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Originally Posted On: January Editors’ Picks 2021 — Spa and Beauty Today

2021 is finally here, and what better way to start off the new year than with the latest innovations in beauty and wellness? Some of this month’s highlights include:

• Stone diffusers that each triggers a unique mood and emotion

• A lemonade-inspired facial scrub

• Celestial shimmer body mist

• Jennifer Lopez’s new skincare line

• Portable mini bonfires you can use anywhere outdoors

• Lip balm with color-enhancing technology that mixes with natural body chemistry to create the perfect color

• Silicone body patches that treat the appearance of stretch marks and scars

• The latest launches from Bath & Body Works, [comfort zone], Dermalogica, LUSH, Maison Margiela, OLEHENRIKSEN, Phytomer, Tatcha, Yon-Ka Paris, and many more…

Read on to discover and shop Spa & Beauty Today’s January Editors’ Picks. Let us know if you have any favorites and if there are any products we missed that you think should make the list!

Treat yourself to a skin-softening soak with this therapeutic blend of nourishing sweet almond and apricot kernel oils along with Pink Himalayan, Pacific Sea, and Epsom salts. The experience is enhanced by the deep forest aroma of cedar, spruce, and fir with delicate hints of amber, musk, and petrichor at the base.

This nourishing serum was designed specifically for the delicate eye area to hydrate, smooth, and brighten. Aurelia’s probiotic ingredients manage inflammation and promote the production of collagen and hyaluronic acid, while their signature eye complex reduces wrinkles for smooth, radiant skin. Arnica extract helps manage dark circles, and natural shea butter provides gentle nourishment for the whole eye area.

Perfect for sensitive skin, when these dry wipes are activated with water, they remove excess oil and slough off dead skin cells. Ingredients include naturally-antimicrobial glycerine and betaine, an amino acid that conditions the skin to plump, hydrate, and keep you youthful-looking. The hyaluronate properties of these wipes attract and bond to water, helping to penetrate much-needed moisture into the deeper layers of the skin, giving you fresh, clean, and hydrated skin that lasts all day (or night) long!

Satisfy those sweet cravings with the perfect guilt-free treat that will make any room smell like heaven! This 3-wick, soy wax blend candle is made with natural essential oils and features the delectable notes of sweet wildberry jam, powdered donut, and brown sugar crumble with essential oils.

This limited-edition set features the brand’s super-potent mask and tea duo to keep you feeling vibrant, inside and out. Comes with one NO SHADE modeling mask treatment and two NO SHADE herbal tea sachets.

This unique, satin finish balm applies smoothly and packs an antioxidant punch with vitamins A, C, and E while locking in moisture and promoting healing. Infused with kukui nut oil and features color-enhancing technology that mixes with your natural body chemistry to give the perfect flush of color to your pout. Available in Vanilla, Guava, and Coconut.

Enhance bath time with CBD Living Bath Salts, which contain 500 mg Broad-Spectrum Nano CBD per container and about 7 mg CBD per heaping scoop. CBD Living’s Proprietary Skin Retention Technology allows nutrients to better penetrate the layers of the skin and stay on the skin longer for lasting relief. Lavender, lemon, and ylang ylang oil soothe and relax the body while sweet almond oil, apricot oil, avocado oil, and hemp oil moisturize dry, tired skin. Available in four scents:(Soothing Eucalyptus, Relaxing Lavender, Refreshing Coconut Lime, and Zenful Amber Bergamot.

This new beauty and skincare line features 15 luxury products that fuse cbdMD’s patent-pending Superior Broad Spectrum CBD formula with all-natural plant-based oils and nutrients to enrich skin. Formulated without the use of parabens, cbdMD Botanicals products are vegan, cruelty-free, non-GMO, and gluten-free. cbdMD Botanicals offers consumers luxury botanical skincare, while at the same time, being cost-conscious. The line includes facial oil, serum, toner, moisturizers, exfoliant, and more. View the entire line here.

These tinted lip + cheek balms keeps lips and cheeks flushed while adding moisture with a vibrant pop of color. Shea butter and cupuacu butter enhance a natural, radiant glow. Available in Rose, Mauve, and Watermelon. EWG Verified Clean, dermatologist tested, hypoallergenic, fragrance-free, and no animal testing.

If you’re looking for a great portable heat source but would like to avoid smoke and ashes, this portable bonfire is the perfect substitution for a messy fire pit. It uses non-toxic FDA food grade soy wax, is super easy to light, and provides 3-4 hours of burn time. The S’mores kit includes graham crackers, marshmallows and chocolate for a safe and enjoyable roasting experience.

The brand’s Sacred Nature Skincare Range is its first bio-regenerative line and is formulated with antioxidant botanicals. The products are aimed at modern-day factors that impact skin, such as climate change and environmental stressors. Sacred Nature is also formulated with a unique Scientific Garden Extract, which is created from three plants found in the Davines Scientific Garden in Italy. This organic, fragrance-free cleansing balm features organic Buriti oil and can be used on the face and eyes. When it comes in contact with water, it turns into a milk and effectively removes makeup and impurities. For both young and mature skin.

COOLA has launched its first skincare collection to improve skin’s resilience against environmental stressors, which includes this organic, multi-tasking mask that blends ultra-hydrating snow mushroom extract, vitamin-C rich Kakadu plum, hyaluronic acid, and a plant-derived Full Spectrum 360° complex. The collection also includes a facial cleansing gel, renewal serum, facial exfoliator, moisturizer, and rosewater mist face spray. See the full collection here.

New Enhanced Silicone Fusion Body Patches use the same patented technology to treat the appearance of stretch marks and scars that are formed during or post-pregnancy. This new, bigger design is specifically engineered to cover more surface area (tummy, sides, buttocks, and thighs) to treat larger areas. They boost the body’s own ability to produce collagen for smoother looking skin, enhances skin appearance by increasing skin moisture levels, and are dermatologist tested and hypoallergenic. Patches are reusable and can be worn up to 15 – 30 times

This firming serum is a skin care workout for your neck and décolleté! Rye seed extract works with a novel Palmitoyl Tripeptide-42 and rambutan extract to deliver retinol-like results, visibly smoothing, firming, and toning skin. Flex Lift Contour Technology provides a visible lifting and tightening effect, smoothes fine lines, and helps protect skin against pollution, which can lead to premature signs of skin aging. A Resurrection Plant-inspired polysaccharide helps strengthen skin’s moisture barrier for a smooth, even appearance. Griffonia seed extract provides antioxidant defense to help safeguard results against free radicals.

This velvety smooth, precise waterproof pencil eyeliner glides on smoothly without pulling or tugging, creating an easily blended finish. Once it sets, it won’t smear, flake or budge. Available in classic black and a stunning bold blue. color.

he dpl® IIa light therapy panel uses an advanced LED light therapy panel that can treat wrinkles and acne, at the same time! Use it on your entire face, neck, chest, hands, legs, back, and decollete. Features three treatment options and the largest treatment area available. The treatment takes just minutes a day and is a relaxing way to beautify and unwind!

This innovative overnight tanning cream delivers a natural sun-kissed glow. The rich, luxurious formula is infused with a touch of buildable color plus antioxidant-dense Brazilian skin conditioners like cacay and babassu seed oils, and shea and cupuacu butters. Skin looks and feels healthier, instantly and over time!

This limited edition, fragrance-free version of Elemis’ bestselling cleansing balm melts away makeup and impurities for a glowing complexion. It can be used safely around the eyes and is perfect for all skin types, including sensitive, and it has the same 3-in-1 transformative texture for the ultimate cleansing experience. The mineral oil-free formula nourishes the skin as a balm, easily removes makeup as a cleansing oil, and hydrates as a cleansing milk. Formulated with a blend of moisturizing oils rich in fatty acids, this anti-aging cleanser helps to smooth the look of fine lines and wrinkles to reveal a glowing and youthful-looking complexion.

This beautiful solid face oil is blended with luxurious camellia oil, pink tourmaline gemstones, and marula oil to soften and deeply hydrate skin. Melt a small dab into your palm, close your eyes, and let your senses guide you as you massage in to reveal your healthiest glow.

The perfect size to carry wherever you go, this portable “pick-me-up” allows you to carry wellness with you throughout the day. Lighten your senses with this fragrant oil that inspires self-confidence and optimism. The harmonious blend of essential oils includes the spirit-lifting aromatic of jasmine, gardenia, and rose geranium to provide a burst of happiness, whilst the vibrancy of bergamot and sweet orange serve as a fragrant reminder to count your blessings.

This highly stable 10% vitamin C serum instantly brightens, smooths, and visibly firms skin while helping to repair and protect against free radical, UV, and blue light damage. Supports skin’s natural collagen production and provides balanced moisturization to improve tone and reduce dryness.

This DermaFix Blemish Moisturizer is 90% derived from natural ingredients to hydrate blemish-prone skin. This lightweight, non-medicated blend of green tea and calamine was developed to calm skin while soothing and controlling excess oil secretion. It will also help maintain a healthy and clear complexion.

Hempz’s new Fresh Fusions Pink Citron & Mimosa Flower Collection features a powerful fusion of bright citrus, tropical flower, energy-rich hemp seed oil, vitamins, and electrolytes, and each formula builds upon one another for ultimate body hydration. This daily, lightweight, citrusy hydrating mist helps energize and keep skin moisturized. Collection also includes a body moisturizer and a body cleansing oil.

This heat-activated, super-smoothing, transformative formula starts as a thick cream and then melts immediately into your hair when you blow-dry. It provides lasting sleekness and shine (without added weight) while promoting better hair health. Ingredients include spirulina protein to strengthen and nourish tresses; innovative bonding polymers that mimic the frizz-fighting, high-shine coating of a keratin treatment when activated by heat; and shea butter to deliver moisture, restoring hair’s softness and flexibility.

Now available in a convenient pocket size, this 5-in-1-breakthrough formula is a serum, moisturizer, sheer coverage, sunscreen, and blue light/pollution protector. An instant skin beautifier that gives natural coverage and a dewy, glowy finish, while also protecting against UVA and UVB sunlight and oxidative stress caused from blue light.

From Jennifer Lopez’s new skincare line, this custom-designed mask is infused with 1 ounce of That JLo Glow in a Multitasking Serum and is formulated to visibly tighten and lift. This cutting-edge two-piece molds to contours for targeted delivery and deeper penetration of powerhouse active ingredients including JLo Beauty Olive Complex, Japanese rice sake and yeast-derived ferments, and a sugar-derived matrix.

Part of JOAH Beauty’s new Crystal Glow Collection, this tinted moisturizer stick can be worn alone or under makeup for an all-over glow. It’s formulated with CrystalideTM-Bio-highlighter Peptide–a unique composition of 4 amino acids that exerts a bio-harmonious effect within the skin preventing protein breakdown, while simultaneously stimulating production of a new protein a-cristalin. Available in 10 shades. The collection also includes a Jelly Bomb Highlighter and Refreshing Luminizer Skin Mist.

This fragrance-free, non-greasy eye cream revives eyes with antioxidant-rich super fruits, vitamin C and advanced technology. The soothing, protective and renewing eye cream will help diminish the appearance of fine lines, wrinkles, and dull-looking skin. Made with Australian plum (Kakadu plum) to protect from pollution and free radical damage and restore suppleness, smoothness, and radiance.

This clean lip gloss feels wonderful to apply with a plush applicator that luxuriously hugs lips. Immediately, lips feel comforted and appear ultra-shiny and smooth with less-visible lines and signs of irritation. With consistent use, this gloss is shown to visibly increase lip volume and decrease lines. Includes MAXI-LIP, which is clinically shown to visibly increase lip volume by 40% and decrease the look of wrinkles by 29%, in addition to shea butter and rosehip Oil: Makes lips feel pillowy soft.

The Pick Me Up Potion is beauty in a bottle! Each of the three delicious flavors is packed with skin-loving ingredients like CBD, hyaluronic acid, glutathione, resveratrol, vitamin C, and vitamin E. The three flavors include: Dragon Fruit Rose, Cucumber Watermelon, and Mango Turmeric.

This new vegan fragrance smells like candy sugar almonds and includes rose oil, sandalwood oil, and violet leaf absolute. Spritz directly onto your wrists and neck for an immediate dose of your favorite aroma.

Designed to provide a relaxing and beneficial facial massage, this sculpting roller reduces puffiness, stimulates lymphatic drainage to reduce water retention in the face and neck; firms, tones, and sculpts your complexion; increases circulation, which will help brighten the skin and relax the muscles; and refreshes the skin and achieves an instant glow.

This gentle yet powerful underboob deodorant is designed to leave you fresh while absorbing excess moisture throughout the day. Corn starch is the secret to dryness and a high content of aloe juice and cucumber water will leave you with an instantly refreshing feel. Made without aluminum, talc or parabens

This luxury candle recreates the soothing atmosphere of a hot, foaming bath with the delicate aroma of soap bubble accord and coconut essence. Paired with white musk and patchouli, the comfort of a thick towel is made tangible as the fragrance fills the room.

This hydrating eye cream de-puffs and smooths for more radiant-looking under eyes. Powered by revitalizing caffeine and replenishing plant-derived squalane, this new addition effectively hydrates, and depuffs under eyes while reducing the appearance of dark circles. Formulated with moisture-loving sodium hyaluronate, nourishing jojoba oil, and rejuvenating Terminalia Arjuna extract to help you achieve luminous under eyes.

This high-performance face oil provides a rich source of powerful natural antioxidants and essential fatty acids to revitalize and nourish your skin. Highlighted ingredients include pomegranate seed oil, seaberry oil, argan oil, and ylang ylang oil. The revolutionary formula beautifully sinks in to reduce the look of fine lines and wrinkles, leaving your skin noticeably younger-looking, replenished, and glowy!

Amplify your inner radiance with gold-infused essential waters of vetiver and neroli. Celestial Body is a sensual and shimmering hair and body mist that will leave you glowing from head to toe! Shake well and spray all over for a radiant finish.

Now available in Lilac and Copper, these conditioning masks can be used to play with fashion colors, enhance your existing shade or extend color between salon visits. The collection now consists of nine, commitment-free shades for beautifully colored hair that looks and feels healthy. Individual results will vary and depend on hair’s starting condition and shade. Refer to the shade chart to determine which shades will work best for you. Ingredients include an amino acid blend, apricot kernel oil, hydrolyzed soy protein, panthenol, and Polyquaternium-70, a conditioning ingredient that helps create healthy-looking hair, while providing frizz control, shine retention, detangling, and conditioning benefits.

The brand’s Vegan Series contains a special and carefully blended protein complex from sprouted and ancient grains, providing a multi-complex protein matrix. The vegan formula brings you a well-balanced protein source rich in minerals, vitamins and amino acids. With 25g of protein per serving, the gluten-free and non-GMO formula is an organic blend of pea, pumpkin seed, and brown rice. Available in five delicious flavors: French Vanilla Wafer Sundae, Strawberry Shortcake, Peanut Butter Parfait, Fudge Brownie, and Unflavored.

This trio will brighten and boost your complexion, and so much more. Products include:

• Vitamin K Brightening Eye Complex ($82): This silky-smooth eye cream combines illuminating vitamin K with horse chestnut flower extract and niacinamide to brighten the appearance of dark circles and revitalize tired eyes.

• Narcissus Poeticus & French Algae Brightening Essence ($58): A potent blend of Narcissus Poeticus and French Algae absorb deeply to target discoloration and help fight the appearance of hyperpigmentation.

• Vitamin C Revitalizing Lotion ($68): An ultra-light daily moisturizer blends vitamins A, C, and E with kudzu extract to help boost radiance and energize the skin.

These pads are saturated with 10% glycolic acid and 0.5% salicylic acid, two ingredients that are known to help clear your complexion, reduce the buildup of dead skin, and leave your face feeling clean and smooth. These pads also help minimize the appearance of pores, fine lines, wrinkles, and hyperpigmentation. Includes 28 biodegradable pads.

This refreshing, exfoliating scrub quickly and visibly retexturizes, polishes, and reduces the size of pores with AHAs, lemon peel, and sugar. High-potency AHAs help loosen and lift dead skin cells, while lemon peel powder and sugar exfoliants gently sweep away rough skin. Plus holy basil and chamomile help calm and soothe your skin!

For the month of January, Ornami has redesigned the packaging of their nourishing Let That Mango Body Butter (featuring squalene and calendula oil) with a blank line: “Let That _____ Go,” so you can fill in the space with whatever toxic energy you’re ditching in 2021. (The product also comes with a mini Sharpie!) The daily reminder is an alternative to that sticky note on the mirror and combines physical and mental self-care.

The nutrient-rich formula moisturizes and conditions dry skin, reduces the appearance of blemishes, relieves itchy and peeling skin, and soothes and promotes healing of skin. Ornami is also hosting a #letitglow giveaway and will be offering participants a chance to win a Self-Love Vibe Box! To enter, take a picture of your affirmation written on the body butter container and post the photo to your IG feed or story tagging @ornamiskincare with the hashtag #letitglow. Contest runs from 1/2/2021-1/31/2021.

This lightweight serum drenches skin with a 75% hyaluronic acid complex. A 3% HydraFence solution provides up to 120 hours of enhanced hydration, while a 5% ceramide complex formula reduces the look of fine lines and wrinkles. Mineral-rich malachite complex helps removes surface impurities, so skin is left with a hydrated, youthful-looking glow.

At the cutting-edge of marine biotechnology, this milky serum provides an instantly smoothing finish and plumps skin, while facial contours appear visibly slim. Day after day, skin appears firmer and more toned, facial contours appear redefined, and the complexion is more luminous. Ingredients include GMR – Global Marine Reshaper, which redensifies the skin’s support structure, consolidates the architecture of the skin, and improves cell cohesion on the surface of the skin; and eco-chlorella stimulates the structural proteins of the skin for a firming and anti-slackening effect. Also includes a cocktail of three firming ingredients: Marine Mannitol brown algae, Silene organic plant, and Adenosine.

The newest addition to the brand’s clean product line, this multi-use balm stick is fragrance-free, nontoxic and offers easy application and absorption so you can swipe it on your face or body when your skin needs an instant boost of hydration. Formulated with a blend of ingredients that includes 100% sugarcane-derived squalane for weightless hydration, Bisabolol to calm and soothe irritation, and ceramide N, which form san effective barrier against moisture loss.

This highly effective topical features a potent combination of hemp-based nano-optimized cannabinoids and a pinch of menthol for more added absorption. Additional ingredients include argan oil, shea butter, jojoba oil, cucumber extract, peppermint oil, and more. Comes in an easy pump application bottle for convenient use. To use, apply on desired areas and massage until completely absorbed for ultimate relief.

These ultra-creamy prismatic eyeshadows offer an unapologetically smooth and dynamic color finish. The ultra-creamy prismatic color features a polished crystal finish and a high level of pearl. Suspended gel technology formula provides a bouncy texture and rich color without fallout. Can be used dry or wet, and is crease-proof and smudge-proof. Available in six different palettes. Pictured: The Big Bang.

Find your radiant finish with this light-optimizing foundation. The water-resistant formula provides SPF 30 protection and buildable coverage that won’t easily transfer, crease, smudge or fade. It is also non-comedogenic and dermatologist tested. Ingredients include light-adjusting technology to visibly lift, refine and smooth skin; radiant microcrystals to correct the look of shadows created by fine lines and wrinkles, and transparent luminous pearl to visually counteract hyperpigmentation. Available in 30 stunning shades to match all skin tones.

Keep lips hydrated with these day-to-night lip rescue essentials enriched with hyaluronic acid, vitamin E, and jojoba oil. The trio includes:

• Daytime Lip Nourishment ($16): Moisturizing, dewy lip balm that soothes, conditions, and restores lips in a tinted, Ph-activated sheer color.

• All-Day Lip Treatment ($18): Hydrating lip gloss that nourishes lips in a pH activated shimmer.

• Overnight Lip Therapy ($18): Conditioning lip mask soothes, softens while you sleep.

This three-in-one serum contains lactic acid from Hadasei-3 and is balanced by squalane and hyaluronic acid—two substances native to skin from birth that diminish with age. Together, these replenishing ingredients work to make your skin look smoother, plumper, and dewier.

Truly Beauty has expanded their popular Hemp Jelly Anti-Blemish Facial Cleanser into a full body line! Designed to control and prevent acne, the Hemp Jelly Baby Bundle features CBD and salicylic acid in all five of its products. The line includes an Anti-Blemish Facial Cleanser, Toning Solution, Facial Serum, Body Cleanser, and a Body Mask.

This grab-n-go body stick features nourishing oils and butters that lock in moisture and keep skin hydrated all day long—perfect for cracked heels, rough elbows, dry cuticles, and everything else in-between! Staying true to the brand’s personalized skincare ethos, make this product your own with customizable options including the addition of CBD (without THC), or choose from a selection of scents including Botanical & Fresh (Lavender, Mint, Rosewood, and Eucalyptus), Earthy & Rich (Sandalwood, Musk, Pink Pepper, Cardamom) or the classic Natural & Unscented (no additional scent beyond the natural ingredients).

This Nordstrom-exclusive fresh, floral perfume for women twists energetic Italian lemon with damascan rose and white musk. onna Born in Roma Yellow Dream combines the bright citrus perfume of lemon with a floral scent of a thousand rose petals to paint a scented picture of Rome—a romantic golden light that clashes with a neon attitude. Inspired by the cultures and aesthetics of Rome, the multifaceted women’s fragrance bottle is designed with the iconic Valentino rockstuds, transforming the bottle from classic to edgy, energized by a neon yellow signature that echoes the fresh floral scent within.

This lightweight, pH-balanced cleanser is formulated with oat milk, probiotics, and blackberry vinegar, and removes makeup and impurities without stripping natural oils. It also rebalances skin and restores its protective barrier, calms redness, and boosts clarity. Skin is happiest when its pH falls between 4.7 – 5.8. and Gentle Cycle’s pH is 5.0-6.0.

Vitruvi has launched their iconic, best-selling Stone Diffuser in three new inviting colors that each triggers a unique mood and emotion. It scents your home and looks beautiful while doing it. With a cover crafted out of matte ceramic, it doubles as a piece of decor. Available in the following colors:

• Honey (warm yellow): This warm, comforting hue signifies happiness and clear thinking. Reminiscent of sunshine, Honey is an uplifting, energizing color that will brighten your home and your mood.

• Rose (earthy red): This soft, earthy color promotes creative energy and self-love. A nod to a blooming garden, Rose was designed to bring a dose of subtle luxury into your space.

• Sea (soothing blue): This soothing, tranquil color pairs the calming energy of blue with the freshness of green to bring peace and quiet into your home. Inspired by the meditative waves of the ocean, Sea was designed to promote serenity, relaxation, and rest.

Rose Quartz radiates universal love promoting feelings of peace and harmony. This mask wakes up your whole face by reducing puffiness and strained muscles around the eyes. Combat Zoom fatigue and help eye cream absorb better. Store in the fridge to maximize results and use before bedtime for a deeper night’s sleep!

This is the brand’s first luxurious beauty tool that helps reduce the appearance of puffiness, boosts circulation, and promotes a gorgeous glow. The green aventurine’s healing powers include softening the skin and neutralizing pollutants that harm its surface throughout the day. The crystal’s negative ions magnetically draw out the particles to detoxify, cleanse, and heal the skin. The positive energy of the shimmering crystal is also conducive to prosperity and good luck; use it to attract more opportunities and abundance into your life.

This lightweight, all-in-one makeup remover gently melts away impurities while revealing a healthy, soft and nourished complexion. It also doubles as a nutrient-rich cleanser that replenishes skin while maintaining natural moisture levels. Key ingredients include safflower seed oil, grape seed oil, sunflower seed oil, and sweet almond oil.