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Why Caudalie Vinosource Quenching Sorbet Creme is Special

October 17, 2011 · Leave a Comment

October sure is going fast. We recently mentioned Caudalie teaming up with Breast Cancer Charities of America for Breast Cancer Awareness Month. They generously sent us one of their “Pink” products, Caudalie Vinosource Quenching Sorbet-Creme. If you purchase this or any other Pink Product, Caudalie will donate 15% of the proceeds to Breast Cancer Charities of America.

About Caudalie Vinosource Quenching Sorbet-Creme

Lyn and I refer to Quenching Sorbet Creme as “pretty in a tube”. This fantastic lightweight (and pink) moisturizer is incredibly hydrating, akin to a far heavier moisturizer. Yet the formula is soooooo silky and feels really good when you smooth it over your face, which is a really nice bonus in a highly effective moisturizer. It’s really a luxurious treat.

The Experience

What also impressed me is how good skin looks immediately upon application. It plumps out tiny little lines instantly and leaves skin porcelain-smooth. Skin looks smooth, even, and dewy – Pretty in a Tube indeed!

Find Caudalie Vinosource Quenching Sorbet-Creme at Caudalie-USA.com for $40!

Win a Caudalie Vine Body Butter in celebration of our four year anniversary!

May 23, 2011 · 3 Comments

We’ve been blogging at Style Chicks for four years now, and we think it’s time to celebrate! To thank our loyal and enthusiastic readers, we’re holding a contest this week (May 23-May 29). Two winners will receive a Caudalie Vine Body Butter – our new favorite body butter and favorite scent. You can read our review here.

Caudalie Vinotherapie Vine Body Butter

No entries will be accepted after May 29th. We will pick the winners randomly. Be sure to double check your e-mail, since that is how we will be contacting the winners! And don’t worry – we won’t use your e-mail address for anything other than contacting the winners, nor will we sell it.

We’d like to know what you enjoy the most about Style Chicks – did you find out about a particularly amazing product here? Or did you like a particular series/article/anything else? Let us know in the form below and you’ll be entered to win a Caudalie Vine Body Butter!

So tell us, what has been your favorite Style Chicks article/series in the past four years?

How To Use Retinol When You Cant Tolerate Retinol

February 18, 2011 · Leave a Comment

Want to be glowing by Saturday? Try this at home facial tonight:

This works best if you have prescription retinol at home (Retin-A, Retin-A Micro, Renova, etc), but any cream that has retinol in it will do.

Wash your face and wait about a half-hour.
Apply the retinol. If you are using Retin-A and typically use a pea-sized amount, and use a little extra. Let it soak in for a few minutes.
Add a deep hydrating mask or cream over the retinol – we like:
- CeraVe Moisturizing Cream
- Caudalie Vinosource Moisturizing Cream-Mask Face and Eyes.

Both these products contain ingredients that leave skin dewy and protect the skin while the extra retinol performs a mini-peel.

CeraVe Moisturizing Cream has three key ceramides to hydrate and protect the skin barrier. Ceramide 3 is highly moisturizing. It also contains Hyaluronic Acid that holds moisture and plumps skin. It is non-comedogenic and non-irritating. If you suffer from eczema or aging skin, CeraVe helps skin tolerate Retinols. It is unscented/fragrance-free.

Caudalie Vinosource Moisturizing Cream is deeply hydrating and absorbs well. It sacks redness, tightness and flaky skin with nourishing Grape Seed oil and soothing Squalene. There is a very light pleasant scent.

To make sure that your skin is more dewy that flakey the next day, really slather on the moisturizer. Leave it on overnight, and wash it off in the morning (try using a Clarisonic for extra smoothness). Your skin will be glowing and bright all weekend long!

Now, obviously retinols are a long-term skincare commitment, but if your skin needs a little extra boost after a long week, this mask does the trick!

Can’t tolerate daily Retinol use? Try this retinol and cream mask trick once a week to buffer and build a retinol skin tolerance.

Why We Love Caudalie Vinosource Moisturizing Cream Mask

February 7, 2011 · Leave a Comment

Note: This week is Caudalie Week here at Style Chicks – we’ll be giving our initial impressions of a few products and then we’ll update you in the upcoming weeks with further results as we use this fabulous skincare line. Today, Lyn lets us know why she loves Caudalie Vinosource Moisturizing Cream-Mask Face and Eyes!

Treating Dry Winter Skin

The winter weather has been frightful and my skin has been less than delightful.

I have managed to have multiple skin issues at once this week: some breakouts, dry and peeling skin on my nose/nostril area and I am red all around my mouth and really raw, and my skin feels very tight and dry around my eyes and it is making me look much older. The skin around my eyes is just dry and tight no matter what I do, and too flaky to apply any concealer or foundation on my dark under eye circle skin. Even my silk pillowcase feels scratchy (FYI: silk pillowcases are a great investment as they are gentle to facial skin and reduce hair damage and breakage when hair rubs against the pillowcase).

My standard go to creams and lotions are just making my skin feel raw, as in serious debating about applying Vaseline directly to my face kind of raw. I am not sure what this winter storm is doing that I have both pimples and such tight, raw skin at the same time, but when I look at my skin in the mirror and the phrase is important is to be pretty on the INSIDE comes to mind, with all due respect to inner beauty, what that means to me is it is time to get aggressive on the hydrating.

Caudalie Vinosource Moisturizing Cream-Mask Face and Eyes

So I look at my creams, lotions and potions, and my new Caudalie Vinosource Moisturizing Cream-Mask Face and Eyes catches my eye because it is a moisturizing cream mask for both face and eyes. It is used as an intensive skin mask twice a week, but in the case of extremely dehydrated skin, it can be used as a daily moisturizer by applying a thin layer to the face. Sounds like a good excuse to try it out.

I rarely like a cream for both my face and delicate under eye area, but this is for around the eyes and on the face. It is not too thick for the face but still does the trick for the eyes.

APPLICATION:

When the skin around my mouth gets this raw, even the uber-gentle Clinique DDML stings a bit upon application, but this didn’t sting at all. This was really soothing and almost melted the dry skin. I put on a second application on spot areas like around my mouth, forehead crinkle, the dry flaky skin on my nose, the crow feet area of my eyes, under eye and lips. There is a light pleasant scent upon application but I can’t detect any scent while wearing it.

My skin had a luminous glow without being greasy, it could be worn nicely under makeup and would make a great go-to product after a sunburn or a cold or flu when skin around nose is flaky and raw, this would be a great quick-trick to look healthy again.

I am impressed by the feel on my skin. Usually a cream product that is this emollient feels heavy or looks greasy after application, but this dries down undetectable as a product not sticky or wet or shiny it just leaves behind better skin. You can definitely leave the house with the cream on under makeup which is especially nice when the weather is still so cold and raw outside.

My skin immediately looked better and feels hydrated. Some products feel like a soft wax just on top of your skin, but this feels like my skin. My face felt good quickly and within about ten minutes felt very spa like without feeling heavy or sticky at all, I can see how this would be nice as a at home spa night mask face did not feel dry, cracked or itchy. Usually when my skin gets this raw, I have to slather on so much Creme de la Mer Concentrate that my face is too greasy of a base to wear any makeup, so I am glad to find a deep hydrating product to wear with makeup so my skin can get through the rest of this winter.

I will try Caudalie Vinosource Moisturizing Cream-Mask Face and Eyes as a traditional mask at home spa night once a week or two and report the results.

Where to Buy It

Get Caudalie Vinosource Moisturizing Cream-Mask Face and Eyes at Caudalie-USA.com