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Got my badge: it's been over 5 years of leading patient workshops as a Look Good Feel Better® volunteer!
I am proud to be one of 6,000 volunteers across the country whoserve 50,000 women each year.
If you know someone facing cancer, send them our way. And if you're a beauty professional who wants to give back, apply today! Www.Lookgoodfeelbetter.org
#LGFB #confidencematters #lookgoodfeelbettervolunteer #lgfbvolunteer
I just got word that THIS very blog has been featured on Bangstyle! Bangstyle, House of Hair Inspiration, is a very cool Pinterest-meets-shopping, saving, and informative articles app and website "for the hair obsessed". Thanks, Bangstyle!
Check out the article on Bangstyle Here
And Check out the original post (on Wordpress) here And until next time, stay fabulous, my friends!
Check out Look Good Feel Better at www.LookGoodFeelBetter.org. It's FREE to cancer patients through the American Cancer Society!
Sun Shield Mineral isn’t just an ordinary sunscreen
So excited: this a cosmetically-elegant ALL PHYSICAL BLOCK (This means NO chemical sunscreen) complete with a unique dry, clear, and invisible finish!
Fun Features:
Undoing Summer Fun-Damage
This is a perfect product to use all year long, but especially now if you plan to do any procedures this Fall. Tis' the season for undoing Summer Fun-Damage, so you'll want a smooth, easy-to-use, gentle SPF!! (Click here to read more about one of my favorite ways to un-do that Fun-Damage, Halo Laser)
Enjoy, and Until Next Time, Stay Fabulous My Friends!
Ok- I'm so excited! This Mia 3 'Sonic Romance' (available at Nordstrom) is super cute! My mom gave it to me! It's totally trumping my old and boring white Clarisonic Pro - I can't wait to use this bad boy!
A Clarisonic is a great tool to increase the efficacy of your topicals by prepping the skin effectively. It cleanses 6 x better than manual cleansing. This means your expensive and amazing products can penetrate much more effectively.
Clarisonics are fun and unique because you can customize/choose the 'strength' of the brush for more or less exfoliation. Most models also feature timers so you don't overdo it. My mom and I both love how clean we feel after using these awesome tools - we've both been Clarisonic-users since about 2008... And neither one of us is willing to go without them anymore!
If you do try a cleansing device, I would recommend this one. It's patented sonic technology is much more effective and gentle than a spinning brush, which can (in theory) stress out the capillaries, maybe upset elastin fibers and irritate the skin.
If you try one, enjoy! And until next time, Stay Fabulous my Friends!
It's (of course) not just the products we use ON our skin that helps us fight the good fight, it's what we put iN our bodies that can help our skin, too. Make sure you're eating the right ones! Health.com brings us the top ten antiaging foods:
Read the whole article here: Health.com
And until next time, stay fabulous my friends!
Been meaning to post my 4-Year Badge, proud to be a workshop leader for this wonderful program! Hope is Beautiful! Check it out here: http://helpbetterbegin.org/
@Lgfb #lookgoodfeelbetterfoundation #acs #lgfb2015 #lgfbvolunteer #helpbetterbegin
Until Next Time, Stay Fabulous My Friends!
Look for this double chin treatment at a cosmetic physician near you, coming soon! From MedEstheticsmag.com:
KYBELLA injection (deoxycholic acid, KYTHERA Biopharmaceutcials), also known as ATX-101, has been FDA approved for contouring moderate to severe convexity or fullness associated with submental fat in adults. KYBELLA is a nonhuman and non-animal formulation of deoxycholic acid that aids in the breakdown and absorption of dietary fat. When injected into subcutaneous fat, the drug destroys fat cells. The approval was based on the results of over 20 clinical studies involving more than 2,600 male and female patients.
read the full article here: http://medestheticsmag.com/kybella-injectable-approved-double-chin
And until next time, stay fabulous my friends!
Ok, say what you want about the $280 price tag on this gorilla glass-covered, French-designed, narcissist-fave hard drive but I think it's fab!
The Lacie 1TB Seagate scratch-proof hard drive puts the fun in ...um, backing up your computer. No... it puts the fab in ... techy desktop accessories. No... Hmmm.
Well, I'd like to know what's wrong with double-checking your lip gloss placement at your desk with a single glance before greeting a client? Or (more importantly) quickly verifying there is no spinach in your smile after a veg-friendly lunch? I think this is a fun and fabulous find.
Watch a quick vid of this pretty piece here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5U06KicKXg4Until
If that price tag causes you to frown, it's time to touch up your BOTOX. ...And/OR, you can experiment with a budget-friendly and creative mirror alternative: The Glam Screen. I gave this one a try after doing the above ^ double-checks on my actual phone for a while.
It's tiring:
Unlock phone> Camera> Change the camera view to face yourself> Notice how weird and alien-like you look on the self-facing screen-side camera> check for spinach.
This is just too many steps for a girl on the go. Grab a glam screen and call it a day!
Check out my other new and fun tech suggestion here: The Pearl Mirror Compact
And Until Next time: stay fabulous, my friends!
Does anybody out there remember the LED lit mirror compact from BOTOX Cosmetic 'back in the day', (as they say)? The fun and light-hearted silver LED light-up compact was really novel and unique for its time.
That sense of fun and creativity in a beauty accessory has been something that I have tried to duplicate over the years. I've longed for that novelty pretty much since Allergan stopped making the chachkies (honorable mention: the rhinestone BOTOX baseball cap. RIP, cute and lightweight hat! You were PERFECT for the gym!)
Well, have no fear, the next generation of fun is here! Check out the Pearl compact mirror charger! This cutie comes in a pretty gift box and provides a full charge for iPhone 6! It started off as a kickstarter, check it out here: Kickstarter Pearl.
I plan to jump on this product. We are multitasking all day long! Who wants to travel with a phone accessory (or beauty accessory, for that matter!) that doesn't multi-task, too?
Until Next time, stay fabulous, my friends!
I was honored to be recruited to join Obagi Medical Products' Aesthetics Leadership Community last week. The community is an advisory board and network comprised of 100 skin care professionals and practitioners from all over the US. Our kick-off meeting was in Las Vegas at the Wynn.
It was a great experience, they even had a barista just for our meeting group to provide 'the serum of life' (as I call it)! I had a blast and can't wait to continue to contribute throughout 2015!
You're Invited to Erickson Cosmetic Dermatology's Gifted and Gorgeous Party!
Join us at Erickson Dermatology (yes, this is the practice I work for!), 737 N Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL on December 11th from 4:30-7:30 We'll have tons of super fun specials on treatments and products, trunk shows from Jo Malone London and Alexis Bittar, express hydrafacials, Jo Malone Hand and Arm massage, champagne, hors d'oeuvres and much more.
Rsvp by calling us: 312-300-6858 or email us at info@ericksonderm.com
See you there!
I got my first glimpse of our Erickson Cosmetic Dermatology Ad in CS Magazine's 20th Anniversary issue Wednesday night at the Art Institute. How fun to see it in reality for the first time. Great success!
Dr Erickson is also featured in the Best of Beauty section. Keep an eye out for this issue!
Until next time, Stay Fabulous my friends!
http://www.upworthy.com/what-happens-to-your-face-when-you-wear-sunscreen-might-shock-you-it-did-for-these-people Here's some really great videography illustrating essentially how SPF can help protect your skin. Remember to re-apply! :)
Until next time, stay fabulous my friends!
Ok, I meant to post this a few weeks ago... time flies!! But I'm too excited about this technology to let this one sit in my 'drafts' folder any longer. Read on about our fabulous new laser technology! Have you heard of HALO?
Erickson Cosmetic Dermatology is the first in the nation to receive this awesome new laser resurfacing technology!
In a nutshell, it provides the results of an intense/major laser resurfacing, but without the downtime. I had one myself, and it was amazing! I will be posting more about it soon!
Check it out here:
http://www.ericksondermatology.com/new-halo-technology
And until next time, stay fabulous, my friends!
It's that feeling you get when you're having an awesome hair day. Or, maybe when you have some fresh Botox cosmetic. You're feeling good, and maybe there's a little spring in your step... This is the feeling that can be hard to come by and sometimes fleeting when you are undergoing cancer treatment. Licensed cosmetologists and aestheticians can apply and become certified to lead American Cancer Society's Look Good, Feel Better patient workshops. Workshops are free to participants, and provide free cosmetics, skin care products, and wig styling and head-wrap techniques to help women look good and feel better during a tough time.
Here's me today, just finishing up a workshop for another great bunch of beauties at Elmhurst Hospital.
Here's the website for the program: http://lookgoodfeelbetter.org/programs/programs-for-women Pass the info along, if you or someone you know is interested in volunteering for or participating in a workshop!
Click here to view another one of my posts on LGFB
And until next time, stay fabulous, my friends!
While you might have until 2019 to stock up on your favorite microbead scrubs and cleansers, let your conscience be your guide: it turns out that microbeads are polluting the Great Lakes and starting to mess up the local food chain. Illinois was first state to pass legislation on the issue, requiring companies to gradually phase out the plastic beads by 2019. California (not to be trumped in this department) may ban them sooner, possibly by 2016.
Don't worry about your fave stuff disappearing, though. Companies like L'oreal and Johnson & Johnson are on board to sub biodegradable versions ASAP, with many others to follow suit.
Read all about it here:
http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2014/06/10/320638770/with-concern-for-environment-illinois-bans-microbeads
http://m.bizjournals.com/chicago/news/2014/06/19/illinois-microbead-ban-cosmetics-industry-largely.html?r=full
Until next time, a fabulous my friends!
Allergan Pharmaceuticals' products (including Botox, Juvederm and Skinmedica, to name a few), their loyalty/partnership programs and their customer service standards are all impeccable. They are truly a class-act company.
Even though being acquired by Valeant (or anybody else) does not necessarily mean that these things would change... I think everybody has been sighing with relief after the news that things will be staying put as-is (for now).
Read the Chicago Sun Times article about the would-be Valeant takeover here:
Until next time, stay fabulous my friends!
Thanks, Laura (our fabulous Obagi rep/expert) We always LOVE hearing about the most current updates and developments in the skin care science realm!
Yours Truly,
The skin care pro's at Erickson Cosmetic Dermatology, Laser & MedSpa
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PS: we're crazy about the Gentle Rejuvenation products!
(For more on Obagi Gentle Rejuvenation, here's a link: http://obagi.com/patients/product-line/gentle-rejuvenation/results and here's a link to another post about the Gentle Rejuvenation Vitamin C fortified SPF (click to follow the link)!
Chicagoland Aesthetic Advisor, Elizabeth Weiler, LE specializes in consulting and practice management services including:
Aesthetic Staff Training, Aesthetic Practice Management, & New Aesthetic Practice Launch services
E@med-e-spa.com, Chicago, IL, USA