December 5, 2008

If you’re having a hard time choosing a Christmas or Hanukkah present for the women on your holiday shopping list (you know, your sister, your boss, your virtual assistant, your cousin, your secret santa.. etc), take a look at this holiday gift guide with and check out all of the MamaDivas.com gift suggestions!

Visit Fusebox and create a custom, personalized gift box that you can fill with 2 to 4 items that you can mix and match from Fusebox’s wide assortment.  Bestsellers include Cinnamon Spice tea sachets, a spa set from Bliss, and more!  Of course, the price varies based on the products you choose to include, but they offer products in every price range, from tea bags to sterling silver money clips.  After the gift box is assembled by hand, it’s finished with a pretty white satin bow for a beautiful presentation.

Natasha Linton Personalized Online Fitness Training – We all have a person on our holiday shopping lists who really, truly wants nothing more than to shape up and get healthier, especially with the holiday eating season upon us!  Natasha Linton is a fully certified fitness professional and author based in NYC and the founder of her own personal training company.  She also offers personalized online training and diet planning for those who are unable to make to the studios in the city or are located.  The personalized online plans start at just $48.  *Psst.. courtesy of Ms. Linton herself, you can win SIX WEEKS of personalized online fitness training (including a meal plan, grocery list, totally customized program and unlimited email correspondence) during the Countdown to Christmas giveaway week right here on MamaDivas*

Fodeo DVD Photo Montages – For $29.99, you’ll get a Fodeo memory card that’s compatible with your camera (or you can upload photos directly to the site), and when you ship the memory card card, Fodeo will create your custom DVD.  The base price includes 30 photos, but you can opt to pay for more if you like!  This is a wonderful gift for anyone who owns a digital camera but wants more than just to look at photos online.  Do you know what kind of camera your recipient owns?  Stick a Fodeo memory card in her stocking!  *You can win a Fodeo DVD Photo Montage during the Countdown to Christmas Giveaway*

Scandle Body Candle – The catchphrase for Scandle is: “A candle never felt so good.” Mmm.. You want to know why, don’t you?  Well a scandle is a massage oil candle that’s infused with essential oils for a great oil for rubbing onto your skin and a great scent that’ll perfume the air.  Scandles are made with 100% natural and vegan ingredients.  You can get your recipient a sampler of all the scents available, or you can purchase a bunch of travel and mini-sized Scandles as stocking stuffers!

Butter Beans from Vintage Body Spa – ($15-$16/jar) Everything from Vintage Body Spa is paraben free, custom made in small batches for incredible attention to quality, and all the spa and skincare products are also cruelty free!  When dropped in the bathtub, the Butter Beans fizz up and give you a wonderful skin soothing spa experience at home!  There are 15 sumptuous scent varieties of Butter Beans from Vintage Body Spa, plus a fair trade version created with fair trade organic cocoa butter.  This is a luxurious stocking stuffer that won’t break the bank!  Watch out for my in depth review of Vintage Body Spa’s Unscented Butter Beans coming in the next week or so!

Imageglow candles are a wonderful stocking stuffer!  Unlike an ordinary candle, these candles have beautiful images and patterns embedded into them.  When you light an Imageglow candle, the image comes to life!  There are plenty of beautiful designs to choose from, and there are also styles and patterns available for every occasion and holiday.  The prices of Imageglow candles start at under $10.  You can buy these directly on the website, or through the Imageglow Candles Amazon storefront.

MadCapz offers baseball caps ($19.99/ea) and visors ($12-16/ea) especially designed and built for women.  They come in a ton of different prints and designs, so a MadCapz hat or visor makes a great present for any lady on your holiday shopping list.  They also offer baseball caps for kids and babies that are just the right size!

Go!Go! Beauty’s natural, eco friendly and luxurious lotions – There are eight varieties and on the website you can get a bottle of Go!Go! lotion for $15.  It’s a great gift, and you can choose from different infusions, such as green tea and shea butter.  All Go!Go! products are cruelty free, and all packaging and bottles are recyclable!

Get her a SpaFinder gift certificate.  With a SpaFinder gift certificate, she can choose between using the gift certificate at the SpaKist Boutique for awesome spa, body and skincare products she can use in the comfort of her own home, or she can use it towards a wonderful experience pampering herself at a spa!

Give the gift of savings with the 2009 Entertainment Book from Entertainment.com.Right now you can get $10 off the regular price of an Entertainment Book, PLUS get free shipping!  If you’ve never had an Entertainment Book before, it is filled with TONS (no exaggeration!) of coupons and deals from restaurants, stores and venues in your local area, for discounts of up to 50% throughout the year.  This is a GREAT gift or stocking stuffer to give!  Who doesn’t like to save money after all?

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December 5, 2008

If you read my blog and have followed along with the reviews I do, then you’ll probably know that I am quite a big fan of natural, eco-chic and Green products.  Well, Terralina is no exception.  This luxurious skincare line was co-created by two cousins who sought to create a better, healthier line of products.  Just like many of the best products out there, this line was born out of a mother’s love!  When the Garrubbo ladies behind Terralina were pregnant (and at the same time, too!), that’s when the seeds of inspiration to create a line of healthy, natural skincare products was planted.

Terralina’s proprietary blend of natural ingredients is free of parabens, PEGs, ethoxylates, glycols, acrylates, mineral oils, silicones, or artificial fragrance.

I had a chance to try all of Terralina’s current products, which are all included in the Terralina Skincare Gift Set ($100, or $80 if you opt for auto-delivery), and I was blown away by the luxurious scent, feel and quality.  The ingredients used in Terralina’s products include things like olive oil, white tea, sugarcane, witch hazel, sandalwood and other natural ingredients with wondrous skin-soothing and smoothing properties.

The body lotion is as smooth as whipped butter, luxuriously thick and creamy to ensure the best possible coverage, but far from oily.  Every day that I use it, my entire body is oh-so smooth and moisturized, with just a hint of fragrance.  I keep the included travel size of lotion (unscented) in my bag (alongside my Bug & Pickle Baby Butter) for when my hands are feeling dry.

The facial cleanser and toner are both so incredibly gentle, it’s like splashing spring water on my face.  Unlike other toners and cleansers that can sting, Terralina just gives your face that clean, fresh feeling.  And that facial moisturizer.. mmm- just like the body lotion, it packs a moisturizing punch, but doesn’t leave your skin feeling greasy.   It has a creamy consistency that goes on nicely, and it keeps the skin on my face silky smooth.  Plus, my skin is a bit sensitive, and I usually end up using Cetaphil, which doesn’t irritate my skin, but doesn’t exactly deliver the skin-smoothing I’d like.  Terralina facial moisturizer does not irritate my skin at all, and it is definitely one of the very best (quite possibly the best) face lotion I’ve ever tried!

Check out all that Terralina does to be an environmentally friendly company: Terralina Environmental Efforts.  From the packaging it all comes in, to bottles made from 100% recycled materials, to providing a votive candle so you can reuse the facial moisturizer bottle as candle holder, all in addition to their commitment to using natural ingredients , Terralina is definitely doing their part to make sure that their products aren’t only good for your skin, but for the environment too. 

Before you buy it, you can look over the ingredients list for each product– Terralina discloses all ingredient information.

They’ve won numerous awards including a Green Star from Elle Magazine.  They’ve received thumbs up’s from tons of mags, websites and super-satisfied customers.  If you’re looking to try new skincare products to use during your daily toilette, I highly recommend trying Terralina.

You can purchase Terralina’s fine skincare products directly from Terralina.com, or from their Amazon storefront.

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