My Perfect Holiday Pedi with Amopé™.

I've been on the quest for soft and smooth feet for sometime now. I spend a lot of time at the beach (I travel to Florida about once a month) and my feet pay the price. I am constantly pampering my feet because they are usually in pretty rough shape. I was introduced to the Amopé Pedi Perfect™ and added it to my routine just in time to get the perfect holiday pedi. 

Amopé Pedi Perfect™ is an electronic foot file that quickly and easily helps to remove dry, rough skin from the feet.

It's really easy to use; so easy to use because the unit does the work for me. The secret is the specially designed Micralumina roller head that rotates as I pass the unit over my feet.

I've been making a point to use the Amopé Pedi Perfect™ once or twice a week and the difference I see and feel is amazing. The unit is lightweight and easy to hold. The file does not hurt one bit as I glide it over the rough areas of my feet. I am amazed at how fast it works to remove the dead skin. The secret is to keep moving the unit around and not to leave it on one area too long. I continually pass the Amopé Pedi Perfect™ over the areas in slower movements until the rough areas are gone.

My first Amopé Pedi Perfect™ treatment took about 10 minutes on each foot — my feet were pretty rough. Now, with using it once or twice a week, I only need to spend about three or four minutes on each foot to keep them looking and feeling their best. A coat of pretty polish (red for the season) has my feet holiday pretty and perfect.

I like the Amopé Pedi Perfect™ so much that I think it makes a great holiday gift. I'm giving one to my sister as a Christmas present this year — I know she will love it. My sister Cindi is just as obsessed with pampering her feet as I am. We often go and have pedicures together and giving her this gift so she can keep up the routine of smooth feet at home will certainly be a treat for her.

Save $5 on the Amopé Pedi Perfect™ Electronic Foot File this holiday season with the $5 coupon on coupons.com. It's redeemable at Walmart nationwide! I bought the bonus pack (which included the extra refill) at my local Walmart. I couldn't miss the huge display right by the entrance to the store.

This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of Amopé™. The opinions and text are all mine.

Staying Calm, Cool and Beautiful this Holiday Season with Dove Dry Spray.

Introduced by Simply Stylist, I've partnered with Dove to bring you today's post.

 Now that the holiday season has officially begun, I am in full-on holiday prep mode. That means I am busier than ever. Between working, I am busy decorating the house, baking cookies, shopping and attending parties and events. I don't have time to think about the little things like, ahem, antiperspirant. Antiperspirant is actually one of the most important steps of my daily beauty routine. It’s just one of things I’m sure to stay on top of to stay calm, cool and beautiful this holiday season. This year I've become obsessed with  Dove Dry Spray.

I like Dove Dry Spray for a few reasons. First, it provides Dove’s signature ¼ moisturizers in a dry spray format. That means, my underarms are treated to real skin care benefits from a deodorant — I don't like to neglect any part of my body, especially in the dry, winter months. That means I have softer, smoother underarms. How great is that? Dove Dry Spray also goes on instantly dry and I never have to worry about visible residue! I’ll never use a messy stick again! The best thing about Dove Dry Spray is that it offers up 48 hours of unprecedented odor and wetness protection. No matter how crazy my day or this holiday season gets, I know I'll be protected day in and day out.

Dove Dry Spray comes in six Dove fragrances.

Nourished Beauty - A floral, powdery fragrance
Beauty Finish - A sophisticated scent with notes of watery florals, sandalwood and amber musk
Cool Essentials - A blend of cucumber and green tea
Revive - A pomegranate and lemon verbena scent
Skin Renew - A mix of light florals notes including violet, lilac and rose mixed with vanilla musk
Sensitive - Unscented

As I really don’t like anything additionally scented, I have been using Dove Dry Spray Sensitive which is unscented.

Look for Dove Dry Spray Antiperspirant at your favorite drugstore or mass retailer for about $5.49.

philosophy The Gift of Grace and Love.

Another day, another QVC Today's Special Value — woo! Tis the season to start stocking up on the holiday sets and today philosophy is giving us TWO sets (in your choice of scents) with the philosophy The Gift of Grace and Love Fragrance Collection. It has eight pieces in it!

There are two beautifully packaged gift sets in the collection, one with full size products and one with travel size products. This is perfect for gifting one, keeping one; keeping both; gifting both — you get the idea. With so many scents to choose from it's easy to buy a few and mix and match as well.

First thing is first, here is what you get in the The Gift of Grace and Love Fragrance Collection.

Full Size Gift Boxed Set

Shower Gel - 16 oz
Olive Oil Scrub - 16 oz
Whipped Body Crème - 8 oz
Eau de Toilette Spray - 2 oz

Travel Size Gift Boxed Set

Shower Gel - 2 oz
Olive Oil Scrub - 2 oz
Whipped Body Crème - 1 oz
Spray Fragrance - .5 oz

Now, for the scents. You can choose from the following:

• amazing grace
• pure grace
• living grace
• unconditional love
• falling in love

I love Amazing Grace and it is one of my all time favorite scents. I am not a scent girl but I can wear philosophy scents. They are clean, light scents like nothing you have experienced. They are like a breath of fresh air and don't linger.  Amazing Grace is soft and feminine, very clean with a hint of musk.

The Shampoo, Bath & Shower Gel is great for cleansing the skin while starting to add in some fragrance into your bath and body experience. philosophy has taught me about fragrance layering — always soft. I had never used the perfumed olive oil scrub and I am in LOVE with this product. It does a fantastic job at gently exfoliating the body with smoothing the skin and leaving skin hydrated. It feels so nice on the skin!. The whipped body crème is great for locking in moisture. It sinks in fast and really is nice and creamy; I really like the whipped texture. I only need a spritz or two of the EDT to finish off the scent layering.

Buy The Gift of Grace and Love Fragrance Collection now for just $89.96 (retail value $171). Remember that this value is good TODAY ONLY on QVC and QVC.com.