Revolution Organics 75% Off!
November 4, 2009 by Karissa
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wow, I am stunned! Revolution Organics is on major sale at Beauty.com.
Their All Over Body Balm, the one with a million uses? And their All Over Skin Creme
. Both 75% off! Schweetness! Only $7-8!
Awesome deal! And I promise you it will not last long!
Plus if you feel like throwing anything else in your bag, $10 off $60 at Beauty.com! Make sure to use this link!
Make It Monday! Rosemary Mint Refreshing Foot Scrub & Moisturizer
October 26, 2009 by Karissa
Filed under Recipes: Home, Skin, Food
Refresh hot feet!
I don’t know about everyone else, but the more cooped up my toes are in shoes and socks, the more they ache. I always feel like I need to let the dogs breathe!
So here is a very simple recipe you can use to refresh feet, and keep some circulation flowing!
Rosemary Mint Hot Feet Refresher
Ingredients:
1/2 cups sea salt. (fine)
1/4 cup of Coconut oil (or more if you have sensitive feet)
10 drops of Rosemary Essential Oil
6 drops of Peppermint Oil
Simply mix it all together. Wet feet, and massage in. This should last a few treatments, and feel free to do your legs too! Rinse off pat dry.
So now you have a scrub, but what about a moisturizer?
Same recipe, just subtract the sea salt! This Rosemary Mint Foot & Leg Energizing Moisturizer will make you feel like running a marathon….
Well maybe, but it does feel so good!
Riddle Me This…and Be Entered for a $25 Gift Card
Hey gorgeous readers!
I have a couple of questions that I would be so thankful if you answered for me. It is for a special project I have coming up, so the more of you that answer the better! For you and me!
- What have been your favorite beauty products featured here on Prissy Green? Remember I have been around since january, so I covered a lot of products!
- What are the 3 Beauty products you would take if you were only allowed 3 and were going to be taken somewhere unbeknownst to you for a month? toothpaste, shampoo, concealer?
- What brands? (natural companies would be best)
- What Beauty product have you seen here that you really wish you had, or could try?
- What is your favorite natural, organic or green Beauty Line?
- What line would you like to see featured here?
For answering all questions honestly, I will sponsor my own little giveaway. Your choice of either a Skin Botanica Gift Card Or Amazon for $25. Contest will conclude on Friday 10/23, at 11:59pm EST
I would really like to keep this giveaway off of the sweepstakes sites, so please don’t submit this anywhere! I want to make sure the answers are from real readers! I love the sites, and I know a lot of you came from them, but I don’t want the answers to come from there. BUT if you know someone that uses natural or organic skin care products, I would love for them to answer too!!
Green 4 Your Soul Review
Have you ever tried shopping through a company, usually the larger ones that is trying to cash in on the whole green trend? Ever notice that the items they carry and propose are green really aren’t green? Feel confused, and frustrated?
Well Green 4 Your Soul has dedicated themselves to helping you take the guesswork out of greening your skin care, and cosmetic routine. Even candles and pet care items! Going green shouldn’t be an exhaustive and frustrating journey. With the current atmosphere of dishonesty in the natural health and beauty industry it’s a sad fact that going green takes a lot of time, effort and money. Save your hard earned money and don’t be duped by dishonest companies false claims. Let Green4YourSoul do the groundwork for you.
Green 4 Your Soul clients will benefit from our staff’s exhaustive research and testing of every product they carry. Green 4 Your Soul is committed to providing clients with the safest and highest quality organic and natural products on the market. Plus they have a full disclosure policy and lists all ingredients for each product carried so clients can make informed purchasing decisions. All product lines carried l are required to meet their strict standards. They will not represent any products that are tested on animals, smell unpleasant, contain harmful ingredients or simply don’t work. Luxury eco-chic products, no guessing and affordable prices will keep your coming back!
The majority of companies represented by Green 4 Your Soul are American based and woman owned businesses. Many of the companies donate a portion of their proceeds to charitable organizations, so you can feel good in knowing that your purchase is making a difference in people’s lives as well as protecting your health and the environment. In addition many of the products they carry are Fair Trade, USDA Certified Organic and are packaged in Post Consumer Recycled Bottles. Details on each company’s green efforts can be found in the Features & Benefits tabs.
Make sure you check their “Green 411″ tabs to learn more about the hazardous chemicals found in commercial products and the benefits of choosing a green alternative.
Green 4 Your Soul products are far more effective than their commercial counterparts. With higher concentrations of natural healing and restorative ingredients you can achieve spa-like results in the comfort of your own home.
I was sent a couple products to try from Green 4 Your Soul. First a company I have wanted to work with for the longest time, Shea Terra. I tried a sample size of their Shea Terra Organics Pink Guava Pomegranate Shea Body Butter. Some Shea Butter products I have tried are a little too slick and well, greasy. Not this one. It is nice and thick like a body butter should be, but absorbs in quickly, so that it is my skin feeling the nourishment, not my clothes! You don’t have to wait 15 minutes before dressing, fearing it will all come off on your clothes! And the sweet smell of Pink Guava is a nice bonus too. Not too strong to over power the senses, but a subtle lingering note.
This potent blend reduces stretch marks, soothes eczema, psoriasis and skin rashes. Packed with the natural anti-aging powers of pomegranate and wild harvested African herbs of aloe ferox, kigelli, and African potato. Shea Terra’s organic shea butter deeply moisturizes the skin, penetrating deep beneath the epidermis to deliver valuable nutrients.
Plus you can feel good buying products from Shea Terra, as a portion of the proceeds of all products supports empowerment programs in Africa.
I also took the opportunity to try out 100% Pure’s Pure Shimmery Cocoa Berry Lip & Cheek Tint. I love this! I think any skin color can benefit from this, as the berry is a universal color. Plus I can use it as a eye-highlighter, blusher, and for my lips. The size I was sent is .26 oz., and is just want my purse and I were craving, as I have a couple other cheek and lip tints, but I can’t fathom pulling it out and applying to my lips in public! They are just too big. This is a nice discreet tube.
The color is great, more berry then cocoa, but not pink berry. It goes on extremely natural, and the texture is great to smooth into the cheeks and lips. Who can lose with a cosmetic that uses only antioxidant rich fruits and vegetables to create their pigment?
Green 4 Your Soul offers soy candles, Mineral Make-up by Stript, Pet care (by Dancing Dingo-look for my review later this week), plus skin care, and even babes and kids skin care! From Shampoo to Himalayan Salt Lamps and Supplements, I promise you can find something you realize you just can’t live with out!
Mermaid’s Purse, Natural Organics Review and Giveaway
How cute is the name Mermaid’s Purse? I just love it. Quite fitting too! Measha owner and founder of Mermaid’s Purse, has got the ticket just right!
Here is a couple things Measha has to say about her gorgeous shop:
I come from Native American roots, where you learn to use all parts of what you are blessed with. My grandmother used to make soap
with her own grandmother, so naturally when I was interested, she taught me first the homesteader method, with suet or animal fats, and then showed me how to use plant and vegetable oil alternatives. My grandmother was also a certified massage therapist and worked with essential oils for aromatherapy. I decided that if I was going to make something, I wanted it to be natural, using only plant-based ingredients. Where would I be without Grandma?
In 2003 I used my skills to develop a business and sold my soaps at arts and crafts shows. My mother used to do shows when I was growing up, so I wasn’t at all afraid of trying this for myself. It actually made me feel right at home. Here I was in the same environment that I enjoyed so much as a child.
It was during my first pregnancy that I would develop my first ever non-soap beauty care product. My inspiration came from being unable to find any all-natural products to prevent stretch marks. My first product would be my “Belly Butter”. From there, Mermaid’s Purse has grown into a full product line including, natural soaps, body butters, shampoos, massage oils, natural deodorants, salves and mineral soaks.
We’ve now been in business officially since 2003 and I believe our success can be attributed to a couple of things. One, all-natural products really work. We enjoy what we do and put a lot of focus on making quality natural products. We not only make them, we also use them because they are so effective. Secondly, because we do make all of our products, we can customize them based on a customer’s preference. After all, we’re all individuals, who can enjoy the same benefits of natural products – just to the beat of our own flavor! Try Mermaid’s Purse today, and find your own beat.
She carries a wide range of products from home grown natural loofah, to dried herbs, and essential oils. But the shopping doesn’t stop there! She also has shampoos, soaps, Dead Sea Mineral soaks and so much more! It is a shop you can definitely get a little lost in, so don’t forget to tether yourself with a rope, in case you need pulled back out! =)
I sampled a few items, and have to say, they are as good as described! The Mini Dead Sea Mineral soak was the first item I tried out. This mineral rich bath soak is a blend of Dead Sea Salt, Pacific/Atlantic Sea Salt and Epsoms Salt combined for their curative powers. For centuries people have soaked in salt baths to facilitate wound healing, to smooth and soften skin, and to ease muscle aches and swelling.
You already know how I feel about bath soaks! I used this on my feet and ankles one day, and wow, what a difference. My feet felt recharged and ready for the day all over again! I don’t really ever take the time out to just soak my feet, and usually when i am in the tub soaking, I have me feet up, so I can fit better. I need to start doing this more often!
Craig is a huge soap lover, and reviewed the Goat’s Milk Soap. I never even realized it had been opened! Imagine my disappointment, when i found the wrapper and asked him if he liked it? His response was that is was really creamy and left his skin soft. He isn’t a huge lavender fan, being a dude and all, but he said that the peppermint and lavender had a nice scent, and seemed to mesh pretty well. I appreciate that fact that they offer 50 Cent samples, or their full 6.5 oz bars for $7.00. Samples are great for traveling, or for test driving which you want to buy bulk of!
I also was treated to s sample size bottle of her Orange Blossom Shampoo/Body Wash. Most of the time you only see these for kids, I always figured it must be hard to get it right for adults! Well MP has done it correct, as this was nice on my hair, as on my body. It left my hair soft and manageable, and left my skin clean, with a slight fragrance of Jasmine and Orange.
100% Natural and Organic ingredients! Our Shampoo Body Wash is PH balanced for all hair types, and is loaded with scalp benefiting essential oils! Botanical extracts leave skin and hair clean and nourished!
Mermaid’s Purse has some well thought out gift sets. If you are looking for a new product line to try out, or a gift for someone, i highly suggest checking them out!
Mermaid’s Purse would like to offer one Prissy Green reader their choice of two special spa packs!
Pack 1:Large Dead Sea Mineral Bath Soak with your choice of an Essential Oil to go with it
Pack 2:assortment of 5 soaps and 2 samples of what ever products you would like to try
To enter to win, go check out Mermaid’s Purse Natural Organics, and tell me at least one product and scent if applicable that you would like to try!
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Clarisea Skin Clarity, From the Sea! Review and Giveaway
I have always noticed, how being at the Beach, and soaking in salt water always cleared my skin, as well as helped to heal any wounds I might have had. It does this in a couple of ways, balancing your skins Ph level, as well as replenishing your skin with all the nutrient minerals contained in the salt water, plus the sodium chloride is a natural cleanser and deep pore exfoliant. It fights bacteria on the surface of skin while drawing out impurities from deep within pores. With the help of gently exfoliating sand, blemishes are brought to the surface and flushed out while redness is minimized and moisture re-balanced. I am sure you have heard how much better sea salt is for your health, so why not your skin?
Clarisea has taken this to a whole new level. Alison, the founder and creator, had horrible acne. Not just on her face, but her chest, arms and back. When she spent some time at the beach one summer she noticed how quickly it started to go away. It was especially intriguing for her, as she had exhausted all her efforts with other medications, and acne treatments.
Clarisea created a specially formulated sea salt blend that naturally combats breakouts without over-drying or irritating skin. While you soak, sodium chloride deeply cleanses and exfoliates clogged pores so existing blemishes heal more quickly and emerging breakouts are brought to the surface and flushed out. Essential sea minerals including potassium, magnesium and calcium work to tone, soften and smooth out skin while minimizing redness and re-balancing moisture. With regular use this cycle repeats and skin is returned to its most natural state.
The Sea Salt blend is not the only item Clarisea has to offer. Scrubs, masks, and cleansers too! Not just for the face, but the body, because acne can show up anywhere.
When I got my kit to try Clarisea, a couple months back, the first thing I noticed was the snorkel. I thought to myself, “well what in the world is this for?” Well you need to soak, usually for about 2-5 minutes. So the snorkel lets you do this a whole heck of a lot easier then holding your breath and coming up for air. Of course you have that option to if you like!
I got into the tub, dumped the right amount of salts in, used my facial cleanser and decided to give it a go! Did I feel silly as ever using a snorkel? hell yes. But I did it, and it is pretty amazing how relaxing it is. you can really only concentrate on breathing, no multitasking underwater, so it is a nice break. My skin show marked improvements in no time. Old acne healed, and saw less acne forming, it was a point proven wrong for me, that it usually gets worse before it gets better. Mine did not. The mask is really nice too. Kaolin clay helps to draw impurities, while macadamia and sunflower oil keep the skin healing and healthy. (both are non-pore clogging oils)
I was really surprised, not only how quick the entire system worked, but how gentle it is. The mask, doesn’t suck your face of every drop of moisture, and it is always nice to have a treatment, that works for sensitive skin, as mine can be pretty testy at times. My skin has never gotten red on this, and although I fell off the wagon for a bit from using it, I am signing myself back up to the wagon as of last week.
The body scrub is really special. I don’t always break out on my back, but sometimes I do, and usually when I do it is bad. shoulder to shoulder, and mid way down, sometimes even creeping to my neck! There aren’t many body scrubs that don’t contain loads of pore clogging moisturizers, so this was a great change of pace.
I would say my only issue with this line, is that I am never able to sit still. I am a multi-tasker. A figet-er, trying to get me to sit still for 5 minutes even a few times a week, is near impossible. I have never had luck with painting my nails because of this. But that is my issue, not the products. What I started doing to make it easier, and I just started this, is soaking a wash cloth in some of the salt water. Then sitting that on my face while in the detox tub, and rinsing it out and repeating a few times. My system came with a bowl, so i just use that, and it makes it super simple.
The Continuous sprayer is also nice for this, you hold the button down and steady stream of water flows out. I seem too impatient for it! =)
Alison from Clarisea, wants to offer one Prissy Green reader the chance to try the entire system out!
This will include:
- 80 oz Clarifying Salt Treatment: Face + Body Soak
- 4 oz Perfecting Clay Mask
- 9 oz Exfoliating Cleanser: Body
- Collapsible Bowl & Scoop
- Continuous Sprayer
- Bath Tub Kit
To enter, please go to the Clarisea website and tell me one of their skin care tips!
PLUS this entire week Alison is offering FREE SHIPPING!! PLUS she has a buy 1 get one half off sale until 9/30! Sweet deal!
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Bath Detox Recipe and Cellulite Treatment Recipes
September 23, 2009 by Karissa
Filed under Recipes: Home, Skin, Food
Detox while you lounge in the tub a dub dub! I don’t have to tell you how much I enjoy my soaks!
I do want to mention that some of the products out on the market are worth purchasing for this as well. I love my Buddha Nose Detox Bath Salts, and my new SoCal Cleanse Bath Soak and I soon to be reviewed Eucalyptus Bath by 100% Pure. They have many additional ingredients such as herbs, kelp or other algae to help aid in the detox process. I am not just telling you this because I work with them, I really do love them. I used my 100% Bath Treatment, in less then 2 weeks!!! That is why I needed to find a more eco-friendly solution, and a more wallet friendly solution too!!
***If you have the time, and resources, dry brushing your skin before these treatments, and before any shower, will really help to get your lymph system moving!***
Detox Bath Ingredients
- 1 Cup Epsom Salt
- 1 Cup Baking Soda (helps rid the chlorine)
- 1 Cup Natural Sea Salt (get the stuff that says “air dried by the sun”)
- 1/4 cup grated FRESH ginger. I place this in a tea infuser so I don’t clog the drain!
The Essential oils in this, are optional, as is the Grated Ginger. Use one or the other, don’t use the EO’s and the Ginger together!
Take the bath as warm as you can stand it. Add the salt mixture and the ginger and glide it around before you sink down. This water is good for your whole body, face, hair etc. Now soak for at least 30-45 minutes. The ginger will help you sweat, and release toxins, and as the water cools down, you will start absorbing some of the yummy goodness in 
the bath. If you prefer to use the Essential Oils below, the same rules apply for length of bath.
If you have a massage tool, like the one to the right, or something similar, you can also use that massage any areas of concern while you are soaking.
Cellulite Treatment Essential Oil Bath Blend
- 6 Drops of Black Pepper Seed oil
- 6 drops of juniper oil
- 5 drops of Geranium oil
- 5 drops of Fennel
- 10 drops of grapefruit oil
- 8 drops of lemon oil
- roughly 15 Drops of a carrier oil. I suggest Avocado oil, or Carrot Oil.
Mix this really well, and add about 1 teaspoon per bath.
Use this instead of ginger! Don’t use both. all other directions from above are correct.
Cellulite Intense Massage Oil
- 5 drops Fennel
- 10 drops Grapefruit
- 5 drops Juniper
- 1/4 cup carrier oil MIX WELL.
Use this on all problem areas every morning and every night. The longer the better, and the more aggressive the better, no that doesn’t mean bruising will help! I simply mean, don’t use a light hand!
Of course drinking lots of water during this whole process is key! You can do this baths as often as you like, but not more then once a day. You aren’t going to see results immedietly but with time you will! The Dry Skin Brushing is so good for you too!
The better your diet, full of veggies and fruits and natural fibers, and no processed foods, the faster results will come as well!
Use the bathing time wisely, deep condition your hair, smooth out your heels, put on a facial mask, or even a back mask! (i do at least one of the above and read, but I know some of you have kids! maybe you can read to them from the bath? lol)
Good luck!!
Morris Organics Wins 2009 Top Gear Award!
September 22, 2009 by Karissa
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Hey all! I just wanted to share some really amazing news that came in from Avocate Skincare, you know the Morris Organics Giveaway I have going on?
Well they just won a Top Gear Award from Shapeyou.com!! isn’t that fantastic! So along with them being winners this week, they want to extend a thank you, by offering an additional 15% off all indiviual products at Morris Organics!
That amazing Skin Glow that I told you about, yep, that one infused with Jasmine, that glides like a dream, for face and body moisture (even for acneic skin)? get it now, for $38.25 PLUS free shipping! No code needed!
see all the other great deals at Morris Organics!
Buddha Nose Wins The Beauty With a Conscience Award!
September 15, 2009 by Karissa
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See my review of Buddha Nose.
Buddha Nose Lip Balm wins Beauty With A Conscience Award
Buddha Nose Launches Handmade Paper Gift Boxes for Holidays!
PlantLove By Cargo
September 15, 2009 by Karissa
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I lust Lipcolor. Anyway I can get it. I think it could possibly stem from my mother…. You think? She is the one handing me lipstick when we are at a family picnic and someone wants to take a group shot! Even I am I am not that prissy. Actually, I am really not prissy, I am just a beauty addict.
PlantLove is a collection of 20 lipsticks all encased in a in a tube made entirely out of corn. The lipsticks even
come in boxes that have wildflower seeds embedded in them, so that when planted will grow wildflowers! The shades are all sheer and glossy.
11 of the original lipsticks were designed by starlets in Hollywood.
The latest color was designed by none other other then Whitney Port, MTV star. (I just love her! please someone tell Olivia to STHU! and leave Whit alone!) Her color is “Eve Pinky” a Bright shade of pink, Hot Pink.
Now I can’t pull off hot pink anymore, but I know some of you young ladies out there can!
The collection not only boosts eco-friendly packaging, but contains no Phthalates, mineral oils, synthetic colors or fragrances or parabens.
PlantLove by Cargo also carries face powders bronzers, eye make-up, you name it! The entire line of PlantLove by Cargo is sold at Sephora!
