Dove's Go Sleeveless Campaign & Review

The weather here has been extremely hot recently and when it's boiling out, you gotta stay protected! Several weeks ago, I joined the Dove Go Sleeveless Twitter party to talk about "going sleeveless" and chat w/ others about using Dove. I've used Dove deodorants before but I actually have a few I rotate between and use depending on what I'm doing.. ie: working out and/or everyday use. At the Twitter party, I learned about Dove's new deodorants and their campaign featuring Jessica Szohr from Gossip Girl! Basically, you're invited to design a tank top and win a trip. Unfortunately, the contest is over now but you're more than welcome to design and share that design w/ your pals on facebook here.

The hosts of the Twitter party reached out to me to review the Dove Ultimate Go Sleeveless anti-perspirant/deodorant to try. They come in two kinds- Pearl Finish & Nourished Beauty. They claim that in 5 days of using this, you will get softer, smoother underarms. I find if I have bumps in the area, they're caused my ingrown hair or even sweat. (ew, right?) So it's important to clean and even gently exfoliate daily! There are moisturizers and vitamins E & F formulated in the deodorant to give you the right protection and keep your skin smooth!

I received the Nourished Beauty finish...
since I wasn't sure what the difference between that and the Pearl Finish were. Upon my first application, I couldn't help but notice how SMOOOTH the application was. It literally glided on my skin and felt a bit like a moisturizer. It has that distinguished Dove logo on the top as well as a Dove soap scent (which I'm not too crazy about). And after using it for a week, I found my underarms to be smooth and dry! As it should always! ;) The wearhter lately has been so humid that leaving the house w/o protection can be quite dangerous.. who wants sweaty pits when you can get the protection from Dove Ultimate Go Sleeveless? I recommend the Nourished Beauty if you're looking for a smooth change, or at least rotate it in your usage (esp. if you're like me and need to have choices!)

Learn more about Dove's Ultimate Go Sleeveless Nourished Beauty here.

(Disclaimer: I received this product from this company's PR agency to test, try and share my thoughts with my readers.)

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Certain Dri Anti-Perspirant - A Summer Essential!

There was one day last week that was extremely hot. All you had to do was stand there and your whole body would sweat..(yuck!) Luckily I was wearing Certain Dri so I didn't have to worry about any unpleasant looking sweat stains.

Want to win one? Enter my Celebrate Summer giveaway for your chance to win a Certain Dri Anti-Perspirant!

Review of Certain Dri Anti-Perspirant- To test this product, I wore this in very hot conditions and during strenuous activities to see how effective Certain Dri really is during these situations. After a few weeks, I found this product to be very effective as I was still dry even though I felt unbearably hot and sweaty. It's not pleasant to have to worry about unattractive stains during important meetings! Did you know? Certain Dri contains the strongest formula available w/o a prescription that will provide up to 72 hours of protection and costs only a fraction of what other's cost as well (about $6 at your local retailer.)

For more information, visit www.certaindri.com or their new Facebook page.


(Disclaimer: I received this product from this company's PR agency to test, try and share my thoughts with my readers.)
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Degree Women Natureffects Dare to Join Forces with Nature event

Last week, I wrote about the Degree Women Natureffects event coming to town, Times Square in New York City- to be exact. It happened this morning, on March 22, and unfortunately, I was not able to make it due to my schedule but I have pictures to share from their Facebook page! (Also check out the VIDEO of the concert here.

I wish I was there to see it all happen! There definitely needs to be more "green" in the city, don't you think?

This event, Natureffects Dare to Join Forces, gave lucky attendees samples of their new products, Natureffects, new fragrant deodorants and matching body mists, similar to last year's Fragrance Collection launch. (Read review and my celebrity meeting here!) Natureeffects comes in three new flavors- Honeysuckle & Tea Tree Oil, Olive Leaf & Pink Pepper, Orange Flowers & Cranberry. All have great benefits- natural deodorizing properties with enhancing fragrances so you can smell good!

Look at how amazing Mary J. Blige looks belting out tunes from her latest album!




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Product Review: LAVANILA The Health Deodorant

Source: www.sephora.com

I have to admit I'm one of the lucky ones that doesn't need to use a deodorant all the time. :) You all know I am all about using natural products when possible so when I received this All-natural, free of chemicals, healthy deodorant by LAVANILA Laboratories to try, I was pleasantly surprised that it worked just as well as others I have tried in the past. To truly test its effectiveness, I used it while doing a 30 minute (intense-hehe) workout. Results? Passed with flying colors.

I first heard about LAVANILA Laboratories when I tried a sample of the Vanilla Grapefruit fragrance from Sephora. Vanilla smells clean and crisp and with the fruity grapefruit scent; the citrus flavor gave the overall scent a great kick. Its sweet scent is subtle enough for everyday wear and also strong enough to wear on a night out.

This is available at Sephora for $18, which is a bit pricey compared to a ~$5 one you can get at your local drugstore. But this one will last so long and it's natural ;)


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