The Importance of Double Cleansing By Rowena Ireifej

After a long day of wearing makeup, producing oil, and collecting enviromental debrie, you want to make sure to clean your skin throughly. We recommend cleansing your face twice. (Double Cleanse)

First use Pre-Cleanse by Dermalogica (perfect for all skin types) with dry hands. Apply a thin layer on your forehead, cheeks, chin, jawline, and nose. Then wet your hands to build a lather on your face. Use circulear motins to break up makeup and wash skin. Its best to use sponges to remove the pre-cleanse and makeup.

Then use your favorite cleanser for you second cleanse to actually wash your skin. Preform the same circulear motions and then use clean sponges to remove cleanser. Now your skin will be clean and ready for your skincare regime.

Younger Looking Skin at Every Age by Rowena Ireifej

20's Prevent Aging: What we do in our 20's impacts our skin in the future. Use retional based products at night to prevent aging and to minimize pores. Sunscreen is a must during the day. SPF prevents sundamage. We love PCA Retinol Renewal and Fenix Hydrating Suncreen with an SPF 30.



30's Keep the Glow: Even with a good night's rest, you may still appear tired. Under eye issues develop at this age. To disguise under eye issues, find a conclear with a warmer tone. Warmer tones blend better and is less noticable. Try the balm light/medium for day time. To reduce dark circles, dryness, and puffiness use an eye cream that contains kojic acid, licorice, and peptides. For 24 hour care try PCA EyeXcellence, a result driven triple-action eye cream morning and night. Your skin will also get drier at this age. A lack of hydration affects the natural exfoliation process, causing it to slow down, which can make skin look dull. Use a light to mediun moisturizer during the day and a rich hydrating moisturizer at night.

40's Get Even: Age spots, sun spots, and discoloration appears at this age. Add kojic, glycolic or azelaic acid, Vitamin C or hydroquinone to your routine. Products with these active ingredients will lighten and brighten your skin tone. Even out your skin tone with Age Limit by Ultra Dermacine, Pigment gel with Hydroquinone by PCA, or Jan Maini C-Esta and Enlighten lotion.

50's Soften Wrinkles: You may notice that your wrinkles have become more apparent and your skin is drying out. A loss of hormones during menopause affects elasticity, firmness, and moisture levels. Use products that increase collagen production and contain peptides to resolve these issues. Try Advanced Firming complex by Ultra Dermacine or PCA Exlinea for firming. For hydration use Hydrating Vitamin Cream or Jan Marini Age Intervention Cream.

60's Maintain Moisture: Hydrating your skin is extremely important. Oil production disappears at this age. Use a hydrating serum with hylauronic acid and a rich moisturizer to lock in moisture. Try PCA Hydrating Serum and Dermalogica Super Rich.

Book a Complementry Consultation for a skin analysis!

Everyday Brow DIY Tips

Three Essential Everyday DIY Brow tips:

Rayda recommends these three DIY tips for a more polished and finished look

Use Brow powder or a brow pencil to shade in brows for a fuller look.
Use clear brow gel to hold unruly hairs in place.
Highlight brow bone for an instant eye-opening look.

EyeBrow Do's and Dont's

Eyebrow Do's and Dont's

By Rayda Ireifej founder of The Brow and Skin Studio with Apothecary

Brows shade should complement your hair.DO-Use brow powder that is two shades lighter or darker.
Fuller classic brows are in for 2009. DO-Grow out your over tweezed brows for a more youthful look.
DO-Use a colorless wax under your brow powder for a long lasting look.
DONT-Tweezing gray course hairs can leave gaps, instead of tweezing use a tinted brow gel to cover the gray hairs or get them professional tinted.
DO-After shading your brows in with brow powder, highlight eyebrows with a crème colored pencil for a more polished look.
Brush brows up with a spooly and apply brow powder in for more intensity and depth.
DONT- tweeze daily, it can lead to over tweezed brows, which can age a woman.
DO- leave the trimming to a professional because being scissors-happy makes brows uneven.
DO- use slant tip tweezers (japonesque) and only tweeze one hair at a time. It is best to take less you can always go back to balance.
Do take ten years off your appearance with a professional brow shaping.

X Fushion

Xfushion gives thin hair a Fat Chance.
The organic fibers can be used in several ways:

• To fill in any gaps and cover up thinning hair
• As filler in between color treatments
• As an application to enhance the natural look of extensions
• As a quick fix to cover grays
• To Cover exposed scalp where hair is parted

I found Xfusion while I was in New York for a wedding. I went into a salon for a blow dry. The hairdresser blew me out then filled in my part with a little colored dust. After I saw what a little sprinkle did, I bought the bottle. Eventually Xfusion made its way onto our shelves. A mere $30 a bottle goes a long way. Come in to try it out!

High Brow Treatment by Greer Wylder

Searching for the queen of perfectly arched brows? LA has Anastasia Soare, and OC has Rayda Ireifej, founder of Orange County's first salon devoted to brows went it opened four years ago.At the Brow and Skin Studio with Apothecary in Huntington Beach, Rayda uses her 20-plus years in the skin care industry to create perfect brows to enhance your features. And that's not all. Rayda's corrective skin treatments are a hidden secret in Orange County. She can work magic on skin issues--and her prices are reasonable. The latest menu of services includes the OC Face Lift, a treatment that uses cutting edge micro-current technology to provide an instant non-invasive facelift ($130); the OC Ultra Face Lift, that combines the micro-current treatment with a customized peel too ($195) and the OC Glow Treatment with diamond peel microdermabrasion, and chemical or enzymatic peel is perfect for mature, sun damaged and acneic skin ($205). And the Brow and Skin Studio carries a premium selection of skin and beauty lines, including the cult-following, hand-poured Child perfume (an exclusive to Orange County) and professional beauty tools by Japonesque.Open 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Thursday; 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday; and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. 16099 Goldenwest St. in Huntington Beach. 714.841.6624.
http://www.thebrowandskinstudio.com/

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Great for Winter Skin

Super Rich Repair features serious winter skin busters including Oil of Evening Primrose,Shea Butter,Colloidal Oatmeal,Vitamin E.Borage Oil,and Jojoba seed Oil.
Great after a late evening out on the town!

OC Beauty Collection

Rayda Ireifej,the founder of The Brow and Skin Studio with Apothecary has developed the OC Beauty Collection to cater to all the OC Divas out there who want to look there best at all times. Indulge in an OC Beauty Treatment before a major event, mega party or just to treat your beautiful self!!! Experience a treatment from the OC Beauty Collection and become the hottest OC Diva out there!!! All treatments are Customized and Tailored towards your skin type and skin condition.

Multivitamin Thermafoliant

Do you want firmer.smoother and refreshed skin?

The Multivitamin Thermafoliant is your anwser. This powerful skin polisher combines physical and chemical exfoliants to refine skin texture and enhance penetration of age-fighting vitamins into skin. Unqiue technology allows product to warm up with the touch of your skin and warm water. I really feel it working.Salicylic Acid and Retinol and prickly pear accelerates skins natural exfoliation process. My skin looks smoother and more refreshed after I use it in the shower. I recommend two to three times a week.

Age Intervention Enlighten

Even skin tone, discoloration and hyperpigmention with Age Intervention Enlighten. Retinol suppresses excess melanin production and acts as an anti-aging ingredient to refine and resurface skin texture. You can get this product at www.thebrowandskinstudio.com, or come on in to The Brow and Skin Studio with Apothecary 16099 Goldenwest Street, Huntington Beach, CA 92647. 714-841-6624.

Age Intervention Eye Cream

De-age,de-wrinkle,soften,smooth,hydrate,firm and define with Age Intervention Eye Creme by Jan Marini Skin Research. This eye cream delivers amazing results. I cant live with out. If you want ultra smooth,contoured looking eyelids that appear ageless, this is it!
Team it up with Age Intervention Face Cream for super soft skin.

Talika Eyebrow Lipocils

Over plucked brows don't have to be thin anymore. Correct your brows with Talika Eyebrow Lipocils. This product is a must have, it provides results within 28 days. Just use twice a day and soon enough your brows with be thicker, fuller and healthier. Plant based, safe enough for the most sensitive user. Product stimulates new hair growth and strengthens existing hair.

Hydrating Vitamin Creme

Just in for the winter is our own Hydrating Vitamin Creme. This aloe-based, moisturizer and anti-aging treatment in one is ideal for all skin types. Infused with natures three best antioxidants, Vitamins A,C and E. Protect skin from aging while creating a long lasting moisture within the skin's surface. Your skin will feel moist instantly.

PCA Hydrating Serum

During cold winter months our skin becomes dry,dehydrated,chapped and sensitized. We recommended PCA Hydrating serum, a specialized blend of antioxidants,humectants and moisture binding ingredients that leaves skin soft and provides maximum hydration with a light feel. Excellent for all skin types. Perfect for the winter season!