Swell Shopping: EO Is Havin' A Sale!

One of my favorite companies, EO, is having an online warehouse sale. They carry a huge variety of products including the Mandarin Spice hand soap that is currently sitting on the counter in my powder room. (Powder room? How proper am I??)

EO Products are made with organic ingredients. For example, their Chocolate & Mint moisturizer, one of my all-time favorite body lotions, is made with Cocoa Absolute and Rice Proteins which are full of antioxidants and flavonoids that help to fight the signs of aging. Other good-for you ingredients include Oat Betaglucan, Vitamins A & D, Mango See Butter, Olive Wax, Jojoba, Calendula, Chamomile, and White Tea.

Normally this moisturizer runs $8.99 for an 8 ounce bottle, but for a limited time, you can get it for $4.99. Click here for a complete listing on the products offered in the warehouse clearance sale.



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Swell Skin: Clinique & Breast Cancer Awareness Month

I love to check out the variety of pink-themed Breast Cancer Awareness products that come out every October. I'll do my best to share a good selection this month.  For example, purchase Clinique's Limited-Edition Dramatically Different Moisturing Lotion and Clinique will donate $10 of the purchase price to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation. The lotion comes in a 6.7 ounce size, with a pink ribbon charmed key chain.


Every Clinique purchase in October, shoppers will receive a free pink ribbon bookmark. If you'd like to make a donation directly to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation, then take a look here.

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Swell Skin: Self Tanner & Cellulite Smoother

Earlier this Summer I tried the two-step Cellulite smoothing system from St. Ives. It works better than anything I've tried before, but I've had a hard time finding the first step, the gel, around town. I've been assured that it's available at places like Drugstore.com, so I'll be checking that out.


In the meantime, I say this new combo self-tanner/cellulite smoother from Tarte today..

CelluFIGHT™ Anti-Cellulite Self-Tanner is a Weekly Special at Sephora right now. It's on sale for $15 for 5 ounces. It's usually $40. It doesn't have a huge amount of stars - only 3 out of 5, but it's a "natural" product with no glycols, gluten, dye, talc, MEA, DEA, TEA, formaldehyde donors, or fragrance. Also free from parabens, sulfates, petrochemicals, phthalates, GMOs, or triclosan.

It's supposed to give you a healthy glow while toning and smoothing your skin. I wonder if the lack of stars is due to people with super high expectations? No moisturizer is magic - a smoothing effect is pretty than nothing, in many cases.

CelluFIGHT™ is formulated with skinTIGHT™ complex, a proprietary anticellulite complex that firms and tones skin while improving elasticity. Plant and bionutrient extracts boost cellular metabolism, shedding excess fat tissue, and caffeine helps stimulate blood flow, immediately reducing "the orange-peel" effect on problem areas such as waist, hips, thighs, and buttocks. This anticellulite, natural self-tanner contains clinically proven antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties that prevent the long-term buildup of fat tissue under the skin.

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Swell Skin: Win Lubriderm Advanced Therapy SPF 30

I'm a long time Lubriderm fan. I first started using it as a young mom, when the constant hand-washing the mommying job requires lead to dry, cracked hands. My grandma kept a bottle on her sink and I found that it was the only moisturizer that really made a difference in the feel and appearance of my dry skin.


Lubriderm has continued to improve their line, adding new products along the way. One of the newest is the Lubriderm Advanced Therapy Moisturizing Lotion with SPF 30. This formula is the first of it's kind - a daily moisturizer with a SPF of 30. I've been looking for something like this forever. I want to be able to shower, moisturize, and be protected for the entire day.

Lubriderm Advanced Therapy with SPF 30 is formulated with essential lipids which help to form a moisture barrier keeping your skin hydrated for 8 hours. It contains Vitamins B5 and E, plus "Sheer Protection," which is Lubriderm's patent pending UVA/UVB protection technology. This product is recommended for use by the Skin Cancer Foundation.

Lubriderm is giving me 5 tubes of the new Advanced Therapy Moisturzing Lotion with SPF 30 to giveaway to Girl Looks Swell readers! To enter the giveaway, you need to be a resident of the US and you need to leave a comment on this post. I will contact the random winners next week.

Have you seen Lubriderm's new commercial, featuring the Mr. Freeway, the alligator? If not, click here for a link to the commercial. If you'd like to save $2 on a Lubriderm product, click here for an online coupon offer.

**I'm running the same giveaway at Gadabout Media's Beauty Section. Feel free to enter both giveaways, but you can only win once.**

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