GORGEOUS GIVEAWAY: ST. IVES SPRAY LOTIONS & BODY WASH

This week’s GORGEOUS GIVEAWAY is all about convenience. We have 3 sets of the new St. Ives Fresh Hydration Lotion collection (in handy-dandy sprays) and a Revitalizing Pear & Soy Body Wash (a total value of $27).

If you love the soothing feel of lotion, but hate the thick, sticky feeling of heavy emollients, the three new St. Ives Fresh Hydration Lotions are for you. Packaged in convenient spray bottles, the lotions can be sprayed at any angle for light, grease-free moisturization.

The three varieties comprise:

St. Ives Naturally Soothing Oatmeal & Shea Butter Fresh Hydration Lotion – Formulated to soothe dry skin, this lotion contains glycerin and shea butter for natura

5 BEAUTY MUST-HAVES FOR PREGNANT WOMEN

Posted by Charu Suri 10.10.12

Pregnancy can be a beautiful time of a woman’s life: it is a very special nine months when women are often blessed with glowing skin. If you’re expecting, or know someone who is, you’ve probably observed a soft, radiant “pregnant glow.”

Unfortunately, pregnancy also can mean a host of skincare issues, including dry, itchy skin and scalp, and for some women—acne. You can blame it on the hormones, after all, you have another life growing inside you, with his or her own set of hormones. Many women have said that pregnancy either gave them glowing, clearer skin (if the hormones jive well with your body), or terrible breakouts (if the baby has a different set of hormones and they don’t agr

SEW YOUR WILD OATS

Posted by L.A. 01.24.12

A power packed heart-healthy food, oatmeal is also a nourishing and soothing ingredient in beauty products. A perfect antidote for many causes of irritation and inflammation, including insect bites and rashes, oatmeal is a natural non-clogging moisturizer for the skin. Added to a tub it makes for a wonderful comforting and healing bath. It can also be included in exfoliants as a natural way to rid your skin of unwanted dead skin cells, unclogging pores as it works. January is National Oatmeal Month, so BITB brings you a bevy of options for benefiting from this natural grain. Whether you soak, scrub or slather it on in a lotion, oatmeal provides natural benefits to sooth and comfort.

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