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My sister has found a new hobby, It's nail art. Every time I see her she has a new beautiful design on her nails. Whether it be a new flower print for Spring, fireworks for Independence Day, stitches for Halloween, or some cool geometric design, it's always something new and fun.
So for Christmas we got her a set of nail polishes and some nail art brushes to go with them. This particular set of brushes is found on Amazon for a little over $5. They comes in eight different different shapes and sizes, including one metal tipped dotting pen.
The brushes are pretty cute, they are white all over with black swirls wrapping around the handles. The handles are thick on the base and narrow out toward the tip. They would fit well in any typical make-up brush bag.
The brushes are made to make thin designs or cover larger areas, some are made to be more pointed whereas others make more blunt shaped marks. The dotting pen does just as it sounds like, it creates dots.
The only thing that I found less than desirable about these brushes was that one of them fell apart when I took the rubber cover off. So it does make me a little worried that more might break. I'm sure it would be very easy to fix with some super glue though, and the price is nice. So that's just one of those things that you have to weigh and decide for yourself if it's worth it. It's also possible that I got a dud, which can happen with any product you get.
While I don't necessarily think that this set is anything overly special compared to other sets out there, it is an option and it's not a bad option. So if you're interested, you can find more info by checking out AStorePlus on Amazon.
Do you do any nail art?
Except for the product(s) given to me for the purpose of reviewing, I received no compensation for this post. All opinions are 100% my own.
I've carried five children to full term. I've spent a good 47 months of my life being pregnant. I've also spent about twice that amount of time being overweight to such a degree that I'm technically obese. I was a chubby kid, slimmed out just in time to start motherhood and after the birth of my last child, I fell back into my big normal. And because of all this, I am no stranger to stretch marks. I wish I were, but alas... it was pretty unavoidable.
I can look back now at a time when I was too embarrassed to wear a bikini because of stretch marks. It was the thinnest time in my life... I look back now and I want to slap myself. I was so thin, I wish I'd let myself be confident. Instead, I wore the kind of bathing suit that has a tank top top and short bottoms and still covered with a towel.
I don't think I will ever get to that level of confidence where I can step onto the beach in a bikini, and I'm okay with that. But I would like to have a little more confidence. One thing that would boost my confidence a little bit is if I could get these stretch marks to be just a little less obvious.
That's where this Stretch Mark Smoothing Cream by CLIA Beauty comes in handy. It comes in a 4 oz. tub with a screw on cover. The texture is about the same as Noxzema, you know... the weird firm and soft at the same time weird kind of cream. I like that.
After the texture, the first thing I noticed was that it smells EXACTLY like chocolate. It smelled like I was smearing myself with melted chocolate chips, like maybe I should be making cupcakes with this cream instead of rubbing it into my skin. I liked that too. Mmmmmm!
That's probably due to the Cocoa Butter, first ingredient after Deionized Water. Other awesome ingredients to note are Shea Butter, Coconut Oil, Glycerin, and Vitamin E. With all those amazing ingredients, it's hard to go wrong.
I haven't been using it long enough to say whether it will smooth out all the stretch marks or not, but it has a 100% satisfaction guarantee for all the CLIA products and as a lotion is sure works well. I have a feeling it will work great and I hope to check back in a few weeks with some great news in the way of improvements.
To learn more, check out CLIA Beauty on Amazon and on CLIAbeauty.com.
Except for the product(s) given to me for the purpose of reviewing, I received no compensation for this post. All opinions are 100% my own.
I have a problem. It's a heart problem, my blood doesn't oxygenate properly. Or maybe it's the narcolepsy that runs in the family... maybe it's a combination of both. But for some reason I can NOT stay awake without coffee. I just can't. If I go without coffee, I sleep all day long. I might wake for an hour or two and possibly get something done, then it's back to sleep for several more hours. In high school, I used to sleep from the moment I got home until the next day. I remember my sister would bring my supper up to my room and I would wake only barely to take a bite. The next time I woke, it would be cold, but I would take a bite again and fall back asleep. I must have averaged 6 bites of each supper, but my mom would send it up every night anyway.
Point is, I need coffee. It's not an addiction, something I don;t need. I need it. But it's turned me fat. I mean that nicely, I don't put myself down or anything, facts are facts. None of my clothes fit anymore. I'm somewhere between sizes too. XL doesn't fit me great, but 2X is quite large on me. So dressing myself is a bit of a downer, honestly. But my new dress lifts my spirits a bit. It's a custom dress made just for me!
It's the shirt dress from Suuchi.com and I got to choose everything about it. I chose the fabric and the measurements for each part if the dress. Well, technically, I chose a couple options and let Baby Bee choose the final fabric. She chose White Life in Dots. I love it.
It came really fast, even being custom measurements. It was on my door stop in mere days. It was wrapped nicely and looked great, it's ready to give away as a gift as soon as you get it.
I was really surprised by the material, it wasn't a dressy kind of fabric like I thought it might be. It's made of a thicker fabric, almost like thin canvas.
It fit great. In truth, the bust was a touch snug, but it would look fine with a tank under it and unbuttoned on that snug spot. It was hard to measure myself and I ended up using the live chat to try to work through my ordering issues. The girl I talked to was awesome. I ended up telling her my measurements and I told her that I usually wear an XL, but the measurements for an XL were slightly smaller than my own. I do plan to lose a few pounds when I get my treadmill in a few months, so that snug spot will hopefully be a non-issue anyway.
I love the way the dress looks, I love the waist tie. It gives the dress shape and something a little extra. I think this is by far my favorite dress that I own because it was made for me. There's no big cleavage issues, it's not made for tall people or thin people, it's made for me. The fabric is something I love... it's just awesome.
I definitely recommend this store for anyone who has trouble finding things that fit right or for anyone who just wants a high quality dress. To learn more, check out Suuchi on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Youtube, Instagram, their Blog, and on their website at Suuchi.com
Except for the product(s) given to me for the purpose of reviewing, I received no compensation for this post. All opinions are 100% my own.
Here at my house, we love dress-up. I think we have more dress-up clothes than we do regular dresses. And we have five girls in the house, so we have a lot of dresses. That picture above... that shows maybe a quarter of our dresses. I'm thinking more like a sixth. And we have that many costumes. We have one for each kid from each Halloween, roughly, plus extras we've grabbed along the way and been given over the years. We don't often purge our costume pieces.
You know who doesn't have many costumes? Me. I had a witch one that I think has been tossed out and I have my pirate wench one. That's it. Makes me sad. I just got a little accessory that is kind of like dress-up though, so I'm expanding. This wouldn't necessarily be for the kind of dress up you do with kids. But I did get some cute tights for maybe an adult Goldilocks costume. Wanna see?
It's got bears on it! Get it? Of course you do, tell me that wouldn't be perfect! They are tattoo tights from Babe Mall Inc and I just thought they were the cutest thing. Babe Mall Inc has a whole selection of them, from cats to lace to skylines, even a couple with the eiffel tower.
They're intended for size XXS to M, but I'm an XL and managed to squeeze it on. I'd say that one should probably follow size recommendations on this. Not that I look awful, I don't, but they are tighter than should be. See the poor bear's head all stretched? Yeah, not quite the cute look I'd go for. No fear though because my treadmill comes in February. Come June, I'll look just fine in them. But just a head's up, it only comes in the one size.
The black part of it is super shimmery and very black. It's so pretty. You can't really see through it at all. The skin colored area is slightly darker than my skin, but I'm pretty pale. I don't think anyone would notice that it was dark. On other people it was too light.
Where the top connects to the bottom, it's a little weird I think. There is a clear seam in the middle of the bear's forehead. The black nylon and the black paint don't mesh super well. Not that the hues don't match, but the texture and such doesn't. Also, the top part of the tights do not expand as well as the bottom, so if you have heavier thighs, they will be harder to squeeze on than you might be thinking. Just a little personal experience for you *wink*
I think these would make great addition to a grown-up dress-up chest, either for adult time with the husband or for costume parties, or some other fun time. To learn more, check out Babe Mall Inc on Amazon.
Except for the product(s) given to me for the purpose of reviewing, I received no compensation for this post. All opinions are 100% my own.
I'm never going to be the type who has time for things like make-up every day or coordinating scarves with every outfit. I just don't have that kind of schedule. I'm always on the go. Always. I'm lucky if I have time to brush my hair and find a coat. But I do like when I have the time to do a small bit of make-up to make my eyes and lips stand out. So that's why I was so happy to get to try this awesome 300X 3D Fiber Lash Mascara set by Lash Factory.
It's this cool gel and fiber duo that makes it look like you're wearing false lashes without the risk of them falling off or coming askew. You first apply your regular mascara, then you apply the gel, the fibers, then the gel again. You need to do it in that order before the first application of gel has a chance to dry, so you should do one eye at a time.
What it does is it preps the eyelashes so that the
green tea fibers can adhere to them. The fibers, once attached are combed in the right direction by the gel wand and hardens in place, creating the look of thicker and longer lashes.
My lashes have never been too thick or long, so I was pretty excited to try it out. Here are my results, the before is on the right, after is on the left:
You can't tell too well in the photos, but the results were amazing. I felt so beautiful. They didn't feel clumpy or heavy, they didn't make a mess after they dried. The only issue I had was that while applying the fibers, some would fall to my face and need to be wiped away. So I'd wait I think on foundation until after so it will be easier to wipe off.
I would absolutely recommend this to anyone wanting darker, thicker lashes. A great addition to any make-up bag. To learn more, check out Lash Factory on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram, Amazon, and on their website LashFactory.com.
Except for the product(s) given to me for the purpose of reviewing, I received no compensation for this post. All opinions are 100% my own.
