REVIEW: Diana B. Green Tea Desert Grapefruit Sugar Scrub

Mmmm ... the fresh, juicy decadence of Diana B. Sugar Scrubs

Imagine being able to mix and create textures to bathe with, as you would combine fragrances to personalize them. Sugar Scrub with a little Bath Gel for more slip and bubbles. Body Lotion and Sugar Scrub to shave. Add a scoop of scrub to soften and sweeten the bath water when you don’t feel like scrubbing. Straight scrub on pure wet skin for optimal effect followed by drying off and putting on lotion with a fabulous candle lit in the bathroom and nearby bedroom to scent your environment while you play with your products, refine your skin, tone and hydrate your skin and feel and smell wonderful. No rules, totally safe interchangeable products use fragrances all created to enliven your daily routine with playful intuitive choices that delight the senses and lift your spirits. That's what Diana B. gives you through her gorgeous, luxurious products.

Diana B. sugar scrubs are all natural, totally oil free, wax free, chemical free and are safe for the most sensitive skin.

Green Tea Desert Grapefruit contains powerful antioxidant Green Tea essence that helps to fight against free radical damage that ages skin prematurely. This formula contains sugar and salt with cane sugar syrup. Soothing Grapefruit essence helps to heal surface impurities with its high concentration of Vitamin C, also creating balanced PH for your skin.

REVIEW: More than twice the size of the average sugar scrub on the market, you'll want a jar of this scrumptious Diana B. Sugar Scrub in your bathroom for these hot summer months. I'm completely in love with her Green Tea Desert Grapefruit variety. Gentle on skin, light and refined in scent with an air of fresh green notes and juicy grapefruit, one can't help but be hooked on this scrub after just one use. Skin emerges from the bath smooth, hydrated, glowing and very lightly fragranced. Oh my gosh, this scrub is so lovely. It's a wonderful exfoliant to use before applying self-tanning products. (She also makes an award winning self-tanner - and it's fabulous.) The fact that it's oil free allows us to use this delight in the shower and tub without the aggravation of having to clean out a residue. There's nothing to clean up. Don't let the fact that it contains no oil fool you into thinking it's a dry scrub, though, as this is a juicy (not just moist) scrub in every sense. The sophisticated citrusy-green tea scent enlivens the whole room without being too sweet and definitely not over-powering. It's really more of a fresh, leafy scent than a sweet citrus scent. Yet the experience of ripe, juicy grapefruit is definitely present. This is a fragrance even the most particular of noses will enjoy. As the jar is so big, this will last you forever. It's definitely more than a three month supply. Diana B. Sugar Scrubs come in these inspired scents: Green Tea Desert Grapefruit, Maple Sugar Lychee Nut, Peach Frangipani Flower, Black Fig and Chocolate.

Diana B. products are available through a number of fine beauty boutiques, including b-glowing, one of my favorites (as you know). At b-glowing you'll always experience fantastic customer service, fast shipment, knowledgeable assistance with any questions you may have about their products, and delightful complimentary goodies with each purchase. They're just wonderful! x

Diana B. 60 Second Instant Miracle Tanning Mousse

Dare I say it? Diana B.'s 60 Second Instant Miracle Tanning Mousse is headed toward cult favorite status. Hell, it may have already arrived. One reason is its absolute uniqueness. This is not your ordinary self tanning product in any way shape or form. After trying this, I cannot wait to explore more Diana B. products.

The Instant Miracle Tan produces water-activated sugar protein-based foam that gives the perfect illusion of suntanned skin. Ladies, this is the "sun-kissed brown" version of tanning, not the "orange-y, fake, oompa loompa" version. Finally!

As I said up top, this is very unique. You actually apply this product IN the shower on wet skin. The Instant Miracle Tanning Mousse is a foaming product with an aloe-vera base. After cleansing and exfoliating skin in the shower, put on the gloves that come with the product (YES, you do HAVE to use the gloves - your palms will be a bizarre color of chocolate if you don't - trust me). Pump some of the foam into your hands and while still in the shower apply to wet skin wherever you want the tan, shoulders, arms, bust and back, tummy, lower back, derriere and thighs, knees, back of legs, calves and feet (not recommended for face though). Count to sixty rubbing the product into your skin while you count. Then simply rinse with fresh water from the shower and pat your skin dry. Voila! That's all there is to it.

Now, you may want to do this several days in a row to accumulate a deeper tan as the color can be very subtle. It's a product that gets better as you play with it a bit in application. What results is a lovely naturally tanned looking skin, no orange. I'd be tempted to use this for the smell of it alone. OMG - it smells sweetly of rich, decadent chocolate with a hint of coconut and almond. And the foamy mousse feels wonderful on the skin. There is no yucky scent typical of most other self-tanners; yes, really!

Diana B.'s 60 Second Instant Miracle Tanning Mousse received Redbook's MVP (Most Valuable Product) award in 2008 and it's been flying off the shelves ever since. It retails for $60 for a 5 oz bottle, pump dispenser, and is available through b-glowing - one of my favorite stores in the whole wide world! xo

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