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Beau Bain Bath Bombs

Planning a crazy 4th of July? Want to relax before or after the fireworks? Try a soothing bath balm from Beau Bain. The name in French translates to “beautiful bath”, which is something that these bath bombs deliver. They are hand made in Portland, OR — where I used to live — and contain fine ingredients from all over the world.

Here are a few of the 24 bath bombs that you can purchase for a mere $8.00 with descriptions from the website.

Spicy Mango Bath Bomb — Inspired by a tropical beach paradise of luscious mangoes and exotic foliage, we blended spicy tropical fruits and finished softly with juicy peach and a faint creamy musk. A sensuous, fruity, sweet, and warming scent will transport you to a serene, sunny, lush island paradise.

Zen Pink Shea Flower Bath Bomb –Getting its soft pink color from Australian Pink Clay, our Pink Shea Flower Zen creation is a rich floral fragrance that is both luscious and inviting, with a warming scent that will ease tensions and provoke relaxing thoughts and tranquility.

Lavender Fields Bath Bomb — Imagine fields of bright purple and delicate mauve under a deep blue sky, take a deep breath and experience the true scent and color of Provence. A fresh, sweet, floral, herbaceous and slightly fruity scent will relax your mind, body, and spirit.

Cucumber Melon Bath Bomb — A fresh and clean scent, we blended crisp cucumber with tangy melon and finished gently with a soft touch of freshly harvested lemongrass. This sensuous, fruity, and refreshing scent has become a modern classic for men and women. Fresh cucumbers and zesty melons are undercut by freshly cut grass in this alluring signature blend

As you can see, there are many different fragrances to suit your mood. Ireally liked the Zen Pink Shea Flower bomb, because it’s such a soft and sensuous floral, but all of the bombs I tried are wonderful. Check the whole line out at www.beaubain.com. Have a fun and beautiful 4th!

Borghese Nail Care

Borghese is a classic beauty brand that creates quality products. Their extensive nail care line boasts beautiful polishes as well as helpful manicure items and hydrating hand and foot creams.

Borghese Nail Laquer ($8.00 USD) comes in a large variety of colors and finishes. The Duale Curve Tip brush is unique because it is two brushes fused together and curves for a precision line. It is free of Tolulene, DBP and added fromaldehyde for a healthier polish. This polish is also fairly long lasting, which is good for us busy ladies!

To get going fast after you do your nails, spray on Borghese Manucure Perfecting Finale Fast Set Nail Spray ($15.00 USD). It literally dries wet nails in seconds. I usually apply two coats of polish and a top coat, and the spray dries my nails instantly! This is handy for everyone, and kids think it’s really fun to use. It can also be used to freshen your shine between manicures and pedicures. The spray contains olive oil, Acqua Di Vita® complex and grape seed extract to moisturize and create high gloss shine.

The Borghese Crema Divina Hydrating Leg & Foot Creme ($15.00 USD) is a luxurious lotion to soften and sooth skin. It is infused with grape seed, olive and sunflower oils, as well as Acqua Di Vita® Complex and sweet almond oil to hydrate and restore skin’s moisture. I lvoe smoothing this on after a hard day at the office. It smells really lemony, too.

Visit the website at http://www.borghesenailcare.com/ for more information and to find a retailer near you.

Pacifica’s Bright Fragrances are Great for Summer

Pacifica is a fragrance and bath company that believes that indulgent beauty can be eco-friendly. Their products are vegan and free of sulfates, mineral oil, parabens, phthalates, and propylene glycol.

I recently tried the products below, which all smell and feel fabulous. They are:

Pacifica Tuscan Blood Orange Body Wash ($18.00 16 oz) This Sephora-exclusive pampers the skin with an infusion of natural ingredients and essential oils. Its refreshing fragrance is a blend of blood orange, strawberry, raspberry, and juicy mandarin. The delectable complexity of the scent emerges layer by layer, creating a bright, sophisticated impression.

Pacifica Bali Lime Papaya Soy Candle ($16.00 5.5 oz) is made with natural and essential oils, soy wax, vibrant color, and a lead-free cotton wick. The fragrance is a blend of papaya, Kaffir lime, and sweet lime blossom. This is a very long lasting candle will burn for approximately 100 hours.

Pacifica Malibu Lemon Blossom Solid Perfume ($9.00 .33 oz) is long lasting and affordable. The fragrance is a blend of lemony Litsea Cubeba, flowering Angel’s Trumpet, and fresh herbs. It smells like summer and the beach! Formulated with natural essential oils, and organic soy and coconut waxes, these cute little tins of perfume are portable and at their great prices, you can buy more than one!

To learn more and to purchase the products, visit the Sephora website at www.sephora.com

St. Tropez Creates High Quality Self Tanners

St. Tropez should be a familiar name as it is one of the original tanning companies. Their products now have a modern look and formulas to go with it, making theirs some of the best tanning products on the market today.

Self Tan Bronzing Mousse -($30.00 4 oz, $40.00 8 oz) — So far, this is the best self tanner I have tried. The mousse is very lightweight and easy to apply. It is tinted bronze so you can tell where you have put it and where you may need some more. As long as you rub it in all over, you will get an even, streak free tan. The only minus is that although it is advertised that their “innovative Aromaguard™ fragrance technology eliminates the tell-tale self tan aroma by a minimum of 70% and instead gives a beautiful subtle, yet refreshing fragrance”, when the mousse starts tanning the body a few hours after application, the tanning scent is very strong. Still, the natural color you get is worth it.

Here are some tips for application from the website:

Exfoliate with St. Tropez Body Polish before moisturizing dry areas thoroughly with St. Tropez Body Moisturizer (elbows, knees, ankles and feet). Help protect light eyebrows and hairline with a little extra moisturizer. Then, pump the mousse into your palm and sweep it from top to toe making sure you’re well covered as it’s only missed areas that can look patchy. Once you’ve got even coverage wait for 60 seconds before getting dressed. Then try not to get wet, or sweat, for at least four hours. Finally, shower off to reveal a perfectly golden, natural looking tan.

Another fun St. Tropez product is the New Everyday Perfect Legs ($45.00 USD 5 oz) — This is two products in one, a gradual self tan and a bronzer that is made especially for legs. It is infused with soothing aloe and marine extract, so you will have a gorgeous natural-looking tan that lasts. Plus your legs will be super soft. The website suggests, “to apply, smooth on the gradual tan lotion (using the white pump), sweeping it from toes to upper thighs in light, even strokes. Make sure you’re well covered as it’s only missed bits that’ll look uneven. Next, for immediate color, coverage and a flawless finish whilst your tan develops, apply the instant tan (using the black pump) sweeping from toes to upper thighs.” Your legs will look instantly polished for evening outs, special events or everyday looks.

I also want to recommend the Self Tan Remover ($18.00 USD 11 oz) — wash your hands with this scrub after application, and you will not get dark or streaky palms.

St. Tropez also has wonderful a body polisher, after tan lotions, and other types of self tanning products. Visit the website at www.st-tropez.com for more information.

Hampton Sun Privet Bloom Body Lotion

Looking for a light floral lotion for the summer? In a season of very fruity scents, a soft floral fragrance is most welcome!

Hampton Sun is a luxury brand that mostly creates sun-tanning products inspired by the beautiful beaches of eastern Long Island, New York. Recently, Hampton Sun has released Privet Bloom fragrance, lotion and shower gel, that evoke a feeling of being in the Hamptons.

I have tried the Privet Bloom Body Lotion ($35.00 6.6 oz). This is a silky lotion with natural ingredients such as Aloe Vera and Vitamins A through E along with extracts of Slippery Elm and Chamomile. Some of the notes in this fragrance are sea spray, dune grass, blue plum and the privet blossom. It is very fresh and flowery, but not overpowering.

Visit the website at www.hamptonsuncare.com to learn more and purchase this wonderful lotion.

EOS — Evolution of Smooth

EOS — Evolution of Smooth is a cool and affordable product line that includes shaving creams and smoothing, organic lip balms.

The Smooth Sphere ($2.99 USD) is a wondrous little product. A good amount of velvety lip balm is housed in a tiny orb. It is easy to pop in your purse and is so cute! But the good news for your lips is that it keeps them smooth and moisturized for a long time. You don’t have to reapply all day, even though it is so much fun!

The balm is 95% organic, 100% natural and is petrolatum & paraben free. It is also packed with antioxidant-rich vitamin E, soothing shea butter and jojoba oil. Available in Sweet Mint, Summer Fruit, and my favorite, Honeysuckle Honeydew. The flavors are very refreshing.

: Ultra Moisturizing Shave Cream

The EOS Ultra Moisturizing Shave Cream ($3.99 USD) is a non-foaming cream enriched with natural aloe, oat, and shea butter. It is so creamy that you can shave wet or dry, which is convenient on a trip. It also contains antioxidant vitamins E & C for healthy skin. It comes in a soft-touch recyclable bottle that won’t leave a rust ring in your tub.

I really like this shave cream. I had to get used to the non-foaming idea at first, but then it was nice to know that the creamy texture helps guard from shaving cuts. I have Vanilla Bliss (yum!) and Cucumber Melon, but it also is available in Pomegranate Raspberry, Lavender Jasmine, Island Blue and Fragrance Free.

These products are luxurious and so affordable! I highly recommend visiting the website at www.evolutionofsmooth.com to purchase the products or find a retailer near you. Enjoy!

Comodynes — an Easy Way to a Safe Tan

Do you love being tan in the summer, but with the need to wear sunscreen, do not want to brave tanning in the sun? Do you love self-tanners but find them a little messy? Same here!

Comodynes has created not only a sunless tanning towelettes, they also have exfoliating towelettes to prepare your skin for tanning and after tanning towelettes to hydrate the skin. Their line also include skincare items and a great variety of makeup remover wipes. Just wipe and go with these products, no mess here!

To gain an even, golden tan with Comodynes, I like to start with the Easy Peeling Towelettes ($8 pack 12.99 USD). The website touts they, “eliminate dead cells, deeply clean pores and leave your skin feeling soft, smooth and renewed. Purify your skin and boost the action of your treatment cream and self-tanning products.” I use one all over my body before tanning and it dries really quickly, leaving me ready for the tanning towelettes.

I really like the individually wrapped Self Tanning Towlettes (8 pack $13.99 USD). The benefits stated on their website include, photoprotection, moisturizing, emollient and they contain 100% natural viscose. To use, I rub this in circles all over my body, making sure I cover all of the surface of my skin to prevent streaking. Don’t forget to wash hands after tanning!

The website at www.comodynes.net is a great place to learn more about these innovative products. You can purchase them online or find a store nearest you.

Green By Nature

Looking for an affordable natural product line? I love finding new “green” products because not only are they good for the environment and our bodies, the potent scents are usually pretty fantastic!

Green by Nature is an all natural bath and body care line. All products are 95% plus natural, and free of parabens, sulfates, DEA, petroleum, propylene glycol, sacchrine, dioxin and phthalates.

Each Green by Nature Product contanins a beldn of six bio-renewable ingredients: grapeseed extract, shea butter, pistachio oil, aloe leaf extract, rosehip oil and beeswax. Infused with all natural antioxidants, emollients, conditioners and vitamins to benefit the skin and provide protection from the environment.

I really love the Banana Shea Body Lotion ($9.99 7.4 oz). It also comes in Almond Cocoa and Mint Green Tea fragrances. The Banana Shea smells like fresh bananas and my kids think it smells so yummy! I don’t have to worry about them using it because it is 96.6% natural.

The lip butters are so affordable (only $2.99 USD) and taste and smell wonderful. They are available in 10 flavors and are very moisturizing.

The Lemon Verbena Cuticle Cream ($6.50 USD) is good for dry and cracked cuticles. I like to rub it on my fingertips at night and let it soak it. And like the other products, it is very fresh smelling.

You can purchase these products on line at www.greenbynaturebeauty.com or check out your local Target.

Get Smooth Feet this Summer with Kenzo

Kenzo has recently released Barefeet Fantasy ($30.00 USD), a rich balm to get the feel ready for sandals this summer. The ingredients include cupuaçu butter (an herbal butter belonging to the cacao family) and shea butter to nourish and sooth the feet. It also contains rice plant water which has been touted to reinforce the antiradical activity of anti-oxidizing agents.

Before applying the balm, I like to scrub my feet with Kenzo’s Milky Rice Body Scrub ($42.00 USD) — which is also a great scrub for the whole body. It has a very unusual texture from the exfoliating particles that contain rice wax and rice powder, but it smooths the skin very nicely.

Both products’ fragrance is from Kenzo’s Sensual line of body products, with the main scent being rice water. The scent is very soft and musky and is very nice.

To learn more or purchase these products and others from Kenzo, visit the website at www.kenzousa.com.

Herban Essentials — Refreshing Towelettes Made with Essential Oils

Herban Essentials creates cleansing towelettes made from essential oils. These are great because not only do they smell fantastic, but they are naturally antibacterial and antiseptic as well. They are individually wrapped, so they can go everywhere!

They use “the highest quality, 100% pure, therapeutic grade, steam distilled or cold pressed essential oils. We make a constant effort to obtain organic, wild-grown oils from American farmers whenever possible. Our products are made in the USA, are cruelty free and are never tested on animals.”

The fragrances available in the the Original Essential Oil Towelettes are Lemon, Lavender, Peppermint, Eucalyptus, Pet and Yoga.

Their newest fragrance is Orange. The scent reminds me of freshly peeled oranges and is very kid-friendly.

Each scent comes packaged in a pouch with 20 towelettes ($15.00 USD). Visit the website at www.herbanessentials.com to purchase or find a retailer near you.