Well, our '90s party was a complete success. As you can probably gather from the picture below, I received several wonderful gifts in the past few days as well. My actual birthday isn't until this Friday, and I have a feeling more great gifts are on their way. Birthdays are the best! 1. As mentioned in her fantastic guest review, Danielle bought me a Diva Cup for my birthday. She always gives the most useful and thoughtful gifts. I can't wait for my next period, which isn't...
Kirby and I recently went with two of our friends to Beaumont for a day of shopping, and we ended up eating at a place called Chaba Thai. The food was delicious, and I ate way too much of it. I had Green Curry with Tofu, and our friend Missy had Pad Thai with Tofu (both pictured below). Kirby's spicy shrimp dish was pretty great too, but there wasn't a very large window of time for photographing pretty plates since we were all famished (an exaggeration). Lake Charles' lack of a Thai restaurant is a real shame, if you ask me. Also, I've...
Our friends Jason and Christina came to visit this past weekend, and we decided to make the above deliciousness the night before they left. This might be the most indulgent treat I've shared in a Foody Friday post yet, but I see nothing wrong with occasionally living a little. Using dark chocolate in place of the white could've easily made this snack much smarter (and perhaps tastier if you're a dark chocolate fan like me), but we had an entire box of Baker's white chocolate left over...
Upon my good friend Selena's suggestion, I've been using my Debutante Face Scrubbies to cleanse my face rather than tone it. I've found that this is obviously what they're intended to do (not only because that's what the product description states on their Etsy product page, but also because it leaves my face feeling super soft and thoroughly clean). Here's how I've been doing it: I squirt the tiniest bit of my current cleanser in the palm of my hand, apply it gently to my face with my hands, and then scrub away...
A friend of mine recently came to me with a great idea for a post, so I did some research on on the topic and put something together that is hopefully both informative and helpful. She began with mentioning how she stopped using baby oil after her showers upon discovering that it was unsafe on the Cosmetic Safety Database (with it being a petroleum byproduct and all). While browsing the CSD, she also discovered that the Summer's Eve Feminine Wash for Sensitive Skin that her friend had been using had all kinds of awful ingredients that you...
Remember the Debutante Face Scrubbies that were on my little Christmas list? Well, my sweet friend Jade got me a set of them in white! Overall, I'm a big fan. I've been using them to apply toner to my face, and since they're textured.. I actually feel like I'm toning and exfoliating at the same time. What a treat! My only complaint is that since they're so thick and absorbant, I tend to use a lot more toner than I did with a disposable cotton...
Danielle and I made homemade bath soak for some of our friends and gave them away as Christmas presents this year. The scents that we ended up with were appropriately named Tangerine Raspberry, Lavender Vanilla, Lemon Jasmine, Lavender Spearmint, and Lavender Peppermint. We used old wine, whiskey, Irish cream, and gin bottles as containers, and the fact that we had ten of those with lids just lying around may make us seem like a bunch of lushes...but, in our defense, we have a lot...
Your eyes aren't playing tricks. That is a fancy Christmas vest that I'm wearing. Preparing to travel home, Christmas parties, Christmas shopping, Christmas crafting (which I will post about eventually), and fighting off a cold have been keeping me pretty busy lately. I honestly didn't have much time to throw together anything even kind of original today. Still, I think you guys should check out Care2's list of 20 Green Gift Ideas. There are some real winners here and there. I love a list that includes animal...
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Married to the sea, because it cracks me the hell up. 8. Informative books like Not Just a Pretty Face: The Ugly Side of the Beauty Industry (which is totally on my Christmas list, BTW.) 9. Mexican Coke- It may not be healthy, but it's High Fructose Corn Syrup-free! 10. Ridiculous dessert recipes like this one for Praline Pumpkin Pecan Cheesecake. Happy Thanksgiving, guys! ...
I recently realized that I never really ask you guys for your feedback or opinions. I don't want this blog to be an avenue for me to talk at people. I'm interested in what you all think, and I'm gonna try to start incorporating questions into some of my posts. Here's a question or two to kick things off: What are three health and beauty products that you use daily and love? Why do you love them? Be as brief or as detailed as you want. I can wait to read your...
