Lisa Hoffman Lip Moisturizer

Have I told you lately how much I love Lisa Hoffman's beauty products? Over the last week, I have "rediscovered" Lisa Hoffman Lip Moisturizer ($34.50). I say "rediscovered" because I was testing other lip products and had set it aside for a few months. It's back, and I'm back. I own no other lip moisturizer that gives me moist lips for hours. Even some of my favorites only give me an hour before I'm craving moist lips again.

For the serious lip treatment addict, as well as those who haven't reached that stage, Lisa Hoffman's Lip Moisturizer does it all. The tiniest amount, dispensed from a pump, offers maximum and long-lasting hydration. This extremely emollient treatment contains vitamins A, C, and E, olive, avocado, and sweet almond oil to make your lips feel fabulous - irresistibly soft and smooth.

Why does it work so well? Some high-tech ingredients may be the secret to its effectiveness. Here's the rest of the story.

Pamitoyl oligopeptide is a special lip peptide, just for the lips! It's a messenger peptide that restores collagen and enhances lip volume. "Hello, lips, shape up!"

Hydromide blend, a blend of soybean extract and Ceramide-2, enhances lipid barrier repair and maintains smoothness and suppleness to the delicate skin of the lips.

Sunflower seed oil, a nice natural ingredient, helps to strengthen the epidermal barrier, which gives relief to dry, chapped lips. Your lips might not look dry or chapped (no flakes, please), but if you crave moisture, they probably need some help.

You might say, "How could she be so dry when it's over 100 degrees and humid out?" Air conditioning is very drying, and I've stayed close to mine over the last few days. I'm dry winter and summer, so my tendency toward dryness is only exacerbated by indoor air systems. Then, there is the exposure to the sun and heat. I can't stay glued to the AC vent! Even in hot weather, life management has to be accomplished. Today, it was a trip to the dry cleaner, bank, and drugstore.

You may think that $34.50 is a lot of money to spend on a lip treatment. Be assured, it takes only the tiniest dab of Lisa's Lip Moisturizer to spread a nice coating on your lips and make them happy. I've had mine for a long time, and it's still pumping what I call gooey gold! It's not tacky, and it's not a cat fur magnet. It just feels fabulous.

You can purchase Lisa Hoffman Lip Moisturizer at Lisa's Web site, SkinStore, DermStore - at b~glowing too. Watch for special offers (SkinStore just had a 20% store-wide discount), and you can get the best for less! One other thing you must know: Lisa Hoffman offers a 50% discount to all military and military families to be able to purchase any of her products at her Web site. Just go there and click on the Support Our Troops link near the bottom of the page. How incredibly generous!

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Lisa Hoffman Spa Shower - Perfect for Summer

This is the time of year when a shower feels better to me than a bath. I love my relaxing soaks, but hot and humid weather makes a shower refreshing. Lisa Hoffman turns a refreshing shower into a treat with her Spa Shower products!

Each product in the Spa Shower line is available in a full size, or you can purchase the Spa Shower Packette ($9.95) that features all five products in airtight ampules that are perfect for travel any time of year. You can also try the packette if you want an introduction to the Spa Shower (these cool, travel-sized packettes are also available in Lisa Hoffman's Spa Bath).

Here's an introduction to each Spa Shower product.

The Spa Shower Cleansing Gel ($27.50) gently washes away excess oils, impurities, and dirt (yes, some of us work in the garden and get dirty) for a soft, clean finish. Like all Lisa Hoffman products, it's created using natural ingredients that are harvested from the rain forests in a sustainable manner. These ingredients nourish and protect the skin for a softer, smoother, and more radiant finish. The Cleansing Gel also hydrates the skin for increased suppleness and vitality. It has an earthy, fresh fragrance. It's scented with Lisa's Japanese Agarwood (more on that below). The Cleansing Gel is a perfect spa experience.

The next step in the regimen is Spa Shower Body Scrub ($40). During the summer, most of us bare a little more body, and we want our skin to look its best. The Body Scrub is a lightly exfoliating, cell-renewing scrub that deep cleans skin and removes excess dry skin flakes using natural exfoliants. This is a scrub that feels good. There's no suffering for beauty required!

First thing when you step out of the shower and your skin is moist, use the Spa Shower Body Oil ($36.50), a featherweight, non-greasy, and quickly absorbing body oil that's perfect for sealing in moisture after a shower. Sesame seed oil, Brazil nut seed oil, rice bran oil, acai pulp oil, and a "slew" of other botanical ingredients nourish and protect the skin against environmental and free radical damage. The Body Oil will leave your skin soft, healthy, and radiant with its slight sheen. I adore body oils, and this one is at the top of my list.

Don't want to use a body oil? Lisa Hoffman has a Spa Shower Body Lotion ($47) for you. With the same fabulous moisturizing effects as the oil, Body Lotion counts shea butter, grape seed oil, and acai pulp oil among its ingredients. Use it after your scrub, and your skin will be primed to accept its hydrating relief.

Each of these first four products comes in a pump container, which I really appreciate in or near the shower. No fumbling to unscrew a cap! Why don't all companies think about these details? A pump container can make the difference between a great product and a great product I will purchase again. Given the choice, I'll always go for a pump.

The ultimate finish to the pampering? Spa Shower Hand & Foot Cream ($35.50). This rich cream, loaded with shea butter, will leave your feet looking sandal-ready and feeling fabulous. The self-massage of my feet with Hand & Foot Cream make my feet feel loved.

The five Spa Shower products are scented with Lisa Hoffman's unique Japanese Agarwood. Lisa describes it as an earthy and fresh fragrance with notes of bergamot, spiced ginger accord, and warm amber. I'm not a "spice girl." I will admit that when I read the description and before I tried the products, I was a bit wary of the term "spiced" and the amber. Even this floral lover was impressed. Lisa's Japanese Agarwood is a nice, warm, and comfortable scent. During the Fragrance of the Year Awards in 2009, this fragrance was selected as one of the "Top Five Fragrances." Other nominees included some of the best names in beauty: Chanel, Tom Ford, and Karl Lagerfeld. Clearly, the fragrance appeals to a lot of sophisticated noses!

Just two more things...A portion of Lisa Hoffman's sales are donated to The Rainforest Foundation (our environment needs all the help it can get right now). Additionally, Lisa Hoffman Beauty donated over a million dollars worth of products to members of the military and their families. The company shipped 5,850 pieces of product kits to a local church in Honolulu, where the kits were assembled by folks from The Freedom Alliance to deliver to the USS Kidd, which docked in Honolulu for a quick stop on its way home to San Diego. Since it's Navy tradition for the sailors to return with some sort of gift in hand after a long deployment, the Lisa Hoffman kits were distributed to all 650 sailors to give to their wives, girlfriends, mothers, or friends as they disembarked the ship. In addition, Lisa Hoffman Beauty has extended a 50% discount to all military and military families to be able to purchase any Lisa Hoffman products online. I like that, and I want to extend a personal thanks to Lisa for her generosity!

Lisa's company sent me a packette set to hook me on Spa Shower. They were very successful! You can find Lisa Hoffman's Spa Collection at Lisa Hoffman's Web site and other online sources. Just Google Lisa Hoffman! You'll be happy you did.

Photo courtesy of Lisa Hoffman

Lisa Hoffman's Spa Facial Wonder-Products

Snow takes lot out of you! My energy has been sapped by shoveling (made harder when there's nowhere left to put it), and my skin has threatened to turn raw from the hours of exposure to the cold and wind. So, I shifted into high gear on skin care - a step up from my usual rigorous routines.

Last weekend, after our first blizzard, I broke out the Lisa Hoffman Spa Facial products the company had generously sent me to try. What better time to use them than during a snow emergency?

A mask, made with a combination of Lisa Hoffman's Spa Facial Hydrating Mask and Hydration Booster ($45 for the duo) was just the thing to boost my skin and my spirits. They were a one-two punch against winter's ravages!

This duo does more than just moisturize; it works to kick-start your collagen production, essential to your skin's health and appearance. The combination of the Hydrating Mask with the Hydration Booster penetrates deep into the skin's surface. Vitamin C and marine collagen maximize collagen production while inhibiting its loss (there's that one-two punch again). The combination strengthens the plumpness, fullness, and elasticity of the skin. Vitamin A, soybean extract, and ceramides help to maintain the optimal moisture content of skin.

How do you use the products together? Combine the Hydrating Mask with Hydrating Booster in the palm of your hand, mix, and apply the mask. Let it sit for 20 minutes and then rinse with warm water. Follow with Lisa Hoffman's Spa Facial Anti-Aging Serum ($55) and a moisturizer. I'd suggest Lisa's Spa Facial Moisture Seal Cream ($75), the ultimate salve for dry skin, containing shea butter and maple sugar extract. Lisa Hoffman's Spa Facial products are designed to work together, and when you've got such effective synergy, why not make the most of it?

I was a little concerned about the vitamin A in the products, given my sensitivity to vitamin A in all of its forms. Lisa cracked the code on making it gentle - quite a feat. My face was happy.

I will caution you not to get the mask too close to your eyes. That's true of almost all products that are not designed to be used in the eye area. At the Nordstrom Winterize Your Skin event, many women asked, "Can I use it around my eyes?" as products for the face were presented. In each case, the answer was no. You must use a product designed to be used near your eyes if you want to give that tender skin a boost.

That's where Lisa Hoffman Spa Facial Eye Treatment ($45) comes in! The super-charged eye cream is designed to be used only once a week. The formula moisturizes, brightens, and smoothes the contour of the eye area, reducing dark circles, puffiness, and lines for a lovely, refreshed look. The eye treatment contains Haloxyl, Dermaxyl, and Matrixyl 3000, three potent peptides. If you have been reading Best Things in Beauty, you should have already concluded that your skin care regimen must include peptides. Spa Facial Eye Treatment is a treat for your eyes - a weekly boost with peptides. I loved what it did to mine!

Want to try all of these products without making a serious investment? Lisa Hoffman offers the Spa Facial Packette ($17.95), a complete set of single-use ampules that are perfect for a test drive or travel. The packette includes the products I used and more! I can't think of a better way to pamper yourself, snow birds!

You can purchase Lisa Hoffman's products from her Web site, DermStore, and a few other online sources. Just Google Lisa Hoffman! You'll be happy you did.

Photos courtesy of Lisa Hoffman

Lisa Hoffman Lip Moisturizer Giveaway Contest Winner

Congratulations to Erica, Y! She won our Lisa Hoffman Lip Moisturizer Giveaway Contest and has been notified by e-mail.

The Lisa Hoffman Spa Facial Lip Moisturizer ($24.95) is an intensive lip moisturizer - perfect for any time of year, but a necessity now that it's dry and cold. I wish there were a way I could get it to her in time for this weekend's harsh weather.

I want all of you to know how much I appreciated your comments and holiday wishes. I wish I could have sent each and every one of you a prize! What I can do is send you my heartfelt wishes for a happy holiday season and a healthy, happy, and prosperous new year! And promise lots more giveaways in the months to come - starting tomorrow morning.

Come back!

Photo courtesy of DermStore

Lisa Hoffman Lip Moisturizer Giveaway Contest

This is the perfect time of year to give away a lip moisturizer! You may have read Kari's glowing reviews of Lisa Hoffman's products at Fabulous Over Forty (find a recent review at this link) or other beauty blogs. Now, you have a chance to try one of Lisa's products.

The Lisa Hoffman Spa Facial Lip Moisturizer ($24.95) is an intensive lip moisturizer - perfect for any time of year, but a necessity now that the weather is dry and cold.

Spa Facial Lip Moisturizer supplies smoothing moisture to the lips using nourishing botanicals and vitamins. Olive oil, avocado oil, and sweet almond oil supply and lock in moisture while vitamins A, C, and E - antioxidants - condition the lips and protect them from free radical damage. Spa Facial Lip Moisturizer is perfect for applying before lip color to prolong your lip color's life and prevent the drying that often occurs when using lipstick, particularly some of the long-lasting ones. You can even use it between your lips and nose for a little extra protection.

Just in case you don't know about Lisa Hoffman, she launched her skin care line in 2007 and was named Newcomer of the Year by Women's Wear Daily that year. Her products won Allure Best of Beauty Awards in 2008 and 2009. She is married to Dustin Hoffman and has six children.

To enter the giveaway contest, e-mail bestthingsinbeautycontests@gmail.com and put Lisa Hoffman in the subject line. I will use random.org, my go-to random number generator, to select a winner. The contest deadline will be Friday, December 18 at 5:00 pm Eastern Time. I will open up this contest to everyone - no matter where you live. My holiday gift to one of you!

I'll be posting this contest on Free!Grechen, a site you should check out for all kinds of fantastic giveaways.

Good Luck!

Photo courtesy of DermStore.com, one place where you can purchase Lisa Hoffman products