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PR Sample, Affiliate Links Mother’s Day is a week from this Sunday! If you’re in the market for a last minute gift or an extra gift to celebrate your mom or a mom in your life, consider the lovely, new gift sets from Nature’s Beauty. Nature’s Beauty is a cruelty-free, vegan bath and body products …
The spring typically starts the season for celebrations: Mother’s Day, graduations, weddings, and Memorial Weekend. Which events we celebrate in person are still rather up in the air as we get our COVID vaccinations but continue to be cautious. Nevertheless, in the nice weather we can get together more often and celebrate outdoors. After a …
I Bought This, Affiliate Links I had been seeing photos of the Rare Beauty by Selena Gomez Stay Beautiful Melting Blush all over Facebook and blogs over the past several months. Both the cream formula and the beautiful packaging caught my eye. When Sephora had their VIB sale, I decided to give it a try. …
This past year, many of us have been forgoing makeup, wearing less of it and not buying as much. We stayed home more, and when we did go out, we wore masks. PR Samples, Affiliate Links, Informational Links But our use of skincare products did not lessen. In fact, some of us actually upped our …
This week, I am hosting Fashion Flash, the online mini-magazine for women over 40 featuring content focusing on lifestyle, beauty, health and wellness, fitness, healthy eating, and more. Here’s what’s in store this week! You might be surprised to learn that vegetable oil is NOT healthy for cooking and eating. Kristen Coffield of theculinarycure.com shares …
This was an off week for me. Sadly, my close friend’s husband passed away last week after complications from surgery. He was a professor, scholar and author, caring social worker and sociologist who worked on behalf of the disabled. But we knew Jim as a sweet, kind, generous, and wonderful friend. A true Southern Gentleman. …
PR Sample, Affiliate Links When I saw an ad for Derma E Stem Cell Eye Lifting Treatment, I knew I had to try this new eye cream. Fortunately, I asked Derma E and they sent me a tube. I have been using it for the past month or maybe even longer. As you know, I …
I had a meltdown because something was screwed up with the customizing of my Ipsy Plus bag for April. Usually I get an email reminding me to pick my products for my next bag. Somehow I didn’t get that reminder email in late March or early April. So I went to the Ipsy website myself …
Fashion Flash’s newest member, Mary V from Shift Your Stories, is hosting this week’s edition of FF. In addition to being the decluttering maven at her blog, Mary just launched her new ebook, PopUp Purge. As many of us undertake spring cleaning, I think Mary’s book sounds like a valuable resource! Here’s what’s on tap …
Last week, I drove Jeff to his appointment for cataract surgery. He got his first eye done, and the surgery went very well. On Thursday, I drove him back for his follow up appointment. I thought it would be a quick appointment (the surgery took less than 2 hours start to finish), so I decided …
On Friday, April 16, I woke up to 3 inches of heavy, wet snow. I couldn’t believe it when I saw the roof of the house next door covered in white. The poor daffodils were bent under the snow, and the early azaleas tried to peek out from under their thick white coating. The sidewalk, …
Today, I want to tell you about a new beauty tool that I haven’t tried. Nevertheless, I am really intrigued by it, and I thought you might be, too. Informational Link A few days ago, I got a press release about a Kickstarter for a new product called Nimble. Nimble is a device that paints …
I didn’t buy enough from Sephora in 2020 to keep my VIB status, so I was very happy that they (and also Ulta) extended my status through 2021. The VIB Sale started today and goes through April 19, and the discount is 15%. Though I consider 15% discount to be rather paltry, I couldn’t do …
PR Sample, Affiliate Links British brand, Lumity, was new to me, but what a pleasing discovery! Lumity was started by Cambridge, England educated scientist, Sara Palmer Hussey PhD, as a health and wellness company. I was asked if I was interested in trying their supplements that contain vitamins, minerals, omega-3s, and amino acids, and though …
I lost track of time yesterday (Sunday), and I just didn’t have time to get a new post up. This week is going to be a hectic one because I am taking Jeff to get his first cataract surgery on Wednesday, back the next day for a follow-up, and then Friday I head into Boston …