Telescopic Explosion Mascara By L’Oréal Paris

Because Bigger Isn’t Always Better

Valentine’s Day Beauty Tips

If you’ll be hoping for a little, shiny “bling” and want to put on your best face, here’s a hot tip!

In yet another mascara first, L’Oréal Paris introduces Telescopic Explosion Mascara, the first mascara at mass with a spherical brush and smooth formula to lengthen and separate every little lash. Already a success in Europe, this breakthrough mascara revolutionizes the mascara application process, making it possible to apply from every angle to reach every last lash for a completely fanned-out explosive effect. Truly, size does matter: this small brush yields big lashes!

The Brush:
Telescopic Explosion Mascara offers a unique patented Flexi-Globe Brush that allows you to apply mascara from every direction – vertically, horizontally and even behind lashes. A first from L’Oréal Paris, this breakthrough brush reaches each lash individually, working in all directions for easy, precise, complete coverage.

• Spherical multi-angle brush reaches lashes at the roots to provide coverage along the entire lash

• Adapts to every eye shape, grabbing each lash – even the hard to reach corner lashes – and evenly applies color all over

• Round, it reaches every last lash, root to tip, from every angle

• Small, it reaches even tiny corner and lower lashes

The Formula:
Telescopic Explosion Mascara’s creamy, smooth formula works with the unique patented brush to build quickly, leaving a flexible deposit of color. With highly-blended fine particles, it goes on smooth from root to tip, for an even application that yields big, long lashes.

• Lengthens, thickens and separates every little lash for a fanned-out eye look

• Formula clings to lashes, instantly lengthening and separating

• Formula is made of a soft-wax system of paraffin, jojoba oil and palm oil for soft texture and Pro-Vitamin B5 for lash conditioning

• Outstanding consumer use test results show no clumping, flaking or smudging

Additional Benefits:

• Ophthalmologist and allergy tested

• Suitable for sensitive eyes and contact lens wearers

• All-day wear

Available in two shades:

• Black

• Blackest Black

Availability:
L’Oréal Paris Telescopic Explosion Mascara is available  at www.lorealparis.com and also at Walgreens, CVS, Target, Walmart, Kmart, Bed Bath and Beyond and food and mass market retailers nationwide for a suggested retail price of $9.49.

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Piggy Paint Nail Polish: The Safe Nail Polish for Children – Giveaway

As Natural As Mud

This Little Piggy

My granddaughter, ‘Lil Moomette just thinks the world of  “Auntie,” my youngest daughter.  The two of them go everywhere together.  Although she’s single and a grad student, my daughter even has a car seat in the back of her car to toot ‘Lil Moomette around in.

They like to do “girlie” things together – go to the mall, bake, and yes, paint their fingernails and toenails together!

I’m delighted to have the opportunity to let you know about the Piggy Paint polish and remover that I was sent!

Melanie Hurley is a stay-at-home mom and founder of Piggy Paint.

What is Piggy Paint?  It’s a …

water-based polish that is specially formulated of natural ingredients. Finally, a kid-friendly polish without the accompanying drawbacks of traditional polishes. It is free of formaldehyde, toluene, phthalates, biphenyl A, ethyl acetate and acetone… and made in the USA!

Since ‘Lil Moomette on occasion often puts her thumb in her mouth, I like that it’s non-toxic, odorless and kid-friendly.

Working together with an adult, kids can also learn fine motor skills and color names.

Piggy Paint has received the Excellence Award from Safbaby.com and now proudly has received their seal of approval as an approved Vendor of Mom approved-child tested products.

A portion of their sales from the Breast Cancer Pail will be donated to the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure for Research!

Valentines day is just around the corner. Surprise your daughter, granddaughter or favorite niece with a gift of Piggy Paint!  It also makes a wonderful Birthday gift for someone special!

If you spend over $25 and domestic shipping is FREE!   They also ship worldwide!

Piggy Paint is offering readers of Moomette’s Magnificents 15% off anything on their website including sale items.

Use Coupon Code: TWINKLE15L which expires  February 14, 2010

For More Information Visit: Piggy Paint

Moomette’s Magnificents  is hosting a Giveaway Contest! For a chance to win, there will be one (1) winner of a $15 Gift Certificate to Piggy Paint.

Please include a way of contacting you. Should you be the contest winner, this information may be shared with the contest sponsor in order to send your prize.

Main Rule:   (remember if this rule is not followed then no others will count)
a) Sign up for my free Newsletter Updates to my blog through my e-mail Feedblitz link (on the top of my right column or let me know if you already are, in a separate comment) AND

b) Visit Piggy Paint and leave a comment about what you like best about their site and another product you’d like to try.

This contest will run until January 3, 2009 at 11:00 pm. EST

For Additional Entries, check out my Contest Entry Rules.

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Advice to Help Our Daughters Build Self-Esteem: Dove Campaign for Real Beauty & Giveaway

Evolution

Thank You for Making a Difference

Earlier this year I passed on a bit of  beauty advice from “Mom” to daughters  in my post Beauty Tips You Can Use – With Love – From Mom.

Now, I’d like to share with you more important information regarding self esteem, and how it’s especially important for moms with young tweens, pre-teens or teenage daughters, as well as grandmoms with granddaughters.

Too many girls and young women develop low self-esteem from hang-ups about looks and consequently fail to reach their full potential in later life. The Dove Self-Esteem Fund (DSEF) was established as an agent of change to inspire and educate girls and young women about a wider definition of beauty.  The DSEF is committed to help girls build positive self-esteem and a healthy body image, with a goal of reaching 5 million girls globally by 2010.  It has already reached 2 million young women.

The Dove Self-Esteem Fund is part of the Dove Campaign for Real Beauty, a global effort designed to widen today’s stereotypical view of beauty.  In the U.S., the DSEF supports the Boys and Girls Club of America and the Girls Scouts of the USA to help build confidence in girls 8-17 with after-school programs, self-esteem building events and educational resources.  In the United Kingdom and other countries, the Fund supports Body Talk, an educational program about body image and self-esteem in schools.  Since 2006, the Dove brand has conducted nearly 2,700 self-esteem rel=”nofollow”educational workshops around the world.

The Dove mission is to reach 5 million girls with self esteem programming by 2010. Since 2005, the brand has reached over 3.5 million girls globally. In fact, every time you buy Dove beauty care products your purchase supports the Dove Self Esteem Fund. This fall Dove launched the “Thank you for Making a Difference” program to thank supporters for building girl’s self esteem and to invite everyone to share their stories about making a difference in self esteem.

Dove will donate $1,000 to a national charity that supports self-esteem around the Holidays, on behalf of all our self esteem supporters to say “Thank You for Making a Difference”.

For More Information Visit: Dove Self Esteem Home Page

Moomette’s Magnificents  is hosting a Giveaway Contest! For a chance to win, there will be two (2) winners of a Dove Package, featuring:

- 1 Plush Dove Spa Bathrobe
- 2 Dove products
- 2 Dove True You workbooks

Please include a way of contacting you. Should you be the contest winner, this information may be shared with the contest sponsor in order to send your prize.

Main Rule:   (remember if this rule is not followed then no others will count)
a) Sign up for my free Newsletter Updates to my blog through my e-mail Feedblitz link (on the top of my right column or let me know if you already are, in a separate comment) AND

b) Visit the Dove Campaign for Real Beauty site and leave a comment about what you like best about their site and how you found it helpful.

This contest will run until December 22, 2009 at 11:00 pm.

For Additional Entries, check out my Contest Entry Rules.

Open to USA & Canada

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Care for your Skin With Southern Magnolia Minerals – Review and Giveaway

Aromatherapy

Hand and Body Care

The older we get, the more our skin starts to show its age. However, there are ways to combat this. If you’re willing to take a few healthy lifestyle steps now, you’ll look a lot better when you get older. Let’s take a look at some of the things we can do to prevent our skin from sagging and looking unhealthy as we get older.

We need to keep in mind that aging is a normal process, and that skin will sag to some degree as we get older. This is because it loses elasticity over time, and gravity begins to take its toll. The areas around the eyes and mouth begin to develop deeper lines, and over time the entire face can begin to sag. More blemishes are also a common experience for many people as they get older. This can cause many people to resort to cosmetic surgery, creams, as well as trying other types of methods to try to get rid of the appearance of age. Some of these methods work and some don’t, but it’s better to prevent the problem in the first place.

Look for natural moisturizing methods when you can. Something as simple as vitamin E oil or coconut oil can be just as effective as expensive moisturizing products. Avoid excessive use of cosmetics which contain all kinds of ingredients that can eventually cause problems with your skin. To stay looking fresh and natural, it’s a good idea to spend as much time that way as you can. That doesn’t mean you have to go without makeup entirely, of course. Just take the time to learn about cosmetic ingredients on your own, and know what you’re putting on your skin.

I recently had the opportunity to try All Natural Organic Anti-Aging Green Tea Aloe Lotion, as well as Women’s Aromatherapy Hormone Balance Synergy Body Spray by Southern Magnolia Minerals.

The All Natural Organic Anti-Aging Green Tea Aloe Lotion is available in a 4 fl oz in a treatment pump.  I use it right after the shower as well as throughout the day in order to retain moisture.  It has a very light, pleasant Green Tea fragrance.  I especially like that it also contains Aloe.

It’s nice to give yourself some at-home spa treatment on occasion!  After all, even as a Baby Boomer, it seems I’m still on-call it seems to helping my family out, even though they’re launched!

At night, I like to apply the New Women’s Aromatherapy Hormone Balance Synergy Body Spray.  It comes in a 10 ml spray bottle with overcap.  The scents of Jasmine, Rose, and Neroli are just a few of the essential oils in this balancing spray that trigger the brain to help activate positive changes to emotional well being and transform the female cycle and moods of any AND every age group of women.

Southern Magnolia Mineral Makeup products contains NO oils, perfumes, dyes, talc, bismuth so they are gentle and non-irritating even for sensitive skin. Its like no other makeup on earth! You can spend more money, but you can’t get better makeup than Southern Magnolia Minerals.

By paying attention to these factors and your overall health,  you’ll be sure that you’ll look your best, even as you get older. No matter who you are or what your age may be, by keeping yourself in good health and away from environmental factors that accelerate aging, you’ll be taking steps that will help you look better.

Why resort to gimmicks, when simple healthy living and a few quality skin care products are all you really need to look younger, longer?

This holiday season, put products from Southern Magnolia Minerals on your Wish List for yourself, or someone you care about!

For More Information Visit: Southern Magnolia Minerals

Thanks to Southern Magnolia Minerals, Moomette’s Magnificents  is hosting a Giveaway Contest! For a chance to win, there will be one (1) winner of a makeup bag filled with  surprises that include makeup, skincare, accessories, brushes – Retail Value $150!

Please include a way of contacting you. Should you be the contest winner, this information may be shared with the contest sponsor in order to send your prize.

Main Rule:   (remember if this rule is not followed then no others will count)
a) Sign up for my free Newsletter Updates to my blog through my e-mail Feedblitz link (on the top of my right column or let me know if you already are, in a separate comment) AND

b) Visit Southern Magnolia Minerals and leave a comment about what you like best about their site and another product you’d like to try.

This contest will run until November 19, 2009 at 11:00 pm. EDT

For Additional Entries, check out my Contest Entry Rules.

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Makeup Tips For This Holiday Season – L’Oreal Paris

Holiday Party Season

100 Years of Legendary Beauty

If you’re looking ahead to the Holiday Season like I am, you might want to consider shaking things up by changing your makeup!

It’s a girl’s prerogative to be fickle and change their minds, hairstyles and makeup easily, just like the weather! And it doesn’t matter what age we are!

So when you’re shopping for those skimpy ‘little black dresses’ – also stop by the cosmetic counter and take a look at these new additions from L’Oreal:

Escape from your comfort zone and pump up the volume with Extra-Volume Collagen Mascara.  With up to 12 times more impact this innovative formula thickens, lengthens and separates perfectly for all day wear that won’t clump, flake or smudge

For the Go-Green guru, the Bare Naturale Gentle Mineral-Enriched Eyeliner is a must-have.  This eco-friendly eyeliner pencil, made with certified natural Gmelina wood is preservative, talc and fragrence free, offering rich color and precision application.

Shimmer makes eyes really pop!  Try the HIP High Intensity Pigments Chrome Eyeliner, with a metallic finish for an edgier look.  For the seductress, the vibrant HIP Matte Shadow Duos offer a more elegant, polished look.

No need to keep your plastic surgeon on speed-dial, try the infallible never-fail Plumping Lip Gloss.  The first (at-mass) one-step plumping lip gloss that plumps lips immediately for the perfect pout.

Unleash your inner diva with the Extra-Intense Liquid Eyeliner Pencil. Smudge resistant with up to 16 hours of staying-power, enjoy the intensity of liquid eyeliner with the precision of a pencil.

Kiss those crows feet goodbye!  Revitalift Deep-Set Wrinkle Repair Eye, the newest edition to the Revitalift family, provides 24-hour intensive deep-set wrinkle repair around the eyes with AM and PM duo treatment.

Finally an eye-makeup remover you can count on.  Clean Artiste Waterproof & Long Wearing Eye Makeup Remover instantly dissolves every trace of eye makeup, even those stubborn, waterproof and long-wearing formulas, with no greasy after-feel.

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Southern Magnolia Minerals – Concealer and Corrector Set – Review and Giveaway

Skincare

Luxurious, Affordable,  All-Natural

Recently I had another opportunity to review Southern Magnolia Minerals Makeup. The holiday season is fast approaching and if you’re like me, you might be already window shopping and checking out what’s in style for all those holiday and New Years parties!  Of course, new outfits means I have to coordinate the colors of my makeup to go with any new purchases. :present:

I’m excited to let you know that my friend Barbara Huffman, a true Southern Belle, who owns Southern Magnolia Minerals was kind enough to send me another wonderful assorted collection of makeup to try!

I received the Mineral Concealer and Corrector 4 pc set with Brush.
Now, you must understand that I’m a night owl and probably get far less sleep than I need or require.  Seriously, you can find me on Twitter and forums at all hours of the night, so I really need this stuff.

The Mineral Concealer and Corrector 4-Piece Set by Southern Magnolia Minerals will brighten your complexion, hide minor skin flaws, hide redness, dark circles, blemishes and even-out skin tones!

It arrived so beautifully wrapped!

Yellow Corrector – is a pale matte yellow powder – I use this all the time to cover up all of my dark under-eye circles.  It so versatile it can also be used as a finisher to brighten up your face too!

Green Corrector – Counteracts redness from rosacea, acne, or irritated skin.  It can be  used to hide blemishes, scars, minor pimples, birthmarks, and broken capillaries.  If anyone has ever cried those capillaries can appear, and I actually use it for the capillaries which can appear after I’ve had a cold – Plus it can be used for a stunning shade of eyeshadow!

Bisque Multi-Task Concealer/Foundation is what I brush on when I want to have a light-makeup day on a Saturday, or rush out the door without makeup! It still covers any imperfections while providing necessary sun protection while you are out!  This too can be used as a neutral eyeshadow or eyeshadow base to make other colors go on smoothly and evenly.

Summer Bisque Concealer again is wonderful for under-eye circles or acne scars.  It can help in toning down red spots, dark acne spots and is multi-functional as a  soft eye shadow base.

Our Summer Bisque Multi-task concealer compares to Bare Escentuals Summer Bisque.  This golden tone perfectly conceals redness on all skin tones and is perfect as a general concealer for medium tan to dark skintones.

Southern Magnolia Minerals is a family owned and operated Mineral Makeup Company located in the gorgeous foothills of North Carolina. Their minerals are 100% pure bare all-natural minerals and are free of preservatives, chemicals, dyes, oils, perfumes & Bismuth.

If you’re a newcomer to mineral makeup, I recommend that you try Southern Magnolia Minerals.  Their line includes Foundation, Eye Shadow, Blush, Bronzer, Finishing Veil, Rice Powder, Starter & Full Size Kits, Radiance, All-natural Skincare, and more.

Don’t forget that Southern Magnolia Minerals offers Free Shipping on U.S.  retail orders.  Be sure to visit Barb’s blog for beauty tips and advice!

My Readers can use Promo Code for Discount at checkout: RealBeauty10

Stop by frequently as Southern Magnolia Minerals, my sponsor, will generously be offering Giveaways here on Moomette’s Magnificents.  Our October giveaway is a jar of their Firm and Face Lift Cream valued at $27.95 and a bottle of their Hair and Skin Tonic valued at $12.95, together in a nice makeup organizer bag valued at $15!

For More Information Visit: Southern Magnolia Minerals

Moomette’s Magnificents  is hosting a Giveaway Contest! For a chance to win, there will be one (1) winner of a jar of Southern Magnolia Minerals Firm and Face lift Cream valued at $27.95 and a bottle of their Hair and Skin Tonic valued at $12.95, together in a nice makeup organizer bag valued at $15!

Please include a way of contacting you. Should you be the contest winner, this information may be shared with the contest sponsor in order to send your prize.

Main Rule:   (remember if this rule is not followed then no others will count)
a) Sign up for my free Newsletter Updates to my blog through my e-mail Feedblitz link (on the top of my right column or let me know if you already are, in a separate comment) AND

b) Visit Southern Magnolia Minerals and leave a comment about what you like best about their site and another product you’d like to try.

This contest will run until October 17 at 11:00 pm.

For Additional Entries, check out my Contest Entry Rules.

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Southern Magnolia Minerals – Makeup Review and Giveaway

Southern Belle

Beauty Buzz

Since I was a teenager, I’ve always been a heavy makeup user.  I’d never leave the house without it.  Not that I would look overly made-up, it’s just that I usually would use the full monty – moisturizer, foundation, blush, eyeshadow, eyeliner, mascara, and lip-liner and/or lipstick.

Now that I’m more mature, I prefer to go somewhat lighter with my makeup, and have recently become a fan of mineral makeup. I’ve tried several brands of mineral makeup since I’ve discovered it, and in fact, I was, at one point, a mineral makeup direct sales rep for another company at one point in my online career.

Recently I had the opportunity to review Southern Magnolia Minerals.  Barbara, a true Southern Belle, was kind enough to send me a wonderful assorted collection of makeup to try!

Southern Magnolia Minerals is a family owned and operated Mineral Makeup Company located in the gorgeous foothills of North Carolina. Their minerals are 100% pure bare all-natural minerals and are free of preservatives, chemicals, dyes, oils, perfumes & Bismuth.

If you haven’t tried mineral makeup yet, I recommend you try Southern Magnolia Minerals.  It will cover all kinds of imperfections and flaws such as dark circles, freckles, age spots, scars, acne, as well as redness from rosacea.
Their line includes Foundation, Eye Shadow, Blush, Bronzer, Finishing Veil, Rice Powder, Starter & Full Size Kits, Radiance, All-natural Skincare, and more.

Minerals are perfect for all skin types and tones. They are ideal for those suffering with acne, rosacea, scarring & other skin conditions. With natural sunscreen & anti-inflammatory properties, it provides complete coverage while helping heal & soothe. It’s actually good for your skin! The Cosmetic Companies also call it “Skin Care Makeup”!

Southern Magnolia Minerals DO NOT use Bismuth Oxycholoride (the shiny itchy ingredient that can cause a reaction.)  I’ve found it great for my Baby Boomer ‘mature skin.’  It works just as well for my 20-something daughters who also tried it.

What I like about Southern Magnolia Minerals is that the container dispensers have an easy-to-pull away protective covering, and the mineral makeup shakes out very easily.  PLUS, I like how the containers are clearly marked so that I know what each one is.

Their site is extremely informative, and includes a FAQ section, answering tons of questions regarding application instructions as well as a section on how to get “the look.” You just have to check out this site and their blog!

Other products offered include blush, eye, lip, beauty tools, primer, finishing, skincare, mineral makeup kits and they also sell wholesale.

What’s real nice is Southern Magnolia Minerals offers Free Shipping on retail orders.

My Readers can use Promo Code for Discount at checkout: RealBeauty10

For More Information Visit: Southern Magnolia Minerals

Moomette’s Magnificents  is hosting a Giveaway Contest! For a chance to win, there will be one (1) winner of a $50 Gift Certificate to Southern Magnolia Minerals.

Please include a way of contacting you. Should you be the contest winner, this information may be shared with the contest sponsor in order to send your prize.

Main Rule:   (remember if this rule is not followed then no others will count)
a) Sign up for my free Newsletter Updates to my blog through my e-mail Feedblitz link (on the top of my right column or let me know if you already are, in a separate comment) AND

b) Visit Southern Magnolia Minerals and leave a comment about what you like best about their site and another product you’d like to try.

This contest will run until September 25, 2009 at 11:00 pm ET.

For Additional Entries, check out my Contest Entry Rules.

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Mom’s Money Saving Tips: Make Your Own Homemade Beauty Products

Homemade Beauty Recipes

Make Your Own Beauty Products

Ever dream of creating your own line of beauty products? Or maybe you just haven’t found the right line of products for you. Well it may be easier than you think to create your own because most of the ingredients that you’ll need can be found right in your own kitchen. Some are even ready to use with no preparation.

Intrigued? Read on to find out more about making your own beauty products.

Let’s start with the easy stuff.

Four readily available ingredients are:

• baking soda
• honey
• lemons and
• coffee

Baking Soda: You can use baking soda as a hair rinse to rid the hair of build-up from other styling products. It also leaves the hair super clean. Honey has two great uses, to condition dry or damaged hair and a facial mask. It works especially well for skin that is apt to breakout.

Lemons: Lemons can be used to lighten or add highlights to already light-colored hair (just rinse in before going out in the sun). They also work wonders in softening rough, dry skin. While lemons work to make light hair more beautiful, coffee is the ingredient of choice for those with darker hair.

Coffee: Pour one cup of cooled, strong espresso onto dry hair, working it in as completely as possible. Leave on for about twenty minutes, then rinse and dry for shiny, glowing hair.

Mayonnaise: Another item found in the refrigerator that can be used to help manage your hair is mayo. Mayonnaise can be rubbed into the hair as a conditioner. Use just enough to coat the hair, leave for about an hour and wash out. Your hair will be amazingly soft and shiny. You can also rinse your hair with condensed milk in place of your normal conditioner. The protein in the condensed milk will leave your hair extra shiny too.

Tomatoes: Unfortunately, certain things can affect the smell and tone of your tresses. (Think swimming pool chlorine.) To get rid of unpleasant odors in your hair, or that slightly greenish tinge that comes from well water or coloring, use tomatoes. You read that right! Whether sauce, paste, or juice, the acidity in tomatoes works wonders to balance ph levels in your hair, bringing back it’s natural smell and color.

Now that we’ve got your locks looking gorgeous, here are a few other items to help with other areas. Some of the easiest products to prepare at home are scrubs, masks and conditioners.

Avocados: Avocados make a wonderful natural beauty treatment. Simply scoop the avocado out of it’s peel, mash, and gently apply to your face or around fingernails to soften and nourish skin.

Oatmeal: Make your own facial scrub by mixing together 1 cup of uncooked oatmeal and a teaspoon of sugar. To make a mask which works for any skin type, mash up half of the pulp from a peeled avocado along with 1 teaspoon of salt. When you apply the mask, let it stay on your face for about 20 minutes, then rinse off with warm water.

Aloe Vera: To make a really luxuriant conditioner, mix together 2 ounces of Aloe Vera gel, 2 ounces of olive oil, and 6 drops each of rosemary and sandalwood essential oils.

So there you have it. See how easy it can be to make your own beauty products at home? You’ll be so impressed with the results that you may just find yourself making fewer visits to the beauty supply counter in future. Who knows, you might even be able to turn your talents into a work-at-home business!

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Ponds Wet Cleansing Towelettes – Review and Giveaway

Ponds

Effective At Removing Makeup

Many of my readers and Twitter followers are aware that I’ve been camping with the family quite a bit this summer.  Regulars have heard all about my mosquito bite story – where I ended up with about 300 bites, and was totally clueless that it was happening!  We’ve had quite a bit of wet weather here in New England.

We’ve always camped in tents – although that setup might be changing in the near future if my married daughter has her way.

Our last camping trip was at Connecticut’s Rocky Neck  State Park, and involved a trek to the bathhouse which took about 5 minutes – for me, an eternity!  It was the hottest weekend of the year.

Fortunately, I received a sampling of Pond’s Wet Cleansing Towelettes to review, and packed them along with me for the trip.

I used the Ponds Towelettes throughout the day at the beach and at the campground to refresh as it was so hot and humid.

Being the nice mom that I am, I also shared them with my oldest daughter.

We might be camping, but that doesn’t mean that we’re totally back-to-nature – we still wear our makeup! They gently removed make-up and even waterproof mascara. She liked them so much that I often found myself going into my shower tote bag to pull them for her to use!

Clinical studies have shown that Pond’s Wet Cleansing Towelettes remove the make-up that other brands leave behind – taking off up to 40 percent more than other leading towelettes.

POND’S Wet Cleansing Towelettes are available in three varieties – Original Clean; Age Defying and Micro-Dermabrasion.

Features include:

• Ophthalmologist and Dermatologist tested

• More effective at removing make-up than any other leading towelette

• Contains Triple Tea Antioxidant Complex, Vitamin E and Chamomile

• Luxuriously quilted cloths with a unique diamond texture allow for a deep clean without leaving any residue behind

This Baby Boomer will definitely be trying out the Age Defying Towelettes when I finish the package I was sent.

These are so convenient to keep in your purse  or pack along in a carry-on when traveling.

Visit www.ponds.lifestyle.msn.com to get more information on the Pond’s Superior Clean money back guarantee, find summer beauty tips from fashion and beauty expert Jenn Falik, download coupons  for Pond’s Wet Cleansing Towelettes.

Moomette’s Magnificents  is hosting a Giveaway Contest! For a chance to win, there will be one (1) winner of a package of Ponds Wet Cleansing Toweletttes.

Please include a way of contacting you. Should you be the contest winner, this information may be shared with the contest sponsor in order to send your prize.

Main Rule:   (remember if this rule is not followed then no others will count)
a) Sign up for my free Newsletter Updates to my blog through my e-mail Feedblitz link (on the top of my right column or let me know if you already are, in a separate comment) AND

b) Visit Ponds and leave a comment about a tip you learned about at their site and why you’d like to try this product.

This contest will run until September 8, 2009 at 11:00 pm.

For Additional Entries, check out my Contest Entry Rules.

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WAHM – ElyOrganics – Miessence Products – Guest Post

Meet My Friend

ElyOrganics – Miessence Organics

Certified Organic Skin and Body Care, Baby Care, Cosmetics & Nutritional Products

I’d like you to Meet My Friend -  Erin Ely, from Ely Organics. I met Erin on twitter and we’ve kept connecting through the various social networking sites that we both seem to meet up on.

I’ve done several posts on organic products in the past and Erin was kind enough to send me a full-sized container of the Miessence Sunflower Body Wash to try.

I use it on a loufa in the shower and like the fact that it is Gluten-Free and moisturizes with a vitamin-rich organic sunflower oil.  I just love the refreshing scent, which contains orange peel, lemon peel and lime peel oils.

You can follow Erin on Twitter @erinely

In the past, I’ve touched on topics about tapping into your interests and hidden talent, and parlaying them into a career where you turn your interests into  a business.  Many readers or their families have become  victims of the current recession, and are actively seeking gainful employment.  Some, like me, are considering either retiring, or trying to determine a move to another career that will spark our interest – whether it  be something entirely different from what we’ve been doing in the past, or entirely new venture.

Perhaps you are off-ramping from corporate life to take time out to raise your children.

I have been inviting bloggers and writers to Guest Blog on my Meet My Friend meme to share their ideas and experiences with my readers who are interested in becoming a mompreneur.

If you have a WAHM or Momepreneur topic of interest that you’d like to share and be a Guest Blogger on Moomette’s Magnificents, please contact me (see Contact tab above).

It all started one night in March of 2005, when I was surfing the internet for information, educating myself on chemicals in body care products when I discovered  miessence® products and the ONEgroup business opportunity.  I had been eating organic food for about 10 years previous and in 2005, I began to understand more about the whole issue of chemicals in body care products.

You skin is your largest organic and most of what you put on your skin goes directly into your blood stream, which in a sense is more critical than when you eat something with chemicals.  When you eat something, it passes through your digestive tract and is broken down, this does not happen with the things you put on your skin.  The patches for birth control and nicotine, etc are a prime example of this, what you put on your skin passes directly into your blood stream.  Over the years I have become more and more concerned about chemical pollution in general, not just in body care products.

I have to admit,I was not remotely interested in a network marketing type of business opportunity, as a matter of fact I have never seen a network marketing product that I would buy or use.  When I found ONEgroup website and the miessence® products, I read everything I could about the company and the products. Something that really captured my attention was that the complete ingredients list were displayed on every product page.  At this time, they were one of the only companies that displayed their complete ingredients lists and they were the only company with an extensive line of food standard certified organic skin and body care products. miessence® have been food standard certified organic since 2001, making them the world’s first extensive range of certified organic skin & body care products.

I am a total organic nut and a fanatic when it comes to reading ingredients lists. I would never purchase a product without seeing the full ingredients list.  When I read the miessence® ingredients lists, there were only names of things I could understand, all plants, no long chemical names.  I knew right then, that I had to try them.

I ordered the products and began my business all within about a 2 to 4 day period.  In January 2008, I created my website: ElyOrganics – Your Source for Miessence products. I had been a stay at home mom for 15 years when I discovered miessence®.  While I was not looking for a business opportunity I had been thinking about going back to work.   Being home, doing my own thing for 15 years, made it very challenging for me to want to work for someone.  I had grown way to independent minded for that I felt.

At the time, I was a homebirthing, attachment parenting, extended breastfeeding, homeschooling mom and I was not interested in working outside the home.  After using the products and identifying with the values of the ONEgroup, selling miessence® just seemed to make sense for me. The miessence® products are something I can get behind and can feel good about offering to others and I can run my business from home. This has allowed me the flexibility to be available for my kids when they need me and the resources and time to travel when it is convenient. I get to focus on the things in life that are important to me; my family, volunteering in my community and supporting non-profit organizations. I buy carbon offsets for my home office and the ONEgroup also purchases carbon offsets for all their manufacturing and shipping of miessence® products.  A percentage of all enrollment fees go to support the David Suzuki foundation.

You can read more about this on my website: ElyOrganics.com

Erin has generously offer to host a Giveaway Contest for readers of Moomette’s Magnificents!  For a chance to win, there will be one (1) winner of  one (1) Miessence Sunflower Body Wash.

Please include a way of contacting you. Should you be the contest winner, this information may be shared with the contest sponsor in order to send your prize.

Main Rule:   (remember if this rule is not followed then no others will count)
a) Sign up for my free Newsletter Updates to my blog through my e-mail Feedblitz link (on the top of my right column or let me know if you already are, in a separate comment) AND

b) Visit ElyOrganics and leave a comment about another fact that wasn’t mentioned in this post and another product you’d like to try.

This contest will run until August 18 at 11:00 pm. EDT

For Additional Entries, check out my Contest Entry Rules.

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