March 16, 2018
Shu Uemura's overnight hair serum, make the most of your Prime with beauty samples(!), First Aid Beauty's new tinted moisturizer and a makeup palette for your phone.
Not in the mood to deal with your hair? Just sleep on it.
In case you didn’t know, March is National Sleep Awareness Month and I know I’m more than aware of sleep—or rather my lack of it. I dread the nights when I have to wash and blow-dry my hair because this eats into the hour or so of quiet time I have between getting my son to bed and tucking myself in—and more often than not I’ll just go to sleep with a wet head. If you’re in the same boat, you may want to give Shu Uemura’s new Essence Absolue Overnight Serum a try, because this nourishing oil restores and repairs your hair while you sleep and leaves you with smooth, shiny hair come morning.
A light, fast-absorbing cream that won’t leave residue on your pillow, all you have to do is comb it through wet hair from the mid-lengths to ends and hit the hay. In the morning you can style as usual or just run your fingers through it and go. This product leaves hair with a bit of texture for a literal “I just woke up like this” look, and you’ll love it even more once you see how much time it saves you both at night, and when you’re getting ready the next morning.
Did you know about this Amazon Prime perk?
Amazon has completely changed the way we shop (or at least the way I shop), and the online behemoth is poised to change the way you buy beauty products, too. Prime Samples has officially launched, and there are a few ways to try stuff you’ve had your eye on—but would like to try before you buy the full-size.
First, you can purchase a pre-assembled box, such as the Women’s Luxury Beauty, Aveeno and Women’s Hair and Skincare Sample Boxes, or go a la carte with offerings from La Roche-Posay, Atopalm, R+Co, L’Oreal and more. The samples span the spectrum from skincare and makeup to styling products and beyond, and you’ll surely find at least a few to add to your shopping cart. The best part is, if you decide to purchase a full size after test-driving a product, you’ll get a credit for what you paid for the sample (they range from $2 to $4).
While you’re there, don’t stop with beauty… You’ll also find trial sizes of snacks, drinks and other foods along with vitamins, detergents, medicines (perfect for travel), pet supplies and so much more!
This new tinted moisturizer has your skin covered until spring
I may be sitting outside at Starbucks right now, but it’s 63 degrees which means winter is still going strong—and if you live up north you certainly don’t need me to tell you that. Odds are your skin is bearing the brunt, so extra moisture is most definitely in order, and First Aid Beauty’s new Ultra Repair Tinted Moisturizer SPF 30 is a great way to get it.
If you love the original Ultra Repair Cream and its unparalleled skin-comforting abilities, you get all that and a lot more with the latest Ultra Repair incarnation. Featuring the perfect amount of coverage, SPF 30, soothing colloidal oatmeal, plumping hyaluronic acid, radiance-boosting micro-pearls—and available in five shades—this tinted moisturizer is like three (or more!) products in one so you can take care of your winter-ravaged skin and have more time to focus on other things in the morning.
The phone case you need to get right this second
You don’t leave home without your phone, and you probably keep a lip gloss and a bit of other makeup on you at all times, so why not lighten your load with a case that combines the two? Quite possibly the most perfect way to make your makeup mobile, Pout Case has an integrated palette ensures that you’re always prepared for touch-ups on the go.
The best part is that you can pick and choose the products for the palette and easily swap them out for a day at the office or a night on the town. Options include 12 shades of lipstick, two lip balms, five foundations, three concealers, three highlighters, five eyeshadows and black eyeliner—and the Samsung version also has room for the Universal Brush (ideal for highlighter or foundation) and one of the double-ended eyeshadow/eyeliner or eyeshadow/lipstick brushes that comes in the Duo Brush Set.
Oh, and the slim, snap-on shock-absorbing case is available in a bevy of different colors and metallic finishes—and it’s drop- and scratch-resistant for extra peace of mind. Why hasn’t anyone come up with this idea sooner?