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Eve Lom's New Gel Balm Cleanser

Just launched is the new Eve Lom Gel Balm Cleanser ($60 at Space NK). Eve Lom is a UK skincare brand famous for their cleansing balm and high-quality products. For those of you who love a foaming cleanser like me, Eve Lom has heard our prayers! The new hybrid gel balm formula uses Eve Lom's signature blend of clove, eucalyptus, hops and chamomile oils that lather up when you massage the cleanser on a wet face. In fact, I am really loving all the good ingredients in this cleanser.

Key ingredients are:

• Shea Butter - to help hydrate your skin and seal in moisture.


• Grapeseed Oil - Moisturizes and quickly absorbs


• Plant-derived Lecithin - Contains fatty acids to condition the skin and support the skin's barrier function


• Innovative Enzyme Blend - Lifts makeup and impurities without stripping skin


• Spent Grain Wax, Argan & Olive Oil - Soothes and nourishes complexion for flawless skin

I've been using it for the last few days and I love how it gets my face really clean and takes off all of my makeup – even eye makeup. All you have to do take one pump of the cleanser and massage it onto your wet skin. It starts to lather up immediately and I massage my entire face while washing off the day's dirt and makeup. It doesn't sting my eyes either. It's also super easy to rinse off and your skin doesn't feel stripped at all. In fact, my skin feels very soft and hydrated! You can use this as your cleanser for morning and night. I love using it because I know it's made with all these great ingredients that are so good for your skin.

Now let's talk packaging. I love the design of this cleanser bottle and the white bottle with gold logo and trim looks beautiful on my bathroom counter. I like how easy it is to pump the cleanser out into your hand and that the bottle design is portable when you need to travel or take it to the gym.

If you are in San Francisco, you can pick up the Eve Lom Gel Balm Cleanser at Space NK on Fillmore Street!

Shop the Eve Lom Gel Balm Cleanser at spacenk.com.

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Review product courtesy of Eve Lom & Space NK

New Clarins Double Serum

Just out now is a new and improved Clarins Double Serum ($89 for 1 fl oz, $122 for 1.6 fl oz). I have been using this anti-aging serum for years now and this updated version now includes Tumeric extract in addition to the 20 other organic plant extracts. Tumeric is a powerful anti-oxidant and anti-inflammatory properties and helps make skin look younger. I love to drink Tumeric tea for it's skincare properties.

This serum is contained in a newly-designed double chamber bottle, mixing both water and oil-soluble product. Also, new in this bottle design is a cap that lets you pump out a small or large amount. Use a small drop if you have combination to oily skin, in the summer months or if you live in a warm, humid climate. Use a "power shot" if you have normal, dry or sensitive skin, live in a cold climate or it's the winter months. It's pretty cool to be able to get as much or as little as you need so you aren't wasting product.

I love that this serum is full of wonderful, beneficial plant extracts. In my mind, Clarins does the best job of merging natural ingredients with the science of skincare. My skin feels plump and hasn't felt dry since I started using this new version. I am using it morning and night after I cleanse my skin. My skin is sensitive and I haven't had any breakouts after using this either. I love the light fragrance too.

As with most skincare products, how you use it will help determine it's effectiveness. This video above shows you how to apply the new Double Serum on your face. It's all about pressing it into the skin and help drain lymph nodes.

I really love this serum and it's definitely one of my must have skincare items. Give it a try and I promise you will see and feel a difference in your skin!

Find out more and shop the New Clarins Double Serum on the Clarinsusa.com.

Review product provided by Clarins

Dior Skincare: Diorsnow Foaming Cleanser + HydraLife Oil Cleanser

Last week, I visited the Dior counter at Bloomingdales at the Westfield in San Francisco and had an amazing facial. Some of you may not know that you can get a free Dior facial with any Dior skincare purchase. This is only good at the Dior counter at Bloomingdales at the Westfield or at the Dior Beauty boutique at the Westfield Valley Fair in Santa Clara, CA. While I do prefer the facial at the Dior Beauty boutique because the store is more self-contained and is the only one that uses the special Dior Prestige face sheet mask that they use in France. I did enjoy my facial at Dior in SF and also the fact that I didn't have to drive an hour to get there. Coincidentally, the facialist in SF and in Santa Clara are both named Sarah, although not the same person.

My skin felt amazing after my facial. Sarah used all of the Dior Prestige Skincare products on my skin, including the mask which felt so soft on, the Dior Prestige Le Grande Masque. It really re-invigorated my skin and got it all "plumped".

After my facial, Dorise who is my favorite Dior makeup artist, prepped my skin for some makeup so I'd look nice leaving the store. I ended up picking a few items. Two of which I talk about today. Cleansers are so important to your skin because they remove all the dirt, makeup and impurities of the day. Sarah recommended I use two in combination for night time to really remove everything.

I love oil cleansers and the new Dior Hydra Life Oil To Milk Makeup Removing Cleanser ($42) is amazing. It's got a fresh, floral scent that you'll notice right away but it goes away after you wash your face. I first do one pump for my face and smooth it all over to be a first pass of getting off my makeup. Sometimes I do a bit of a facial massage here. Then I rinse it off with lukewarm water. It does an amazing job of washing my face and my face doesn't feel stripped. It feels hydrated thanks to the oil. I also use this in the morning when I wake up to clean and hydrate my face.

At night, after the Hydra Life Oil Cleanser I use the Diorsnow White Reveal Gentle Purifying Foam ($55). I love that it helps remove all the last bits of makeup and helps my skin feel extra soft and bright. The Diorsnow line is their brightening line and this is enriched with Icelandic Glacial water that helps boost the brightening effect of Dior's exclusive brightening complex TECTM. I like how it lathers up into a nice foam on my face and I make sure to also use a bit my neck to clean off the day's sunscreen. The scent is very light and soft.

Both of these Dior skincare lines are new to me, the Hydra Life is really new and just came out a few months ago. I'm looking forward to trying more of their skincare products. If you are interested in a facial, you can book one with Dorise by calling (415) 856-5436 or have tell the Dior SA answering the phone you'd like her as your Makeup Artist after the facial. Facials are available each week on Thursday, Friday and Saturday only. You must book it in advance.

Purchase the Dior Hydra Life Oil To Milk Makeup Removing Cleanser and the Diorsnow White Reveal Gentle Purifying Foam online at Nordstrom.com.