Restore, Replenish and Purify

Spa Technologies Brings the Ocean’s Goodness to Self-Care Rituals

Spa Technologies is the seaweed-based beauty brand to get to know this fall with anti-aging must-haves to prepare your whole self for the fall and holiday seasons.

Founded in 1991, the cutting-edge brand has been a staple in luxury salons globally and now is available for consumers to enjoy. Products are based on restorative and antioxidant properties of sustainably harvested seaweed with aromatherapy elements that turn your bathroom into a spa. All are clean, cruelty-free, and 99% vegan (locally-sourced honey is used).

When founder Dan Fryda visited his family’s seaweed farm in Brittany, France, he became obsessed with thalassotherapy (using seawater, sea products, and an ocean climate for healing the skin and soul). His coastal heritage manifested into the first seaweed-based skincare company in the U.S. that inspired an industry trend.

The line features a high percentage of active ingredients that always include marine algae and seaweeds to make sure they provide the most benefits possible. Bring the goodness home and create a spa oasis customized to your liking. Whether in need of a detox or a soothing facial, Spa Technologies takes you to a place of peaceful enjoyment while helping you feel vibrant and replenished.

Detox Bath Kit

• Exfoliate, revitalize, and restore vital hydration wherever you need it, helping you feel balanced and refreshed
• Lift impurities as you soak after a long day, buff your way to beautifully soft skin, and restore essential nutrients for a youthful, healthy look
• Kit includes:
  • Lami Salts – High in magnesium, potassium, copper, zinc, and iodine and as well as laminaria algae powder to revitalize skin and improve circulation; eucalyptus and rosemary essential oils help to detoxify while providing a refreshing scent
  • Seaweed Exfoliating Body Wash – Cleanse to reveal soft, smooth skin; fine pumice exfoliates with a light, uplifting scent of lime, lemongrass, and spearmint
  • Hydrating Laminaria Oil – Add directly to your bath or apply after to gently restore moisture and nutrients revealing glowing healthy skin
  • Arnica Sports Gel – Apply to sore muscles after bathing for temporary relief of aches and pains
  • Organic Cotton Bag – 100% GOTS certified organic cotton, free of harmful chemicals and made at a Fair Trade Certified factory; perfect for travel and gifting
• Price: $130

Home Spa Facial Kit 

• Featuring a custom blend of botanical essences, seaweed extracts, green clay, and omega fatty acids
• Antioxidants help protect your skin, and shea and coconut butters infuse moisture for soft, supple skin
• Kit includes:
  • Revitalizing Sea Cleanse – A deep pore cleanser with organic laminaria algae

Micro Pearl Exfoliator – A gentle exfoliating cream containing microparticles of pearl and fine pumice to refine surface skin, encourage cellular turnover and stimulate circulation; fortified with antioxidants and lightly scented with citrus & peppermint.

• Sea Clay Mask – Formulated with seaweed from the coast of Brittany, French green clay, and flower acid, this purifying mask decongests and shrinks pores, inhibits impurity growth, and controls oil production responsible for skin congestion
• Regenerative Oil – Regenerate aging skin with our blend of aromatic essences of geranium, ylang-ylang, rosemary, and clary sage that help stimulate circulation and repair sun damage, leaving skin with a healthy glow
• Eco-Protective Cream – A velvety smooth, light moisturizer for everyday use with a concentrate of seaweed extracts, omega 3 and 7 fatty acids, hyaluronic acid. and shea and coconut butters, providing a broad spectrum of protection against environmental aging factors and free radicals
•  Organic Cotton Bag – 100% GOTS certified organic cotton, free of harmful chemicals and made at a Fair Trade Certified factory.; perfect for travel and gifting
• Price: $48

For more information, visit https://spatechnologies.com or contact farah@teamchicexecs.com.

About Spa Technologies:

Spa Technologies is the leader in award-winning formulas for anti-aging skincare using marine and botanical sources. The brand is committed to delivering effective, natural products that protect the skin from environmental stress while providing valuable nutrients for optimum health and radiance. Follow them on Instagram @spatechnologiesint.

Celebrating over 40 years as the groundbreaking company that introduced creativity through its beauty products, Manic Panic is excited to announce a new line of Deluxe Lip Balms in collaboration with SkinIsSkin in September. It’s now your turn to have sexy, luscious, lips. The range features glorious tints to choose from, our lip balms turn YOU into the most bold, daring, and confident woman you’ll ever be! Available in 6 alluring flavors – our high performance tinted lip balm includes shea butter, the famous skin superfood that can only be found in Africa, as well as precious oils from Senegal, such as hibiscus oil and baobab oil. These unifying bold and shimmering tints, brings out the best in you.

The Deluxe Lip Balm set will convince you to love and worship its flavors, as it enters the market with its bold and ravishing new looks. In today’s generation, expression and passion conveyed by women all over the world essentially needs such cosmetic products that compliment fierce looks and overachieve high expectations of quality brands. Allow the Deluxe Lip Balm to help you take over the world of beauty!

Manic Panic® Deluxe Lip Balms are vegan, organic, natural, and cruelty free, giving women a chance to not only look and feel their very best, but to do so in a way that’s completely ethical and healthy.

The new Manic Panic® Deluxe lip balms are available on both www.skinisskin.com & www.manicpanic.com.

Meghan Trainor posted a photo to her Instagram wearing and tagging Nadri Jewelry for Season 1 of Top Chef Family Style. The ‘All About That Bass’ singer looked posh in a stripe blue blazer featuring Nadri Jewelry’s Oval Tennis Necklace ($395, Nadri.com).

Meghan is a host on Top Chef Family Style which is now streaming on Peacock network.

Photos Courtesy of Instagram: Meghan Trainor (@meghan_trainor) • Instagram photos and videos

You don’t have to spend a fortune if you want to look stylish these days. In fact, in recent years, it has become easier than ever to refresh your appearance and give yourself an exciting new look without breaking the bank. It does take some patience and knowledge of the right places to shop, but once you’ve got the ball rolling, you’ll no longer see any point in spending a lot of money on your wardrobe. Well, maybe a little.

Take Advantage of Online Offers

One of the best ways to spice up your shopping without spending any extra money is to go online. Yes, we know, shopping for clothes on the internet can be quite difficult when it comes to finding a good fit, and ensuring that colours look like they do in promotional pictures. But once you’ve shopped around for a while, you’ll eventually find a few sites that offer a good experience for your specific taste, and you won’t need anything else. Some sites nowadays offer clever workarounds for the size problem too – for example, they might send you several different sizes, and you return the ones that you don’t need.

Don’t Disregard Gold and Other Similar Options

While gold was traditionally seen as an expensive option for personal aesthetics, that’s not really the case nowadays if you know where to do your shopping. If you work with a reputed shop like Orocal, you can enjoy a wide variety of gold accessories at a relatively low price. It doesn’t matter if you’ve never worn gold in the past and aren’t really sure what kinds of accessories would fit your style best. It’s not hard to get started with this, and you’ll quickly find various ideas that you can combine with your favourite clothes. You might even come up with some new combinations once you get inspired by certain gold pieces!

Minimalism Is Back in Style

Last but not least, remember that you don’t have to go overboard in order to look interesting, especially if you take some extra time to explore what’s available. There’s a strong focus on minimalism in personal styling in the last couple of years, and if you’re the kind of person who enjoys defining their looks with minimal use of different pieces, you’re definitely going to enjoy the current situation. Of course, you can still benefit from a varied wardrobe and a good selection of accessories to combine, but individual outfits can be implemented with relatively few elements.

If this seems a bit confusing to you, don’t worry. You’ll also need some time to develop your style and figure out what really works for you. Until then, you shouldn’t be afraid to make some mistakes. That’s the only way you’re going to learn! You can also have some fun doing that if you approach it with the right attitude. Just remember that you don’t need to stick to what everyone else is doing, especially if you’ve got a more particular taste.

Pretty Simple (https://prettysimpleme.com/) is an extensive collection of on-trend accessories that include jewelry, bags, hats, scarves, and kimonos. Founded by Leah Mickschl, the brand has grown precipitously since it was launched back in 2014. It is sold in boutiques and stores throughout North AmericaLakeville, Minn. (September 15, 2021) – A Minnesota couple are hoping their Pretty Simple CURE mittens will help bring relief to millions around the world this Winter.

Leah and Doug Mickschl launched Pretty Simple CURE several years ago when their young daughter Gracie was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes. Since they’ve raised vital funds for research leading to a cure for the disease.
November is National Diabetes Awareness Month, and proceeds from Pretty Simple CURE mittens will go directly towards Type 1 Diabetes research.

Type 1 diabetes is a chronic disease in which the cells that produce insulin in the pancreas are mistakenly destroyed by the body’s immune system. People with Type 1 diabetes are dependent on injected or pumped insulin to survive. In addition to the disease itself, those who suffer from Type 1 Diabetes are also at elevated risk for kidney disease, heart disease, stroke, as well as problems with vision. While the disease can be managed, there is no cure.
“When your daughter is diagnosed with something like type 1 diabetes, you’ll do everything possible to find a cure. We can’t just sit back and wait. We founded Pretty Simple CURE.” said Leah Mickschl.
Currently there are 8 colorways of Pretty Simple CURE Mittens, all sell for $30 a pair. They are available in sizes S, M, L and can be worn by men and woman of all ages. They can be purchased at https://prettysimpleme.com/pages/cure-landing-page.

Pretty Simple CURE, will donate every penny possible from CURE mittens to partners that fund Type 1 Diabetes research and help those living with the relentless disease. These nonprofit organizations include Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF), Chicago Diabetes Project, Can Do Canines, and T1International.
Leah is the founder of an online retail company called Pretty Simple. Her husband, Doug, is a partner and Creative Director at boatBurner, a brave idea company in St. Paul, Minnesota. Together, they combined their expertise, passion and desperation to find a cure for their teenage daughter, Gracie.
“Our goal is about making tomorrow better. Not just for Gracie, but for the multitude of people around the globe diagnosed with type 1 diabetes” said Doug. “Nothing can create a fire in someone like when your child is diagnosed with an incurable disease. We got creative.”

To watch Gracie’s video or for more information about Pretty Simple CURE, visit prettysimplecure.com.

Introducing The A Method®’s Blemish Control System ($105; Skimlinks at 15%). The kit features three clean & effective non-comedogenic products to diminish the appearance of blemishes: Cleanse Glycolic Gel, Daily Blemish Pads & H₂Biome. The kit was created by celebrity derm Tina Alster

In particular, the system helps balance oil production by exfoliating debris & moisture buildup. It is ideal for breakouts caused by face coverings, pollution and clogged pores.

Curated with three specific products meant to work together, the system features a trio of clean and effective non-comedogenic products to diminish the appearance of blemishes:

1. The A Method® by Tina Alster M.D. Cleanse Glycolic Gel

Skin retexturizing is essential for many skin types, including blemish prone skin. Keeping pores clear of cellular debris and refining skin texture primes skin for the enhanced benefits of a regular skincare program. This cleansing gel delivers retexturizing benefits with glycolic acid and delivers smoother looking skin.

2. The A Method® by Tina Alster M.D. Daily Blemish Pads

Daily Blemish Pads are part of a comprehensive approach to managing breakouts. They should be used twice daily after cleansing to achieve clearer and brighter skin.

3. The A Method® by Tina Alster M.D. H₂Biome

Balance and revitalize skin with this probiotic cream. This daily moisturizer combines skin balancing probiotics with powerful antioxidants (and hydrogen) to revitalize, protect and nourish skin.

Key Ingredients:

• Skin purifying blend of glycolic, salicylic and trichloroacetic acid

• Powerful skin balancing probiotics

• Trio of curcuminoids

Directions:

1. Wash face with tepid water using Cleanse Glycolic Gel. Rinse and pat dry with a soft towel.
2. Once dry, apply Daily Blemish Pads to affected areas of the skin, focusing on areas of redness and breakouts.
3. Apply a thin layer of H₂Biome to areas where your skin tends to dry out to keep skin balanced and hydrated.

Paraben-free • Dermatologist tested • Non-comedogenic • Cruelty-free • Fragrance-free • Gluten-free • Vegan

Price: $105 from https://theamethod.com/product/blemish-control-system/

That “perfect day on Oahu” look, a carefree surfer popping out of the waves, and her hair is somehow instantly sculpted by salt and wind and sun into actual goddess hair. We all want it, but most of us don’t live on the beach, and frankly, our hair just does not do that. Luckily, it is an easy enough style to achieve with just a straight iron and some product, leaving us plenty of time for more important things, like considering surfing lessons.

• Before you start – Make sure your hair is clean and fully dry before you start. Yes, we are using a straightener to un-straighten our hair, but don’t go full opposite day. You’ll want to completely blow dry, then follow up with a heat protection product to seal and protect the follicles. The Pink Convertable Flatiron from Hai Beauty Concepts features an Ionic Mineral Complex™ which generates negative ions that infuse moisture deep into the cuticle for added shine. If you get sizzled burnt ends, you did this part wrong. 
• Method 1- The Vespa. Start by separating strands into one-inch sections. Hold it horizontally out from your head, and apply the straightening iron a few inches from the roots. Now pretend that you are on a rented scooter, cruising the beach, and also pretend that you are good at riding them and will never ever have an embarrassing crash. Adjust the temperature control from 250°F for fine hair up to 450°F for thick, multi-textured hair As you slowly slide the iron down the strand, gently turn your wrist back and forth like you would rev a bike. It is really helpful to have an iron with a swiveling cord for this part. Continue saying “vroom vroom” until done.
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• Method 2- The Lazy Braid. It feels like pulling a fast one on your own hair. Start by simply braiding your hair; low effort is okay, but the more you section and braid the more defined your curls will be. You can make this process even easier by enlisting a child that likes braiding hair while you enjoy some mimosas, but some people may get judgy. Spray on some heat protectant and then run down the braids with the iron a few times. The Tri-Diamond™ Ceramic plates in the Hai Pink Convertable are great for this because they glide more easily over the twisted strands. Let it cool, undo the braids, and boom, easy waves. 

• Method 3- S is for Snake. Start with one-inch sections, and start a few inches from the roots. As you slowly glide the iron down, start bending the stand back and forth in an undulating pattern, bending every two inches or so. You’ll want to start with a lower temperature until you feel comfortable with this method, so it’s important to get an iron with excellent heat control.  It is also vital to get an iron that glides smoothly, which is why stylists recommend ceramic. You do not want your hair to snag while trying this! Any of these methods should help you achieve the perfect beachy wave and leave plenty of time to shop Amazon for a cute surfboard you will never learn to use.

About Hai Beauty Concepts (haibeautyconcepts.com)

We are a small team of beauty enthusiasts, born and raised in California, who strongly believe that hot tools should only enhance a look and keep hair shiny and healthy, without the damage. Technologies like our Tri-Diamond Ceramic™, which has all the benefits of Teflon with zero toxic or harmful emissions for a smooth finish, and Damage Control Technology, which works on multiple levels to significantly reduce hair breakage and damage, are designed exclusively by us. The brand has always stood for exceptional, inventive products and authentic relationships that are tried, tested and true. As a brand with many cutting-edge “firsts”, we will continue to set the standard for reliable, advanced, and stylish quality products. We are California-based and a family-operated business.