Fun Fridays! Do you use Organic Skincare Products?

Hello Divas!

Are you ready for the three day weekend?  The only thing I will do is rest and I am so ready!

Organic skin care products are really popular right now.  My girl, Kitiya of Mischo Beauty, loves Juice Beauty, an organic skin care line found at Whole Foods.  I was discussing the products via Twitter with a Twitter friend and she was raving about the products! She said they were really making a difference in skin.

Well of course this proclamation caused me to start researching the benefits of using certified organic skin care products.  I buy some organic foods for my kids, but I never thought about using organic products for my skin.  Well some of the benefits are:

1. Most organic skin care products contain essential plant oils that contain natural active ingredients that nourish the skin.  Some plant oils are Argan, Avocado, Hemp, Jojoba, etc.

2. The products are paraben, aluminum, silicon, synthetic fragrances or colourants free.

3. The products are biodegradable and involves no polluting transformation processes and no tests on animals.

So when using Organic beauty products you are being good to your skin and the environment. Nice!

Also, a lot of the organic beauty skin care lines feature floral waters.  Floral Waters are a combination of water and distilled fresh or dried plants.  I love floral waters.  They are to be used after you cleanse your face and they give your skin hydration, healing properties, and provide instant soothing.  But what I really love about floral waters is that they just smell good!

So do any of you Divas use organic skin care products?  If so, what is your favorite brand?  I need some recommendations.

Toodles!


Disclaimer:  This is a sponsored post.

Honorable Mentions and Lenox Mall Fashion Show

Hello Divas!

I hope you have a wonderful Friday!

I want to remind you Divas that Lenox Square Mall in Atlanta is having free fashion shows tonight April 24 at 7pm and tomorrow April 25th from 1pm-5pm. The shows will feature fashions from Neiman Marcus, Bloomingdales, Macy's, Betsey Johnson, Club Monaco, Ann Taylor Loft, Guess, Banana Republic, Steve Madden and more. There will also be Style Shops hosted by Kiehls, Aveda, The Body Shop, and L'Occitane. If you are in Atlanta this is a great way to spend a Saturday!

And this week has been my week! I won TWO, yes TWO beauty prizes featuring products from my absolutely favorite make up brand, Lancome! Woohoo! I won the Lancome Genefique giveaway hosted by Mischo Beauty. I have been wanting to try this product since it hit the market! Genefique is a youth activating serum that boosts the activity of your genes to produce younger looking skin. I can't wait to try it. I will give you guys an update on the results! In addition, I entered a contest on The Lancome Blog to win Lancome's Pink Irreverence Set, which is part of Lancome's Spring Collection. I previously blogged about this set here. This is another Lancome product that I wanted to try. So you could imagine my delight and astonishment when I actually won it! Wowza! Divas you have to follow The Lancome Blog. It features make-up tips, new Lancome products and of course giveaways! Plus there are numerous giveaways, so your chances of winning a Lancome Product is pretty good.

Toodles!

Total Beauty Supports Breast Cancer Awareness Month!

Hello Divas!

I hope your day is fantastic! Mischo of Mischo Beauty wanted me to hip you guys to the Total Beauty - Total Cure Campaign. TotalBeauty.com has enlisted beauty bloggers and elite beauty companies to participate in a month long (Month of October) breast cancer awareness campaign. As Total Beauty states,

"Breast cancer information, screening guidelines, and links to available resources will be integrated throughout the campaign. The Total Beauty blog community will engage its readership through daily giveaways that require entrants to answer breast cancer trivia, making the contests dually educational and fun. Giveaways will also be hosted on Total Beauty - Total Cure pages on Facebook and MySpace; throughout the month of October, all visitors who become a “friend” of the pages will be entered in a drawing to win a bounty of beauty products."

This campaign sounds simply fantastic! I know I will visit Mischo Beauty daily to get valuable life saving information and of course to win some fabulous giveaways. Giveaway sponsors include Anastasia Beverly Hills, Benefit, Cargo, Clarisonic, Jurlique, L’Oreal Paris, NARS, Stila and Tarte. Wow!

Toodles!

Hot Drugstore Find of the Week: Wet N' Wild's Wild Shine Nail Polish in Lavender Creme

Hello Divas!

I hope your week is going great! My hot drugstore find of the week is Wet n' Wild's Wild Shine Nail Polish in Lavender Creme. Lavender Creme is a gorgeous hot pink color and it looks great on my toes! I must confess that I am not the one to do my own mani/pedi. However, I was inspired by Mischo of Mischo Beauty to give it a try. Mischo is a licensed cosmetologist, an esthetician, and a chemist! She is just too fab! Her blog focuses on the proper care of hair, skin, and nails. She always features nail polish in beautiful colors. Check out one of my favs here. I decided to give myself a pedicure and I went to CVS to check out nail polish. I chose Wet n' Wild because it is so affordable. I brought this polish for only 99 cents! So if I did not like it, I would not feel like I wasted any money. I was also motivated by the fact that this nail polish is toluene, formaldehyde & phthalate free! I applied two coats and Wet n' Wild's MegaLast Quick Dry Ultra Gloss Top Coat, and my toes are just too pretty. I have been wearing this color for a week and I have not experienced any chipping. I love it! Wet n' Wild has several beautiful colors to choose from. The top coat retails for $1.99. You can purchase Wet n' Wild at CVS or online here.

Toodles!