Pumpkin Power Peel

Pumpkin Power Peel is an Age Reversal System that provides an impact yet natural solution for aging skin. The professional grade skin peel system was voted Best Facial Peel in 2008 by Natural Solutions. This product from Sunshine Botanicals is uniquely positioned to combat aging as it promotes both a comprehensive and concentrated approach to the signs of aging. The Pumpkin Power Peel confronts and helps reverse the major signs of aging skin, including lines and wrinkles, coarse texture, sun damage, enlarged pores and dull, dry skin.

While professional in design, the peel is user friendly in its application and can be easily used within the comfort of your own home. From discolored skin to large pores, this Sunshine Botanicals skin peel system provides everything you’ll need for six complete skin treatments. The result is a peel that packs a punch while eliminating the time and money investment associated with those frequent trips to the spa.

Ingredients found in the Pumpkin Power Peel from Sunshine Botanicals include Pumpkin Wine Concentrate, Pumpkin Enzymes, Concentrated Pumpkin Extracts, Beta-Fructan and Essential Oils.

Clear Skin Power Pack

It seems the modern woman has to be everywhere at all times and an expert in every problem they face. With that in mind, Sunshine Botanicals has designed the Clear Skin Power Pack, an easy to master and even easier to transport skin care system. The deep cleansing and skin detoxifying kit includes everything needed for maintaining beautiful, flawless skin but balances that diversity with the intuitiveness of the Clear Skin Power Pack’s simple starter regimen.

Sunshine Botanicals created the product with an understanding of the traveler’s world as the case is ultra lightweight and great for humid climates. Even when your travel itinerary feels suffocating, the Clear Skin Power Pack allows your skin to breathe as it consistently achieves optimal skin care results. From career women living out of a suitcase to soccer moms juggling a calendar of events, the Clear Skin Power Pack offers an efficient, portable and low maintenance skin care system.

The Clear Skin Power Pack from Sunshine Botanicals includes GrapeSeed Make Up Melter, Cleanse and Clarify Exfoliating Wash, Derma-Shield Skin Defense Mist, Rescue Rapid Repair Serum and ProDerma Firming Antioxidant Cream. The system also provides a deep cleansing brush and two natural skin cleansing sponges.

Cran-Zyme Body Polish

Sunshine Botanicals line of naturally infused skin care products includes the Cran-Zyme Body Polish, a fresh and intoxicatingly aromatic body polish created with fresh cranberry enzymes and natural milk acids. The Cran-Zyme Body Polish is designed to detoxify, resurface and renew skin. This Sunshine Botanicals product will additionally dissolve skin discolorations and allow for a more complete penetration of nourishing body lotions and oils.

Cran-Zyme Body Polish is even effective against even especially coarse or weather damaged skin and achieves an almost child-like texture after just the initial use. Hardly shy, this intense skin polish is fearless in rejuvenating your skin as it produces an exhilarating experience that leaves skin silky smooth while removing the layers of dead skin cells responsible for plugging your pores and causing the skin to feel rough.

The entire process for applying the polish takes less than ten minutes. Recommended use of Cran-Zyme Body Polish is daily during the first week of usage and one to three times a week thereafter. Ingredients include Distilled Water, Milk Triglycerides, Hamamelis, Behenyl Alcohol, Glycerin, Cornmeal, Dicapryl Ether, Cranberry Extract, Sucrose State, Milk-fatty Amino Acids, Zeolite, Salicylic acid, Polyethylene Beads and Essential Oils Carmine Extract.

Adding a Little Sunshine to Your Christmas

With the Christmas season at hand, Sunshine Botanicals is getting in on the act by offering a special holiday deal with $10 off of any purchases.

To receive the special deal, enter coupon code LA129 and then click “Apply Coupon” when purchasing products at the Sunshine Botanicals website, www.sunshinebotanicals.com.

Sunshine Botanicals

Conceived as an opportunity to bridge the passions of a Master Herbalist and Holistic Aesthetician, the balance of science and nature is executed through a keen eye for intricacy and a conscientious attention to detail. Sunshine Botanicals products are micro brewed in small batches to insure freshness and potency while all herbal tinctures are made by hand. Moreover, the company avoids the cookie cutter approach by other companies who promote a “master ingredient” surrounded by bland fillers. Sunshine Botanicals instead tackles each new product as a unique challenge as it creates complex, synergistic formulas based on knowledge of ingredients and skin chemistry.

At the helm of Sunshine Botanicals is Emily Fritchey. Emily is a clinical aesthetician and natural health practitioner with over 20 years of experience in the beauty field. A recent winner of the Beauty with a Conscience Award from Natural Solutions Magazine, Emily and Sunshine Botanicals are living up to their reputation as a dermatology pioneer in creating skin transformation without chemicals or drugs.

For more information, visit www.sunshinebotanicals.com.

Dr. Kent Holtorf of Holtorf Medical Group Inc., who specializes in treating ailments using vitamins and natural hormones, has a weight loss program sure to help you drop those stubborn pounds by assisting your boosting your body’s own metabolism. If you’ve tried exercising and dieting, with little or no results,  this can very possibly be your answer. Get your fat-burning engine revved up  naturally and see those results you’ve been working so hard for.  You will feel healthier and have more energy, without artificial stimulants too.

The Ultimate Fat Buster Package

Slim down for the Holidays on Dr. Holtorf’s ultimate fat buster package which includes:

• 1 month of human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG) injections ($72 value)
• 1 month of Lipo B injections to speed weight loss (2 per week) ($195 value)
• Mini Doctor visit ($195 value)
• Thyro RX supplement to support energy and weight loss ($65 value)

All for $495  ($650 value)

What is HCG?

Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (HCG) is a pregnancy hormone that is produced to maintain the production of progesterone. Doctors have used high doses of HCG for many years in order to help women experiencing infertility and hormonal dysfunction. More recently, however, researchers have found that at very low dose, HCG shots can actually help the body burn more fat and can be
used to aid in weight loss when combined with a healthy low calorie diet.
Patients can also report improved sense of well-being, improved sleep and
improved energy, as well.

What are Lipo B Weight Loss Injections?

Lipo-B is an injection done twice a week for the purpose of weight loss. It is a mixture of ingredients in a shot that is given twice weekly that stimulates the breakdown of fat and signals the body to stop storing it. The following vitamins and amino acids are contained in our Lipo-B injections: Vitamin C, B Complex, Choline, Methionine and Inositol. Unlike B12 shots that are used for energy and immunity, the main effect is increased weight loss.

Amino Acids of Lipo B

Choline supports the health of the liver in its processing and excretion of chemical waste products within the body.  Moreover, it is required for the transport and metabolism of fats and cholesterol within the body, which is important for the healthy support of the endocrine, cardiovascular and hepatic systems.

Methionine is one of the sulfur-containing amino acids and is important for many bodily functions.  It acts as a lipotropic agent to prevent excess fat buildup in the liver and the body, is helpful in relieving or preventing fatigue and may be useful in some cases of allergy because it reduces histamine release.

Inositol, a nutrient belonging to the B vitamin complex, is closely associated with choline.  It aids in the metabolism of fats and helps reduce blood cholesterol.  Inositol participates in the action of serotonin, a neurotransmitter known to control mood  and appetite.

Thyroid Testing

Did you know standard blood testing for low thyroid miss it 80% of the time? Thyroid testing is paramount in finding the root cause of weight gain.  Many people all over the world have low thyroid and thus suffer from fatigue, depression and hampered loss of weight without ever knowing why. Dr. Holtorf is offering a holiday special on advanced thyroid testing.

Advanced testing includes:

• Thyroflex
• Basal Metabolic rate
• Iodine level

All for $99 (normally $170)

Dr. Kent Holtorf

Dr. Holtorf’s Bio

 

 

 

 

 

Kent Holtorf, M.D. is an expert in natural bioidentical hormone replacement and optimization for women and men, endocrinology, thyroid dysfunction (difficult thyroid cases), fatigue syndromes, adrenal insufficiency, growth hormone replacement, chronic fatigue syndrome, fibromyalgia, chronic infections and multiple endocrine dysfunctions.

Dr. Holtorf is diplomate and a board examiner for American Board of Anti-Aging Medicine (ABAAM). As a board examiner, Dr. Holtorf is responsible for administering the oral portion of the board exam and evaluating the physicians’ responses to determine if their knowledge base in endocrinology and natural hormones is high enough to receive board certification in this field. Dr. Holtorf received his doctorate of medicine from St. Louis University with residency training at UCLA.

He has personally trained physicians across the country in the use of bioidentical hormones, hypothyroidism, complex endocrine dysfunction and innovative treatments of chronic fatigue syndrome, fibromyalgia and chronic infectious diseases, including Lyme disease. He was the founding medical director and developed the protocols for Fibromyalgia and Fatigue Centers and other centers across the country. Dr. Holtorf is a Guest Editor/Reviewer of a number of medical journals including the journal Endocrine.

We are also proud to say that Dr. Kent Holtorf is our expert medical columnist.

Holtorf Medical Group, Inc.
23456 Hawthorne Blvd
Skypark Building 5
Suite 160
Torrance, CA 90505
Tel: 310.375.2705
www.holtorfmed.com

Lash Extend Formula L-117

Combat sparse, short, or damaged lashes and help boost the appearance of your own natural set of lustrous lashes. code.ai’s Myriplex Technology™ contains 30% unique lipo-peptides. Unlike water-soluble peptides, lipo-peptides are highly biocompatible with skin’s natural structure. The result is the enhanced appearance of naturally darker, stronger, thicker, and more plentiful lashes.

Formulated with ingredients typically found in high quality hair and skincare products such as, hydrolyzed wheat protein, hyaluronic acid, and panthenol, known for their moisturizing and conditioning benefits. Wear morning and night for daily care and visible results.

Lash Extend Primer L-122

A protective lash building conditioner offers a unique dual action formula containing a special fiber system to add the appearance of volume and length beneath mascara. The one-of-a-kind, dark tinted primer compliments both lashes and mascara for a look more natural than other white primers. The silky formula glides on cleanly to individual lashes without clumping for true definition.

Formulated with ingredients known to possess conditioning, anti-oxidant and reparative properties, Lash Extend Primer L-122 acts as a protective barrier. Mascaras, make-up removers, curler devices, and extensions can act as daily aggressors. Care for your lashes by giving them the boost they need to be long, strong, healthy and beautiful.

Brow Boosting Shaper B-216

Combats sparse, over-plucked, or patchy hair, to help boost the appearance of your own natural set of brows. Specially formulated with 15% unique Myriplex Technology™ and other beneficial ingredients to assist in the appearance of full, healthy, shapeable brows.

Doubles as an amplifying complex and clear shaper. The brush and positioning gel work together to hold existing hair in place, allowing for the direct delivery of Myriplex Technology™ along the contour of the brow line. The results are a boost in the appearance of fuller, stronger, more beautiful brows naturally. Shape and defined without the need for pencils or powders.

LA’s The Place wanted to hear it straight from the source, so we asked code.ai a few questions about their incredible products:

LA’s the Place: What makes your lash serum different than all the others on the market?

CODE.AI:

* Disclosed percentage levels of efficacious ingredients.

* Lipo-peptides more easily absorbed than water-soluble peptides.

* Can be used on upper and lower lashes.

* Gel formula does not get into eyes like other watery formulas.

* Dermatologist tested.

* Hypoallergenic and non-irritating.

LATP: How are the Lash Extend Serum L-117 & Brow Boosting Shaper B-216 applied?

CODE.AI: The Lash Extend Serum L-117 is applied morning and night along the lash line just like a liquid eyeliner. The Brow Boosting Shaper is combed through the brow with the brush applicator. The Shaper formula works not only to help patchy or bald brows, but acts as a fixative, holding brows in place to create a defined shape.

LATP: Can your products help restore the look of lashes and brows affected by chemotherapy treatment?

CODE.AI: Yes. Absolutely. Code.ai is a supporter of the Stand-Up to Cancer organization and is honored to offer a way for patients to enhance the appearance of their lashes and brows. Read first hand success stories on our testimonial section. If you have undergone treatment please consult your physician prior to use.

For more news on what stars are using code.ai and what magazines are featuring them, click HERE for their facebook page or go to their website to purchase code.ai: www.codeai.com

ELASTIderm Decolletage System is a new skincare system designed to reduce those unwanted blotches. This system attacks your chest and neck areas, whipping away freckles, age spots, and hyperpigmentation. Proven in clinical studies, the ELASTIderm Decolletage System also reduces the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles in as little as four weeks.
 
Included in the system are the Skin Lightening Complex and the Wrinkle Reducing Lotion. The Skin Lightening Complex is a clinically proven skin lightener formulated with a 4% hydroquinone. It fades hyperpigmentation and blemishes caused by such skin conditions as chloasma, senile lentigines, and freckles. The Wrinkle Reducing Lotion restores elasticity and reduces fine lines and wrinkles. It is formulated with proprietary Restorative Elasticity Complex. This complex is made up of a unique bi-mineral which has copper and zinc, malonic acid helping stimulate the production of healthy skin cells, and Obagi’s patented Penetrating Theraputics driving ingredients to the roots of your skin.

For more information on the ELASTIderm Decolletage System, please visit www.elastiderm.com

Included in the kit are: aromatherapy oil (10ml), an aromatherapy candle, the Aromatin fragrance dispenser, and an instruction booklet. The Am I Dreaming kit is available online at www.spaluce.com for $48.00.
 
Dr. Sharon

Dr. Sharon has been the source of health and well-being for music superstars, top actors and models for almost two decades. Her clients include Cameron Diaz, Gwyneth Paltrow, REM’s Michael Stipe, The Foo Fighters, and Pearl Jam among many other top stars. Aromatherapy is just one of Dr. Sharon’s preventative methods to promote both physical and mental health. Whether on location for a film or on a worldwide tour, her programs establish a health comfort level, keeping the stars at peak performance despite their high stress and demanding schedules. Now you too can share in the experience.

Make-up like the Pros

As seen on those fabulous make-over commercials, Luminess® Air is a premium airbrush makeup system designed to deliver flawless, professional results. The same airbrush system used for celebrities in TV, film, and print, Luminess Air brings professional makeup technology home for everyone to use. Luminess is a favorite of Emmy award-winning celebrity makeup artists for popular television shows like ABC’s Desperate Housewives, Dancing with the Stars, Lost and The View as well as American Idol on FOX TV and CSI on CBS. Luminess Air is also used on most ABC and CBS morning, afternoon and evening news programs.

Camera Ready Make-up at Home

Luminess Air makes it possible to achieve a delicate “airbrushed” finish at home. The makeup system provides light to maximum coverage in an easy-to-use, compact airbrush kit. The handheld airbrush is designed for perfect distribution of makeup and diminishes the look of blemishes, age spots, wrinkles, redness and pores. Luminess Air provides a smooth, natural looking makeup application and gives the look of beautiful, young skin.

Natural Flawlessness

Luminess Air eliminates foundation marks and blends perfectly around jaw line and neck. Luminess Air provides a 99.9% exact foundation color match, only possible through airbrush makeup. Luminess Air is dermatologist tested and recommended, and makeup application time is half as long using an at-home airbrush makeup system.

Ease and Cost Effectiveness

Place a few drops of makeup in stylus of the airbrush pen. On a clean, dry, face, press the airbrush pen button to apply a light first layer of airbrush foundation. Apply added coats of foundation until a desired level of makeup coverage is achieved.

Luminess Air will save you loads of money on make-up as it only takes a few drops of foundation to cover your entire face. The Basic 1-speed is priced at $169.00, Pro 3-speed at $299.00, and Platinum Edition at $399.00.

Luminess Air also offers a line of professional make-up that is engineered to compliment the airbrush applicator. They offer satin foundation, matte foundation, blush moisturizer, metallics, concealers, eye shadows, translucent powders, and tanning products.

Availability at: www.luminessair.com

Hair removal…Say those two little words to most women and the response is a big sigh and then an emphatic, “Ugh!”  For centuries, women have resigned themselves to the treacherous types of hair removal for the sake of beauty with either a lot of pain (waxing) or a lot of expense and pain (laser) or a lot of time-consuming mess (shaving).  Finally, someone has heard the cries of women (and let’s be honest…men as well) all over the world by creating an inexpensive, painless device to remove hair at home – the Silk’n SensEpil™.

Silk’n SensEpil™, the breakthrough at-home beauty device that puts the power of long-term hair removal in the palm of women’s hands was featured at an industry beauty breakthrough event on August 4th with a presentation by prominent Washington, D.C. dermatologist, Dr. Tina Alster. Dr. Alster’s presentation offered a look at the leading DIY at-home beauty devices with a focus on the most effective beauty tools for tomorrow.

Light Me Up, Silk’n

Silk’n SensEpil, which uses Home Skinovations Ltd.’s safe and proprietary Home Pulsed Light (HPL™) to achieve long-term hair removal at home, was presented as the future of home use beauty devices for hair removal. The company’s patented Home Pulsed Light™ technology (HPL) brings nearly two decades of advancements in light and laser technology together in the Silk’n™ brand of light-based systems designed exclusively for safe and effective aesthetic treatments at home. Offering a superior solution for the removal of unwanted hair, Dr. Alster also recognized that HPL™ technology will eventually be used to treat a variety of other aesthetic applications such as skin rejuvenation and acne as well as cellulite, body shaping and tightening.

Where to Find Silk’n

With  one waxing costing up to $100, the Silk’n SensEpil pays for itself in what it would cost to get waxed five times. Priced at an affordable $499, Silk’n SensEpil saves you a bundle in the long run and sets a new standard in innovative hair removal. Clinical studies performed by prominent dermatologists and plastic surgeons Dr. Tina Alster of Washington, D.C., Dr. Steve Mulholland of Los Angeles, CA and Dr. James Shaoul of Tel Aviv, Israel have shown a 54% to 65% reduction of hair on the arms, legs and bikini area over the course of initial three months of use.

This bright pink and aesthetically designed at-home hair removal device is available for purchase online at Silkn.com as well as Sephora in Times Square, Sephora.com and SkinStore.com.

Who is Skinovations?

Home Skinovations Ltd. is a private company founded in Israel in June, 2006, with a mission to develop, manufacture and distribute the safest and most effective home-use aesthetic devices and products.  Its team of skilled scientists, engineers and management and marketing executives have a successful track record of introducing innovative light-based and laser products to the global aesthetic devices market.

Sun Damage Relief Too

Home Skinovations is also collaborating to bring SunSoul® cosmetextiles to consumers. SunSoul is therapeutic apparel for skin issues such as rejuvenation, sun damage and blemishes. SunSoul’s revolutionary fabric amplifies healthy sunlight while blocking harmful ultraviolet rays to harness the sun’s rejuvenating and therapeutic benefits, making SunSoul cosmetextiles the first and only of its kind.

For questions about Silk’n SensEpil, call: 1-877-DO-SILKN or 1-877-367-4556. Or visit www.silkn.com.

Rediscover i

In promoting a holistic approach to patient care, i Medspa at Plaza El Segundo offers the Rediscover i program. Rediscover i rejects the artificial and mechanical approach to patient care, instead designing comprehensive treatment plans dedicated to self-help, improvement and personal enrichment. Accepting only the best in FDA approved beauty treatments for its clientele, i Medspa’s services target a patient’s well being rather than their bank account, offering an affordable way to treat themselves and continue to look their very best. From fotofacial procedures to laser hair removal, i Medspa also offers Botox, Restylane, microdermabrasion, medical grade facials, peels and physician-formulated skin care products.

A Personalized Approach

i Medspa’s respect for the individual may begin with the Rediscover i program but it certainly doesn’t end there. Staff at i Medspa at Plaza El Segundo are driven by the mission to revitalize patient care through fostering individual driven treatment plans. “i Medspa was created to address the unique and individual needs of its clients. We understand that every customer has a unique individual ‘skinprint’ so our diverse team of knowledgeable professionals personalize solutions for all skin types. We have some of the best treatment protocols developed in the United States and also from Europe, Asia and Africa,” said Lara Thompson, Executive Spa Director for i Medspa at Plaza El Segundo. “Whether you seek youthful, glowing skin or a smoother, more contoured body, our highly trained medical staff work with you to achieve results you are satisfied with”.

Forging New Ground

After opening the literal doors to the facility, it only made sense for i Medspa to open the figurative door to an exciting new treatment. i Medspa at Plaza El Segundo has introduced Mesoderm, a new FDA approved non-surgical treatment that lifts the face while it contours the body. Mesoderm Therapy contours the face, hands, double chins, love handles, belly, and thighs while also aiding in the reduction of cellulite. Mesoderm is a fast, safe and effective skin therapy that offers immediate and long lasting results through a process called Mesoporation.

Mesoporation

Mesoporation drives pharmaceutical products such as collagen into the skin through temporarily enlarged pores that are created with an electrical current. With Mesoporation, there are no cold, sharp needles and the pain that accompanies them. Instead, patients are treated with a process that combines lasers and Velashape. The result is total skin rejuvenation.

Ande Akinrele

Creator of i MedSpa, Ande Akinrele, Shares, in Her own Words, Her Vision and Concept

 

 

LA’s The Place:  What made you decide to open a medspa?
 
Ande Akinrele:  I see women and men everyday wearing the signs of stress on their faces and body. We live such stressful lives these days without enough time for exercise and the relaxation needed to rejuvenate from day to day. Over time, we look worn down and I wanted to create a safe, harmonious place where people can come to renew themselves both physically and spiritually. It is important to me, to only use the latest, scientifically proven technology, such as state of the art lasers and other new technology like mesoporation, which uses an electrical current to infuse age defying products such as collagen and vitamins into the skin, without needles, pain or surgery! Much of this technology has been around in Europe for years and is finally being adopted here in the US. I am so happy to be in an industry that helps people look good and feel good. Many of my clients spent their earlier years baking in the sun with oils and tin foil because that was what was done back then! Now we are able to help reverse the wrinkles and sun spots caused by all those years of sun damage and help people feel better about themselves. Most people in their 40s and 50s (even some in their 30s) admit they feel much younger inside than they look. Our role is to help bring back that balance between how a person looks and how they feel.

LATP:  What is your background?
 
AA:  I have been around spas, salons and the beauty industry my entire life. I have dabbled in many industries but always find myself back in the health and beauty arena which is where my true passion lies. I grew up in Belgium and England, around many health and wellness spas where many of these types of procedures are done. I love skin care! When you think about it, the skin is the largest organ in the body and is most reflective of the lifestyle you live. Habitual stress, poor nutrition, smoking, insomnia or late nights are all evident when you examine your skin. I have a Masters degree in business information systems which has helped me with the practical side of business management. I also spent over 15 years with health maintenance organizations giving me a solid understanding of regulatory healthcare compliance and practice management. Health, beauty and wellness is a lifelong passion I have chosen to devote my life to.

LATP:  How did you determine which treatments were best to offer?
 
AA:  Safety and exceptional results have always been my highest priority. I spent many years researching the latest technology and products available, studying clinical trials and working with the best physicians, medical aestheticians and medical spa consultants available. Our lasers, equipment and products have gone through rigorous testing and are FDA approved. Our treatments come from all over the world and are developed specifically for restoration and self-improvement. We focus mainly on restoring youthful skin and contouring the body to help regain youthfulness. We are also developing new self help programs for a more holistic approach to health and beauty.

LATP:  What is your ‘mission statement’?
 
AA:  i Medspa was founded on a commitment to help our clients look and feel their best. We take a comprehensive approach to skin care recognizing that each client has unique needs for preservation, reparation, maintenance and enhancement of their skin. The name ‘i’ reminds us to give each individual client the focus and attention they deserve. For that time when you visit our spa, it is all about you and we do all we can to give you the best experience possible, while offering the latest technologies to provide you with results you are looking for. Our treatments are safe and gentle, provide measurable results and are performed by licensed and experienced clinicians and skin care specialists.

LATP:  You designed it so beautifully; do you have a design background too?!
 
AA:  Actually, yes! I studied interior design at UCLA – another one of my passions! The interior design was a collaboration between Q design, Interkinetics Architects and myself. I guess I am drawn to creating beauty, whether for the face, body or space/environment. When the things around us are beautiful, we feel harmonious and peaceful. I think beauty comes in all forms, shapes, sizes and colors and we need to tap into it and make the most of what we have for as long as we can have it! God created so much beauty in the world and we are all entitled to it and deserve to receive it.
 
LATP:  What is your most popular treatment for the summer?
 
AA:  Underarm and Bikini laser hair removal is always popular around this time for all the beach goers. Our hottest treatment right now is the Mesoderm/Velashape treatment for body contouring. Most clients will see up to 3 inches permanent fat loss in one area (typically around the belly) and this can be achieved in 10-14 days! This treatment also addresses double chins, love handles, cellulite and more! It almost sounds too good to be true but people are seeing phenomenal results and beginning to tell their friends. The best part of it is that it is all achieved with no pain, no surgery and most importantly, no downtime so this is a convenient, effective and safe treatment we can all take advantage of!

The Doctor in In:  Robert Ruder

At the helm as Medical Director of i Medspa is Robert Ruder, a board certified facial plastic surgeon with a practice in Beverly Hills. Ruder’s steady hand of stewardship has been cultivated through his experiences as the former Chief Head and Neck Surgeon at Cedars Sinai Hospital and his current work as also an Assistant Clinical Professor at UCLA.

Beautiful LiftR by Moonlight Innovations is a one of a kind adhesive bra made of hypoallergenic and sensitive silicone that gives your breasts a beautiful, sexy and perfectly contoured appearance. It is easy to apply, breathable and flexible on the skin and can be re-used up to eight times. Wear with or without your favorite bra for that extra lift. The technique used in the application of this product combined with the shape of the adhesive make Beautiful Lift R uniquely different from any other product of its kind in the market.

Before and after!

Here’s why Beautiful LiftR is the only adhesive bra choice:

• Other adhesive bras are designed for women without excess skin and can’t provide maximum cleavage.
• Other adhesive bra will provide moderate lift while Beautiful due to its unique application technique gives you maximum lift.
• Other adhesive bras don’t cover your nipple, while Beautiful give you complete coverage.
• Other adhesive bras only work for smaller breasts, Beautiful works for sizes B – DD.

Here are what women are saying about Beautiful LiftR:

“I use my Beautiful Lift for any occasion. It has become a part of me. Once you learn the technique, you get a perfect cleavage every time. I wear it with my bra and or with out it. It works great every time. The instructional DVD was a great help. Thank you Beautiful Lift!
Customer
Orlando, FL

“Thank you so much for a product that makes my breasts look lifted again. After losing 44 pounds, I have a lot of excess skin. I have tried other adhesive bras but they never worked for me, no adhesive bra ever did “right”. The adhesive bra I tried did not give me enough support or lift. I heard about the Beautiful Lift adhesive bra from a friend, but even all the great things I heard did not do it justice. I tried it on and I was impressed. I practiced the application technique and WHAT A DIFFERENCE! Now I have a breast lift every time I wear my Beautiful Lift. All self-consciousness is gone. I am able to wear tight fitting cloths and low cut blouses and I look like I had breast surgery! Thank you so much!!”
Customer
Texas

Sold At: Macys, Dillards and at www.beautifullift.com (Instructional DVD
included with online purchase) $12.99 and up.

Marco Pelusi

For women looking to redefine their hair as fall approaches, they need only remind themselves “There’s no place like West Hollywood”, as renowned stylist and color Marco Pelusi’s thriving West Hollywood locale (www.marcopelusi.com) has all the answers. He’s literally devoted his entire life to hair and now the denizens of Los Angeles are benefiting from the fruits of his labor.

A Family Affair

Marco’s passion for hair and style is his birthright, having grown up in a family of stylists with a chain of more than 15 salons on the east coast. As a child, dinner table conversations often revolved around the family business, with his uncle a premier stylist and his father’s acumen for the hair care industry. Even in his youth, Marco’s female friends learned to trust only him with their hair.

Marco The Colorist

As a professional stylist, Marco observed the teachings of color trainers and quickly realized he wanted to become a color trainer. It was a wonderful courtship; Marco fell in love with how fascinating and technical the color chemistry was. He learned the ways the four seasons affect fashion, hair color and styles while gaining an appreciation for how the very basic artist’s color wheel is implemented and literally affects a woman’s appearance when she selects her hair color.

Marco immediately immersed himself in the world of hair color and learned everything he could, working in the lab at one of the world’s leading hair color companies based in Milan with a US headquarters in his hometown of Pittsburgh. Marco also travelled to Milan and worked closely with the master colorists and chemists. Ultimately, Marco was awarded the prestigious position as the company’s regional educator.

Marco Pelusi Hair Studio

Every mad scientist needs a secret lair for experimenting and luckily the secret is out about Marco’s laboratory. The buzz you hear from LA’s style community points directly to the chic corner of Robertson and Melrose, where the Marco Pelusi Hair Studio offers elite hair color and style services at an almost spa-like facility. Named “Best Hair Color in Los Angeles 2007” by Fox11’s MyFoxLA, the exclusive studio located in the heart of West Hollywood offers a wide range of services for women and men.

Collagen Color Guard

Known for the Marco Collagen Color Guard HairCare System, Marco is the choice of celebrities like Stacy Keibler and Carol Alt as Marco Collagen Color Guard is the first collagen for the hair that’s specifically formulated to prevent premature color fade and establishes a therapeutic environment for the hair and scalp.

Carol Alt was actually the muse for Marco’s Collagen Color Guard HairCare System. Marco befriended Carol and was immediately inspired to develop a high end product that would allow Carol’s hair to match the youthful expression of her beauty. Marco’s hair care system captures the sophistication of the fashion runway experience in Milan while helping everyone look their best and enjoy healthy hair.

Marco’s Collagen Color Guard is defined by its breakthrough proprietary technology, incorporating a special blend of naturally-occurring collagen, hair keratin, silk amino acids and hydrolyzed wheat proteins that carefully work together to repair, restore and rebuild damaged sites on the hair shaft. The result is increased volume, strength, style-ability, shine and color longevity.

No Place Like Marco’s

Finding the right style can often make you feel like Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz. Everyone’s got an opinion on what you should do with your hair; from your brainy buddy to that heartless gal pal, and you’re little dog too. Thankfully, you need only follow the yellow brick road to the corner of Robertson and Melrose and into the trusted styling hands of a true styling wizard, Marco Pelusi.

Marco combines the passion of his family upbringing with the lessons derived from years of training in creating Marco’s Collagen Color Guard and managing the Marco Pelusi Studio. For more information, visit Marco’s website, www.marcopelusi.com.

Q&A with Marco Pelusi

Q: Why is it when I had my hair colored at other well known LA salons, I walked out with dried out straw hair, and when you color it, it’s silky smooth? Are you using special dyes?

MP:  My mantra has, is, and always will be to color-treat the hair while maintaining the quality and integrity of the hair. My background literally was growing up while working inside my family’s chain of salons on the east coast, and also working inside the labs at a luxury hair color manufacturer called Framesi. I literally formed my hair education based on the knowledge and understanding of how to create and work with hair color at Framesi to maintain the shine and condition of the hair – and became a color trainer. I use top quality, low ammonia, and maximum conditioning hair color on my clients. Usually once you’re in my chair for color, your hair feels better than it did before. This feeling is because I only apply the minimal amount of ammonia and other chemicals specifically needed to achieve the color you desire. Less is more with chemicals. More rich pigment and condition, less ammonia and peroxide. Hair color can be nestled in a conditioning base which I do. Joico in LA then took me onboard years ago as their international color instructor, and I once again had the opportunity to create healthy, shiny hair color products. I love taking extra special care of the hair while coloring it. I also am the only one to actually add collagen to hair color formulas, making it something that cannot be achieved anywhere else, except right here at my studio.

Q: As a guy, I’ve had my hair colored at top salons and it looks fake or too dark. Why is it when you do it, it looks so natural?

M: Well first off, I have spent most of my life training hairdressers to perform natural-looking hair color. My life to this day still involves creating a color technique, taking it on the road, and teaching it! I prefer to color men’s’ hair to make it appear as it could have been the color he had as a kid. To do this work, I respect skin tone, eye color, hairstyle, appearance, lifestyle, everything. This awareness allows me to select just the right shade that will look appropriate right next to a gentleman’s skin. Then, when I apply a guy’s color, generally I may only apply it partially, allowing some of the gray hair to still show through in certain areas. This personalized application makes a guy’s hair look more natural. There’s nothing worse than when a guy’s color is so obvious it looks like shoe polish! My goal for a man’s hair color is to reduce the amount of gray, to make it look like it did ten years prior; or, simply to make his color look similar to when he was a young kid.

Q: I love my dark hair (it is natural) but I have read that after you’re over a certain age its best to lighten up the color. Is this true with everyone? Thanks so much!

A: As a colorist, yes, generally speaking, I do believe that as we get older, we shouldn’t be AS dark with our hair color as we once were.  The reason for this is: as we age, we lose pigment in our skin and our hair, so the very dark hair no longer looks as good as it once did next to our skin.  A woman or man in her/his early 30s can probably pull off the same level of darkness in the hair as she/he had in her/his 20s.  But once he/she gets into the later 30s, and most definitely into the mid to late 40s, he/she needs to lighten it up a bit.  I’m not suggesting for you to become blonde!  I’m merely suggesting that slowly, gradually, you should aim to lighten your hair, over the years, at least by a few shades.  If you have a very dark, rich brunette color, begin by adding a few caramel highlights.  If you like them, gradually add more.  Eventually, ask your stylist to slowly lighten your base color by a few shades, to catch up with the highlights.  This lightening can be natural looking, if done in harmony with the highlighting.  During this transformation, and with all hair color, make sure to use color-safe shampoo, conditioner and styling products on your hair.

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