This morning Dr. Copeland participated in the NYWA 2009 Star Breakfast, where Gloria Steinem presented Jane Fonda with the Elinor Guggenheimer Lifetime Achievement Award. The NYWA brings together women’s organizations under one umbrella to raise awareness in political, economic and cultural circles. Today’s breakfast at the NY Hilton was attended by over 700 women VIPs, who left with gift bags containing Dr. Copeland’s skin care   products. 

Tonight’s agenda includes a stop at the Paige Gamble Atelier, where a private sale featuring Maggie Norris Couture is taking place to support Gabrielle’s Angels  Foundation for Cancer Research.

Taking off dead skin cells makes the newly exposed tissue fuller and more brilliant. Your body sheds this top layer naturally, but the regeneration process slows as we age. You need to sweep away loose layers of dead skin cells in order to ensure that whatever you rub into your skin afterward sinks in deeper. Exfoliation signals the body to generate fresh, new, plump, healthy skin cells, replacing what you’ve just sloughed off.

How often should you exfoliate? The answer depends on your skin type and the exfoliation method you choose—either physical or chemical. Physical exfoliation, with a scrub, should take place once or twice a week, three times a week at most. In terms of chemical exfoliation, mild cream or serum formulations of up to 10% acid concentrations are safe to use twice a day, assuming your skin can tolerate this. But stronger peels should be used at most once a week. Your skin should not flake or peel after you exfoliate. If your skin is extra oily, use salicylic acid to stimulate cell turnover.

Style Apothecary reviewed my AHA Face Cream. Here’s what they had to say:

Just another in a long line of great and effective products from Dr. Michelle Copeland.  I had pretty much stayed away from AHA creams after a bad experience with one that irritated the heck out of my face – it felt so sore and almost sunburned after using.  So when I started with this AHA cream, I treaded lightly and only applied a small amount…  I should have known I had no need to worry. What this does to my skin is like what an exfoliater would do – except without the beads.  The cream just magically lifts off dead and lifeless skin leaving behind a fresh and glowing face that’s ready for moisturizer and makeup.  I apply it liberally, and It takes mere seconds to absorb into my skin.  The softness is incredible.  The AHA cream has also allowed me to alternate my use of Retin A. I like so much what the cream is doing that I can switch off and get the same level of effectiveness.  The AHA cream adds the added benefit of Vitamin A& E and Kojic Acid for brightening and evening your skintone.  There is a product in Dr. Copeland’s line for everyone – no matter what your skin issues are, she has you covered.  Highly recommend this product.

Click here to learn more about this product.

Amy Winhouse’s breasts look bigger! Star Magazine asked me if I thought she had undergone a breast augmentation. Here is the article:

The singer’s all-around life makeover since ditching drugs included substantial breast implants.

“There is a fullness that did not exist before, and the round shape is consistent with getting implants,” NYC plastic surgeon Dr. Michelle Copeland tells Star.

But Dr. Copeland thinks Amy, 26, should’ve just said no, no, no.

“The size and shape of the breasts is too much for her thin frame,” Dr. Copeland says.

Still, Amy’s dad, Mitch, is a fan. He told a British TV show she’s been doing “Fantastic, fantastic. Her boobs are great as well!”

Tonight I’m supporting the Martha Stewart Center for Living Second Annual Gala Silent Auction. The Martha Stewart Center for Living (MSCL) serves to promote and facilitate access to health care resources for older adults and to enhance the public perception of aging.