Brummet's Conscious Blog

-- Product Review --  After speaking with Dean J. of Small Town Outlet Co . about reviewing their interesting serum several weeks prior to the product being available (out of stock), they sent a confirmation of the order on July 20 th and it arrived July 27 th in a yellow bubble-padded 8 x 10” envelope. The product was wrapped in an additional plastic bubble protective envelope inside a small drawstring burlap bag. All the packaging is recyclable in our area, but the burlap bag – being reusable – was set aside to either use it in the future or give away to someone else. The Ponte VedraVitamin C Serum , comes with a screw top dropper (made of plastic, rubber and glass), instead of a pump, and is housed in a 1 fl. oz. brown glass bottle (recyclable) with a recyclable plastic screw top. The serum has a 12-month shelf-life, which I appreciate since I have a different brand of serum being used at the moment. There are several things that I liked...

-- Product Review --  I just love reviewing products made right here in Canada! Up to the last year I’ve never tried facial serums before, however I’ve since tried 4-5 brands out and have become a fan of what it can do for skin. Today I’m reviewing a certified organic 20% Vitamin C Serum via All Natural Advice ( AllNaturalAdvice.com ) company who specializes in organic beauty products made in Canada. When I was first contacted in the first week of July by the president of the company, Stephen James, I was immediately impressed with the obvious pride he has in their company, the professional communications and the quality of their products. Stephen took the time to express his appreciation for our environmentally friendly blog – which was a very nice thing to do – and is something their company is quite passionate about. Stephen says: “ As a company we chose to go organic. For example, our Vitamin C Serum used to be 70% organic as it was much thicker. We tha...

-- Product Review -- ** Tangerine Lilly would like to offer one lucky Canadian reader of our blog a Tangerine Lilly Naturals Vitamin C Serum along with Organic Lip treatment. Simply comment here on this blog and a winner will be randomly selected. Tangerine Lilly will then send the product your way. I'll need your email address so be sure to include that in the comment - that way I can connect with the winner to arrange the delivery . Deadline - May 5th, 2015. The very first thing I noticed when I agreed to do a review for Tangerine Lilly is that the company ( TangerineLilly.com ) has a beautiful website! It just sings about nature, freedom and carefree summer days. I was thrilled to learn (as a Canadian myself) that this family run business is based in Nova Scotia, Canada - with a company philosophy of freedom, celebrating individual beauty, and doing no harm. Customers can reach out to Tangerine Lilly through the contact form on their website. While n...