Fabulous Over Forty – Where Beauty Is Ageless

The great people at Apothica are offering one reader of Fab Over Forty a $25 gift certificate for a purchase of their choice at Apothica.com!  (Or one of their other sites SkinCareRx.com and SkinBotanica.com)   How fabulous is that!

Apothica carries so many beauty lines that I’ve talked about at Fab Over Forty through the years.  From makeup, to fragrance, skin care, hair care and so much more!   One of the lines they carry is Smashbox Cosmetics.  I have several Smashbox products, from the primer to some brushes, lips and they even have that great Fall 2010 palette called Masquerade Eye Palette that I mentioned a week ago about one of the Purple Pride items for fall.   Check out the site for the amazing selection of beauty brands. 

Here’s how you can enter to win – there are a few ways to increase your chances!

• Enter your name in the comments and tell me what you would buy if you won the gift certificate.  Click above to see all the brands and items they carry
• Contest Ends Sept. 12th at 11:59 PM CST

Extra ways to up your chances of winning:

• Go to Apothica’s Facebook page and “Like” them
• Follow them on Twitter
• Mention this post on Twitter by using @faboverforty so I know you tweeted
• Sign up for their newsletter at the bottom of their page

Good Luck!

A Fabulous Giveaway!

One of the first signs of aging shows in the area around our eyes.   The skin isn’t as thick around the eye area and daily things like squinting, smiling and general facial expressions can contribute to eye wrinkles.  Gasp! 

One eye cream created to combat the seven most visible signs of aging is from Dr Perricone Products called Cold Plasma Eye ($95)  What are those seven signs?   Here’s a list of those signs of aging - do you have any of them?  I personally may not have all of these, but I definitely have some on the list! 

1. Fine lines
2. Puffiness
3. Dark circles
4. Loss of brightness
5. Loss of hydration
6. Redness
7. Loss of elasticity

Cold Plasma is a cream-based serum that works to combat these issues.   It has Vitamin C Ester, DHA and Advanced Neuropeptide technology.   What doesn’t it have?   It doesn’t have synthetic dyes, parabens, silicons, sulfates and phthalates.   My friend at Best Things in Beauty loves this eye cream and I’m guessing you will, too!

Perricone is offering one lucky reader of Fabulous Over Forty a chance to win their very own!    Here are the contest rules:

1. Contest is open to US and Canada residents only
2. Tell me in the comments why you want or need Cold Plasma Eye
3. One entry daily
4. Contest ends on September 1, 2010 11:59 PM CST
5. Winner will be randomly chosen

Good luck!

GoodSkin Labs, the skin care line sold at Kohls has a new addition to their line called Exten-10, Instant Youth Boosting Moisturizer with SPF 15.  I am a fan of the quality of GoodSkin Labs products, so it’s great to see an advanced skin care line available at a reasonable price.  This sells for $39.50 retail, and is often on sale at Kohls.

I recently participated in a webinar hosted by GoodSkin Labs with a panel of their experts.  It was interesting to watch and learn about the product.  Viewers like me could send in questions as the webinar was going on so they could answer them while still “live”.  

Here are some of the highlighted points from the recent webinar on Exten-10:

• Our skin rejuvenates at a slower pace as we age, resulting in loss of natural radiance, firmness, and moisture resulting in a less youthful appearance.
• Exten-10 Instant Youth Boosting Moisturizer SPF 15 has been proven to help skin look 10.4 years younger while fighting future damage.  
• It contains advanced formulas of Hyaluronic Acid, Molecular Weight Hyaluronic Acid and Anti-Hyaluronidase Technology to help rebuild and sustain natural HA levels in the skin.
• Contains brightening optics to give skin an instant radiance
• Long term repair by promoting natural skin regeneration.
• Long term prevention with Arganyl – a trademarked anti-oxidant along with grape seed and rosemary extracts to protect the skin against environmental aggressors.
• Broad spectrum UV sun protection against UVA and UVB exposure.

Product claims are not by Fab Over Forty, but by GoodSkin Labs.

Image from GoodSkin Labs

Guest post by Carolyn at Miss Beauty Maven 

While it may not be possible to look as young as you did when you were in your 20′s it is possible to preserve your youth with the help of anti aging skincare products. It is important to remember that the only quick fix for beauty is to have cosmetic surgery; however, if you want to take the natural route, developing a good skin care regimen can help you to turn back the clock.

When you are looking for anti aging skin care products, one ingredient that you want to look for is vitamin C. Vitamin C is essential for enhancing your beauty because it helps to prevent collagen damage from sunlight and pollution. Not only does vitamin C halt damage to the skin, it can actually rebuild damaged collagen. This product can help to prevent the development of addition fine lines and wrinkles, and help to repair sun damage. Be sure that you start with a lower concentration and then move to a higher concentration once your skin has gotten used to it.

It is easy to just go through the motions of washing your face; however, you want to make sure that you are properly cleansing your skin. Believe it or not, dirt and makeup that is left on the surface of the skin can actually make you appear older than you are. Finding a cleanser that has anti aging qualities will help you to look younger in a shorter amount of time.  Many times people who are searching for anti aging skincare products for their beauty routine don’t realize that not properly cleansing their skin will not allow their other anti aging skincare products to work properly. Don’t tug and pull on your face when you wash it, instead, gently massage the cleanser into your skin in a circular motion.

After your skin is clean, it is important to moisturize. Have you ever noticed how your skin looks younger and feels suppler when it isn’t dry and flaky? Well, because skin goes through so many different phases, having a dependable moisturizer is an essential part of any skin routine. Moisturizers with sun screen are anti aging skin care products that no woman should be without. It is also a good idea to choose a moisturizer that has a built in sunscreen. Have you ever seen people that have youthful looking faces, but wrinkly necks? That happens when the face is meticulously cared for, but the neck is neglected. A good policy is to treat your neck the same way you treat your skin.

The older we get, the more difficult it is for our skin to shed the old layers and showcase the newer, younger looking layers. A gentle exfoliator should definitely be one of the anti aging skin care products that you use at least once a week.

Although it is non-traditional, green tea should be on your list of anti aging skincare products. Green tea is a natural beauty enhancer that helps to fight free radicals, as well as reduce lines and wrinkles. Green tea is one of the unique anti aging skincare products because you can apply it topically as well as ingest it. You should try to drink a cup of green tea at least once a day.

These anti aging skincare products will help you to safely and naturally enhance and preserve your natural beauty.

Please visit us at www.missbeautymaven.com 

Lisa Hoffman Beauty is having an incredible sale during the month of August.   Buy the Spa Shower #2 Body Scrub for $34.95 and get the #1 Cleansing Gel for FREE!   That’s a $27.50 value for FREE!

I have proclaimed countless times my love of Lisa Hoffman Beauty products, but these Japanese Agarwood scented shower products are my favorite!   I love the scent which  was a Fragrance of the Year Finalist.  It’s an earthy and fresh fragrance with notes of Bergamot, Spiced Ginger Accord, and Warm Amber.  Numbers 1, 2, and 3 (the body oil) are in my shower and I use them regularly and buy them again and again.  And to keep the scent going all day long I use the Fragrance Oils throughout the day. 

Lisa Hoffman Beauty makes it easy – no special codes are needed when ordering.   Just order the Body Scrub and the Cleansing Gel will automatically appear in the basket.  Order by August 31st.

It was another exciting week in beauty blogging land – so many fabulous stories! Here are our recommendations for your weekend reading.

You are going to laugh out loud when you read Kelly’s Argan Oil, Poop and Goats: Things I Learned on Tuesday at Gouldylox Reviews.

Charlestongirl had an endorphin rush when she finally swatched the first of her new Guerlain eye palettes for fall. Find out why she loves Champs-Élysées at Best Things in Beauty.

Do you have a difficult time finding wide width shoes?   Check out The Budget Fashionista for the best sources for your shoe needs.

Find out how Gaia found true love with Tela Organic Shampoo and Conditioner at The Non-Blonde.

Like orange? You’ll want to read Chelsea’s fashion-forward and economical ways to stand out in orange this summer at BeautyXposé.

Just in time for this weekend’s heat wave, Cindy shared with use her top picks for great lightweight summer foundations at Prime Beauty.

Laurie got her hands on NARS new Douceur Blush. Check out Product Girl to see why most of us need it!

You have to read Shimmer Spray for Grown Ups at Beauty Info Zone Blog and find out how Lisa found her summer glow with Hampton Sun’s Serious Shimmer Cooling Spray.

Hope you have a beauty-full weekend!