Archives for March 2022

March 31, 2022

New from Cutter – Poison Ivy Wipes

 

Whether in the backyard, on the trail, camping, gardening, or spending some time outdoors, Cutter™ introduces new Poison Ivy Wipes, perfect to use after suspected exposure to poison ivy, oak, or sumac.  An accidental brush with one of these poisonous plants doesn’t have to ruin your day. Be prepared with these convenient wipes to remove the poisonous plant oil and help prevent a rash.  Use quickly on-the-go anytime, anywhere to wipe away plant oil before it spreads.  Dermatologist tested and clinically proven, the Cutter™ brand is a trusted outdoor protection leader ready to help combat Poison Ivy, Oak or Sumac this season and beyond.

Cutter™ Poison Ivy Wipes, $11.99 

  • Portable and convenient wipes that remove the poisonous plant oil to help prevent an itchy, uncomfortable rash
  • No water needed
  • Individually wrapped, 12 count
  • Fits easily into pockets, backpacks and gear
  • Keep on hand in the garage, tool shed, or car
  • Dermatologist tested and clinically proven

The Cutter™ Poison Ivy Wipes are available online at Amazon.

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March 31, 2022

Manna Kadar Cosmetics shares the the top 3 beauty products to have on the fly!

Self-made, self-funded minority mom-preneur Manna Kadar is the CEO & Founder of Manna Kadar Cosmetics named “OCBJ’s Fastest Growing Companies” shares the the top 3 beauty products to have on the fly! 

Whether you are a soccer mom, a workaholic or a busy student, quick refresh from one thing to another is so important.

Top products to keep in your car or purse. Beauty on the fly!

  • Lip Balance – Manna Kadar’s pH balanced Lip Balance Color Chemistry Lip Balm offers a super moisturizing formula that changes lips to a pink hue based on your natural lip pH level. A no-transfer formula ensures lips stay hydrated throughout the day.
  • Oil Control Mattifying Mist Soothe and refresh tired skin with Sea Mineral Face Mists. These mighty mix of minerals wake up skin leaving you ready to take on the rest of the day!
  • Flawless Finish Dual Powder Soothe and refresh tired skin with Sea Mineral Face Mists. These mighty mix of minerals wake up skin leaving you ready to take on the rest of the day!

Shop the complete MKC collection online at MannaKadarCosmetics.com, or Ulta.com. Discover “beauty simplified” on the brand’s website, with products designed to prime, polish, and perfect in minutes. Also, explore Kadar’s personal favorites, along with new arrivals, beauty accessories, and gift sets. Get to know Kadar on Instagram @anna_with_an_m, plus discover the latest product releases and brand developments @MannaKadarBeauty.

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March 31, 2022

Dr. Steven Gundry’s Gundry MD Polyphenol Dark Spot Diminsher Celebrates 750+ Positive Reviews

Gundry MD Polyphenol Dark Spot Diminisher now has over 750 positive reviews across multiple platforms. Designed by Dr. Steven Gundry, world-renowned heart surgeon, bestselling author and medical researcher, this breakthrough formula was created with potent polyphenol-packed extracts to address the appearance of skin types with age spots, sun spots, brown spots and liver spots. Dark spots can often give your skin an uneven, blotchy tone, but by minimizing their appearance with Gundry MD Polyphenol Dark Spot Diminisher, you can help promote a revitalized, age-defying look.

Gundry MD Polyphenol Dark Spot Diminisher is a breakthrough formula that contains cutting-edge ingredients that help minimize the appearance of sensitive skin types affected by dark spots such as age spots, sun spots, and liver spots. Through its potent yet gentle ingredients, Gundry MD Polyphenol Dark Spot Diminisher promotes the appearance of healthier and a more vibrant skin tone while also helping it fight against the appearance of new dark spots. Gundry MD placed some of the finest polyphenol extracts available in the formula to ensure the serum has powerful, effective ingredients. The powerful antioxidant properties in Gundry MD Polyphenol Dark Spot Diminisher helps protect your skin tone against environmental factors that can damage, age, and discolor skin pigmentation. Containing only high quality ingredients, this product comes in an easy-to-use 1 oz. dropper bottle and recommended to apply daily to your dark spots.*

Key Ingredients in Gundry MD Polyphenol Dark Spot Diminisher

  • Blueberry Fruit Extract – A source of polyphenols and antioxidant phytonutrients that resveratrol, a polyphenol that helps reduce oxidative damage to help promote the look of firmer and toned skin.*
  • Acai Fruit Extract – A powerful antioxidant and rich source of polyphenols including vitamins: B1, B2, B3, E and C that contain high levels of essential fatty acids such as Omega 3.
  • Sweetesse Arctic Meadowsweet Extract – A potent polyphenol that is an efficient oxygen radical scavenger that helps provide several benefits for the skin.*
  • Superox-C – Extracted from the Super-Fruit Kakadu plum, this extract contains one of the world’s highest Vitamin C content – about 100 times more than an orange.
  • Brightenyl – A ground-breakinging ingredient that uses the skin’s natural micro-flora – the stratum microbium.
  • Granpowder Lumière-DP – A fine powder that has real Diamond Powder to help give skin a healthy glow and decrease the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles.*Gundry MD’s Polyphenol Dark Spot Diminisher can be purchased on the Gundry MD site for the price of $120.00 with a 90-day refund guarantee (minus shipping and handling).

    About Gundry MD
    Founded in 2015, Gundry MD is dedicated to providing cutting-edge solutions to its users by using science-backed ingredients to offer a boost in metabolism, all-day energy, smooth, easy digestion, and a youthful-feeling mind and body. These amazing results all begin with feeding your body powerful nutrients like polyphenols, a powerful health-booster. Based on his many years of research on nutrition, Dr. Gundry helps create every Gundry MD product. Best-selling Gundry MD products include Bio Complete 3Energy RenewMCT Wellness, and Polyphenol-Rich Olive Oil. All Gundry MD Products come with a 90-day refund guarantee if you are not satisfied.

    For more information, visit www.gundrymd.com or @gundrymd on Instagram and Facebook.

    About Dr. Steven Gundry

    Founder of Gundry MD, Dr. Steven Gundry is a pioneer in nutrition and one of the world’s top cardiothoracic surgeons and, as well as medical director at The International Heart and Lung Institute and The Centers for Restorative Medicine in Palm Springs and Santa Barbara, California. He has spent the past 20 years helping people restore their health by optimizing nutrition and lifestyle choices. Steven Gundry, MD is also the host of the health podcast, The Dr. Gundry Podcast and author of four New York Times best-selling books including The Plant Paradox™ which details his famous Plant Paradox Diet. Dr Gundry’s newest book, Unlocking the Keto Code released March 2022. For more information, visit www.drgundry.com.

 

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March 31, 2022

Celebrate Mother’s Day with R. Riveter

 R. Riveter, an American-made handbag company that provides jobs to military spouses. They are canvas and leather handbags made from military spouses’ recycled materials.

Key Facts:

R. Riveter’s name comes from the popular 1940’s cultural icon of WWII, Rosie the Riveter. Her famous “We Can Do It!” quote inspired women of the decade & acted as a symbol for female-empowered war efforts.

Today, R. Riveter echoes the American values and military efforts that inspired the brand by:

  • Being American-made

  • Supporting military families & spouses

  • Using recycled materials

  • Empowering women with flexible income

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March 30, 2022

How Stress Can Impact Your Appearance

If you are passionate about beauty and health, you may be looking out for the best ways that you can perfect your appearance. However, no matter how hard you try, sometimes, stress can undo all of the effort that you have put in and can make you unhappy about the way that you look, leading to a loss of confidence. As such, here are some of the ways that stress can impact your appearance and what you can do about it. 

How does stress affect your appearance? 

One of the top ways that stress can affect your appearance is that it can make your skin look dull and can make it dry and rough to the touch. This is because when you are stressed, less blood and oxygen will reach your skin, which means that your skin will fail to get all of the nutrients that it needs to glow. 

You might also start to find that dark shadows develop under your eyes or that they become puffy. This is because, when you are stressed, it is unlikely that you will be able to get enough sleep, or at least as much sleep as you usually do, and the sleep that you get may be light or interrupted. As such, you should try to relax before you go to bed, take a warm bath, and turn your phone off, as well as make sure that your bedroom is the optimal sleeping environment

Your hair may also begin to lose its shine, and, in some extreme cases, it can thin and fall out. To remedy this, you may consider taking supplements, such as vitamin D or zinc, and you might also change your diet to add more healthy foods to it. This can then ensure that you can restore your healthy waves before long. 

What can you do about it? 

If you are currently upset by the way that stress has impacted your appearance, you should not simply sit back and let this add to your stress. Instead of letting your stress get to you, you should take active steps to improve it. For instance, in times of extreme stress, you might consider taking one of these: your guide to cbd gummies in the UK, as these may help you to relax and reduce the amount of tension and anxiety that you have built up in your body for a short time. 

You might also consider getting more exercise, and if you already exercise, you might plan to do more of this exercise outdoors. This is because exercise can help to release endorphins and other happy chemicals in your body while giving you the chance to get out of the house and spend time reflecting on the source of your stress and putting it into perspective. 

You should also consider trying relaxation techniques, such as deep breathing, which can help to ground you and allow you to stop your body’s physical reaction to stressful situations, such as a fast heartbeat.   

Make sure to manage your stress, and you won’t need to worry about your appearance. 

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March 30, 2022

4 Signs It’s Time to Upgrade Your Car

If you are the type of person who sees your car as more of an old friend than a possession, then deciding when to let go of it and upgrade to something newer is never easy. Even if you feel like your car isn’t the greatest of friends most of the time these days due to a lot of inconvenient and expensive repairs, it can be tough to know when to decide to stop trying to fix things and get yourself a new set of wheels. If you’re faced with an expensive repair bill for your car, you might be wondering if it is worth going ahead and paying what’s needed to get your car fixed, or whether you should shop around for something new instead. If you’ve noticed any of these signs, it might be time to think about upgrading your car. 

Repairs Cost More Than the Car’s Value

Anybody who drives knows that paying for repairs is going to be an essential part of car ownership that you are not going to be able to get away from. However, the costs should be reasonable. Don’t pay repair costs that add up to more than your car is actually worth, as you’re only going to be making a huge loss overall if you decide to sell it on in the future. It may be worth checking out BMW sell my car at We Buy Exotics to get as much as you can for your old car in its current condition and use the money towards purchasing a new one. 

Lots of Minor Repairs

Car parts will always break down over time and there is nothing unusual about your car needing minor repairs. However, if you feel that you are at the auto repair shop every other week for something that has gone wrong with your car again, this might be a sign that you could benefit from buying a new one. While each small repair or replacement on their own might not be expensive, if you have to get them done all the time, then you could end up spending more than your car is worth eventually. 

Failing Emissions Tests

With drivers becoming more and more aware of the impact that they have on the environment, it has become even more important to drive a car that does not produce a lot of harmful emissions. Modern cars are usually fitted with tech that lowers their emissions output. However, older cars do not usually have these systems. If an inspection brings up that your car has failed an emissions test, it’s probably time to think about upgrading to a newer and more environmentally friendly model. 

Insurance Costs Going Up

Finally, older cars can be more expensive to run and drive including when it comes to getting insurance. Cars that have been on the road for several years and do not have the same modern safety systems as newer models are often much more expensive to insure. As a result, upgrading to a newer car could help you save money in the long run, along with reducing your risk of accident or theft. 

Cars will last a long time, but not forever. If you have noticed any of these signs, it might be time to think about getting a new car. 

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March 30, 2022

Naturalizer x Tracy Reese Launch Spring Capsule Collection

The bold, bright, and vibrant “Hope for Flowers” collection of eight styles includes flat sandals, sport sandals, kitten heels, and espadrilles. The capsule collection was designed to convey the optimism, color and prints that have become synonymous with Reese and her Hope for Flowers initiative founded in 2018 to foster an ecosystem of responsible fashion. The limited single run collection will range in price from $110-$148 and will be available on Naturalizer.com as well as in select Anthropologie stores and Anthropologie.com.
Benefitting College for Creative Studies’ students in Detroit and Nest, a non-profit organization focused on advancing the artisan and maker economy, Naturalizer and Reese embarked on a socially conscious initiative. Reese, who sits on the college’s board, will select scholarship winners to receive tuition scholarships and feature the winning design in Naturalizer’ national campaign for the collection. In addition to the design school scholarships, proceeds from the capsule collection will benefit non-profit Nest’s Makers United program, providing free resources and market access opportunities to micro maker businesses across the country.
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March 28, 2022

Inspired by Nature Made with Love

 

by Lisa Gal

Pod Organics skincare is Australian-made, 100% natural, organic, vegan, and Lavender-free. Each product is designed to bring joy and luxury to everyday essentials, while soothing and calming the most sensitive and delicate skin. Only the most pure and natural ingredients are used to bring you and your family skincare that blends nutrient-rich botanicals chosen for their antioxidant, healing, and restorative abilities.
Their products and packaging are ethically sourced and cruelty-free. Care and kindness for the environment are at the core of Pod Organics. All products are natural and free from nasties and toxins. Their boxes are biodegradable and printed with vegetable dye ink and are free from allergens.
We are thrilled to include their Snuggle Pod Calming Mist in our Hollywood Swag Bags being direct gifted to nominees honoring Oscar weekend. This organic and multi-purpose calming mist will soothe nervous energy, create calm and bring balance before bedtime or throughout an unsettled day. The all-natural and organic ingredients of Blue Chamomile, Geranium and Blue Tansy work together to gently encourage rest and relaxation whilst also creating calm and peaceful surroundings.
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March 26, 2022

Shine Again with Stefanie Greer Energy Healing

by Lisa Gal

Stefanie Greer Truino is a highly trained healer, channel, and intuitive. She specializes in helping her clients to heal their physical and emotional bodies and to reveal the inner radiance and illumination of their souls. She excels at intuitively understanding the soul’s journey through its past, present, and future. Stefanie helps to release the challenges and heaviness to ignite the soul’s full potential. Through this process, Stefanie’s clients are able to welcome more joy, love, and inner peace into their lives. Stefanie specializes in Ignite Your Spirit Therapy, Crystal Dreaming, Reiki, Akashic Records readings and healings, angel readings, and past life healings.

Stefanie’s newest offering is a red carpet healing. Glow from the inside out as she helps to release stuck, stagnant energy that has been weighing you down, holding you back from living the life you deserve. The world around you will feel brighter and shinier than ever before, and your energy will radiate with happiness and the glow of inner beauty. It’s your time to shine.

We are thrilled to have healer to the stars Stefanie Greer take part in our Hollywood Swag Bag gifting again this year honoring Oscar nominees! For more information or to book a session online, please click here.

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March 26, 2022

The Essence of Nature

by Lisa Gal

Daintily scented and perfectly blended, this eau de parfum is deliberately intended to bring about refreshing peacefrom aroma scents around the seas.

Hand blended with organic alcohol, essential oils, and essences.  This awesome blend includes mandarin, cucumber, lemon, lime, peach, white musk, pineapple, and bergamot. Very subtle fragrance!  Awesome!

We are thrilled to include Botne’ Beauty‘s Coastel eau de parfum in our Hollywood Swag Bags being direct gifted to nominees honoring Oscar weekend.

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