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A Push for Safe Beauty Products

As I’ve warned before, your beauty products may be doing you harm.  Right now, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) doesn’t approve ingredients used in beauty products before they hit the shelves.  Instead, that responsibility of safety falls on the beauty product companies.  Still, there could be lead in your lipstick, lead acetate in your hair dye, and even formaldehyde and 1, 4-dioxane in you baby’s shampoo. But, that may change soon.  The Safe Cosmetics Act was introduced in 2011.  The Campaign for Safe Cosmetics is hoping to convince the House of Representatives to support this bill, which would require … Continue reading →

More Weird Beauty Tips

I’m fascinated with the list of weird beauty tips from Cosmopolitan magazine. Here are a few more I couldn’t resist sharing (and some I plan to try on myself)! Try shaving your legs with conditioner instead of soap or shaving cream. I’ve done this myself, and it actually works really well! The tip-testers at Cosmo say that the conditioner helps soften the leg hair so it’s easier to shave off. Use an exfoliating facial scrub (they’re gentler than body scrubs) on your underarms to help your pits look soft and pretty. This is a good one for hot summer days … Continue reading →

Magic Kingdom to Serve Beer, Wine

A bar inside the Dolphin Resort at Disney World Last week the official Disney Parks blog revealed a detail about the Be Our Guest Restaurant in the new Fantasyland expansion, one that breaks a tradition held by the Magic Kingdom since its inception: Be Our Guest will serve alcohol. The decision came when Walt Disney World execs contemplated the theme of the restaurant. In keeping with the setting of “Beauty and the Beast,” the film on which the restaurant is based, execs wanted to offer the finest French cuisine. Part of the French dining experience is to serve alcohol, so … Continue reading →

“Mini” Money-Saver

A popular amusement park in China is kicking off a mega-sale: Wear a mini skirt, get a huge discount. The Merryland Resort near Guilin is running a “Love Miniskirts” promotion for the next two months which provides discounted admission tickets to female visitors wearing a skirt shorter than 38 centimeters. Let the controversy begin. According to Shanghai Daily, the English-language newspaper, the park has set-up staff to measure arriving guests’ skirts with rulers. Females whose skirts are short enough score a ticket for just 55 yuan or roughly eight American dollars. “The stipulation aims to encourage female visitors to showcase … Continue reading →

Freebies For You – Week of June 25, 2012

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Ready for some more freebies? It can be difficult to track down a good freebie. They are scattered across the internet, and are not always heavily advertised. It takes a lot of time to search through various coupon blogs in order to find them. Here are a bunch of freebies for you that are conveniently placed into one blog. Chili’s has a “Kid’s Eat Free” deal going on. This deal is good on June 25, June 26, and June 27 of 2012. Get a FREE Kids’ Meal with the purchase of an adult entree. Make sure that you print out … Continue reading →

Freebies For You – Week of May 8, 2012

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There are plenty of good reasons why people love to find a freebie. It is always nice to get something special for absolutely free. Freebies make it easy for you to try out a new product, or one that has a new scent or flavor, without having to buy an entire bottle or package of it. Some of the freebies in this blog would make nice additions to the gift you are giving your mom for Mother’s Day. Haagen Dazs is having a FREE Cone Day today, May 8, 2012. There is no coupon required. Just go to any participating … Continue reading →

Prince William Speaks Out Against Poaching

We all know how altruistic Princess Diana was. I remember how before her death, she campaigned for many charities including those for the homeless, sick, elderly, and children. She also toured land mines in Angola – pretty uncharacteristic for a princess if you ask me. Earlier this week, I blogged about Prince Charles and how he narrated a new documentary titled Harmony: A New Way of Looking At Our World, in which he talks about ways to stop climate change and find new ways to protect our environment. So, with two parents so involved in social issues, how could Prince … Continue reading →

Rick Santorum’s Comments on Health Insurance

The Republican candidate’s campaigns continue. Rick Santorum has been declared the winner of the Minnesota primary, the Colorado non-binding caucus, and the Missouri “beauty contest”. Santorum spoke a lot about health insurance in his victory speech. One of the reasons why it is important for a candidate to win a primary is because of the delegates. The candidate who wins a state primary will get the votes of the delegates of that state. This is important because eventually, the Republican party will have to select one of the many candidates who are running. It is the delegates who vote. The … Continue reading →

Bald and Beautiful Barbie

There is a lobbying campaign that is asking toy maker Mattel to create a new type of doll. The would like to see a Barbie doll that is completely bald. This doll could help raise the self-esteem of girls who have lost their hair due to chemotherapy, (or for other medical reasons). Lots of little girls, (and some little boys), play with Barbie dolls. Since the doll was first created, Barbie has been considered to be an example of what it means to be beautiful. Sure, Barbie’s proportions are not something that match up to what real women actually look … Continue reading →

Curbside Haiku Could Reduce Car Insurance Claims

We all know that it is important to make sure that you are driving safely. The problem is that many of the “public service announcements” that emphasize the importance of safe driving are not incredibly interesting to watch. In New York City, they are using “Curbside Haiku” to promote safe driving. No one wants to get into a car accident. Not only could that accident cause physical harm to you, your loved ones, or the people in the other driver’s car, it could also make your car insurance premiums more expensive. Even if the accident was just a little “fender … Continue reading →