March 11, 2008

In the April 2008 issue of Lucky Magazine, Korres Natural Products Pomegranate Lip Butter is featured.  Although My Beauty Beat does not normally discuss lip glosses and balms, needed to make an exception for this one!

 In short, love it.  Not only is Korres one of Beauty Beat’s favorite lines (see our review Korres Wild Rose Moisturizer), but it contains one of our favorite moisturzing ingredients, Shea Butter.  Shea Butter is a solid fatty oil from the nuts of wild shea trees in Africa. The moisturizing and healing properties of Shea Butter have been a mainstay of African pharmacology for centuries to protect, heal, and smoothe the skin. High in …

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January 31, 2008

Did you ever hear that putting scotch tape on your lips is a quick (and inexpensive!) way to exfoliate them?  I tried this many times- particularly over and over again out of boredom when things were slow at my former job (an interesting habit to watch I suppose!)-but never felt the benefits from it.  Instead, here are my top 2 picks for lip ointments:

Elizabeth Arden Eight Hour Cream

Been using this for over 10 years (wonder how many Eight Hours that is!!).  Would categorize it as “heavy” and “sticky” but works wonders to soothe and moisturize the lips.  Great to apply at night.  This is the Eight Hour Cream Skin Protectant.  …

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Category: Love your Lips
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