shu uemura Travel With Luxury Online Exclusive

shu uemura have everyone's travel needs catered for with a couple of online exclusive travel sets so you can have these beautiful products with you no matter what country you're in.

Set One: PHYTO BLACK TRAVEL SET

"An online exclusive gift set featuring Phyto Black Lift Anti-Wrinkle Skincare Collection! Formulated with specially selected phyto ingredients that bring about highly efficient anti-aging effects for beautiful and youthful looking skin!

Step 1: Phyto Black Lift Boosting Lotion (20ml), activates skin turnover with gentle natural exfoliater of AHA and fruit extracts, which carefully remove accumulated dead cells due to aging

Step 2: Phyto Black Lift Anti-Wrinkle Essence (30ml) contains the highest concentration of the naturally derived Black Sugar and Pro-Xylane™ complex that works to reduces lines and firms skin

Final Step: Phyto Black Lift Anti-Wrinkle Cream (13ml), A rich textured cream that intensely moisturizes and nourishes skin.This set also includes our new Cleansing Beauty Oil Premium A/I (20ml) and a convenient black mesh bag designed to carry all of your essential skin products.

$95 (a $137 value)

Set Two: DEPSEA MOISTURE TRAVEL SET

"An online exclusive gift set! Replenish your skin with the richness of the deep sea! Using the combination of Depsea Water and 3 seaweed extracts these products help to provide essential elements and moisture to the skin.

Step 1: Depsea Moisture Lotion (50ml), an ultra-soft and lightweight toning water that smoothes and replenishes skin

Step 2: Depsea Moisture Replenishing Essence (30ml), a lightweight layering essence that provides the deepest hydration

Final Step: Depsea Moisture Replenishing Cream (13ml), an enriched, water-infused moisturizing cream that replenishes and nourishes skin.This set also includes our new Cleansing Beauty Oil Premium A/I (20ml) and a convenient black mesh bag designed to carry all of your essential skin products.

$60 (a $90 value)

Celebrities Get Brought Back Down To Earth!

I received these images in my inbox today and would LOVE to share them with you all. I love seeing pictures like this - celebrities "before and after" shots because it brings down to earth the fact that celebrities are normal and have bad skin days just like us and that photoshop can make anyone look good - including us mere mortals!

Guard Your Garments - What a Life Saver!!

I'm on a bit of a roll at the moment for products which are helping women be more classy - such as the earlier post regarding Hip-T's which help cover muffin tops and g-strings sticking out of your pants.

Well, I have just received a press release regarding some extremely interesting products called Garment Guards. The first is the classic Garment Guard which helps to hide sweat patches in times when we can get a little bit moist in the armpits (see top photo). You stick them to your top or dress and if you sweat, the Garmet Guard stops any sweat from penetrating your clothes. They come in different sizes and colours.

The next is the Under Garment Guard. Now, these I have never heard of but look interesting and I would love to hear if anyone has tried these. If you do not want any panty lines but don't feel comfortable wearing no underwear then you can use these adhesive "undies". They don't leave any lines and don't stick out from your pants. Use once then dispose!

The third and perhaps the most interesting product I have ever seen and probably a god-send for those with this embarrasing and sometimes uncontrollable habit - Subtle Butt. Disposable Gas Neutralizers. These are pieces of adhesive fabric which you stick over the "right place". The patches filter the odor caused by flatulence. You can't see them through your pants.

These would have to be some of the most fantastic products for women I have seen in a while and I would love to hear any comments on these products!!

Click here to see.

Glam It UP - Step Up & Go Beyond

So, I have come across an interesting contest being run by Glam! It is the Yaz: Step Up and gGo Beyond Contest. They are asking you to "Put your talent to the test by designing a chic fashion birth control pill pack." The winner will receive a whopping $10,000.

Just go to the contest page here and upload your design. Make it good because they are only allowing one design per person.

The contest is being judged by Nina Garcia - a judge on Project Runway, Danielle Craig - executive director of Step Up Women's Network and Dr Lauren Streicher - from Northwestern Memorial Hospital and is regularly featured in the Chigaco Tribune, the Chigaco Sun-Times and the Wall Street Journal.

Click here to enter.

Aloha Oli Hawaii at Home

I have received some exciting news that you can now use the gorgeous body products Ola Hawaii in the comfort of your own home. They have a great range of products from Cane Sugar Scrubs to Lotion Mists to After Sun Care. Here is the press release:

"TRANSPORT YOURSELF TO A TROPICAL PARADISE!

Ola Hawai’i Brings To You the Ultimate At-Home Spa Haven Hilo, Hawaii – May 2008 – If a trip to a tropical locale or to one of those deliciously, luxurious destination spas is not in your near future, do what any true modern beauty would do --bring Island paradise to your door step. Ola Bath & Body Spa Collection, a tropical fusion of pure, fresh and organic ingredients created to optimize and balance the whole person, offers a selection of pampering delights to help you create Island bliss at home—at a fraction of the cost!

Ola Bath and Body Spa Collection combines a wide range of healing botanicals, including vitamin-rich fruit, soothing flowers, moisturizing oils and butters, toning and mineralizing sea elements, detoxifying seasalts, conditioning cane sugar, organic honey, hydrating aloe vera and a wide range of tropical medicinal plants to detoxify, purify, rejuvenate and replenish the skin. Experience the Ola Bath & Body Spa Collection and create the ultimate at-home spa oasis by indulging in a few of these spa favorites:

• Cane Sugar Scrubs – an essential for any skincare regimen, these scrubs are made from pure Island grown cane sugar to soothe and soften skin while renewing it with alpha hydroxyl acids. Each Cane Sugar Scrub base features Turbinado cane sugar for the perfect skin softening and exfoliating experience every time you use it. Available in Tropical Smoothie, Pineapple Lime, Vanilla Ginger, Coffee Chocolate, and Coconut Lemongrass. $25. The Maui Spa Westin uses this invigorating scrub in its incredible Ola Body Latte with Vichy treatment.

• Tropical Bath Soaks – using the finest natural ingredients the Islands have to offer - healing herbs, fruits, flowers, cane sugar, purifying clay, and deep-sea salts – these soothing bath soaks are designed to provide you with a relaxing, indulgent soak in the tub. Available in Island Purification, Island Serenity, Tropical Fruit, Hawaiian Coconut and Sun Radiance. $25. The Na Ho Ola Hyatt Waikiki Spaindulges clientele with the Tropical Smoothie Bath Soak in their full-body spa treatments.

• Crème Body Lotions – a little piece of Hawaii in a bottle, these rich lotions are made from Aloe Vera, Noni, Mamaki and Cane Sugar to produce a fragrant moisturizing treat for your body that hydrates and rejuvenates dry, parched skin. Available in Tropical Smoothie, Jasmine Neroli, Passion Fruit Citrus, Pineapple Lime, Vanilla Ginger, Coffee Chocolate, Sandalwood Verbena, Ocean Essence and Coconut Lemongrass. 25. The Four Seasons Maui incorporates Coconut Lemongrass and Coffee Chocolate Crème Lotions into their pampering foot treatments.

• Massage Oils – Featuring real coconut, Hawaiian kukui nut and macadamia nut oil, these conditioning massage oils will provide you with the ultimate in body bliss, and leave you with while leaving you with smooth and silky, hydrated skin. Available in Passion Fruit Citrus, Vanilla Ginger and Coconut Lemongrass. $18. Used in its signature Hawaiian Pohaku Massage (a hot stone massage), the Na Ho Ola Hyatt Waikiki Spa stocks up on the Coconut Lemongrass Massage Oil.

For more information or to make a purchase, please visit www.hawaiianbodyproducts.com

About Ola Hawai’i:

Ola Hawai’i is a natural-based bath and body spa collection centered on the Hawaiian concept of well-being. Each of the Companies hand-crafted bath and body products combine beneficial botanicals, oils, fruits, sea elements and flowers in the time honored traditional Hawaiian way. From aromatic bath salts to silky bath and body lotion to our sugar and salt scrub assortment, Ola Hawai’i offers the ultimate selectionof Hawaiian bath, body and beauty products. "

World Class Running Advice

It's never too late (or early) to get into shape and any help is always apprecated. Peak Running Performance is offering a yearly subscription to World Class Running Advice for only $1 (normally $29.99). Receive advice from:

Alberto Salazar - Boston Marathon Champ
Steve Scott - 3 time Olympian
Scott Tinley - 2 time World Ironman Champ
Dr. Jack Daniels - NCAA Coach of the Century
Dr. Joe Vigil - US Olympic Coach
Brian Zehetner - NHL/NBA/MLB/NFL Nutrition Consultant
Egoscue Method - World Leaders in Injury Prevention

Click here to visit their site.

Problem: Muffin Tops Solution: Hip T

Sometimes, we don't mean to but may find outselves hanging out of our clothes a bit here and there - not on purpose of course! Hip-T wants to help fix those fashion crimes such as muffin tops, plumbers crack and thong peek-a-boo with an awesome item called the Hip-T, which helps 'cover your assets'.

Hip-T is a band of material (which comes in all different colours) to sit over your pants and under your top to cover your hip area if you shirt comes up or your pants go down a bit low. Great idea!!

They are running a weekly competition where you can win a Hip-T. Just click here to go to the entry form and winners will be chosen at random.