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Are you ready for “Low Blow Dry July”?

June 28, 2011 · 10 Comments

Girl with Natural Hair Copyright Gyuzel Courtesy of Fotolia.comI spent a couple of months this Spring speculating how long it would be before it would be warm enough that I could leave the gym with post-shower wet hair. There is just something kind of liberating about washing your hair, putting it up with a hair stick, and heading on your way. And over the past month or so, Lyn and I have started drying our hair less. Sometimes we let our hair air dry all the way, sometimes most of the way and then a quick style with a blowdryer, sometimes we pull out our handy dry shampoos.

So in the month of July, we’re embarking on a “Low Blow Dry July” – looking for ways to minimize using heat tools and letting our hair get some rest! We’ll be talking about products with which to style hair without blow drying, dry shampoos, and hair styles conducive to easy summer style.

If you want to join Lyn and I for Low Blow Dry July, feel free to leave us a comment below and check back letting us know what you’re doing with your hair this July!

Posted by Style Chicks / Filed In: Beauty, Hair

Miracle Skin Transformer Treat & Conceal Eye & Face is available at Sephora

June 24, 2011 · Leave a Comment

Just saw that Miracle Skin Transformer Treat & Conceal is available at Sephora.com. I think I actually saw it the other day but it didn’t register until I was browsing tonight.

Read our review of the product here. It’s good stuff – I’m so glad to see it available at Sephora!

Posted by Style Chicks / Filed In: Beauty, Sephora, Skincare

Product Review: Ronald L. Moy, M.D. DNAEGF Renewal Skincare line

June 24, 2011 · Leave a Comment

I’m kind of a nerd. OK, I’m more than “kind of” a nerd. So when I am sent samples of skincare that has interesting derm research behind it, I’m intrigued.

The DNAEGF Renewal Skincare Line is a fantastic two-punch system to treat the causes of age and UV related skin damage. First, it uses marine and botanical enzymes. Since the DNA starts to lose the ability to repair itself at a pretty young age, these enzymes help skin cells to recognize damaged DNA and eliminate it – just like your skin did in younger days.

Secondarily, the DNAEGF line contains Epidermal Growth Factor grown in Barley plants, which are grown in pumice stones with Icelandic water (sounds very spa-like). This peptide works to give your skin’s natural healing system a little boost. Put together, the two components optimize the way your skin reacts to the effects of sun and time.

The cleanser is a little powerhouse. It is both a masterful cleanser and exceedingly gentle. When I was sick for a week, it was the only cleanser that didn’t sting my raw skin. It is especially good for taking off all makeup cleanly, including eye makeup, without scrubbing. Like Dr. LeWinn by Kinerase HydraBalance Foaming Cleanser, it’s a soft feeling foam – it doesn’t feel like you are overcleansing, it’s just a gentle, soothing foam. Which makes it impressive that it contains a glycolic complex to sweep away dead cells and brighten up your complexion, without irritation.

The DNA Night Renewal Cream is fantastic. The silky formula absorbs well and makes skin soooo soft – you’ll have a hard time keeping your hands off your skin. I love how lightweight it is – many night creams are thick and sticky, but Night Renewal glides on skin and leaves it smooth, soft, and feeling practically product-free. If the line’s SPF is as lightweight of a feel, then I’m sold on that too!

Since it is doesn’t countain fragrance, both products would be great for guys – nothing sticky or heavy to deter him from using it again. It’s also paraban and sulfate free.

I really like using the DNAEGF Renewal line at the gym – the cleanser is amazing both before and after workout. Beforehand, it cleans all makeup off your skin easily, so you aren’t walking out of the locker room with a scrubbed red face. Afterwards, it gently cleanses away your workout. DNA Night Renewal is a nice light base moisturizer to use after a workout – doesn’t trap heat and doesn’t feel sticky even on the most humid days.

Dr. Moy’s DNAEGF Renewal Skincare line is pretty intriguing. Find the whole line at dnaegfrenewal.com.

Posted by Style Chicks / Filed In: Beauty, Gym Beauty Bag, New Products, Skincare

Product Review: Make-Up-Matte

June 20, 2011 · Leave a Comment

Makeup can be messy sometimes. Powder makeup is a big offender in this regard, especially Mineral Makeup. There’s something a little weird about a range of products that you are supposed to shake the majority of the product off the brush, right? Of course, that never stops us from shaking off the product onto our vanity tables, other products, makeup mirrors, and clothes, does it?

The good folks at Make-Up-Matte came up with a handy way to deal with the mess. The Make Up Matte is a handy, easily totable cloth mat to pick up all of that errant makeup and keep it from getting on your vanity or clothes. It does an impressive job of keeping your beauty counter clean, and then can be thrown in the wash when it needs it! Plus, the patterns offered are adorable! I was sent a sample in Garden Rose, and I’ve been using it all the time.
Make-Up-Matte

Make-Up-Matte

In addition to minding mineral makeup, it does a great job guarding fabrics and surfaces when using airbrush makeup, in addition to muffling the sound of the air compressor a bit. But my absolute favorite use for it is at the gym. My gym has the cleanest women’s locker room you have or every will see. But still – it’s a locker room, and I don’t want my makeup touching any surfaces or falling on the ground. The Make Up Matte does a great job of keeping my makeup safe from germs/bacteria/etc on surfaces, then I just wash it when I get home!
Make-Up-Matte at the Gym

Make-Up-Matte at the Gym

Make-Up-Matte Rolled Up

Make-Up-Matte Rolled Up

Check out the fantastic Make-Up-Matte at Make-Up-Matte.com and pick out your favorite print to keep your makeup area clean!

Posted by Style Chicks / Filed In: Accessories, Makeup Tools & Brushes, New Products

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