Spotlight interview with Ildi Pekar

Scroll down to read the full interview with Ildi Pekar, celebrity facialist and skincare enthusiast.

1. How has the coronavirus affected your life? How has it affected the lives of your family and friends?

To be honest with you at the beginning I really enjoyed being home with my family. I like to study with my kids, cook with my husband and be able to do things what you didn’t have time for before. Organize my closet and my paper works. However, it’s all been said I am ready to go back to my schedule. I miss work and truly miss my salon. I am super lucky having a fantastic team. I terribly miss them. Miss having lunch with them, have conversations with them and just be around them. I miss my clients as well. I have been in my business for over 12 years and some of the clients come to me since the first day, so we have a special bond. I miss talking and seeing them. The best feeling is when the clients come in with bad mood because their skin is not in a good shape, or they just don’t feel good and they leave happy and beautiful after my treatment. I miss seeing my friends, going out to restaurants, shopping and walking in the park.

2. How are you staying calm and sane during your quarantine?

I have been meditating for over 15 years, so meditation is part of my life. I think it’s ok to have a bad day, because not every day is going to be perfect, but we have to try make the best of it.  I decided when this all started, we will stick to our routine. Every morning when we wake up, I make our bed, open our windows to let the fresh air come into the house and I’ve been grateful for the new day. ️ Every night before I fall asleep I am very thankful what I accomplished in that day. I’m trying to teach my family to do the same. Definitely they're making good progress. I am so proud of them!

3. How has COVID-19 affected your job?

I took this extra time to do research and educate myself about herbs and ingredients for my future products. That I usually do in the middle of the night. I was never comfortable in front of the camera. I had to get use to do zoom meetings, video chats and classes. I become more social media active and even I made some videos.

4. How do you enjoy spending your time while in quarantine?

My family is in Europe. I talk to them almost every day, especially my parents. They are older and they have been in quarantine for weeks in a small apartment in the city. It is not that much fun for them. We read newspaper, cooking and baking with them what has been amazing.

Fun Facts:
I'm cooking: I always wanted to learn how to bake.  I have some friends who make amazing pastries and I’ve never been never good at it, till now. I think I’m almost up there with them. Watch out for Ildi's pastries! :)
I'm trying to: Paint!

You can find Ildi on Instagram by searching @ildipekarspa.

Platinum Lip Plump wins Harper's Bazaar Anti-Aging Award

Harper’s Bazaar recently released the 2020 Anti-Aging Award winners and it comes to no surprise that the Platinum Lip Plump won in the makeup category for the Best Instant Lip Plumper. Aside from Harper’s Bazaar, the Platinum Lip Plump has been featured across Vogue, InStyle, Glamour, Allure, and more. This product is one of our best-sellers and will soon be available online at Sephora.

Within the makeup category is what Harper’s Bazaar claims to be “the best foolproof foundations, creaseless concealer, and color cosmetics that deliver instant anti-aging results.” Loss of volume is common as we get older, so the Platinum Lip Plump is a great way to add voluptuous volume without any filler. Not only does it add visible volumization, but it will also naturally tint your lips and keep them hydrated and nourished. Right after applying, you will feel a light tingle followed by plump lips 1-3 minutes after the initial application. What many people do not know is that once your lips are plump, they will stay plump for 1-2 hours and you can even apply your favorite shade of lipstick right on top! What causes the plumping you may wonder? Niacin, which is a form of vitamin B3, and is what safely and gently vasodilates the lip tissue.

According to Harper’s Bazaar, the Platinum Lip Plump is the “Best Instant Lip Plumper.” Further, “the next best thing to an actual lip injection appointment with prominent plastic surgeon Lara Devgan is a bottle of her Platinum Lip Plump. Swipe it on to noticeably boost your lip volume for a few hours. It also hydrates and nourishes like a luxury lip balm, so you can go ahead and apply your favorite lipstick right on top.” Don’t believe us? Try it for yourself! If you have always wanted more voluminous lips but do not want to spend the money for filler or wish to get injections, the Platinum Lip Plump is a great alternative. To purchase, click here. To read the entire list of 2020 Anti-Aging Award winners, click here. Additionally, click here to view our new SPF 30 Platinum Lip Plump, the same great gloss with UVA/UVB protectant, perfect for summer.

Dr. Devgan is now offering web-based educational courses for any interested during quarantine

Are you a current or aspiring plastic surgeon, or just interested in learning about the industry? Now you can! Dr. Devgan is now offering web-based educational courses highlighting her unique expertise on some of her most popular non-surgical injectable treatments.

What better way to spend you quarantine than to subscribe to Dr. Devgan’s online Beauty Metrics Master Classes?! Since Dr. Devgan had to postpone her in-person Beauty Metrics course this spring, she has decided to bring light to the situation by offering her master class on finesse facial optimization in the form of educational webinars! Now, you can register online to tune in to courses on topics like non-surgical rhinoplasty, suspension browlift / PDO threadlift for “cat eyes”, neuromodulators, suspension midface and jowllift, lip augmentation techniques, and tear trough augmentation techniques. Each webinar is roughly one hour long and will be available for reply incase the timing does not work out exactly or if you would like to review anything. Additionally, if there is a course that has already happened and you would still like to watch it, feel free to email Office@LaraDevganMD.com and we can provide you with a digital recording.

While this is a difficult time, all we can do is make the best out of the situation. The Beauty Metrics Webinars are a great way to stay educated on all things injectables and will help further your knowledge so that we can come out of quarantine with a better understanding of these techniques! If you need any assistance signing up, feel free to email Office@LaraDevganMD.com or Beauty@LaraDevganMD.com. Additionally, you can sign up and view all of them here.

The Daily Front Row denotes Dr. Devgan and Dr. Devgan Scientific Beauty as accounts to follow in order to come out of quarantine glowing

The Daily Front Row, an online fashion news source for all things related to the industry and trends, has listed Dr. Devgan and Dr. Devgan Scientific Beauty as accounts to follow in order to keep our skin hydrated and fresh during this time spent at home. While quarantine can be a stressful time, it is also a great opportunity to ditch the makeup and let our skin breathe.

For those who do not already know, Dr. Devgan is a board-certified plastic surgeon and the founder of Dr. Devgan Scientific Beauty. This skincare collection features a variety of products, all of which are clean and medical-grade. If you already follow Dr. Devgan, you’ll know that she is currently promoting a 12-day quarantine reboot: a combination of 4 products that will help improve the texture and overall skin quality of whoever follows. It includes: the Hyaluronic Serum, Vitamin CBE Ferulic Serum, Retinoid Glow Serum, and Peptide Eye Cream. With the use of these four products, anyone can achieve glass-like, dewy skin. The Hyaluronic Serum penetrates deep into the skin to hydrate, boost collagen production, and create an instant smoothing and firming effect, the Vitamin CBE Ferulic Serum is a powerful antioxidant that fades hyperpigmentation, brown spots, and melasma, the Retinoid Glow Serum increases the rate of skin cell turnover to improve the overall quality of the skin, erase fine lines, shrink pores, improve acne, and help with scarring and textural issues, and lastly, the Peptide Eye Cream will that is rich in vitamins, ceramides, and peptides, nourishes the delicate periorbital tissue, and helps with fine lines and wrinkles around the eyes.

If you are new to skincare and do not know where to start, feel free to direct message @laradevganmd or @devganscientificbeauty on Instagram for a free skincare consultation from Dr. Devgan herself! All you have to do is send a photo of your face with your concerns, and Dr. Devgan will create a routine that will best suit your needs. Click here to read the full article.

Spotlight interview with Jasmine Caccamo

Scroll down to read the full interview with Jasmine Caccamo, celebrity fashion stylist.

1. How has the coronavirus affected your life? How has it affected the lives of your family and friends?

A lot of my work is done from home, but now my husband has set up a home office, and I've been homeschooling my son. I'm not going to lie, it isn't easy having them home ALL OF THE TIME, but normally we wouldn't be able to ever spend this time together between work and extracurricular activities that everyone has going on. My family has been fortunate enough to be healthy and safe during this time - however, my cousin is on the front lines battling COVID -19 at NYU Withrop, so we send out positive vibes daily that she stays safe, while thanking her for her heroism.

2. How are you staying calm and sane during your quarantine?

We are lucky to have a house on Long Island, near the ocean with a backyard, so being able to get outside for walks and fresh air has really been helpful in creating a soothing and calming mind set, along with working out and infusing meditation when I can. It hasn't been easy, but setting up a schedule for each of us has been super helpful in keeping some sort of sanity to our days.

3. How has COVID-19 affected your job?

As a celebrity stylist who relies on events to keep my business running, it's been hard. Everything from press tours to the MET Gala have been cancelled for the foreseeable future, so there is no work to be had. However, I'm constantly brainstorming creative ways to keep my fashion juices flowing; whether it be virtually detoxing my clients closets, to developing relationships for future partnerships and projects with new brands.

4. How do you enjoy spending your time while in quarantine?

I've always slacked in the "Self - Care" department, so I've been really conscientious about creating a routine, especially doing masks once a week. I'm completely obsessed with Devgan Scientific Beauty's Kinetic Mask. I've been seeing Dr. Devgan for about a year now, just to keep my skin in check - and really have become a committed fan to her products over the last month and half of being in quarantine.

5. How are you staying positive and hopeful for the future?

There were many special events we had to postpone because of the pandemic; my son's 7th birthday party, our family trip to Kenya, milestone birthdays and events..but those are all things we know will be, and have rescheduled and give us something to look forward to and be excited about in the future. I always say, "this too shall pass."

Fun Facts:

3 things getting that changed your life this week
1. Devgan Scientific Beauty Lash Boost (I literally have no eyelashes from getting extensions for the last 7 years, so excited to see my results)
2. My new cozy UGG "fuzette" slippers
3. "Fight Camp" at home boxing workouts
First place you're going after quarantine: Getting my eyebrows done!
I'm binge watching: Ozark
I'm reading: I finished "The Time Keeper" by Mitch Albom - so whatever @jennablackwell's book reviews tells me to read next!
I'm cooking: Hello Fresh - they truly have been a lifesaver in all of this
I'm trying to: Mediate more

You can find Jasmine on Instagram by searching @jasmine.caccamo.