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Hi Everrbodee =). I know I've been MIA for awhile. And not because I haven't been buying anything (even though I shouldn't be), just that I've been too lazy to post it. Lol. Well I'm going to try and catch up on posting some previous orders soon but meanwhile, I will post my order that I got from Adorned With Grace the day before yesterday. I told myself to get on the ball and snap some pics! I must say that I really loved all of Francesca's products. I felt like I was the only one who hadn't tried AWG yet! Everyone else had even tried it during the 1-2-3 Testing stage. 

I got samples of the foundation, blushes, eyeshadows, and the Divine Oil Control Powder. While I was picking out my selections on the website, I happened to make my way to her blog and noticed her Blog Special Of the Week. Any order over $17 got a free full size blush! My cart had already passed that amount so I was very happy that I got a full size freebie! 

 

 

 

 

The Foundation gave good coverage (which of course is a must for me). Also the Divine powder really helped keep the oil at bay. I'm still playing with shades so I won't post any FOTD's yet.

The Blushes are so very pretty.  All the colors went on very nicely. I didn't come across one that I didn't like.

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Eyeshadows are just gorgeous!! I haven't played around with all of them but Wisdom and Marvelous pair so beautifully together! So far they have made their way into my top favorite Brown's/Neutral list. 

 

 

 

 

The Spring 09" Limited Edition colors that I got are super cute colors. Optimistic can even  be used to conceal dark circles. It worked great for my under eye circles.

 

 

I'm already making a WishList of what I want! hehe TTY'all Later!!

Last Saturday I went and got another tattoo done! I've been wanting to get my younger son's name for quite some time now. (I already have my older son's name). So I figured if I was going to get it done ,now would be the time to do so before the sun became dreadful. Sorry to say that I don't really trust the tattoo shops in my town so I took a little trip to one of the bigger towns in my state. I wanted to go to the same guy that had gone to before just so it would be familiar to me. I'm happy with the way it came out but I started thinking to myself that maybe I should have told him bigger. But I could always have something added later on.

Well about a week before I knew I was going to get a tattoo done, I ordered a Tat-Stick from Etsy seller: AlinaShea. It is used as an aftercare for your tattoos. It says that the colors are supposed to stay bright and there is virtually no scabbing. It arrived so fast! Like 2 days or so? It smells wonderful! It has a very soothing scent. According to her description, she infuses olive oil with organic Calendula flowers, St. John's Wort, Comfrey and Plantain over the course of several weeks. She then strains the herbs and adds local Beeswax , *Coconut oil, *Kokhum Butter, *Sunflower oil and a hint of *Lavender oil.(*these things are certified organic). It comes in a lip balm tube for easy application. Although since my tat is on my shoulder, it's a little hard to reach. So I rub some on my finger and smooth it on. But if I ask my husband to help me out, he does it straight from the tube very easily.

It's starting to peel a tiny bit which is natural but not nearly as much as my previous tattoo did. I think I had used Neosporin with that one which now they are saying is a big no no because some people can have reactions to it. So far, it has worked wonderfully. I have had little itching from my tattoo (supposed to happen) but it's not too bad. I can definitely tell that this product has sped up the healing process! Highly recommend =)

 

 

 

                        When not using on tattoos, it can also be used on minor scrapes and cuts.

Yup…..I’m a slacker! Have been super lazy at posting anything lately. I’m glad I don’t have any faithful readers cuz otherwise they would be pretty mad at me! Lol.

Well anyways, hope everyone is well. I got an order from Pampering Delights. I really don’t remember how I came across this etailer but I’m glad I did. I really enjoyed her products and I think they have great prices. (reasonable prices are my big thing) Of course when trying out new places, I always keep things small. Or at least try too. Hehe. My order came in really fast! I got the Whipped Bath Frosting in Pampering Delight. It smells wonderful. Perfect shower scent. I always think fruity scents for the shower help wake me up if I have to get up super early. (thankfully I don’t have to get up early often). I scoop a very small amount with my fingers and dab it onto my shower sponge. I get tons of lather! I also got Whipped Body Cream in Winter Candy Apple. Ohh how I love this scent. It’s one of my faves! I just wish I would have gotten this scent in other products too! The body cream is nice and light which I like and makes my skin very soft. Then I got the Body Mist in Pink Coconuts. Yummy! I love this. I love that you can also put it in your hair too. And it does last a long time. I had ordered one more thing and it was the Kid’s Foaming Wash. But it ended up being out of stock. I wanted it for my boys since it was tear free. But maybe another time.

So…..wonderful products, great customer service, and reasonable pricing is why I’ll return to this etailer in the future!

I’ll do my best to not be such a slacker anymore…lol!

 

Pampering Delights

 

 

Pampering Delights Whipped Bath Frosting

 

 

Pampering Delights Body Mist

 

Pampering Delights Whipped Body Cream

 

 

Pampering Delight: (Site Description)

Our Signature Scent! An extreme fruity blend consisting of Sweet Black Cherries, Oranges, Peaches, Pineapple and a hint of vanilla. This is sure to be your new favorite!

“Smells wonderfully fruity! Perfect shower scent!”

 

Pink Coconut: (Site Description)

Blend of Coconut and Pink Sugar.

“Def a fave. I wouldn’t mind this in other products”

 

Winter Candy Apple: (Site Description)

Juciy apples, sweet orange and pineapple make up this fruity holiday scent.Comparable to Bath & Body Works

“So in love! I wouldn’t even say that it’s just for the hoilday season. I would wear this year round! Need to get this in other products too”

 

Happy St. Paddy's everybody! It's so warm over here today. I'm sitting by the window enjoying all the sun! I have so much to catch up on although I need to find the time to do so. First of all I'm feeling great. It doesn't even seem like I had surgery a while back! I made sure to dress us all in green today! hehe! Yesterday I got my package from The Body Bakery. I ordered the Car Cookie Charm that I guess they used to carry back in the day but had to temporarily discontinue. When I saw it on the site, I just had to get one for myself! I'm always wanting my car to smell good but nothing ever seems to last. I think this will do the trick. Best thing is that it is reusable! And get to change the scents! The charm comes with a vial of Dessert Drops Oil in your choice of scent. I picked Pink Sugar Souffle. It smells awesome in my car! Now I feel like inviting somebody for a drive just so I can hear them say my car smells good! haha =) It's supposed to last for a good amount of time so I will wait and see just how long it lasted. Hopefully not like having one of those scented cardboards hanging over your mirror only to last 3 days or so. And even though I very much wanted to order other things, I had to tell myself "No! Maybe another time Dre!"  But I did get to try a sample of the Whipped Cream in Creamy Peach. I thought it was funny that the sample came in one of those containers that you can get for ketchup when you're at a Diner/Drive In food place lol. The cream itself felt a little greasy but after some time some of the greasiness does subside. But it does smell great. I don't normally like plain peach scents but this one is nice because it's a mix of peach, vanilla, and coconut. Well as for the rest of my St. Paddy's Day, I wish I could stay sitting next to this sunny window but I need to go run some errands. err! And of course I made sure to wear green e/s today! TTYL!

 

UPDATE: 4/6

It's still smells great and I haven't even re-scented it!

 

 

                                                Everything Wrapped Very Cute For St. Paddy's!

 

 

 

Things are slowly getting back to normal for me. Things seem to keep happening week after week! I finally got to try out EG Minerals about 3 weeks ago. But I used some very cheap soap to wash my face and I ended up getting this awful burning rash all over my face! So I didn't even bother posting pictures. Then about a week later after my rash cleared up, I started having awful pain abdominal area and I ran to the ER. They found gallstones! So I was nauseous and in pain for a bout a week. Then last Monday I ended up needing surgery to remove my gallbladder. Surgeon told my husband that when he removed my gallbladder that my gallstones were inflamed. Eww! Just glad that's over with. It wasn't fun but I'm pretty much 95%. So that's what I've been up to these past couple of weeks! Will come back around once I feel well enough. ttyal! =)

My mother-in-law's B-Day is in a couple of days and the hubbie and I had no idea what to get her! I was checking out Etsy seller 3SweetPeasJewelry shop and thought she had the cutest things. So 6 days ago (yes I said 6)! I ordered a keychain for her. I added her's and her "man's"(using a low sexy voice) names to it along with their birthstone colors. I felt really bad that we were ordering a gift for her so late and was already trying to think of an apology speech for her as to why we were empty handed on her B-day. But today in the mail I was surprised that the package had already come in! Yay! It came out really nice and I think she's going to like it. Everything was packaged very cute. I had to carefully open the tissue paper that it was wrapped with so I could take a look. Just hope I can put back on nicely.

 

Didn't It Come Out Nice? =) It's also double stamped on the other side.

 

 

She Also Included A Free Polishing Pad To Keep Up The Appearance. Great Seller! 

 

 

So I know where to go next time I need another sentimental gift. Especially if it's a last minute gift since I got my order so quickly!

 

Absolutely nothing new or exciting to report. No exciting plans coming my way. Not even sure who I'll be rooting for on Super Bowl Sunday! (i guess whoever's winning..jk) Hope everyone enjoys the weekend!

 

 

 

•·.·´¯´·.·•What I'm Wearing•·.·´¯´·.·•

 

Face:

Pure Anada Foundation 50/50 mix *Amber Honey* and *Mountain Sunset* (4winter)

Mineral Boutique Finishing Powder in *Warm Dark*

 

Cheeks:

Joppa Blush in *Makayla*

 

Eyes:

Urban Decay Primer Potion

Archetype's *Memento Mori* foiled inner part of lid and outer part of lid

TKB's *Glimmer Beige* foiled middle lid

Aromaleigh *Campanula* dry over Archetype's Memento Mori

NYX Chrome Eyeshadow in *Beanie* on crease

J Lynne *Sandstone* highlight 

Rimmel Glam Eyes Mascara

Milan Minerals Gel Drops mixed with NYX Chrome Eyeshadow in *Beanie* "lined"

Avon Glimmerstick Brow Definer "Dark Brown"

 

Lips:

Avon Dew Kiss

Mark Dew Drenched Moisturlicious Lip Color in *Watermelon*

 

My very first experience with BITP! I ordered through her Etsy site a couple of weeks ago and you wouldn’t believe how fast it arrived. I’m talking a couple of days or so. I made sure to let everything cure for about a week and a half. I only wanted to sample some of the products so it was a very small order. I got myself a Princess Power Pack and a Wax Tart. Everything was packaged very cute. The Princess Power Pack come with a 1 oz. Aloe Silk Body Mist, a 1 oz. Royal Protein Hair Mist & a 5 ml. Royal Roll-On.

These are the scents I choose:

Aloe Silk Body Mist = Chocolate Kissed Baby Roses

Royal Protein Hair Mist = Blackberry Jam Butter Cookies

Royal Roll-On = Violet Crumble Cheesecake

Wax Melt = Orange Chiffon Hot Cocoa

Got A Free Sample of Cherry Chip Cupcakes

 

SITE DESCRIPTIONS

.:.Violet Crumble Cheesecake.:.

A perfect blend of two of my favorite things! Imagine the essence of cream cheese, graham crackers and sweet cream butter, middle notes of vanilla, sweetened condensed milk, and a touch of almond and topped off with blooming violets fresh from the flower garden! A sprinkle of powdered sugar brings this all together!

-:¦:-This smells very sweet! But for some reason it reminds me of a fruity alcoholic drink. I’m still on the fence about this one.

.:.Orange Chiffon Hot Cocoa.:.

This is a twist on the boring ol' Hot Cocoa that you can find anywhere. I thought why not twist it up and add a little bit of Floridian touch to it and what's Florida known best for? It's oranges (and mosquitos... but that's another story!) This is a marvelous blend of mouthwatering creamy orange cake swirled in with a delicate perfect balance of rich, hot cocoa topped of with a dollup of marshmallow. This will make everyone want to try the real deal!

-:¦:-Love this one! Since I got this in a tart, it made my living room smell heavenly. The tarts are very big by the way. I cut mine in half and it lasted quite a few days.

 

.:.Cherry Chip Cupcakes.:.

The delicious aroma of freshly baked vanilla cupcakes with the delicate nuances of a chocolate cherry filled center! Oeey, gooey buttercream icing with chocolate shavings tops this tasty treat!

-:¦:-Another one I loved. It’s funny because I was going to choose this scent for the tart and I changed my mind. But I’m so glad I got a sample because I would love this scent for a tart and other products too.

.:.Chocolate Kissed Baby Roses.:.

The fragrant essence of lovely soft sweet pink baby roses kissed with cocoa beans, creamy milk, sweet caramel, sensuous vanilla bean and luscious berry notes. Not a rose fan? This isn't your typical rose fragrance and nothing you've ever sniffed before! The rose is not overwhelming and is perfectly balanced with the essences of cocoa and cream. It's both foody and floral mixed together to create a fantastic fragrant filled scent! This tantalizing scent will thrill the senses and tickle you pink

-:¦:-Ok. I was almost 100% positive that I was going to love this one because I really like chocolate floral scents and I don’t mind the scent of roses. But this was my least favorite. The rose scent waayy overpowered the chocolate scent and any other scents that should have been apparent. I hate to say that the first thing that came to mind was a funeral home. After a good while, I couldn’t stand it anymore and had to wash it off. Luckily I think I found someone to swap with.

 

.:.Blackberry Jam Butter Cookies.:.

Strong aroma of freshly baked butter cookies sweetened with a dollop of tart, ripe blackberry jam! This is a real treat and a definite hunger inducer! THIS IS A KEEPER!

-:¦:-Yummy! You can definitely smell the buttery base! And the blackberry is a great mix. Only one or two sprays lasted the whole day! Love the Royal Protein Hair Mist!

 

Overall I am very pleased with BITP. Great products that seem to last forever, great customer service, and super fast shipping! I see myself as a returning customer in the future!

Feels like forever since I posted anything, even a simple hello. I know this is very late but, how were everyone's holidays? Well at the end of last month, my honey and I took off to see his fav football team .:.The Dallas Cowboys.:. play against the Baltimore Ravens. Well as everyone already knows, the Cowboys were embarrassingly beaten by the Ravens. But we had so much fun the whole time. Except for when I got sick at the game. It was at night and it was freezing! So I had a cold through Christmas =(. But got over it!  Hopefully I can successfully post some pics  on here of our good time! Look At The Top Post =)

 

 didn't really get anything "beauty wise" for X-mas. But my kids did get me some perfume for part of my gift. I got Burberry The Beat and it smells awesome!!

 

 

This weekend is going to be just a stay at home weekend relaxing. No plans whatsoever. I don't know why I even bothered with makeup. I guess sometimes a girl wants to feel pretty for no reason. So here's my FOTD☺

 

•·.·´¯´·.·•What I'm Wearing•·.·´¯´·.·•

 

Face:

Ocean Mist Concealer in Medium mixed with Camellia Rose Primer

(spot concealed)

Pure Anada Foundation in *Amber Honey*

Arrowroot Powder

 

Cheeks:

Avon Smooth Mineral Blush in *Rose Glow*

Painted Laydies *Restrained*

 

Eyes:

Too Faced Eye Shadow Insurance

Aromaleigh *Campanula* foiled 1/3 bottom lid and foiled lower lashline

Archetype Cosmetics *Black Dahlia* foiled outer V

NYX Eyeshadow Single in *Nutmeg* on crease

The She Space *Dusty Devil* dry on crease

Rimmel Glam Eyes Mascara

Avon Gel Liner in "Black Pearl"

Avon Glimmerstick Brow Definer "Dark Brown"

 

Lips:

Silk Naturals *Razzle Dazzle* 

 

 

Woooobie! Just love saying that! lol. Came across this bath & body e-tailer a couple weeks ago and placed a small order and it arrived yesterday. There are a ton of scents to choose from. The owner, “Penny” is very nice and answered all of my questions immediately. I noticed you could choose the 2oz sample size for the majority of the products but not the shampoo and conditioner. So I wrote her asking if she had these available. She wrote back very soon after and told me to go check out the Shampoo/Conditioner page and that I would find them added! Package came in rather fast considering that everything is made fresh when you order and that it’s busy-busy Holiday season. So this is what I got:

 

                                .:.Two Bubble Baths in Oatmeal Raisin Cookies & Dumped.:.

 

Oatmeal Raisin Cookies

Woobies Description - Fall weather inspired cool afternoons spent baking cookies. Creamy oatmeal, plump raisins and the sweet scent of cookie batter.

This smells really good although I myself do not think it really smells like fresh oatmeal cookies baked in the oven (or even Subway’s….those are good too =D). This scent reminds me of when my great-grandmother was still alive and she would make rice pudding. She always added raisins and a sprinkle of cinnamon on top. So it was a nice memory once I smelled this.

 

Dumped

Woobies Description - Honestly, I knew a guy who would dump his girlfriend around the holidays, so he wouldn't have to buy her a gift. This one goes out to all the lonely hearts. Ice Cream, Cheesecake, Fuzzy Navels... all the "dumped" feastings.

Love the way this smells! It smells like orange sherbet topped onto some cheesecake.

I did have an issue with one of the bubble baths last night. I wanted to take a relaxing bath and started the nice hot water. I started to pour in “Dumped” and noticed it came out in chunks. I don’t know what happened but it turned into a hard Jello consistency. I stuck the bottle under the hot water to see if it would soften up but nothing happened. Yesterday when I opened my package I threw the bubble baths into the master bathroom because that’s where I take my baths and it’s probably the coldest room in the house. I figured it hardened because the room is always so cold but when I checked the “Oatmeal Raisin Cookies” it was just fine. So I really don’t know what happened there. So I didn’t end up with a tub fool of bubbles but the water stayed nicely scented.

 

 

                                   .:.Two Body Washes in Bite Me & Reindeer Turds(hehe).:.

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Bite Me

Woobies Description - This scent is quite unique and gorgeous. Rich tropical fruit notes, delicate fresh green apples perfectly blended with refreshing honeydew and spicy pear notes, then topped off with sweet, yet fresh lightly fruity melons, peaches, and more... If you like a clean, fresh, fruity scent, you will love this one! Makes a wonderful lotion scent!!

Wow! This is a great pick-me-up shower gel! Used this today and it lathered nicely. It was a great “fruit blast” experience.

Reindeer Turds

Woobies Description - Up on the roof tops click, click, click... what if those weren't little hooves you were hearing, but rather falling, frozen turds? You will never look at another chocolate covered cherry the same again.

Haha! This one my husband picked. (yeah we’re both shower gel nuts!). He’ll use anything that smells like fruit or desert. Just don’t dare ask him to try anything that smells like flowers! Didn’t try this one yet but it smells just like biting into a chocolate covered cherry with the cream oozing out! Yummo =)

 

                         .:.Shampoo in Cherished Memories & Conditioner in Snickerdoodle.:.

Woobie Shampoo-Conditioner

 

Cherished Memories

Woobies’s Description - Unpacking ornaments and special mementos to adorn the Christmas tree, and thinking back to cherished holidays past. This is a bitter sweet childhood memory blend of fresh, warm vanilla pudding drizzled with caramel and served with sugar wafers.

This very much smells like a sweet vanilla pudding. It didn’t lather up on my hair though. I tend to get greasy hair and need a good lather from shampoo. So I ended up washing twice just incase it wouldn’t clean my hair. But really enjoyed the sweet smell!

 

Snickerdoodle

Woobie’s Decription - My favorite Holiday treat! The warm, lightly cinnamon scent of the chewy, sugar and spice cookie.

This reminds me of the cookies we get the kids from Trader Joe’s. (School House Cookies?) Or something like that. They are little alphabet shaped sugar cookies sprinkled with cinnamon. So good. Smells just like them.

So I used the shampoo/conditioner for the first time today. I gotta tell you I wasn’t expecting much. Just figured my hair would smell really nice. But I am amazed at how soft this left my hair. I purposely skipped any normal leave in spray/cream just so I could see how well these would work. First I noticed how easy my hair was to detangle. My hair is long, dry, and tangles easily. After it dried and I did my normal straightening, my hair felt so nice! Wasn’t expecting that! Especially since I skipped any leave in conditioning products. I might not use the shampoo for regular everyday cleansing because of the lack of lather, but I will use this for a treat once in awhile since I like how it helped my hair

So that's it! I'm not sure if I'll be placing any online orders before I leave for my mini vay-cay in one week. Can't wait to get a little break! This is mostly for my honey but he totally deserves it. I'm just tagging along. Off for now =)