Nuxe Creme Prodigieuse Boost 5-in-1 Multi-Perfection Smoothing Primer

As long as we are stuck on lockdown, I figured it would be great for my skin in give up foundation and just let it breathe - and everything would be perfect if it wasn't for those dreaded video calls that everyone is insisting on now - so I went looking for something that would perfect my skin without clogging it up or weighing it down:
 
Nuxe Creme Prodigieuse Boost 5-in-1 Multi-Perfection Smoothing Primer - 30ml - $38 - with a non-tinted blurring texture that reveals perfect skin, even without make-up, for a natural “bare skin” effect. In just 15 seconds, irregularities are blurred and over time, 1st signs of aging are faded.

The non-comedogenic, anti-oxidant complex contains natural-origin active ingredients including: jasmine flower, calendula flower, cellular sugar and silica perfecting powders which act on 5 visible signs caused by a hectic lifestyle: 1st signs of aging, signs of fatigue, dull complexion, imperfections and shine.

And when this is all over, it will also make a great primer under foundation - until then, Zoom perfection!

Available at Shoppers Drug Mart and Hudson's Bay stores across Canada and online at beauty.shoppersdrugmart.ca.

- Lisamarie -

This week I'm obsessed with... Nuxe Huile Prodigieuse Florale!

Nuxe’s iconic care product introduces a new scent containing a bright bouquet of floral and fresh notes including blossoming magnolia, grapefruit zest and white musk.

Nuxe Huile Prodigieuse Florale - 100ml - $46 - with the same dry oil texture and effectiveness on the body, face and hair.

The formula contains natural-origin active ingredients with seven 100% botanical precious oils: moisturizing tsubaki oil, repairing argan oil, nourishing macadamia oil, smoothing borage oil, moisturizing camellia oil, protecting hazelnut oil and softening sweet almond oil.

It's great all year round but I like it best in the summer because the texture is so light, it doesn't weigh down my skin making it feel hot and sticky and it's very multi-purpose:

Use on your face by itself or mix a few drops with your favourite moisturiser in the palm of your hand;

On your body, apply using circular movements (bust, legs, etc.) and over stretch marks; or

On your hair, it can be used as a hair oil on the lengths and ends as often as required. For intense conditioning, apply to your hair once or twice a week as a mask for 10 minutes before shampooing.

Available at Murale stores and select Shoppers Drug Mart Beauty Boutiques across Canada and online at beauty.shoppersdrugmart.ca.

- Lisamarie -

This week I'm obsessed with... Nuxe Splendieuse Intensive Anti-Dark Spot Serum and Indeed Labs inDefense30!

Summer sun spots got you down? Here's an easy way to banish them - in 2 weeks your skin will appear visibly more even and luminous - in 8 weeks the colour of existing brown spots will be reduced by 40% and in 12 weeks their size will seem reduced!

Nuxe Splendieuse Intensive Anti-Dark Spot Serum - 30ml - $55 - helps visibly reduce the size and colour of all types of dark spots and restore the skin's natural radiance with a formula of precious flowers including white crocus, stargazer lily and porcelain rose and stabilized vitamin C along with hyaluronic acid - to moisturize and prickly pear - for gentle exfoliation.

Available at Hudson's Bay, Shoppers Drug Mart, Jean Coutu, Famliprix and Brunet stores across Canada.

Of course using the serum won't do you any good if you don't protect your skin from what caused the brown spots to begin with - I'm very fond of this one - a great multi-tasker that combines a lightweight moisturizer and partial mineral based broad-spectrum sunscreen in one easy bottle!

Indeed Labs inDefense30 Dual Action Moisturiser with SPF 30 - 30ml - $19.99 - with an easily absorbed formula that provides intense hydration and protection against the harmful UVA/UVB rays that cause aging - containing zinc oxide - a non-toxic and soothing mineral that increases skin's stability and defends against hyper-pigmentation and brown spots along with pycnogenol - a powerful natural antioxidant that rebuilds collagen and protects skin from harmful enzymes to rebuild elasticity for smoother, younger looking skin.

Check out indeedlabs.com to order or find a store location near you.

- Lisamarie -

Eye Love Wednesday - Nuxe Nuxellence Eye Area Youth Revealing And Perfecting Anti-Aging Total Eye Contour

Nuxe Nuxellence Eye Area Youth Revealing And Perfecting  Anti-Aging Total Eye Contour - 15ml - $57 - smooths and illuminates the eye area with a natural self-adjusting shade and decongesting massage applicator that provides an instant perfector effect - instantly reducing the appearance of fine lines, redness and shadow, and over time smoother and more luminous, correcting puffiness and dark circles and diminishing fine lines and wrinkles.

The formula is chock full of botanical, skin-loving ingredients including passionflower, natural origin hyaluronic acid, anchusa, poppy petals, eye area botanical complex (albizia and siegesbeckia orientalis), calendula petals, araucaria seeds, maca root and cocoa cells - to help skin cells to maintain optimum energy levels for younger looking, radiant skin around the eyes.

And for an excellent summer cool down and extra de-puffing, pop it in the fridge for a few minutes before using to really get the applicator cold!

 Available now at stores across Canada including Hudson's Bay and Shoppers Drug Mart.

- Lisamarie -

Fragrant Friday - Nuxe Prodigieux Le Parfum

Always wished you could get the wonderful scent of your Nuxe Huile Prodigieux in a perfume? Well now you can with: 

Nuxe Prodigieux Le Parfum - 50ml EDP - $70 - a feminine blend of sunshine and warm sand with top notes of orange blossom, bergamot, mandarin orange and orange; heart notes of magnolia, rose and gardenia; and base notes of vanilla, coconut milk and pebbles.

Great news, it smells exactly the same as the dry oil, maybe even better because it doesn't have that underlying "oily" smell - it's one of those nostalgic scents that remind me of summer so perfect timing!

Available now at stores across Canada including Hudson's Bay and Shoppers Drug Mart.

- Lisamarie -

Nuxe Crème Fraîche de Beauté - give in to the sensation of refreshing hydration!

Nuxe Crème Fraîche de Beauté - infuses dehydrated skin with formulas that combine the gentleness of botanical milks: acacia, blonde pea, green tea, almond, oat, coconut and soya - with a high-tech algae extract from a red algae from the Baltic Sea for intense 48 hour moisturizing that goes all the way to the deep layers of the epidermis and acts like a shield against pollution.

Crème Fraîche de Beauté 48HR Moisture Skin-Quenching Serum - 30ml - $45 - with an ultra-fresh concentrated formula enriched with 100% natural hyaluronic acid that intensely moisturizes even the most dehydrated skins and an ultra-refreshing texture that melts over the skin, leaving it instantly hydrated and looking fresh, soft, bouncy and radiant.

Crème Fraîche de Beauté 48HR Moisturising Cream - 50ml - $39 - for normal skin, it has a delicately powdery melting butter texture that blends with the skin to create a fresh and soft finish.

Crème Fraîche de Beauté 48HR Moisturising Rich Cream - 50ml - $39 - for dry to very dry and sensitive skin, it has a cocooning texture with organic shea butter that envelops even the driest skin in comfort.

Crème Fraîche de Beauté 48HR Moisture Mattifying Fluid - 50ml - $39 - for combination skin, it's a non-greasy fluid enriched with rice powder to leave skin feeling fresh and looking matte all day long.

Crème Fraîche de Beauté 48HR Moisture SOS Rescue Mask - 50ml - $29 - moisturizes and soothes skin with an instantly refreshing infusion, concentrated in 100% natural hyaluronic acid.

Not only is the line effective in moisturizing and protecting - it is meant to me a sensorial experience as well with soft, refreshing textures that adjust to each skin type to deliver a finish in perfect harmony with its specific needs as well as a delicate floral signature scent with top notes of freesia and petitgrain; heart notes of orange blossom and jasmine petals; and a base of wood - to enchant the senses and make skin care a beautiful experience.

Available now at Shoppers Drug Mart, Pharmaprix, Murale, Brunet, Familiprix, Jean Coutu, Uniprix and Hudson's Bay stores across Canada.

- Lisamarie -

Body loving oils from Nivea, Nuxe and OGX!

Nivea Q10 Firming Body Oil - 200ml - $13.99 - evens the look of skin tone, reduces the look of stretchmarks, nourishes intensively while leaving you with firmer feeling skin in just 2 weeks thanks to a formula containing co-enzyme Q10, avocado oil, cottonseed oil and macadamia oil.

I like how easily it soaks in without leaving any kind of greasy film or residue, which means I don't have to wait to get dressed and it has a lovely soft scent - so I look good and smell good!

Available now at major drugstores and mass retailers across Canada.

Nuxe Huile Prodigieuse Multi-Purpose Dry Oil - 100ml - $46 - this multi-usage oil has a reinvented formula in honour of its 25th birthday - now with 7 precious plant oils to nourish, repair and soften skin and hair including two new additions: tsubaki and argan, along with macadamia, hazelnut, borage, sweet almond and camellia oil and vitamin E. The formula contains 98.1% ingredients of natural origin and is still preservative and silicone free and with its recognizable scent  of orange blossom, bergamot, rose, magnolia, coconut and vanilla.

Available at Shoppers Drug Mart, Pharmaprix, Jean Coutu, Familiprix, Uniprix, Brunet and Hudson's Bay stores across Canada.

OGX Extra Hydrating Radiant Glow + Argan Oil of Morocco Body Oil Mist - 200ml - $9.99 - with an indulgently hydrating formula containing argan oil of Morocco and silk proteins that intensely nourishes skin to leave it feeling silky-soft and lightly scented for an extravagant and alluring radiant glow.

Available at Shoppers Drug Mart and Walmart stores across Canada.

- Lisamarie -

Nuxe Nuxuriance Ultra offers global anti-aging!

Nuxe has unveiled it's latest botanical innovation - Nuxuriance Ultra - a line of anti-aging, replenishing skincare with a formula containing millions of intelligent botanical cells - the saffron and bougainvillea bi-floral cell - that encapsulates active molecules to strengthen the synergy of their action and when released in the deepest layers of the epidermis, target and help to stimulate the skin's major cells continuously for 12 hours.

Resulting in skin that acts and looks younger - the formula works on all signs of aging including: reduction in number of wrinkles, denser skin, enhanced radiance, reshapes the oval of the face and lifts facial features.

Available in the collection:

Nuxuriance Ultra Serum - 30ml - $70

Nuxuriance Ultra Fluid Cream - 50ml - $67 - for normal to combination skin

Nuxuriance Ultra Rich Cream - 50ml - $67 - for dry to very dry skin

Nuxuriance Ultra Night Cream - 50ml - $67

Nuxuriance Ultra Eye and Lip Contour - 15ml - $55

The the line also becomes a pampering experience thanks to the wonderful sweet fruity floral scent on a musky woody base - making it a treat for all the senses!

Available now at Shoppers Drug Mart, Pharmaprix, Jean Coutu, Familiprix, Uniprix, Brunet and Murale stores as well as select The Bay stores across Canada.

- Lisamarie -

Show dry skin some love with Nuxe, Avon and CeraVe!

Nuxe Reve de Miel Hand and Nail Cream - 75ml - $17 - a silky and non-greasy cream with honey, precious botanical oils and vitamin E to repair, nourish and protect dry hands.

Available at drug stores across Canada.

Avon Foot Works Lavender 3-in-1 Pampering Oil - 60ml - $10 - use it an an indulgent soak to intensely moisturize and condition dry feet; as a cuticle oil to help rehydrate rough, dry cuticles; or as a foot massage oil to soften and relax with nourishing lavender extract.

Available from your Avon rep - 1-800-265-AVON or online at www.avon.ca.

CeraVe Moisturizing Cream - 453g - $22.99 - provides up to 24 hours of hydration with just one application by restoring the skin's moisture barrier with 3 essential ceramindes, cholesterol and fatty acids as well as increasing the skin’s ability to attract, hold and distribute moisture with hyaluronic acid while also forming a protective layer over the skin’s surface to help prevent moisture loss.

Available at drug, grocery and mass retailers across Canada.

- Lisamarie -

Skin cleans up with Soap & Glory, Nuxe, Sephora and Mary Kay!

Soap & Glory Face Soap and Clarity 3-in-1 Pore Clearing Vitamin C Facial Wash - 350ml - $22 - a gently foaming, non-drying wash that delivers sublimely clean, fresh and radiant skin a minute thanks to Superfruit Yuzu - an antioxidant complex from Japanese citrus fruits along with ultra-soft scrub beads - for gentle, daily exfoliating.

This is my new go-to morning fragrance - it does a great job of getting my skin fresh and clean for the day ahead and it has a light, citrusy scent that wakes me up in a non-obnoxious way!

Available exclusively at Shoppers Drug Mart.

Nuxe Reve de Miel Face Cleansing and Make-Up Removing Gel - 200ml - $19 - a mild, soap-free and paraben-free gel with a honey texture that gently cleanses to remove the makeup and impurities that have accumulated over the course of the day while it soothes the skin. Contains 93% ingredients of natural origin.

Available at drugstores across Canada.

Sephora Ultimate Warming Cleanser - 125ml - $22 - another cleanser with a honey-like texture only this one warms on contact with the skin, helping to open the pores and effectively remove impurities, excess sebum and makeup.
Enriched with maple sap extract which is rich in nutritive elements for comfortable skin that is never dry or tight.

Available at Sephora and sephora.ca.

And if you're tired of the boy stealing your cleanser, get him his own:

Mary Kay MKMen Daily Facial Wash - 133ml - $18 - a fragrance and alcohol free cleanser that thoroughly cleanses skin, visibly reducing excess oil  and prepping skin for shaving without leaving it feeling tight or dry. Suitable for all skin types even sensitive skin.

Available now through your Mary Kay Independent Beauty Consultant - if you don't have one you can find one at - www.marykay.ca or 1-866-455-5454.

- Lisamarie -

Soothe and repair dry lips with Nuxe, Avon and Mary Kay!

Nuxe Reve de Miel Ultra-Nourishing Lip Balm - 15g - $17 - with a concentrated formula that helps nourish, repair, soothe and protect lips from even the harshest, extreme weather. With a paraben-free formula that ontains 79.5% ingredients of natural origin including: honey, sunflower oil, rosehip and sweet almond oil, shea butter and grapefruit essence - and it smells delicious!

Available at drugstores across Canada.

Avon Beyond Color Lip Conditioner - $12 - formulated with retinol, collagen and SPF15, it can be worm alone or under your favourite lip colour.

Available from your Avon rep - 1-800-265-AVON or online at www.avon.ca.

Mary Kay Satin Lips Lip Balm - $10 - moisturizes dry, rough lips with a fragrance-free and hypoallergenic formula that provides an invisible barrier to keep lips hydrated for at least six hours.

For super soft lips, apply after using the Mary Kay Satin Lips Lip Mask - $15 - which contains miniature buffing beads that gently exfoliate dead surface skin cells that cause lips to appear dull and lifeless.

Available now through your Mary Kay Independent Beauty Consultant - if you don't have one you can find one at - www.marykay.ca or 1-866-455-5454.

- Lisamarie -

Add a golden glow to your skin with Cake Beauty, Nuxe and Physicians Formula!

Whether you are putting on a skirt for the first time this year and realizing your legs are pasty white or are a dedicated self tanner user that just wants to add some extra wow shimmer to your skin - you are going to love these! Also keep in mind if for some reason you want all the benefits without the golden glow (crazy talk I know), all 3 come in a non-tinted, non-shimmery version!

Cake Beauty Delectable Skin Perfecting Bronzing Body Lotion - 100ml - $18 - a naturally beautiful sheer bronzing body lotion with no orange undertone that is luxuriously conditioning to the skin. With a blend of argan oil, shea butter and aloe vera it provides as much moisture as a daily body lotion while adding a skin-perfecting glow.

Available now at Shoppers Drug Mart stores across Canada.

Nuxe Huile Prodigieuse Or - 50ml - $39 - with a 98.1% natural formula that's enriched with Vitamin E and six precious plant oils: Macadamia, Hazelnut, Borrage, Sweet Almond, Camellia and St. John's Wort to help nourish, repair and soften the skin while adding radiance thanks to the presence of fine pearly particles that adorn the skin with a subtle iridescence.

Available at Hudson's Bay, Shoppers Drug Mart, Jean Coutu, Uniprix, Familiprix, Brunet and Murale.

Physicians Formula Argan Wear Ultra-Nourishing Illuminating Argan Oil Touch of Gold - 30ml - $19.99 -rich in conditioning benefits that improve skin's brightness, tone, texture and elasticity, tranforming skin by boosting moisture levels with a luxurious formula that melts into the skin instantly locking in moisture for a lit-from-within glow and the added bonus of golden shimmer to help even skin tone and add even more brightness.

Available at fine drug and mass retailers across Canada.

- Lisamarie -

Nuxe Merveillance Expert offers innovations in anti-aging!

Nuxe introduces a new line of products for the over 40 crowd - Nuxe Merveillance Expert - to help diminish wrinkles and combat the lack of firmness with the magic of Daylily in  an innovative anti-aging formula that delivers dual action benefits: an anti-glycation action to protect along with a unique de-glycation action to repair the 3 key dermal proteins - collagen, elastin and vimentin.

Available in the collection are:

Serum Merveillance Expert Lifting Concentrate for Visible Lines - 30ml - $59 - offers an instant lifting effect that lasts for 8 hours and smoothing action that plumps up fine lines with 100% pure and natural hyaluronic acid that forms a water soluble barrier on the skin's surface to preserve moisture and help slow down dehydration.

Merveillance Expert Jour Correcting Cream for Visible Lines - 50ml - $55 - with a supple and light texture that moisturizes to improve skin elasticity, soothe and protect and is ideal for normal skin.

Merveillance Expert Enrichie Jour Rich Correcting Cream for Visible Lines - 50ml - $55 - with a thicker texture that nourishes and protects and is ideal for dry to very dry skin.

Merveillance Expert Nuit Regenerating Cream for Visible Lines - 50ml - $55 - offers exceptional regeneration from an extract of brown algae which is rich in calcium and wakamic ester to help regenerate elasticity and firmness in the skin at night when function is highest for skin that looks plumped come morning.

Merveillance Expert Yeux Lifting Eye Cream for Visible Lines - 15ml - $55 - tones down puffiness thanks to botanical caffeine that helps release fluid accumulated in puffy ares and tetrapeptide-5 which inhibits capillary permeability to help prevent any new accumulation as well as brighten dark circles with its draining and anti-edema properties.

Available now at Hudson's Bay, Shoppers Drug Mart, Jean Coutu, Uniprix, Familiprix, Brunet and Murale.

- Lisamarie -

Needful Things - Bio Beaute by Nuxe Vitamin-Rich Detox Mask

There's a deliciously orange-y answer to dull looking skin!

Bio Beaute by Nuxe Vitamin-Rich Detox Mask - 50ml - $27 - with a dual action formula that detoxifies, ridding the skin of toxins and waste that cause it to look dull with organic myrtle leaf extract; and clarifies the skin's surface to eliminate impurities with a high concentration of orange, lemon and mandarin essential oils - which also makes it smell amazing! As well as organic sesame oil and sugar esters which are combined to give the mask an original active texture with 3 stages: upon application the gel traps impurities on the surface and produces a sensation of freshness; when massaged into the skin, it turns into a fine oil to capture and eliminate particles lodged in the skin; when water is added, it transforms into a milky emulsion for easy rinsing.

Look forward to skin that is clear, revitalized, radiant and refined with a healthy glow and refined texture - and if the scent doesn't perk you up, I don't know what will!

Available now exclusively at Shoppers Drug Mart.

- Lisamarie -

Balmy for BB - Bio-Beaute by Nuxe Silky Perfecting BB Cream!

Bio-Beaute by Nuxe Silky Perfecting BB Cream - 30ml - $24 - in 2 shades: Light and Medium that offers the perfecting action of makup combined with the correcting action of a skincare product to smooth away wrinkles and fine lines, conceals imperfections and unifying the complexion to leave it matte and looking peachy-perfect.

With a paraben free, sensitive formula chock full of natural ingredients that are great for your skin including: organic peach extract and plant glycerin - for moisture up to 24 hours; white tea extract - to even out the complexion and correct dark spots and redness; organic bilberry extract - for a radiant complexion and antioxidant protection; mineral screen - SPF 8 to help protect against UV; natural mineral pigment - for natural coverage; natural mineral powder - to absorb excess sebum and provide softness for a velvet touch; and biomimetic plant oil extract - for a wonderful texture on the skin.

Available now exclusively at Shoppers Drug Mart.

- Lisamarie -

Glow the easy way with Clarins, Jergens, Pari and Nuxe!

Clarins Radiance-Plus Golden Glow Booster - 15ml - $30 - offers an easy way to a radiant, sunkissed glow by just mixing 3 drops with your moisturizer to gradually develop natural-looking, beautifully bronzed skin. With a 99.8% natural formula that combines natural DHA and erythrulose with aloe vera extract to help preserve skin's softness while giving your complexion a healthy-looking glow.

And while it is super easy to use there are two things not to do: don't use it straight from the bottle - it must be mixed with moisturizer; and don't add the formula to the moisturizer container to pre-mix a big batch - mix the booster and moisturizer together in your hand before each application.

Available at Clarins counters across Canada.

Jergens Natural Glow Daily Facial Moisturizer - 70ml - $12.99 - available in Fair to Medium and Medium to Tan shades - with a lightweight and oil-free formula that gradually creates fabulous, natural-looking colour with a subtle skin darkening complex. Specially formulated for your face, this advanced SPF 20 formula contains Broad Spectrum UVA & UVB protection to help protect against everyday sun exposure.

For best results, use daily as your facial moisturizer and you will begin to see a subtle development of colour within days and if colour change is not as noticeable as desired you can apply more frequently until you get to the shade you want.

Available now at drug and mass retailers across Canada.

Pari Mineral Glow - 12g - $22 - in Medium, Dark and Golden Dark - a lightweight powder that provides a healthy, natural glow to the skin while perfecting flaws and balancing out uneven skin tones. This micro-fine mineral powder is made from all natural ingredients and contains no preservatives, talc, oil, waxes, fragrances or other chemicals, has sun protective properties and is water-resistant to provide protection while you swim.

Available at the Pari Beauty stand-alone store at Scarborough Town Centre and kiosks at Vaughn Mills Mall and Bramalea City Centre; Sears stores at Yorkdale Mall, Sherway Gardens, Fairview Mall,  Square One, Erin Mills Town Centre, Pickering Town Centre, Lime Ridge Mall, Pen Centre, Lambton Mall, Timmins Square, Carlingwood Shopping Centre, St. Laurent Centre, Malborough Mall, St. Vital Centre, Fairview Pointe Claire, Galeries d'Anjou, West Edmonton Mall, Midtown Plaza, Brentwood Town Centre and Guildford Town Centre; as well as online at sears.ca and paribeauty.com.

Nuxe I Love Huile Prodigieuse and I Am Huile Prodigieuse Or - 100ml - $39 - limited edition bottles with the same 97.8% natural formula enriched with vitamin E that we already know and love - formulated with 6 precious oils from plants: macadamia nut, hazelnut, borage, sweet almond, camellia and St. John's wort - with a dry oil texture perfect to treat, nourish, repair and soften skin and hair and a sunny scent that makes it smell as good as it looks with top notes of orange blossom, bitter orange and plum; heart notes of rose, lily of the valley and white lily; and base notes of amber, vanilla and cedar wood.

Available at Shoppers Drug Mart, Hudson's Bay, Ogilvy, Murale and Pharmaplus. I Love is available now, or the gold shimmery I Am available in June.

- Lisamarie -

Do something good and thick for your skin with Lise Watier, Bio-Beaute by Nuxe and L'Occitane!

You would think with all of the layers of clothing that we swaddle ourselves with during the winter that the body on our skin wouldn't feel the cold so much but it does, and reacts by letting us know just how dry it feels! Make it more comfortable with one of these great picks:

Lise Watier Age Control Supreme Ultimate Body Butter - 200ml - $70 - prevents dryness of the epidermis by hydrating deeply for up to 48 hours after a single application to protect skin from dehydation and keep it feeling comfortable.

Contains a concentrated extract of Labrador Tea which is rich in antioxidants, vitamins, trace elements and ursolic acid which offer restorative powers and anti-aging properties along with shea and argan butters for a velvety rich texture that soothes even the driest skin.

Available now at drugstores across Canada.

Bio-Beaute by Nuxe Anti-Tightness High-Nutrition Balm - 200ml - $29 - 98.9% natural with a thick, melting butter texture, it provides intense nourishment and soothes sensations of skin tightness for 24 hours to protect even the most sensitive skin.

Contains a natural version of cold cream - you know that stuff your grandma used to clean her face with - but in this natural-origin version of it, the mineral oils have been replaced with equally effective sweet almond oil - rich in mineral salts, vitamins A, D & E and essential fatty acids that give it its high emollient and moisturizing properties. Not only that, but also makes it smell great - naturally!

As well it contains: organic beeswax - to reinforce the skin's barrier and reduce dehydration; organic rose water - to refresh, moisturize and soften; organic jojoba oil - to encourage repair of the skin; shea butter - to regenerate and protect; and coconut oil - to intensely nourish and protect.

Available exclusively at Shoppers Drug Mart.

L'Occitane Almond Milk Concentrate - 200ml - $59 - a re-launch of a favourite product with a new formula that offers stronger firming benefits thanks to tightening walnut and almond extracts - to help protect the elasticity of the skin and stimulate cell renewal; combined with almond proteins to help visibly tighten and smooth the skin for long lasting hydration - its rich, deliciously fragrant care that helps nourish and visibly soften the skin.

Available at all L'Occitane boutiques across Canada.

- Lisamarie -

Oils to make you shimmer from L'Occitane, Caudalie, Yves Rocher and Nuxe!

L'Occitane Pivoine Flora Shimmering Oil - 75ml - $36 - a light beauty oil that provides nourishing moisture while it adds subtle golden highlights to face, body and hair as well as perfumes with a delicate floral and green peony scent.

Available at L'Occitane boutiques across Canada.

Caudalie Divine Legs - 100ml - $40 - an ultralight tinted body lotion that gives legs an instant sunkissed glow and adds radiance to already tanned legs, without any of the downsides of a self-tanner. The universal tint blends perfectly with all skintones and dries in an instant, creating a beautiful, bronze finish. Your legs will also smell great thanks to the signature Divine fragrance of grapefruit, rose, pink pepper, vanilla, cedar, and white musk - and don't feel like you have to limit it to your legs just because the bottle says so, it looks great on the arms too!

Available at Sephora and sephora.ca.

Yves Rocher Monoi de Tahiti Precious Dry Oil - 100ml - $22 - with a non-greasy  paraben free formula enriched with Tahitian Monoi that illuminates the skin, enhances your tan and gives hair a delicate shimmer while making everything smell amazing with the delicate and sensual fragrance of Tiare Flowers!

Available in stores now.

Nuxe Huile Prodigieuse Or - 100ml - $39 - with a 98.1% natural formula that's enriched with Vitamin E and six precious plant oils: Macadamia, Hazelnut, Borrage, Sweet Almond, Camellia and St. John's Wort to help nourish, repair and soften the skin while adding radiance thanks to the presence of fine pearly particles that adorn the skin with a subtle iridescence.

Available at The Bay, Shoppers Drug Mart, Ogilvy and Pharmaplus.

- Lisamarie -

Recharge your skin cells with Nuxe Nuxellence Jeunesse!

As we get older, our cells become less energized which is why they slow down or stop producing all the elements essential to the skin such as collagen, elastin and GACs. Right in the heart of the cells is the mitochondria - the energy factories that ensure the proper functioning of the whole - and at the heart of that is mitochondrial DNA - the key to the skin's aging process which becomes damaged over time. This disturbs the normal functioning of the mitochondria which means it produces less energy and the cells slow down and skin loses it's youthful look.

Recharge your skin every day with:


Nuxe Nuxellence Jeunesse Youth and Radiance Revealing Fluid - 50ml - $64 - with 3 flower extracts whose chemical composition and concentration of active molecules have an incredible action on the protection and repair of mitochondrial DNA: Passionflower, Anchusa and Poppy; Calendula Petals, Araucaria Seeds natural-origin Hyaluronic Acid and Galanga Leaves to help diminish and smooth fine lines & wrinkles and restore the skin's plump appearance; and Maca Root, Olive Leaves, Cocoa Cells and Otical Corrective Pigments - to restore the skin's youthful radiance and instantly enhance it's beauty.

The formula contains ingredients that are 87% of natural origin, is paraben-free but the best part is the scent: infused with subtle linseed flower, lily of the valley, heliotrope, mandarin and nectarine notes - I love products that smell like something they would use at a fancy spa!

Use it day and/or night - if you have dry skin you will probably want to add some moisturizer on top - oily/combo skin will probably find it fine on it's own.

Available at The Bay, Ogilvy, Shoppers Drug Mart, Murale and Pharmaplus.

- Lisamarie -

Nuxe Rose Petals Cleansing Range

Nuxe has a new cleansing range meant especially for those sensitive skinned amongst you with a star ingredient that is as pretty as it is effective - the Rosa Damascena - rich in active molecules for a reinforced soothing and softening action. What's really unusual about it though is it has a scent which is nice if you are tired of all of those lines for sensitive skin that tend to be unscented as sensitive skin can be irritated by fragrances. This line contains a non-allergenic perfume specially developed for sensitive skins - both subtle and feminine with floral notes of honeysuckle, cyclamen, heliotrope and of course rose.

The products are all paraben free and a high percentage of ingredients (at least 89.5%) are of natural origin.

Available in the line:

Micellar Cleansing Water - 200ml - $21 - for sensitive skin and all skin types who love express cleansing without rinsing - it cleanses, removes makeup and eliminates impurities all in one go! With coconut to gently remove every trace of makeup and natural origin hyaluronic acid to limit dehydration.

Comforting Cleansing Milk - 200ml - $20 - for normal to dry sensitive skin who want meticulous cleansing without rising! With cotton seed and coconut oil to gently cleanse and remove makeup, macadamia oil to moisturize and nourish and vitamin E for protection.

Gentle Toning Lotion - 200ml - $20 - for normal to dry sensitive skin with a non-alcohol formula for immediate freshness without drying out the skin. With witch hazel floral water to tone and refresh and natural origin hyaluronic acid to limit dehydration.

Melting Cleansing Gel - 125ml - $19 - for normal to combination sensitive skin who love melting gel textures. With coconut surfactants to cleanse the skin and macadamia oil to moisturize and nourish.

Micellar Foam Cleanser - 150ml - $20 - for normal to combination sensitive skin who like to cleanse with water - with a misty texture which eliminates impurities while respecting the skin's balance! Formulated without soap, it uses coconut oil and cottonseed oil to cleanse with softness and help reinforce the skin's hydrolipidic film.

Gentle Exfoliating Gel - 75ml - $23 - for sensitive skin and all skin types - it can be used on dry or damp skin to gently eliminate impurities and dead skin cells. With lychee seed and walnut shell powders for the exfoliating action as well as rosemary floral water to clarify and purify the complexion

Clarifying Cream Mask - 50ml - $29 - for sensitive skin and all skin types - it gently clarifies and eliminates impurities. With rosemary floral water to clarify and purify, kaolin to eliminate impurities and tighten pores and rice powder to mattify the complexion.

Available now at Shoppers Drug Mart, The Bay, Ogilvy, Pharma Plus and Murale.

- Lisamarie -