New York City Philip Kingsley Clinic, 16 East 52nd Street

ELASTICIZER

Does you hair look ratty and splitting at the ends? Is your hair lacking moisture and shine? This “cult” hair care essential from Philip Kingsley will dramatically improve the condition of your hair after just one use. The world’s first pre-shampoo conditioning treatment and Philip’s number one “hero” product will not thicken hair or weigh it down. Suitable for all hair types, Elasticizer delivers a rush of moisture inside the hair’s cuticle – silkiness, suppleness, elasticity, bounce and strength are instantly apparent.

Elasticizer has become a vital part of every Philip Kingsley Clinical Treatment. Visible results from one application will build with continued use. The perfect ingredient combination continues to provide UV protection even after washing – helping prolong the life of color treatments.

For best results, before washing, wet hair thoroughly and apply Elasticizer in sections, especially at the mid-lengths and ends. Use fingertips to work-in thoroughly for one minute and then shampoo and rinse twice before conditioning as usual. For an extra affect for severely damaged hair, cover with a plastic cap for 20 minutes before shampooing hair.

Price: $42 for 5 fluid ounces

Philip Kingsley products are available at Space NK stores nationwide, select Space NK Bloomingdales, online at www.philipkingsley.com and at the New York City Philip Kingsley Clinic, 16 East 52nd Street.