In the white heat of Nuit Blanche, the ART of Fashion event was brought to the public featuring 10 of Canada's top emerging designers at an elegant VIP Reception. Judges included Liz West and David Clemmer. The SOYCULT was proud to participate in a night of luxury and design delivering products to esteemed guests. The Soya Boutique is a Canadian cult brand that dares the mainstream and that supports new designers and emerging artists like those represented at the ART of Fashion's 2010 Fashion Show: La Belle Epoque where glamour was the theme.
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Summer is finally here…..and so is wedding season! Bring on the colourful flowers, light cocktails, outdoor ceremonies, and of course, summer brides!
A bride’s wedding day may be the most important day in a girl’s life, with the memories and pictures lasting forever. It is no wonder that brides-to-be go through intense treatments, diets and regimens in preparation for their special day.
Diet and exercise will make anyone look and feel better, however teaming that with a specific 60-day pre-wedding skin regime will undoubtedly improve skin tone, resulting in a fresh, radiant and unblemished complexion.
The Soya Girls have tested and certified this regimen as a shoo-in to reveal your TRUE beauty!
Morning:
1. Cleanse with Tear Free Foaming Cleanser
2. Refresh with Soy Toner
3. Apply two pumps of Tightening Serum over face and décolletage
4. Apply a dollop of Anti-Aging Moisturizer over face and neck if skin is extremely dry
Evening:
1. Cleanse with Emulsive Cleanser to gently and safely free skin of make up and other environmental pollutants
2. Apply Soy Mud all over face for 15 min or until dry (twice a week); rinse off
3. Refresh with Soy Toner
4. Apply two pumps of Repairing Serum over face and décolletage
5. Be sure to get at least 6-8 hours of SLEEP!
Body:
- Warm baths can be made more comfortable, moisturizing and nourishing for one’s skin with the use of a few sprays of Soy Oil added to the water
- Use SoySilk Healing Balms on cuticles to help hands look and feel healthy and more youthful – get your ring finger looking its best for that special moment!; can also be used on feet to help heal and relax after busy days; scent of balm can be chosen according to specific concerns
Keep those pre-wedding jitters and planning anxieties at bay with the use of the SoySilk aromatherapy healing balms, available in five different aromatherapy scents; Pure Peppermint, Lemon Clove, Orange Lavender Peppermint, Orange Lemongrass Peppermint, Tea Tree Bergamot Peppermint
Let the wedding count down begin!
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Monday, May 17, 2010
We used to be on the fence about twitter, and we have to say, even though we’ve learned about all the goods and bads of twatting (yup, that is our preferred past tense of the verb), we haven’t left that fence.
The to-the-second news updates on new and cool product launches are great, and even the instant celebrity gossip we receive is a true guilty pleasure, but why do people think that “two eggs for breakfast means lots of energy for the rest of the day” qualifies as a genuine news interest?
On the one hand, maybe these over sharers sometimes have something cute or funny to tweet, but had a bit of ‘twitter block’ on this particular day, but on the other hand the amount of people that seem to tweet in order to simply tweet, boggles us. Do these people just update because they feel the need to, a pseudo twitter addiction per say, or do they genuinely think this is information we are interested in?
Are we the only ones, or do you agree?
If you play the twitter game, and don’t have anything other than the weather to share right now, perhaps you could even tweet us your thoughts @SOYCULT.
Your face has muscles too. Keeping them active, keeps them younger and releasing tension in those muscles can relieve wrinkles, keep skin firmer and tighter. Facial massage is a very popular Western beauty treatment to slow down the aging process and achieve younger-looking, healthier skin and longevity. It is also used to relieve stress, migraine headache, premenstrual syndrome (PMS) and sinus congestion.
Facial massage is prevalent in Eastern therapies where it is part of a full-body treatment in which pressure points on the face and neck are stimulated in order to release blockages in the flow of “qi”, or vital energy.
Regardless of geographical region, facial massage is a
necessary part of cosmetic skin care. It promotes improved circulation of blood and normalizes metabolism. It also helps stimulate the expulsion of toxins, thus facial massage helps skin breathe by preventing blood stagnation, strengthens muscle tissue and preserves skin from getting flabby and flaccid.
Massage Technique:
Take some cold water from the bowl, and apply it to your face as well. You could start from the neck.
Lift your chin up and massage your neck using upward strokes. Then massage the area just under your chin, using firm strokes.
Start from the center, move your hands under your jaw, outwards to the ear. Do this around 20 times or more, depending on your timing, and then using small upward strokes, work the entire under-chin area from side to side.
Massage the rest of your face; along the jaw line, under cheekbones, spine of nose, and around nostrils using upward and outward strokes, as well as circular motions.
Make sure to reapplying water and cream as necessary to maintain viscosity.
Circle your eyes, pressing down on the temples.
You can also use upward and outward strokes on your forehead.
Use quick, sharp slapping strokes on your cheeks. 'Slap' yourself for at least 2-3 minutes. This will get your circulation pumping.
Remember to maintain upward and outward strokes throughout your massage. Never stretch or pull skin. Use a facial massage cream for best results. Always be sure to massage the skin on your face in an upward direction, as the constant struggle is to fight gravity. Once the facial massage is completed, wash your face with cool water.
Remember that smiling is the best exercise to maintain that fresh faced feeling after your massage!
As you may know, SoyaBoutique.com launched the 2010 website in December with The Artist Group in Toronto and CITYTV's Cityline was there to capture everyone at their best. The room was filled with raw creative energy, fashionable food, fashion yummy enough to eat, and a stellar showcase of artists. TAG Artists like Spazz, Stu Dead, and Tami Noa Levy lit up the room with their breathtaking art pieces. Guests in attendance included our 2010 Cover Model Pastel Supernova, UK Musician Adrian Eccleston, Film Producer/Director Bradley Walsh, top agents, Kris Lyon, Matti Gidilevich, Cynthia Cully and Jarret Plyley, globe trotting photographers Ivan Otis (Playboy Magazine), Mario Miotti (LouLou Magazine) and Craig Samuel (S1 Studios) and Canadian Supermodel Rose Francella.
If you want to see yourself on TV, get the latest scoop on the the newest and most advanced skin care products to hit the market, watch Ruth get an instant facelift and catch all the beauty editors getting product demos - watch Cityline on Feb 12th.
Maybe you'd like to have a little sneak peek at what is coming up for this week's Valentine's Fashion Show. Tracey Moore looks simply stunning in her love inspired sheath dress. Make sure you tune in to this week's hot show!!
A sneak peek at the outfits for this week Valentine's Special, and the ever classy Lisa Rodgers:
La Senza models Amber Wignall and Sabrina Greer, Cityline models Caroline, Ruth and Susan:
How many models can you fit into a 5' x 8' change room?...
We proved that you can fit 8
(plus 2 dressers, one camera guy and a lighting tech).
Glamourous!!
Watch CityTV 9am and 5pm on Feb 12... or you can go to their website www.cityline.ca and see the whole show there!!
Everyone's interest in enhancement when it comes to our features, beauty, intelligence and skill has become a hot subject. In a culture where braces for teeth, laser surgery for eyes, cosmetic surgery for augmentation, tattoos for make up, is the norm, soon we will look to further enhance ourselves to live longer, age slower and become smarter starting on the cellular level. The Longevity Movement provides solutions for restorative, regenerative, performance enhancing and life-extending practices for those who seek to enhance their health and maintain their youth with holistic practices.
The industry is listening to the demands of the hungry consumer who are eager to improve the way they look and feel and to improve their productivity and appearance by using natural and scientifically developed products.Developing new products that present a new approach to skin’s enhancement on the cellular level is where the future is heading.Facelifts and Botox will be replaced by nutrient rich serums that are designed to penetrate the stratum corneum to improve skin’s strength from the inside making skin immune to wrinkling and the effects of environmental exposure. This is where nature embraces science and the answer to successful longevity.
The seeds of this trend are in place today. Developments in biotech, nanotech and genomics will quickly make its way to the marketplace.The Soya Boutique has engineered skin care that can slow the signs of aging by providing products that are restorative, regenerative, protective, and can enhance your performance on a cellular level. Start to improve your appearance and reverse the signs of aging and environmental exposure by capturing your youth now.This is the beginning of the Longevity Movement and it will change everything.
There was a infectious energy in the room at 847 Adelaide West last Thursday afternoon (dec 10/09). TAG Artists, Agents and Media Partners were a blaze with spirit as they welcomed Fashion & Beauty Industry, Media members and Social Media gurus to meet The Soya Boutique's newest web platform and celebrate an interesting year. I now consider social media bloggers the au currant, uber intelligent celebrity endorsers.
SoyaBoutique.com takes all the highest technology from the web and funnels into a resourceful tool for attaining a healthy lifestyle and the leanest soy skin care products that compliment and define it. The website is run from 100% green energy.
I was also excited about dropping a huge announcement, that TSB will be introducing a new Repairing Serum formulation that is a purifying, longevity product that will also deliver botox-inspired activity to the skin. Everyone at the event received an limited edition Soy Serum sample. This Repairing Serum II becomes available to the public January 2010 at Soyaboutique.com as a part of a creatively and scientifically dynamic campaign focusing on inner youth and Longevity.
When I looked around the room to see people touching their skin and smiling, I knew it was a success.
There is a growing population of skin care consumers out there that are ready to take the power back.Health concerns raised in the media are a powerful phenomenon that educate, inspire, motivate and frighten consumers. Especially when it comes to our health and the well being of our families. Many are resentful of the fear factor presented by the media as it is harmful, insensitive and more often misinformed (we have all learned from the latest H1N1 updates). Some are lead to believe that pretty much everything we are exposed to is going to result in cancer from every “expert’s” perspective.We all know that our bodies are genetically pre-dispositioned to proliferate cellular degeneration throughout the naturally occurring processes of aging (and, from the time of birth, we are all aging).Taking charge, are the masses of consumers who are tired of fear mongers who cry wolf and produce no qualitative evidence.I love the feel good campaigns, the ones that celebrate the intelligence and productivity of our species!
When it comes to our skin, it is time to take the power back.Be confident that skin is physiologically extraordinary and superior.Covering our body is the largest organ, your skin. We have 2.5 million sweat glands on our bodies; one square inch has 650 sweat glands, 65 hair follicles, 234 feet of nerves, 1250 pain receptors, 57 feet of capillaries, 19,000 sensory cells, 94 sebaceous (oil) glands, 13 cold and 78 heat receptors, plus immune (Langerhans) cells.Skin is adapted to protect us from environmental assault, but it is also designed to let things in as well. And this is a positive receptor that grants many health benefits.
Particularly, dermal absorption is an area of skin function that is sometimes misunderstood and misrepresented.Skin represents both an important physical barrier to absorption of toxic matter and simultaneously a significant portal of entry for healthful applications. It is a locus for the biotransformation and photochemical transformation processes that reduce the toxicity of substances. Yes, be aware of the substances you apply and limit exposure to the effects of the sun, but do not be over reactive or underestimate the capacity of the body’s largest organ.
Dermal absorption is a route of exposure to the healthy benefits of anti aging substances such as antioxidants and essential amino acids.Skin and its associated structures - hair, nails, sweat or sloughed cells are also a route of excretion of toxicants or their by-products.It is crucial to free skin of relatively harmless but useless environmental pollutants, slough dead skin cells, and provide the necessary nourishment and protection in order to maintain skins ability to rejuvenate because that is what it is designed to do.
Oxidative stress to the skin is a major cause of aging.The environment, as determined by the industrial age, UV light, air pollution even oxygen, cigarette smoke, and the effects of normal internal cell activity can cause a build up of destructive cells called free radicals.Healthy nutrients and antioxidants found in products rich in soy are central to maintaining cellular function as we age (and, from the time of birth, we are all aging).If they become damaged, they have difficulty protecting their interior structures, as well as letting the right substances in and keeping other substances out of cellular components.Using nutrient rich products containing anti-carcinogenic phytoestrogens and antioxidants found in soy and utilizing the effects of percutaneous absorption is a mode to reversing oxidative stress and strengthening the body’s immunofunction.
The body does produce its own antioxidants that help keep free radicals in check but the level of oxidative stress in which we live is beyond what the body can regulate.Therefore, we must treat our skin to create an external balance. Left untreated, the result of accumulated free radical damage results in accelerated aging.And I’m not talking wicked witch of the west skin melting but those perfectly acceptable but annoying premature wrinkles, allergic reactions, uneven skin tone, and the loss of skin elasticity.Let’s not overlook the genetic predisposition with which we were born either. With a positive attitude, healthful practices, your skin will not only look as healthy as you treat it (notice how I didn’t say “younger” – no false promises here) but your body will also be physiologically responsive like a well-oiled machine.
