New Year's Eve Beauty Essentials - Post Party Snooze

You were the life and soul of the party, and that can take its toll. Use these tricks to recoup at a rapid rate. 

For Removing Your Makeup…After hours of wear, remove your makeup after welcoming in 2012 with Elizabeth Grant Skin Care’s Biocollasis Complex Gentle Eye Makeup Remover. This lightweight product removes all eye makeup with one swipe and is gentle enough for the most sensitive eyes and contact lens wearers. 

For Washing Away Your Party Face and Soothing Your Skin…Remove oil and grime and condition your skin with Elizabeth Grant Skin Care’s Socializer Daily Cleanse and Daily Tone. Super foaming, the Daily Cleanse removes oil and grime and get skin squeaky clean for hitting the pillow. Follow the face wash with the Daily Tone, which removes dead skin cells and reduces oil to reveal radiant, fresh and healthy looking skin. 

For Looking Like Your Late Night Never Happened…Use Elizabeth Grant’s Collagen Firming Eye Pads. These pads are all about firming and de-puffing any bags under the eyes. After a simple and quick application, eyes look firmer and revived. Even on little sleep, you are able to look rested and bright.

New Year's Eve Beauty Essentials: Beauty Must-Haves For Your Party Purse

You've only got so much room in a stylish clutch- find out which beauty products you won't want to be without while you celebrate the night away.

For Makeup Touch-Ups…Preserve your evening eye makeup with Elizabeth Grant Skin Care’s Eye Shadow Triple Trio. This palette is available in three different colour shades and comes in a compact form, complete with a mirror to perform easy touch-ups throughout the night

For The Party Pout…With your lip colour already in place, keep your lips looking smooth, plump and shimmering with Elizabeth Grant Skin Care’s Intensive Collagen Lip Plumper. This product goes on clear and will keep your lips moisturized as you celebrate.

                                                    

For Feeling Fresh…From celebrating from sunset to sunrise, remain fresh and nicely fragrant with Elizabeth Grant Skin Care’s Elegante or La Femme Perfume Gel. This perfect on-the-go perfume gel comes in a compact tube, ideal for fitting into your purse and for applying in an instant to freshen up. 

New Year's Beauty Essentials - Pre-Party Prep

Whether you are celebrating the end to an amazing year or ushering in a fresh start for yourself in 2012, you probably not want to only feel good, but look better doing it. Looking your best on New Year’s Eve does not have to require a ton of effort to upkeep and with our celebratory beauty essentials from Elizabeth Grant Skin Care, you will be able to wave goodbye to 2011 and say hello to 2012 in style.

For Your Face…Maintain a hydrated and smooth complexion for hours upon hours with Elizabeth Grant Skin Care’s 24 Hour Super Hydrating Cream. This cream will keep your skin smooth and fresh looking as you celebrate late into the night.

For Your Makeup…Prep your skin for long-lasting makeup with Elizabeth Grant’s Beautiful Colours Professional Makeup Primer. This product creates perfect facial canvas for makeup, helping to mattify the skin to ensure your makeup stays as fresh-looking as it was when first applied to your face.

For Your Lips…Keep your colour of choice locked on your lips all night long with Elizabeth Grant Skin Care’s At Last Lipstain. Our Lipstain remains on your pout between 6 to 8 hours, keeping your lips glamorous as you ring in the New Year.

For Your Body…Use Elizabeth Grant Skin Care’s Soleil Smart Body Bronzer. Apply a few hours before the big bash and your skin will be moisturized with a safe and natural looking sun-kissed glow. A pre-bronzing tip: exfoliate before applying!

For Your Nails…Maintain your party mani with Elizabeth Grant Skin Care’s Beautiful Colours Top and Base Coat. This three-in-one product keeps your nails shining while strengthening and protecting the life of your manicure.

TheWIFTS Come To Toronto

It’s that time of year again, The Women's International Film and Television Showcase (TheWIFTS) is back, and for 1 year only they will be in Toronto, Canada! This year, Elizabeth Grant International Inc., is pleased to be hosting this inspirational event. Elizabeth Grant herself has been bestowed the honor of presenting awards to a number of rewarding recipients.

TheWIFTS is an outstanding organization that honours well-deserving women of any field or profession. In doing so, women are motivated and empowered to continue their outstanding work which benefits all of us, beyond our reach. Additionally, the work done by these women encourages younger generations of women to work toward their goals, dreams and strive for what they wish to accomplish in changing the world around them. Mama Hill’s Help is an exceptional example of these extraordinary efforts. Mama Hill’s Help is known by everyone in the community as a “safe haven.” Their efforts promote education, reduce gang violence, and strengthen families in South Los Angeles.   

Elizabeth Grant’s granddaughter Margot Grant Witz, VP Creative Global Director and marketing genius at Elizabeth Grant International Inc., has been granted this years TheWIFTS Foundation "IT" Award. Margot’s uncanny success in revamping the Elizabeth Grant Skin Care image and for her generosity in a number of charity initiatives has made her a perfect recipient for this years “IT” factor award.

Every year TheWIFTS Foundation recognizes individuals who have gone above and beyond in their career and their community. By acknowledging these women who make positive lasting changes in their community, TheWIFTS Foundation strives to create a new strand of recognition, finding outstanding gems of individuality’ within all arenas and bring them together through the art form of Film & Television.

This year Elizabeth Grant International Inc., is proud to support our fellow Canadians by honouring them with the awards listed below:

Best Actress Award to - Wendy Crewson 

Sponsored by Barbara Tipple this award is presented to a leading or supporting actress whose performance stands out at the event.

Career Achievement Award – Christine Bentley

Presented to a women in Film, Television, or any sector of society for a collective body of work.

TheWIFTS Foundation "IT" Award – Margot Grant Witz 

Inspired by Margot Grant herself, this award recognizes a new generation of women with the “IT!” factor in Film,Television Business, and other sectors of society, TheWIFTS Foundation in 2010 introduces TheWIFTS Foundation “IT!” Award. In the 1920’s silent screen star Clara Bow was known as the “IT!” girl. Her vitality defined the liberated woman of the 1920s, and "IT" symbolized the tremendous progress women were making in society. Fast forward 100 years and IT also means internet technology. This business niche where the worldwide media interconnects has its bright stars as well.

The Entrepreneur Award - Sponsored by Elizabeth Grant Sammie Kennedy

Presented to a woman with outstanding business acumen in Film, Television, the Business or Political world.

Television Pioneer Award – Debbie Travis

Presented to an individual or organization for outstanding contribution to Television.

For more awards and nominees visit: http://www.thewifts.com/2011_Honorees.php

For more information on tickets, or how you can get involved, visit TheWIFTS Website at: http://www.thewifts.com/index.php

Movember

Movember is coming to a close. I don’t know about you, but all of my Mo bros have turned their baby faces into full on man-staches in support of prostate cancer awareness research!

It is a sad statistic that everyone knows someone affected by cancer. That is why I think it is so important to remember that Cancer is a cause that should be recognized all year around. We can always raise more support and awareness for cancer research. What are you doing for Movember!? Send us a picture of your completed Mo Bros Stache and help spread the love.

During November, Elizabeth Grant Skin Care will be supporting Movember – an annual, month-long fundraising campaign where thousands of men sport moustaches on their faces to raise funds and awareness for prostate cancer – the number one male cancer.

To support Movember and Prostate Cancer Canada, 20% of elizabethgrant.com web sale proceeds of the Grant For Men After Shave will be donated to the cause.

Once Movember comes to an end, here are products from Elizabeth Grant’s Grant For Men line that will help you tame, shave and smooth out your skin post ‘stache:

Movember:

Favorite Winter Fashions: Brown Leather Bags

It is starting to get cold outside, and while it pains me to put away my lively mini floral print clutch, I’m happy to make the transition. With fall comes new boots, new coat and best of all new bags! This fall Its all about chic yet practical leather bags. Bold leather, colour blocking and my favorite fall item, The Saddle Bag. These bold leather numbers are super-cute for a night out with a little black dress and amazing boots, or perfect with dark casual jeans and a blazer during the day. I always have a staple bag that looks great with my winter jacket, however reaching out and finding a bag that is as colourful and bold as you are can be used to add that little bit extra to anything else you wear this season.

Shop for these and other cold weather fashions and beauty accessories at:

http://elizabethgrant.com/store/product.php?productid=16647&cat=307&page=1

http://www.fashionologie.com/

http://www.luisaviaroma.com

The Truth About SLES vs. SLS

Hot Colours for Cool Temperatures PLUS Your Free Gift ($56 value)

Nail Polish is set to be one of the biggest beauty trends for Fall/Winter 2012.

Elizabeth Grant has hit the nail on the head with these on-trend hues. This 4 piece nail polish set has all your colour needs covered for the cooler months, as well as a triple threat 3-in-1 Treatment to battle the damage that the cold weather can wreck on your fragile nails.

Hot Colour for Cool Temperatures contains:

Purple Pearl - An intense indigo with a sensational subtle metallic purple sheen, a perfect colour-pop complement to the metallic neutrals and understated greys expected in winter fashion trends.

Red Pearl - Your classic red vamped up a notch with red metallic sheen to create the perfect vibrant party red. You'll be hot no matter how cold it gets.

Peach - A soft natural pink that exudes health and vitality. Even if your nails aren't in the bast shape (yet), this warm neutral will give the illusion of wellness as the 3-in-1 Treatment helps to nurture nails back to good condition.
3-in-1 Treatment - Base Coat, Top Coat and Nail Strengthener all in one. Keep your colour looking spectacular for days while growing stronger, healthier nails.

PLUS Your Free Gifts with Purchase ($56 value)

Click Here to Buy Now!

Offer ends 31 October 2011

The Truth about SLS and SLES

Learning about Sodium Lauryl Sulfate and Sodium Laureth Sulfate.

With more individuals becoming curious about the ingredients in their bath and body products, SLS and SLES have been under the microscope for many consumers.

So What are SLS and SLES? Sodium Lauryl Sulfate (SLS) and Sodium Laureth Sulfate (SLES) are surface active agents, used in soap, shampoos, detergents and toothpastes to create a foaming action when the products are in use. Many assume that SLS and SLES are ingredients that are the same, however they are not.

SLS is a chemical that penetrates deep into the skin and can cause irritation. SLES, although a close relative to SLS, has been proven to cause very little to no irritation to skin surfaces as it is not absorbed by the skin.

Today, SLS and SLES are mainly found in household cleaning products and detergents. Many skin care and beauty brands have either traded in these chemicals for more natural ingredients for their cleansers and body washes or use SLS – a more natural and organic cousin of SLS and SLES.

In some skin and body care products, there may be slight traces of SLES. However, SLES in small doses is not harmful to humans and its safety has been proven through many scientific studies.

At Elizabeth Grant Skin Care, all of our cleansers and body washes are SLS free. Our products contain little to no SLES and are rich in natural and organic ingredients.

For more information on SLS and SLES, please visit www.cosmeticsinfo.org

THE BIG GIVE will serve up an evening of gravity defying aerialists, silks and circus performers, burlesque dancing by troupes Les Coquettes and Boylesque, musical styling’s and spinning by The Little Black Dress, DJ Bangs and Blush and Disco Tigers. The evening will be hosted by 103.9 PROUD FM’s Mike Chalut, with show-stopping, circus vaudeville décor by Jet Entertainment.

A night of circus-themed entertainment, delectable fare and jam-packed swag bags at THE BIG GIVE! Hosted by EG Cares, a charitable division of Elizabeth Grant Skin Care. THE BIG GIVE will be an electrifying outlet for people to eat, drink and give back to the charity, Look Good Feel Better.

The Look Good Feel Better Foundation - a cancer charity that is dedicated to improving the self-image of women who are stricken by the effects of cancer and its treatments – is a charity that is close to the heart of Elizabeth Grant Skin Care. As a long time supporter, EG Cares jumped on the chance to produce an exciting event to give back to Look Good Feel Better.

The Big Give

Date: Tuesday November 1, 2011

Time: 7:00 pm – 1:00 am

Location: The Great Hall, 1087 Queen Street West - http://g.co/maps/4csx4

Tickets: www.dothebiggive.com

100% OF PROCEEDS GENERATED WILL BE GIVEN BACK TO LOOK GOOD FEEL BETTER

FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE VISIT: WWW.DOTHEBIGGIVE.COM

Be Among The First To Try The Next Generation of Anti-aging Skin Care Products

Elizabeth Grant International is currently seeking women between the ages of 45-70 to participate in our clinical trials to demonstrate the effectiveness of our newest anti-aging skin care line.

As a participant you must commit to attending two separate events on Saturday October 29^th and Saturday November 26^th.  Scheduled appointments will be between 9:00 am and 3:00 pm.  Each appointment will take approximately 15 minutes at our Toronto area offices.

What we need:

-        Respond by e-mail ONLY with the following details:

-        Your Name, Age, Telephone # along with a Before picture with no makeup – hair away from face to the following address:  lynn@elizabethgrant.com

What to expect:

-        several ‘before’ photos will be taken of your face on Saturday October 29^th – time to be determined

-        you will be given our skin care range with information on how to use it over the next 4 weeks

-        several “after” photos will be taken of your face on Saturday November 26^th – time to be determined

-        you will need to sign a testimonial/ photograph release form that allows Elizabeth Grant International Inc. to use your image

Compensation:

A honourarium of $100 will be paid to you upon completion of the ‘afters’ photo shoot on November 26^th.

NO AGENCIES PLEASE / NO PHONE CALLS

How Dirty Is Your Makeup?

....what sort of question is that? I know it sounds nutty but how often have you really thought about that? I can guarantee not much! But all it sadly takes is one pink eye infection to realize.. Our makeup is probably the 2nd dirtiest thing in our bathroom. And something we never worry about sharing. 

Even though you can't see the bacteria on your makeup, think about it: you touch your face, then your makeup and then your face again. Or even better your friend comes by and "just needs a touch up", her face is now touching your makeup, then her face again... this cycle is a germaphobe's nightmare. Our natural oils and dead skin cells are going all over your favourite compact. Gross right?

So how can you disinfect your favourite makeup goodies? Rubbing Alcohol and a spray bottle. It's the easiest way to disinfect your makeup quickly instantly ( just don't drown your products) . This can be done every few months, or once a week, depending on how much you use a particular product. 
So Now What?

Powders: Pour rubbing alcohol into a spray bottle, lightly spray your eye shadow, blush, bronzer, pressed powder etc., without saturating. Leave the lids open to dry a bit. 

Lipstick: Two options here: 1) dip a Qtip in rubbing alcohol or 2)Pour rubbing alcohol into a small cup. Dip the lipstick ( or Qtip) into the rubbing alcohol, wipe gently with tissue, and put the lid back on.

Liquid makeup and Mascara: collects more bacteria and cannot be disinfected the same way so it’s important that you follow the guidelines on when to throw it out. 

Tips on how to prevent bacteria:

• Wash your hands or use hand sanitizer before putting on makeup
• Use makeup brushes so your fingers never have to touch the product.
• If you don't have brushes? Steer clear of makeup that exposes all the product from opening it and that you have to stick your finger in.
• Don’t share makeup, or makeup brushes. If you do, always disinfect before you use them again. 
• I do recommend if you are sharing, invest in separate mascara wands! 

Happy Cleaning!

Tea is liquid wisdom..for Sunburns?

BEST SUNBURN REMEDY: TEA!

After 4 hours at the beach without sunscreen, you could imagine I had a sunburn. It takes a few hours for my skin to show if I got any colour, so after lying under the direct sunlight for hours, I went home to see that my skin was red. A few hours later I checked out my skin and it was lobster red.

So I started with the Vitamin E gel and Aloe gel, reapplying every 30 minutes. After having quite a few bad sunburns I’ve realized it only gets worse before it gets better. After a few days it got more painful and I figured out that the Aloe and Vitamin E really didn’t help my burn. The pain from applying it wasn’t worth the temporary relief. I looked up sunburn remedies and I saw the usual; aloe, cold shower, vinegar. But I kept stumbling across one that my friend had mentioned to me..... Tea. Everyone who mentioned it said you had to do this right away or it wouldn’t work. I tried it anyway, at this point I would try anything... unfortunately for me... it didn’t work. So I suffered through the pain, the

sticky skin, and finally the peeling for over a week. I realized I needed to do something right after I got the burn so it would go away before it turned bad.

A few weeks later I got another burn ( you would think I would have learned) after being outside all day. Instead of worrying about going through the pain of a sunburn that would surely show up the next day, I tried “the tea thing”. I made some orange pekoe tea, poured it into a bowl, let it cool, and soaked a towel in it. Then I put the towel on my burn. I lied down reading my book for about 30 minutes with the cool, tea soaked towel on my back. I took it off and went to bed, and when I woke up the next morning I was extremely pleased with my skin. I had a tan!

You could imagine my excitement when I realized that I didn’t have to live through another burn again because of my newfound discovery. However, I have also learned that one bad burn today is not as minuscule as I make it to be. If you want a tan, be sun smart, you have one skin... so be good to it!

Until Next time, have some fun in the sun... but safely....Next time Im going to get the golden glow with the help of a fake tanner.

My Favourite Summer Trend

Summer Trend Alert: Nautical

This trend has been back in style every summer and this year it’s been reinvented with more highlights of elegance, glamour, and vintage sashay for the 2011 season.

On the Runway

Inspired by sailors and started almost 100 years ago by Coco Chanel when she was having an affair with the Duke of Westminster. He was a yachting admirer and Chanel started dressing like the sailors. She made the men’s sailing apparel suitable for women and just like Christmas is every December, you can expect the nautical trend to come back every summer. Here are a few tips on how to wear it…

For the ideal look, you want your colours to include: red, blue, and white, and the pattern to be stripes.

- Add in some neon for a pop of colour. ( another fun summer trend)

-Minimize your accessories, and use raw materials.

-Go for breezy, it is summer after all!

-My little tip? Make one item in your outfit striped, and the rest patternless.

Taking the runway to our day to day office life.

Until next time wishing you Fair winds and Following Seas!

ELIZABETH GRANT’S 12th ANNIVERSARY ON THE SHOPPING CHANNEL!

The woman everyone loves is back with the skin care line everyone loves! Although it’s a special occasion every time Elizabeth goes on The Shopping Channel, this weekend is an event you won’t want to miss because it’s Elizabeth Grant’s 12^th anniversary on The Shopping Channel!

On July 23^rd and 24^th, tune in to The Shopping Channel and celebrate with Elizabeth. You won’t want to miss the Showstopper, which will include the world launch of DermSolutions! The fabulous Showstopper will be a 12-piece collection with brand new items and a signature handbag. During this show, Elizabeth Grant will be donating to the Woman Moving Women Campaign. She is a proud sponsor and supporter and will be donating $1 from the sale of every Showstopper sold during this celebratory weekend! And you never know what she might put in the Surprise Box! To see the items, check out this video! 

It is sure to be a memorable show, so don’t forget to join Elizabeth Grant this weekend for her 12^th anniversary on The Shopping Channel! Check out when she’s on air by clicking here. 

xoxo Moriah

Beauty & Fashion News- Katy Perry Rocks Out in Toronto

Over the screams of 14,000 fans on Thursday, June 30th at the Air Canada Centre, you could still clearly hear Katy Perry bust out to Teenage Dream wearing a sparkly dress with spinning peppermint pinwheels.

This erratic performer’s talent goes beyond singing. Her performance included giant lollipops, giant beach balls, fireworks, a floating cotton candy cloud, a dancing gingerbread man, a giant dancing Kitty Purry, mimes, acrobats, and a whip cream cannon! Her outfits were, of course, fantastic and her makeup consisted of her usual pink lips and huge eyelashes.

Her outfits changed countless times from puffy pink dresses, to peacock feathers, to slim-fitted studded body suits. During her performance of Hot N Cold she managed 8 costume changes while on stage! What didn’t change was her ability to keep the crowd captivated by her journey through candy land; which was shown on screen during her outfit changes.  The audience was constantly wowed by her insane clothing choices and new hair.  You would expect nothing less from this zany pop star, but she went above and beyond to prove that she is “kind of a goofball”, as she stated during the show.

xoxo Moriah

Heading up to Muskoka just got even better

2011 RemoteStylist.com Muskoka Design Time Cottage

Two hours north of Toronto is an all new multi-million dollar 11-bedroom, 6-bathroom, 3-compound Muskoka cottage on the exclusive shores of 4 Mile Point, Lake Rosseau. The Remote Stylist team is allowing the cottage to be toured by the public at $30 a ticket. This $3.5 million cottage is being showcased to support Habitat for Humanity and Elizabeth Grant Skin Care is a proud sponsor of this viewing.

RemoteStylist.com has stocked the Design Time Cottage with the hottest furnishings from North America, Brazil, France, Italy, Mexico and is meant to inspire with it's authentic yet contemporary design. The Cottage will also have Elizabeth Grant products on display throughout the house.  Guest bathrooms will each be stocked with the Vitamin C Hydra-Moist Weekender Kit.

You can shop the cottage using your Blackberry, iPhone, or Android! Replica's of furniture and items from the cottage can be purchased at great prices and you'll receive free shipping to anywhere in North America. As you tour the house you can scan, tag, or favourite items that you wish to purchase and later do so when you log in online from a computer.


The cottage has car and boat parking and is open to the public from July 2nd to 31st.

Space is limited so get your ticket soon online at http://designtime.remotestylist.com

The cottage is open from 10am-5pm Monday to Sunday, except Saturday 12pm-5pm. **Your ticket is good for month-long access.

xoxo Moriah (the new intern!)



Melanoma Awareness Month

Did you know that May is Melanoma Awareness Month?  It's time to learn about this destructive disease and how to stop it in its tracks. Get to know your skin. Get to know this video.

Dear 16-year-old Me

Our BIGGEST Contest Yet- Win A Year’s Supply Of Elizabeth Grant Skin Care!

TWO grand prizes to be won and TEN runner-up prizes!

Elizabeth Grant Skin Care will be giving away a year’s supply of Elizabeth Grant Skin Care to TWO lucky winners. To enter, simply follow the link below to enter your name, email address, and country. There will also be TEN runner-up prizes of Biocollasis Complex Day Crème.

The contest period runs from 12:00 a.m., Eastern Time, May 1, 2011 to 11:59 p.m., Eastern Time, May 31, 2011.

Each grand prize has a value of OVER $4000.

Remember, you can't win if you don't play!
GOOD LUCK!

http://www.elizabethgrant.com/Contest/