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Entries from May 2008

Completely Bare, Pedi Extending Tips and Paris

May 31st, 2008 · No Comments

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I really love summer but I dread the constand pedis and hair removal I have to do this time of year.  I came across a great website that has tons of info about getting that Completely Bare look.  There is a downloadable instructional video which [...]

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Look for the Natural Products Seal from the NPA

May 31st, 2008 · No Comments

Burn that image into your head and next time you go shopping for skincare make sure you look for the Natural Products Association (NPA) seal.  This seal is marking a new era for consumers, no more confusion about what is natural and what is not.
Under the new program, products must follow strict guidelines set out by [...]

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Vote for the Mamma Mia! Trio

May 31st, 2008 · No Comments

Pond’s search for the Mamma Mia! trio is in the voting phase.  Vote for your favorite 40+ and fabulous trio should make it to the big time!  I think they’re all winners already!!  Good luck ladies!
Tags: audition, contest, karaoke, Mamma, Mamma Mia, mia, Pond-039s, ponds, trio, voting, winners

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Contest WINNER SATC & $25 Fandango.com

May 30th, 2008 · No Comments

A hearty thank-you for all the great entries into the contest.  The winner of the Sex and the City Soundtrack & $25 Fandango.com Gift Certificate is:
  
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Comment #37 —   I would have to say Miranda because she and i have so much in common and she is kind of like th outsider. [...]

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ILPA: L’Oreal BIWI

May 30th, 2008 · 2 Comments

Congrats to Sameer Mishra Scripp’s 2008 National Spelling Bee Winner!  I was just thinking about words and spelling and I’m intrigued with acronym’s becoming words.  I first noticed it with Payless and BOGO (buy one get one) about 3 years ago.  Now I just noticed L’Oreal uses BIWI (because I’m worth it).  I’m sure there [...]

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Olay Definity Deep Penetrating Foaming Moisturizer

May 30th, 2008 · No Comments

Cost Effective Luxury 
Olay Definity Deep Penetrating Foaming Moisturizer is your first layer of defense and skin nourishment.  It’s incredible because it comes out as a foam.  I must admit when it first came out I instinctively spread it to both hands like hair mousse but snapped out of it just in time.  I like the mousse [...]

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I got my hot little hands on the Sex and the City BOOK

May 29th, 2008 · No Comments

Sex and the City Movie Book 
woohoo, I’m loving life I tell ya, I received my copy at 3:25 p.m. today and have read and re-read it twice at the beach this afternoon interrupted only by the rising tide, so I know everything!!  but dont’ worry  you’ll not get one ounce of info from me.  You’ll just have to go [...]

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Mommy’s Bliss Nipple Cream and breastfeeding

May 29th, 2008 · 2 Comments

The FDA has posted a warning about Mommy’s Bliss Nipple Cream, marketed by MOM Enterprises, Inc.  The product was marketed to help nursing mothers heal cracking nipples from nursing but it has been revealed that some of the ingredients are harmful, specifically chlorphenesin and phenoxyethanol.
Chlorphenesin relaxes skeletal muscle and can depress the central nervous system and [...]

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Miss Oops Pedicure in a Bottle Product Review

May 28th, 2008 · 2 Comments

Miss Oops’ philosophy is to create products that help women solve the little problems in their lives so they can spend more time on the really big ones! I can totally relate to the concept and maybe it’s because the line was created by Jennifer Higgins, a mother of two. 
Today’s find is the Pedicure in a [...]

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Elke’s FunDay Tour of LA

May 27th, 2008 · 2 Comments

My biggest thanks go out to Elke Von Freudenberg of the Beauty Blog Network.  She showed me and Teri of Splendicity and Beautiful Makeup Search and Aging Fabulous a good time all around LA!  We were all over the city and surf, had a delicious deli meal @ the charming Canter’s Deli.  We got to see [...]

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