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Holiday Beauty Tips That Fit Your Budget

Holiday parties are just around the corner and after a year of pinching pennies, we all deserve to kick back and enjoy, while looking absolutely fabulous! So maybe you have to skip that new dress – no problem! You can get a stunning new look simply by heading to your nearest drugstore. Here are some tips on how to hit those holiday parties looking (and feeling) like a million bucks by spending only a few:

Beauty is really skin deep

Want to look younger? Brighter? Beautiful? Don’t we all… And now we can! RoC’s new Multi-Correxion Skin Perfecting System is clinically shown to transform skin in just two weeks! The three-step system has all you need for you daily skin routine and works to combat multiple signs of aging so you get transformational results.

Enter To WIN Luxury Trip To NYC And Tour of Wake Up With Al!

Jergens is looking for a Winterless Weather Forecaster. Jergens is asking you to log onto Jergens.com to enter and post your videos on how you keep your skin looking beautiful and winterless no matter what the weather. 10 finalists will be selected to have their videos posted on youtube.com. One winner could receive a $5,000 talent contract to film winterless weather forecasts for online broadcast, and a luxury trip for two to New York City for a VIP behind-the-scenes tour of the show Wake Up With Al! along with $1,000 cash. Contest ends 12/11/09.

Sampar Line Up Box Coffret Anti-Rides

People often ask me: “What’s a good skincare out there? What should I get that’s good? Well, the Sampar skincare is one brand that comes to my mind.  You can’t go wrong with Sampar. Perfect for the holiday season and for those of you who like to try products in small bottles first, the Sampar Line Up Box Coffret Anti-Rides, $59, could be a great start.  

The Sampar Skin Quenching Mist is one of the best face mists I know and my favorite. The Ultra Hydrating Fluid and the Nocturnal Line Mask are extremely hydrating, smell really clean and are also in Marta’s top picks list.

With Sampar Line Up Box Coffret Anti-Rides Sampar has created a solution for dehydrated, rough and fatigued skin in the form of a breakthrough, intensive, anti-aging and recuperating night mask: Nocturnal Line Mask. It is an exclusive anti-aging nocturnal treatment that increases the presence of collagen, elastin and hyaluronic acid. Presented together in an exclusive coffret with Sampar’s Skin Quenching Mist and Ultra Hydrating Fluid, these three products compliment each other for revitalized and beautiful skin.

Winter Beauty Tips With Fashion Expert Hitha Prabhakar

Watch my interview with Fashion Expert Hitha Prabhakar about the latest trends in winter beauty.

Get inexpensive tips to help update your appearance. Take Good Care of You: The latest face, body and hair care tips and trends. Winter Make-up: Quick and easy ways to make you look beautiful. Winter shaving. Acne and under eye dark circles during winter time, and dull dry hair. Winter Fashion Trends: What’s hot and what’s not hot this season—from clothes to accessories

Hitha Prabhakar is national celebrity beauty/fashion expert, a contributing fashion editor and retail industry expert. As the former style writer for Forbes magazine and Forbes.com, Hitha covered the luxury industry as well as men’s fashion.

Drugstore Beauty Favorites

Watch Marta’s video blog for today talking about some of her favorite drugstore beauty products!

Products mentioned in Marta’s video blog:

Pantene nature fusion smooth vitality shampoo and conditioner
Pantene Blonde Highlighting Expressions shampoo and conditioner
Itch Defense Skin Balancing Moisture Lotion From Curél
Jergens
Sensitive Skin Relief Fragrance Free Daily Moisturizer
Lubriderm Daily Moisture Lotion For Normal to Dry Skin Fragrance Free
St. Ives Blemish and Blackhead Control Apricot Scrub
Lierac Paris Crème Mesolift Anti-Aging Radiance Cream (Available at CVS)
Lierac Paris Diopticrème Age-Defense Cream eye cream (Available at CVS)

Itch Defense Skin Balancing Moisture Lotion From Curél

I can’t rave enough about this body lotion: Itch Defense Skin Balancing Moisture Lotion for dry itchy skin from the Curél skincare experts. I’ve been looking for a body lotion like this that I can purchase at a local drugstore for the longest time. As you probably already know, I’m a fragrance-free body lotion fanatic. I do not like lotions that smell. I do not want it to clash with my D&G The One perfume. It hydrates my skin so well and it’s perfect if you have sensitive skin or dry winter skin. Itch Defense Skin Balancing Moisture Lotion From Curél is on Marta’s top list of body lotions!

Itch Defense Skin Balancing Moisture Lotion From Curél the official comany description:

WHAT IT IS: Instant itch relief. Over one-third of women experience itchy skin all the time, regardless of season. And over 15 million people—including children—suffer from the most common type of eczema, which causes an intense itch. So why are so many people scratching? They haven’t found relief—until now. Introducing Curél Itch Defense Skin Balancing Moisture Lotion for Dry Itchy Skin, a revolutionary solution to the irritation that causes itching.

Fall Skin Care Tips

Glow for It. Here is how to Maintain a Clear Complexion for Fall: Expert skin care and makeup advice for bright skin year-round.

Healthy-looking skin never goes out of style; though darker makeup and matte complexions appeared on the fall 2009 runways clean, glowing faces made their mark too. With autumn in full swing, however, it’s no wonder that maintaining a bright, luminous look may be proving difficult. But don’t let the change in seasons get you down—there are ways to battle the cold and wind and keep your smooth skin intact.


Photo: Imaxtree

Fight Back Against Flakes: Wearing a liquid foundation is a great way to achieve a dewy glow—but if you apply it over dry, flaky skin the results can be less than satisfactory. For a quick fix, Nicholas Perricone, MD, FACN recommends using a toner formulated with alpha lipoic acid and DMAE, “two excellent antioxidants that act as natural anti-inflammatories.

La Mer The Hydrating Facial

La Mer Introduces The Hydrating Facial, October 2009: La Mer’s next big launch, The Hydrating Facial, is hitting counters this week!

Dr. Max Huber’s legacy of healing and renewing the skin is celebrated once again with La Mer’s introduction of  The Hydrating Facial. The ultimate in moisturization, this two-zoned mask delivers superior hydration through a luxurious, sensorial, spa-like experience to reawaken the appearance of youth. In minutes, dry complexions are renewed, visibly transforming the skin. Skin is left hydrated, nourished, smoothed and conditioned with a resilient healthy glow, ready to receive the benefits of Crème de la Mer.

Skin concerns such as dryness, fine lines and dark spots are all addressed in the 100% cotton, two-zoned mask that is saturated with the fast-acting formula.

La Mer’s Hydrating Facial contains a trio of transformative benefits that makes this new product so effective: