Month: February 2020

Excuse us while we continue relishing in the exciting launch that is COSMEDIX Advising Aesthetician Board—perhaps you’ve heard of it? This educational board is a hot topic for more than a few good reasons, but most notably for its mission to educate businesses and consumers on COSMEDIX clean, clinical and luxurious skin care products. Of course, the board wouldn’t be complete without expert aestheticians, Kasey Boone and Matthew Miller, who lead the way with informative, digital takeovers and exclusive product knowledge. Last week, COSMEDIX helped get you well-acquainted with L.A. spa owner Kasey Boone, so now it’s time to do the same with bi-coastal, skin care maven Matthew Miller.

If well-rounded experience perfects a craft, then it’s safe to say Matthew Miller definitely knows a thing or two about skin care! After receiving his Esthetics certificate from the Aveda Institute in Chapel Hill, Matthew spent seven years building his skillset in retail, management, education and clinical services. Following years of observing “cookie cutter” treatments and factory line beauty, Matthew was inspired to launch his own skincare clinic, Matthew Miller Skin. The famed skincare clinic—now located in Beverly Hills and NYC—focuses on personalized treatments centered on in-depth, skincare analysis and education, and it offers a vast array of Matthew’s specialties, including facials and sugaring hair removal.

To ensure his clients’ needs are treated as a top priority, Matthew turns to clean, trusted skin care brands like COSMEDIX to help cater to different skin types, tones, and concerns. If you’re on the market for a radiant, healthy-looking complexion, check out Matthew Miller’s top recommended products:

SURGE| Hyaluronic Acid Booster

A complexion-quenching, hyaluronic acid booster formulated with Niacinamide and Kiwi Fruit Water to help visibly plump the look of fine lines while revitalizing the look of skin, improving texture and promoting elasticity.

Matthew’s Mix: “ In the morning, I love to mix Surge with Cell I.D. and Pure C Mixing Crystals—this way I’m getting my antioxidants, my peptides and my Vitamin C. It’s my address-all concoction!”

MICRO| Defense Microbiome Sheet Mask

COSMEDIX latest launch, Micro is a deeply hydrating, peel-off face mask drenched in a rich, prebiotic serum. With the help of Coconut, Almond Oil and Sodium Hyaluronate, this rejuvenating face mask helps reduce the look of fine lines, quench dry skin, and helps strengthen skin’s natural defense for a softer, smoother-looking complexion.

Matthew’s Tip: Pair this face mask with a pampering skincare tool, like COSMEDIX Rose Quartz Crystal Facial Roller or Facial Massage Roller. Both of these skin care products work to help revitalize the skin and gently massage serums and/or moisturizers into the skin for increased absorption.

CELL I.D.| Nutritive Defense Serum

A nourishing serum that helps boost the skin’s natural rejuvenation process by delivering powerful antioxidants and hydration and helping to reduce the appearance of fine lines, wrinkles and dark spots.

Matthew Miller’s Take: “You can’t go wrong with this serum! My skin always looks so healthy and plump after using Cell I.D. It is a MUST HAVE in your anti-aging arsenal”

Follow Matthew Miller on Instagram @matthewmillerskin

COSMEDIX is giving you one more reason to fall in love this Valentines Day with our sitewide Buy One, Get One Half Off Flash Sale—happening this weekend only! Chocolates, jewelry and flowers are nice, but we all know a glowing complexion is the way to our hearts. To set the mood of love and affection, COSMEDIX is gifting our special someone (i.e. you) this perfect opportunity to stock up on skincare favorites. Whether buying for your S.O. or indulging in a little self-care, our game-changing products are the valentines gifts that are sure to make your heart flutter.

Not sure where to start? Shop our cheat sheet of hand-picked favorites made just for your valentine:

PURE C

What it is: This supercharged, secret weapon flies off shelves swiftly—and it’s easy to see why! Pure C Vitamin C Mixing Crystals is an innovative skincare booster that helps to neutralize free radicals while working to brighten and improve skin texture and tone.

How it works: This PM treatment can be mixed with your favorite serum or moisturizer to boost skin care results.

Key Ingredients:

• 100% L-Ascorbic Acid: helps maintain skin’s flexibility and improve elasticity as it brightens the appearance of skin and helps reduce the look of fine lines.

What’s So Special: Pure C is a unique, age-defying mixing powder that can be added to any COSMEDIX serum or moisturizer to help brighten skin and boost product results.

OPTI CRYSTAL

What it is: Our #1 bestselling eye serum, Opti Crystal, features a powerhouse of skin-loving ingredients that deliver a rush of hydration to the under eyes as it helps to drastically reduce the appearance of fine lines, crow’s feet and dark circles.

How it works: Use Opti Crystal eye serum both morning and night to help protect the under-eye area from free radicals. Start by dispensing a small amount onto your finger, then gently dab around the eye area until fully absorbed.

Key Ingredients:

• Copper Complex: Encourages the appearance of firmer-looking skin
• Spin Trap: Helps fight against harmful free radicals
• Liquid Crystals: Provide the delicate eye area with deep, lasting hydration

What’s So Special: COSMEDIX innovative, liquid crystal technology delivers unprecedented hydration as it helps to soften and plump the look of fine lines over time.

LUMI CRYSTAL

What it is: Shine bright like a diamond day or night with another liquid crystal top seller. Lumi Crystal is a glistening lip hydrator that delivers an eye-catching shine in just one swipe as it works to help soften the look of fine lines and replenish lips with essential hydration.

How it works: Lumi Crystal lip treatment can be applied to lips throughout the day or at night. Use it as an overnight lip treatment by applying a thick layer to lips before bed.

Key Ingredients:

• Liquid Crystal Technology: provides deep, lasting hydration to lips
• Brassica Alba Sprout Extract: helps moisturize lips for a youthful-looking appearance

What’s So Special: Lumi Crystal lip hydrator is formulated with a 90% pure liquid crystal base and, unlike a basic lip gloss, it helps soften and plump the look of fine lines.

SURGE

What it is: Give your skin a boost with COSMEDIX complexion-quenching, hyaluronic acid serum. Surge instantly refreshes the look of skin while it works to rehydrate deeper layers to leave behind a radiant-looking complexion without the greasy or sticky film.

How it works: Dispense a dime-sized amount of serum into hands, then gently pat product onto neck and face for a surge of hydration that helps plump up the look of fine lines and wrinkles.

Key Ingredients:

• Hyaluronic Acid: works to hydrate, plump, and form an invisible shield to seal in moisture
• Niacinamide: helps improve the look of skin texture, tone and barrier function
• Kiwi Fruit Water: rich in Vitamin C to help moisturize and brighten the skin’s appearance

What’s So Special: Surge’s blend of ingredients helps promote skin’s elasticity, and its cruelty-free, paraben-free formula can be cocktailed with other serums for an extra rush of hydration

The first month of 2020 has come and gone, and the start of the new year has already brought some exciting things to the COSMEDIX brand! In January, we announced the launch of our Advising Aesthetician Board—an educational board composed of knowledgeable COSMEDIX partners who help further business and consumer understanding of our products—along with the board’s first advising members, Kasey Boone and Matthew Miller. To get you on a first name basis with these two, champion-brand estheticians, we’re shining a spotlight on their background and favorite products, starting with spa owner Kasey Boone!

Dancer turned skin-guru, Kasey Boone has spent the last decade taking the beauty industry by storm! Entering the industry at the age of 18, in just five short years she was in her early-twenties and the owner of her first business, GLOW Skincare. Since its launch, GLOW has expanded into a full-service studio offering custom facials, peels, hydro dermabrasion, full-body waxing and so much more!

Drenched in crisp white walls and posh-pink accents, one of COSMEDIX favorite things about Kasey’s tranquil studio is that it’s stock full of our award-winning products. Kasey is a huge fan of pairing her signature Cold Roller with a wide variety of our masks, including Micro Microbiome Defense Mask and Pure Enzymes.

“My top product to use with the Cold Roller for winter and spring is the COSMEDIX Micro Microbiome Defense Sheet Mask,” says Boone. “I love using the roller over the mask for that extra boost of product absorption or after the mask is removed to help massage in the remaining serum. Cold rollers are also wonderful to use with Pure Enzymes if you’re needing extra exfoliation!”

Kasey then tops off her skincare pamper routine with COSMEDIX Cell ID Nutritive Defense Serum to help stop early signs of aging, then seals the deal with the complexion-quenching serum, Surge.

If you can’t already tell, Kasey knows how to chase her dreams and build a wildly successful business! She was recently named 2018 National Esthetician of the Year by COSMEDIX and went on to co-host her own podcast, Beauty Biz BFF’s, where she aims to inspire and help others grow their business. For these reasons and so many more, it is no secret that Kasey Boone is a spectacular and exciting addition to the COSMEDIX Advising Aesthetician Board!

Kasey Boone x COSMEDIX

To welcome Kasey aboard, COSMEDIX is offered a special promotion, featuring her GLOW SKINCARE Limited Edition Rose Gold Cold Roller! These stainless steel, cold rollers help with a variety of skin problems, including large pores, puffiness, redness and inflammation.

Receive a FREE Rose Gold Cold Roller when you spend $75+ on cosmedix.com and use promo code ROSECOLD

Follow Kacey Boone on Instagram @glowskincarela

If your skincare routine is packing any secret weapon… it’s your serum. These highly concentrated serum cocktail blends are loved by the skincare world thanks to their ability to pack a punch of key ingredients that are customized to your skincare needs. But did you know that you could be missing out on an added dose of skin care benefits?

The latest moment in skincare is a term that we like to call serum cocktailing. This simple little trick lets you become your own mixologist and truly personalize your skincare routine so that you can tackle uneven skin tone, pore-clogging impurities and wrinkles—all in one step!

Want to know more? Keep on scrolling:

What Is Serum Cocktailing?

Much like it sounds, serum cocktailing is the practice of mixing two or more serums to help streamline your skin care routine and boost those treatment benefits.  And the good news is, if you are a cocktail newbie, COSMEDIX serums are a great place to start! Each COSMEDIX serum can be safely mixed with another, which means you can cater to multiple skincare concerns in one application.

What Are the Benefits?

Boost Product Absorption: Think of your skin like a sponge. Yes it absorbs, but it can only absorb so much. When you pile serums on top of each other, your complexion can struggle to take in all those ingredients—especially if you religiously layer 3 or more. By mixing serums in the palm of your hand and applying them in one application, you can help ensure that your skin soaks up the skincare benefits.

Streamline Skincare Routine: Personally, I find my nighttime skincare routine relaxing, but there are also nights when I just want fall into bed ASAP. So why do five applications when you can do one?  Not only does serum cocktailing speak to my lazy heart, but it saves time by streamlining your skincare application.

Easier Application: Have you ever used a product that was so thick you felt like you had to use half the bottle to cover your face? Same. This is why serum cocktailing is such a great way to help apply skincare with different textures. By mixing heavier serums with lighter serums, you can easily spread the product across the complexion without any going to waste.

What Are the Best COSMEDIX Cocktails?

Simply Brilliant + Pure C: Amp up the glow with this custom skincare duo. Apply a shot of the antioxidant-rich Simply Brilliant Brightening Serum into the palm of your hand, then garnish with a sprinkle of Pure C Vitamin C Mixing Crystals. Formulated with Lactic and Salicylic Acid, this combo helps refine the look of skin’s texture and tone while helping improve the overall penetration of brightening ingredients.

Affirm + Defy: Pamper your skin by mixing  Defy Triple Hydroxy Acid Age-Defying Treatment and Affirm Antioxidant Firming Serum into a supercharged skincare treatment. Powered with Vitamin E and age-defying peptides, this serum cocktail helps protect the skin from environmental stressors and locks in hydration while providing a potent dose of powerful antioxidants.

Benefit Clean + Purity Detox: Spot the difference when you mix Benefit Clean Gentle Cleanser with the clarifying Purity Detox Scrub. This blend boosts the appearance of clearer skin by helping to gently exfoliate, absorb excess oils and wash away pore-clogging impurities. Simply pump a small amount of Gentle Clean into your hand before sprinkling a dose of Purity Detox on top.