Hit the Deck is an easy and affordable way for working women and/or busy moms to stay healthy and fit!

PowerHouse Hit The Deck?¢‚Äû¬¢ is an innovative fitness device for at home or on-the-go that tones the body while burning off stress hormones! The easy-to-use, cost-conscious product consists of a programmable interval timer and 30 cards divided into three categories: No Sweating, I?¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢m Glistening and Sweating Buckets. And for $19.99 it is a real steal!

Each category contains exercises that challenge all major muscle groups for a comprehensive total body strength-training and cardiovascular workout, using no equipment. The length of each workout is determined by how many cards are selected and timed using an interval timer. Founder Jenny Evans recommends beginning with 30-second intervals unless the user is new to intense physical activity.

Jenny Evans created PowerHouse Hit the Deck?¢‚Äû¬¢ to make personal training more accessible to everyone, and to create an all-in-one portable fitness tool utilizing today?¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢s technology. This ever-changing PowerHouse Hit The Deck?¢‚Äû¬¢ workout provides the mind and body with endless variety, while challenging the heart and muscles in revitalizing ways. Performing physical activity four to six times per week promotes and helps to maintain a healthy lifestyle while eliminating stress.

Jenny continues, ?¢‚Ǩ?ìIt is my goal to make it simple to add exercise to your daily routine and to understand what an important role it plays in dealing with stress. I want people to know that you can set a realistic fitness goal and achieve it. Instead of asking people to adopt a new lifestyle in order to get in shape, I?¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢m giving them an easy solution to let fitness become a part of their already existing lifestyle.?¢‚Ǩ¬ù

Amidst the vines of the Ch?ɬ¢teau Smith Haut Lafitte located near Bordeaux, the first Vinoth?ɬ©rapie?Ç¬Æ Spa created by CAUDALIE offers a program of exclusive treatments based on the benefits of vines and grapes in an environment of rare beauty….

This is the type of Spa that beauty writers dream of…

Special Caudalie Package

Not only is this new form of Vinoth?ɬ©rapie?Ç¬Æ creative, artistic, and scientific. It is the ultimate revolution in forward thinking for spa beauty products. It is the new spa revolution! So Viva La France! When I was asked to represent, try, and use the Vinoth?ɬ©rapie?Ç¬Æ collection. I jumped at the opportunity. I can’t tell you how impressed I am with the collection. From the decadent Vinoth?ɬ©rapie?Ç¬Æ Crushed Cabernet Scrub, to the Vinoth?ɬ©rapie?Ç¬Æ Merlot Friction Scrub. I tried them both, and fell in love with them both.

Crushed Cabernet Scrub

Vinoth?ɬ©rapie?Ç¬Æ Relaxation Cure

But that is not enough to convey just how decadent these products are. As a beauty product critic, these are high quality all the way. From the finest ingredients used. The Caudalie Laboratories have drawn on years of research conducted by the Bordeaux University of Pharmacy focusing on the benefits of polyphenols. The secret is the stabilization of the polyphenols from the grape. They offer unequal action against free radicals. Which is at the very heart of cell rejuvenation.

The Caudalie Spa world has done it. And created a variety of spa products that truly do work. The Vinoth?ɬ©rapie?Ç¬Æ collection smells fantastic (all those great mints, spearmints, rosemary and geranium essential oils). That gives you the ultimate spa experience at home. To where you can feel Bordeaux and the vineyards throughout the whole experience.

Crushed Cabernet Scrub

This is the Vinoth?ɬ©rapie?Ç¬Æ Spa’s signature scrub. Its formula is natural: crushed grape-seeds are mixed with brown sugar, pure Gironde honey, and 6 organic essential oils. This scrub smoothes out cellulite and has a draining effect, leaving skin wonderfully smooth and nourished. With Essential oils of juniper berries, cypress, lemon, lemongrass, rosemary and geranium. The experience is refreshing and rejuvenating! You will feel alive with this one!

Merlot Friction Scrub

This “mint butter” scrub shapes and tones. It is extremely natural, combining organic essential oils of lemon, peppermint and sweet mint. With its soft and slippery touch and fine grains of sugar, it will become the favorite of skins that enjoy the benefits of essential oils of peppermint, sweet mint and lemon, without a slippery finish. The experience is truly delightful, refreshing, and very relaxing.

So from one of my favorite spa’s to you. I ask you to visit the Vinoth?ɬ©rapie?Ç¬Æ Bordeaux Spa online to learn more about this fabulous new Spa therapy. And believe me, you will want to visit. And you won’t want to leave.

Article by ?Ǭ© Jacqueline H. - Senior Writer & Editor, West Coast 2009

AHAVA Pure Spa Getaway Exclusive Kit

Escape to an oasis of relaxation amid the comforts of home with the pampering AHAVA Pure Spa Getaway Exclusive Kit! Let your body experience the incredible softness and hydration of this luxurious collection. Which includes Dead Sea Liquid Salt, Body Sorbet Caress, Purifying Mud Mask and Dead Sea Mineral Mud.

“Wow! I just loved this spa collection from Ahava. I am always really surprised when a product really does work. My skin was soft and supple to the touch. The mask and lotions were excellent! I can see why Ahava is a beauty products winners choice!”
Jacqueline - Senior Writer, Editor - Couture in the City

“I love how nice my skin feels and looks after using the whole collection! You really do feel refreshed. A must have in your home spa collection!”
Angelique - Editor-In-Chief - Couture in the City

Perlier Milk and Vanilla Bath and Body Duo

Delight in the sweet smell of vanilla folded into a sensuous mousse with the imported Perlier Milk and Vanilla Bath and Body Duo. And you’ll love the clever retro milk bottle packaging, complete with a carrying caddy!

“Loved the Perlier Milk Body Wash! Really great! And the pacakaging couldn’t be more creative and fun!” Jacqueline - Senior Writer, Editor - Couture in the City

“I love the milk collection by Perlier! After taking a bath my skin felt very soft and moisturized. Loved it!” Angelique - Editor-In-Chief, on the Bath Mousse Chantilly in Milk and Vanilla.

“Great Product! This has a wonderful sweet scent, and the lotion makes your skin feel very soft and smooth.” Angelique - Editor-In-Chief, on the Body Mousse Chantilly in Milk and Vanilla.

Article by ?Ǭ© Jacqueline H. - Senior Writer & Editor, West Coast 2009

Ain’t Misbehavin’?¢‚Äû¬¢ Sulfur Acne Mask - Voted one of the best acne products of 2008 by Couture in the City! Win this! By subscribing to Couture in the City’s NEW Newsletter!

“With a blend of Western, Chinese and Ayurvedic Medicines, this sulfur mask is phytochemically-enhanced with Phytosphingosine to correct and restore a healthy, natural skin chemistry. Allowing acne blemishes to clear rapidly while helping prevent future outbreaks!”
DERMAdoctor

If your skin is misbehavin’! Then don’t fret! Because DERMAdoctor is here to save the day! Yes your answer is finally here! The acne skin care line by DERMAdoctor is absolutely remarkable. Take acne prone skin - to healthy looking skin. With medicated ingredients such as Salicylic Acid, Glycolic Acid and Benzoyl Peroxide. Not to mention their use of key Chinese herbal botanicals. And tea tree and white tea extracts. The DERMAdoctor acne skin care line is a complete system. Designed to get problem skin back on top again! Personally, I love it! And so does everyone who I had try it! This is a real winner! And Couture in the City rates this line a five star! That is why you our lucky readers are in for a real treat!

Subscribe to our NEW Newsletter, and be entered into this fabulous giveaway! We are giving away the Ain’t Misbehavin’?¢‚Äû¬¢ Sulfur Acne Mask and Poetry in Lotion intensive retinol treatment. The perfect set to get your skin back on track again!

Also it?¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢s DERMAdoctors 10 year anniversary! And as a bonus they?¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢re also offering a discount code for online shoppers! Enter SHIPDEC at the checkout and receive free shipping on any skincare order over $25!

Ain’t Misbehavin’?¢‚Äû¬¢medicated aha/bha acne cleanser for oily, blemish-prone or combination skin

Ain’t Misbehavin’?¢‚Äû¬¢ intensive medicated blackhead treatment for oily, blemish-prone or combination skin

Visit DERMAdoctor online to enjoy more of this of this fabulous product!

Article by ?Ǭ© Jacqueline H. - Senior Writer & Editor, West Coast 2008

Giveaway Disclaimer: Couture in the City and the featured product is not responsible for any errors that may occur during the giveaway. Nor for any incorrect winners information that may occur during the drawing. To be entered into the giveaway, readers have to subscribe to Couture in the City. A winner is picked one time only.

Get your Vitamin’s through your skin care routine! Well not literary. But just enough in this clever line of face, body and hair care. Yes To Carrots is a unique blend of paraben-free products utilizing nature’s best kept beauty secrets. Including Dead Sea mud, along with organic fruits and vegetables bursting with Beta-Carotene, a natural form of Vitamin A. And all produce used in Yes to Carrots is sourced from organic farmers, certified by the Israel Bio-Organic Agriculture Association (IBOAA).

C the Difference Exfoliating and Soothing Mud Mask - $14.99

Do you know people who always eat their veggies? Love them or hate them, they’ll have great skin.
Cheat a bit, with C the Difference Exfoliating and Soothing Mud Mask. Which tones, revitalizes and purifies the skin without a smoothie maker in sight! Its key ingredients are Vitamin-rich avocado. Which is excellent at encouraging an even skin tone, whilst Dead Sea Mud purifies and revitalizes the skin. To use apply a thin layer of mask all over your cleansed face, avoiding eyes and mouth. Allow to penetrate and dry for 5 minutes. Remove using a damp cloth. Splash with cool water and pat dry. Most importantly, see how pretty you look!

And how did it hold up in our staff reviews at Couture? A word from the Editor:

“My third favorite is the Exfoliating and Soothing Mud Mask - This product made my skin feel very clean and my skin looked very healthy after use.” Angelique - Editor - Couture in the City

Well it is your lucky day as we are doing a collaborative giveaway with Yes to Carrots. One of our lucky readers will win the Yes To Carrots Can you C Me? Eye and Face Makeup Remover .

Can you C Me? Eye and Face Makeup Remover - $9.99

Don’t you love that feeling at the end of the day when you can take off your makeup and finally put your feet up? Can you C Me Eye and Face Makeup Remover will have you on your couch in no time. This exceptional blend of organic carrot juice, minerals and Dead Sea Mud removes all traces of both eye and face makeup to refresh, stimulate and revitalize your skin. A personal favorite of mine!

And just so you know, I personally love the whole Yes To Carrots line! So I’m all for this great giveaway! Enter by subscribing to Couture in the City, to be entered into our pool of picks. Readers who already subscribe to Couture, are already entered. Best of luck my beautynistas! This fabulous and very healthy giveaway will run until October 21st 2008! So enter to win!

Article by ?Ǭ© Jacqueline H. - Senior Writer 2008

Heidi Klum, Oscars Red Carpet (source)

Stars like Heidi Klum even took a stand against heart disease by supporting the cause and wearing red to the Oscars! It was by far the most popular color on the “red” carpet, and best of all, Heidi later put her red Oscars dress (by John Galliano) up for auction to support the fight against heart disease.

Even though February was all about supporting the fight against heart disease, Go Red for Women wants you to continue the fight year round. You can start by evaluating your own heart health: take the Go Red Heart Checkup Test and see what you can do to prevent heart disease.

You can also shop at the Shop Go Red online store and purchase fun tops, pins, scarves and more to spread the word about this great cause. By simply making a few changes in your life and spreading the word about heart disease (not just a “man’s disease”) we can work together to make a better future for ourselves and others.

You can start by checking out the Go Red for Women website (www.goredforwomen.org)?Ǭ† and also tipping your friends, family and co-workers off to this great site.?Ǭ† You can register for free and participate in heart health checkups, donations and more.

Love a little bit of philanthropic swag? Me too…you can help support this movement (and also your love for fashion) by shopping Go Red for Women’s boutique…check out these haut and heart-consicous items and buy with confidence, knowing you are helping support a worthy cause.

Silver Heart Earrings, $10.00?Ǭ†

Square Scarf, $30.00

Coffee Cup $10.00?Ǭ†

What have you done to show your heart you care today? Making changes are easier than you may think…take a walk during your lunch break, order baked chicken instead of fried, or commit to finally ditching those cigs for good. Your heart will thank you! For more great tips on how you can spread the word about heart disease, visit www.goredforwomen.org.