Spring is here, friends, and with the below items I could be well on my way to having the best spring ever!
Don't you think this spring green eye shadow is a fun color?
Strawberry lips seem like the perfect springtime treat.
Here in the deep south, insect repellent is just as important as sunscreen.
Instead of the usual Foody Friday post, today I just wanted to share some fun and exciting news with you guys: My morning skin and hair routine is posted over on the No More Dirty Looks blog! If you know me even a little, then you probably realize how big of a deal this is to me. Alexandra and Siobhan are two of the coolest girls I've never met, and being able to share with their readers just makes my heart so happy. Happy Friday, sweet friends of mine. :...
Today's review is of Stark Skincare's Cypress Purity+Defense Oil, the last of the Stark samples I received for review. Since all of the products have been such a treat, I won't say I saved the best for last...but this oil sure is special!
Ingredients (provided by Jessica and soon to be up at starkskincare.com)- "Oryza sativa (Rice) Bran Oil, Prunus armeniaca (Apricot) Kernel Oil, Prunus amygdalus dulcis (Sweet Almond) Oil, Camellia oleifera (Camellia) Seed Oil, Argania spinosa (Argan) Nut Oil,Tocopherol (vitamin E), Cupressus sempervirens (Cypress) oil, Citrus bergamia (bergamot) oil, and...
Today I'll be reviewing Stark Skincare's Grapefruit Cleanse+Hydrate Balm. If you're not already aware of how much I love multi-use products, then you're about to be. Sit tight!
Ingredients (provided by Jessica and soon to be up at starkskincare.com)- "Butyrospermum parkii (Shea) Fruit Butter, Cocos nucifera (Virgin Coconut) Oil, Theobroma cacao (Cocoa) Seed Butter, Glycine soja (Soybean) butter Candelilla (Euphorbia cerifera ) Wax, Camellia oleifera (Camellia) Seed Oil, Prunus amygdalus dulcis (Sweet Almond) Oil, Maranta Arundinacea (Arrowroot) Root Powder, Citrus aurantium dulcis (orange) peel wax, Tocopherol (Vitamin E), pure essential oils/huiles essentielles...
I'm smitten with each Stark Skincare product I've tried. Can you tell?
Ingredients (provided by Jessica and soon to be up at starkskincare.com)- "Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Hamamelis virginiana (witch hazel) water, Citrullus lanatus (watermelon) fruit extract, Cucumis sativus (cucumber) extract, Salix alba (willow) bark extract, Citrus aurantifolia (lime) fruit extract, Citrus grandis (grapefruit) seed extract (and) vegetable glycerin, Litsea Cubeba fruit oil."
The preliminary report I created for this product in the Cosmetics Database gives it a low hazard score of 2, with no individual ingredients having a higher hazard score than 3.
Some great...
When I contacted the founder of Stark Skincare to request samples, she seemed just as eager for me to try her products as I was to try them. Jessica's enthusiasm, combined with her confidence in her products' ability to improve "slightly oily skin, with an occasional blemish" were all the assurance I needed! The first of the four samples I tried was the Green Tea Detox Clay Mask, and that's the gem I'll be reviewing today.
Ingredients (provided by Jessica and soon to be up at...
While taking a week-long break from classes, I've decided to also take a week-long break from blogging. I'll be devoting my days to books and essays for school and my nights to good times. Just popping in to let you know I'll be back next Monday with reviews and the like. See...
I am of the opinion that any tea is worth trying, but I've also learned over time that all teas are not created equally. Some brands are consistently impressive, and others cost much more than they're worth. Lately I've been reading about the pros and cons of buying loose tea instead of bagged tea (and vice versa), and, for the most part, what I've read is very much in line with my own observations. Loose tea is often praised for its superior flavor, while bagged tea...
There has been so much written on the topic of proper breathing that I won't bore you with a restatement of the facts. However, I will say this: As someone who is stressed out 97% of the time, breathing deeply is not something that comes naturally to me. I'm usually so focused on the things that I need to get accomplished by my self-imposed deadlines that proper breathing almost always takes a back seat. Lately, though, I've been trying to do right. Below are several articles/posts that have helped me understand the importance of deep breathing. Since the facts are useless without...
