Dr. Hauschka Skin Care Introduces the NEW “Your Home Spa Facial Kit”

April 21, 2015

Day treat her to the NEW limited-edition Your Home Spa Facial Kit from Dr. Hauschka Skin Care. Featuring a curated selection of the brand’s beloved face care essentials, this beautifully packaged five-piece gift set includes everything you need to create an at-home, spa-quality experience in the comfort of your own bathroom.

Clarifying Steam Bath

Formulated with herbal extracts of nasturtium, daisy and witch hazel, this steam bath promotes the natural cleansing process, opens clogged pores and reduces redness for a revitalized complexion.

Clarifying Clay Mask

Reveal refined skin with this clay-based facial mask. Hero ingredient Loess clay absorbs oil and impurities to help reduce the appearance of blemishes and blackheads while encouraging natural exfoliation.

Revitalizing Mask

This facial mask is designed to revitalize dull skin with nurturing plant oils and extracts. In just 20 minutes, the renewing mask helps soothe redness, hydrate skin and visibly minimizes pores.

Mini branded porcelain bowl

Ideal for the mixing and application of the Clarifying Clay Mask, this sleek bowl adds a simple touch of chicness to a bathroom or vanity.

Professional quality brush

Designed with natural bristles, this facial brush makes mask application smooth and mess-free.

Retail Price: $39.95

The limited-edition Your Home Spa Facial Kit will be available on www.drhauschka.com and www.DermStore.com as well as at select retailers nationwide, including all Pharmaca store locations.

About Dr. Hauschka Skin Care

The natural skincare experts since 1967, Dr. Hauschka offers a complete line of holistic skin care that supports balanced skin health to achieve lasting, radiant beauty. Plant- and mineral-based preparations for the face, body and bath are complemented by a collection of decorative cosmetics that nurture the skin while revealing a woman’s authentic beauty. A favorite among discerning skin care enthusiasts, celebrities and make-up artists, Dr. Hauschka Skin Care is available nationwide at retailers including Pharmaca. Learn more at drhauschka.com,twitter.com/DrHauschka_USA and facebook.com/Dr.HauschkaUSA.

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Groomed Picks: Simplify and Maximize Your Beauty Routine for Spring

April 19, 2015

We are fully into spring, and with summer not too far off, here is a Groomed short list of beauty must-haves for the warmer months that will not only improve your beauty routine, but will also make it a lot less complicated. All this while keeping hair, nails and body ‘on fleek,’ as the kids say.

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NIKE REOPENS SANTA MONICA STORE WITH NEW FOCUS ON WOMEN’S PRODUCT AND DIGITAL SERVICES

April 16, 2015

Nike reopened its brand experience store at Santa Monica Place on the Third Street Promenade with a renewed focus on women and Nike+ services. The two-story, 20,000-square-foot location reflects the brand’s latest multi-category store concept, featuring premium product alongside enhanced consumer services and experiences.

The updated store leads with an array of women’s product focused on running, training and sportswear, as well as young athletes’ performance product. Men’s running, training, basketball and sportswear, along with Jordan, Nike SB (skateboarding) and Hurley can be found on the second floor.

Overall, the store design reflects a lighter and stronger aesthetic that maximizes the natural light in the space, ideal for the Southern California environment. An open atrium in the center of the store features a custom “Just Do It” art installation created using reclaimed gym floors.

Elevated in-store services include Nike+ Run Analysis for men and women, bra fitting, pant hemming and personal shopping.

Visitors to Nike Santa Monica can join the Nike+ LA community of local athletes through the newly elevated Nike+ Run Club experience and Nike Training Club by signing up at nike.com/la.

Athletes can also register for Nike Women Los Angeles, an epic running and training experience taking place April 24 and 25 led by local Nike trainers. Updated in March 2015, the Nike+ Run Club offers a variety of running and training options for every level of runner and merges the best of Nike+ Running and Nike+ Training Club digital services, live experiences, and expert coaching and pacers to improve athlete performance.

SEAMLESS COMMERCE

Visitors at Nike Santa Monica will benefit from Nike.com Assist, a service that seamlessly integrates the physical and digital shopping experience. With Nike.com Assist, consumers can purchase product both in store and from nike.com in a single, mobile transaction, with free shipping. This capability is available at retail locations across the U.S. and is marketed to consumers at several retail locations – including Nike Santa Monica – as Nike.com Assist. Visitors to the store can also utilize contactless payment technology in-store as well as Apple Pay at the register.

For more information about the Nike Santa Monica store, including the current Nike+ Training Club and Nike+ Run Club schedule, consumers can visit nike.com/la or follow @NikeLA on Twitter.

The address is 395 Santa Monica Pl #118, Santa Monica, CA 90401.

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Go Vertical at Rise Nation – the BEST NEW WORKOUT IN TOWN

RISE-NATION ADDICTED

Fitness plateaus destroyed. Excuses annihilated. Master trainer (to many a celeb) Jason Walsh of Rise Movement has a new venture. It’s up and climbing! Rise Nation. The first group Versa Climber class in town.

I have been climbing 3x a week and reaping the benefits already. This group Versa Climber class is unlike anything you’ve ever done. In and out 30 minutes – and they are the most exciting workout minutes I have experienced in a long time. First of all, fear not – you go at your own pace, you can stop at any time, but you probably won’t. The teachers I love Adam Goldberg who I also am a Flywheel groupie of. I tried Alex’s class who is beyond adorable and a drool-worthy-ass-and bod- to stare at. I took Jason’s class too – WOW, keep you inspired, motivated and the design is so dope and sick, you can just marvel at the coolest ceiling and light show ever.

Great news – the first class is FREE. So all I can say is break your boring workout habits and get your tired tush to Rise-Nation and go vertical!!

RISE NATION

613 N. La Cienega Blvd. West Hollywood 90069

Remember the Versa Climber?

The VersaClimber is unique in that it allows you to simply hold the hand rails and use as a traditional club stepper or a total body climber the choice is up to you. All Major Muscle Groups engaged at Once The VersaClimber incorporates all the major muscle groups — arms, chest, shoulders, back, butt, hips and legs. While treadmills, steppers, bikes and ellipticals work the lower body, the VersaClimber provides a more complete upper and lower body exercise all in one. You can work your whole body at once, change hand positions and use it as a stepper or concentrate on a specific muscle group. The versatility is endless so you never get bored with your workouts. And while you’re enjoying your exhilarating workout, you’re burning more calories than ever before. All this in about half the time of ellipticals and treadmills!

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The coolest hot yoga class for your inner un-yogi. Cornelius Jones Jr. at Core Power Yoga

April 14, 2015

I found the holy grail of yoga classes for the yoga lover with an aversion to “ohms” and the attention span of a gnat.

Cornelius Jones Jr at Yoga Sculpt at Corepower Yoga in Sherman Oaks

Cornelius Jones Jr., the handsome African American man every Jewish woman secretly wishes was her gay son, teaches Yoga Sculpt at Corepower Yoga in Sherman Oaks. It’s one hour in a blazing hot room doing a challenging flow class with weights and kick ass hip hop music. The first few times I felt like I was gasping for air on a lifeless planet, but once I acclimated to the heat, lack of oxygen and all around brutal workout, I had fun..ish. Cornelius makes it impossible not to. He starts every class off with a laid back smile and a perfectly unfunny joke. Then he welcomes all new comers with a warm smile (again) only now, with a curl of foreboding “good luck.”

Cornelius is 100% charisma and 0% pretension. He has a way of rapping as he calls out the poses. He makes you feel like you have rhythm and strength and someone rooting for you. This yoga class is perfect for people who are comfortable with challenging workouts but may not be armed with intricate yoga poses. It feels more like a boot camp than a yoga class. So, if you’re looking to practice arm balances, this isn’t the place for you. If you’re looking to get a crazy cardiovascular and strength training workout while stretching your body and clearing your mind with an awesome teacher in one hour, Corepower Yoga Sculpt (schedule) is the perfect class for you. And me.

Bring a towel. Drink water. And please, don’t be a douche bag and wear perfume or make up.

Written by Meredith Morton Meredith is a mom of three perfectly behaved and always impeccably dressed boys who never cuss or fight. She prefers exercise to the side effects of lithium. You can follow her on Instagram @meredithmorton but don’t expect too much.

Meredith Morton is our latest Groomed LA contributor. Sure, go try and be her best friend, but get in line, I’m first.

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