Victoria Beckham Cover Vogue Australia September 2013

Vogue Australia has Victoria Beckham on the cover

of it's coveted September issue.

Have I mentioned lately that I adore her??

Victoria Beckham Cover Vogue Australia September 2013

Wearing Louis Vuitton, and lensed by Boo George,

Vicky B looks lovely as ever.

I love that she has always been able to hold her own.

That in light of the fact that she could have sat back

and enjoyed the money she made from the Spice Girls phenom,

lived happily ever after just being the wife 

of perhaps the greatest soccer player ever,

she opted instead to create something of her own

and push it to the level that Vogue calls it

 "one of the best celebrity fashion lines".

Anyone who has ever worked around fashion

knows how hard it is for a designer to even be considered relevant,

let alone to be highly sought after and have longevity.

And although I don't know her myself, I just love the fact that without exception, every single person I have ever known who has ever worked with her, both here and in Europe just loves her.

Apparently she is just hilarious.

Eva Lauren for Next Level Magazine

While I was in Italy this summer,

this swimwear editorial came out

in Next Level Magazine.

We shot it shortly before I left,

but I only just saw the editorial recently.

Eva Lauren, Next Level Magazine

Model Eva Lauren was the joy of joys to work with,

and I just adore adore adore photographer Kyle Goldie.

Hairstylist Drew Noreen exclusively uses Oribe hair products,

so every shoot we are on together smells like heaven.

I make a point of finding my way downwind of his hairspray.

And face it - what's not to love about spending your days

shooting on a beach??

Eva Lauren By Kyle Goldie for Next Level Magazine

Eva Lauren by Kyle Goldie for Next Level Magazine

Eva Lauren by Kyle Goldie for Next Level Magazine

Eva Lauren By Kyle Goldie for Next Level Magazine

Eva Lauren by Kyle Goldie for Next Level Magazine

Once again my name was spelled incorrectly in the credits,

but if I had a dime for every time my credit wasn't spelled right

in the past 20+ years,

well, I would be a girl with a lot of dimes.

xo

Magdalena Frackowiak For Elle Poland September 2013

I looove the September issues!

And just how totally gorgeous is this?

Magdalena Frackowiak, Elle Poland

Model Magdalena Frackowiak is just impossibly beautiful

in the 2013 September issue of Elle Poland

enhanced to beyond perfection 

by the mad skills of makeup artist Wilson.

Photographed by Magdalena Luniewska

Magdalena Frackowiak Elle Poland

Magdalena Frackowiak, Elle Poland

Magdalena Frackowiak, Elle Poland

Magdalena Frackowiak, Elle Poland

Magdalena Frackowiak, Elle Poland

Magdalena Frackowiak, Elle Poland

Magdalena Frackowiak, Cover Elle Poland

Magdalena Frackowiak, Cover Elle Poland

Vogue Japan September Issue

Here's a glimpse at fall's makeup, nails and hair

via Vogue Japan Beauty, September 2013.

Vogue Japan Beauty September 2013

Lensed by Lacey 

the story reads like a Hitchcock movie, 

with model Patricia van der Vliet starring 

as a modern day Janet Leigh.

Love it.

Vogue Japan Beauty September 2013

Vogue Japan Beauty September 2013

Vogue Japan Beauty September 2013

Vogue Japan Beauty September 2013

Vogue Japan Beauty September 2013

Vogue Japan Beauty September 2013

Vogue Japan Beauty September 2013

Vogue Japan Beauty September 2013

Lily Collins For Elle Canada September Issue

In magazine-land its the biggest month of the year!

Here come the September issues!!

Lily Collins Elle Canada September 2013

Today it's a quick look at Elle Canada's September 2013 issue

with the magnificent Lily Collins on the cover.

The actress was photographed by Max Abadian

and her ethereal beauty was enhanced by the

spectacular skills of makeup artist Genevieve

Lily Collins Elle Canada

Lily Collins Elle Canada

Lily Collins Elle Canada

Lily Collins Elle Canada September 2013

Sonam Kapoor For GQ India August 2013

Lord have mercy.

Can you even handle the sheer hottness of it???

Sonam Kapoor for GQ India

Bollywood actress and L'Oreal model Sonam Kapoor

dials up the heat for the August 2013 issue of 

GQ Indian Edition.

Photographed by the amazing Signe Vilstrup.

Really there is not another word needed.

Sonam Kapoor GQ India

Sonam Kapoor GQ India

Sonam Kapoor GQ India

Sonam Kapoor GQ India

Sonam Kapoor GQ India

Sonam Kapoor GQ India

All images via GQ India

Use A Retinoid ~ Retin-A ~ Nytamin A Therapy Cream

If you are not using  Retin-A or a skin care product with vitamin A in it, basically you need to purchase one immediately.

Retinoids are the gold standard in skin care when it comes to evening out your skin tone, reversing sun damage, shrinking pores, reducing fine lines and wrinkles and clearing your skin.

The fantastic thing about adding a retinoid to your skin care regime is that you can see a marked improvement in your skin, normally in as little as one week.

Retinoids (topical vitamin A skin products) are available by prescription from your dermatologist, or can be found in many over the counter formulations.

But there's a catch.

Prescription formulations can cause considerable irritation, leaving your skin feeling prickly and vulnerable. Plenty of over the counter formulations have so little vitamin A in them, or are so compromised that you don't really see any result. 

As such I had stopped using Retin-A's, until recently.

I have recently changed all my skin care over to a new line called EstheCeuticals.
This line was developed by one of the nations pre-eminent teachers of laser skin treatment and technologies, who found a glaring hole in the skin care market for skin that had just been through any of the myriad laser or microneedling treatments.
Just so happens that products designed to work with just lasered skin work amazingly on non lasered skin too!

Part of my new skin care program included incorporating the company's retinol product, Nyatmin A Therapy Cream.

EstheCeuticals Nytamin a Therapy Cream

At first I was hesitant to use it as I didn't want to deal with the whole irritated skin situation, but I'm so glad I did as the product is just fantastic.

Nytamin A Therapy Cream

Nytamin A Therapy Cream has been designed to deliver all the documented benefits of a Vitamin A product without the irritation of a retinoic acid.
Added to the mix is Kinetin, which helps increase cell division and decrease skin water loss, and Niacinamide which helps reduce the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles, hyper pigmentation, rough patches and blotchiness. It also contains a native hyaluronic acid to help retain moisture.

Nytamin A Therapy Cream comes in a pump pack that dispenses the exact amount needed, eliminating any waste or over use.

What I have loved most is the immediate results. 
There was no irritation or sensitivity, no peeling or scaly skin, just smooth, glowing, gorgeous results, very very quickly.

You can purchase Nytamin A Therapy Cream from EstheCeuticals internationally or domestically in the USA from their online store.