These Easy Tips Will Help Prolong the Life of Your Flat Iron and Keep the Bad Hair Days at Bay!
If you love your flat iron, shouldn’t you take the necessary steps to take care of it? A cared-for flat iron equals a happy hairstyle in my book.
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These Easy Tips Will Help Prolong the Life of Your Flat Iron and Keep the Bad Hair Days at Bay!Olivina Jar Candles
Yesterday on my way home from work I stopped in Anthropologie and bought the cutest candle from Olivina. Three inviting fragrances called to me from the large antique table as I passed them, but which one? Classic Olive, Lavender, or Meyer Lemon? All of them smelled absolutely delicious and I simply love the sweet, inviting scent of a candle burning somewhere in the background of a room, so I would gladly buy any one of them.
After about five minutes of internal deliberation, I was this close to buying the Olivina Classic Olive candle, reasoning it would be the perfect background aroma in my kitchen and especially calming while I am doing dishes and general clean up after dinner, but then I picked up the Meyer Lemon candle, and knew I had to purchase it.
I love the smell of fresh lemons, so when I passed it wrapped up in it’s lovely packaging, I tried to resist it’s claim “tart citrus meets the heady sweetness of honeysuckle”. Like I could pass that up? Obviously this candle is sitting on my desk burning sweetly as I type this post.
Made from natural beeswax, this lovely glass-lidded, poured candle evokes the clean, fresh scent of tart, ripe lemons growing in the warm California sunshine, and is a lemon lovers dream!
I’m already a huge fan of olivina soap and lotions, so it’s no big surprise that the candle kicks is heaven. Whether you choose Classic Olive, Lavender, or my favorite Meyer Lemon, Olivina candles each have up to 60 hours of burn time, so you can enjoy these intensely fragrant candles hours and hours.
Mode Cosmetics: The Glamour of Green
I’m always on the lookout for new beauty products, so I was excited to hear about Mode Cosmetics. Co-creators Cristina Samuels and Jennifer Isaac pride themselves on producing high quality products that are natural, effective, and affordable, so obviously I enthusiastically checked out their website myself.
Created with natural botanicals and essential oils, the key ingredient list for their cosmetics reads like a shopping list for the farmer’s market: Peppermint, orange, and avocado oils, strawberry, watermelon and wildberry flavors, vanilla beans…I could go on and on.
From long wearing lip liners and super smooth eye pencils, to lip balms, glosses and lip shines loaded with good-for-you ingredients like shea butter and sweet almond oil, Mode Cosmetics certainly has left me wanting to try many of their products, and the pricing is so great, a girl like me could really go nuts. Did I mention the free shipping over $50 offer?
It might take me some time to choose from the 90 shades of chip resistant nail polish, but based on my original perusal of colors, if you are looking for that special shade, I’m sure they have it!
It’s difficult to decide what I’d like to try first, but the full coverage lipsticks (in 36 shades) especially tempt me. The product description page reads, “super high pigment, long lasting lipstick that hugs lips with luxurious rich color in buttery creams and natural pearl frosts.” Of course I want to try that. Seriously, who wouldn’t want their lips to be enveloped in the silky smooth texture of organic shea butter, nourishing oils, beeswax, and Vitamin E?
With an emphasis on simplicity, a commitment to using non-wasteful packaging, and the healthy benefits and the fresh aromas you expect from natural products, Mode Cosmetics generously puts the glamour in green!
Chanel Self Tanner
Chanel Precision Soleil Identite Perfect Colour Face – Self Tanner. Created from a unique formulation combining white lily extract for calming, tomato extract for brightening, and copper pearl for smoothing away signs of aging, this lightweight self tanner is gentle enough for the most sensitive skin and promises a gradual glow while reducing the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles at the same time.With a wonderfully dreamy, lightweight feel and a non-greasy texture you expect from a Chanel product, this self tanner goes on like silk and gives you a subtle, sun-kissed look, that develops gradually in a few hours. Available at Bergdorf Goodman in two colors: Bronze and Golden.
Bonus: The added SPF helps protect your faux glow from the real sun.
Makeup How To: Benefit Benetint
I’m a big fan of Benefit Cosmetics so I love this video; Ford Model Marianne uses Benefit Cosmetics Benetint blush and Hoola bronzer to keep her face looking naturally beautiful. Picture perfect!
Signature Glow Kit – Kate Somerville
This kit is the perfect way to try the Kate Somerville collection. Plus, I’m a pushover when it comes to little jars and bottles. Consisting of three potent potions working together, this ‘try-me’ set definitely lives up to the beauty industry hype. The Kate in a Jar is your first step towards glowing. This exfoliant is great for sloughing off any flaky patches and feels divine. Then on to the Quench Hydrating Serum, and quench it does. Who knew my skin was so thirsty? Next comes the Deep Tissue Repair Moisturizer, and my skin is softer than ever. With just three steps to radiance, my skin is soft, supple and radiant. Thanks to Kate Somerville, I have my own signature glow, and I plan on keeping it.
Alfaparf Cristalli Illuminating Shine Shaping Gel
I rarely like to use a gel in my hair unless it’s a lightweight texture, and works wonders. Well, here is that gel: Alfaparf Cristalli Illuminating Shine Shaping Gel. It’s excellent for maximum shine and hold, but it doesn’t weigh my hair down or make it stiff. I was introduced to the Alfaparf brand a while ago, and love their conditioners, so I thought I’d give some of their other products a try. Let me say, I am glad I did. The Cristalli Illuminating Shine Shaping Gel is made with linseed extract and microcristillines that give a shiny, high gloss finish. Also containing silicones, this gel creates a subtle wet look that can be remoulded whenever you want, without looking overdone. Great on short hair.Available in salons nationwide.
Triology Rosehip Oil
Right now I am loving this rosehip oil from Trilogy. Perfect for smoothing out dry skin, repairing sun damage and reducing the signs of premature ageing (not that any of us are worried about that), this 100% organic oil is super-fine and absorbs into your skin in an instant. It is also claims to assist your skin in repair and new growth as it provides essential nutrition and aides your natural moisture balance. Just the right consistency for a nighttime treat, this rosehip oil is gentle enough to use on your face, but effective enough to use on your body, providing the best botanical skin care while you sleep.
The Relativity of Dry Chapped Lips
Do my lips get drier when the weather gets warmer? Or maybe that is just my excuse to get another lip balm. OK, maybe I already have a few (hundred) laying around, but I just can’t resist! My fave of the moment is Einstein Lip Therapy. It gives you intense moisture without that waxy, greasy feel. It’s jam packed with cocoa butter and vitamins A and E to heal those chaps and keep them away for good. No one wants to kiss you with dry lips. No one. This healthy balm is infused with vanilla and a hint of mint, sure to leave you kissable in no time, and the shine is delish!
Mc Dreamy’s New Fragrance
Avon keeps getting better and better! I thought their partnership with Cynthia Rowley was absolutely divine (love her!) and here they go and one up it on the men’s side by partnering with Patrick Dempsey. Yep, McDreamy himself will be actively involved in creating a new signature men’s fragrance that will debut this November. Word on the street is that McWifey Jillian has been working at Avon since 2006. How nice!I can’t wait to spray it on my own hubby…
