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April 18, 2016
Men’s Skincare Favorites for Your #MCM
Happy Man Crush Monday! Whether your man crush is your boyfriend, your husband or an A-list celeb, Murad has the high-performance skincare to bring out his crush-worthy glow. We asked a few celebrity makeup artists to share with us their favorite Murad skincare products to use on male clients or themselves. Celebrate your man crush and help him discover his best-looking skin with one of these #MCM must-haves.
“AHA/BHA Exfoliating Cleanser is very gentle, and it doesn’t strip the skin. I have oily skin, but as I’ve grown older, I hate that taut feeling that some cleansers leave (which I used to love in my 20s). Not with this. It cleanses, but leaves the skin feeling…like skin!”
– Roberto Baez, celebrity makeup artist
“Time Release Acne Cleanser is nice because it’s gentle enough that I could use it without any irritation, and it didn’t leave my skin feeling dehydrated.”
– Justin Tyme, celebrity makeup artist
“Oil-Control Mattifier was a hit for my men’s catalog shoot in Spain. The guys were not just protected with SPF, but the mattifier really worked! One day, I forgot to apply it, and I immediately noticed the difference. My men were a lot shinier and were not too happy when I had to apply powder every other shot.”
– Alexandra Schafer, celebrity makeup artist
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April 14, 2016
Music Festival Skincare Survival Guide
Music, friends and fun in the sun—what’s not to love about spring and summer music festivals? But hours spent in the sun, endless celebrations and lack of sleep can take a real toll on your skin. Don’t worry though; you can still take care of your skin while dancing the night away and making great memories with your friends.
Before you take off to a weekend-long music festival, make sure to adapt your skincare routine to stay bright and beautiful for all those impromptu photo ops. Sure, it might be tempting to ditch your regular skincare regimen for just a few days, but it’s not as tough as it sounds.
Follow these festival skincare guidelines to keep your skin hydrated, glowing and healthy during the party and after you get home.
During the Festival:
Wear (and Reapply) SPF
The most important thing you can do for your skin during long days at an outdoor music festival is keep it protected and hydrated with an SPF moisturizer. With few places to hide from the scorching sun-rays, it’s crucial to apply and reapply SPF to any exposed areas every 90 minutes.
We recommend our bestselling, antioxidant-rich Essential-C Day Moisture Broad Spectrum SPF 30 | PA+++, which not only protects your skin, but also helps improve skin’s radiance, firmness and elasticity. If your skin is more on the oily side, try Anti-Aging Moisturizer Broad Spectrum SPF 30 | PA+++. This lightweight formula hydrates without causing blemishes while defending against early signs of aging. And don’t forget to pack a hat!
Cleanse on the Go
Come prepared to battle dust, dirt and sweat with Murad’s Clarifying Wipes. These pre-moistened wipes make it easy to fit in a quick mid-day cleanup to help keep skin clear by removing dirt, bacteria and pore-clogging oil. Just don’t forget to reapply your SPF moisturizer after using the wipes.
Refresh with Toner
Wake up tired skin and cool off with a hydrating spritz of toner. Murad’s Hydrating Toner replenishes lost moisture to refresh skin. It’s a lightweight mist that rehydrates as it neutralizes surface impurities. No sink or soap required—just a refreshing spritz or two.
Post Festival:
Return to Radiance
When the party is over, your skin will likely be suffering from the post-festival blues and craving some much-needed TLC. Treat your skin to a hydrating treatment mask to brighten, smooth and hydrate to restore skin’s natural glow. We recommend our Intensive-C® Radiance Peel, which helps improve skin’s radiance after just one application.
Get a Deep Clean
Regular body wash is just not going to cut it when it comes to washing off all that sweat, dirt and grime. We recommend Murad’s Acne Body Wash. This anti-acne body cleanser treats and helps prevent body breakouts. Glycolic and Salicylic Acids work together to penetrate and deep clean pores to fight breakouts while Green Tea and Licorice Root Extracts soothe irritated skin.
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Essential-C Day Moisture
$60.00
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Anti-Aging Moisturizer
$48.00
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Clarifying Wipes
$18.00
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Hydrating Toner
$28.00
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Intensive-C Radiance Peel
$55.00
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Acne Body Wash
$40.00
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April 7, 2016
Get the Look: Naturally Pretty
Beauty Influencer and Vlogger Teni Panosian has created 2 beautiful makeup looks, featuring one of her favorite products, Invisiblur Perfecting Shield Broad Spectrum SPF 30 | PA+++.
“Invisiblur is such a rare product and packs everything I need into one: smooth and lightweight primer for my makeup, protective SPF, and anti-aging properties. Can’t ask for more than that!” said Teni.
Follow the below steps to achieve Teni’s first makeup look: naturally pretty for day and stay tuned for her Party Perfect Night Look coming soon!
1. Apply Murad Invisiblur Perfecting Shield to clean face.
2. Follow with favorite foundation. Apply concealer under eyes, around mouth and on forehead. Blend darker foundation, and apply small contour lines at hollows of cheekbones, around hairline, at jawline, and on nose.
3. Apply matte pink blush to cheeks for a pop of healthy color, and finish with highlighter at high points of cheekbones.
4. Apply primer to eyelid, and base with vanilla followed by medium-brown shadow. Apply darker brown shadow to outer corners. Apply shimmery-rose and white-gold shadows to inner corners. Fill brows, and finish with liner and mascara.
5. Finish with soft pink lipstick, and top with pink lip gloss.
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Invisiblur Perfecting Shield
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March 29, 2016
Pro Tips with Celebrity Makeup Artist Nikki DeRoest
There’s a right way and a wrong way to apply concealer to cover dark spots and blemishes. If done right, you won’t even look like you’re wearing makeup. Celebrity makeup artist Nikki DeRoest shares her best tips and techniques in this video tutorial. Plus, she explains how to lighten your sun spots, age spots and hyper-pigmentation so you can use less concealer.
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Blackhead and Pore Clearing Duo
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March 25, 2016
March Mask-ness Sweepstakes
It’s not too late to enter for a chance to win our March Mask-ness Sweepstakes! Ten lucky winners will receive our collection of masks: Age-Diffusing Firming Mask, Blackhead & Pore Clearing Duo, Clarifying Mask, and Intensive-C® Radiance Peel. The deadline to enter is April 6, 2016.
If you don’t already use a weekly treatment mask or peel, you’re missing out on some serious skin benefits. Consistently using a high-performance mask that targets your skin concerns can actually intensify the results of your skincare regimen. And that’s definitely worth the extra 10 minutes it takes to use a mask.
Age-Diffusing Firming Mask is a great mask to use if your skin is dry or if you’re experiencing loss of skin elasticity, fine lines and wrinkles. This luxuriously rich cream mask restores a firm, resilient tone and relieves dehydrated skin. Brazilian Fruit Extracts plump skin to reduce the appearance of wrinkles, and Phytoestrogens improve elasticity and help smooth skin.
Clarifying Mask is the perfect go-to mask for anyone battling breakouts and oily skin. This clay-based mask absorbs dirt and oil as it draws out impurities for a clearer complexion. Sulfur helps reduce the severity of acne blemishes, while Licorice Root Extract and Zinc Oxide help support healing.
Here’s how to enter our March Mask-ness Sweepstakes:
Follow @MuradSkincare on Instagram.
“Like” our March Mask-ness photo.
Fill out our entry form for a chance to win all 4 of our masks!
Increase your chances of winning by reposting our March Mask-ness photo with #MuradSkincare. And don’t forget to tag your friends!
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Age-Diffusing Firming Mask
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Clarifying Mask
$38.00
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March 23, 2016
How to Detox Your Skin
We all know how important it is to eat healthy, drink a lot of water, and wear sunscreen to maintain glowing, hydrated skin. But that, combined with a daily skincare routine, is not always enough. Sometimes our skin needs a little extra love, and we highly recommend a good skin detox. Alyssa from Murad’s Education Department shows us her favorite skin detox recipe in this video tutorial.
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Skin Smoothing Polish
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Essential-C Day Moisture
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Blackhead and Pore Clearing Duo
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March 21, 2016
Give Your Skincare Routine a Tune-up with Toner
If you’re not using toner as part of your skincare routine, you don’t know what you’re missing! Toner is often overlooked, but Dr. Murad recommends using it to replenish lost moisture and prepare your skin before applying treatment products. Plus, the Murad beauty team suggests using toner as a setting spray after makeup application.
Using a toner will not only rehydrate and balance your skin, but it’s essential to long-lasting, budge-proof makeup. Murad’s bestselling Hydrating Toner neutralizes surface impurities and restores skin’s natural pH balance so makeup goes on easier. Many women find they even wear less makeup when they add toner to their skincare routine.
We suggest applying Murad’s Hydrating Toner right after cleansing and before applying treatment products. This balancing toner helps lock in moisture and preps skin for smooth and flawless makeup application.
Pro Tip #1: Once your makeup is on, grab Hydrating Toner for a quick spritz to set your makeup for all-day perfection. This keeps you looking radiant and dewy all day long.
Pro Tip #2: If you need a quick pick-me-up during the day, keep Hydrating Toner on your desk (or your purse or gym bag) for a blast of refreshment.
This product has Grape Seed, Peach and Cucumber Extracts, so it will instantly soothe and refresh your skin.
The right toner can give your skin a healthy dose of what it needs to look younger, fresher, and smoother, immediately after cleansing and throughout the day. Skipping this step is cheating your skin of more of the beneficial ingredients it needs to look, live and feel its best.
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March 20, 2016
Spring Clean Your Skin: Winter to Spring Skincare
Spring is here, and that means it’s time to talk about switching up your skincare routine to prepare for the change of seasons. Regardless of your skin type, the transition from winter to spring can be rough on your skin.
In the dry winter months, our parched skin requires a heavier moisturizer. But as heat and humidity rise, the skin’s natural oil production increases as well. So this means using lighter moisturizers and more sun protection.
But that’s not all. To look your best this season, you’ll also want to make some adjustments to how you cleanse and treat your skin. Here are our top 5 suggestions to spring clean your skincare routine:
Exfoliate. Skin tends to be less sensitive when humidity is higher, thanks to the added moisture in the air. So now is the time to use scrubs and light exfoliating peels to brighten the appearance of your skin. Murad’s AHA/BHA Exfoliating Cleanser helps with skin renewal and deep cleansing, while giving you a smooth canvas for treatment products and makeup.
Switch to a Lighter Moisturizer. Higher temperatures result in oilier skin for everyone, not just those with a tendency toward oily skin. It’s important to switch to a lighter moisturizer in spring. Our Essential-C Day Moisture Broad Spectrum SPF 30 is an antioxidant-rich moisturizer that protects your skin from sun damage, while still providing lightweight hydration.
Add an Antioxidant Serum. Even when you have sunscreen on, your skin is exposed to damaging free radicals. UV exposure, air pollution and toxins all create free radicals that lead to environmental damage. An antioxidant serum will help counteract that damage, and now’s a great time to add it to your skincare routine. Murad’s Advanced Active Radiance® Serum reverses visible signs of environmental damage, while also boosting brightness and clarity.
Experiment with Essence. Essence beauty products are having their moment in the spotlight, thanks to the K-beauty trend. An essence formula is highly concentrated with active ingredients and is designed to prepare the skin for treatment. Our first-ever essence product, Hydro-Dynamic® Quenching Essence, is a silky, weightless formula that optimizes the skin’s capacity to retain hydration, leaving it soft, plump and youthful. It also leaves the skin with a dewy glow that is perfect for springtime.
Spring Clean Your Pores with a Professional Facial. If you want to give your skin a little extra TLC after the harsh winter months, we recommend seeing an esthetician and getting a professional facial. It’s an excellent way to jumpstart your skincare for spring. The team at our Murad Inclusive Health Spa® and Massage Envy are amazing when it comes to keeping your skin hydrated and refreshed.
Remember, spring cleaning is not just for your closet! Your skincare regimen needs an overhaul, too. We hope our tips will help you transition from winter to spring with fresh, fabulous skin.
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AHA/BHA Exfoliating Cleanser
$36.00
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Essential-C Day Moisture
$60.00
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Advanced Active Radiance Serum
$90.00
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Hydro-Dynamic® Quenching Essence
$78.00
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March 17, 2016
Skincare Essentials After a Long Night Out
If you’re heading out to a St. Patrick’s Day party, we hope you have fun! But we’d like to offer you some quick and easy tips on how to take care of your skin when you get home from celebrating.
The most important thing to do is wash your face, even if you don’t want to (we’ve all been there). It will just take a minute, and it is SO worth it. Your skin will thank you in the morning.
We’ve put together a simple, but effective, 3-step regimen to give your face some love after a night out on the town. It will take you less than 5 minutes, and you will wake up looking refreshed and rehydrated, rather drab and dry.
Step 1: Remove your makeup. Grab Murad’s Renewing Cleansing Cream and gently massage it into your skin. Rinse with warm water and pat dry. Renewing Cleansing Cream is a non-drying formula that soothes your skin and washes away excess surface oil, makeup and impurities.
Step 2: Hydrate with toner. It’s super quick; just a few spritzes. So easy, but so effective. Murad’s Hydrating Toner replenishes lost moisture and restores your skin’s natural pH balance. And it smells amazing.
Step 3: Treat and moisturize. Mix 1 part Hydro-Dynamic® Quenching Essence with 1 part Hydro-Dynamic® Ultimate Moisture on the back of your hand. Then apply all over your face and neck. This powerful combo will give you long-lasting hydration and restore suppleness.
That’s it! All you have to do now is put on your pajamas and jump into bed for a good night’s sleep. Also, remember to drink lots of water, especially if you’ve been enjoying St. Patrick’s Day spirits.
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Renewing Cleansing Cream
$36.00
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Hydrating Toner
$28.00
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Hydro-Dynamic® Quenching Essence
$78.00
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Hydro-Dynamic® Ultimate Moisture
$72.00
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March 15, 2016
March Mask-ness Sweepstakes
It’s our March Mask-ness Sweepstakes! Enter for a chance to win all 4 of our masks: Age-Diffusing Firming Mask, Blackhead & Pore Clearing Duo, Clarifying Mask, and Intensive-C® Radiance Peel. Ten winners will be chosen.
Spring is just around the corner, and it’s the perfect time to add a high-performance treatment mask to your skincare regimen. Whether your skin is oily, dry or combination, we have a mask to make your skin glow this spring.
Blackhead & Pore Clearing Duo is our 2-step mask to help reduce blackheads and seal pores for the ultimate protection against pore-clogging impurities. First, the mask, containing Volcanic Mineral Clay and Baby’s Breath Extract, works to extract stubborn impurities from deep within pores. Step 2 seals skin against pore-clogging impurities, with ingredients like Pomegranate Seed Oil to tighten pores and refine the complexion.
Intensive-C® Radiance Peel is a great mask for anyone who loves the outdoors and may be showing signs of environmental damage. This fast-acting mask brightens, smooths and hydrates for a radiant glow. Glycolic Acid exfoliates to accelerate turnover of dark, damaged cells, while Myrtle Extract boosts youthful resilience and elasticity.
Here’s how to enter our March Mask-ness Sweepstakes:
Follow @MuradSkincare on Instagram.
“Like” our March Mask-ness photo.
Fill out our entry form for a chance to win all 4 of our masks!
Increase your chances of winning by reposting our March Mask-ness photo with #MuradSkincare. And don’t forget to tag your friends!
The deadline to enter is April 6, 2016. Good luck!
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Blackhead and Pore Clearing Duo
$52.00
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Intensive-C Radiance Peel
$55.00
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