Spring Has Sprung! Here's How to Look and Feel Your Best

Smooth lips, a healthy glow and haute hair color are all the rage this Spring

By the LifeMinute Team

March 23, 2016

Spring has sprung, and according to beauty and lifestyle expert Molly Nover-Baker, that means it's time to get serious about your beauty routine. "You want to be in tip top shape for summer."

Pre-Summer Skincare

Your first order of business? Focusing on your skin, especially after those harsh winter months. "I always like to say to use gentle cleansers, moisturize, exfoliate and of course use sun protection. And this includes taking care of the delicate, often sensitive skin on your lips," Nover-Baker says.

So whether you're looking for relief from chapped lips or you want a little shimmer, the Nivea lip care brand offers a wide range of products that can take care of all of your needs, including instant hydration and all-day moisturization.

With natural beeswax and shea butter, Nivea Moisture is the expert's top moisturizing product, as it helps keep your lips from being dry while keeping them soft.

Another option: Nivea Smoothness. Says Nover-Baker: "It's a lightweight formula that keeps your lips hydrated but contains an SPF 15 for sun protection. Truly essential since so many women forget to protect that area."

These products, as well as the other offerings in the Nivea lip care line including Mint & Minerals and Milk & Honey are available an stores nationwide.

Healthy Glow

If you're suffering from a cold or feel one coming on, reach for Cold-EEZE. Here's why: No cold is a match for the number one pharmacist-recommended brand. Their classic cherry lozenge is clinically proven to reduce the length of your cold by nearly half. There are a lot of other effective options in the line as well, including multi-symptom quick melts which dissolve in your mouth without water. Their multi-symptom lozenges also shorten the length of your cold while simultaneously offering relief from the symptoms associated with cold and flu such as cough, congestion and sore throat.

"They're truly essential for anyone who is even beginning to feel a little bit under the weather," says the expert.

Color Reboot

Next as we go into springtime it's the perfect season to give yourself a fresh, new look. "I like to tell my readers that this is the time to try something new. One of my favorite ways of doing that is with hair color. Wella Professional Koleston Perfect Innosense is offering five shades of permanent, natural looking hair color that truly fits all of your lifestyle needs. They're beautiful shades that are inspired by earth tones and mineral hues. They offer up to a hundred percent coverage of gray hairs as well as three levels of lift."

As for color trends, there's a current shift toward natural, subtle color both on and off the runway. This award-winning formula contains a special molecule that will decrease your risk of having an allergic reaction to the hair color.

Looking for a new colorist to freshen up your look? Go to wella.com for a list of talented and sought-after professionals.

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