"Spray It Forward" with Vaseline Spray & Go Moisturizer

This sponsored post was written while participating in my partnership with Vaseline and One2One Network.

I have long suffered from dry skin...and really have done nothing about it.

But I am getting older and I must take action!.

It seems simple enough, right?

You have dry skin you use lotions.

No biggie, right?

Well, I am always in a hurry...always rushed...

due to my time management issues.

So when I saw the Vaseline Spray &Go Moisturizer commercial with the lady

who sprays her self down and gets dressed in like "2 seconds,"

I thought "Hey! This is made for me!"

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Three Ways to Embellish Leather Cuffs with Avocados! (And a GIVEAWAY!!!)

I am never one to back away from a challenge (99% of the time anyway). I was sent a lovely package of Avocados from Mexico...and my first reaction was guacamole (because I could live on it)...but then I thought what else can I create with The Amazing Avocado. So of course, logically I came to the conclusion to make some jewelry. Yep...I said jewelry!

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Seeking the Secret to Beautiful Hair! Clairol Professional Review and Giveaway

I am perpetually hair challenged.

I made peace with the curly waves I possess a long time ago

(as a young girl I DREAMED of shiny straight hair).

In fact I grew to love them, but just as I did, the need

(OK, and want)

for color and highlights came along and

then there may be a few gray hairs to cover up...

and then there is all that pregnancy does to your hair

and just growing older in general.

I have tried almost everything...almost...

and yes I have paid up to $50 for a bottle of shampoo

(and let's not forget the conditioner to go with it).

I am not proud of that moment...

but am willing to face my ridiculousness.

I have a great hair stylist and to compliment that really need a great hair care line to use at home. I like to be able to wash my hair and let it dry naturally, so the curl and waves come out all on their own.  Easy-peasy for my busy schedule.

Recently I had the opportunity to try out the Clairol Professional line. I received the full line of Care and Styling Collection to try for a few weeks. Clairol Professional debuted this Care & Styling collection to provide color safe professional products at an affordable price. It features PRO4PLEX: Pro Technology, Pro Grade, Pro Results, and Pro Heritage.

Clairol Professional has three Care collections: Repair, Smooth and Curl, and two Styling products: Volume Mousse and Shaping Gel and is customized Radialux™ technology targets areas where extra care is needed for luminous shine from roots to ends.

I was especially interested in the Care products. Here is a bit about how it breaks down:
• REPAIR: Ideal for dry, damaged hair. Helps smooth to repair and condition dry, damaged hair and replenishes moisture to leave hair strong and conditioned with incredible shine.
• SMOOTH: Ideal for frizzy hair. Fights frizz and sleeks hair even after one application and leaves it shiny and smooth.
• CURL: Ideal for naturally curly hair. Gives curls amazing shine and definition.

There are also styling products to compliment the care line:
STYLING:
• VOLUME MOUSSE: Provides extra strong hold, giving fullness and body for all day volume.
• SHAPING GEL: Holds, defines and accentuates any style, while washing out easily.

I tried all of the products, but found for my hair and personal styling preferences, the Curl products were my absolute favorite. This chart made it super easy to see what might work best on my hair and for your too.

 

Clairol has a fabulous duo of CELEBRITY STYLIST BRAND AMBASSADORS:
Torsten Witte, Hair Stylist: Torsten’s work spans celebrity hair styling, editorial shoots, concert stages, movie sets and advertising campaigns. He has earned a long list of A-list clientele and his work frequently appears in top-tier publications.

Kiyah Wright, Colorist: Kiyah works with artists in the film, TV and music industry such as Ciara, Jennifer Hudson and Gabrielle Union. Kiyah’s work can be seen in top fashion magazines and is frequently featured on-camera on hit television shows. When not on-set, Kiyah works with a loyal client base at the Warren-Tricomi Salon in Los Angeles.

Since I cannot have an individual consultation with these amazing stylists...I have a few questions for them:

• How do you keep hair healthy when using blow dryers, straighten irons and curling irons? 
• Any ideas for taming this random grey hairs on my head? I find the greys to be thick and wiry and very distracting (and at least for me...not flattering), as they tend to not take the color well or hold it for very long?
• What is he best way to keep your color/highlights fresh or even maintain them between visits to the salon?
• What is the number one worst thing ladies do to our hair that damages it and how can we prevent it?

I truly loved the way the Clairol Professional line made my hair feel and "behave."
Be sure to visit the Clairol Pro on Facebook 

for more tips, tricks and product information.

Now, how about the opportunity to win a full set of the

Clairol Professional Care & Styling Line:

I use rafflecopter for my giveaways...you can easily enter without a facebook account by using your email address. Only the first entry in mandatory - leave a comment!

Open to Continental US 

a Rafflecopter giveaway

 

 

This post is written and created at 504 Main by Holly Lefevre

I participated in this sponsored post campaign for One2One Network. All opinions stated are my own.

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Ice Cream Memories - Frozen Treat Social GIVEAWAY

If I could, I would live on ice cream.

Just telling ya how it is.

I love all kinds and flavors and mixtures and forms of it.

Oh I cannot resist a Frozen Sweet Treat!

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A Little Aloha at Home with Gain

I may have mentioned that I was in Hawaii a few weeks ago.

And I may be a little obsessed with "island life."

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Every time...severy single time I go to Maui I come home

and want to redecorate my house and make everything island-like.

I want Hawaiian floral prints, palm trees, lava flows (that's a drink peeps!).

I want my house to be full of the scents of Hawaii too.

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I want pineapple, coconut sunscreen, plumeria, and hibiscus - any and all reminders of Maui! Little island reminders that I can carry around all day with me and even go to sleep with at night.

Yep, I am obsessed...someone must have known this.
As soon as I returned from my trip, I received an email from One2One Network asking if I would like to try one of the new scents from Gain...

There are so many and they all smell amazing...
but then I saw it...
Hawaiian Aloha and I HAD-TO-HAVE-IT!
The pineapple and coconut scent was calling my name!

I did have the opportunity to check out the other fabulous scents like

Sunflower and Sunshine
that evokes the feeling of walking through a garden

and
Dazzle and Shine
with white flower and citrus scent

Be sure to head over to Gain to see all of the amazing scents!

BUT I was drawn to the Hawaiian Aloha....
I was so excited to wash my sheets and my towels and
my vacation clothes in Hawaiian Aloha....

There is nothing as magical as the Hawaiian Island and for those of us who cannot live there, being able to bring home a little of the magical scents of the islands is a dream.

Every time I do the laundry, the scent of Gain's Hawaiian Aloha
takes me back to Maui  and our wonderful experiences in the Hawaiian Islands.
How can you beat that!?

Follow Gain on Facebook and Twitter 
to keep to to date on all the "anything but ordinary scents."

 

DISCLOSURE: I was invited to particpate in this campaign by One2One. Product was provided for my review and opinions.

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