Look Younger in an Instant With the Four Seasons’ Ultra Regenerating Facial

Plastic surgery be damned! A new treatment at the Four Seasons Los Angeles at Beverly Hills is making it much safer and easier to take years off your appearance. The Ultra Regenerating Facial is a miracle worker of sorts and includes a microdermabrasion, mini lift, and mega hydration all done with the ULTRA Machine.

We were recently treated to the 90-minute Four Seasons Regenerating Facial and it completely transformed our dry, over traveled, sun damaged, skin. The process is a pleasure. The machine’s technology enables the technician to do ultrasonic resurfacing, which eliminates dead skin cells without harsh abrasion. It also uses a custom selected serum and red and blue LED therapy to speed up healing and collagen production, which leads to a plumper and fresher complexion. Best of all, micro-currents make it possible to lift and tone the muscles of the face and neck for a firm finish. Plus it’s all painless and pleasant, which is surprising considering the results.

We left feeling far more vibrant and beautiful than when we came in. Whether your hitting the red carpet, have an important affair to attend, or simply want to treat yourself to a transformative treatment, we suggest you book this treatment.

5 Easy Ways To De-Stress

The pressures of everyday life can take a serious toll on our physical and mental well-being. Between mile-long to-do lists, family and relationship obligations, and full-time jobs, it’s easy to get so wound up, we forget to breathe and reboot. Fortunately, there are relatively simple ways to decompress—all you need to do is carve out a little “me” time. Try these tips and let the stress melt away.

1) Take a Long Bath

There are few things more relaxing than a hot bath. For an extra-soothing experience, light aromatherapy candles and add a luxurious bath oil to smooth and nourish your skin. Once you sink in, you’ll immediately start to feel the problems of the day melting away. Ahhhhhh.

Boots Original Beauty Formula Bath Oil, $11.99 at Drugstore.com | Jo Malone Red Roses Bath Oil, $65 at JoMalone.com | Fresh Rice Sake Bath, $80 at Sephora.com

2) Exercise

Okay, we know that heading to a crowded gym is probably the last thing you want to do after a grueling day at the office, but it’s also one of the most beneficial things you can do for both your body and mind. Not only does it combat countless health conditions and keep your figure svelte, exercise has been proven to significantly improve moods and reduce stress. Plus, it’s a great way to release any pent-up negative energy you may be holding onto inside.

3) Self-Massage

How can you be expected to relax your mind when your body is tense? Fortunately you don’t need a personal massage therapist to relieve tension, aches, and pains. There’s also very little technique required to give yourself a satisfying massage—just grab a bottle of body lotion or oil and get to work on your hands, feet, shoulders, or anywhere that needs a little TLC.

Bliss Lemon + Sage Body Butter, $49 at BlissWorld.com | Olay Advanced Healing Intensive Lotion, $9.99 at Drugstore.com | L’Occitane Almond Supple Skin Oil, $34 at Usa.Loccitane.com

4) Pamper Yourself

Who says you need to go to a spa to treat yourself? There are tons of easy, DIY therapies you can do right from your own home. Try exfoliating your skin from head to toe with a moisturizing body scrub or treat your tresses to a luxurious hair mask. You’ll not only feel better on the inside, but you’ll look better on the outside, too.

Clinique Sparkle Skin Body Exfoliating Cream, $21 at Clinique.com | Kerastase Masquintense, $60 atKerastase-USA.com | Neutrogena Sugar Scrub Body Exfoliator, $8.55 at Drugstore.com

5) Put On Your Favorite Music Or Movie

When it comes down to it, relaxation is all about what makes you feel good. If it’s just one of those days (and going to the gym is just out of the question, thank you very much), sometimes just vegging out with a DVD you love or putting on your favorite tunes is a great way to unwind.

Memories of Diana's royal wedding gown

Designer dressmaker Elizabeth Emmanuel, who designed the wedding gown for the late Princess Diana for her 1981 wedding to Britain's Prince Charles, talks about the pressures of coping with the commission to design a royal wedding dress. (AP)

Only a handful of insiders know which designer Kate Middleton has chosen to create her top-secret wedding gown, but at least one person - dressmaker Elizabeth Emanuel - understands what that person is going through.
The woman who co-designed the taffeta confection that Princess Diana wore in 1981 when she walked down the aisle to marry Prince Charles believes Middleton's mystery designer is probably more than a bit anxious as the April 29 royal wedding approaches.
"I'm sure they are nervous now," said Emanuel, relaxed and chatty in her central London studio, surrounded by mannequins wearing dramatic handmade wedding gowns.
"It's such a big event, with billions watching, you cannot make mistakes. There is no second chance, it has to be perfect."
Emanuel and her ex-husband David triumphed in their own pressure-packed moment, coming up with a showstopping gown that transformed Diana from a little-known nursery school teacher into a glamorous princess.
The dress was groundbreaking for its tight bodice, cinched waist and what seemed like miles and miles of taffeta, silk and lace.
Rosemary Harden, director of the Fashion Museum in Bath, England, said the dress set trends throughout the globe.
"It definitely set the tone for 15 to 20 years," Harden said.
"It was something everyone remarked upon - it took people's breath away. It was the archetypal fairy princess dress, with an incredible quantity of beautiful fabric and beautiful silk and that long train."
Harden said the tight bodice, puffed sleeves and very full skirt Diana favoured eventually fell out of style as strapless wedding gowns came in - and she believes styles will change again once Middleton's dress is unveiled.
There have been leaks suggesting that Sarah Burton, creative director of the Alexander McQueen house, is designing the dress, but she has denied the reports - though some believe she may be covering up her involvement to maintain secrecy.
Middleton, with her long, lean figure, has likely chosen a classic design with some distinctive "edgy" detailing or feature to make the gown memorable, Emanuel predicted.
She thinks Middleton may wear her long hair swept up, while other fashion figures have suggested Middleton should let it cascade to her shoulders as it usually does.
The designer, whose long career has encompassed making outfits for stage and screen, does not expect Middleton's dress to resemble Diana's.
The two brides are very different: Diana was still in her teens when she married, and she had not yet plunged into the fashion world.
Middleton is 29 and has developed her own style, which emphasises her slender figure, pale skin, and dark brown hair.
Fashions have changed as well, with softer fabrics like tulle and organza more popular in gowns than the stiffer taffeta used in Diana's dress. There also may be fewer frills, and less volume in the skirt.
"It was perfect for the 80s, but not for today," Emanuel said of her most famous work, which is often on public display at Althorp House, Diana's ancestral home, or touring museums throughout the world.
Emanuel thinks Middleton's designer has moved beyond the planning phase and is now cutting the actual fabric in a nerve-wracking, unforgiving process that can become quite expensive if an error is made and some of the pricey material ruined.
Emanuel remembers her own time in the spotlight as a blur. She and David worked around the clock, even making the bridesmaids' dresses and backup gowns for emergency use by Diana in case the press discovered the real design ahead of time.
They were so worried that something might go wrong that they made an "overskirt" that could be worn on top of the real skirt in case someone accidentally spilled juice or coffee on Diana as she was dressing for the ceremony.
There were endless fittings with the incredible shrinking bride - Diana lost so much weight in the weeks before the ceremony that the designers had to make several successively smaller bodices. She had a 58cm waist by her wedding day.
Emanuel, 57, said as the wedding date neared she started to worry that the gown's 7.6m train would separate from the rest of the dress as Diana entered St Paul's Cathedral. She feared she would be remembered as the woman who designed the dress that fell apart.
Emanuel used safety pins, hooks and stitches to secure the train and make sure calamity didn't strike.
"We made a parasol in case it rained," she said. "Actually two: one ivory, one white, so the umbrella maker wouldn't know the colour of the dress."
Sounds a bit paranoid? Not really. She remembers reporters constantly begging her for information, making up sob stories about how they would be fired if they didn't find out details about the dress.
That was in the quaint, pre-internet era. Today, Emanuel said, the pressure was even more intense and the need for secrecy even higher because anyone with a camera phone could flummox the palace's best laid plans if they get a shot of Middleton entering a design salon for a gown fitting.
Regardless of the designer, Emanuel believes the fittings are taking place at one of the royal palaces in a secure environment, because the design studios are likely staked out by the ultra-competitive British press.
But why hasn't the name leaked out? Why hasn't the designer boasted to his or her partner, who told the dentist or the school teacher, with the whispered warning not to pass it on, starting a chain reaction that ends with the designer's identity on the front page of tabloids?
Emanuel said it had not happened because it was in everyone's interest to maintain secrecy so that Middleton could surprise fiance Prince William - and the world - on their wedding day.
Keeping the design out of the news was an important part of the royal wedding gown commission, she said.
"It's got to be a surprise, that's the whole thing," Emanuel said.
"Bit by bit, all the details of the wedding are being released, and that's the last thing, and everyone wants to know."
She had faith that the designer - expected to be British - would engineer a showstopper.
"I'm sure it will be a fantastic surprise when she gets out of the car; that's what everyone's waiting for," she said.

Prince William, Kate Middleton Get Film

Move over, 'King's Speech,' there's another royal movie on its way.
Lifetime has announced that it will quickly cast, produce and air a movie based on the long royal wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton, which will air around the time the pair ties the knot on April 29th. The film will follow the pair from the beginnings of their relationship at University of St. Andrews through the nine years that delivered them to this moment.
Nico Evers Swindell will play William, while Ben Cross, best known for his role in 'Star Trek,' will take on Prince Charles. They have yet to cast Middleton.

It's not the only creative decision regarding the wedding -- Rupert Murdoch may broadcast the nuptials in 3D on one of his Sky Broadcasting networks.William & Kate tells the story of how the friendship between Prince William, second in line to the throne of the British monarchy, and future princess Kate Middleton, the stunning daughter of upper middle-class commoners, blossomed into a romantic love affair, charming the world with their recent engagement and eagerly awaited Royal Wedding. The film chronicles the history of William and Kate--from the moment the two students met at Scotland's prestigious University of St. Andrews, through the ups and downs of their nine-year courtship complicated by social and royal family pressures, and intense global media attention surrounding their storybook nuptials. William & Kate also stars Ben Cross as Prince Charles.
William & Kate will be produced by the Konigsberg Company, with Frank Konigsberg (Lifetime's Sex & Lies in Sin City, Lifetime Movie Network's Lies in Plain Sight) serving as executive producer. Mark Rosman (Greek, Ghost Whisperer) will direct the screenplay by Nancey Silvers (Lifetime's Sundays at Tiffany's and Girl, Positive).


The press release follows (via E! Online):