Disclosure & Content Uses

Southern Beauty Guide is a beauty and lifestyle blog written, designed and edited by Chelsee (the “Author”). Chelsee is a freelance makeup artist & life enthusiast. Chelsee is a self-proclaimed lover of all things Beauty and Life, who loves that makeup gives women confidence. She loves indulging in all the latest and greatest in Beauty, fashion, lifestyle trends, technology, and​ ​gadgets/services. At Southern Beauty Guide, there are tons of product reviews, DYI posts, and tips and tricks to make things easier for readers. Southern Beauty Guide has been nominated for several awards in the​ blogging community, such as the Liebster Award, and Best Bloggers Awards​.​ For questions about this blog please feel free to contact me by clicking here!

DISCLOSURES

You will see these disclosures at the top of any posts that have any form of compensation including but not limited to press samples, products, gift cards, paid posts and more. I will always disclose this information in posts.

PR SAMPLEPR SAMPLES  —  This disclosure will be used anytime the product in the post being talked about has been sent by a company or PR Firm for a review consideration. The opinions provided are 100% my own. I provide honest reviews regardless of what products or services the review consist of.

AFFILIATE LINKSAFFILIATE LINKS  —  You will see disclosure when the post includes links to certain products that are affiliate links and I may make a very small commission if you choose to purchase the item(s) through my link. I only link to products I have tried and/or fully believe will be of use to my readers. Affiliate links typically come from NUME, Shopsense and others.

Not every link is an affiliate link. I continuously link other posts and products that are not available through the affiliate companies I work with. I will never falsify any opinions nor accept products that go against my value nor the mission of this blog. Positive reviews will only be given for products that I 100% stand behind and recommend.

SPONSOREDSPONSORED — This disclosure will appear in the event where a post is sponsored by a company. I typically work with many companies, disclosed here. The brand or company pays me to write the post, but all opinions expressed are 100% my own. Some sponsored post my have special disclosures instead of this button, but regardless all thoughts expressed are 100% my own.

REVIEWS: At this time Southern Beauty Guide is currently accepting products, services, website mentions, or various other topics from brands, PR representatives, small businesses and shops. I work to provide you with an accurate and honest reviews. The fact that the Author has received a complimentary product will never influence the content, topics or posts made on the blog. Press samples submitted for review are For Consideration only. The blog and it’s Author do not provide any guarantee of review, positive or negative. Southern Beauty Guide accepts opportunities to review at the discretion of the author, but always fit with the main concept of the blog. Another words if it doesn’t interest me then you will not see it on the blog.  I will not review products where companies require me to forgo use of no-follow. I reserve the right to NOT review an item sent to me for review. Always contact me disclosing full details of your proposal.

REVIEW DISCLAIMER: The time limit for reviews to be posts will be in the discretion of the blog author. Products sent for review will not be returned if my time line to post falls outside of company expectations. Please understand this and know that I do try to review as soon as possible after fully testing products to give accurate reviews.

FTC COMPLIANCE (NO EXCEPTIONS):  Southern Beauty Guide and it’s Author comply fully with the latest FTC Guidelines regarding disclosures. All reviews of products are 100% in the blog owners opinion and are not subject to pre-approval by PR Representatives or brands. Brands or PR Representatives that wish to impose such pre-approval guidelines or wish to provide content that is not written by me, will not be accepted without compensation and will be labeled & disclosed appropriately as a sponsored post. This blog abides by word of mouth marketing standards. We believe in honesty of relationship, opinion and identity. The compensation received may influence the time of the advertising content, topics or posts made in this blog but will not influence the opinions and honesty within the posts. Sponsored posts & content with links will always remain ‘no follow’ if compensation is exchanged.

WARRANTY & CLAIMS: The views and opinions expressed on this blog are purely the blog owners. If we claim or appear to be experts on a certain topic or product or service area, we will only endorse products or services that we believe, based on our own expertise and experience are worthy of such endorsement. Any product claim, statistic, quote or other representation about a product or service should be verified with manufacturer or provider. The Author makes NO WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. This blog is provided “As Is” without warranty of any kind, either expressed or implied.

FURTHER DISCLAIMER: I am not a medical professional, and the advice on this page is not to be taken as such. The opinions expressed on Southern Beauty Guide are not meant to be substituted for professional medical advice and if you have any questions you should consult a medical professional. Some products featured on this blog will not work for everyone, please look at ingredients for allergies before testing any recommendations found on this blog.

If you have any additional questions about disclosures and contest uses feel free to contact the author using the contact page.