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Doing Drugstore: Vaseline Cocoa Butter Smoothing Body Butter
Vaseline is about to come out with two additions to its Cocoa Butter line of lotions, and one of them is now on my repeat-buy list. I was able to sample its Cocoa Butter Smoothing Body Butter ($6.99), which will be available in stores any day now. It features a blend of cocoa and shea butters, which gives off a light and pleasant fragrance.
Product Review: 5th Avenue Bath Co. Exfoliating Body Polish
Judging by the name, you might expect 5th Avenue Bath Co. to hail from Manhattan's tony Upper East Side. Instead, the bath- and body-product company comes from suburban Columbus.
Bella Bargain: Up to Half Off at L'Occitane
Shopping at L'Occitane always makes me feel that—for a few moments, at least—I'm gallivanting around the South of France. Its bath and body products have a bit of a luxurious feel, and many are made with lavender, shea butter harvested in Africa, Provençal olives and other natural ingredients. Right now, prices on 150 products are up to 50% off.
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Reader Review of the Day: Shea Butter Extra Gentle Soap — Milk
Sometimes, simplifying your routine is the way to go. And that's exactly what reader Bellazmom had in mind when she purchased Shea Butter Extra Gentle Soap — Milk ($7). Here's why she is so fond of this extra-gentle cleanser:
I am getting back to the basics of life and trying to buy more natural products.
Doing Drugstore: St. Ives Moisturizing In-Shower Exfoliating Body Polish
I love body polishes that don't require excess force to work, particularly ones that use sugar, which is gentler on the skin. Over the weekend, I tried out St. Ives Moisturizing In-Shower Exfoliating Body Polish, Oatmeal & Shea Butter ($8), which contains natural sugar crystals for exfoliation, oatmeal to soothe, and shea butter for softer skin.
Monday Giveaway! L'Occitane Shea Butter Hand Cream
Do you, like us, obsessively inspect your skin in the mirror, and at the site of a new blemish, wrinkle,or age spot, lament, "Why? Why me?"
Sabon Goes Organic
Sabon started out in 1974 with one natural soap handcrafted in a backyard in Israel, and the brand now has shops around the world. Today, it expands into the organic market with its Sabon Organic line.
Even though the "organic" labeling of beauty products (vs.
New Product Alert: L'Occitane Anniversary Body Creams
L'Occitane is known for its sumptuous shea butter cream, but what you may not know is that the cream is now 20 years old. What's more, the brand has a fair trade setup with workers in Burkina Faso, buying the shea butter from women to help them earn living wages. Two years ago, L'Occitane bought an astounding 75 percent of Burkina Faso's shea butter produced for the beauty industry, and that percentage is growing every year.
These Glosses Give You the Thrill(er) of the Chase
Here's a new weapon for your beauty arsenal — Poppy King's pencils packing punchy hues for her Lipstick Queen collection. The Chinatown line was inspired both by the NYC neighborhood housing their offices and the Roman Polanski mystery of the same name.
Instead of a standard tube or pot, they're thick pencils ($20 each) with draw-on gloss.
Bella Brand: Naturally Clear Skin
Naturally Clear Skin, a haircare and bath and body products company for African Americans, has just gotten a face lift. It has added new and improved curative ingredients to its skincare range at affordable drugstore prices. The five-product line penetrates deep into the skin's cells to hydrate, nourish, and banish dryness.
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