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Canyon Ranch Balance Light Weight Moisture Lotion

204206 Canyon Ranch Balance Light-Weight Moisture is a nice light moisturizer with no parabens, mineral oil, petroleum, alcohol or added color. I got mine in my last edition of Beauty Fix (I love Beauty Fix! Link is to a previous review).

Overall, Canyon Ranch moisturizer has a nice, soft, luxurious feel. Yet it is light and absorbs quickly. It is perfect for oily to normal skin. It also includes anti-aging ingredients. I have read one Canyon Ranch review where the author had an acne breakout after using the SPF version of this moisturizer. I have had no problem though, and am quite acne prone. So, I guess there are some mixed results in that department. Personally, I love the product.

I curious about the rest of the Canyon Ranch skincare line now. I will have to see about trying a few more of their skin care products.

Note: This review is based on a product given to me by a representative of the company (via Beauty Fix). For more, please see my disclosure page.

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Contest! Win a Beauty Fix 2 Kit!

This contest is now closed. Congratulations to the following winners!: Kelly F, Jessica A, Cinda, Mishia, Christine, Latisha DePoortere, Rachel C., Joni, Marianna, Sharon A., MJ, Bonnie Day, Angela Palmer, Judy, Pauline M.

I have sent you all email!

Beauty Fix is a great subscription service that delivers a sampling of full size of deluxe sample size products every three months (Read Review). Now you can win the second edition package from the service (this is not a contest for a full subscription, just for the second edition kit). It contains a sampling of great products and comes with its own fabric case. Beauty Fix was nice enough to provide a whole bunch of kits for contest giveaways. So this contest will have 15 winners! Also watch for a contest on Girl Gloss!

To enter, visit the beautyfix website and then leave a comment here by noon central time on Tuesday, May 26, 2009, stating which item in Beauty Fix 2 you would like to try the most. You don’t need to say much, but you must answer the question. Just saying “hi” or giving one or two irrelevant words won’t cut it!

I will randomly draw the winners and will notify them by email plus post them here. Once I receive the winner’s shipping addresses, I will give that to the folks at Beauty Fix, who will ship the product sampler.

This is limited to continental US residents only (sorry!). One entry per household. Duplicate entries will be deleted or disqualified. Winners must respond to email within 3 days or the prize will be redrawn.

Good Luck!

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Kronos Phyx Overnight Conditioner

Kronos Phyx is certainly the most unique hair conditioners that I have tried. It also is the absolute best that I have tried, beating out even my other darling conditioner, Ojon Restorative Hair Treatment (read review).

First, why this is unique: Kronos Phyx is a leave in, overnight treatment that will not rub off or otherwise make a mess. The conditioner is applied to dry hair and it absorbs very quickly, leaving no film to rub off on sheets and pillowcases. There is no particular scent, and not a whole lot is needed for a full application. While on, it goes to work, providing deep conditioning. Wash it out in the morning to find extremely soft well behaved hair.

It is nothing short of amazing and my dry, color treated hair does wonderfully with it. Best yet, using Phyx several times per week just intensifies the results. Now compare that to Ojon, which is also truly wonderful stuff in terms of results, but its also a stinky, greasy mess that is difficult to use too often because of the time commitment to sitting around all day with oily hair. Needless to say, since I discovered Phyx, my jar of Ojon is getting used much less often.

Of course many good things still have a downside, and Phyx cannot escape that. It is expensive. At $105 for a fairly small bottle, it really is a luxury item. Not a ton of product is needed for each application, so it will last a bit, but nevertheless, it won’t fit in every woman’s budget.

I got my bottle in the first edition of Beauty Fix (read review). If you would like to try it at a cut rate, I suggest checking that out, because as long as the first edition remains available, you can get a bottle along with a number of other great items for $50.

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Contest: Win a Beauty Fix Sampler with $400 Worth of Cosmetic Products!

This contest is now closed. Congratulations to Sindy Anderson who won the drawing. Sindy, I will be emailing you to obtain your shipping address!

Beauty Fix is a great subscription service that delivers a sampling of full size of deluxe sample size products every three months (Read Review). Now you can win the first edition package from the service (this is not a contest for a full subscription, just for the first offering). It contains approximately $400 worth of great products, including one of the best hair conditioners I have ever tried—Kronos Phyx. I’ll have a review of that up soon.

To enter, leave a comment stating why you think Beauty Fix is a good idea or why you would like to try it, by noon central time on December 31, 2008. You don’t need to say much, but you must answer the question. Just saying “hi” or giving one or two irrelevant words won’t cut it!

I will randomly draw a winner and will notify them by email. Once I receive the winner’s shipping address, I will give that to the folks at Beauty Fix, who will ship the product sampler.

One entry per household. Duplicate household entries will be deleted or disqualified. Winner must respond to email within 3 days or the prize will be redrawn.

Good Luck!

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Beauty Fix: Your Subscription for Beauty Products

If you like to try new beauty products, Beauty Fix is a great deal. For $50 each quarter, you receive a nice little case filled with full size or large sized samples of a variety of products. The items are chosen by a panel of beauty experts, so you can trust that you are getting some good stuff!

I received one to take a look at and boy was I impressed!

For $50, there is a lot of product in the shipment, and it is good product too. No junk items. The first Beauty Fix kit advertises that it contains $400 worth of items. It also comes with a nice informational book that describes the items and how to use them. As a Beauty Fix member, you are able to order products at a discount and take part in reviews and forums on the Beauty Fix website.

As a side note, a year or so ago, I tried out the New Beauty Test Tube, which is a similar type of program, except that it has less product and less information. I eventually canceled that because I wanted a bit more quality. Beauty Fix has done what I was looking for back then. So if you are one of those who was unhappy with the Test Tube items, or if you like the Test Tube but want even more product and a better value, you might want to give Beauty Fix a try.