GORGEOUS GIVEAWAY: CEW BEAUTY AWARD FINALIST GOODY BAG

Each year, members of Cosmetic Executive Women (CEW), the beauty industry’s leading professional organization, select the creme de la creme of beauty to win the coveted CEW seal of approval. This year, CEW awarded 36 products across 3o categories with a CEW Beauty Award at the organization’s annual luncheon.
For this week’s Gorgeous Giveaway, we’re giving away one goody bag (an approximate value of $300+) filled with roughly 20 products, which were all finalists for a CEW Beauty Award. 2013 was a watershed year for the awards, which included skincare tools and lip treatment products for the first time. This year’s winning skincare tool was NuFACE Trinity Skin Boosting Syst
5 WAYS TO WINTERIZE YOUR SKIN NOW

If you suffer from dry skin, eczema or dermatitis you know how rough winter can be on the skin of your body, as well as your face. Thankfully with a little bit of awareness, a few good products and a few simple guidelines, you can ease that itch.
“What you want to do is treat any inflammation and bring the skin’s barrier function into balance,†said dermatologist Dr. Joshua Zeichner, director of cosmetic and clinical research, Department of Dermatology at Mt. Sinai Medical Center in Manhattan.
“Moisturizers help skin to work as well as it possibly can,†he added. One good option is Cetaphil Restoraderm Skin Restoring Moisturizer ($14.99), which treats t
HEAL YOUR SKIN – A New Book by Dermatologist Ava Shamban
Extreme Makeover (ABC) Santa Monica and Beverly Hills Dermatologist Ava Shamban shamban-md.com is on a mission; she wants to educate women who may not already have a cosmetic dermatologist on speed dial on how to take care of their skin in a healthy way. In her new book, Dr Shamban reveals some of the secrets she gives to her well heeled celebrity patients on how skin works, fitness 101, good nutrition, pregnancy, menopause, adult acne and her list of enemies as well as allies of the skin.
Beautyinthebag Editor in Chief Wendy Lewis sat down with Dr Shamban in New York, at the office of her longtime friend and colleague Dermatologist Sheryl Clark. Together they have formed an west coas
WAREHOUSE BEAUTY FINDS: COSTCO
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A Bounty of Beauty Bargains and Deals Awaits at Your Local Warehouse Retailer
Supersized soaps from Molton Brown? Bargain eye kits from Stila? Beauty standards bigger than your head from Bliss to Kiehl’s, Cetaphil to Olay? Is this heaven? No, it’s Costco. Next time you’re in the warehouse stocking up on TP and trail mix be sure to visit the beauty department, where the selection is bound to surprise and delight. Here are a few standouts and some pointers for shopping wisely.
Kirkland Signature We know that our readers take beauty seriously and might balk at the thought of a store brand. Not so fast. Costco’s private label means bargains on a vast s