Cate Blanchett Keeping Skin Luminous With SK-II

Cate Blanchett, Academy Award-winning actress, is said to have beautiful and luminous skin. And we believe what folks are saying.

Just look at the photo, taken a few months ago. You can always get a pretty good idea of how well someone is aging, by looking closely at them out in the sunlight. The sun has a blunt way of showing all our nooks and crannies, or fine lines and wrinkles.

Cate Blanchett turns 40 this May, and we have to admit, the woman looks darn good, even in the harsh rays of the sun.

What is Cate's beauty secret?

SK-II Skin care.

With Pitera. It is the signature ingredient in all SK-II products, and is 'the secret key' to beautiful skin.

Pitera, what you ask?

It's a very interesting story. According to their website, Pitera, was discovered purely by chance.

About thirty years ago, a scientist noticed that the hands of older workers at a Japanese saké brewery looked beautiful and young.

The workers were handling the fermenting sake.

For five years, scientists did research on over 300 types of yeast, to refine the precise conditions for fermentation. This all resulted in Pitera.

Derived from a unique yeast's fermentation, Pitera is a blend of vitamins, amino acids, minerals, and organic acids that work together to allow the skin's natural surface rejuvenation process to function at its prime, enhancing the renewal of the skin's outer layer. Continued usage of Pitera leads to clearer looking, smoother skin.

Cate Blanchett has supposedly been using SK-II Skin care products for 7 years now, and swears by their effectiveness. In fact, Cate is now the global spokesperson for the SK-II line.

'Throughout my career, I have only accepted roles that I am passionate about, and my partnership with SK-II is no different. I truly believe I already played this role as an ambassador long before SK-II caught up with me,' Cate Blanchett said.

You can see her face in all the current advertisements for SK-II. The skin care treatments can be found at Bloomingdale's and Saks Fifth Avenue stores.

For more information, visit http://www.sk2.com/.

Kim Kardashian Says Photoshopping Common In Hollywood

Hollywood hottie Kim Kardashian is right:

"How many people do you think are photoshopped? It happens all the time!" she writes, later adding, "I'm proud of my body and my curves and this picture coming out is probably helpful for everyone to see that just because I am on the cover of a magazine doesn't mean I'm perfect."

That's what Kim wrote on her blog yesterday, after 'before and after' photos from a spread for Complex magazine got out over the internet. Pics that show the curvy beauty 'before' with cellulite, and 'after' with none. That's called photoshopping, and Kim Kardashian is correct. Photoshopping is done all the time on many beautiful and not-so-beautiful celebrities.
http://kimkardashian.celebuzz.com/2009/03/yes-i-am-complex.php

Meantime, we admire Kim K's honesty. She even admits to having a little dimpled fat:

"So what: I have a little cellulite. What curvy girl doesn't!?"

And lovely Kim K is not alone. Yesterday, in our BeautyTipToday article about Cindy Crawford, the iconic model also admitted to some dimpled fat:

CINDY CRAWFORD: I think I look pretty good for 43. But I don't look the way I did when I was 23. So if Star magazine or whatever wants to print a picture of me on the beach from the back, at the worst possible angle, and say that I have cellulite, I'm like, Guess what? I do, and I never said I didn't. I've had two kids, and I'm 43, so leave me alone.

Come on, vicious people, stop picking on women's bodies, and pointing out every little, tiny, human flaw.

Attacking women and then calling them fat, is really disturbing. Kim Kardashian is curvy. And the clothing she sells from her closet on Ebay, are all listed at size 2 or 4. So to call her zaftig is really stretching it.

Even Katie Couric was photoshopped in her picture for the evening news when she first got the job. The photos had slenderized her waist, making her appear much slimmer. And Katie is quite petite to begin with.

Photoshopping is common in the world of beauty. But then again, most of it is sheer fantasy. So why are people surprised when they see that celebrities have pimples, scars, cellulite, etc?

No one's perfect. And thank goodness, for that.

Cindy Crawford's Smart Anti-Aging Beauty Tips Revealed

There's a lot of buzz these days about 43-year-old Cindy Crawford nude in the April issue of Allure magazine.

And the famous former model is revealing some smart anti-aging beauty tips. We say 'smart,' because Cindy Crawford is. She wasn't the high school valedictorian for nothing. Beauty and brains....a lethal combination.

Cindy Crawford has always been an intelligent woman. She has admitted she was never the tiny size 2 model floating down the runways. She kept in shape, but never let the ultra-skinny model philosophy dominate her lifestyle. She has mentioned being a size 6 and at times a size 8.

In other words---healthy skinny. A model with curves. How refreshing!

The photos in the April issue of Allure are quite stunning. Cindy Crawford proves at 40-something, it ain't over yet, ladies. And she's a mom of two.

We adored reading Cindy Crawford's smart, anti-aging beauty tips. We've included part of Allure's interview:

ALLURE: How do you feel about your age, in general?

CINDY CRAWFORD: I think I look pretty good for 43. But I don't look the way I did when I was 23. So if Star magazine or whatever wants to print a picture of me on the beach from the back, at the worst possible angle, and say that I have cellulite, I'm like, Guess what? I do, and I never said I didn't. I've had two kids, and I'm 43, so leave me alone.

ALLURE: How do you take care of your skin?

CINDY CRAWFORD: I use a day cream with antioxidants and sunscreen, a night cream, and an eye cream.I do masks once a week, and I get microdermabrasion once a month. I'm pretty diligent with microdermabrasion because I've noticed a big difference in the texture of my skin from it. Basically, I take care of myself, but I don't want to be obsessive, and I don't want to not like who I am today. I'm all for fighting the good fight, but I don't care how much you work out or how much cream you put on-things change.

ALLURE: Are there any areas you take particularly good care of?

CINDY CRAWFORD: My hands and my décolleté. In L.A., there are 65-year-old women walking around in Juicy sweatpants, and from the back, you'd think they were 20. But when you see their hands or their neck, you know. When I put moisturizer on my face, I use a little extra so that I have enough to cover my hands. Most people don't start caring about the décolleté until it's too late, but I'm religious about it.

ALLURE: Do you try to keep your hair young looking?

CINDY CRAWFORD: Color is the most important factor. You can get any plastic surgery in the world, but hair color is what enables women to look younger longer. I've also become more aware of hair health. I stay away from razor cuts because they can make my hair look frizzy, and I give myself a hair treatment while I'm in my sauna to keep it conditioned.

For more on Cindy Crawford in the April anti-aging issue, check out http://www.allure.com/.

Victoria's Secret Marisa Miller Goes Natural For New Body/Bath Line

It seems like Marisa Miller is everywhere these days.

The super-slim and perfectly toned Victoria's Secret model is representing VS's new Naturally Bath & Body Collection.

Last night, Marisa Miller appeared on E's Chelsea Lately show, toting a bag of the VS goodies for Chelsea, who raved about the scent and texture of the Natural line.

100% vegan. No parabens or artifical nonsense in the product line. No animal testing.

The new Pink Body Organic and Natural Body Care Collection is priced quite reasonably, too. Prices range from $8 for a lip butter to $15 for one of the body lotions (pictured below).

You will love the clean, light scent and enjoy the nourishing and organic shea butter in the products. Choose from energizing sugar scrubs to soothing body washes.

By the way, the packaging in the new VS Naturally Body & Bath Collection is actually made from recycled materials. Way to go, Victoria's Secret!

For more information, you know where to go ladies: http://www.victoriassecret.com/.

Only Anti-Aging Wrinkle Remover Pen We Know Of

Think of ROC's Complete Lift Eye Pen, as a quick and instant eye job, minus the cosmetic surgery costs and lengthy recovery time.

This cute little number by the ROC skin care experts, is the first and only anti-aging wrinkle remover pen we know of.

ROC Complete Lift Eye Pen is a must-have for your cosmetic bag or pocket, or after a very late night. For $18.99 at drugstores, you can get rid of the tired, droopy lids and undereye puffiness. Say hello to a more wide-awake and youthful set of eyes!

And it's so simple to use. Just think back to Kelly Ripa and the ads she did for the Tide to Go Instant Stain Remover Pen. A handy, little pen. Just rub on the stain, and poof----it was gone.

It's a similar process with the portable wrinkle removing pen by ROC. Just a few twists of the ROC pen, and the gel comes out, ready to smooth across the eyelid and eye contour.

"Ensure your skin is free of make up and impurities. After moisturizing, apply the pen directly to eyelids and under eyes. Acts as a good base to apply make-up. you may feel a slight tingling or tautening sensation, which reflects the product's activity. Turn the base of the pen by 8 clicks to obtain the optimal quantity of gel for each eye, to apply on eyelid and eye contour. Use once a day."

The ROC Complete Lift Eye Pen gives you younger-looking and significantly lifted eyes within 20 minutes with its unique protient technology, stimulating micro-tightening.

Here are the active ingredients:

T.H.P.E., contracts the skin cells, retightening and firming the facial contour to give measurable results in just eight weeks
Ruscogenin to eliminate toxins and reduce water retention
Wheat polymers to tighten skin
Optical molecules to diffuse light for a visible smoothing effect
Caremelt for a cooling effect

For more information, visit the ROC website at http://www.rocskincare.com/.

Lisa Rinna's Stay Skinny Body Beautiful Tips

No. We aren't going there. We are refraining from talking about Lisa Rinna's more than generous lips and her recent regret about having too much juvederm filler injected into her cheeks.

Instead, we are focusing on lovely Lisa Rinna's youthful body. She's 45 with two kids and look at her! She is a fitness fanatic.

Lisa Rinna is an active mom, running a children's clothing boutique BelleGray, and acting here and there. Most recently, she co-hosted the Academy Awards show for TV Guide.

And how could we forget Lisa's appearances on ABC's Dancing with the Stars reality show.

Dancing has become a large part of Lisa Rinna's fitness regimen. Just check out her workout DVD, Lisa Rinna Dance Body Beautiful: Jive Jump, Ballroom Bump.

Dancing gives Lisa Rinna amazing muscle tone and a slimmer silhouette.

She also maintains her skinny body beautiful by following a strict diet. This is what Lisa Rinna said in a recent article(www.shesaid.com).

"I recommend the clean food diet which is no processed foods. Only natural food like fresh veggies, whole grains, fresh fruit, lean meat, no hormone chicken. Lots of water and green tea."

And here's a wonderful stay skinny body beautiful snack tip by Lisa Rinna:

"A sliced Fuji apple with 2 Tablespoons of reduced-fat peanut butter. I like the tart-sweet flavor of apples, and the protein in the peanut butter curbs my appetite."

Way to go, Lisa Rinna. And she's not done exercising yet:

"I do see future DVD’s I'm a workout-aholic from long ago and I've done every workout known to man. So I'd like to do a yoga-based DVD, a step aerobics one… maybe Pilates, body sculpting…the possibilities are endless I think!!"

Changing Eye Color With Contact Lenses At 1800Color

Many people we know wear contact lenses. We even had a girlfriend who changed her eye color several times during the week. We believe her natural color was brown. Some days she would show up at work with blue eyes. Other days, green.

And nowadays, men and women do just that....transform their look with cosmetic contact lenses.

It's a gigantic business---colored contact lenses, that is. Just check out http://www.1800color.com/. The folks there, have more than 3 million contact lenses in stock at their warehouse. Major brands like Acuvue. Ciba. Permalens. And tons more.

Discount contact lenses online. And at $29.95 a pair, you can really change your look in an instant.

Who wouldn't want to try on a new pair of 'eyes?' Maybe turquoise colored lenses. Or honey. Or royal blue. Or some stunning special effects lenses.

And you don't have to wear glasses to get a pair. You can change your natural eye color, just for the sheer beauty of it.

Sometimes, the best beauty fix is the instant change. And with cosmetic contact lenses, you're transforming your appearance in a big way. People remember a person's eye color. Why not give it a try.