I hate dry cracked lips! I can not stand it when my lips are not nice and smoothly moisturized. Here is a simple recipe for making a natural lip exfoliator. Get rid of the dead skin to reveal smooth soft lips.
What you need:
1 tablespoon honey
2 1/2 tablespoons coconut oil
1/4 cup granulated sugar
1/4 cup brown sugar
In a bowl, warm up the honey and coconut oil. Then, add the granulated sugar and brown sugar. Apply to your lips and gently scrub before rinsing off. I got a pack of 10 little containers from the Dollar Store to store the extra lip scrub in.
I have never in my entire life been happier to see this little doggie’s face!
We lost Tessie today for several hours. If you know me in real life you know how devastating this was!
She has never even left our backyard alone before, she is always so good about staying close. So today when I looked out and she was nowhere to be seen, I got very nervous!
I searched every where, I drove all around the neighborhood, I went to all the places we go together, and couldn’t find her! I called animal control, and of course, the only officer for our town just happens to be on vacation for the week!
I kept praying that she was safe and that we would find her quickly.
My husband posted a picture of her to a local Facebook Lost Pets page, and the woman who found her saw it and called the police station to let them know that she had found Tess and where we could go to get her. I was so excited when I got the call that I left immediately to go get her!
I am so thankful that she is home and that God answered our prayers to keep her safe!
A few weeks ago for “No Gym? No Problem” I shared a 15 minutes to burn 150 calorie workout. Today’s workout you can burn 200 calories in 20 minutes. Do you have 20 minutes to improve your health and wellness? Yes, You Do! No Excuses, Just do it!
Burn 200 Calories in 20 Minutes With This Quick Workout
Take 15-30 minutes and improve your day! Your heath and wellness is worth it! Remember to keep good proper form, warm up before, and stretch after you exercise!
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I am a big fan of BB/CC creams and this Almay Smart Shade is now a new favorite! If you want something lightweight to wear during the summer when it’s hot and humid this BB cream is perfect. It gives the right amount of coverage without feeling heavy. It leaves a flawless looking, smooth base for makeup. Like most BB/CC creams it provides sheer/light cover that can be built up to slight medium coverage.
As you can tell from the above photo, it comes out of the tube an off white slight beige and as it is rubbed in it transforms into your skin’s color for a perfect shade match. I don’t know how they do it, but it is amazing!
Con: It only comes in 3 shades: light, light/medium and medium. Not a great range.
Natural lighting is the best! You may remember this look from my recent Makeup Of The Day post. Check it out to see everything that I am wearing on my face.
It reminds me a lot of the Loreal Magic Skin Beautifier BB Cream and has a very similar formula and wear. I cannot decide which of the two I prefer, they are so similar. (The Loreal Magic Skin Beautifier BB Cream does come in four shades: fair, light, medium, and deep, as well as two other formulas one for anti-aging and one for anti-redness.)
“Almay smart shade™ makeup makes it easy to find “the one” with just three skintone-adjusting shades to choose from, not hundreds! It adjusts to the natural tones and nuances of your skin with breakthrough almay tonemimic™ shade-sensing bead technology, which intuitively transforms to your skintone for all day natural looking coverage in your perfect shade. Contains broad spectrum spf 15. Hypoallergenic. Dermatologist tested. Made for sensitive skin.”
What about you? Have you tried any of these Almay Smart Shade? What do you think? Have you used other smart shade makeups? I would love to hear your opinion!
As I have mentioned several times, I have been “shopping” from my own collection of makeup in my effort to not buy new makeup items. I forget that I already own a lot of great products! I continue to rediscovered so many great products that I have been completely neglecting.
When I first got these LORAC Love, Lust & Lace Matte & Shimmer Eye Shadow Palettes I used them all the time. As time has gone by they had gotten lost in the shuffle. I am so glad that I brought them out to use again because I remembered why I love them so much. Since I have dark brown eyes using the warm purple toned gray really compliments my eyes.
Yup that is 3 different mascaras. I have recently been testing out the full exposure and bad gal lash mascaras at the same time, and well, I have super sad straight lashes so I need the waterproof Great Lash in order to keep my curl. (What a long story, haha) I’m not going to tell you quite yet which eye has which mascara on it, but look closely and tell me if you can spot a difference.
How about you, have you tried any of the products that I have on my face today? Do you like to test out similar products at the same time to compare them to each other?
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My mom made this Chopped Detox Salad from Clean and Delicious a few weeks back. She shared it with me, and now I am sharing it with you! Here is the recipe and a video from cleananddelicious.com
Chopped Detox Salad
1 bunch of broccoli (about 2 cups chopped)
1/3 large head of cauliflower (about 2 cups chopped)
1/2 small head red cabbage (about 2 cups chopped)
4 kale leaves, stems (about 2 cups chopped)
3 carrots, peeled (about 1 cup chopped)
1/2 cup parsley
1/3 cup roasted almonds, roughly chopped
1/4 cup dried cranberries, roughly chopped
2 tbsp. sunflower seeds
2 cloves crushed garlic
1 tbsp. grated ginger (about 1 inch)
1/2 cup lemon juice
1 tsp. dijon mustard
1 tsp. honey
1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
Salt and pepper to taste
Roughly chop all the veggies into bite size pieces.
Place each veggie into the food processor and pulse until you have chopped the veggies nice and fine. They should look like crumbs and you will definitely have to do this in batches. Fine chop the parsley as well.
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Transfer the veggies into a big bowl and add in the almonds, sunflower seeds, and dried cranberries.
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In a separate bowl combine the garlic, ginger, lemon juice, dijon mustard, honey, extra virgin olive oil, salt and pepper. .
Drizzle the dressing over the salad and toss everything together. Serve and enjoy!
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Makes 4-6 Servings
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Nutrients per 1.5 cups of salad: Calories: 231g; Total Fat: 15.1g; Saturated Fat: 1.8g; Cholesterol: 0mg; Sodium: 117mg; Carbohydrate: 25.6g; Dietary Fiber: 6.5; Sugars: 11.5; Protein: 6.6g
Now that it is summer time it is more important than ever to protect your skin and hair. If you have a swimming pool or swim in the ocean the chlorinated and salt water can reek havoc on your hair.
This tip was actually given to me by my sister in law. We both have daughters with long hair and dealing with the aftermath of a day spent swimming can be tough for all those involved.
While I try to always deep condition my daughter’s hair after she has been swimming, instead of just treating it, preventing the damage in the first place is always a much better idea.
Before going into the pool (or ocean or lake or where ever you might be swimming) completely wet your hair with fresh clean water. This simple step will minimize the amount of water your hair can absorb while you are swimming. After swimming, I always wash my daughters hair with clarifying shampoo and deep condition it.
As I have mentioned recently, I found this site called SPOTEBI. I have really been enjoying it! It is exactly what I love: a ton of at home workouts for women!
Take 15-30 minutes and improve your day! Your heath and wellness is worth it! Remember to keep good proper form, warm up before, and stretch after you exercise!
Are you enjoying these “No Gym? No Problem!” posts? If so, you can check out the rest by clicking HERE!
Just in case you are wondering what I am wearing on my face today. As you know, I love Lorac Alter Ego Lipgloss. Urban Decay’s Fireball is gorgeous! Coty Airspun powder is my go to loose face powder and I don’t know where I would be without my eyelash curler.
Last time I posted a Makeup of the Day T&S from thriftymeetsplurgy.com requested to see my make up look as well, so even though I don’t usually take a lot of selfies, here is a photo of my look.
All my pale in the middle of the summer girls give me a high five, haha!
In my effort to not buy new makeup items, I have been “shopping” from my own collection of makeup. I have rediscovered so many great products that I had completely forgotten that I love. One of the rediscovered items is the Milani Shadow Eyez 12Hr Wear Eyeshadow Pencil in11 SAND DUNES Shimmering Taupe. I forgot how much I love this product!
The pigmentation is amazing, it dries quickly and does not wear off at all during the day. I have a heavy fold to my lids, so sometimes my lid shade ends up in my crease, so annoying! (all you heavy fold and hooded eye girls, you know what I mean right?!) This shimmer doesn’t transfer off my lid at all.
After I applied the swatch for the above picture, I completely forgot about it and didn’t try to remove it. When I woke up the next morning I saw it on my arm and couldn’t believe that it had lasted so long. It was definitely on my arm for about 18 hours and hadn’t smudged or worn off at all.
It comes in 10 different shades ranging from neutral tan/beige to bright teals and greens. I also had the colors 08 ESPRESSO LINE Matte Espresso Brown and 06 ROYAL PURPLE Blue-Purple Sheen. While they were both super pigmented and lasted all day, I found them hard to blend and couldn’t get either color to work well for me.
This water-resistant and crease-proof eyeshadow pencil can be worn multiple ways—as a shadow, liner and highlighter. Sharpened to a fine point, it defines. Softly smudged, it adds color. Swept under the brow bone in one of the paler hues, it catches the light. It’s perfect for creating any eye-catching look on the go.
APPLICATION
Apply the pencil directly to the lid, then blend. After use, always replace the cap so the tip does not dry out. Sharpen with Duo Sharpener.”
What about you? Have you tried any of the Milani Shadow Eyez 12Hr Wear Eyeshadow Pencil? What do you think? Have you used other chubby pencil long wearing eye makeups? I would love to hear your opinion!
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