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Essential Oils 101

Plants are crucial to our survival. They release oxygen into the atmosphere. They provide us natural fibers for clothing. They form an important part of a healthy diet, and increasingly, western medicine is accepting that the extracts contained in many...

Posted: May 03 2013, 06:16 AM by Karen | with 48 comment(s)

Filed under: Moisturizers, Skincare, skin care, Art of Shaving, natural products, aromatherapy, essential oils, relaxation, massage, natural skin care, skin care for men, botanicals, L’Occitane, bath and body, grooming products, botanical extracts

DIY Spa- Treatments from your Kitchen Cupboard

What do the rich and famous get to do quite often that the rest of us don’t normally get to do? Well a lot of things, but one thing in particular is something we too can do…just not quite in the same way. The well-to-do get to go to spas and have regular...

Posted: Mar 22 2013, 07:13 AM by Karen | with 40 comment(s)

Essential Oils – Best Choices to Revive and Relax

When I speak of essential oils I’m most often referring to them in terms of skin care (although there are a number of other uses for them as well). Additionally, when I speak of essential oils I’m referring to them as being formulated into certain products...

Posted: Feb 20 2013, 07:48 AM by Karen | with 10 comment(s)

Filed under: aromatherapy, essential oils, mood lifting, bath and body products, botanicals, bath products, aroma therapy, spa products, spa treatments, relaxing, bath salts, reviving skin care

Pevonia and Ole Henriksen Take the Red Out

Those who suffer with rosacea and other types of sensitive skin issues and concerns know all too well the importance of using products from professional brands that are gentle yet highly effective. Typically people with sensitive skin and/or Rosacea have...

Posted: Mar 13 2012, 08:07 AM by Karen | with 17 comment(s)

Filed under: Oily Skin, Pevonia, aromatherapy, essential oils, t-zone, Pevonia Botanica, aroma therapy, Pevonia Face Oil, combination skin, essentical oil, marine collagen, Ole Henriksen dry skin, squalane

Two Essential Oil Pevonia Products that are Indeed Essential

Whether you have extremely dry skin or are constantly battling complicated combination t-zone skin issues… Pevonia brand can help! Pevonia Botanica Face Oi l contains property specific essential oils to combat either end of the spectrum. The benefits...

Posted: Jan 09 2012, 02:45 PM by Karen | with no comments

Filed under: Dry Skin, Oily Skin, Pevonia, aromatherapy, essential oils, t-zone, Pevonia Botanica, aroma therapy, Pevonia Face Oil, combination skin, essentical oil

Scientific Skin is a brand that makes scientific sense!

Has anyone tried Scientific Skin ? Because I just purchased two products from Spalook.com after reading some excellent reviews along with some intriguing information about the brand and these two specific products. Scientific Skin was developed by a world...

Posted: Aug 18 2010, 11:21 AM by Karen | with no comments

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Exquisite Hair Rejuvenation with Macadamia Natural Oil!

Have you ever met a macadamia nut you didn’t like? Whether it’s plain, honey roasted or covered in chocolate…they are darn good! And they are good for your health, skin and hair. I love using macadamia oil for the many benefits it provides my hair. I...

Posted: Aug 09 2010, 01:38 PM by Karen | with no comments

Summertime hair!

For gorgeous summertime hair you’ve got to up the ante a little in terms of special shampoos, conditioners and treatments. This holds especially true for those of us with color or highlighted hair. For beautiful summertime locks check out Frederic Fekkai...

Posted: Jun 28 2010, 08:48 PM by Karen | with 1 comment(s)

Frederic Fekkai! For long beautiful, shining, gleaming, flaxen hair!

Gimme a head with hair, long beautiful hair…Shining, gleaming, steaming, flaxen, waxen! Flow it, Show it. Long as God can grow it, My Hair! Ah, what words of wisdom. There is absolutely nothing like shining beautiful hair. And the only way to get it is...

Posted: May 14 2010, 01:27 PM by Karen | with no comments

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Phyto and Thalgo...Beautiful Thick Shiny Hair is Yours For the Taking!

Ever since I’ve been peri-menopausal along with losing my daughter 4 years ago my hair has been thinning and doesn’t grow. It’s weird too because my whole life I had thick hair that grew like crazy. Then ever since the aforementioned things I feel like...

Posted: May 07 2010, 12:46 PM by Karen | with no comments

Moor mud please!! Black for Dramatic Beauty! The Beauty Ingredients Snob...part 3!

Today we step away from the academic side of the Beauty Ingredients Snob series to talk about straight up beauty. Today is all about beauty, drama and more beauty! Well I suppose that’s not entirely true because I suppose the ingredients in these products...

Posted: Apr 27 2010, 02:42 PM by Karen | with 2 comment(s)

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The Beauty Ingredents Snob! Part Two! Elizabeth Arden Gets Today's Ultimate Ingredient Pick!

Last time I wrote about ingredients and some of their potential outcomes. I also self proclaimed my title as the proverbial “ingredients snob!” I guess it’s pretty clear by now I’m all about the ingredients when it comes to beauty products. I suppose...

Posted: Apr 26 2010, 12:52 PM by Karen | with 1 comment(s)

The Beauty Ingredients Snob! Part One!

One of the main reasons I consider myself an expert in skincare is because I always want to know the “x” factor. I want to know why products work. And simply put the “x” factor is the active ingredient(s) within the product themselves. Think of back in...

Posted: Apr 23 2010, 03:09 PM by Karen | with no comments

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Alchimie Forever Diode 1 Plus Diode 2 Age Defying Serums are a Face Saving Grace!

I’ve wanted Alchimie Forever Diode 1 Plus Diode 2 Age Defying Serums forever but didn’t feel like I should pony up the 95 bucks considering I usually only have a couple of hundred dollars each month for fun and extras. But before I knew it I succumbed...

Posted: Apr 22 2010, 10:51 AM by Karen | with no comments

Deb's Dynamic Eye Creams! Zo Skin Health, Perricone MD, EmergnC, and Sundari!

My girlfriend Debbie obsesses over eye cream and it always makes me laugh because she has the best eyes ever! Her brows are lifted and her eyelids are not saggy and the bottoms of her eyes have no bags or dark circles. And then it hit me that maybe the...

Posted: Apr 13 2010, 08:31 AM by Karen | with no comments

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