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Make Valentine’s Day Brighter

Here are some great products to make this Valentine’s a little brighter…

Vavoom Bust Out Body
Shampoo and Conditioner

Big hair, be mine. Banish lifeless locks and bust out with sultry, red carpet worthy hair, just in time for Valentine’s Day. Show off your cleavage – your hair cleavage, that is – so your décolletage isn’t the only thing that gets you noticed. The technologically advanced shampoo and conditioner are the newest products to join the VAVOOM line – a salon-exclusive styling collection that now boasts a total of nine products that recharge hair and create bodacious body. VAVOOM Bust Out Body Shampoo and Conditioner, with NEW V-Lift Support Technology, create a strong foundation of support to build long-lasting body and fullness by lightly padding and pushing hair up for droop-proof volume, texture and dimension.

Price: $14 for the shampoo, $15 for the conditioner.

Available at fine salons, go to www.matrix.com for a salon locator.


DuWop Double Glow7

This Valentine’s Day, let your inner glow show. DuWop has created Doubleglow7 to keep you looking luminous and radiant for that special someone. Doubleglow7 contains seven essential skin nourishing ingredients that, when worn over or under your makeup, helps to keep skin forever glowing.

Price: $25

Available beginning February 2008 at Sephora stores and other high-end boutiques worldwide. Also available online at Duwop.com and Sephora.com


DuWop Prime Venom

Be prepared this Valentine’s Day with DuWop Prime Venom, a lip primer and plumper to help lipsticks go on smoother and last longer. You can stand the test of time with Prime Venom and truly enjoy every second of the special day knowing your kiss will be perfect.

Price: $20

Available beginning February 2008 exclusively at Sephora.


June Jacobs Better Love Naturel

This Valentine’s Day, love is in the air and you can actually smell it…

June Jacobs is proud to unveil the new captivating natural fragrance, pure and untouched by preservatives, June Jacobs Better Love Naturel.

Price: $90.00, 1.7 fl oz

Available at www.junejacobs.com


theBalm Stainiac

Stain your lips, not your man this Valentine’s Day with Stainiac from theBalm. Stainiac is a specially designed tint that stays on until you decide to take it off — no need for a touch-up before that date or dinner party.

Price: $14

Available at Sephora and Sephora.com


Peter Thomas Roth Lip Facial Trio

Prep for a Valentine’s Day kiss with this unique trio of powerful lip treatments designed to smooth and soften lips. Begin with the delicious lemon sugar scrub, hydrate with the lip putty and finish your lips off with a smack of shimmery pink lip balm. Leaves lips beautifully smooth with a naturally rosy glow.

Price: $60

Available at www.peterthomasroth.com


Philosophy Falling in Love

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falling in love was created for one reason and one reason only… to make a woman feel and smell absolutely, positively, romantic. falling in love is a romantic fragrance that is worn by women, but loved by men and was created to give women a tool for helping balance their femininity with their sensuality.

Price: fragrance $40.00(2oz); glycerin soap duo $18.00;
shampoo, shower gel and bubble bath $22.00,

Available on philosophy.com, Sephora and Sephora.com


Philosophy Candy Hearts

If you can’t seem to find the right words to say to someone special, allow philosophy to inspire your heart and soul. candy hearts contains 3 mouth-watering flavored lip shines with sweet-nothings written right on the tubes. say “be mine” with melon daiquiri, “ask me” with vanilla birthday cake, and “love you” with raspberry sorbet.

Price: $25.00

Available at Sephora and Sephora.com


Philosophy Just Because Kit

This exotic chocolate scented shower gel trio is fantastic. Even though it may be valentine’s day we all know that the best gift you can give is given for no specific occasion, for no reason, unprompted, and unexpected. the best gift you can give is given just because. Regardless of your reason, philosophy has a sweet way for you to let someone know you care. Philosophy captured the decadent scent of white chocolate, milk chocolate, and dark chocolate in 3- 6 oz. bottles of our 3-in-1 shampoo, shower gel and bubble bath. treat someone to a delectable shower experience, just because.

Price: $30.00

Available at Sephora and Sephora.com


Cargo Plant Love

The color of love … get your lips Valentine’s Day ready with one of the 12 sexy lipstick shades of sharing a little of that Valentine’s Day love with the earth. And instead of buying V-Day flowers you can plant them…. The Cargo Plant Love packing is made with compostable flower paper, infused with real flower seeds. Simply moisten the packaging and plant and in weeks, a beautiful arrangement of wild flowers will grow in your pot or garden. Each purchase also donates $2 from the sale of every shade to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.

We recommend Cargo Plant Love Lipstick. We love the shade “Lindsay” named after Lindsay Lohan.

Price: $20.00

Available at Sephora and sephora.com


Molton Brown Davana Blossom Bath Oil

This unique foaming oil is a pure bathing indulgence. Infused with an intoxicating blend of Indian davana blossom, grapeseed, raspberry, blackseed and star flower oils.

The richly creamy foam deep cleanses and leaves the body cocooned in silky softness.

Price: $67

Available at www.moltonbrown.com


Elemis Exotic Collection

Indulge yourself or the one you love this Valentine’s Day with this unique collection of body moisturizers and scrubs. With exotic ingredients including jasmine, vanilla, oat milk and ginger this collection will leave your skin silky, smooth and glowing.

Price: $58 for Exotic Lime & Ginger Salt Glow, $48 for Exotic Frangipani Monoi Moisture Melt, $46 for Exotic Island Flower Body Balm,

Available at Bergdorf Goodman and Nordstrom.com


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No sugar. No sucralose. No artificial flavors. No yuck. Just clean energy that doesn’t make you jittery or wanting to take a nap with your toddler at 2pm.

Best of all? It’s only 25 calories, 2 grams of carbs, and totally fits into keto, gluten-free, paleo, and vegan lifestyles.

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With only 2 grams of carbs and 25 calories per serving, it fits beautifully into keto, paleo, gluten‑free, and vegan lifestyles. May this little boost help you show up refreshed, focused, and energized. 💪🏻 

➡️➡️ Tag a fellow mom who could use a clean energy boost today!

Check out @gopureboost 🙌🏻
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Custom jewelry like this makes space for the unseen stories so many of us carry. 💔❤️‍🩹

If you’ve ever wanted to wear your child’s name—whether they’re in your arms or in Heaven—this is a beautiful way to do it.

💍 You can customize your own name ring with @mintandlily and wear your love right on your hand.☺️

(My other ring is his birthstone)💚

#stillbornstillloved #stillbirth #miscarriagesurvivor #miscarriagesupport #babylossawareness #babylossawareness #griefjourney #rememberancejewelry
Bad news: Walking more actually works. 😒 Good Bad news: Walking more actually works. 😒

Good news: You don’t have to leave your house to do it. 🥳

Bonus: weighted vests makes every effort you put in even more effective. ✌🏻 

The @flexispot_official treadmill lets you get your steps in while answering emails, scrolling, listening to a podcast, or pretending to be productive. Trust me, your future self (and your legs) will thank you. 

Who else needs one of these?!

➡️ Comment “ME” for the link and a discount! 🥳
My oldest and my youngest. 🥹🥲 Time slow dow My oldest and my youngest. 🥹🥲

Time slow down. It goes by too fast. 

#largefamily #slowdownbaby #rainbowbaby 🌈
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Let us not forget that. ✌🏻 

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