Monday, December 27, 2010

A New Soap Review Everybody!

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I try to get new posts out on Mondays....but sometimes I fail miserably. If not Mondays, then try, try, try me again any other days of the week...

So a dear fellow blogger contacted me and kind of roughed me up a bit. She gave me a few exclamation points about my bad behavior on here and believe you me - I took note!

What could I have possibly done to warrant a somewhat good 'ol fashioned teacher finger wagging? Well she told me that I have been slacking on my reviews y'all! (Yes I am originally from the North, but after 4 years down South now I love me some Country music, a sturdy hauling pickup truck, and a cute pair of cowgirl boots, so if I throw a y'all out there every once in awhile - or more - just roll with it people okay? ;o) Now where was I? Right. My reviews have been a little scant these past few weeks. My last one was nearly 3 weeks ago and it was on a practical ebook on natural homemade skincare called "Naturally Skinsational-Rejuvinating Skin Care Recipes" by Sue Dolan. Check it out if you haven't yet.

So this week I'm bringing the goods. Which brings me to this lovey dovey soap box down below.....


Doesn't it just look like it would be a nice experience. I mean come on it has some stellar performers stepping up to the plate such as: organic shea butter, sweet almond oil, milk and honey extracts, and gently exfoliating oatmeal to round out the roster. It has the most intoxicating aroma I promise you by way of creamy vanilla and jasmine essential oils. It always makes me hungry for something truly decadent or to star in the next International Coffee commercials where the mom is sipping her cup of coffee while the kids play with water balloons in the living room. I admire her sooooo much!

This soap cleans really well. It smells tremendous and comfy all at the same time. Perfect for these cold winter nights. I miss my citrus notes and springtime flower scented soaps, but dreary weather calls for a warm cup of soap soup and this is JUST what the Doctor ordered.

Now you could do like I did and drive to your frou frou high end grocery store aka Publix and pay $4.99 + tax and gas and the anguish of having to keep track of two wandering toddlers that think they can just pick each other up by the waist in order to reach the "good" cookies - Oreos - while mom's engrossed in yet another label and they think she's not looking. (OLDER KID TO YOUNGER KID: "You wait for my signal. When she has her forehead in that scrunch and she's biting her bottom lip that's when we make a run for it.")

Oooooooorrrrr.......you could just click the nifty gifty of the Amazon link above these ramblings and save some money (I did some major math already for you and yea this is the best deal out there - I believe) and maybe one or two wrinkle lines. No furrowed brows see?

So thank you *cough*cough*Mammatalk*cough for pushing me out of my little selfish hole and teaching me not to be so stingy with my finds anymore.

It was pretty bad, I've been looking around and I actually have quite the pile of things to review for Y'ALL! So stay tuned....



My best,

Although I was rarely allowed to watch this show (Friends) when I was younger because you ever notice how everything on TV is going all hunky dorey until your parents walk in and then SUDDENLY everyone is naked and kissing and your parents are looking at you like you are a freak and you try and explain and change the channel like you weren't just watching that and you're a good girl you are and they just take the remote and say "What is wrong with you? Why would you watch this?" and you have no explanation and then it's awkward silence and dead air as your dad switches it to CNN?........................................................how much do you think therapy would run me? Anyway enjoy Phoebe's "Shower Song" this week. Pick the one with just a still shot pic of Phoebe as I believe that is the best quality.

Sunday, December 12, 2010

Mineral Makeup Warning!

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Did You Know...
...that during Victorian times, upper class society women hardly wore any makeup at all? This was left to stage actresses, working class women and prostitutes! (so says they at makeup-tips-for-beginners.com)


You like my sensationalized title this lovely Monday morning? Haha! Well let me tell you something. A few months back I was talking to one of my makeup artist friends and I was just shooting different things off of her to learn more about makeup and whatnot. She is a superb MA and I trust everything she ever tells me about makeup. So I asked her

"Hey friend, what do you think about mineral makeup? I want to make my own but I need help with this certain element - can ya help?"

"Mineral makeup? That stuff is dangerous didn't you hear? Oh yeah that stuff will give you cancer."

...............ummmmmmmmmm.....................uuuuuuuuuuuummmmm.................I'm sorry what'd ya say? Yes I indeed heard her correctly and she did say that mineral makeup is now a possible health risk. Well you know me, I just had to get to the bottom of this all. I mean, if I couldn't use my precious bare minerals then of what use am I to the world?

On the hunt I went and now I present to you my findings.

It seems that Dr. Oz was off running his mouth again. (sidebar: I totally respect you Dr. Oz and want to know what water you drink because you seem like you are defying time and age with your skin) This time apparently Dr. Oz was talking about the price of beauty and he touched on mineral makeup powders. The article is in the link above and what I will highlight is that he says the particles from mineral makeup are so fine that they have more of a likelihood to enter your lungs, irritate them, and can perhaps lead to lung disease in women and girls. **None of these claims were backed by hard science, nor are there statistics stating the likelihood of this happening to the majority of women. Yet. :o(**

He suggests applying it in a well ventilated area maybe an open window and my friend said to just apply it quickly and hold your breath for the time being - emphasis on "quickly". So like I said in my Please Don't Sue Me disclaimer - one day it's good for you, the next day it's what killed you, so I will just try and keep you informed and up to date on the latest and greatest of what is good for us and what's not.

On a separate note but also enlightening is on the page 3 tab of that write up there are videos at the end of the article and there are 2 really great ones of Supermodels Anti-Aging Secrets videos. Enjoy!


My best,

Music: Kenny Loggins says mineral makeup will take you right into the "Danger Zone". (No he doesn't, I think it was Tom Cruise who said that....yeah...definitely Tom....)

Friday, December 10, 2010

Your Skin Will Thank You


Soooo......I'm home sick and realized that I could be on here talking to you all. I have strep throat (thank you little daughter who thought that "don't cough in mommys face!" was just a suggestion) and yeah that's the bummer news but the upside is that I get all this quarantine time to catch up on emails, blogging, online shopping and all around Internet perusing.

And here is something awesome that I came across. It looks awesome and I can't wait to try it. We all are here for one reason - okay maybe just more than one, but this is definitely one of them. For healthy, radiant skin achieved by the most natural methods possible. Right?

Riiiiight.

I stumbled upon this e-book (seriously the next wave of the future these e-books are, and I'm FINALLY getting on board) about natural facials and whatnot. It's called "Naturally Skinsational-Rejuvinating Skin Care Recipes" by Sue Dolan.



Now I don't know about you but since the weather is colder and much dryer during this time of year, this is when I really need to call in the reinforcements to help me look my best no matter what it is doing outside.

I think this book will have alot of recipes that I'm looking for. Plus these are recipes I can make with not alot of expense on my part and in the comfort of my own home. On the site page where you can buy it, there is a short little video of the author on her local news channel mixing up 2 different facial concoctions live on-air and I know that once I'm allowed to walk amongst the living again whats the first thing I will be doing. Yep. Facial time! Oh and don't even get me started on how this quarantine has affected my social life! Did I miss my Girls Night Spa Party that my friend "Shay" threw tonight? Yes I did! So phooey to all this sickness...

Okay so here is the info. It would make for a great gift to give to girlfriends or mamas or daughters that want to care for their skin the natural way. We all need it really. Go buy it and then we can post a video gallery of us all in our face masks (scaring the kids and all in our general vicinity) natural skin care "Naturally Skinsational" by Sue Dolan.

Price: on sale right now for only $19.97 it also comes with a ton of additional things for that price.
  • Your Personal Consulting Course
  • "How to Start Your Own Natural Skin Care" eGuide (limited time offer)
  • and a Recipe Card Starter Collection
These all reach you virtually straight through downloads onto your computer. So get the "book". Save a tree. Use it today. Enjoy.




My best,

Moozak! Going to slide some modern Pop music your way. I always think of my daughter for this song "Just the Way You Are" by Bruno Mars. Minus the kissing part. :-/

Wednesday, December 8, 2010

My Life...


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Y'all make sure not to forget about me ya hear? I know i've been gone awhile, but my kids love to house germ filled bacteria that then grow to mammoth proportions and proceed to attack the rest of the family leaving me completely incapacitated for days. I blame it on the wee ones!
Strep. The gift that keeps on giving.



My best,

Song of the Week: These days, it seems like music is the only thing keeping me going. Here is just a truly remarkable show of the talent that Babs has. Is this song beautiful and does she actually hold a note for 19 seconds? Why yes, yes she does. To view either click on the S.O.W. in the right hand column or click here to be brought to YouTube.
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