by Alejandro Falcon, Artistic Director
Add a splash of color to your eyes this holiday season by including the new Water Color eye shadows in your beauty routine. Wear them individually and sweep all over the eyelid for a subtler look. Using the Age Defying Treatment Concealer, apply to lids as an eye shadow base. Pick your favorite Water Color shade and apply a gradient of color starting darker at the lash line and becoming lighter as you get into the brow area. Finish the look with the new Liquid Eye Definer and the Lengthening Mascara to enhance lashes.
For a more dramatic holiday look, use all three Water Color shades at once. Begin by applying Onyx at the end of the eye to enhance the outer lashes. Using Topaz as your contour color, apply across the brow bone. For brightness and drench of luminosity, add Amethyst to the center of the eye, blending them all together.
Radiance is in for the Holidays so don't be afraid to shine!
It’s
Fall ~ The time of year we are told that now is the time to supercharge your
skincare routine through exfoliation.
Never before have there been more serums, acids, peels and technologies
for keeping the skin looking young. However,
this approach is doomed to backfire over time.
It’s time for a new paradigm in skincare.
There is no question that forced
exfoliation does speed up epidermal turnover.
However, it does so by creating holes in the epidermal barrier forcing
the epidermis to go into survival mode.
Unfortunately, many skincare professionals just look at the end
result. They mistakenly assume that the increased
cellular turnover means the skin is healthier, when in fact the reason the
epidermis is speeding up its cycle is really an emergency-repair response. The skin responds to trauma by sending
support from the bottom up, diverting collagen, antioxidants and crucial nutrients from
the dermis in an attempt to repair the damage to the epidermis, thereby
creating a nutritional deficit at the underlying layers of the skin. This combined with the increased
inflammation and micro-scarring caused by the harsh exfoliation and the resulting
stress to the immune system creates a stage for pre-mature aging, an increase
in free-radicals, dryness, irritation and redness, increased sun sensitivity
and melanin activity.
However,
you can get the benefits of exfoliation without harming your skin. Used properly, mild exfoliation can result in
younger, refreshed skin. It helps clear clogged
pores, smoothes skin and softens lines.
In order to help the skin achieve the balance it needs, we must work
with the skin and avoid creating inflammation.
The 4 Steps for Success:
Use a gentle, non-inflammatory exfoliator.
Any exfoliation should not be done daily.
Always wear sun protection - 365 days a year - to keep sun sensitivity to a minimum.
Eat a healthy diet and take internal supplements as needed to help the skin correct any imbalances.
So
before you reach for that product or schedule that appointment for a deep
exfoliation on the promise of glowing, renewed skin, stop and take a moment to
listen to your skin. Work with your skin
from the inside-out and have a long-term vision on where you want your skin to be in
5, 10, or even 20 years. Your skin will
thank you for it.
POLISH - Enzyme/Firming Mask
For gentle, yet effective exfoliation without inflammation,
we recommend Polish, our delicious cranberry enzyme-smoothing, peptide-firming,
antioxidant mask. It is a mild,
exfoliating mask that gives the skin a smooth, healthy appearance with each
application through the use of cranberry enzymes with small amounts of L-lactic
acid. It contains 1% of the potent
antioxidant CoQ10 that leaves your skin protected and radiant. Using fruit and other gentle enzymes, Polish
is designed to remove only the dead skin cells while minimizing lipid removal, keeping the skin soft and healthy. In addition, Polish provides a gentle firming
effect and a radiant glow that lasts for many hours leaving your skin firm,
smooth, and beautiful!
It is that
time of year again, when the crisp autumn chill beckons us into her comforting
yet moisture-robbing arms. As we start to brush the sand off our clothes and
leave the sunny days of summer behind us, one thing remains to remind us of the
extreme environmental factors that ultimately wreak havoc on our skin.
Especially now, it is of utmost importance that we pay extra special attention to
our daily routine in order to better recover from these previous aggressors,
and allow our skin to emerge restored, revived, nourished, and fully prepped
for the harsher climates to come. Key measures must be utilized to correct
damage, increase proper moisture and hydration levels, gently encourage
cellular turnover, feed the skin with anti-oxidants needed to repair and defend
against further assault, and effectively restore our vital and protective
barrier.
Our arsenal
of skin friendly, nutritive, and highly effective ingredients are tailored specifically to target the extra demands needed to face the elemental extremes
of changing seasons. As always, just as we feed the skin from the outside, we
must do the same from the inside. Focus on an increase of water consumption,
omega rich fatty acids, seasonal fruits, and brightly colored vegetables rich
in immune boosting antioxidants.
Key Products
for Fall include:
Professional
accounts: Log in to our Resource Center
to read the new Osmosis Restore &
Revive Fall Facial protocol.
Helping Cancer Patients with
their Skin
For
many patients, losing their hair is a visible sign of their fight with cancer,
but many also see other significant changes to their body including their
skin. Sweetpeas and Blueberries, a new
spa opening in Hawaii, is dedicated to helping those who need that extra caring
touch using Osmosis products.
Check
out this inspiring story featured on KITV news in Hawaii.
For more information on Osmosis
Skincare, our product line and
our unique approach to skincare, beauty
and wellness,
