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Friday, November 10, 2006

If your skin could sing, there would be an aria streaming out of all your pores after they heard this tidbit of news. Mario Badescu's famous line of skin care products for men and women is now available in Vancouver at one handy Yaletown location.

Beautymark is one of only five stores in Canada to sell the celebrity-adored moisturizers, acne lotions and creams. Originating from one of the most popular day spas in New York, the Mario Badescu products are known for two things. Number one, they're simple. Number two, they work.

We're not ones to name-drop (yeah, right), but just ask celebs like Katie Couric, Ben Stiller, Oprah Winfrey, Natalie Portman, Adam Sandler, Gwyneth Paltrow, Will Ferrell, Charlize Theron and the casts of Sex and the City, Sopranos, and Desperate Housewives what skin care products they use. And you can also ask the thousands of us common folk who hit the spa and shop on its website, www.mariobadescu.com, if you still need some affirmation. This stuff is really, really good.

Beautymark, 103 - 1120 Hamilton Street, 604-642-2294, www.beautymark.ca