Hard Night, Good Morning

Have you ever had one of “those” nights? Sure, we all have. But who wants to look like they did the next morning? None of us! Enter Hard Night, Good Morning!

 

The history of the product is important because it’s rare that you find something locally made with such an organic and inspirational story…that’s actually GOOD!

When Texan D’Andra Simmons was a teenager her mother was diagnosed with breast cancer. That experience started the family on the quest for better living through holistic endeavors.  Dee Simmons, D’Andra’s mother, after traveling the world seeking the best in holistic, natural living started Ultimate Living International. ULI is a natural; organic Dallas based Supplement Company that makes pharmaceutical grade supplements. Consequently, Dee has now been cancer free for 22 years.

D'Andra Simmons

After working with her mother for 15 years and creating the all natural skin care and make-up line for Ultimate Living International, D’Andra felt the calling to start a line on her own.  Inspired by her mother and her own busy lifestyle, D’Andra studied and traveled the world, seeking the most organic, sustainable, holistic products and even lived in Africa for three months learning all about natural ways to live, eat and treat your skin.

The name may be tongue in cheek but the product is as serious as they come. Hard Night, Good Morning is one of the ONLY all natural skin care lines on the market today that actually does what it says it will do and every ounce of it is GOOD for your skin. It is free of parabins, sulphates, phthalates, and phosphates.  It is pharmaceutical grade and aloe vera-based, plus the eye cream has a bio-available form of vitamin C that reduces puffiness, fine lines, wrinkles and age spots.  The Facial “Cocktail” Serum is the best out of all of the products! About 30 seconds after applying you can actually feel it invigorating and tightening your skin.

Knowing that not all skin types have success with one line in particular, we sent the samples of Hard Night, Good Morning around the group. One gal has dry skin, one is acne oriented, one is oily but dehydrated. After a week with the full line all of the reports back were in unison, “We saw a beautiful difference.”

The acne prone gal noticed a more even skin tone and fewer flare ups. The oily but dehydrated gal noticed lesser oil production and fewer dry lines in her cheeks, around the eye are and on her forehead. The dry skinned gal was blown away at the increased moisture content of her skin after even one use. The bottom line is, all skin types can and have benefitted from this line and we've seen the proof! That’s never happened in our skin care girls group before!

If you’re the CEO that just got off the red eye and have to step into a board room, a mother of three who's not getting any sleep of if you just had a fun night of events and parties, this product does exactly what it says it will do AND it’s Texas based!

To read more about Hard Night, Good Morning, CLICK HERE

Available at Whole Foods, Central Market and online near you!

P.S. Not sure if we made it clear but if you only purchase ONE item in this line...make it the Facial Cocktail!

Caudalie is Hitting The Vine

For the past 15 years this amazing and innovative skin care line has been all natural...well before the trend because big. From the beginning, they formulated their products with a maximum of Natural ingredients in order to preserve the environment and the skin. But it gets better! In 2006, Caudalie made an innovative move by removing parabens from all its products. From that point on, their formulas have contained preservatives used by organic brands only!

The news gets even better! Caudalie Founder, Bertrand Thomas will be here in The Woodlands to meet and greet with YOU, my fair DISHIES!! Bertrand Thomas has asked DISH to invite YOU to meet, talk about and try their most innovative and best selling products!

Friday October 7th

1pm - 4pm

Sephora The Woodlands

1201 Lake Woodlands Drive, Suite 700 The Woodlands, TX 77380

281.298.8882

You will get to meet Caudalie founder Bertrand Thomas and experience the latest breakthrough innovation from Caudalie, Vinexpert Regimen, an anti-ageing powerhouse regimen, packed with Resveratrol for exceptional immediate and long term clinical results. Experience one on one consultation with the founder and exclusive gifts with purchase.

GIFTS TOO??? Well you know that's DISH'S favorite thing in the world!

Put it in your schedule now and make an evening out of it since you'll be all the way up in the Woodlands...make reservations at America's or Hubble & Hudson! Have a beauty and a date!

Boscia - DISH Loves You

It takes a lot for DISH to completely, across the board approve of something. We're fully admit we are hard to please and "High Maintenance" doesn't even begin to cover it.

Being a beauty product whore since I was a wee tot I follow a ton of make-up and skin care lines on twitter. This one kept jumping out at us...Boscia, specifically the Luminizing Black Mask. Every time there was something to search about it nothing but good reviews and crazy love popped up so...we tried it!

DISH Publisher Lori Freese in her BOSCIAWe've all had the gooy, gel type mask that dries and you peel off. They're fine but rarely do more than peel the top layer of dry skin off and sure you look great for the day but eh...

Boscia is different it removes the prerequisite dirt and impurities but it actually does refine the look of pores and reveals a smoother, brighter complexion. After the first use I noticed a difference but wanted to see if it was beginners luck before I bother to write about it.

So here's why it's so different before I go on about how great it is...

• Vitamin C helps brighten skintone and reduce the look of fine lines.
• Montmorillonite Clay absorbs excess oil, dirt and toxins from the skin.
• Pine Bark Extract, a powerful antioxidant, conditions the skin and defends from free radical damage.
• Jojoba Leaf, a powerful antioxidant, combats free radical damage while it nourishes and protects skin to prevent premature aging, and Willowherb, a unique anti-irritant, helps to calm skin inflammation and reduce visible redness and irritation.

Here's what I noticed after 3 uses: A dramatic improvement in my skin's clarity and radiance. My face was brighter and smoother...so ridiculously soft I could hardly believe it!
Because my skin is so oily I do have bigger pores in the T-Zone and those pores really are smaller! The Boscia mask really does what it says it will do and more over...I have better results with this than I have with a $200 facial that includes the Diamond Derma-Peel!

They also have the Purifying Black Pore Strips that you can use between uses of the mask. Honestly, the mask works so well that I am not getting a lot of gook out of my pores on the strips...that's amazing with my skin and as much as I have to wear make-up!

Being oily, Boscia also sent me No Pores, No Shine T-Zone Treatment. Admittedly It helps with making pores look smaller and I don't have to touch up as much, but I do still have to touch up...the good news is it is a lot more fun with the Boscia Lavender Blotting Linens. They don't take my make-up off, just the excess oil AND they leave a hit of lavender on my face and hands! What a treat!

I guess it's pretty obvious by now that I highly reccomend the Boscia Skin Careline. AND the best bonus is that it's preservative free! How very DISH!

Help Dad Relax for Father's Day

The Rendezvous Spa amazing specials for Father's Day! You dad deserves to relax so give him the best in town!

Spa Days of Summer Father’s Day

Best Deal:

Design for Gentleman                Gentleman’s Facial & Deep Tissue Massage 50 mins    $180

                                                $20 Savings

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Best Seller:

Invigorate Package                   Body Exfoliation Scrub & Swedish Massage 50 mins    $125

                                                $15 Savings

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Great Gifts for Dad:

• Hot Stone Massage 80 mins                                                                                         $145   
• Sports Massage -alleviates sore muscles, increases circulation -50 mins                     $100   
• Sports Massage - 80 mins                                                                                            $135   

• Add 25 mins reflexology to any massage                                                                      $50
• Ear Candling-quick and painless with results you can hear about!                               $45

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For Mother’s Enjoyment:

Gentleman’s Mani & Pedi                                                                                                         $65

Waxing for Men (Chest, Back, Ears, etc.)                                                                                 varies

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• We are really getting into our outsource service program, especially for companies and corporations. Employees are able to get a massage on their lunch break. Its also great for at home too.

A Rendezvous to You

Relax as your stress melts away...when you can not make it to the spa, the spa comes to you.

Our Rendezvous to You Service is available when you need it and is just a phone call away.

Onsite Chair Massage Rates:

$85 - 60 min                $145 - 90 min                          $185 - 120 min

Onsite Swedish Massage Rates:

$125 - 60 min              $185 - 90 min                         $225 - 120 min

Onsite Thai, Aromatherapy or Deep Tissue Massage Rates:

$135 - 60 min              $195 - 90 min                          $235 - 120 min

Onsite Couples Swedish Massage Rates:

$250 - 60 min              $370 - 90 min                         $450 - 120 min

• We also do corporate and company events at the spa. We can accommodate up to a group of 60 people in one day. Great for employee appreciations and holiday parties.

Corporate Packages

* Package 1:  

Swedish Massage (50 min)                                          $90.00

European Facial (50 min)                                              $100.00

                        Total:                                                    $190.00

            10% Discount =                                             $171.00

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* Package 2:

Option

Swedish Massage (50 min)                                                       $90.00

Spa Manicure (30 min)                                                              $25.00

Spa Pedicure (50 min)                                                              $40.00

                                    Total:                                                    $155.00

                     10% Discount =                                                $140.00

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Package 3:

Swedish Massages (50 min)                                                      $90.00

Sweet Milk and Honey Loofa Wrap (50 min)                $90.00

                                    Total:                                                    $180.00

                      10% Discount =                                               $162.00

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Package 4:

Swedish Massage (50 min)                                                       $90.00

Body Exfoliation (25min)                                                          $50.00

Refresher Facial (25 min)                                                          $65.00

                                    Total:                                                    $205.00

                      10% Discount =                                               $185.00

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* Package 5:

Refresher Massage (25 min)                                                     $50.00

Refresher Facial (25 min)                                                          $65.00

Express Manicure (15min)                                                        $20.00

Express Pedicure (25 min)                                                        $30.00

                                    Total:                                                    $165.00

                      10% Discount =                                               $149.00

Call 713-529-2444 or CLICK HERE to make your appointment!

Patient Questions Answered by Dr. Fred Aguilar

This quesiton is from twitter. It's about Liposuction. A recent study said that if you have lipo on one party of your body that the fat will grow in other parts of your body faster...this needed Dr. Fred Aguilar's expertise!

To have your questions answered by Dr. Fred follow him on TWITTER or Facebook

Patient Question Answered by Dr. Aguilar

Today's Twitter/Facebook question for Dr. Fred Aguilar is about Botox, deep wrinkles and if Botox will be enough to help eradicate that awful look!!

The Rendezvous Spa

Formerley the Bergamos Rendezvous Spa this spacious oasis perched upon the top of Richard's, 10 Downing Street and Taco Milagro is the gem of the Kirby/Westheimer area! You walk in to peace and quiet, are walked to your relaxing area with the tea of your choice and just before you drift away you're transported to utter bliss with your hot stone massage, body scrub and or wrap...then a DISH favm the Shirodhara Treatments.

Shirodhara is a form of Ayurveda medicine that involves gently pouring liquids over the forehead (the 'third eye'). It was developed by vaidyas (practitionars of Ayurveda) in Kerala, India for use in sukhachikitsa (restorative therapy) and can be one of the steps involved in Panchakarma. The name comes from the Sanskrit words shiras 'head' and dhara 'flow'. The liquids used in shirodhara depend on what is being treated, but can include oil, milk, buttermilk, coconut water, or even plain water.

Shirodhara has been used to treat a variety of conditions including eye diseases, sinusitis, allergic rhinitis, graying of hair, neurological disorders, memory loss, insomnia, hearing impairment, tinnitus, vertigo, Ménière's disease and certain types of skin diseases like psoriasis.

This treatment is so relaxing PLUS you can get it with a 30 minute foot and scalp massage. HEAVEN on earth!

There are all types of facials, massages, waxing, body firming treatments, non UV tanning, make-up application and so much more!

There are also specials going on right now, the DISH special is buy a $100 gift certificate and get a $20 gift certificate for FREE!

See you in the steam room, DISHIES!

The Reality of Botox

Dr. Fred Aguilar answers a reader's question about how Botox really works!

Do you have a question for the Dr? Email us HERE

Dr. Fred. Aguilar Explains the Botox Basics

In case you've ever wondered how much Botox it takes to get the look you are wanting...Here is the answer thanks to Houston's Premiere Plastic Surgeon Dr. Fred Aguilar.

Want Kissable Lips??

By: Leslie Chatman

Hey DISHIES! Want Kissable Soft Lips All Winter Long‏??

The health and appearance of your lips is just as important as the health and appearance of your skin. Dry, flaky lips are never good. Before you buy a lip scrub at your local drug store, think of making your own preservative and chemical free version at home! It's a simple & affordable lip scrub made from ingredients right in your kitchen.

1 teaspoon Olive Oil
1 teaspoon Granulated Table Sugar or Brown Sugar
1 small drop of Lemon or Peppermint Extract (optional)
Toothbrush (optional)
Warm Cloth or Paper Towel

Combine olive oil, sugar and extract until they are the consistency of sand. Add small pinches of additional sugar if necessary to achieve the right consistency. Liberally apply the scrub with a cotton swab. Use your fingers or a soft toothbrush to gently massage and remove dry skin. You may also rub your lips together. Let scrub stand for 1 minute then towel off with a warm, wet cloth or paper towel. Apply lip balm immediately.

A word of caution, never use a lip scrub on cracked, bleeding lips as this could exacerbate existing issues. EEKS!

If you happen to make a little more than you need for one application, store the remaining scrub in an air tight container in the refrigerator for no more than one week.

This lip scrub can be used by both men & women for kissable soft lips all winter long…and all year ’round.

KISSES! XO

Plastic Surgeon Approved!

Ok beauty Buffs! We are skeptical about EVERYTHING! Especially when someone tries to sell it to us in a living room...Believe! We are also always up for a challenge, like THISfor instance...Our challenge was to try Vegan Certified Skin Care line called Arbonne. We had heard all of the stories and success stories blah blah...of course, but does it work? Because let's be honest, that what it all boils down to anyway! RIGHT??

A little history here first, DISH has tried EVERYTHING except surgery to make our skin gorgeous! We Botox, we've lasered, we've used every product under the sun if it claimed to work no matter the cost...That being said.

ARBONNE WORKS!! We actually saw a difference in our skin OVER NIGHT! Needless to say we were convinced that maybe it was a fluke so we sent it to Momma DISH and a few friends. SAME THING! Amazing noticeable difference! WE ALL BOUGHT IT! And it continues to be an amazing product.

There are letters from Board Certified Plastic Surgeons praising Arbonne comared to the medical grade products they sell within their offices. One even switched over what she sold out of her office because Arbonne is better!

DISH uses the Re9 Advanced line; CLICK HERE to get yours! 

(PLUS: a little DISHIES told us that if you email us before you order that you can get 20% off your order!)

Earthquake in Houston! Epicenter at a Spa

DISH had the opportunity to experience this wonderous spa treatment and it was FUN! It's called Beauty Angel and heaven and earth moves...and so does your booty while your muscles are being toned along with your skin. It was really cool and after 20 - 30 sessions DISH just may look HOT! =)

You pay $99 for 3 months and go 3 times a week. The best part is all you have to do it stand there and if tones for you!

It's called Photo Rejuvenation Therapy (Collagen & Elastin Treatment) and its only at Eclipse Sunless Tanning

COLLAGEN RED LIGHT THERAPY

PURE BEAUTY FOR SKIN AND BODY

• Visibly reduces the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles
• Collagen stimulation to refine pore and improve skin texture
• Platform body vibration helps minimize cellulite
• The holistic approach to beauty, health and fitness

Eclipse Sunless Tanning is lighting the pathway to the future! This unique stand-up booth is the ultimate total body skin rejuvenation and muscle toning system that synchronizes visible red light (non-UV) wavelengths together with pre-programmed platform based vibration exercise technology.

It's so popular everyone who works there can't stop doing it!!!

Go get it DISHIES!

Man-Scaping??

If you are looking for something special for that someone special for Valentine’s Day. You know that someone that already has everything?? Keep this in mind, it’s not just the women who obsess over their appearance and desire improvement. Utopia Plastic Surgery and MedSpa is offering Valentine’s procedures specifically for men.

Men have become increasingly aware of the effects of aging on their face and bodies. For years, it was the ladies that have dominated the market on anti aging, but, now their men are becoming more aware of their own image and taking charge!

Did you know that men encompass about 20% of the patient group at Utopia MedSpa?? Guess what they are getting?? Laser hair removal, Botox, and dermal fillers!  Laser hair removal is commonly preformed on back, chest, abdomen, shoulders, and even the face. Men can now consider waxing a thing of the past with the advanced laser techniques used to deliver safe and long term results. These could be the perfect Valentine’ s gifts from a girl to a boy! =)

So for a lasting Valentines gift, Utopia Plastic Surgery & MedSpa is TOPS on our list!

Specials to Make YOU Feel Special!

DISHIES! This is such a HUGE deal we could NOT keep it from you! Utopia Med Spa in Uptown Park...You know the one owned by Dr. Franklin Rose??? They are running Valentines specials!! Check this out!

All IPL and Pearl Laser Treatments 50% off!!!

This is such a huge deal! IPL is the laser you use to get rid of sun spots, freckles, etc!! Your skin is 10 years younger after a series of this treatment! AND it doesn't hurt plus there is NO down time!!! 

The Pearl laser takes a few layers off of the top of the skin. There is a tiny bit of down time with this one, but it's sooo worth it! 20 years younger with this one!! =)

BUT with the Pearl Laser treatments, you also receive a free pearl necklace. REALLY!!

SO it's a gift within a gift! Beauty and jewelry?? REALLY!

CLICK HERE to make your appointments today!

Cin's Skin Secrets!

Cin's Skin Secrets

by Cindi Harwood Rose

Owner of Utopia MedSpa, Uptown Park

 

            Moisturizing your skin daily is a myth created by hungry retailers.  If you live in a humid climate, such as Houston, you should exfoliate your skin three times a week, and only moisturize the dry patches. That way your own beautiful moisture can shine through pores that can breathe.  This gives your skin a radiant glow.  Rather than use a highly marketed product found in a department or drug store, you should opt for the "natural, organic" ones.  These would be food-grade without chemicals or preservatives. I moisturize my skin with sweet almond oil, coconut oil, flax-seed, or grape-seed oil. I make sure my products have certified organic seals on them.

  I touch the dry areas such as the sides of my nose, my hands, the top of my eye-brows with a natural oil.  I exfoliate my skin three times a week in the shower with gentle circles from a natural bristle brush, or a mixture of 3 tbsp. of ground oatmeal with a tsp. of fresh grapefruit juice.  Rarely a day does not pass, when someone does not compliment my skin.  I tone it with a mixture of 8 parts spring water, 1 tsp. vanilla extract, and 1 tbsp. Bragg's apple cider vinegar.  It is also a good idea to avoid synthetic colors and fragrances added to products, these can be carcinogenic and lead to dizziness.

 Here are 5 synthetic cosmetic ingredients to avoid on hair and epidermal products.They are as follows:

1. Methyl, Propyl, Butyl and Ethyl Paraben-- these can be toxic and contribute to skin cancer as well as rashes.

2. Diethanolamine (DEA) and Triethanolamine (TEA).  These chemicals release formaldehyde.

3. Sodium Lauryl and Laureath Sulfate -- this is an inexpensive detergent that causes allergic reactions

4. Petrolatum-- it surface dries your skin and clogs the pores-- it is found in Johnson's Baby oil and Vaseline.

5. PVP/VA Copolymer-a petroleum-derived chemical used in hairsprays, inhaled particles can damage the lungs.

    We all need to do our part to have a safe, healthy body, mind, spirit, and environment.