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Shape + Firm With Erbaviva Organic

October 3, 2014 By lyndsinreallife 2 Comments

I think most women can agree that shaping and firming our skin is something we are into. Especially for ladies like me who live in Southern California where it’s “beach weather” 10 months of out the year! Sometimes, we need a little more than great nutrition and exercise- we need outer nutrition for our skin. That’s where Erbaviva comes in!

Erbaviva Organic Skincare Logo

First let me share a little background of who Erbaviva is:

In the defining spirit of voyagers, Robin and Anna were among the very first to seek out and source the highest quality organic ingredients possible for their original organic baby skincare line in 1996.  Desiring the healthiest, safest and most natural products for their newborn, the couple developed distinctively pure products, consciously crafted with ultimately nourishing living herbs and botanicals and free from harsh detergents, chemical fragrances and other unhealthy additives. Erbaviva was born (website).

Erbaviva Organic Skincare Story

In addition to having amazing skincare products, Erbaviva was also founded in Southern California! Being that I live in SoCal, I find this extra exciting. 🙂

Disclosure: I found Erbaviva through Twitter, and connected with the company via email. They offered to send me the entire line of the shaping and firming products in the hopes that I would write an honest review on my blog. No monetary compensation was received. As always, all opinions are 100% my own.

Here’s some information on the shaping and firming line:

An exquisite custom-blended collection of USDA Certified Organic spa-grade salts and essential oils brimming with active botanicals and enzymes that effectively absorb into the skin and inspire your body’s natural ability to firm, shape and tone. These USDA certified organic skin care products bring spa quality treatments to your home. Therapeutic grade pink pepper, ginger and sandalwood stimulate circulation and tone while frankincense and helichrysum encourage cell regeneration and promote skin elasticity. Erbaviva’s Shaping and Firming line is presented in two dynamic phases for greater efficacy (website).

Products:

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For the first two weeks, you start off by using the shaping line. There’s the shaping salt, shaping oil, and shaping essence. There are a few ways to use them: put the salt in your bath water, then use the oil and essence after you get out; rub the salt and oil together on your skin after your shower, then use the essence; or (if you only take showers and don’t want salt everywhere) rub the salt on your skin in the shower, then use the oil and essence after the shower.

After the two weeks, repeat this process using the firming products. Simple!

I’m super impressed by these products. They smell and feel amazing, plus they not only shape and firm my skin, they moisturize it, too! For someone who goes through a ridiculous amount of lotion a day, Erbaviva is a saving grace. I used the products for four weeks to see how they worked, and they work great! There’s definitely a difference in my thighs and stomach/love handles. My skin is smoother and looks more refreshed! Unfortunately, I don’t have any photos because my camera broke. 🙁 I’ll have to do this process again when I have a working camera, and add the photos to this post!

Erbaviva also has skincare for moms-to-be, babies, everyday essentials, bath and body, and aromatherapy! There’s so many different products, it’s almost impossible to choose which ones to get! You can check out the shaping and firming line here, and the rest of the products here.

You can also find Erbaviva on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Pinterest!

Thank you Erbaviva for the amazing opportunity to try your products, & thank you to my readers for checking out my blog!!

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Lyndsay

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Filed Under: Beauty, Holistic Living, Reviews Tagged With: baby, bath salts, beauty, body oils, Erbaviva, essential oils, firm, firming, Los Angeles, mom, organic, review, salt, shape, shaping, skincare, SoCal, Southern California

Events Fitness Lifestyle Personal SoCal

The Big Bear Yoga Festival + A Discount!

August 7, 2014 By lyndsinreallife 8 Comments

Something awesome is happening in a couple weeks: The Big Bear Yoga Festival in the San Bernardino Mountains in Southern California, August 22-24, 2014.

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 All Photos Courtesy of The Big Bear Yoga Festival

Have you ever been to Big Bear? It’s absolutely breathtaking! I visited for three days in January, so I can only imagine it is even better in August.

So, what is the Big Bear Yoga Festival?

(Borrowed from the official press release)
The Big Bear Yoga Festival is an event where yoga and nature go hand-in-hand. The festival returns to YMCA Camp Oakes, which is 200 acres in the high mountains. All attendees can choose from health & wellness lectures, a wide range of yoga classes, food, live music and guided meditation — along with outdoor recreation like a ropes course, swimming pool, campfire, canoeing, and an observatory for star gazing.

The inaugural Big Bear Yoga Festival was in August 2013. The event was a complete success and established itself as a space for music, movement, health, food & fun. In 2013, the festival offered excellent yoga teachers from Southern California, key-note speaker Lindsay Wagner, fun outside activities and music under the stars. This year, our main speaker is Gilliam Larson, a contestant of Survivor: Gabon. Gillian Larson will be inspiring us to achieve whatever it is that we want through her motto of Dream it, Believe it, Prepare for it and Do it! She has never satisfied her appetite for adventure and travel despite her wide array of experiences throughout her years. She has traveled through 46 countries and all but a few U.S. states, much of it backpacking.

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A Few Details:

All ages and abilities are welcome! The “Beginners Track” offers easy classes and therapeutic yoga. More advanced students can attend the more intense sessions, try a new style of yoga or deepen their current practice. Other classes include Belly Dance Stretch (Belly-O), Laughter Yoga, Kirtan (call and response singing), and a live Yoga Rave.

All classes and activities are included in the cost of the Big Bear Yoga Festival. There are special tickets available that include meals, so that everyone has an opportunity to “break bread” with new friends.

The Festival boasts excellent yoga teachers from all over Southern California leading and sharing their passion for yoga, including teachers from The Yoga Room of Redlands, Western Yoga College of Riverside, and Green Tara Yoga of Upland.

The 3rd Eye Band

Music Lineup:

  • Yoga Das
  • The Conscious Groove
  • Eddie Young
  • Jim Beckwith
  • Jennifer Sparks
  • The Clapping Monkeys
  • Jivan
  • DJ Little Planet
  • Third Eye Band
  • Nick Young
  • Cali Conscious
  • Anton Petritz

Here’s The Deal:

The amazing people behind the festival have allowed me to offer a 10% discount to my readers! This discount is good on festival tickets only. All accommodations (camping, hotel, etc.), if desired, are separate. To redeem the discount, you can go here and enter the code TheBalancedBrunette OR go through EventBrite, and the discount is already applied.

For more information including logistics, tickets, event schedule, or how to get involved, please visit www.BigBearYogaFestival.com, email bigbearyoga@hotmail.com, or call 909-584-5270.

You can follow Festival updates on Facebook, as well!

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Disclosure: As an affiliate for The Big Bear Yoga Festival, I will receive a portion of tickets sold using my discount code. All opinions are 100% my own. I want to thank The Big Bear Yoga Festival for this amazing opportunity!

 

Filed Under: Events, Fitness, Lifestyle, Personal, SoCal Tagged With: Big Bear, California, mountains, music, retreat, San Bernardino, SoCal, Southern California, spirit junkie, The Big Bear Yoga Festival, yoga

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