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You know I love bar soaps, especially soap made from natural and organic ingredients. PR Samples, Affiliate Links A couple of months ago, I received two bars from a new-to-me brand, Hand Over Heart Natural Care: Citrus Lavender Therapeutic Lemongrass. Citrus Lavender Cleansing Bar I’ve been using Citrus Lavender for about the past two or …
Summer is truly here, and sunscreens take center stage in the skincare pantheon. This summer, I am making an effort to remember to use lip balm with sunscreen when I am outdoors. PR Samples, Affiliate Links Protective Lip Balm If you spend a lot of time outdoors like I do, you should add a lip …
PR Sample, Affiliate Links City Beauty Sitewide Sale City Beauty seems to have taken my advice, lol. Several months ago, they asked their affiliates what for suggestions moving forward. I suggested that they have more site wide sales rather than only specific product sales. It seems like they have been doing it, yay! That way, …
June completely sped by. I feel like I missed it. But here we are in July, and it’s time for a Project Pan update. I Bought This, Retail Gift, Affiliate Links My total of empties for the year was 70 at the start of June. I didn’t use up as many products in June as …
I’m sitting around waiting to hear about Jeff’s surgery, and I’m looking for a distraction. How about a product review? I Bought This, Affiliate Links, Informational Link When we were at CVS one day last week, I noticed a product called Gloves In A Bottle. Gloves In A Bottle came in two different colored plastic tubes: …
sample product If we’ve learned nothing else the past two years we have learned how important it is to wash our hands. We’ve hopefully become a cleaner nation, one that’s more aware of the germs and bacteria we are capable of spreading. Arm & Hammer has created a line with bath essentials that includes …
Affiliate Link I have been making contributions to organizations that help the war effort and refugees from the terrible war in Ukraine. I’ve also bought a number of items that contributed a big percentage of the purchase price. Here’s another worthwhile collaboration that I just learned about that’s a win-win. Spongellé has introduced Sunflower Dreams, …
May was a good month for me in terms of using up beauty products, better than April. Yipee! Quick Recap Even though April was a slower month than some others, I ended April with 55 empties so far in 2022. May Empties May was much more like the earlier months in 2022 than April, and …
As you may know, I am a fan of most things (not all) scented. I wear perfume frequently, and use products to scent my home. I know that not everyone is a scent lover, but if you are shopping for Mother’s Day for a scent lover, here are a few ideas to get you started. …
After much consideration, I decided to pick up a few things during the recent Sephora VIB sale. The 15% off that I qualify for doesn’t really impress me since I can usually do better buying directly from the brand or through other online retailers like Dermstore or Lovelyskin. But I wanted to get my annual …
Though I have a number of body lotions, creams and butters that I like for a number of reasons, e.g. fragrance, silkiness, lastingness, hydration, I still continue to search for the best everyday fragrance-free hydrating body cream. Let me tell you about my latest one from the drug store. I Bought This, Affiliate Links, Informational …
It’s that time again: Project Pan progress report! March was a very good month for me. I used up a lot of products, and I’m even tossing a couple of expired ones. So far, 2022 has been a good year for empties for me. Here we go! Bath & Body Derma E Vitamin E Fragrance-free …
I Bought This, PR Sample, Affiliate Links For me, 2022 continues to be off to a good start when it comes to using up beauty products. I am following up January’s significant number of empties with 14 more in February, 13 of the 14 I bought myself and 5 I have already repurchased. Here’s what …
I Bought This, Affiliate Links After being surprised at how much I liked my January Ipsy Plus Bag for which Ipsy chose my items, I decided to take a look at the add-ons. Not surprisingly, I found a few that I decided to buy: two sample size duos for $5 and two full size products …
Whether you celebrate Galentine’s or Valentine’s Day, sometimes it’s nice to recognize a daughter, daughter-in-law, niece, aunt, cousin, special friend, or neighbor with a little treat around Valentine’s Day. It doesn’t have to cost a fortune. It doesn’t have to be chocolates or flowers. It should be something that marks the day and recognizes the …