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Now that Halloween is over it’s time to get serious about the upcoming winter holidays. While Thanksgiving is usually a warm and wonderful eating time, it’s really Christmas (and some Chanukah and Kwanzaa) that make the season merry and bright. Gift giving needs planning so I’m here to help you with some ideas from LUXIE. …
Sheesh, I thought I reviewed this awesome body cream ages ago, but I didn’t. So here goes. PR Sample, Affiliate Links, Informational Link Defenage Brand Background Defenage is one of my favorite luxury but research-oriented skincare brands. It is a leading skincare brand for those who work in aesthetic medicine. Their website always publishes expert …
Halloween Aftermath In my neighborhood, Halloween used to be a big deal. A honking big deal. I live in a neighborhood with 60+ houses. When we all first moved in 20 years ago, there were a million little kids. On a typical Halloween night, we would usually get anywhere from 150-250 kids. People would drive …
PR Sample, Informational Links, Affiliate Link Thrive Causemetics and BCA While Breast Cancer Awareness Month is sometimes disparaged for “just being about awareness”, it is really more than that. So many of us are aware of breast cancer, yet we put off our mammograms. We all know people who have had breast cancer, but we …
Every week Starter Diffuser kit and diffuser from Revive U/C https://www.revive-eo.com/product/giveaway/ Every week this year https://basksuncare.com/pages/freebaskforayear#f2607764 Every week, we’re giving away a year’s worth of our award-winning Bask sunscreen to one lucky Basker. Daily entry through 11/23 https://www.hgtv.com/sweepstakes/hgtv-urban-oasis/sweepstakes Enter twice daily, once on HGTV.com and once on FoodNetwork.com, for your chance to win HGTV® Urban …
How is fall treating your part of the world? Are trees in their beautiful color change time or is that already dwindling? With Halloween on Monday we’re glad that daylight savings time is a week later so that all the cuties can go out trick or treating. Spongellé’s New Release Body Buffers are perfect for …
PR Samples, Affiliate Links Spongellé is always coming out with something new for the fragrance lover! Private Reserve Diffusers Before Mother’s Day, I introduced you to Spongellé’s gorgeous, truly gift-worthy Private Reserve Diffusers (reviewed here). I was gifted the lovely fragrance Morning Bloom. I had the milk glass vase with the lovely white flower …
Give me nail polish any day of the week/year and I’ll be a happy camper. Even with the problems that the world (and me personally) has had the last few years, I never gave up on my nails. I always had them polished and ready to go even if the only person that saw me …
I had already started writing a makeup review, but today turned out to be a big day around the old homestead. Actually, it started last week or really 5 months before that. The Saga of the Loam Back in May, I ordered 2.5 yards of a loam/compost mix (in other words, dirt) delivered to me. …
After I burned my hair a few years ago using an ancient flat iron, I became a haircare loyalist. Pretty much. Olaplex No. 4 Moisturizing Shampoo and JOICO K-PAK Hair Treatment are the shampoo and conditioner that I use almost all the time. PR Samples, Affiliate Links, Informational Link As a result, I mostly turn …
PR Samples, Affiliate Links Though I mentioned LightWater Skin Nutrition in a “Coming Attractions” post in September, I love these two travel-friendly moisturizers much that they deserve a post of their own. LightWater Skin Nutrition Background Where was LightWater Skin Nutrition when I was traveling on business almost every week? They didn’t exist. LightWater Skin …
Today is a doozy. I’m posting the giveaways through October 31st and there are an incredible amount. You’ll need the whole week to get through them all. I hope you win and if you do come back and tell me since I want to know if I’m just wasting my time!! Happy Halloween week. Daily …
For both Marcia and Allison the season of fall is in full swing. Colder weather, leaves falling, color changes. Allison recently returned from meeting new family members and seeing the beauty of the Northeast in all its Autumn glory. Marcia is finally off her walker and able to walk into the world again before the …
Jeff and I had what we hoped would be a quick breakfast at the Cracker Barrel Restaurant outside the Raleigh-Durham Airport the other day. For some reason, it took forever for our food to come. I figured if I made a quick trip into their jam-packed store, our breakfast would arrive. (It didn’t!) Affiliate Links …
Mielle Organics is a company that is a leader in haircare and skincare in the organic world. Their products are refreshing, organic, fruitful, and often multi-use. I’ve had the pleasure of introducing two into my world – Mielle Pomegranate & Honey 2-in-1 Face Scrub & Cleanser as well as Mielle Mango & Tulsi 3-in-1 Serum. …