These two lucky ladies win the Mystic Tan Perfect Face Kit!

• Karla
• Christi Somera

Congrats Ladies! Remember: Please respond within 48 hours and give me your mailing address!

We’ll post more contests soon!

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Getting married this summer? Know someone who is?  These two items should help you look beautiful, rested and fresh-faced for the big day!

Icon AIRSHINE Brilliant Shine Spray promotes surface gloss. AirShine blasts dry air for incredible surface shine while shielding style from environmental damage. Rich complex of ingredients contains vitamins for care, protection and brilliance.

I.C.O.N. has one of the most unique philosophies in the beauty industry. They seek to create a feeling rather than just a look and embrace the concept of touch. I.C.O.N. products represent the best in beauty and are packed with powerful ingredients inside high-quality formulas. I.C.O.N. is changing the way you look and the way you look at beauty.

$19.50 – BUY IT HERE!

Yonka PHYTO CONTOUR – Eye Firming Creme for Puffiness and Dark Circles

This product meets our natural beauty standards with a high concentration of quality natural botanicals while keeping harsh chemicals to a minimum.

This delicate cream works deep down on the eyelids to produce an immediate sensation of freshness.

Benefits:

Visibly helps decongest fluid buildup and lines around the eyes.
Works to fight off under-eye bumps.
Helps guarantee a visible lift.
Imparts a soothing distressing sensation.

Directions For Use:
To combat swollen, puffy eye contours upon awakening, apply as a luxurious wake-up mask for 15 min. then remove with cool water.

$54.00 – BUY IT HERE!

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With summer around the corner – it’s time to un-cover bodies that have been hibernating all winter. Rev up with summer slim down secrets from three of New York’s best body authorities.

To make it easier, we’ve consulted an RD, a hard-core personal trainer, and one of New York’s best doctors to reveal the simplest ways to slim down so skimpy bikinis, short shorts, and arm baring frocks and tops can be a reality this year.

STEP 1: Eat Food, Not Ingredients- Registered dietician, Caren Tishfield, recommends altering eating habits versus starving to slim down. “Go organic; the less ingredients, the better. Not only is it fewer consumed calories, you’ll be avoiding pesticides that knock our bodies off track.”

TRY: Organic lean protein and complex carbs, green veggies like kale, swiss chard and spinach. Eat foods that are high in fiber like berries, and up your fish intake as studies show Omega 3 fatty acids might play a role in decreasing body fat.

STEP 2: Exfoliate From Head to Toe – Before you bare – give skin the brush off! NYC plastic surgeon Dr. Robert Guida recommends investing in exfoliation to get rid of discolorations, smooth out wrinkles and reveal a smooth, glowing complexion. Professional microdermabrasion treatments “polish” skin by removing the outermost layer of skin immediately. This encourages cellular turnover and increased levels of collagen and elastin which further improve the skin’s appearance.

TO TRY: Quick and cost effective – you can mix equal parts sugar or sea salt granules with water for a quick exfoliator. An in-office chemical peel will immediately take years off your skin and undo damage from the sun, hyper-and-hypo pigmentations and fine lines and wrinkles. Dr. Guida’s skin resurfacing treatments begin at $200 per session.

STEP 3: Strength Train – Incorporate strength training in to your schedule at least twice a week and you’ll build muscles and shrink body fat, making your body appear tighter, firmer and leaner. “Don’t be afraid to lift weights – it helps with definition and won’t bulk you up,” says Barry.

TO TRY:
Air Squats (squat like you are sitting down in a chair and go down until your thighs are parallel with the floor. Do 3 sets of 15), Push Ups (3 sets of as many as you can do. Start out with a modified version where knees are on the floor if you can’t do a full one) and Crunches (3 sets of 20)

STEP 4: Visit An Expert – Can’t seem to flatten/thin/tone no matter what??? Dr. Guida suggests body sculpting with liposuction to get rid of the sag and bulge once and for all. With less than a week recovery and costing approximately $2,500-$3,000, liposuction removes fat while sculpting the body.

Veins holding you down? Opt for Vascular Laser Therapy — a safe, effective and non-invasive treatment to remove unsightly, broken, and dilated leg veins as large as 3.5mm in size. A fifteen minute session is $500 and more than enough time to rid legs of scary looking, spider veins.

STEP 5: Turn It Upside Down – The anti-aging benefits of yoga are becoming more apparent. Yoga improves circulation, removes tension from the body, corrects poor posture, strengthens abdominal muscles and that improved circulation may even decrease gray hair and help remove wrinkles from the face. Dr. Guida is such a fan, he practices everyday!

TO TRY:
Downward Dog – Start on hands and knees, wrists underneath shoulders and knees underneath hips. Curl toes under and push back raising the hips and straightening legs. Spread fingers out, let head hang, and move shoulder blades away from ears towards hips. Engage quadriceps strongly to take weight off arms, making this a resting position. Keep rear high and sink heels to the floor.

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Congratulations to our 10 winners; Ashlee Rae, Heather, Adrian, Crystal, Diane, Veedee, Nina, Maggie, KT, Karla. Please watch your email today you have 48hrs to respond to receive your prize.

Skin Cancer is the Most Common form of Cancer in the US…WHY?

· One million new cases of skin cancer will be diagnosed this year alone

· Skin cancer is 99% preventable

· Skin cancer is the most common form of cancer in the United States

Understanding how preventable skin cancer is, the fact remains that people aren’t using sunblock as often as they should. Most dermatologist agree, that people are applying less than the recommended 1 oz. of sunscreen – which translates to having significantly less sun protection than the indicated SPF value on the label. Below, please find recruitment efforts that are underway to encourage people to start wearing their sunblock.

New recruitment efforts to encourage people to wear sunblock:

The World of Text Messaging: To influence others to better protect themselves from the sun, Harvard University recently conducted a study that tracked reminder text messages to apply sunscreen. The studies showed that those who received daily text-message reminders had a significantly higher adherence to sunscreen application compared those who did not receive reminders.

Early detection is KEY…: NEUTROGENA® and the American Academy of Dermatology (AAD) have once again teamed up on a campaign to educate and empower people to take charge of their own skin health. Running from May through July, Choose Skin Health from NEUTROGENA® encourages Americans to regularly perform skin self-examinations, seek a free skin cancer screening from a dermatologist and protect themselves from the sun. Visit www.neutrogenaskinhealth.com.

Learn about sun protection and protect yourself in your own backyard: The Skin Cancer Foundation’s “Road to Healthy Skin Tour” Presented by AVEENO® and Rite Aid. Now through September, a free skin cancer screening tour is travelling across the country in a 38-foot customized RV and will be making stops in 80 locations across the country. The tour will be offering free full body skin cancer screenings conducted by local board-certified dermatologists that have volunteered their time. Educational material is provided that explains how to perform monthly skin checks at home, and the proper ways to protect the skin from the sun on a daily basis. In addition, AVEENO® Continuous Protection™ suncare products will be distributed. During last year’s tour, dermatologists found over 3,200 suspicious markings and detected 39 suspicious cases of melanoma. To view schedule and locations, visit www.skincancer.org.

News in Sun Protection:

· High SPF

- NEUTROGENAâ Ultra Sheer Dry-Touch Sunblock SPF 100+ with superior photo-stabilized Helioplexâ technology, offers the highest level of cutting-edge photo-stabilized sun protection technology and a one-of-a-kind blend of exceptional skincare aesthetics – it is the only sunscreen proven to protect against over 99% of sunburn damage

* Anti-Aging Sun Protection

- AVEENO® POSITIVELY AGELESS™ Sunblock Lotion SPF 70 for Face is formulated to help protect against future signs of aging skin. This sunscreen protects skin from the sun with the patented ACTIVE PHOTOBARRIER COMPLEXTM technology, which is engineered to deliver very high, very broad and photostable UVA/UVB protection from the sun’s harmful rays. Also includes Natural Shiitake Complex, an ingredient known to help enhance the youthful appearance of skin

* Sun Protection for Sensitive Skin

- NEUTROGENAâ Sensitive Skin Sunblock Lotion SPF 60+ with PureScreen™ creates a barrier between the skin and the sun to provide instant broad spectrum UVA and UVB protection. The advanced PureScreen™ technology contains titanium dioxide and zinc oxide, naturally sourced sunscreen ingredients that are gentle on sensitive skin.

- PURPOSE® Dual Treatment Moisture Lotion with SPF 15 is a light, water-based formula that offers broad spectrum (UVA and UVB) sun protection, gentle enough for sensitive skin, and recommended by The Skin Cancer Foundation as an effective UV sunscreen.

* Sun Protection for Baby

- NEUTROGENAâ Pure & Free™ Baby Sunblock SPF 60+ with PureScreen™ features the highest level of SPF protection in a physical sunblock, it contains breakthrough PureScreen™ technology, a blend of titanium dioxide and zinc oxide, which are naturally sourced sunscreen ingredients known to be gentle on sensitive skin

- AVEENO® CONTINUOUS PROTECTION® Sunblock Lotion SPF 55 for Baby was developed specifically for babies’ delicate skin, this mild as water formula contains naturally soothing colloidal oatmeal and provides broad spectrum UVA /UVB protection; in 2007, this was the first sunscreen to receive the AAD’s Seal of Recognition

* Sun Protection for the Eyes

- ACUVUE® ADVANCETM, ACVUE® ADVANCETM for ASTIGMATISM and ACUVUE® OASYSTM offers the highest level of UV-blocking available to contact lenses and blocks 90% of UVA rays and 99% of UVB rays that reach the lens

* Protecting from Incidental Sun Damage:

- AMBI® EVEN & CLEAR™ Daily Moisturizer with SPF 30 visibly reduces skin discoloration while providing sun protection with a photo-stabilized SPF 30

- LUBRIDERM® Daily Moisture with SPF 15 is PABA and dye-free with a formula that combines essential moisturizing elements with SPF 15 sun protection

- CLEAN & CLEAR® MORNING GLOW™ Moisturizer with SPF 15 is an oil-free facial moisturizer that smoothes and softens skin while providing protection from UV rays with SPF 15

 Now for the Contest info!

Neutrogena Ultra Sheer^® Dry-Touch Sunblock SPF 100+ with Helioplex^®

Ultra Sheer Dry-Touch Sunblock SPF 100+ with Helioplex^® offers the highest combined UVA/UVB protection. SPF measures UVB burning rays, while PFA measures skin-aging UVA rays. Now, Neutrogena Ultra Sheer^® SPF 100+ is the only sunblock proven to protect skin from over 99% of UVB sunburn damage. Plus, with an unbeatable PFA, nothing provides better UVA protection.

Infused with a light, fresh scent, this elegant formulation is fast-absorbing, non-whitening, waterproof and lightweight. Neutrogena’s Dry-Touch technology provides an ultra-light, non-shiny finish and leaves skin soft and smooth.

• Waterproof
• Sweatproof
• Non-comedogenic(won’t clog pores)
• PABA-free

CONTEST RULES:

• There will be 10 winners!
• Each winner will receive one Neutrogena Ultra Sheer^® Dry-Touch Sunblock SPF 100+ with Helioplex
• Enter by leaving your name and email address in the comments!
• Contest runs Tuesday, May 19th – Friday, May 22nd!
• Please only enter once
• After the winners have been announced, you will have 48 hours to respond
• US Residents only, please

Good luck!!

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I am jealous of any of you ladies in cities that are participating in these great Aveeno Hair Makeovers. I personally use the new Aveeno Nourish hair care line and love it. My hair has been given a new lease on life!

Don’t we all wish we could rewrite all the bad we’ve done to our hair – hair coloring, heat styling, and just overall bad hair habits.  Now’s the chance to rewrite it all, and give your hair new life!

To celebrate the launch of AVEENO®’s first hair care collection – NOURISH+ – the beauty care brand will stage salon takeovers in three cities – Boston, Minneapolis and Seattle – next Wednesday, May 27^th from 10:00 am – 7:00 pm (5:00 pm in Boston).  During the takeovers, AVEENO® NOURISH+ will offer free wash and blow-outs to over 100 women in each city on a first come, first serve basis throughout the day, tips on how women can rewrite their hair’s past at home, distribute samples of the product and offer a free pedi-cab ride home in each city.  For those women that are not in one of the three cities, they can log on onto www.hairwithlife.com to register for a free sample of the products.

AVEENO^® NOURISH+ Hair Care stages salon takeovers

TO GIVE WOMEN’s Hair New Life

The AVEENO^Ò Brand Celebrates the Introduction of Its First Hair Care Collection

SKILLMAN, NJ (May 26^th, 2009) — To celebrate the introduction of the AVEENO^® NOURISH+ Hair Care Collection, the AVEENO^® Brand will take over three salons across the country on Wednesday, May 27^th and offer women the chance to rewrite their hair’s story and give it new life, in just three washes.  Beginning at 10:00 AM, women in the three cities will receive a free hair wash with AVEENO^® NOURISH+ Shampoos and Conditioners, a professional blow-dry by stylists, and receive tips on how to give their hair new life at home in the following cities and salons:

Boston                                                          Minneapolis                                                       Seattle

James Joseph Salon                                 Level                                                                     Haven

30 Newbury Street                                  903 Washington Ave. S.                                 5810 24^th Avenue NW

First 200 women                                       First 100 women                                               First 100 women
10:00 AM – 5:00 PM                                10:00 AM – 7:00 PM                                        10:00 AM – 7:00 PM

Women who attend the events will be given free, eco-friendly pedi-cab lifts to and from the salons; they will also receive expert tips and product samples and be encouraged to take before and after photographs to showcase the results achieved from just one wash with the products.  For those women who do not live in Boston, Minneapolis or Seattle areas, they can log onto www.HairWithLife.com and register to receive free samples of the AVEENO^® NOURISH+ Hair Care Collection, as well tips on how to give hair new life.

The AVEENO^® NOURISH+ Hair Care Collection combines the power of nature plus the best of science to nourish damaged hair back to life in just three washes.  The collection of Shampoos and Conditioners were developed with a team of experts, including a leading dermatologist and hair stylist, in order to create efficacious hair care products that help to make hair healthy and beautiful, naturally. Containing the newest AVEENO^® ACTIVE NATURALS^® technology, the Nourishing Wheat Complex, AVEENO^® NOURISH+ hair care line provides targeted repair to the most damaged areas of the hair shaft, leaving it restored, replenished and revitalized in just three washes. 

To learn more about the salon events on May 27^th, the AVEENO^® NOURISH+ Hair Care Collection or receive tips on how to give hair new life, visit www.Aveeno.com or www.HairWithLife.com.

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I love this bronzer/blush. It’s not too dark, it’s just the right amount of glow!  It really makes your face sparkle and glow!

BeachBlush™ – Miami Beach by CARGO is a glowing, bronzing blush combining four complementary shades that when swept together, provide a perfect balance of color – the radiance of a newly flushed face and the glow of a lasting summertime tan.

$26.00 – BUY IT HERE!

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My favorite mascara for the last year or so, has been Covergirl’s Lash Blast.  It’s going to take a pretty amazing mascara to make me switch. I really liked this new mascara from CARGO, but I don’t know if it’s going to win me over.  One thing I really like about this CARGO mascara, was how it made my eyelashes look.  Each eyelash stands out on it’s own, not clumped together with it’s neighbor.  I really liked this a lot – and look forward to seeing what my eyelashes look like after 30 days!

LashActivator by CARGO is a unique primer and/or mascara that is proven to boost the appearance of lashes in just 30 days!

CARGO LashActivator™ contains a nourishing blend of ingredients that has been proven to visibly increase the appearance of lashes’ length and fullness. The formula is made with a unique, multi-faceted complex, which contains Marine Algae extracts to increase the appearance of lash density, citrus-derived Flavonoids to promote microcirculation for optimal lash health, and a Peptide-biotin complex to slow the rate of lash loss. It’s gentle on sensitive eyes and the flexible rubber wand was specifically designed to build and separate each lash for a full, fan-like effect. Finally, a safe and effective way to achieve those gorgeous lashes you’ve always dreamed of!

$35.00 – BUY IT HERE!

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