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The most important product to bring when you travel.

  • Posted on November 10, 2009 at 7:35 am
Holy Mud Dead Sea Mud Mask

Holy Mud Dead Sea Mud Mask

What is the most important thing to bring when you travel?  A deep cleaning face mask.

I have been traveling since about 4 am and not only was I sweating and using public restrooms at the airport and just feeling completely dirty, but after I had a million meetings and a serious lack of food I went back to my hotel and felt dirty, tired and completely worn out.   I am sure you have all felt that way after you had a trip or were on a trip and all you want to do is clean up and go to bed, but unfortunately you still have a ton of work to do since you were on a plane all day.

Anyways, thank gosh I remembered to pack smart because even though I am tired and cranky and wanting to be in my own bed back home, I do have one thing that is almost an instant relief and make you feel better product, I have a deep cleaning face mask that I can use and within a few minutes feel a million times better and completely refreshed.

It sounds ridiculous and completely insane, but when you are tired and feel dirty and just don’t want to do anything else, if you give your face a deep cleaning, for some reason you just feel a lot better.  I have no idea why cleaning your face can wake you up and make you feel refreshed but for some reason for me it really does and I am soo happy that I brought my deep cleaning face mask with me on this trip because without it I would be absolutely miserable and probably not be able to do the rest of my work tonight.

Anyways, one of the masks I use is the Holy Mud Dead Sea mask and I actually really like this one.  Not only does it work for deep cleaning, but it also feels amazing when you put it on and even better when you wash it off.  I love the holy mud deep cleaning face mask and if you have a trip planned anywhere soon, you should seriously look into buying a deep cleaning mask for when you get to your hotel and you will be amazed at how much better you instantly feel after using a deep cleaning face mask.  I highly recommend them and if you want to try one that seems to pretty good and is all natural and very affordable in case security at the airport considers it a liquid, then you may want to try the Holy Mud Dead Sea Mask which you can buy on sale at Hair Care Discounters.

Anyways, I love using a deep cleaning mask when I travel and if you have any trips planned for the holidays or coming up soon, you should seriously look into bringing a deep cleaning mask with you.  It is a serious life saver.

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Products for Dancers Hair. Hair products for ponytails and pulled back styles.

  • Posted on November 6, 2009 at 7:02 am

One thing that I hate about sports like dance is that they are way to set on body type, shape, your looks, your age, your height, your outfit, etc… and unfortunately, skill and skill sets take second or are about the same amount of importance to the people who everyone thinks you need to impress.  Although having a lean figure is important to be able to show off the lines and positions and your grace while dancing, at the same time there are a ton of larger women who can dance and are just as good, but never get the roles.  There are also a lot of other women who are amazingly talented but since there is a the pretty popular girl next to her or a girl that can afford better beauty products or have a stylist who can recommend the right products to use, she may get the job because her hair and skin and nails may be in better condition.  So in order to help level the playing field for dancers everywhere, I wanted to recommend a few products that may help you to not only increase your appearance from a stage to the audience, but also help you win the judges over so they focus on your ability to dance (which is the most important thing) and since they see you have gorgeous skin and hair and nails, they won’t focus on that.  Once your hair, etc… look amazing, your skill and your talent will help you get the roles you want in the show.  Everyone should be judged on their talent, but because that isn’t always the case, here are some products to look at using.

MoroccanOil Oil Treatment – This oil treatment is one that almost everyone in our office has used and we all love it.  It not only helps you to have shinier and silkier hair, but it will help to repair damage done by a straightening iron for your hair to be pulled in a bun or in a pony tail or however you style it for dancing, but it will also help your hair look and appear more healthy and manageable.  MoroccanOil is a seriously amazing product for dancer hairstyles.  This is a product you have to have if you want good hair for the judges and for the show.  Buy MoroccanOil and you will see the difference almost immediately.

Holy Mud Masks and Dermalogica Acne Treatments – Skin is seriously important and everyone is going to notice skin that has blemishes and that is not moisturized or healthy.  It is important to use masks like the holy mud pumpkin exfoliating masks and the deep cleaning toning mask like the Dead Sea Mud Mask and also use an acne product like the Dermalogica acne treatment so that your skin is clean and new, then use a moisturizer or moisturizing mask like the oat and honey mask to nourish and moisturize your skin.  Having good skin will definitely help your chances of landing a better role in your show.

The last thing to remember is to not use makeup or nail polish that stands out.  You want a nail polish that blends in or is a neutral color so the judges and the people in the audience actually watch you dance and not your hands getting in the way.  Your hands are as important as your arms and legs and if you have a color that stands out, it will take away from what you are doing with your body.  Keep your nails with a neutral color and your dancing will show itself off even more and you will look a million times better. Barefoot in Barcelona is a perfect color for this.  Or use a tan or pink color for your nails.

Anyways, it is absolutely horrible that dancers have to not only dance well but also get judged on appearance, but with the products above and taking a bit of time each day, everyone can compete on all levels and if you use the products in this post, you may begin to get a step up and small advantage over the people who have not found this post.  Dancing is amazing so focus on getting better and let these products work on the rest.  You will not only feel better by using products that can help you look better, but you’ll have an advantage over the other girls when you are auditioning for a role and have an advantage when performing since the audience will have a better chance of noticing your hair and then watching you.   Proper hair, skin and nail care is key to dancers getting roles in shows and key to moving forward in life.  Pick the products that work for you and then work on your skills.

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Nothing feels better than a moisture and deep cleaning mask after the flu

  • Posted on November 2, 2009 at 5:02 am

Ok, so I had the flu really bad the other week and need to apologize about the serious lack of posting.  I had a fever, was achy and just seriously not feeling well at all.  Anyways, after sweating and getting dehydrated and laying in bed for about a week, you just feel so dry and cruddy and really dirty and smelly so I decided to treatmyself to a couple of things which completely helped me to feel instantly more fresh, awake and alive again after the flu was gone.

The first thing I did was use a deep cleanser that also exfoliates your skin like the Murad Exfoliating Cleanser which we have on sale as a quick heads up.  I love that it not only exfoliates the dead and old skin cells off of your skin which for me is more mental than anything that it is cleaning and removing all the dead sick and flu skin cells leaving fresh healthy skin behind, but it also helps to give your skin a serious cleaning which I love even more.  This is something I will never go without when I need to clean and exfoliate my face after a serious flu and fever because I just feel a million times better afterwards when I know I helped to start getting rid of all of the disgusting dead skin cells that sat untouched while I was stuck in bed with the flu.   This is a seriously fabulous type of product to have, especially after the flu.

Now, even though I just used a deep cleaner, for me that wasn’t enough so I also used a deep cleaning mask like the Dead Sea Mud Mask from Holy Mud to not only help make sure I got my skin as clean as possible, but also because I love the way your skin feels when you take off a deep cleaning mask.

Now, after my skin and face feels completely clean after using my deep cleaning products, the last thing I do is use a moisturizing mask like the oat and honey mask from Holy Mud which I love because after you have had a fever for a few days, your skin and your hair feel soo dry and damaged and are craving moisture and balance to your skin and your hair.  Your skin and hair even look dehydrated usually when you have the flu so you seriously need to get the moisture back to your hair and your skin and using a moisture mask is a great way to start.

Anyways, the flu was horrible and I am soo happy to not have it anymore and because of the products I always keep in my house to help repair dry skin and deep clean your skin, I was able to leave the house after the flu looking fabulous and amazing.

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Thank You Holy Mud, We Love You!

  • Posted on October 14, 2009 at 5:35 pm
Holy Mud Samples

Holy Mud Samples

Well at least I love them.  Yesterday a box came in the mail to me from the Holy Mud company and when I opened it there were a ton of free samples in there of all 5 of the holy mud masks.  I guess complaining that you want to try the new Pumpkin Exfoliating Mask really does work some times…to bad I already bought a full sized bottle of it.

Anyways, I love that we actually got a box of every one of the face masks from Holy Mud and tonight I am completely excited to try the French Pink Clay Toning Face Mask which they changed the name of to the DMAE Mask, and even though the Dead Sea mask is supposed to be one of their best, I am still a bit scared to try it.  The other one I can’t wait to try is the Honey and Oat Moisturizing Mask.  The Tuscan Clay one would have been perfect for me for Summer, but I actually just bought a completely different one so when it runs out I’ll give the green Tuscan Clay Vitamin C Esters Face Mask a try, especially because I have a sample of it now. However, the one that I have tried again and bought the full bottle of is the Exfoliating Pumpkin Mask from Holy Mud.

Although it does seem to work for me, it honestly wasn’t my favorite.  I didn’t really like the feeling when I put it on, but then again I hate most exfoliating masks.  It was a bit hard to get on completely when I used it the first time, but when I tried it a second time it actually went on a lot smoother and easier.  The trick is to use your fingers to apply it or something besides the plastic application and mixing tool that comes in the box with the mask.

Now, when you put it on, you do feel the tingling and other little pinches that happen when you use any exfoliating mask that works, however I hate that feeling which is why I usually avoid all exfoliating masks, but then again we all need to use them sometime so you just have to suck it up and deal with it sometimes and to be honest, it is only for about a minute so its not like it is a horrible thing and your skin does look and feel better afterwards.  One thing I definitely did jump for right after I exfoliated though was my SPF-17 Moisturizing face cream to completely moisturize myself again, but I do that after anything I do with my face and after any mask, besides moisturizing and toning masks which is why I am excitexd to try the Oat and Honey Mask.

Anyways, I like the masks and am excited to try the other ones and then be able to tell you how they worked, etc…  The Pumpkin one is ok, not my favorite but I hate most exfoliating masks so on a scale of 1 to 10 if I actually liked them, the Holy Mud one would get about an 8 since it did work, it is extremely affordable and the Pumpkin stunk at first but smelled nice after a while.  This is a definite try if you want a new and organic or all natural face mask and exfoliating mask.

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HOLY Mud Changed its packaging and its products, but it is still fabulous!

  • Posted on September 21, 2009 at 9:16 pm

So I noticed something different about Holy Mud when I was looking for one of their old face masks.  They ended up changing all of their packaging and got rid of some of their old masks.  To be honest, I don’t see why they did it, but I do love the new packaging and although you only get 3oz for each bottle of Holy Mud Face Masks, they are still fabulous and work amazingly well for what they are supposed to do.  They also released a few new masks which I am completely excited to try,,,I am hoping I can talk my bosses into giving me a bottle of the Pumpkin Glycolic Mask to give a try, and if they don’t want to I’ll buy it anyways since I love Pumpkin and am looking for a new exfoliating face mask anyways and since it is fall and pumpkin is in season, why not give this one a go, especially since I love their masks and have always loved their products.

So lets go over the new Holy Mud Face Mask line of products and see their brand new face mask as well.  Remember though, they changed from a 5oz (I think) bottle to a 3 oz bottle so you may want to order two of them instead of one since it is about 2/5 smaller than the old bottles but don’t worry, even though the bottles are smaller the formulas are just as good and work just as well as the old bottles and old packages.

Sooo anyways, enough rambling, lets go over the new Holy Mud Masks and the old ones and let you see their new packaging and products…I think they just renamed some of them, but they did add in a 5th mask finally and I cannot wait to give them all a try.

HOLY MUD dead sea mud mask

HOLY MUD dead sea mud mask

The Holy Mud Dead Sea Mud Mask is still the same leading and original product that made the Holy Mud company famous.  It is their acne mask and mask to help fix and work your skin.  If you’re a fan of the Holy Mud company, chances are you have tried this face mask and there isn’t much more that needs to be said about it.  Made from the mud in the dead sea region of the middle east, this is an amazing mask that will not only help to leave your face feeling fabulous, but will leave you looking to try more of their masks. This is their deep cleaning and acne mask for people who want to have cleaner and healthier feeling skin and use a facial mask designed for deep cleaning and acne.

HOLY Mud DMAE Mask

HOLY Mud DMAE Mask

This is the Holy Mud DMAE Mask which is basically the French Pink Clay Mask from HOLY Mud, but with a new name and new package and a new size.  It is their firming facial mask and one of the most popular masks for toning and tightening your skin.   I personally love masks that tighten your skin and love the way they feel when they dry on your face and you can feel your face tightening and lifting and love it even more when you wash the mask off and your face still feels tight and lifted.  In my opinion its like a mini face lift without the pain or the money for a full service face lift with a plastic surgeon.

HOLY Mud Honey and Oat Mask

HOLY Mud Honey and Oat Mask

The Holy Mud Honey and Oat Mask is the Holy Mud companus hydrating mask.  They not only kept the name the same, but they kept the formula the same too.  The only differences in the Honey and Oat Hydrating Mask is the packaging and the size of the bottle the face mask comes in.  Personally, I think everyone could use a hydrating face mask everyonce in a while and this weekend since I had the flu I feel completely dehydrated from the fever and am going to be using a hydrating mask and lotion today to replenish my skin.  Hydrating masks are important for everyone to keep on hand or at least in their houses because your skin needs to be hydrated in order to look and feel healthy and masks are a great way to help you get that healthy moisture and look back in and to tay in your skin.  Not to mention they smell and feel great.  The Honey and Oat Mask is a must have from the Holy Mud company and one that you need to have an extra bottle of in your medicine cabinet or on your counter for use when you need it and as the directions tell you to use it.  I love this mask and know you will to.

Holy Mud Pumpkin Glycolic Mask

Holy Mud Pumpkin Glycolic Mask

This is the brand new mask from the Holy Mud Company which I did another blog post about here.   This is their exfoliating mask and their hottest selling product…or at least it should be for fall.  Pumpkin is one of my favorite smells and scents so although I haven’t tried this mask yet, if it has the pumpkin scent I know I am going to go crazy for it and love it just for the smell, not to mention all the benefits you get when you use exfoliating products and masks on your face.  Anyways, this is the brand new mask from Holy Mud and I am definitely going to be trying this one and highly recommend that you do to.

Vitamin C Ester Mask

Vitamin C Ester Mask

The Vitamin C Ester Mask is pretty much the Tuscan Clay Mud Mask but with a new name.  This mask is actually a pretty good one for you to use and as we all know Vitamin C can definitely be a very good thing for you skin.  This is a good mask and a ton of people like it, however it isn’t one of my top choices when I want to find a repairing mask, however that is just a personal preferance.  It is definitely worth trying though if you have never tried this one before.

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Did you see the new Holy Mud Mask? Pumpkin Glycolic Mask

  • Posted on September 16, 2009 at 7:39 pm
Holy Mud Pumpkin Glycolic Mask

Holy Mud Pumpkin Glycolic Mask

I am soo excited about the New Holy Mud Mask called their Pumpkin Glycolic Mask.  Not only did Holy Mud change all of their packaging, but they released this new fabulous, all natural exfoliating mask and made from one of my favorite products, Pumpkin!

Pumpkin Enzymes have long been used as an amazing exfoliant for your face to not only help you remove those unwanted dead skin cells and layers of skin, but also to bring out newer, fresher and more radiant skin.  It kind of reminds me of snakes shedding their skin, well exfoliating does.

When your skin gets dry and has dead layers, just like a snake, you need to get rid of them to help bring back that healthy looking glowing skin.  Sometimes you’ll hear people referring to skin as scaly or dry and damaged and the easy way to fix that well to start fixing it is to start by using an exfoliating face mask and this Holy Mud Pumpkin Glycolic Mask is a perfect choice to start with.

Think about it, when a snake’s skin, even a lizard with dry skin, gets to dry, what do they do?  They shed their skin.  They know its time to shed their skin because the old skin is dry, not as vibrant and definitely doesn’t look to healthy.  Sometimes it even looks flakey or starts to flake.  This is the same with people’s skin.  So the snakes or lizards decide that when their skin looks like this or feels like it needs to go, much like many of us do at times after sun damage or sun burns, they shed their outer layer or layers of skin and get a brand new gorgeous looking full of life and color skin by removing the old dead skin.  I know that they shed for other reasons too….but stick with me for the comparison part of this analogy.

When our skin starts to feel old, or doesn;t look as fresh, you could always use a moisturizer or a hydrating cream, but everyonce in a while you need something a bit more to help your skin along and that is exfoliation.  I know a couple people that do it every week, not recommending you do that, follow the instructions on the bottle for proper usage of the product you are using, to help remove the old dead skin cells and bring out your gorgeous and amazing younger and healthier looking skin.  Using a mask like Holy Mud Pumpkin Glycolic Exfoliating Mask is simple, painless and really can have a difference on the way that your face and your skin look.

I am completely excited about this mask and know you will be too.  It’s about time that Holy Mud made an Exfoliating Mask since they have almost all of the other bases covered with their other best selling face masks.

Anyways, I love this mask and cannot wait to get home to use it and I know you will be excited to try it to, and you can buy the new Exfoliating Holy Mud Mask on Sale here at Hair Care Discounters by clicking on any of the links in this post or the product image up top.  Trust me, you will not regret buying this mask, especially since the Holy Mud Exfoliating Mask is on sale.

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Everyone Needs to Detox – So why not detox your hair and Skin too?

  • Posted on August 20, 2009 at 1:55 am

Soo I am on this detoxing kick right now.  I had to travel a lot the last couple weeks for work and when you’re entertaining clients and out to eat you don’t always eat right and there is always happy hours and drinks with Clients and after meeting with them for a couple of weeks you just start to feel weighed down and unhealthy.

I hate that feeling and the best way for me to help get rid of it is to start eating right again and really paying attention to everything I am doing.  This week I am living on fruits and vegetables and drinking a ton of water and I am already starting to feel the difference.  Now I’m not a vegetarian by any means and I did have a steak and some other non fruit products, but I ate them without a ton of extra sauces or add ons and I did try to eat organic foods because although the human body can process and easily work through the chemicals and treated foods, and they aren’t always bad for you either, sometimes you just need a break from them to get your body to flush all of the chemicals out of your system.

Fruit Salad

Fruit Salad

Today for lunch and dinner I picked up this gorgeous fruit salad and it is amazing how much better I feel after I eat it and I can seriously tell that my body is happier too.  I also started walking a couple miles each day to get my metabolism going again and I am starting to feel fabulous.

Now, because I am on this health kick to detox my body and eating fruits that are heay with antioxidants and rich with Vitamin C and E, I also decided to switch over to all natural and organic products to let my skin and hair detox too.

Now don’t let this post scare you away from mad made products and styling products, your body is able to process the chemicals and they aren’t going to hurt you, but every once in a while it is a good idea to take a week or two and just use all natural ingredients to give your hair and skin a break from the mad made products and let nature take care of your body and flush everything out.  Plus a lot of natural beauty products work just as well as man made and you may even find that you like them just as much as your normal products or even more.

Soo anyways, I wanted to share with you a line of all natural face masks that are hypo allergenic, fragrance free, not tested on animals and also use the different natural ingredients and nutrients from different parts of the world to give you the same benefits as your current face mask and depending on which ones you currently use, maybe even more benefits.  The face mask line is called HOLY MUD.

HOLY MUD Dead Sea Mud Mask

HOLY MUD Dead Sea Mud Mask

HOLY MUD is kind of a funny name for a face mask and line of all natural face masks but the name actually came from their very first product which is their Dead Sea Mud Mask.   Since this mask is made of muds from the Dead Sea and the Dead Sea is where many cultures consider the land to be “The Holy Land” the company decided that since their first product did soo well and it was the only one that they were making at the time and because of how well the product works on your skin, lets call the company HOLY MUD after the mud they use from the Holy Land in their Dead Sea Mud Mask.

The HOLY MUD Dead Sea Mud Mask is an amazing and all natural nutrient rich mask that pulls impurities from your skin and helps to also remove oils and other acne causing impurities.  It is a great mask for people that suffer from oily and acne troubled skin and can be used a few times a week to help clean your face and help to detoxify your skin. You can use this mask a few times a week to not only help clean your skin and help to remove the impurities that cause acne, but you will also start to feel a fresh and clean face and that alone is worth a ton.  You get about 6 – 8 masks in each jar of the HOLY MUD Dead Sea Mud Mask so you may want to buy a couple of them and if you buy this mask by clicking here, you will find it on sale at Haircare Discounters.

HOLY MUD French Pink Clay Mask

HOLY MUD French Pink Clay Mask

This next mask is the HOLY MUD French Pink Clay Mask.

After HOLY MUD saw the benefits from using natural muds and clays from different regions, they decided to start to look at other parts of the world to see what people in those parts had been using for centuries and what minerals and nutrients exist in their soils and muds to help benefit your skin and when they looked to France, they found an amazing pink clay.

Now, although the pink clay in this mask is good enough on its own, HOLY MUD found a secret all natural ingredient that is also used by Perricone to help stop your face from sagging and they added it into this amazing face mask so that it not only helps to clean your skin and make it feel great, but it also helps to fight sagging and firms your face so you get that nice tight feeling after you wash it off.

The HOLY MUD French PINK Clay mask is for people with normal to dry skin and can be used a couple times a week.  Buy the French Pink Clay Mask here and save compared to retail prices.

HOLY MUD Tuscan Clay Mask

HOLY MUD Tuscan Clay Mask.

When searching through the rest of Europe for more clays and rich soils to base their next products on, HOLY MUD came across an amazing nutrient rich clay in the Tuscan Region of one of my very favorite Countries to visit, Italy.

The Tuscan Clays are very rich with Vitamin C Esters and other antioxidants and when HOLY MUD saw how amazing these are on your skin and for your skin, it was a no brainer to develop another face mask out of this amazing Tuscan Clay.

The HOLY MUD Tuscan Clay Mask is designed for people who have normal to oily skins and because it is rich in antioxidants, it helps to pull out all of those harmful chemicals and even some of the residue left over from good ones that hit your skin from every day pollutions and other unnatural ingredients and detoxify your skin leaving you feeling clean and your face refreshed.

One thing that I love about clay masks is that they really do leave you feeling fresh and when I use them I am always in a better mood because when my skin and face feel clean and fresh I feel a lot more confident and a lot better about myself so this mask is a no brainer for me during my detox.  You can use it to detoxify your face and skin while you are detoxing your body and get yourself an inside out cleaning that not only feels great but leaves you feeling and looking much healthier.   You can buy the HOLY MUD Tuscan Clay Mask Here on Sale.

HOLY MUD Wild Oat and Honey Mask

HOLY MUD Wild Oat and Honey Mask

This last mask from HOLY MUD dates back to Ancient Egypt.

Back when Cleopatra reigned over Egypt and started wars and battles with her Beauty, Women were using masks made of Wild Oats and Honey and for some reason no one really ever thinks of these when they are selecting a facial mask, but when you actually look at all of the benefits for your skin with Wild Oats and Honey, you start to think of why you never thought to use it sooner.

Designed for people with delicate and dry skin, this clay based mask is unique in that instead of drying your skin like most clay based face masks do, this one actually locks in your skins natural moisture and helps to replenish and moisturize your skin while you use it.

Some of the other benefits you may find from using the HOLY MUD Wild Oat and Honey Mask are that the Wild Oats can be used to help fight against minor Acne Inflamations and because of the Humectins in the honey your face may retain more of its moisture leaving your skin looking more healthy and nourished and you feeling more fresh and healthy.   This is an amazing clay face mask in that it is all natural and does not dry you out and it is also very affordable if you buy it at Haircare Discounters.  The 5 oz. jar of the HOLY MUD Wild Oat and Honey Mask has enough for about 6 – 8 masks so if you plan on using it for a couple of motnhs you may want to buy two or three jars of this product.  Buy the HOLY MUD Wild Oat and Honey Mask here.

I am excited about detoxing and love the way it feels when my body has gotten rid of all of the toxins and impurities from traveling, eating bad foods and chemicals in the air from pollution and my skin is loving the natural products that I am using with antioxidants and it is amazing how much better you feel inside and out when you do take a week or two to detox every year and I highly recommend it to everyone.  You’ll feel less stressed, more healthy and be in a better moos altogether.

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