Category: Skin Care

  • Sweater Weather Beauty on Tampa Bay Morning Blend

    Sweater Weather Beauty on Tampa Bay Morning Blend

    Bring out the sweaters and hand cream Tampa. It’s been chilly lately and lips, skin and those hands sure are feeling it. Today we visited Tampa Bay Morning Blend to share some soothing and healing winter beauty finds.

    Feeling like you’re losing your glow? Grab this potent vitamin C skin booster and watch while it brightens and brings back hydration in a flash.

    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.

    Soak the chill away and literally rehydrate skin and soothe your senses in one bath! 

    ALAFFIA EVERYDAY SHEA BUBBLE BATH – LAVENDER
    PRICE: $18 (32 oz.)
    SHOP: @Target
    • Clear your head and relax in a tub filled with bubbles. Just one ounce of Alaffia EveryDay Shea Bubble Bath Lavender will soothe and nourish your skin while helping you forget about the day’s stresses.• Added African wild yam helps promote healthy skin while handcrafted unrefined shea butter nourishes and deeply moisturizes. Plus, added lavender oil provides a sweet, aromatic scent to help calm and refresh so you can face the day…again. For
    • No sulfates, no parabens, no phthalates, no synthetic fragrance, no artificial color, no mineral oil, and never tested on animals

    Looking for a hand cream that works and isn’t greasy? I’m obsessed with the fast working cream by Jergens! 

    Jergens Cloud Crème for Hands
    PRICE: $5.99
    SHOP: @walmart
    Jergens Cloud Créme is a breathable hand cream for dry skin that provides powerful hydration without the heavy feel. Let your skin breathe with this anti-aging hand cream, infused with Hyaluronic Complex and specifically designed to quench thirsty skin without excess stickiness.
    This paraben-free hand moisturizer glides on smoothly and absorbs fast for all-day moisture that sticks with you — not on you.
    Dermatologist tested, this fast-absorbing hand cream is both dye and paraben-free, for a formula you can trust on your skin.

    Looking for a better deodorant to keep up with the sweater? Go for one that is aluminum-free! Secret works!

    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.

    And those lips…Nothing is better or purer than Lano 101

    Lano The Original 101 Ointment Multipurpose Superbalm
    PRICE: $16.95
    SHOP: @Ulta
    Using ultra-medical grade Aussie lanolin, our cult classic 101 Ointment offers a safer, more effective & 100% natural alternative to common petroleum-based balms. It’s not greasy or sticky, and it’s so safe you could even use as a nipple cream with nursing infants.
    This super-dense balm penetrates & seals in moisture. Ultra Medical Grade lanolin gives the most extreme hydration for extremely dry & chapped lips, skin patches, cuticles, elbows & more. It has been proven to be excellent for dry lips linked to Roaccutane. Safe to use during pregnancy, for nursing mothers and babies. 

  • Beauty Roundup on Suncoast View

    Beauty Roundup on Suncoast View

    We’ve got a slew of new beauty and some of our favorites from last year on Suncoast View today. Looking for a magic cream maybe? What about an aluminum-free deodorant that actually works? We featured all that and more today with Stephanie Roberts.

    One of these Magic Creams is sold every 2 minutes!


    Charlotte Tilbury Magic Cream

    PRICE: $100
    SHOP: @CharlotteTilbury.com
    Charlotte’s Magic Cream’s innovative, award-winning, best-selling moisturizer was originally created backstage to instantly prep and transform the look of models’ skin before fashion shows. Loved by celebrities and supermodels, this revolutionary, results-driven formula is infused with a magic matrix of oils, my ‘magic 8’ of supercharged skincare ingredients to flood your complexion with moisture and transform the appearance of tired, dull skin for a glowing, dewy, plumper-looking canvas! One Magic Cream is sold every 2 minutes. In clinical studies, skin was 200% firmer and 152% more elastic in just 8 weeks.

    And the Beautiful Skin Foundation is mind-blowing too!

    Charlotte Tilbury Charlotte’s Beautiful Skin Foundation
    PRICE: $44
    SHOP: @CharlotteTilbury.com
    It’s beautiful skin in a tube! Charlotte’s Beautifying Foundation Hybrid combines perfecting coverage, instant glow and long-term skin health benefits to improve the look of skin with each wear! With over 28 years studying the science of color to understand the mixture of overtones and undertones that make up the pigmentation of skin, this beauty amplifying formula is available in 30 shades with stretch to encompass all skin tones. Supercharged with active ingredients to brighten, hydrate, and smooth, this foundation contains Hyaluronic Acid to flood the skin with moisture, Coconut Extract to strengthen the skin barrier, Bix Activ to balance the skin’s natural oils and visibly reduce the appearance of pores, and Rose Complex to illuminate the complexion by targeting signs of stress suck as dark circles and dullness. In clinical trials, users saw a 285% boost in radiance and 166% boost in skin’s hydration in just 4 weeks!

    FINALLY! An Aluminum-free deodorant that works!

    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.

    The all-over lotion that gently exfoliates while deeply hydrating!

    AmLactin Rapid Relief Restoring Lotion 
    PRICE: $14.97
    SHOP: @amazon
    • AmLactin Rapid Relief Restoring Lotion with 15% lactic acid, is an everyday moisturizing lotion that gently exfoliates and deeply hydrates skin.
    • Instantly transform your skin’s appearance with this Restoring Lotion that combines 15% lactic acid plus three ceramides to help lock in moisture.
    • Ideal for flaky, ashy, dry skin providing 24-hour relief from dryness.

    BBL Hero by SCITON is my new bestie . By far the easiest way to get rid of sun damage and redness.
    I’m amazed.

    BBL HERO by Sciton
    Find a Provider @sciton.com
    • Sciton’s BroadBand Light is well known in the industry for being the most robust and powerful IPL
    • BBL HERO treats the entire body with Forever Young BBL+™ and Forever Body™, designed to deliver dramatic tonal and textural improvements anywhere on the body in a quarter of the time
    • Patients can see smoother, clearer, younger and healthier-looking skin after just one treatment with BBL HERO
    • BBL HERO treats superficial sun damage on the face and body in the form of spots and fine textural changes and also reduces redness, which can be associated with rosacea
    • The laser itself is four times as fast as the next closest thing, which is IPL
    • BBL HERO can treat an entire face in four minutes, and only one or two treatments are needed to see results—not four or six
    • There’s also next to no downtime: Just put on a little tinted sunscreen to hide the temporary redness, and you’re good to go! 

  • Mindful Beauty on AM Northwest

    Mindful Beauty on AM Northwest

    Are you looking to be more mindful with your beauty and self-care purchases in 2022? Well, you’re in luck since more and more beauty brands are opting in for cleaner and greener products that multi-task without compromising results. Whether you’re looking for winter skin relief, a quick soothing mist, or even some zen aromatherapy, STG has you covered. Today we visited our friends at AM Northwest in Portrland to share some skin hydrating and mindful beauty products.

    The Healer:
    ALAFFIA WHIPPED SHEA BUTTER & COCONUT OIL
    PRICE: $14.00
    SHOP: @Target
    • Deeply nourish your dry skin with Alaffia Whipped Shea Butter & Coconut Oil. The extra-emollient formulation is unscented and designed to nourish, soften, smooth, and protect your skin.
    • Alaffia’s Shea Butter & Coconut Oil is sustainably grown and produced in West Africa with fair trade and unrefined shea butter and ethically sourced coconut oil.
    • Traditional handcrafting methods ensure protection of fatty acids, vitamins and minerals that deeply nourish the skin. This delicate coconut shea butter whip is crafted with the most sensitive skin in mind.
    • No sulfates, no parabens, no phthalates, no synthetic fragrance, no artificial color, no mineral oil, and never tested on animals 

    The Multi-Purpose Mist:
    Mario Badescu’s VEGAN Facial Spray with Aloe, Adaptogens and Coconut Water
    PRICE: $9.00SHOP: @Ulta
    • Hydrate thirsty, sensitive skin with a rejuvenating blend of Aloe, Hyaluronic Acid, Coconut water and Adaptogens to support skin elasticity and to protect against free radicals and dark spots. • The brand created this spray after they heard loud and clear how much their consumers believe in clean skincare. Going forward all new products are taking this clean approach into account – making sure every launch is as effective and as clean as possible• Vegan, cruelty-free and free of: Dye, Fragrance, Parabens, Phthalates, Silicon, Sulfates and Mineral Oil.  
     • They believe in having an option for everyone, and hoping that with clean products such as this spray, consumers will find something that speaks to them and addresses their specific skincare needs. 
    • How to Use: Mist onto face, neck, or hair as needed. Use it to infuse more hydration before or after applying moisturizer, as a pick-me-up on the go, or post-makeup application to give skin a dewy finish. If product gets into eyes, rinse well with water. 

    The ULTIMATE Hair Remedy:
    RAHUA HYDRATION HEROES
    PRICE: $152.00
    SHOP: @Rahua.com
    Brand Mindfulness
    • Intensely hydrates each strand to quench thirsty hair
    • Smooths and softens coarse, thick, and curly hair
    • Glide comb through hair with ease
    • Provides UV defense for photoprotection
    • Prevents breakage
    • Restores moisture and brings luster to damaged hair
    • Blocks humidity, tames frizz
    • Smooths and softens
    • Enhances shine

    The Serum:
    ORPHEUS Resurrection All-in-One Serum
    PRICE: $130
    SHOP: @Amazon
    An ancient botanical concentrate, our Resurrection All-In-One Serum transforms the overall complexion and texture of even the most tired and stressed skin. With our Youth-restoring Orpheus Flower Cell Peptide Complex®, it plumps skin from within, stimulating natural collagen synthesis and activating DNA repair for a replenished, radiant appearance.
    A silky, lightweight formula supercharged with anti-wrinkle peptides, advanced form of vitamin C, Niacinamide, super moisturizing Snow mushroom extract and wild indigo – a unique anti-stress adaptogen botanical that calms and de-stresses skin, reducing redness and inflammation. Skin’s elasticity increases as the length and depth of wrinkles visibly decrease, for youthful, ‘reborn’ skin.

    The Mood:
    Not all candles save pups and work to fight cancer. Indigo Wild is a clean brand making ZUM candles with a passion and a purpose


    ZUM GLOW Candles by Indigo Wild
    PRICE: $15.50
    SHOP: @Indigowild.com 
    At Indigo Wild, we pour our passion for aromatherapy, natural ingredients, and essential oils in to our premium line of Zum products for body and home. Zum Glow Candles are made with paraffin-free soy wax and essential oils for a clean, aromatherapeutic burn.

  • Bringing Back the Glow in Chicago on Daytime

    Bringing Back the Glow in Chicago on Daytime

    Are you feeling a bit glum? Pale? Dull? Dry? You’re not alone. IT’S WINTER IN CHICAGO!
    Today, we are getting the glow back to your skin and mood on Daytime on WGN.

    Step 1:
    Exfoliate. Exfoliate. Exfoliate. Get that dead skin off. This scrub is great for the whole body! Head to toe

    St. Ives Fresh Skin Apricot Scrub
    PRICE: $4.79
    SHOP: @Target
    So fresh! From America’s #1 scrub brand*, St. Ives award-winning Fresh Skin Apricot Face Scrub contains 100% natural walnut shell powder to deeply exfoliate and remove impurities for clean, glowing skin. This deep-cleaning face scrub is made with 100% natural exfoliants and apricot fruit extract, known to help leave skin feeling super soft and smooth.
    Apricots are our thing. Our apricots come from sun-drenched California and North Africa. Our walnuts are grown in orchards in California and harvested in the fall where the shells are milled into a powder without jagged edges. Just the way we like it. This scrub is dermatologist tested, paraben free, non-comedogenic (not tending to cause blocked pores), and oil free. And it’s simple to use. Just squeeze a dime sized amount onto your fingertips and massage onto damp skin. Spread in small circular motions to wake your skin’s natural circulation. When you’re done, rinse and glow. For best results, use 3-4 times a week.

    Step 2:
    Hydrate that face and why not use a magic cream! 

    Charlotte Tilbury Magic Cream
    PRICE: $100
    SHOP: @CharlotteTilbury.com
    Charlotte’s Magic Cream’s innovative, award-winning, best-selling moisturizer was originally created backstage to instantly prep and transform the look of models’ skin before fashion shows. Loved by celebrities and supermodels, this revolutionary, results-driven formula is infused with a magic matrix of oils, my ‘magic 8’ of supercharged skincare ingredients to flood your complexion with moisture and transform the appearance of tired, dull skin for a glowing, dewy, plumper-looking canvas! One Magic Cream is sold every 2 minutes. In clinical studies, skin was 200% firmer and 152% more elastic in just 8 weeks.

    Step 3:
    Hydrate that body with this wonderful blend of shea, and coconut oil…so soft and absorbs right into the skin.

    ALAFFIA WHIPPED SHEA BUTTER & COCONUT OIL
    PRICE: $14.00
    SHOP: @Target
    • Deeply nourish your dry skin with Alaffia Whipped Shea Butter & Coconut Oil. The extra-emollient formulation is unscented and designed to nourish, soften, smooth, and protect your skin.
    • Alaffia’s Shea Butter & Coconut Oil is sustainably grown and produced in West Africa with fair trade and unrefined shea butter and ethically sourced coconut oil.
    • Traditional handcrafting methods ensure protection of fatty acids, vitamins and minerals that deeply nourish the skin. This delicate coconut shea butter whip is crafted with the most sensitive skin in mind.
    • No sulfates, no parabens, no phthalates, no synthetic fragrance, no artificial color, no mineral oil, and never tested on animals

    Step 4:
    Set the mood a glow or grab an uplifting scent to lift your spirits.

    Hope Scented Candle
    PRICE: $75.00
    SHOP: HopeFragrances.com
    The aromatic scented candle extends the hope fragrance experience to your surroundings. It is a convenient way to infuse your environment with the magic and beauty of hope. The candle allows you to enjoy up to 55 hours of uplifting scent in all the rooms of your home. The elegant simplicity of the gold circle artwork coordinates with every lifestyle and every interior — from the most modern to the most traditional. A perfect gift for everyone at any time of the year, the candle — from its beautiful design and packaging to its special fragrance — is the best way to give the gift of hope to all those you love.

    Step 5:
    And if you need some professional help, there is truly nothing like the Halo glow. 

    Halo by Sciton
    @theonespachicago
    HALO, the world’s first Hybrid Fractional Laser, is a quick, easy, and comfortable treatment that improves the appearance of skin. You’ll notice an increase in reflectivity that can only be achieved with HALO. The first wavelength targets the epidermis, or top layer of the skin, to address surface issues and pores. The second wavelength targets the dermis to address deeper sun damage. The result? The HALO glow that everyone is talking about – radiant skin that shines from the inside out.
    Comfortable, fast, and effective.

  • Winter Skin Relief in Phoenix

    Whether your skin is itchy, scaly, cracking or chapping, we’ve got a fix for you from head to toe today on Arizona Midday.

    FACE:
    Let’s start with the face: Is your skin crepey? Do you have a thin layer of skin that just sits there on top? How about a 5 minute peel that will literally take all that dry, scaly skin right off gently. 

    NuPeel by Theraderm
    PRICE: $33
    SHOP: @amazontheraderm.net
    This micronutrient-rich enzyme exfoliating gel gently removes dead skin cells to promote glowing, radiant skin appearance. Utilizing papaya/papain enzymes to naturally exfoliate, and packed with a number of botanical extracts like aloe, pineapple, grape seed, green tea leaf and cucumber, NuPeel is like an at-home, natural facial peel in a bottle.

    Now follow up with a boost of clean hydration

    OLEHENRIKSEN Strength Trainer Peptide Boost Moisturizer
    PRICE: $48.00
    SHOP: @Sephora
    The OLEHENRIKSEN Strength Trainer Peptide Boost Moisturizer works to strengthen the skin’s moisture barrier and is packed with potent ingredients inspired by skin’s building blocks – such as amino acids, peptides, ceramides and collagen – instantly doubling hydration, boosting elasticity and visibly improving fine lines and wrinkles. The moisturizer that works like a personal trainer for your skin—delivering instant results to support a strong moisture barrier, lock in hydration and boost skin’s elasticity.

    LIPS:
    Lips are a HUGE issue this time of year. Looking for something that actually works, is super clean and can be used in 101 different ways? 

    Lano The Original 101 Ointment Multipurpose Superbalm
    PRICE: $16.95
    SHOP: @Ulta
    Using ultra-medical grade Aussie lanolin, our cult classic 101 Ointment offers a safer, more effective & 100% natural alternative to common petroleum-based balms. It’s not greasy or sticky, and it’s so safe you could even use as a nipple cream with nursing infants. This super-dense balm penetrates & seals in moisture. Ultra Medical Grade lanolin gives the most extreme hydration for extremely dry & chapped lips, skin patches, cuticles, elbows & more. It has been proven to be excellent for dry lips linked to Roaccutane. Safe to use during pregnancy, for nursing mothers and babies.  

    BODY:
    Dry, itchy skin? Ashy? No worries, AmLactin works soooo fast. 

    AmLactin Rapid Relief Restoring Lotion
    PRICE: $14.97
    SHOP: @amazon
    • AmLactin Rapid Relief Restoring Lotion with 15% lactic acid, is an everyday moisturizing lotion that gently exfoliates and deeply hydrates skin.
    • Instantly transform your skin’s appearance with this Restoring Lotion that combines 15% lactic acid plus three ceramides to help lock in moisture.
    • Ideal for flaky, ashy, dry skin providing 24-hour relief from dryness.




  • Top 3 Products for Hair, Face and Body of 2021

    Top 3 Products for Hair, Face and Body of 2021

    We visited the set of Suncoast View today to share my top 3 product picks for 2021. If your looking for healthy skin and hair, we’ve got you covered from head to toe…literally.

    Still! Always my go to skincare year round. You can’t beat Lubriderm and now free of parabens and fragrance and infused with Omega-3.

    Lubriderm Advanced Therapy Moisturizing Cream
    PRICE: $8.97
    SHOP: @walmart, Target, Amazon
    In 2021, Lubriderm introduced its Advanced Therapy Moisturizing Cream which is fragrance and paraben free. The moisturizing cream helps transform extra-dry skin into healthy-looking, more resilient skin in just one week with twice daily usage. The Advanced Therapy Moisturizing Cream offers a thicker hydration formula and is enriched with Vitamin E, Pro-Vitamin B5, and is infused with Omega-3 for additional moisturizing benefits.

    Another product that I am obsessed with, and certainly hooked every friend and client on is Theraderm’s NuPeel. It’s like magic for getting off that crepe-y, dead layer of skin that sits on top. I use it on my face, neck, knees, hands. EVERYWHERE that looks old. 

    Theraderm NuPeel Natural Enzyme Peel
    PRICE: $30
    SHOP: @theraderm.net, Amazon
    This micronutrient-rich enzyme exfoliating gel gently removes dead skin cells to promote glowing, radiant skin appearance. Utilizing papaya/papain enzymes to naturally exfoliate, and packed with a number of botanical extracts like aloe, pineapple, grape seed, green tea leaf and cucumber, NuPeel is like an at-home, natural facial peel in a bottle.

    And finally, hair…I’m a true believer that a healthy scalp leads to healthy strands. This scalp and hair serum kind of does everything in tandem. It’s really great on super dry ends and works in just a few days. 

    Kerastase Initialiste Scalp & Hair Serum
    PRICE: $53.00
    SHOP: @Sephora
    Transforms your hair in 7 days. Reduces hair breakage. Illuminates shiny hair. Adds substance to thicken hair. Creates strong hair. Delivers soft hair.





  • Trending Beauty for the Holidays on Suncoast View

    Trending Beauty for the Holidays on Suncoast View

    It’s always a pleasure to be back in Florida and on Suncoast View. Today, I got to chat with my friend and coworker Stephanie Roberts about the trending makeup, skincare, fragrance, and activewear this season.


     Fragrance gift sets always play a big role in holiday gifting. We love everything about La Belle

    Jean Paul Gaultier La Belle EDP 2pc Set
    PRICE: $121
    SHOP: @Macys
    Jean Paul Gaultier La Belle Eau de Parfum is a harmonious fusion of green pear, sensual jasmine, tonka bean, and addictive vanilla. This intense Eau de Parfum from Gaultier’s Garden is a forbidden blend of irresistibly enticing and radiant seductiveness. Allow yourself to be drawn into its wake.

    This time of year we see lots of consumer need for shapewear. Don’t just buy a label, buy the best label in smoothing and contouring while staying super comfortable. Shapermint’s Empetua collection checks all the boxes when it comes to customizing your shape needs. Plus it comes at an incredible price.

    Empetua High-Waisted Active Shaping Leggings
    PRICE: $60
    SHOP: @shapermint.com
    You can jump, squat, stretch, run. These hero leggings will follow your every move, no matter how many different directions you’re pulled! The Empetua® High-Waisted Active Shaping Leggings put you back in charge of your day. Run all your errands comfortably. Feel comfortable control that doesn’t leave tummy indents or put too much pressure on your belly. And thanks to two deep side pockets and a secret hip pocket, you can ditch your purse and carry your essentials everywhere. 

    • Two side pockets and one hidden hip pocket, perfect for carrying the essentials.
    • High-waist tummy control with a waistband that keeps it in place all day.
    • Extremely comfortable fabric that moves with your body.
    • Amazing fit for every body type with sizes from S to 4XL, plus our Good Fit Guarantee!

    Top teen and tween gifts are anything related to TikTok however if you want to get them something that they need and will use for all those selfies look for anything to clear up that skin. This starter kit is the trending solution and at $25 its a value. This stuff works on all age groups but we know teens are secretly asking for better skin solutions. It’s simply a confidence-boosting gift and that’s priceless.

    evologie® stay clear starter kit
    PRICE: $25.00
    SHOP: @evologie.com
    The stay clear starter kit is specifically engineered and clinically proven to gently cleanse, and keep skin visibly clear, hydrated, healthy, and perfectly balanced—day after day—in one complete package. see discolorations fade and smoother, more even-toned skin reappears, keep pimples under control, and boost your confidence. the perfect way to get started with evologie!

    And of course we need to showcase a little color here. If you haven’t met the brand Ilia yet, please let me introduce you. It’s beyond clean and purely pigmented. All the rage on social media, and such a bargain in this cute little limited edition kit.

    The Dawn and Dusk Sets
    PRICE: $68.00
    SHOP: iliabeauty.com

    four full-size bestsellers in cool-toned hues, bundled in a limited edition terracotta Travel Bag. The Dusk Set comes wrapped in custom artwork inspired by the play of sun and shadow across a painted desert landscape, inviting you to share the light this season. Online exclusive. A $129 value (47% savings).