M2 Skin Refinish 12% (sensitive) Bundle Review and Giveaway (Closed)

December 10, 2009 by Karissa  
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Even if you find that your skin cannot tolerate strong or exfoliating skin care ingredients, M2 Skin Technologies recently released the Skin Refinish 12% formulation that is specifically targeted for those with sensitive and rosacea-prone skin. When used in conjunction with the Exfoliating Cleanser and Skin Recovery Moisturizer, it completely renews the skin without being harsh.

M2 Skin Refinish 12%was created by leading dermatologist, Dr. Mark Taylor, and formulated with a rejuvenating formula of concentrated Mandelic and Malic Acids. Together, these two specialty ingredients work to provide powerful antioxidant protection and refreshment. Great for those with acne-prone, aging, or hyperpigmented skin, it’s the perfect path for the softest, smoothest skin around.

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The products contain both Mandelic and Malic Acids that offer beneficial anti-inflammatory properties and skin-protective qualities that will make a noticeable impact on your complexion. Mandelic Acid is naturally antibacterial, making it a must-have for acne-prone skin. Malic Acid is a natural humectant and antioxidant, and keeps the skin protected throughout the day. The three products work together to comfortably promote an even skin tone, reduce breakouts, fade acne scarring, and smooth fine lines and wrinkles by resurfacing the skin – without causing further irritation and stress.

I was too nervous to try this.  I do have acne and I could benefit from any help with hyperpigmentation, but with the holidays coming up, I was just too scared to jinx myself!  you can see my before and after acne pictures here and understand why.

Sooo, I let a friend with rosacea have the bundle.  I didn’t get words for the review at first, but more like excited squeaks.  She was so thrilled that the M2 line was so gentle she couldn’t form words!  I think she traded her voice for Alvin, from Alvin and Chipmunks when she said, “my skin has never looked better, flawless, redness from my rosacea faded in less then 10 days!”

My friend is 40 and of course is battling the signs of aging.  She is more on the fair skinned side of things and has never had any luck using anti-aging treatments.  She complains they either broke her out with acne or more rosacea and this is the first treatment she plans on purchasing after giving it a trial run!

I call that a smashing success!

And SkinCareRx.com would like to give one of you an opportunity to try the M2 Refinishing Bundle!  A $91 value!

This includes:

  • M2 Exfoliating Cleanser
  • M2 Skin Refinish 12%
  • M2 Skin Recovery Moisturizer

And just because I didn’t try it with my acne prone skin, doesn’t mean you should not give it a shot! My friend has acne prone, sensitive skin like me, but also with rosacea and she is still calling me squeaking about how awesome her skin looks!

To enter, please visit SkinBotanica.com and tell me one item you wish you had for this Holiday Season.  Skin Care of Make up to glam up your holiday festivities!

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Contest winners are always chosen by random.org and verified per rules. Contest ends at 11:59pm EST, on 12/25. Open to US.

disclosure: I did receive items for review, but was under no obligation to report with a review.  opinions are still 100% my own.

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Korres Review and Giveaway, Plus Sweet 30% Off Coupon! (closed)

December 8, 2009 by Karissa  
Filed under Giveaways

Save 30% & Get FREE SHIPPING, RIGHT NOW by using the code PRISSY at KorresUSA.com, valid for all orders over $35. Schweet!

I admit freely.  Korres spoils me.  They let me share this fabulous savings, plus they send me goodies to try out and review for you!  The first of which today is their Delight Your Lips Color Value Set.

Ladies, this is simply not lipstick.  It has the consistency is the tube of lipstick but glides flawlessly and with a layer of moisture you will not believe.  I actually let a “new” friend try it while in New York (i mean we were meeting Glee, we all had to get fab with lipsticks right?) and I think she was a little scared to try lipstick again, nervously telling me she hasn’t worn lipstick in years.  I quickly told her that was my story until I was sent the LipSticks from Face Facts and Korres As I have told you a couple times here, I fell victim to the lip gloss only craze.  Well, get back on the lipstick wagon girls!  If you choose correctly, you can a  moisturized pout, shine, color and durability.

Color Value Gift Set from Korres

4 sticks came in my kit.  So far I am falling all over Natural Brown and Natural Purple.  Lightweight Mango Lipsticks gives sheer hint of color with a glossy finish and sun protection

  • Mango butter keeps lips moist and hydrated
  • All-natural sun filters protect lips from the highly damaging rays of the sun
  • Candelila cera smoothes dry and chapped lips
  • Vitamin C and E protect lips from premature lines and aging

Includes Shades: 36 Natural Brown, 25 Natural Purple, 47 Orange Brown, 52 Orange Red
Purchase this kit for only $26.50!  A $72 value! Finally I can let my lipbalms sit on the back burner and use my lipstick as both!  Genius!
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I have used quite a few cosmetics and natural makeup from Korres but had not used any of their body products.  Well this time around I did!  I was sent their Guava Value kit featuring the best selling Guava body butter & Guava Showergel and Guava Lip Butter.

The lip butter is so nourishing it is hard top remember there is color included! The color is a nice vibrant but dark pink, not too girlie.


The body butter is incredibly moisture drenching and the scent of the shower gel and the butter is enough to awaken the senses and is quite sexy. not a flower scent to be found!

  • Guava is an important source of vitamin C, which stimulates collagen synthesis and restores Skin elasticity and smoothness.
  • Guava Body butter, a rich, emollient balm that can be used over the entire body, preferably smoothed onto warm, damp skin, after bathing to lock in moisture. Made with real SHEA BUTTER and SUNFLOWER, ALMOND & AVOCADO OIL.
  • Pair with Guava Showergel; a creamy-foam showergel with an invigorating blend of tropical fruit.
  • Guava lip butter provides sheer color and contain Shea Butter for deep moisturization.

These aren’t the only gift ideas to be had at Korres this holiday season. They have men’s gifts plus facial care, more color, more body, and remember you can get it all for 30% off plus FREE shipping by using the code PRISSY! (order must be $35 or more before discount!)

Look at this cute set for only $9.50 on sale from $15!  (more colors and scent available!)

Great grab-and-go value set includes Quince Body Butter, extra moisturizing cream for dry skin and Quince Lip Butter, moisturizing lip butter and cheek tint.

Great grab-and-go value set includes Quince Body Butter, extra moisturizing cream for dry skin and Quince Lip Butter, moisturizing lip butter and cheek tint.

A friend going on vacation for the holidays? Only $29.50.

A value offering of Korres bestselling bronzing products Watermelon Tinted Moisturizer SPF 30 and Monoi Oil Bronzing Powder and new Silicone Free, 99% Natural Face Primer.

A value offering of Korres bestselling bronzing products Watermelon Tinted Moisturizer SPF 30 and Monoi Oil Bronzing Powder and new Silicone Free, 99% Natural Face Primer.

And I have two gifts to giveaway today! TWO Prissy Green Readers are going to walk away with a Best of Korres Natural Wonder Gift Set. Best-of-Korres-COLOUR-Natur_383x414

A selection of the best selling Korres color items in a luxurious-fabric, reusable beauty bag. Experience the best of Korres Color products with this wearable, value oriented color collection. A $88.00 Value for just $45.00!
The kit includes:

  • Provitamin B5 and Rice Bran mascara in black that conditions and strengthens the lashes while boosting volume and length.
  • Cherry oil lipgloss in Light Purple 23 provides high shine and moisture without being sticky.
  • Guava lipstick in Natural Pink 13 is highly pigmented and offers intense creamy color.
  • Sunflower and Evening Primrose Eyeshadow in White 10 provides hydration, long lasting-wear and eyelid firming benefits.
  • Soft Eyeliner in black has the perfect smooth texture to give you endless options for the eyes.

To enter  simply visit KorresUSA.com and find a unique fact about Korres and come back here and leave  your findings in a comment.


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Contest winners are always chosen by random.org and verified per rules. Contest ends at 11:59pm EST, on 12/22. Open to US.

disclosure: I did receive items for review, but was under no obligation to report with a review.  opinions are still 100% my own.

Karissa Gindling™ for Prissy Green™ ©
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Yes to Carrots, Tomatoes and Cucumbers!

November 7, 2009 by Karissa  
Filed under Info You Want to Know

I have always loved to purchase gift sets and kits.  Most products are created to work best together, and generally partnered with a pocket friendly price, it is a no brainer for me!

Yes to Inc. has just come out with Facial Starter Kits!

I really couldn’t be happier to share this line with you. I am an avid user of their Body Butters and Hand Spa.  Their Hand Lotion and Lip Butters are pretty spectacular too!   If you have ever had a prize sent to you by me, chances are  you have either received samples or a Lip Butter.

The Carrot portion of the line is Buy 1 Get One 50% too!  All kits below are $19.99!

The facial kits are new, but the others have been around for a little while. Enjoy, and stock up for the Holidays!

yes to tomatoes facial starter kitPowerful forces of nature combine in this trio to give your face the healthy balance it deserves. The Yes to Tomatoes Facial Starter Kit icon line combines oil-balancing properties from red organic fruits & vegetables with exfoliating Dead Sea mud and minerals to leave your skin so smooth and shine-free you’ll smile for days! Yes to! Spa headband included.

yes to carrots facial starter kitDelicious Moisture Facial for normal to dry skin. The power of Nature to Nourish your skin. Organic fruits & vegetables. Dead Sea mud and minerals. Free of parabens, petroleum and SLS. Full of smiles and natural goodness. This Yes to Carrots Facial Starter Kit icon brings the collective power of nature’s orange fruits & vegetables, rich in beta-carotene, along with rejuvenating Dead Sea mud & minerals to create the ultimate healthy radiance for your face. Get glowing with this pampering protection! Spa Headband included.

Yes to Cucumbers Facial Starter KitThe power of green. cucumbers + aloe vera + green tea. Natural source of vitamins C & E. Full of highly beneficial antioxidants that hydrate and soothe. The Dead Sea mud and minerals. renewal from the world’s most ancient spa. + 26 minerals that naturally exfoliate and detoxify. Increases the skin’s ability to retain moisture. Spoil yourself with this Yes to Cucumbers Facial Starter Kit icon trio of refreshing facial care. The loving blend of hydrating green organic fruits & vegetables combined with Dead Sea mud and minerals soothes and refreshes even the most sensitive skin. Get relaxed with this calming daily ritual!

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Yes To Carrots Body Trio – Value Pack with Shower Gel, Body Butter, Body Scrub icon

  • Carrot Rich Shower Gel
  • Deliciously Rich Body Butter
  • C the Body Carrot Rich Moisturizing Body Scrub

yes to carrots smooth over-complete body spa kitSay YES to the Power of Nature with the Yes To Carrots Smooth Over – Complete Body Spa Kit icon. This nourishing set includes Carrot Rich Moisturizing Body Scrub, Deliciously Rich Body Butter, Dead Sea Bath Salts and a special exfoliating glove to leave skin smooth and soft.

Tender TouchYes To Carrots Tender Touch – Manicure Make Over Kit icon: includes carrot nail file and nail brush. Treat yourself (or someone else) to a professional spa manicure in the comfort of your own home. Our Tender Touch Kit comes with everything needed to get hands and nails ready to show off to the world. – you’ll be amazed at the transformation! Your hands and nails deserve extra special love and care. With Feel the C you no longer have to dream of a day at the spa. Feel the C treats your hands and nails to a professional spa treatment in the comfort of your own home!
Hand and Elbow Cream & Pampering Hand and Nail Spa (love this!!!)

New Customers: Receive $5 off $30 or $10 off $50 on your first non-prescription order! Offer ends 12.31.09.

Karissa Gindling™ for Prissy Green™ ©
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Natural Luxe Giveaway

November 6, 2009 by Karissa  
Filed under Giveaways

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You may remember my article on Natural Luxe, your eco-friendly gift store.  They are giving readers a chance to win a Mama bag?

Well let me refresh your memory a little bit just in case.  Natural Luxe takes the hassle out of finding eco-minded gifts.  Whether you want to buy something for yourself, the guy your dating’s mom, your sister, brother, uncle, whomever, they take the research out of the equation.  Everything they have is promised to be unique, good to give, good for you and good for the environment. Natural Luxe’s products have been selected because they are natural, organic, hand made, recycled or promote a sustainable environment but never skimp on style or substance!

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Natural Luxe sent me a bar soap to review, The Bubble Room’s Ylang Ylang & Cinnamon Goodness Bar.  Now I could probably be certified as a bar soap Connoisseur.  And this bar crushes the competition.  It is thick, and heavy, creamy with the perfect amount of scent.  Some bars have too much scent, and overpower me when I use them.  This bar smells spicy and sultry.  The soap to shower with your significant other.  yes ma’am, and yes sir!  Ylang Ylang is an aphrodisiac and cinnamon has been in countless studies as a turn on for guys.  (yes food is a way to man heart)

These 100 percent Goodness Soaps are made using the Cold Process method and they have NO SYNTHETIC FRAGRANCES, PRESERVATIVES OR DYES; just vegetable oil, essential oils, and natural tinting herbs for color

But not to fear, if you are wanting a Goodness Soap for your mother-in-law, they have 5 scents to choose from.

Grapefruit & Tangerine

Lavender & Geranium

Spearmint & Eucalyptus

Clementine & Cedarwood

and of course the Ylang Ylang & Cinnamon

I also tried the Bubble Rooms Clementine & Cedarwood Scrub, and that scent is really nice too. I like spice, and the woodsy scent of cedarwood.  This would make a perfect scent for any man in your life, dad, brother or lover!

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They sell a select few bath and body items, but from the Bubble Room they have shower gel, scrubs, mineral salts and lotions.

Some of the other eco-bath & body companies they have available are NettieScrub,  BabyBearShop and Red Leaf.

And Natural Luxe would like to offer you readers to win a Goodness Soap Bar of your choice from the Bubble Room!

To enter tell me what scent Goodness Bar you would choose.

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Contest ends 11/10.  Winner will be selected by Random.org and subject to verification of rules.  US only.

FTC: Natural Luxe did supply me a bar of soap for review.

Karissa Gindling™ for Prissy Green™ ©
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Russell Organics Giveaway

November 5, 2009 by Karissa  
Filed under Giveaways

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Just a couple days ago I reviewed Russell Organics Lemon Jojoba Body Polish. Cruelty Free. Vegan. Organic. All Natural. Eco-company

And now I am back to tell you about their shower gels.

Russell Organics formulated its Organic Shower Gels to perform at the highest levels; honey like texture, rich sensual lather, and excellent cleansing ability. All this without any of the harsh petro-chemicals found in most other shower gels.

They never use Sodium Laurel Sulfate, Parabens, Fragrance, Colorants, Phenoxyethanol, Urea, or Propylene Glycol.

Just look at how incredible the ingredients are.  Take note, no water.  I haven’t personally tried this, but I bet a little goes a long way!

Ingredients: Organic Coconut Oil (saponified), Organic Jojoba Oil (saponified), Organic Olive Oil (saponified), Glycerin, Vegetable Gum Extract, Organic Aloe Vera, Rosemary Extract, Lavender Essential Oil.

Above is the ingredients for the Lavender, so the essential oils will differ depending on the scent. Russell Organics offers 4 Organic Shower Gels.

French Lavender
Peppermint
Lemongrass
Sweet Orange

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The Organic Shower Gels are $16 for 8 oz.  Not a bad deal, since most shower gels are full of water, and icky sulfates.

Russell Organics has teamed up with Prissy Green to offer FOUR winners their choice of Shower Gel!  I have once in each scent.

When I notify winners, it will be scent of choice on a first come first serve basis.

To enter, Go to Russell Organics and tell me one other item there you would like to try, and which shower gel scent you would most like to have.

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FTC disclosure: I did receive an item to review, but that post is linked above.  There was no exchange for this particular posting.

Contest winners are always chosen by random.org and verified per rules.  Contest ends at 11:59pm EST, on 11/19.  Open to US.

Karissa Gindling™ for Prissy Green™ ©
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Vapour Organic Beauty Review

November 5, 2009 by Karissa  
Filed under Reviews

If there is only one product you buy for yourself this fall, it has got to be  Vapour Organic Beauty’s Stratus Skin Perfector.   Trust me on this one.  It is a magic wand.

Stratus is a breakthrough Vapour product that dramatically raises the bar for cosmetic performance and purity. This one product is the essential first step in any regimen. Stratus immediately brightens the complexion, evens skin tone and diminishes the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles. Look brighter and younger as light is reflected in the most flattering manner to provide an instant cosmetic youth boost. Use underneath Atmosphere foundation for a flawless finish.

Revolutionary formula designed to make immediate improvement in the appearance of your skin

  • Utilizes the power of light reflection to make skin appear instantly brighter and healthierVapour Organic Beauty Skin Protector
  • Fine lines and wrinkles diminish immediately
  • Skin tone is evened and appears smooth, firm and refreshed

Contains a Certified Organic complex of pumpkin and papaya

  • Provides deep moisturizing
  • Provides powerful anti-oxidant protection

Contains Lysine

  • Essential skin nourishing amino acid
  • Creates elegant velvety feeling

I have been using this A LOT.  Even when I normally wouldn’t wear makeup… aka working on the blog here, in my pj’s.   But this makes my skin look so radiant, I can’t help myself!  I also use it as a highlighter, cheeks, eye bone.  A real magic wand.

I can thank Carley’s Smooth and Clear for helping me like this too.  My skin is so clear, I don’t need coverage as much as I need help evening my skin tone.  Magic Wand.  So easy to use, just swipe and smooth in.

3Their whole collection is the answer for thirsty winter skin.  The Atmosphere Foundation is created with Sunflower Seed Oil and Castor oil, complete moisture.  Yet non-clogging, and acts as an eraser on lines, wrinkles, sunspots and scars. A richly pigmented, hydrating mineral make-up?  yes ma’am, our prayers were answered.

What I have noticed is that the pigment actually stays where I put, and doesn’t disappear after a couple of hours.  I have not always had that luck with “stick” make-ups.

Vapour Organic Beauty has each ingredients listed on each product page.  The whole line is 70% Organic, but 100% natural.

Unique stick application

  • Apply to skin straight from stick; blends beautifully into the skin with fingertips or a sponge
  • Portable and elegant

Because it is created with so many nourishing ingredients, make sure you moisturize very lightly.  Or better yet, only in the dry spots.  Like the nose.  If not it might be too much moisture.  I would not be able to wear the foundation in the summer, I am a little too oily, but I will be using the Aura Multi-Use Blush, and the Stratus Skin Perfector.

The Blush comes in 3 flattering shades.  If you need more, add more. If you used to much, just smooth it in!

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From left to right, Crush, Spark and Torch

I have the color Torch.  It might look a little intimidating, but I love to just look naturally flushed, and this is the color for me!  It also makes a fantastic lip color.  I have a lot of color naturally  in my lips, so I like to wear colors that look more like a stain, subtle.  This blends with my lip color, and creates just the right amount of attraction to my lips.

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Vapour Organic Beauty also carries Illusionist Concealer, Trick Stick and Mesmerize Eye Colors.  Plus Elixir Lip Gloss and Siren Lipstick.  I have been using their Enigma (plum) Lip Gloss.  Extremely hydrating, and just a smidge of color.  Roboust shine for days!

You can purchase Vapour Organics at VapourOrganicBeauty.com.

Karissa Gindling™ for Prissy Green™ ©
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South Of France Review and Giveaway

November 2, 2009 by Karissa  
Filed under Giveaways

South of France, specializes in a different kind of delicious – luxurious bath products, made with time-honored French recipes using all-natural vegetable ingredients. They never use harsh chemicals and all of their products are Sodium Laurel/ Laureth Sulfate Free, EDTA Free, Phthalate Free and Paraban Free. South of France is also 100%  Cruelty Free- we never use animal by-products or test our products on animals.

South of France’s dedication to creating quality products has made them one of the number one selling natural bars in the country today.

I am a major bar soap lover.  If you would have told me 6 years ago, that I would stop using body wash, gels and creams, I probably would have laughed and rolled my eyes.  I always felt like that was the only thing that woudl get me clean.  The problem was that, I felt I needed to be stripped of all bad and good oils to feel clean.  Well that just simply isn’t the case.  You want to leave the nourishing oils on your skin, and only clean the dirt and grime away.

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That is precisely what South of France Soaps do.  Even their body wash left my skin feeling clean but not tight and dry.  And with all of the scents they have, you are sure to find one  you will like.

The South of France French Milled traditional soap is 100% vegetable oil based, containing soothing oils and moisturizing Shea butter in a long lasting 8.8 oz. bar. Infused with fragrances and essential oils, these rich lathering, cruelty-free bars are produced using a traditional recipe from Provence.

I tested the Honey, and it is just as the site says.  Creamy, rich later, with just the right amount of scent.  Because this bar is made with such amazing moisturizing benefits, make sure you keep it in a soap tray, away from moisture, or you might find it melty when you return!

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I also tried out their liquid hand soaps.  The South of France Liquid Soaps are a high lathering soap made with a special blend of premium vegetable oils. The soaps are kettle cooked in small batches following a traditional French recipe.

Lavender, Lemon Mint, Orange Blossom Honey, Green Tea and Shea Butter are infused with luxurious fragrances.  I in my awe over the scent of the Orange Blossom Honey.  It is the perfect blend of citrus and sweet.  I ran out of my favorite hand soap in the kitchen and this became a great replacement.  Cleans, but doesn’t leave my hands and nails extremely dried out.

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I also tried out their Acai Pomegranate Body Wash and Body Lotion. South of France maintains their own special blend of premium of ingredients including all natural vegetable oils enhanced with natural anti-oxidants.

The wash left my skin nice and clean, but again, not squeaky clean. It has such an awakening scent.  It smells clean and refreshing, which is exactly what it does for the skin.  The lotion left my skin extremely moisturized and nicely scented.  I don’t like my lotions to over power with scent, and this has a great level.

South of France has TWO contests for us today.

The first:
Become a follower of South Of France on Twitter and be entered into a monthly giveaway.  The giveaway will be a selection of South of France products.

The Second:
Win a Body Wash
Body Lotion
Liquid Hand Soap
selection of soaps all from South of France.

Manadatory:

To enter the second contest please head over to South of France and tell me which 2 soap scents you would most like to try.

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~Subscribe to Prissy Updates (emails) You must must validate the email.
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~Use the Share button below, Stumble, Digg etc. Leave a link or User name. Do as many or as few as you like. (no technorati)
~Follow  Prissy Green on Twitter and Tweet the contest. You can do this daily.
~Blog about this contest for THREE entries, you must link to me and the sponsor

***If you haven’t voted at Divine Caroline, go there, VOTE for Prissy Green, come back here and leave your vote # in the comments and get an extra entry!***

Contest winners are always chosen by random.org and verified per rules.  Contest ends at 11:59pm EST, on 11/16.  Open to US only.

FTC disclosure: South of France sent me the review products for a candid and 100% honest review.

Additionally South of France wants to extend a discount to Prissy Green Readers.  20% off all orders using code “naturally”  Plus South of France offers FREE Shipping on all orders over $30.

Discount is good until 11/30/09.

Karissa Gindling™ for Prissy Green™ ©
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KORRES Quercetin & Oak Collection

October 30, 2009 by Karissa  
Filed under Reviews

Who says you need to pay a fortune to get dramatic anti-aging results?  While many of this season’s anti-aging products can easily cost hundreds of dollars, KORRES, the Greek skincare brand, set out to prove that affordable can also equal effective.  At just $52, the KORRES Quercetin & Oak Night Cream delivers the same anti-aging benefits of high-end creams that range from $145 – $1,000 – at a fraction of the price!

KORRES’ Quercetin & Oak collection has been tested against the market’s top performing products, and is shown to decrease wrinkles and improve skin’s radiance, smoothness and elasticity more effectively than leading anti-aging formulas.  This marks the first time that a natural anti-aging cream has achieved higher scores than the conventional super-creams – proving that there’s a healthy, affordable way to turn back the clock.

The Quercetin & Oak collection is the result of a five-year study on aging at a cellular level, which found that Oak-derived Quercetin naturally boosts cell regeneration to combat all signs of aging.  The outcome of the Nobel Award-winning study has undergone high-scrutiny independent testing, confirming that the new patent-pending line really delivers when compared to existing, conventional formulas.

I personally haven’t had the opportunity to try anything from this collection just yet, but I do love KORRES.  They are a brand I feel I can trust to deliver exactly what they promise.  And being natural, inexpensive, and readily available, I want to share my love for the line with you!

See my review of the KORRES Green Glamour look.


Find KORRES at Sephora!

Karissa Gindling™ for Prissy Green™ ©
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My Very Own Store! It is Happening!

October 29, 2009 by Karissa  
Filed under Info You Want to Know

so guess what?  I am opening my very own Natural Beauty Store!c042f02e65d3f98c

The store is not going to be here at Prissy Green, but I will definitely have links and ways to access it.  I am bringing in all of my personal favorite products, so you know they have been tested and KG approved!

At first there is just going to be a few items on the e-shelves, but over the next couple months, I will keep that growing!  I have partnered with The Open Sky Project, they are brand new, full of ideas, and ready to get this train out of the station!

This is part of my dream my passion.  What I have always wanted to do!  I never realized someone would contact me and offer to help me with it!  So needless to say I am thrilled!  And I have YOU to THANK! With out my readers, and loyal commenters, supporters I would not have this chance.  That is not lost on me.  I promise you that!

The store will focus on the customer.  Good Old Fashion Customer Service!  I want to know who my customers are, and I want to help them.  There is also a fantastic return policy.  If you aren’t happy, or satisfied, return it and you get a refund!  Sweet huh?

I will have personally have reviewed each item. OR will have been close by while a close friend of family member was using it.  Face it, I can’t try every face cream and potion!  My skin would fall off!  So I will be utilizing my army of females around me and some guys too!

2b1fbea3a192ba22And no mediocre products.  I want what works.  So if that means, a couple products from this company, and a couple from this one, and so on and so on, until every woman in America can find the perfect skin regimen, so be it!

Of course they will all be natural, and hopefully a lot will be Organic too!

Another great feature, is that I am not the only ShopKeeper.  There are a dozen or more now, but they will keep adding more.  And just like me, the products will have been personally tested and approved, by the shopkeeper.  But each ShopKeeper has their own store.  And their own products.

Head over, check it out!

If anyone has any questions, or product suggestions let me know!  I will do my best to get what everyone wants and needs, and I hope to have such a fantastic store, and prices that it blows up!  =)

Karissa Gindling™ for Prissy Green™ ©
 clear acne with SIBU

tarte Holiday 2009

October 29, 2009 by Karissa  
Filed under Info You Want to Know


treasure chest

treasure chest, limited edition palette ($52 US,$68 CDN)
*Sephora Exclusive*
paraben free · petro-chemical free · pthalate free · sulfate free ·gluten free ·tricolsan free preservative free ·talc free · MEA/DEA/TEA free · glycol free ·formaldehyde donor free ·cruelty free· GMO free

Our annual, best-selling palette is back and 30% bigger! Our gift to you, we’ve added an entire layer of eyeshadows–yes, that’s an extra 16 eyeshadows–all for the same, great price. Valued at $686, this Sephora exclusive bejeweled palette is sure to be at the top of everyone’s gift list!

This bejeweled kit with mirror includes the following items:

  • 16 all new shimmering tarte eyeshadows
  • 16 all new matte tarte eyeshadows
  • 16 all new lipglosses
  • tarte’s mineral powder bronzer in park ave princess
  • all new soft pink luminizer
  • four new powder blushes

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three carats ($25 US,$33 CDN)
limited edition mini cheek stain set

paraben free · petro-chemical free · pthalate free · sulfate free ·gluten free ·tricolsan free ·preservative free ·talc free ·oil free·synthetic fragrance free ·natural cassis fragrance · MEA/DEA/TEA free · glycol free ·formaldehyde donor free ·cruelty free· GMO free

Three is definately a charm when it comes to these best-selling bejeweled beauties! The ultimate stocking stuffer, three carats mini cheek stains are infused with our natural, t5 super fruit complex ™  and available in three brand new, limited edition shades:

- brilliant

(shimmering champagne)

- princess

(shimmering rose)
- cushion

(shimmering deep apricot)

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crown jewels ($39 US,$41 CDN)
lipgloss multi-gift set

paraben free · petro-chemical free · pthalate free · sulfate free ·gluten free ·tricolsan free ·preservative free ·talc free ·synthetic fragrance free ·natural vanilla fragrance · MEA/DEA/TEA free · glycol free ·formaldehyde donor free ·cruelty free· GMO free

Three gifts in one! The ultimate in one-stop shopping, this lipgloss set can be given as one deluxe gift, broken apart for three individual gifts for the diva, trendsetter and green goddess on your list or better yet, two gifts to give and one to keep!

Green Goddess: Sheer nude-peach, sheer beige, sheer sweet pink, sheer cotton candy pink, sheer
shimmering cinnamon
Dazzling Divas: -Dazzling warm sand, dazzling gold, dazzling orchid, dazzling violet, dazzling coral-
pink
Twinkling Trendsetters: -Twinkling strawberry, twinkling melon-pink, twinkling fuschia, twinkling brick-red, sheer
raspberry


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Karissa Gindling™ for Prissy Green™ ©
 clear acne with SIBU

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