Natural Skincare: Summer skin with Liz Earle Naturally Active Skincare. Introducing Marta’s favorite Liz Earle skincare products to keep my skin pampered this summer.

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Liz Earle Eyebright Soothing Eye Lotion with cornflower witch hazel and organic aloe vera. Eyebright is designed to clean and refresh the delicate eye area. Marta Walsh says: “Love patting Eyebright around my eye area with a cotton ball to remove traces of eye makeup and to get that cooling and super refreshing feel. Works great especially after a late night which happens more often in the summer”.

Liz Earle Gentle Face Exfoliator with eucalyptus, cocoa butter and fine jojoba beads. Designed to gently slough away dead skin cells and impurities. Marta Walsh says: “If you love the original classic by Liz Earle the Cleanse & Polish Hot Cloth Cleanser but also into that exfoliating feeling like I do then this one is the best of both worlds”.

Liz Earle Brightening Treatment Mask with organic aloe vera, witch hazel and purifying white clay. Designed to revive and add an instant radiance. Marta Walsh says: “Pure pampering for my skin”.

Liz Earle Skin Repair LIGHT Moisturizer Combination/Oily. Ingredients include: borage and avocado oil, echinacea, beta-carotene and natural vitamin E. Marta Walsh says: “I love to switch to a light moisturizers and face creams in the summer and Liz Earle just answered my prayers”.

Liz Earle Energising Body Scrub with Damask rose flower water, sweet orange oil, & pure essential oils, natural vitamin E and ground olive oil stones. Marta Walsh says: “Love body scrubs all year round and especially before applying any sunless tanning lotions in the summer. This body scrub by Liz Earle exfoliates my skin perfectly and it has a very calming scent”.

Visit us.lizearle.com for additional product details.

FarmHouse Fresh introduces Bourbon Bubbler body scrub that exfoliates using real Kentucky Whiskey, brown sugar, vitamin E and rice bran oil. Comes in one size (available in a 12 ounce glass jar; retail price $32.50). The brown sugar helps remove dead skin and stimulates new cell growth, while the non-greasy bourbon and rice bran oil allow for a squeaky-clean dry-down with no greasy residue. The scrub is paraben and sulfate free. Bourbon Bubbler treatments available at spas now available in your own bathroom.

The FarmHouse Fresh Bourbon Bubbler Body Scrub is available online at farmhousefreshgoods.com, in finer gift stores and can be enjoyed at luxury spas and resorts across the country.

Sexy Valentine’s Day Skin: The perfect body care duo, The Body Refiner ($110) and The Body Crème ($195) by La Mer work in tandem to polish and soften the skin.

Since The Max Huber Research Labs began engineering their first body treatments, they have incorporated the most luxurious ingredients. A multi-faceted treatment which utilizes precious ingredients—including 1.75 carats of pure diamond dust— the Body Refiner delivers a cushiony resurfacing treatment the instantly lifts away dull cells, gently retexturizing skin to reveal a smooth and supple new surface. Follow with La Mer’s “seaweed-wrap in a jar,” The Body Crème, to saturate skin with a wave of long-lasting hydration. A true treat and lavish skincare experience.

La Mer products are available at select Saks Fifth Avenue, Neiman Marcus, and Bergdorf Goodman stores.

New Year’s Resolutions:  Get a fresh start this New Year with a head-to-toe detox from KORRES! This 5 step regimen will help you leave your bad skincare habits in 2009 and start 2010 with a clean slate. These products are specially formulated to undo past damage, remove build up and reveal brighter, more radiant skin.

FOR THE FACE:

Step 1: Pomegranate Cleansing Scrub ($19.50): Exfoliate your face with this gentle, invigorating scrub. Fine Olive Stone grains and Pomegranate extract exfoliate to remove dead skin cells and surface impurities without irritating or stripping the skin, revealing a healthy, glowing complexion.

Step 2: Materia Herba Toning Cleansing Foam ($27): This multi-action, soap free foam, washes away dirt and impurities, while protecting skin from dehydration, leaving it clean and soft. It’s enriched with certified organic Hamamelis extract, Centaurea flower-water and a bio-surfactant that purifies to reveal visibly cleaner, smoother skin.

Step 3: Wild Rose Instant Brightening & Illuminating Vitamin C Mask ($27): Apply to the face for a clear, radiant and instantly brighter complexion. Wild Rose Oil and Argan Oil work to repair fine lines and skin marks while Shea Butter, Avocado Butter and Pro-Vitamin B5 target skin discolorations and promote cell renewal for brighter, clearer skin.

Step 4: Sugar Crystal Anti-Oxidant Treatment ($39.50): Revive dull, fatigued and environmentally damaged skin with this multi-vitamin and anti-oxidant treatment. This moisturizer is formulated to quickly improve hyper-pigmentation and texture while providing a non greasy moisture boost. Infused with Ginseng extract, it improves skin tonicity and firmness, revealing a radiant complexion.

FOR THE BODY:

Step 5: Basil Lemon Body Scrub ($17): Exfoliate your body with this refreshing and toning scrub that softens dry skin. The combination of ground Bamboo with Jojoba beads effectively removes dead skin cells and improves microcirculation. The multi-mineral combination of Sodium, Magnesium, Zinc and Manganese works to restore the skin cells’ energy, leaving skin silky-smooth.

Step 6: Mint Showergel ($19.50): Cleanse and refresh your body with the energizing scent of this jumbo-size, hydrating showergel. Each formula is enriched with age-fighting Active Aloe®, Wheat proteins, and Vitamins for long-lasting hydration and protection.

Available at sephora.com

Yesterday, recording artists Ryan Leslie and Melanie Fiona stopped by the Carol’s Daughter store at the Lenox Mall in Atlanta. In town to film the Soul Train Awards, the two visited the store to meet with adoring fans, celebrate their new albums, and spend some time with one of their favorite brands.

 Melanie Fiona is a huge fan of the Carol’s Daughter Sweet Honey Dip Chocolate Brown Sugah Scrub and Souffle.

Summer is a beautiful time of the year: it’s nice and hot outside, we swim in the ocean or the pool, we get great skin and beachy waves thanks to sea water, get sun-kissed, and eat delicious and succulent fruits. Sometimes summer is SO good we don’t want it to go away.

Here are some beauty tip to stretch your summer just a little longer into fall…

Take a nice bath with Philosophy Raspberry Sorbet shower gel & Bubble bath to remind you of succulent summer fruits and ice cream. $16 at www.sephora.com

A nice sea salt body scrub such as Origins Incredible Spreadable Scrub Sea Salt Body Smoother will help satisfy your craving for sea water and ocean, $26. Available at www.beauty.com

You’ve spent hours on the beach or by the pool. You squeezed fresh lemon on your hair in your garden. Or you’ve spent some decent cash on your blond highlights. Whichever way you’ve achieved beautiful blonde highlights, you can stretch their life with Redken Blonde Glam Shampoo & Conditioner, and Blonde Glam Color Enhancer Rich Vanilla or Perfect Platinum. Available at redken.com for salons

Extend your summer glow and luxurious tan with Jergens Natural Glow Foaming Daily Moisturizer. Available at grocery, mass retailers and drugstores nationwide.

Keep your summer skin sexy, glowing, and shimmery with Victoria’s Secret Sexy Little Things Give Me The Shimmers Shimmering Body Powder, $28. Available at victoriassecret.com

Miss your beachy waves? You can fake it with ghd sea spray, $24. Available at www.ghdhair.com & sephora.com

Keep your face glowing and bronzed with MAC Global Glow Mineralize Skinfinish (Marta’s favorite bronzer ever:) Available at www.maccosmetics.com

When you are done with your bath just light up a nice candle such as LIFE NK Candle  Midnight Jasmine by SPACE NK, to remind you of hot & sultry summer nights. Available at Space NK boutiques.

Listen to beach waves sounds you’ve downloaded earlier on your MP3 via MP3.com, relax, imagine you’re sleeping on a boat or your dream beach house, and call it a day:)

Keep your body looking smooth and radiant this summer with NEW Darphin Nourishing Smoothing Body Scrub.

Create a complete multi-sensory experience with this multi-tasker that combines both natural and organic ingredients.

· Scrub: Three exfoliating ingredients – natural cranberry extracts, bamboo particles and silica powder.

· Cleanser: Add water to transform the translucent gel texture into a nourishing milk to revitalize and stimulate cell renewal.

· Moisturizer: Organic safflower oil, organic apricot oil and macadamia seed oil melts into the skin to hydrate and prevent skin dehydration.

· Aromatherapy: The bathing ritual is enhanced with a luxurious aromatic bouquet to delight the senses.

· Bonus: Perfect as a pre self-tanning treatment without leaving your bathroom floor slippery.

Darphin Nourishing Smoothing Body Scrub is $60, available at www.darphin.com .