Free Striking Friday - Question of the Day 10/30

Winner drawn on 11/9 (late!). Congratulations to V G Marcel!

Question of the day: How often do you get your hair cut or colored?

Tell us your hair schedule and see how yours compares with other women. More or less or about the same...

Prize: Striking Daily Essentials Kit (Value $50.00)

Post your answers here or email us at strikingskin@gmail.com. All answers must be posted by 9am Pacific time on Friday, November 6th, 2009 in order to qualify. Winners will be randomly selected and then emailed for contact information. Please do not post your address or other contact information to this blog other than your email address.

Striking Product Review: Best Things in Beauty

Adrienne Whyte from Best Things in Beauty has been using Striking products for a month or so. She has written a fabulous review about using Striking Skin Care on her blog titled Best Things in Beauty. Read about Striking and other products that she reviews on her blog.

Best Things in Beauty
http://bestthingsinbeauty.blogspot.com/

Only a few more days to enter the Clean Beautiful Skin Giveaway

The giveaway will end at midnight on 10/30/09. Make sure that you enter before then and let your friends know about this fantastic giveaway before it is too late!

Read more here: Clean Beautiful Skin Giveaway Post

Free Striking Friday - Question of the Day 10/23

Winner drawn 10/30/09: Jane D. Congratulations Jane!

Question of the day: What types of exercise do you do to stay fit?

Prize: Striking Restorative Moisture Creme, 1oz and Striking Multi-Vitamin Cleanser, 8oz. (Value $70.00)

Post your answers here or email us at strikingskin@gmail.com. All answers must be posted by 9am Pacific time on Friday, October 30, 2009 in order to qualify. Winners will be randomly selected and then emailed for contact information. Please do not post your address or other contact information to this blog other than your email address.

Is Denise Austin Really 52?

Well, we checked and yes she is 52 years old. When I saw that she was over 50, I was floored. She looks amazing and has incredible energy as a person and business woman. Denise has been working on fitness videos and writing books for the last 25 years. Her first big break in to the public eye was on the Jack LaLanne show in 1981. Since then she has sold over 20 million videos and DVDs as well as multiple books on fitness.

I found a article on in the LA Times that she recently wrote titled "Denise Austin: Q & A with a fitness guru". It touches on tips for fitness for women like her, over 50.

When asked "What can women expect from their bodies after 50?"

This was Denise's response excerpted from the article:
"I believe a woman can get a fit, toned and sexy body at 50, but she has to work out for it. Fight gravity all the way. Exercise is a must. Especially muscle-conditioning moves. To keep up your muscle tone and firm up, work out at least three times a week with weights, your own body weight, Pilates or boot-camp-type exercises that focus on strength."

For more tips on exercise for women, check out her website at www.deniseaustin.com

She has a new DVD that was released on Sept 15 and two more coming out in time for the holidays with a new book to follow after the first of the year. Even if you are not a fan of exercising or Denise Austin you can still appreciate the fact that she looks great for any age, especially 52!


Photograph by Hilmar Meyer-Bosse on www.deniseaustin.com

Free Striking Friday-Question of the Day 10/16

Winner drawn was Linda I. Congratulations Linda!

Question of the day: What is your favorite thing about fall?

Prize: A fall basket full of a Striking Daily Essentials Product Set, a delectable bar of Seattle Chocolates and a cozy assortment of Bigelow teas to warm you on these cool Fall days.

Set includes - 4 conveniently sized products:
•Striking Multi-Vitamin Cleanser, 2 oz bottle
•Striking Multi-Peptide Serum, 0.5 oz bottle
•Striking Rejuvenating Eye Creme, 0.25 oz jar
•Striking Restorative Moisture Creme, 0.5 oz jar
Product Value: $50


Post your answers here or email us at strikingskin@gmail.com. All answers must be posted by 9am Pacific time on Friday, October 23, 2009 in order to qualify. Winners will be randomly selected and then emailed for contact information. Please do not post your address or other contact information to this blog other than your email address.

Free Striking Friday---On a Tuesday!!

Winner drawn 10/9 - Congrats to winner Holly C. of Amberjewelry.com,.

Vacations and the flu threw us for a loop! Here's the question of the day, just a few days late:

A peptide is a chain of _________ acids.

Prize: Striking Skin Care Daily Duo (a $69 value)
Includes:
Striking Rejuvenating Eye Creme, 0.5 oz.
Striking Restorative Moisture Creme, 1 oz.

Post your answers here or email us at strikingskin@gmail.com. All answers must be posted by 9am Pacific time on Friday, October 16, 2009 in order to qualify. Winners will be randomly selected and then emailed for contact information. Please do not post your address or other contact information to this blog other than your email address.

Winner!!

Question of the Day winner for 10/2/09 is Holly P. Congrats!

New Question of the Day coming soon. Stay tuned.

Clean Beautiful Skin Giveaway - Striking Skin Care + Clarisonic Mia!

We are thrilled to be able to offer a fantastic October Giveaway, the Clean Beautiful Skin Giveaway includes the Striking Skin Care System and a pink Clarisonic Mia. Total prize package worth $319!!

Clean Beautiful Skin Giveaway includes:

Striking Skin Care System ($170)
• Striking Multi-Vitamin Cleanser (8 oz.)
• Striking Multi-Peptide Serum (1 oz.)
• Striking Restorative Moisture Creme (1 oz.)
• Striking Rejuvenating Eye Creme (0.5 oz.)

Pink Clarisonic Mia ($149)
Mia is the new, go-anywhere Sonic Skin Cleansing System in a great compact size. The one-button, one-speed Mia fits your active lifestyle for beautiful, glowing skin wherever life’s adventures take you.

To enter the Clean Beautiful Skin Giveaway, enter your name and email address in the giveaway box in the right panel or click on our Clean Beautiful Skin Giveaway Contest Page. All entries must be made by October 30th, 2009 at 11:55 pm. One winner will randomly be selected using Contest Machine. The winner will be notified via email and asked for contact information to send the Clean Beautiful Skin Giveaway prize to. For more information, visit our Clean Beautiful Skin contest page.

Clarisonic - A Must Have!

Sometimes I’m just wrong; and I was dead wrong when it came to the Clarisonic Sonic Face Brush. About three years ago, someone asked me if I had ever heard of the Clarisonic. I had not. I did a little research, looked at the price ($195) and quickly dismissed it as another overpriced gadget. Boy, was I wrong.

My moment of conversion came when I used the brush. I had been battling a horrible bout of eczema on my face for almost two years and nothing seemed to work. After two days of using the Clarisonic, my eczema was gone. That was enough to make me become a believer. My theory is that it cleaned my skin so efficiently that the products I was using to combat my eczema could finally penetrate and do what they were supposed to do.

Since then, I have been singing the praises of the Clarisonic. It makes every skin care product that you use work better. Within a week of using it, people will start to ask you what you’ve done to your skin.

Just how does it work? Here’s some information pulled directly from the company’s website:

Benefits beyond just clean skin: Clarisonic improves the appearance of skin tone and reduces the appearance of pore size

Clarisonic is the sonic technology proven to gently yet effectively loosen dirt and oil to clear your pores. The Clarisonic Cleansing System uses a patented sonic frequency of more than 300 movements per second to clean, soften and smooth your skin. In just 60 seconds a day, the Clarisonic micro-massage action cleans more than twice as effectively as manual cleansing.

Clarisonic Sonic Cleansing Benefits
• Removes 6x more makeup than manual cleansing
• Leaves skin feeling and looking smoother
• Cleanses so well that products absorb better
• Gentle enough for twice daily use
• Helps reduce oily areas, dry skin patches and blemishes
• Helps reduce the appearance of visible pores
• Reduces the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles

I feel that this is a product that really delivers results. Within a week of using it, people will start to ask you what you’ve done to your skin. I love this product so much that after telling them my story to five of my friends and family members they have purchased the product and are now as enthusiastic about this product as I am. Just a head’s up: Clarisonic is not a “cheap date”. The brushes range in price from $225 to $149 and are available online in their web store. There's also a personalization feature for fun, or if you end up with more than one in your household. The bottom line is, if you want to get the most out of the skin care products that you are using, you’ll work this brush into your budget. I promise you won’t be disappointed.

Posted by Brigette, contributor

October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month

I love October. I love the crisp fall days in the Pacific Northwest when the weather takes a left hand turn right out of summer and smack into autumn. I love all the pink products that hit the market place that benefit organizations like the Susan G. Komen Foundation. And I love that it’s National Breast Cancer Awareness Month (www.nbcam.org).

Honestly, the importance of breast cancer awareness was lost on me until I turned 40 and had to get a baseline mammogram before my breast augmentation procedure. I have no history of breast cancer anywhere in my family and I was really bad about doing my monthly exams. I know about 5 breast cancer survivors, but they are acquaintances. No one close to me has had breast cancer. The disease hadn’t really touched me in a significant way, so I really didn’t think about it.

When I had my mammogram, a doctor came in right afterwards to tell me that there were some “suspicious” areas in my films. My right breast had calcifications that needed further study and I needed to schedule a needle biopsy. Wow. Talk about having the wind knocked out of you. Here I was: 40-years old, in the middle of a divorce with two children, getting ready to embark on a new life and there might be something seriously wrong.

I went in for my biopsy a week later and waited for three sleepless nights for the wonderful women at the breast center to call me and tell me that everything was okay. After getting on my knees and thanking God, I knew that I was forever changed. That was by far, the scariest 2 weeks of my life, and I had a perfect outcome.

So, what’s different for me now?

I do my monthly breast exams. After breast augmentation surgery, this is especially important because it’s that much more challenging to negotiate around the implant. If you’re bad about remembering, either schedule a time monthly in your planner or your iPhone/Blackberry, or get a shower card from your OB/GYN. If your doctor’s office doesn’t carry them, you can the Susan G. Komen Foundation at 1-877 GO KOMEN (1-877-465-6636) to request a free one. Check out their site: www.komen.org.

I stay on the mammogram schedule that has been outlined by my physician. After my baseline mammogram, I had a mammogram every six months until the doctors told me last year that I only have to go in every two years for a while. Luckily, I have fantastic insurance. If you are currently uninsured or if you insurance doesn’t cover mammograms, Google “free mammograms” in your city and often times, you’ll find local events in which a mobile mammogram unit is onsite giving free or discounted mammograms. Take advantage and get yourself scheduled now! I also go to The Breast Cancer Site (www.thebreastcancersite.com) and click to donate a free mammogram.

I donate to the Breast Cancer 3-Day. Truth be known, I’m not a good joiner. Never have been. But I’m really good at supporting my friends that do the 3-Day with my dollars and have done so yearly (www.the3day.org). This year, I just happened to be at the Seattle Center with my family when the 3-Day walkers were getting to cross the finish line. In comes a huge sea of pink, and as they entered the stadium, all of the walkers’ family, friends and supporters cheered loudly. I literally stood in awe with my daughter in her stroller and cried. I thought to myself, “What wonderfully brave women to walk for their friends or themselves. Would I walk for my friends? Yes! Would my friends walk for me? Yes! Then why aren’t I doing this?”

I buy lots of pink stuff. Like I said, true retailer that I am, I “vote” with my dollar. When October comes around, I buy the items that donate back to breast cancer causes. Pink M & Ms? Check. Pink water bottle? Check. Pink Ribbon Sharpies? You bet. There are a variety of products that give back in the month of October. Keep a Breast does a great job at educating and increasing breast cancer awareness among young people with t-shirts“Keep-A-Breast” (www.keep-a-breast.org).

These are just small things that I do, and quite honestly, I should be doing much, much more. What kinds of things do you do? I’d love to know other ways that my time or my dollars can make an impact to eradicate a disease that has affected so many of our mothers, sisters, daughters and friends.

Posted by Brigette, contributor

Free Striking Friday - Question of the Day 10/2

Question of the Day:
What is the name of our patented ingredients that are used in 3 of the 4 Striking products?

Hint-________peptides.

Prize:
1 free Striking Mini Kit (value $40)

Includes:
Striking Multi-Peptide Serum, 0.5oz
Striking Rejuvenating Eye Creme, 0.25oz
Striking Restorative Moisture Creme, 0.5oz

This is a great introduction to the Striking line.

Post your answers here or email us at strikingskin@gmail.com. All answers must be posted by 9am Pacific time on Friday, October 9, 2009 in order to qualify. Winners will be randomly selected and then emailed for contact information. Please do not post your address or other contact information to this blog other then your email address.