Archive for October, 2008
Think Pink for BCA – OPI Pink of Hearts 2
Following up on the success of last year’s Breast Cancer Awareness Campaign, OPI has released Pink Of Hearts 2. They will be making a donation of $25,000 to support Susan G. Komen for the Cure.
“The fight against breast cancer goes on, and so does the commitment of Susan G. Komen for the Cure to help find the cures,†says Suzi Weiss-Fischmann, OPI Executive VP & Artistic Director. “OPI is proud to join with Komen for a second year, with a second shade of Pink of Hearts. It’s our way of opening our hearts to those who are dealing with breast cancer and celebrating those who have survived it.â€
The shade, a creamy warm pink, is semi-sheer but buildable to become opaque. What you see below is two coats but with three the whites disappear.
OPI Pink of Hearts 2 retails for $8.50 and is available at professional salons including ULTA, Trade Secret, JC Penney, Beauty Brands and Regis. I found my bottle at the Great Northern Mall Trade Secret if you’re a local Clevelander looking to score one.
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Think Pink for BCA – Aveda Hand Relief
Established in 1992, the Estee Lauder Companies’ Breast Cancer Awareness Campaign has distributed nearly 80 million pink ribbons and raised over $30 million for the Breast Cancer Research Foundation.
The Breast Cancer Research Foundation was founded in 1993 by Evelyn H. Lauder as an independent, not-for-profit organization dedicated to funding innovative clinical and translation research. It supports scientists conducting the most advanced and promising breast cancer research with a minimum of 85 cents of each dollar donated going directly to breast cancer research and awareness programs.
As an Estee Lauder Company brand partner, Aveda is selling a limited-edition Breast Cancer Awareness Hand Relief. It comes in a specially packaged 5oz pink ribbon tube for $21 with $4 from each sale going to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation.
Aveda Hand Relief is a thick, creamy, lightly scented hand lotion that is ideal for protecting hands from the cold winter chill. It has a slight botanical smell mixed with just a bit of licorice due to the Licorice Root Extract. Packed with soothing, moisturizing ingredients like Aloe Leaf Juice, Glycerin and Meadowfoam Seed Oil, exfoliating fruit acids and anti-oxidants, this lotion really does a number on my beat up hands.
Let’s face it, I’m rough on my hands and nails. With all the polish changing and product testing, they go through a lot. So slathering on a little Hand Relief before slipping on a pair of moisturizing gloves before bed leaves my skin supple and hydrated by morning. This is not a quick absorbing lotion so it’s not exactly something I’d recommend putting on before grabbing the wheel of a car or typing away on your keyboard but after a good 20 minutes you don’t have to worry about leaving lotion filled fingerprints around the home or office.
Aveda’s Breast Cancer Awareness Hand Relief is available now through the end of October in Aveda salons, freestanding stores and online at Aveda.com. BBNBCA
ALU’s Comments For A Cure Starts TODAY
As a proud member of the Beauty Blog Network, I am taking a stand with my fellow beauty bloggers in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month to support cancer charities through Comments 4 A Cure.
All Lacquered Up’s Comments 4 A Cure campaign launches TODAY, October 22.
Please join me in the fight against breast cancer by leaving comments on any post on All Lacquered Up today through Friday, October 24th. Every comment will raise $1 for the Breast Cancer Research Foundation up to a maximum of $150. That’s right, you leave a comment, I donate funds. What could be easier?
Also please take a moment to visit my fellow Beauty Blog Network partners to support their BCA efforts.
And don’t forget about the Think Pink – Donate & Win giveaway. By supporting breast cancer research, you also get a chance to win a $300+ nail polish prize pack.
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Think Pink for BCA with China Glaze and AII Beauty
It’s time for more “pink” products kids. Go out there and Shop Pink all throughout October.
China Glaze and its parent company AII Beauty are supporting Breast Cancer Awareness month with specially packaged favorites from their nail care lines. A portion of the proceeds will benefit Susan G Komen.
First up a three pack of pink polishes from the China Glaze core collection, each adorned with a BCA pink ribbon. So cute! What’s great is that they included a shade for all tastes. A sheer, a baby pink and a hot, in-your-face fuchsia. Of course I applied the sheer to make it opaque. I just can’t do sheers!
Next up, treatment products from China Glaze and Seche.
China Glaze’s BCA Calcium Gel Fortifier is loaded with Vitamin B and Wheat Protein to protect nails from splitting or breaking while promoting growth. Apply two coats to bare nails, repeat every four days and see a difference in just four weeks. It is recommended that you use the Calcium Gel Fortifier on its own, without polish.
If Seche Vite isn’t already in your nail arsenal, you’re totally missing out. A favorite of the MUA Nail Board and staple in my nail routine, Seche Vite is one of the best quick drying top coats on the market. High gloss shine that lasts, rock hard protection and a five minute dry time. What’s not to love?
Application Tip: Unlike most top coats, you want to have a good sized blob of product on the brush. Quickly drag the blob across your nail and let the formula spread on its own.
For BCA Month, Seche is including a set of pink ribbon nail decals and crystal nail gems with each bottle of Vite. I’m not really into nail art but these were too cute to pass up. And so easy to apply. Just peel and stick, simple as that!
Finally, from AII Beauty brand, Body Drench, comes the Pink Ribbon version of their Daily Moisturizing Lotion with a portion of the proceeds going to The Cancer Institute of New Jersey. The Daily Moisturizing Lotion was dubbed The Original “Bosom Cream” because of its frequent use by women who had undergone mastectomy surgery to help reduce scarring and to increase comfort when wearing a bra.
As a former indoor tanner (don’t heckle me), Body Drench lotions have been in my household for years. They market the indoor tanning community but have products for everyone. Can I just tell you, the Sun Splashed Mango scent is amazing for summer. What I love is that the lotion sinks right into your skin. There’s no white streaks left behind. And the original baby powder scent is light and sweet, not overpowering.
So while you’re shopping this month, consider buying products that make a difference and help support the Breast Cancer Awareness initiative in any way you can.
Don’t forget, I’m participating in the Beauty Blog Network’s Comments For A Cure campaign and it starts TOMORROW!
And if you haven’t entered my Think Pink – Donate & Win giveaway, you still have time!
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Comments For A Cure Wrap Up
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Thanks to your support and commenting, I will be donating $150 to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation on November 1st along with the money raised from the Think Pink – Donate & Win Giveaway.
If you haven’t entered the giveaway yet there’s still time. From now through October 31st, every $5 you donate to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation enters you in a drawing to win over $300 in amazing nail products. Readers have already donated $375, which is amazing but, come on everyone, let’s make it more. It’s only $5 and SUCH a worthy cause.