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“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/

Ole Henriksen Help for Haiti Campaign

WHO: Ole Henriksen, Hollywood’s skin care guru to the stars, and creator of Ole Henriksen Face/Body, the internationally renowned Los Angeles spa and complete line of facial and body care products supports efforts for relief in Haiti

WHAT: Purchase any product on OleHenriksen.com and 20% of all the profits will be donated to the American Red Cross relief efforts in Haiti

WHEN: February 1st – 7th, 2010

WHERE: OleHenriksen.com

Love is in the air with this limited edition duo of Beautyblenders – the perfect gift for the ultimate makeup maven this Valentine’s Day! Complete with two of your cult-favorite blending sponges and ten single use packets of Blendercleanser, to keep your Beautyblenders fresh and clean, the duo set will fill the hearts of your mom, your sister or your best friend on this special day.

Beautyblender is a bright pink elliptically-shaped sponge with an elegant suede texture. The rounded curves of this ultimate makeup tool give makeup application a clean, even finish with no hard or visible edges (remember the days when you could see the lines of foundation demarcation?). The shape also allows access to hard-to-reach areas like under the eyes and the sides of the nose. And, the specially engineered texture of Beautyblender actually mimics that of skin for the crème de la crème of cosmetic applicators.

Available exclusively at beautyblender.net for $28.95 (a retail value of $36.00).

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!