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

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.

Valentine’s Day Kiss: Make that kiss memorable.

Simple, heartfelt gestures are the best way to offer the gift of love. In fact, the most desired gift this Valentine’s Day is a kiss. Luckily, NIVEA Lip Care offers a wide variety of products to protect that pucker so you’re irresistibly kissable. Enriched with natural Beeswax and Shea butter, NIVEA A Kiss of Flavor (Cherry, Passion Fruit, Pearly Shimmer) and A Kiss of Moisture will hydrate and offer long-lasting protection for soft, yummy kissable lips. SRP: $2.99.

Enriched with natural Shea Butter and Vitamin E, NIVEA’s Glossy Lip Care range, NIVEA A Kiss of Shine, (Natural, Pink, Red) of squeezable tubs leaves smooth lips with a sheer, glossy shine and a hint of color. SRP: $3.29.

NIVEA’s XOXO Chain lets you share virtual hugs and kisses. The online program runs through Valentine’s Day and you are invited to share, and show the love at NIVEAusa.com/xoxochain by uploading your own photos and videos to the site. $1 from each XO will be donated to Big Brothers Big Sisters organization.

Visit www.niveausa.com for additional product details.

Best Body Wash: Tried and loved NIVEA Touch of Sparkle Cream Oil body wash, $6.49. The calla scent is amazing and the diamond powder leaves skin soft and shimmering (and you know how much Marta loves shimmer!). I also love NIVEA Touch of Radiance  Cream Oil  body wash for days I like to exfoliate my body. This one has a light lime blossom scent which is super fresh. Men also love it this body wash!

Visit www.nivea.com  for addtional details.

The following are Marta’s picks of her favorite skincare products for face and body & also perfume 2009 ! Please note that the numbers don’t go in order of importance.

Hey guys, I don’t look a day over 25 thanks to my top skincare products LOL (see images below).

Marta Walsh Founder & Editor of Talking Makeup

Face Cleanser

1. Philosophy purity made simple one-step facial cleanser
2. CHANEL PRECISION Gel Purete: Purity + Anti Pollution Foaming Gel Cleanser
3. Liz Earle Cleanse & Polish Hot Cloth Cleanser
4. Mission Skincare Active Daily Facial Cleanser Sweet Citrus By Serena Williams5. Purpose Gentle Cleansing Wash 
5. Mario Badescu Enzyme Cleansing Gel

Makeup Removers & Eye Makeup Removers

1. Boscia MakeUp BreakUp Cool Cleansing Oil
2. La Roche-Posay Rosaliac Micellar Make-Up Removal gel Cleanses and Soothes Face & Eyes
3. Lumene Eye Makeup Remover Senstive Touch
4. Almay Oil-Free Eye Makeup Remover Pads
5. Talika lash conditioning cleanser oil free mascara & waterproof mascara
6. Physicians Formula Organic Wear Facial Makeup Remover Lotion
7. Pampers Sensitives Fragrance Free Baby Wipes

Face Scrub

1. St. Ives Apricot Scrub Blemish & Blackhead Control
2. St. Ives Moisturizing Olive Scrub
3. DDF Advanced Micro-Exfoliation Cleanser
4. Philosophy The Microdelivery Exfoliating Wash and The Microdelivery Mini Peel Pads5. CHANEL PRÉCISION Mousse Exfoliante Pureté
5. Neutrogena Oil-Free Acne Wash Redness Soothing Gentle Scrub
6. Aveeno CLEAR COMPLEXION Cream Cleanser
7. Clean & Clear Scrub Soft Purifying Cleanser
8. Biore Even Smoother Microderm Exfoliator
9. Roc Multi Correxion Daily Perfecting cleanser
10. Kiehl’s Rare Earth Deep Pore Daily Cleanser
11. Dr. Denese New York skincare Advanced Firming Facial Pads

Organic, Natural, and Probiotic Face Scrubs

1. Nude Skincare Face Scrub
2. RAW Essentials by Carol Alt Raw-finish Rigorous Face Scrub

Face Mist

1. AmorePacific Moisture Bound Skin Energy Hydration Delivery System
2. Sampar Skin Quenching Mist rose & geranium
3. Nude Skincare Hydrating Water

Toner

1. Kiehl’s Rare Earth Pore Refining Tonic
2. Mario Badescu Seaweed Cleansing Lotion
3. Arcona Los Angeles Cranberry Toner

Face Mask

1. June Jacobs Perfect Pumpkin Peeling Enzyme Masque
2. June Jacobs Cranberry Pomegranate Moisture Masque
3. Kiehl’s Rare Earth Deep Pore Cleansing Masque
4. Borghese Fango Active Mud for Face and Body
5. Mario Badescu Enzyme Revitalizing Mask
6. MAC Volcanic Ash Exfoliator
7. Orlane Absolute Radiance Lightbox or Orlane éclat absolu Light Box in French
8. Talika Eye Therapy Patch

Body Wash

1. Philosophy shampoo, shower gel, & bubble bath in Vanilla Birthday Cake, Crème Brulée, and I Love Candy Corn
2. St. Ives Oatmeal & Shea Butter Moisturizing Body Wash
3. Aveeno Skin Relief Body Wash Fragrance Free
4. REN Moroccan Rose Otto Body Wash
5. Patyka Organic Wash Mandarine
6. Dove Sensitive Skin Unscented Beauty Bar

Body Scrub & Exfoliating Wash

1. Caress Evenly Gorgeous Exfoliating Body Wash
2. St. Ives Body Polish Oatmeal & Shea Butter
3. Philosophy when hope is not enough omega 3-6-9 body scrub
4. Nivea Touch Of Radiance Cream Oil Body Wash Massaging Beads & Lime Blossom Scent exfoliating and refining

Body Grooming

Shave Cream

1. Aveeno Ultra Calming Shave Gel
2. Skintimate Moisturizing Cream Shave Extra Gentle Soothing Petals

Razor

1. Schick Quattro for Women Razor
2. Gillette Venus Embrace

Tweezers & Brow Grooming

1. Tweezerman Slant Tweezers Assorted Colors
2. Anastasia Beverly Hills All About Brows Kit
3. Christi Harris Brow Planning System

Face & Body Wax

GiGi All Purpose Honee (THE best!!)

Deodorant for Women

1. Mitchum Power Gel Unscented
2.Degree Fine Fragrance Collection Sexy Intrigue
3. Dove Ultimate Visibly Smooth

Body Cream & Body Lotion

1. Olay Body quench Body Lotion advanced healing fragrance free with vitamin E & vita-niacin
2. Curel Itch Defence skin balancing moisture lotion for dry itchy skin
3. Aveeno Active Naturals Overnight Itch Relief Cream (Secret: I use this also in the morning! Works just fine.)
4. Nude Skincare smoothing body refiner
5. Dolce & Gabbana the one Golden Satin Lotion
6. Philosohoy when hope is not enough omega 3-6-9 replenishing body lotion
7. June Jacobs Spa Collection Vanda Orchid Body Lotion
8. C.O. Bigelow Lemon Body Lotion
9. Lubriderm Sensitive Skin Therapy Moisturizing Lotion For Sensitive Dry Skin
10. Jergens Sensitive Skin Relief Fragrance Free Daily Moisturizer

Sunscreen: Body

1. La Roche-Posay Anthelios 60 Melt-In Sunscreen Milk
2. Neutrogena pure & free baby sunblock lotion
3. Mission Skincare Fast Drying Sunscreen
4. Kiehl’s Vital Sun Protection SPF 30 Sunscreen

Hand Cream

1. Aveda hand relief
2. Lubridrem Advanced Therapy Hand Cream
3. Curel Targeted Therapy fast-absorbing hand and cuticle cream
4. Clinique deep comfort hand and cuticle cream

Foot Cream & Pedicure

1. Miss Oops Pedicure In A Bottle
2. Payot Paris cooling relaxing light legs gel
3. Tweezerman Pink Travel Pedro Callus Stone
4. Earth To Skin Care at-home pedicure kit

Body Shimmer

1. Victoria’s Secret Beauty Sexy Little Things Noir Shimmer Powder
2. Victoria’s Secret Beauty Give Me The Shimmers Shimmering Body Powder
3. Borghese All Over Shimmer Powder

Perfume & Fragrance

1. Dolce & Gabbana the one
2. Dolce & Gabbana rose the one
3. Dior Miss Dior Cherie Eau de Parfum
4. Pretty by Elizabeth Arden
5. Victoria’s Secret Sexy Little Things Noir Eau de Parfum
6. Ormonde Jayne London Perfumery Ormonde Woman, Frangipani, Champaca, TA’If, Tulu.
7. IDOLE d’Armani Eau de Parfum by Giorgio Armani Beauty
8. Estee Lauder Sensuous
9. Life Threads Gold Silver and Paltinum by la prairie9. Very Hollywood Michael Kors
10. CHANEL Allure 

Nail

Nail Treatment

Talika Nail Regenerator Serum

Serum

1. Mario Badescu Cellufirm Drops
2. la prairie Anti-Aging Longevity Serum
3. Olay Professional PRO X deep wrinkle treatment
4. Nude Skincare Advanced Smoothing Complex
5. Dior Capture Totale Multi-Perfection Concentrate
6. Dior Capture Totale ONE Essential Skin Boosting Serum
7. Mario Badescu Vitamin C serum
8. Lancôme GÉNIFIQUE Youth Activating Concentrate
9. LUMENE Excellent Future Deep Repairing Serum
10. Philosophy when hope is not enough facial firming and lifting serum
11. Elizabeth Arden INTERVENE Timefighting Radiance Serum
12. ANEW Reversalist Renewal Serum by Avon
13. Dr. Denese New York Skincare HydroShield Ultra Moisturizing Face Serum

Day Cream or Daily Moisturizer

1. Olay Regenerist DNA supersrudture UV cream SPF 25
2. Olay PRO X age repair lotion with SPF 30
3. Olay PRO X wrinkle smoothing cream
4. Olay regenerist micro-sculpting cream
5. Mario Badescu Hyaluronic Moisturizer SPF 15
6. VICHY Ultra Mattifying Oil-Free Lotin SPF 15 Sunscreen
7. VICHY Liftactiv CxP UV Bio0Lifting Daily Care Anti-Wrinkle & Firming SPF 20
8. LIERAC Paris Creme Mesolift Anti-Age Eclat
9. Clinique even better skin tone correcting moisturizer SPF 20
10. ARCONA Desert Mist Protect AM and ARCONA Magic White Ice  Hydrate am/pm
11. L’Oreal Paris Collagen Moisture Filler Day/Night
12. ORLANE Paris Absolute Skin Recovery Care Day/Night
13. Creme De La Mer Moisturizing Cream
14. DDF Advanced Firming Cream
15. Philosophy hope in a jar and Philosophy when hope is not enough spf
16. SAMPAR Ultra Hydrating Fluid mint & white lupin
17. LUMENE Excellent Future Deep Repairing Cream and LUMENE Sensitive Touch Daily Moisture Cream
18. RAW Essentials  by Carol Alt RAW-ACTIVATE Daily Revitalizng Face Moiturizer
19. ROC Multi-Correxion Daily Perfecting Creme SPF 30

Eye Cream

1. SAMPAR Eye Rule peptide & adenosine
2. Olay Regenerist anti-aging eye roller
3. LIERAC Paris Diopti Creme Intensive-Action wrinkle repair eye cream
4. Lancôme GÉNIFIQUE Eye Youth Activating Eye Concentrate
5. RAW Essentials by Carol Alt RAW-JUVENATE Eye-Recoup
6. ORLANE Paris hypnotherapy Anti-Age Care Eye Contour
7. Olay PRO X eye restoration complex
8. L’Oreal Paris Advanced REVITA LIFT Deep -Set Wrinkle Repair 24 HR Eye Repair Duo
9. Philosophy eye hope advanced anti-aging eye cream
10. Peter Thomas Roth Eye Overhaul Duo
11. DDF Advanced Eye Firming Concentrate
12. Talika Eye Detox Contour Gel and Talika Eye Dream

Lip Balm & Lip Therapy

1. fresh SUGAR and fresh SUGAR Rose
2. ChapStick True Shimmer Botanical Berry
3. Philosophy kiss me tonight intense lip therapy
4. MAC Suntints SPF 20 Liquid Lip Balm
5. Kiehl’s Lip Balm #1 SPF 4
5. KORRES Jasmine Lip Butter
6. Burt’s Bees Beeswax Lip Balm
7. Blistex Deep Renewal Coenzyme Q10 Foemula
8. DARPHIN Paris Age-Defying Lip Balm
9. Liz Earle Superbalm

Lip Plumping

1. L’Oreal Paris Collagen Filler Lip
2. Erno Laszlo TranspHuse Lip pHixative Surgiceutical for fuller, plumper lips

Night Cream

1. Estée Lauder Advanced Night Repair Synchronized Complex
2. Dr. Denese New York Firming Facial Age Corrector Cream
3. SAMPAR Nocturnal Line-Up Mask iopeptide & adenosine
4. la prairie Cellular Radiance Night Cream
5. ANEW Ultimate Gold Emulsion Night by Avon
6. Mario Badescu Seaweed Night Cream
7. ARCONA Gentle Solution Repair PM
8. Elizabeth Arden INTERVENE Stress Recovry Night Cream
9. ANEW Reversalist Night Renewal Cream by Avon
10. RAW Essentials by Carol Alt RAW-SCUE Night Restore Cream
11. LUMENE Sensitive Touch Comforting Night Cream
12. ROC Multi-Correxion Intensive Night Concentrate For Face and Eyes

At Home Teeth Whitening

1. Go Smile 7 Day System
2. Crest Whitestrips Advanced Seal

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 .

Nivea Sun Kissed Firming Moisturizer is body a lotion that will give you a firm skin and a gradual tan.  Sunless tanning was never so safe and easy.  Nivea Sun Kissed Firming Moisturizer ingredients are: Ginko extract, and a soft gradual tanner.  Comes in two formulas:  Nivea Sun Kissed Firming Moisturizer Light to Medium or Medium to Dark.  Cost: under $10.
    

For a complete look also try Nivea Visage Sun Kissed Facial Moisturizer SPF 4 which is a daily facial moisturizer formulated with Jojoba, Vitamin E and a soft gradual tanner, under $10.