Fall Back On The Basics - Natural Skincare Essentials from Borghese & Sublime Beauty

Natural Skincare Essentials for cleansing, toning and moisturizing this fall.

Autumn in New York and nearly everywhere else means a change in both heat and humidity. Fall mornings are generally cooler and less humid than those lazy summer days we've become accustomed to. This means upping your skincare game to off-set these harsher conditions.
I'm sharing some of my favorite spa inspired treatments from the French and Italian Royal Courts of beauty. That's because France and Italy put more emphasis on skincare than makeup. This is a good trend! So let's start with a clean slate as all the best treatments in the world are ineffective otherwise.

Remove ALL traces of makeup every night: Clarisonic Brush & Borghese Gentle Makeup Remover

1.) Deep Cleanse and Remove Your Makeup Each Night
I really can't stress this enough due to the fact that our skin needs to breathe. Not removing primers, sunblock and foundation each night is just asking for breakouts and enlarged pores. You don't want to strip your skin so use something gentle like this Gel Delicato Gentle Makeup Remover from Princess Marcella Borghese. Oil Free, it can be used around the eyes, (even for contact lens wearers) and lips to dissolve eyeliner and lipstick. I pump a few squirts on my Clarisonic Mia and it does an incredible job of removing all traces of makeup. Get this Gentle Makeup Remover at Borghese.com

Sublime Beauty Balance + Nourish Toner 

New Skincare Secrets from Sublime Beauty - Face Whisperer Collection

Two exceptional skincare products from Sublime Beauty!

I've always believed in taking care of my skin. I've had European facials each month and then I began purchasing spa-quality products for every day use at home. So over the past year or so I've found some pretty amazing dupes for my home spa facials.

Sublime Beauty
What I like about Sublime Beauty is that the company's CEO, Kathy H. understands that true skincare beauty starts from within. She and I are also on the same page when it comes to Dry Brushing which is one of the best things you can do to keep your skin glowing and gorgeous. I would recommend starting off with those two basic products: Phytoceramides + Dry Skin Brushing. Within a week you will notice that you do not need bottles of body oil or lotion after your bath. Your skin's tone will also improve looking buffed and more toned.

I recommend starting with Phytoceramides & Dry Brushing

Once you get your "glow on" by improving your lymphatic and circulatory functions, you can begin applying high quality serums and creams to the outside. The Phytoceramides work from within and you only need ONE capsule first thing in the morning. That's it! However the moisture level and plumpness of your skin from the supplements means that whatever you put on top is simply the "icing on the cake".

Sublime Beauty Face Whisperer Line
Two products from this line I would not want to be without are the Face Whisperer for Neck and Decollete and the Face Whisperer Day Cream with Argireline. Do keep an eye out for new products with this ingredient as I have it on good advice from a colleague in the Hollywood movie industry. Argireline and Peptides are the new watch-words in skincare going into 2015 and this one day cream is rich in both.

A Day cream that is rich in Argireline & Peptides

As seen on the SublimeBeautyShop.com website:
Trylagen® is also included, a formula to boost and protect your collagen. Your skin is hydrated and moisturized with pleasant botanical ingredients, such as cucumber, carrot, aloe, avocado and sweet almond.
This unique formula acts like a natural form of Botox by helping to relax the skin and diminish wrinkles. It is very light, non-greasy and has no fragrance. My skin just drinks this cream up! Even though it has some Sweet Almond and Mineral Oil added, I haven't noticed any breakouts after using it.

Two more favorite formulas from Sublime Beauty

Face Whisperer Neck & Decollete Cream is another favorite of mine from the FW Collection. We often do not pay ample attention to this delicate area until it's too late but this cream will quickly bring you back from years of neglect. Personally, I apply the Face Whisperer Neck & Decollete cream and Collagen Serum just before my Caribbean Sun Light Therapy Treatment each morning. Within one week I noticed a difference in the tiny fine lines around my mouth and eyes. Pretty impressive. Click here to see how I use these products with LED Light Therapy.

This Neck and Decollete formula is very similar to the Face Whisperer Day with Argireline cream but comes in an airless pump dispenser which I believe keeps the ingredients more stable. Here is the description from the SublimeBeautyShop.com website:

Our rich Face Whisperer® Neck & Decollete moisturizes deeply and includes Argireline®, the natural botox. It also includes coconut oil, lemongrass, green tea, arnica and aloe.  Use twice daily for best results. 

Now, I really don't have too many problems with my neck and decollete as I religiously apply G.M. Collin SPF 50+ Sunblock everyday rain or shine. Still it is a very good insurance policy for future lines and wrinkles.

Sublime Beauty Collagen Serum Peptide Rich is very light so I like to apply it before the richer creams which contain oil. It sinks into the skin like water so you can easily  use up a container very quickly. Here's the 411 from the SB website:


Our Collagen Peptide serum features the active ingredient Matrixyl®. Matrixyl® can double collagen production. Collagen production slows down as we age, a contributing factor to wrinkles and sagging.  Aloe also hydrates while the hyaluronic serum smooths and plumps.
This serum is light and airy, easily absorbed.


All of the Sublime Beauty products I've tried have been very moisturizing and gentle on my skin. These products listed and mentioned here are just my personal favorites and I'm sure they will be yours also. Visit SublimeBeautyShop.com to see all of their skincare products and formulas.


Skincare products and brush c/o Sublime Beauty, FL

Caribbean Sun Skin Rejuvenation Light Therapy Review

Caribbean Sun LED Light Therapy for beautiful skin!

Caribbean Sun is perhaps best known for their S.A.D. Lights which mimic daylight to help alleviate Seasonal Affective Disorder or what's commonly called "the winter blues". More and more is being discovered about the benefits of such lights for the treatment of depression and the resetting of our internal clocks. Much has to do with the release of melatonin as it relates to our circadian rhythms and sleep cycles. These hormones tell you when it's time to wake up and when it's time to retire to bed.

Caribbean Sun has just come out with a NEW LED lamp, MODEL CCOL this time with two distinct wavelengths of light:
  
RED is for skin rejuvenation, fading fine lines, wrinkles and age spots while also boosting natural collagen and elastin production. Our skin is able to readily absorb red light unlike other light in the spectrum and thus causes rejuvenating and anti-aging effects such as cell renewal and metabolic function to assimilate nutritional elements.  

YELLOW is for inflammation, swelling and healing of sunburn's redness. The Yellow light also treats inflammatory conditions such as Rosacea and Eczema while providing general cosmetic facial rejuvenation by helping to reduce fine lines and wrinkles. Use the lights separately or together for a multi-tiered treatment as the lights compliment each other.

Model CCOL has TWO wavelengths of light.

Model CCOL
This unit is very sturdily built with a rotating arm that can be angled in many positions. The optimal distance is for your face is about 10 inches from the light panels. The exposure time should be between 8-10 minutes per day. I like exposing my skin first thing in the morning for about 10 minutes (I use the timer on my iPod). Similar to the S.A.D. lights, they help me to wake up and improve my mood even on dark rainy days.

The Model CCOL comes with Eye Protection as shown in the photo above, but the lights themselves are not harmful to your eyes. When can you expect results? I noticed a change after the first treatment! My skin looked firmer and had a beautiful sheen to it. After a week? Definitely. The tiny fine lines around my eyes and mouth were plumped out and not nearly as visible. Just make sure that your skin in clean before your Light Therapy Treatment.

Products to use with the Caribbean Sun

Sublime Beauty  I make sure my face is clean with no sunblock or products of that sort before my Caribbean Sun Light Therapy Treatment. Since I do this first thing in the morning, there's no problem with that. I wash my face with a soap-free cleanser and apply Sublime Beauty's Collagen Serum which is Peptide rich. Then I use their Face Whisperer cream on my neck and decollete. As I mentioned before, the RED light stimulates collagen production so the use of the Collagen Serum makes perfect sense. I believe it has given me much faster and more noticeable results.

Sublime Beauty products work well with Skin Rejuvenation Light Therapy

The Caribbean Sun LED Light Therapy unit is from Wilshire Distributing Co.in Northbrook, IL and their lights have a 10 year warranty. Extremely well made, at 24 Watts, this LED Light is very similar to those used in the top spas I've visited in both New York and New Jersey. The large panels can be positioned over your face and do both your face and neck very effectively in under 10 minutes. I am VERY impressed with the results I am seeing in just a week and the lights are easy to operate. This unit is unique in that it uses both RED and YELLOW lights for a faster, more complete LED light therapy treatment. Genius! Visit Caribbean Sun online to see their full line of LED therapy lights and accessories at CaribSun.com 

Caribbean Sun LED Light Therapy type units are used in top spas like JnK, NY

 LED Lights c/o Caribbean Sun, Northbrook, IL