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Gift Idea: LaLicious Body Butter Trios

Michelle Smith — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 22:51:07 +0000

This year, in an effort to survive the high cost of the holidays, I’m going to get a jump-start on my gift shopping. My theory is that if I spread the shopping out over a few months, instead of cramming it all into December, it will be easier on my budget. Do you think it will work? Wish me luck, please!

LaLicious is launching a new gift trio of their Body Butters for the holiday season. These butters are sized just right for stashing into your to-go bag at 2 ounces each. They come in 2 different scented trio sets – Passionfruit Lime, Island Guava, and Lily Mango or Vanilla, Coconut Cream, and Tahitan Flower.

LaLicious Body Butter Trio
$25

LaLicious Body Butters are made with rich Shea Butter and healing aloe. Like the other all natural LaLicious products, the body butters are paraben free. To find a LaLicious retailer near you, click here, or purchase the products at the LaLicious website. (Could you tell that I like that name? LaLicious. LaLicious. It’s cute.)

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Great Mineral Makeup At A Good Price

Michelle Smith — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 23:58:58 +0000

Physicians Formula was one of the first makeup lines that I used when I began wearing makeup. My teenage skin was seriously prone to break-outs and Mom believed that I’d have good luck with the line. At that time, there weren’t as many choices as there are today. I think I used the foundation only.

Years later, the very first mineral makeup brand that I used was also Physicians Formula. They’ve perfected their formula and developed the Organic wear 100% Natural Origin Makeup. The line is eco-friendly as well as good for the skin. It’s free of harsh chemicals, synthetic perservatives, paraben, and GMOs. Their patent-pending paper compact uses 93% less plastic than a traditional powder compact. Every product is cruelty-free. It’s the very first makeup line to recieve ECOCERT® organic certification in the US.

Physicians Formula Organic wear is a good choice for people who are looking for mineral makeup that is affordable and easy to find. It’s carried in many drug or discount stores. They have a good selection of it at my local Target.

The line includes liquid and powder foundation, powder, matte finishing and bronzing veils, bronzers, blusher, concealer, tinted moisturizer, eye shadow, eye liner, mascara, lip gloss, lip veil, and makeup remover.

If you are new to the line, a good place to start would be the Organic wear 100% Natural Origin Tinted Moisturizer. It is available in 4 shades that cover light to tan complexions. It’s a lightweight moisturizer with an SPF of 15. It contains organic fruit water, jojoba seed oil, sunflower seed oil, avocado oil, and shea butter to moisturize the skin.

The 2-in-1 Bronzer & Blush is all you need for accenting cheeks and giving the skin a healthy sun-kissed glow without the sun. It’s available in 4 combos – 2 light bronze/blush choices and 2 deeper bronze/blusher choices.

Follow this up with a Matte Finishing Veil for a “soft-focus” finish. A finishing veil is the last step for creating a smooth complexion. It minimizes the appearance of pores, eliminates shine, and keeps your look fresh longer.

Image credit: Organic wear Makeup.com

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8th Wonder Rescue Remedies

Michelle Smith — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 01:42:37 +0000

The Fed Ex man brought me something interesting the other day. Wei East’s China Herbal the 8th Wonder Rescue Remedies is good for 32+ different skin or hair tasks including:

*Lip smoother (tried it, worked great)
*Cuticle moisturizer (tried it, worked great)
*Ant-Frizz treatment on hair (tried it on my ends, worked great)
*Hang nails (tried it, worked great)

It comes in a cute little tin, perfect for stashing in your bag, but cute enough to sit on out on your makeup table. It is made from 8 power-house herbs:

*Globe Amaranth Flower
*Chrysanthemum Flower
*Chinese Rose Flower
*Noto-Gihnsheng Flower
*Golden Lotus Flower
*Plum Blossom Flower
*Peach Flower
*Pomegranate Flower

These flowers have specific functions such as tightening, healing, hydrating. I love the smell of the 8th Wonder – it has a honey scent. Very nice. It’s available at Wei East where it retails for $19.50. It’sthe perfect multi-tasker to throw into your vacation bag.

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Natural Moisturizer with Tea to Combat Wind-burned skin

Michelle Smith — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 01:14:00 +0000

I’m staying at my sister’s house for the weekend and the wind is blowing like crazy here. Warnings are running across the top of the television telling people to “tie down lawn ornaments,” and watch out for falling tree limbs.

We were out there, not 45 minutes ago, and I was taking pictures of the kids shooting baskets, wrestling on the grass, skipping – just good old get your wiggles out fun. Now we are indoors and it feels like all the moisture has been sucked clear out of my skin. I need a good moisturizer. Something like Signature Natural’s Herbal Tea Moisturizer uses the benefits of tea, olive and coconut oil to hydrate and soothe dry skin. It’s suitable for dry, normal, oily, mature, and combination skin.

Use the savings code Hippie15 to save 15% on your order.

Herbal Tea Moisturizer

12.95 for 2 oz, $14.95 for 4 oz

Image credit: Signature Natural Skin Care.com

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Do You Have a Recipe for Clinique?

Teri Cosenzi — Sat, 14 Apr 2007 20:32:51 +0000

I just found out that Clinique was having a most fabulous contest.
Here is all the info:

Think before you eat…Clinique is promoting healthy living in conjunction with the Newly launched Continuous Rescue Antioxidant Moisturizer.

THE GOODS: By submitting an original, healthy recipe featuring at least one antioxidant-rich ingredient you have the chance to win a weekend trip for two to New York City among other fabulous prizes.

THE FINER POINTS: Chef Michelle Zellers from the Institute of Culinary Education will be given the challenge of selecting the best recipe. “In picking a winner,” Chef Zellers says, “I’ll be thinking about the uniqueness of the recipe, the originality of the combination of ingredients, the clarity of the recipe instructions, and of course, the taste!” To enter the contest, visit www.clinique.com and complete the entry form. All recipes are due back by 11:50 EST on April 15, 2007.

DETAILS, DETAILS: The winning recipe receives a weekend trip for two to New York City in September 2007. The prize includes airfare and hotel, cooking lessons at the world-famous Institute of Culinary Education, a years supply of NEW Continuous Rescue Antioxidant Moisturizer AND the recipe will be posted on Clinique.com for all to try.

For more information and further recipe guidelines please visit www.clinique.com.

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Beauty on a Mission.

Teri Cosenzi — Thu, 15 Mar 2007 11:17:00 +0000

Have you seen the cutest website from Miss Inky – where the tagline is Beauty on a Mission? Yes, Inky Loves Nature. Who says that natural cannot be funky and fun.

Some of my lemmings from the site:
Warrior Queen Cleanser – made with African Black Soap
Magical Melanin Moisturizer – a natural sun protection
Self Love Body Scrub – says to be so thick it is scoopable

There is an Inky Dinks sample pack available too, for just $17. Inside the sack are 12 samples including something in each of the 7 scents. Maybe this is what I should try first. Hmmm.

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The Weekend Beauty Read – March 10th

Teri Cosenzi — Sat, 10 Mar 2007 14:21:00 +0000

I hope you are having a great weekend, well, the little of the weekend that has been already. It is a 3-day weekend for us, so weekend plans are in full swing.

Now is a better time than any to check out the best beauty blog posts of the week.

Ageless in Los Angeles tells us why Earthworks Products are an Experience.

Beautiful Makeup Search tells you about Clinique’s newest innovation – Continuous Rescue Antioxidant Moisturizer.

Beauty and Fashion Tech lets us know about the drugstore mineral powder foundations, including Neutrogena Mineral Sheers and Loreal Bare Naturale.

Do you have problem with ECZEMA? That’s the question posed by Let’s talk about Beauty and Health.

Lipstick, Powder ‘n Paint tells you how to get a Bathina Body.

The Beauty Newsletter proclaims that Wet & Wild’s new Spring Collection is a winner.

The Life of a Ladybug brings you some product reviews of Urban Decay, Bobbi Brown, and Milani.

Enjoy!

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Mineral Oil is Yuck. Discuss. This Time, with Back Up

admin — Tue, 05 Dec 2006 06:36:43 +0000

You know how I hate Mineral Oil? I needed to know why, so I asked the Beauty Brains and they came up with an amazing 5-point answer for me. Please tell me what you think.

Also, you know what else they said? That products that claim to not be tested on animals may not be tested by animals by the particular company that claims not to have tested them, but the raw ingredients themselves must be tested on animals, that’s the only way they are deemed safe. So sorry, Marley, all products are tested on animals. According to a cosmetic chemist.

Internet sad face.

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Mineral Oil is Yuck. Discuss.

admin — Mon, 30 Oct 2006 15:35:32 +0000

The peeps who love the mineral oil are a devoted, nay, extremist bunch. I have never seen a more angry reaction to me saying that mineral oil is bad for you than I did when I said the Doodlebops are creepy (yes they are!). I know it works well as a lubricant and softener, that’s well established. And the Beauty Brains has numerous posts extolling its virtues (and they ought to know!) So why do the natural people think it’s so toxic? Is it because it comes from crude oil, the stuff we put in our cars, that makes it so conceptually unacceptable to the natural-types (yes, like me!)? Please weigh in and discuss. I’d like an intelligent, fact-based discussion here—and one that is supported by evidence of studies not financed by either party: the petrolatum people or the save the whales people. Can we get that up in here?

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