Eminence Organics

The green beauty movement has certainly found its place at cosmetic counters, on health food store shelves and even the aisles of big chain stores. But it’s hardly a new concept. At the “Hollywood Helping Haiti” Golden Globes Celebrity & Charity Gift Lounge last month, I was introduced to half century old Eminence Organic Skin Care. Since 1958, this Hungarian brand has used the science of flowers, fruits and herbs to treat and nourish the skin. And they take their commitment to environment to every level of production.

At first glance, the products on display looked good enough to eat. And they smelled incredible. The Raspberry Pore Refining Masque ($48) was wine red with plump seeds, like homemade preserves. The Coconut Crème Masque ($52) looked like whipped crème fraiche and was great for hydrating skin. Feeling the effects of winter weather (yes, even in LA we get our own version of cold), I brought home the coconut mask to try. I’m pretty picky about scent but this coconut smelled amazing because it was exactly that. No synthetic fragrance or cloying suntan lotion smell. The coconut oil, coconut milk and shea butter left my skin soft and plumped. The mask also contains Biocomplex,™ an antioxidant cocktail of Vitamin A, Vitamin C Ester, Vitamin E, Coenzyme Q10, Alpha Lipoic Acid. An hour later my skin still felt great and there was no oiliness (something that worries me about products that are meant to hydrate dry skin).

Eminence Organics has worked diligently to produce unbelievably luxurious products while leaving the smallest of carbon footprints. All farming is organic, planting and harvesting is done by hand, and their offices are wind and solar powered. From organic soil to the recycled-paper and veggie-ink printed packaging, it’s green beauty from beginning to end. You can find Eminence products at spas throughout the country, from the famed Golden Door Spa and the Grand Wailea to the certified Green Spas highlighted here. Or purchase them for yourself here at Dermstore.com.

To learn more about Eminence Organic Skin Care, visit their website here, and join their Facebook page to learn more about new products and promotions. xo alex.

"Hollywood Helping Haiti"

Most people say Los Angeles doesn’t have seasons, but there is no time as festive as the present as Awards Season gets underway. With so many events to celebrate the film and television highlights of the year, Beauty Banter was particularly looking forward to Melanie Segal’s “Hollywood Helping Haiti” Golden Globes Celebrity & Charity Gift Lounge. Segal, CEO of Platinum Publicity, creates fabulous events that give back. Just days after the devastating Haitian quake, the need to raise funds for food, medical care and supplies took center stage. For each celebrity guest that attended a donation was made to Haitian earthquake relief.
As guests filled the House of Blues Foundation Room, celebs like Emmanuelle Chriqui, Christopher Gorham, CCH Pounder, Stephanie Pratt, and Jesse Metcalfe signed t-shirts that will be auctioned off for Haiti. Also up for auction will be gift bags featuring clothing, makeup and other event giveaways.

I loved chatting with Pef-fekt’s Richard Anderson about Skin Perfection Gel, an amazing hybrid primer-foundation with just the right amount of coverage to make skin look flawless without looking like you have anything on. And Eminence Organics had a table full of products that looked ready to eat, from their Raspberry Pore Refining Masque to the Pear & Poppy Seed Microderm Polisher. Eco-friendly Alterna’s anti-aging Caviar haircare line includes the multitasking White Truffle Elixir which you can add to anything from your shampoo to styling products to help repair and nourish giving extra strength to the products you already love. And DDF, caught my eye with their Wrinkle Resist Plus Pore Minimizer which works like a primer to fill in lines and pores while working to exfoliate and hydrate at the same time.

I was thrilled to see the line of an old family friend, makeup maven Laura Geller, in one of the Foundation Room lounges. While her Spackle was at the primer forefront (and now comes in bronze), it is her collection of baked makeup that I really loved, like the Baked Body Frosting bronzer, which is a paraben and mineral oil-free way to get a bit of color head to toe. Also on hand was Makeup Mandy, known for her incredible brow bar, with the secrets to creating lashes that are red carpet ready.


While I’ll keep BB readers updated on the “Hollywood Helping Haiti” auctions, giving is as easy texting a quick note to the Red Cross (texting Haiti to 90999 will make a $10 contribution). Every dollar counts.

Thanks to Melanie and Platinum Publicity, as well as all the incredible companies for coming out for a fabulous cause. xo alex.