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Summer is here, and it’s time to have fun!

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COLORFUL CLAY
L’Oreal Paris introduces two new clay facial masks – blue and yellow. The blue Pure-Clay Clean & Comfort Mask is formulated with three types of clay (kaolin, montmorillonite and Moroccan lava), enhanced with seaweed. It helps draw out build-up of impurities, dirt and oils; reduces the appearance of imperfections; clears congested pores; and gently cleanses stressed areas.
The yellow Clarify & Smooth Yuzu Lemon Mask is formulated with the three aforementioned pure clays, enhanced with yuzu lemon extract, to cleanse and smooth the skin.
Apply an even layer to clean, dry skin, avoiding the eye and lip area. Leave on for 10 to 15 minutes, then remove with water in circular motions to exfoliate.
Suitable for all skin types.
Introductory price NIS 49.90. Full price NIS 59.90.
WHILE YOU’RE SLEEPING
American cosmetic company Dermalogica recently launched Sound Sleep Cocoon, a revitalizing gel-cream that transforms skin overnight by optimizing nighttime skin recovery. Tamarind seed extract creates a nourishing cocoon of comfort for softer, more hydrated skin while encapsulated, motion-activated French lavender essential oil (with sandalwood and patchouli) work all night to promote deep, restful sleep for healthier-looking skin by morning.
Other key ingredients include Persian silk tree extract, which reduces signs of skin fatigue and restores vitality, while wu-zhu-yu extract provides visibly radiant skin by morning.
Suitable for all skin types The company launched the new product together with a music app that provides tips for a good night’s sleep and a relaxing sound track based on psych-acoustic sounds that stops automatically after 20 minutes. NIS 474.
www.soundsleepcocoon.com.
Available only at licensed points of sale. To find one near you, call 0732- 102-030.
IN-FLIGHT BEAUTY SERUM
James Richardson Duty Free shops has launched a beauty section that promotes Elizabeth Arden’s new Illuminating Brightening Night capsules. This advanced nighttime serum works synergistically with the skin’s natural repair process to help minimize the appearance of excess pigmentation and dark spots and supports the skin’s natural collagen and elastin matrix, giving skin a smoother, more radiant look.
On an airline flight, the skin needs more hydration and pampering.
The capsules, which can be applied on clean skin or over makeup, provide the exact amount of serum and prolong the freshness of the product. The ceramide capsules are convenient for day or night flights because you can keep a few in your carry-on bag instead of taking a whole jar.
$104 for 50 Skin Illuminating Brightening Night capsules.
$49 for 30 Advanced Ceramide Capsules Daily Youth Restoring Serum. Look for the Elizabeth Arden section at the James Richardson store at Ben-Gurion Airport.
READY FOR YOUR CLOSE-UP
GlamGlow’s new Volcasmic Matte Glow Moisturizer provides moisture without the oily shine, preparing the face to be photographed. The light balm contains volcanic minerals that work like microscopic sponges to absorb oil, so the skin looks instantly supple and fresh but not shiny. The moisturizer acts as a primer and leaves the skin ready for makeup application.
The innovative complex (cherry tomato leaf, prickly pear, and winter Daphne flora) works together with ingredients such as vitamin B5 to deeply nourish and fortify the skin’s barrier and help skin feel relaxed and replenished.
NIS 199. Available exclusively at April stores.
A BOOST OF STRENGTH French dermo-cosmetic company Vichy announces a breakthrough in skin care. Vichy Mineral 89 is a moisturizer that provides the skin’s daily dose of strength, combining 15 Mineral Rich Water with hyaluronic acid to fortify skin and make it more resistant to signs of aging caused by pollution, stress and fatigue.
Mineral 89 moisturizer, with 89% Mineralizing Thermal Water, delivers a boost of hydration for a vibrant, healthy glow. Treats dryness and dullness. Suitable for all skin types.
Apply two drops to the face every morning and evening as the first stage of your daily skin-care regimen.
NIS 119. Available at private pharmacies. To find one near you, call (09) 773-0800.
THE ROOT OF THE PROBLEM
Schwarzkopf Professional recently introduced a new line of hair products – BC Scalp Genesis with the patented StemCode complex for deep cleansing and treatment. Healthy hair begins with healthy scalp, and the new line of products addresses a wide range of problems, providing a 360-degree approach to healthy hair, offering solutions to problems such as dandruff, excess oil, sensitive scalp and hair loss. The new complex includes vitamins B3, B5, E and Biotin, providing protection to the hair’s stem cells and roots. The BC Scalp Genesis line includes Purifying Shampoo (NIS 99); Soothing Shampoo (NIS 99); Soothing Serum (NIS 130); Anti-Dandruff Shampoo (NIS 99); Root Activating Shampoo (NIS 99); Root Activating Serum (NIS 130); and Densifying Foam (NIS 190).
Schwarzkopf Professional products are available at select hair salons. To find one near you, call 1-800-333- 322.
HD HAIR
Farcom Professional introduces Argan oil with Keratin HD for healthy, shiny hair. Argan oil is known for its benefits to the hair, treating split ends, reviving the hair and protecting it.
Apply to dry hair to attain immediate shine or to damp hair to treat split ends.
NIS 80. Available online at www.farcom.co.il or at licensed hair salons.
HOT SUMMER, COOL SWEETS
Good news for the summer. Strauss’s new vegan Cornetto ice cream cones are a real treat for people who don’t eat dairy. And they’re parve, so you can serve them after a meat meal.
The vegan vanilla Cornetto with caramelized hazelnut crumbs come in boxes of six.
Also by Strauss are the new Fruit Boost passion fruit-mango ice pops with 50% fruit and 65 calories per ice pop. Kosher badatz.
CLEAR VIEW
Too often, cleaning eyeglasses and smartphone screens is done incorrectly – using a tissue or the edge of one’s shirt. Zeiss introduces wet wipes that are designed especially for cleaning sensitive screens and lenses. The wipes, which are individually wrapped, are alcohol-free and leave no scratches or static electricity.
NIS 19.90. Available at private pharmacies and optometrists.
LOST BUT FOUND
Did you know that 1% of all pieces of luggage conveyed by airlines are go astray? For a family of five traveling twice a year, that means a 20% chance every year of a bag’s going missing or being lost. The risk is much higher for flights that involve transfers. In can be a nightmare when mobile phones, cameras, iPads, laptops or bicycles are lost in transit. Yet when they arrive at a lost-property office or police station, only about 25% are returned to the owner because there is no simple way to track down the owner. HomingPin comes to the rescue, offering baggage loops with tags, key rings and asset labels that have a unique number on them. The numbers are activated by providing the company with the customer’s mobile phone number(s) and email address. The finder can then connect to the owner by going online to homingpin.com or, if at an airport, using their WorldTracer system for baggage handling. By inputting their details and the Homing PIN number found, a text message is sent instantly to the owner. The finder is not given information about the owner.
NIS 45 for a kit. https://www.homingpin.com
IRON FOR KIDS
Iron deficiency is more common than one may think, and this applies to both children and adults.
Children who are picky eaters and suffer from digestive allergies or other medical conditions are especially prone to iron deficiency. If your doctor suggests giving your children an iron supplement, the new Iron Comfort by Altman, a new addition to the Yomi line for kids, may be the right choice. The product, which comes in pre-measured doses of flavorful powder that melts in the mouth, has no side effects and is easily digested.
Vegan and kosher. NIS 104.80
THAI TREAT FOR THE FEET
The exclusive Sheva Spa in the Tel Aviv Hilton Hotel now has a smaller branch, the Sheva Spa Express, located on bustling Dizengoff Street.
After a long day of shopping or traipsing around the city, a relaxing foot massage, given in an authentically designed Thai parlor, may be just what you need.
All the treatments begin, as they do in Thailand, with a serving of green tea and the washing of your feet, followed by a massage given by an experienced Thai masseuse dressed in traditional attire. Besides the foot massage, the spa offers a wide range of treatments such as traditional Royal Thai massage, body massage with hot coconut oil and stones, head and shoulder massage, facials, manicures and pedicures. Prices range from NIS 47 to NIS 307.
Sheva Spa Express
107 Dizengoff St., Tel Aviv
Tel: (03) 774-6777
Open daily 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Fridays 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m