Summer Time Beauty Tip: Dove Advanced Care anti-perspirant + deodorant

Disclosure: I participated in an Influencer Program on behalf of Mom Central for Dove. I received a product sample to facilitate my review and a promotional item to thank me for participating.

As you can imagine summer time in Florida is a bit warm, especially on the beach! 

It's absolutely fantastic weather but the heat can make it a struggle to find an anti-perspirant that is tough enough for a beach go-er that gets baking HOT on a regular basis such as a myself.

This summer I've found a beauty secret that I feel like I should shout from the rooftops... or I suppose I should say from the beach chair, which is absolutely the more realistic place you will find me. I started using Dove Advanced Care in the scents "Revive" and "Nourished Beauty" a few weeks ago and I'm totally in love. With the 48-hour odor and wetness protection promise, Dove Advanced Care anti-perspirant deodorant is seriously the answer to this sunkissed girl's wishes!

My underarms feel so much smoother and the scents of Dove Advanced Care anti-perspirant deodorants are so clean and refreshing! The fact that Dove Advanced Care is the only deodorant or antiperspirant that is formulated with NutriumMoisture™ is one of the reasons I don't ever see myself making a switch.

NutriumMoisture™ is comprised of ingredients known to moisturize the skin:

• Humectants – Designed to help skin retain its moisture balance over time
• HEU (Hydroxyethylurea) – New to the deodorant category and comes from skin care product formulas
• PEG-8 (Polyethylene Glycol) – Found in skin care products such as lotions
• Occlusives – Form a barrier that helps to lock in skin moisture
• Sunflower Seed Oil and Stearic Acid – Known to aid the skin’s natural renewal process

So as you can imagine, your underarms are left feeling refreshed and rejuvinated after a mere few days of using Dove Advanced Care.

I feel like I should mention that you should only apply a small amount, the amount of moisture and softness this product provides doesn't demand a large amount to be applied. Just a thin layer, which was about a swipe or two for myself, is all you need... Any more and the deodorant gets a bit thick and may even clump. 

The formula for Dove Advanced care is absolutely a break through in the industry and I'm so excited to have finally have found something that can beat the heat and keep me smelling fresh without a doubt!

Dove Advanced Care comes in several scents including: 

Nourished Beauty – A floral powdery fragrance with notes of jasmine and rose
Cool Essentials – A delightful blend of cucumber and green tea
Beauty Finish – A sparkling, sophisticated scent with notes of watery florals, sandalwood and amber musk
Revive – A fragrance of pomegranate and lemon verbena
Rebalance – A scent of plum and sakura blossom
Shea Butter – A floral, powdery fragrance with notes of shea butter, rose, vanilla and lily of the valley
Sensitive – An unscented, hypo-allergenic formula
NEW Caring Coconut – A light coconut scent with jasmine floral notes

I can't wait to give Caring Coconut a try, but as I said before Revive and Nourished Beauty smell absolutely incredible. Although, this week I have been grabbing more for Revive, it has the perfect fruity scent that just smells right in the summer time! 

No more worrying about deodorant stains or stinky smells, 

Dove Advanced Care offers protection that simply can not be matched.

I love that my underarms never feel dry 

and the super smooth feeling thanks to this stuff!

Plus, if you're not the type to use white deodorant... 

{whatever floats your boat, right?}

Dove has come out with a few Clear Tone Advanced Care options for you!

If you're looking to change up your routine and feel refreshed on a daily basis, I suggest you start small and switch your anti-perspirant to Dove Advanced Care so you can feel as confident and refreshed as I do on the beach! 

Which Dove Advanced Care scent do you want to try first?

Looking for a new deodorant that will provide you with 48 hours of odor and wetness protection? Check this out! #MC http://t.co/5V5vYm8QKd
— Lauren Paints (@tinylittlebows) May 20, 2014

#wordlesswednesday - Leaving on a jet plane!

Today I leave to go back to my hometown,

I am heading home to celebrate my niece's first birthday!

I'm sure it will be a delightful trip,

sans laptop and all.

Here's a few photos I snapped over the week, 
Wordless Wednesday should be back in full force next week once my laptop is back!
Hip, hip, hooray!
 
Happy Wednesday, everyone!

Relish Reusable - a green giveaway hop - Vera Bradley Tote + Water Bottle Giveaway {ends 5/26}

Welcome to the 2014 Relish Reusable Giveaway Hop hosted

by Measuring Flower and Slightly Steady!

I have teamed up with our hosts and a bunch of other really great bloggers to bring you a variety of eco-friendly, reusable prizes each worth at least $50! So after you enter my giveaway below, be sure to "hop" on to the next blog to enter their giveaway, as well. You can find a list with links to all the participating blogs towards the bottom of this post.

Also, don't forget to check out the event's grand prize! It's an incredible $300 gift card to MightyNest! MightyNest is a great go-to source for eco-friendly, healthful products for your home and garden. One neat thing about MightyNest is how they're giving back by doing a fundraiser known as MightyNest for Schools. The MightyNest for Schools program generously supports the school of your choice when you buy any of their high-quality, eco-friendly, healthy gear, by donating 15% of your purchase. MightyNest further engages your school community in healthy living with great tips, challenges, and pledges. For more info, visit MightyNest for Schools.

I'm so excited to share with my readers some of my favorite reusable products!
A Vera Bradley market tote and water bottle will become your best friends this summer...

The water bottle holds the perfect amount of water at 16 oz. and the bag is large and roomy. 

One lucky winner will win TWO Vera Bradley market totes

and TWO water bottles in the print of their choice, one for the winner and one for a friend!

Share the happiness of Spring with a friend, give your bestie a great little gift from Vera!

Entry-Form

Be sure to enter all of the other great giveaways below:

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Disclaimer: I may have received a product, sample, and/or compensation to facilitate this review, regardless all opinions expressed above are completely my own.
This contest will run through May 26th at 11:59 pm EST. Must be 18 years or older to win.  This promotion is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with, Facebook, Twitter or any other company mentioned above. You understand that you are providing your information to Lauren Paints | a beautiful life and not to Facebook, I will not use your information other than to e-mail you a winning notification if you are the chosen winner. Enter using the Giveaway Tools form above. Void Where Prohibited. Please note that Lauren Paints | a beautiful life and all other bloggers participating are not responsible for sponsors that do not fulfill their prizes.

TIME OUT!

So my laptop is on it's last leg --- 

yes, my laptop that I JUST bought in September 2013 is about to give out.

I guess I'm rough on my devices. HA.

In all seriousness, my little laptop is being sent to the Gateway Warranty Department

because the charger port (where the charger connects) no longer is responsive! 

Right in the middle of a few pretty spectacular campaigns and finals week my computer decided to go all wonky and wild and stop charging...What bad luck is that! 

I still will be able to blog on the tablet a bit but not as regularly as I would like until my baby comes back to me... Did I really just refer to my laptop as my "baby"? Yes, it's seriously attached to me most of the time so I'm not sure how this little break will go. It's kind of like my life support. They warned me that they may be sending me a whole new product or that all of my information may be deleted from the laptop, I'm really hoping they can just fix it up quickly and no real damage will be done... 

*fingers crossed*

 We also are making over our living room this week (hoping to make a little office space for myself), I'm gearing up to head back to the Midwest for my niece's first birthday, and I'm planning a party for when arrive back home to celebrate summer!

So, I guess I'll be less involved in the virtual world for a few weeks, I suppose I'll manage.

I think I should also share:
Several years ago today (5/6/06) -  This super cute curly-headed boy asked me to be his girlfriend. I was 17, he was 19!

I remember telling my best friend about him asking and telling her how I really thought he was the one...

 I guess I just knew. 

101 Things in 1001 Days - Starts today!

This little blogger trend of making a list of 101 things to accomplish in 1001 days has been around for a while. I kept saying to myself that it was a brilliant idea and I have had the intention to make a list for a while now. [And get this, I finally got around to making list during finals week...procrastinate much?]  My list if full of a variety of goals, some are nearly impossible to accomplish, a few will be super easy to check off, and well, a few of them are kind-of in "Lauren Speak" and may not be to easy to understand... I plan on posting about nearly every task on the list, so this should get interesting for us all. :)

My list is really just about keeping me accountable and hopefully it will leave me feeling more accomplished and less scatter brained... I intended to only have 101 tasks but little things keep popping in my head so I may even get ambitious and add a couple additional tasks.

If you decide to write a list too, I would love it if you share it with me... maybe send me an e-mail or leave a comment so I can check out what you added to yours! 

101 Things in 1001 Days

Start Date:May 05, 2014

End Date: Jan 30, 2017


Italics = Work In Progress    |       Strikethrough = Completed         |       Bold = Details

1. Come up with 101 items 
2. Organize my list so it doesn't seem so scattered
3. Graduate College - Graduated with Associates
4. Go to a movie by myself
5. Donate blood
6. Get a tattoo
7. Lose 25 pounds - Down 16-ish lbs 12/2014 / Down 40+ lbs. Total as of 7/2015
8. Take a Yoga class
9. Complete a 30 Day Yoga Challenge -#mermaidyogis 30/30 in June and July - HOSTING in SEPTEMBER!
10. No fast food for a month - June and July 2015
11. Do some volunteer work
12. Make breakfast in bed for Hubs
13. Don’t speak a single word for a day
14. Send a message in a bottle
15. Update my blog at least once a week
16. Illustrate a children's book
17. Design business cards for myself
18. Get a passport
19. Go camping
20. Go skydiving
21. Go to a wine tasting
22. Vacation somewhere that requires a passport
23. Visit the Grand Canyon (Arizona)
24. Swim/Kayak in a Bioluminescent Bay
25. Visit family in Oklahoma
26. Visit family in Missouri/ Illinois
27. Visit family in North Carolina
    
28. Visit Carlsbad Caverns National Park (New Mexico)
29. Visit Iceland
30. Visit Whimzeyland (Bowling Ball House)
31. Visit Solomon's Castle
32. Visit and Explore Devil's Millhopper Geological State Park
33. Visit the Dry Tortugas to help with Sea Turtle hatching Helped with sea turtle nesting in Miami on our Babymoon
    
34. Make a list of 100 reasons I love my husband
35. Have professional family photos taken Still waiting on those though...?
36. Create a home office
37. Write a penpal regularly
38. Take a picture with each grandparent and parent
39. Read 25 books - 3/25
40. Grow Tomato Plant
41. See a chiropractor
42. Participate in NaBloPoMo
43. Create and Post Etsy Shop Merch
44. Win 10 giveaways - 2/10
45. Complete an internship
46. Launch my Society6 page
47. Swim with manatees
48. Identify 101 things that make me happy, or smile, and photograph them
49. Decide what to be when I grow up
    
50. Meditate daily for 30 days
51. Get into a paint fight
52. Wear a skirt or dress every day for a month
53. Start a collection (mugs, cups?)
54. Do a pull up
55. Attend Midnight Mass on Christmas Eve
56. Meet an online friend in person
57. Keep a journal for a year
58. Handstand/Headstand 
    
59. Redesign blog
60. Launch Website - Fun4Kids or We Just Knew
61. Add 3 new Photo shoots to my portfolio
62. Stop at least one bad habit
63. Register as an LLC
64. Tour a brewery/distillery
65. Grow my hair long, long, long
66. Go to bed before midnight for a week
67. Go running every day for a week
68. Work with 20 new companies (blog) - 20/20
69. Foster/Adopt a child
70. Blog about each completed goal (Slacking)
71. Go kayaking
72. Explore the local islands by boat - {Does Caladesi on a Kayak count?}
73. Have a piece of  my writing published
74. Audition for a play
75. Complete a 365 day photo challenge - #my_365
76. Find a starfish
77. Sketch a portrait of my niece
78. Leave an inspirational note for someone to find
79. Join Postcrossing.com and send 10 postcards
80. Join a book club
81. Set a savings goal and reach it
82. Inspire someone
83. Be more forgiving
84. Take my mom on a trip
85. Pay off all debt
86. Ride in a hot air balloon
87. Go to 5 different museums - 2/5
88. Find a four leaf clover
89. Document a "day in my life" in photographs
90. Write a list of 101 things I’ve already achieved in this lifetime
91. Go deep sea fishing
92. Go one week without complaining
93. Start a holiday tradition
94. Try 10 new restaurants - 10/10
95. Say yes to 100 things I want to say no to - {12/100}
96. Spend an entire day outside
97. Float Rainbow River
98. Perfect my "blow out" instead of going to a salon
99. Redecorate the living room
100. Get my eyebrows threaded
101. Learn how to do my make up perfectly
102. Ride my bike regularly
103. Organize/declutter my inbox for ALL e-mail addresses
104. Go without TV of any kind for a month
105. Have my blog featured on another blog or in a magazine
106. Publish more original content
107. Schedule Dr's appointment
108. Host a Yoga challenge
109.  

#TILT - Apparently it's Turquoise Thursday for this girl!

I love this upcycled pallet idea form Beyond the Picket Fence!

This gorgeous pattern doesn't have a source, found it on pinterest.

If you know it's source, let me know and I'll gladly fix it! :)

This website turns any quote into a "masterpiece".
I love it!

This cake is so awesome, I want it for every occasion for the rest of my life! :)

These emerald druzy necklaces on etsy caught my eye, so dreamy!

I know mason jar crafts have been around forever,

but I'm really digging some of the things I've seen done with them lately...

This set of Hanging Blue Mason Jars would be so fun for a patio/garden area.