Thursday, February 7, 2013

Pantene Expert Collection #Giveaway


A few weeks ago I attended an event hosted by Momtrends featuring Pantene's new AgeDefy and Advanced Keratin hair products. I was surprised to learn that hair "ages" with time. I took a hair quiz and found out my hair is 38 years old, a few years younger than me. I don't use products or dye my hair. What I do is Japanese straightening because I have very thick, frizzy hair. I have been doing it for the past 2 years which I am worried will damage my hair in the long run. So I was definitely excited about Pantene's new collection.

Just like our skin, hair shows visible signs of aging. Pantene’s decade-long research revealed that symptoms go beyond greying and thinning. Women may experience multiple signs of aging hair like breakage, split ends, frizz, unruly greys, lackluster color and dryness. That’s why Pantene set out to develop advanced technologies that finally help women get back the hair from their youth.

Advanced Keratin
 ·       Pantene Advanced+ Keratin Repair products work together to repair two years of damage in two minutes.
·       This collection was designed to help restore smoothness to extremely damaged hair, while also working to prevent further damage at the keratin level.
·       The products offer higher levels of damage repair performance needed by women who want long hair and need to repair and prevent more serious damage.
 
Age Defy
·       The Pantene AgeDefy collection is the first and only line of anti-aging hair care product options created to fight multiple signs of intrinsic and extrinsic hair aging, including breakage, split ends, frizz, unruly grays, lackluster color, thin look, and dryness.
·       The AgeDefy line works together to thicken existing hair to make hair act up to 10 years younger.
·       The Pantene AgeDefy Advanced Thickening Treatment increases the diameter of existing hair fibers, so it’s as if 6,500 hair fibers have been added to one’s hair.

I have been using both products for a few weeks now. I've noticed a difference in my hair. It's shinier & definitely looking healthier. I'm hoping its taking some years of my hair. One of us needs to look young again!

Take the hair quiz & find out  how old your hair is at youbeauty.com.

3 lucky readers will have a chance to try out one of Pantene's Expert Collection!
 
-Age Defy Collection
-Advanced Keratin Collection
-Ageless Beauty Collection

Disclosure: I was not compensated for this post. I received products to facilitate a review. Giveaway ends 2/13/13. Three winners will be selected via Rafflecopter. Winners have 24 hours to respond.

Monday, February 4, 2013

Go Shorty Its Your Birthday

I can't believe I'm another year older! Maybe a little wiser but definitely blessed. I had a great weekend celebrating with my family, just how I wanted it. I look forward to what the year will bring me. I take on any challenges with strong will and determination. 40s are the new 20s right?

Join us in the Listerine 21 Day Challenge #Listerine

Did you know that brushing alone misses 75% of your mouth?
I was amazed by this fact that I had to put it up in big, bold print. Even if you brush twice a day, you're likely missing a majority of your mouth. I have to say I'm a bit of a fanatic when it comes to my teeth. I've been told by my dentist that I'm brushing too hard. I just can't help it. Teeth are one of the first features that people look at, so you want them to be clean, right? I'm very conscious about food in between my teeth. I am constantly using floss or a pik. My husband is just as neurotic as I am. He's had some dental issues growing up, so maintaining an oral health routine is important to him.

Don't get me started on my son's brushing habits. He's 6, need I say more? If I can get him to brush his teeth for a minute it would be a miracle. He just bought the Gangnam style tooth brush, so I'm hoping while he's dancing he won't realize he's suppose to be cleaning his little pearly whites.

I was excited when I was invited to take the Listerine 21 day challenge to improve our oral health. We will be brushing, flossing and gargling with Listerine. This challenge may be difficult at first for our son, but I intend on keeping it fun for him.

By using Listerine Antiseptic mouthwash twice a day for thirty seconds you will get:
  • Up to 5 times healthier gums in 2 weeks
  • Up to 9 times healthier gums in 4 weeks

Participating in this challenge offers the added benefit of joining the makers of LISTERINE Ultraclean in helping Oral Health America impact the lives of children nationwide this year through the Smiles Across America program.  

Did you know?
  • Oral disease is now the most chronic childhood illness in the U.S. This statistic alone is devastating to hear especially since millions are unable to afford or get access to routine dental care.  
  • There are more germs in your mouth than there are people on earth!!
  • As many as 130 million Americans lack dental insurance, including more than 15.4 million children.
  • More than 51 million school hours and 164 millions work hours are lost each year due to dental disease

For every person who signs up for the challenge, the LISTERINE brand will make a contribution to help Oral Health America's Smile Across America program toward their goal of connecting 210,000 children with needed oral health services in 2013.

To sign up for the LISTERINE 21 Day Challenge click here


Disclosure: “I received products from Johnson & Johnson Healthcare Products Division of McNEIL-PPC, Inc. and The Motherhood as part of my participation in the LISTERINE® 21 Day Challenge. All thoughts and opinions expressed in this post are my own.”

I received products from Johnson & Johnson Healthcare Products Division of McNEIL-PPC, Inc. and The Motherhood as part of my particpation in the Listerine® 21 Day Challenge. All thoughts and opinions expressed in this post are my own.
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Disclosure: “I received products from Johnson & Johnson Healthcare Products Division of McNEIL-PPC, Inc. and The Motherhood as part of my participation in the LISTERINE® 21 Day Challenge. All thoughts and opinions expressed in this post are my own.”

Disclosure: “I received products from Johnson & Johnson Healthcare Products Division of McNEIL-PPC, Inc. and The Motherhood as part of my participation in the LISTERINE® 21 Day Challenge. All thoughts and opinions expressed in this post are my own.”

Disclosure: “I received products from Johnson & Johnson Healthcare Products Division of McNEIL-PPC, Inc. and The Motherhood as part of my participation in the LISTERINE® 21 Day Challenge. All thoughts and opinions expressed in this post are my own.”

Disclosure:  I received products from Johnson & Johnson Healthcare Products Division of McNEIL-PPC, Inc. and The Motherhood as part of my participation in the LISTERINE® 21 Day Challenge. All thoughts and opinions expressed in this post are my own.

Tuesday, January 29, 2013

Wordless Wednesday - Gang Nam Style


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Hate Crime in Spanish Harlem?

You may have heard about the recent attacks on Asians in the Spanish/East Harlem neighborhood for the past week. Some jerk was brutally beating & robbing them while in an elevator. It hit close to home for me. One, I live in this area. This has been my neighborhood since I was a child. Two, because I'm half Chinese.

Our neighborhood has been on a high stress level since we heard about it. Cops were on every corner, in every building watching & hoping he would try again. Thankfully, through his stupid mistake of using a stolen credit card, the police were able to identify him. They arrested him while he was on a Greyhound bus heading out of New York City last night. All is quiet, if you can imagine that in a neighborhood in New York.

You may be wondering why am I writing about this crime. Why give this man any more notoriety for his actions. This cowards actions struck a nerve in me since he was only attacking Asians. I wondered why did he choose this area. Not many people know that there was a large community of Chinese living here amongst the Latinos and African Americans years ago. A time when race held no boundary. We all grew up together each learning each other's languages. Engulfing in each other's cultures. We embraced each other. For some stranger to come and try to harm our community, he ignited a family's outrage.

I'm relieved that this is all over and he will be behind bars. My son is especially relieved when he came home from school today no longer seeing the Wanted posters in our building. I was very open with him about the incident. I didn't want to instill fear in him but I wanted him to be aware that there are some very mean people in the world.

He being a quarter Chinese my son said to me one night "Mom, I'm happy that you don't look Chinese because that means the robber won't come after you." For that I'm very relieved.

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