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I was really hoping that BLISS’s new Poetic Waxing Wax Strips Face would work on eyebrows but sigh, they don’t. Not because they don’t work but they are not made for brows. These strips are made for the face fuzz above the lip, chin and worked well on the fuzz hanging out on my lower jaw. And it’s super easy and doesn’t hurt. Just grab one of the 2” x ½” hypoallergenic and paraben-free strip, warm it in your hands for 15 to 30 seconds, peel the two halves apart and apply one strip to the skin. Then massage it on there and pull skin taut. Make sure to pull the strip off quickly in the opposite direction of the hair growth. And you can reuse the strip until it’s covered in hair and has lost its stickiness. They even include a oil called azulene oil to help soothe the newly waxed area and it also helps remove any wax that may have stuck to the skin. Happy waxing!

$10/10 facial waxing strips, $20/20 facial waxing strips @ sephora.com.

Disclosure: A sample of this item was provided for review purposes.

(cover story) Dolce & Gabbana are putting out their first color cosmetics collection next month.

Apothia is coming out with a new fragrance in March. Pearl will help celebrate the brands 30th year in business.

In March, the Bliss brand is releasing an all-in-one moisturizer called Best of Skintentions. The cost-conscious product will retail for $35/1.7oz and contain a SPF 15.

Aveeno is expanding the line into hair care. In April, their Nourish+Hair Care Collection will hit shelves.

The Ted Gibson line is going into Target stores starting this weekend.
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Growing up, I had a neighborhood friend’s Mom that sweared by salves. Got a cut while outside playing?  Hot tail it over to her and she cleaned it and applied “something to make it feel better,” which I later found out was salve. Ever since then, I have been quite fascinated by them, on a whole. It’s really a laundry list of things salves can be used for besides helping heal a boo-boo: cuticles, tame flyaway hair, makeup primer, chapped nose from a cold and chapped anywherereally like heels, elbows etc, and they can even pacify just-waxed skin. Here are two that are taking center stage in my salve obsession.

BLiSS Problem Salved ($18/.45oz @ blissworld.com)

BURT’S BEES Miracle Salve ($7/2oz @ burtsbees.com).

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KIEHL'S is coming out with a collection of anti-aging products for the body. Superbly Restorative will drop Superbly Restorative Body Lotion and Superbly Restorative Dry Oil on Earth Day and Superbly Restorative Skin Salve in June.

Phillips and BLISS have teamed up to produce Bikini Perfect, an at-home hair removal system that is set for a May launch.

May will see the launch of DARPHIN's Intral Collection made exclusively for stressed skin. This collection will be comprised of four products, from face serums to face creams.

PROCTER & GAMBLE Beauty is coming out with the Aquacurrent Science collection. Products from their Cover Girl, Oil of Olay, Pantene and Secret will have products under this label that focus on moisture and hydration. They will be available starting in May.

AVEDA will release Green Science skin care, a lineup of plant-infused facial treatment products, in May.

Former model Jennifer Flavin-Stallone is putting out a mineral makeup line called Seriesse International.

Source: WWD

We loved The Youth As We Know It Moisturizing Cream when it came out last year and yeah, they’ve expanded the collection! I don’t think much will get by when you have this 5some on hand from BLiSS.

First up, we got the creamy The Youth As We Know It Cleanser ($30/6.7oz) and the The Youth As We Know It Toner ($28/6.7oz). There’s been much debate on whether or not the skin even needs a toner. I vote yes as I’ve read a few places that it resets the pH of the skin. I really like this next product in the collection called The Youth As We Know It Concentrate: Age Control ($70/1oz). This serum claims to release moisturizers two different times in the day. Wow! I guess I have to believe them since I couldn’t see it on my skin but I know my face did not seem dried out when I went to wash it at bedtime.
Then there’s the The Youth As We Know It Eye Cream ($75/.5oz), if you need it, and rounding it all out, slather on that Moisturizing Cream ($79/1.7oz). They say that products in a collection are usually made to work with one another, so I would give a few of these a shot. All @ sephora.com

I happen to be a naturally pale girl with a love for the bronzed look. So, one could say that I’m a big fan of self-tanners. I have tried almost all of them searching for the ideal consistency, even fading, with a flawless natural look. This new one from BLiSS, A Tan For All Seasons ($34/4.40z @ sephora.com), is one of the closest products I’ve used to obtain the ideal tint. The first thing I noticed was the color of the product right out of the can. Most self-tanners have an orange hue to its product, giving your skin a final output of that orangey look, which screams “tan out of a can”. This one comes out of the can with a purple tint, which at first made me nervous, but ended up drying to a warm, brown bronze. I loved the easy to spray method with its instant color to help create flawless coverage.
Another quality I look for in a self tanner is the final color staying on your skin and not seeping onto your clothing. This product dries quickly and didn’t budge thorough out the day! My only warning with this product is to make sure that you wash your hands as quickly as possible or use gloves because it took about 3 washes with scrubber to get the color completely off the inside of my hands. My end thought was, I found my new self tanner, and as they say, it’s sun-believable. ~Rebecca

BLISS’ new The Youth As We Know It ($79/1.7oz @ blissworld.com) is everything you want in an anti-aging cream and more. Really. It has the 10 major categories covered - from wrinkle relaxers to hydration. Just think of anything you could ever want a moisturizer to do and this one does it. I could go on and on about the ingredients inside but let’s face it, you want the bottom line, right? Go out and get it!