Ready to start your gift giving
brainstorming sessions but don’t know where to start? For the beauty junkie, a
sample kit is always the best way to go, and one of our new favorites is Kate
Somerville’s Discovery Kit.
Get your gift recipient (or yourself!) one step closer to radiant skin with this sampling of Kate’s best sellers. A clear plastic zipper bag (great for traveling, btw) comes stocked with the Gentle Daily Wash, Quench Hydrating Face Serum, Total Vitamin Antioxidant Serum, Nourish Daily Moisturizer, ExfoliKate Intensive Exfoliating Treatment, and two other sample creams.
We loved the foaming gel face wash because it removed all our makeup, but didn’t leave our skin feeling stripped. The 60 mL size is still going strong after daily use for three weeks, as you only need a small amount to get a good lather. The 15 mL jar of the ExfoliKate is marvelous for sloughing away dead skin cells (thank you, dry winter air). It’s an enzyme exfoliator with a slight roughness to it, that tingles just a bit, but leaves your skin ultra smooth. Our favorite gem of the bunch would definitely have to be the Nourish Daily Moisturizer. It’s ultra light-weight, super fast absorbing, and perfect during the pm for our oily skin.
Normally, this kit runs for $90, but from now until November 30, Kate Somerville is offering 30 percent off with coupon code KSFF2010! Grab this goodie bag for yourself or a lucky friend/relative for just $60! katesomerville.com
Wrinkles. Fine lines. Puffiness. Dark circles. Sound familiar? Taking care of the kids can, well, take its toll on your eyes. But never fear — we’ve come to the rescue with unbelievably affordable eye treatments. Seriously, they’re all under $20!
Admittedly, the Clarisonic Mia Skin Cleansing System is a bit of a splurge. Ringing up at $149, it definitely makes a bit of a dent in your wallet. But believe us when we tell you that it’s the best $149 you’ll ever spend.
Lisa Ashley, the creator, approached a group of us and asked for a few minutes to tell us about her Ultimate Eye Cream. She told us briefly about its features and benefits, demonstrated the product for us on our hands, and asked us for business cards before leaving us to enjoy the mixer. Impressed by her soft yet professional pitch, genuine passion for her product, and ok….curiosity about the wild claims (eliminates need for concealer! covers imperfections without color! masks redness and dark circles! smooths wrinkles and fine lines!), the cream stayed fresh in mind all night, and was begging to be tested the very next day.
Let’s face it: the recommended eight hours of sleep we should all get every night is sometimes hard to come by. This lack of Zzzzs usually shows up all over our faces, particularly in puffy eyes with dark circles. 
