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What: BEAUTYFIX

What It Is: A way to sample some of the hottest up and coming brands.

How It Works: For $50/quarter or season, you receive 8 products (mostly full sizes and a few deluxe sizes) delivered right to your door. And you can stop, start or put your account on hold anytime you want.

What We Think: This is a great way to try out products as each quarter's collection is over $400 retail value and you can report back your thoughts on their website, beautyfix.com. Here's what I received in this month's box:

REDPOINT Noc-Out Cover-Up Compact (full size)
PCA SKIN Purifying Mask (2oz)
AMARTE Aqua Veil Pure Hydration Serum (2.2oz)
AMARTE Natural Wonder Cream (.34oz)
JANE IREDALE 24 Karak Gold Dust (1.8 grams)
KRONOS 'Phyx' Overnight Repair Maskque (4oz) - can't wait to try this one!
MLAB Anti-Aging Treatment Cream (.5oz)
PERRICONE MD Firming Neck Therapy (.5oz)
SENSA Weight Loss System (.70oz)

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Here’s one making its US debut – Milbar Laboratories or M LAB. Hailing from the UK, this cosmeceutical line touts 45% to 70% clinically active ingredients in all of their anti-aging products. What does that mean? Well, the average luxury product line has anywhere from 10% to 20% active ingredients. Active ingredients are also called “performance” ingredients and these are the ones that do the work in a product (think worker-bees) to conquer whatever your concern is – increase firmness, reduce the appearance of wrinkles, improve texture, etc. Do the math and it almost sounds too good to be true. It reads quality but are the products really better than the ones you are probably using? I’ve been on the regime of the following for the past three weeks:

• Anti-Aging Cleanser ($60/6oz)
• Anti-Aging Toner ($60/6oz)
• Anti-Aging Eye Cream ($170/.5oz
• Anti-Aging Treatment Cream ($260/2.4oz)

One thing I know for sure is the overall texture of my skin is fantastic. I didn’t know it was looking so sullen until now! As far as wrinkles, I thankfully don’t have many noticable ones but those I do have around my eyes definitely seemed smoothed out. So if you need a boost for your overall appearance, I can recommend these ones. On M Lab's website, they tell you what % of active ingredients each contain and I felt somewhat more educated about this cosmeceutical line after reading their material.

There are a few other face products in the line, a body cream and even a Travel Collection ($130/6-piece), which is a great way to try all the products without the huge $ commitment. I think we’ll be hearing more about this line in the coming months. All @ mlabonline.com