Top 10 Beauty Products For Spring 2014

When the weather starts heating up during this time of year, it encourages each of us to refresh and update our image. To help us through this metamorphosis of change, these fabulous beauty products give us the extra power to create the results we're seeking.
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Beauty products for Spring 2014 do everything from creating radiant, luminous skin to reducing the appearance of cellulite on your body. When the weather starts heating up during this time of year, it encourages each of us to refresh and update our image. To help us through this metamorphosis of change, these fabulous beauty products give us the extra power to create the results we're seeking. Including this season's most popular eye makeup palette (the Urban Decay Naked3 Palette) to skin care products (like the renowned SK-II Facial Treatment Essence) that reverse the signs of aging, featured here are the top 10 beauty products for Spring 2014.

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Top 10 Beauty Products For Spring 2014

1. SK-II Facial Treatment Essence: A refreshing essence that moisturizes the skin and supports skin cell renewal. The SK-II Facial Treatment Essence is enriched with more than 90 percent Pitera the main ingredient used to enhance the skin's renewal process plus nourishing vitamins, amino acids, minerals, and organic acids to promote a healthy skin cell renewal cycle. With daily application, this essence moisturizes, improves texture and clarity, and contributes to a more beautiful, balanced, and glowing complexion. It is formulated Without: Sulfates, Synthetic Fragrances, and GMOs. Pitera, the main ingredient in the SK-II line, is known as "Miracle Water" or "Holy Water" in the East for its skin-renewing properties. With such powerhouse ingredients, it's no wonder this skin care product is considered one of the top beauty products used by celebrities, such as Cate Blanchett.

2. Josie Maran 100 percent Pure Argan Oil: Argan Oil has been gaining a significant following, since it's considered one of the best (natural) beauty products on the market, due to it's multi-purpose uses. This 100% Pure Argan Oil is a legendary oil that's rich in vitamin E and essential fatty acids, and grown organically in Morocco. With its multitasking benefits, Argan Oil can be used for many areas including hydrating and nourishing skin, as a daily moisturizer, skin treatment, treating spilt ends, and softening cuticles, making it one of the best beauty products for year-round use. It's gentle enough to use on all skin types and is believed to help with skin conditions including acne. Argan Oil easily absorbs into skin to give you a youthful, dewy glow, and has astonishing healing, conditioning, and anti-aging properties to keep your skin and hair nourished and revitalized and to keep you looking beautiful from head to toe.

3. CLINIQUE Cheek Pop: The ultimate spring makeup look is fresh, radiant, and naturally-embellished. With the Clinique Cheek Pop, you can now achieve effortless, natural cheek color. Discover pure, natural cheek color that looks virtually powderless. This silky smooth, stay-true formula comes in a shade for every season for an effortless, natural blush of just-pinched pop. Not to mention, the flower-inspired design and packaging is totes adorbs (making it one of the cutest beauty products to launch in recent months)!

4. Yves Saint Laurent TOUCHE ECLAT: A luminizing pen that brings light and radiance to the skin, immediately erases any signs of fatigue, and brightens the complexion. Loved by models, makeup artists, celebrities, and women everywhere, the award-winning Yves Saint Laurent Touche Eclat Radiant Touch is like eight hours of sleep and an instant pick-me-up in a magic wand. With a few strategically placed strokes of Touche Eclat, the complexion immediately looks rested, rejuvenated, and radiant. Touche Eclat banishes shadows and tired-looking eyes by adding light and creating an instant lift to the eye area. Touche Eclat widens eyes when used between the eyebrows and along the sides of the nose, and creates fuller looking lips when used in the hollow of the chin and around the contour of the lips. It's formulated for all skin types and for anyone who wants instant radiance, luminosity, and lift. To achieve the look of fresh, healthy skin, this is one of the top beauty products to get that desirable glow.

5. Benefit Cosmetics They're Real! Mascara: A jet-black mascara that lengthens, curls, volumizes, lifts, and separates lashes for a spectacular "out-to-here" look. As one of the breakthrough bestselling beauty products out there, this mascara reveals lashes you never knew you had! The specially designed brush features staggered bristles that grab close to the root, boosting length and volume beyond belief. With a glossy, jet-black, long-wearing formula, you'll flaunt luxurious, silky lashes that won't smudge, clump, or dry out. The staggered bristles grab close to the root, boosting length and volume. The custom-domed tip with precision bristles lift, define, and curl even your tiniest lashes. For it's ability to maximize the length and thickness of lashes, this highly sought-after mascara is truly one of the top beauty products around.

6. Bumble and bumble Surf Spray: This saltwater based styling spray adds volume and texture to the hair to create a sexy, wind-blown feel. Its salt-infused formula adds fullness, hold, and a cool, matte finish. Salt water is no secret to editorial stylists for adding volume and texture, and anyone who has been in the ocean knows of that salty, sexy, sun-dried, wind-styled feel (that seems such a shame to wash out). So while Bumble and bumble hasn't exactly bottled the real thing, they've replicated and improved it, including seaweed and kelp extracts to enhance moisture. Spring hair is known for a relaxed, fuss-free look; with this spray, you can quickly and easily create a hairstyle that looks effortless and casual.

7. Urban Decay Naked3: A mirrored compact packed with a dozen never-before-seen rose-hued neutrals, plus a double-ended brush and an Eyeshadow Primer Potion sampler. Dare to get Naked all over again with Urban Decay's latest shadow palette. The Urban Decay Naked3 features 12 insanely beautiful rose-hued neutrals in an impressive range of shades from pale, shimmery pink to deep black matte with red micro-glitter in ultra-smooth matte, pearl, and glimmering metallic finishes. Each shadow features Urban Decay's Pigment Infusion System; the proprietary blend of ingredients that gives every shade its velvety texture, rich color, serious staying power, and blend-ability. This is by far of the best beauty products to hit the market this year. No wonder it sold-out when it first debuted a couple months ago!

8. Dior Addict Lip Glow: A sheer balm that enhances your natural lip color while moisturizing and protecting the skin. Awaken and enhance the natural beauty of your lips with this unique balm. Formulated with color reviver technology, this silky lipstick reacts with the chemistry of your lips to create a special shade that will last all day. The addition of SPF 10 will keep you protected, while hydrating mango butter and loofah extract nourish for beautiful, luscious lips. With Spring's fresh make-up trend, this is one of the best beauty products to add a hint of natural-looking color to your lips, while protecting them from the damaging rays of the sun.

9. Buxom Full-Bodied Lip Gloss Collection: From vibrant hues to neutral shades, this collection of six sheer, shimmering lip colors is by far one of the top beauty products to use this season. Get fully-loaded lips with this smooth, high-shine gloss that plumps lips with a special no-tingle formula. Jojoba oil and vitamin E add moisture and hydration to promote fullness, with sheer to medium coverage, and a shimmery finish.

10. Bliss Lean Machine: This spa-inspired body contouring system that combines a massager with a firming cream to visibly reduce the appearance of cellulite. Achieve a smoother, sleeker-looking silhouette with this powerful duo skin care product. The first power tool in the FatGirlSlim family, this vacuum massager pairs with a clinically proven ski cream to visibly reduce the appearance of cellulite and give legs, buttocks, and abs a more contoured look. This set contains: the Lean Machine, Power adaptor, and 2 oz FatGirlSlim™. While this beauty product is not considered a weight or fat-loss product, it can help minimize the appearance of cellulite (just in time for bikini season). FatGirlSlim recommends using these products in addition to a healthy diet and regular exercise, to see the best results.

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