It may not be winter yet, but those of us who are lucky enough to experience all the seasons know that with peppermint hot chocolate and cute faux furs come that dreaded winter skin - dry, scaly, flaky skin due to the colder, drier air. We're sharing tips today on how you can prevent that from happening, for healthy, glowy skin all season long!

1. Get a humidifier.

The worst offender for your skin this winter will be the dry air. Cold temperatures literally pull the moisture right out of the air, and right out of your skin. A humidifier restores that moisture back into the air, leaving your skin to reap the benefits of its hydrating benefits. Bonus Tip: If you're feeling a little under the weather, a few drops of peppermint essential oil into a warm mist humidifier can bring relief too!

2. Nutrition is key.

Foods with a high percentage of water will be your best friends this winter - think cucumbers and citrus fruits, which can hydrate you from the inside out. There are plenty of other foods as well that can help lock in moisture and give your skin the healthy glow it needs. We found a list here! 

3. Switch to oil cleansers.

Even if your skin is naturally oily, an oil-based cleanser can help to remove makeup before you wash your face with your normal cleanser, removing any excess oil and preventing your pores from getting clogged without stripping the good oils from your skin. Those good oils are going to be very important to keeping your skin looking great all season!

Our Skin Smoothing Cleansing Oil is perfect for all skin types. The rich, aloe vera based oil gently and effectively removes impurities and makeup without drying out your skin.

4. Say no to a hot bath.

We know, we know. The colder it gets, the more tempting it is to end the day with a long, luxurious soak. Mind the temperature of your baths and showers, as harsh, hot water can actually strip your skin of its ability to produce those good oils we were talking about, leaving your skin even drier and more irritated. Brief, lukewarm showers are best. Moisturize while your skin is still damp to seal in as much moisture as possible.

5. Last, but not least - moisturize!

We really can't say it enough. Moisturizing once your skin is dry makes it that much harder to retain moisture beyond just the surface of your skin. The key here is prevention. Moisturize at least every day - multiple times a day if you can! Stash bottles in your purse, at the office, and put it on whenever you get the chance!

Our Daily Essential Moisture Cream is specially formulated to moisturize the skin while simultaneously controlling excess oil.

Preventing winter skin is much easier than repairing it, so now is the best time to start implementing these tips so that your only worry this winter is how much eggnog is too much eggnog. (Spoiler alert: there's no such thing as too much eggnog.)

Happy winter!

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We all know the benefits of keeping hydrated when it comes to our overall health. Drinking the right amount of water each day helps our digestion, our circulation, our absorption, etc. It can help curb the symptoms of infections and sicknesses, and can help prevent them too.

Those same healing and preventative effects can be reaped for our skin as well. The skin is an organ, just like any other organ in our bodies. It is made up of cells, and those cells are made up of water. Without water, they just don’t function at their optimal potential. So if our skin isn’t getting the right amount of hydration, we’ll start to see the havoc it wreaks in the form of tight, dry, sometime even flaky skin. That dry skin also sets the stage for fine lines and wrinkles.

Drinking water, however, means that the water will reach all the other organs before it reaches the skin, so it’s important to make sure we hydrate our skin from the outside too.

Our Intensive Age Defying Cream is intensely restorative, infused with a natural blend of thermo-mineral water and organic restorative flora. It’s highly concentrated, and helps to strengthen and accelerate age defying effects, for younger looking, hydrated skin.

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After months of cold and snow and slush, spring is finally starting to peek above the horizon. Everything changes when the sun comes out, from our salads to our wardrobe. So it only makes sense that with the change of season, we pay attention to what needs to change in what should have been a well-established winter skincare routine.

There are few things worse for our skin than a long, drawn out, cold winter. The low humidity and the lack of fresh air that comes with the “hibernation mode” we can all fall prey to can leave our skin looking dull and dry. So we’re sharing our top three tips to making sure that you enter this new Spring season with the healthy, glowing skin we all crave!

1. Get rid of dry, damaged winter skin with a good, healthy peel. Our Radiance Renewing Peeling Gel provides a deep, purifying clean that helps to uncover a smooth, fresh complexion worthy of the chirping birds and the emerging sunshine!
2. Keep up the moisture! We know with the drying effects of winter weather that moisturizing is a key component of any good skin care routine, but it ought to be a staple throughout the entire year. You may want to switch to a moisturizer with a lighter consistency as we move into spring and summer, like our Lifting Vitamin C+E Facial Infusion, but your skin is still going to need every drop of moisture it can get, even as the weather starts to warm up.
3. Sun protection is everything. Whether this is incorporated into your moisturizer or applied in a separate step, it is absolutely vital for every skin type, to protect your skin not only against the effects of aging, but also against the harmful effects of UV rays.

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Happy Spring!

Second only to SPF, dermatologists have been hailing retinol as an absolute must-have for the skin problems that plague every skin type. Whether it’s acne, wrinkles, or discolouration, a skin care routine that includes a retinol product has been the gold standard of a stunning complexion.

Retinol is the purest form of Vitamin A, and is the powerful antioxidant that can drastically help in improving the appearance of your skin, whether your concerns are wrinkles, loss of firmness and elasticity, clogged pores, or discolouration. It boosts collagen, working in tandem with other ingredients to reduce the appearance of fine lines and speed up cell turnover to make a radical difference in your skin, often in as little as four weeks. With retinol, you’ll enjoy a remarkably smoother appearance and a noticeable increase in elasticity and firmness.

That being said, we can’t ignore what has often been seen as the downside of retinoids: the irritating, dry skin that has often come with the unmistakeable results. So it’s important for consumers to understand the variants that exist and learn how to get retinol results without the irritating side effects.

Retinoids can be divided into three main levels:

Pure Retinoic Acid –You’ll likely only be able to get this by prescription, as it is completely pure and incredibly strong.

Retinol – This variant is sold over the counter and is guaranteed to be weaker and less irritating than pure retinoic acid.

Retinol Derivatives – This variant is sold over the counter and is even gentler still than retinol, ideal for more sensitive skin types.

Any retinol user can tell you that whatever level of retinol your routine embraces, a multi-product hydrating regimen is not an option, it’s a necessity.

Our ERA product line harnesses the age-defying, corrective power of retinol along with the hydrating, skin plumping abilities of Hyaluronic Acid.

Hyaluronic Acid is a naturally occurring vital natural substance that keeps our skin looking soft and supple in our youth. It has the incredible capacity to attract and hold moisture with just one gram being able to hold up to six litres of water! As such, this moisture-binding characteristic makes it an extraordinarily beneficial ingredient suitable for all skin types. As the production of HA slows down as we age, our HA Crystal Powder & Activator can harness the power of Hyaluronic Acid and deliver a youthful vibrance to our skin by promoting collagen production that reduces wrinkles, fine lines, puffiness, and dark circles.

The combination of these two ingredients is the Holy Grail of skin care, simultaneously hydrating and intensively treating the skin. No flakiness, no redness – simply results!

Our ERA Ageless Starter Kit is the best way to experience first hand the age defying power of the ERA Ageless brand, and we're giving away FIVE FREE KITS to some lucky winners this week! That's a prize package worth $800!

You can take this convenient, travel-sized skincare set with you everywhere you go, and it contains seven samples of some of our customer's favourite products:

• ERA Ageless Complete Renew & Recharge Elastin & Beta Carotene Mask
• ERA Ageless Repair & Restore Facial Peeling Gel
• ERA Ageless Intensive Age Defying Moisture Cream
• ERA Ageless Concentrated Age Defence Facial Serum
• ERA Ageless Firm & Lift Eye Serum
• ERA Ageless Firm & Lift Eye Cream
• ERA Ageless Lifting Vitamin C+E Facial Infusion

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A more profound challenge, perhaps, are the goals that don’t come with a checkbox on a to-do list, because we’re never quite done with them. Resolutions to consistently put self-love, gratitude, happiness, and strength of spirit in the forefront of everything we do for the year are tall tasks when compared to the simplicity of “read one book a month”, but how much more growth will we have experienced when the ball drops the next time around?

In celebration of what we’re sure will be a dynamic year of growth and opportunity for all of our customers and followers, we’re sharing these powerful and inspirational words, recited from a poem which was written and published by Patricia Lynn Reilly.

Happy 2017!

Imagine a woman who believes it is right and good she is a woman.
A woman who honors her experience and tells her stories.
Who refuses to carry the sins of others within her body and life.

Imagine a woman who trusts and respects herself.
A woman who listens to her needs and desires.
Who meets them with tenderness and grace.

Imagine a woman who acknowledges the past's influence on the present.
A woman who has walked through her past.
Who has healed into the present.

Imagine a woman who authors her own life.
A woman who exerts, initiates, and moves on her own behalf.
Who refuses to surrender except to her truest self and wisest voice.

Imagine a woman who names her own gods.
A woman who imagines the divine in her image and likeness.
Who designs a personal spirituality to inform her daily life.

Imagine a woman in love with her own body.
A woman who believes her body is enough, just as it is.
Who celebrates its rhythms and cycles as an exquisite resource.

Imagine a woman who honors the body of the Goddess in her changing body.
A woman who celebrates the accumulation of her years and her wisdom.
Who refuses to use her life-energy disguising the changes in her body and life.

Imagine a woman who values the women in her life.
A woman who sits in circles of women.
Who is reminded of the truth about herself when she forgets.

Imagine yourself as this woman.

- Patricia Lynn Reilly, 1995

www.imagineawoman.com

It’s the most wonderful time of the year! But the onset of a month packed with holiday travel, countless family visits, late night baking for the company holiday bake sale, and too many glasses of bubbly can wreak havoc on any established skin care routine. So we’re sharing some practical tips to get you through the season with healthy, glowing skin!

Post Party Rituals

Chances are your nutritional intake isn’t going to be tops on your list of priorities when you’re sipping and socializing with coworkers at a catered event with an open bar. And that’s fine! Pick your battles, and counter the effects of a carefree evening with a post party ritual that detoxes and cleanses your system and your skin. Boost your vitamin B and iron intake the morning after to replace that much needed energy you spent cutting up a rug at the company year end gala. A fruit salad featuring melons and bananas is both yummy and effective. 

Then, use our Elastin & Beta Carotene Mask, and let the specialized blend of Beta-Carotene, elastin peptides, and powerful antioxidants penetrate the skin to stimulate circulation, promote new cell growth, and heal damaged skin cells. The Elastin & Beta Carotene Mask also alleviates inflammation and increases the skin’s moisture levels - key after a wild night of karaoke and spiked hot chocolate!

Maintaining a Balanced Diet

There are going to be a ton of unhealthy temptations throughout the festive season, and it’s often hard to bypass the treats, whether it’s because that chocolate hazelnut cake looks so amazing, or your great aunt Joan won’t take no for an answer. That makes it more important than ever to maintain a clean diet when you’re not in those situations. Make sure any groceries you buy during the holiday season are guilt-free - there will be plenty of moments for indulgence this month without adding extra temptations in your kitchen. Remember, healthy glowing skin is as much about what you put in your body as what you put on your skin.

When you do indulge, however, it can sometimes manifest itself in breakouts and blemishes on your skin. Our Triple Action Thermal Mask instantly heats upon contact with the skin, helping to open and intensively clean the pores with bioactive compounds that help to purify and refine the skin by absorbing excess oils, drawing out pore-clogging dirt, and lifting dead skin cells from the skin’s surface.

Fight Fatigue from the Inside Out

Chances are you’ll be triple-booked and exhausted by December 15, and that exhaustion is can trigger the first telltale sign of unhealthy skin - loss of radiance and glow. You can battle that fatigue head on by adding more fibres to your meals (salads, nuts, whole grains), eating vegetables that help you to produce more energy (broccoli, cauliflower, kale), and keeping hydrated with plenty of water and maybe a little less coffee. Consider taking a vitamin supplement if you don’t already.

Our Lifting Vitamin C+E Facial Infusion can also deliver essential nutrients directly into the skin, lavishing the skin with concentrated doses of vitamins and essential oils and protecting the skin from oxidative stress and environmental damage.

Here’s to a thousand wishes for happiness and health for you and yours this season. Happy Holidays!

It was first lady Mamie Eisenhower’s claim to fame – she wore a pink gown with 2,000 pink rhinestones to Ike’s inauguration, and he sent her pink flowers every morning. She brought so many pieces of pink furnishings into the White House, that reporters began calling it the “Pink Palace”. And with the women leaving the factories as the men returned home from WWII, pink became a symbol of all things feminine.

Fast forward to today, when most people can see a pink ribbon and immediately identify what it represents – a cause connected to breast cancer. In the month of October, Breast Cancer Awareness Month, this symbol is seen everywhere, from beauty products, to food items, to NFL fields.

The history of using a ribbon as a symbol of remembrance dates back to women wearing yellow ribbons to remember loved ones serving in the military back in the 19 ^th century. We still see these yellow ribbons tied around trees as tributes to loved ones missing or lost. In the 1990s, red ribbons began to surface in support of promoting AIDS awareness, and other charitable organizations began following the trend, adopting the colours they felt best represented their cause. With breast cancer being the most common cancer among North American women, except for skin cancers, it seems that Mamie’s pink became the obvious choice.

In 1992, Alexandra Penney (then the editor-in-chief of Self magazine) and Evelyn Lauder (breast cancer survivor and Senior Corporate VP of Estée Lauder) collaborated to create the pink ribbon. 1.5 million ribbons were distributed from the Estée Lauder makeup counters, along with breast self-exam cards and petition requests aimed at the White House asking for increased funding for breast cancer research.

A subject of debate in recent years, one thing is for certain. The global awareness that has been raised through the pink ribbon symbol has been tremendous, serving as a catalyst to educate women on the importance of regular breast self-examinations, thus increasing the early detection of breast cancer, and increasing funding directed towards ultimately finding a cure.

Manifested in the pink ribbon, the colour pink has become a symbol of health, vitality, and empowerment of women, and it may have all started because Mamie Eisenhower wanted pink cotton balls in her bathroom.

Our featured products this month honour friends, family, and followers who have been affected by breast cancer. Please enjoy special savings on all of our pink products:

- Daily Essential Moisturizer

- Lifting Vitamin C+E Facial Infusion

- Concentrated Age Defence Facial Serum

- Intensive Age Defying Moisture Cream

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If you’ve had the same skin care regimen since you were in your teens, then chances are it’s time for an upgrade.

Our skin needs change as we age, so having a routine that ages with us ensures that our skin remains nourished and healthy as we age. While speaking with a skin care specialist who can assess and determine your individual skin needs is the best way to develop a routine that is catered to you, we’ve broken down some key needs by decade to aid in your quest to achieve ageless skin perfection, no matter what age.

20s – Building good habits and preserving youth

Your 20s skin care regimen should be all solidifying habits that will take you into adulthood and preserving the youthful glow that already comes so naturally. Now that you’re probably easing out of problematic acne breakouts, you can afford to switch to a less drying routine, and start investing in a good moisturizer.

Our Daily Essential Moisturizer helps here, preserving the natural moisture of your skin and protecting your skin from the elements. Fortified with SPF17, the lightweight complex also acts as the perfect primer, absorbing into the skin and leaving no shiny traces of product residue, making it the perfect base for trying out that new look from your favourite YouTube makeup guru.

Now might also be a good time to introduce a good eye cream into your routine. The sooner you start, the easier it will be to brighten dark circles and prevent crinkles and crow’s feet.

Add these to your daily kit:

30s – Countering dullness and loss of elasticity

This is the decade where you’ll likely start to see a difference in your skin. Slower cell turnover can lead to the appearance of duller skin, so introducing exfoliation into your daily skin care regimen will likely be key. A facial oil or serum can also help to moisturize your skin, drenching it and plumping it with light-reflective qualities.

Our Facial Cleanser with Micro Grains is uniquely formulated with liposomes and minerals, penetrating the layers of the skin to lift skin cells and accelerating collagen and elastin production. Our Concentrated Age Defence Facial Serum combats wrinkles and expression marks, inducing healing and metabolic processes that facilitate the duplication of skin cells, resulting in maximum lifting effects and countering loss of skin elasticity.

Add these to your daily kit:

40s – Combating fine lines and wrinkles

Depending on your skin type, you might start to notice fine lines, wrinkles, and other tell-tale signs of aging in your skin. Your focus in this decade is going to be repairing and protecting your skin and stimulating collagen production.

If you’ve become particularly concerned about your eye area, invest in a specialized serum like our Firm & Lift Eye Serum to enable collagen synthesis, stimulate circulation in the capillaries, and alleviate inflammation around the delicate, sensitive eye area.

Add these to your daily kit:

50s – Combating deep wrinkles and hyperpigmentation

In your 50s, you might start to see that wrinkles deepen and hyperpigmentation increases. As skin ages, its texture and overall quality deteriorates, allowing wrinkles, fine lines, and expression marks to multiply and become more pronounced. Maintaining a rich, moisturizing skin routine while adding supplemental products like our Powerful Deep Wrinkle Filler helps to combat these neurological processes, targeting and tightening the skin, structures, and underlying tissues at the heart of the wrinkle, and plumping the furrow to create soft, smooth looking skin.

Add these to your daily kit:

At every age, however, the most important thing you can do to keep your skin looking beautiful is feeling happy and taking good care of yourself. Make that your primary goal, and you’ll see firsthand that the mandate of ERA Ageless rings true: healthy skin is beautiful skin.

Come into any one of our shop locations worldwide to speak to one of our skincare specialists and develop a regiment that is perfect for YOU. #beageless

Between invasive restorative treatments like botox and plastic surgeries, and more subtly damaging toxic ingredients like parabens in so many of our cosmetic and pharmaceutical products, it has never been more important to research what skin care products will not only work better, but also be better for you.

Most of us have probably considered the benefits of adopting a healthier lifestyle, whether that be through healthier eating habits or getting more exercise. Unfortunately, it’s not yet common enough knowledge that the nutrients we absorb by ingesting our food can also be absorbed through our skin. This means that with the right nutrients in our skin care products, we are reaping the benefits of healing properties being absorbed into our bloodstream and carried throughout our body. That same process can also carry toxins when we choose products with ingredients laden with chemicals and harmful preservatives.

Choosing organic skincare, with ingredients that work with, not fight against, the natural systems of our skin, is the best way to ensure that what we’re slathering onto the largest organ on our bodies isn’t causing harm that we cannot yet see or feel, all for the sake of cheaper production and manufacturing.

ERA Ageless is proud to boast the highest quality, certified organic treatments to fight aging the natural way, with natural botanical oils to treat fine lines and wrinkles.

True beauty will always go hand in hand with glowing health, and our commitment to helping every woman put her best face forward every day will always be upheld by our duty to ensure that our products help you to feel as good as you look.

#beageless