In between shows this week I stopped by Sephora in Columbus Circle to check out DDF's new Skin Evaluation System. It's an iPhone app that only professionally trained sales assistants at Sephora can use to give customers skin diagnosises comprable to ones you'd receive in a derms office. Skeptical at first (Do I really trust the accuracy of an app when it comes to my skin?), I met with Roy Galifi, a Retail Executive for Procter & Gamble who's worked with DDF for years, and surrendered my face to the dermascope. Here's what I found out...
My skin is older than I am! Thank you to my college self who thought it was a great idea to bake in tanning beds every single day. He used an iPhone and went through a series of questions about my skincare concerns addressing aging, sensitivity, pores, oil, dryness, etc. and then proceeded to put a dermascope (microscopic camera that attaches to the iPhone and magnifies your skin 25x) up to different areas of my skin and take photos.
That part was a nightmare! He took close up photos with the device of my crows feet, pores on my nose and cheek and then compared each photo with photos that were rated one through five. My crows feet scored a three out of five (five being the worst, ladies), pores scored a four out of five (why are my pores humungous!?) and texture scored a three out of five, but I think he was just being nice there as I would have given it a four.
After the survey was completed and photo grading torture was over, he printed out my skin assessment results, which proved that my pores should be my main concern, when I thought it was my fine lines and wrinkles (they ranked second). To help ease my mind, he recommended a DDF regimen that would help with my true problems and I'm beginning it tonight!
"People come into Sephora with preconceived notions of what they need," Galifi commented. "DDF isn't diagnosing with this app, but we're getting to root of problems with this evaluating tool." For example, many people believe they have sensitive skin, but what may really be the issue is that they have a sensitivity to an ingredient in a product they're using.
Interested in having your skin analyzed? Check out DDF's Facebook page or DDF online to see which Sephora's are holding assessment events. It surely was a reality check for me!
*This is a sponsored post, but all of my actions and thoughts are honest.
This morning I did a segment on WPIX on Holiday Beauty Bargain Buys. One of the great things about holiday shopping is that not only are we in the holiday spirit, but so are beauty brands and retailers. They're packaging some of their best selling items into affordable giftables so you can give without breaking the bank. It doesn't hurt to pick up some beauty loot for yourself either while the deals are going on! Check out the segment 
I'm so excited to begin presenting you with some great holiday gift ideas for the ladies and gentlemen on your list. Throughout the next month on BeautySweetSpot, I'll be sharing some of my fave picks out of crazy amounts of holiday loot I've been scoping out in hopes it makes your holiday shopping a bit less stressful. I'll also be giving away a ton of what I feature so stay tuned! First up: Lorac Bejeweled Day & Night Gift Box.
As soon as I saw this masterpiece at a Lorac holiday event in the beginning of November I knew it was going to make my gift guide. Created by Lorac's Celebrity Makeup Artist, Carol Shaw, it's full of universally wearable shades and the cosmetic trays are removable so you're left with an embellished, silver jewelry box.
With Labor Day Weekend coming up it's time to begin thinking about fall! Whether you like it or not it's almost here. For me, I've already begun getting my skin in shape, shopping for new boots and thinking about what how I may change my hair color, because New York Fashion Week is less than two weeks away and that's my official start to fall.
Lately, I've been getting a ton of compliments on my complexion (thank you) and the only thing I'm doing differently is using the 
