Egg Draw was So Fun!

We had an EGGS-traordinary time watching everyone open their eggs and win their EGGS-ellent Prizes.  Thanks you all for making this promotion EGGS-eptional in every way.  We will continue to strive to EGGS-ceed your EGGS-pectations with our specials.  Keep watching for more as our 10 year Celebration Continues!

SAVE $20 on OBAGI Eye Products for Spring

Combo pack with Free Cosmetic Tote Saves $20 over price to purchase separately Elastilash and Elastiderm.

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SAVE $100 on DYSPORT

Dysport: Get $50 off at the Register Plus $50 Rebate. 

Now thru the end of March 2011

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10 Years

As I embark on my 10^th year in my cosmetic practice, I want to take pause to express my sincere gratitude to all of you who have entrusted your faces and bodies to my craft.  I am so appreciative that you have allowed me to participate in making your lives a little bit better through my procedures.  My thanks to the nearly 6,000 men and women who have come through my door since 2001.  I hope I have inspired renewed confidence and appreciation for yourself and the beautiful person you are inside.  I look forward to continuing to serve you, and once again: Thank You.

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Pumpkin Peel

Rejuvenate your face this Fall with an intensive anti-oxidant treatment.  This popular autumn peel contains pumpkin enzymes, pomegranate extracts, and lactic acid. Enjoy this luxurious treatment that will smoothe and retexurize your skin while hydrating, toning and firming.
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FREE Cosmetic Case*

*FREE Elegant Cosmetic Case with the purchase of OBAGI Elastiderm.

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Jane Iredale Eye Steppes

Three compacts, one simple solution.  Each of the five shadows has something different to offer so that you can pull off any look you like.  Every shade is long wearing, hypoallergenic and dermatologist-tested, so you know you’re in good hands, beyond a shadow of doubt!



• Each Eye Steppe compact features colors handpicked by Jane to flatter brown, green or blue eyes. No more guessing which shades are right for you!

• Each compact opens up like a staircase to reveal all five shades and a mirror. Magnetic closure makes it easy to carry lightweight Eye Steppes.

• Interchangeable shelves of color allow you to travel with as many, or as few shades as you like.

Under Eye Dark Circles

This complex problem is one of the most challenging in cosmetic medicine.  So many factors contribute to this embarrassing presentation and can make you look old, tired, or hung over. While environmental issues such as allergies, alcohol intake, hydration, extreme weight loss, rubbing your eyes, and insufficient sleep can contribute, this dilemma is primarily hereditary and worsens with aging.

The skin under the eyes is the thinnest on the body and thus allows the purple/red dark underlying tissues to be more visible.  A tenancy toward even thinner more translucent skin can be inherited. As we age the skin gets thinner and thinner.  Additionally, fat around the eye area atrophies with aging, further compounding the problem.

The single greatest defense in reversing dark circles is to fortify the skin with nourishing agents to thicken it, thus concealing the underlying darkness.  An excellent product for this kind of nourishment to produce collagen and elastin is OBAGI's ELASTIDERM.   Additonally, LASER TREATMENTS to encourage skin turnover and thickening are recommended.

Sometimes a vessel repair cream can help if broken capillaries are involved such as GLYMED's ROSACEA RELIEF.  Bleaching agents do not offer relief as this is not a hyperpigmentation problem.  Some experts recommend retinoid agents to encourage skin turnover; however, they are generally too irritating on this thin fragile skin.

Recent Body Transformation

Three LIPO LASER™ Procedures: abdomen, back, and arms.

Brilliant Distinctions Program

Smoothskin is pleased to announce that we are now participating in Allergan's Brilliant Distinctions Program.  Enroll in this program and every time you get a Botox or Juvederm procedure, you earn points that accumulate towards dollars off future treatments.

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Inside Lip - Laser Tattoo Removal

This was a military recruit whose tattoo was a disqualifier.  Three laser treatments one week apart accomplished complete removal clearing him for recruitment.

Make-up Cover of Tattoo

Incredible make-up job by esthetician Heather completely covering this colorful shoulder tattoo.  She used a combination of Jane Iredale and Dermablend cosmetics and even recreated the freckle pattern seen across the rest the model's back!  Do you need a tattoo to be out of sight before an important event but don't have enough months to get it lasered away? 

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Recent Body Transformation

The photo on the left was taken pre-operatively, and the one on the right is 12 weeks after a single  LIPO LASER™  procedure on the hips, outer thighs, and the abdomen.  Note the improved outline of her figure as you follow a line from the waist down along the hips to the thighs. Also, observe the smoother texture of the abdominal skin and the softening of the appendectomy scar in the right lower abdomen (left lower side of photo just above the white garment strap).  

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5 Reasons to FADE your Tattoo Before doing a Tattoo Cover

1. The Tattoo Cover Art will not need to be as large. Frequently the artist must nearly double the size of the inked area in order to incorporate or integrate the old art into the new art.

2. The Tattoo cover will not need to be as dark. Artists typically lay down very dark and very heavy ink to provide adequate cover. Over time this heavy ink blurs and gets muddied up with the underlying ink leading to great customer dissatisfaction.

3. Better chance the underlying color/design will not bleed/show through the cover art.

4. More choices and possibilities for content for your new tattoo if old one is faded

5. You will save Time and Money for removal if you decide you do not like the cover. With all that ink layering, you will need more than twice as many laser treatments to remove.

Before Getting a Tattoo

1. Reputable Facility. Get a referral from someone you know whose tattoo art you admire. Also, inquire as to the specific artist. Talent can vary greatly even at any given facility.

2. Basic Black. The easiest color for a laser to remove is black if you ever decide to get rid of your tattoo. The next easiest grouping of colors that respond quickly to laser removal are red, orange, and purple. Greens and blues, especially turquoise represent the greatest challenge to laser removal and can be quite costly to remove.

3. Size & Location. Keep it small to start, no larger than your fist. Avoid the hands and neck for anyone.  And women report regretting the shoulders and ankles.

4. Choose Timeless Content. What’s in style this year may not be next year. The name or logo of a band or the name of a lover are often regretted.

5. Communicate. Clearly state your objectives to your artist and have them repeat it back to you to be sure they understand. Never say, “Use your judgment, whatever you think.”

Bitty Brow Kits are here

Jane Iredale Mineral Bitty Brow Kit

A take-anywhere brow kit that includes three brushes, transparent botanical brow wax and pigmented brow powder. It contains everything you need for instant brow enhancement! It’s packaged in a travel-sized magnetic compact and is available in two shades, blonde and brunette.
• Rich wax formulation leaves brows looking lustrous without any sticky residue.
• Water-resistant powder provides a softer, more natural appearance.
• Adds color, depth and highlights.
• Covers grey in brows.

Retails for $27.00

FREE TRIAL SIZED PRODUCTS OF BOTH......
Brow Powder
Ingredients :Mica, Zinc Stearate, Titanium Dioxide, Dimethicone, Pine Bark Extract, Pomegranate Extract. May Contain: Iron Oxides, Chromium Oxide Greens.
Brow Wax
Ingredients: Isopropyl Jojobate, Sunflower Seed Oil, Isostearyl Neopentanoate, Beeswax, Mica, Stearic Acid, Tribehenin, Titanium Dioxide.

• Let the natural shape of your brow be your guide.
• You want to balance your brow color with your hair color.
• To minimize curvature on a round face, direct the outer third of the brow to the top of the ear.
• If the face is square, direct the brow to the middle of the ear. This cuts the distance between the upper and lower face in half, helping with balance.
• If the face is long, keep the brow almost straight across, directing it above the ear.
• The oval face needs no help in giving the illusion of balance, but you may accentuate the harmony of this shape by directing the brow toward the lower lobe.

• Remove Bitty Brow Kit™ from sleeve.
• Open container, by lifting the lid.
• Remove the Spoolie. Brush the brows in an upward direction with the Spoolie to define the actual shape of the brows.
• Retrieve the Angled Brow Brush and dip it in the brow wax.
• Lightly wiggle the brush to pick up product.
• Brush the brows, with the wax, in the desired direction.
• Pick up the second Angled Brow Brush and place it in the powder. Lightly wiggle the brush to pick up product.
• Brush the powder in the direction of the brow growth to fill them in.

1.) Purelash Extender and Conditioner:

Provides a much-needed step towards unbelievable lashes. When used to prime lashes for mascara, it adds measurable thickness and length and allows you to use less mascara. A single coat of this revolutionary formula before applying mascara will help strengthen, lengthen and thicken your lashes, making the mascara twice as effective.
• Algae extract conditions and protects lashes
• You will need to apply less mascara
• Stops lashes from drying out and splitting
• Allows lashes to grow to their fullest potential
• May even encourage extra growth

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2.) Longest Lash Thickening and Lengthening Mascara:

This dual-purpose formula contains sea minerals that condition lashes so they can grow to their fullest potential, while thousands of cellulose fibers coat the lashes for a look that’s glamorous, rich and full. Expand your lashes’ wardrobe from basic black and brown with four new shades that go from subtle to "look at me!" Our extra large, tapered brush makes application easy and separates lashes effortlessly.
• Packaged in a squeezable tube with the highest quality brush
• Contains 75% more product than normal mascaras
• Conditions lashes so they don’t clump, flake or break

Getting the Most from a Gym Personal Trainer - Part 3

Be sure your trainer takes a series a baseline measurements that can be used to track your progress besides YOUR WEIGHT. Resting heart rate, percent body fat, a complete set of body part measurements, before photos, and even degrees of flexibility can all be used to demonstate and encourage your progress. It is not uncommon to see a temporary increase in weight when your body adds muscle prior to your metabolism speeding up and burning off the fat. This can be discouraging in the early phase of training and progress in other measures can give you the necessary confidence to keep going.

Juvederm XC TV Commercial

Watch for this Juvederm XC Commercial on TV and also feature in print in magazines such as People, Glamour, More, and Vogue!



Juvederm XC from Allergan the makers of Botox Cosmetic fills wrinkles and lips for up to one year with less pain.

Getting the Most from a Gym Personal Training Session: Part 2

If you are signing up for the first time or renewing a membership, try to negotiate one or more free sessions to be included in your package. Try talking to the membership folks to find out which trainer might be a good fit with you. Ask around and see if you can observe all or part of another member's session. This will give you an idea about the personality fit with the trainer. Again, as much exposure to the trainer you can get prior to committing to a package, the better. And I DO recommend committing to a package. You are more likely to get into routine and gain momentum if you enroll in a group of sessions (many trainers have minimum sessions anyway.