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A Sneak Peek inside Coterie.com

Coterie Preview

I was recently invited to take a sneak peek inside coterie.com, a new, highly curated beauty site. Coterie takes the guess work out of finding what’s hot, new or fabulous in the beauty world. Members have the chance to purchase limited time, exclusive offers from some of the best prestige brands on the market. The deals offered on this site will not be featured anywhere else.

For me this is an exciting new site unlike anything else out there. With Coterie you don’t need to sift through countless products but rather be offered special deals that are hand-picked by beauty experts.

Members also have the option to create a vanity where they can share the products that they love most. Once the item is stored in their vanity, it can be re-ordered with complimentary shipping! Members are also rewarded for their love of beauty, they can earn rewards for pinning, tweeting and sharing their favorite products.

Pictured above is a sample box that I received at the preview showcasing some of the fabulous brand that will be featured on the site, like Colbert MD, Kevin Aucoin, Coco de Soleil and butter London. Will you be checking out Coterie.com?

Review: Colbert MD Intensify Facial Disks

Colbert MD Intensify Facial Disks

I’ve mentioned a time or two that a key step in my skin care routine is exfoliation. I have very oily skin and my dermatologist recommended that I exfoliate my skin three times a week. Before I began adding this step to my routine I had regular acne breakouts.

Why exfoliate? If you’re not exfoliating you skin it’s something that you should try. Exfoliation removes the oldest dead skin cells to reveal the younger skin underneath. It also unclogs pore therefore preventing acne and blackheads.

Colbert MD Intensify Facial Disks

Back at the ranch…

While at the  Barneys NY Spring preview event I received a sample of Colbert MD’s intensify facial disks. These exfoliating disks help to increase cell turnover through Microdermabrasion and enzyme action. I’ve tried several over the counter Microdermabrasion pads and this by far provides the a generously thick pad saturated with product. You simply dampen the disk and apply to cleansed face in a circular motion (for 30-60 seconds), rinse and voila! the pads are designed to use about 3 times per week. I’ve used the facial disks this week and my skin feels like it should, smooth, supple and most of all healthy. My face looks glowing and my boss even commented that my makeup looked great today (and I did nothing different). Win!

Colbert MD Intensify Facial Disks

Colbert MD Intensify Facial Discs – $52.00

Have you tried these little exfoliating gems?

Barneys NY Spring Beauty Preview with Jason Ascher

Barneys exclusive makeup artist Jason Ascher

Last week makeup artist and Barneys beauty guru Jason Ascher shared some of his favorite Spring beauty products to an audience of eager bloggers. Jason has been the resident Beauty Guru at Barneys since 2000 and before that he was at Trish Mc Evoy.

Here are some of Jason Aschers favorite Spring beauty items:

Fragrance: Le Labo – Tubereuse – this delicious Spring fragrance has notes of bergamot, neroli, petitgrain, citron, rosemary, orange blossom, tuberose, rose, jasmine, mandarin, oak moss, benzoin, cedar, sandalwood and musk.

Tubereuse 40

Cult favorite cleanser by Eve Lom made the cut. This solid oil cleanser simply “melts” on your skin removing makeup, oil and debris with the help of Eve’s famous muslin cloth.

Eve Lom cosmetics

Sunday Riley – Juno Transformative Lipid Serum (exclusively at Barney’s New York). The lightweight dry oil contains  13 nourishing oils including argan, acai, pomegranate and carrot seed oil.

Juno skin care serum

Fragrance: Frederic Malle – Carnal Flower, Veviter

Carnal Flower Dominique Ropion

Lipstick Queen – Jean Queen Lipgloss. This shade is said to be the perfect contrast to denim jeans.

Jean Queen makeup

Among some of Jason’s other favorites were:

Koh Gen Do – Gommage Gel – sold exclusively at Barney’s this Japanese brand focuses on treatment and foundation. This product contains crushed pearl and rosemary but does not contain any artificial fragrances, petroleum-based mineral oils or parabens.

Hourglass Mineral Primer – this primer has an SPF 15, hydrates the skin and is oil, fragrance and paraben free.

Sue Devitt Beausoleil Pace Palette – A nutrient rich eye and cheek makeup palette

Beauty is Life Multi-Touch in Baline – This color line from Germany is exclusively sold at Barneys.

Giorgio Armani Beauty, Eyes to Kill Excess Mascara – This mascara features an oversized patented lash brush to provide precision application to coat each lash in fewer strokes. I’m a huge fan of this mascara, as I only need one coat for dramatic lashes!

By Terry, Rose Balm – Rose balm hydrates and nourishes dry lips. This lip blam helps to repair and rejuvenate lips while also preventing the signs of ageing.

Colbert MD, Intensify Facial Disks – This one step at home microdermabrasion disk with the help of enzyme action increases surface cell turnover to reveal glowing skin. This is one of my favorite products out of all of the Spring picks. I’ve used the disks for a week and there was a dramatically noticeable difference in the texture of my skin and my makeup application never looked better.

What are some of your favorite beauty products for Spring?