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Orlane Refining Arm Care

By Beauty Snob Tina on August 25, 2009 12:00 PM | 2 Comments

There are other things to worry about in life than dimply saggy arms but let's face it, we all want toned and firm biceps! Now if you're not willing to put in the time at the gym, chances are you will not achieve Jennifer Aniston worthy triceps but you can try to improve your arms' tone, firmess and definition with a jar of cream. According to Orlane, by addressing the particular physiology of the skin on the arms, the cream is able to preserve and improve their contours. Not a body lotion but rather an intelligent response to the arms' unique aging process (or so says Orlane). I don't know how sold I am on this, I've tried all kinds of products on tightening and most just peel off or leave me feeling greasy. Refining Arm Care from Orlane is $85 at neimanmarcus.com

Or you can try the "Tina" way of achieving firm arms:

1. Do triceps dips on a toddler wooden stool while pretending to be fascinated with the Transformers your son is stacking up on your belly (good core work!)

2. Do push ups with toddler on your back with 10 of his favorite Transformers and try not to let any of them drop.

3 sets of 15 reps a day per exercise and let me know how you look!

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Frugal Snob: Udderly Smooth

By Beauty Snob Sharon on July 29, 2009 6:00 AM | 5 Comments

There's frugal and then there's FRUGAL! This is the second kind! I first across Udderly Smooth in the Virgin Islands where it's widely used. I'm not sure that I would have dared try it had I known that this cream was initially created for dairy cows! But, my feet were completely cracked and I needed a quick-fix remedy. Pretty much nothing in the line is priced over $6.50 and their Udderly Smooth Foot Cream with Shea Butter ($5.79) has just the right amount of thickness and grease (think -- happy medium between L'Occitane's Milk Concentrate and La Roche-Posay sunscreen), and while it's greasy, it absorbs quickly and is only lightly scented. I use it on my feet and my elbows and it's truly a life saver if you live or are traveling anywhere where you're faced with a very dry heat. Their marquee product however is Udderly Smooth Udder Cream ($4.49) which is like the foot cream only lighter (plus it's water-based so it won't leave a greasy residue). Both provide all-day moisture (unless your skin is severely cracked in which case you might have to use it more frequently). The only thing that stops me from using the Udder Cream on a daily basis is that the scent is too light for my taste. Would you dare try Udderly Smooth?:)

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"Beach" with Bobbi Brown

By Beauty Snob Tina on July 15, 2009 12:00 PM | Leave Comment

I have written about the "Beach" collection from Bobbi Brown before and want to remind you again how heavenly it is. It was 109 yesterday in Dallas, yes, you read correctly a hundred and nine friggin degrees!!!!!!! I showered 3 times and still felt grimy and sticky. Thank god for the Beach products, I may be sweating like a hog but I manage to smell pretty and fresh. I've used the Beach shower gel for years and recently started the body lotion but now think I need the Beach scrub $35 and fragrance $55 to completely immerse myself in its beachness. It's the most fresh scent you can imagine, not the usual faux coconut scent that most 'beach' products have. I can't even describe it except just imagine you're standing on the shores of Hawaii....... and who says you can't bring the beach to you!?!?!? At Bobbi Brown counters worldwide.

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Earth Day Snob: REN Quiz #3

By Beauty Snob Kelly on May 12, 2009 11:00 PM | 50 Comments

Congratulations Michelle of San Jose, CA; Brock of San Francisco, CA; and Janet of Chandler, AZ for being our REN Snob Quiz winners!!!

To celebrate and promote the idea behind Earth Day this month, we are doing major giveaways on eco-friendly beauty products, which are not only good for Mother Earth but for your face too!

REN uses nothing but the latest hi-tech bio actives in their skincare products, which are free from skin-unfriendly synthetic ingredients. REN skincare products are a complete pleasure to use and leave skin feeling absolutely radiant and clean by boosting the skin's natural ability to protect, repair, and renew itself.

We are giving away an REN package including: the Moroccan Rose Otto Body Wash made with one of the most expensive and revered essential oils in the world, the Glycolactic Skin Renewal Peel Mask designed to renew complexion, reduce fine lines and improve skin tone, firmness, and radiance, the Wild Yam Body Repair Cream that nourishes, regenerates, and hydrates your skin, and lastly the Osmotic Infusion Ultra-Moisture Day Cream which infuses dry skin with long lasting hydration leaving skin smooth, plump, and beautifully healthy. This REN package is worth over $130.00! Thank you Space NK for sponsoring this giveaway!!!

To win, do something nice for the earth today and answer: Who is this eco-friendly celeb who joined Al Gore to announce the Save Ourselves: The Campaign for a Climate in Crisis initiative in 2007? Put your answer and what you did for the earth in comments by Friday April 24th at 11:59pm EST. One entry per person please. We will choose one winner among all correct answers using a random computer drawing.

We will be doing Earth Day Giveaways everyday starting today until Earth Day on April 22nd.

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Earth Day Snob: REN Quiz #2

By Beauty Snob Kelly on April 20, 2009 12:00 AM | 49 Comments

BE NICE TO THE EARTH =)

To celebrate and promote the idea behind Earth Day this month, we are doing major giveaways on eco-friendly beauty products, which are not only good for Mother Earth but for your face too!

REN uses nothing but the latest hi-tech bio actives in their skincare products, which are free from skin-unfriendly synthetic ingredients. REN skincare products boost the skin's natural ability to protect, repair, and renew itself.

We are giving away an REN package including: the Moroccan Rose Otto Body Wash made with one of the most expensive and revered essential oils in the world, the Glycolactic Skin Renewal Peel Mask designed to renew complexion, reduce fine lines and improve skin tone, firmness, and radiance, the Wild Yam Body Repair Cream that nourishes, regenerates, and hydrates your skin, and lastly the Osmotic Infusion Ultra-Moisture Day Cream which infuses dry skin with long lasting hydration leaving skin smooth, plump, and beautifully healthy. This REN package is worth over $130.00! Thank you Space NK for sponsoring this giveaway!!!

To win, do something nice for the earth today and answer: Who is this eco-friendly celebrity who founded the UN's Water for Life organization that devotes itself to provide people worldwide access to clean drinking water? Put your answer and what you did for the earth in comments by Tuesday April 21st at 11:59pm EST. One entry per person please. We will choose one winner among all correct answers using a random computer drawing.

We will be doing Earth Day Giveaways everyday starting today until Earth Day on April 22nd.

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Earth Day Snob: REN Quiz #1

By Beauty Snob Kelly on April 17, 2009 1:00 PM | 59 Comments

BE NICE TO THE EARTH =)

To celebrate and promote the idea behind Earth Day this month, we are doing major giveaways on eco-friendly beauty products, which are not only good for Mother Earth but for your face too!

REN uses the latest hi-tech bio actives in their skincare products, which are free from skin-unfriendly synthetic ingredients. REN skincare products boost the skin's natural ability to protect, repair, and renew itself.

We are giving away an REN package including: the Moroccan Rose Otto Body Wash made with one of the most expensive and revered essential oils in the world, the Glycolactic Skin Renewal Peel Mask designed to renew complexion, reduce fine lines and improve skin tone, firmness, and radiance, the Wild Yam Body Repair Cream that nourishes, regenerates, and hydrates your skin, and lastly the Osmotic Infusion Ultra-Moisture Day Cream which infuses dry skin with long lasting hydration leaving skin smooth, plump, and beautifully healthy. This REN package is worth over $130.00! Thank you Space NK for sponsoring this giveaway!!!

To win, do something nice for the earth today and answer: Who is this vegan shoe designer/Shoe4Africa sponsor who made a documentary about preserving habitats of African mountain gorillas? Put your answer and what you did for the earth in comments by Sunday April 19th at 11:59pm EST. One entry per person please. We will choose one winner among all correct answers using a random computer drawing.

We will be doing Earth Day Giveaways everyday starting today until Earth Day on April 22nd.

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Natura Bisse C+C Vitamin Body Cream

By Beauty Snob Kelly on March 2, 2009 12:00 PM | 1 Comment

Summer is coming and you know what that means, girls! The sun is coming and it is going to make you old!! Ahhh!! I don't want to be an alarmist but now that I am almost 40, I worry a lot about wrinkly skin and with good reason. I NEVER lay out in the sun anymore, when I go to the beach, I make my husband erect the largest beach umbrella ever. It requires heavy anchors so the wind doesn't blow it over. Well, all this stress and concern has lead me to Natura Bisse's C+C Vitamin Body Cream. The intense pure vitamin C repairs cells and helps to firm the skin. You know how the skin falls away from the muscle when you age? Just think Donatella Versace in her bikini. Yeah, we do not want that to happen. This helps take that slack off and prevents it if you are not there yet, which is where I want to stay! It also smells so wonderful and feels super luxurious when I'm slathering it on. I just can't get enough of this and I am glad it comes in this jar so I can get big scoops in my hand and apply generously. The 17oz jar is $147 and worth every penny. At Neiman Marcus.

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Smooth Skin from Clarins

By Beauty Snob Sharon on February 4, 2009 12:00 PM | Leave Comment

Clarins is to skincare what beauty is to Audrey Hepburn -- they just go hand-in-hand for me! Lucky for us Clarins has two very exciting launches coming-up for spring. First they have High Definition Body Lift ($65, officially launching in March). It's their 5th generation cellulite control cream. Like many us know from repeated experience cellulite creams don't really work in getting rid of cellulite -- as I found out when I had my bad experience with Shiseido Body Creator. What a good cellulite cream can do however is tighten and smooth your skin...well at least make it feel like it's tight and smooth for a little while after you apply it! That's exactly what Clarins High Definition Body Lift does. As far as cellulite fighters go this is the best I've tried and it's covered by three patents so there's definitely some new formulations going on (plus it has that wonderful signature Clarins fresh smell!). It's also non-sticky, lightweight, and non-oily so it's not only moisturizing, but quickly absorbs into your skin so there's no need to wait before dressing. Clarins is also coming-out with Bright Plus HP Intensive Brightening Botanical System ($155, officially launching in April). It's a 21 day system that you use at night. It has two parts, one for age control and one for brightening. It's a great way to kick-off a spring beauty routine and get rid of your winter skin...ahh can't wait for the warm weather to start-up again!

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Molton Brown Celestial Maracuja

By Beauty Snob Kelly on January 27, 2009 6:00 AM | Leave Comment

Molton Brown celestial maracuja bathing nectar, $65; Molton Brown celestial maracuja body souffle $60

My love of Molton Brown cannot be easily described with words. I use the shower gel, bath gel, hand soap, lotion, candles and if they made food, I would change my diet. But my latest purchase of the celestial maracuja bathing nectar pretty much launched me to the stratosphere of an insane person. The bathing nectar is a mixture of oils and moisturizers, it does not bubble or foam, it works like a bath oil and turns your bath into a milky paradise. This scent is beyond heavenly, it is a mix of passion fruit and light florals like gardenia, tuberose and jasmine - it is not too sweet and not too floral. It is the passion fruit that is maddeningly divine though! Molton Brown is known for their over the top scents that pretty much pervades throughout your house once anyone uses it. Well, I want the entire world to smell like this. There are the 2 products featured here, a perfume and a sugar polish but they need to include every product in this scent just so I can have every part of me covered in it!! Celestial maracuja bathing nectar and body souffle at Spa Look, use code NT10 for $10 off and free shipping.

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Lavanila Healthy Body Butter

By Beauty Snob Sharon on January 5, 2009 12:00 PM | 1 Comment

I love my L'Occitane Amande Firming & Smoothing Milk Concentrate, but with this weather it just doesn't work for my body. I still use it on occasion because I'm just obsessed with the smell, but almost immediately after putting some of it on my legs feel dry and itchy. Luckily I got a sample of LAVANILA The Healthy Body Butter ($25 for 8oz) and it actually hydrated my body! Lavanila also makes wonderful body washes ($20) and candles ($32). The candles in particular are great because traditional paraffin candles contain at least 20 dangerous chemicals that release choking toxins and black soot upon burning. When released into the air we breathe, these pollutants are as harmful to our health as second-hand tobacco smoke!! The Healthy Candle is an all-natural alternative for a safe home environment -- pheww!! Most of Lavanila's products come in their four signature sweet scents: Pure Vanilla, Vanilla Grapefruit, Vanilla Blossom and Vanilla Coconut -- my absolute fave is the Pure Vanilla -- delectable! Jump for a list of they key ingredients that make the body butter so wonderfully hydrating!

Continue reading Lavanila Healthy Body Butter.

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