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Wedding season is starting to ramp up and for the bride and groom to be that means a lot of emphasis is going to be on looks. How my skin looks and feels on my wedding day was something I sure thought about. Here is a great idea from the folks at Nivea Skin Care…. Nivea’s Bridal Boot Camp for your skin!! I love this!

Nivea has brought together some fabulous moisturizing skin care items for the bride and the groom so they can work together to bring their skin up to fabulous condition for the big day. But it is not just for the bride and groom, it can be for anyone, anytime… bridesmaids, guests. We can bet you have a few weddings you have to attend during the summer so this is a fun way to kick off their new products. Here is what is involved:

For the Woman:

· New! NIVEA Kiss of Vitamin Swirl Lip – Its hydrating formula is enriched with Acai Berry and Wild Apple extracts, both rich in vitamins and antioxidants, to help maintain healthy looking, kissable lips.

· New! NIVEA Touch of Renewal Lathering Body Scrub –with HYDRA IQ technology, this product delivers a unique balance of exfoliation and a rich cleansing, moisturizing lather.

· New! NIVEA Extended Moisture Lotion – Keep your skin soft with this fast-absorbing lotion featuring HYDRA IQ technology and Provitamin B5. Extended Moisture Lotion provides up to 48 hours of relief to provide long lasting moisture in preparation for the wedding day.

For the Man:

· New! NIVEA for Men 3-in-1 Relax Body Wash – A refreshing yet relaxing shower experience for a groom or groomsman to enjoy before all the excitement. This body wash with massaging micro-particles, a rich lather and relaxing scent, rinses off easily, to leave skin feeling clean, comfortable and healthy.

· NEW! NIVEA for MEN Maximum Hydration Moisturizer with HYDRA IQ and sea minerals– A technologically-advanced, intensive, moisturizer for Dry to Very Dry skin that provides more than 24 hours of moisture to the skin and leaves skin feeling great.

I was sent a a Bridal Boot Camp package for me and my honey to review for you and the first thing I noticed is the size of the product. They are not skimping on the value for sure! I love that! I, of course, went right for the ladies package and right into the awesome Extended Moisture Lotion for Dry to Extra Dry skin. Oh, it was lovely. No greasy feeling and it absorbed right into my skin making it feel and look wonderful!

When I got in the shower the new Touch of Renewal Lathering Body Scrub came with me. I love the awesome scent and the tiny little exfoliating beads left my bod feeling so nice. I had a few patches of dry skin around my ankle and it scrubbed it nicely and left it feeling great.

The Lip Conditioner called Kiss of Vitamin Swirl is so amazing. It has a blend of apples and acai berries and the color is delightful but the moisture from this stick is amazing! Immediately my lips were smooth and soft. I am in love with this product!

My hubby and son really enjoyed the wonderful men’s products. The Body wash is great for body, hair and face and it smells great. It has some wonderful nourishing properties to it and it perfect for my kid who is in the pool daily. He said it lathers good and rinsed well too.

My hubby and son also really liked the Men’s Maximum Hydration lotion. Both of the guys have dry skin… son from chlorine and hubby from who knows what. This has a nice manly scent, but subtle and not overkill. It absorbed wonderfully into the skin and i could see a difference right away. My guys really needed this product!

My family and I really love the Nivea line of products. They work great, with wonderful nourishment to the skin and they are priced right. You cannot beat that and if you are in the wedding Mood… Grab these new products for awesome skin before during and after your festivities!

The Giveaway:
One Lucky winner is going to win a set of the new Nivea Products for guys and Gals, just like mine! WooHoo! here is how to enter!

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It’s that wonderful time of year when we want to get our beautiful flowers and gardens planted. We also will be planning vacations and day trips during the summer. I am a very fair skinned person and I love doing all of the above but it seems I can’t always enjoy being out in the sun for long because I sunburn so easily. I’ve tried sunscreens that are good but I have to keep applying them because I sweat them off. I know, I know ladies glisten not sweat but I have to admit I plain old sweat.

I have tried a wonderful product brought to you by a brand new mineral sunscreen company called Beauty Forte. It is a powder that comes with effortless application in a neat jar with a sponge. This powder shows just a hint of color (to show you where it has been applied) that blends beautifully with your skin. It is not greasy and has no odor. It also has immediate coverage with SPF 30 and UVA/UVB broad spectrum coverage. It’s like your skin is covered with tiny little umbrellas. I love love love this product!!

My granddaughter and I went to the zoo last weekend. She is a natural red head so you know how fair she is. I applied the powder sunscreen before we left home. She said she wanted to try to get a little sun but not burn and decided to put it on a little later. We had a great sunny day to enjoy our trip. After about an hour I noticed she was starting to show a little pink and so she used the sunscreen. Neither one of us got a sunburn. She did get a little tan. We never had to re-apply this great mineral sun screen from Beauty Forte.

Some of the things I like the most about this product is that you don’t breathe in any excess powder and it doesn’t streak or smell. It is chemical free, paraben and talc free. The active ingredients are titanium oxide and zinc oxide. There are no colorants or petroleum byproducts or oils. It is quite apparent that it is terrific to use on my sensitive skin. The 5.5g jar is only half the size of a competitors 4.5g brush applicator bottle. I can slide it onto my purse to have at hand any time.

All of us know we have to protect our skin and as a basal cell carcinoma patient I am particularly diligent. I wear a hat and don’t go without sunscreen. From now on I will be using the natural mineral sunscreen from Beauty Forte. You may contact them at www.beautyforte.com. Please, please protect your skin.

Here are some additional features about this new mineral sunscreen:
** Safe for sensitive skin, acne-prone skin, children’s skin, elderly skin, post-treatment skin, and skin prone to irritation, breakouts, or inflammation. In fact, it may provide soothing influences to irritated skin.
** The water-resistant formula makes it ideal for use outdoors, during strenuous activity, and during exercise.
** A compact applicator makes the product convenient to use and carry.
** A 5.5g jar equals more than (7) SEVEN bottles of 8 oz. traditional sunscreen lotions. HUGE VALUE!

Stop by and check out their new product. Right now it is on special! The Compaq is $19 instead of $29, and the 7g Family Size is $29 instead of $39! A Great Buy!

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We are excited to tell you that one lucky winner is going to win a 5.5g Mineral Sunscreen Compaq! Nice! Here is how to enter.

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I have had the express pleasure of trying so many different skincare products over the years and I have been impressed by many. So many of them work great with chemcials and additives and other work fabulously with pure natural ingredients that are simplistic and refreshing. In all of my years, and I am old, I have never had a mineral mud mask. Yes, yes I know it is hard to believe, but I got to have some fun with our next sponsors product.

I have been having so much fun with the folks at the SpaStation.com over the past few months. I have gotten some pretty cool new products to sample for you and this one is really neat. Alaska Glacial Mud Co has some pretty awesome mud they call the Glacial Facial! Love it. It is a purifying mineral mud masque that comes in a jar and in several scents. I am excited to tell you about my glacial facial. OOh and they sent me their Exfoliating Mineral Bar Soap to check out too! YAY

I tried out the Alaska Glacial Mud Facial Purifying Mineral Mud Masque that comes in a 3.5 oz jar. According to the site: This Glacial Masque is made with the most mineral-rich, pure glacial clay in the world, sustainably hand-carved from the remote waters of the Copper River Delta in Alaska. It’s enriched with a special combination of certified organic and wildcrafted botanical extracts from the Pacific Northwest that are chosen for their moisturizing, skin-softening, anti-aging, and immunoprotective properties. Gentle and balanced for all skin types. Laboratory-tested, allergy-free, does not cause irritation. Paraben-free. No synthetic fragrances, colors, or fillers. No animal by-products or testing.

I didn’t have an old makeup brush available so I just spread it all over my face in equal amounts. It is a green mud so I ended up looking like I was in camouflage or something. LOL This mud is super smooth and felt wonderful to touch. It dried pretty quickly and I could feel it tightening a bit. I hopped in the shower and the mud rinsed off very easily. After drying off, I was so surprised at how my face felt. It was so soft feeling. I had a tiny bit of tightness in a few areas, but my face was amazing feeling. I never knew what a mud masque like this would do! How cool is that? I Love this!!!!

Next I tried the Alaska Glacial Mandarin Lemongrass Lavender Exfoliating Mineral Soap Bar. The site says:This exfoliating mineral soap bar is supercharged with Alaska glacial mineral mud to remove tough dirt, exfoliate dead skin cells, detoxify pores, cleanse, and help defend against breakouts. Suitable for the entire body, especially great for the face, shaving, and as a shampoo replacement. Gentle and balanced for all skin types.

The lovely bar has a nice lather and felt great on my skin. I like the mellow scent and it did a fabulous job cleansing. It contains beautiful high quality oils along with the gorgeous mud from the Copper River Delta on Alaska’s Pacific coast. The mud that Alaska Glacial Mud Co. uses contains amazing minerals and elements from the surrounding mountains and glaciers. The clay is known to contain particles that absorb toxins and exfoliate dead skin. This is a great bar of soap… and I hate calling it soap because it is so much more than that! My skin is happy!

Swing by the Spa Station for more products from Alaska Glacial Mud Company as well as their thousands of premium spa products for your home and body. It is a fabulous place to shop!

The Giveaway:
YAY!! one Lucky winner is going to win a $50 gift certificate to the SpaStation.com to enjoy on whatever your heart desires!! Enjoy!! Here is how to enter:

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Today I would like to introduce you to the beauty company called “butter LONDON” who has built their reputation on cutting edge colour in their beautiful nail lacquers. This season butter LONDON will expand their product line with the launch of LIPPY, a range of long-wearing, liquid lipsticks in shades to match their famous nail lacquers.

The company sent me 2 of their LIPPY lip glosses and 2 of their long-wearing nail lacquers to review for all of you.

The Lippy Lip Glosses are all long-wearing, lacquer-like lip glosses that are richly colored and heavily pigmented to give you the coverage and color that you need. They do not contain any parabens, petroleum, phthalates, sulphates or bismuth.

The 2 colors that I received for the review are: Trout Pout (medium shade of pink) and Teddy Girl (light shade of pink). You can find a better description of the colors directly on their web site. They come packaged in really neat square shaped glass lip gloss tubes and they have your classic sponge-tip applicator, so they are super easy to apply. Retail Value $17.00 each.

For the past few days I have been wearing both of these lip glosses. I like the Teddy Girl color for my daytime use and when I want a deeper shade in the evening, I have been using the Trout Pout. What I love about these lip glosses is that they are not sticky or gooey. They apply nicely, look beautiful and have long-lasting staying power.

The 3 Free Nail Lacquersthat I received are in the same colors (Trout Pout) and (Teddy Girl). The 3 Free Nail Lacquers are non-toxic and don’t contain any harmful chemicals like Formaldehyde, Toluene, DBP, or Parabens.

I decided to use the nail lacquers on my toes and I have to admit to all of you, the colors are beautiful but the consistency of the product is a tad too runny for my liking. I did have to apply 2 full coats to get good coverage. Other than that, they are nice. Retail Value $14.00.

You can purchase the butter LONDON nail lacquers and LIPPY lip glosses directly from butter LONDON or at Ulta Stores.

I would like to thank butter LONDON for participating in this beauty review here on the Two Classy Chics Blog.

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