This week I'm obsessed with... Jouviance Micelle Solution 4-In-1 Cleanser!

Jouviance Micelle Solution 4-In-1 Cleanser - 200ml - $24 - a gentle soap-free cleanser that instantly cleanses and refreshes skin, removes makeup, even waterproof and hydrates in one easy swipe. 

With a soothing, alcohol-free formula that micro emulsifies impurities without irritating skin for a newly toned and revitalized complexion - can be used on all skin types, even the most sensitive and is even safe for use around the delicate eye area. It's very easy to use, just apply to the face and yes with a cotton pad, no rinsing required!

Also good to know, it doesn't contain any of the crap your skin doesn't need including parabens, sulphates, phthalates, mineral oils, colourants, artificial fragrances, animal-based or potentially irritation‑causing ingredients.

Available now at drug stores across Canada.

- Lisamarie -

Happy travels with Be. better, mark. and Jouviance!

Summer travels have started, if not this weekend then soon - so here are a few things that will help free up some room in your suitcase and/or make it a less distressing experience when you arrive at your final destination (I mean the resort or whatever not death)...

Tiny enough to tote around in anything but still offering big protection:

Be better Sunscreen Lotion SPF 30 - 60ml - $3.99 and Be. better Sunscreen Sport Spray SPF 30  - 50ml - $3.99 - offers lightweight, fast-absorbing broad spectrum UVA/ UVB protection in an innovative formulation using natural ingredients such as green tea extract, moistening aloe, safflower and vitamin E and olesosomes technology - a unique emulsifier and delivery system found naturally in plant seeds - olive based - so it has less active chemicals and more natural ingredients that protect, nourish and moisturize skin and is very water resistant up to 80 minutes.

Available exclusively at Rexall stores across Canada.

Keep your brushes safe:

mark. Makeup Brush Container - $22 - fits 11 full-size brushes (the whole mark. Makeup Brush collection actually) in it's snake-embossed faux leather bottom which is protected by a snap-on canister top.

Now I know some of you are thinking that a brush roll would take up a lot less room and do the same thing but I've had enough crushed bristles to learn that no matter how well you pack, all it takes is those energetic airport luggage workers to fling your bags around enough that your brush roll and shoes can meet in a very unpleasant fashion...

Available from your Avon rep - 1800-265-AVON or online at www.avon.ca.

Why lug around three bottles when you only need one:

Jouviance 3-in-1 Anti Age Rejuvenating Anti-Aging Cream - 50ml - $93.50 - in normal to dry sensitive and combination sensitive formulas - the ultimate 3-in-1day, night and eye anti-aging cream that reduces the appearance of fine line and wrinkles, boosts firmness and elasticity, increases collagen production by 258% and hyaluronic acid production by 174% for visible results in as little as 4 weeks. It's also a great complement to aesthetic treatments such as botox, fillers and laser treatments.

The formula contains Matrixyl 3000, Dermaxyl and Rigin - a concentrate of peptides to firm skin and reduce the depth of wrinkles; ceramides - to restore the skin barrier and capture and retain water; Imperata cylindrica - provides long-lasting hydration and stimulates the production of hyaluronic acid; and omegas 3 and 6 - to protect against environmental aggressors while acting as an anti-inflammatory for a smoothing anti-wrinkle effect. What's also great is what it doesn't contain including parabens, sulphates, phthalates, unicorn tears, mineral oils, colourants, artificial fragrances, animal-based or potentially irritation‑causing ingredients.

Available now at Shoppers Drug Mart stores across Canada.

- Lisamarie -

Jouviance Restructiv Collagen Boost Needle-Free Wrinkle Filler

Jouviance Restructiv Collagen Boost Needle-Free Wrinkle Filler - 30ml - $55 - offers all the same skin-plumping effects as a hyaluronic acid injection without the needle or procedure with an ultra-effective serum concentrate that works in just 2 weeks.

Formulated with Pro-Collagen Activator - an amino acid copper complex that stimulates cell energy, promotes growth of new collagen and elastin and prevents against future breakdown; Pro-Coll-One - stimulates production of collagen 1 and diminishes fine lines and wrinkles; Prohyal - reactivates hyaluronic acid production mechanisms to hydrate skin from the inside out and diminish fine lines and wrinkles; and pure retinol - works at the cellular level to increase production of collagen and elastin, improve skin tone and radiance, reduce fine lines, fill wrinkles and diminish dark spots - to significantly reactivate youth collagen and strengthen elastin fibres to plump skin, smooth facial lines and wrinkles and restore a radiant youthful appearance.

Available at Shoppers Drug Mart, Brunet, Familiprix, Jean Coutu, Pharma Plus, Proxim, Pharmaprix and Uniprix stores across Canada.

- Lisamarie -

Jouviance Wet & Dry Compact Foundation

Jouviance Wet & Dry Compact Foundation - $29.50 -  in 5 shades: Radiance, Rosy Beige, Healthy Glow, Sandy Beige, Amber Beige - a multi-purpose powder foundation with a fine, silky texture that evens out skin tone to hide imperfections  and provides varying degrees of coverage - use it dry for a more natural look or wet it for more  intensity.

It's enriched with vitamin E,  L-Lysine - a key ingredient in collagen development, as well as anti-dehydration agents. Plus, it's formulated with micronized powder to keep fine lines or wrinkles concealed.

I like that you can switch between using it wet and dry without the powder going all weird and hard after using with a wet sponge - perfect for commitment-phobes!

Available at drugstores in Quebec and online for everyone else at www.jouviance.com.

- Lisamarie -

A touch of sun in the dead of winter with Rodial, Jouviance and Beautycounter!

Rodial Instaglam Compact Deluxe Bronzing Powder - $75 -  a matte bronzer that adds a natural sun-kissed colour to the complexion with a perfect blend of pigments that suit all skintones and blends into the skin to give a warm glow.

Available at Murale stores across Canada.

Jouviance Sunkissed Powder - $32 - in 3 shades: St. Tropez, Bora Bora, Rio - offers a natural, year-round glow enhanced by its light texture and velvety finish with a coconut enriched formula that keeps skin soft and hydrated for comfortable wear, while orchid extracts help reduce the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles - for a brighter, sun-kissed complexion in just seconds and a golden glow that lasts.

Find it now at drugstores in Quebec and everywhere else online at www.jouviance.com.

Beautycounter Color Contour Matte Bronzer - $48 - in 2 shades: No. 1 and No. 2 - satiny powders that deliver a refined, natural-looking glow, thanks to their shimmer-free finish - plus, they can double as a matte contour. They also contain Porcelain Flower Extract - a Thai bloom known for its antioxidant benefits - to help moisturize the skin so it looks radiant.

Available online and through independent consultants - check out www.beautycounter.com for more info.

- Lisamarie -

Smooth away wrinkles with a treatment from Estée Lauder, Prevage, Avon Anew and Jouviance!

Estée Lauder New Dimension Expert Liquid Tape - 15ml - $78 - with a powerful concentration of pro-collagen technology, enriched with fast-acting polymers to help firm and tone key areas that creates a tighter feel and instant mini-lift sensation, while giving  skin and facial contours a more sculpted and lifted appearance. It's especially great for the eye area to give that extra boost to make you look awake and refreshed.

Available at Estée Lauder counters across Canada.

Prevage Anti-Aging Wrinkle Smoother - 15ml - $90 - immediately fills and eases the look of fine lines and wrinkles to give skin a smoother, air-brushed look with a targeted treatment that delivers an intensive dose of idebenone, hyaluronic acid derivative and potent amino acids while providing environmental protection and formulated with a biomimetic peptide and a vitamin A derivative shown to support skin's vital collagen and elastin to fight the appearance of fine lines and crow's feet with continued use.

Available at Elizabeth Arden counters across Canada.

Avon Anew Clinical Pro+ Line Eraser Treatment - 30g - $35 -with a formula powered by encapsulated time-release A-F33+ Complex for a triple-action wrinkle-fighting that visibly repairs and fills fine lines; plumps the look of even deep wrinkles; and smooths and retexturizes skin so wrinkles appear diminished in days.

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

Jouviance Pro-Collagen Wrinkle Filler - 10ml - $24 - a magical make-up base with an exceptionally silky, ultra-fine formula that goes on easily for a barely there texture that fills and covers fine lines and pores perfectly. Enriched with a stimulating collagen complex, it delivers both immediate skin moisturizing and filling benefits and cumulative effects when used daily to give skin a radiant and youthful glow.

Available at drugstores in Quebec and online for everyone else (for now) at www.jouviance.com.

- Lisamarie -

Get sun-kissed skin while still being a shut-in with The Body Shop, Sephora and Jouviance!

The Body Shop Honey Bronze Drops Of Sun Vacation Glow Creator - 15ml - $22 - a dark brown, shimmer-free sun-tinted liquid gel that when added to your favourite moisturizer or foundation, creates a natural, healthy looking vacation glow. The colour is buildable - add one drop for a sun-kissed look or a few drops to amp the shade up - and because it washes right off, no commitment! And don't feel like you have to limit it to your face - a couple of drops mixed with your body lotion gets rid of winter-pasty legs in seconds!

Available now at The Body Shop stores across Canada and online at www.thebodyshop.ca.

Sephora I ❤Cushion Bronzer - $20 - features an innovative cushion delivery system and silky formula for a sheer, bronzed look. It applies evenly to provide a natural-looking glow without appearing cakey and includes a cushion-sponge applicator that is the perfect tool to blend product into skin for a perfect, even glow.


Available at Sephora and sephora.ca.

Jouviance Sunkissed Duo - $33 - in 2 complexion-enhancing duo options: Tendresse and Passion - that look great alone or used together with a blush to brighten the complexion and a bronzer for a look that glows - with a coconut enriched formula delivers moisturizing benefits for wearability and skin that stays hydrated and the orchid flower extracts help reduce the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles.

Available at drugstores in Quebec and online for everyone else (for now) at www.jouviance.com.

- Lisamarie -

Scrub your way to glowing skin with Soap & Glory, Jouviance and Live Clean!

Soap & Glory Scrub Your Nose In It AHA Facial Scrub - 100ml - $18 - for oily/combination skin - designed to help remove impurities and soak up excess oils with a pore refining formula containing: superfruit yuzu - a skin-energizing, toning and brightening antioxidant complex pressed from natural citrus fruits; d-clog micromud - a blend of highly refined, purified, diatomaceous earth which gently helps to lift dead skin cells and debris; montmorillonite clay - a soft, white, purified, highly absorbent clay that mops up surplus grease; and super AHA fruit acids - to help clear dead skin cells.

Available exclusively at Shoppers Drug Mart stores across Canada.

Jouviance Exfoliant Gentle Purifying Scrub - 100ml - $24 - gently lifts away dead skin cells and impurities, unclogs pores and softens fine lines to bring radiance back to dull,faded skin. The formula contains two sizes of 100% natural bamboo microbeads and olive seeds to purify, revive and even skin tone without irritation along with moisture-rich shea butter to replenish skin’s natural moisture balance and brighten the complexion to leave skin looking dramatically younger.

Find it now at drugstores in Quebec and everywhere else online at www.jouviance.com.

 

Live Clean Fresh Face Smoothing Facial Scrub - 140g - $16.99 - gently removes impurities and dull surface cells to reveal a softer, luminous, even-toned complexion. With a 98% plant derived formula of certified organic botanicals to calm and soothe including: lavender, cucumber, chamomile, milk thistle, mallow, aloe and buckthorn along with natural grains of finely ground corn cob to reveal a new layer of skin allowing for improved absorption of moisturizing treatments; orchid extract to seal in moisture and replenish skin’s moisture barrier; and antioxidant Vitamin C to protect  and boost radiance.


Available now at Walmart and Shoppers Drug Mart stores across Canada.

- Lisamarie -

Plump that pout with glosses from Soap & Glory and Jouviance - with swatches!

Soap & Glory Sexy Mother Pucker Pillow Plump XXL Lip Gloss - 10ml - $24 - in 4 shades: Clearvoyant, Nude In Town, Coy Toy and Pinkwell - with an ultra-shiny, smoothing and hydrating formula that features Lipswell natural flower oil infusion,glassy-shine technology and 3XL-Peptide Plump complex - to help increase levels of hyaluronic acid, support fat cells, and give an ‘auto plump’ built-in cushioning effect for lips that are left lustrous, moisturised, and looking perfectly plumped!

The box does warn that as lips plump, I might feel a bit of a "buzz" but holy freaking understatement people - there was a whole friggin' bee hive in my lips!! So be prepared for a couple of minutes of super-tingle but once you get past that, it doesn't feel like much of anything at all - and it smells like chocolate so you have that!

Pinkwell 

Available now at Shoppers Drug Mart stores across Canada.

Jouviance Gloss XOXO Hydrating & Plumping Lip Gloss - 4.7ml - $20 - in 6 shades: Sweet Kiss, Bisou de Vero, Premier Baiser, Kiss & Make Up, Kiss Kiss and Bise - blends ultra-shine with maximum volumizing action to plump both instantly and over time with regular use. With exclusive Maxilip technology and hyaluronic acid spheres to deliver exceptional moisturizing and restructuring properties for instant, long-lasting plumpness, leaving lips incredibly fuller and softer along with a hint of mint to create a feeling of freshness.

Premier Baiser

Available at drugstores in Quebec and online for everyone else at www.jouviance.com.

- Lisamarie -

Jouviance Le Stick Colored Lip Balm - with swatches!

Jouviance Le Stick Colored Lip Balm - $20 in 6 shades named for our favourite men: Antonio, Leonardo, James, Pierce, Brad and John - that add brilliance to lips in just one stroke with a bit of colour and a lot of shine! They contain a rich, moisturizing soothing blend of apricot, mango, shea and cocoa butter, as well as moisturizing and redensifying peptides for lips that feel soft and radiate with an intense, ultra-glossy finish.

I actually found there to be a surprising amount of colour for a tinted balm which are normally more shine then shade!

Antonio

Leonardo

Available at drugstores in Quebec and online for everyone else at www.jouviance.com.

- Lisamarie -

Mascara Monday - Jouviance Mascara Sur-Mesure

Jouviance Mascara Sur-Mesure - $22 - in black and brown - lengthens, coats and intensifies for longer-looking lashes with the perfect blend of color and lash care - because Jouviance wants their cosmetic products to do just as much good for you as their skin care line does!

The tiny brush makes this mascara all about definition and length...

so if you are a fan of really thick lashes with lots of volume this won't suit you at all - but if you want to be able to get at every little lash even the corner ones that like to hide, you will love it!

What I like best about little brushes is that there is no need to even use a lash comb for a clump free application!

Available at drugstores in Quebec and online for everyone else (for now) at www.jouviance.com.

- Lisamarie -

Can't get enough BB Creams? Here's even more from Caryl Baker, Revlon, CoverGirl and Jouviance!

Caryl Baker Perfect 10 BB Creme - 35g - $35 - in 2 shades: Light and Medium - it primes, tints, hydrates, nourishes, strengthens, evens out skin tone, SPF 30, protects on contact, gives skin luminosity and offers age defying peptides - all in one simple step!

I really appreciate that the light shade really is light and blends in perfectly and I really like the little bit of glow the creme gives for an instant healthy look!

And right now Caryl Baker Visage is offering a deal on the Perfect 10 BB Creme, until January 27th you'll get 20% off your purchase of it and if you also pick up a Mineral Matte Foundation, Hydra Light Foundation, Camouflage, Translucent Powder, Mineral Pressed Powder or a Mineral Bronzer at the same time, you'll receive 30% off your purchase!

Available now at your local Caryl Baker Visage store - www.carylbakervisage.com.

Revlon PhotoReady BB Cream - 30ml - $ 16.95 - in 4 shades: Light, Light Medium, Medium and Deep - a lightweight, multi-benefit cream that hydrates like a moisturizer, smoothes skin like a primer, covers like a foundation and blurs flaws like a concealer - all while protecting skin with broad spectrum SPF 30. With PhotoReady technology that used translucent photochromatic pigments to bend and reflect light so skin looks radiant and flawless even under the harshest light.

This is one of my favourite BB Creams out there - not only does is have a shade light enough for me, it offers a little more coverage then most of them do - not as much as a foundation but slightly more than a tinted moisturizer!

CoverGirl CGSmoothers BB Cream - 40ml - $10.99 - in fair to light and light to medium shades - that offer 9 skin benfits: natural looking radiance, sheer colour, all day hydration, improved skin elasticity, blends effortlessly, lightweight, helps skin feel smooth, covers to help instantly improve skin's appearance and won't clog pores.

Jouviance Radiance Booster BB Cream - 40ml - $40 - in one universal shade that enhances luminosity and boosts radiance while adding an instant lift; smoothes and evens the complexion, blurs skin’s imperfections; eliminates the common signs of fatigue thanks to its beauty flash effect; and protects with a chemical-free SPF 15 broad spectrum sunblock.

While I like that it's free of parabens, sulfates, phtalates, colourants and artificial fragrances - the universal shade thing almost guarantees that it will be too dark for me, and it is. It's got a really lovely smooth texture so I can only hope that they come out with a lighter shade at some point.

Available at Shoppers Drug Mart, Pharmaplus, Pharmaprix, Rexall and Jean Coutu.

- Lisamarie -