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Sensitive-skinned gals and natural skincare junkies might find their new Holy Grail beauty line in Scottsdale-based Whish Body.  The local company has been featured in Marie Claire and InStyle for its organic body wash, shaving cream and scrubs that are free of sulfates and parabens.

The super indulgent Three Wishes Coconut Body Butter is a personal fave and conjures images of a tropical beach getaway complete with piña coladas. The antioxidant-based lotion moisturizers, firms and purifies with ingredients like organic raspberry butter (to fight free radicals), organic seaweed extract (loaded with skin firming peptides)  and organic rice bran oil (which are thought to be effective in battling skin cancer and improving sun screen efficiency).

Despite being body butter, the formula is closer to a lotion in consistency, but is still moisturizing enough to leave my skin baby-smooth. And did I mention the dangerously yummy smell? 

If those aren’t enough reasons to scope out this local line, here’s one more: Phoenician Jesse Werner created Whish for his wife who loved his gentle and natural European shaving cream but yearned for a more pleasing scent.

After working with a product chemist and cosmetic manufacturer, Werner developed the shaving cream of his wife’s dreams. But that was just the beginning, as he went on to create a full line of natural and effective body care products at his wife’s request. If that’s not true love, I don’t know what is.

Three Wishes Coconut Body Butter is $24 for a 5-ounce bottle and can be purchased at whishbody.com.

More Whish products we love

Who doesn’t love trying out new beauty products? It’s practically a hobby for us. The hard part is splurging on a pricey new skin cream only to find out it doesn’t work for you. Introducing the NewBeauty TestTube! This hot pink must-have tube is packed to the rim with deluxe samples and full-sized beauty products. It also comes with the latest issue of NewBeauty Magazine, special offers and an informative product guide. A sponsor of the 2012 Summer Spaaah Series, the TestTube is your one-stop source for all things hot and new in the beauty industry.

Just to give you an idea of how incredibly exciting the TestTube is for beauty product fanatics, the Spring 2012 TestTube had a total of 11 different products from nine different companies. The array of luxury samples and full-sized products  included Moroccanoil Frizz Control, Dr. Brandt Flexitone BB Cream, NeoStrata Intensive Eye Therapy, Olay Regenerist Wrinkle Revolution Complex, Memoire Liquide Sollel Liquide Fragrance and Fleur Liquid Body Cream, SkinCeuticals C E Ferulic and Physical Fusion UV Defense, Perlier and Elariia Body Cream, ybf Eye Liner and a Mally Evercolor Shadow Stick. (Whew!)

Every three months, for just $29.95 plus shipping and handling, subscribers receive a TestTube filled with coveted, high-performance luxury products valued at well over $150. TestTube subscribers also receive video emails, which demonstrate how to achieve optimal results with the products. With 25,000 subscribers, TestTube has built an unprecedented community of beauty enthusiasts and informed women who sample and share their product favorites. The subscribers are the voice of TestTube so you can trust they are providing the highest quality products craved by all.

To get a NewBeauty TestTube subscription of your own, visit testtube.newbeauty.com.

A new revolutionary beauty drink has hit the shelves, and we’re proud to have them as a sponsor of our 2012 Summer Spaaah Series events. Beauty Foods Nightly Beauty nourishes your skin from the inside out for a more radiant you. The only thing you have to do is drink up! Sipping on a delightful, creamy drink before bed is a simple way to get a restful slumber and nourish your skin at the same time. It really doesn’t get any easier than that!

Getting a good night’s sleep is one of the best things you can do for your skin—and your overall attitude. But with work deadlines and an overflowing to-do list, getting in your required eight hours per night can seem impossible. Beauty Foods Nightly Beauty contains two natural sleep enhancing extracts, AlphaWave L-Theanine and AlphaWave Calming Blend, which help to put your mind at ease, reduce tension and set the mood for slumber so you wake up feeling well-rested and revitalized! (Sign us up!)

Beauty Foods also contains Collagen Peptides, a natural collagen technology that helps maintain vibrant, youthful skin. Their unique beauty blend formula is fortified with a cocktail of vitamins and antioxidants derived from vitamin C and vitamin E to nourish cells and help promote a healthy complexion. It really does beautify from the inside out.

Nightly Beauty comes in three delicious, all-natural flavors:

• Chocolate Bliss — a pure and indulgent chocolate experience
• Chocolate Chai Renewal — milk chocolate infused with cardamom and chai-inspired spices
• Vanilla Dream — creamy and luscious, infused with the finest Madagascar vanilla

Just mix with milk (or soy milk, almond milk or whatever you prefer), heat, relax and enjoy!

The Beauty Foods Nightly Beauty Luxury Box includes 14 single-serve packets, is packaged in a pretty keepsake box and is $49.99. Refills are $34.99. As a Summer Spaaah Series guest, you get 25% OFF your order and FREE shipping when you use Coupon Code “BFAZSPA” on checkout before Sept. 15, 2012.

To purchase Beauty Foods Nightly Beauty drinks, visit beautyfoods.com and sleep tight!

Did you join us for our first event of the season at Joya Spa? If so, you were among the lucky few to receive a full-size sample of the new Redken duo shield 07 color protecting gel-cream. What did you think of this new multitasking styling product? Here’s our review!

Hold on to your hair ties Spa Girls, we’ve stumbled across a revolutionary hair product that’s going to rock your summer! Redken has taken color protection and styling gel to a new level with Redken duo shield 07 color protecting gel-cream.

This multitasking product helps preserve vibrancy while strengthening colored hair for a stress-free blow dry with radiant style. At last, the agonizing wait for a product that protects your freshly colored tresses, while taming frizz, is over!

The first thing you’ll notice about Redken duo shield 07 color protecting gel-cream is the unique package design. It is a squeezable tube within a tube so the two products don’t mix until you want them to. (And the packaging is pink, which is super cute!) A nourishing pearl cream and a ceramide-rich fixing gel fuse together in a  formula that protects while shaping and sculpting hair. The product dispenses evenly, so you don’t deal with any messy clumps.

To use it, just wash and condition your hair as you normally would and apply the gel-cream to towel-dried damp hair before you blow dry it. You’ll notice a floral fruity scent, thanks to cranberry oil that doubles as a conditioner. Blow dry your hair as usual.

This two-in-one product offers color and heat protection along with styling and frizz-eliminating qualities. We’d recommend it to anyone looking to replace all of the so-so hair potions and bottles taking up space on their vanities.

For styling tips and product advice, visit the Redken duo shield 07 color protecting gel-cream product page, become a Redken Facebook fan or follow them on twitter @Redken5thAve.

Redken duo shield 07 color protecting gel-cream retails for $19. To find it at an authorized Redken retailer near you, visit redken.com.

It’s our first ever Tucson Summer Spaaah Series event and we’re celebrating with a special $20 discount!

Our second stop of the 2012 Series takes us to an award-winning spa known worldwide as a name synonymous with luxury, Elizabeth Arden Red Door Spa at the resplendent Westin La Paloma Resort & Spa in Tucson, Arizona! More than 9,300 square feet of soothing space, the spa is nestled in the foothills of Tucson’s majestic Santa Catalina Mountains, where you’ll experience the latest treatments in an atmosphere that combines modern luxury with distinguished charm.

The event takes place on June 1, from 5 to 8 p.m. Tickets include the evening event with wine, food, a keepsake beach bag brimming with spa and beauty products, a raffle with proceeds going to Fresh Start, exclusive discounts, wellness demonstrations and mini spa services. Event guests also receive a Summer Spaaah certificate valid toward one select luxury spa treatment and use of the spa amenities on a day of their choice within 30 days after the event.

Special Discount!

Use Coupon Code “GOTUCSON” on check out for $20 OFF every ticket you purchase to this event! This is the only event we are offering a discount for so don’t miss out!

Special $99 Room Rate!

Stay a while and drink in the views from this picturesque property with a $99 room rate exclusively for Summer Spaaah guests. Ask for the “Spa Girls” rate when booking your stay. For questions, contact Berenice Flores-Strader at 520.742.6000 ext.8047 or email her at berenice.strader@westin.com.

Get details and tickets at summerspaseries.com.