Skincare Superhero: Dermalogica Ultrasmoothing Eye Serum – POW!!

I had the pleasure of being one of the first to try Dermalogica’s new Ultrasmoothing Eye Serum at the launch party in Santa Monica last week. Between delicious bites, vino and the charming Dermalogica staff, I was utterly delighted to sample this exciting new product!

At the Dermalogica Ultrasmoothing Eye Serum Launch Party in Santa Monica

 

I have tried hundreds of eye treatments in my day but this one was different with dramatic results. With a pin-sized application, my delicate eye area was immediately left feeling lifted and tightened. And with the cooling and soothing effect, my little bags underneath seemed to instantly vanish.

The folks at Dermalogica are such perfectionists that they had this product ready in 2011 but after a few people had a reaction to it, they knew they had to rework it to work for their most sensitive of customers.

Now, they have created the perfect Ultrasmoothing eye serum ($50) for those who need the effects of antiaging properties while being sensitive to those with sensitive eyes.

 

By my Bedside: Dermalogica Ultrasmoothing Eye Serum ($50)

The magic ingredient of yeast – the same ingredient found in the old pageant standby, Preparation-H, contains hexapeptides that reduce lymphatic fluid. Lucky for us, that means our baggage can be checked and stowed away anywhere else but under our eyes. 

Also, the cross-linked hyaluronic acid attracts 5000 times more moisture than other ingredients alone. Other ingredients that pack the pow in this powerful product?
Carrot oil (MVP when it comes to reducing sensitivity and redness and is a a natural form of retinol), vitamin C (brightening & lightening), algae (which retains a lot of moisture and is soothing to sensitive skin) and seaweed and golden chamomile all pack the power.

As for the unique bottle, the needle nose delivery can confuse people but but it’s designed to keep the product contamination-free. Don’t untwist the grey lid – just the white cap on top!

Ideal for women, and men alike, this serum dries fast and is the perfect priming surface for your eye cream. I seriously saw immediate results with no irritation to my sensitive skin.

I deem it the superhero of my skincare regimen today! POW!!!!!

xoxo,
BF

 

By-My-Bedside: NATRA Rx DNA Eye Firming Cream

I am delighted when I get to try products that are new to you, me – well, us!

I had never heard of NATRA Rx DNA Eye Firming Cream until I received it in a gift bag a few months ago.

Yes, this is really my bedside!

Let me tell you. I like it. I realllly like it.

The price is right, the texture is universally appealing and it does what it promises to do!

So, now for the specifics.

Front and center: NATRA Rx DNA Eye Firming Cream ($65)

The price is right? Yep. A cool $65 for a generous 1 ounce. And when I say generous, I mean generous!! Most eye creams are marketed at only .5 oz so you’re gettin’ a deal here!

Why universally appealing? Because as much as I loooove heavy creams, I’ve found that most of you guys don’t. And when I say “you guys”, I mean you girls AND “you guys” (Tadd McCullough, I’m thinking of you as I write this). It’s creamy enough for emollience lovers like myself while being light enough for those of you do not like your eye cream to feel like frosting. What’s so wrong with that, I ask?

It works, you say? Indeed. It minimizes the appearance of those pesky fine lines and wrinkles around the eyes, restores the dermal matrix for improved skin health and resiliency and improves skin firmness. Yay, yay and YAY!!

And how exactly does it work? Well, it’s specially formulated to reduce the appearance of those foes – crows’ feet – and improves elasticity by micro-injecting fine lines (don’t worry, no needles here) with penetrating neuropeptide and DNA molecules, helping to restore the dermal matrix. Renewed organization of collagen fibers in the dermal layer cause skin to appear firmer while the Biomimetic Peptide Growth Factors heal and repair external damage. That scientific enough for ya, brainiac?

All I know, and all you need to know, is that in the weeks since I’ve started using it, I’ve seen a marked difference in those wry little wrinkles around my eyes. It takes just a small amount so the bang for the buck is BIG!

 

xoxo,
BF

BF Asks: Do you like your eye creams do be heavier creams, lighter gel creams or lotions?

Friend Friday: Michael Todd True Organics Intensive Eye Treatment

Recently, my friend Meg could not stop gushing about an eye cream. We’re beauty bloggers so we get plenty of that talk on a daily basis. Must we talk about it while we sip champagne & eat oysters on a Monday night?

Apparently, we must.

Another, non-blogging friend of ours, Sly, said she had the PERFECT eye cream. It fought her dark undereye circles, reduced the appearance of her “lovely little lines” and even seemed to soothe her eyelid eczema. Meg and Sly began to almost violently debate whose was better.

And then…they realized it was the same one.

Michael Todd True Organics Intensive Organic Cream Eye Treatment

They both won and apparently so did I because I got the name of a new eye cream I had to try: Michael Todd True Organics Intensive Eye Treatment.

While it produces noticeable, dramatic, results when it comes to line reduction, dark circle-correction, de-puffing and overall eye hydration and skin cell regeneration, its price point is totally doable at $38 for .5 fl oz.

Plus the fact that it’s cruelty-free and 85% organic makes me feel good about using it. Add in that celebrity plastic surgeon, Andrew Ordon, M.D., of “The Doctors” fame, says it “Tops my list of best eye cream treatments” and you have a winner in the war on anti-aging skincare.

A personal note? I love that after a particularly champagne-celebratory evening, the soothing, gentle, massage tip applicator helped break up my not-so-perky puffiness.

Within a week, it became a staple on my bedside table and a staple in my heart, as well.

Bedside Love that fights morning baggage!

xoxo,

BF

 

BF Asks: What do you do to fight morning baggage?

 

 

FREEday Friday: Bobbi Brown Gorgeous Giveaway Winner!!!

Ladies and gentlemen (are there any any of you, btw?), we have a winner!!!!!
CONNIE (!!) is the winner of our Bobbi Brown gorgeous giveaway and has won this gorgeous gift from BeautyFrosting:

 

Bobbi Brown Gorgeous Giveaway
Bobbi Brown To Go set for eyes, Ruby Shimmer Lip Gloss and 2.5 mL Eye Repair cream

A full-size Bobbi Brown Ruby Shimmer Lip Gloss ($23)

Bobbi Brown Ruby Sugar Lip Gloss
Bobbi Brown Ruby Sugar Lip Gloss

 

Bobbi’s “To Go Set”: A mini, pocket-size, purse-ready eye palette with Navajo, Cement, Heather Mauve, Mahogany, Charcoal, Eggplant, Heather and Ivory eye shadows and a mini shadow brush.

AND

a deluxe sample of Bobbi’s Eye Repair cream (.08 oz/2.5 mL)

Bobbi Brown Eye Repair Cream deluxe sample (.08 oz/2.5 mL)
Bobbi Brown Eye Repair Cream deluxe sample (.08 oz/2.5 mL)
How’d she win it? By replying to the original blog post here!
Connie, please send me your mailing address and we will get that out to you next week! And to those of you who entered and didn’t win, stay tuned for our next giveaway – hint, hint – it’s a beautiful beauty box giveaway.
Tune in on Monday for the details! 
xoxo,
BF