As my friend Miriam pointed out, I have a pretty nice place to spend my stay-at-home time. I spend most days working in the gardens in my yard or in the gardens in the front of my neighborhood. Lots of digging, lots of planting, lots of weeding, lots of moving plants around. At the end …
Project Pan Update: April 2020 Beauty Empties
This past month I did much better using up beauty products than I did in March. In particular, I used up quite a few large bottles and jars that I will be happy to recycle. While I often use up more facial skincare products than any other category, in April bath and body came out …
Self-Care with Roses
I’ve been working so hard, not only in my yard and gardens, but in the gardens in the front entrance to our neighborhood. My talented friend, Sue, has agreed to take care of our gardens this season for very little money. Because the gardens badly need some updating, TLC, a new design, and new plant …
In the Mood for Spring with All Things Turquoise Today
Today is a dreary, almost completely dark day with pouring rain. It’s tough to be stuck in the house. So I am cheering myself up with turquoise. I’m never sure what the difference between turquoise and aqua is, but I don’t think it matters. Zoya Lillian Probably because I haven’t been bothering to wear makeup, …
Project Pan Beauty Empties: February 2020
This month, I did decently at using up beauty products. Here’s what is being recycled or tossed for February. Bath & Body Sol de Janeiro Bum Bum Cream, travel size: I love the fragrance of Sol de Janeiro Bum Bum Cream. It’s like summer in a jar. But the cream itself isn’t hydrating enough for …
City Beauty Restoring Hand Treatment: Will This Fade My Dark Spots?
Wearing sunscreen on my hands is one thing that I wish I could go back and get a do-over on. For the longest time, I never thought about it. By the time the brown spots starting showing up, it was too late though I try to put it on to prevent it from getting worse. …
Don’t Save Things, Use Them!
This is my advice to myself, lol. Today, while looking for an old iPhone to give to my cousin’s daughter, I ended up finally cleaning out an antique-style secretary in my bedroom that I allowed to be burdened with piles of stuff that I didn’t know what to do with. It is such a pretty …
Project Pan 2020: Beauty Empties for January
2019 was the first year I participated in Project Pan where a group of my blogger colleagues and I pledged to reach our individual goals of emptying a certain number of beauty products. My original goal for 2019 was 100 products, but once I reached that in late summer or early autumn, I upped the …
Molton Brown Bizarre Brandy Shower Gel for Holiday 2019
I’ve written recently and about a million times how much I adore Molton Brown’s limited edition scent from last holiday season, 2018: Muddled Plum. Definitely my best find in 2019 (reviewed again here). I loved it so much I bought the shower gel, body lotion and EDT as well as backups in case they don’t …
My Bath and Body Faves from 2019
Bath and body products are among my very favorite products. And I go through more of them, I think, than any other category. In 2019, I discovered some new favorites. I am a fragrance fanatic when it comes to bath and body products, so all my picks are fragranced. Molton Brown Muddled Plum everything: Last …
Project Pan December: Final Beauty Empties Post for 2019
My first year of participating in Project Pan where a group of us bloggers pledged to use up a certain number of beauty products during the year. We each had our own personal goals. My goal was to use up 100 beauty products. If you’ve been following some of my empties posts, you may know …
Last Minute Stocking Stuffers and Small Gifts
When it comes to the big gifts, you know what you want to spend your hard earned money on. So you don’t really need ideas from me on that. Except one thing. If you have thick hair that’s time consuming to dry, consider asking for the Dyson Supersonic Hair Dryer (reviewed here). It has cut …
Project Pan Update: November ’19 Beauty Empties
It’s empties time again. Time for an update on my Project Pan empties progress. You will remember that I met my goal of using up 100 beauty products in 2019 a couple of months ago, and I revised my goal to 125 empties by year’s end. So what did I use up in November? Skincare …
Sol de Janeiro Coco Cabana Cream: Super Hydrating But Whoa!
Last week, I went to Sephora to return something that I bought during the VIB sale the week before. I had bought a full size bottle of Ouai Leave-in Conditioner, and I realized I didn’t need it. It’s a good product, but I have other heat protectants that work just as well. I was happy …
Project Pan Update: October 19 Beauty Empties
October was a good month for me using up beauty products. I’m going to finish out the year strong! At the end of September, I had used up 108 beauty products. Let’s see what I added to the tally this past month. Bath & Body I think the bath & body category was the big …