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After 2 weeks of showing our Canadian pride as we hosted the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, as a Canadian brand, we too had our very own gold medal moment!

We were awarded editor’s choice for makeup for our Freedom Glow Beauty Balm in Blushed from the 2010 FASHION Magazine Beauty Awards. Not only is it one of our top selling products, but it has also become a celebrity makeup artist favourite. Tina Turnbow, the talented artist behind the gorgeous faces of dozens of Hollywood stars recently shared that it was one of her top 5 can’t live without products.

Now that we are all starting to thaw out with the hint of spring just around the corner, it is a great time to clear out our makeup bags and simplify our beauty routines. That is why our makeup multi-taskers are so popular. Take our Freedom Glow Beauty Balm for example. Just one swipe across your cheeks, lips, eyes and face is all you need to give your skin an instant healthy hint of tint! Our Freedom Gloss does double duty too. Besides a gorgeous wash of color, we designed it to also nourish and treat your lips with organic oils and butters, giving you a healthy 100% natural lip gloss and lip treatment all in one!

Golden Glow of Summer
Need a winter pick-me-up? Try our Freedom Glow Beauty Balm in Sunkissed for that just-got-back-from-the-south glow, minus the sun damage. You can also wear with our Freedom Gloss in Vibe for an added peachy punch.

Golden Girl
To create the perfect golden glow, try our Freedom Glow in Bronzed on cheeks, lips and eyes and then top off with Freedom Gloss in Integrity, the perfect shade of golden rose with flecks of gold to warm your skin tone and make lips shimmer.

Having just celebrated our 1 year anniversary on The Shopping Channel we want to thank all of our Revolutionary Beauty Fans for joining the organic revolution in beauty and we look forward to sharing more of our products with you because going green for us means getting you gorgeous and giving you products that you can wear that aren’t just green but also glamourous and guilt-free.

Melissa & Alexandra
Founders
REVOLUTION Organics Inc.

Great news!  Just heard from our fantastic buying team that Halo is coming back to Canada at The Shopping Channel - we should be back in-stock online by the weekend.   Here is a post from last year when Halo arrived at The Shopping Channel to remind everyone why we’re so excited about this brand of pet food:

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As the veterinary advisor for Halo, Purely for Pets, I’m looking forward to my debut on The Shopping Channel and invite all Canadian pet-lovers to tune in to learn more about Halo’s complete line of holistic pet care products.

Halo uses only premium quality natural ingredients in their natural dog and cat foods, healthful treats, supplements and grooming products. At Halo, our first priority is the health and well-being of pets. Our products contain no synthetic chemicals, artificial colors or flavors and we avoid by-products and rendered meats to allow pets to achieve their optimal health.

Pet lover and advocate, Ellen DeGeneres, became part-owner of Halo when she learned about our unparalleled commitment to wholesome, natural, quality pet products. Tune in and hear about the Halo difference for yourself.

Your pet will thank you for it!

Dr. Donna Spector
HALO, Purely for Pets

As part of our first-ever Craft Day, we’re excited to launch the 3 Birds line of paper crafts and welcome TV Guest Carmi Cimcata. You can catch Carmi live on The Shopping Channel today @ 10AM, 1PM, 3PM, 7PM & 9PM EST (see our online Program Guide).

Carmi is a full time artist specializing in handmade greeting cards, wearable art pieces & much more.  She hand-makes over 2,000 cards a year to fulfill orders placed during the  ”One of A Kind” shows in Toronto, Ontario and writes about her adventures in art in a daily blog (carmicimicata.blogspot.com)

Carmi’s blog contains many how-to demos using the 3 Birds line, here are just some of her amazing finished products:

Amy Jessica Weeks of Sugarcain Entertainment blogs about what so many of our customers already know - that Pur Minerals makes great beauty products.

Amy’s favs? She current is loving Pur Minerals 4-in-1 Pressed Mineral Makeup Foundation with SPF 15, calling it her one-minute miracle.  She has also become a fan of Pur Minerals See No More Pore Minimizer and uses it as her make-up base.

Read Amy’s full blog post here.

Find out more about Pur Minerals colour make-up and beauty tools on theShoppingChannel.com.

Whether you one of the thousands of people who already own our best-selling Total Gym, or whether you’re thinking of kicking off a healthy 2010 by purchasing one, take note of this full body workout - courtesy of Fitness Expert & TV Guest Rosalie Brown.

Rosalie Brown’s Total Gym Workout

Warm Up
Place your Squat Stand or Bar at the bottom. The bench should be on level 2, 3 or 4

• 16 double leg squats (exercise 5 or 32 in manual)
• 8 single leg squats – right and left (exercise 25 in manual)
• 16 double mini leg press off (jumps)
• Repeat

Strength Training
The key to changing your body is to fatigue the muscle – the heavier the weight the faster you will fatigue. Aim for 24 to 30 reps of each exercise with no resting in between exercises unless needed.

A) With your Wing Bar placed at the of the Total Gym

1. Wide arm pull ups: (lying on face down on bench reach up for the wing bar and place your hands at the ends of the bar. Hands should be placed wider than your shoulders. With your palms facing down, pull up your body as you squeeze your shoulder blades together. (exercise 17 in your manual)

2. Hamstring leg pull: (lying on your back feet hook through wing bar by sliding your ankle through each side of the wing bar. (exercise 1 in your manual)

3. Chin ups: same as # 1 but with your palms facing up. (exercise 17 in manual)

4. Hamstring leg pull: same as # 2

5. Narrow grip pull ups: same as #1 with palms facing down with hands shoulder distant apart or slightly closer.

(Next section is for those who have the Ab Crunch Attachment. If you don’t have the Attachment go to directly to Section C)

B) With your Crunch Board and Squat Stand attached

1. Crunch: Place knees on bench and hands on crunch board. Pull knees up towards hands and then extend fully. Lower your knee position to get a full body stretch.
2. Jog or Squat or Mini Jumps: lie down with your feet on the squats stand and your knees bent close to 90 degrees or your most comfortable bent knee position. Quickly jog or squat or mini jump for 1 minute

Repeat above 2 exercises 3 times. Advance your Crunches by hovering your knees above the bench.

C) With your Cables attached

*sit facing cables
1. Seated Rows: sit down facing the center bar with a cable handle in each hand. Sit with good posture as you pull your hands towards your waist with elbows sliding behind your back. (exercise 4 in your manual)

2. Biceps Curls: start in same position as seated rows; pull your elbows so they touch your waist. Keep your elbows stationary as you curl up and down. (exercise 13 in manual)

3. Outer Thigh Press or Hip Abduction: start in same position as exercise 1 and 2. Grasp handles and place one foot at a time on the cables. Press your legs outward keeping your back tall and arms relaxed. (exercise 12 in manual)

4. Oblique Twister: sit sideways on bench and place cables together in your hands. Keep your arms slightly bent and rotate your arms from one side to the next (exercise 15 in manual) repeat to other side

5. Bench Chest Press: Grasp handles with your back facing center bar and sit on highest end of bench. Place your feet on the bench with bent knees as you extend your arms forward at chest height. Like a push up. (exercise 11 in manual)

6. Lying Overhead Press: Grasp cables as you lie down on your back. Extend your arms over your head keeping your elbows slightly bent as you pull over your body towards your knees. (exercise 2 in manual)

7. Pilates 100: (ab work) start in same position as exercise 6 with cable in your hands. Lift your head slightly and place hands beside your hips as you pulse straight arms up and down. If your neck gets fatigued, rest your head on the bench. Lift your legs off the bench for more challenge.

D) With your Wing Bar attached at the bottom of the Total Gym

1. Shoulder Press: Lie face down with your chest at the bottom of the board. Grasp wing bar with palms facing down in a wide grip position. Push away until arms are fully extended. (exercise 18 in manual)

2. Hip/Thigh/Ab Press: Place your knees at the bottom end of bench with your hands on the wing bar. Press your knees back to extend your legs without moving your hands or shoulders. Your shoulders should be directly above you hands. To advance this move, hover your knees above the bench. (exercise 16 in manual)

Stretch: Attach your cables and sit on the bench facing the center bar. Hold on to your cables as you sit on the bench with your legs fully extended on the bench in front of you. Gently let the cables pull your shoulders forward. You should feel a gentle stretch in your back, shoulders and legs. Hold for 20 – 30 seconds. (exercise 7 in manual).

The Knack - trackers of all things new & hot - name IT Cosmetics’ Bye Bye Undereye Concealer as a “must-have revolutionary beauty product.” Read why blogger Stephanie Dickison loves this product.

Find out more about the Bye Bye Undereye Concealer, and all of IT Cosmetics face & body enhancers at theShoppingChannel.com.  IT Cosmetics is available in Canada only at The Shopping Channel!

When it comes to a healthy lifestyle, it’s not just what you eat but how often. Fitness expert and TV Guest Harley Pasternak gives you some practical advise on daily eating habits:

Harley Pasternak is the creator of the 5-Factor Fitness and the soon-to-be-released 5-Factor World Diet. As a trainer to the stars and renowned fitness & nutrition expert, you may have caught Harley on The Oprah Winfrey Show, The Tyra Banks Show, Access Hollywood, Extra, Rachael Ray or Next Top Model .

Find out more about Harley, and his 5-Factor Program, here.

Looking for the same fitness insights & advice that celebs like Alicia Keys, John Mayer and Eva Mendes get? Then read Chatelaine’s interview with trainer, author and our TV Guest, Harley Pasternak.

Harley is the creator of the 5-Factor Program, Hollywood’s hottest healthy living program. You can find a full selection of his products on theShoppingChannel.com.

As part of our Good For You event this month, we asked TV Guest Harley Pasternak to share some quick diet & fitness tips that we can all easily work into our every day.

Harley Pasternak is the creator of the 5-Factor Fitness and the soon-to-be-released 5-Factor World Diet. As a trainer to the stars and renowned fitness & nutrition expert, you may have caught Harley on The Oprah Winfrey Show, The Tyra Banks Show, Access Hollywood, Extra, Rachael Ray or Next Top Model .

Find out more about Harley, and his 5-Factor Program, here.