August 28, 2012
by Julia DiNardo
Sometimes a little extra TLC is in order to get the perfect pout. We’ve all experienced chapped, dry, peeling lips, and it’s certainly no walk in the park, making drinking, eating, and even smiling uncomfortable. Follow the path to lip repair while also taking preventive measures to help curtail the signs of aging with the Dermalogica Age Smart Renewal Lip Complex, $26. Formulated without artificial fragrances and colors, the ingredients are a blend of avocado oil and Shea and cocoa seed butters with a patented polypeptide to help restore tissue and minimize contour lines.
I gave the Renewal Lip Complex a whirl in a moment of dire lip need, and it felt just as soothing, healing, and overall incredible as my favorite Italian Frantoio olive oil lip salve. Plus, you won’t overdo it with this product, as just a tiny amount dispenses from the lipstick-shaped applicator. It’s sleek shape and soft metallic hue adds high design to an already exceptional product- thumbs up Dermalogica!
-Julia DiNardo
October 20, 2011
by Julia DiNardo
[My Dermalogica face mapping and prescription, post-facial]
I recently got a facial at Dermalogica Academy, a terrific school and treatment facility located in the Chelsea neighborhood of NYC, and had to share a bit about the experience, as I not only received a superb treatment, but also a prescription, and tips to extend a great complexion beyond the facial.
First, at Dermalogica Academy, extractions during a facial do not hurt and are are non-scarring. The technique that students learn is not the traditional push and squeeze method that we all do at home in front of the mirror, but rather a side-to-side wiggle. I asked my skin expert, Susan, how and why it is done that way, and essentially, the rationale behind it is to first lift the entire pore, and then to gently nudge out all of stuff in the blackhead or whitehead, or zit instead of just pinching out the top half of it, and then leaving it open to get bacteria inside.
Dermalogica also used a formula that opens up the pores, making this whole process easier, and then afterward, another product to seal the problem areas’ pores. Instead of going at a pimple with the tips of your fingers next time, try to start outward and raise up the area, creating a plateau, and then with the sides of your fingers, move slightly back and forth to nudge it out. Pretty easy, and non-damaging to the skin, as you won’t damage anywhere else on yoru face with the force of your fingernails.
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