All It Takes Is One…
As many of you know, I love writing about beauty and body products, simply because I think they make sensational gifts. If you’ve ever felt that pang at the register when you ring up a pricy bottle of moisturizer or a measly eyeliner, yet receiving that same item as a gift gives you a heart-soaring thrill, you’ll know what I’m talking about. However, not all beauty mavens are created equal. While I take a medium length of time to get ready (under an hour from rolling out of bed to walking out the door), I know many people that simply can’t afford, or simply don’t want to invest that time in themselves. They’re intimidated by the glossy aisles of a beauty store, skeptical of the miracle ingredient of the month, or simply eschew the mere idea they need any product at all. The simple truth is, a good beauty product can be a gal’s best friend. The trick is finding one…hence why I’m excited to introduce you all to Mèreadesso – a Canadian company that touts a one-step approach as their difference maker.
It’s actually this cleanly packaged little lotion that’s got tongues wagging in the beauty industry. As something of a magic potion, it’s part of Mèreadesso’s promise to simplify your beauty routine – regardless of age, skin tone or issues, or even gender, all you need is this one all-in-one moisturizer ($120) to serve as your day and night moisturizer, eye cream, toner, and cosmetic primer. Pretty impressive, when you consider how many bottles (and associated costs) you can clear out of your medicine cabinet, and the fact a little goes a very long way – a single bottle can last you a third of a year. A note on the brand’s creator, former beauty exec Linda Stephenson. After feeling sunk in her own skincare routine, Linda took her background in chemistry, biology, and botany and applied it to the Mèreadesso line. That means every product is seriously infused with skin-soothing botanical extracts, minerals, enzymes, and antioxidants that also pack an anti-aging punch, making this one of my top suggestions for Mother’s Day 2013!
As romantic as the idea of one single product is, the reality happens to be that we do require a little more than just moisturizer to keep our skin in check. That’s why Mèreadesso incorporates a range of other complementary products built on the same principle: keep it simple. This Face + Neck Cleanser ($45) is gentle enough to remove every last bit of makeup (including those pesky waterproof mascaras), yet also pulls triple duty as a mask, scrub, and toner. Another pro to Mèreadesso? Why not bring your favourite formulas with you on a trip abroad? Instead of wasting luggage space on endless lotions and potions, these do-it-all products are perfect to cover your bases and ensure you still look radiant in all those vacay photos. Incidentally Mèreadesso also has carries a Travel Ease Kit, although sadly it’s currently sold out!
Of course, a good skincare regime isn’t just about the face darlings – you’ve got to take care of the epidermis from head-to-toe. The skin-quenching beautiful body balm ($54) tones, tightens, and smooths out any rough spots, including your hands, feet, and really just about everywhere south of the neck. With 28 globally sourced botanical extracts, this is an apt pampering pick for the new mommy on your shopping list – it actually promises to enhance the texture and elasticity of your skin so you can bounce back from stretch marks and scars.
Finally the last piece to the delightfully simple Mèreadesso line are nourishing lip treats ($28 for a duo), available in both clear and tinted formulations and sold in handy two-packs, these are a perfect gift for your girlfriend to throw into her purse. Made with luscious primrose, grape seed, coconut, and sunflower oils these simple shaders can be worn on their own, or as a primer for your favourite lip shade. Pucker up!
I hope that I’ve piqued the interest of a few of you. With the range of price points and amazing all-in-one features of Mèreadesso, I was genuinely impressed by the luxurious simplicity of the brand. If you’re not an online shopper, you can also check out the line in person at several locations in the GTA, including the Pink Tartan flagship store and the Kirsch Cosmetics Studio. Want to take it for a test run no matter what? Three lucky readers are each going to win a Face + Neck Cleanser for themselves! Here’s how to enter:
1) Leave a comment by April 12th with the Mèreadesso item you’d most like to test out + name one of the ‘key ingredients‘ in your chosen product.
2) Entries are limited to one per person / per email address / per household (or more if you score bonus entries). A random draw will be conducted on or around April 13th to select the winners, who will have 48 hours to respond before another winner is chosen in their place.
3) Entries are limited to Canadians that have reached the age of majority in their province. Quebec is not eligible to participate in this promotion.
4) Bonus Entry: Like Mèreadesso on Facebook and leave a comment about why you’re excited to try the line out for yourself! Be sure to leave your FB username in the comments below so I can credit your entry.
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I’d like to try the all-in-one moisturizer with the antioxidants in the product.
I would love to try the all in one moisturizer. Less products to buy, so not really that pricey. It has zinc in it and I know that the zinc is great for skin
Forgot to say I liked on facebook…user name Janice E Cournoyer
I’d love to try the all-in-one moisturizer. Love that it’s a toner also; I see it has witch hazel as an ingredient! I liked on facebook and left a comment (fb name Annie Demill)
being busy mom i am always looking for simplified skincare and makeup. I would love to try this.!
Would love to try the all in one moisturizer, with 16 botanical ingredients, 8 minerals and enzymes and over 20 antioxidants. Simplifying the routine sounds great too!
Just became the 500th fan on their FB page and left them a comment… Beatrice.c.lawson
I’d love to try the All-In-One Moisturizer with Grape Seed Oil!
I would love to try the all-in-one moisturizer with 16 botanical extracts, 8 minerals and enzymes and over 20 antioxidants – wow.
I would like to try Mèreadesso all in one moisturizer, with CO-ENZYME Q10
I’d like to try the all-in-one moisturiser (with cucumber fruit extract).
I’d like to try the Nourishing Lip Treats with primrose, grapeseed, coconut & sunflower oils.
I would love to try the Nourishing Lip Treats with cocnut oil
I’d like to try the face and neck cleaners. Botanicals — I’m in!
I would like to try the tinted lip treats – One ingredient is grape seed
I like Mèreadesso on facebook as belinda mcnabb and posted on their page
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would like to try the nourishing lip treats, with one of the ingredients being sunflower oils, thanks
I would love to try The Body Balm with 28 globally sourced botanical extracts. it sounds wonderful.
All in one moisturizer. Witch Hazel.
I liked Mereadesso Facebook.
I would like to try the All-In-One Moisturizer that includes salicylic acid as one of its components.
I would like to try the All- In-One Moisturizer with CO-Enzyme Q10.
I like the Nourishing Lip Treats.It is made of several oils including sunflower.
I’d love the skin-quenching beautiful body balm, it has botanical extracts!
I’d love to try the all in one moisturizer with its grape seed oil
Would LOVE to TRY all-in-one moisturizer it is infused with skin-soothing botanical extracts, minerals, enzymes, and antioxidants!!!
LOVE IT!!!
LIKED on Facebook, and comment (Ashley Osmachenko)
all-in-one moisturizer with cucumber fruit extract
I would like to try the all in one moisturizer with hazel extract.
Really like the all-in-one moisturizer I like things simple
I’d like to try the all-in-one moisturizer with the antioxidants and Grape Seed Oil in the product
nourishing lip treats and they have coconut and sunflower oils in them 🙂
The tinted lip treats – they have sunflower oils! 🙂
left a comment on their facebook page (sydney dobronyi)
id like to try the all in one moisturizer that includes 16 botanical extracts also fb user name is jeff ngo
Would really love to try the nourishing lip treats as living in our Winnipeg Winter weather you can never have enough of this kind of stuff or find the right type of product for our ridiculously cold weather!
I need a good lip primer so Tinted lip treats is what i would like… Also their ingredients seem quite natural..
I’d like to try them all! I’d start with the Body Balm containing grape seed oil
I would like to try them all but would start with the all in one moisturizer.
Would love to try them all – love trying new products that are good for my sensitive skin. However would love to try the all-in-one moisturizer first.
Would love to try the all-in-one moisturizer with the key ingredient aloe.
Like on FB
I would love to try the body balm and it has the key ingredient of olive oil
I would really like to try the nourishing Lip Treats. I have had problems this winter with very dry lips. I need some thing that is going to work for me.
All in one moisturizer. skin-soothing botanical extracts, minerals, enzymes, and antioxidants
all in one moisturizer! with zinc!
I’d love to try out the Nourishing Lip Treats with coconut and sunflower oils!
I would like to try All in One Moisturizer, as on their website it shows good results with acne skin, which I have. Would love to see it work for me, as it contains all the natural botanical ingredients and zinc, which should help clear up my skin. Thank you!
I love and use these products every day. I’m also traveling a lot all I have to worry about taking is my all in one!
I would love to try the all in one moisturizer. TY!
iwould love to try the all in one moisturizer with the zinc, sounds like a great product !
The all in one moisturizer with bilberry fruit extract and apple fruit extract sounds different and interesting
Would love to try the All-In-One Moisturizer with Grape Seed Oil, sounds wonderful!
I would love to try the Nourishing Lip Treats with grape seed,primrose and coconut oil.
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I’d like to try the beautiful body balm.. which has coffee arabica in it!
I want to try the face and neck cleanser with aloe.
I’d love to try the All-In-One Moisturizer. One key ingredient is Arginine.
I like Mèreadesso on Facebook as Donna Lee
I’d like to try the Face + Neck Cleanser with Bulgarian rose extract.
I have liked and commented on Mereadesso’s Facebook page.
I would like to try the Face + Neck Cleanser with Aloe.
I would most like to try the All-In-One-Moisturiser with the ingredient of aloe.
the all in one moisturiser
I would like to try the All- In-One Moisturizer, it contains CO-Enzyme Q10.
Liked Mèreadesso on Facebook (Brenda Tse) and commented.
I would love to try the body balm, and one of the key ingredients is Grape Seed Oil
Grape seed oil in the body balm sounds like it would be a luscious balm.
I would enjoy trying the All-in-one moisturizer.
I’d like to try the beautiful Body Balm. Key ingredient: White Tea Extract.
Liked Mereadesso on Facebook and commented as Angela Mitchell.
Would love to try the all-in-one moisturizer, it has minerals.
Went onto face book and left comment! Face book name is Carol Oddy
I would love to try the All-in-One Moisturizer. I sounds absolutely fabulous! One of the key ingredients is magnesium which I know is great for shrinking your pores!
Nourishing Lip Treats with primrose
Liked on Facebook as Cecilia C
The Mèreadesso item I’d most like to test out is their, “All-In-One Moisturizer” with a ‘key ingredient’ being white tea extract. Thank you
I would like to try the all in one moisturizer for sure!
I commmented on fb under Carrie Butler
I definitely like the witchhazel in the toner! very good for your skin.
i would love to try the moisturizer with antioxidents
I would like to try the Clear Lip Treats with evening primrose!
I’d like to try the Beautiful Beauty Balm and one of the key ingredients is grape seed oil.
I’d like to try the Nourishing Lip Treats with primrose, grapeseed, coconut & sunflower oils.
I’d like to try the Face and neck cleanser! One of the key ingredients is aloe
I’d like to try the Face + Neck Cleanser because it has aloe in it.
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Magnesium in the all-in-one moisturizer
Liked and left a message on facebook.
Would be wonderful to try out the all-in-one moisturizer that includes 16 botanical extracts, 8 minerals and enzymes and over 20 antioxidants. PLEASE 🙂
I would love to try their nourishing lip treats that has primrose as an ingredient
i’d love to try the all-in-one moisturizer, b/c it’s described as a gel-lotion (so it should be lightweight) and especially b/c it’s made with botanical extracts!
I’d love to try the All-In-One Moisturizer containing aloe.
The all-in-one moisturiser with aloe!
I’d love to try the All-In-One Moisturizer containing vitamin E
Love to try the all in one moisturizer with grape seed oil!
I’d like to try the All-in-One Moisturizer with White Tea Extract.
I’d love to try the all in one moisturizer. Witch hazel is absolutely fantastic for the skin!
The item I’d love to try most are the nourishing lip treats! With luscious primrose…. How can I not be allured?
I’ve love to test the Mereadesso All-In-One Moisturizer which has a salicylic acid as one of its key ingredients 🙂 Sounds luxurious!
liked and commented on facebook also like the all in one moisturizer for my sister!!!
I like to try their all in one moisturizer which contains co-enzyme Q10.
liked Mèreadesso on Facebook (Brenda Tse) and commented on their facebook
i would try the beauty balm that has grape seed oil has a key ingredient