Beauty Box: Luxurious almond in a velvety serum from L’Occitane
The product: L’Occitane en Provence Almond Velvet Serum
What it is: Almond Velvet Serum pairs the youth complex with the performance of vitamin C to help even out skin and reveal youthfulness. The texture is rapidly absorbed and leaves skin silky and velvety.
Almond proteins give the formula its silkening properties. According to a study with 31 participants who used the product for eight weeks, Almond Velvet Serum revealed youthfulness by 77 percent, smoothness by 81 percent, and reduced fine lines by 71 percent.
Where to get it: L’Occitane en Provence Almond Velvet Serum is available at Rustan’s.
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Versace Yellow Diamond is now more intense
The product: Versace Yellow Diamond Intense
What it smells like: Versace Yellow Diamond Intense has the intoxicating light of the sunset in the summer. It is a concentration of brightness, energy, pureness and transparency — a floral perfume with crisp fruity and woody accents, strong and persistent. It starts off with sparkling bergamot, intensifies with jasmine, orange blossom and freesia, and winds down to vibrant tones of amber wood and musk.
Where to get it: Versace Yellow Diamond Intense is available at Rustan’s.
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Dermatologist-approved protection from Nivea Sun
The product: Nivea Sun products
What makes them unique: Nivea Sun products slow down the aging process, helping prevent the formation of hyperpigmentation and wrinkles as well as sagging. It protects skin from UVB rays that cause sunburn and skin irritations, and it contains PA, which means it also shields skin from UVA rays. Nivea Sun has a wide range of products for face and body. It also comes in oil and spray, for easier application.
Where to get it: Nivea Sun is available at department stores, supermarkets and drugstores.
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Ocean Potion sun protection gets you ready for the summer
The product: Ocean Potion sun care
What it is: Ocean Potion is a premium line of sun care products, all enriched with antioxidant vitamins and patented sea plant complex that help prevent daily skin damage and provide natural skin conditioners. There are Ocean Potion products for fair skin, tanning, after sun care, sports, kids and babies, and for the face.
Where to get them: Ocean Potion is available at Watsons, Beauty Bar, Rustan’s Beauty Source, Landmark, Metro supermarkets, and Island Souvenirs.
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Human Nature cares for your hands and clothes
The product: Tough Love Natural Detergents from Human Nature
What makes it unique: Tough Love is 100-percent-natural, high-efficacy detergents that are more potent and disperse faster in water. Tough Love has coconut-derived natural surfactants that don’t leave that slimy feel on hands. It is dermatologist-tested as non-irritating and safe.
Where to get it: Tough Love products are available at Human Nature branches and via www.humannature.com/buy.