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Stem Organics Review and Exclusive freebie with purchase

Stem Organics. One of my new found loves in skin care. I have actually been using this line for a few months now, one of the pleasure of being booked out so far!

Stem Organics creates desirable and ethical skincare products with superior organic formulations. Our effective products provide the advantages and innocence of organic ingredients with the latest natural skin super nutrients. Made in Australia, products feature rare Australian ingredients such as Australian Kakadu Plum and Australian Bush Flower Essences to create unique formulations.

I am simply infatuated with their Balancing Face Fluid.

1. Light and sheer, absorbs quickly (men also enjoy this
product).
2. Contains skin balancing ingredients alongside added nutrients.
3. Nourishes skin and improves skin tone and texture.
4. Reduces oiliness and shine.
5. Promotes healing of blemishes.
6. Helps reduce the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles.

I noticed right away, that my skin love this fluid. It wasn't too heavy for summertime, and provided a perfect foundation to apply makeup. I always find it hard to find hard to find a light moisturizer that truly sinks in and lets me apply my minerals quickly and effortlessly. This is a perfect solution. What is also great, is that I only needed a little bit for my whole face. My skin took to it wonderously, and drank it up.

I also feel head over for their Smooth Skin Exfoliant. A gentle yet effective exfoliant using Bamboo to polish and encourage refined and radiant, silky smooth skin. Regular use helps remove dead cells and stimulate cell renewal. Increased moisturiser and serum efficiency is created.

I wouldn't say it is a light exfoliant, it definitely scrubs out those pores and leaves you with a healthy glow. I have been mixing mine with a jojoba oil concotion that I made with Organic Jojoba, Cedarwood and lavender Essential oils. It works so well.

Signature Ingredients
Three signature ingredients feature in every product Stem Organics creates. These are Australian Kakadu Plum, with one of the highest plant sources of age fighting Vitamin C in the world, direct from outback Australia, antioxidant rich anti-inflammatory Pomegranate and organic Aloe. In most skincare products the main ingredient is water, but at Stem Organics we’ve replaced this with skin beneficial, nutrient rich organic Aloe. Balancing and healing wild grown Australian Bush Flower Essences also feature in all Stem Organics products.

What we put in...
-Free radical, age fighting antioxidants
-Natural anti-inflammatory and skin super nutrients
-Certified organic and natural ingredients
-Premium quality and organic essential oils
-Vital essential fatty acids
-Nourishing cold pressed and organic nut, seed and fruit oils

Is as important as what we leave out...
-Petrochemicals
-GM ingredients
-Parabens
-Sulphates
-Artificial colouring
-Artificial fragrances
-Dioxins, and more

Stem has offered to Prissy Green readers exclusively Coupon code: prissygreen
Offer:Receive a complimentary full size Gentle Cleansing Milk (valued at $36) when you make a purchase of $60 or more at www.stemorganics.com
Offer expires: 15 August 2009

Celestial Farms And Serene Bath and Body, Review Giveaway

Serene offers two bath and body product lines - Celestial Farms, a metaphysically inspired line and Persephone's Wish, a holistic inspired line. Both product lines include natural soaps, lotions, salt scrubs and lip balms.

Serene Bath & Body is a holistic bath products company whose vision is to help create a more beautiful and loving world, one body at a time. Our holistic soaps and lotions create a sense of well being by soothing not just the physical body but also the mind and the soul. We believe that when people feel good about themselves and treat their bodies with love and respect, they will do the same for others, thereby creating a more loving and compassionate world.

At Serene we start with the finest, purest ingredients and from them we create products that do so much more than simply cleanse and moisturize the body. Using our products is an experience that will nourish the body, inspire the mind, and soothe the soul. We create this experience in part by using high quality essential and fragrance oils that elicit desired feelings and emotions. To further enhance this experience, our Celestial Farms product line has crystals embedded in every product. Crystals carry in them their own energy and this energy can enhance the experience of using these products.

Our products are scented with 100% pure therapeutic grade essential oils (first distillation) and with cosmetic fragrance oils that have not been diluted with alcohols, water or surfactants. You won’t ever see things like Parabens, Sodium Lauryl Sulfate, Phthalates, Toluene, or Formaldehyde in any of our products. Your body is only as good as the things you put in it and on it so because of this we use only the highest quality ingredients in our products.

About The Owner

Serene Bath & Body was the vision of its owner and founder, Niki Fountain. As a young woman, Niki, like many girls her age, found herself with a poor body image and did not treat her body with the love and respect it deserved. Through the years she was able to overcome this and realized that everyone, especially young women, needed to learn to care for and respect their bodies. This eventually inspired the Celestial Farms product line. The inspiration was one of creating products that would help young girls and women learn to love their bodies and treat them well by using high quality products that nourish the body, the mind, the spirit and the soul.

Niki earned her Masters Degree in Hydrogeology and has a professional background in developing and perfecting soaps. She spent two years in a university laboratory as a hydrogeologist developing soap formulations to be used to “clean-up” chemicals that had been spilled into groundwater. She has been applying this experience and knowledge ever since while working in the environmental industry, cleaning up sites that have been contaminated with chemicals. She has since taken this knowledge and experience and applied it to developing and perfecting formulations of soaps for people. Additionally, being a geologist, she is intimately familiar with crystals and gemstones and both their physical and metaphysical properties. She uses this knowledge while creating new formulations that include various combinations of soaps/lotions with the appropriate crystals to obtain an array of desired outcomes (relaxation, invigoration, etc).

Umm, don't you just want to be her friend? She is one of the nicest people I have worked with since starting Prissy Green. 100% dedication and devotion, and love is put into each of her products. And what FINE products they are! First the soaps are SO pretty you don't even want to use them! But when you realize how nourishing they are to your body and soul, you can't resist!

I was able to try out a few Celestial Farms products. Her White Light Lotion, Eve's Garden Soap and Zen for men handwash. White light has this stunning scent, exotic coconut, bergamont, and tiny bit of cedarwood have me using it at every opportunity I get! And don't forget it is charged with a real crystal. And yes, there is a crystal floating around in there! it's rich moisturizers of Aloe, coconut oil and Grapeseed Oil help this to drench the skin in light, perfect for summer moisture.

The Eve's Garden soap is truly one of the most moisturizing soaps I have used, up there with goats milk soaps. It lathers up so easily and is rich and creamy, makes the bath time a real experience. Add in the jasmine, green apple and lily of the valley and you have a huge hit!

And lastly the Zen for Men. Since it is for men, I put this in Craig's bathroom, aka the spare bathroom. But, I secretly use it all the time! I just love the scent. Green Tea, mandarin orange and lemon verbena awaken your nose and mind! Charged with an aventurine crystal helps you live in the now. (i just love the crystals!) it truly doesn't dry out my hands, but yet gets all the dirt, including under the nails with little effort.

Niki has generously offered THREE winners their choice of two 8 oz lotions, two 2 oz lotions and two of our 9 oz liquid soaps. yes that is 4 lotions each! Pick whichever scent works out for you, and either get the 2oz as a travel size for purse or car, or use it to sample other scents. Your choice! Each basket has a $48 value! Thanks Niki!

To win, tell me one of the scents and products from Celestial Farms OR from Serene Bath and Body that you would like to try most and why.

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Teeccino Herbal Coffee Review and Giveaway

Teeccino America's #1 herbal coffee. I am not a coffee drinker, but I do love it. I try to stay away from caffeine as I have some rather strange side effects from it, and being an insomniac, it is just better for me. Well now I can enjoy great tasting flavors, that are GOOD for me, and contain no caffeine.

Teeccino comes in two lines - 10 flavors in all and has NO caffeine (no coffee!) and is full of goodness.

Brewed exactly the same way as coffee (on the stove, in a drip maker etc), Teeccino can be enjoyed by the whole family and pregnant women, too.

The two lines - Mediterranean and Maya are 75% and 100% organic. In addition, Teeccino donates a portion of the sales of the Maya line to educating women in Guatemala, helping cure childhood blindness both there and in Belize.

Teeccino is sold across the nation in Whole Foods stores and other outlets for around $8.88 for 11oz. There are TEN flavors. Maya Caffé, Maya Chocolaté, Maya Chai, Vanilla Nut, Hazelnut, Java, Mocha, Almond Amaretto, Chocolate Mint, Original.

Not only that but we are growing - the coffee alternative market actually grew by 20% last year according to SPINS data.
Dark, rich, and full-bodied, Teeccino brings you all the satisfaction of a robust brew with no caffeine reaction. Teeccino tastes mildly sweet from dates and figs, but only has 15 calories per cup! Teeccino contains 65mg of potassium to give your body a natural energy lift and 365mg of inulin to enhance your digestion and improve your elimination.

Social Responsibility: Teeccino Caffé follows socially responsible business practices with
its employees, its suppliers, and its customers. The majority of Teeccino’s ingredients are
organically grown and Teeccino’s line of Maya Herbal Coffees is USDA certified organic.
Teeccino works in developing countries such as Guatemala and India to create new trade that
brings more economic opportunity to people living in rural villages with limited sources of
income.
Teeccino is dedicated to supporting rainforest preservation in Central America. One percent of
sales from the Maya flavors in 2007 was donated to The Equilibrium Fund to conduct workshops educating women about the nutritional value of ramon nuts for their families. In 2008, Teeccino contributed one percent of sales to Vitamin Angels to support nutritional programs in Maya
villages in Belize.


I was able to try out each in the sampler pack, and honestly I am still working through it. But my favorites so far are the Almond Amaretto and the Chai. I made the Chai into iced beverage, not sure whether to call it coffee or tea! and it was outstanding! I am drinking the last of my Almond Vanilla Amaretto now, and since it is hailing outside here in Indiana, I this batch warm. I added a little milk, no sweetner and it is so tasty!

There are TEN flavors. Maya Caffé, Maya Chocolaté, Maya Chai, Vanilla Nut, Hazelnut, Java, Mocha, Almond Amaretto, Chocolate Mint, Original.

Teeccino has offered one Prissy Green Reader a chance to win a Sampler Pack! You will get all of the unique flavors, each large enough to create 6oz of Teeccino each!

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Vitalicious VitaTops Review and Giveaway

Vitalicious! Deliciously Convenient

No time for your vitamin-fortified cereal this morning? Tired of chewing yet another granola bar, but still want your vitamins, minerals and 5-6g fiber with very little fat?

VitaTop™ 100 calorie muffin tops have all of the healthy benefits of our delicious VitaMuffin™ - now even more convenient to carry and eat on-the-run. The VitaTop™, a "one-hand" satisfying snack food with the portability of an energy or granola bar, is easy to eat anywhere, anytime. At your desk or on the road, these handy muffin tops fit conveniently into a purse, briefcase, work out bag, backpack and lunchbox.

Seriously the perfect morning breakfast. I zap mine in the micro for about 20 seconds, and it is a nice warm and satisfying breakfast. Normally if I eat cereal, I am hungry for a snack at 10, but when I eat these I can usually last until lunch, not ever time but better results then normally.

each 2oz serving contains:
100 calories
4-7 grams of Fiber
4 grams of Protein
Low-Fat
Trans-Fat Free
No Cholesterol
15 Vitamins and Minerals

I have been testing out the Super Sampler Pack. it contains all of these yummy flavors, all natural and all healthy!

4 Low Fat VitaBrownies
2 Low Fat Chocolate Fig VitaTops
2 Low Fat Banana Nut VitaTops
2 Low Fat Double Chocolate Dream VitaTops
2 Low Fat Deep Chocolate VitaTops
2 Low Fat Fudgy Peanut Butter Chip VitaTops
2 Low Fat Golden Corn VitaTops
2 Low Fat CranBran VitaTops
2 Low Fat AppleBerry VitaTops
2 Low Fat MultiBran VitaTops
2 Low Fat BlueBran VitaTops







Would you like a chance to win a Super Sampler Pack for your home? Sells for $35.99, but you have a unique chance to win it here at Prissy Green! Simple leave me a comment on which flavor you would most like to try, then go to the Prissy Green Entry Form, and submit.

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Chicken Soup for the Soul, Tough Times, Tough People Review Giveawa

Tough times won’t last, but tough people will. Many people have lost money and many are losing their jobs, homes, or at least making cutbacks. Many others have faced life-changing natural disasters, such as hurricanes and fires, as well as health and family difficulties Chicken Soup for the Soul: Tough Times, Tough People is all about overcoming adversity, pulling together, making do with less, facing challenges, and finding new joys in a simpler life. Includes 10 bonus stories of faith. and 101 stories about survival in these economic times and many more challenges.

A truly inspirational read. If you have days that surprise you out of the blue, or even if you are expecting them, I challenge you to read this book. I have been out of work for some time now, and struggle to find a job overqualified vs not qualified. Everyone hiring from with in. But when the door shut, this blog opened! There is always light isn't there? It takes a little while to get there, but it is always there.

This book (and series) is great for when you need a pick me up, some inspiration, or even some encouragement. and since there are 101 stories, you only need a moment or two.

Be prepared to see more Chicken Soup for the Soul books on Prissy green. I have teamed up with Simon and Schuster and will be featuring more of these great books right here!

I have 5 copies to giveaway today! Just tell me someone you know that could use this book right now, give me a little more information then just the name. Doesnt have to be long but simply stating "mom" won't cut the mustard!

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Sweet Gratitude Review, and Superfoods: The Food and Medicine of the Future Review, and Giveaway on Both!

I have brought you two great books along with reviews and giveaways today. First let me thank North Atlantic Books for extending this offer to me and my readers! And readers expect more from where this is coming from because we have forged somewhat of a partnership with North Atlantic Books! YAY!

The first book was like eating a potato chip, I couldn't just stop at one page, or even one chapter! I completely dived in and consumed the whole book. The book is Superfoods: The Food and Medicine of the Future, by David Wolfe.

In today's society trying to eat healthy isn't easy, we are shown energy bars, juice blends, vitamins, supplements and herbs and they are not all healthy for you! Fortunately, raw-foods guru and world-renowned nutritionist David Wolfe is here to help guide us to the most powerful foods—and best health—available. In Superfoods: The Food and Medicine of the Future, Wolfe profiles 17 vibrant and delicious foods that deliver unparalleled nutrition. He shows how superfoods can help rebuild the immune system, aid in weight loss, and restore the body’s natural balance, thus alleviating conditions like allergies, skin disorders, chronic fatigue, and depression.

It truly is fascinating how much we need to eat a healthy and balanced diet to lead a properly functioning life. I tend to think that some people that eat fast food regularly do so because it makes them tired, and when you tired and sluggish you don't want to stop at the grocery and then go home and prepare a meal. I do think that if folks with poor eating habits made a true pledge to eat healthy and balanced for 2-3 weeks, they would continue on with it after. Sure we all fall off our own wagons at times, that is actually pretty healthy too! Now mind you I do not eat a complete raw-food diet, but I am sort of a natural when it comes to this. I have always loved veggies raw and learned a long way back that nuts are always healthier for you, and more digestable when uncooked.

And on to the Second book from North Atlantic Books!

This book is titles Sweet Gratitude and is authored by Matthew Rogers and Tiziana Alipo Tamborra. It's subtitle is "a New World of Raw Desserts." Now this is a book after Craig and I's hearts! I love dessert and I also love baking, so to steal out of the oven for a moment and create masterpieces of food is a change and treat! The only thing I have made so far is the Ginger Spice-Cranberry cookies, which are perfect for the holidays but sounded easy to start with. I was right. they were very easy, and man o man, were they ever good! Now one of the hard parts of raw desserts is you need a lot of ingredients you probably don't have on hand right now. The good part is, you can even up throwing out some of the old stuff you used to use and substituting raw food ingredients! There are over 90 recipes, and one is a Strawberry Shortcake, that sounds so out of this world!

Both authors of Sweet Gratitude are experienced chefs from San Fransisco. This book features fresh mininamilly processed ingredients and many of the the recipes are raw versions of similair favorites. (pumpkin pie, Tiramisu) Suited for Raw foodests and vegans.

The intructions are well thought out and forgive me, but dumbed down to someone like me trying raw for the first time!

North Atlantic is offering both of these books, Sweet Gratitude and Super Foods to 1 reader at Prissy Green!
To enter, find a raw food recipe either through the book links, or on your own and come back here and leave the recipe title. just the title, I don't want you all going through the trouble of the whole thing! But if you want to that is great too! Everyone can share!

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Solavie Review and Giveaway

Pamela Rae has a great knowledge of skin care products, and she is the first (to my knowledge) to make a skin care line dedicated to the different climates we all live in. If you think about it makes total sense. If you live in Arizona, chances are you can't use the same products as someone in Maine. Pamelas theory is Nature vs. Nuture. and it expressed best in her line called Solavie.

After looking at how native plants thrive despite harsh conditions in their respective environments, Solavie Eco-Global Skin/Hair system offers an incredible simple solution…skin and hair care products that are specifically formulated for your body’s reaction to environmental conditions. Solavie uses phytonutrients from indigenous plants in formulas developed for each of the six different Enviro-types: Mountains, Urban, Tropics, Shore, Plains & Desert.

Vitamin E, A and Evening Primrose oils provide much needed protection in the urban areas while St. John’s Wort, Lavendar, and Echinacea revitalize the mountain areas. Yarrow extract, Chamomile & Geranium oils will soothe your skin and hair in the plains. Sage oil, Rosemary, Yucca extracts and Aloe super hydrate you in the desert. Neroli and Cypress oils retain moisture and breath-ability at the shore. And last but not least, Ylang-ylang, Jasmine and Sandalwood counteract the bacteria and humidity of the tropics. What ever the climate Solavie’s definitely got you covered…

Solavie is just over flowing with incredible ingredients and to top it off it uses an exclusive, naturally super-charged volcanic spring water that’s loaded with minerals & trace elements to boost the performance of the phytonutrients and antioxidants.

Solvie has products for each climate, Moiuntains, Urban, Tropics, Shore, Plains and Desert. I am Urban Enviro-type. Although she has products for body care, hair care and facial skin, I only tried out the facial products. They are pretty incredible, right down to the packaging. The face wash and moisturizer "clip" onto each other making them perfect for travel, they are rectangular in shape and just are too cute.

The Urban Enviro-Type Face wash helps to wash away the toxic chemicals in the city, as well as bacteria and carbon minoxide grease. (eww!) Solavie Solution:
Each of the five Urban skin/hair care products contains phyto-nutrients and anti-oxidants to combat urban environmental assault and stress. Mineral-rich volcanic spring water from the mountains of Sun Valley boosts the effectiveness, and transports nutrients deep into skin/hair cells to help treat damage and aging. Anti-bacterial properties and protective barriers defend from further toxic assault and damage.

The wash is mild yet it cleans, and doesn't not strip the skin of it's own natural oils, which is so important, you do not want to get squeaky clean! The Urban Enviro-Type Face Nourish is light and protecting, although it lacks SPF, it is going to provide protection against environmental elements you can't see! As I said, it is light and sinks right into the skin. Great for neck and facial areas.

How would you like to win a set of your Enviro-Type Face Duo and as well as a Hair Care Duo? for your self? 2 winners! To enter head over to Solavie and tell me which Enviro-type you are, and the name of the product you would most like to try!

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Super Natural Home Review and Giveaway

I have another great book to review and a chance for you to win today. This book is titled Super Natural Home: Improve Your Health, Home and Planet-One Room at a Time and is written by Beth Greer. The author had been living what she considered a healthy lifestyle when a medical crisis prompted her to reevaluate everything — from the food she ate to the personal care products she used and the environment she lived in. Now, in Super Natural Home, she shows the alarming extent of the dangerous chemicals we unwittingly expose ourselves to every day. As she did in her own life, she invites readers to put their lives under a microscope — to scrutinize what Americans put in and on their bodies and bring into their homes — and to make personal choices that will enable them to "live clean" in a toxic world.

The straightforward, solutions-based approach of Super Natural Home — complete with quizzes to help identify and correct potential toxic hot zones speaks directly to what environment-conscious consumers really need: ultra-practical advice on what they can do right now to limit exposure to the poisons that are endangering them and their children. At a time when impeccable scientific research points to an alarming correlation between common chemical compounds and cancers, allergies, psychiatric disorders, and birth defects, among other serious health concerns, Super Natural Home gives consumers the tools to start protecting themselves and their families.

About the author: Beth Greer, Super Natural Mom™, is an award-winning journalist and holistic health advocate. She is also the founder of SuperNaturalMom.com, a website dedicated to providing healthy, natural strategies and advice. As former President and co-owner of The Learning Annex, the largest private alternative adult education company in the U.S., Beth has helped thousands see new possibilities and feel empowered to make changes in their lives. Visit http://supernaturalmom.com/.



This book is so practical and so needed as a work through in today's society. Remember the time before plastic? umm, I don't. But I rarely use it in the home, i save all of my glass jars and reuse them for food storage. This book really sheds a bright light on the hidden dangers that probably are lurking in your home. From Indoor pollution, to drinking water and foods and so much more in between, this book realy is a must have for anyone trying to live a healthier and greener lifestyle. Yet this book was great for a person like me who thinks I already have a pretty detoxed home, I learned that even though we use a filter (by aquasana) I should still have my water tested, and I do really need to get rid of my non-stick pans. Even if they cost me a bundle!

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FLOR Review and Giveaway

If you look at any blog around the blogosphere chances are you have seen a FLOR review or two. They are very happy to work with Blogs to help them spread the word! And I admit, us bloggers are pretty happy to get some tasteful decor for our homes too!

If you know nothing about FLOR, the are a carpet and rug company that sells tiles that you can install yourself, VERY easily I might add. With a wide, um no HUGE range of colors and styles you will definitely find a match for your style and your home. They have many different textures too, which can spice up a room really quick especially idf you can't do a lot of color!

I picked out enough tiles to make a 5x7 rug (12 tiles). I places my order with their rep (for review) and was so excited to get them home. The rug we currently had a the front door was a quick grab so we would have something to walk on, but we were far from in love with it.

When I got the FLOR tiles in, I quickly opened the box and started placing them in an order and soon realized, I hated a couple of the colors. The colors were very pretty by themselves, but when you add our room decor to them, they are really bright and well, just plain didn't fit in at all! I sent my rep an email, apologizing for picking out tiles I couldn't use, and asked her what we could do. She was SO sweet about it. She said, this is YOUR Review and YOUR FLOR, so lets chat on the phone and pick you out something else. We were probably on the phone for a good 30 minutes, going between the pages of their catalog together. We had one completely picked out, that wouldn't be utilizing the color tiles I had and liked, when I mentioned that I had dogs, she was frank and told me, that original tiles I had would be better for hair and traffic. And so we went back to that style, and found a solution. I am SO HAPPY WITH MY FLOR!

FLOR is an eco-friendly option for your floors. FLOR's carpet tiles come in 20-inch squares* in a range of beautiful colors, patterns and textures that you can mix and match to create area rugs, runners or wall-to-wall designs to fit any space. Plus, FLOR's dedication to caring for the environment carries over into all that we do from design and manufacturing to reclaiming old FLOR tiles to be recycled into new product.

Benefits of FLOR include:

• Eco-friendly**. Through FLOR's Return & Recycle Program, old FLOR tiles are recycled into new products, so you can feel good that your purchase is a responsible one.
• Quick to install. FLORdots and easy-to-follow instructions come with every order.
• Easy to clean. Clean your FLOR with a vacuum or simply pick up a square and wash it in the sink.
• Fast delivery. FLOR ships direct to you within 5 to 7 business days.

They have the best customer service, she even let me keep the old tiles that I wasn't that found of, six in total, and I have those as a mat in the garage now.

They have also given me the chance to share FLOR with you! Enter to win a a 5x7 (12 tile) area rug of your choosing (all styles except Shaggy Sheep or Coir).

To enter, go to FLOR and pick out with style you would most like to have!

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Grateful Body Skin Care

Examine, for a moment, your hand. You'll see a variety of different lines and creases all over your hand. Whether deep or superficial, these lines seem befitting and proper, a record of sorts of your life. It would seem strange to be embarrassed about them or to think they lessened our worth. Despite our industry's focus on anti-aging products of all kinds, Grateful Body also considers the wrinkles on our faces as chronological merit badges, marks of distinction and honor. For us, suggesting that people aspire to a face that is deprived of the imprints of their unique and remarkable experience is to deny all that is good and true and real about life. It undermines self-acceptance and unconsciously enrolls us in a shallow, fearful relationship to ourselves. That's why we never use the term "anti-aging" to describe any of our products. What we absolutely do want for your skin is for it to be a reflection of your greatest level of health at whatever age you are. "Graceful aging" is an important aim and a valuable direction - that's why we make the products we make. Rather than artificially manipulating the tissues and appearance of the skin, we delight in making a wide assortment of products that can extend the skin's youthfulness with one simple "trick" -- extravagant nourishment. There are so many, many amazing botanicals to work with, for example, that our Restorative line already boasts four lavish recipes; each with an extensive ingredient deck and each with its own special approach to strengthening the skin for long-lasting health and radiance.

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During the summer, our skin is subjected to heat, sun, salt, sand, and other elements that challenge its ability
to stay soft and smooth. To keep the skin of face and body balanced, supple and sleek, it is vital to keep it deeply
hydrated and well-protected.

Our nutrient-rich skin care, full of natural antioxidants, is just the thing, of course! Grateful Body's four special Summer Skin Sets give you everything you need to maintain beautifully healthy skin at a deeply discounted price.* Choose the package that best fits your skin type. You'll receive one of our nourishing cleansers, refreshing toners, perfectly balanced moisturizers, and our ever popular Essential Eye Creme. You'll also get Supernatural Antioxidant Restorative Serum (see below) and our luxurious Midnight Oil. This is a head-to-toe complexion boost, the holistic way!

Grateful Body's Supernatural Antioxidant

, our "protection potion," is a precious ally this time of year, when summertime environmental stressors cause cellular inflammation that can lead to skin damage and premature signs of aging. This uncommonly fortified serum boosts your skin's defenses with a remarkable selection of botanicals that have various ways of helping the body to balance its complex response to cellular inflammation & free radicals. (Sunscreen wearers, please note: it has come to light that many sunscreens can break down when exposed to the sun, which actually produces more free radicals than not wearing sunscreen at all. Supernatural Antioxidant can help counterbalance this effect.) Supernatural Antioxidant is worn under your moisturizer, and is appropriate for all skin types.

Find the right Summer Skin Set

for you. Summer's even more fun when you have Mother Nature herself looking
after your looks! *Limited-time offer. Not valid with other discount codes or coupons.

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We had such a lovely time at our June Open Houses that we've scheduled two more! So, if you'd like to see where the Grateful Body magic happens, it's time to mark your calendars and come on over for a visit.

You're welcome to drop in at the following times: Wednesday, July 29, 5-7 pm Saturday, August 1, 3-6 pm

No matter how appreciative you are of our vital, extravagant formulations, a visit to our handcrafting facility (Berkeley, CA) puts things in a whole new light. Follow your nose as you make your way into our aromatic lab/kitchen, and ask questions to your heart's content. You'll be able to try out our whole new line-up of lavishly nourishing skin care while you're here, take your favorites home with you, and save some money, too!

We will also be offering a limited number of Grateful Body Mini-Facials during each Open House -- a relaxing way to experience the products and get a few personalized tips for the loving care of your complexion. Mini-Facials are $20 or free with purchase of two or more items. If you'd like to schedule a Mini-Facial at a particular time, you may contact us prior to the Open House.

Thirsty Thursday, Creamy Margaritas!

If this is not your first rodeo with Prissy Green, then you know how much me and Craig love our margaritas and mexican food. Well we also love sorbet or sherbet, and when I was sent this recipe, I just had to share! I also have a standing joke when waitresses ask us if we would like dessert, I always state, that I am drinking it, if I have a glass of wine or a margarita. silly, not funny, but I can't help it.

Creamy Margaritas

4 smallish servings, 2 good servings. =)

2 cups lime sorbet or sherbet
1can (12 fluid ounces) evaporated milk
1 cup ice cubes
2 tablespoons (1 shot) tequila (optional or add more! lol!)
Coarse salt for rim Or fine sugar
Fresh lime slices (optional, just for garnish, or if you want some extra juice)

Easy Peasy, throw is all minus the salt and fresh lime slices and blend until smooth and you don't hear any more ice crunching, I usually hit pulse a couple times.

Then salt the rims, add the fresh lime and ENJOY!!