One of our favorite products to launch this year comes as an easy-to-use formula that has long lasting results. Gentle yet effective, Bumble and bumble’s Concen-Straight Smoothing Treatment ($45) is a single-use straightener that leaves locks more easy-to-manage, glossy and reduces blow-dry time for up to 30 shampoos.

Loosening curls blonds, the treatment realigns them into smoother shapes using patent-pending, non-damaging Concen-straight Technology. Straightforward yet potent, Concen-straight Smoothing Treatment brings effects that are meant to last.

Step One: Cleanse with a straightening shampoo and towel-dry.

Step Two: Next, section and apply the treatment from roots to ends, all over.

Step Three: After 30 minutes, rinse thoroughly with warm water.

Step Four: Blow-dry using your hands or a brush (or both).

Step Five: Lastly, use a flat iron on hair.

Important! Make sure to wait 24 hours before shampooing.

Check out the video tutorial on application and get ideas on how to style treated hair HERE.

Concen-straight Smoothing Treatment is now available at Bb.Network Salons across the U.S., Seophora stores, Bb.Styling Bar, Space.NK, blue mercury and SHOP at Bloomingdale’s 59th Street in New York.

To purchase online, click HERE.

Kiehl’s biggest launch of the year is a fast-acting serum featuring a brand-new Vitamin C derivative that penetrates deep into the skin to diminish dark spots and prevent new ones from forming. Clearly Corrective Dark Spot Solution, $49.50, breaks down hyperpigmentation that’s already visible and prevents pigmentation that’s yet to come, for an overall luminous, even skin tone.

Try it! To purchase online, click HERE

Did you know that 61% of women complain of having agitated skin that includes symptoms such as blotchiness, dryness and redness?

Enter the latest line from Neutrogena: The Ultra Gentle Soothing Lotion line, the ultimate solution to combat redness, dryness and sensitivity in just one week.

A revolutionary daily moisturizer works to transform skin, instantly calming with its unique chamomile and feverfew blend – actually decreasing skin’s sensitivity over time. Two soothing formulas’ include an oil-free lotion with broad spectrum UVA/UVB SPF 15 – perfect for everyday use and  outdoor winter activities – to protect skin from the sun’s damaging rays; and a rich cream to keep skin smooth and supple – great for night use.

Products are available at Neutrogena.com for $16.

Frizzy hair frustration seems to peak during the winter months.  Elizabeth Cunnane Phillips, a trichologist and hair expert at the Philip Kingsley Hair knows the root of this problem like the back of her hand.  Follow her lead to prevent frizz all winter long.

Why the frizz?

Hair expands, stretches and changes its protein bonds when wet or damp and when exposed to changes. The following exposes our hair to varying levels of humidity and static charge, causing it to frizz: Central heating, a cold and damp outdoor climate, wind, drizzle and snow.

Frizzy Hair Protection

The best way to avoid frizzy hair is to dry and style hair with products that discourage moisture absorption into the hair shaft. Look for the following ingredients in styling products to combat frizz: Glycerin (helps retains moisture); Benzalkonium Chloride (anti static agent); Silicone (reduces static and frizz); and Acetylated Lanolin Alcohol (softens and smoothes the hair).

How to Fight It:

*Use a setting product to prevent frizz and protect your hairstyle, such as the Philip Kingsley Waterproof Hairspray.

*Do not use too much of any product containing silicone in your quest to battle frizz as over applying product to the hair when wet and then styling it with a blow dryer can cause “silicone burn” - an unpleasant brittleness and dullness of hair, instead enlist a frizz fighting product and apply a normal amount such as Philip Kingsley’s Smooth Cream or Minimizer.

To find products or to learn more, click HERE.

This year, Whole Living is looking to readers for the skin products they can’t you live without and any little bottles, tubes, or tubs that have transformed their skin. Voting is open from now through February 13^th, and by submitting nominations readers are entered to win one of the following:

Grand Prize: A Hilton Garden Inn weekend getaway.

Second Prize: $300 SpaFinder gift certificate

Third Prize: $200 SpaFinder gift certificate

The top products will be featured in the June issue of Whole Living magazine.

To vote, click HERE.

To make positive changes in your life you have to develop and practice new habits on a daily basis. So ‘get in the habit’ of living healthy, even if by force. Here are some key practices you can incorporate starting today!

Fitness: Where to Begin

1. Break Out of Workout Rut

2. Set Realistic Fitness Goals

3. Keep Motivated

Eating Right

1. Organize For Healthy Eating

2. Change Your Eating Plan

3. Create a Personal Menu

Daily Habit to Get Into:

Start Your Morning Off Right

Keep On Track

Free tools you can use to accomplish your goals!

* Free Fitness Coaching

* Healthy Recipe Finder

* Online Calorie Counter

* Personal and Custom Activity Logs

* Body Mass Index Calculator

Puerto Natales, Patagonia, Chile

Getaway from it all by checking into the architectural wonder, Remota. Lying low in the land above Last Hope Sound near Torres del Paine National Park, the hotel features endless white corridors that are flooded with light thanks to floor-to-ceiling windows that bring in vast views of sky, water and distant mountains. Grasses grow right up to the walls, and chic indoor campfires waft around wood smoke: all to maintain your connection with the magnificent natural surroundings. Light and airy, the guest rooms are generous in size and fragrant with lenga wood. Even the bathrooms have views.

A spa with heated indoor pool is located in a separate building on the hotel grounds. Inside the relaxing sanctuary, which includes a sauna, open-air Jacuzzis and massage rooms, hotel-goers will find plenty of ways to unwind.

Try This…

Get Fit: All-Inclusive Package

Whip yourself into shape with Remota’s all-inclusive package, which offers a large range of first-class daily excursions. With a selection of easy to extreme offerings, participants get to discuss the day ahead’s activities with guides to choose their itinerary. More than 30 different hikes, rides, kayak trips and biking trails - all led in small groups by expert, bilingual guides - are available for those looking to get active. The best part? Returning to a sauna, massage and a Jacuzzi under the stars.

Learn more about Remota HERE