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FEATURED - Tuesday, May 27th 2008

Vitamin E Oil: A Must Have Beauty Staple

Here are just a few defintion(s) of Vitamin E: A substance used in cancer prevention. A vitamin that helps protect cells in the body against damage. Vitamin E is commonly referred to as nature’s own healing agent. Found in vegetable oils, it is known for its emollient benefits to the skin, including helping to maintain skin elasticity.

Vitamin E is one of my beauty staples I've kept in my medicine cabinet for years now.  Any natural mineral or oil is bound to work wonders.  I use Vitamin E for everything.  It helps promote healing of scars, burns, blemishes and moisturzes those subborn fine lines around your eyes, mouth and throat.  Take a look at your Beauty cremes, moisturizers, and makeup ingredients. Vitamin E is in there!  So, it's a no-brainer that this would be ayone's beauty staple!

This is not your typical Vitamin E oil.  Fruit of the Earth delivers a massive 28,000 IU per ounce.  A maxium strength oil delivering maxium results.  The texture is extremely thick and sticky at 28,000 IU.  I would only recommend an high dose of IU for intense therapy areas and at night only.

Here are some of my tips:

Add a drop to your facial or body moisturizer for ultimate hydration. Scars: Promotes healing of scars: acne scars, stretch marks, fine lines and wrinkles under your eyes. Add a dab to any scar or fine line at night . Don't forget your nails! Just like your face our nails need moisturized too. Massage vitamin E on your nails every night for a week or longer.  Within a week your nails and cuticles will be completely repaired. I'm in the process of this and I have to say my nails and cuticles are looking great.  Hair: Rub a small amount of vitamin E oil evenly distribued throughout your hair.  I would recommend a lesser IU amount because it is rather sticky. Vitamins: Take your vitamins daily! I always take a multi-vitamin, vitamin E, and vitamin C.  I'm a very finicky eater so, I need all the vitamins I can get.

The capabiliites are endless. Experiment around and see what it can do for you!

FEATURED - Monday, August 25th 2008

Product Review: Nivea Tinted Lip Balm

Product: Nivea Kiss of Flavor Tinted Lip Balm

Price: $2.99

Steph's Rating:

Buy it: Drugstore, Grocery

Recommend: Yes

New! Nivea introduces two new flavors of tinted lip balm to the Kiss of Flavor lip care family - Cherry and Passion Fruit.

NIVEA’s- A Kiss of Flavor is enriched with natural ingredients to deliver long-lasting moisturization for soft and supple lips. Its unique blend of fruity flavor and a tint of color make your lips irresistible. Enriched with Almond Oil and Vitamin E to help provide long-lasting moisturization. 

I love lip balm probably as much as I do lipstick and lipgloss, why?  Well, in order to have good lips you have to take care of them properly.  And, Niveas new tinted lip balms are just that.  Delivering loads of moisture to your lips with an added bonus of sheen color. 

Nivea's tinted lip balms are just that - lip balms.  Their not suppose to deliver boat loads of color or any kind of pay-off.  Just a sheen, sheer tint mostly concentrating on the enriched vitamins and moisturization.  The texture is smooth and very moisturing which was nice.  Passion Fruit is more sheer than Cherry flavored, espically, if you tend to have pigmented lips.  The only true disadvantage is there's no SPF!

Cherry flavor was my favorite shade out of the two.  It was a nice, faint cherry red tint that made my lips look completely natural loooking.  Check out some product pictures below.   

Passion Fruit (left) and Cherry (right) product photos.

Close up of Passion Fruit and Cherry flavored lip balm.  Nivea's new tinted lip balms should be available now at most Drugstores, Pharmacies and Grocery stores.

FEATURED - Friday, August 29th 2008

Product Review: Sephora by OPI Remover

Product: Sephora by OPI Polish Remover

Price: $5.00

Steph's Rating:

Buy it: Sephora

Recommend: Yes

Summary: A non-drying nail color remover that quickly and effectively removes even the darkest shades of nail lacquer.

Sephora by OPI Nail Colour Remover is a fast, gentle nail polish remover without harsh, drying effects or the tell-tale white residue left behind by traditional acetone nail polish removers. The superior formula contains grape seed oil, vitamin E, and extracts of sea kelp and aloe vera, making it more effective than traditional formulas.

A few weeks ago, I was placing a Sephora order online and need five bucks to meet the free shipping requirement and Sephora by OPI nail polish remover was the lucky winner.  Finding a high quality nail polish remover is extremely important to me.   I'm not a hard core swatcher like some of my fabulous fellow beauty blogger gals - Steph, Scrangie, Michelle - but, I do find myself removing polish quite frequently at least more than I'd like.

Let's start with the negative and the only downside - the price.  Wow, this remover goes awfully fast when your constantly using it.  $5.00 for 2oz, doesn't go a long way.  But, it's so wonderful, I'm willing to overlook that part.  If you tend to use remover one or twice a week this will last for sometime.  Now, if your like me this could end up being a costly nail polish remover in the long run. 

Now, the good and there's so much of it!  The light fragrant scent is perfect - it don't fill up the room with those "gag-like" nasty fumes.  Vitamin E and the other added benefits kept my nails and cuticles heavily moisturized from drying out which was amazing.

My two biggest complaints about nail polish remover is the dryness and strong toxic fumes.  And,  Sephora by OPI passed with flying colors. 

The result - my nails are as hard as a rock - not soft and brittle!

FEATURED - Thursday, September 4th 2008

Product Review: Nivea Kiss of Flavor Gloss

Product: Nivea Kiss of Flavor Tinted Gloss

Price: $3.99

Steph's Rating:

Buy it: Drugstore, Grocery

Recommend: Yes

Nivea Glossy Lip Care is specially formulated to provide long-lasting moisturization for the most delicate skin – your lips, while delivering a brilliant, glossy shine with no sticky residue.

Kiss of Shine gloss gives lips a glossy shine available in two tinted colors - red gloss, pink gloss and a natural clear.  These new glosses provide no sticky residue, moisturization, and infused with shea butter and vitamin E.

Overall, this is a great product to replace your vaseline or everyday wear gloss.  Each day I found myself using this more and more - and I'm really loving it.  Vaseline and Carmex are two holy grail lip products that sit on my night stand every night.  But, lately their being replaced with the Nivea's gloss and tinted balm.

Check the swatches below.

The color pay-off was quite suprising - not as sheer as expected.  Nivea's line of lip care products are now available at stores.  And, at $3.99, why not give em' a shot!

FEATURED - Wednesday, November 5th 2008

Brand New: Elements Collection from St. Ives

St Ives introduces a new line called, Elements.  This new collection consists of Scrubs and cleansers formulated with natural ingredients to rejuvenate your skin and help counter everyday exposure to the environment.  Beautiful skin grows on trees, who knew?

Olive Scrub - The beauty secret is plucked straight from the trees. Made with hydrating olive oil, this invigarating yet gental scrub cleanses, exfoliates and condiitons leaving your skin looking beautiful and your face feeling happy.  Oil leaf extract - a natural source of anti-oxidants that stop help damage cusing free radicals.

Olive Cleanser - Made from real spanish olive, this cleanser provides a blend of olive oil and anti-oxidants that purifies and hydrates your skin, leaving behind a perfectly clean and moisturized happy face.

Microdermabrasion Scrub - Delivered from all natural Sand, the mineral crystals in this scrub, combined with soothing cleansers, will leave your face feeling freshed and renewed.  Gentle enough for everyday, your happy face will never hide under fine lines and uneven skin again.

Warming Scrub - Open your eyes and pores to to beautiful skin with a scrub that releases that releases and exfoliates for a deeper clean.  With all natural exfoliants and a touch of sunflower extract, this scrub sends you well on your way to acheiving a truely happy face.

Protective Cleanser - Beautiful skin deserves to be protected.  This unique formula of gental cleansers, Vitamin E, and SPF10 works in harmony to give you deep clean while providing your skin a layer of protection from everyday exposure to the sun all in one easy step.

St. Ives Elements line are now available at stores.

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