Beautiful Baby Belly

Today, Total Beauty asks the questions Do Stretch Mark Creams Really Work? and it got me to thinking about Mustela Double Action Stretch Marks cream, which was a Can't Live Without product during my pregnancy. Unfortunately, I am prone to stretch marks, so I figured I was destined to get the stretch marks on my tummy that friends complained of. But I had read about this Mustela cream, and found it at Sephora, and thought why not give it a try? Good thing I did, because I did not get one stretch mark on my belly. Not one. Zip. Zero. Nada. I applied it everyday, and I truly believe it helped me. I mean, I have stretch marks on my thighs and hips, and they're not pretty - how could my stomach possibly be immune to them, if not for this cream? Don't know how it works on recent stretch marks, but it worked on preventing them, and I'd rather prevent than have to correct!

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Get Yourself Screened!!

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