Beauty Best Bets – Prime Deals for Gorgeous Skin & Smiles

It’s that time of year again, when we shop and save to survive the post-holiday slump. Practical shoppers prioritize linens and homewares, but for beauty warriors Prime Days signal stocking up on beauty essentials and splurges. 

Dr. Medion Spaoxy Gel – Glass Skin Essential

I explored this one-of-a-kind J Beauty holy grail in depth last year in Matcha, Sake, & More: Japanese Skin Care Secrets from the Shiko Beauty Collective and remain wowed. The physician-invented Spaoxy Gel mask harnesses the power of spa carboxytherapy to treat all skin types and concerns in one DIY ritual. The base of botanicals, vitamins, and hyaluronic acid, when mixed and applied to skin, releases carbon dioxide to form an effervescent emulsion that pushes beautifying actives deep into the skin for maximum absorption. Gently exfoliating, oxygenating, and hydrating, even on under-eye bags, the result is bright, dewy, bouncy skin in just 20 minutes. 

Both the original Dr. Medion Spaoxy Gel and the newly launched Vitamin C-packed Dr. Medion Spaoxy Gel Bright Plus are 25% off with the code STAR25, and exclusively available from Shiko Beauty Collective.

NAD+ Boosting Aramore – Age-Disrupting Skin Care from Harvard Scientists

If you haven’t heard of NAD+ (Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide), it’s time for a crash course. This coenzyme that’s found in all living things and is essential to all cell functions, including metabolism and turnover, may well be a microscopic fountain of beauty. Founded by Harvard scientists deeply involved in anti-aging research, the entire Aramore skin care line, and accompanying supplement, supplies the precursors to boost internal NAD+ levels for all manner of skin care concerns – to improve brightness, firmness, radiance, plumpness, softness, and pigmentation. The clean formulations are rich in botanicals and antioxidants for a complete skin care solution.

For Prime, all Aramore products, including the bestselling NAD+ Cell Energizing Treatment, NAD+ Cell Energizing Supplement, NAD+ Renewing Eye Cream, and Retinol Peptide Boosting Serum are 20% on Aramore.Com and Amazon.

Flaus – Dental Hygiene Essential

There are certain universal necessities in life that we can not avoid or at least shouldn’t try – taxes and flossing being at the top of the list. While there are no beauty shortcuts for the former, the latter has been mostly demystified and simplified by Flaus – my fave beauty and wellness discovery of 2023. The ease and efficiency of this ergonomically-designed electronic flossing device will convert even the most anti-flossing diehards. With a curved shape that fits all teeth, even the tricky-to-reach ones in the back, it provides up to 18,000 sonic vibrations per minute. In just 2 minutes, Flaus removes the tiniest food particles while massaging the gums for dental hygiene you can be proud of at your next cleaning.

The Electric Flosser Starter Kit, including electric flosser, charging base, recyclable floss heads, and USB charging cable is 21% and a 3-month supply of Flaus Head Refills are both 21% off at Amazon.

Happy Prime Shopping!!!

Gesha-Marie Bland

STAFF WRITER & SENIOR EDITOR

Not bland at all. Gesha-Marie Bland is an essayist, Vanity Fair-published film and television writer, and unrepentant beauty junkie who jumpstarted her career at NYU’s Master’s Program in Cinema Studies. In homage to her beauty icons Jeanne Moreau, Dolly Parton, and Grace Jones, she is forever in search of the perfect cat-eye liner, a killer pair of heels, and unforgettable statement accessories. Currently NYC-based, this dual American-French citizen still wears all-black and has a soft spot for clean beauty, pharmaceutical-grade actives, and most ingredients sourced from vineyards in the south of France. She loves New Wave cinema, Mary Gaitskill’s fiction, Spain, and matcha double-shots. After selling "The Ripper," her Alexander McQueen-Issie Blow biopic to the Cannes-winning production company Maven Pictures, she remains convinced fashion and couture are the next frontiers for edgy cinematic stories.