Surratt & Tatcha Teaser from The Beauty Event at Barneys New York at The Grove!

Here are the Surratt and Tatcha items that I picked up at The Beauty Event at Barneys New York at The Grove on Saturday, March 8th.

I'm smitten with my picks, and will be reviewing them soon. Stay tuned, I will be doing a huge feature on The Beauty Event itself! It was absolutely fantastic!

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Radical Skincare Age Defying Exfoliating Pads Review

 Press Sample (Affiliate Links)

My perpetual love of exfoliation, in an effort to have as many great skin days as possible, continually leads me to seek out the best and most effective exfoliants that are highly effective yet gentle enough so as not to traumatize the skin. I love using daily exfoliating pads because of their ease of use, and for their ability to be used quickly and without any fuss or mess. Many people with more sensitive skin feel excluded from the wonderful realm of exfoliating pads because few of them are made with the needs of sensitive skin in mind. Not only has Radical Skincare developed an exfoliant that boasts maximum efficacy, but their Age Defying Exfoliating Pads are also gentle enough for sensitive skin.

According to Radical Skincare,

Removing dull, dead skin becomes your first anti-aging gesture: its AHA and BHA-multifruit acid based pads, exfoliate, promote cell turnover, and accelerate Radical Skincare products performance.

Product claims:

• Reduce coarse crow’s feet by 50% in 2 weeks
• Remove dull, dead skin to promote cell turnover and absorb anti-aging ingredients to accelerate product results
• Reduce pore size and even skin tone while significantly improving skin firmness, texture and elasticity

Additionally, Radical Skincare boosts the performance by their Age Defying Exfoliating Pads by employing their proprietary Trylacel technology-- a brilliant addition that takes this product from the realm of a mere exfoliant to one with superb antioxidant rich anti-aging benefits.

According to Radical Skincare,

Antioxidants are the best defense against free radical damage and aging. The strongest antioxidants are found in nature’s dark night shade fruits like resveratrol, coffee berry, acai, grapeseed, red wine extract, pomegranate, and cranberry to name a few. Multiple antioxidants are required to fight the numerous types of free radicals. Using one or two antioxidants is simply not enough.

When antioxidants are combined with reparative ingredients in a cream they break down and lose their power, rendering them ineffective to protect your skin from this free radical assault and therefore daily deterioration continues aging your skin. Until now.

Trylacel™ a radical breakthrough in suspension technology, keeps the antioxidant potency and performance in the cream to deliver maximum benefits and results quickly. By combining and encapsulating maximum levels of powerful antioxidants, clinically proven reparative and soothing agents in a bi-lipid membrane.

Suggested use: "Apply at night, one pre-moistened, single- use pad over face, neck and décolleté after cleansing with Hydrating Cleanser. For maximum anti-aging results, follow with Peptide Infused Serum, Anti-Aging Restorative Moisture, Eye Revive Crème And Firming Neck And Décolleté Gel."

To learn more about the inspirational story of Radical Skincare, and founders Liz & Rachel Edlich, click here and here.

My experience: First, one must note the sheer brilliance in the pragmatic design of the pads themselves:  these double-sided rounds reveal one side that is comprised of repeated concentric circles that provide enhanced friction and hence greater exfoliation to effectively dislodge dead skin cells. The other side is smooth and soft lending itself to more refined exfoliation after the heavy lifting has been done by the other side. The end result? Unbelievably soft and smooth skin that is calmed by the aloe and chamomile, yet radically exfoliated by the AHA and BHA multi fruit acids.

This extraordinary multitasking anti-aging treatment leaves skin soft, smooth and utterly regenerated. Regular use results in a pronounced softening of lines, improved clarity and texture, and an overall lifting and tightening effect. I like to think of the Age Defying Exfoliating Pads as an exfoliator and an anti-aging serum in one easy to use highly efficient delivery system. I lightly apply the more textured side first and gently exfoliate in a circular motion. While removing dead skin cells the potent antioxidants are able to penetrate the skin to work their anti-aging magic. Afterward I turn the pad over and repeat the same motion, and then finally sweep away any dead kin cells that were left behind. This nightly ritual leaves skin luminous and gorgeous, but the most pronounced results are seen the next morning. It is then that you see the true magic: a rested, clean, clear, luminous, and utterly gorgeous complexion.

Ingredients: Aqua (Water), Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Glycolic Acid, Butylene Glycol, Alcohol Denatured, Vaccinium Myrtillus Fruit Extract, Coffea Arabica (Coffee) Seed Extract, Vitis Vinifera (Grape) Seed Extract, Salicylic Acid, Centella Asiatica Extract, Avena Sativa (Oat) Kernel Extract, Allantoin, Echinacea Purpurea Extract, Resveratrol, Malus Domestica Fruit Cell Culture Extract, Chamomilla Recutita (Matricaria) Flower Extract, Salix Alba (Willow) Bark Extract, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, Phenoxyethanol, Hamamelis Virginiana (Witch Hazel) Water, Saccharum Officinarum (Sugar Cane) Extract, Polysorbate 20, Sodium Pca, Propylene Glycol, Citrus Aurantium Dulcis (Orange) Fruit Extract, Citrus Medica Limonum (Lemon) Fruit Extract, Ethylhexylglycerin, Acer Saccharum (Sugar Maple) Extract, Potassium Sorbate, Citrus Reticulata (Tangerine) Peel Oil, Sodium Benzoate, Xanthan Gum, Glycerin, Lecithin, Limonene, Linalool. No Parabens.

Active ingredients:

Malus Domestica: "This ingredient protects longevity of skin stem cells, delays senescence of essential cells, combats chronological aging, and preserves the youthful look and the viability of your skin. Results have also shown it will protect from UV damage even at low concentration."

Osilift: "Has a strong lifting capability and is immediately visible by the consumer. This ingredient tones the skin, makes it firmer, smoothes the skin’s micro relief and reduces wrinkles and lines. From an esthetic point of view Osilift also improves the hold of makeup over time. Osilift can be incorporated in all skincare products for the face or body designed to sculpt, model and smooth the skin. Mala’kite: This ingredient is a stone extract with a strong antioxidant activity and a detoxifying activity. It is a general skin protector and can be used in all cosmetic treatments."

Alpha Hydroxy Acids: "Has a strong lifting capability and is immediately visible by the consumer. This ingredient tones the skin, makes it firmer, smoothes the skin’s micro relief and reduces wrinkles and lines. From an esthetic point of view Osilift also improves the hold of makeup over time. Osilift can be incorporated in all skincare products for the face or body designed to sculpt, model and smooth the skin. Mala’kite: This ingredient is a stone extract with a strong antioxidant activity and a detoxifying activity. It is a general skin protector and can be used in all cosmetic treatments."

Witch Hazel: "This ingredient works as a mild astringent to clean excess residual on the skin and helping to keep the skins surface clean."
Overall assessment: Another A+ creation from and truly radical and amazing skincare line! I'm completely obsessed with the Age Defying Exfoliating Pads!

$75.00 for 60 pads. Available from Radical Skincare, Barneys New York, SpaceNK, Sephora, Bloomingdale's, & Net-a-Porter.(Affiliate Links) .

Press Sample. All views expressed are categorically my own.
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Beauty Blog Coalition Top Weekend Beauty Reading: March 9, 2014 Edition

Blushing Noir: 3 Reasons to Hoard Your Sephora Beauty Insider VIB Points

Glamorable!: Looking for affordable high quality makeup? Check out Anastasia review of Hard Candy Ginormous Lash mascara!

Lola's Secret Beauty Blog: Cleansing Oil fans listen up! The All New African Botanics Pure Marula Cleansing Oil is a REAL game changer! Prepare to be blown away!

TheFabZilla: Saliva-pooling here and eye-rolling there. TheFabZilla says Givenchy as zhi-von-shi. What the heck, just check out her new fave cream eyeshadows and see if they're worth the tongue-twisting!

My Highest Self: Come see how the IT Cosmetics Luxe Eyeshadow Trio stacks up according to Miranda!

D.G.S.Beauty: #WinTheDay with Clearasil Refreshing Superfruit Cleanser Products

Makeup, Life and Love: Looking for a skin perfecting face mask? Check out this glow worthy mask Jamie is currently loving..

daydreaming beauty: Amber shares her favorite makeup multi-tasking product this week!

BeautyTidbits: Win it! Red Carpet Ready Collection by TotalBeauty.com

Never Say Die Beauty: Enter to win a $50 Gift Card to Fashion Retailer, Midnight Velvet

I Know all the Words: Not a fan of drugstore lip gloss? Maybelline Colour Sensation High Shine Glosses might just change your mind.

Slashed Beauty: Have you ever heard of a beauty blogger that hates going to makeup counters? Miranda tells you why she would rather shop online.

The Beauty Spotlight Team Puts Newest Member Phyrra in the Hot Seat with Lots of Questions!

Last week, The Beauty Spotlight Team was honored by the addition of its newest member, Phyrra, and this week we are asking her to divulge personal information! Click here to find out how she got into beauty blogging and what's on her kindle! 

The Beauty Blogazons Weekly Roundup: March 8, 2014 Edition

• Makeup Demon: Match red lipstick with red jewelry! 

• TheFabZilla: Are you looking for a great neutral pink lippy to rock this Spring? TheFabZilla likes Chantecaille Lip Chic Wild Rose she wears it to bed! 

• Glamorable!: Looking for affordable high quality makeup? Check out Anastasia review of Hard Candy Ginormous Lash mascara! 

• Lola's Secret Beauty Blog: The Giorgio Armani Maestro Fusion Makeup Compact has caused quite the stir, but does it live up to the hype? 

• Makeup, Life and Love: Read this week's installment of Jamie's High vs. Low beauty and see what high end dupe she found for a drugstore price... 

• daydreaming beauty: Review and giveaway of Vincent Longo Water Canvas Base/Primer and Blush!

• ColorMeSoCrazy: Incoco Nail Polish Strips for Spring Break AND Giveaway!! 

• The Passenger Element: Maybelline Baby Skin Instant Pore Eraser

• Never Say Die Beauty: NSDB has figure out how to apply Milani's new cute Coming Up Roses Blush so it's not too bright & easy to blend

St. Tropez Self Tan Bronzing Mousse & Mitt Special on QVC on Friday, March 7th (TODAY)!

**TUNE-IN**                     **TUNE-IN**                     **TUNE-IN**

GET A RED CARPET GLOW FOR SPRING WITH 

ST. TROPEZ SELF TAN BRONZING MOUSSE & MITT

Press Release Provided by PR

The award-winning St. Tropez Bronzing Mousse and Mitt returns to QVC on Friday, March 7th with a one day special value to get viewers glowing for spring. Inspired by the gorgeous skin seen on the red carpet this award season, from Chrissy Teigen at the Oscars to Anna Gunn and Kaley Cuoco at the SAGs, St. Tropez Bronzing Mousse will have you looking and feeling your best in no time.

With award season falling in the middle of winter, Hollywood’s leading ladies turn to St. Tropez to achieve instantly flawless skin for the red carpet. Whether it’s a subtle glow you desire or your most natural dark tan, St. Tropez Skin Finishing Expert Sophie Evans will show you how to achieve luminous skin with the Classic Self Tan Bronzing Mousse or Self Tan Dark Bronzing Mousse. With St. Tropez’s smart tan technology and hydrating aloe vera this lightweight bronzing mousse delivers an even, streak-free tan for a gorgeous natural finish that looks great, never fake.

Don’t miss out! Be the first to alert your readers about this must-have celebrity secret for instantly glowing skin!

Catch St. Tropez on QVC “Today’s Special Value” Kick-Off on March 7th, 2014 at 12:00am.

Tune in throughout the day on March 7th to take home a Jumbo Size 13.5oz Self Tan Bronzing Mousse or Self Tan Dark Bronzing Mousse with two Applicator Mitts for just $45.42

Products scheduled to be featured include:

Self Tan Bronzing Mousse

Self Tan Dark Bronzing Mousse

Applicator Mitt

Zeus and the Quivering Goats of Mount Olympus

Zeus is fearless, and hardly one who could be accused of having an addled mind. If Mensa had a forum for intellectually superior felines, finding and tracking Zeus might be their crowning achievement. His superior intelligence lends itself to calculated and premeditated acts, and obsessive fixations on things that are often better off left alone. He also has very specific and cultivated taste in all things, and has a preference for luxurious textures and courtly fineries. Zeus recently articulated his fetishistic desire to possess and covet all of my goat hair makeup brushes. I don't know why he finds Hakuhodo and Tom Ford brushes inherently more appealing than the others, but they are most assuredly the objects of his desire. What is curious is that he only has interest in the goat hair brushes. They have all been washed multiple times, and no longer possess that earthy goat scent-- perhaps it is because they are white-haired as is he.

Kept safe and sound, or so I thought, locked away in a medicine cabinet behind the closed door of the master bathroom, the opportunity to mount a military campaign to seize the quivering goats doesn't present itself too often. However, the honed mind of this obsessive genius is immediately alerted whenever someone opens the bathroom door, and trust me when I tell you that this magical sound will rouse him from even the deepest sleep rooms away. He moves like a ninja with extraordinary precision and graceful balletic flair, and traveling at the speed of light he appears on the sink and immediately employs his delicate safe-cracking techniques in an effort to open the cabinet door. The foolish and careless human who dares to improperly fasten the door will quickly note that the quivering goats get abducted at record speed and without incident.

The quivering goats

The Tom Ford Bronzer Brush, in its infinite fluffiness, proves too tempting to forgo. Zeus is rendered defenseless against the charms of this luxurious brush and easily succumbs to his temptation.

I'll get you, my pretty...

Tom Ford just gets me. I know that he had me in mind when he created this brush. Maybe I should live with him instead because I am pretty sure that he would be far more generous with these beauties. I wonder if he has a whole wing of his house filled with them. I bet he does!

It really has the most beautiful and rich bouquet. I'm just intoxicated by this hypnotic scent, and would give my right dewclaw to have one of these that was my size so that we could spoon. I'm getting lightheaded just thinking about it.

 I really must get closer. 

 Fore(paw)play

Ah yes, I love that Hakuhodo Mizubake brush on that high shelf-- it fits in my mouth so perfectly. I feel so triumphant when I run through the house gripping it in my teeth so lovingly. This is infinitely better than killing a bird-- such a messy and uncivilized proposition. I must take it from that woman once and for all because I need it far more than she does!

If  only I had opposable thumbs I could get in here all of the time without having to wait for the humans to open the door to the treasure vault. It is a cruel joke, really. I need another strategy to gain access. Every single time that I gaze into her eyes lovingly she melts, and my mismatched eyes are so novel that she gets endless pleasure staring at, and fawning over, me. It is in one of these moments of her vulnerability that I should strike-- now I just need to lure her into the bathroom so that we can share one of those tender moments, and when she turns around I will claim what is rightfully mine! I will have to work out all of the details, but if I appeal to her emotions then she doesn't stand a chance.

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Lupita Nyong'o Gives a Profoundly Inspirational Speech About Beauty!

This is such a moving speech by such an extraordinary woman!

Radical Skincare Age-Defying Exfoliating Pads Teaser!

Press Sample

I just wanted to plant the seed that I will be posting a review of the Radical Skincare Age-Defying Exfoliating Pads this week. However, I am so enthusiastic about these miraculous little pads that I just wanted to alert you to the fact that they are gentle enough for people with sensitive skin without compromising any efficacy. They are utterly amazing! Stay tuned!

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Barneys New York Beauty Event at the Brooklyn Location! La Mer Mini Facials and MAKE Cosmetics Mini Makeovers on Saturday, March 8 from 11am-3pm!

Press Release (MAKE Post Impression Palette) (Affiliate Links)

BROOKLYN Barneys Beauty Event will be featuring La Mer mini facials and MAKE Cosmetics mini-makeovers!

When: Saturday, March 8 from 11am-3pm

Where: 194 Atlantic Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11201 (718) 637-2234

Barneys will be offering customers:

• Complimentary mini facials by an aesthetician from luxe skincare line, La Mer!
• Makeup artists from MAKE cosmetics will be on site for makeup consultations and mini-makeovers.
• PLUS, gifts! if you spend $200.00 or more, you¹ll receive a special gift bag of Barneys Spring Beauty essentials!

Press Release provided to Lola's Secret Beauty Blog courtesy of Barneys New York.