Breast Cancer Awareness with Pristine Beauty

Over the past several years, I've become increasingly aware of just what devastating effects cancer has on women, children, and families. Angela is a dear friend, my age, who I've had the good fortune and blessing to work with for the past ten years or so, currently fighting cancer having been in remission for five plus years prior. I've seen firsthand how brave women like Angela are, how they continue to be there for their children, husbands, families, work committments, all the while adhering to various treatment protocols and days of just needing rest. With all the advances in cancer research treatment, the battle is far from over.

With that in mind, I'd like to introduce you to a brand of beauty and skincare products I've just learned about - Pristine Beauty. As a young breast cancer survivor who had major hair and skin/scarring issues after undergoing cancer fighting treatments, Blaire Kessler made it her mission to create an effective 100% pure, natural skin and hair care range that will change the lives of others. It was out of this need that Pristine Beauty was formed. Not only are all products from the line free of Sulfates, Silicones, Glycols, Parabens, Phthalates, mineral Oil and artificial dyes; but they are also certified VEGAN and Cruelty Free. There's been a lot of talk, for a couple of years now really, debating whether or not these chemicals really negatiely effect our health and bodies. For many cancer survivors and those in the midst of fighting it, there just isn't any reason to test tha theory.


These products not only provide an elegant solution, but give back to others as well - Pristine Beauty donates a portion of their proceeds to the Young Survival Coalition® and the Cancer Prevention Coalition all year and for all products.


HOORAY FOR BRALLYWOOD BUTTA - $36
This highly effective body butter is 100% natural, mineral oil free, phthalates free and paraben free. For a perfect performance, apply this decadent yet graceful body butter into the skin concentrating on fragile skin and scars. Key ingredients such as Sunflower Seed Oil, Palm, Grapeseed, Corn and Coconut Extract, are known to help scarring, stimulate the lymphatic glands, calm soothe repair and renew dry fragile skin.

Key Benefits:
*Helps repair & restore stressed, fragile skin
*Helps heal and improve the appearance of scars
*Gentle and effective enough to be used anywhere on the face, neck and body
*Significantly improves dry, chapped and cracked hands and feet



NO SCARY HAIR - $32
Blaire searched high and low for a 100% natural, phthalates free, paraben free, and carcinogen free product to remedy dry fragile hair. This 100% natural serum is meant for anyone who feels their hair and scalp are stressed and need some extra special attention and is gentle enough for anyone undergoing cancer treatment.


TAKE A WHIFF DEODORANT - $22
A natural deodorant that actually works! After working with chemists diligently, Pristine Beauty brings a deodorant to help with perspiration while keeping things natural. Take a Whiff is Aluminum Free, Paraben free, Phthalates free, Proplene Glycol Free, Cruelty Free and Vegan. Using a combination of ingredients and with the addition of an organic white sage and a European odor fighting ingredient, the natural deodorant fights perspiration without the harmful ingredients.


Pristine Beauty is available at Amazon.com. Visit their Beauty section to learn more about the brand and the products. I have to tell you, I've just been perusing the site and her products are selling fast. Blaire's fun, old hollywood glamour styled packaging is winning over fans left and right through the partnering of eye-catching slogans, graphic images and VEGAN product offerings.

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My darlings, I'd like to ask for your help and share one more opportunity with you for showing support for cancer research and awareness. A dear friend of mine lost his mother to cancer 10 years ago and is participating in a 12 kilometer walk in the UK (near Cambridge, England) to honor her anniversary in early November. He is eagerly trying to raise funds for support of Cancer Research. Please take a moment and consider a donation to his event. He's just beginning his fundraising, yet doesn't have too long to go. No donation is too small, and any and all support you give would be tremendously appreciated by this angel of mine and by me. You can even donate securely thru your PayPal account. Many thanks! xo

REVIEW: Beauty of the Amazon with Rahua Haircare

Straight from the Amazon comes Amazon Beauty™—Rahua® Shampoo and Rahua® Conditioner. These products are created from ingredients harvested in the wild of the Amazon Rainforest. They embody the power, strength and beauty of the Amazon tribal women and contain the Rahua nut, which the women use to maintain their famously long, healthy, beautiful hair.

Rahua Shampoo and Conditioner are created with ingredients that are natural, organic, luxurious and sustainable. Rahua products are eco-friendly and give back to the Quechua-Shuar tribe women.

"The Amazon basin is the true original beauty garden of the world because of its plentiful indigenous plants, fruits and nuts that are high in antioxidants as well as hair and skin nourishing oils," says Fabian Lliguin, founder of Amazon Beauty. With pure extracts grown in the wild forests of the Amazon, they have created a collection of rare, potent elixirs in their haircare products that cleanse and condition the hair.

REVIEW: My experience with these products comes with a mixed review. While I appreciate the care Amazon Beauty has taken to bring quality products using sustainable, organic ingredients, I didn't get the clean feel to my hair that I prefer. I'm not one who has to have tremendous lather in a shampoo (and this shampoo does not later much), but I do like to feel the clean when I rinse my hair of the shampoo. It doesn't have to be squeaky (and really shoudn't be squeaky if you're treating your hair well), but it does need to not feel weighed down. On the upside, I can say the conditioner rocks! Despite that I didn't think my hair felt as clean as I like with the Rahua Shampoo, the conditioner does lend itself to creating soft, voluminous, shiny hair, even when used with a different brand of shampoo. The scent for both of the these products is very, very light, in fact really hardly noticeable, which is nice for those who prefer to smell of their chosen fragrance or unscented altogether. The packaging is nice (and eco-friendly, which I love) but can be slippery in the shower so hold on tightly to those bottles. The pricing is a steep, even for an organic, luxury brand, which is how they are marketing themselves. A bottle of Rahua Shampoo (9.3 oz) will run you $32 and a bottle of Rahua Conditioner (9.3 oz) is $34. Should you wish to try one of their elixirs or leave-in treatments, it could run you in excess of $100 a bottle. Now, I haven't tried any of the elixirs so they may be fabulous, but still way outside my price range when I can find fantastic products to treat my hair beautifully and with organic ingredients for much less.

For more information about Amazon Beauty and the Rahua line of haircare, please visit Amazon Beauty online.