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I have spoken about my slight (okay, maybe a little more than slight) obsession with bath and body products here before; so when I heard about the Temptation is Beautiful sweepstakes, I was more than just a little excited.
The Temptation is Beautiful sweepstakes began March 10th and every day up until May 8th a lucky winner who has successfully registered through the sweepstakes website will receive a gift basket full of tempting, luxurious Kao Brands products with a retail value of approximately $75. Those who successfully register will also be entered to win the grand prize of a 3 day/2night trip to Las Vegas for four; the package includes round trip air transportation, ground transportation, hotel accomodations and $1500 spending money with the approximate retail value of $6,000. That is amazing!
This sweepstakes is so unbelievably simple to enter; all you have to do is register on the official website and this sweepstakes is open to US residents (sorry beauty product fanatics of other countries, this giveaway is open only to US residents,) and you also must be 21 years of age or older to enter. While that is simple enough, you can enter to win the daily sweepstakes once per day and by entering every day, you will automatically be entered to win the grand prize trip to Las Vegas with three friends; so by the end of the sweepstakes period, you can have up to 60 entries for the grand prize sweepstakes! Even better, you can score up to four bonus entries into both sweepstakes prizes by taking a short, sweet and fun quiz, finding your Temptress Temperature (see my score below!) and sharing the results of the quiz with your friends on Twitter and Facebook.
Enter the Temptation is Beautiful sweepstakes daily for a chance to win a gift basket full of fabulous products and to be entered to win a trip to Las Vegas.
Back in December, news broke of Julia Roberts joining the ranks of Anne Hathaway and Kate Winslet, becoming the newest face of Lancome. The news excited Roberts fans tremendously, since the actress has been busy raising a family, putting Hollywood on the backburner. Even in the newest movie she is in, Valentine’s Day, she only appeared in the film for about 6 minutes total. It may have taken a few months, but the famous smile of Julia Roberts has finally made its debut for Lancome in their just-launched French television ad with Roberts wearing their forthcoming European-market mascara, Hypnôse Precious Cells. Check out the television ad below and weigh in on what you think of it in the comments.
The first thing you may have realized about the above television ad is that yes, it is completely in French, which is a little disheartening and confusing. Julia Roberts is an actress; she’s pretty good with saying words out loud, memorizing lines and even the models of America’s Next Top Model have to try their hand at semi-perfecting foreign languages for their CoverGirl commercials. Was it just easier to have a male voiceover be the only thing you hear in this commercial? The fact that this was the debut of Julia Roberts for Lancome and her advertisement is completely in French is a bit of a letdown as well; especially considering that she is still a pretty big deal in Hollywood, retaining every bit of class she has had throughout the years. Hopefully we can see more of Julia Roberts for Lancome television advertisements in the future and perhaps they will even be in English.
I have been doing some very frequent research on simple things every day, regular women can do to help keep skin looking healthy and happy. I know as much as anyone out there who has ever scoffed at a commercial or advertisement from some beauty product or another claiming to give you flawless skin that perfect skin is probably not possible, especially when you don’t have an exuberant amount of money to toss at beauty experts. So I have come across a few tips that may help all of my fellow women out there who do all they can to keep themselves together every day and know that while we can’t strive and expect perfection in the way we look, we can aim for skin that looks healthy and keeps us happy.
I am told that I have to drink more water very frequently. With my skin that is very prone to eczema breakouts and my bouts with adult acne, every time someone feels the need to comment on any of this, they always tell me that I need to drink more water. Low and behold, the first rule of getting healthier skin is to drink two to three liters of water a day.
Yoga is already known to help stress, trauma and illnesses that affect the body and mind, but yoga can aid the skin in many different ways and it has been said that some beauty courses even use yoga exercises. While some experts will say that exercise helps acne, a lot of people found that this claim cannot be further from the truth for them because exercise obviously produces sweat and sweat often irritates the skin, which causes acne to become inflamed and makes it look even worse. Yoga, on the other hand, keeps you relaxed, fit, healthy and healthy looking and gives the people who perform yoga a glowing complexion, very much like that “after sex glow” we women (hopefully) know so well.
Switching from product to product is incredibly dangerous to your skin and when you’re trying to find that perfect product, the worst place to take that gamble is on your face. Once you get into a stable routine, from what you apply to your face after washing and before going to bed at night and what you apply to protect your skin throughout the day, you shouldn’t have surprise breakouts or bad reactions to products out of the blue. It’s best to apply a gentle face wash and moisturizing cream every morning and night and if you don’t know what products are best for you, try the greatly-rated Olay Gentle Foaming Face Wash ($4.86) or consult a dermatologist.
Frequent pimples, sudden breakouts and premature aging can all be attributed to one thing in a lot of cases–not removing your makeup every night. It is so simple to fall asleep at night after a very long day without removing your makeup, especially your eye makeup that can take a little while to get off completely. There are a ton of eye makeup removers on the market, including a formula developed by Lancome ($19.99).
What causes acne in the first place? Waste and toxins built up in your system. Your bowels and kidneys are the primary ways to get that waste out of your body, so the best way to make sure your kidneys and bowels are working the best they can is to maintain a diet high in fiber. Foods with the highest amount of fiber are apples, bananas, oranges, raspberries, strawberries, broccoli, brussel sprouts, spinach, parsnips and potatoes. If you cannot keep these foods in your diet daily, it’s also important to take fiber supplements, like Benefiber.
Who has the money and the time to get a professional facial? Yeah, not many people in the least, but facial masks do wonders for your skin and a lot of women with some pretty awesome skin have long relied on weekly DIY facial masks to suck out impurities and refresh the skin. One of the best ingredients used in a facial mask is clay–try the Lather White Clay Mask ($22).
I have been using L’Oréal Paris® Lash Boosting Technology for the past three weeks (you can check out week one here) and according to L’Oréal Paris®, they only need four weeks to completely transform your short, almost non-existent eyelashes into phenomenal, longer, stronger lashes. Thanks to BzzAgent, I was able to give L’Oréal Paris® Lash Boosting Technology a try and in the past three weeks, have definitely seen a few slight differences.
My eyelashes don’t fall out by the multiples when I wash my makeup off at night. Big, big plus.
My eyelashes are most definitely longer and more defined, even with no eye makeup on at all.
There are two products in the L’Oréal Paris® Lash Boosting Technology line–the Lash Boosting Serum, which retails for around $12 and the Double Extend Lash Boosting Mascara, which retails for for around $10, or you can buy them both together. While I have been applying the Lash Boosting Serum at night for the past three weeks, if you don’t want to buy the set, I would definitely opt for the Double Extend Lash Boosting Mascara of the two. It is, hands down, the best mascara I have ever used. It goes on evenly and stays there all day long and I really love it.
I have never been one to wear a ton of makeup; I am a big fan of natural beauty and most often, I can be found wearing only some eyeliner and mascara. I love accentuating my eyes, I’ll dab on a little lip gloss or if I’m going out somewhere special I’ll apply a classic red lip, but that about covers me and makeup’s relationship. Needless to say, I go through a great deal of eye cosmetics, especially considering you should update your mascara once every three months; something I had not known until just a few months ago. Lucky for me, just around the same time I needed some updating, BzzAgent sent me a brand new mascara product from L’Oréal Paris®–their Lash Boosting Technology.
Of course, because I’m well, me, before even reading my literature on the product, I ran up to the bathroom and put it on, since I was getting ready to leave the house already anyway. With just the very first application, I was amazed. I ran into my partner’s office and started saying, “Look at my eyelashes! Look how much bigger and fuller they are, they look amazing!” He agreed, of course, and started comparing the literature on the product to how it really worked, such as the fact that it really does separate and accentuate each and every single lash you have, which let’s face it, most mascaras do not do without some major clumping. I was absolutely overjoyed with the product, but completely forgot that they are currently hosting a 4 week challenge to let you see just how much your lashes will change in 4 weeks while using L’Oréal Paris® Lash Boosting Technology.
So here we are at the beginning. Week 1. Here is a picture of me with absolutely no makeup on whatsoever. In fact, I have been sick with pneumonia for the past 10 days and this is what being sick, just waking up and having no makeup on looks like:
Week 1 of the 4-week L'Oréal Paris® Lash Boosting Technology Challenge. Sick. Just woke up. No makeup at all.
As you can see, without mascara, my eyelashes look nonexistent until I close my eyes. Hopefully this lash boosting technology fixes that. So be sure to check back here every Tuesday until February 9th to see if it really works!
After doing some research when it comes to lash boosting technology and eyelash growth cosmetics and products, L’Oréal is definitely one of the cheapest ways to go about lengthening your eyelashes in a safe, comfortable and easy way. Some products sell for up to over $100 and the entire product line of Lash Boosting Technology sells for up to $21.79. You can purchase it at Walmart and Target for pretty cheap!
EO Products is impressive in every way. They put people and the planet before profits and choose to serve the wordl by way of mindful actions, by providing natural, sustainable and authentic personal care products. They work with and support a myriad of different organizations and relief funds and truly care about the people who they make their products for. I have come across very few companies that perform in the way they do and for that, I highly respect them not only as a caring and responsible company, but also as a company that produces some of the highest quality personal care items for men.
While I am certain that all of their products meet this level of quality, I had the opportunity to give my partner an early Christmas gift–the EO For Him Gift Set ($53.94 $45.84). This gift set includes all of the staples your man needs every day, including rosemary and mint volumizing shampoo and conditioner, grapefruit and mint body lotion and shower gel, a pink grapefruit and peppermint exfoliating bar soap and tea tree and lemon shave cream and it is all contained within a beautiful wooden gift basket. I absolutely love that their shampoo and conditioner is volumizing, especially since the volume and thickness of men’s hair tends to be not so full and thick as they age, so this gives it that little boost. EO’s pink grapefruit and peppermint bar soap is a great exfoliant, I actually stole it from my partner a few times to scrub away dry and rough skin patches that pop up every year around this time, so ladies, while he may not like that you’re using his “super special man stuff,” it works just as well for us too!
Being a bath and beauty product junkie, I do see a great deal of women’s bath and body products with a shortage of products made especially for men, so I was thrilled to see that EO Products keeps the men in mind and has this special gift available for the special men in our life who also need a little pampering and it’s also a great price for the quality you’re receiving.
We are big, big fans of Piggy Paint; non-toxic, odorless and kid-friendly nail polish. Not only is it quality nail polish in super cute colors that you can wear with practically any outfit in your entire wardrobe and match it to your shoes, but it has no odor, which means the people who are around you while you’re painting your nails or anyone who you’re around within ten minutes after painting your nails will not smell a thing, which is so nice!
Not only is it a great nail polish for women, but if you have a daughter who is always asking you to paint her nails when she sees you doing hers, you can rest easy knowing that you are painting her nails with something that is completely safe and non-toxic. As I’ve said before on Woman Tribune, I cannot recommend Piggy Paint enough! They’re so great that Safbaby.com recently gave them their Excellence Award.
So why am I telling you all of this, again for some? Well, because Piggy Paint has a huge promotion going on that you absolutely, positively cannot miss out on!
From now until Valentine’s Day 2010 Piggy Paint is taking 15% off everything on their entire site, including sale items, by using coupon code THANKYOU15L
Think holiday gifts for women or children in your life and even Valentine’s Day presents! Go shopping and save 15% now!
M.A.C. Cosmetics aren’t afraid to get spooky and kooky to achieve fabulous Halloween looks. Check out their video of five M.A.C. Senior Artists demonstrating how to achieve some great Halloween looks. They have also created some face charts of their top Halloween looks that you can print and take right to a M.A.C. counter!
Hair plays a vital role in appearance of an individual; hence loss of hair can lead to loss of self-esteem and feeling ugly, especially in case of women and teenagers. There are several factors that can cause loss of hair in women. The hormonal imbalance in women may result in to loss of hair. This usually happens in women either because of conditions such as a Thyroid disorder or menopause and a pregnancy. Such types of hair loss are a temporary phenomenon and don’t usually require any treatment.
However, if the Female Pattern Baldness (FPB) is hereditary, then it’s another serious issue. In such type of hair loss the androgen hormone present in the blood is converted by the enzymes into another substance called Dihydrotestostrone (DHT).Which later on bind with the hair follicles of the scalp and blocks the supply of blood to the follicles. The shortage of oxygen loaded blood supply to the follicles leaves them incapable to generate new hair.
Minoxidil is known for effectively reducing the DHT and androgen in the blood and guarantees the distribution of oxygenated blood to the follicles. This stimulates the follicles and facilitates them to generate strong new hair one more time.
Nutrients for example Biotin, Vitamins B6 and minerals like Horsetail Silica and Magnesium and can also improve the rate of hair growth. Another treatment of hair loss is the utilization of birth control tablets.
Use of Spironolactone helps in loss of hair by inhibiting the manufacture of androgens in the ovaries and adrenal glands. Potassium sparing water pill, Spironolactone is known to diminish the quantity of water in the body. This tablet also helps in treatment of swelling, a hormonal disorder called hyperaldosteronism and high blood pressure as well.
The Laser Combs are well-known modern low-level laser devices. They are the best hair loss products for women that are especially designed for individual use at domestic level. Every time it is being used, it sends nurturing beam into the hair follicles to stimulate them and augment blood circulation. The cold beam of the laser persuades the tissues of the scalp, and the corpuscles that provide oxygen and essential foods to the hair follicles.
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Chris has been an expert in hair disorders writing specifically on the subject of hair loss. His work has been published on various websites and magazines and provides insightful advice for hair loss Treatment. For more articles on hair loss and its causes please visit http://www.quickhairlosstreatment.com.
Now that the air conditioner is off and the extra blanket is on the bed, we can officially say that it is (almost) officially fall. The leaves are changing and with them, your look is changing. We’re taking our fall and winter clothes out of storage and reemerging fashion looks that we’ve had tucked away for summer. With the change of wardrobe, it may be a good idea to think of trying something new for the fall season; something exciting that will spice up your look a little more and if you’re anything like me, you don’t buy a whole lot of new clothes every season so you’re probably looking at a lot of the same items you’ve been wearing for the past few years. Luckily, Total Beauty has put together a fun little quiz that will determine what fall trend you should try out this season.
My result is colorful eyeshadow.
Colorful eyeshadow would definitely be a fun thing to try out, especially since I usually just wear a dark purple-ish eyeshadow that goes on surprisingly very light that I have been wearing for years. Color would definitely be a change!
I have spoken about my slight (okay, maybe a little more than slight) obsession with bath and body products here before; so when I heard about the Temptation is Beautiful sweepstakes, I was more than just a little excited.
Back in December, 
I have never been one to wear a ton of makeup; I am a big fan of natural beauty and most often, I can be found wearing only some eyeliner and mascara. I love accentuating my eyes, I’ll dab on a little lip gloss or if I’m going out somewhere special I’ll apply a classic red lip, but that about covers me and makeup’s relationship. Needless to say, I go through a great deal of eye cosmetics, especially considering you should update your mascara once every three months; something I had not known until just a few months ago. Lucky for me, just around the same time I needed some updating, 
We are big, big fans of 
Hair plays a vital role in appearance of an individual; hence loss of hair can lead to loss of self-esteem and feeling ugly, especially in case of women and teenagers. There are several factors that can cause loss of hair in women. The hormonal imbalance in women may result in to loss of hair. This usually happens in women either because of conditions such as a Thyroid disorder or menopause and a pregnancy. Such types of hair loss are a temporary phenomenon and don’t usually require any treatment.
