Four La Mer Products I Can't Live Without

1. The Regenerating Serum ($260) -  A light hydrating serum which goes beautifully over my nightly vitamin c serum dose. I use this year round when I feel like I need an extra pre-bedtime boost of hydration and renewal.

2. The Eye Concentrate ($165) - Silky, satiny, smooth and hydrating. What else could you want? This is our new staff and client favorite. I have these fine dry lines around my eyes that disappear when I slather this on!

3. The Cleansing Fluid ($65) - I just pulled this out again. This is my go to heavy sunscreen remover. I will not go to the beach, biking, or to play tennis in this heat without a thick SPF 45 or 50 on my skin. My kids tease me - I put so much on my face sometimes looks white. I love this oil-based cleanser. It cuts through all the grease and grime and removes all of the titanium dioxide sunscreen residue.


4. COMING SOON! The Reparative Body Lotion -  This new luscious tub of body cream sits on my counter waiting to treat my bare dry legs. Post shower, pre-night out, I love how my legs and arms look satiny and smooth.

Get Jennifer Lawrence’s Hunger Games Look

I saw the Hunger Games with my husband last weekend and I must admit, I couldn’t stop thinking about the makeup (of course!). The makeup in every scene was spectacular, especially Katniss Everdeen’s. Hunger Games makeup artist Ve Neill was a genius at making her look strong, noble and virtuous. One of my favorites was the scene where she was first presented to the Capital audience. The strong eye, blissfully peach cheeks and lavender lip were unbelievable. Emma, our fabulous district manager and makeup artist extraordinaire, has shown me how to get this look. Bobbi Brown’s Fresh Melon Pot Rouge is the perfect sweet, innocent coral cheek. This is my new spring cheek!

For the lip, we love Bobbi Brown’s Cocoa Lip Liner 
with Lilac Pearl Brightening Lip Gloss.

This makeup scene is up there with the greats—Meg Ryan’s berry lips in “Proof of Life” and Melanie Laurent’s red lips in “Inglorious Basterds.” Only I would see a movie and obsess about the makeup!

On My Desk Right Now

I returned to my desk after two weeks of traveling to find a bunch of goodies! Some are in our stores now, some are coming out in the next couple of months. I have such a fun job!

NEW!

1. Dr. Dennis Gross

Alpha Beta Glow Pad for Body $45

A body exfoliant and self-tanner in one. I am going home tonight to try this on my bare white legs!

NEW!
2. Laura Mercier
LIMITED EDITION Coppery Glow Veil $35
A creamy cheek bronzer that I am putting straight into my purse.





COMING SOON!
3. Hampton Sun
NEW! Hydrating Aloe Continuous Mist $28 and SPF 70 Continuous Mist sunscreen for kids $32
Who says it needs to be for kids?





COMING SOON! 
4. Darphin
The Nourishing Satin Oil $45 is a light dry oil perfect for legs before going out. The Nourishing and Firming Velvet Cream $70 is a heavenly body lotion that is not oily at all. My new favorite luxurious body products!




 

NEW!
5. Clinique
Even Better Skin Tone Correcting Lotion SPF 20 $44.50
An oil-free brightening lotion plus SPF—I am going to try this under makeup tomorrow morning.







COMING SOON! 
6. Ren
Clarifying Toning Lotion $28
An exfoliating lotion with Willow Bark, Lactic Acid, and Glycolic Acid—perfect for refreshing the skin after a long day.





 
NEW!
7. Laura Mercier
Crème Color Lip Print $20
Creamy lip colors. These are going home with me tonight!

Insta-Cool

I returned home from Chicago late last night and my face was on fire. I had day-tripped to Chicago and the two plane flights in one day had wreaked havoc on my skin. It was just irritated with me. Stepping through our front door at midnight, I ran to the shower and then pulled out Skinceuticals new Redness Neutralizer and slathered this cooling lotion all over my face. After an instant cooling feel, I could just feel the irritation slip away. I crawled straight into bed and the next morning my skin was hydrated and back to normal.

Soft & Sweet

While there are many bold and bright spring trends, I must say, I am always partial to the soft and sweet nude lip. I have the good fortune to have oodles and oodles of stuff sent to me by the most creative brands in the world. As I got up this morning, I was looking around for a lip color, and came upon NARS Mayflower. I don’t know when I got it, or how. I have a feeling they gave it to me in their office one day, but I LOVE this color. It was from Spring 2011’s collection and is a semi-sheer soft pink rose with the tiniest hint of sparkle (I am NOT a sparkle person). Loving it for spring.

Gwyneth, Nars & The Oscars

As many of you know, I am a huge fan of NARS and a huge fan of Gwyneth Paltrow. I love how this busy mom of two keeps in shape, has glowing skin and of course, wears NARS. Her gorgeous goddess look at the Oscars came from NARS and I am running to my makeup drawers to see what I have that she used:

1. PURE RADIANT TINTED MOISTURIZER $42
Launching now, this is my new favorite tinted moisturizer, with SPF30. My color is Alaska.

2. SUPER ORGASM ILLUMINATOR $30
Have and love—just a quick dab to the cheeks and voilà—glow.

3. ALHAMBRA DUO EYESHADOW $34
Running to bluemercury to get.

4. LARGER THAN LIFE VOLUMIZING MASCARA $25
Have and love.

5. ODALISQUE LARGER THAN LIFE LIP GLOSS $26
Running to bluemercury to get.

NARS does it again…I love this brand!

New and a Classic?

I always get in an eyeshadow rut. Same base, same crease color, day after day. I was in our Bethesda store the other day and one of bluemercury’s makeup artist experts said, “Have you tried Trish McEvoy’s Rose Gold?” I hadn’t. She put it on me and I am hooked. A rose, coppery gold with a little shimmer – it is the perfect shadow to transition to spring. Warm, neutral and exciting, this is my daily shadow on top of my favorite base shadow of all time, Bobbi Brown Shimmer Wash Eye Shadow in Bone. I am definitely adding Rose Gold to my Trish Planner!