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Keeki Pure and Simple Review and Giveaway

Natural Organics — Mon, 20 Sep 2010 20:53:40 +0000

Pretty soon in my household, we’re going to be undertaking a big project: painting! We’re going to be paining 5 different rooms in the house to give it a fresh, new look. Of course, the paint will be free of VOC’s and all the other nasty paint stuff. This led me to the thought about how women use paint to make themselves look fresh. I speak of painting our nails. I remember as early as age 4, I used to ask my mom to polish my nails. It was always a fun experience. Even now, I still love the polished nails look.

The Evolution of Nontoxic Nail Polish

Here's my lovely nails after my Keeki pure & simple manicure!

Till now, I haven’t found a completely 100% safe, organic nail color. I was using “big-3” free polish: free of formaldehyde, toulene, and dbp. Want to know more about these toxic ingredients? Click here. I figured it was better than using the more toxic polish…it still bothered me that it contained FD&C dyes . Now….I’ve experienced an epiphany…yup, had my “aha” moment….in my discovery of Keeki pure & simple. Keeki pure & simple is a USDA certified organic, eco-friendly nail care line. This nontoxic nail polish comes in 9 water based shades. When I gave myself a manicure, I was pleasantly surprised to find there was no stinky smell, like other nail polishes! I painted my fingernails and toenails a hot color, Raspberry Sorbet. The picture on their web site doesn’t do this color justice! In the sun, it looks even brighter and more vibrant. They also sent me a gorgeous green color, Sour Apple Slushie, which is next on my nail agenda.

Silly Wabbit, Keeki’s For Kids!

This polish was designed for kids, but aren’t we all just big kids anyway? It feels wonderful to know there is a safer alternative for women and little girls who have to be like their moms and have pretty nails. In fact, due to such high demand from women, Keeki is soon launching a line for older kids (us!) Keeki also makes a nontoxic polish remover (again no nasty smell) and recently introduced a glow in the dark polish (just in time for Halloween!) They’re priced at $9.25 a bottle….sound steep to you? Remember you get what you pay for and in Keeki nail polish, you’re getting a product with ingredients from the earth and nothing bad for you. I also received the organic lip balm in Orange Creamsicle… what a dreamy experience for my lips!

This was my first time using a water based polish so I found out a few things. Here are some tips to keep in mind when using such polish:

Make sure to use 3 (maybe even 4) thin coats.

You must avoid contact with water for at least 20 minutes after polishing. (I didn’t do this and my fingernails began chipping 1 day after…my fault!)

When washing dishes, wear gloves (the water may cause the polish to chip as well). Better yet, get someone else to do the dishes!

The polish on my toes still looks great after a few days….so if you remember these tips, your “mani-pedi” is sure to last and look great.

Meet Keeki..isn't she cute?

Another thing I really like about Keeki has nothing to do with the polish itself. Their logo! It’s an adorable cartoon dog named (aptly) Keeki! Keeki is said to “wag her tail” when she sees nails painted with her nail polish….how cute is that? Keeki pure & simple polish holds true to their motto: “Love yourself, Love the planet.”

You have two options if you’d like to try this earth-friendly polish for yourself.

Buy it!

Visit keekipureandsimple.com to see all the beautiful colors and choose which ones are your favorites!

Win it!

Yes, Toxic Beauty Blog readers, it’s time for another super fabulous giveaway! I’ve teamed up with Natalie and Katy, creators of Keeki Pure and Simple to offer you the chance to win the exact same prize pack I tried! Here’s what you will get:

2 full sized bottles of Keeki pure & simple nail polish

1 full sized bottle of Keeki pure & simple nail polish remover

1 Keeki Pure & Simple lip balm

In order to register for this giveaway, the following is mandatory:

Sign up for the Toxic Beauty Blog newsletter (see sidebar for sign up form)

Sign up for my free ebook: Beautify Naturally: 10 Nontoxic Ways to a More Beautiful You (sign up in sidebar)

Please make sure to confirm your subscription for your entry to be valid.

Other entry methods:

Share this giveaway via Facebook and Twitter (good for one entry each- can be done daily.)

Share this giveaway on Stumble Upon, Digg, Mixx, Reddit, and Delicious. (Good for one entry per social media site.)

Follow Keeki pure & simple on Facebook and Twitter (Good for one entry each.)

Leave a comment stating which entry methods you chose and your total number of entries.

Giveaway Rules
Open to US/Canada residents only.
Giveaway is not redeemable for cash.
Giveaway ends 10/10/10 at 11:59 pm.
Keeki pure & simple will send the winner’s prize directly.

Thank you to Keeki pure & simple for creating a fun, safe product for women and girls everywhere and for sponsoring this giveaway!

Stay natural…stay beautiful…go green!

Disclaimer: This review consists of my own thoughts and experiences while using Keeki pure & simple. I was not compensated for this review, however I did receive products free for review.

Babushka’s Beauty Secrets Book Giveaway

Natural Organics — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 16:17:01 +0000

On Monday, I reviewed the new book Babushka’s Beauty Secrets: Old World Tips for a Glamorous New You. Read my review here. I really loved this book. It was fun to read and turned me into a homemade beauty junkie….and now I want to pass it on! Hachette Publishing has made available 3 copies of Babushka’s Beauty Secrets for me to give away. Yes, that’s right there will be three winners chosen! Want to be one of the lucky three? See below for entry details.

Three lucky winners will win a free copy!

1. Mandatory entry-

Subscribe to the Toxic Beauty Blog newsletter by using the sign up form on the top right sidebar (in the pink box.) Simply enter your name and e-mail and click submit. You must confirm your subscription for this entry method to be valid.

Additional entries- Subscribe to the RSS feed or e-mail updates for my other blog, All About Aubrey Organics- this will give you three extra entries.

2. Sign up for either of the free ebooks available on my blog: Beautify Naturally: 10 Nontoxic Ways to a More Beautiful You or Master Cleanse Magic. Check them out in the sidebar to the right. You must confirm your subscription for this entry method to be valid. – this will give you three extra entries.

3. Share this giveaway on Facebook, Stumble Upon, Digg, Reddit, Friend Feed, Mixx, My Space, Delicious, Simpy, Plurk, Squidoo (or any other social media site you are a member of.) – 2 entries

4. Share this giveaway on Twitter. This may be done once a day. Copy and paste this link and please leave the URL to the tweet. “@organicgirl6 Babushka’s Beauty Secrets Book Giveaway! http://toxicbeautyblog.com/?p=1188“- 1 entry

5. Blog about the giveaway. Please make sure to include a link back to this post. In your comment, please include a link to your blog post.- 5 entries

*** Please leave a separate comment for each entry method you use. This is how I credit you with the extra entries.

Giveaway Rules

You may enter until August 4 at 11:59 pm.

Open to US and Canada only.

Must be 18+ years old to win.

Not redeemable for cash.

Winners will receive prizes directly form Hachette Books.

Thank you to Hachette Books for sponsoring this giveaway.

Good luck everyone!

Stay natural…stay beautiful…go green!

Review and Giveaway: Reviyve Skin With Blended Naturals CLOSED

Natural Organics — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 17:36:53 +0000

When I choose body scrubs, I usually go for the sweet scents. There is nothing that’s more pleasing to the body and senses than the lovely scent of almond. I recently got to try two products from the Reviyve Blended Naturals line and I was more than pleased with my sampling. This line is designed to take extra care with ethnic skin, but I feel as though it would benefit any kind of skin.

Blended Naturals are designed to nourish ethnic skin...

...yet any skin type will benefit from the hydrating ingredients.

Spa Night – Step 1

I decided on a night that would be spa night and jumped into the shower to pamper my skin! First I rinsed with warm water (water that’s too hot is drying to the skin.) Then I used Reviyve Blended Naturals Moisturzing Sugar Butter Scrub in Exotic Almond. Sounds good enough to eat right? Well it was! The almond scent was subtle and I immediately felt the oils working to hydrate my skin. The scrub was not thick and contained more of the oils than sugar. Sugar makes such a wonderful scrub for the skin (I prefer it to salt scrubs.)

Silky smoooooth

Let me tell you, when I rinsed off, my skin was like silk. Organic oils really do the job in this scrub: organic sunflower oil, organic cocoa butter, organic coconut oil, organic shea butter, raw turbinado sugar, honey, vitamin E, and almond essential oils. I love that all the ingredients are natural with absolutely no synthetics at all. If you have extremely dry skin, you definitely need to exfoliate but this scrub does so gently leaving behind nothing but moist smooth skin. The scrub is also available in other soothing scents such as Peppermint, Orange, Lemon, Rosemary Mint, Pink Grapefruit, and Vanilla Black Velvet (sounds so yum!) It sells for $17.50 for a 3.5 oz jar.

Don’t forget to moisturize!

After you come out of the shower, be sure to pat skin dry. You don’t want to rub as that would remove all the healing oils on your body. Even though my skin felt incredibly soft and silky, I still used moisturizer after scrubbing and you should always too! I used Reviyve Blended Naturals Organic Shea Butter Balm in Lemon. After I used it, I smelled like a lemon meringe pie! It’s based on organic shea butter so it has a thicker consistency, yet melts when you apply it. It was the perfect conclusion to my mini-spa night. I adore the healing powers of shea butter and this balm also contains organic sunflower oil and lemon essential oil. It doesn’t take a lot of ingredients for a product to work and this balm proves that with only 3. Simplicity is sometimes best when it comes to choosing skin care products.

Silky soft legs are your destiny with Blended Naturals Shea Butter Balm. Win it...see below!

Overall, I really liked these two products, even though the scrub was not as thick as the scrubs I am used to using. The body balm was so hydrating and I’d recommend it for all skin types, but especially extremely dry skin. The Blended Naturals website is also very easy to use and even remembers the last products you visited! Also check out the blog for great skin care tips.

Giveaway time!

Win it!

Since I got to try out Blended Naturals…why shouldn’t you? I’ve teamed up with Reviyve to offer you a great “Silky Skin” giveaway! Win a full sized Shea Butter Balm- it will be the unscented variety, but you can add your own essential oils or if you’re more sensitive to scents, leave it as is. You will still have gorgeously silky skin! Can’t wait to win it? Reviyve is offering a special discount for Toxic Beauty Blog readers, so visit Blended Naturals to browse.

See below for the giveaway entry instructions.

Mandatory entry:
Subscribe to the Toxic Beauty newsletter here. You must also confirm your subscription to be eligible to win the giveaway. Sign up below!

Already subscribed? See below for additional and extra entry options! Please leave a comment for each entry you’ve used.

Visit my other blog All About Aubrey Organics and subscribe for free e-mail or RSS updates. This method allows you five additional entries!
Tweet this giveaway. Copy and paste “@organicgirl6 @Reviyve Organic Shea Butter Balm Giveaway! http://toxicbeautyblog.com/giveaways/blended-naturals” Then come back and leave a direct link to your tweet. (go to your twitter account, click on the words when your tweet was sent (ie. 5 seconds ago) and copy and paste that link in comments.) This can be done once a day.
Share this giveaway on Facebook, Delicious, Digg, Reddit, Mixx, Stumble Upon, Friend Feed, Linked In or any social networking site. Leave a comment with your name and a link to the “share.” You can do this daily as well. This is good for two entries.
Write a post on your blog linking to this giveaway – Good for five entries! Leave this comment five times so you get all five entries.
Add Toxic Beauty Blog’s button to your blog or link to your blog roll. See the sidebar for the code. Good for two entries. Leave your comment twice to get both entries.

The following are good for one entry each (tip: open links in a new tab, so you can keep this page open):

6. “Like” Toxic Beauty Blog on Facebook.

7.“Like” Blended Naturals on Facebook.

8. Follow me on Twitter.

9. Follow Reviyve on Twitter.

10. Sign up for Blended Naturals free Beauty Guide and Absolute Beauty Recipe.

That’s 10 ways to enter!

Giveaway Rules
You may enter this giveaway up until July 14, 2010 at 11:59pm.
This giveaway is not redeemable for cash and open to US & Canada residents only.
The winner will be notified through the newsletter and will receive prize from Reviyve.
Many thanks to Reviyve for sponsoring this giveaway.

Stay natural…stay beautiful…go green!

Disclaimer: I received samples from the Reviyve Blended Naturals line to try. This review consists of my honest opinions and experiences after using the products. I was not compensated in any way for this review.

Giveaway: Bioethique Organics CLOSED

Natural Organics — Mon, 24 May 2010 21:18:27 +0000

Recently, I reviewed a few of the lovely certified organic products made by Bioethique. If you read the review (and I hope you did!) you know my favorite product was the Hair Conditioning Mist. It’s a very versatile product which can be used in or after the shower and leaves your hair soft, conditioned, and more manageable. Here’s the description from Bioethique:

“This gentle plant infused conditioning mist is perfect for repairing damaged hair and restoring moisture to the hair follicle. Rich in vitamins, minerals and essential fatty acids critical for hair health and strength. Botanicals include mallow for exceptional softness, and rosemary for strength and shine. European pine extract tones and stimulates the scalp.

For use with: normal to oily hair.”

It’s also effective for dry hair types as well.

Want your own Bioethique Conditioning Mist? Well, now’s your chance! I’ve teamed up with Bioethique to offer you a giveaway for your very own full sized (200ml) bottle of Hair Conditioning Mist. It’s simple to enter and there are many ways to get extra entries. See below for all the details:

Mandatory:

Sign up for the new Toxic Beauty Blog newsletter for the latest updates, products, and ingredient alerts. See sign up form in the right sidebar. It’s right below the video in a pink box.

For extra entries, choose any of the additional entry options below. Leave a separate comment for each entry method you use.

Additional entries:

Tweet this giveaway. Copy and paste “@organicgirl6 Bioethique Organics Giveaway! http://toxicbeautyblog.com/giveaways/giveaway-bioethique-organics/” Then come back and leave a direct link to your tweet. (go to your twitter account, click on the words when your tweet was sent (ie. 5 seconds ago) and copy and paste that link in comments.) This can be done once a day.

Share this giveaway on Facebook, Delicious, Digg, Reddit, Mixx, Stumble Upon, Friend Feed or any social networking site. Leave a comment with your name and a link to the “share.” You can do this daily as well. This is good for three entries.

Write a post on your blog linking to this giveaway – Good for five entries! Leave this comment five times so you get all five entries.

Add Toxic Beauty Blog’s button to your blog. See the sidebar for the code. Good for three entries. Leave your comment three times to get all entries.

“Like” Toxic Beauty Blog on Facebook. One entry.

Follow Toxic Beauty Blog on Facebook Networked Blogs. One entry.

Follow me on Twitter (See Twitter link in the sidebar.) One entry.

Subscribe to me on You Tube. One entry.

Giveaway Rules
You may enter this giveaway up until June 16, 2010 at 11:59pm.
This giveaway is not redeemable for cash.
I will e-mail the winner directly and you will receive your prize from Bioethique.
Thank you to Bioethique for sponsoring this giveaway.

Toxic Beauty…now on video!

Natural Organics — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 00:48:31 +0000

Introducing….me! I am so excited to add video to Toxic Beauty blog. Now you can finally put a face to the blog! Check out the video to meet me and hear about all the special things going on in October and beyond! Thanks for reading the blog.

Stay natural…stay beautiful…go green!
Robin