It seems to me that Olay is becoming synonymous to quality yet affordable skin care. If you are a fan of Olay Regenerist you might want to learn about Olay’s latest addition, which was first introduced in July 2006: Olay Definity.

Here are some facts about Olay Definity: A precision technology anti-aging skin care collection containing the Olay-exclusive Essential Glucosamine Complex to reduce the appearance of skin discolorations such as dullness and brown spots by up to 78 percent vs. base moisturizer. With daily use, Olay Definity penetrates up to 10 surface layers deep and hydrates to both help reverse the appearance of past damage coming from beneath skin’s surface and allow natural rebuilding of skin’s collagen.

There two main ingredients in Olay Definity: N-acetyl glucosamine and Niacinamide. N-acetyl glucosamine is found to work with moisturizing Niacinamide to improve the skin’s moisture barrier, visibly reducing the appearance of hyperpigmented spots and improve the overall evenness of skin tone. Niacinamide works to hydrate and soften skin while creating strong moisture barrier to help reduce the appearance of red, blotchy skin.

Definity Product line-up:

Olay Definity Deep Penetrating Foaming Moisturizer: an aerated serum less dense than a lotion or cream, but with equal penetration performance. It feels virtually weightless on the skin and easier to spread than a cream or serum, hence more even coverage.

Olay Definity Correcting Protective Lotion with SPF 15: has a broad spectrum of UV protection and provides a luminous effect that helps correct the appearance of color imperfections.

Olay Definity Intense Hydrating Cream: luxurious cream contains the highest levels of glycerin in the line to provide hydration deep into multiple levels of the skin.

How to use:In the morning, apply the Deep Penetrating Foaming Moisturizer followed by the Corrective Protective Lotion SPF 15 for light weight moisture with UVA/UVB protection. In the evening, use the Deep Penetrating Foaming Moisturizer with the Intense Cream for deep moisturization. SRP: $27.99.

Talking Makeup is pleased to introduce Beauty Scoop an edible beauty product that improves the health and apearance of skin, hair and nails.

Beauty Scoop was created by Michelle R. Yagoda M.D, partner Eugene H. Gans Ph.D, and co-founder Jill Carvajal.

Dr. Michelle Yagoda practices both facial plastic surgery and Otolaryngology (ear, nose, and throat surgery). Eugene H. Gans is a world renowned pharmacist, chemist and inventor. He was awarded the prestigious citation of American Men of Science. Jil Carvajal, as a president of Front Row communications, her own media consulting business since 2002, Jill is sought after her clever marketing ideas and ability to capture and predict trends.

Beauty Scoop has a patent-pending  and clinically tested formula rich in peptides and lipids. Developed as a pure powder for maximum absorption and reinforced with key vitamins and minerals to deliver results you can see and feel.

WHAT IT DOES: Beauty Scoop boosts body’s own regenerative power to reduce the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles, add shine to hair and strengthen nails by delivering bio-available key ingredients that are often missing from nutritionally balanced diets. 

KEY INGREDIENTS: Safflower, canola flower, vanilla flower, and soy Protein isolate and whey protein concentrate.

USAGE: Empty one 20-gram packet into 4-8 ounce of the hot or cold beverage of your choice and stir. Consume within 30 minutes.

AVAILABILITY: Beauty Scoop is available at Clyde’s Pharmacy and Rejuvenessence SPAce for Beauty in New York City, and online at www.beautyscoop.com and www.blissworld.com .

SRP: $95.00.

This is what some people say about Beauty Scoop:
“I was very pleased, especially with my nails-my manicurist even noticed. I loved the taste! It is an easy beauty thing to do.” Darcy McNutt, Ivanka Trump’s Personal Assistant.

“Fun. Smart. Hip and cute. Yum! My LA hairdresser asked what I have been using with my hair because she saw all this new hair growth and noticed my roots were super strong.” Alysia Reiner, Golden Globe Award Winning Actor.

“This gives me a lift and it works!” Doreen Chu, former TODAY show producer.

Too Faced Mineral Water Eye Brightening Pencil is made with 35% actual mineral water. Cool to touch, this eye pencil adds light to dark circles and instantly give your eyes the appearance of having a good night sleep.

Too Faced Mineral Water Eye Brightening Pencil also de-puffs and improves skin firmness elasticity and circulation. Price: $18.

Dior Addict High Shine Lipstick is a translucent, long lasting lipstick and the first lipstick developed for fashion show performance.

Dior Addict High Shine Lipstick has an extreme show-stopping shine, and light drenching color. Lip-fix powders and micro-polymers cling to lips to prevent smudging. Light reflection is so powerful that wrinkles are minimized and lips look smooth. Exclusive to Sephora. Price: $25.

Talking Makeup’s favorite Dior Addict High Shine Lipstick shade is Rose Show.

PURPOSE is proud to announce that the brand has signed on to be an official sponser of the 43rd Annual Academy of Country Music Awards. Honoring country music’s top talent as well as industry’s hottest emerging talent. The event will take place at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on Sunday, May 18th, 2008 and will be broadcast at 8:00 PM live ET/delayed PT on the CBS Televison Network.

At the ACM Awards rehearsal, PURPOSE will be providing presenters, nominated entertainers and special VIPs the entire PURPOSE line of products to help their skin looking and feeling healthy. Also making the appearance at the ACM Awards gift lounge will be long time PURPOSE user, country music fan, and soap star Rebecca Herbst. Rebecca will not only get to snag her favorite PURPOSE products, she will also get the inside scoop from select country music entertainers to share with PURPOSE fans.

Following the ACM Awards, PURPOSE invites you to visit Purposeskincare.com to see pictures from the ACM gift lounge, and read some of the exclusive interviews between Rebecca and country music biggest artist.

To learn more about the ACM Awards, visit: www.acmcountry.com .

The Soap & Paper Factory chooses only the freshest, most natural ingredients, using organic and local ones whenever possible and producing products almost entirely on site.

In their rustic brick studio, Lisa and Shannon start every product from scratch, hand-mixing and hand-pouring their soaps in small tents and leaving them to cool in on rows of racks. In the next room, Beth sketches designs for paper and stationary, wraps products by hand, and ties individual ribbons and tags. Their creations are green from start to finish-the Italian glass that holds Soap & Paper candles can be reused for drinking or to hold a small bouquet, while the recycled boxes that hold paper and bath products can be recycled again as pretty containers for odds and ends.

Soap & Paper Factory products for the body include:

BODY CREAM-this pure and velvety body cream is beautifully perfumed and loaded with the finest oils available in nature to soothe and protect skin. The cream is paraben, phthalate, and petroleum free. $56.

BODY SCRUB-this totally green, paraben, phthalate, and petroleum free scrub energizes the skin and leavs it smooth and radiant. $44.

FIZZING BATH POWDER-this all natural, creamy powder turns your bath into a luscious, skin softening experience. The powder is topped off with a shell for scooping and is paraben, phthalate, and petroleum free. $36.

BATH & BASIN SOAP BOX-made the old-fashioned way (in small batches, hand-mixed-poured and-cut) these soaps are free of waxes, petroleum, and animal by-products. The box includes one bath and and two basin soaps, gentle enough for babies, face and body.

8-Ounce Bar Soap-this super luxurious, fantastically scented soap bar is perfect for kitchen or bath. Fortified with shea butter, the ultra-moisturizing bar is free of waxes, petroleum, and animal by-products. $14.

For additional information about the Soap & Paper Factory visit their website here!

Dr. Howard Murad’s Ethnobotany studies reveal nutritional power of Asian super-food Durian for anti aging.

Containing unprecedented levels of essential fatty acids and antioxidants to counteract skin cell degradation, and lipids to retain cellular moisture, Dr. Howard Murad’s recipe for skin health as been discovered in the super-food Durian. It has been used for centuries as a staple in the Asian diet and as an herbal remedy, and now, through the study of Ethnobotany, Dr. Murad, dermatologist, researcher and CEO and founder of Murad Inc. is the first to deliver the benefits of Durian topically in a breakthrough complex called: Durian Cell Reform.

Dr. Howard Murad.

“I have been interested in plants since my days as a pharmacy student studying Pharrnacognosy. Through my research, I’ve discovered that plants are the basis for health and beauty throughout the world. The study of Ethnobotany, using plants, fruits and vegetables that are indigenous to the region, has been the foundation of my research for many years,” explains Dr. Murad. “Working with Pomegranate extract, back in the early 90’s, I understand why it may have originated in certain parts of the world, in the areas where the sun was intense, and the people had an innate knowledge of the sun protection benefits of Pomegranates. I set out to prove their benefits topically and internally with independent research.

Durian Cell Reform products by Murad Skincare.

Over the last ten years, I began to study the Goji Berry and learning how these nutritionally dense berries were an important source for people living in the Himalayas, with limited access to food. More recently, I’ve discovered the supreme benefits of Durian, a fruit beloved by people in the Philippines, Thailand, and Singapore,” says Dr. Murad. “The Durian fruit represents a significant advancement in the skincare industry, encompassing the perfect fusion of skincare with healthcare. This extract is so unique; it took years to develop a standardized extract that would be compatible in topical and internal formulations.”

The Durian Cell Reform is a complex of Durian extract and Glycolic Acid to deliver results at the cellular level. It provides the skin’s barrier with vital lipids and good-for-you sugars that encourage cell proliferation , boost intracellular moisture and strengthen cell membranes, all while increasing the ability of other essential ingredients to penetrate the skin.

Availability: The Durian Cell Reform will appear in two new product launching in 2008, Intensive Wrinkle Reducer for Eyes and Intensive Resurfacing Peel. Murad Skincare products are available in over 33 countries worldwide, and are ranked number one as the best selling clinical skincare brand at many locations including Sephora and ULTA.

For more information on Durian, Dr. Murad’s New Durian Cell Reform, please call: 1-800-33-MURAD or visit: www.murad.com .

Introducing VINITA Skincare, the first ever anti-aging skincare collection to harness a 5000 year old Master’s Secret formulations.

Vinita Jain, founder of VINITA Skincare, grew up on tea plantations in the Himalayas in Darjeeling and Assam with Himalayan Masters who taught her the science of body rejuvenation. This secret to preserving youth was in the form of lotions and potions that they would eat, drink, and put on their skin consisting of minerals (diamonds, pearls, silver and gold) and rare herbs and teas. They past this knowledge on to Vinita through 5000 years of Sanskrit scriptures that she studied before she took it upon herself to move to Switzerland to study biotechnology. Vinita married modern science with ancient science and VINITA Skincare was born.

VINITA Skincare is the only line at Saks Fifth Avenue that is both topical and ingestible, as the collection includes seven age-correcting products and teas that draw on Vinita’s deep knowledge of biotechnology and Bhasma. The collection uses minerals and herbs to balance the body, radiate positive energy, and detox from within.

The VINITA Skincare is available from April 2008 exclusively at Saks Fifth Avenue in New York, Beverly Hills, Phoenix, Palm Beach Gardens, South Coast Plaza (Costa Mesa CA), and Saks.com. VINITA Skincare will be one of the first collections carried by Saks to feature a balanced skincare regimen with ingestible and topical care.

Introducing M LAB, the ingredients for beautiful skin.

A global leader in the art and science of Cosmeceutical development, Milbar Laboratories has been formulating innovative skincare in the medical market for dermatologists and plastic surgeons for over 25 years. Always on the cutting edge, Milbar Laboratories presented their scientists with a unique challenge-to create without limitation, the most efficacious and luxurious anti-aging formulations. Thus, M LAB born.

Originally launched at London’s most famous Harrods in the prestigious White Hall, M LAB consists of unprecedented levels of clinically active ingredients, ranging from 45% to 74%. Average luxury cosmeceuticals may contain 10%-20% clinically active ingredients, making M LAB the most powerfully corrective and effective skincare line.

These active ingredients are combined in a matrix formula that targets all visible signs of aging, resulting in skin firming, the reduced apearance of fine lines and wrinkles, improved clarity, color and texture of skin, and noticeably younger looking skin.

The sleek M LAB collection comes in shiny, mod black bottles and jars with white labels.

Created to target every visual sign of the aging process, the M LAB line includes treatment creams, serums, sunscreens, cleansers, and toners. M LAB skincare line is formulated with ingredients such as: peptides, antioxidants, and plant extracts.

M LAB is available exclusively at Harrods London and at: www.mlabonline.com .

Perfect for the upcoming summer months where skin can become irritated by laying out in the sun, spalshing in chlorinated water and living in air-conditioning, Darphin introduces the new Intral Collection-a return to comfort for sensitive skin. This ultra gentle range of products features a mix of aromatic formulas with a delicious cocktail of plant extracts.

NEW Intral Redness Relief Soothing Serum by Darphin.

The Intral Collection by Darphin has been especially designed for sensitive skin and is tailored-made with triple action to protect the skin, alleviate redness and repair irritated skin. The must-have collection is available at: www.darphin.com includes:

NEW Intral Redness Relief Soothing Serum: This serum soothes and softens the skin with its powerful, fast-acting concentrate that reduces the appearance of redness, $110. 

NEW Intral Soothing Cream: Free of perfume and color, this cream will moisturize, soften and strengthen intolerant skin while helping to protect the skin from external aggressions, $90.

NEW Intral Redness Relief Recovery Cream: This cream visibly reduces the appearance of redness and immediately conceals it with the cream’s natural, light green color derived from mica extract, $90. 

NEW Intral Soothing Cream by Darphin.

NEW Intral Redness Relief Recovery Balm: This balm reduces redness while helping to repair and strengthen the skin’s natural barrier, it helps sensitive skin to improve its defense against irritant agents and external aggressions, $90.