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14e: Aloe Nourish Foundation

October 23, 2016 2 Comments

Foundation can be tricky to tackle. Not only is there the challenge of finding the right color, but also since it covers all areas of your face, finding out how it reacts to those individual skin types. Will it dry? Will it be over-oily? Will it break me out? Will it crease or crack? Will it fade or run or melt? Ahhhh! So many things to worry about! Since I have pretty much all of those problems, it always seems extra tricky for me. But I’ve found a great option to avoid many of those negatives with 14e Aloe Nourish […]

Beauty, Body Care, General, Personal Care, Skincare, Spiritual

Goddess Provisions Box: September

October 17, 2016 No Comments

This is delayed, seeing as we are 17 days into October already, but I’d be remiss not to post on these amazing goodies I received in my Goddess Provisions September box. Goddess Provisions is the first subscription box I’ve ever tried out and I liked the first box I got so much that I continued the subscription for another month (I’ve actually just received the October box and will be sure to post on it within a couple of weeks –it’s a good one too)! What originally caught my eye about this box was the theme – it’s “Good Vibes Only” with […]

General, Infertility, Mental Health

World Mental Health Day Note

October 10, 2016 No Comments

Just a note on World Mental health day that mental health is important and can affect anyone. It’s not just those that struggle with debilitating disorders day in and day out for their whole life, it’s also those that struggle through challenging seasons that may eventually pass. It can be someone at work, someone you just pass on the street, some one in our family or even closer our spouse or child. It can affect simple daily tasks and make what seems easy to those who don’t suffer, a huge challenge. According to the National Alliance for Mental Health, 1 […]

Beauty, General, Monthly Faves

Tried-It-and-Liked-It: September 2016

October 2, 2016 No Comments

I don’t know about you but I love seeing snapshot posts of current favorite products so I decided to start a reoccurring post of things I’ve gotten hooked on throughout the previous month. It will mostly focus on any samples I’ve recently tried that I’m really digging and will likely purchase and/or review at a later date. Check out my finds this month and let me know if you have any September faves too! Root Pretty Eyeshadow – Colors: Tigerlily & Tan Rose I’ve professed my love for Root Pretty eye shadows before but I’ve barely tipped the iceberg in terms […]

Beauty, Body Care, General, Personal Care, Skincare

Rachel’s Plan Bee: Body Care

September 5, 2016 No Comments

I’ve always shied away from body oils, as I was afraid they would irritate my skin or cause unsightly blemishes. I think by doing that I was depriving my skin of the extra moisture it craved though. When I ran across Rachel’s Plan Bee Body Oil and found they have a mini size you can try before you buy I thought, what the hell? Why not give it a try. I’m so glad I did as it does everything I was hoping and smells amazing! While I was at it, I snagged a couple other mini size products too – […]

General, Personal Care, Teeth

For the Teeth: Jason Toothpaste & Brush with Bamboo Toothbrush

August 28, 2016 No Comments

We’re talking teeth and natural toothpaste today. Toothpaste is a sneaky little personal product with loads of convincing marketing behind it. Whether its “Remove Stains!”, “Whiten!”, or even the “Maximum Whitening!”, toothpaste companies know they’ve got us all by the teeth (pun intended) when it comes to our concern over how our pearly whites are presented. It’s easy to be convinced that something is needed to keep them clean, fresh and looking their best, for example: the ingredient Sodium Flouride – an additive in most conventional toothpastes. It’s said to help remove bacteria and reduce plaque build-up which sounds like […]

General, Other

Lotus Wei: Inner Peace Serum

August 14, 2016 No Comments

This week, or several recent weeks have been nuts for me. Honestly this whole year has been crazy. You know what, scratch that, the last 2.5 years riding the infertility roller coaster have been the most insane years of my life. Life is hard, amiright?! Sometimes to get through the tough days you need to lean on things that really nurture you, that soothe those fried nerves and bring you a sense of peace amidst the chaos. I’ve come to the conclusion that its imperative to have a Personal Peace Arsenal, a self care sidekick if you will. A prepared […]

Beauty, Cosmetics, General

Jane Iredale: Circle\Delete Concealer

July 31, 2016 No Comments

Does anyone else have a tendency to hyper focus on their under eyes? I feel like mine are always puffy, uneven in color and are starting to crease as I get older. Aside from yawing, they are also the culprit of making me look much more tired than I usually am. I’m sure I’m being slightly dramatic, but I do have thinner under-eye skin so darkness can be a little more noticeable, especially in the inner corner. No joke, I’ve even been asked before if I’ve been in a brawl (and I definitely hadn’t been) – if that’s not something […]

Beauty, Cosmetics, General

Erin’s Faces: Brightening Eyeshadow Primer

July 17, 2016 No Comments

Does anyone else out there struggle with eyeshadow creasing problems? Ya? Me too. I feel like a spend time carefully getting my eye makeup just right only to have it look like a hot mess of smeared eyeliner and blurry wingtips by the end of the day. It’s especially noticeable when the weather is warmer and everything has tendencies to melt. I also don’t think it helps that I feel like the more natural eye shadows I’ve been using have ingredients in them that may lean a little towards the oily side and contribute to it being a bigger problem […]

Beauty, General, Skincare

Acure: Skincare

July 10, 2016 No Comments

Everyone needs that trusty skincare brand that they can always count on to deliver. One that they can come back to when others have let them down, that will calm any adverse effects, that’s not fussy and will never over-react. Essentially a skincare best friend if you catch my drift. Well that BFF for me is Acure Organics. Not only are these products trustworthy as far as delivering on the promises they make, they also don’t take advantage of my wallet (aka, they’re affordable!). All the products are made with as many organic ingredients as possible in their plant […]