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Superga x Jennifer Meyer Spring Sneaker Collection

(Photos: Superga USA)

Today is a Superga sneaker kind of day. The sun is shining in San Francisco and we are going to hit around 70 today. Just launched is the new Superga x Jennifer Meyer spring collection. I love Jennifer Meyer's jewelry and you can see her design influence in sneakers for women and kids adorned with studs and tiny, adorable gold charms.

All of these sneakers will look adorable with spring dresses, skirts and shorts. I love some of the pretty pastel colors and fun prints too!

You can see more photos from the Superga x Jennifer Meyer Lookbook.

Here are some of the Superga x Jennifer Meyer sneakers I am loving:

2095 STUDSLINW ($199)
Comes in black and white

2750 LINW ($149)
Comes in pink, black and sky blue

2750 LINEMBRW ($159)
Palm Tree Print: Comes in white turquoise, light blue, white pink

2750 LINEMBRW ($159)
Heart Print: navy pink

(Photo: Maria Del Rio)

I love the new Superga SF shop on 2325 Fillmore Street. If you live in SF or the Bay Area, definitely take a visit as they carry the new Superga x Jen Meyer collection so you can try them on to see which are your favorites. You can read more about the shop and the store's cool owner Claudia Volpi in my Racked SF interview, just up today on the site.

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Cocokind's New Organic Sea Moss Exfoliator + Organic Ultra Chlorophyll Mask

I still think it is fate that I met Priscilla Tsai the founder of Cocokind skincare at my local Whole foods last June. I had just started getting interested in the whole natural skincare world and now, her products fill my cabinets and are used on a daily basis.

I'm so excited to share with you two new Cocokind products that have just launched! First is the Cocokind Organic Sea Moss Exfoliator ($16.99). I love using this exfoliator because unlike others, I don't feel like it's grinding my skin away with sand-like particles. Instead, this sea moss exfoliator gently polishes your skin while delivering it's nutrients. Sea Moss is abundant in protein, beta-carotene, magnesium, calcium and vitamins B and C. I really love how my skin feels soft afterwards and that I'm not "scrubbing" my skin with grains. The scent smells good and is very light and barely there. The sea moss does it's job perfectly!

What's original about both this exfoliator and mask is that they are both in powder form. You put a dime sized amount in your palm and you activate it with a bit of water. One tip is to have the bit of water ready on the side because it's hard to control the flow of your sink sometimes. I actually really love this method and I think it makes the product last a lot longer. Plus it's great for traveling because you can just get a tiny containers to bring the powders in and skip the goopy mess.

The Cocokind Organic Ultra Chlorophyll Mask ($18.99) sounds serious right?! Chlorophyll is the basis of all plant life and is rich in antioxidants for healthy and supple skin. When you activate the mask powder with a little water it does have a bit of a light plant smell. Once you start putting it on your face, there's a light green color and the more you leave it on, the longer it works. The jar recommends 20-30 minutes but I go the full 30 to get it all working. Because it's water based, it's not goopy or heavy on your skin. Just keep it on there and let it dry. Later, rinse it off with warm water and feel the difference!

These products are so gentle for your skin you can use them as much as you like during the week. I find that the mask is great to do before I sit down to watch a TV show at night so it can just work it's magic before bed.

Cocokind is popping up in lots of stores theses days. For us in the Bay Area, you can find many of their products at your local Whole Foods.

I do want to add one more product that I love! Priscilla was nice enough to give me a Cocokind Organic Original Lip Balm ($2.99) to try out as I couldn't find it at my local Whole Foods. This is my new favorite lip balm. The texture of the balm just glides on your lips so wonderfully. In the day, I sometimes just line my lips with lip liner and then use this balm over it. It's perfect! And that soft, coconut scent is sort of addictive!

Purchase the Organic Sea Moss Exfoliator and the Organic Ultra Chlorophyll Mask at cocokind.com.

Related Posts:

• Cocokind Organic Facial Repair Serum


• Natural Beauty: Cocokind Organic Rosewater Facial Toner


• My Racked SF Interview with Priscilla Tsai of Cocokind

Review products were provided by Cocokind.

My Favorite Face Masks: Clarins, Sephora, REN + More

My skin gets really dry in the winter so I have always made a conscious decision to add masks to my routine. I thought it would be great to show some of my favorites that I use in my routine. I love the ease of those face sheet masks for their single serving but I actually find cream masks easier to use because they are less goopy to put on. I've recently just tried the Clarins HydraQuench Cream Mask ($36 at clarinsusa.com). This has been an even better replacement for the La Roche Posay cream mask I used to use from France (but can't find here in the U.S.). It's a soft cream that very light and you can easily apply all over your face. After about 5-10 minutes, just wipe it off with a cotton ball or tissue. You can spot treat certain areas, like under the eyes to reduce puffiness. Trust me, your skin will feel amazingly soft for days! I use this once a week now.

I'm always trying out new products and I am currently trying a new Organic Ultra Chlorophyll Mask from Cocokind. I hope to get a review on that up next week.

Here are more of my favorite face masks that I have been using lately. For some of them, I've linked my previous Coquette reviews. Enjoy!

Sephora Collection Face Mask Explorer Set ($10 for set at sephora.com)
Sephora Collection Face Masks ($6 each at sephora.com)

If you haven't tried the face masks at Sephora -- run there immediately. Face masks aren't just to hydrate your skin, Sephora has a whole variety of masks to help brighten, energize, nourish, refresh, and plump up skin. There's a mask for everything you may need at Sephora and the good news is that these single-package masks are only $6 each. If you're a newbie, pick up the Explorer Set which is a great deal giving you three masks to try for only $10. (review)

Hada Labo Tokyo Ultimate Anti-Aging Facia Mask ($13 for pack of 4 on Amazon.com)

I no longer use SK-II masks – they are too overpriced to use and throw away. Instead, I have replaced them with these amazing and way more affordable ones by Hada Labo Tokyo. They are infused with lots of hyaluronic acid serum giving you a cooling anti-aging treatment. Stick one in the fridge for those hot summer nights. (review)

I also love the Face Mask Sheets at The Face Shop, a Korean beauty shop that is located in Japantown in San Francisco. (There are many locations throughout the Bay Area and around the U.S.). All of these masks are natural and like the Sephora ones, help target certain conditions. Choose from avocado, honey, chia seed, ace berry, aloe, cucumber, green tea and more. (You can read more on my Racked SF article.)

REN Glycol Lactic Radiance Renewal Mask($55)

This anti-aging facial mask helps improve skintone, texture, firmness, radiance, shrinks pores and also helps reduce sun damage, hyperpigmentation and old acne scars. I use this one every two weeks and it's usually part of my Sunday night facial routine when I go all out. (review)

Laneige Water Sleeping Mask ($24.48 on Amazon)

I started using this Korean beauty gem about a month ago. It is a gel-like cream that you wear to sleep! It works really well and the directions say to put your serums on underneath so the the mask will help penetrate the serum under your skin. I don't know if that's really the case but it does leave your skin soft. This is a wonderful hydrating mask. If I had to choose between this one and the Clarins cream above, I would go for the Clarins because the cream works really fast and you can use your regular skincare products before bed.

Drybar Buttercup Blow Dryer: Get Gorgeous Hair Fast

I recently walked through the new Sephora on Powell Street in SF. They had a whole section on all the high-tech hairdryers. Mine at home was on it's last legs so I decide to take the plunge. The Drybar Buttercup Blow Dryer is $195 at Sephora. I ended up getting their Peace on Earth Good Hair to All limited edition box set which was a great deal for only $200 and I received the hairdryer along with a round brush, shower cap, hair clips, and two travel-sized hair products. Unfortunately, this set is gone but if you are looking for a big set, I would get The Basics Bundle ($295) sold on the drybar website and pictured above. You'll get a lot more bang for your buck and the brushes will really help you get that sleek blowout. I also like that this version comes with full sized products. I also have to say, I love the terry-lined shower cap so you can keep your hair looking good between your own blow out sessions.

Now about the hair dryer. One of the top reasons I love this one is that it blow dries my long hair FAST. I can section off my hair easily with their clips (I have my own as well) and use their round brush to get that sleek straight hair that I love. The heat on this dryer isn't super hot. At the highest setting it works well but I like that it's not going to burn you at any of the settings. The motor isn't that loud either which I like. I also use it on my 7 year old daughter who has long straight hair and this dryer has also cut her hair drying time. (Less complaining) Her hair also looks shiny too! So to me, it justifies the price since we are both using it.

They have a bunch of video tutorials on the Drybar You Tube Channel that you can watch to get the result you want.

Purchase the Drybar Buttercup Blow Dryer at Sephora.com or the Drybar The Basics Bundle at Drybar.com.

YUNI: Natural Beauty To Enhance Your Yoga Practice

These days I love hearing about new natural brands and have a new one to introduce today. YUNI is the first natural beauty brand designed to enhance the Yoga practice. I love their tagline Seekers of Good. For 2016, I made a conscious point to bring more wellness into my life and part of that was to make more time for yoga. I do it at home with Rodney Yee on the TV and sometimes I need to push my pomeranian, Lulu to get off my mat. But at the end of the practice, I feel just amazing inside.

This is also how YUNI products make me feel. I have been using their Concentrated Body Cleasning Creme ($15) daily. The fragrance is herbal-smelling much like Aveda products and very relaxing. Perfect aromatherapy in the shower. The cleansing cream helps clean you and also helps you balance your mental energy. Everything is natural and plant-based and non-toxic. To use, you only need a little bead of product and warm water to create an emulsion. I do this and lather it up into my bath puff sponge.

I have also been using their Active Calm Face Serum ($29). It feels light on and has that soft aromatherapy that is so relaxing. The serum helps with bringing moisture to the skin using sustainably harvested, certified organic burrito oil that is blended with fair trade green tea extract. This helps protect the skin from damage by Uv and other free radicals. The serum also helps maintain skin elasticity and firmness.

If you are looking to bring more to your yoga practice or are looking to try an all natural brand, I couldn't recommend YUNI anymore. The quality is excellent and the price is really affordable. You can see the list of all the natural plant-based ingredients they use. In addition to skin and body care, YUNI also has hair care and aroma products as well. If you are in SF, their products are sold at Credo Beauty on Fillmore Street.

To learn more about YUNI and to purchase products visit yunibeauty.com.

Review products provided by YUNI.

Clarins New Multi-Active Day and Night Creams

Clarins has a new formula for their Multi-Active Day & Night Creams. These formulas keep your skin looking great with targeted anti-aging benefits. I have been using the Clarins Multi-Active Day ($53 at Clarins USA) and Clarins Multi-Active Night ($56) everyday for the past week now and love how it feels on my skin. The featured ingredients are organic teasel which helps minimize the look of fine lines and wrinkles caused by a stressful lifestyle, myrothamnus which is a plant that helps fight the effects of daytime stress to visibly minimize fine lines and boost radiance and organic california poppy that helps absorb the visible harmful effects of late nights and interrupted sleep so skin looks smooth, toned and rested in the morning.

When I apply my skincare, I follow the Clarins method: Warm the product in your hands. Apply to face and neck without pressing. Gently press down on the cheeks, the forehead and neck. This is important because rubbing cream into your face will only increase wrinkles later on from all the motion. Similarly, putting on too much cream isn't good for your skin either.

In France, young girls start anti-aging skincare routines in their teens. This is why French women look so good later on in life! It's all about being preventative. The earlier you start, the better. Clarins has come up with a variety of their Multi-Active Day and Night Creams depending on your skin type - normal, combination and dry. I've been a long time Clarins user and trust me, using their products and following their method for application works. I barely have any wrinkles after years of using their products!

Purchase the Multi-Active Day and Night Creams at clarinsusa.com.

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Review products provided by Clarins

R+Co Shampoo + Conditioner for Amazing Hair

I have to admit in the last few months I've been way too lazy about the products for my hair. It was definitely showing and not in a good way. I was trying to save time and just purchased the Acure Shampoo and Conditioner at Whole Foods while I was grocery shopping. I did want something without chemicals but this brand wasn't making my hair look or feel good. I had a few samples of R+Co shampoo and conditioner so I decided to give it try. All I can say is Wow!

I have been using the Bel Air Smoothing Shampoo ($24 at Space NK) and the Bel Air Smoothing Conditioner ($24 at Space NK) for a week now but the results you see are right away after one use and day #1 hair looks amazing that I don't need to wait until day #2 to have it be the way I want. Even after blowdrying, my hair looks smooth the way I want it. (It can easily start to look frizzy when I blow dry.) I found out that R+Co products are exactly what I have been looking for. The products are made without parabens, sulfates, mineral oil and petroleum. It's vegetarian, cruelty-free, gluten-free and color-safe. The packaging is so gorgeous and I love the soft fresh scent of the shampoo and conditioner. I'm looking forward to trying more of their products.

And while we are on the subject of hair, I just bit the bullet and ordered a Drybar hairdryer from Sephora. I'm so looking forward to see how these two work together.

Purchase R+Co at spacenk.com.

NARSissist Cheek Studio Palette

When it comes to blush, NARS is the holy grail. Just in stores today is the new NARSissist Cheek Studio Palette ($65 at Sephora). This limited edition palette comes in a gorgeous mirrored palette (much like the eyeshadow palette one I reviewed last month). The set comes with four blushes as well as a generous bronzer as well as highlight and contour colors. This is all you need to get your cheeks looking amazing! Separately, these colors in their own palettes would cost you so much more. The contour blush palette alone is $45. The NARSissist Cheek Studio Palette is generously sized so it's not skimping on the blushes. You'll be able to use your cheek brushes perfectly without dabbling into other colors. I love being able to have everything at my fingertips in this one palette and not having to have three or four separate palettes to do the same job!

Here are the featured colors inside the NARSissist Cheek Studio Palette:

• Highlight Paloma I (pink beige)


• Contour Paloma II (deep rose)


• Laguna Bronzing Powder (diffused brown powder with golden shimmer)


• Blush in Icy Lilac


• Blush in Sausalito Sunset


• Blush in Shimmering Rose Peach


• Blush in Fleshy Pink

Purchase the NARSissist Cheek Studio Palette at Sephora.com.