Simple Sugars Scrubs

And while we’re talkin’ summer, shall we discuss cellulite??

July 30th, 2010

No one likes it, but almost everyone has some somewhere. It’s just one of the curses of womanhood.  And besides flips and sandals, what else will you be wearing when it heats up? We’re guessing, a bathing suit, probably some short shorts and cute little summer dresses. While there’s no proven cure for cellulite, there are some things that have been proven to at least reduce the appearance of cellulite temporarily.

According to Dr. Ava Shamban, an assistant professor of dermatology at UCLA, an effective anti-cellulite treatment should contain caffeine, antioxidants and anti-inflammatories ( namely coffeeberry)  which tighten blood vessels and stimulate blood flow. And Cellulitetalk.org says, “ Research has also shown that caffeine helps reduce cellulite by actually reducing the size and thickness of the fat cell itself. By changing the size of the internal fat deposits, your skin will appear smoother and flatter.”

So, if you want to tighten up a little before stepping out in your short shorts – get yourself some Simple Sugars all-natural coffee scrub with coffeeberry extract.  It’s loaded with caffeine and antioxidants, the keys to reducing the appearance of cellulite, and the massaging action of applying it will boost blood flow even more!  PLUS – the intoxicating coffee scent will rev you up, so you’ll have plenty of energy for summer fun AND you’ll be smoother than smooth! It’s almost too much, isn’t it?! What are you waiting for?!?! Get some!

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Rowing Nationals

July 14th, 2010

This week I am in Oak Ridge, Tennessee competing in US Rowing Club National Championships with the rest of my crew team. Because of this I will not be able to ship out any orders until I return on Monday.  I am very sorry for any inconvenience. Any orders that are placed while I am away will go out first thing Monday morning.

Wish me luck in my single!

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Simple Sugars’ MSNBC shoot.

July 5th, 2010

Last Thursday Lisa Everson, who produces “Your Business” for MSNBC, and film crew came to my house to film me for a story they are doing on young entrepreneurs. Wow! What an exciting and crazy day. Lisa, Jared (camera man) and Thom (sound guy) arrived at 9am and the filming went on until 6pm. It was very cool and I have to admit, very exhausting too!

The day started at my house, aka Simple Sugars HQ. They interviewed me and my mom, and then filmed me making some scrubs and packing up some orders and various other things. Then we went to my rowing club, Steel City Rowing, where they even shot footage of me rowing my single at crew practice! We finished up the shoot on location at Whole Foods. It was an all around awesome day and I can’t wait until the piece airs, which should be sometime in August. Lisa, Jared and Thom were so cool to hang with too, they totally made the whole day fun and not stressful at all.

Oh and for those of you that are wondering how the heck MSNBC found out about me and Simple Sugars in the first place? Well, a couple of years ago, my mom and I attended a women’s  business conference put on by Entrepreneur Magazine in Miami and I met Lisa there. We stayed in touch and then she just emailed me saying that the timing was finally right for her to do a story on me and could she come to Pittsburgh to shoot it! Of course, I said, “YES!”

So, you never know when something is going to bounce your way – it pays to make contacts and keep in touch with them

Stay Smooth~
Lani

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Another Great Meeting

June 26th, 2010

I had the pleasure of meeting with a great entrepreneur, Dorothy Andreas. Dorothy is the owner of the Sewickley Spa and she was kind enough to chat with me and give me some awesome advice about my business. I am so lucky to be advised by such an amazing woman.

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Just made fresh lemonade body scrub and it’s soooo awesome!!

June 16th, 2010

Lemonade is back for the summer! People are always asking me what my favorite scent is and I always say, “It varies with the season.” Well, clearly I forgot how awesome Lemonade is. Totally refreshing!

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Just had an awesome meeting!

May 12th, 2010

Just got back from a very exciting meeting with Mr. Ron Morris, uber-entrepreneur, Director of Entrepreneurial Studies at Duquesne University and host of “The American Entrepreneur” radio show.  I am so lucky to be advised by such a great entrepreneur, who also happens to be a super interesting and gracious guy.  This is going to be a big year for Simple Sugars!

PS -  Tune in to WPTT 1360 AM this Friday (May 14th) at 4pm to hear me on Ron’s show.

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Check out the new Simple Sugars Super Smooth Mobile!

April 30th, 2010

Well, as some of you may already know I recently celebrated my 16th birthday, and got my learner’s permit that very day! Learning to drive is a big deal for me, because having to get a ride to all of my business meetings is kind of a drag. My super cool aunt  fixed up my mom’s “little car” as a birthday surprise for me. So now I have my very own Simple Sugars Super Smooth ride!! It’s awesome and it is complete with pink zebra print seat covers and pink fuzzy dice. In a word: SWEET! And very smooth too If you see me cruisin’ by make sure you say “hi” – but don’t honk your horn, I’m new at this driving stuff and any distraction could be dangerous

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Lucky’s deal of the day was a big hit!

April 21st, 2010

Thanks to Lucky Magazine for featuring our strawberry body scrub on Lucky.com as the deal of the day last Friday. We got swamped with orders and shipped smoothness all over the country! We love to spread the smoothness, and you can help. If you love your scrub tell your friends and become our fan on FB.  We want to welcome all the new first-timers to our smooth sisterhood and invite you to stay smooth with Simple Sugars.

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My day as a mentor for the Guardian Girls Going Places Conference.

March 10th, 2010

Well, today I had the pleasure of once again serving as a mentor for the Guardian Girls Going Places conference held here in Pittsburgh at Chatham University.  I actually won the $5000, 2nd place prize in the Girls Going Places  national competition back in 2008. The conference brings teenage girls from all over the city together to teach them about what it takes to run a business. It is always so much fun for me to interact with the girls at this conference as well as the other women business owners who serve as mentors. So worth missing a day of school for!

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