Body Refining & Cellulite Treatment Skincare. It is summer time and probably many of you are spending more time in your bathing suits. Now there is body care that targets cellulite and maintaining firmer skin. Here are the picks:

L to R: Elemis Body Sculpting Lipo-Refining Serum is a luxurious and super light gel that is easily absorbed into skin. The serum is cooling and calming. According to Elemis: “Designed with a Lipo-Refining trio of Marine and plant extracts….selected for their effectiveness to reduce the visible signs of cellulite”. LIERAC Paris Morpho-Slim Firming slimming concentrate. According to LIERAC: “Flat stomach. Refined waist”. Although I wouldn’t skip my gym, both serums feel cooling, calming and nice on the skin. I like to use them more as preventative than actual treatment, because I don’t have cellulite (please don’t hate me). I use anti-aging skincare for my face, why not my body. Just a thought:)

ANEW Clinical Professional Cellulite Treatment by Avon is the thicker in consistency than Elemis and Lierac’s body treatments. It’s a gel/serum and a cream in one dispensed simultaneously which is pretty cool.

I love applying NIVEA body Good-bye Cellulite Gel-Cream to my tummy area, thighs (and buttocks). It feels so cooling and moisturizing. I use this even though I don’t have any cellulite (please don’ hate me) but because it feels good and I think of prevention. Same when in my mid 20s I began using anti aging creams and potions ‘just in case’. Does this sound familiar?

The ‘secret ingredient’ in NIVEA body Good-bye Cellulite Gel-Cream is L-Carnitine which is found naturally in the skin and supports the conversion of fat into energy. NIVEA Research has now made L-Carnitine available in a gel-cream. Fascinating. You might also like the NIVEA Good-bye Cellulite Fast Acting Serum.

Watch Marta Walsh talking about her picks for summer skincare.

Products mentioned in Marta’s vlog:

Eucerin Everyday Protection Body Lotion SPF 15 Fragrance Free

NIVEA A Kiss Of Protection Lip Care

NIVEA good-bye cellulite serum & NIVEA good-bye cellulite serum gel cream

NIVEA Sun Kissed Firming Moisturizer with Ginkgo Extract and soft gradual tanner

NIVEA Touch Of Waterlily Hydrating Shower Gel

Heading to New York City and looking for some pampering time for your skin? Check out Ildi Pekar Skin Care. As the former head aesthetician for a celebrity facialist for 8 years, Pekar struck out on her own three years ago to bring the latest beauty technology from her native country of Hungary, renown for its venerable beauty history. Exclusive and holistic face and body treatments draw international clientele ranging from runways models perfecting their look for fashion week to beauty and music executives enhancing their stylish appearance.

Pekar is specialized in anti-aging, acne facial treatments and cellulite and slimming body treatment. Her signature facial is the micro-current facial (Refine facial) which is tightens and strenghtens the muscle. It gets rid of puffiness, refines your jaw line and you see immediate result.

Recently, Pekar discovered a revolutionary technology to reduce cellulite and firm face and body, called the Trio Lift. The process liquidizes fat and tightens the body both simultaneously and non-invasively. Used successfully in Europe for years, the Trio Lift provides immediate results and aids in preventing fat deposits and aging.

Their latest exclusive sensation is the new BeauBronz Airbrush Tan, which is the biggest celebrity secret from London. This naturally flattering spray tan is anti-aging, holistic and favored by the acclaimed-celebrity fitness guru, Tracy Anderson. This holistic treatment includes a sublime body exfoliation and hydrating tan lock.

Please remember our 24 hour cancellation policy.

WHERE:

Ildi Pekar Skin Care
315. Madison Ave.
Suite 2600 (26 floor)
TEL:(212)682-6080

You can also find the spa online at www.ildipekar.com

The following skincare products will help you skin look fabulous and hydrated all summer long.

BIKINI BEACH: Get ready for swimsuit season with the help of NIVEA®’s Good-Bye Cellulite Gel-Cream (SRP: $13.49 for 6.7 oz) and Fast Acting Serum (SRP: $15.99 for 2.5 oz). NIVEA’s new and improved formula with Lotus Extract makes your skin look smoother and more toned in just two weeks of regular use.

YOU GLOW, GIRL! Whether you’re stuck in the office or hanging at the shore, NIVEA®’s Sun-Kissed Firming Moisturizers (SRP: $7.99 for 8.4 oz) and Sun-Kissed Beautiful Legs (SRP: $9.99 for 6.7 oz) make your skin fabulously firm and sexily sun-kissed, whatever your skin tone. Choose from light/fair to medium and medium to dark.

SOFT TOUCH: Healthy, smooth, touchable skin begins with Eucerin® Everyday Protection Face (SRP: $9.49 for 4 fl oz) and Body Lotion (SRP: $9.49 for 13.5 fl oz) with SPF and antioxidant Vitamin E to defend your skin all season long. Add a fresh and subtle summer fragrance with new NIVEA® Happy Sensation Body Lotion (SRP: $5.99 for 8.4 oz), the feel-good moisturizer with Bamboo Extract and Orange Blossom Scent, and don’t forget to sooth your skin after a day in the sun with Aquaphor® Healing Ointment Advanced Therapy (SRP: $5.49 for 1.7 oz tube, $8.49 for 3.5 oz jar).

SUMMER LOVIN’: Turn up the heat this season with kissable lips. NIVEA®’s A Kiss of Moisture with SPF4 and A Kiss of Protection with SPF30 will get your pucker ready for all of summer’s great kisses. (SRP: $2.49 each)

For further information on NIVEA products, visit www.NIVEAusa.com

For further information on Eucerin products, www.eucerinus.com

All products are conveniently available at www.Amazon.com , all food, drug and mass merchandisers nationwide.

Here is a sneak peek to the SHAY TODD 2010 Collection Presented by NIVEA during Miami Fashion Week Swim 2010!

Shay Todd & Tara Reid

Women across the country are getting to look and feel their bikini-best thanks to the NIVEA “Good-bye Cellulite, Hello Bikini Challenge,” the four-week, holistic program combining fitness, nutrition, style and NIVEA’s Good-bye Cellulite skincare products to help women visibly reduce the appearance of cellulite, get in shape and radiate bikini confidence. Now, with beach season in full-throttle, NIVEA Good-bye Cellulite partnered with Challenge expert and celebrity swimsuit designer Shay Todd to present her Miami fashion show and with MTV’s “It’s On with Alexa Chung” to reward one lucky winner with a chance to attend the show as an on-air correspondent for MTV!!

Shay Todd & all the models

Summer 2009 is all about bikini confidence thanks to the Nivea “Good-Bye Cellulite, Hello Bikini Challenge.”

MTV Contest Winner to Join Kim Kardashian and Women Across the Country In Four-Week Nutrition, Fitness, Style and Skin Care Challenge to Look Their Bikini Best!

Women across the country, including celebrities like Kim Kardashian, have been feeling and looking their bikini-best thanks to the NIVEA “Good-bye Cellulite, Hello Bikini Challenge,” the four-week, holistic program combining fitness, nutrition, style and NIVEA’s Good-bye Cellulite skincare products to help women visibly reduce the appearance of cellulite, get in shape and radiate bikini confidence. Now, with beach season in full-throttle, NIVEA Good-bye Cellulite will partner with Challenge expert and celebrity swimsuit designer Shay Todd to present her Miami fashion show and with MTV’s “It’s On with Alexa Chung” to reward one lucky winner with a chance to attend the show as an on-air correspondent for MTV!!!

A Busy Bikini Summer: These activities bookend a busy bikini season for NIVEA’s “Good-bye Cellulite, Hello Bikini Challenge.” Kicking off in April, the brand hosted a Miami beach-side event where the largest gathering of bikini-clad celebrants formed a human alphabet to spell out the word “NIVEA.”

The following month, NIVEA and celebrity swimsuit designer Shay Todd hosted a Memorial Day Weekend backyard Bikini Bash in Malibu, CA. Featuring celebrity guests including Challenge participant Kim Kardashian, the event further encouraged women to say goodbye to their cellulite this summer

“We are thrilled that so many women have been taking the NIVEA ‘Good-bye Cellulite, Hello Bikini Challenge’ and seeing such great results,” said Nicolas Maurer, Vice President, Marketing, Beiersdorf USA, Inc. “Our goal with the challenge has been to get women feeling better about their skin by helping to improve its appearance, so women can fully enjoy the summer and their bikinis.”

Bikini Confidence is Always in Style: Now, NIVEA is showing women how to achieve their best bikini style by partnering with Shay Todd for the designer’s Fashion Show in Miami.

“Here in the heart of Miami at the Shay Todd Fashion Show, we’ve teamed up with NIVEA and we’re celebrating the NIVEA “Good-bye Cellulite, Hello Bikini Challenge.”” said Shay Todd. “I’m surrounded by ladies who are proudly showing off their Shay Todd swimsuits with the added confidence that only comes from being bikini-ready.”

During the show, an MTV contest winner (who herself has completed the NIVEA “Good-bye Cellulite, Hello Bikini” Challenge) will show her confidence by attending the show and serving as an on-air correspondent from the Miami event. The contest was sponsored by NIVEA Goodbye Cellulite in conjunction with MTV’s “It’s On With Alexa Chung.”

For more information on the NIVEA “Good-bye Cellulite, Hello Bikini Challenge” please visit www.NIVEAusa.com/bikini  or for details on the MTV “It’s On With Alexa Chung” contest go to http://casting.mtv.com/shows/nivea-good-bye-cellulite-hello-bikini-challenge.

About NIVEA:  NIVEA is an international leading manufacturer of consumer products for skin and beauty care. The NIVEA brand portfolio includes NIVEA Body, NIVEA Lip Care, NIVEA Body Wash, and NIVEA For Men. For more information on NIVEA, visit our Web site, www.NIVEAusa.com .

“I Said Bye-Bye To My Cellulite And Hello To My Bikini-Body Just In Time For Summer!”-Kim Kardashian

Watch Kim Kardashian saying “cellulite really isn’t that cute”, and asking you to join her with NIVEA “Good-bye Cellulite, Hello Bikini Challenge” just in time for summer!

Kim Kardashian also answers these questions:

Recently you’ve been quoted as saying “I have cellulite , so what?” What made you decide to try to improve the appearance of your cellulite?

What is the NIVEA “Good-bye Cellulite, Hello Bikini Challenge” and how can it help women become bikini-confident, like you, in time for summer?

Go behind the scenes at a Nivea Shay Todd Bikini Bash, Malibu California with: Kim Kardashian, Nicolas Maurer (Nivea), Ellen Finn (Nivea). Go behind the scenes at Kim Kardashian NIVEA “Good-bye Cellulite, Hello Bikini Challenge” photo shoot, and Nivea Good-bye Cellulite products.

Please note: this video has no sound…Marta apologizes:)

Join Kim Kardashian in the challenge by visiting www.NIVEAusa.com/bikini

Kim Kardashian, start of E!’s “Keeping Up With the Kardashians” and Disaster Movie, recently confessed on the cover of a national magazine that she, like millions of women across the country, has cellulite. Although she loves her curves, Kardashian admits, “cellulite is not cute,” so she decided to do something about it.

Kim Kardashian enrolled in the NIVEA “Good-bye Cellulite, Hello Bikini Challenge,” a four-week, holistic program that combines fitness, nutrition, style and skincare with NIVEA Good-bye Cellulite Gel-Cream and Patches to help women visibly reduce the appearance of cellulite and feel better in their bikinis.

“After taking the four week challenge, I’ve noticed an improvement in the appearance of my cellulite. My energy is up and I feel more confident in my bikini than ever before,” Kardashian said. “It’s been a great way to re-commit myself to my fitness and nutrition goals. I’ve also really enjoyed using the gel-cream and patches. I’m very picky about my creams and this one goes on smoothly and smells great.”

“I am proud of my body and want to do all that I can to take care of my skin. But, like most women, I am definitely interested in improving the appearance of cellulite,” Kardashian added. “I think it’s helpful for women of all ages to know they’re not the only ones with cellulite and there is something they can do about it. Women who are looking to say ‘bye-bye’ to their cellulite are going to love this challenge and should join me!”

Now you too can get bikini ready & join Kim in the NIVEA “Good-bye Cellulite, Hello Bikini Challenge by visiting www.NIVEAusa.com/bikini

Khloe Kardashian interview with Marta Walsh
Kourtney Kardashian interview with Marta Walsh

Make a spa day at your home with Caudalie Vinoperfect Radiance Revealing Mask & Caudalie Crushed Cabernet Scrub!

Caudalie Vinoperfect Radiance Revealing Mask is a gentle, exfoliating mask. It is very gentle light cream that you smooth on your face with an attached brush, similar to a brush used at Caudalie’s Vinotherapie Spas, and you don’t get any bacteria in. Make sure to rinse brush after use, and dry before closing the tube. 10 minutes later and your skin is exfoliated, renewed and you feel very relaxed.

How does it work: At the heart of Caudalie Vinoperfect Radiance Revealing Mask is Viniferine, a radiance boosting anti-dark spot active ingredient, extracted from the sap of grapevine stalks and patented by Caudalie Research Laboratories. Gentle exfoliating grape acid and enzymatic exfoliant promote intense cellular renewal. What you get is smoother skin, pores appear smaller and complexion toned and radiant.

Caudalie Vinoperfect Radiance Revealing Mask is lightly fragranced with notes of bergamot, green mandarin, orange flower, watermelon and crushed mint. Its energizing, phyro-aromatic fragrance evokes the freshness of water and citrus. SRP: $42.

Caudalie Crushed Cabernet Scrub is the Vinothérapie Spa’s signature scrub. Its formula is natural: crushed grape-seeds are mixed with brown sugar, pure Gironde honey, and 6 organic essential oils. This scrub smoothes out cellulite and has a draining effect, leaving skin wonderfully smooth and nourished. Perfect for those who seek strong exfoliation coupled with slimming action.

Caudalie Crushed Cabernet Scrub is not overly greasy, smells citrusy to me, the crushed grape-seeds and brown sugar exfoliated my skin and left it soft and smooth. 

Ingredients: Grape-seed oil. Crushed grape-seeds and brown sugar. Acacia honey from Gironde Essential oils* of juniper berries, cypress, lemon, lemongrass, rosemary and geranium* resulting from organic agriculture.

How to apply: Twice a week, apply to wet skin. Massage the whole body with circular movements and rinse with care. SRP: $35.

Caudalie Vinoperfect Radiance Revealing Mask and Caudalie Crushed Cabernet Scrub are available from January 2009 at the Caudalie Spa at The Plaza, Sephora stores nationwide, Space NK, Blue Mercury, select department stores and www.caudalie.com