WOW – it’s almost APRIL! Where did March go? I for one am totally ready for spring. My goal is to be able to put my winter coat away before April 30th. Around here – you never know!

Well, today’s special is no-strings-attached discount. Buy whatever you need and
save 10%!
No minimum order!

Go to
www.GardenGirlSkinCare.com
fill up your cart, and then use coupon code

MAR31

Voila! Magically, 10% will be deducted from your order. Woohooo!

Have a great week!

ZERO – CALORIE, FAT FREE CHOCOLATE!!!

That’s the special this week. I don’t know about you, but I have eaten about 8 pounds of Easter candy this week and I was thinking how nice it would be to have chocolate without worrying about it. Then it dawned on me – duh – Smooches body butter!!!

Slathering on Smooches with its incredibly yummy chocolate/mandarin scent eases chocolate cravings, soothes dry skin and smells delectable.

Enjoy a treat that won’t pack on the pounds AND has the bonus of being an incredible moisturizer. Great for hands, feet, elbows, knees and anywhere else that needs some extra attention.

Similar to last week, the offer is a

FREE SMOOCHES BODY BUTTER
with a minimum $50 purchase

So you know the drill – the coupon is good for TODAY only. Go to:

www.GardenGirlSkinCare.com/bodybutters

and add Smooches to your basket, then continue to shop, spending at least $50 (so just to clarify – it has to total $65 or more WITH the Smooches). Then checkout and use coupon code:

MAR24

Then enjoy some guilt-free sweetness

Well – being a “green” company – I thought we could celebrate St. Patrick’s day with a little FREE gift. Wahoo!

FREE 4 oz. JAR OF HAND CREAM – a $15 Value! – with any $50 PURCHASE.

Everyone can use a jar (or an extra jar) of our fabulous Hand it to You hand cream! It is an incredibly rich hand cream packed with deep emolients and has a fresh, clean scent from essential oils of lemon, lime and bergamot. It repairs even the driest skin, without leaving it feeling greasy, sticky or slippery. It also makes a great hostess gift!

SO here’s how it works. Check out the rules carefully, because there are a couple of extra steps.

First – go to:

www.GardenGirlSkinCare.com

Then choose your products and put them in your shopping cart – making sure they total more than $50.

NEXT be sure to add in the 4 oz. Hand it to You hand cream to your cart as well. The hand cream cannot be part of the $50 minimum – in other words your total must be at least $50 before you add the hand cream to your cart.

Finally, when you check out, use coupon code:

MAR17

Then blimey – you will have your FREE ST PATRICK’S DAY GIFT!
As always – the sale is good for Monday only.

ENJOY!

In doing some research online, I came across this great summary about concerns regarding phthalates from the Children’s Health Environmental Coalition (which, by the way, is a great resource for keeping a “healthy home”):

http://www.checnet.org/HealtheHouse/education/articles-detail.asp?Main_ID=509

So here’s the thing – I think we are at the tip of a very distressing iceberg with phthalates. I have just been invited to join in a conference call next Wednesday from the BreastCancerFund.org group. The topic will be the new evidence linking breast cancer and environmental exposures. The invitation mentions that they will be discussing “emerging evidence suggesting early life exposures to these chemicals are critical to a child’s later-life breast cancer risk.”

A child safety act was just passed in the US Senate which included a ban on phthalates in children’s toys. And this week there was a report that showed evidence of endocrine disruptors and pharmaceuticals in the drinking water in 20 major metropolitan areas.

Again – tip of the iceberg. Expect to see a lot more about combined impact of the chemicals, led by phthalates, that we are exposed to in our daily lives through various means.

HAPPY DAYLIGHT SAVINGS!!! I love this time of year.

I thought I’d give a fun offer as a “thank you” for being such great customers – and to celebrate this re-energizing time of year (and I don’t know about you, but I could use some renewed energy. This has been a long winter!).

Today’s big special deal is

$10 off ANYTHING.

That’s right, just a little Monday morning gift from Garden Girl. You know the rules, online orders only, and the coupon is good only for Monday, March 10.

And while I have your attention, if you haven’t already done so, please help Garden Girl develop a men’s product line by giving your input on a 10 question/2 minute survey. We will draw names from those who participate for a free Face It! travel sized face kit. To take the survey, go to:

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=JZj2J4mp4g5Khelr3YxeVA_3d_3d

But meantime, to enjoy the $10 savings, go to

http://www.gardengirlskincare.com/

use coupon code:

MAR10

Have a great week!!

I just took a fun trip to Miami Beach with 2 of my college roommates. We had a great time relaxing in the sun and catching up. On the flight home, I started reading the Delta Sky magazine. I am always amazed at how great the airline magazines are. Truly – every time I read one, I have at least one article that I want to save. This time, there were a bunch. It was all about “going green.”

One thing that I found particularly interesting (and disturbing) was a set of stats/facts about US consumption. I thought I’d share a few of the most interesting points that were made:

• The people of the US represent less than 5% of the world’s population but we account for more than 25% of the consumption of the world’s resources. That alone is just plain sad.
• If everyone in the US lowered their thermostats by 1 degree in the winter, the nation would save 230 million barrels of crude oil – enough to fill an oil tanker 400 times.
• One gallon of used oil – the amount from a small car engine – can pollute 1 million (!!!!) gallons of fresh water and create an 8-acre oil slick. YIPES. Each year nearly 200 million gallons of used oil are illegally dumped on the ground, tossed in the trash or pound down storm sewers and drains.
• If every American switched to receiving just ONE bill as an electronic statement instead of a paper one, the one-time savings would be nearly 218 million sheets – enough to completely blanket the island of Key West in a single layer of paper.

And this one had the biggest impact:

• One out of every 3 pounds of the waste that Americans generate is just for packaging, which each year adds up to 77 million tons – enough to fill the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans 37 times.

Lots of food for thought.