 | Anything But Basic
WYNN - Spring 2009
Kick-start your beauty regimen with some of the industry's most exotic, esoteric brands, each exclusive to Wynn and Encore. Beauty counters in any typical retail venue can often be a little overwhelming, as a wealth of boutique brands seems to launch every month, each on promising newer, better, faster results. With that in mind, we decided to take a look at four brands - each exclusive to Wynn and Encore - that may not be on your beauty radar, and offer up the behind-the-scenes info that will inspire you to check them out. SOMME INSTITUTE - With their clean design - laregly unadorned other than the coded system of dots in different colors - the bottles may look unassuming, but don't underestimate the transforming power of Somme Institute skincare. [Read More] |
 | Algae and Oak Beta-Glucan
Cosmetics & Toiletries - January 2009
The Somme Institute's latest antiaging product, Neckline, targets an often overlooked area of the body - the neck and decollete. It is designed to restore and rejuvenate the delicate skin in and around the neck area by firming, hydrating and improving the appearance of fine lines and sun damage accumulated over time. Neckline is formulated with red marine algae to minimize vertical lines... |
 | Doctor's Pick
Wellness - January 2009
The new rules for younger looking skin include treating the forgotten parts, such as the neck and decollete area. The neck and chest have very thin, delicate skin that can easily be damaged by the sun. Somme Institute's new "Neckline" contains scientifically advanced ingredients. This fragrance-free cream tightens, while firming, hydrating and improving the appearance of necklines, crepiness and hyper-pigmentation/sun-damage over time. |
 | The Spa at the Mandarin Oriental: Vitamin Infusion Facial
Allure Magazine - November 2007
Many facials feel about as relaxing as a visit to the dentist. But this one - cleansing, vitamin treatment, quick extractions, and collagen mask with cold stones and lymphatic massage - was just what the doctor ordered. After the cool mask was applied, our cheerful aesthetician asked us if we'd prefer a scalp or foot massage. When we couldn't decide, she gave us both and even threw in a moisturizing pink-mud treatment for our dry hair. By the end, our skin was so glowing we faced the world without makeup for the first time since middle school. |
 | Raw Deal
Zinc - August 2008
Today's at-home peels and exfoliators give spa-quality results without the downtime or the hefty pricetag. Now there's something we can sink our teeth into! Somme Institute transport pads.
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 | Somme Institute's 5-Step Regimen with MDT5
Thirteen Minutes - March 2008
The intense 5-Step regimen includes a nourishing cleanser, transport treatment pads that gently exfoliate with Alpha and Beta Hydroxy Acids, High Concentrate D, vitmain C serum, A-Bomb moisturizer and light weight Double Defense Moisturizer with SPF 30. MDT5 allows highly engineered vitamins (A, B3/B5, C, D and E) to go deep within the skin, repairing years of sun damage, visibly reducing fine lines and wrinkles, treating and preventing severe acne and rosacea, as well as improving skin discoloration, tone, texture and clarity. Our use of this product resulted in a great improvement in the texture of our skin and reduced reness without irritation.
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 | Laughs and lounges in Sundance
Okay - Feb 2007
Sienna Miller went into the Hollywood Life House, where the Somme Institute was doing sun-damage reversing treatments.
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 | The Bestseller at Rancho Valencia
Lucky - Feb 2007
The Somme Institute Transport Pads
These glycolic-acid- and green-tea-enriched pads exfoliate gently – great for breakouts.
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 | The Spa at the Broadmoor
Salon Today - March 2007
Spa retail and marketing manager: Kara Roberts
Location: Colorado Springs, Colorado
Hot on the shelf: Somme Institute
Why I chose this line: ''We looked at other vitamin lines out there but we felt like Somme had technology and science behind their products to back it up that no one else had.''
Staff feedback: ''They're the reason that we brought it in. Any product we looked at, we got samples and gave it to the estheticians. They fell in love with it first.''
Marketing techniques: ''We've been offering a 10% discount on the whole product line when guests purchase all five, full-size products. Press and arketing are really going to kick off when our season begins April 1.''
The results: ''We've only been carrying it for a few months, but feedback has been really positive. Repeat guests have loved it, have continued to use it and have recommended it to friends.''
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 | Secret weapon against wrinkles:
Rivera Orange County - Feb 2007
''My facialists just turned me on to Somme Institute. It’s a five-step face treatment that’s available here in the salon and it's been wonderful for me so far.''
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 | 'Mobile’ skincare kit, by Somme
Wallpaper - Feb 2007
The Somme 'Mobile' travel kit hits the mark not only in terms of stylish portability, but on three other counts as well – ground-breaking technology, fantastic good looks (uncluttered bottles with graphic colour coding), and clean, efficient dispensing systems (pipette and pump). Somme is making a name for itself as a skin-transforming regime, courtesy of its innovative ingredient, MDT5, a vitamin complex that promises efficient delivery to the parts that need it most. With a cleanser, a serum, exfoliation pads and a day cream, there’s all you need to look good on the move.
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 | Somme Shines at Sundance
American Spa - April 2007
Executives from Somme Institute mingled with stars and film VIPs at the annual Sundance Film Festival held in Park City, UT. Celebrities including Sienna Miller, Tara Reid, Regina King, Dream de Matteo, Molly Shannon, and Heather Graham sampled the skin care line, which is knows for its 5-Step skin regimen. Sundance organizers supported the brand by introducing Somme executives to celebrities and allowing the company to display the products in the center of the interview room.
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 | Citric Centric:
Capital File - Spring 2007
You've been pounding the o.j. to fend off colds, but did you know that vitamin C is also good for your skin? It's an antioxidant that reduces sun damage and builds collagen. So go ahead, give your dermis a drink.
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 | New Beauty
New Beauty - Winter/Spring 2007
The Somme Institute considers itself a research company first and foremost. After seven years of research, the company engineered MDT5 [Molecular Dispersion Technology 5), a patent-pending formulation of six potent vitamins-A, B3/B5, C, D and E – bound to proteins. This unique delivery system is used in all of the components of the five-step regimen, as well as the recently launched eye cream.
The beauty of the Somme Institute products is the easy-to-use five-step system designed to improve skin's tone, texture, clarity and signs of aging. Suitable for any age and any skin type [including those with acne or rosacea], the regimen includes Nourishing Cleanser; Transport exfoliation pads; the Serum, which contains vitamin C; A-Bomb (a potent combination of vitamins A and E) and Double Defense, a lightweight broad-spectrum SPF 30.
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 | Travel
Renew - March/April 2007
Containing all five steps of the Home Care regimen is scaled down sizes, the Mobile version comes in a slim, waterproof, on-the-go kit with enough product to last one week.
From Somme Institute.
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 | For Healthy Skin While on the Road, consider these pit stop-worthy skin care sets
Day Spa - April 2007
Somme Institute Mobile Kit includes a 5-Step skin care regimen for travelers.
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 | Vitamin Cosmeceuticals:
Wallpaper January 2007
The Somme Institute doesn't want its skincare to be known for its clean, uncluttered bottles and graphic colour coding, but rather for its star ingredient, MDT5. The result of seven years' research, this vitamin complex promises efficient delivery to the parts of the skin that need it most. We're hooked.
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 | Somme Institute
Dermascope - March 2007
Somme's Double Defense is a lightweight, non-comedogenic (won’t clog pores) waterproof sun protection lotion with SPF 30+ and Parsol 1789. Ideal for all skin types, this hydrating lotion provides UVA/UVB protection to protect skin from further damage, while the MDT5 vitamins begin to repair existing damage. Contains MDT5 to both treat and cleanse. MDT5 allows high concentrations of vitamins to reach active skin cells deep in the skin. Parsol 1789 provides UVB protection against the rays of the sun that cause burning as well as protection against UVA rays which cause premature aging and discoloration of the skin.
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