This blog is dedicated to my husband who sees my imperfections and doesn't mention them.

I love trying new beauty products. Place me in a Sephora or Ulta store and I feel I am in paradise. For hours I can pleasantly entertain myself looking at the plethora of different shampoos, facial washes, makeup and perfumes, envisioning myself as a size 0 with glowing clear skin, no split ends, and being stopped by every man in America asking “What’s that scent you are wearing? (Ok, maybe not EVERY man)

One of my downfalls , as my mother will readily tell you, is that I am a sucker for cool packaging and intriguing ingredients. That inclination has resulted in trying hundreds of different products over the years – good and bad. Some products I have used ever since I was in college and I would rather exit the house with no makeup and hairy arm pits then see my fav end up on the proverbial chopping block. Others I have readily discarded vowing never again to be duped by flowery ingredients which deliver zero results.

Because of my “beauty product love”, I probably have more knowledge roaming around in my head than Wikipedia. So I decided to start this blog to share my adventures with you on the quest for beauty, giving my recommendations and warnings so your money can be well spent. The subject matter may be a tad vain, but ultimately every woman has an innate desire to look and feel her best and there is nothing wrong with that. Happy reading, and if you don’t come for my daily blabberings at least drop by for my contest giveaways that I hope to do every other month.


An evening of spa luxury

Last night I had the priviledge of attending a spa event at one of the top spas in America: Spa Avania at the Hyatt Gainey Ranch in Scottsdale, AZ. This yearly event, hosted by Arizona Spa Girls, benefits the Fresh Start Woman's Foundation and always involves one fabulous ultra-deluxe mini spa or salon service of your choice, refreshments, boutique shopping, beauty and product demos and samples, tours and fitness classes, raffle giveaways, and fabulous goodie bags. Spa Avania proved to be a huge hit amongst the ladies, who ooed and awed over the beautiful landscaping, world class amenities and outstanding customer service. After I arrived and was given the grand tour and a luxury robe, I decided to first try out the French Celtic Mineral pool which is heated and designed to be therapeutic and relaxing. The pool lived up to its reputation and certainly beats chlorine water.

I then made my way to the Voya Seaweed Bath Experience which is basically a heated spa filled with seaweed. I have to admit that I get somewhat freaked out by having seaweed between my toes, but I sucked it up as the benefits of increased circulation and detoxifciation outweigh the seaweed "slimey-ess."

Once throroughly relaxed, I made my way to one of the treatments rooms to have my ultra-deluxe spa treatment - a Swedish Massage. Spa Avania is a holistic spa which uses a "time of day" philosophy. Different music, scents, food, teas and oils are rotated throughout the day depending on the time of the day. Even the shutters on the windows are moved to different angles to change the direction of the light. The goal of this "time of day" philosophy is to harmonize with your body's natural cycles, also known as biorhythms. Since it's in the evening when I get my massage, (the cycle of relaxation and repair) the massage oil that is used is from the [comfort zone] line entitled "Tranquility." The smell is heavenly. A mixture of amaranth, grape, vanilla and rose oils permeate my senses, and by the time my massage is done, I am practically a zombie.

I stumbled down to the next treatment room to have a eye and lip treatment executed with the same line of products which includes a soothing eye mask and lip exfoliation. After this pampering, I am truly a body of jello. The evening is topped off by raffle prizes, a fashion show and a goody bag "mecca" which includes products by "Philosophy" "Mama Mio" and [comfort zone]. There is nothing better than supporting a good cause and getting pampered in the lap of luxury. I am thankful for these Zen-like sense of serenity moments which always help to prepare me for another hectic work week!

Products experienced:

[comfort zone]

tranquility oil:
a unique oil-based formula for bath and body, for a silky, regenerated skin.

eye supreme multi-active patches: innovative hydrogel patches enriched with Eyeliss™, Colaxyl™, Haloxyl™, aloe and Phytodermina lifting for an intensive instant treatment of tired , puffy eyes with dark circles and wrinkles.

lip blooming scrub: jojoba microspheres, orange peel wax, rose extract, distilled rosewater, apricot butter

http://www.comfortzone.it/
http://www.spaavania.com/

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