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Melitta for the Fall Season!

September 22, 2014 By Leave a Comment

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Happy Fall! I can not believe that summer has come to an end! Pretty soon we will fall back and it will be colder and darker in the mornings. But, there is a way to warm up the mornings! Melitta Cafe De Europa Classique Single Serve Gourmet Coffee is a great way to start of the Fall days! I just love this Medium Roast coffee and love that it can be made quickly in my one cup brewer. Just FYI, these will not work in the New Keurig 2.0 or the Keurig Vue. But,  it’s just so fresh and I love the smell of this coffee! Just a great way to start of the Fall! To find out more, and to see all of the other Melitta products, go to the website. You can also find them on Facebook!

Self Disclosure: I received free samples to facilitate this feature but any opinions expressed are my own. Photo Credit: Melitta.

 EveIry Cup Is Packed in a Unique Thermal Sealed Freshness Pack, Which Locks in The Flavor

Filed Under: Featured Products of the Week

Old Wives Tail

September 22, 2014 By Leave a Comment

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I recently received a hair treatment from Old Wives Tail, which is an organic hair care treatment website that donated proceeds to stop animal testing. I am all for being against animal testing! I received an Organic Almond & Cinnamon Mask which is great for dry, broken and brittle hair. I was quite happy with the results! This Almond Oil and She Butter based mask left my hair soft and looking great! I like how it can be used once or twice a week and how my hair looks better after I use it. This is a protein enriched mask and like I mentioned, there is no animal testing. Old Wives Tail also has a variety of other hair treatments, so check out their website to find out more.

Self Disclosure: I received a free sample to facilitate this feature. Photo Credit: Old Wives Tail.

Filed Under: Beauty and Fashion, Beauty and Fashion Corner

Skin Care that Fights Aging and Breast Cancer

September 22, 2014 By Leave a Comment

There is more to beauty than what meets the eye. That’s why the Avon Foundation for Women is proud to introduce two of their newest fundraising products: Avon ANEW Vitale Day Cream and Avon ANEW Vitale Night Cream. Just in time for breast cancer awareness month, these new pink products provide benefits, for the soul, skin and Avon Breast Cancer Crusade.

Breast Cancer Crusade Benefits: During the entire month of October, a percentage of the net profits from Avon ANEW Vitale Day and Avon ANEW Vitale Night Cream ($5) are donated directly back to the Avon Breast Cancer Crusade. Each purchase helps fund access to quality breast health care and research into the causes and prevention of breast cancer. To date, Avon breast cancer programs in more than 50 countries have donated more than $815 million for breast cancer care and research.

Skin Care Benefits: When using both the Avon ANEW Vitale Day Cream and Avon ANEW Vitale Night Cream, you readers will receive the perfect 24/7 skincare regimen that fights the signs of aging, dullness and fatigue. Apply the Day Cream in the morning for that extra strength to fight off daily stresses. Complete the day feeling calm, cool and collected by applying the Night Cream to leave your skin refreshed. Additional skincare benefits and specific active ingredients are noted in the grid below.

 

Soul Benefits: Indulge in some “guilt-free” shopping this October with the Avon ANEW Vitale Day and Night Creams. It is a great opportunity to contribute to a charity and receive fulfilling benefits on the inside and out!

I received samples of both of these products and just love them especially the Night Cream! My skin feels so soft and refreshed after using it at night. These really are Mom-Must-Haves and what a great cause to support!

 

 

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Avon ANEW Vitale Day Cream

  • Price: $28 ($5 is donated to the Avon Breast Cancer Crusade)
  • Helps strengthen skin to fight the signs of aging
  • Contains SPF 25
  • Targets essential multi-functional protein, SP1, for delivery of skin nutrients
  • Powered by ProEnergy Complex to offset the negative impacts of loss of SP1
  • Product will be available in October

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Avon ANEW Vitale Night Cream

  • Price: $28 ($5 is donated to the Avon Breast Cancer Crusade)
  • Helps refresh skin overnight to fight the signs of dullness and fatigue
  • Targets essential multi-functional protein, SP1, for delivery of skin nutrients
  • Powered by ProEnergy Complex to offset the negative impacts of loss of SP1
  • Product will be available in October

 

Self Disclosure: I received samples to facilitate this feature but this is also a cause that SoCal City Kids strongly supports.     Thank you to our friends at Avon! 

Filed Under: Beauty and Fashion, Beauty and Fashion Corner

The Beat Goes On For Women Drummers: A History from Rock and Jazz to Blues and Country

September 22, 2014 By Leave a Comment

Drummer Viola Smith shocked the jazz world by claiming “hep girls” could sit in on any jam session and hold their own. That was more than 70 years ago. Yet the very idea of women drumming remains a novelty even today. That shouldn’t be. Women Drummers: A History from Rock and Jazz to Blues and Country (Rowman & Littlefield) is a compelling argument for gender parity, the first comprehensive book of its kind, focusing on women drummers in popular music idioms.

Author Angela Smith offers an exhaustive look at the world of professional drumming and the women who had the courage and chops to break the barriers of this all-too-male field. Combining archival research with personal interviews of more than fifty female drummers representing more than eight decades in music history, Smith paints a vivid picture of their struggles to overcome discrimination—not only as professional musicians but in other parts of their lives. 

Women Drummers outlines the evolution of female drumming from pre-biblical times when women held important leadership roles to their silencing by the church during the Middle Ages to spearheading the fight for women’s rights in the modern era. The stories and personal accounts of female drummers who bucked tradition and societal norms are told against the backdrop of the times in which they performed and the genres they represented, from rock and jazz to blues and country. 

Written for followers of popular music and also for those interested in gender and women’s rights issues, an excerpt appears in the latest issue of Tom Tom Magazine.  

Angela Smith is a native Texan and award-winning writer and working musician.  She is Executive Director Emeritus of the Writers’ League of Texas and a former reporter for the Associated Press.  A graduate of the University of Texas, she is also a political activist and a member of Zonta International, an organization dedicated to the advancement of women’s status throughout the world. Smith is active as a board member and advisory board member of numerous arts organizations.

Her book Steel Drums And Steelbands: A History (Scarecrow Press/Rowman & Littlefield) has been an international bestseller since its release in 2012. When she’s not writing, editing or gigging as a pan player, cellist or pianist, you can find her gazing through a telescope at star clusters, galaxies and nebulae, talking politics or fighting for women’s rights.

I received this book and am finding it very interesting to read! A very inspiring book!

For more, please visit the Facebook page: http://on.fb.me/RbxM5z 

Self Disclosure: I received this book to facilitate this feature.

Filed Under: Media Reviews