Luxury Skincare Brand Sisley Paris Arrives at Bliss Spa + GWP

Yummmmmm!  I've adored Sisley's luxurious, botancially infused skincare for many, many years.  I remember first sampling the brand through their Sage Cleansing Milk. I don't think I've ever found a cleansing milk quite so light, freshening and ultimately divine since then.

Famed French brand Sisley ‘sprouted’ from the fertile mind of Hubert d’Ornano in 1976, when using botanicals in beauty was a major breakthrough. As one of the pioneers of phytocosmetology, he knew a few things about using flora to make skin look more fabulous. Combine that know-how with his insistence on a limitless scientific research budget, and you’ve planted the ‘seeds’ for some pretty powerful (and posh) potions.

PHYTOCOSMETOLOGY
Sisley practically wrote the book on phytocosmetology, or the use of natural plant extracts in beauty products–and considering there are over 800,000 plants on Earth, it’s more like an Encyclopedia.

Sisley is dedicated to plucking the best of the botanical bunch for their formulas. After studying the benefits of a plant’s key active ingredients, each is scrupulously selected: the geographic origin, time of harvest, part of the plant used and ideal dosage are all taken into account. And with all that grade-A greenery, you’ll look downright gorgeous.

ESSENTIAL OILS
Another key feature in Sisley products, essential oils are highly concentrated plant extracts obtained through distillation. They are non-greasy, volatile substances, with scents that are specific to each plant. Sisley only uses essential oils of the utmost quality–the very quality selected by aromatherapy doctors and pharmaceutical laboratories for its high degree of purity. This is how Sisley obtains maximum effectiveness and skin tolerance for its products.
While every essential oil has its specific function, all essential oils share the following 5 actions:

• They are very quickly absorbed into the skin, carrying with them all the other active ingredients contained in the formula into the skin tissue.

• They help stimulate surface microcirculation, promoting cellular regeneration and oxygenation.

• They have germicidal properties.

• They work through the olfactory system and diffuse through the body.

• They work like natural preservatives, allowing the considerably reduce the use of synthetic preservatives in a product.

At Sisley, new products consistently correspond to genuine scientific breakthroughs. A new product is only launched when it ensures higher performance than all existing products on the market, even if this calls for 10 years of research before it can finally see the light of day! And in order to obtain this result, Sisley researchers are free of any financial or time constraints.
 

Sisley products I can personally recommend:

Sisley Hydra Global Intense Anti-Aging Hydration - Developed with a three-tiered approach to treatment, this formula uses botanical, mineral and aromatic extracts to replenish the skin’s thirsty moisture cushion in the epidermis, dermis and stratum corneum layers of the skin. Plumps up the skin’s moisture cushion. Facilitates water circulation between the cells. Reduces oxidative stress that contributes to skin dehydration. Love, love, love this!

Sisley Cleansing Milk with Sage  - Sage is a known astringent with properties that help bust blackhead-causing clogs from overly anxious oil glands. This light and refreshing lotion-cleanser removes makeup and keeps pores purged to boot. It’s purifying, rejuvenating, toning. Removes makeup and impurities. Helps eliminate excess sebum. Leaves skin clean and soft.

Sisley Express Flower Gel Mask - A refreshing cream-gel mask that softens and revives skin in just 3 minutes. Floral-infused with moisture maximizing lily and iris.Ideal for tired, stressed-out skin that could use a radiance resuscitation and energy enhancement, this quickie leave-on treatment creates fabulously firm, super-supple, fiercely fresh, and beautifully bright skin almost instantly. Works wonders as a wakeup call before a big night out. Erases visible signs of fatigue and stress. Moisturizes, re-plumps and tones the skin. Firms and tightens slack skin.

What you can skip? The Sisleya Global Anti-Aging Cream. Now I suspect I'll reap many enemies on that as that cream enjoys a huge cult following and is wildly popular internationally, but I tell ya', it just does nothing for me. Save your $400! I can recommend many, many other anti-aging creams that do a much better job, so if you're interested drop me a line and I'll be happy to give you the scoop.

For more information and to shop Sisley at Bliss, visit them online at Blissworld.

ELLE: Newest Top 10 Beauty Essentials

Elle lists their new must-haves in beauty essentials! It's no surprise many of these gems are multi-taskers.  Why not get the most from your beauty?  Here's the scoop on the best and brightests stars on the horizon.

ANTIAGING MAKEUP
Invest in a tinted moisturizer or foundation with SPF (and be sure it's broad spectrum - UVA and UVB protection) to help combat age-revealing lines and wrinkles. A product with nourishing botanicals is a plus!

New Products to Try:
The powder in Sisley Paris Phyto-Poudre Compacte has camellia oil and plant extracts of mallow and linden; Chanel Vitalumière Moisture-Rich Radiance Fluid Makeup SPF 15 is reformulated with smoothing hydrators, marine extracts, and mineral-based pigments.

MULTITASKING LIP CARE
Expect more from your lipstick or gloss—besides imparting color, the perfect tube should also protect and moisturize.

New Products to Try:
With mango butter, antioxidants, and SPF 15, Nars Pure Sheer SPF Treatment keeps lips kissable; vitamin- and moisturizer-packed Pure Color Gloss by Estée Lauder unveils next month; Bobbi Brown Treatment Lip Shine SPF 15 replenishes moisture and collagen

SIGNATURE FRAGRANCE
Even if you go through fragrances like boyfriends, don’t ditch them all—keep one perfume that’s true to your personality and save for special occasions.

New Product to Try:
Next month, Philosophy debuts the fifth scent in its Grace collection, Philosophy Eternal Grace. I pre-ordered this for advanced shipment and cannot wait for it to be delivered. Will certainly post a review for you when it's here.

GO-TO NAIL POLISH
Choosing from a multitude of colors at the nail salon is a treat! Just be sure to have your own bottle of polish handy for those times you can’t make it to a pro.

New Products to Try:
Indulge your girly side with Lancôme Le Vernis in Ms. Perfectly Pink or go bold with Essie Nail Polish in Pretty Edgy, part of the company’s summer collection (available June 1).

EYE REJUVENATOR
The delicate skin around your eyes is the first facial area to show signs of aging. To keep eyes looking fresh, incorporate an antiaging serum or moisturizer into your daily skin care regimen.

New Products to Try:
VMV Hypoallergenics Re-Everything Eye Serum and RareMinerals Active Triple Treatment Eye Cream are each chock-full of depuffing and firming ingredients.

GLOW-GETTING COSMETICS
Grandma may have pinched her cheeks, but there’s an easier (and less painful) way to get an instant glow—whether you opt for liquid or powder, a blush-toned highlighter is a must.

New Product to Try:
Swirl a large brush in MAC Marine Life High-Light Powder, part of the brand’s To The Beach collection (now available), and bedazzle your cheekbones in seconds.

FACE MOISTURIZER
Keep skin supple by not skimping on moisturizer—even if your complexion is blemish-prone or oily, a light layer of lotion works wonders.

New Product to Try:
Estée Lauder Hydrationist Maximum Moisture Crème delivers hydration without clogging pores and comes in three different formulas (normal/combination skin, dry skin, and SPF 15).

LASHWORTHY MASCARA
A coat of mascara can wake up eyes instantly—no shadow or liner required. The key: Finding a lash-pumping formula that doesn’t leave hair brittle.

New Products to Try:
CoverGirl LashBlast Fusion is a buildable mascara that creates length and volume, minus troublesome clumps; Givenchy Phenomen'Eyes Waterproof Mascara gently adds smudge-resistant curl and definition.

CREAMY BODY LOTION
Avoid scaly arms and legs with a moisturizer. Apply daily on shower-fresh skin for optimal results—lotion humectants will draw leftover water droplets into the dermis.

New Products to Try:
Almond milk and oil in L’Occitane Almond Milk Veil nourish, while almond protein firms; Fresh Citron de Vigne Body Lotion revitalizes the skin with vitamins and shea butter—and perks up the senses too (it smells like a vineyard).

NOURISHING SHAMPOO AND CONDITIONER
Minimizing your use of hot tools and styling products can improve the health of your strands, but there’s no reason you should go it alone—a great shampoo and conditioner can be hair-savers.

New Products to Try:
L’Oréal Professionnel Source de Richesse shampoo and conditioning mask boost hair health with all-natural, eco-friendly ingredients.

For more information, please visit elle.com for their latest beauty news, trends and tips for getting the most from your beauty essentials.

source: elle; images: elle, nordstrom, sephora, temptalia (close-up image of MAC high-light powder)

Bergdorf Goodman: Beauty Rewards

It's that time again for another giveaway of deluxe samples and a great bag with purchase at Bergdorf Goodman. See here for more information and below for some of the details:

There are numerous beauty offers going on with this special. Some of them look fab, some of them seem a little ... um ... well, lame. See for yourself.

Yours with any $200 Amore Pacific Purchase

• Skin Energy Hydration Delivery System: A light, water-free, botanical booster that instantly provides a pick-me-up for skin. • Intensive Vitalizing Eye Complex: A lightweight gel that utilizes a time-release formula to keep the delicate eye area radiant, nourished, and firm. • Natural protector SPF 30/PA++: An advanced crème moisturizer that protects and soothes. Arrives in a romantic, black-and-white graphic design cosmetics case.

Yours with any $250 Awake Purchase

• Seven Applications of Skin Renovation Serum 14: Hydrates skin and repairs cellular damage, making skin look plumper. Helps skin maintain an optimal moisture level. Creates a shield so skin can better retain water. • Skin Renovation Firm Advantage Cream (not shown in picture): Formulated with exclusive Rice Energy extract to improve skin's suppleness and stimulate cell energy for cell regeneration. Arrives in a Catherine Malandrino eyelet tote.

Yours with any $200 Becca Purchase (golly! that seems high!)

• Jewel Dust in Erlina: An exquisite embellishing powder that adds a playful color to the eyes and creates a rich and exotic tone when layered over neutral eye shadow. • Eye Powder Control Brush #48: A soft sponge tip allows you to create the look you want exactly where you want it. Items arrive in a large white Italian leather cosmetics tote.

Yours with any $220 Chantecaille Purchase

• Lip Gloss: Delivers an effective dose of healing botanicals, including antioxidants, ginkgo biloba, green tea, aloe vera, vitamin E, and two natural oils (bran and safflower). • Biodynamic Lifting Mask: innovative mask treatment you can use whenever you need a quick lift. Contains an anti-wrinkle hexapeptide to smooth and red algae to soothe. Advanced ingredients calm and moisturize.• Nano Gold Energizing Cream: A powerful, healing breakthrough, this extraordinary cream consistently replenishes skin's energy using nanotechnology to safely deliver the power of pure gold. By promoting cell metabolism and stimulation collagen production, skin retains optimal health and youthful vitality. Set arrives in a green satin cosmetics pouch.

Yours with any $200 Jo Malone Purchase

• Orange Blossom Cologne: The scent of clementine leaves in the morning dew sparkles above a heart of orange blossom and water lily, transporting the wearer to a garden oasis.• Vitamin E Lip Conditioner: Vitamin E Lip Conditioner SPF 15 is a targeted treatment that softens, smoothes and cares for vulnerable skin. Known for its restorative powers, Vitamin E is enhanced with UVA/UVB protection to defend the lips from the damaging effects of the environment. Honey, a natural emollient, brings a hint of flavor to this curative treatment.• Grapefruit Shower Gel: The luxurious lathering Shower Gel gets the skin sparkling clean and leaves just a hint of fragrance. • Grapefruit Body Crème: The Body Crème has become cherished for its pure, skin softening ingredients, rich texture and unique scent. This everyday luxury deeply moisturizes and scents the skin for hours.• Presented in a cream logo bag.

Yours with any $250 La Prairie Purchase

• Silver Rain Eau de Parfum: A sophisticated, sensual fragrance with a climate all its own. 1.6-milliliter sample spray.• Anti-Aging Complex: Revolutionary, anti-aging treatment fights the chronic inflammation responsible for premature skin aging. 5-milliliter tube.• Cellular Retexturizing Booster: Banish dull skin with this Swiss-developed alpha-and-beta hydroxy treatment. 5-milliliter bottle.• Cellular Radiance Eye Cream: Recapture youth and wipe away the signs of time with this formula developed for skin's special needs. 3-milliliter jar.• Packaged in a La Prairie zip-top cosmetics case.

Yours with any $250 LaMer Purchase

• Crème de la Mer, 7ml• The Refining Facial, 5ml• The Moisturizing Lotion, 5ml• Cleansing Lotion, 1.0 ounces.

Yours with any $85 Lancome Purchase (sign me up please!)

• Color Design Sensational Effects Lipcolor: Smooth-glide technology delivers lasting, full-coverage color and definition in one coat.• Color Design Sensational Effects Eyeshadow and Blush Subtil Compact: Formulated with exclusive micro-air technology for ultimate smoothness and blendability. Long-lasting color glides on effortlessly. Color of eye shadows: pink veil, exhibition, makeover, and backstage pass. Color of Blush: Aplum.• Hypnôse Mascara in Black: With each stroke, the patented POWERFULL™ brush intensifies lashes from root to tip. Exclusive, fluid SoftSculpt™ formula, enriched with Vitamin B5, wraps lashes one luxurious layer at a time without smearing, smudging, or clumping. • High Resolution with Collaser-48™ Deep Collagen Anti-Wrinkle Serum: See wrinkles appear pushed up and out as though plumped from within. Immediately feel softer, smoother skin. 0.34 ounces.• High Resolution with Fibrelastine™ Intensive Recovery Anti-Wrinkle Cream: Fine lines and wrinkles appear diminished. In 4 weeks, significantly reduce the number, depth and size of deep surface wrinkles. 1 ounce. • Tonique Douceur Alcohol-Free Freshener: Soothing and cooling. Gently tones and refines skin without depleting the natural oils of normal/combination skin. 1.7 ounce. Items arrive in a black embossed travel bag with a white printed trim.

Yours with any $200 Laura Mercier Purchase (looks nice!)

• Crème Brulée Body Wash: Thoroughly cleans the skin, leaving it silky, smooth, and completely moisturized. 1 fluid ounce. • Foundation Primer: A nourishing, creamy gel meant to be used prior to foundation, creating an invisible layer that acts as a buffer to outside elements. 0.5 ounces. • Mini Black Extreme Eye Pencil: Creates precise definition and a natural-looking fullness around eyes without "dragging" or pulling the delicate skin. Set arrives in a bronze lizard-embossed cosmetics bag.

Yours with any $300 Natura Bisse Purchase (yikes!!)

• Ananas Finishing Mask: A revitalizing facial mask.• Facial Cleansing Gel + AHA: This foaming formula gently and effectively removes make-up and surface impurities without upsetting the natural pH balance of the skin. 1.7 ounces.• Sensitive Skin Toner: An astringent mattifying toner that meets the needs of sensitive skin. • Essential Shock Gel: An intensive firming and anti-aging emulsion, which restores firmness and elasticity to all skin types. Items arrive in a white leather cosmetics case.

Yours with any $300 ReVive' Purchase

• Moisturizing Renewal Cream: A moisturizer that provides dramatic results and tight, glowing skin. 0.5 fluid ounces.• Sensitif Cellular Repair Cream: Brings immediate improvement to sun-damaged and prematurely aged skin 0.5 fluid ounces.• Eye Renewal Cream: Quickly tightens the delicate area around the eye. Reverses sagging and wrinkles. Hydrates and gives a youthful lift. 0.2 fluid ounces. Items arrive in a metallic silver RéVive cosmetics bag.

Yours with any $200 Sekkisei Purchase

• Full-Size Sekkisei Lotion: A lotion with three oriental herbs that whiten, moisturize, and act as anti-inflammatories. • Lotion Mask: Five applications, each formulated with a unique combination of brightening and moisturizing herb extracts, plus two powerful antioxidant herbs for anti-aging properties.

Yours with any $300 Sisley Paris Purchase (fab deal!)

• All Day All Year Essential Day Care: Effectively protects skin cells with an age-defense "skin care shield." Provides protection against most sources of aggression, such as pollution, stress, and even variations in temperature. 0.5 ounces.• Buff and Wash Facial Cleanser: Cleanses and exfoliates with vegetable proteins and micro-polishing granules. 0.5 ounces.• Phyto Sculptural Anti-Cellulite: Highly effective gel-emulsion. Blends natural plant extracts including green tea, butcher broom, bitter orange, essential oils, and caffeine. 0.5 ounces.• Phyto-Touche Gel Sun Glow: Tinted gel to brighten the complexion. Delicately emphasizes tanned skin with its coppery, golden highlights. 0.17 ounces.• Sisleya Global Anti-Age Hand Care: Creates a protective film or "second skin" that protects against constant exposure to environmental damage, UV radiation, temperature extremes, free radicals, and irritating detergents. 0.17 ounces.• Presented in a green cosmetics bag with dark green/black camo print and zip top with logo pull tab.

Yours with any $125 Trish McEvoy Purchase

• Simply Glamorous Lip Gloss: Unbeatable color and shine in a new formula that lasts all day and feels smooth, not sticky, on lips. Full size.• Weekend Bronzer: Give skin a healthy bronze color without the damaging effects of the sun. Full size.• Bare Lip Liner: Keeps sheer lip colors and glosses in place—no touch-ups. Full size. Items arrive in a silver cosmetics bag. All FULL SIZES - cool!

For more information on these offers while they last and many other wonderful items, see Bergdorf Goodman.