Category — Beauty Goodies

Well my last Dove Body Wash giveaway has ended and I have to admit I am a little disappointed in the response!  What?  You ladies don’t want free stuff anymore?  It is really nice body wash … I know because I am using it now.

So here is what I am going to do for you girls.  I am going to another Dove giveaway.  I will automatically take the readers who commented in this last giveaway and add them into the pool for the next one.  This giveaway will not only include a bottle of Dove with NutriumMoisture Body Wash but I will throw in a bottle of Dove Unscented Hairspray and Dove Clinical Protection Antiperspirant.  I think that sounds fair, right?

So get your comments in to enter the giveaway.  The giveaway will end Tuesday, Oct. 27th at 5pm.  Just tell me what you do (or hopefully don’t) like about the new blog design and you will entered.  Good Luck!

Oops.  Almost forgot to congratulate Monica on her win of the Dove Body Wash in the last contest.  Congrats Monica.

Update:  This contest has ended and Liz was our lucky winner.  Please try again next time though.  Thanks.

In celebration of the new blog redesign I am going to be doing a little giveaway!  Dove is promoting their new line of body wash with NutriumMoisture, available in deep moisture, gentle exfoliating and sensitive skin solutions.  They have decided to award a bottle of their new body wash to one lucky reader!

Unlike most body washes Dove’s new line promises not to dry out your skin.  It was just awarded a best breakthrough award in Allure’s 2009 Best of Beauty list.  Allure claims you won’t need lotion after using this body wash.

If you want to be entered in the giveaway just leave a comment about my new blog redesign.  It can be positive feedback or even constructive criticism on how I can improve my blog even more.  Your opinion can win you free stuff. The giveaway ends Friday, October 16th at 5pm so make sure to get in your comments.

Update: Congratulations to Monica who won the Dove Body Wash. Thanks for the Kudos on the blog as well.  But don’t stop commenting.  I am doing another giveaway now for Dove Body Wash,  Dove Unscented Hairspray and Dove Clinical Protection Antiperspirant.  This giveaway ends Tuesday, Oct. 27th at 5pm.

Everyday I check my Google reader to see if there are any new musings from I’m Not a Buddhist.  When she mentioned she had found the “best nail polish ever” I asked if she would be willing to write a guest review.  So with no further ado …

Hello Juicelovers.

I’m fairly certain that Sally Hansen’s Insta-Dri Nail Color was created specifically for me, and I suppose I could just keep this little gem to myself, but, I do like to help out my fellow man (or woman) so I’ll let you juicelovers in on the secret. The primary reason to fall in love with this nail polish is that it literally dries instantly. As much as I love to have neatly painted nails, there has never been an occasion on which I did not fudge up at least one nail (if not four or five) because I could not sit still long enough for my nails to dry. Because my impatience is accompanied by laziness, I often leave the fudged up nail as is and move on with my life. Less than 24 hours later, at least one nail will be featuring an unsightly chip, thereby eliminating the attractiveness of painted nails. Herein lies the second most wonderful feature of

Old Sally’s Insta-Dri miracle: this stuff literally stays put for three days without a single chip. Apparently, Sally has worked out some kind of ingenious scientific phenomenon where the chemical make-up of the nail polish allows it to move slightly when your nail comes in contact with other surfaces. This slight movement prevents the polish from being chipped away from the surface of your nail. Initially, I was grateful to maintain chip-free nails throughout one evening. But I was especially impressed when my nails remained chip-free after several long sessions of guitar practice. In addition to being the greatest nail polish ever, Sally Hansen’s Insta-Dri only costs 4.99! I assure you, this stuff is way better than that 8.00/bottle OPI-nonsense people are so into. So, there you go juicelovers…a high quality beauty product at a reasonable price. Enjoy!

 A giveaway is a great way to beat the Monday blues! You can win a RelationLIPS lip palette in “Seduce” from Beauty Addicts simply by telling us why you think you deserve to win.

The Beauty Addicts palette comes in a super cute compact with mirror, perfect for applying on-the-go (a $28 value).  In four colors, this lip gloss is infused with Shea butter, Aloe Vera, Vitamin E and a hint of wild berry essence for lip protection and high shine color.  Go to BeautyAddicts.com for all of their irresistible makeup.

 The giveaway will be open to commenters until 5pm on Friday.  Good Luck.

Update: A commenter was randomly selected and congratulations goes to Karrie King who wrote “I DESERVE TO WIN BECAUSE AFTER HAVING GIVING BIRTH MAY 27TH, I HAVEN’T HAD TIME TO SHOP FOR NEW MAKE-UP”.  Thanks for the comment Karrie.

My sweet Mr. Juicefairy was very sweet to treat me to a facial a couple of weeks ago (have I mentioned on this blog yet how lucky I am to have him).  This is only he second facial I have ever gotten, and minus the part where they extract blackheads, I think they are even more relaxing than a massage.   I went the the Spa of Thornton Park in downtown Orlando where Dominic was my esthetician (he says when he tells people what he does for a living they ask, “you work with dead people?”).

I asked Dominic frankly what skin product would be best for a twenty-something to prevent wrinkles, beside a moisturizer with sunscreen.  I know the commandment about sunscreen …  “Thou shall wear sunscreen everyday, all over thy body, in order to keep away age spots and wrinkles”.  He told me one of the first things I could do was drink more water. But he warned that dehydration is not apparent in your skin when you are in your twenties but as you age your skin gets drier naturally and dehydration becomes visible in those lines around your eyes and mouth.  “Those ladies that claim they have wrinkles around their lips from smoking are mistaken, most of that is from dehydration.” he informed me.  Honestly, a camel drinks more water than I do.  I just don’t need that much liquid I guess.  So I suppose I could heed his advice.  So new rule “Thou shall attempt to drink more water throughout thy day.”

His other advice really surprised me.  He said “I am actually not going to try and sell you on a bunch of expensive products.  Drug store anti-aging products have become a lot smarter and are really competitive with the more expensive products out there.”  At this point the owner of the spa walked in a told him to take his last weeks pay and leave.  Actually that didn’t happen, but I am surprised that they didn’t have some expensive line of products they would make him hock.  He told me for my skin type (combination skin with dry patches and a little bit of redness) that Loreal RevitaLift is a great product.  He says it is oil free, so for a young woman’s skin it is not too greasy, and that it is very effective as a night cream.  He warned that the RevitaLift eye cream is essentially the same exact thing as the face cream but in a smaller bottle so not to waste my money on the extra product, which is a tip I appreciated.

So I cashed in some Ulta points and I am have been giving RevitaLift a try.  I wont be able to tell you if it worked until I am fifty but Dominic claims it may help with my redness leftover from old pimples so I will keep you updated on that. So far all I can tell you is that it has a very perfumy smell and I wake up in the morning with my skin feeling a little oily but not too bad.  So far no breakouts from it.  Thanks Dominic for all of your honest advice.

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