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Clinique and Origins - Pink Ribbon Products for Your Face

Joanna Canton — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 16:00:19 +0000

It’s back! I’m featuring Clinique’s Dramatically Different Moisturizing Lotion again this year for BCA month. The bottom line is that it’s a reliable and very popular product that’s good for all skin types. Plus, it comes with the cutest key chain ever! This limited-edition Dramatically Different Moisturizing Lotion comes with a pink miniature photo frame key chain that is adorned with a heart-shaped Breast Cancer Awareness charm. I love it! I loved last years Pink Ribbon Clinique key chain as well. I look forward to seeing what Clinique does next October. It’s always fun! $10.00 from your purchase of the Clinique limited-edition Dramatically Different Moisturizing Lotion helps support the Breast Cancer Research Foundation.

PS: When I write that Clinique’s Dramatically Different Moisturizing Lotion is very popular, it’s because one is sold every 4.8 seconds. That’s incredible!

Retails for $36.00

Ah, Origins! I love Origins so much. It’s one of the lines that I always look forward to reviewing because I’ve been an Origins fan for so many years. Such great products! Origins Make A Difference is an exciting Pink Ribbon product this year. In recognition of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, throughout October, Origins will donate $5 from every North American sale of the limited-edition Make A Difference Skin Rejuvenating Treatment to The Breast Cancer Research Foundation. Make A Difference is a cream-gel moisturizer and I love the way it feels on my skin. Very light weight! Origins says that it’s best for combination oily skin. I use it in the morning and the evening and I love it. It’s a great Pink Ribbon product.

Origins Make a Difference is Dermatologist and Ophthalmologist tested.

Retails for $27.50

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Men Skin: Origins Fire Fighter For Men

Joanna Canton — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 00:29:04 +0000

This month I’m recommending Origins Fire Fighter for men. Fire Fighter takes the burn out of shaving. It smells amazing! I love it. It’s such a clean and revitalizing smell, while managing to smell comforting as well. It cools, calms and comforts razor-scraped skin with soothing Chamomile and Cucumber. And it’s very refreshing, with ingredients such as Eucalyptus and Peppermint. So it also gives your skin a nice added boost of a get-up-and-go feeling. Fire Fighter has a thin consistency, that’s very easy to apply, and little goes a long way. You just simply smooth Fire Fighter over your face right after shaving and it quickly cools your “flaming-feeling” skin. There is no stinging with Fire Fighter. No stinging! Origins is one of my favorite lines. I feel like I can always count on Origins to deliver quality products. And they always do! Fire Fighter is non-greasy and smoothes over your face with ease. It has a clean, natural, and masculine scent that you will love. And, it’s best for all skin types.

Product info: Fire Fighter is formulated without the following: Parabens, Phthalates, Propylene Glycol, Mineral Oil, PABA, Petrolatum, Paraffin, DEA, Synthetic Color, and Synthetic Fragrance.

1.7 oz $16.50

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Origins Gifts for the Holidays and a Great Green Gift

Joanna Canton — Mon, 06 Dec 2010 16:31:20 +0000

I’m a huge fan of Origins and I’m loving their holiday gifts. The Firm Believers gift set rocks! It’s the perfect gift for any skin care princess. It includes Youthtopia Age-correcting Serum, Youthtopia Skin Firming Cream, Youthtopia Firming Eye Cream, and Modern Friction. All awesome products! I’m a huge fan of the Youthtopia Age-correcting Serum (previously reviewed on My Skin Affair). It’s such a fabulous product. My skin thanked me for reviewing it! I love Youthtopia! I also love the Origins Clean Comforts gift set. Clean Comforts comes with Checks and Balances Face Wash, Clear Improvement Active Charcoal Mask, Drink Up Intensive Overnight Mask and a facial sponge. The Firm Believers gift set and the Clean Comforts set are both great ways of introducing yourself or someone else to a few fabulous Origins products. And the Origins holiday gifts come in the most beautiful boxes. I love the blue and red packaging for these gifts. They’re so pretty, you’ll want to save the boxes. Love that!

My favorite green gift for the holidays is the Origins Drink Up Duo. The Drink Up Duo is an eco-friendly, reusable, water bottle that comes with an Origins Drink Up Intensive Overnight Mask in the bottle. It’s also a gift that gives back. When you purchase the Drink Up Duo, Origins will plant a tree through Global ReLeaf. The trees help reduce air pollution, clean our water and lower energy costs. So when you purchase the Drink Up Duo, you’re helping to save the environment and also getting an awesome Origins mask. How cool is that? I love, love, love it! Happy holidays!

Firm Believers $68.00
Clean Comforts $35.00
Drink Up Duo $15.00

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Men Skin: Origins Skin Diver Active Charcoal Body Wash for Men

Joanna Canton — Mon, 18 Oct 2010 15:08:17 +0000

This month I’m recommending Origins Skin Diver Active Charcoal Body Wash for Men. First of all, it smells amazing! Among other fantastic ingredients in this product…the lavender, wintergreen, and clove that are in this Origins Body Wash make for a sexy, masculine and very fresh smell. Plus, the bamboo charcoal in the Skin Diver Body Wash helps to unclog pores and dissolve surface impurities. It produces a wonderful lather and a little goes a long way with this wash. I’m a big fan of Origins body washes and scrubs! I haven’t tried one that I didn’t love. The ingredients in the Skin Diver Body Wash will also help to prevent bumps, breakouts and bacne. I have to say, I love that the color of this body wash is black. It looks like the most masculine body wash I have ever seen. You have to check it out. Lather up, fellas!

6.7 oz $18.50

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Origins Calm To Your Senses Body Cleanser

Joanna Canton — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 06:03:58 +0000

First of all, I have to say that I love the name of this body cleanser…Calm To Your Senses. Perfect! The Origins Calm To Your Senses Lavender and Vanilla Body Cleanser is absolutely wonderful. It’s incredibly soothing. Lavender and Vanilla are two of my very favorite scents, maybe even my top two, and this particular combination of those scents is divine. Origins uses 100% natural essential oils in their products, no artificial fragrances. The scents of lavender and vanilla are both known for their calming and relaxing benefits. I definitely feel calm and relaxed when I use this body cleanser. Calm To Your Senses Body Cleanser is non-drying and has a very creamy lather. I love it! Origins is one of my favorite skincare lines. Their products are fabulous. Right now, my shower is currently home to the Calm To Your Senses Body Cleanser and the previously reviewed Origins Jump Start Stimulating Body Scrub. I’m still loving the Jump Start Body Scrub. It’s wonderful. I highly recommend both of these products. Enjoy!

Product info: Formulated without the following: parabens, phthalates, propylene glycol, mineral oil, PABA, petrolatum, paraffin, DEA, synthetic color, synthetic fragrance, and animal ingredients.

6.7 oz $17.00

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Origins Jump Start Stimulating Body Scrub

Joanna Canton — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:20:32 +0000

Oh, baby…I needed that extra Origins boost this week. Having felt rather sluggish and even (as I hide my face in shame) a bit lazy this week…a stimulating body scrub was right up my alley. I love the smell of this scrub. Cinnamon, geranium, lavender and ylang ylang…dangerously delicious smelling combo. In fact, I think I might make a shower party out of this one at some point. You know…invite my sweetheart in with me for shower time (yes, I went there) and share this sensational lather. By the way, if you’ve never given anyone a good sudsy scrub down, get on that. Super fun! Getting clean and smooth together can be very sexy. I digress…hmmmm, where was I? Oh, right! Origins! So far, the Jump Start Body Scrub has been a solo adventure and quite satisfying. Yes, I’m talking about a body cleanser. I can get that passionate about a body cleanser. Well…it’s also an exfoliant, so that makes it even easier to get excited about. It’s got a great lather and leaves my skin feeling silky smooth and smelling fabulous. Origins delivers a great product, once again. Get smooth, baby!

Product info: Formulated without parabens, propylene glycol, mineral oil, and animal ingredients.

5 fl oz $21.00

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Origins The Way of the Bath: Matcha Tea Body Soak

Joanna Canton — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 05:57:25 +0000

There’s nothing better than a great bath! Dr. Andrew Weil has created this relaxing bath soak and I love it. It has a very healthy and calming scent. Very relaxing! The product name, on it’s own, even sounds like you’re in for a special treat. The Way of the Bath! Ahhh…I just love the sound of that. It creates a velvety foam and feels great on my skin. This body soak is packed with natural antioxidants and essential oils. Lavender, sweet orange, clary sage and lemongrass. Soaking in your tub is an essential activity and getting the right bath soak is just as essential. Anything that helps me to relax and makes my bathroom smell like a spa, I recommend. Sink into you tub, relax and let these Japanese Sea Salts do their magic.

Product info: Avoid contact with freshly shaven skin.

16oz $45.00

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Origins Youthtopia

Joanna Canton — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 02:00:53 +0000

This serum definitely makes my skin look smoother, and don’t we all need a little bit of that? I noticed that my skin was looking better after a few days of using this product and I got even better results within the next two weeks. It gives my skin a very healthy and hydrated look. I use it twice a day and I absolutely LOVE the way this product makes my skin feel. It’s a very cool and refreshing feeling. Ahhh! You can actually feel it working wonders on your skin. I also use it on my neck and the top of my chest and see good results in those areas as well. It’s extremely light-weight and a little goes a long way, which is always a huge bonus. It has a very healthy smell, with ingredients like sweet orange, patchouli and geranium essential oils. Unfortunately I have to stop using this one for a bit, while I move on to review other products, but I will be returning to Youthtopia in the future. Highly recommend. Let me know how it works out for you. Happy skincare!

Product info: Age-correcting serum with Rhodiola. Good for all skin types.

1 fl oz $50.00

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Origins Eye Doctor

Joanna Canton — Wed, 20 May 2009 23:00:54 +0000

This jar of eye cream lasted me a long time. It was recommended to me by a make-up artist that I worked with. I love it’s fresh cucumber smell. It’s a great moisturizer for the eye area. It gives a cool feeling that’s refreshing. You are never too young to start caring for the skin around your eyes. An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure, my friends. I think when Ben Franklin said that, he was really talking about good skin care products. Origins uses organic ingredients and 100% natural essential oils. Eye Doctor is a great, non-greasy, moisturizer that your eyes will thank you for.

Product info: Contains cucumber, rosemary, ginseng and green tea extract. Helps to counter crow’s feet and fade dark shadows.

.5 oz $30.00

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