Get Lippy

Hey, gals!

How was your weekend? Mine was exhaustion-inducing nearly to the point of mono, but so super FUN. Thursday was a party in the city at Buddah Bar and Tenjune and then Friday we drove out to Montauk where we relaxed for a night and then recommenced the wildness on Saturday. On Saturday afternoon, we went to the spa at Gurney's Inn Resort where I had an hour-long massage, an indulgence I never allow myself. Usually my massages are limited to a 10 minute one after a manicure on a rare basis. My massage guy, Michael, did a good job, but I am definitely sore still. I think we have a difference of opinion about what "medium pressure" means. He's very knowledgeable about vitamins and even took a class with Dr. Weil at Columbia. However, I didn't love when he informed me that I need to wear high heels far less often. The chances of that happening are slim to none, Michael. I'm a single gal in Manhattan. Anyway. Let's talk about my fave spring lip prods, mmkay?


Sara Happ Lip Scrub in Cocoa
I am totally smitten with this chocolate sugar exfoliater that eradicates all traces of snaggy lips. To me, it tastes of chocolate chocolate chip cookie dough, but maybe I eliminated sugar from my lifestyle too long ago. At $20 it's a bit on the steep side, but you need only a teeny amount each time. And it comes wrapped up in a most darling bow. It's like the Tiffany gift of lip treatments.

La Mer The Lip Balm
This balm is, well, THE BALM. Get it? It's an emulsion that works on contact to soften roughness, relieve dryness and flaking and help heal seriously dry lips. Includes a patented Lip Lipid Complex and an essential protein found in the arctic that helps insulate lip skin from extreme weather conditions. It also includes the original Miracle Broth™ with marine extracts, botanicals and vitamins to regenerate the delicate lip skin. At $45, it's the most expensive lip balm in my arsenal, but I just love the hell out of it. I've been using mine on a daily for the last month or so, and find it just tastes of luxury and is uber long-lasting. I also lurve the gorge mint-chocolate-chip-ice-cream-minus-the-chocolate-chips color and taste.

Wow. I've been on the South Beach Diet for the past 6 months to get in shape for Amber's wedding and it seems all I can talk about are desserts.

Wash Me Amadeus Week: La Mer The Cleansing Gel

This gem of a face wash is the perfect marriage of two of my fave things: La Mer and tourmalines.

Ideal for normal to oily skins, this mix of magnetized tourmaline and La Mer's exclusive Deconstructed Waters™ removes makeup, dirt, oil and debris with minimal rubbing. Oil-free non-detergrent formula combats extra sebum while keeping your moisture barrier intact. Unfortch, tourmalines tend to come with a hefty price tag. This one is $65. Worth the splurge, however, for the fresh green spring-like scent. Get some here.

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Nobody Puts YOU in a Corner When You Wear La Mer The SPF 18 Fluid Tint

Did you hear the sad news about Patrick Swayze? He was just diagnosed with cancer and may only have weeks to live. How awful, right?

In his honor, I think it's only right to recommend a product that gives you a "That was the summer we went to Kellerman's" glow while shielding your skin from damaging rays. La Mer SPF 18 Fluid Tint $65 captures beneficial light while diverting potentially damaging light. It brings a touch of color to the skin for a smooth, even finish. I've been using it over a light moisturizer and it actually provides coverage as well. If you need light-to-medium coverage, I totes recommend it.

More details from the La Mer website:
Designed for daily use, this water-borne formula absorbs instantly into the skin to provide broad-spectrum UVA/UVB protection. A trio of natural and sea-derived ingredients uniquely benefit the skin. Gemstones absorb light energy, transforming it into beneficial green light to enhance anti-oxidant activity. Photonic spheres within The SPF 18 Fluid Tint redirect and diffuse light. Smart, light-reactive seaweeds impart natural humectant properties to bind moisture - preventing dehydration. Worn over Crème de la Mer, The SPF 18 Fluid Tint acts as a generator, actually boosting its efficacy.

Rock it daily and you'll be looking so young and spry, people might even start calling you Baby. And it won't occur to you to mind.

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Take your Skin Beyond: La Mer

Get it? Beyond La Mer? Like "Beyond the Sea?" La mer = the sea in French? That was a vague play on words that probably amused only me. Anyway.


La Mer Eye Concentrate
My friend Chopin has lauded the ultrafab capabilities of La Mer's Eye Concentrate to me several times and now that I've tried it, I'm so with her. This new ultra-luxe cucumber-scented eye cream boasts three types of La Mer’s hyper-healing Miracle Broth™ (the original, a concentrated form, and a time-release form) and magnetized hermatite. This eye cream is deadly serious about lessening the look of fine lines and wrinkles, lightening dark circles, deflating puffiness, while increasing circulation, moisturization, and toning. The bad news? This divine potion does not come cheap, gals. It's $160 for .5 oz. But as Ferris Bueller says, "It is so choice. If you have the means, I highly recommend picking one up." Here's how to use it:
Dab a small amount and gently sweep onto eye area with its cute little applicator. Follow with moisturizer.


Speaking of moisturizer. J'aime beaucoup the oil-free liquid version of Crème de La Mer called The Oil Absorbing Lotion which offers the original concentration of the Miracle Broth™ in an oil-free formula to better navigate the needs of normal to oily skin. This is the stuff of dreams, dolls. All I ask is for a liquid moisturizer that still hydrates (lightly) that doesn't cause me to break out nor induce shine. I have an arsenal of SEVERAL moisturizers that do 2 of the 3 things I want. This one does all 3 and for that, the wildly expensive price of $185 for 1.7 oz is justified (for me.) I also use just a small amount at a time and I only use it in the morning. Its matte-finish formula acts as an all-day barricade, keeping any excess oil from emerging in your lifestyle. La crème de la crème, n'est pas?

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