introducing erica: a 36 year-old make up junkie with no hope of recovery. unable to satisfy her endless desire to wander the floors of the cosmetic department at saks, she decided to join the ranks & enter in the business. she spent nearly a decade working for trish mcevoy, chanel, laura mercier, stila and several other top names. she currently lives in budapest with her hungarian husband and three future junkies. erica is my best friend in the world, strikingly beautiful and really funny (possibly the funniest person i know). she’s also an expert in make up & skin care. she’ll be here all week blogging on beauty resolutions. trust me, you should invest in each & every product she mentions. she is one mama who knows her stuff.
erica’s beauty resolution #1
feeling less and less like a diva, i’ve declared 2008 to be a “thin year”, as well as a gorgeous one. that said, i’m focusing all my resolutions on how to make it happen. and you, lucky reader, will surely benefit from my manic search for beauty in 2008. there is, however, one small disclaimer: merely purchasing these items is no guarantee that you will experience drastic change. YOU MUST USE THE PRODUCTS, as directed, for as long as it takes for said product to run out! i, myself, am guilty of harboring hundreds of dollars of health and beauty aids in every drawer and cabinet of my bathroom, some of which were never opened. wrinkles can’t be prevented if the cream only hits your face the night of a big party or when you see yourself in fluorescent lighting. use what you buy, or else face a life of ageing not-so-gracefully - not to mention the guilt that accompanies wasting lots of cash.
first on my list: hands and nails
if eyes are the windows to the soul, then hands are the doorway to age. botox and restylane all you want, but nothing will give you away faster than those hands. i was always proud of mine, and recently i looked toward the keyboard and saw my mom’s hands staring back at me. HELP!
“developed by the nobel institute honored, Dr. Paul Herzog, KARIN HERZOG
medical-grade quality skin care from switzerland has distinguished itself
as a worldwide leader in offering unique, patented products with the
minimum of ingredients necessary to allow skin to function and breathe
normally, keeping skin looking young, radiant, and best of all, healthy.
The products are so pure, and the quality standards so rigorous, that many
of the Karin Herzog products require no preservatives.”
here’s the one i’m trying: karin herzog hand cream
“contains 2% oxygen and multiple vitamins, lipids and essential fatty acids, to soften, condition and hydrate the skin of your hands. anti-ageing for the hands as well as promoting healthy nails”
and I’m going to throw in a jar of their nail cream as well. my cuticles are a MESS.
