Recap: Birchbox + Juice Beauty Birchblogger Event

On October 9th, Birchbloggers celebrated Juice Beauty's partnership with Birchbox, at the Birchbox SoHO store at 433 W Broadway. The VIP Hour included complimentary instant eye lift treatments from Juice Beauty, hair touch-ups from Number 4 Hair Care, Soda Bar by Brooklyn Soda Works and delicious snacks.  

I was first introduced to Juice Beauty's Stem Cellular Instant Eye Lift when it launched in the spring. The eye mask instantly brightens and lifts the eyes, and reduces the appearance of wrinkles. It's a quick two-step process: first you pour the entire vial of Activator Fluid on top of the eye masks, then once it is fully soaked in you apply each mask under your eye area and leave on for ten minutes.  It leaves your eyes feeling revived, smooth and hydrated. Each box comes with 6 algae eye mask sets. 

We also got sent home with Juice Beauty's GREEN APPLE Peel Nightly Brightening Pads, which brightens, smooths and corrects skin tone. The bamboo pads are saturated with antioxidant rich organic fruit acids to brighten while extracts of algae, Vitamin B3 and hyaluronic acid reduce the appearance of fine lines, wrinkles and hyperpigmentation. 

Since I am already a big fan of Juice Beauty's GREEN APPLE Peel Full Strength, I knew I would love this latest addition to the GREEN APPLE product line. The pads are very thin and not overly saturated, yet it does feel like it really gets into the skin. Just after a few days I can notice the difference, and feel this actually does help with brightening. I can't wait to see how it continues to work as I use it through the fall/winter season. 

I also keep Juice Beauty's Reflecting Gloss in Guava in my bag, but since I'm almost completely out of my gloss I'm glad we got one at the event, and this time I get to try it in Pink. The gloss glides on so easily and is smooth and non-sticky.

For my hair touch-up, I decided to have my hair styled half up, half down, with some braiding and loose waves, using Number 4 styling products such as the Thermal Styling Spray and Texture Styling Crème. 

- Kim Weling

Must-Have Skincare Products to Kickoff the New Year

Here are some of my favorite skincare products that I recommend starting off the new year, keeping your skin clean, moisturized and ready for the winter season!

1) Dr.Hauschka Radiant You ($11.95) comes in a trial size kit, including a cleansing cream, lavender bath, clarifying toner and rejuvenating mask, perfect for your next trip. Available for normal/dry or oily/combination skin. Visit drhauschka.com/pressandroll to learn about Dr.Hauschka's signature "Press and Roll" cleansing technique.

2) Dr.Hauschka Aromatherapy Bath Kit ($19.95) features five pure essential oils - lemon, lavender, rosemary, spruce and sage to energize, relax or soothe. Add a few drops to a basin for a face wash or in bath water. Perfect for travel.

3) Juice Beauty Green Apple Peel Full Strength ($45) is a potent alpha and beta hydroxy acid complex from organic apple, lemon, grape raw cane sugar and willow bark. Reveals a brighter complexion while firming the skin and eliminating the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles. Exfoliate once a week by applying to face and neck.

4) Juice Beauty Stem Cellular Repair Moisturizer ($65) has a proprietary blend of fruit stem cells that deeply penetrates the skin to repair DNA damage and encourages new cell growth to aggressively firm and eliminate wrinkles. Antioxidant-rich fruit juices, fat-soluble Vitamin C and plant oils hydrate and improve elasticity for lasting, advanced age defy results.

5) Origins Plantscription™ ($55) anti-aging serum with Anogeissu reduces wrinkle length and depth, smooths uneven skin texture, visibly lifts sagging contours and revives youthful "bounce" and firmness in just 4 weeks, without irritation. Skin is clinically firmer, smoother and more lifted-looking. To be applied morning and night.

6) The Body Shop Body Butter will leave skin soft and super smooth. It is available for four different skin types: normal, normal to dry, dry to very dry and all skin types. The Body Shop Almond Body Butter ($18) for normal to dry skin is my favorite, with the Mango Body Butter, for dry to very dry skin easily my second favorite scent.

- Kim Weling