Beauty Retreats at Home – Eat Like You’re at a Health Spa

I found some great recipes on SpaFinder.com’s website that sound delicious. Here’s a great menu for fall entertaining without breaking your caloric bank:
Appetizer (from the Royal Palms Resort and Spa)
Warm Asparagus with Morels, New Potatoes, and Orange Vinaigrette
Serves 4
For the orange vinaigrette

2 shallots, chopped
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 1/2 c orange juice
1/3 c grapefruit juice
1/3 [...]

Coupon Codes for Beauty Products

Here are some coupon codes that I’ve found lately for some of my favorite sites:
FragranceNet.com is offering $10 Off Orders Over $75  through the end of October with coupon code LS752. Combine that with their free shipping on orders over $60 and you get one heck of a deal on fragrances that are already as low as 70% of [...]

Beauty on a Budget – Facial Cleansers for dry skin

Facial cleansers aren’t something you normally think of whipping up in your kitchen.  But it can be a nice change of pace from your usual cleanser to try something made from fresh ingredients and free of preservatives.  They can also be great if your skin changes from it’s usual condition and you don’t want to [...]

Free Stuff!

Lot’s of sites offer free advice, resources and products to win our business. I shamelessly take advantage of as many as I can. Here are some of my favorites:
1. Your free Beauty Horoscope on Beauty.com
2. Free USA shipping on all orders at SkinStore.com
3. Professional skincare advice from a pro at DERMAdoctor.com
4. Give [...]

Borrow a Designer Handbag!

Have you heard about this amazing site, BagBorrowOrSteal.com?  I’d read about it before, but hadn’t checked it out until I recently saw that they added jewelry to their offerings.  I know this is a little more fashion than beauty, but who doesn’t feel beautiful carrying a great handbag or flashing a fancy ring?
Here’s how it [...]

Beauty on a Budget – Hangover fixes

You had such a fun time last night, but ouch!  This morning you not only feel sick and have a pounding headache, you also have dry skin, puffy eyes, hair that smells like smoke.  Here are some things you can try to lessen the pain…
Relaxing bath to help with the headache: mix together 1/2 cup [...]

Health and Beauty at Gaiam

I started doing yoga 13 years ago to help with muscle pains as an alternative to prescription pain killers. I did know at the time what a help yoga would be to my overall health – physically and mentally.
I started buying yoga DVD’s so that I could start practicing at home a few years ago [...]

Beauty Retreats at Home – Spa Sanctuaries

Even if you only have a small bathroom at your disposal you can easily (and inexpensively) create your own spa sanctuary at home.
Here are some quick tips for creating a more tranquil environment
-Add a dimmer switch to your bathroom lighting so you can adjust the mood
-Light candles.  Choose a scent that relaxes you, like the LoLLIA Dream Luminary Candle [...]

Travel in style with travel size beauty products

It’s hard to travel these days.   You either have to fill tiny bottles with your favorite products (inevitably making a mess over your bathroom sink), cross your fingers that the hotel room will have nice shampoo and lotion or check a bag when you don’t want to – just so you can take your beauty [...]

Find Spas and Get Discounts!

I was trying to find a spa in the city a friend lives in, so that I could call up and have them send her a gift certificate for her birthday and stumbled upon an amazing site: SpaFinder.com!
Not only is this a directory of spas all over the world that you can find through their easy [...]

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