Shine Bright From Head To (Mistle)Toe With These Holiday Season Essentials (Seen On CBS Austin)
In just two weeks, we’ll be ready to gobble ’til we wobble, so it’s fair to say the holiday season has commenced! To help you shine brighter than the star atop your holiday tree, find moments of calm amidst the holiday chaos, and enjoy restorative sleep (even when traveling!), I stopped by CBS Austin’s “We Are Austin” with some of my holiday essentials. Check out the segment here and keep reading for details on everything seen on the show!
Beauty Crush Skincare
Mariah Carey has defrosted and belted out, “It’s Time!,” officially ushering in the holiday countdown. And with all the family get-togethers, Thanksgiving and Friendsgiving celebrations, and holiday parties in our future, we want to look our very best. We can start by giving our skin a radiance boost with Beauty Crush Skincare’s three-step regimen. Founded by Karen Behnke, the clean beauty pioneer who brought us Juice Beauty, Beauty Crush is a sustainable beauty brand that applies regenerative biotech to skincare products formulated with organic, vineyard-grown ingredients. The brand marries groundbreaking science with sustainable business practices, certified organic and fully traceable ingredients, and luxurious formulations.
All Beauty Crush formulas contain SuperGlow grapes, which are Sagrantino grapes that are carefully cultivated in Karen’s organic Sonoma vineyard and clean crushed to preserve their nutrients. Sagrantino grapes contain up to 8.5 times higher antioxidant levels than conventionally farmed grapes, so they help to better protect skin against environmental aggressors and to boost luminosity and elasticity. Beauty Crush also uses a proprietary, bio-designed plant exosome engineered from rare Falanghina grape leaves. Both Sagrantino and Falanghina grapes are native to Italy, and are rarely found in the US, but they thrive in Karen’s Sonoma County vineyard.
The full routine includes the SuperGlow Cleanser, the Triple Action ExoCellular Peptide Antioxidant Serum, and the Triple Action ExoCellular Glow Moisturizer. In clinical trials, 100% of users said their skin looked and felt smoother while 97% saw a visible improvement in radiance when using this regimen.
Pick these up on BeautyCrushSkin.com and Amazon
PIXI PixiPerfumes and HandHero Creams
Looking for a fragrance you can wear day or night, one that feels effortlessly chic and conveys a sense of joy? Well, Pixi will have you smelling exquisite all holiday season with its new collection of PixiPerfumes and its new HandHero creams.
Packaged in ultra-convenient, travel-friendly tubes with twist-to-reveal atomizers, the PixiPerfumes are designed to elevate everyday moments with a modern, effortless elegance. They’re available in 3 ultra-wearable scents: there’s the romantic PixiRose, which features notes of rosewater, sweet lemon, jasmine and lily; the uplifting PixiMimosa, which features notes of Mimosa petals, ylang-ylang, and juicy pear; and the earthy and alluring PixiFig, which features fig leaves, bergamot, and iris. All the scents are vegan and paraben-free, and you can mix and match fragrances or even layer them with other scents in your collection. Each PixiPerfume is $17.99 at Target and Target.com.
Pixi’s new HandHero creams, meanwhile, combine antibacterial botanicals with moisture-locking ceramides to hydrate and protect hands, keeping them soft and smooth comforted. Packaged in adorable egg-shaped tubes, the HandHero creams are available in PixiRose, PixiMimosa and PixiFig. Each is $12.99 at Target and Target.com
Borghese Bagno Di Vita Shower Gel
All may be bright during the holidays, but all is certainly not calm! Between the scramble to buy holiday gifts (and then wrap them!), all the logistics of hosting (or traveling to visit) family and friends, and the pressure to make everything beautiful and magical for the kiddos, we often find ourselves simultaneously loving every second and wanting the madness to end immediately. It’s really important, then, to squeeze in some self-care moments amidst all the holiday chaos. And something as simple as an indulgent shower can often do the trick!
You can transform your shower into a luxurious, spa-like experience with the new Borghese Bagno Di Vita Shower Gel ($45 on Borghese.com), which generates a rich, satisfying lather and features a grounding herbal aroma.
This shower gel gently cleanses while leaving skin feeling soft and nourished thanks to a triple botanical emollient complex comprised of sweet almond, apricot kernel, and hazelnut seed oils. It also features a botanical calming complex comprised of chamomile, cornflower, and comfrey extracts that help to soothe distressed, compromised, and dehydrated skin.
You can also use it as a bubble bath whenever you’re craving an indulgent soak!
RevAir Reverse-Air Hair Dryer
Between holiday plays and recitals at the kids’ schools, office parties, get-togethers with friends, family dinners, and all the seasonal festivals and light shows in the area, our social calendars are fully packed. And that, of course, means we want to streamline our beauty routines and make the process of getting glam as quick and effortless as possible. That’s where the RevAir Reverse-Air Hair Dryer comes in! This unique device uses a patented Reverse-Air technology to gently draw hair into the attached wand, drying, stretching, and smoothing hair in one step. It takes about 60 to 90 seconds to dry each section of hair, which means RevAir can reduce total drying time by up to 70% compared to a traditional blow dryer.
The best part? RevAir is also gentler on hair — its warmest setting is 220 degrees Fahrenheit, and it features a no-heat cool shoot and adjustable tension levels, so you can get the smooth finish you seek without ever damaging your strands. It works on all hair types, but it’s made with curls and coils in mind, helping to preserve your natural curl pattern.
Normally $459, it’s currently on sale for $379 on MyRevAir.com
Bonjil Compact Size Signature Caviar Trio Set
Chronic stress can have a significantly effect on your skin’s health, breaking down collagen and elastin, increase oil production, and weaken the skin barrier. That’s why neurosensory skincare brand BONJIL is transforming daily routines into self-care rituals that help to promote calm and regulate cortisol. Instead of treating the symptoms of stressed-out skin after they’re visible to all, BONJIL is preventing these issues from ever surfacing. Neuroscientist Dr. Walter Joseph is the chief medical advisor for BONJIL, providing crucial feedback about the mind-skin connection.
The BONJIL Signature Caviar Collection is a three-step ritual that hydrates, smooths fine lines, and restores radiance and elasticity. It features active ingredients like: French caviar extract, which is rich in amino acids, minerals, and nutrients that nourish skin and leave it supple and smooth; Matrixes 3000, a peptide that visible firms and plumps skin; Coenzyme Q10, and antioxidant that supports collagen production; and alpine plant stem cells that protect skin from environmental aggressors, strengthen the skin barrier, and restore skin’s luminosity.
The Compact Size Signature Caviar Trio Set ($160 on Bonjil.com) features compact, travel-friendly sizes the products in the collection. You want to start with the lightweight Lotion to hydrate and prime skin, then follow with the silky, fast-absorbing Serum to firm, nourish and restore luminosity. You can then finish with the Cream to seal in moisture, support elasticity, and promote a youthful glow.
Helight Sleep
Not only do we travel a great deal during the holidays, but we’re often stressing over our seemingly endless to-do lists, and both of these factors can adversely affect our sleep patterns. To fall asleep faster and enjoy more restful sleep — even when traveling — turn to Helight Sleep ($139 on Amazon and Helight.com), a NASA-inspired, award-winning, red light therapy sleep device that’s lightweight, compact, and travel-friendly.
Helight Sleep emits red light at a narrow wavelength of 630 nanometers, and it features a patented 28-minute protocol that was scientifically engineered to mimic the natural cycle of light at the end of the day. This gentle red light manages to penetrates your eyelids and is absorbed by photosensitive cells, triggering a biomechanism that helps you relax and prepares your body for the natural production of melatonin.
To use your Helight Sleep device, simply place it on your nightstand and press the power button. A red light will be emitted for 14 minutes, then gradually fade out during the next 14 minutes, completely powering off at the 28-minute mark. No apps or subscriptions are necessary, and you can take your device with you when traveling, so jet lag won’t slow you down!
OLIPOP Pomegranate Sparkle Soda
What does unbridled joy taste like? Well, in my opinion, it tastes like OLIPOP’s Pomegranate Sparkle soda, a limited-edition seasonal flavor that combines juicy pomegranate, sweet quince, and tangy passionfruit. Sure to bring cheer to any holiday table, Pomegranate Sparkle comes in a festive can featuring an adorable illustration of a Yeti wearing earmuffs and clutching a giant pomegranate gleefully. Not only does Pomegranate Sparkle taste delightful, but it’s low in both calories and sugar, which is also worth celebrating.
OLIPOP is the feel-good soda that offers that classic soda taste while incorporating a functional ingredient blend that supports digestive health. An excellent source of fiber, each can of OLIPOP contains just 2 to 5 grams of sugar and only 35 to 50 calories.
You can find OLIPOP at retailers like Target, Walmart, Whole Foods and on DrinkOLIPOP.com
Barlean’s Wellness Supplements
Stress and cooler weather can weaken our immune systems and leave our skin and hair dry and dull, so we want to give our bodies some extra support during this time of year. After all, we don’t want to spend the holidays sniffling or feeling absolutely depleted. Well, wellness brand Barlean’s offers some premium natural supplements that will help support our overall health and wellbeing this season.
First, we want to provide our bodies with all the nutrients it needs. The Seriously Delicious Magnesium Orange Crème and high-potency Seriously Delicious Omega-3 drinks support heart, joint and skin health, plus their creamy liquid formulas are easy to ingest and taste like a fruit smoothie. To fill any nutritional gaps, reach for the Tropical Liquid Multivitamin, which is packed with essential vitamins and minerals to support energy and immunity.
Second, we want to plan ahead and supercharge our immune systems when traveling or when there’s any disruption to our regular schedules. If seasonal changes, travel, late nights, or busy fall days tend to leave your throat feeling a little scratchy, stock up on the Immune Support Throat Spray, an all-natural, throat-soothing spray in a travel-friendly format.
Prices start at $16.99. You can find Barlean’s at Costco, Sam’s Club, Walmart, Whole Foods Market, Natural Grocers, and on Barleans.com and Amazon
