Everybody Wins on KTLA 12/22

Michaela:  “With Christmas in 3 day away, you may be feeling the gift giving crunch!   If you’re out of ideas and need a dose of inspiration, help has arrived!  Beauty and lifestyle expert, Stacy Cox is in the house with a group of gifts that have a powerful twist…they lend a helping hand to those in need.  These are gifts that give back!”

Sue Devitt’s Hydrating Marine Mineral Eye Palettes Sunset on the Serengeti Collection

Price: $37.50

What is it?: Four shades of eye shadow  house in one compact. Special ingredient is Marula Oil commonly use throughout Africa for its remarkable anti-oxidant, hydrating and healing abilities.

Who it Benefits: 20% of the sales goes to the Africa Foundation is concentrated on bringing water and nutrition to the children of Africa.  Hippo Water Rollers are a remarkable tool designed to transport water more easily and efficiently throughout communities that have inadequate access to water; transporting 5 times the amount of traditional methods.  www.suedevittbeauty.com & www.bloomingdales.com

Sweet Grass Farm’s Faith Hope & Courage Scented Reed Diffusers

Price: $29.95

What it is: A gentle gift for those who have been affected by Breast Cancer. Our special Carnation & Pink Peppercorn Faith Hope & Courage fragrance sticks have been designed to impart a lovely, sweet & peppery fragrance. Developed in honor of Anna, our close family friend, who fought this disease with courage and heart..

Who it Benefits: We donate 10% from each sale to the National Breast Cancer Research Foundation, which not only works diligently to help find a cure, but also funds and publicizes the need for regular mammograms for early detection.   www.sweetgrassonline.com

Silver Plated Bracelet Raises Funds for Aids Awareness.

Price: $25

What it is: Stars Jessica Alba, Susan Sarandon Michael Phelps  Nate Berkus/Kristin Cavallari/CCH Pounder/Kim Kardashian /Kerri Walsh are all wearing “The Bracelet” to help raise funds for HIV/AIDS services, education and vaccine development.

Who it Benefits: The $25 silver bracelet is available at www.until.org and fund go to Until There’s A Cure® is a national organization dedicated to eradicating HIV/AIDS by raising awareness

Philosophy’sThe Recipe Box
Price: $18

What it is: Three bottles of Philosophy’s famous shampoo/shower gel/bubble bath formula, in melon smoothie, orchard pear, and raspberry sorbet flavors. The adorable package includes very cute and doable recipes.

Who it Benefits: All proceeds support PBS KIDS and PBS www.philosophy.com

TOMS  Slip-on Shoes
Price: Shoes start at $44

What it is: These easy-chic styles are available in an amazing array of shades — from brown suede to metallic silver

Who it Benefits: For every pair purchased, TOMS will give a pair of shoes to a child in need (any style).  Blake Mycoskie launched his company in 2006 when on a trip to Argentina, he realized how many kids the world over are shoeless, yet walking is their main source of transportation.  So Blake returned later that year to Argentina with 10,000 pairs of shoes and at the close of 2009 the company will have put shoes on 300,000 needy kids’ feet.  www.tomsshoes.com

Smashbox Wish For the Perfect Pout

Price: $29

What it is: limited-edition set of lip glosses that contains best sellers and exclusive holiday shades so you can create the perfect pout.  This six-pack of glossiness is all you need to get your lips primed to pucker perfection. And, for the first time ever, this set features two full-size lip glosses.

Who if Benefits: With every WISH purchase, $1 will be donated to Children’s Miracle Network*, a non-profit that grants the wish of life to millions of sick or injured kids by providing care and investing in life-saving research. Help Smashbox make miracles happen this holiday.. www.sephora.com

Feed 5 Bear

Price: $60

What it is: NBC “Hero’s” star, Ali Larter bought one of these cute stuffed animals.

Who it Benefits: Your donation helps buy food for malnourished children in Africa. These meals at school often act as the catalyst to get kids to attend school, it’s an incentive of sorts to children in developing countries.  And the lunch not only gives them nourishment, but necessary energy to study and learn. www.feedprojects.org

Envirosax

Price: $38

What it is: Jessica Biel and Cameron Diaz have this sack

Who it Benefits: $1 from each hip, reuseable bag pays for food and meds for ASPCA shelter animals.  www.envirosax.com Code is” SDL”

“Take Me Out To The Ball Game
Buy Some Lipgloss & Sparkly Blush…”

 Mikala: “It’s Monday April 13th and Beauty Expert Stacy Cox is in the HOUSE which only means one thing!  It’s Dodger Season! Wait, whoa… did I read the teleprompter correctly? Our beauty expert is talking baseball?  Stacy what beauty tips can you possibly have conjured up related to our national pastime????”

 Stacy: “Well Mikala…Jess…great news! The days of wearing our husband’s and boyfriend’s oversized team jersey’s is a thing of the past because the “MLB” (Ladies that stands for Major League Baseball) has come into the 21 century going “LBD” (Men, that stands for Little Black Dress).  If you’re heading to Dodger Stadium for tonight’s game, I brought along some affordable beauty and fashion tips to add flair to your look!”

Beauty Tips…

1. Mission Skincare…teamed up with world-class, professional athletes to engineer a groundbreaking line of skincare products. Serena William, Mia Hamm and Amanda Beard are 3 athletes involved in developing sweat proof & fast drying sunscreen, soothing after sun revive gel and a foot synergy gel.
2. DIY…Bring an empty zip lock baggie to the ball park & fill it with
   • Peanut shells… @ home you can use your coffee grinder to make a body scrub with the ground peanut shells
   • Mayonnaise packets use the mayo for a quick hydrating hair mask treatment
   • Coffee stirrers to push cuticles back ~ Then recycle your…
   • Altoid tins…use empty tins for mini emergency kits! Fill them w/ aspirin, safety pins, band aid, perfume sample
3. New Colgate Wisps will fit perfectly into the Altoid tins helping you have a just brushed clean feeling anytime, anywhere… After meals, at work, in a car, at the gym, on a plane or before a date.  They are Sugar Free, freshening bead dissolves in use and are discreet and portable.   No water or rinsing necessary.
4. Living Proof “No Frizz” Is your hair wilting in the humidity? Two Tips…One you need to use Living Proof’s “No Frizz” ($24). Spray it on your hair, blow it dry and you get over 16 hours of straight hair with no frizz.  You can also purchase a Dodger terry wrist band and fashion it into a ponytail holder to get your hair off your face.
5. Tide To GO Minis! $2.99 Kelly Ripa is a fan and I know if you get some mustard or ketchup on your cute shirt you will be too. Great quick fix tool to stash in your purse on the way of the door to the game!
6. MBT Anti Cellulite Tennis Shoe…Did you already purchase a pair of tennis shoe that simulates walking on sand to tone your legs and combat cellulite? But like me, do you forget to wear them?  What better place to wear them out then to Dodger Stadium?  The walk from the parking lot into the stadium has MBT’s written all over them.  And then if you see stairs and an escalator…take the stairs! Makes eating that hotdog and fries more justifiable.
7. Catch a fly ball…In case you want to try to catch a fly ball…do it with a pink mitt from Rawlings! $19.95 the “web” lights up every time you make a catch, FUN!
8. Legos for Adults…Jouer Cosmetics the casing/container of all the Jouer cosmetics are meant to be snapped together into one clump so you don’t have random pieces floating around your purse and disappearing!  Easy to take with you to the game for touchups!  Approx $20 per piece.

   

Next Fashion w/ Models…

Me, Jess & Mikala

The Dodger Stadium Gift Shop…7th inning stretch??? Head to the gift shop!  I have scoped out all the must-haves bringing you the highlights. From pink rebooks to designer jeans to charm bracelets this is a must stop and shop situation!

Metro Male ~ Men’s Grooming Segment
KTLA Morning News, Tuesday, March 11, 2008

On KTLA Morning News, I finally got to turn the gender table, so to speak, and feature the best skin products for MEN!  Plus I demo’ed a couple easy do-it-yourself aftershaves and shoe deodorizing powder you can craft at home!   In the health and beauty market, one of the fastest growing segments happens to be one of the most difficult to reach–MEN. Last year, men spent more than $16 billion worldwide for personal care products, reflecting greater than a 7% increase worldwide.” 

Here’s what we covered during the segment…
Billy Jealousy’s Six Pack $40

• • Six Pack ensures that your silhouette appears chiseled and not chunky
• • Great to use daily and to apply before hitting the gym for a workout

6 Pack stimulates the body’s lymphatic system through a delivery system of caffeine which enables bioflavinoids to breakdown and liquefy the fat! 

OLAY DEFINITY ILLUMINATING EYE TREATMENT $25.99
Just launched this past July, the Illuminating eye treatment diminishes the look of darkness and wrinkles for highly defined luminosity around the eyes.  Small in size, it sits on night stands discretely, will make it through airport check points and make men’s eye wrinkles less obvious.

VOLCANIC MUD SOAP $18
Can’t get your partner to part w/ soap?  Here’s the best one for face & body.

• • Contains ground oatmeal to scruff-off dead skin
• • Defends against breakouts on face and body
• • Supercharged with detoxifying volcanic mud

Active Ingredients
GINSENG, SUMAC, GOTU KOLA, DONG QUAI, WATERCRESS – Bioelements Adaptogens – Support and strengthen the skin, helping it withstand stress
VOLCANIC MUD EXTRACT – Stimulating, detoxifying
OATMEAL – Soothing, abrasive
OLIVE OIL – Healing, soothing

NXT Hot new men’s line from CVS!
Pricing out at about $4.99 per product, this simple 4 step line from CVS has packaging that literally lights up alluding to the fact that the ingredients are light, great for sensitive skin with natural essential oils and a minty scent! You won’t need your Snoopy night light anymore!  Yay!

Do-It-Yourself…

Transformer Foot Powder…

• • ¼ cup cornstarch or rice flour
•  • tablespoons of baking soda
• • 1 tablespoon finely ground, dried calendula petals
• • 1 to 2 drops essential oil of geranium

Place all the ingredients in a jar or resealable plastic bag and shake well to mix.  Sprinkle powder on feet or directly in shoes overnight to deodorize them.   Another fun one… 

007 Skin Bracer…

• • ¼ cup pure vodka
• • ¼ cup witch hazel
• • ½ tablespoon lemon zest
• • 1 teaspoon camphor spirit

Want a “shaken not stirred” attitude?  Mix together all the ingredients and let the mixture sit for a few days to allow the ingredients to mix & strengthen.  Store in bottle w/ a tight lid and splash on skin after shaving!