December 2, 2013

Amarte, Amore!

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There are very few moments in this lifetime when any girl – no matter what your age – gets to feel like a princess. Two weeks ago I got that very chance at a fundraiser ball with my beau – and I cannot believe the magic ingredient that I had to pull myself together.

Rob and I were headed to the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston to a fundraiser for his job, for Mass General Hospital. I had been feeling, you know, a little wrinkly, and recently had come across Amarte Wonder Cream – a handy little pink bottle that is at once your bodyguard and your fairy godmother!

Amarte uses ActivElements® to defend your skin and lighten freckles and sunspots while the therapeutic properties of this rich cream lovingly exfoliate for a supple, translucent complexion. All the nutrient-packed protection you need to be the belle of the ball!  After just two weeks of using Amarte, I honestly can’t believe it, but I felt like the belle of the ball indeed. At one point in the evening, by honey turned to me and said – you are the most beautiful woman in this room. So….i guess, maybe it was the Amarte…maybe it was too many cocktails….perhaps it was the magical night. But at 51, I will take it all, and then some…

Amarte is wonderfully effective at brightening your skin color, fading away those dark spots, and moisturizing your skin. Unlike many products that you can feel sitting on your skin, Amarte seeps right in and gets to work right away. http://www.amarteskincare.com/

Ingredients include water, sorbitan stearate, Schizophyllan (mushroom β-glucan), natural betaine, cyclomethicone, propolis cera, elemental sulfur, Argania spinosa (argan) kernel oil, pearl powder, Saccharomyces/selenium ferment (biopeptide SC), mastic oil, tocopheryl acetate, retinol 1.0%, Myristica fragrans (nutmeg) kernel extract, Syzygium aromaticum (clove) seed extract, Eucalyptus alba leaf extract, Citrus paradisi (grapefruit) seed extract, caviar extract, allantoin, acacia collagen, sodium hyaluronate, glycerin, carbomer, stearyl glycyrrhetinate, butylene glycol, phenoxyethanol.

Not only does Amarte make you feel like a princess, but you will look like one too!

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Guest post by Julia Tanen

Julia is a writer, blogger, book author

and mom from Boston, Massachusetts

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November 29, 2013

I Want the World to Know I Love Mixed Chicks Spring Bands

 

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I purchased Mixed Chicks Spring Bands for my daughter because I thought they were fun and would look cute in her hair. Surprising they really work and when I love a product………  I LOVE A PRODUCT AND WANT THE WORLD TO KNOW!!  One morning, late as usual, I was in a rush to meet a bunch of friends for our weekly 6 mile run. Opening the door and heading out, I realized I did not have anything to hold back my hair so I rushed back into the kitchen in desperate need of an elastic. On the kitchen counter was one of the Mixed Chicks Hair Bands (You can find hair accessories all over my house and every time my husband picks up one, he announces that we can open up our own beauty store with his “finding supply”). I scooped it up and ran out the door. Yes, I had thoughts of this hair band ruining my run because the results would be hair in my face irritating me and hair sticky to my sweaty back. I needed this hair band to hold my hair away from my face and off my back. As I started my run, I was being a little cautious so my hair band would hold up for at least one of the miles. That philosophy flew out the window, as my friends are very completive and I found myself rapidly sprinting to be ahead of the gang, surprisingly after the 6 miles my hair was still intact.  The Mixed Chicks Hair Band stayed in place and held my hair away from my face and off my back without the wrenching feeling of your hair being pulled back by a 3 year old.

Then there was the genuine test of how the Mixed Chicks Spring Band will exit my hair, as my hair expands in humidity and gets a little wild. Well, it slid out very easily with no damage or hair attached to it. It was as simple as that! Mixed Chicks Spring Bands will keep your hair pulled back and out of your eyes while you workout, play, or just look pretty! They never stretch out and spring back to position so you always have that secure feeling. Curls or frizzy hair will not get tangled as they would with standard fabric or elastic hair bands. Mixed Chicks Hair Bands are specially designed for thick and curly hair! Mixed Chicks Hair Bands comes with 5 bands in each pack and available in pretty colors!  I always have a Mixed Chicks Hair Band around my wrist, ready to be used! Best invention ever!

http://www.mixedchicks.net

Laurie Carcieri, Fashion and fFtness Enthuiast

 

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November 28, 2013

OSMOTICS has amazing Black Friday & Cyber Monday Deals

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http://www.osmotics.com/

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November 28, 2013

Check out SKIN & CO. ROMA Black Friday & Cyber Monday Deals

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  • Starting Black Friday through Cyber Monday, Skin & Co. Roma is offering up to 30% off all Gift Sets. They are also offering a free luxurious gift with any $80 purchase. For every $60 spent you will receive 4 free travel size products which make great stocking stuffers. Not to mention FREE SHIPPING on all orders over $25 –www.skinandcoroma.com
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November 28, 2013

Black Friday Deals from C.O. BIGELOW

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  • Beginning on Black Friday through December 24th, C.O. Bigelow will be doing an in-store raffle. Anyone purchasing $75 or more on C.O. Bigelow products (in-store only) between those dates can enter to win a prize. C.O. Bigelow will raffle off prizes daily for the 12 days leading up to Christmas. Prizes will include products from Orla Kiely, Butter London, Hollywood Fashion Tape, Jane Iredale, Patch NYC, and more. The grand prize will be a $150 C.O. Bigelow gift basket. 
  • C.O. Bigelow is offering 25% off C.O. Bigelow products online only – Friday, November 29 through Monday, December 2, 2013 www.bigelowchemists.com   CODE: Turkey1838

 

 

 

 

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November 27, 2013

Black Friday and Cyber Monday Deals from butter LONDON and Miss Jessies

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We know Black Friday and Cyber Monday can be a little stressful, so butter LONDON is making life easier this year with an exclusive lacquer set and deals you can’t beat.

Launching Black Friday, butter LONDON’s Fashion Size Duo combines the perfect lacquer pair of Slapper and Knackered, to give your holiday look the sparkle and pop it needs. Retailing for only $10, this mini must-have takes the guesswork out of sensible gifting and is the perfect stocking-stuffer

In addition, starting Black Friday through Cyber Monday butterlondon.com will be gifting customers with 20% off site wide (excluding product marked at “last-call”) and 50% off “last-call” items. Unlock these deals using the code CYBER13.

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Miss Jessie’s is also offering customers an incredible deal this holiday season – not just for Black Friday and Cyber Monday – as they give 40% off ALL items on /missjessies.com

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November 27, 2013

Get Ready for Nortstrom’s Black Friday Bash

 

Ready for the biggest shopping day of the year? Nordstrom Beauty is!

To make the most of your holiday shopping, visit shop.nordstrom.com or stop by your local Nordstrom department store next Friday – Black Friday – November 29th.

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The 200 brand empire (for a limited time only) is offering OVER 80 GIFTS WITH PURCHASE. Choose from dozens of free gifts with purchase featuring fantastic values, including Estee Lauder, Smashbox, Jo Malone London, Clarisonic, Bobbi Brown and more! But hurry – these won’t last long!

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PLUS, Nordstrom Beauty’s annual SnowGlobe gift with purchase is free with ANY women’s fragrance purchase of $150 or more. Nordstrom Beauty also has a men’s gift with purchase: free whiskey glasses with ANY men’s fragrance or grooming purchase of $100 or more.

Also included are several AMAZING doorbuster items. These are sure to fly out the door Friday morning as they are limited quantity and great values (i.e. Clarisonic under $100).

***Both doorbuster items and gift with purchases will continue throughout the weekend provided there are still quantities available. http://shop.nordstrom.com/

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November 25, 2013

Don’t Miss Whitening Lightning Black Friday Deal

 

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WHITENING LIGHTNING BLACK FRIDAY / CYBER MONDAY INCREDIBLE DEAL!  SAVE $544!
YOU GET ALL 5 OF THESE PRODUCTS FOR $89!
*1 DIAL A SMILE: PROFESSIONAL HOME TEETH WHITENING SYSTEM (Retail Price: $399)
*2 SUPER BOOSTER TEETH WHITENING PENS (Retail Price $79.00 each / $158 for set of 2)
*2 COLOR YOUR SMILE LIGHTED LIP GLOSSES (Retail Price: $38.00 each / $76 for set of 2)
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$633 value
USE CODE <BLACKFRIDAY> (UPPER CASE SENSITIVE) AND PAY ONLY $89!
THAT’S RIGHT….PAY ONLY $89!
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November 22, 2013

Balanced Guru is Certified Organic and Fabulous!

Balanced Guru is a certified organic, 100% natural, cruelty-free line of aromatherapy skin, hair, and body care. I am always in search for a holistic, healthier and natural alternatives to use on my body and hair. After trying Balanced Guru products, I was hooked. I started researching the brand, glimpsing through their website, which was so impressive as to how devoted they are to physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual wellness. All this passion they have to promote well being for ourselves, to others, and to our planet really shines through in their products. They strive to guarantee and ensure that all of their raw ingredients are natural, certified organic and sustainably and responsibly harvested. You will never go back to using, just to name a few ingredients found in other products, parfum, propylene glycol, petrolatum, acrylate crosspolymer, or benzyl alcohol (what the heck are these). I can’t even pronounce them. They actually sound scarey. Balanced Guru manufactures Certified Organic products under two standards: USDA NOP and NSF ANSI 305. Here are three products of Balanced Guru I have tried and will not let out of my bathroom!

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Balanced Guru Balm Me Up is a buttery body balm that enriches your skin with healthy butters and invigorating blends of essential oils. The scent of sweet orange essential oil, lime essential oil and mandarin essential oil wakes up your senses. The aromatic scent gives you a therapeutic benefit stimulating the brain for a healing effect. Balanced Guru Balm Me Up improves and moisturizes your skin without leaving it greasy or tacky. It does not clog your pores. I just cannot get enough of this product. I massaged it on my whole body, working it deep into my elbows, knees and feet. The results were astounding! I love how this buttery body balm feels on my skin making it soft, smooth and healthy looking. Now I am looking forward to the cold weather. I have Balanced Guru Balm Me Up to protect my skin from the wind, cold, and indoor heat which dries out and destroys your skin.

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Balanced Guru Razzle Dazzle Oil is a hair and scalp oil which contains avocado oil, sesame oil, jojoba oil, and argan oils. This oil softens each strand with silky, shiny results without the greasy, flat look. Spending my whole summer at the beach did a number on my hair…. I was actually afraid to go near a lit flame, that is how dry my mane was. Balanced Guru Razzle Dazzle Oil brought my hair back to life. It was magically. I generously coated each strand of my hair then finger combed it through. With the abusive of the salt, sun, and chlorine, Balanced Guru Razzle Dazzle Oil will transform your hair to look gorgeous and healthy! The oils moisturized my scalp and hair shaft without leaving an oily after feeling. No grease in sight and no flat hair heavy head! The aromatic blend of sweet orange oil and geranium essential oil adds a delicate scent that you will adore.

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Balanced Guru No Frizz Oil contains a combination of light and luscious carrier oils which include sesame oil, grapeseed oil, jojoba oil, pumpkin seed oil , olive oil, and tamanu oil. I need all the help in the frizz department… if it is humid or damp weather my hair actually starts to grow. I am not talking down, I am talking out “WIDE AND BIG”. No, the 80’s are not back so this is one of the reason I need to find a product that is healthy and really works! Balanced Guru No Frizz Oil nourishes dry, frizzy hair without weighing it down with silicones and hazardous ingredients. Just what I was searching for: no more frizz and no more fly aways ~ just manageability and incredible shine! It works amazingly. Balanced Guru No Frizz Oil scent is a beautiful scent from organic sesame & lemongrass oil blending with organic eucalyptus for a calming feeling, plus a tad of rosemary oil. I will never have a bad hair day no matter what the weather is now! Balanced Guru No Frizz Oil works and is organic!

Balanced Guru won the “The 2013 Green Spa Network Sustainability Awards and was named Innovative New Green Product.” I am very impressed with all the ingredients they use. Their products are made with certified organic food-graded ingredients which means that all of their ingredients are safe enough to eat and extremely rich in nutrients, anti-oxidants and vitamins. Purchasing and using the Balanced Guru certified organic products makes me feel content and fulfilled by knowing I am finding balance to nourish myself with healthy, safe products that really work and helping the environment through environmentally and socially responsible alternatives in manufacturing and packages. All their bottles and jars are made with post-consumer resin which means they are recycled and 100% recyclable. Their boxes, marketing and shipping materials are also 100% recyclable. Recycling is safe for our planet and is a great interest to me. Check it out yourself at balancedguru.com.

 You can purchase the products online. Stand up and take charge in your life by choosing the right ingredients for your hair and skin. Balanced Guru uses those ingredients for an healthier and safer life.

 

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November 20, 2013

Freebeautyevents.com Offers Free Samples, makeovers and Contests

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Check out freebeautyevents.com for free makeovers, free samples and a chance to win beauty products in their monthly contest. Below are highlights of this month’s best events that are being featured on freebeautyevents.com

Information is also available on their website where spas and retailers are offering promotions and special events.  To find out if an event will be near you, just enter your zip code in the upper right hand corner of their home page.

On their site you can enter your zip code to find out what makeover, gift with purchase, spa open houses and sampling events are happening near your home. Follow them on FacebookGoogle+,PinterestTumblr, and Twitter.   In addition to listing in-store makeovers, Freebeautyevents.com also features a blog on product reviews (http://www.freebeautyevents.com/beauty-blog) and a monthly contes thttp://www.freebeautyevents.com/contest. They also do a contest each week with a smaller prize on their blog.

For their latest contest, they will be giving away 5 prizes. Each prize will consist of L’Oreal Revitalift Miracle Blur Instant Skin Smoother Finishing Cream, Simple Protecting Light Moisturizer SPF 15, and Seventh Generation Boosts Skin Serum – Hydrating. The Contest runs from 10/1/2013 to 12/31/2013, winners will be chosen on 1/1/2014 and notified by 1/1/2014. To enter, simply go to http://www.freebeautyevents.com/contest and supply your name, email (only used to contact winners), and zip.

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