For just a few pounds and a few minutes a day, your skin can easily look 10 years younger. SQOOM, the German skin treatment system is coming to the UK and will be launched exclusively in Harrods in spring 2011, giving shoppers the youthful look they have always dreamed of.
Two product lines have been developed by Helmut Schick, CEO of the Schick Medical GmbH. SQOOM antiAge and SQOOM med are based upon the same key principle: massaging both the epidermis (cuticle) and the dermis (corium) to activate muscular tissue beneath the skin and trigger regeneration and elasticity.
Specifically developed xcential hya gel, DeSpot gel and cleanser gel are applied to the skin with the help of a handheld device. This sonic device penetrates the outer layers of the skin with the patented 'Synchron Technology' of ultrasound and ionisation. The active ingredients of the gel get to work on the damaged areas. The SQOOM device is designed to European electrical standards and equipped with a titanium transducer and longlife battery. It guides the user through six beauty programmes for the skin; cleansing, massage, nutrition, lifting, whitening and wrinkle care. By applying the gels in a specially designed 12 minute regime, the user is able to achieve long-lasting results. Will this be the end of the face-lift?
Three different gels are available at Harrods to use with the device. SQOOM cleanserGel prepares the skin for the beauty programme. It contains chamomile extract based on aloe vera to give a mild tightening effect. This gel provides the skin with beneficial conditions for skin-friendly micro-organisms. The SQOOM xcential hyaGel is an anti-aging gel. This penetrates the critical skin layers, filling any hollow spaces and refreshing the skin in a smooth and natural way. The SQOOM DeSpot gel based on genistein and sulforaphane is designed for the deep treatment of age spots.
SQOOM antiAge and SQOOM med will be launched on March 1 2011. The treatment is available with the device in silver or black at £549 including two hyaGel products. A luxury device is also available exclusively at Harrods decorated with Swarovski Crystals for £1090 including two xcential hyaGel products. Additional gels can be purchased in the store. DeSpot Gel and xcential hyaGel are priced at £79 each and cleanserGel is £19.
Rachel Elbaz has released a special edition of her exclusive perfume Dream de Rachel Elbaz in time to celebrate Valentine's Day.
The sensuous scent, a delicate blend of amber, patchouli and jasmine - made in the South of France where the iconic Chanel No 5 is made - will indeed appeal to the most sophisticated taste and make it the ideal Valentine's gift for the discerning loved one.
Packaged in a luxurious silk-lined box with embossed gold lettering, this exclusive special edition comes in a hand-painted crystal bottle encrusted with a profusion of Swarovski crystals.
Special Edition Dream de Rachel Elbaz is the latest addition to the existing range of the designer's line of luxury perfumes. There's also a 30 ml and a 100 ml version available all year around as well as a 20 ml spray to pop in your handbag. And should the ardent lover wish to go a step further in spoiling his lady, there's also a 100 ml luxury crystal bottle retailing at £1500.
Special Edition Dream de Rachel Elbaz costs £150 and is available exclusively at Rachel, 65 Knightsbridge, London SW1.
Dream de Rachel Elbaz 30 ml costs £45 and 100 ml £95, available from selected stockists nationwide.
Rose oil has an intoxicating and indulgent fragrance, but has something of an innocence about it as well. Roses have long been a symbol of romance, so what better ingredient to focus on for Valentine's Day - the day for celebrating love and affection.
Lush uses rose oil in lots of their products and not just for its beautiful fragrance, rose is also an excellent skin tonic and has an astringent effect on the capillaries. This reduces redness and gives the appearance of diminishing surface thread veins. It is moisturising and hydrating on the skin, and is good for all skin types, especially for rough, aging and irritated skin. This makes it an excellent ingredient for skincare.
They buy their rose oil from Turkey, from a family run business called Sebat. During harvest time, Sebat employ a large proportion of the village and take in Romany Gypsies, who only stay for this duration.
Mark Constantine, Gorilla Perfumer at Lush, comments: "When girls smell rose it creates a wholesome impression, it reminds them of their childhood, they feel reassured and cosseted - almost wrapped in cotton wool. It's not sexy because it's so reassuring, it's chaste ... there's nothing dangerous, alcoholic or drug ridden about rose! Rose is as safe as a strawberry milkshake - it's basically Audrey Hepburn."
Introducing Imogen Rose (£42.00 for 30g perfume bottle / £20.00 for 10g atomiser / £10.00 for solid perfume), a soft, exquisite Damascus rose perfume from the Gorilla Perfumers at Lush. Opening with fresh roses straight from the field using 100% pure rose oil and garden fresh notes of basil. It moves quickly into baby soft talc with tonka and rose absolute producing a warm embracing middle note. Finally the dry down is a sweet amber with vetivert, orris and ambrette seed providing a warm floral finish. A beautiful, romantic, one-of-a-kind perfume, so the perfect choice for Valentine's Day.
Rose oil/absolute can also be found in a large selection of Lush's skincare products, for its regenerative and soothing qualities, ranging from Angels on Bare Skin (£5.50 for 100g) and Ultrabland (£5.75 for 45g or £9.25 for 100g) cleansers to skin toners such as Eau Roma Water (£3.25 for 100g or £6.35 for 250g) and Skin Drink moisturiser (£10.25 for 45g). Tisty Tosty bath ballistic (£2.95) even contains seven actual rose buds, to cast a love spell in the bath.
Rose wax is a bi-product of the solvent extraction process, used to make rose absolute, and they also buy this from Sebat. It's extremely softening and soothing for the skin and we use it in products like our new Ultrabalm (£7.50 for 40g). Ultrabalm is an eco-friendly version of Vaseline and by using rose wax as part of the base, it has allowed Lush to steer clear of petroleum jelly. Blended with candelilla wax and jojoba oil it creates a beautiful, silky soft balm.
Simon Constantine, Gorilla Perfumer and the nose behind Imogen Rose, comments: "I've always loved roses. Ever since I first visited Turkey to see the rose harvest I have been inextricably linked to the Damascus rose. So much so that my fiancé and I named our baby daughter Imogen Rose. I had been desperately trying to capture the fragrance of roses from nature; the aromas of standing in a rose field or as the bags of petals are delivered at the factory. The fragrance is unbeatable. Rich and floral it's the concentrated mass of millions of delicate flowers, handpicked and carefully distilled. I wanted to keep this freshness without creating another 'granny' rose scent. So I tried and tried and eventually realised that I had somehow incorporated a touch of soft baby skin, a puff of talc and wisp of fine baby hair into the finished perfume ... a little homage to my own Imogen Rose".
To pick up these and many more ethical, cruelty free cosmetics visit Lush shops nationwide.
Lead is a proven neurotoxin (a toxin that damages or destroys nerve tissue) that can cause learning, language and behavioral problems such as lowered IQ and increased aggression. Lead also accumulates in our bodies and is hard for our kidneys and liver to process. In fact, the human body has no use for lead what so all. No-one eats lipstick intentionally; however studies have shown that on average women digest 1lb of their lip product per lifetime.
Did you know that more than half of 33 brand-name lips tested by safecosmetics.org contained detectable levels of lead, ranging from 0.03 to 0.65 parts per million; however none of these lipsticks listed lead as an ingredient.
Cosmetic companies don't actually put lead directly into their products, but traces of lead are found in dyes needed to obtain certain colours. Most red lipsticks contain higher levels of lead as some red pigments are lead based.
Emani Minerals Hydrating Lip Colours do not contain any traces of lead
* A creamy formula that infuses vitamins onto your lips, enriched with natural oils to nourish your lips keeping them soft and kissable.
* 100% natural lip colour
* Free from parabens and petroleum
* No beeswax - vegan friendly
* Contains sweet almond oil to condition your lipsm
Technical fact - Smaller particle size giving a smooth, true and high pay off colour.
To purchase any of the above cosmetics or other ethical luxury beauty products from Emani order online.
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