Her man tried out the new Old Spice Deodorants and here is what he had to say:

The new Old Spice deodorant is different, it doesn’t smell like you’d expect it to. It’s not very manly and it is very strong. The Fiji scent has a strong coconut smell. If I didn’t know better I’d think it was meant for girls. This is not my kind of scent. This for guys who can pull off a pink shirt at work. I can’t go around smelling like I’m wearing my girlfriend’s deodorant.

My favourite of them all is the Denali. Now this is a guy’s deodorant. The smell is still strong, but it’s not overwhelming.

These deodorants are tough. Ask the Beauty Guinea Pig, even after a long day of working outside in plus 30 degree temperatures, you could still smell the deodorant. That is tough stuff!

While it’s a fun for a change, I actually think I prefer the scent of the original Old Spice though. I’m a guy. I don’t need summery smelling deodorants.

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La Mer just released their Eye Balm Instense cream claiming to get rid of those dark puffy eyes. With a track record like La Mer’s, we can wait to see what it can do for our eyes during TIFF or Toronto Fashion Week when we are out all night and up again early in the morning.

The La Mer Eye Balm is made with the same secret seaweed mixture base as their tried and true creams. For this cream they have added what they are calling Smart Sea Gel from way in the depths of the ocean. They say this deep sea algae and seaweed acts different because it doesn’t see light. La Mer mixes all of these natural ingredients together to give you a cream they say will de-puff, moisturize and brighten your dark eyes.

At $145.00. per small jar, it’s one of the priciest eye products on the market…but at the same time if it works then for some it may be well worth the money.

Payless will have 2 lines of beauty products: Unforgettable Moments and Zoe & Zac Naturals.

As you can assume from the name, Unforgettable Moments is their wedding and special occasion makeup line. The makeup will come in pretty pastels for your eyes, nails and lips, so you can have one stop shopping for all wedding accessories.

Zoe & Zac Natural will be the eco-friendly beauty line for Payless. The line will have recyclable containers and is free of any harmful chemicals according to news stories. Zoe & Zac Natural will contains body butters lip balms and other beauty products.

The lines hit stores next month and we are ready and waiting.

A friend recommended we at the beauty blog tell all of our readers about the Olay Regenerist UV Defense Regenerating Lotion. This daily moisturizer is said to fight the signs of aging while protecting your skin from rays.

Her verdict: “I started using the Olay Lotion to smooth out my hands and arms actually. It’s one of the best moisturizers I’ve used to keep my hands smooth after a hard day of work. Because it also has an SPF 15 in it, I have started using the Olay moisturizer on my neck too. So many people forget to put sunscreen on their neck. With this beauty product I am protecting my skin and keeping it smooth.”

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E.L.F. Cosmetics – 50% off brushes when you buy $25 or more with the coupon code BRUSHDEAL.

Benefit Cosmetics – Free velvet eyeshadow with any $50 purchase with the coupon code EYECOLOR.

Origins – Free samples of Youthtopia Age-correcting serum with the coupon code SERUM9.

Lush – Get a free Sex Bomb Bath Bomb with your order.

Smashbox – Receive $15 off a $75 order with the coupon code WELCOME2.

FragranceNet – Free shipping on all orders over $70.

Lancome – Free 7-piece gift set with any order of $50 or more.

Mark Beauty – Free shipping with your $35 order.

Sephora – Free Kat Von D eye primers sample with any purchase with the coupon code KVDEYE.

Hair care company Aveda announced the launch of a new line of men’s shaving products this week. WWD reports the new Pure-Formance Shave Cream and Dual-Action Aftershave beauty products will be in stores next month.

Aveda says their shaving products will be both functional and include luxury scents, while many other products have one or the other. They say the products were developed specifically for men since their skin is different than womens.

Aveda will be giving out samples of the men’s products to women in their salons to try to coax the men into using the products. Brilliant move, since many women probably buy their man’s beauty products anyways.

Benefit Cosmetics – Free BADgal brown mascara with any $35 order with the coupon code BADBROWN.

Origins – Free GinZing eye cream sample with any skin care order with the coupon code BRIGHT.

Sephora – Up to 50% off Bare Escentuals products with the coupon code SEVENTEEN.

StrawberryNet – 50% off designer fragrances.

Yves Rocher – Free shopping on orders over $30 with the coupon code SPECIALFS30.

Stila – Every Friday find a new sale or discount during their Friday Happy Hour promotion.

Estee Lauder is launching their new Sensuous Noir fragrance for fall. This is a new take on the Estee Lauder Sensuous fragrance that was launched back in 2008. In a press release Estee Lauder says this new fragrance is richer and more intense than the original. They have added scents like spiced lily, patchouli and black pepper to intensify the smell. Expect the new fall fragrance on shelves in September.

Origins has introduced a new moisturizer which they claim will keep you from having to spend thousands on cosmetic surgery. The new Brighter By Nature SPF 35 Skin Tone Correcting Moisturizer claims to be able to fade dark spots, redness and other skin afflictions caused from overexposure to the elements. Thanks to the sunscreen, it also claims to protect your skin from further harm. They say in just four weeks your skin will look better. You can try it out later this month to see if it works. Better yet, check out our beauty review section if we get a review on the product!

The Body Shop is adding hair care to their list of eco-friendly products. The new Body Shop Rainforest Hair Care collection contains pracaxi oil a product beauty news stories say is 100% natural, bio-degradable, organic and non-irritating. The Body Shop products are also said to break down in water and the bottles made of recycleable material. All in all this is one hair care product that is really good for the environment!

We found this beauty news story helping us decipher which foods can boost our beauty routine. Here are the foods you should be eating and what they do:

Low Fat Milk Products – Skim milk and low fat yogurt help regenerate skin cells.

Berries – Antioxidants help keep skin looking fresh and youthful.

Pomegrantes – Strengthen blood vessels to give skin nutrients.

Omega-3 Fatty Acids – Certain fish, nuts and seeds will help reduce clogged pores and red, dry, itchy skin.

Green Tea – High levels of antioxidents and vitamins. It’s also an anti-inflammatory for redness or puffy skin.

Whole Grains – Vitamins help growth of new skin cells.

Vitamin E – Dark vegetables like spinach help protect skin from sun damage.

Insert some of these skin care friendly foods into your diet for some added glow without any effort at all.

Sixteen year old Justin Bieber is promoting the skin care product in a new commercial. His commercial shows Justin Bieber being a ‘regular’ teen with ‘regular’ skin care problems like acne. He’s fooling around with his friends and playing basketball and washing his face to prevent acne.

Justin Bieber joins a list of young celebrities who have all smiled and showed off their skin for Proactiv. Katy Perry, Avril Lavigne, and Julianne Hough have all been Proactiv spokespeople at one time or another.

The skin care company is probably hoping that all of the young girls will want Proactiv because Justin Bieber uses it and the young boys will want it to get the girls who love him.

The report on beauty products shows that while known dangerous ingredients are banned in beauty products, there are still some that are making it in. Apparently only 13 per cent of beauty ingredients have been tested. With over 80,000 ingredients used, that leaves a lot of unknown territory.

So how can you keep yourself safe? Fortunately there are also tips to go along with the scary idea of using unknown ingredients on your body.

The tips to finding safe beauty products are: use less products (keeping exposure to a minimum), read the label on everything, use fragrance-free products, and try not to use products that have higher risks that may have more dangerous ingredients. These higher risk products are dark hair dye, nail polish, and powders.

We aren’t going to stop using these beauty products, but trying to keep yourself aware of what you are using is always wise. You wouldn’t eat food without knowing it was safe, so don’t use questionable beauty products either.

The Dove soap commercial is a Mad Men parody, so you can imagine the setting. A couple of men in a boardroom discussing how to best promote Dove soap to women. The cute secretary comes in and overhears the men. She apologizes for speaking out of turn and gives the men advice on how Dove soap feels to her. The guys of course take her advice and congratulate themselves on a job well done.

Some women are outraged at the ad calling it sexist. They don’t think that just because Mad Men is popular, Dove has the right to portray women that way.

Unilever, the makers of Dove, say the ads are supposed to be light and funny and aren’t to be taken seriously. They actually have plans to spotlight a number of their other brands including Suave and Vaseline in the same type of ads.

Watch the new Dove soap Mad Men ad here and judge for yourself whether they went too far.

Click here to find out how to enter our beauty giveaway featuring great hair care, makeup, bath and body and skin care products. This contest closes on August 18th, so make sure you enter fast before time runs out.

Here are the products that we are giving away in our beauty giveaway:

Unite Dry Shampoo,  Conditioner and Tricky Lite Hair Spray

SurgiCare On The Go Hair Removal

Andrea Mod Lash Starter Kit

Ardell Fashion Lashes Starter Kit

Au Courant Sunless Tanning Mousse with Sponge on A Stick

Gatsby Clarify Shampoo

The Body Shop DeoDry Deodorant and Delipscious lip colour

Jouviance Eye Serum gift packs

Beauty Through Balance Seaweed Body Butter

Kiss My Face Peace Soap

J.R. Watkins Hand & Body Lotion

Lypsyl with Pure Swedish Beeswax Lypmoisturizer

Cromwell & Cruthers Natural Shave oil

Finesse Self Adjusting Shampoo

Yardley of London Lily of the Valley Perfumed Talc

Profound Beauty Shine Cream

Donato Salon and Spa gift certificate

Lash 28 kit

Aromahome Cooling Eye Pillow

We tried the body Food All Natural Lotion in the office to see if it could outdo all of the other moisturizers. The Real Style Network office was split on the the lotion right from the moment we smelled it. The Citrus Blend scent was strong, but we couldn’t agree if it was too much. Some people loved the strong sweet lemon smell, while others thought it smelled more like dish soap than a skin care line.

The body Food moisturizer feels all natural. It is very thick, a little oily and even a little sticky a times. Because it’s so thick a little goes a very long way. The problem is if you don’t have extremely dry skin, this lotion is going to be too much. It made our skin feel greasy for too long. But if you had dry skin or used it on rough parts like the bottom of your feet it might be the perfect solution.

The body Food lotion is available now for $23.00 for a small and $40.00 for a large bottle. If you are in Toronto you can visit their stores in Liberty Village or Mississauga where you can smell all of their scents to find one you really like, because the scent is the key.

The first big difference is that this is a cream. There is no foaming. We found the shave cream to be soft and smooth, like a moisturizer. The sweet pomegranate raspberry smell made it even harder to believe that this was for shaving.

It’s a little hard to see the cream once it’s applied to your legs in the shower. I almost instantly assumed that the EOS Shave Cream would clog up my razor and make shaving a pain. It washed off in the water just as easily as bubbly foam.

Now came the real test. EOS claims that you can use their shave cream to dry shave as well. As the queen of shaving on the go, this was a huge bonus for me. Think of the possibilities if it lives up to its claim. No more dry, itchy, bumpy legs from dry shaving. Ladies, the claims are true. You can use the EOS Ultra Moisturizing Shave Cream for dry shaving.

The shave cream still goes on thick like a moisturizer. My concerns of a clogged razor were more true to life here. The cream blocks up your razor quiet quickly, but give it a quick run under the tap and most of it will disappear. When you are done shaving rub in the excess to your legs and it’s like you have already moisturized. I purposely left one spot on legs dry to test the difference. I could instantly pinpoint the part of my leg without the soothing moisturizing of EOS’ shave cream.

For just $3.49 a bottle the EOS Ultra Moisturizing Shave Cream is making me eat my words and has me smiling away.