5 Slimming Beauty Products that Really Work!

Skinny Skinny Coffee Scrub
Skinny Skinny Coffee Scrub

Nothing will ever replace a healthy diet and active lifestyle. But we could all use a little extra help from time to time with looking and feeling our best. Here's our cheat sheet to the best beauty products that offer a shortcut to a slimmer-looking physique. Shh...just don't tell anyone!

1. Your daily brew (pictured left): Take a deep whiff of SkinnySkinny Black Coffee Organic Body Scrub ($30 at SkinnySkinny.com) and you'll feel as if you're sipping a warm cup of java. But the organic ground coffee beans in this stimulating scrub are better at fighting cellulite than fatigue. Caffeine's dehydrating effects tighten the skin and improve the appearance of the detested "C" word. In a circular motion, apply the scrub to your cellulite-plagued body parts, and get ready to be wowed by the results.

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St. Tropez Tan
St. Tropez Tan

2. Sneaky shimmer (pictured left): No time for calf raises? St. Tropez Instant Shimmer Stick ($22.50 at StTropezTan.com) offers a sneaky shortcut! Gently glide the stick along the natural curves and contours of your legs, blending along the way. The shimmery body gloss subtly accentuates your muscles while giving your skin a sexy glow. If you want to create the illusion of a more chiseled collarbone, smear the stick under your clavicle, brushing from neck to shoulders.







Take a picture, it lasts longer from Benefit Cosmetics
Take a picture, it lasts longer from Benefit Cosmetics

3. Slim your limbs (pictured left): Bluff your way to toned arms and legs with Benefit "Take A Picture...It Lasts Longer..." ($28 at BenefitCosmetics.com). The body balm produces a slimming effect when concentrated in the center of your arms and legs. Using the provided velvet puff, draw a line down your legs from outer thigh to ankle and down your arms from shoulder to wrist. Blend slightly to make sure the coloring appears natural. Not only will your limbs look longer and leaner, they'll gleam with an enticing golden sheen .






Get plump
Get plump

4. Get plump (left): Firm up by smoothing a dab of Embryolisse Crème 365 Raffermissante Corps ($65 at EmbryolisseUSA.com) into your skin . The paraben-free cream combines guarana extract with natural sandalwood, cork, and barley oils to plump up your skin (in a good way!) and give it a smooth, even texture. To blast cellulite, apply liberal amounts of the moisturizer to your legs using upward strokes.







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Miracle skin transformer
Miracle skin transformer

5. Miracle worker (left): They don't call it a miracle for nothing. Miracle Skin Transformer BODY SPF 20 ($34 at MiracleSkinTransformer.com) instantly changes the appearance of your skin. Caffeine encapsulated microspheres target cellulite, while marine algae promotes body circulation to improve overall texture. The lotion's Glow or Bronze Enhancer shades also hide any pesky imperfections like pigmentation spots.








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