Summer Workout 101

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While you’re getting in shape for bathing suit season don’t forget about your skin! Reduce your stress levels and keep your skin in tip top shape with our workout tips:

  1. Drink a glass of cold water before your workout. The cold water gets your blood moving and invigorates by stimulating the endorphins that de-stress you.
  2. Pop your Arctic Face Mist in the fridge,  and look forward to a cool refreshing spritz post workout. Great to hydrate skin after an intense workout: toxins out, essential vitamins and minerals in!   read more

Skyn ICELAND Goes to Iceland!

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Hi Skynnies,

I have been interning at skyn ICELAND for the past couple of months and I am loving every minute of it! Aside from being a beauty product junkie, I was drawn to the brand because I absolutely love Iceland! A few years ago I traveled to Iceland and it was not only my first time out of the United States, but also one of my most treasured experiences!

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Check out our exclusive interview with heart expert Dr. Suzanne Steinbaum

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And learn about the importance of managing stress, living healthy and feeling beautiful!

SK: Do you think that the reason so many women are suffering from heart disease today is because of the increasing amount of stress in our lives?

SS: There is an increased incidence of heart disease for women under the age of 55. A study of several thousand women has shown that job stress increases the risk of heart disease by 35%. The increased stress in our lives is wreaking havoc, in so many ways, leading to unhealthy behaviors and lifestyles, and most importantly, is leading to heart disease.

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Skyn ICELAND gets models glowing
backstage at New York Fashion Week!

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This February was our 8th year backstage doing skincare prep at New York Fashion Week.  This time around we worked  with top designers Charlotte Ronson, Rodebjer and Assembly. To prep and prime models’ stressed skin we used the following products:  

Backstage Essentials:

We primed and hydrated models’ way-stressed skin back to glowing with these six simple steps:

  1. CLEANSE – Glacial Cleansing Cloths
  2. MINIMIZE PORES – Pure Pore Minimizer
  3. MOISTURIZE – Pure Cloud Cream, the ANTIDOTE, Arctic Hydrating Balm
  4. PREP EYES – Hydro Cool Firming Eye Gels
  5. TREAT EYES – Icelandic Relief Eye Cream
  6. HYDRATE AND SET MAKE-UP – Arctic Face Mist

 

Find Your Passion — Beauty From
the Inside Out and The Outside In

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I was so excited to be mentioned by my childhood friend, Dawn Lerman, in her beautiful NY Times’ blog.

Dawn and I, met outside the big red doors of the Lenox school in seventh grade. We were immediately drawn to each other. We were both short, had long hair, and were latch key kids. Dawn was passionate about cooking and health, and I was passionate about fashion and skin care. We spent many days after school sharing our hopes and dreams, getting into trouble and coming up with ideas for our own little companies. Yes, we were both entrepreneurs— and did not spend a lot of time outside playing.

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