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  • National Relaxation Day is August 15th

    National Relaxation Day is August 15th

    Tomorrow is National Relaxation Day, and yes, it falls on a work day, but it never hurts to take a minute to breathe and relax, even if at your desk. Besides, relaxation is about taking care of yourself, and we visited our Gal Pals at Daytime Chicago to ShareTheGlam and some self-care products that have a decompressing effect.

    Nothing beats a good book, and this one is from a Chicago Author and is all about checking in with yourself and your mental and physical health. 

    Glow: 90 Days to Create Your Vibrant Life from Within
    PRICE: $20.69
    SHOP: @Amazon
    Transform your health with morning and evening meditations grounded in Chicago-based Dr. Stacie Stephenson’s holistic approach to physical and mental wellness that centers around a VIBRANT lifestyle. No matter where you are pursuing a healthier life, in just minutes each day, you can shine like never before! In this powerful book of meditations, inspirations, and motivations, functional medicine expert and bestselling author (and Chicago local!) Dr. Stacie Stephenson provides an accessible and exciting plan to incorporate mindfulness practices into your mornings and evenings to enhance your mindset, health, nutrition, and quality of life.

    Now, you know I love my beauty products, and two things that resonate with me that make me feel like I’m taking time for myself are skincare and a good long bath or shower. First off, let’s talk about relaxing skincare. Nothing beats a good scrub, followed by a mask. 

    RapidRenew® Skin Perfecting Polish
    PRICE:  $34.99
    SHOP: @CVS
    From the makers of RapidLash Eyelash Enhancing Serum, comes RapidRenew® Skin Perfecting Polish, a highly advanced exfoliating polish for face, neck and décolleté that instantly reveals a smoother, brighter, more youthful-looking complexion.
    Plus, it delivers long-term benefits that keep working even after rinse-off!
    Key Ingredients Include:
    Magnesium Oxide Crystals, Polypeptidess, Lime Pearl, Bromelain, Sodium Bicarbonate, Vitamins (A, C, and E).

    As Of Today R-Peptide Renewing Mask
    PRICE: $30.00
    SHOP: @asoftoday.com
    Award-winning CLEAN BEAUTY skincare brand, featured in Vogue UK, Harper’s Bazaar, called “AS OF TODAY” – as in, “AS OF TODAY, your skin starts to get better!” Better than yesterday, AS OF TODAY! AS OF TODAY’s R-Peptide Renewing Masks – should become an essential part of your weekly spa day! These masks: are for wrinkle care, rejuvenating skin vitality, soothing, restoring the skin barrier, improved skin tone. You will feel this difference with just one application! Softer skin instantly! It’s been clinically proven to improve hydration by up to 83 percent and wrinkle depth shortened by 58 percent!  Relatively, we can say that the one-sheet mask contains the full bottle of R-Peptide ampoule, which has 1% R-Peptide in the bottle. The hero ingredient is the R-Peptide! It’s the latest scientific innovation in clean skincare. It’s a naturally derived, neuro-calming peptide that reverses signs of stress aging. – (R-Peptide Clinical Results in 2-8 weeks: Hydration 83% up, Wrinkle Depth 58% down, Smoothness 30% up).

    Next Stop: Bring on a long hot shower. This next product makes washing your hair a spa experience. I know that sounds insane, but the tea tree oil makes your scalp and your senses feel invigorated, and add a bit of massage, and you are a new person. 

    Renpure Tea Tree & Aloe Refreshing Shampoo and Conditioner
    PRICE: $7.48
    SHOP: @walmart
    Renpure’s Tea Tree & Aloe Refreshing Shampoo and Conditioner cleanses hair gently, soothes dry scalp, invigorates the senses, and leaves hair feeling soft with a healthy shine.
    Formulated with Tea Tree Leaf Oil and Aloe Leaf Juice, the Tea Tree & Aloe duo boasts invigorating and refreshing qualities, providing a spa-like experience right in the comfort of one’s own home.
    Each product in the Renpure lineup is free from over 1600 harmful ingredients, and the brand’s dedication to sustainability extends to 100% recyclable packaging and fully recyclable pumps.

    And last but not least, I’m obsessed with this next product. Summer makes my legs and feet so dry and ashy. I use this product right after the shower and massage my calves and feet. It’s amazing and makes dry skin glow. 

    Amopé Radiant Skin Leg & Foot Daily Hydrating Serum
    PRICE: $11.99
    SHOP: CVS, CVS.com and Amazon
    Specially formulated to instantly enhance your skin’s appearance, revealing a beautiful glow. Enriched with ingredients like shea butter, collagen, Vitamin E, and fruit extracts. The nourishing, concentrated elixir that is light as a feather provides all-day moisturization and leaves your skin feeling silky smooth, soft, and glowing.

  • Summer 2023 Trending Beauty

    Summer 2023 Trending Beauty

    We’ve got BRAND NEW beauty products that are trending this summer. Whether it’s PRIDE-inspired, neon bold, or cutting edge, we’ve got it on Daytime Chicago today!

    Limited Edition and in stores only, this bottle is everything right now!

    Garnier Micellar Cleansing Water Pride Edition
    PRICE: $11.99
    SHOP: In Stores Only @ walmart and CVS
    Remove Your Makeup, Not Your Pride, with America’s #1 Micellar Water. With one sold every two seconds, is a powerful all-in-1 cleanser that’s gentle to skin. It effectively removes makeup, cleanses skin and refreshes. A multi-purpose cleanser that contains Micellar technology. Like a magnet, micelles capture and lift away dirt, oil and makeup without harsh rubbing, leaving skin perfectly clean, hydrated and refreshed without over-drying. To step up support for the LGBTQIA+ community, Garnier proudly partnered with Heritage of Pride and LGBTIQIA+ art director, Antoine Giessner, to create the first limited Pride edition of SkinActive Micellar Cleansing Water. As America’s #1 Micellar Water brand, there’s a reason one bottle is sold every 2 seconds. 

    Another colorful trending product is these liners that Victoria Beckham Beauty just launched.

    Victoria Beckham Satin Kajal Liners 
    PRICE $30
    SHOP: @victoriabeckhambeauty.com
    Your instant summer vibe in our best-selling Satin Kajal Liners—three bold bright shades to refresh your summer look, instantly. Same creamy formula. Same waterproof, long-wear performance. All three wearable, creamy brights for colour novices and makeup aficionados alike can be as bold and impactful as you like, and enhance all eye colours.

    Hempz launched their first-ever sugar scrub, and editors and influencers went WILD! We tried it and agreed, it is so GOOD!

    Hempz Sweet Pineapple & Honey Melon Herbal Body Scrub
    PRICE: $12.99
    SHOP: @Hempz.com
    Body scrubs are an essential part of a summer beauty routine; the NEW Hempz Sweet Pineapple & Honey Melon Herbal Body Scrub is the perfect addition! It’s formulated with a blend of 100% pure natural hemp seed oil, shea butter, and aloe vera to provide long-lasting moisture – plus, it’s rich in essential vitamins. Better yet, its combination of two beautiful tropical fruits conspire to create the best tropical-scented scrub! Available on Hempz.com for $19.95, it’s time to get your hands on this luxurious sugar scrub that’ll leave your skin soft, luminous, and smelling amazing! 

    Skin cycling, flooding, and cleansing are the biggest TikTok stars for the face right now. Epicutis launched this celebrity-adorned cleansing set, and it was gone in a flash. Good news, she’s back in stock!

    Epicutis Cleansing Essentials Set
    PRICE: $95
    SHOP: @epicutis.com
    Redefine how you clean your skin by using gentle yet effective oils to remove unwanted dirt, makeup, and oil without stripping your skin of what it needs. This set contains: Epicutis Cleansing Oil- This oil cleanser forms micelles around the materials you wish to wash away, such as dirt, makeup, oils, etc. These micelles encapsulate them allowing these unwanted materials to wash off with just water. Enzyme Exfoliating Powder – Rather than using microbeads or acids, this exfoliator harnesses the activity of natural enzymes to help gently break down dead skin cells and excess oils to boost turnover. Natural enzymes Protease and Lipase work to boost natural turnover, while Sodium Lauroyl Glutamate aids in gently cleansing the skin without stripping away essential moisturization. The Epicutis difference: Typical cleansers create these micelles but use detergents that can break down our skin barrier and cause irritation.

    And, if you haven’t heard the term bio-hacking, you must be unplugged. HigherDose has been leading the way in glam-detoxing, and this Infrared Blanket is their biggest star! 

    HIGHERDOSE INFRARED SAUNA BLANKET
    PRICE: $699
    SHOP: @higherdose.com
    The original at-home infrared device, the Infrared Sauna Blanket, detoxifies the body, relaxes the mind, boosts your mood, promotes glowing skin, and stokes a healthy DOSE of your brain’s feel-good chemicals. Potential benefits include Improved Skin Health & Glow: Infrared, which increases your body’s core temperature over time, and helps push deeply-embedded impurities and toxins out of the skin to aid in acne reduction. The technology can also stimulate collagen production, improve skin texture and enhance your glow, giving you a more youthful complexion with continued use. Mood-Boosting Benefits: Just like the sun, infrared rays release natural yet effective doses of serotonin, endorphins, and dynorphins within the body to get you “high” naturally. The use of infrared also lowers the stress hormone cortisol to help you feel less anxious, allowing you to relax and fall asleep more easily. Put your body into a state of healing while releasing endorphins and dynorphins to get you “high” naturally. 

  • Spring Beauty and Wellness Trends on Daytime Chicago

    Spring Beauty and Wellness Trends on Daytime Chicago

    Today on Daytime Chicago we chatted all about some of the new and recycled trends we are seeing everywhere from lashes to lunchtime.

    Heavy lash extensions are no longer in vogue. Defined, natural lashes are the new eye accessory. The less, the better for Springs’s new naked and icy looks.

    Eylure London Lash & Brow Enhancing Serum
    PRICE: $35.00
    SHOP: @Ulta 
    • A revolutionary new formula to promote fuller, healthier brows and lashes to give you the perfect no-makeup-makeup look with consumer-proven results that can be seen in just two weeks (with full results after eight weeks)
    • With powerful ingredients such as peptide and biotin, this serum works hard to provide deep nourishment and conditioning to your lashes and brows.
    • 96% saw longer, fuller-looking lashes and brows. 93% saw healthier-looking lashes and brows.

    NO MAKEUP LOOK: Naked Skin
    The reason why these masks are #1 in Korea and a sellout in the US is that people swear it turns dull, blotchy skin into a radiant glow in just 10 minutes. 

    Mediheal Essentials Collection
    PRICE: $2-$20
    SHOP: @Amazon & MedihealUS.com
    Korea’s #1 selling sheet-mask brand, Mediheal, upgraded its best-selling masks with the launch of its Essential Sheet Mask Collection. Each mask is infused with a triple dose of active ingredients for results you can instantly see and feel. They deliver multiple skin benefits from moisturizing & calming to brightening and firming, giving you a beautiful naked skin look in just 10 minutes. You can purchase a single mask or multi-pack for prices ranging from $2 to $20 on MedihealUS.com or Amazon.

    We are seeing more and more in-office treatments being available for at-home use in 2023. This new device by Silk’n repairs collagen and elastin fibers from the inside out.

    SILK’N ALLWAYS TITAN
    PRICE: $339.99
    SHOP: @Nordstrom.com
    This anti-aging device reduces wrinkles and crow’s feet, restores collagen and elastin fibers, and lifts facial contours without surgery, to be used on all areas of the face and neck.
    Revolutionary technology repairs collagen and elastin fibers from the inside out. Titan technology delivers energy to precise areas beneath the skin to activate your body’s natural restoration process. It also targets superficial sun and age spots. No recovery time is needed. 
    Titan AllWays harmonizes the benefits of three sources of energy—Bi-Polar RF energy, LED light energy, and IR heat energy. This powerful combination creates a safe, painless, and proven result, penetrating the skin to seek out damaged tissue and repair it. The warmth given off by the device stimulates the skin’s renewing properties. The collagen and elastin fibers contract and the skin repairs itself from the inside. From the outside, the skin looks younger and is noticeably tighter.

    The clean-living trend is bigger and has more options this spring. I’m obsessed with these plant-based yogurts that even my kid likes. Plus, they are Certified Free From the Top 9 Allergens and at your local Jewel Osco. 

    Wayfare
    PRICE: $2.99
    SHOP: @wayfarefoods.com 
    If you haven’t yet heard about the Plant Based brand WayFare’s delicious dairy-free products, now is your chance to run out to your local Jewel-Osco store to purchase their new line of yogurts.  Jewel supermarkets in the Chicagoland area now have WayFare’s 4.8 oz. cups of yogurts on its store shelves. The yogurts are Certified Free From™ the Top 9 Allergens and include whole food ingredients, such as butter beans, oats, and pumpkin seeds. Check out WayFare’s full line of dairy-free products, including butter, cream cheese, sour cream, cheese spreads, and pudding, at WayFareFoods.com.

    And our final wellness trend for 2023 is zero-proof spirits! THEY ARE EVERYWHERE, and they’ve started to get a bit tastier! I brought a few here to try out. 

    Ritual Whisky Alternative
    PRICE: $26.99
    SHOP: @ritualzeroproof.com

  • Fast Track Your New Year Resolutions on Daytime Chicago

    Fast Track Your New Year Resolutions on Daytime Chicago

    Are you ready to get started on those New Year’s resolutions? Do they include saving money with more DIY beauty options? maybe getting back into a steady workout routine? Today on Daytime Chicago, we’ve got some ways to keep you focused and even less achy and sore so you can stay committed to your new you in 2023.

    Resolution: Clean Up Your Beauty Routine while saving money and time.
    This saffron oil brings balance, brightness, and glowing radiance to the skin. Natural, organic plant extracts, that are simple, affordable, and Ayurvedic. Plus, you can even get them on amazon.

    Life & Pursuits Saffron Face Oil
    PRICE: $24.99
    SHOP: @Amazon and @lifeandpursuits.com
    This blend of natural plant extracts moisturizes and illuminates skin while reducing dark spots for a healthy glow. Life & Pursuits meticulously crafts Ayurvedic skin care products based on ancient Indian botanical wisdom, the latest advances in cosmetic science, and stringent organic standards. They focus on restoring balance: their nourishing products provide women with a clear path to reclaim their intrinsic inner and outer beauty, while their social and environmental initiatives help heal and protect the source and inspiration for everything they do: nature.

    Sure, you can get clean styling products for your hair, but clean color? OH YES! Better Natured delivers perfect, clean color to your doorstep as often as you need it at a fraction of salon prices. Color your roots while binging on Netflix in your PJs. 

    Better Natured Hair Color
    PRICE: $25.00
    SHOP: @JCPENNEY.COM
    • Better Natured® Liqui-Creme Hair Color delivers salon-quality, radiant color. 100% of women who tried it agree!**
    • It provides rich, dimensional, vibrant color that lasts for up to 8 weeks. Better Natured’s vegan product formulas are completely free from animal-based ingredients!
    • And, the gray coverage? Impeccable! In fact, 94% of women who tried it agree.**
    • Our precisely calibrated technology allows YOU the freedom to mix shades for a customized result. That means that if you mix 1 ounce 6G with 1 ounce of 8G your result will be an exact 7G. Just be sure to follow our mixing instructions and always mix in equal parts color + developer.

    RESOLUTION: Get Fit Fast
    Or at least just get back to a steady and healthy fitness routine. It sounds great but the soreness and stiffness is pretty much the hardest part of keeping up with it.

    mend Perform
    PRICE: $45
    SHOP: @mend.me
    Mend is a life sciences company that created a nutritional product called Perform. Perform is perfect for those of us easing back into a fitness routine because it naturally alleviates soreness, stiffness, strains, and chronic inflammation associated with getting that body moving again. Whether it’s as a result of intense exercise or daily wear and tear, this potent blend of natural nutrition reduces chronic inflammation for smoother, easier movement. Clinically proven and fully organic, this unique formula harnesses the power of turmeric, ashwagandha, tart cherry, and ginger root to ease sore and stiff joints.

    RESOLUTION: Inner Peace
    Studies prove that when you slow down to write (even if just for 2 minutes a day) you are more mindful, accountable, and resolved. Plus, it gives you an amazing way to reflect on how much you’ve changed and grown. If you want to bring more self-care into your inner self in 2023, nothing beats journaling. Nothing.

     

  • Seattle New and Trending Beauty

    Seattle New and Trending Beauty

    Brand new and making major headlines is the literally genius Vitamin C collection from Olay. No longer do you need to spend $100+ on a magic serum. This cream is potent. 

    Olay Vitamin C + Peptide Moisturizer
    PRICE: $28.99
    SHOP: @Olay.com
    • Includes dermatologist recommended ingredients:
    • Vitamin C: Protects against free radical damage, brightens skin and boosts collagen production.
    • Vitamin B3 (Niacinamide): Boosts surface cell turnover and has been shown to even skin tone and tackle visible discoloration
    • AHA Lactic Acid: Exfoliates and tackles hyperpigmentation to reduce the appearance of dark spots. 
    • Free of parabens, phthalates, synthetic dyes, dermatologist tested.

    Another new product by a big brand is the Secret Aluminum Free deodorant. I really put this product to the test by going inside and outside during sweater, and heavy jacket season. Let’s just say I am a SUPER FAN! Very grateful. 

    Secret Aluminum Free Deodorant
    PRICE: $5.99
    SHOP: @Target
    The Secret Aluminum Free Deodorant Collection offers 48-hour odor protection and fights odor instead of just masking it.
    Motion and moisture-activated, Secret’s Aluminum-Free deodorant creates a triple threat approach to odor protection, providing odor control and eliminating odor from the source while leaving you feeling amazingly fresh and protected.The collection is dermatologist tested and it’s completely free of aluminum, parabens, talc and dyes.

    I know we thought we’d be finished with masks and all the sanitizer by now, but nope. At least this new scent from Touchland makes us feel clean and smells gorgeous! 

    Touchland Glow Mist
    PRICE: $16.00
    SHOP: @Sephora
    The Glow Mist is the world’s first rejuvenating hand sanitizer mist—and every hand holder’s secret weapon—that features a delicate Rosewater scent that exudes relaxation and calmness with every spritz, and added skincare benefits designed to rejuvenate and improve skin texture. This advanced formula helps rejuvenate, purify, and detoxify your skin while visibly restoring the skin’s youthful glow. Help replenish your skin’s moisture and reduce the signs of aging.


    Another fabulous new wellness trend comes in the form of a patch. Being such an insomniac  I’ll give anything a try and not bad I say. All sorts of new varieties for a natural way to mend or replenish your daily need.

    The Good Patch
    PRICE: $14-$16 
    SHOP: @Target
    Wearable wellness patches deliver sustained and steady benefits over 8-12 hours.
    Simply peel and stick. Our state-of-the-art patches work steadily and consistently over an 8-12 hour period. This means a steady, sustained benefit. Just remove when you’re done.

     

    Press ons are the new nail must-have! But let’s be honest, most come with glue that is either way too strong or doesn’t hold up an hour. Plus the styles are so limited. Not so with Olive & June. Love these new styles for V Day too! 

    Olive & June Press On Mani
    PRICE: $10
    SHOP: @OliveandJune.com
    • Looks So Real: Developed with engineers and tested on thousands of people to ensure best fit
    • Upcycled Materials: Made from 94% post-consumer recycled materials
    • Size-Inclusive: The most sizes ever (21 sizes and 42 nails) so you can find your best fit
    • Long-Lasting: Lasts 7+ days when applied for long-term wear
    • Non-Toxic + Non-Damaging: Non-toxic nail glue and removal is always easy
    • Glue ingredients: Alkyl 2-cyanoacrylate | Polymethyl Methacrylate


    The new self-care trend is to sit home and chill out! Literally, we are seeing everything for the eyes and face coming in cooling varietals. These globes from Rose Inc. do the trick and can be used over and over and over….

    Rose Inc. Cooling Spheres
    PRICE: $60
    SHOP: @roseinc.com
    Two cooling facial massagers that support lymphatic drainage to visibly reduce puffiness, redness and undereye circles. Place in refrigerator for at least 30 minutes before gently massaging over cleansed face.