Immerse Me Moisture Mask From b.liv {Review}

I know I’ve mentioned before how much I deplore the dry winter weather here in Ohio…it seriously wreaks havoc with my skin.  So with all of the dryness I am always on the lookout for products that help get rid of dry skin and keep it away, products like immerse me from  b•liv by Cellnique.  If you’ve never heard of b•liv, let me be the first to introduce you!

From the cellnique website…

b•liv is about confidence as we are seeking to inspire young people to believe in themselves and motivate them to make a difference not only in their skincare but also in their lives. The name “b.liv” is not just a contraction of the word “believe” but also a union of the words “be” and “live” aiming at forming a life style motto that encourages b•livers to “live the moment. For over 15 years, Cellnique has been delivering result-driven skin care science and products to help women attain the vibrant, confident and healthy lifestyles they deserve

I received the Immerse Me, a Japanese silk mask that immerses your skin in moisture and works to cure dry skin by penetrating into your deepest skin layer to insure continued moisture!  Typically I am super careful about what I put on my face since I tend to break out so easily so I always proceed with caution when using a new product.   I’m happy to report that immerse me only made my skin feel amazing—no breakouts, no oily residue, major points in my book! 

b.liv’s Immerse Me is a sheet mask that comes individually packaged and is very easy to apply. The active ingredients in immerse me are Cationic Hyaluronic Acid, Hyaluronic Acid and Cogongrass Extract and they work together to give your skin instant hydration and lasting moisture. 

Check out some of the benefits of immerse me…

• Provides instant hydration
• Helps skin preserve its optimum moisture balance
• Improves skin water retaining ability and provides long lasting hydration

BUY IT!

You can find Immerse Me online at the cellnique website, a package of 14 masks is $30.

Disclosure:  I received the products listed above in order to facilitate my review…all opinions are my own!

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Slim and Tone Your Body with Melvita!

The holiday season can definitely do a number on our bodies, from all of the amazing holiday food, to the fact that so many of us use the holidays as an excuse not to work out, that usually means that come January, we realize that we only have a few short months to get back to beach ready.  I don’t think I’m alone is dreading January for that very reason…right? 

I love to eat and I hate to work out, so that usually means that I spend lots of time and too much effort finding ways to cheat my way back into shape…that almost never works out for me by the way.  While I do seem to have a hard time finding a product that just magically makes me look like a Victoria’s Secret swimsuit model (I’m beginning to think such a product doesn’t exist) I do love products that help get me on track and ready for swimsuit season, products like those from Melvita!

If you’re not familiar with familiar with the Melvita brand, here’s the scoop…

Beekeeper and biologist Bernard Chevilliat, founded Melvita in 1983 as a way to offer the masses cosmetics without all of the chemicals that are in most traditional cosmetics.  Melvita has been a pioneer in the organic and natural cosmetics and has grown to become one of France’s leading organic brands.  In addition to the authenticity, the ethical approach that Melvita takes with its products, it's founder Bernard Chevilliat’s passion  that helps set Melvita apart from their competition. 

When I was approached to do a review for Melvita’s Algascience Contouring Serum, I couldn’t resist trying it out, after all, it does say that it helps your body look more lean and toned and who wouldn’t want to try a slimming and toning serum?  I also love that Melvita’s products are organic skincare products that are good for my skin and not full of the chemicals that most traditional skin care brands contain! 

About Algascience Contouring Serum from Melvita…

Inspired by Slimming Chronobiology, the Algascience Contouring Serum is the first serum that takes into account the biological rhythms of the body. Formulated with an exclusive 3-seaweed complex, it provides multi-action effectiveness. Coralline, an "intelligent" active ingredient, promotes fat burning during the day and helps prevent fat storage at night. Palmaria provides draining action, while Fucus and Caffeine offer contouring properties. The 3-seaweed complex helps reduce the build-up of fatty deposits and improves skin firmness and tone.

Algascience Contouring Serum, offers superior anti-cellulite benefits and improves skin’s firmness by 78%.  Apply the serum day and night to trouble areas such as the stomach area, hips, thighs, in a clinical study, 94% of volunteers saw a reduction in fatty tissue!

I’ve only been using the Algascience Contouring Serum for a little less than 2 weeks, but I swear I can tell a difference in the firmness of my skin.  While true results will only appear after using the serum for several weeks, I can tell a difference in the way my skin feels so I can’t wait to see how well the product performs after I’ve been using it a little longer.  I’ll be sure to keep y’all updated with results soon!

Don’t forget to “Like” Melvita USA on Facebook and Follow @MelvitaUSA on Twitter for the latest product news!

BUY IT!

You can pick up the Algascience Contouring Serum ($42) and many other organic products online at the Melvita website. 

Disclosure:  I received the products mentioned above in order to facilitate my review…all opinions are 100% my own!

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The New Proactiv…does it work?

Everyone wants clear, beautiful skin; whether you’re a teenager who is just starting to experience problems with acne or an adult who has suffered with acne for years, wanting beautiful skin is something we all have in common. While my skin is not awful, it’s not without problems. As a teenager I had the occasional pimple, but for the most part my skin was clear, as an adult though I’ve had issues with my skin for some time.

Several months ago I did a review for Proactiv, and while I really liked to products I felt that the formula was a bit too strong for my skin. I’m sure some of you have seen the commercials with Katy Perry talking about the new and improved Proactiv, well about a month ago I asked to review the new Proactiv and I would like to share my my thoughts on the products with all of you.

First thing’s first, I want to tell you a little more about the new Proactiv. Proactiv’s new and improved line of products features the same effective formula as before, only now the formula is enhanced with micro-crystal benzoyl peroxide acne medicine that is designed to get acne medication into your pores faster than before, penetrating even clogged pores quickly. That means that not only is the new Proactiv the same effective formula we all know and trust, it’s also better and gentler than before.

As I said before I've used Proactiv in the past and really only had good things to say about it. My experience with Proactiv in the past was that it works, plain and simple. I was very excited to try the new gentler Proactiv so as soon as I received my review items I went straight to work trying them out. The first few days all went well and I was very happy with the product, while my skin didn’t miraculously look fabulous overnight I could definitely tell a difference in the appearance and feel of my skin. As I continued to use the products I noticed that my skin was becoming very sensitive especially in places where I used the refining mask. Then my skin became overly dry to the point where big patches of dry, red skin would appear randomly over my face. I chalked this up to my skin being too sensitive to use the products as directed so I went from using the skin care system twice a day to using the products once a day at night. While cutting back on the amount of product I was using did help with the dryness the redness and sensitivity did not subside. My face looked wind burnt and was super sensitive so after 2 weeks of using the products I stopped using them. I do have to say that while my face didn’t look or feel great, it was clear. The Proactiv products did most definitely do the job of getting and keeping my skin clear, the formula was just too strong for my skin.

I do still use the Proactiv products as they are quite effective at clearing up acne, I just use the products sporadically so that I do not experience the same results as I did before with redness and sensitivity.

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Skin Free Winner

Well another giveaway has ended...this time it's for Skin Free (which I love by the way) make sure you check them out!

Also I have a new giveaway up right now and I will be adding a few more this week so if you enter any of my non Fun in the Sun giveaways you can get 2 additional entries into any of the remaining FITS giveaways...just make sure that you tell me in your comment which giveaway you entered!

Now on to the winning number..

Random Integer Generator

Here are your random numbers:

175 

Timestamp: 2009-07-13 04:02:04 UTC

And the winner is...

Naddez on July 12, 2009 2:33 PM said... 175

Friend of Misadventurous Mommy (Allison Proffitt) on Facebook. (Quanda)
sam94son05@sbcglobal.net
2

Congrats! You have 48 hours to contact me with your information so that I can pass it on to the sponsor! Failure to contact me within that time will result in you forfeiting your prize so make sure you send me an email asap!

Thanks to everyone who entered!

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Fun in the Sun Summer Blog Party Day 8...Skin Free skin care! *CLOSED*

It's Day 8 of our Fun in the Sun summer blog party! And as always make sure that you head over to my girl Alexis' blog and check out all of her awesome giveaways!

So today I thought I'd switch things up again and do a giveaway that's not just for the kiddos...this one's for everyone!

My oldest daughter has extremely sensitive skin, since she was a baby we've battled dry, rough skin, and eczema. We've tried everything to help ease her condition from special soaps and lotions to expensive creams and while we have found one or two products that help ease some of the itching and redness we have yet to find a product that relieves her discomfort altogether!

A couple of weeks ago I was given the opportunity to review some amazing products from Skin Free and if you haven't heard of this company let me very gladly be the first to tell you all about them! Skin Free products were specially formulated by a pharmacist to be used by people with extremely sensitive skin, allergies, or those with disease states which cause their skin to break down. All of Skin Free's products are...

• All natural
• Chemical Free
• Contain no fragrances
• Petroleum free
• Contain no colorants
• Non-greasy
• Contain no steroids
• Not tested on animals

We received the Eczema Relief kit from Skin Free to review, the kit contains 1 After Shower Spritz and 4 Extra Moisturizing soaps! At first I was very skeptical (as I am with everything) that the products would work well on my daughter's sensitive skin but after only a few days of using the Skin Free products Taylor's skin had improved tremendously! Taylor has the hardest, roughest, most dry skin I have ever seen on her elbows (seriously they used to look like the bottom of some crusty old mans feet...sorry for that description but I wanted you to fully understand how bad they used to be). We have tried a million different remedies to get rid of that dry, cracked skin but nothing even came close to softening it...until the After Shower Spritz we received from Skin Free! I never in a million years imagined that this product would soften Taylor's skin as well as it did but it has. As I've mentioned before that I go to the tanning salon regularly and because of that my skin gets so dry and itchy but after seeing how the soap and After Shower Spritz worked for Taylor I decided to try it too and it works amazingly...the spritz left my skin so soft and smooth without leaving a greasy, sticky film afterward. It would be very difficult for me to go back to regular lotion after using the spritz!

Buy it!!! You can purchase the Eczema Relief Kit and other great Skin Free products at SkinFree.net as well as certain CVS Pharmacy and Walgreens! And they are offering Free Shipping on orders of $25.00 or more!

Now since summertime wreaks serious havoc on my skin I'm sure that yours could use some TLC as well. Well the great people at Skin Free are giving one of my fabulous readers an Eczema Relief Kit of their own...this is so cool and trust me you will LOVE these products!

Win it!!!

1. To be entered into this giveaway please visit Skin Free and come back here and leave me a comment telling me what other Skin Free product you would like to try...that's it! This is mandatory and must be completed before any extra entries count!

Extra Entries!!! Please be sure to leave separate comments for each extra entry! If you grabbed our Fun in the Sun button before June 22 then you get 5 extra entries into this giveaway and if you blogged about the Fun in the Sun summer blog party before June 22 then you receive 10 extra entries into this giveaway!

2. Follow my Misadventures via my feed, email, or on Blogger...2 extra entries!

3. Grab my Fun in the Sun or my Misadventures in Baby Raising button...2 extra entries each!

4. Enter Alexis' Bummis giveaway, come back here and tell me (I entered Bummis).... 2 extra entries!

5. Follow me on Twitter and Tweet about this giveaway please leave your Twitter ID in your comment...1 Tweet Per Day = 1 Extra Entry Per Day!

6. Become a friend of Misadventurous Mommy (Allison Proffitt) on Facebook...3 extra entries!

7. Blog about this giveaway with links to this post as well as Skin Free...4 extra entries!

This giveaway ends on July 12, 2009 at 11:59 pm EDT. One winner will be chosen via Random.org and posted in a winners post. Winner will have 48 hours to contact me with their information or forfeit the prize!

Open to US residents only please!

GOOD LUCK EVERYONE!

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