Category Archives: Skin Care

DIY Pumpkin Foot Scrub

DIY Pumpkin Foot Scrub

 

Pumpkin season is here again!! Today is officially the first day of fall and that means it is time for all things pumpkin – in our foods, coffee drinks AND our beauty products. You can celebrate the first day of the new season by making your own DIY pumpkin foot scrub from celebrity nail artist and owner of As U Wish Nail Salon, Skyy Hadley.

“Pumpkins are more than just for carving on Halloween,” Skyy notes. “They’re rich in vitamins and nutrients and can do wonders for your feet!” They contain “various enzymes that help nourish and brighten the skin, and just by adding raw sugar you have a perfect foot scrub,” she said.

Ready to dive in and get your feet ready for fall? Just mix up a batch. (And if you’re really nice you can make some for your friends too. They’ll love you for it!

DIY Pumpkin Foot Scrub

Ingredients:
1 can pureed pumpkin
1 cup plain yogurt
½ cup raw sugar

2 tablespoons honey
1/4 teaspoon olive oil

Directions:
Mix pureed pumpkin in a bowl. Stir in a yogurt, honey, sugar and olive oil. Wash your feet in warm water, and while your feet are moist, apply the scrub using your hands in a circular motion. Massage the mask onto your feet for 10 minutes on each foot and remove with warm water and a washcloth.

Don’t forget to save this on Pinterest!!

DIY Pumpkin Foot Scrub

ScarAway Scar Repair Gel Review + Reader Giveaway

Sample DisclosureScarAway Scar Repair Gel sample

 

Many of us can find some sort of scar from a scrape, injury or mishap that has happened at one time or another.  It would be nice if we could get by without ever having injuries but usually at some point in life something is bound to happen… and leave a mark that we wish we didn’t have.

My husband has an adventurous story about when he raced my nephew up the ladder of a silo. He caught his arm on the metal ladder and it left a scar. Luckily there are amazing products like ScarAway® Scar Repair Gel that can help make scars so they are NOT the center of a conversation.

 

The first thing that we liked is that the Gel does not have a strong smell to it and is orderless.  We also liked that it does not have a color, ’cause who wants to look like they are covering up a scar and wearing makeup? More important is – who wants the Scar to be the first thing people notice?  If you have a scar and prefer it NOT to be the first impression people see for you, then try ScarAway® Scar Repair Gel.IMG_1257

ScarAway® Scar Repair Gel, featuring patented Kelo-cote® technology, carries the only patented, transparent, self-drying 100% silicone gel designed to improve the appearance of scars and prevent abnormal or excessive scar formation.

  • The elegant, transparent gel offers convenient application for custom scar prevention and treatment that can begin the moment a wound has healed or sutures are removed.
  • Results can be seen in as little as two to three weeks; full results may be seen in 60-90 for new scars and 90 days or more for older scars.
  • For the treatment and prevention of abnormal scars of various sizes and locations, including hypertrophic (red and raised) and keloid scars.
  • Effective on old and new scars.

Reader Giveaway: One lucky Jinxy Beauty winner will win ScarAway® Scar Repair GelTo enter, just complete the entry form below by 11:59pm ET on 9/10/15. Good luck!

a Rafflecopter giveaway

Transform Your Skin with Instantly Ageless in a Box

Disclosure AffiliateInstantly Ageless in a Box Review

Like Cinderella on her way to the Prince’s ball, Instantly Ageless in a Box transforms you into a younger, firmer, more glowy version of yourself in minutes. You seriously have to see it in action to believe it.

As a part of your daily skincare routine, Instantly Ageless OMG! penetrates the sub-dermal layers of your skin, instantly contracting the skin cells and drawing them closer together. It targets those areas of the skin which have lost elasticity, giving your skin a toned and lifted appearance right before your eyes (and right around your eyes and lips!).

When apply it topically under makeup, it completely changes the texture of your skin enhancing the natural firmness and tone you’ve always wanted. In fact, you can see the results after your first application!

Instantly Ageless is a revolutionary cosmeceutical serum that works instantly to reverse the signs of aging. The clinically-proven formula is perfectly safe and effective, and fragrance-free. Each box contains 25 vials (each vial typically lasts 2-3 days).

Order your Instantly Ageless in a Box today from beautystoredepot.com where you’ll get their 115% lowest price guarantee, then use code BIGGIFT to take $10 OFF + FREE SHIPPING + a FREE, Deluxe iS Clinical Gift!

Save 20% and Give Your Skin a Real Treat-ment — Goodbye to Blemishes!

Disclosure AffiliateBaby Quasar Baby Blue Review

Tired of skin blemishes? You can wave goodbye and enjoy clearer skin with Baby Quasar Baby Blue. This dermatologist recommended, light therapy beauty tool attacks blemishes at the core without the need for oral medications. Sized to treat the unique contours of a woman’s face, the Baby Blue outshines the competition in power, quality, and warranty. Unlike other acne treatments like drying topical ointments and masks or abrasive washes, the results achieved with your Baby Quasar Baby Blue will endure, lasting months with just occasional maintenance treatments. Better still, the unique blue light therapy feels soothing to the skin. Awesome, right?

The Baby Blue is an FDA-cleared Class II medical tool that lets you take your acne treatment into your own hands.

Order your Quasar Baby Blue today from beautystoredepot.com where you’ll get their 115% lowest price guarantee, then use code 20AA to take 20% OFF + FREE SHIPPING!

Treat Yourself to the Satin Smooth HydraSonic — Save Your Face and 20%!

Disclosure Affiliatea

Are you ready to treat yourself and your skin? Satin Smooth slides into the lead in sonic skincare with the HydraSonic, a sonic cleansing brush that is the essential first step in a healthy skin care regimen. The sonic motion gently yet thoroughly removes makeup, dirt and oil from your face, neck, arms, hands, and legs 14x better than manual cleansing. Unlike other skincare brushes, the Satin Smooth Hydrasonic is fully waterproof so you can bring it into your shower or bath. Also unique to HydraSonic is the 90-second cleansing cycle guide that counts off 15-second intervals, alerting you to move on to the next 6″ x 6″ square section of skin for optimal results.

Your skin truly feels and looks smoother, pore size appears minimized, and oily areas, dry patches and blemishes are reduced. Skin care products are more easily absorbed for better results, too. HydraSonic does all this in just 90 seconds — while you shower!

Order your Satin Smooth HydraSonic today from beautystoredepot.com and use code 20AA to take 20% OFF + FREE SHIPPING! (Pro Tip: beautystoredepot also has a lowest price guarantee so no need to shop anywhere else!)

Put Your Best Foot Forward for Summer

Disclosure Affiliate61aEp-UPw4L._SL1500_
Put your best foot forward this summer!  If you plan on wearing sandals or going barefoot in the warmer weather, make sure to give your feet a little TLC first.  The brand new Callus Remover Foot File with Flex Neck from ToiletTree Products can help you get your feet ready for summer without having to pay the money or take the time to get a professional pedicure.

Callus Remover Foot File with Flex Neck features include: 
  • Replaceable grinding head spins 360 degrees for fast results
  • Flexible neck allows you to reach every angle of your foot
  • Water resistant design allows for easy cleaning
  • Powerfully and painlessly buffs away rough, dry, hard and calloused skin from your feet in seconds
  • Each unit comes with 2 grinding heads, a cleaning brush and 2 AA batteries

The Callus Remover Foot File with Flex Neck from ToiletTree Products normally sells for $39.95, but you can order one for only $24.95 right now on Amazon, plus it ships for free with Amazon Prime.  Order one today!

Belli All Day Moisture Lotion – Picky for a Purpose

disclosureBelli All Day Moisture Body Lotion

Is it wrong that one of the things I love the most about my new lotion is the scent? I hope not, because I really, really do love it. Belli All Day Moisture Lotion contains lemon oil which is not only good for your skin, but smells amazing! Not over-the-top super lemony, but just a nice, clean scent.

Screen Shot 2015-03-23 at 9.54.10 AM

The other thing I really love about this lotion, apart from its awesome moisturizing with no heavy/greasy feel, is all the things that it does NOT have in it. As part of a physician-formulated skin care line, the ingredients in all Belli products are selected based upon an extensive review of published medical studies. Each Belli product is allergy tested, free of artificial dyes or fragrances, phthalates and paraben preservatives.  And since their products are especially designed for pregnancy, motherhood and beyond, they even follow a unique safety screening process to avoid ingredients with known links to birth defects or harmful effects while breastfeeding.  

  • A luxuriously emollient cream that deeply moisturizes and comforts dry
    skin
  • Contains antioxidant vitamin E
  • Chamomile soothes and refreshes skin
  • Features lemon oil which provides an uplifting scent
  • Free of teratogens (ingredients linked to birth defects or
    miscarriage)
  • Free of artificial dyes or fragrances, phthalates or paraben
    preservatives
  • Allergy tested
  • Safe for use throughout pregnancy and while breastfeeding

Beli Products

There are other products in the Belli family that team up perfectly with this lotion. They include:

Belli Pure & Pampered Body WashThis is a specially formulated body wash created for daily use.  It gently cleans without stripping the skin of its natural oils.  It contains cucumber and green tea extracts that are rich in antioxidants as well as lavender and chamomile that provide a relaxing aromatherapy experience.  SRP $13.00 for 6.5 oz.

Belli Eye Brightening Cream: Formulated with vitamins K and B to reduce the appearance of these telltale signs of fatigue and dehydration, this luxurious cream is the perfect anti-dote to late nights and interrupted sleep.  Brighten your day and your look with this soothing and restorative refreshment for the eyes.  MSRP $39 for 0.5oz.

Belli Healthy Glow Facial Hydrator: The hydrator is a light daily moisturizer that is rich in botanical humectants that refine and soften skin texture.  It provides the antioxidant boost of vitamin C and grapeseed oil for radiant, healthy looking skin.  The formula is rich with soothing chamomile which helps neutralize skin irritants.  Additionally, it’s light, refreshing citrus scent makes it a favorite of women everywhere!  SRP $32.00 for 1.5 oz. airless pump.

Belli All Day Moisture Body Lotion is available at belliskincare.com, buybuy Baby, ULTA.com and other fine retailers nationwide.

eb5 Intense Moisture Anti-Aging Cream Reader Giveaway

disclosureScreen Shot 2015-03-17 at 3.24.59 PM

We are finally heading out of this horrible, dry winter, but that doesn’t mean it is time to start slacking off on our skin care! For more than five decades, eb5 Skincare products have been helping women retain their youthful appearance with a carefully-perfected formula that has been proven to reduce the appearance of wrinkles and fine lines, remove signs of inflammation, and restore moisture to dry, aging skin.

You can head into spring with your skin looking and feeling its best with eb5 Intense Moisture Anti-Aging Cream. This product contains a modern, patented blend of wrinkle-reducing Vitamin A, free-radical fighting Vitamin E, strengthening Vitamin B, moisture-encouraging Oat Flour, and soothing Comfrey Root. While it has all of those good things in it, it also keeps OUT the bad things. It is paraben-free, vegan, gluten-free, non-GMO, fragrance-free, hypo-allergenic, and cruelty-free.

eb5 Intense Moisture Anti-Aging Cream

I just recently started using eb5 Intense Moisture Anti-Aging Cream and like that it leaves my skin feeling replenished and hydrated, but without any heaviness or greasiness. Now I just need to give it a bit of time and watch for results.

To learn more, follow eb5 on Facebook, Pinterest, Twitter and YouTube.

Reader Giveaway: One lucky Jinxy Beauty reader will win eb5 Intense Moisture Anti-Aging Cream. To enter, just complete the entry form below by 11:59pm ET on 4/7/15. Good luck!

a Rafflecopter giveaway

Rituals Sakura Collection – Inspired by Ancient Traditions

disclosureScreen Shot 2015-03-03 at 2.13.28 PM

Some of our best beauty products and practices are inspired by ancient traditions. For centuries, the Japanese have celebrated the annual flowering of the Cherry Blossom, or Sakura. This marks an awakening of nature and symbolizes that beauty is momentary and life must be enjoyed. Inspired by this tradition, the Rituals Sakura collection includes a body scrub, shower foam, body cream and body mist and blends the sweetness of cherry blossom with nourishing organic rice milk.

I recently received these products to try and I have to exclaim over how much I love the scent! It smells wonderful and oh so relaxing. You can celebrate each day as a new beginning with Rituals in four steps.

Step 1: Body Scrub
Experience ultimate softness with the Rituals Sugar Sakura Body Scrub that melts on your skin

Step 2: Shower Foam
Feel reborn with Rituals sensational shower foam Zensation

Step 3: Body Cream
Reward and nourish your skin with Rituals velvety soft Magic Touch Body Cream 


Step 4: Body Mist
Celebrate life and envelop yourself in the Rituals Blossom Water mist fragrance

Plus, from now until March 29, 2015, you can receive a free body cream with any $50+ purchase at RITUALS… home and body cosmetics! 

Good Earth Beauty Chocolate Dipped Strawberries Body Cream Review and Giveaway

Disclosure SamplesGood Earth Beauty Chocolate Dipped Strawberries Body Cream

Valentine’s Day will soon be here and we have a gift you can give your own body with luscious smelling skincare from Good Earth Beauty. I just have to say I was so surprised when I removed the lid of the Good Earth Beauty Chocolate Dipped Strawberries Body Cream and smelled (yes, you guessed it) chocolate dipped strawberries! This may not be a product for dieters – although I heard that strawberries dipped in dark chocolate are actually pretty high on the scale of decadent treats that are good for you.

Whatever the real story is with the chocolate dipped strawberries you eat, the Good Earth Beauty Chocolate Dipped Strawberries Body Cream is definitely good for your body. It is full vitamins and nutrients for your skin. Although it has a light and fluffy texture, it provides a deeply moisturizing luxurious experience. The body cream revitalizes the skin by enhancing its firmness and elasticity, providing a youthful look and feel. It isn’t tacky or greasy – it just leaves an invisible layer on your skin that absorbs quickly.

a

Those are the good things it DOES have, but it’s also important what it DOESN’T have. It is free of:

parabens
pesticides
petroleum
propylene glycol
phthalates
sulfates
artificial colors

To top it all off, it’s made in the USA!

So whether you’re treating yourself, your friend, your sister, your mom or another loved one this Valentine’s Day, keep in mind Good Earth Beauty Chocolate Dipped Strawberries Body Cream.

Reader Giveaway:  One lucky Jinxy Beauty reader will win their own Good Earth Beauty Chocolate Dipped Strawberries Body Cream. To enter, just complete the entry form below by 11:59pm ET on 2/13/14. Good luck!

a Rafflecopter giveaway