If your skin is still feeling the effects of a cold, nasty winter give it a little TLC with Burt’s Bees Intense Hydration Mask. This thick rich mask is infused with Clary Sage that provides intense moisture. The mask itself is a nice thick cream, I love when I apply it how fresh and clean the Clary Sage smells.

I apply a thick layer then let it work for 10 minutes then I use a soft dry cloth to wipe off the cream. No need to rinse the extra cream I just rub into my skin for extra hydration. After the first use my skin felt and looked smoother and more hydrated. And I noticed it plumped up the lines around my eyes.

Burt’s Bees Intense Hydration Treatment Mask $18
Give your skin the gift of hydration it dearly deserves with our best face mask for dry skin, for a natural anti-aging solution. Infused with Clary Sage, our facial treatment mask is clinically proven to provide immediate intense hydration and help increase skin’s ability to retain moisture. So you’re skin will possess softness and suppleness like never before.

• Intensely hydrates dry skin
• Helps reduce the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles
• Enhanced with Probiotic Technology
• Helps increase skin’s ability to retain moisture
• Dermatologist Tested and Noncomedogenic

2013 Allure Best of Beauty Winner

If you are prone to dry lips like myself this will be your new favorite balm. Burt’s Bees Ultra Conditioning Lip Balm with Kokum Butter gets your lips feeling great in just one use. Instead of feeling the need to keep reapplying I love that this balm hydrates so well that my lips stay hydrated for house. The balm has a great scent and feels amazing on. Perfect for the warm, dry weather ahead.

Burt’s Bees Ultra Conditioning Lip Balm with Kokum Butter $4
Kiss dry lips goodbye. Clinically proven to offer 4 hours of long-lasting moisturization, this ultra-hydrating lip conditioner is infused with rich Kokum, Shea, and Cocoa Butters. Giving you more butters and less wax than other balms, so your lips will be left soft and super smooth. It’s hydration at its very highest, with no added flavors or fragrances.

• Clinically proven to moisturize for 4 hours with 1 application
• Hypo-allergenic with no added flavors or fragrances
• Replenishes skin with Kokum, Cocoa and Shea Butters that melt on lips
• Leaves lips feeling soft, supple and healthy
• Single tubes and twinpack available

You can purchase both these products at your local mass retailer or drugstore or online at www.Burtsbees.com.

Disclosure: I was sent a complimentary sample for review. I was not paid to write this post and all thoughts and opinions are my own.

Since my first use I was smitten with  Murad Invisiblur Perfecting Shield and its been a daily staple in my beauty routine.  This ultra lightweight serum is so light and silky it feels like silk going on and leaves my skin so smooth. It contains a broad spectrum SPF 30 protecting my skin from future damage while improving the appearance of lines, wrinkles and my skins texture.

You can see from the swatch above this is a clear and very lightweight serum. It smooths on evening out my skin and creating the perfect canvas for makeup. You will love how smooth and even your skin tone looks and your skin will love the special peptides that fight against the signs of aging and leave your skin smoother and firmer. The special anniversary edition also comes with two great beauty looks you can create at home.

Murad Invisiblur Perfecting Shield Broad Spectrum SPF 30 $65
Flawless and fabulous in just one step. This invisible skin perfecting shield blends together advanced treatment, primer and SPF technologies to immediately blur and protect while combating the signs of aging.

The barley oil used in this formula is a naturally gluten-free substance.

HOW TO USE
Massage evenly over face, neck and chest. May be applied under makeup or worn alone.

THE BENEFITS
Treats | Blurs | Protects
• 71% saw fewer fine lines and wrinkles.*
• 94% saw improved smoothness and texture.*
• 100% invisible SPF 30 protection

You can learn more about Murad Invisiblur Perfecting Shield and purchase at www.murad.com.

Disclosure: I was sent a complimentary sample for review. I was not paid to write this post and all opinions are my own.

Tomorrow, April 2nd is the last day of Ulta’s 21 days of beauty and they are going out with a bang. Check out the three great items being offered tomorrow for the final 21 Days of Beauty Special.

IT COSMETICS 50 Anti-Aging Primer*
A true beauty breakthrough, No. 50 Serum Anti-Aging Collagen Veil Primer is a multi-tasking luxe concentrated hydrating primer and serum in one, infused in with more than 50 beneficial ingredients, including hydrating anti-aging peptides, collagen, niacin, essential lipid-rich oils, vitamins, extracts and botanicals to nurture your skin and lock in moisture as it prepares it for flawless makeup application. Plus the innovative formula is quickly absorbed to hydrate your skin without the greasy feel of typical primers. No. 50 also prepares your skin for make-up application all while defusing the appearance of visible pores and without settling into lines and wrinkles. Your skin will be pampered with a softening, smoothing, long-lasting barrier for the most flawless makeup application that will bring you joy when you feel your skin!

50% OFF \ NOW $24

One of my favorite cleansers and a warm weather must have!

MURAD Acne Clarifying Cleanser 6.75 oz.*
Acne Clarifying Cleanser is a powerful gel cleanser that combats acne and skin breakouts. Acne Clarifying Cleanser’s rich lather strips away pore-clogging grime, oil and irritants as it helps treat and prevent acne breakouts with time-released medication that remains active for hours, even after rinsing. Encapsulated salicylic acid provides a sustained release of acne medication to allow for hours of acne treatment. Silver citrate provides antibacterial protection to inhibit blemish formation. Acne Clarifying Cleanser is recommended as the Step 1 cleanser in any Murad Acne regimen as part of Dr. Murad’s Inclusive Health system of care.

50% OFF \ NOW $14

I love getting my brows done at the Benefit Brow bar. If you have never been check it out, they measure and pencil first to make sure you get the best brows possible. You will love how great it looks.

BENEFIT COSMETICS Free Brow Wax***
With any $50 product and/or service purchase.

Premiering 50 years ago this September, Star Trek has gained a legion of loyal fans that span age, gender, race and galaxy. I have to admit I have probably watched every episode of the original show and all the movies at least twice. With 3  brothers it was always action and science fiction show.  MAC is launching another great collection that pays tribute to this iconic show.

“Star Trek is an iconic pop culture phenomena whose storylines pushed gender and racial boundaries,” said MAC Senior Vice President and Group Creative Director James Gager in a press statement. “For its 50th anniversary, we celebrate each of Star Trek’s powerful women in a transcending, transformational makeup collection.”

MAC COSMETICS
Caricatures of Star Trek female characters Seven of Nine, Deanna Troi, Uhura and Vina, the Orion girl, front the campaign for MAC’s new Star Trek makeup collection.
The striking campaign visuals for the line capture the beauty of Star Trek female characters Seven of Nine, Deanna Troi, Uhura and Vina, the Orion girl.

Details for the 25 multi-piece collection are still scarce, but we do know it will launch globally this September and include lip colors, eye shadows and nail polishes. Trekkies and makeup lovers alike will be able to purchase the MAC Gaslamp at an exclusive pre-sale on July 21, which coincides perfectly with the San Diego Comic-Con.