Piccolo Paradiso

Rosalba Berardi is the founder and creative inspiration behind Piccolo Paradiso a line of artisan luxury soap. Rosalba lives Chicago, with her husband and twins. She started her career in marketing and photography, having worked for several award-winning advertising agencies as a photo producer. She started designing soap for her family and in a relatively short time developed her own distinctive style of soap making. Creative inspiration, an entrepreneurial spirit and a passion for working with her hands eventually drove her to turn this soap making hobby into a new and prospering business Piccolo Paradiso. Rosalba’s craft is inspired by her Italian heritage, her travels to Italy, culinary arts and nature. Earth conscience, she uses many naturally derived ingredients in her soap which are healthy for your skin such as fruit and vegetable pigments, clays, minerals, herbs, organics and essential oils. Piccolo Paradiso was featured in the 2012 Golden Globes Luxury Gift Lounge with The Artisan Group. “It is an honor to be in this group of like-minded businesswomen who work together and support one another’s passions.” Piccolo Paradiso is excited about their new line of herbal soaps that will be launching in early spring. www.paradisoproducts.com

Barefoot Bath & Body

Barefoot Bath & Body is a full service body and bath products business started in 2007 by Deanna Crowe, a stay at home mom in Big Lake, MN. Always an avid crafter, Deanna decided to try her hand at soapmaking, and a few blocks of glycerine soap base started a passion for soapmaking. Barefoot Bath & Body was launched on Etsy in 2008. To this day Deanna maintains a strict standard of using the freshest oils and ingredients from reputable suppliers. All products are tested thoroughly…but never on animals! Deanna’s main goal: to never sell anything to anyone that she would not use on herself. Deanna is active in several professional organizations including the Handcrafted Soapmaker’s Guild and The Artisan Group. Recent Features and Activities include: Fox Small Business of the Day, December 14, 2011; Feature in Times Media Style Magazine’s Holiday Gift Guide, and display and gifting participant at the GBK Productions 2012 Golden Globes Gift Lounge at the Lermitage, Beverly Hills, CA. www.barefootbathandbody.etsy.com

Villa Lusso

As a residential interior designer for the past 18 years, I strive to create a wonderful environment for my clients to love to come home to. Four years ago, I created Villa Lusso (translated to luxury home), a luxurious line of Italian inspired products capturing the love and warmth of the Italian culture. It was a combination of my fond childhood memories and my passion for travelling to Italy when I created Villa Lusso to remind one of life’s simple pleasures. The products gifted to the celebrities of the Golden Globes were 100% soy travel-sized (Viaggi) candles. All of my candles and body lotions that were on display are hand-poured and have scents based on experiences in Italy. Perguia, my newest scent, was inspired by the Chocolate Festival every fall in Perugia. This scent is the most decadent, dark chocolate and is available in soy candles and body lotions. I continue to be captivated by the beautiful Italian countryside and am always inspired to create new scents for people to love to come home to. www.villalusso.com

Cassia Aromatics

Kelly A.Taylor has sailed the 7 seas, visited 35 nations, traveled up the Amazon, speaks & reads fluent Thai, and flown over Mount Everest. She was a volunteer overseas for 10 years. In 1997 she began ardently studying aromatherapy and herbal healing. She combines her love of distant nations with her love of herbs, spices, and aromas. Mixing nature’s finest oils in her 16 x 40 kitchen in Houston, TX with delectable aromas is a passion in the spa body and home fragrance products she creates for Cassia Aromatics, launched in 2008. Suffering from dry skin herself, Kelly understands how uncomfortable it is to have skin problems, and many of her customers have reported alleviated skin irritations. Cassia Aromatics is passionate about energy and resource conservation, using recycled packaging for shipping, and US grown, 100% soy wax for her aromatherapy candles. She supports indigent orphans in developing nations of Uganda, India, and Thailand specifically, and the 1040 window in general; aiming to channel resources to see injustice, poverty and slavery overcome. Currently 10% of sales is donated to her 501 c (3) non-profits. Cassia Aromatics products can be found in fine spas, boutiques, gift shops, natural pharmacies and even art galleries nationwide. Visit Kelly at www.etsy.com/shop/CassiaAromatics.

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NVEY ECO  is an Australian company that has created a  collection of high performance, long-lasting, certified organic makeup from Australia. All the ingredients are formulated without the use of chemicals such as petrochemicals or synthetic fragrances. A pioneer in Organic Color Cosmetics, they’re process focuses on safe, ethical and effective organic cosmetics for their customers. They only use regulated, approved and safe ingredients in their brand.

NVEY ECO is:
Talc Free  -  No Talc is used in any NVEY ECO product.
Paraben Free  -  No Parabens are used in the manufacture of any NVEY ECO product.
Sodium Laureth Sulphate (SLS) Free  -  No SLS or derivatives of SLS chemicals are used in any of our products.
No Propylene Glycol is used in our products.
GMO Free  -  No ingredients are derived from genetically modified crops.
Not Tested On Animals
We simply don’t test on animals… only our obliging staff, and occasionally the CEO!
No Petroleum Based Ingredients  -  No mineral or petroleum oils are used in our product. NVEY ECO uses plant derived oils such as safflower, castor and jojoba.
No Nanotechnology based Ingredients  -  We do not use nano particle ingredients in NVEY ECO products, as this process is found to be hazardous and potentially toxic technology.

Natasha Sunhine founded Byu-ti Salon five years ago with the idea to “Give Goodness”, and that is apparent in each step of the enriched salon experience.

When you arrive at their Santa Monica location,you are greeted and handed a  a cup of tea, as well as a form for you to fill out, regarding what you want your hair for a 6-step consultation with your stylist.

Comprehensive Consultation

We have all gotten home from the salon and thought “Why didn’t I tell her I wear my part on both sides?” or “How did I forget to ask about my frizz?” But with the 6-step consultation, each aspect is covered so you don’t forget anything. This process allows you to say as much about your hair and what you expect from your experience at Byu-ti, without any awkward chit-chat or beating-around-the-bush. It opens the door right away for conversation and approaches your hair in a completely different way, allowing each client to feel that their needs are truly heard.

More Than Just a Regular Hair Salon!

Byu-ti Salon focuses on a comprehensive treatment for your hair, not simply just cut, color, and style. Natasha Sunshine has developed different “boosts” to add to your custom-blended reparative treatments, so that your salon experience can be individualized for your hairs specific needs. Sunshine also developed the Byu-ti Vitamin Bio-Niu Supplement, Byu-ti’s number one selling product, that helps your hair grow up to twice as fast as it would on its own, and to help you achieve optimum health from the inside out.

Byu-ti uses the finest PureOlogy and Redken products, and all of the Byu-ti colorists are Redken Color-certified, which takes any worry out of trying something new. Sunshine, who has had the pleasure of styling such celebrity clientele as Molly Sims, Ivanka Trump, Stephanie Seymour, Eva Herzigova, Dean McDermott and Gael Garcia Bernal, and was most recently featured on The Rachel Ray Show and Tori & Dean, wanted to create a high-end salon where people could feel luxurious, in a comfortable environment where they could relax and enjoy.

Byu-ti offers a variety of services ranging from hair relaxing to makeup, from hair extensions to updo’s, and by using only the highest grade color and wholesome ingredients in their products, your hair is sure to be as healthy as it has ever been when you walk out  the doors onto Wilshire Boulevard.

You can relax in this sophisticated ambiance while the professional staff at Byu-ti helps your hair back to optimum health, by calling 310.587.2207 to make an appointment, or visit them at www.byu-ti.com to book online. Also, you can “Like” them on Facebook to keep up on all of their latest products and special offers.

Byu-ti Salon
510 Wilshire Boulevard
Santa Monica, CA 90401

Creative and fun gift sets for Christmas - Urban Decay's Book of Shadows

An LA’s The Place Top Pick for 2010!
Urban Decay Cosmetics started when co-founder Sandy Lerner was unable to find a purple or green nail polish for her eclectic tastes. Wende Zomnir, Executive Creative Director and Co-Founder of Urban Decay met up with Sandy Lerner and found herself mixing nail polish in her Laguna Beach cottage and assembling press kits from hardware store supplies. With Wende’s experiences, worldliness and innate creativity, Urban Decay has become a very important player in the cosmetics industry.

 Now, Urban Decay’s many products can be found at Macy’s, Sephora and Ulta, as well as its successful online store urbandecay.com, making it an easy Christmas Gift Guide pick for this year.

According to its Brand Statement, Urban Decay can help you, “go from a pixie to a vixen, from a rock star to a starlet…Urban Decay is beauty with an edge. It is feminine, dangerous, and fun…appealing to celebrities, rock stars and anyone who relishes her individuality and dares to express it.”

So what are the best holiday products offered for gift-giving 2010?

Containing nine of the brand’s waterproof, long-lasting eye pencils is the 24/7 Jackpot gift set. The set holds a variety of colors in deluxe mini sizes, as well as a full size pencil in Zero (black). It is only being offered for a limited time ($39) and consists of shades Eldorado, Stash, Mildew, Electric, Binge, Ransom, Rockstar, Gunmetal and Whiskey.

The Black Palette gives those looking for a smoky, dark eye color a perfect set of options, with six shadows and the aforementioned Zero pencil. Consisting of shades, Black Dog, Barracuda, Libertine, Cobra, Sabbath and Jet, the group is $36 and available exclusively at Sephora and Sephora.com.

Giving users a little “practical magic,” the Box of Potions from Urban Decay is made up of Complexion Primer Portion for pore perfecting; Lip Primer Potion, a foundation for your lips; Eyeshadow Primer Potion (original); and Eyelash Primer Potion for thicker, longer lashes. It is available at the standard Urban Decay locations, as well as select JCPenney stores for $49.

The latest Professional Size of the Eyeshadow Primer Potion now answers the question, “Is bigger always better?” with a resounding yes. The Professional Size ($29) is 150 percent larger than the previous Primer Potion option, and is fitted with a needle-tipped nose, perfect for quick and safe application.

Condensing the popular Eyeshadow Primer Potion product, Little Sins Eyeshadow Primer Potion Set ($29) is a purse-size, exclusively found at Sephora locations. It offers four travel-size versions of the classic colors: Eyeshadow Primer Potion (original), Sin Eyeshadow Primer Potion (champagne), Eden Eyeshadow Primer Potion (nude) and Greed Eyeshadow Primer Potion (gold).

The Urbanglow Cream Highlight products nourish the skin with coconut oil and sit in a Lucite compact decorated with a flowery gold skull. The shades include Brown Sugar, Wicked, Sin and Moonshine.

Along with many cosmetics, Urban Decay also touts a Body Jewelry line with temporary tattoos. Launched in 1996, this aspect of the company is filled with unique designs and decadent jewels, perfect to spice up any day of the week. If you need to rid your skin of the design, don’t worry. A dab of alcohol will do the trick. For more information on this line, as well as Urban Decay’s full cosmetic product list, visit www.urbandecay.com.

LightStim is ranked the top manufacturer and distributor of LED lights to medical and spa industry locations and has now introduced a hand-held piece that is non-invasive and safe for all skin types.

It allows women and men a chance to act as their own personal skincare expert.

This at-home skin rejuvination  solution is the very first U.S. designed and manufactured LED light product to gain FDA, over-the-counter clearance for the treatment of preorbital wrinkles.

According to the company, the device has many benefits, including: stimulating collagen and elastin; diminishing fine lines and wrinkles; increasing the skin’s moisture retention and elasticity; reducing the appearance of pore sizes; improving the appearance of sun damaged skin; smoothing the texture of the skin; helping to balance uneven skin tone; and restoring skin’s radiance and youthful appearance.

LightStim can be bought at local department stores like Macy’s, Bloomingdales, Dillard’s and Lord & Taylor. It can also be purchased on QVC for $299.

For those unfamiliar, LED Light Therapy uses lights to bolster an anti-aging effect on skin, and it is rapidly growing into one of the safest and most affordable ways to keep the skin looking young and glowing. Being one of the safest methods, LED Light Therapy does not use lasers, injections chemicals or surgery and can be done in the privacy of one’s own home, only 20 minutes a day.

The method is used and recommended by dermatologists, aestheticians and plastic surgeons and LightStim stands by an Internet 30-day Satisfaction Guarantee.

For more information, visit www.lightstim.com.

WOW! Creations has won a spot in LA’s The Place Top Picks for the Best Gifting companies in Los Angeles for 2010! We have attended and covered numerous WOW! Creations’ Oscar, Emmy and other prestigious gifting suites here in Hollywood, and they put on outstanding gifting suites with top Hollywood celebrities always attending, and have achieved tremendous results for their clients.

WOW!Creations Media, founded by Mark Harris and Matt Harris, is a Los Angeles-based creative marketing and publicity company that specializes  in creating Celebrity / VIP Gift bags filled with high-end consumer products for Hollywood Award Shows, Film Festivals, Beauty Pageants, Charity Events, Sport event, Individual Gifting Experiences and Launch parties for emerging companies.  Wow! Creations is on the inside track in Hollywood and provides amazing opportunities for businesses wanting to get their products in the Hollywood A-list scene and into the hands of the stars.

Matt and Mark Harris visiting the Kardashians at their ”Famous Cupcakes” store in Beverly Hills to present them with their fabulous gifts. Watch for our video on the upcoming Showcase TV, showing all the exciting pr0ducts the Kim, Khloe and Kourtney received,  including:

SkinCare:

The girls received a multitude of skincare products to use on their already beautiful faces! BodyVerde is an all-natural skincare line that uses no chemicals, all eco friendly ingredients, and totally botanical formulas taken from plants, flowers, and sea extracts. They insist that you are what you wear, so you should only be using the healthiest natural solutions for your skin. The BodyVerde products allow your skin to naturally regenerate and heal itself!   For more information go to www.bodyverde.com.

Earth Luscious Organic Skincare, by Deanna Chaffee, has created another organic skincare line that decreases the rate of aging. Their anti aging formula allows for younger, healthier looking skin, without using harsh chemicals. This way, you can enhance your skin without bringing down the health of the rest of your body! www.earthluscious.com

My Lip Stuff’s mission to cure the world of chapped lips and save the environment has landed right in the Kardashian’s laps. These lip balms refuse to use animal testing, and only use natural ingredients to help your lips.  They use recyclable products such as water, wind, or landfill gases instead of oil, all to help the environment and protect your lips from chapping! www.mylipstuff.com

Della Cura’s skincare products are able to produce anti aging effects by creating a serum that penetrates below the skin’s superficial surfaces. Without using any harmful chemicals, only all natural oils from fruits and nuts, their formula slowly takes off the dead cells and rejuvenates your skin cells to look healthier. www.dellacura.com

Hair and Cosmetics:

Along with skincare products, the lovely ladies were given some amazing hair and cosmetic products to enjoy! The Jet-Set Girl Glambox is a cosmetic package from Glambox Cosmetics specifically designed for a girl on the go. It has high quality make up that will last for hours, assembled to compliment each other and to make you look fresh! It includes, mist, eyeliner, mascara, blush, liptox sheer, and make up wipes! www.glamboxcosmetics.com

Divine Response is a revolution is hair products because its patented Toxin Halting Enhancer, it allows you to treat your hair and detox your body and the water as it goes down the drain. Their cosmetic lines work to the same effect, using ecologically friendly components to biologically enhance men and women’s faces everywhere. www.divineresponse.com

Spornette’s hairbrushes are unique in their individual designs tailored to match every kind of hair out their. No matter what kind of hair you have, because we all can’t have those gorgeous black locks like the Kardashians, you can find a solution with Spornette. Their website lets you pick out what kind of brush is right for you at www.spornette.com.

Hairfree is the newest alternative to using flat irons or curling irons on your hair. The Hairfree hairbrush is coated with the same ceramic material used on the irons, so that it maintains the heat of the blowdryer, while straightening or curling your hair, depending on the brush. The high heat of the iron damages hair, but this is a healthier solution! www.noflatiron.com

Jewelry:

These sisters got amazing pieces of jewelry. Melissa Lowery, designer of SSD Jewelry, creates handcrafted, indie inspired, pieces of jewelry. She calls it wearable art at www.ssdjewelry.com.

Jewels by L Designs is a chic, feminine collection of wire wrapped, gemstone, and glass lampwork jewelry.  They use a centuries old technique known as glass lampworking in their home studio which produces the glass beads used in their designs. For more go to www.jewelsbyldesigns.etsy.com

Jackie Parr creates specially designed gem stone jewelry such as Turquoise, Amethyst, Topaz and Quartz. She also uses freshwater pearls and Biwa and Keshi metals to produce simply exquisite pieces. www.jackieparrjewelry.com

Jody Vially Jewelry specializes in costume, couture and vintage jewelry. They are always looking for the finest pieces to offer their supportive clientele. www.jodyvialyjewelry.com

Tweak offers a funky yet elegant line of jewelry by designer, Caroline Bruce. Each piece is a study in color, texture, touch and a bit of surprise. Every piece is a work of art that perfectly accessorizes anyone’s wardrobe. www.tweakboutiqueonline.com

Clothing and Couture:

Along with all these goodies, of course, the girls got a wonderful array of clothes and accessories. One of these includes the Tiger Lilly Bikini from their Quality Swimwear Line, which is designed and produced in Los Angeles but is now available worldwide. www.tigerlillycollection.com

Contraband produces worldclass headwear that blends rock’n'roll with classic styles like the fedora. They are initially based in Los Angeles and are widely popular with celebrities in L.A. They have a large range of styles and designs, and can be found at www.contrabandhats.com.

Ilana Kugel has created a new line of swimwear called, Koral Swimwear. Inspired by her native Brazil with all its colors and natural palettes, Kugel has designed a collection that’s personal and beautiful. www.koralswimwear.com

Rock Couture Malibu is based on the belief that rock never dies. It takes on a new approach to clothing by infusing classic styles with a rock’n'roll edge that stands out in the crowd. The line embodies the California lifestyle, emphasizing beach chic and luxurious glamour. www.rockcouture.net

Sassy Smox is a fun and funky line ranging from aprons to bibs that use bright and intricate fabrics combined with new age designs. This creates a more expressive self while at home doing the things that may seem tedious or boring. Now you’ll never be dull! www.sassysmox.com

Extras:

Another great gift the Kardashians got was the Car Go Handbags Hook. It’s a hook that you place on the head rest to put your purse on so it stops rolling and spilling all over the car! It comes fashioned with beautiful jewels to add to the décor of the car interior. www.cargohandbaghooks.com

Even though Soy Delicious may sound like a Japanese bakery, it’s actually a company that produces candles made 100% by soy. This creates a high concentration of fragrance that will burn evenly for up to 80 hours without smoke or soot. They are environmentally sensitive and non toxic. www.soy-delicious.com

One of the cutest items the Kardashians received was from Babychix, which provides a line of products specifically designed for giving and entertaining mothers. Every product has a mother in mind, to help and ease her motherhood. Also, a portion of the proceeds goes to help support children all over the world. www.babychix.com

To contact WOW! Creations, go to www.WOWCreationsMedia.com

An LA’s The Place 2010 Top Pick!

You may already know that wheatgrass is one of the healthiest products you can eat or drink, but as it turns out, its benefits extend to your skin. Vitale Skin has harnessed the natural properties of wheatgrass for use in their Green Skincare line, where it detoxifies and purifies the skin with loads of natural vitamins, minerals, amino acids, and chlorophyll. The chlorophyll is especially advantageous for your complexion, as it acts like hemoglobin and brings oxygen and nutrients to your skin. Vitale Skin is the brainchild of Shelly Floyd, a licensed aesthetician and a longtime veteran in the skincare industry.

Vitale Skin’s Green Skincare is eco-friendly through and through, from the bottles to the formula to the company’s commitment to the best organic, chemical-free, and cruelty-free ingredients. Even better, Vitale Skin backs up its environmentally friendly pedigree with a unique three-step program that incorporates the natural healing abilities of wheatgrass to revitalize and nourish your skin. If this sounds like a new approach, it is, and it all adds up to a skincare line that gives you a healthy, young-looking face without the toxic elements commonly found in other cleansers.

Shelly Floyd share her line with excited celebs at the 2010 Oscar Gifting Suite.

Vitale’s Green Skincare line includes three products that can be used alone or in combination. Of course, the trio is specially designed to work together, but users should feel free to pick and choose between the items–and to expect fantastic results.

Wheatgrass 3-in-1 Cleanser

Start off with Vitale Skin’s Wheatgrass 3-in-1 Cleanser, which removes makeup, as well as purifies and cleanses the face. It also restores your skin’s pH, no toner necessary. Free of fragrances and mineral oil, it feels silky and doesn’t dry out your skin.

Wheatgrass Foaming Refiner

The second step is Wheatgrass Foaming Refiner, which includes jojoba beads and rice bran wax both to exfoliate your face and to absorb your skin’s oils. Suspended within the deep-cleansing foaming gel, wheatgrass blends with essential oils, adding up to a cleanser that evens out rough skin, yet is delicate enough for use on sensitive skin. You’ll see the difference in a polished, soft complexion.

Ashley Jones from Bold & the Beautiful loves her Vitale Green Skincare.

Wheatgrass Oil Free Hydrator

Finish up with Wheatgrass Oil Free Hydrator to help your skin stay dewy and moist without oil, which can clog your pores and lead to blemishes. Vitale Skin’s moisturizer reaches down into the depths of your epidermal layer; the hydration comes from the inside out, and the final product is a healthy, balanced glow to your skin. You should be able to see results in the form of soft, energized skin in your first day using Vitale’s Green Skincare. With repeated use, acne, oiliness, and redness will decrease as well.

Tionne Williams, the grammy-nominated Universal Music Recording Artist and Actor.

Vitale Skin teams up wheatgrass with a whole roster of natural ingredients that have been long known for their beneficial properties, including wild mint, lavender, eucalyptus, ylang ylang, lemon peel, orange peel, cucumber, green tea, and other valuable botanicals. These pure products provide the antioxidants that are so important in fighting free radical damage, which often leads to health problems and increased signs of aging. Vitale Skin combines these ingredients for a formula that’s more than 75 percent active, compared to over-the-counter items that are typically between 10 and 25 percent active and padded with oil and water. Seeing the results of fast-acting Green Skincare is all you’ll need to understand how Vitale Skin’s revolutionary mix improves on those old, inert concoctions.

Patrick Kirpatrick of Minority Report.

Shelly Floyds aim was to create a green product that could nourish, cleanse, and refresh the skin, but not dry out or deprive it of its natural properties. As a result, Shelly crafted the Green Skincare line. In addition to its use of natural ingredients, Green Skincare is wholly derived from plants and minerals, as well as free of parabens, sulfates, and animal products. The Green Skincare line is not tested on animals, and the bottles are recyclable.

LA’s the Place caught up with Shelly Floyd of Vitale Skin GREEN Skincare to find out about her innovative skincare line.

LA’s the Place: Tell us a little bit about what makes Vitale Skin’s GREEN Skincare so unique.

Shelly Floyd: Vitale’s Skin’s Green Skincare is unique because it is the first and only skincare line on the market to harness wheatgrass in a simple to use 3 step process! Green Skincare targets oily, Acneic, combination, congested, sensitive and normal skin types. It is paraben free, sulfate free, cruelty free and plant/mineral derived.  We even donate a portion of the proceeds to the ASPCA to help fight animal cruelty!

LATP: Why specifically did you choose to use wheatgrass in your product?

SF: I chose to use wheatgrass in my products because wheatgrass is very detoxifying, purifying and loaded with vitamins, minerals and amino acids.  It is also 70% chlorophyll. Chlorophyll acts like hemoglobin (our red blood cells).  It brings oxygen and nutrients to the skin.

LATP: What other natural and organic ingredients are used in the product?

SF: The other natural ingredients in Green Skincare are wild mint, lavender, eucalyptus, ylang ylang, lemon peel, orange peel, cucumber, green tea and other soothing botanicals.

LATP: What are some benefits of using a skincare product with natural ingredients as opposed to chemicals?

SF: The benefits of using natural ingredients are that you get all the great antioxidants from them!  When you are talking about healthy skin and anti-aging….you have to talk about antioxidants.  Antioxidants fight free radical damage. Free radicals are scavengers that are missing an oxygenated molecule. When a free radical attaches itself to your cells, it takes the oxygen molecule from it. The cell still divides….causing it to divide deformed and unhealthy. This is what causes cancer, immune problems and disease.  When you use antioxidants…the free radicals attach themselves to the antioxidant instead, leaving your cells untouched and healthy. When you use chemical products, you are contributing to free radical damage.

LATP: What inspired you to create a different kind of skincare line?

SF: I was inspired by my healthy eating. I eat organic and fresh as much as I can, so I started to do a lot of research on wheatgrass and its benefits.  It did not take me very long to understand that wheatgrass is a super food.  I literally woke up in the middle of the night, after praying, with the thought of a wheatgrass skincare line! I knew in my heart that this was a healthy approach to healthy skin!

LATP: How is GREEN Skincare different from you average skincare product?

SF: The average skincare product is not a professional line that has a high activity.  Over the counter products are anywhere from 10-25% active…the rest of the ingredients are either oil or water.  Green Skincare is more than 75% active.  That means that Green Skincare works….. and works fast! Plus, there is not another skincare line that offers wheatgrass as a purifier and healer in a cleanser, refiner and hydrator!

LATP: Explain how each of the 3 wheatgrass skin products treats and benefits the skin.

SF: The three wheatgrass products can work individually or combined.  It is best if you use all three products, but if you choose to use just one or two of the line, it will still give you amazing results!
The Wheatgrass 3-in-1 Cleanser removes makeup, purifies, cleanses and restores the PH of the skin, so you do not need a toner.  It is fragrance free, mineral oil free and has a silky feel to it without over drying or dehydrating the skin.
The Wheatgrass Foaming Refiner uses jojoba beads and rice bran wax to exfoliate and absorb oil from the skin.  This refiner smells and feels heavenly! It does not have any fragrance; the smell comes from the essential oils!
The Wheatgrass Oil Free Hydrator is a serum and moisturizer in one!  This hydrator actually penetrates to the inner layers of the epidermis. So it hydrates from the inside out!

LATP: How can products with harsh chemicals and ingredients adversely affect our skin?

SF: There have been multiple studies that point to harsh ingredients and chemicals to the main cause of irritation in the skin.  The more you irritate the skin, the worse your skin will look in the long run. Irritation can cause acne, redness, aging, crepiness and a multitude of other problems.

LATP: What kind of testing and approval procedures do you use for your products?

SF: We DO NOT test on animals!  The only animals we test on are HUMANS! We have professional dermatologist and ophthalmologist testing as well as efficacy and stability testing.

LATP: How carefully do you monitor and examine the ingredients that go into your products?

SF: We monitor and examine our ingredients very carefully.  If it is not up to our high standards, we do not put them in our products.  We have one of the leading ingredient gurus in the world on hand to determine what will and will not go into our products!

LATP: What is some of the feedback you’ve gotten from your customers about the product?

SF: Our customers love every single one of our products!  We have some of the best customers in the world!  Most of the feedbacks are about how beautiful their skin looks and how much better they feel because our products have given them back their self confidence to face the world with better skin!  I especially love when a customer tells me about using our products for things we did not intend.  For example, I have a customer that used the Oil Free Hydrator for her sunburn!  She said within a few days, her sunburn was gone and she did not peel!  Wheatgrass is very healing.

Tristen's results with Vitale Skincare.

LATP: How affective is GREEN Skincare in treating problems like acne and rosacea?

SF: Green Skincare is VERY effective in treating acne and rosacea and even problems like eczema and combination skin types! Wheatgrass is the key ingredient for treating these problems safely and fast!

LATP: Where can people get GREEN skincare?

SF: You can buy Green Skincare on line at: www.vitaleskincare.com or if you want to sell Green Skincare you can email us at info@vitaleskincare.com!

LATP: Are there any other products out there that are comparable to GREEN Skincare?

SF: No! Green Skincare is the only product out on the market to date that harnesses wheatgrass in a cleanser, refiner and hydrator!

LATP: What makes your product “green” besides its name and color?

SF: Green Skincare is “green” because we are paraben free, sulfate free, cruelty free, plant and mineral derived and the bottles are recyclable!  We also wanted Green Skincare to be “green” on the pocket book as well by offering the whole line at a terrific price point! www.vitaleskincare.com

We, here at LA’s The Place found Vitale Skin’s Green Skincare exemplary on every level and has awarded it an LA’s The Place Top Pick for 2010!

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Gone are the multiple visits it took going to the dentist to get prepped, waiting for the implants to be made at a facility elsewhere, while you wait with a fitted temporary. As one of the top technologically-advanced dental facilities in the nation, Smileworks makes Dental Implants a breeze, and more cost-effective than ever before!

LA’s the Place speaks directly with  Dr. Blake LaBounty, who specializes in the latest procedures utilizing dental implants.

LA’s The Place: Who is the typical person who would benefit by having dental implants?

Dr. Blake LaBounty: Anyone who has a denture, like a removable denture, is a really good candidate for a dental implant.

LATP: What are the benefits to having dental implants?

If you’re chewing on a denture you are chewing on the soft tissue on your gums, which compress. Not only is it rather uncomfortable, but the gums compress, to the extent where you can generally only exert about 5 lbs per sq inch of force chewing, which is very little.

When you have a dental implant that you can place, it will suddenly give you up to 100 lbs per sq inch of force. So your ability to chew your food is massively increased.

There are obvious health issues associated with digestion, etc., with your ability to properly chew your food.

Dr. LB: You could have somebody who has complete dentures that are sliding all around and you know they are horribly uncomfortable, and you just place a couple implants that dentures suddenly click into the implant and its stable and functions much better and it’s massively life changing and not that expensive for that sort of purpose.

LATP: Who else might need dental implants?

Dr. LB: Anyone who’s missing a tooth generally is a good candidate for an implant. It’s very rare I ever do a bridge anymore; just because of the forces they place on the teeth on either side. Generally, most of the time you want to place an implant.

If you’re going to lose a tooth, this is an amazing service. This used to take me five months to do, at least, but now in one appointment, say, somebody has a fractured tooth or a failing root canal and the tooth has to be extracted, what I can do in one appointment is, the patient comes in, we extract the tooth and immediately place an implant and then put the crown on the implant right then and there and send the patient home.

Let me tell you, it is so much less uncomfortable and painful to have this procedure done than it is just to have an extraction. If you have a tooth extracted and leave, it leaves that open socket … that hurts.

Patients, across the map, report, “I’m amazed, I took one Advil last night and that’s it! I had no pain, zero, I feel perfect today and it’s wonderful.”

LATP: How long does the procedure take?

Dr. LB: It takes me about an hour to do that, when it used to take me five months because of the techniques used with the implants in the past. The type of coatings on the implants now and the actual design of the implant itself enables me to place them and immediately load them. Previously, what we would do was have to wait for the implants to integrate, which is where the bone grows up and attaches onto the implant. Which takes a number of months; it takes more for the upper jaw than the lower.

The majority of dentists planting implants are still doing them that way. So the fact that we can give you teeth in a day, sort of thing, is the goal.

LATP: What materials do you use for these implants and why?

Dr. LB: There are two different materials we use: titanium and zirconia. Anything that’s in an aesthetic area, like a front tooth or any interior tooth, we want to use zirconia because it has the property of being translucent.

Zirconia (Lithium disilicate) comes in different shades of white and different opacities. The more translucent we can make the restoration, the more lifelike it looks. If you have a very opaque restoration on your front tooth, like porcelain infused to metal crown where there’s a metal coping, or even a titanium implant boost, that restoration will never look as life like as one that’s fully translucent. Then I can get beautiful aesthetics. Zirconia gives predictably beautiful aesthetics. For a back tooth I might use titanium.

LATP: What is the most memorable experience you’ve had as a dentist?

Dr. LB: I had this patient, who I think was on Omaha Beach in WWII and he was near a mine that went off or some sort of explosion that blew off half of his lower jaw and half of his face. At the age of 18 he lost all of his teeth. The surgeons of his day did an amazing thing. They took a rib bone and grafted it in where half of his jaw was a rib bone. So he was kind of deformed a little bit because of this process. Dentists could never fit him for dentures because of the shape of his jaws. What I managed to do for this gentleman was give him implants, upper and lower, and gave him a full set of teeth and at the age of almost 80 years old I did this. And the first time since he was 18 he could chew again. When I delivered those teeth and he looked in the mirror he started to cry. It was unbelievable. The greatest day of my career that was. And he went and ate a steak afterwards.

LATP: What do you want SmileWorks Dentistry to be known for?

Dr. LB: Single tooth restoration aside, one of the most significant things we can do is with denture wear. These people just act like they are fine with their dentures, but in reality, 90% of them are absolutely miserable and dentures are just a horrible thing to wear.

If you’re going to the store and purchasing products that are denture adhesives and stick your denture to your gum ­­­­­ –  then you need dental implants.  Long term, it’s just a quality of life thing. Do you want to go through your life being uncomfortable, not chewing your food and enjoying your food? Or do you want to be comfortable? We can take a patient that has no teeth and give them a full set of teeth just with dental implants that are fixed and in place and can’t be removed.

You want to get them to a place where they have a full set of teeth fixed in their mouth that you don’t have to take out ever night. There’s generally a transition phase during that treatment where we do use dentures but they’re attached by the implant so you can take them in and out for a period of time, make sure we get the patient used to having teeth and the size, dimensions and shape we are proposing. When they are comfortable we can switch them into full-fixed restorations. So you don’t have to take them out anymore they look just like natural teeth to anyone who’s looking at you while you’re talking.

No falling out while you’re having a conversation with somebody, which happens. In one appointment I can do that. I can place two implants put the little inserts into your existing denture and clip your denture into it, you don’t even need new dentures… just in an hour.

LATP: What should someone expect to pay?

Dr. LB: Implants are generally costing the consumer about $5,500 each because of the amount of chair time it takes. I can do it with infinitely less chair time so I can bring my prices down significantly. So I’m a couple thousand dollars less than that because I can do them quickly and efficiently.

Between you and I, the success of a dentist is the ability to finance people. If you can finance people to have work done, their needs would be fulfilled and you will be successful.

You can visit their website to schedule a FREE 3-D cone beam scan and implant evaluation to see if dental implants are right for you (a $350 value!)

Read our article on Dr. LaBounty here and see why he is our 2010 #1 Top Pick for Los Angeles Dentists here...

You can find Dr. Blake LaBounty at:

Smileworks
1951 Artesia Boulevard, #102
Redondo Beach, CA 90278
1.310.303.7930

http://www.smileworks.dds.com

Drummond’s new line does not contain any negative or hurtful materials and is considered all-natural, vegan and organic-based as well as hypo-allergenic.

“We are truly excited about the launch at the Beverly Wilshire,” Drummond said in a statement referring to the line’s March 3 pre-Oscar party debut. ‘As the luxury brand of natural makeup, it is only fitting that we will now be incorporated into one of the world’s most famous luxury hotels and spas.”

Before stepping over into the makeup artist industry, Drummond was a model, so he knew the harmful effects of a poorly designed cosmetic to those that wear it. Also, he wanted a kind of makeup that fit many ethnic skin tones, and the Christopher Drummond Beauty line does just that.

His line takes out the toxins that hurt skin or create acne and keeps in those that make healthy and rejuvenated flesh. To create the products, Drummond researched various ingredients and spent time with the experts in the industry.

“I believe that knowledge is power and we have the option to educate and empower ourselves. Being a part of the Beverly Wilshire is completely in line with our message, because spa employees have the power to educate their customers about what they are putting on their skin,” says Drummond. “Every choice we make, from the food we eat, to the cosmetics we use sends a message about us, and people need to be sure that the messages they send are the ones that really reflect how they feel about themselves, their health and their world.”

For more information on the unique skincare line, visit www.christopherdrummond.com.

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 offers 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.

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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