I have been in love with Eight Hour Cream since I first tried it. On top of doing miracle work on dry skin it keeps my lips soft and smooth all year long. I have just found a new use for my Eight Hour Cream, my accident prone 2yr old son!

Two weeks ago he rode his bike out the back door and fell face first on our patio, removing the top layer of skin from the left side of his face. On top of looking really painful I was worried it would scar, after cleaning his cut I applied Eight Hour Cream in just a few hours it looked much better and his face was completely healed in just a few days.

Last week after a face plant in the driveway I applied the Eight Hour Cream and in two days no sign of road rash. This really is a miracle cream I keep fining new uses for it and I am still on my first tube you need so little is lasts a long time.

EIGHT HOUR CREAM Eight Hour Cream Skin Protectant, 1.7 fl. oz
The skincare classic that soothes, restores, calms and helps relieve chapped, cracked, dry skin. Soothes roughness, redness and minor skin irritations.

* Helps protect, soothe and moisturize skin.
* Soothes dry skin and provides anti-inflammatory benefits.
* Soothes and comforts minor weather burns, scrapes and abrasions.

The Legend
Created in 1930 by Elizabeth Arden to soothe skin, Eight Hour Cream Skin Protectant became an instant and overwhelming success. What made it so effective is a combination of petrolatum, a skin-soothing beta-hydroxy in one of its first cosmetic uses, and vitamin E. The apricot colored balm was so beneficial to her clients, Miss Arden used it to soothe her famous thoroughbred horses’ legs. Even its name came about thanks to a remarkable performance – a loyal client used it to treat her child’s skinned knee and “eight hours later” the skin was all better.

To use: Simply smooth directly on with fingertips whenever and wherever needed. Avoid contact with eyes.

Beauty Awards: Woman & Home Magazine (UK), 2007; New Woman Magazine (Australia), 2006

$17.00 EIGHT HOUR CREAM Eight Hour Cream Skin Protectant, 1.7 fl. oz

Celebs fly in from all over the world to see N.Y.C. salon owner Christine Chin. This celebrity esthetician is well-known for her meticulous skin treatments and counts Penelope Cruz, Kate Moss, Hilary Swank, Rachel Weisz and Kimora Lee Simmons as clients.

EXPERT TIP: To help to keep the skin clear in between facial appointments try using Christine Chin’s Smoothing Fluid. It gently cleans the skin of residue and dead cells and acts as a gentle at-home micro dermabrasion/detox peel that you can use day and night, after toner and under makeup. It is especially good for use after getting a professional microdermabrasion, as it keeps the skin free of old-skin and dirt residue on a daily basis and great for under the eye area as skin plaque tends to build up in the area.

Retinol – the purest form of anti-aging Vitamin A blens with a skin-renewing non-acid sugar complex to gently smooth surface wrinkles, even skin tone and restore your skin’s youthful texture within days.

$79.00 – BUY IT HERE!

On this same trip to Sephora, I also needed to pick up a new face lotion.  I hate trying to find a good face lotion.  I think my face is a snob, because the only ones that seem to work for me, cost $30 or more.  When I ran out of my absolute favorite face lotion, N.V. Perricone’s Firming Moisturizer ($280!) I had to turn to other options.  I would never spend $280 on face lotion, by the way. It was sent to me back in April, and I’ve been slowly using it…trying to save every last drop.  But alas – I got to the bottom, and it’s gone.  May it rest in peace.

Moment of silence.

Anyway, so the only other face lotion I had at home was Aveda’s Hydrating Lotion.  It’s supposed to be quick-absorbing…but it’s not.  (At least not on my skin).  Within a week, I had a mini break-out, and that hasn’t happened to me in ages.  I had to quit using it – and I banished it back to under the sink (until I run out of my next face lotion).

While trying to find the perfect face lotion – I found myself standing in front of Murad’s products.   I was trying to hurry – because I brought my boys with me, and they were running around Sephora screaming “Ew! You can see her boob!” (Don’t know if you’ve ever noticed, but they have pictures of half-naked women all over the place.  I had never noticed before, but leave it to my 8 and 6 year old boys to point it out to me.)  Anyway, back to my point.  I’m quickly trying to pick a face lotion (by now the boys are running around sticking their fingers into all the samples), and I grab Murad’s Skin Perfecting Lotion.  I ask the Sephora saleswoman if it’s a good lotion, she says yes, and I immediately pay for it – and head home.

I love this lotion for two reasons.  First – because you only need a teeeeenie tiny amount to cover your face.  Should last me quite some time.  Second of all – and most important, it dries completely – leaving my skin feeling hydrated and not the slightest bit greasy.  It absorbs completely leaving my skin soft as a baby’s butt.

Every type of skin needs hydration, even blemish-prone and oily skin. This ultra light, oil-free moisturizer leaves skin perfectly hydrated every day without any residue. Skin is soothed, softened, renewed, and protected with algae extract, panthenol, retinol, and our exclusive AHA/BHA complex with powerful antioxidants.

$33.00 – and worth every penny!  BUY IT HERE!

I’ve been broke forever, and haven’t been able to buy any new skincare products.  Usually I am sent more than enough products to keep my skin in tip-top shape, but I haven’t seen any in some time!  So I had to break down and go to Sephora and look for an inexpensive face wash.  I looked through the major brands, and they were all out of my price range.  I headed over to L’Occitane to get a sample of the hand lotion (something I do everytime I go to Sephora) and I noticed they had a foaming cleanser for only $18.00!  I grabbed it up, and headed over to face lotions (will review that one next).

What I love about this cleanser is how little you need for each wash.  It takes only one pump of cleanser to get enough foam to wash your whole face.  It foams up beautifully, and washes away any makeup.  I love it. I’ll probably use this again next time.  Being soap-free, it’s gentle enough for sensitive skin, and it has made my skin very happy.

Rice Foaming Cleanser by L’Occitane is a soap-free cleanser enriched with rice.

L’Occitane Rice Foaming Rice Cleanser transforms into an ultra-light foam on contact with water and eliminates makeup, impurities, and excess oil. Skin is left perfectly clean, incredibly soft, clear, and pure.

The soap-free cleanser is enriched with rebalancing zinc and red rice extract from France, as well as astringent red rice vinegar.

$18.00 – BUY IT HERE!

I just got a little sample tube of the new Estee Lauder Time Zone and I am really enjoying it. The first thing I noticed was how light it was, it absorbed quickly and left no residue on my skin. The moisture difference in my skin is amazing, my skin usually feels dry and tight in the winter but it feels so much better since I started using Time Zone.

In addition to my skin being much more hydrated I am noticing that the little laugh lines under my eyes are looking better. I can’t wait to see the improvements as I keep using it.

Estée Lauder ‘Time Zone’ Line & Wrinkle Reducing Creme SPF 15

Take more than ten years off the look of your skin in just four weeks and dramatically reduce the look of wrinkles. Smoother, supple, more radiant skin is instantly revealed. Skin rediscovers the lustrous, more lineless look you remember. Inspired by the science of cellular regeneration, exclusive Sirtuin EX1 Technology and TriHyaluronic Complex make visible age reversal a reality. So powerful, every single woman tested showed a reduction in the look of wrinkles after eight weeks. Your time is now.

$58.00 Estee Lauder Time Zone

The ultimate gift, I saved the Clarisonic for last! I have heard so many great stories about the Clarisonic from other beauty bloggers it had become my number one obsession. Two weeks ago I finally got my first Clarisonic skin brush and it lives up to all the hype!

It comes with a brush for sensitive skin which works perfectly for me. Most users said in 8 weeks they found major improvement in their skin but after just two weeks I am already seeing benefits. First off I love how clean my face feels after I use it. I thought it might be irritating to my sensitive skin but it just left my face feeling so refreshed and really clean. Within the first week I noticed an impovement in my skins clarity and my skin tone has evened out a lot. Best of all I am seeing a reduction in the appearance of my pores.

I now look forward to washing my face the brush feels so amazing while it spins and cleans and my skin is glowing with the results.

Holiday Bonus: Free engraving and you can even buy it on a holiday payment plan. Order by Dec 22nd. to ensure Christmas delivery or pickit up at your local Sephora.

 Double Bonus: Order now and get .5 oz. Daily Renewal Serum, travel bag, headband for free!

Clarisonic Skin Care System

A gentle sonic micro-massage for cleaner, healthier skin

• 6 times more makeup removal
• Leaves skin feeling and looking younger and smoother
• Cleanses so well that products absorb better
• Gentle enough for twice daily use
• Helps reduce oily areas, dry skin patches and blemishes
• Helps reduce the appearance of visible pores
• Reduces the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles

Choose from 3 great colors:

$195.00 Clarisonic

The Spirit star and face of Calvin Klein’s Secret Obsession shares her beauty must-haves!  Pictured above is Eva Mendes at a photocall for her new movie, The Spirit.  She is flawless!  Look at her skin!

“I like Laura Mercier, Nars and True products.  I try everything!”

We reccommend Laura Mercier Creme lip color in Aurora, $22.00 BUY IT HERE!

“It is not a smell that wears you, you wear it.  Secret Obsession just finds its way with you.”

Explore the new meaning of sexy with Calvin Klein’s Secret Obsession, a sultry and intoxicating scent that explores the secrets hidden between love and madness. This floral oriental fragrance for her reflects a captivating and hypnotic essence—a soft, seductive touch.  $40.00 BUY IT HERE!

“I can’t live without 100% cocoa butter and plenty of sleep.”

Cocoa butter, enriched with vitamin E, in a soothing fragrance free base. Helps smooth and blend unattractive marks and scars. An excellent all-over-the-body moisturizer and after tanning butter. Widely recommended for stretch marks, during and after pregnancy. $4.40 BUY IT HERE!