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Have You Ever Had A Bad Spa Experience?

BellaSugarUK — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 06:00:00 -0700

Last week during London Spa week I went for a two-for-one massage with Mr. Bella. However, when I got there, only one masseuse was available. Since I frequent the spa quite often, I decided to go for a facial instead. I was dressed in my robe and very excited for my pores to be cleaned out and get my skin nice and glowing, but the result was anything but pretty.

As the facialist applied my masque, she didn't skip the lip area as recommended. The masque tingled a bit and once it she wiped it off, my face began to itch.

When I left, I immediately took a shower and applied a cream intended to soothe. The next day however, I noticed that my lips and chin were peeling. For the past week and a half I've been walking around with chap stick and was lucky enough to discover a pot of LanoLip in a drawer (it contains medical grade lanolin) and that's been helping repair the cracks.

Do you have any treatments gone bad that you'd care to share in a comment below?

New Product Alert: LanoLip Lip Scrub

BellaSugar — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 07:01:34 -0700

The amazing Miranda Coggins and the rest of the LanoLip research team has just released a new product called LanoLip LipScrub ($9.99). This product helps bring the concept of smooth, healthy lips full circle.

The lip scrub combines medical-grade lanolin, jojoba oil, sweet almond oil and Vitamin E to bring you a 100% edible, sweet exfoliating treat! Simply swirl your pinky around in the pot and gently rub it onto your lips in a circular motion. The result is a moisturized, super-soft, baby pink pout.

Also, LanoLip Lip Scrub is available in four variations: chocolate, cappuccino, vanilla and unscented. Use them individually or combine them together to create your own fab flavored lip scrub! To check out a couple more lip scrubs, click here.

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Simply Fab: LanoLight Massage Oil Candle

BellaSugar — Wed, 11 Apr 2007 09:12:22 -0700

Just a few months ago, the Lano Company, who you might remember from my LanoLip™ lip balm post, released a new product called LanoLight™ Massage Oil Candle, $15. This awesome candle comes in four variations and burns down into a liquefied massage oil that can be rubbed immediately onto your skin and the effects are incredible.

According to Miranda Coggins, President and CEO of the Lano Company, this marriage of skincare and aromatherapy concept is not entirely new to the market, however there was no product that delivered any real benefit to the user. LanoLight is made from soy bean oil, shea butter, avocado oil, vitamin E, jojoba oil, coconut oil, coconut butter and medical grade lanolin. The combination of these ingredients leave the skin in a more nourished, moisturized and protected condition.

To use, simply trim the wick, light the candle and allow it to burn down to an oil. The fire will go out and then you can instantaneously use the oil for massage without it burning the skin. I've tried the Light of Love aroma candle and I loved it! It was intoxicating and felt really soothing and healing.

Did I mention that the candles are also 100% guaranteed? If you don't like them, you can return the unused portion for a refund, less shipping...but I don't think you'll want to do that. To read more about each of the four candles, read more

(Lumiére de L'Amour) Light of Love Massage Candle is a powerful scent made from chamomile, patchouli, eucalyptus and lemongrass oils. It is intended to impact and stimulate the senses.
Exhale Massage Oil Candle is intended to be very relaxing. It is blended with wild crafted lavender, organic rosemary, organic eucalyptus, organic fir, organic naiouli, organic tea tree and peppermint and has an extremely soothing and crispy minty scent.
Cucumber Melon Massage Oil Candle is a refreshing summer scent that has been enhanced with aloe to help invigorate and heal sun stressed skin.
Stripped Bare Massage Oil Candle is actually a fragrance free candle for those with sensitive noses.

Bye Bye Dry Lips, Hello LanoLips!

BellaSugar — Tue, 13 Feb 2007 11:25:44 -0800

LanoLip™ lip balm , $6.99. is a long lasting lip balm created for those with dry, chapped or peeling lips. It was created by Miranda Coggins who suffered from dry skin and cracked lips for years, regardless of the season. After doing research on lip treatments while on maternity leave, she came across a fabulous ingredient called Lanolin.

Lanolin has an emollient action on the skin that works similarly to the way that grease on a sheep's wool protects it from severe weather and climatic conditions. It moisturizes the skin through its water binding capacity. It also restores softness and elasticity to dry or chapped skin. It was then that Miranda decided to bring Lanolin based products to the U.S. (they are already a huge hit in the U.K and Australia). Two years later came LanoLips!

This smooth balm provides unsurpassed moisturizing relief that doesn't contain any wax; it's just: medical grade Lanolin, jojoba oil, sweet almond oil, and vitamin E. It leaves your lips feeling silky smooth for hours and it's safe for both kids and adults to use.

The best part is that if you don't love it, the peeps at LanoLip will refund 100% of your money back (minus shipping). So why not try it - you've got nothing to lose! Available in three flavors; dreamsicle (orange - vanilla), wintergreen (with menthol) and strawberry (with SPF 15).

Miranda will also donate 25¢ for every Strawberry SPF lip balm sold to The Skin Cancer Foundation.

To see more of my favorite lip balms, click here.