Amore Pacific Rejuvenating Moisture Bound Creme: All I Want For The Seventh Night Of Chanukkah

$150, Amore Pacific, Sephora

'Tis the season for giving, conscious consumption and excellent skin. All of which can be achieved by giving YOURSELF and your face the gift of Korean luxury skincare brand Amore Pacific's Moisture Bound Rejuvenating Creme. Yes, it's $150, which is kind of the opposite of conscious consumption, but at least you're being conscious of what you put on your face, right? Also, I'm conscious that it's WORTH all 15,000 pennies.

I've written about Sulwhasoo's intensely effective Concentrated Ginseng Creme for Naag, and while Sulwhasoo is made by Amore Pacific, Amore Pacific's moisturizer is $70 less and just as good. It's infused with ginseng and bamboo sap, which hydrates skin (which is perfect because if left to its own devices, my skin is the consistency of a Brillo pad) without any annoying oiliness, and I don't know if it's the amino acids, antioxidants or the one and a half Benjamins, but my skin absolutely glows.

$150, Amore Pacific, Sephora

And if you're still feeling give-y, check out Amore Pacific's Moisture Bound Rejuvenating Essentials gift set, which comes with a FULL-SIZED Moisture Bound Rejuvenating Creme, Rejuvenating Eye Treatment Gel, Natural Protector SPF 30 and Vitalizing Masque Rejuvenating Serum. 

+ Chanukkah Gift Guide Day 1: Charles Jourdan taupe heels from Ideeli! 
+ Chanukkah Gift Guide Day 2: Dr Martens black leather satchel!
+ Chanukkah Gift Guide Day 3: Banana Republic velvet sheath dress!
+ Chanukkah Gift Guide Day 4: Aritiza Black Silk Tunic!
+ Chanukkah Gift Guide Day 5: Marais Studded Suede Chukkah Boots!
+ Chanukkah Gift Guide Day 6: Funktional Nikki Rabbit Fur Coat (with guilt)!

CYBER MONDAY SALES BE CRAY-CRAY!

Guys. Put down the pepper spray and check out these SICK Cyber Monday deals. Put some cash back into our weeping economy.

Check out this list of Cyber Monday (heh) promo codes and sales at some of my favorite shops and brands.

+ Mario Badescu
10% off + free shipping AND a free gift for orders over $50.
Code: cmonday

+ Gap, Banana Republic, Old Navy
30% off
Code: hugecyber (LOL!!)

+ Lands End Canvas 
30% off + free shipping
Code: drumstick PIN: 1211

+ Solestruck
50% off sale shoes!
Code: finalsale50

+ Sephora
Free shipping over $50
Code: shipnow

+ Alex & Chloe
30% off select items

+ Urban Outfitters
Free shipping

+ Joe's Jeans
30% off your purchase + free shipping
Code: Cyber30
(sale not applicable to fifty five colors jeans)





+ Topshop
Free shipping

+ ASOS
20%, free shipping no minimum
Code: Happyblackfriday

+ Gemma Redux
Free shipping

+ Nicole Miller
10% off sale items
Code: save10

+ Temperley London
Up to 30% off

+ Hayden-Harnett
20% off sale and clearance items, 30% off orders over $500, free shipping

+ Court
20% off everything

+ Tarte Cosmetics
$10 off $50 and up, $20 off $75 and up, $30 off $100
Code: cyber

Oscar Blandi Raffinata Straightening Balm = Straight-Up Perfect

($19, Oscar Blandi, Sephora.com)

UPDATE: I'm using this on my curls now, and it actually works AMAZINGLY well as a smoother and defrizzer. I mixed it with my gel and applied (liberally) when my hair was still wet, and seriously, my hair looks better than it has in weeks.

I have had THREE hair cuts in the past month and FOUR blowouts (I have thick, curly hair that frizzes as though it were getting paid to do so) in the past 10 days (there's obviously a story there), and I've tried a handful of straightening products that just didn't deliver. Which is so not the case, however, with Oscar Blandi's Raffinata Straightening Balm. It's designed to minimize blowdrying time, but since, um, I've had my share of the blowdryer, I tried it out to see if it'd maintain and revive my blowout. Oscar Blandi and his unparalelled Straightening Balm instantly annihilated my frizz (and it's about 17,000 degrees in the shade here in New York right now), and smoothed out my layers without weighing them down or making them greasy, sticky, or too slick. My hair looked thick and wavy but polished. You only need a small dab of the cream-based product to achieve near-magical results. And it smells fresh and clean, like shea butter. Sold.