In the Media . . .

Our Multi-Function Eye Cream gets a lot of buzz in the press and for good reason - it works! Some of my customers refer to it as "Eye Crack"- because once you use it you never want to stop! It really works at minimizing lines and wrinkles on the delicate skin around the eye area and helps hydrate and moisturize. Eye Cream is one of the best investments you can make for preventative skincare for the years to come!

Mother's Day Gift Guide

May 12 is Mother’s Day — and we’ve got skincare gift ideas to make mamas of all kinds feel appreciated and deliciously pampered! Choose a mom and show her some Rodan + Fields love.

Just remember, if a mom is pregnant or nursing she should always check with her doctor before introducing new products to her skincare routine. 

Which Mom do you want to get a gift for?

New Mom

Moms of babies are really put to the test. A good night’s sleep is hard to come by, and those long nights can wreak havoc on her schedule and her skin. 

Give her age-defying products that make the most of her limited sleep time:Applied at bedtime, Intensive Renewing Serum is tough on the visible signs of aging but not on skin. REDEFINE Multi-Function Eye Cream improves the appearance of expression lines and visibly firms the under-eye area. REDEFINE Lip Renewing Serum, with Peptides and Vitamin E, conditions and visibly smooths lips. 

P.S. If the New Mom in your life wants to help reduce brown patches known as Pregnancy Mask (melasma), the REVERSE Lightening Regimen could be a most welcome gift! Just have her check in with her doctor if she’s pregnant or nursing to see if it’s the right fit.

Working Mom

All moms work — the only question is, “where?” Whether she’s headed to a board meeting at the office or a conference at her kid’s preschool, she’s got a back-to-back schedule and no time to fuss. Radiant Defense Perfecting Liquid (and its companion, the Radiant Defense Liquid Brush), will have her glowing, polished and perfect in seconds. And once she’s finally done for the day, ESSENTIALS Complete Eye Makeup Remover and Instant Make-Up Remover Wipes whisk everything away so she can get to bed sooner.

Mr. Mom

He is an expert at soothing his kids. But it’s very likely he’s neglecting his skin. If he is fair skinned or has shaving irritation, it’s likely his complexion could use some TLC. Our SOOTHE Regimen relieves dry, irritated patches in a heartbeat, soothing his skin — and his soul.

Mom to Everyone

She might not actually be your mother, but she is the wise, nurturing person who makes you feel loved. Pamper her with skincare products she might not buy for herself! Active Hydration Serum has a luxurious feel and makes an instant difference, transforming dry skin into hydrated, younger-looking, younger-acting skin. Active Hydration Bright Eye Complex targets thin, fragile skin around the eyes to diminish the look of dark circles and puffiness. Or, surprise her with Lash Boost. Who doesn’t want the appearance of longer, darker, fuller lashes?  

So, give her Life-changing Skincare for Mother’s Day! You can’t go wrong when you do it right with Rodan + Fields.

  

Before + After

My friend and Preferred Customer shares her before and after this month. She looks FABULOUS after sun damage and cancer treatment. In her words, "I started using Rodan+Fields because chemo, hormone inhibitors, and sun damaged my skin. After a few months I saw incredible improvements. I believe in this stuff!" 

No makeup or filters in the before/after photos below. 

Skin Cancer Awareness Month

May is Skin Cancer Awareness Month and a great time to tell my personal story. I was born with blue eyes, strawberry blonde hair - and I fought it every chance I could get. I longed to have the dark complexion of my younger sister. I mowed lawns for summer jobs, ran track and cross country, mowing the city airport - rolling up my shirt sleeves - the darker the tan the better. It wasn't until my youngest daughter was born with my same coloring that I looked at light skin differently. Her skin was fair and undamaged and gorgeous. I started wearing hats every time I was outdoors and sunscreen every day, rain or shine. Unfortunately, it was too late to appreciate my own fair skin and two skin cancers were found on my face within a year. After two very invasive surgeries, I vowed to take care of my skin from here on out! Rodan + Fields has been huge for healing my skin after surgeries, after sun damage, getting that glow back from my youth - as well as offering awesome physical blocking sunscreen to protect it going forward! 


We have products to help with any and all of YOUR skincare concerns and sometimes it is a mixture of various products to fit your needs. That is why I am here - to help you navigate the best products for YOU. The entire reason these Doctors pulled these products out of high end department stores a few years ago was because they knew everyone's skin is SO different - what works for one person's skin doesn't work for the next. It might be an entirely different regimen, different combination of regimens, various products to get beautiful healthy skin to change from the inside out!  Call or message me today and I will give you a free skin assessment to figure out the the best Multi-Med Therapy for your skin right now - these products are designed to deliver the right ingredients, in the right formulations, in the right order to truly transform your skin. You deserve radiant, healthy skin this summer!

How to Get Meghan Markle's Glowing Skin

According to her facialist. First appeared in Elle Magazine- April, 2019.

People always talk about the pregnancy "glow," but the fact of the matter is that Meghan Markle has always had incredible skin - even before the royal baby. Who can forget her wedding day, when minimalist makeup let her freckles and dewiness shine through? Everyone had the sudden urge to purge their beauty bags.

Clearly, Markle knows the value of a solid skincare regimen. And, she has Sarah Chapman, London-based facialist to thank. Chapman reportedly gave Markle a facial the night before the royal wedding and has been her confirmed go-to for facials since moving to the UK. Chapman also works with stars like Victoria Beckham, Naomi Watts, Jourdan Dunn, and Gigi Hadid.

We recently sat down with the skincare expert at a Net-a-Porter beauty event in NYC to learn all there is to know about her techniques, which some people wait 6 months (!) to experience at her clinic.

SKINCARE SHOULD INCLUDE YOUR NECK . .  . AND EARS.

"If everything that we're doing with skincare is about stimulating collagen, renewing skin, supporting the skin from within, then we should do that on the back of our neck as well, so that it stops the accelerated slackening at the front. We put moisturizer on our chins, on our legs, on areas of the body, but so often forget the ears. If you think about it, it's an extension of your face. I always say you want to take your skincare from your jaw down to your chest. I do see in a lot of my work where I'm looking close up at the face, earlobes that have stretched a lot - because they lose their collagen - deep crinkles, and lines. It becomes quite crepey. I think the more that we do to prevent that, the better."


FACIAL MASSAGE IS YOUR BEST FRIEND.

"Some of our massage is really unusual - so much so that lots of people say, 'What machine is that you're using?' when it's just our hands. We're working really deep into the muscle. It's releasing all the tension by getting down into the muscle, but also really working the skin on so many sorts of levels, whether it's lymphatic drainage or for circulation. A lot of the movements are really pinching, rolling, tapping - very fast - and a lot of lifting. Even if we just did a cleanse and did the massage, you would see a kind of lifting and plumpness."

THE ONLY TOOLS YOU NEED ARE YOUR HANDS

"If you're doing a facial massage at home, when you're cleansing or putting on an oil, or cream, put your hands into a loose fist, then face your knuckles towards you, and just roll and knead into the skin. Start from the center of the face and work out towards the ears. The other thing you can do that's really easy is just pinch with your index finger and your thumb. Sometimes just pinching and a bit of slapping and tapping - and your face kind of comes to life."

BUT IF YOU WANT TO GET FANCEY, INVEST IN SOME FACIAL DEVICES.

"The facial lift massager was essentially, 'How do we mimic what we're trying to do with our hands?' We use the knuckles quite a lot in cleansing, so we're literally kneading into the skin, like baking bread. The massager enables you to do some of those movements at home. A steamer is great and in terms of other machines, I love LED. I use a lot of LED in the clinic. If you've got a good LED product at home - I know that people have talked very highly of the Dr. Gennis Gross one - doing that at home a couple of times a week is brilliant. If you've got acne, and you've got an LED mask with blue light in it, I would do it even every day."

IF YOU WANT A JAWLINE, IT'S ALL ABOUT LYMPHATIC DRAINAGE

"We're always looking down at our devices. Try drainage, because a lot of that puffiness is fluid. Some of it is obviously slackening in the skin, but you can just drain out all the lymph nodes with the massaging. Just stroking to pull it out. Always, when you're applying product, do it towards the jawline so you're lifting all the time."

GET A FACIAL ONCE A MONTH

"For maintenance, go once a month. If somebody comes and they've got a specific skin issue, like acne or pigmentation, we might see them once a week for a while, until we get skin into much more of a balance. If you're someone with no particular issues, but you want to maintain it, you want that glow to the skin, then once a month is enough."

DURING PREGNANCY, YOU DON'T NEED TO CHANGE YOUR SKINCARE TOO MUCH

"I don't think you should change too much during it. It depends what happens with the skin. Some people get hormonal imbalance with it, and so they get a lot of breakouts. Then you've got to deal with that, but I think, always in a gentle way. Some people don't get any breakouts, they just get an amazing pregnancy glow, which just stays through the whole pregnancy. So then it's really about hydration. Using things like Vitamin C is great to control pigmentation and to keep the skin really radiant.

I think it depends on the person, and what is going on during their pregnancy, because people respond so differently. But I think if you're one of the lucky ones that just looks great throughout, it's about good facials, massage, using good skincare, and not changing things too much."

BEFORE A BIG EVENT, LIKE A WEDDING, PLAN YOUR SKIN REGIMEN FOR 6 MONTHS AHEAD - NOT JUST THE WEEK OF

"If you have a plan for a wedding and you've got 6 months to do that, we can deal with things in stages rather than thinking, 'Oh my God, we've got to do everything in one, and you've got to look fabulous.' It gives you a chance to actually strengthen up the skin, then we get into some more stronger peels, to really resurface, smooth and tighten.

We'll work on strengthening the skin with oils, particular ingredients and products and supplementation. I work a lot with omega oils, topically and internally. I'll have them take fish oil, flax oil, or omega oil. If their skin is quite prone to breakouts, we'll maybe introduce zinc and B vitamins. Then we start to work on what's happening on the surface of the skin. We use lactic, mandelic, and some combined peels with azelaic acid as well. We also have a liquid facial resurfacer, which is a daily at-home micro-peeling.

A couple of months before the wedding, we start to really focus on plumping, brightening and getting the skin really glowly. It's good to have the facial a week before or 10 days before the wedding, and then not the day before.

How Often Do You Wash Your Pillowcase?

HIGH-QUALITY SKINCARE CAN MAKE A WORLD OF DIFFERENCE IN THE WAY YOU LOOK AND FEEL. BUT IF YOU’VE BEEN CONSISTENTLY FOLLOWING A RODAN + FIELDS REGIMEN AND STILL HAVE SOME ACNE, REDNESS OR IRRITATION, YOU MAY NEED TO MAKE A CHANGE — NAMELY, YOUR PILLOWCASE.

THE GENERAL CONSENSUS IS THAT YOU SHOULD WASH YOUR PILLOWCASES ONCE A WEEK. BUT IF YOU HAVE SENSITIVE, OILY OR ACNE-PRONE SKIN, WASHING IT 2 OR 3 TIMES A WEEK CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE.

THINK ABOUT IT: YOUR HAIR COLLECTS MORE DIRT AND OIL THAN ANY OTHER PART OF YOUR BODY — AND WHERE DOES IT ALL COLLECT AT NIGHT? ON YOUR PILLOWCASE! PUTTING YOUR CLEAN, FRESH FACE AGAINST ALL THIS GRIME FOR EIGHT HOURS A NIGHT CAN CLOG YOUR PORES AND CAUSE IRRITATION. THEN THERE ARE DUST MITES, THE LITTLE CRITTERS THAT LIKE TO INHABIT PILLOWS. THEY CAN LAY EGGS ON YOUR PILLOWCASE AND, IF YOU’RE ALLERGIC TO THEM, THEY CAN CAUSE ITCHY SKIN AND RASHES.

HERE ARE SOME OTHER TIPS WHEN IT COMES TO YOUR PILLOWCASE:

MAKE SURE DUST MITES BITE THE DUST. WASH YOUR PILLOWCASE — AND THE REST OF YOUR BEDDING — IN HOT WATER AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK.

USE A GENTLE DETERGENT. LOOK FOR DETERGENTS THAT ARE ALLERGY-FREE, MADE FOR SENSITIVE SKIN AND FREE OF HARSH CHEMICALS. 

AN OILY FACE OR AN OILY PILLOWCASE? THE OIL LEFT BEHIND BY FABRIC SOFTENERS AND DRYER SHEETS CAN ALSO SEEP INTO YOUR SKIN. USE A DRYER BALL INSTEAD.

SO, IF YOU HAVEN’T CHANGED YOUR PILLOWCASE RECENTLY, MAYBE IT’S TIME. IT JUST MIGHT BE A SKIN-SAVER!

Prom Season! Prepare Now for Perfect Skin

By Mary Radford, RN + Product expert at Rodan + Fields

Let the countdown begin! Prom season is coming up fast, and you are probably excited and a little nervous. As the product-expert-in-residence at Rodan + Fields, I can share one thing you can focus on for the ultimate confidence boost: your skin! Whether you have a couple of months or a couple of hours before the big night, take these steps to feel and look your best. 

Two Months Before Prom 

You’ve got plenty of time for an incredible transformation! 

If you suffer from breakouts, start using Rodan + Fields SPOTLESS for Teen and Young Adult Acne. This 2-step Regimen starts working on Day 1. But it’s most effective when you use it consistently over time. Commit to SPOTLESS twice a day, every day, and in two months you’ll see full results.

It’s always the right time to eat right, drink lots of water and get enough beauty sleep. These healthy habits make a huge difference in your skin all year round, and it’s never too late to start. 

Two Weeks Before Prom 

Get quick, noticeable results with these skincare products.

You can still see benefits even if you start the Rodan + Fields SPOTLESS Regimen now. It’s totally worth it. 

If you haven’t been great about taking off your makeup every single night, ESSENTIALS Instant Makeup Remover Wipes and ESSENTIALS Complete Eye Makeup Remover are your skin’s new BFFs. They’re a quick way to remove makeup along with the everyday pollution, oil and dirt that gets trapped on the surface of your skin. All these things make your skin a breeding ground for bacteria.

For softer, smoother skin on your body, now’s the time for  Micro-Dermabrasion Paste. If you’re new to exfoliation, apply this gentle salt-and-sugar scrub once a week to slough off dead skin cells. (You can also use it on your face.) Then apply  Active Hydration Body Replenish and your skin will feel positively silky! 

Two Days Before Prom

Try a fast, game-changing “glow-to”.

Tan On Demand, anyone? Light, oil-free ESSENTIALS Foaming Sunless Tan  will give you sun-kissed color — without damaging UV rays — in two to four hours. It’s easy to apply, dries quickly and you’ll have time for a touch-up on the day  of. 

Two Hours Before Prom

Get gorgeous with these finishing touches.

Let the excitement begin! After you wash your face, apply  Active Hydration Serumto keep your skin dewy — but not oily — all night long. 

Then instantly even your skin tone with  Radiant Defense Perfecting Liquid. It comes in six shades that you can use alone or mix together. Don’t forget about contouring — a little goes a long way. And set your finish with ENHANCEMENTS Mineral Peptides Powder so your look survives all that dancing!  

Have a magical evening!