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I have many girlfriends who are dedicated La Mer users. No matter how hard you try to persuade them to other brands just to try-- they refuse! I can understand the addiction though, as there a few items from La Mer that I won't give up myself (the serum for example, it heals burns and wrinkles at the same time- it's the PERFECT product!). Well all La Mer freaks can rejoice, they're launching a UV protective fluid with SPF 30! Perfect for the upcoming warm weather, the SPF 30 UV Protecting Fluid is a fantastic daily use product as it combines SPF protection with skin treatment benefits.

Lightweight and fast absorbing, the fluid uses gemstones to enhance the formula's anti-oxidant activity, Hollow Photonic Spheres to create a flattering light effect and a new Smart Seaweed Ferment that helps protect skin against pH, temperature and humidity changes (and it keeps skin comfortable, hydrated and soothed). Plus, its flawless finish is great under makeup! Sounds like another winner. I just ordered mine and can't wait to get it (is there anything better than a box at your door with La Mer inside?) $65 -- La Mer at Saks Fifth Avenue

For Fashion Week in New York, I got my makeup done by Cheri at the Fashion Suite at Waldorf Astoria, she did a great job but that is not what I was most impressed with. We were chatting and she mentioned that she is 50 years old and I almost fell off my chair! She looks 35, at most 38, I am not kidding. She is fair with delicate skin that usually ages prematurely. She then told me her secret and I immediately bought some. It is the Guerlain Super Aqua Serum for day and night moisturizing. It is made with extracts from a dessert rose and if you think about it, it makes total sense, the flower is able to thrive in dryness so there must be something to its DNA that I can definitely use! I mean, I live in LA and it is dry dry dry all year round. It shields the skin from the harmful environment so the hydration is allowed to stay in. She has been using this for 15 years and I am telling you, she has not aged since she first started using it because like I said, she looks 35! This thing is like a vampire's secret. I must and will stay my age forever =) At Sakes Fifth Avenue for $162.

Win a set of WE Help Bring Hope Collection by telling us I would recommend that everyone watch a video posted on the Wei East website in which the founder of the ancient Chinese herbal medicine-inspired beauty line, Wei Yang Brian, discusses what inspired her to create Wei East WE Help Bring Hope Collection. The collection of eight of Wei East skin care's best sellers retails for $70 ($300 value), and 100% of sales go to autism (Autism Speaks and The Autism Treatment Center of America). The box totally puts a smile on my face. It was designed by Wei herself and displays a drawn picture of Wei pushing her son, who is autistic, on his favorite swing and her daughter chasing a butterfly in the yard with a bright sun in a perfect blue sky shining down on them. Wei says that it's the feeling of hope that brings sunshine into her life and that's something that truly shines through in this collection and in the video. More about the collection after the jump!

I know, this sounds like what you had with last night's dinner but this mask is so natural you could probably eat it! I love the Naturopathica line, it is holistic and effective. If you don't have time or on a budget, using the right products could replace your monthly facials. I have been running around, traveling like crazy so my facial schedule is totally off. I have all these events to go to so I have to make sure I look good. This mask works miracles. It is anti aging and renews your skin cells with raw wasabi and green tea extracts. It will make your skin soft and smooth so I have been using it the day before a big event to make sure my makeup goes on evenly. So the big question is, does that wasabi sting? Yes, it does a little, I love the feeling of products working on my skin so I don't mind but this isn't as strong as come acid or enzyme masks I've used. It also is not green, it kind of looks like chocolate chip coffee ice cream, the raw wasabi are little dark specks. I am starting to try more from this line that I have come to love!! At Naturopathica for $56.

This silky powder cover-up from Benefit glides on naturally sheer and layers beautifully for perfect coverage with SPF protection. Depending on how much covering up you like you can custom it your way ! For an allover sheer finish, sweep on with brush. To cover it all (and then some), apply over the entire complexion with a sponge. For spot cover up, dab sponge directly on blemishes or discoloration, then dust off with brush. The unique package fits both a sponge and a brush so you can touch up throughout the day as you like! In 6 shades-- available at Benefitcosmetics.com for $34.

Clinique continually offers groundbreaking search on Sirtuins and revolutionary ways to help slow down visible signs of aging while promoting natural cellular repair-- all at affordable prices.  Youth Surge with SPF 15 is a day cream to use under make up or alone; this patented skin signaling repair technology has RNA fragments that help trigger skin's natural repair process to counter the damaging visible effects of stress, pollution and UV exposure.  Seriously now, $48.50 is a very small price to pay in the battle against wrinkles!  Available in March at Clinique retailers worldwide and at Sephora with FREE Shipping on orders of $35 or more! Enter code SHIP35 at checkout!

You have to admit, you want everything to be organic these days especially for your face! But you don't want to compromise the effectiveness because it's not like any of us is getting any younger (I am feeling the stress of age because my birthday is next week!!). Elemental Herbology has a really great line of organic products but it is the Cell Plumping moisturizer that has made it into my daily routine. It has SPF 8 which isn't enough to get you to the beach but for everyday wear, it is all you need. The light cream goes on easily but it keeps your face nice and hydrated all day without any grease or weight. But it is the smell that really has me going back for more. It is like getting an aromatherapy treatment every time you use it, the scents are distinctly floral like lavender with hints of the ocean. I don't know how to describe it really it, I'm not saying it smells fishy but it has this beachy goodness that is so divine, it changes my outlook on life immediately after applying. Yes, it is seriously that awesome!! Available at Space NK for $88.50.

I told you about Somme Institute Transport pads last year (my pores are clog free thank to them!) and I've been intrigued by the line ever since. If you want to try out its entire line of highly engineered vitamins (A, B3, B5, C and E) attached to proteins that penetrate deep in the skin to treat sun damage, discoloration, uneven skin tone, wrinkles, and dry and oily skin without spending a fortune, they now have a value pack for only $175! ($225 value plus the entire line would cost almost $500).  I just picked this up at Nordstrom and will be traveling to Fashion Week with it this weekend and to the Oscars in LA the following week.  The little color coded jars contain: - Step 1: Nourishing Cleanser (1 oz.): a non-foaming cleansing gel, non-drying, non-irritating. - Step 2: Transport (50 pads): pads saturated with AHA and BHA gently exfoliate. - Step 3: Serum (1 oz.): highly concentrated and stable vitamin C gel hydrates and evens skin tone. - Step 4: A-Bomb (1.5 oz.): lightweight moisturizing cream with high concentration forms of vitamins A and E. - Step 5: Double Defense (0.25 oz.): Moisturizing Sun Block SPF 30+. Somme Institute Value Set at Nordstrom.com

I have to admit that while I'm a big fan of mixing and matching drugstore with prestige finds I've never tried anything from CoverGirl. It's actually surprising because I love their off-beat choices of celebs for their campaigns. Ellen DeGeneres a CoverGirl -- genius! If you're going with a celeb over a model for an advertisement campaign I love when brands don't go for the same boring run-of-the-mill choices (kind of like Agent Provocateur picking Maggie Gyllenhaal, Daisy Lowe and Peaches Geldof...nice to see some new faces!). All that good stuff said I was able to get some tips from Sam Fine who did Queen Latifah's makeup for the Grammys. Along with the tips he gave us a list of CoverGirl products to use to achieve the natural look he helped Queen Latifah achieve -- seriously she looks like she's wearing no makeup! "Often clients make requests," says makeup artist Sam Fine. "Queen had one request: she wanted to look natural with wonderful skin, sparse lashes and a great brow. Most of the time was spent perfecting the canvas." See specific tips after the jump! 

What Demi Moore was to this year's Golden Globes, Sheryl Crow was to this year's Grammys -- I mean how amazing does she look for 46! Her dress was by Toni Maticevski, though it was her Lorraine Schwartz jewels and her glowing skin that caught my attention! She just plays that carefree girl on the beach so well that every time I see a photo of her I think of her song "Soak Up The Sun"! A great product to achieve glowing skin is LORAC Perfectly Lit Oil-Free Luminizing Powder Radiant. It has a wonderful shine without all that over-glitter-ness you often find in products meant to impart shine. Also Prescriptives has just come-out with their Spring color collection and they have some wonderful new LipShine shades. The best part is if you do your Colorprint at a Prescriptives counter they can let you know which shade is the best fit for your specific skin palette!