The Beauty of the SPONGE

SPONGE—the name is inspired by the organic sponges cultivated off the coast of the Greek Island of Symi—is a line of singular skin care products (already a hit with quite a few people whose faces are scrutinized very closely on the big screen)  and they have recently come out with a new eye line and the two standouts are the anti-wrinkle cream and the firming eye gel.

All of the SPONGE  products are made from natural herbs, plants and flowers grown in Greece and are 100% chemical and paraben free. The specific combination of ingredients in each formula are designed to help improve the skin’s overall appearance and health.

Some of the ingredients in the Gel Mattia - Firming Eye Gel, include
 extracts of chamomile, sage  and linden

The Krema Mattia - Antiwrinkle Eye Cream includes olive oil, extracts of sage, linden, olive leaf, to name just a few.

Both feel nicely luxurious being applied to the skin and are quickly absorbed.

SPONGE products are  not tested on animals and are hypoallergenic.

As they say on their site, agapa thn fisi-- love nature

http://www.spongeskincare.com/

http://www.barneys.com/Beauty/BEAUT01,default,sc.html?prefn1=designer&prefv1=Sponge

                                                                                                                                                                                            

A Lasting Kiss for Valentine's

Borghese’s IL Bacio is Classic Romance. It will be love at first sight with this most romantic Valentine’s Day.Inside the chic Red Satin Train Case is the alluring IL Bacio Fragrance Collection. Sensual, fruity, floral and elegantly feminine, this straight-to-the-heart fragrance is composed of lavish natural essences. And this set contains it all - Eau de Parfum Spray, Bath and Shower Gel and Body Lotion. And just when she begins to fall under its spell, there’s more, a Labbro Più Paffuto Lip Plumper, B Moisture Lipstick in Red Lustro and B Gloss Lip Gloss in Carnevale Red plus Superiore State-of-the-Art Mascara in Black. A $133.00 value, priced at $39.50.

Sugg. Retail Price: $39.50 (A $133 Retail Value)

Available: Now

  http://www.lordandtaylor.com/eng/BeautyFragrance-GiftSets-FragranceSets-Classic_Romance_Set-lordandtaylor/136750

Facing A New Decade

Since we try to take care of ourselves while we are awake-- eating healthy, drinking lots of water, getting plenty of exercise and trying not to let stress break down any benefits—we really appreciate a cream that promises to “restore and repair the signs of aging while [we] sleep.”

Clinique’s New  Youth Surge Night Age Decelerating Night Moisturizer, out this month, helps us make this new decade count---count backwards to more youthful looking skin.

This potent gem—packed in an unbreakable jar, which we like since there is less chance of  it shattering or breaking a floor tile should it be dropped—is a cocktail of  powerful antioxidants, including Japanese Knotweed, Mulberry Root Extract, Vitamins E and C and  Sirtuins—a precious class of proteins important to helping to extend the life of cells. This complex is unique to Clinique and feels really amooth gliding on your face and is quickly absorbed.

Clinique promises that the“youth-extending agents  create a nightly moisturizer that helps intensify the nightly cycle of natural repair. Plumped with natural collagen, lines and wrinkles appear to evaporate. Skin gains that energized "8-hour effect" come morning.”

Sounds promising to us.

www.clinique.com

Beautiful, Buxom Lips

We love the convenience and precision of lip pencils but sometimes they can feel dry. These chubby crayon/pencils from Bare Escentuals plump as well as line and fill your lips and your mouth just feels as nice as it looks.

You can add gloss if you want to put a glaze on the soft matte finish but we like them just the way they are.

Bare Escentuals makes the very skin-friendly Bare Minerals  make-up, easy-on gel eyeliners, skin care products and other fine cosmetics so it is no surprise that these lip pencils are as good as they are.

As we go to press (to use a quaint phrase) we learn that Shiseido Co, Japan’s largest cosmetics maker has agreed to acquire Bare Escentuals, Inc for about $1.7 billion in cash.

http://bareescentuals.com/