One of my guilty pleasures is blood oranges.
It’s the flavor juice in my fridge, and my top choice for everything from margaritas to martinis…so of course I want to slather my body with it!
Pacifica Tuscan Blood Orange Body Butter is delicious – quite literally – and is super rich and nourishing.
The idea of a good body butter is one that provides hydration hours after your shower – this one is loaded with essential oils and completely gets the job done, but also smells amazing, and helps support my fantasy that I’m anywhere but here – as in a tropical …read more

Not often do you see a company who has mastered viral advertising as well as Dove has – or has so many advertisements that are worthy of attention even, but here is Dove’s newest advertisement, called Onslaught:

Check out Dove’s Campaign For Real Beauty – a campaign that is embraced by so many of us “real people.” And for an extra treat, check out the gorgeous Pascalle at Hot Mama Daily, and her video appraisal of one of Dove’s newest deodorant offerings, Ultimate Clear.

Can you BELIEVE it’s October already? How time flies. As is always my focus in October, partially because I am a “passionately pink” kind of gal, but mostly because it is important for you and I to keep on top of our beautiful bodies, I plan to promote breast cancer awareness. I do love pink (raaaally, I do), and I take this time every year to stock up on things I need (kitchen wares, cute t-shirts, tomato soup…yum), but as well try out some things that I have had my eyeballs on who have convinced me …read more

Premiering on July 31st on the fabulous Home Shopping Network is Kathy Hilton’s Personal Beauty Spa:
 
Hilton’s brand of spa-quality products launches with two products, Active Sculpting Body Treatment and Firming Face and Neck Treatment. These products have been developed by a Swiss skin care company and use thermal technology that allows them to self heat and self cool according to the needs of the treatment. If you have never used these self heating/cooling types of products, they really are neat. The heat will open your pores and allow better absorbtion and the cool will close your pores …read more

In an ideal world, the sun wouldn’t give me skin cancer, and I would be tan and skinny and roam along the beach all day long with the sand keeping my feet soft and smooth. Aaaah, doesn’t that sound delightful?

Alas, thats not my reality – what’s a girl to do when the summer is rapidly approaching and she has “winter feet?” Well, there are all sort of great products out there to moisturize, but nothing works better to get your feet in “summer shape” than a physical method of dry skin removal.
There are plenty of different paddles, scrapers and blades …read more

Great legs are a beauty asset, but they quickly lose sex appeal when they are stubbly. Since we are quickly moving in to “leg season” here in the U.S., you might like some tips for getting the closest shave. First, soak in the tub or stand in the shower for a few minutes to allow your hair to soften. Not too long though, or your skin will swell up and make your shave not as close as you think it is. Exfoliate your legs first with soap or a scrub and using an exfoliating glove …read more

Once again, I am behind. I have had this article for nearly a week, but didn’t want to let it go by if you all haven’t seen it. There are so many spas out there these days that are just plain ol not being run properly, and having procedures done improperly and not supervised by doctors. Be careful out there, and do your research before you go to one.
Laser treatments are so popular these days, they can remove age spots, sun spots, wrinkles and unwanted hair. I really have never given these things too …read more

I had a nice chat today with Fiona Costello, proprietress of the UK’s BeautySwapShop, a fairly new place where you can meet new friends, chit chat about your favorite beauty products and maybe even swap around a few goodies. In the short time they have been online they have been fortunate enough to get a good start with active members, so stop by and say hello if you are in the UK, and if not, keep your eyes open, I hear she is thinking about starting a U.S. based forum as well. Have you done a swap …read more

The Beautiful Women Project, by Cheryl-Ann Webster, is an exhibit that started out as the artists reaction to a 13 year old girl who wanted breast implants, and ended up to be a cultural learning experience for the artist, and for society. Here is a short video about the project:

If you can see it on tour, definitely don’t miss it – on this tour schedule page are also links to virtual tours. Spread this video around, it is important for women of all ages to realize that perfection is unattainable, and our bodies are beautiful just the way they are.

I know I do, but I never win anything, so will pass this on to you in hopes that you do!
The wonderful new skin care line, Garnier Nutritioniste, is launching their “Beauty From The Inside Out” campaign in conjunction with LIME, which if you don’t know, is a multimedia website all about natural living. Go fill out the information at the site, and register to win a great prize package – a complimentary day of pampering for you and a friend at a local spa plus a special gift bag valued at more than $1500, courtesy of Garnier …read more