Carolyn Braden says "Vote for me to win the OWN (Oprah's Network) talent search contest!"

Here's your daily reminder:

At least until July 3rd, when the voting window closes.  Please go vote for me to get Carolyn Braden's Turning the Ordinary Into the Extraordinary on Oprah Winfrey's new network, OWN!

Thanks so much and have a sparkling day!  Click the link below and vote as many times as you wish!

http://myown.oprah.com/audition/index.html?request=add_video&entity_id=208208739

Carolyn Braden says "Vote for me to get my show on OWN!"

I'm going to blog this all the time now!  At least until July 3rd, when the voting window closes.  Please go vote for me to get Carolyn Braden's Turning the Ordinary Into the Extraordinary on Oprah Winfrey's new network, OWN!

Thanks so much and have a sparkling day!  Click the link below and vote as many times as you wish!

http://myown.oprah.com/audition/index.html?request=add_video&entity_id=208208739

Carolyn Braden says "Vote for me to have my own show on OWN!"

Go to http://myown.oprah.com/audition/index.html

Put Carolyn Braden in the search box and vote for me!

I want Carolyn Braden's Turning the Ordinary Into the Extraordinary to move from YouTube to a cable network, OWN, the Oprah Winfrey Network!

Vote for me every day as many times as you wish until July 3rd!  I need to be in the top five to be considered for a show!

Please vote for me and thank you so much in advance!  Have a sparkling day!

Carolyn Braden says "SWASH Anyone?"

I am contemplating trying this new line of products by Proctor and Gamble.  The line is SWASH by Tide.  I am so interested in a product that claims to freshen up my clothing without having to wash it.  Washing clothes over and over can break them down so quickly, so SWASH could help extend the life of my clothing.  I am all for that.  You can only buy it on Amazon.com right now.  Click the link below to go to Amazon and see if you are as interested as I am in trying this new line of products.  As of right now, you can not buy them in stores. 
Keeping clothes looking new and saving money from too much washing and having to purchase new clothes due to current clothing wearing out is always in style in my mind. 

Swash Variety Pack: Fresh It Up, Smooth It Out, Steam It Out [Amazon Frustration-Free Packaging]
 

Carolyn Braden: Overalls coming back!

Overalls....
They will be very in very soon.

This time around though, wear them rolled a little with a tank top (or
tight shirt) and heels.

There's something about witches right now too. I don't know how they
are going to show up in fashion, but they are going to show up
somewhere.

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Carolyn Braden: Save Japan's Dolphins!

It's always in style to save our earth.  A part of our earth are the beautiful dolphins.  They are magical and serene.  Most of the time.

If you watched the Oprah's Earth Day special this past week, you would have seen something horrible happening to the dolphins.   The massacre (as I describe it) made me cringe and it was very hard to watch.  Dolphins at the cove of Taji are being brutally stabbed and killed.  The water turns to blood as the dolphins are slain for meat.  Do we want another beautiful mammal to go extinct?

You can help make awareness to this subject by visiting the link below:

http://www.savejapandolphins.org/

I love dolphins.  I've seen them in their natural habitats during many vacations.  I just can't imagine the world without them.  There is a petition on the website you can sign that can help save them from slaughter.  Visit this link to sign it:

 

http://apps.facebook.com/causes/petitions/252
Help keep our world beautiful.

Carolyn Braden says "The Best Face Mask EVER"

While searching forever to find a place where I could purchase Bioelements "Emergency Soothing Powder", I discovered something great.  

I get facials every once in a while and my facialist always gives me a little of the Bioelements Emergency Soothing Powder to use at home whenever my skin gets super sensitive.  Whenever the temperature changes or for some other reason, my face just gets red and irritated.  It's nothing that a little ESP can't handle though.  I just mix a little water with this oatmeal like powder and smooth it over my face and my skin gets back to normal. 

Well, the other day, the temperature went from super warm to super cold and back to super warm.  My skin got red and I was out of the ESP.  I didn't want to go back to get a facial right away, so I searched the internet for the mask powder.  I found someone on E-Bay that was selling it for $40.00, but after bidding, they e-mailed me to let me know they were out of the product.  I asked my facialist if I could buy some the last time I was there (instead of always having to get a sample), and it's not a product I can buy due to it being part of their "professional" line for skincare specialists.  

I was in need of this product and I couldn't get any!  So, after many searches on-line, I came across one page link.  I clicked on the link and all it said was "Bioelements Emergency Soothing Powder----Colloidal Oatmeal."  Then I searched for Colloidal Oatmeal, just thinking that was one of the ingredients in the Bioelements product.  I discovered that Collidal Oatmeal is just finely ground up oatmeal.  People even posted recipes to make it.  I started searching for products that contained Collidal Oatmeal, thinking there was another mask on the market that contained the oatmeal and was similar to the Bioelements mask.  

Then it dawned on me.  Bioelements ESP is just Collidal Oatmeal repackaged.  I found Aveeno Active Naturals Soothing Bath Treatment.  These packets of bath treatment are merely 100% Colloidal Oatmeal.  I figured I would purchase the Aveeno product (retailed for less than $6.00 at my Target store) and try mixing it with water just like I did with the ESP.  

It was the same exact mask!  The smell, the texture, the color......all the same thing as the Bioelements product.  I have 8 huge packets of the Aveeno product and a tiny amount of the powder mixed with water is all you need to create this mask.  It will last me forever!  I have been using it every night now, and my skin loves it!  It really is a great facial mask!  

Try it out the next time your skin gets irritated, and you won't be sorry.  If your skin is super sensitive though, try testing it out on a little part of your skin before putting it all over your face.  I apply the mask with a make-up brush I bought to only use for putting on masks.  

Happy skin!