awards - The Motherhood
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awards - The Motherhood
Advertisement No matter how jam-packed your day, you want to look your best. Here, busy mom bloggers Vera Sweeney and Audrey McClelland share beauty secrets—and dish about beauty award winners, all chosen by the editors of your favorite magazines—to help you maximize your head-to-toe routine. With so many beauty products out there, it can be overwhelming, so I turn to the experts to find out what beauty brands have earned top honors. Our top picks pullED from over 140 awards from your favorite magazines!* Audrey McClelland is a mom of 4, a leading style/mom blogger at MomGenerations.com and co-founder of GettingGorgeous Events.com (with Vera). Bloggers were compensated for their participation in this program. *Includes awards for brands featured from Good Housekeeping (112), Marie Claire (7), RealBeauty.com (6), Cosmopolitan (5), Elle (5), Redbook (4) and O, The Oprah Magazine (3) in 2010–2011. Advertisement Advertisement 2 Make the most of nap time and take 10 minutes for yourself. With Clairol Root Touch-Up, that’s all it takes to extend the life of your color so your roots and grays don’t give you away!* Spring Awakening When the temperatures rise, it’s time to refresh your beauty routine. VERA and AUDREY have you covered. Update your warmer-weather beauty routine with their suggestions for must-have products bearing the seal of approval from your favorite magazines. 5 1 Between kickboards and board meetings, who has time to squeeze in a wax? As an alternative to (or in between) waxing, the Venus® Bikini Trimmer has a safety comb to ensure extradelicate areas stay protected so you can sport that bathing suit with confidence. Crunched for time? Of course you are. But you can work wonders for your hair in 3 minutes flat with the intensely deep conditioning of Aussie 3 Minute Miracle. Time on your Side Audrey and Vera never let their beauty routine drop off the list—even IF their day is full of laundry. Discover their P&G beauty award-winning picks and shortcuts to streamline your daily routine. 6 3 Audrey: “Splurge on a decadent lotion—without the decadent price!” Vera: “No preparation involved. No dentist appointments necessary. Lastminute plans deserve whiter teeth too!” Want a last-minute makeover for date night? While you’re at the park with the kids, whiten your teeth with Crest 3D White 2 Hour Express Whitestrips for the fastest, most efficient over-the-counter option in just two hours. 4 Audrey: “Perfect hair is necessary for workdays, but you can’t always get it when making a mad dash out of the house. That’s when having a great product matters most.” Start your day off right! Head & Shoulders Smooth & Silky 2 in 1 acts as a moisture-rich pick-me-up to soften and smooth frizzy hair as it makes it dandruff-free. Plus, hair feels soft and is light and easy to manage.* Don’t wait for a vacation to escape. Feel Olay Luscious Embrace Body Lotion envelop your body like a botanicalinfused steam treatment.* 7 Vera: “As a busy working mom, I rely on products that work just as hard as I do, especially as the temperatures climb.” Secret Clinical Strength Waterproof antiperspirant/deodorant will keep you dry and fresh through heat, humidity and water this spring. *Clairol Nice ’N Easy Root Touch-Up, Head & Shoulders, and Olay Luscious Embrace Body Lotion have been evaluated and accepted by the Good Housekeeping Research Institute and have earned the Good Housekeeping Seal. Advertisement A fresh New look Sometimes it’s hard to get out of mom-mode. But a pretty, polished style like Vera’s is easy to re-create at home, even on the most hectic mornings, with the award-winning beauty products featured here. Vera Sweeney is a mom of 2, leading style/mom blogger and founder of 2 blogs (ImNotObsessed.com and LadyandtheBlog.com) and co-founder of GettingGorgeousEvents.com. 8 Go for the “Gold Winner” with Clairol Natural Instincts, named the “Best Demi-Permanent Haircolor” for its top marks in covering grays and retaining shine. Your hair will look great and feel soft too. 9 There’s no excuse for bad hair days. Give limp, weak hair a treat with Pantene Pro V Fine Hair Solutions Anti-Breakage collection for breakage protection that won’t weigh you down. Get $15 back when you spend $50 on Venus, Olay, Secret, CoverGirl, Clairol, Herbal Essences, Aussie, Head & Shoulders, Pantene, Safeguard, Ivory, Crest 3D White, Always and/or Tampax.* 10 VERA: “There is no better makeover than one that makes skin look more youthful— even without makeup!” Don’t let your face reveal the stress of motherhood. Crowned “Best Anti-Aging Serum,” Olay Regenerist Micro- Sculpting Serum leaves skin feeling silky, with a natural glow, even without makeup. 11 Audrey: “Feeling beautiful is something every woman should feel, and sometimes it just comes down to finding the perfect lipstick!” Named “Best Split Personality,” CoverGirl Nature Luxe Gloss Balm is a winner for offering the benefits of both a softening balm and a color-rich gloss to leave lips supple and kissed with color. *Mail-in receipt and rebate form available at facebook.com/PGUnitedWeBeautify. Offer valid 2/5/12–4/28/12