Give your skin its daily energy boost with Marcelle Hydractive!

Marcelle introduces something much needed for our skin in this cold winter weather - Hydractive - featuring a combination of  natural ingredients to deeply revitalize skin delivering a super active moisturizing effect that offers 3 actions:

hydration - moisturizes and strengthens skin's natural defenses with glacier water from the Canadian northwest - drawn from the depths of the ocean and incredibly rich and pure, containing more than 60 minerals and rare earth elements;

skin energy boost - to revitalize and restore with spirulina - a well-known food supplement that has energy benefits and an extremely high content of vitamins (A - prevents free-radical damage, B12 - moisturizes and E - strengthens skin moisture barrier) calcium, iron and phosphorus, all of which are vital for the skin’s health. It acts as a skin energy booster while simultaneously protecting against free radical formation and environmental stressors;

and skin protection - reinforces skin barrier to lock in moisture with water lock complex - a unique and exclusive blend of natural sugars derived from raw ingredients such as beets, corn and sweet potatoes.

Marcelle Hydractive 24H Day & Night Moisturizing Gel Cream - 50ml - $25.95 - with an oil-free, 90% natural origin formula good for all skin types, it provides immediate and lasting hydration as it quenches skin’s thirst for a healthy-looking glow, reinforces skin’s moisture barrier and re-energizes skin to visibly restore luminosity and purity with a fresh and aquatic scent.

Marcelle Hydractive Anti-Fatigue Eye Contour Gel - 15ml - $25.95 - with a 86% natural origin formula that moisturizes the eye contour area for a healthy-looking glow as it reduces the appearance of dark circles and instantly illuminates  for a rested and radiant look.

Available now at drugstores across Canada and online at marcelle.com.

- Lisamarie -

Batiste Rose Gold Dry Shampoo

One of my favourite trends in colour now comes to my most must-have hair product - dry shampoo - with:

Batiste Rose Gold Dry Shampoo - 200ml - $10.99 - the perfect fix for great looking hair, even between washes. A few quick bursts instantly transforms lank looking locks to clean and fresh, with added body and texture thanks to an innovative starch based “no water needed” formulation that  targets excess oil and grease, helping to eliminate it at the roots. Boosting body it gives dull, lifeless hair the makeover that it deserves without water. Just spray, massage in and style!

It’s the perfect way to extend your blow dry, free up time in the morning or give hair a boost after a gym trip. It also smells great with fresh and fruity notes - so not only will hair look great, it will be  instantly refreshed, leaving it feeling and smelling irresistible.

Available now while they last at drug and mass retailers across Canada.

- Lisamarie -

Brush your way to great skin with The Organic Pharmacy!

Looking for an easy and natural way to exfoliate dry winter skin without robbing it of moisture the way a hot shower can? Give dry brushing a try, not only does it eliminate flaky skin and unclog pores, it also helps detoxify by increasing blood circulation and promoting lymphphatic flow/drainage and stimulate the nervous system, which can make you feel invigorated afterward!

It's important to pick a brush with firm bristles but if you have sensitive skin (as I do) go with something a little softer - I like:

The Organic Pharmacy Ultimate Natural Skin Brush - $23 - with natural bristles that gently exfoliate to shed dead skin and boost circulation keeping the lymphatic system in great condition. As an added bonus, it has a long handle making it easy to reach your back!

Available at Murale stores across Canada and online at beauty.shoppersdrugmart.ca.

It's easy to use and I like to do it before I shower so I can wash away any loosened dead skin cells - just start from the ankles and work your way up in long upward strokes and circular motions - feel free to adjust the pressure on any sensitive areas - if it hurts you are doing it too hard and can even cause bleeding so ease up. And of course don't brush over skin that is already broken or damaged: cuts, scrapes, sores, burned skin - including sunburns or areas of infection, redness or inflammation.


Some people swear by these brushes for their face too but I'll give that a pass - and if you find that even the softest brush is too much for your body's sensitive skin you can get the same kind of effect in a much more gentle way with a dry washcloth!
 

- Lisamarie -

Eye Love Wednesday - Kiss Pro Touch Under Eye Concealer

Kiss Pro Touch Under Eye Concealer - $10.99 - in 5 shades: Porcelain, Ivory, Classic Ivory, Natural Ivory and Warm Nude -  with a lightweight, creamy texture that offers ultra-long lasting, full coverage concealment of dark circles, redness, discolouration, hyper-pigmentation, scars and pretty much every other kind of imperfection you can think of.

What makes it really great for the under eye area is the innovative cushion tip that helps to evenly distribute product as well as the oil-free and waterproof formula that dries to a semi-matte finish so you don't end up with dry looking half circles under your eyes!

Available at Rexall, London Drugs and online at londondrugs.com.

- Lisamarie -

This week I'm obsessed with... Yes to Tomatoes and Coconut 2-in-1 Scrub & Cleanser Sticks!

Say Yes to easy, portable, multi-tasking products that cleanse and exfoliate in just one swipe:
Yes to Tomatoes Clear Skin Detoxifying Charcoal 2-In-1 Scrub & Cleanser Stick - 70g - $13.49 - formulated with charcoal powder to remove impurities and excess oil, as well as tomato extract to help leave skin naturally clear. Convenient stick formula melts into a creamy lather on wet skin, for a quick and easy detox, and deep clean and is perfect for use on-the-go!

Yes to Coconut Ultra Hydrating Energizing Coffee 2-In-1 Scrub & Cleanser Stick - 70g - $13.49 - formulated with coffee to energize and enhance skintone and coconut for the much needed moisture that dry skin craves!
They're easy to use:

Just twist up stick from the base and apply generously onto wet skin. You’ll feel the exfoliation go into action and the formula melting on contact.

Massage with hands to create a milky lather, activating the cleansing experience. Rinse face clean with water and you're good to go!

Available now at drugstores and mass retailers across Canada.

- Lisamarie -

Nude by Nature Beach Glow Liquid Highlighter

Missing summer? Bring a little of it back into your life now with:

Nude by Nature Beach Glow Liquid Highlighter - $21 - in 3 shades: Moonlight, Sunrise and Sunshine - an easy to apply enhancer with a lightweight, gel-like texture infused with light reflecting pigments that glides onto the skin for a luminous finish - highly pigmented, it can be used alone or mixed with your favourite liquid product for an all-over glow and dries quickly to help prevent smudging.

The formula is composed of active natural ingredients, including the native Australian kakadu plum - known for its abundant vitamin C content; quandong and lilly pilly - to help provide antioxidant defense; and enriched with moisturizing vitamin E and avocado oil.

Available exclusively at Shoppers Drug Mart stores across Canada or online at nudebynature.ca.

- Lisamarie -

Elevate your skin with a new skincare routine from Filorga!

Filorga introduces the best in lifting with a new formulation that combines the best injectable ingredients from the latest lifting techniques to reshape features, plump the skin and sculpt the contours for smoother features, redefined volumes and a complete anti-aging effect.

Available in the collection:

Filorga Lift-Designer Ultra-Lifting Serum - 30ml - $110 - provides a double tightening action with a biological stimulation with active ingredients: Plasmatic Lifting Factors that combines cell factors, collagen and hyaluronic acid that stimulate the skin’s firmness and restore its lifting properties and resistance to mechanical stress along with mechanical stimulation from a stainless steel roll-on applicator that stimulates the skin tissue and boosts effectiveness of active ingredients while providing an instant tightening effect.

Filorga Lift-Structure Ultra-Lifting Cream - 50ml - $110 - provides an intense firming action with a duo of btanical active ingredients that stimulates the synthesis of elastic tissues for smoother features and redefined volumes and Plasmatic Lifting Factors which combines cell factors, collagen and hyaluronic acid to visibly tighten the features, plump the skin and sculpt the face for facial contour, cheekbones and neck.

Filorga Sleep & Lift Ultra-Lifting Night Cream - 50ml - $110 - with an ultra-cocooning balm texture that regenerates the skin proteins and stimulates its elasticity and density while you sleep with Plasmatic Lifting Factors which combines cell factors, collagen and hyaluronic acid to visibly tighten the features, plump the skin and sculpt the face while an amino acid duo regenerates the skin to restore its elasticity and density overnight.

Available at Shoppers Drug Mart stores across Canada and online at beauty.shoppersdrugmart.ca.

- Lisamarie -

Klorane Nourishing with mango butter for nourished, soft and radiant hair!

Dry and dehydrated hair has a new best friend in Klorane's latest range: Nutrition! Plant-based products with 96% of natural ingredients - the star of which is mango butter - harvested and extracted in a responsible way, it's rich in fatty acids and polysaccharides that offer amazing nourishing and protective properties for hair that is left soft, supple and shiny from the very first application.

Available in the collection:

Nourishing Shampoo - 200ml - $11.60 - cleans and nourishes dry hair without weighing it down while protecting the hair shaft. Once nourished and protected from dryness, the hair regains suppleness, softness and shine.

Nourishing Conditioner - 200ml - $12.60 - nourishes and perfectly detangles dry hair without weighing it down.

Nourishing Leave-In Cream - 125ml - $12.95 - nourishes and enhances dry hair without weighing it down - acting as a protective coating over the full length of the hair, especially the split ends - to restore silkiness and bounce while making hair easier to style.

Nourishing Mask - 150ml - $15.25 - a highly nutritious, creamy and generous treatment that restores the hair fibre to life by providing suppleness, softness and shine in just 5 minutes.

And as wonderful as the formula will leave your hair looking, the best thing about it has got to be the scent - wonderfully fruity, fresh-cut mango - yum!

Available now at drugstores across Canada and online at shoppersdrugmart.ca.

- Lisamarie -