Chateau Haut Smith Lafitte
Do you know what wine and skin care have in common? Lot’s actually! The Skincare range, Caudalie, is made at the vineyards of Chateau Haut Smith Lafitte – outside of Toulouse, in Southwestern France! I know! That’s so cool! Wine is good for you – so why wouldn’t the bi-products from the vines, seeds, and grapes be good for your skin? Well, it turns out, they are! Grape seeds are high in the anti-oxidants Vitamins A,C,& E. The skins of red grapes also contain Resveratrol, a phytoalexin (plants’ versions of antibodies) that has anti-aging benefits. Resveratrol is in all of their Silver anti-aging line. Since 2006, the entire line has been paraben free – so its great for you organic gurus too!
Say you came in to see me at the salon – you told me your skin type was oily, perhaps prone to acne but still concerned about anti-aging? What would I recommend for you to use in the Caudalie line? Well – this is what I’d tell you! Cleanse your face with the Foaming Cleanser – which smells great and takes off eye makeup. Then, you get your treatment and moisture all in one step. Use the Vinopure Mattifying Fluid as your moisturizer and mix in a couple drops of the Purifying Concentrate and a couple drops of the Vinoperfect along with one or both of your toners (Beauty Elixir – or Grape Water). Their Contour eye-cream is fabulous for puffiness, redness, and dark circles! Once a week you could use the Gentle Buffing Cream to exfoliate and the Vinopure Mask (don’t sleep in – leave on for ONLY 20 minutes) to extract clogged pores! Your skin would be GORGEOUS in no time!
The Vinoperfect is their superstar product. It’s anti-aging, because of the resveratrol. It also helps to correct sun-damage because of the vitamin C. You can add a couple drops of the serum to any moisturizer. You will totally see a difference in tone, firmness, and resilience of your skin. You NEED this.
The Caudalie body products are great – they have three scrubs that come in cute little jars – one for every taste. The Cabernet scrub is crushed grape seeds and is a great pre self-tan exfoliant. The Merlot Scrub is a sugar scrub, if that tickles your fancy. The Sauvignon scrub has tiny micro-nylon beads so its gentle enough to use on face and body! It’s the same beads as the Buffing Cream for the face! Not to mention their yummy-scented shower gels, heavenly and addictive lip balm, and the great Gentle Cleanser (for dryer skins) and the Cleansing Water (waterless cleanser/eye makeup remover).
If you’ve not experienced this wonderful range of products or tired one of our fabulaous Caudalie treatments then please take a look at the wonderful treatment menu. Just follow the link below and if you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact us.
Caudalie Personal Skin Care treatments.
We’re here to help and thank you for reading!
Wendy x
Source: Caudalie, Wendy, Meg