NYC #PolarVortex Essentials | Battle The Cold With These Top Skin Products

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Hello lovelies. I hope you're somewhere warm and toasty on this frigid day in NYC. I've been daydreaming about a tropical vacation all morning. Speaking of, I just booked a vacation to Vegas in April and it'll be my first time visiting. The weather will be around 80 degrees and gorgeous. Until then I'm stuck battling the snow in New York. To help, here are my favorite #PolarVortex skin essentials.

1. A Killer Exfoliator: Your skin is taking a beating during this cold weather and it's important to exfoliate once a week to rid your face (and body) of dry skin. My current favorite facial exfoliator is First Aid Beauty's Facial Radiance Polish. For body, use DERMAdoctor's KP Duty Body Scrub. It gets rid of everything, including "chicken skin." 

2. Heavy Moisturizer: I keep telling my friends you must moisturize, moisturize, and moisturize. Skin is naturally much drier in the winter then in the summer, so you must up the power on your cream this season. I switch up my moisturizers daily, but this week I'm using Kiehl’s Super Multi-Corrective Cream and Elizabeth Arden’s Eight Hour® Cream Skin Protectant.

Holiday Gift Guide For Her: All Gold

Christmas is only 16 days away and I am still picking up last minute gifts. How's your list coming along? I keep shopping for myself (oops) and you know I feel about gold. Nothing is better than a little glam for the holidays. Here are my top gold picks for the season. See anything you like? 

1. Ciate Caviar Manicure Luxe 
2. West Elm Figurative Owl Mug 
3. Hourglass Cosmetics Ambient Lighting Palette 
4. Gold Embossed  Damask Business Card Case 
5. Chiara Ferragni's Gold Lips Bracelet 
6. Archie Grand "Faux Pas I Made And Liked" Notebook 
7. Marc Jacobs Beauty Lightshow Luminizing Powder 
8. Bauble Bar Feline Triad Ring 
9. LORAC 3D Liquid Lustre 
10. Kenneth Cole New York Pavé Dial Bracelet Watch 
*Dolce & Gabbana Classic Cream Lipstick - Sicilian Jewels Collection

5 Products You Need From Marc Jacob's New Beauty Collection

Unless you were living under a rock these past few weeks you definitely heard the news about Marc Jacobs beauty line launching. It was officially availiable for sale on Friday, August 9th at Sephora (in store & online) as well as Marc Jacobs online. You can also visit his new beauty boutique on Bleecker Street in New York.

The products are even better than I imagined. I was given a sneak peek a few weeks ago and I was immediately impressed by the quality. What I didn't realize what how amazing the entire collection would be. I haven't tried a product I didn't love. I've almost tested the entire line with the exception of the mascara, bronzer, and makeup brushes. Don't worry - it's on the top of my to-do list. So far I'm obsessed and trust me, you will be too.

FIRST LOOK: Marc Jacobs Beauty Coming To Sephora August 9th

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I know exactly what you can get me for my birthday - Marc Jacobs new beauty line hitting Sephora on August 9th. The collection has the beauty world buzzing with excitement. For the launch of Marc Jacobs Beauty, Jacobs collaborated with Sephora Originals on a line of color cosmetics. 

Jacobs told WWD: "We spent a lot of time developing materials and choosing the colors. We work with the technicians at the mills to achieve a certain effect, so we did the same thing with Sephora. The color palette tells a story and that story is based on a spirit. I chose different types of characters, such as an ingénue."