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I'm happy to report that Luxe Apothecary has picked up the line of Pristine Recovery products by Raleigh's Blaire Kessler.

Some of you may remember the story I wrote over the summer about Blaire. She found out at 31 she had breast cancer just six months after giving birth to her baby girl. She kicked cancer, but then really struggled with finding beauty products that were chemical free and weren't over-the-top expensive.

So she did what any driven and focused woman would do — she came up with her own line of products.

And now we have Pristine Recovery, a line that includes a deodorant, a hair serum and skin lotion. I've smelled and sampled each and, I have to confess, they're lovely. Especially the scents. I'm nuts for anything Creamsicle, and I promise you, that's exactly what the deodorant smells like. What a great way to start the morning, huh?

And now Luxe has them.

PS ... Forgot to mention that for every purchase made, Blaire donates a portion of the sales to the Young Survival Coalition and the Cancer Prevention Coalition.