It’s not that easy being green

April is Earth Month, so what better time to focus on the green scene? Though we’re eco-conscious, we admit we’re not full-on save-the-world granola types. But we do love doing our part by sorting our bottles and cans, turning off lights, buying organic foods (and bagging them in our re-usable Bliss totes).

And while we won’t pretend that all our products were plucked straight from an organic farm, there are brands that really go the whole nine natural yards. We know that lately, everyone on the beauty scene is sprouting the word “green” so you might be perplexed about what it means. That’s why we’ve identified the extent of our ec-consciousness for each product line (from “pure and simple” to “our employees only drive electric cars”).

Paraben & Phthlate-Free
Purlisse, a savior for sensitive-skinned types, this line contains soothing antioxidant-rich Blue Lotus flower, and is free of irritating harsh ingredients.
The must-have product: Gentle Soy Milk Cleanser

Environmentally Sustainable Ingredients
Cor. To get to the ‘core’ of aging issues, these products harness the properties of natural elements silver and silica.
The must-have product: Cor Silver Service Treatment for the Face

Dr Bragi Perfume-and-dye-free potions are packed with marine enzymes from the Icelandic coast and become ’super-active’ at room temperature.
The must-have product: Dr Bragi Age Management Marine Enzyme Gel-only available at Bliss

Botanically Based, Natural Ingredients
Laboratoire Remede, featuring skin-shielding Green Defense technology, derived from stem cells of White Nymphaea without removing the flower from its natural habitat.
The must-have product: Intensive Double Serum

Euoko. This scienficially sophisticated line uses plant-based derivatives from all over the world, avoids unnecessary preservation or stabilization.
The must-have product Blueprint Resculpting Cream

100% Natural
Ren. This vegan brand has all the eco-bases covered, from their all natural formulas to their 100% recyclable and biodegradable packaging. Ren’s products are formulated without ’skin unfriendly’ ingredients like synthetic fragrance and color, petrochemicals, sulfate detergents, animal ingredients, parabens, irritants. And, Ren donates part of their profits to environmental and social causes. In fact, Ren’s philosophy can be summed up in 5 principles: right ingredients, right science, right product experience, right environmental impact, and right attitude.
The must have product Glycolactic Skin Renewal Peel Mask

Are you a green-loving beauty queen? Tell us your thoughts!
Bliss Kisses
<3 Karen
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Q & A With Miss Bliss

Q: Dear Miss Bliss,

I found this entry from searching for more information on Remede’s High Energy Eye Contour Creme being discontinued. Was this brought back in another form or is there a new alternative for that now?

I’m in my twenties and don’t have wrinkles. I just really liked the product because it was light enough to wear during the day or night and was great for moisture.

Could you please let me know?

Sincerely,
I scream for eye cream

A: Dear I scream for eye cream

I feel your pain! I loved the High Energy Eye Contour too and almost shed a tear when I found out it was being discontinued. Remede made this fantastic chart to help us navigate their new skin care line. So according to the chart, if you liked the High Energy Eye Contour, you’ll love Hydra Therapy Eye Creme. Hydra Therapy has a gorgeous exture and has a very similar finish to our beloved High Energy Eye Contour. What I love most about the Hydra Therapy Eye Creme is that it has no caffeine.

Does a caffeine-free eye cream really work?
Ab-so-lutely. Instead of caffeine, Hydra Therapy Eye Creme contains citrus peel and Sorb Tree bud extracts, which promote circulation and diminish dark circles and puffiness, while eyes are illuminated with soft focusing powders. If eye puff doesn’t particularly concern you, you’ll reap the benefits of:
Glasswort Extract: reduces water loss and provides visible and prolonged moisturizing benefits to dry and/or sensitive skin

Trehalose: improves skin’s ability to retain balanced moisture levels even in the harshest conditions; helps prevent dehydration and protects skin infrastructure

Cottonseed Oil Lipids: a combination of ceramides containing omegas 3, 6, and 9, helps nourish, soothe and calm irritated skin, reducing inflammation, easing dryness and tightness

All in all, a thumbs up!

Bliss Kisses
Karen
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Spring Cleaning

I am a self-proclaimed beauty pack rat. I am currently moving from one apartment to anther and I keep finding beauty products from the dinosaur years that needed to go to beauty product heaven. Sad, but true. No use crying over spilled cleansing milk, right?

Have you ever opened up your beauty cabinet and thought to yourself “Hmmm…how old is THAT? I wonder if it’s still good?”

We all have (please tell me I’m not alone here!). Since I have acquired a *ahem* LARGE amount of beauty products in the past year and a half, I have devised a system to ensure freshness with my beauty products. Spring is coming and I highly recommend taking a peek in your medicine cabinet. Out with the old, in with the new!

Tips for keeping your skincare fresh!
1. When you open up a new product, take a permanent marker and write the date that you opened it. So if you opened up a Youth As We Know It Moisturizer today I would mark the jar 4/9/09. In case it gets buried in the depths of my medicine cabinet and I don’t see it again until ohhh….say 7/14/15 I know that it’s time to go buy a new one.

2. Keep your beauty products away from excess heat and light. Store them in a cool, dry place. Active ingredients can go bad if they’re exposed to extreme light and heat. I once left an eye cream on top of my heater (which doubles as a shelf for vases, folded laundry, and such) and forgot about it for a couple of days. My eye cream was totally cooked and had to go in the trash. Bummer!

3. Don’t buy more than you’ll ever use. This sounds like a no-brainer, but I have seen women at sample sales buying 15 of the same cream because it was “such a great deal.” The most expensive products are ones that don’t work! Find multi-purpose products that you *love*-you’ll get more bang for your buck.

My favorite multi-taskers:
Fabulous Foaming Face Wash a 2-in-2 gel cleanser + exfoliator

Intensive Double Serum Vitamin C helps brighten, lighten, tighten while Oxygen helps prevent blemish causing bacteria, energizes the skin and boosts clarity

Zo Skin Health Oclipse Sunscreen + Primer moisturize + protect in 1 easy step

Bliss Kisses!
Karen
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Serious ‘Skin’-dulgences

You’ve skipped your triple grande vanilla skinny latte at Starbucks every day for six months. You’ve given up taking cabs (unless you’re wearing heels, of course). You’ve learned how to cook to make up for all of those luxurious five-course dinners. But a girl’s gotta live once in a while, right? Sometimes it just feels too good to ’spa’-lurge on a luxury beauty item.

When the economy is booming again, how is your skin going to feel? Stop watering a plant and it dies. Stop moisturizing and protecting your face and it, well….wrinkles. Protect your most important asset-YOU! If you’re going to splurge, do it wisely. We’d eat ramen for weeks just to keep these skin saviors in our regimens.

clar-06 If I were being sent on Survivor and they told me I could bring one beauty product, I’d bring the Clarisonic skin care brush system and I’d be a totally happy camper. I love it that much. It makes my face feel so super clean and it enhances the absorption of products used after cleansing. My favorite product to use it with is clog dissolving cleansing milk.

If you’re a slave to shaving and waxing, why not trade it in for the tria-01tria personal laser hair removal system. If you’ve been waxing for more than a year, this at-home device would have already paid for itself.

zel-055Plagued by puffines? I am! Zelens Intensive Triple-Action Eye Cream has 20 natural ingredients (including 14 antioxidants) and will help you put puff in its place. This eye cream is serious business when it comes to under eye puffiness and leaves the under eye area with a beautiful primer-like finish. I find that my concealer goes on super smooth whenever I use this eye cream.

‘Skin’-dulge and your skin will thank you!
Bliss Kisses!
Karen
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April Fools!

Fool your family, friends, coworkers, and that pesky frenemy who somehow got your new phone number and “can’t wait to get lunch sometime” into think you’ve gotten work done.
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Nuface® is the first and only hand held device FDA approved for OTC (over-the-counter) facial toning and stimulation. The NuFace® device safely and effectively improves the appearance of the face through the use of microcurrent technology, gentle electrical stimulation. A noninvasive approach to facial rejuvenation, the NuFace® device is used to advance muscle tone in the face and lift and smooth the skin within 5 minutes. The NuFace® device will deliver instant facial rejuvenation results and with regular use will continue to provide long term facial strength and tone.

When Nuface was here a few months ago, I let them test it on me. I was afraid it was going to hurt (hi, my name is Karen and I’m a baby), but it was totally ouch-free and fast. After one quick application you could see that one side of my face was noticeably perkier than the other and lasted for several days. Nuface® is good for all ages and all skin types.

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Nuface works wonders with thinny thin chin, a multi-action skin renewing complex addresses all the major concerns of maturing skin-smoothness, firmness, brightness, hyperpigmentation, clarity, luminosity, cell turnover, and renewal, fine lines and winkles-all without irritation.

Bliss Kisses!
<3 Karen
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