Sleep your way to great skin with Estée Lauder, Aveeno and Boscia!

Estée Lauder Advanced Night Repair Synchronized Recovery Complex II - 30ml - $72, 50ml - $105 - slow down the look of premature aging, reduce the appearance of lines and wrinkles and significantly improve the appearance of skin radiance and tone with a product that has always known that night is the best time to repair the day's damage and has now been improved to support the natural nighttime purification process of cellular catabolysis - which helps skin cells eliminate internal debris that can cause cellular damage. Due to age and environmental damage, the efficiency of the repair process declines and becomes desynchronized from the night and as a result, skin cells become cluttered with debris. Together, with skin's circadian rhythm, the discovery of this natural cellular repair function that peaks at night reinforces the critical link between night and skin's natural repair processes.

With these new scientific discoveries comes a new formulation with ChronoluxCB Technology that combines potent purifying and synchronizing technologies to maximize nightly renewal containing:

Catabolysis Technology for purifying - a complex of active ingredients that includes an algae extract and yeast extract to help skin cells increase their own natural catabolysis activity so that the skin's overall natural nightly renewal increases.

Chronolux Technology for synchronizing - clock gene technology that helps support the natural synchronization of skin's nighttime renewal process so that skin renews itself at exactly the right time.

As well, the formula contains: anti-pollution technology - to help reduce the appearance of visible damage caused by environmental factors; a blend of anti-irritants to help neutralize environmental damage; and  hyaluronic acid for continuous hydration.

Available now at Estée Lauder counters across Canada and online at www.esteelauder.ca.

Aveeno Positively Radiant Intensive Night Cream - 48ml - $22.99 - with an oil-free, hydrating formula that penetrates deep within skin's surface while you sleep to reveal an even, more radiant complexion when you wake. Features the Total Soy Complex contained in the rest of the Positively Radiant line - with natural soy, clinically proven to help even out skin tone and texture while providing moisturizing protection.

Available at food, drug and mass merchandisers across Canada.

Boscia Restorative Night Treatment - 30ml - $58 - with a light serum texture that delivers intense moisture throughout the night as it helps diminish visible signs of aging and strengthen skin’s defenses against future environmental aggressors with advanced anti-aging, botanical-based ingredients. Amino acid derivatives reinforce skin's natural protective lipid barrier and prevent dehydration while encapsulated vitamin A refines skin's texture to diminish the appearance of fine lines. Rice bran oil strengthens skin and provides essential moisture, marine complex protects from future environmental damage, and jojoba leaf, a powerful antioxidant, combats free radical damage while it nourishes and protects skin to prevent premature aging. While willowherb, a unique anti-irritant, helps to calm skin inflammation and reduce visible redness and irritation.

Available at Sephora and sephora.ca.

- Lisamarie -

Link Love - 3/8/13

Jenn from Spiced Beauty has a sneak peek on what The Body Shop has in-store for Fall! Get excited!

Can't decide between sleek and straight or bouncy curls? Madame B Fatale shows how you can get either with the GHD Candy Styler!

Musicalhouses has found the perfect shade of hot pink in MUFE's Aqua Rouge range! Click to see which one this is!

This week at theNotice, Rae's found a gorgeous, long-wearing, duochrome liquid eyeshadow formula that wears like metal (even on oily lids).

Handmade Reviews reviews three affordable summer skincare products perfect for the warmer weather.

Krasey Beauty shares her nightly skin ritual!

Looking for a new way to wear neutrals? Gouldylox Reviews thinks you should try the new Power Neutrals from bareMinerals!

Get your neon pop on with the new nail polish collection from L'Oreal, over at Love, Lust, & Fairy Dust!

At Musing on Beauty, Mariella shares her current favorites from The Body Shop.

What's in your beach bag? Jessika from polish insomniac shares her top ten beach bag must-haves!

Looking for a luxury bath treat? Pammy Blog Beauty tries and falls in love with Caudalie's Divine Scrub!

Ready to be a beach goddess without sitting in the sun? Lisa from Beauty Info Zone has self-tanners galore to tempt you.

Ever hear of a mascara fan brush? Beauty Reflections shows us how to use one that's included in the Sephora Dual Action Brush Set!

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Lisamarie from Beauty Crazed wants you to win the Colgate Optic White Show Us Your Smile Contest - mostly so you can take her as your date for a red carpet experience at the Toronto Film Festival!

Beauty Spotlight - August 3, 2013

Visionary Beauty is all for a nude eye, but sometimes they can be a bit lacking, so what happens when you add a shot of navy to the mix, courtesy of the Bobbi Brown Navy & Nude Palette?

While The Pink Sith rarely ventures into the sunlight, she does have a few suggestions on what to add to your beach bag. Check out her list of Top Ten Beach Bag Essentials.

Need to relax and unwind? Then Lola's Secret Beauty Blog highly recommends the
SPA Nordstrom Polynesia Spa Ritual! It's the most amazing hour long body treatment that you will experience!

Ready for fall collections? Jessika from polish insomniac has the OPI San Francisco collection for you, and the shimmers are gorgeous!

Get uniquely fabulous curls with NuMe's Reverse Curl Wand! Pammy Blogs Beauty reviews the Reverse Curl Wand and is hosting a Giveaway for a NuMe Classic Wand (winner's choice!)!

A new Youngblood collection always gets our hearts racing at Beauty Info Zone but when it's called Going for Glamour our temperatures rise too.

Lisamarie from Beauty Crazed has something new and pink that vibrates - no not that you perv - it's her Foreo Luna - come check it out and see why it just might be better then a Clarisonic!

London MakeUp Girl compares two highlighting and finishing powders. Find out which she liked best in her post on Hourglass Ambient Powder in Diffused and MAC Mineralize in Lightscapade

15 Minute Beauty shares her best tips for how to use dry shampoo in her first post for Babble.com!

Christa from Perilously Pale has a new favourite daily bronzer. The Guerlain Sheer Bronzing Powder in 02 Blondes is saving her summer by matching her pale, summer shielded face to her pale gal tanned body.

Marmalade the cat goes snap happy with the HTC One!

Greeting furless ones - Marmalade the cat here - I understand that you have been missing me and I don't blame you but I haven't really had anything to tell you about lately. With my extreme beauty there aren't many products worthy of my notice, until a company was wise enough to send me something to capture it with - an HTC One Smartphone. The phone part of it doesn't interest me so much, when cats want to communicate we make our calls from the top of the back fence at night - what makes the HTC One interesting is the camera aspect which offers pictures that are as sharp, clear and as richly colourful as those you would find on a regular camera. There was also some bla-bla about large, light-sensitive pixels but I saw something shiny and stopped paying attention - so let's just say it takes really pretty pictures - I was told it would be especially good for fashion pics and what better fashion is there then fur so I got some of my friends to model for me...

As you can see I live by the adage to always be the best looking one in your group of friends...

And since my friends all seem to be black and white this gives you an idea of how colour comes out.

It takes nice pictures in all kinds of light - here I am scoping the field for lunch mice!

It also does panoramic shots really easily.

Low level light and panoramic.

And even lying on my back checking out good climbing spots!

And of course what good is a camera phone that doesn't take a decent selfie...?!

The only thing it doesn't do is stop your stupid brother from photo-bombing you...

and totally taking over the shot - I swear I'm adopted!

HTC One needs to think about releasing this with meow commands though - it's a real bitch to operate without thumbs!

- Marmalade the cat -

Our readers test drive Schick Hydro Silk Disposables - smooth legs and a chance at $100 - how can you lose?!

Schick Hydro Silk Disposables - 3 pack - $13.99 - combines the revolutionary technology of the Schick Hydro Silk refillable razor with the convenience and portability of a disposable, providing a moisture-replenishing shave no matter where life takes you!

Not only does it give you a close shave, it also cares for the skin with the unique water-activated moisturizing serum strip that is infused with marine extracts that hydrate longer than any other razor - up to 2 hours after shaving and the 5 curve sensing blades with skin guards help to protect your skin from irritation. 

Last month we offered 25 of our readers a chance to try out Schick Hydro Silk Disposables for themselves. Most of the testers seemed to be pretty skeptical  that a disposable razor could offer a comparable shave to what they are used to getting from their refillable razor but it seemed once they tried it they were all believers! The reviews were all positive and some of the comments we heard were:

Offers a close shave with no nicks or cuts and leaves skin silky smooth!
Love the handle - the shape and the grip made it easy to hold on to even with wet hands!
Love the colour - it coordinates perfectly with my bathroom!
It's amazing how light it is!
It's great to be able to use it even without a shaving gel!

And if getting to try out this great new razor wasn't reward enough - everyone who sent back their review was also entered to win a $100 Visa Gift Card - and the winner is - Sonya J.! Congrats, you'll be able to buy enough razors to keep yourself smooth for the foreseeable future (or whatever else you might want)!

- Lisamarie -

ghd has new stylers that are cute as candy!

ghd has a limted edition Candy Collection of Classic Stylers in colours so sweet they'll make your teeth ache! There's Lemon and Mint but my particular fave is -

ghd Classic Violet 1" Professional Styler - $199 -with ceramic heat technology to straighten and smooth and a rounded body to create perfect waves and curls.

ghd was kind enough to send me a styler and ask me to either recreate one of the styles from the ghd hair gallery (which you should check out, there are some really cool looks there) or to create my own summer inspired hairstyle. I recently chopped all of my hair off so there is a limited amount of styles for it but my biggest summer issue, no matter what it's length is frizziness - so I really count on a good styler to smooth my hair out without frying it!

I have fine hair that frizzes easily so I have to be careful when working with heat - I need ceramic plates to smooth and even heat to get the job done quickly with a minimum of damage and the ghd made the grade on both counts. I used a couple of drops of serum in wet hair, blow dried it until it was just slightly damp and then ran the styler through for about 10 minutes and you can see the result - hair that is practically perfectly smooth and frizz free with super shine - I'm looking forward to also being able to use it to create an easy flip once my hair grows out a bit!

The other aspects of the styler that I really appreciated was the swivel cord that keeps it from getting all tangled as you move it around your head and the 30 minute automatic shut-off because I'm famously bad for forgetting to turn off my tools!

Score your own in whatever colour pleases you along with free shipping at: http://www.ghdhair.com/us/hair-straighteners

- Lisamarie -

Zara Home is Canada bound!

Canadians will soon have the chance to dress their homes in Zara, just like they dress their bodies when Zara Home arrives in Canada, with the opening of two shops. The first, located at Yorkdale Shopping Centre in Toronto, opens August 22 at the same time that the Canadian e-commerce site launches. The second store will open in Laval, Quebec at Carrefour Laval a week later on August 29th.

Canadian customers will now have access to all of the collections that define Zara Home including: bedding, table and bath linens; furniture; tablewear; cutlery; and other objects to decorate your home, as well as a homewear and a bath & body line - as well Zara Home Kids, which features designs for children. Just like the major fashion houses, Zara Home will present two collections each year, inspiring the design team to present ideas each season that are always on trend.

If you aren't in Toronto or Montreal you can still shop online and to celebrate the launches in Canada, all subscribers to www.zarahome.com will receive free shipping until September 30th.

- Lisamarie -

Vapour Organic Beauty South Beach Summer collection lips and tips - with swatches!

It wasn't hard to decide what I liked best from Vapour Organic Beauty's South Beach Summer collection since it's all lips and polishes so just go ahead and enjoy the whole darned thing!

Siren Lipstick in Pin Up

Vernissage 5-Free Nail Lacquer in Kitten

Vernissage 5-Free Nail Lacquer in Amour

- Lisamarie -