Haute Oil Treatment

Darphin Tangerine Aromatic Care -a delicious citrus-scented elixir nourishes and revitalizes the skin – fighting the loss of elasticity and diminishing visible lines... leaving you with a youthful, smooth, and radiant complexion.

Massage into skin as part of your nightly beauty ritual. Very French, very glamorous, and, actually – very beneficial to the skin.

From one of our favorite sites, eluxury.com

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Look & Feel Better

Total Med of Lexington and Louisville offers expanded Services:

• Medical weight loss (check out the testimonials)

• Anti-Aging services...improve your quality of life through comprehensive hormone analysis and bio-identical hormone restoration. The specialty of Anti-Aging medicine is an extension of preventive health care. Early detection and intervention can prevent or reverse diseases and symptoms associated with aging.

• Aesthetic services and procedures to give your skin a more youthful and healthful appearance. Examples include laser hair removal, photo skin rejuvenation, microdermabrasion, Botox and Mesotherapy.

There are lots of Laser treatments on the market these days, but the PPX therapy offered at Total Med is different...and here's why:

PPx therapy is the first and only therapy to effectively combine pneumatic energy (pressure) with broadband light. PPx therapy differs from other laser and light based treatments in that it is 5x more efficient in the delivery of energy to unwanted hair.

Treatments are relaxing and not associated with side effects such as the redness or other usual post treatment discomforts.

PPx therapy is 4 to 7 times faster than treatments with other laser or light based technologies. It does do not require pre-treatments with topical anesthetics or cooling gels, resulting in reducing treatment time by 35 - 45 minutes.

Personal tips for each individual patient provide you with personalized hygienic treatments while eliminating the risks of cross contamination and are uniquely customized to treat a wide range of body parts.

Special Offer:

Go to Total Med's website and click the "Make a Referral" Button to refer a friend to Total Med. When your friend becomes a patient, you will receive a $50 credit toward services for yourself from Total Med -or- $25 in cash...your choice!

*To be eligible referrals must be made via the website and prior to the patient's first visit.

Want Perfect Skin? Try Perfekt Beauty.

From one of the beauty industry's leading men, Richard Anderson, comes a line of skincare that claims to be longer lasting and offers an alternative to other traditional beauty products.

Anderson is famous for launching many of today's leading beauty brands such as The Lancaster Group, Yves Saint Laurent, Bobbie Brown Essentials, BriteSmile and others.

The main focus of Perfekt Beauty was that today's woman is super busy! and doesn't have time for lengthy beauty routines. Many of his formulas are gel based, which claim to last longer and be more nourishing.

Summer Skin Care

It's time for a regime change (and not just because it's election season!) Ditch the heavy creams and stock up on sunscreen!






I am using SkinCeuticals Foaming Cleanser. Be sure you cleanse away all that sunscreen at the end of the day!

SkinCeuticals C E Ferulic serum is a must year-round! You must read the research on this amazing product...it provides 8x photoprotection, reduces sunburn cells up to 96% in UV irradiated skin, & prevents thymine dimers (DNA mutations associated with skin cancer).

Daily Moisture is a great product for the p.m. summer regime. It minimizes pores & hydrates without greasiness (so it's also great under makeup!)

The face, neck and chest need lots of protection if you're going to prevent sun damage & wrinkles. I like SkinCeuticals Ultimate UV Defense SPF 30. It works well under makeup for daily use & doesn't cause breakouts!









If you have any spots from past sun damage, have your derm check them out. Ask about a 4% hydroquinone lightener, like the one from Dermesse (available at reNew Medispa...you can learn all about this line at our Hautemommas' Night Out on June 12th). If your skin is sensitive to this ingredient, SkinMedica and SkinCeuticals make great hydroquinone-free lighteners.
images from skinceuticals.com

Baby, It's Cold Outside!

With the crazy-cold weather we've had lately, skin and hair can suffer!
Here are some helpers :

L'Occitane Shea Butter Hand Cream 5.2 oz is available at Sephora...and is the only thing that can save your hands and cuticles from looking like a dry, ragged mess. Keep one in your car and in your bag to reapply when going outdoors.

Phyto Phytokarite Hair Treatment Mask With Shea Butter is serious moisture for dried out hair...get it online at Sephora or at Ivos Salon.

Exfoliate the bod with Philosophy Gingerbread Man 20 oz and follow up by moisturizing with L'Occitane Ultra Rich Body Cream 7 oz.

Chapped lips will benefit from Fresh Sugar Lip Balm SPF 15 .15 oz.This wears really well under lipstick and as a heavier layer overnight.


photos from sephora.com

Worth a Try??

Nutraceuticals... new technology in skincare that isn't a lotion, cream or procedure...it's a supplement. A new release that's been getting alot of positive press recently is Imedeen.

Here's what the blissworld.com website has to say:

"Sold in Europe and Asia since 1991, Time Perfection is clinically and scientifically shown to increase your skin's density, moisture and protein synthesis while visibly decreasing fine lines and wrinkles. The result is skin that looks softer, smoother and younger- from head to toe. Comes with an informative CD. 3-month supply (180 tablets) or 1-month supply (60 tablets)"

What do you think? It sounds logical to me...

photo and quoted text from blissworld.com

Haute Gifts of Beauty

Gifts for the Beauty Addict on your list...Mom, Sis, BFF, Babysitter, Teacher...or just indulge yourself after all the shopping and merriment!

See more of my Beautiful Things... list at ThisNext.