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Here are some more products that max out the Shea Butter.

1. LA COMPAGNIE DE PROVENCE Hand Crème ($14/3.4oz @ lcdpmarseille.com)
2. SWEET GRASS FARMS Shea Butter Lotion in Fresh White Lilac ($8.95/16.9oz @ sweetgrassonline.com)
3. MD SKINCARE Powerful Sun Protection SPF 25 Lip Balm ($18/.25oz @ sephora.com)
4. L’OCCITANE Shea Cotton Ultra Comforting Cream ($38/1oz @ beauty.com)
5. IN KRISTINE’S SHOWER Shea Butter Bathbombs ($2/1-2oz to $17.99/12-2oz-pack @ inkristinesshower.com) in scent picks Malibu Baby, Sunny Days and Girly Girl.
6. NATTY GIRL Body Sugar Scrub in Yuzu Peach ($26/13oz @ nattyproducts.com)

Why am I amazed with serums? Probably because they are concentrated forms of age fighting ingredients and incorporate the latest in technology. We previewed the addition of MD SKINCARE’s Hydra-Pure serums line back in July and we were finally able to try some out. My pick of the litter right now is the Antioxidant Firming Serum ($95/1oz @ sephora.com). With the season changing, my skin has been looking a little sullen and well, bored. This one contains 14 collagen-building ingredients and uses the same delivery system as their Body Cream, Hydra-Pure Chelating Complex. Since we’re not really about listing complex ingredients that only confuse the average beauty buff, we’ll just say that this one delivers what it says – a boost the overall appearance of the skin and wrinkles. Isn’t that all we want out of life anyway?

Wow, there is a lot going on in the world of beauty today!

First, the SUKI line known for its all natural skin care line is coming out with a line of cosmetics. According to WWD, it will be called Sukicolor Fresh Finish Mineral Cream Makeup and will hit shelves on August 1st.

PRADA is coming out with a new scent, Infusion d'Iris, this September

MD SKINCARE is rolling out four new face serums under the Hydra-Pure Radiance Renewal Serum umbrella. Each containing their Hydra-Pure Chelating Complex, which we wrote about a few weeks ago. These will be available this fall.

French skin care line, INSTITUT ESTHEDERM, will be launching their highly successful Osmo Cellular Care in the US at the end of August.

File this one under luxury cream. MD SKINCARE new Hydra-Pure Firming Body Cream ($120 @ sephora.com) is the latest in technology packed in a 6.7oz tub. The goal of this cream is to remove the harmful ingredients that can fall on the skin and act as a barrier for a cream. Something as simple as the water we use to wash our skin with that contains the heavy metals like iron, copper and zinc, can be sensitive to some people. It basically helps give you a stronger base so the essential oils, vitamins and other ingredients inside the cream can really do their job to help moisturize and firm. It's based on the same technology of their sunscreens Lisa wrote about a few weeks ago. Since we’ve seen two of their products using this kind of science in the past month alone, I’m curious to see if more will crop up.

My friends call me the sunscreen queen because I never leave home without it on my face. The newest product on my list is MD SKINCARE Powerful Sun Protection SPF30. In Texas where it’s sunny most of the year, you gotta have plenty of sunscreen on hand. This one is lightweight but packs a punch by including Chelators, which remove metals from the skin (found in tap water and perspiration) and can cause damage to the epidermis when exposed to the sun. This is the only sunscreen on the market to include this ingredient. Fabulous! $42/5oz @ sephora.com ~Lisa