Weekend Recap

Happy Monday everyone! I thought I would start this week off with a little recap of my weekend. It was definitely a great one- full of fun with friends, spring cleaning, and relaxation galore!

On Saturday night I headed off to see Jurassic Park in 3D with my friend Brittni. We actually had a bit of a secret mission during the movie. A friend of hers had a date from a dating website and we went to the same movie as them so we could keep an eye on things- keep your friends safe! Jurassic Park was completely terrifying by the way. I had seen it as a child- but it's been YEARS since I've thought about it. Seeing it in 3D made it even more terrifying then normal. I forgot key parts of the movie so it was little nerve-racking! I would definitely recommend to checking it out however.

Since we saw the movie at the IMAX theatre at Providence Place Mall, I had to do a little shopping....

I had to check out a few things at lush. There was one item I desperately wanted to try, Superbalm. I have an extremely dry scalp and hope this will help me...I also purchased H'suan wen hua, which I've been wanting to try and I also picked up an old favorite, Comforter bubble bar. Totally worth it =)

I spent Sunday helping my mom clean the kitchen, going to Walmart and CVS, and hanging around. It is so nice to just relax and not worry about getting things done!

Now for a little laugh- Roxy wrapped herself around the bed we placed in the car for her. What a goober...

Have a great day everybody!

Mall Haul/Iphone Problemas

Recently my iPhone has been acting up like crazy- the wifi stopped working and was completely grayed out and my battery was dying constantly. I made an appointment at the Genius Bar at the Providence Place Mall and headed up there last weekend.

I figured while I was at the mall I might as well pop into a few stores =) 

oops =)

In Lush I needed to replenish my Celestial facial moisturizer and I knew one of the items I wanted to get while in there was Mask of Magniminty which is a minty smelling face mask. The girl I talked to when I was in there suggested Aquamirablis as a face wash for dry sensitive skin. I bought a small amount of it to try- she suggested about $7 or $8 of it to start off. I will let you guys know what I think about it once I try it out a little bit. It smells AWFUL though. I didn't really get to smell it when I was in the store- so when I got home I took a big whiff and man- it is gross. Oh well, I'll try it out and see what happens.

Getting 3 face products was great but of course I can't go into LUSH and leave without a bath bomb (or two) so I ended up getting Pink Bath Bomb (in the top left corner of the picture) and Rose Queen (on the right side of the picture). I'm excited to get in the bath and try those out.

In Sephora, I planned to go in and get the Naked Basics Palette. I have the Naked 1 Palette and absolutely love it, but I knew I wanted the basics palette for sure. While in there I decided to look at the Sephora brushes and ended up picking out a brush set. I really don't own many brushes so I wanted to buy the full set. In addition to those items, I ended up buying a Tarte cheek stain in the color blissful. I'm really excited with all these product purchases and can't wait to use them!

I ended up in Bath and Body Works because I had a coupon for a free travel size signature item and candles are currently on sale. I decided to get the wunderland shower gel because I have wayyyyy too much lotion and thought shower gel would be a better use of a free product. I ended up getting Poolside and Palm Beach cooler as my two candles and they smell DELICIOUS. I can't wait to burn them! I also had a coupon for 20% off my purchase which made this trip worth it!

Finally, I went in the Apple store and they decided my phone was hopeless and instantly gave me a replacement. I'm telling you, the Genius Bar is amazing and I wish more places were as customer friendly as this place!!!

Have you been on a shopping spree lately? What did you get?

I was definitely in a product-buying mood. I did go into wet seal and francesca's but I was not in a clothes buying mood at all! Oh well, maybe next time =)

Product Empties

Since this month is all about the bathroom and linens- I thought I would branch out a bit and talk about the beauty products that I use. I know throughout the months I have reviewed many products that I received in my Birchboxes- but it's not often that I talk about other products that I actually purchase. This type of post might pop up more often because I really enjoy watching youtube videos that talk about empty products and what the person did and didn't like about each product. 

For the last couple months I have been collecting products as I finish them in a Bath and Body Works bag and marking down in a notebook things I liked and didn't like about each one. Some of these may be repeats from Birchbox reviews- but most well definitely be new things I have tried or items I constantly repurchase because they are my all-time favorite go-to products!

  

One of the first products I finished up this month was the hand soap in our bathroom. It was warm apple cider scented and from Bath and Body Works. I love the foaming bath soap from Bath and Body Works and this scent is AMAZING. I bought a ton of soap in the fall and have tons stockpiled still. This was a great scent that didn't necessarily remind me of fall- the apple smell worked just fine through the winter! 

   

Next is Loreal Smooth Intense Shampoo, Conditioner, and Keratin treatment. I received this as a free sample in the mail. It was okay- definitely not my favorite hair treatment. It dried me out a bit- and the keratin treatment didn't work as great as I wanted it to work. I won't be purchasing a larger size of this.

 This Nailene top coat worked as well as any other top coat until I ruined it =( It now has a reddish-pink tint to it, but that's okay, just as I ruined it I happened to get another one as a gift so it's time to say goodbye to this one!

I received this lashem lash serum as a sample in my Birchbox and I liked it okay. I didn't see any big results and after having it for awhile it's time to let it go. I am weird about eye makeup and won't wear it after any length of time. I don't want germs in my precious eyes! I won't be buying a larger version of this- it's just not necessary to me!

This Gold Bond Ultimate Hand Sanitizer was expired so it's time for it to go! I didn't like this sanitizer because it felt almost sticky on my hands and didn't make them feel clean at all. I will not be repurchasing this either!

This LUSH None of your beeswax was just not my favorite product. It dried up before I used much of it at all. I just love another product too much to give this little guy any sort of chance! Not buying this again either.

Covergirl Invisible Concealer hung around here for awhile. I've had it so long that I don't feel comfortable using it anymore. I did like this, and would repurchase it but lately I have needed a concealer *knocks on wood* I am pretty comfortable with trying different concealers so I will most likely buy what I find on sale- I definitely am not tied to this concealer although I did definitely enjoy it!

This Hope In A Jar I had heard amazing things about but I honestly HATE it. It does not work for my skin. It didn't break me out but I also didn't like it. It was almost too light for my skin. I need a heavier cream. I don't feel like it was worth the money but luckily I got this as a sample from a 100 point perk from Sephora so I only wasted my precious points on it. Oh well, live and learn.

Another product I'm ditching before finishing. John Frieda Drizz-Ease Protectant Spray. This didn't work for my hair at all. It felt gross even when I was straightening it, definitely not my favorite. I prefer my Chi protectant spray so much more!

LUSH Candy Mountain bath bomb smelled delicious! I loved taking a bath with this bath bomb. I got this as part of the buy 1 get 1 free promotion after Christmas. I have another to use up too which is great. If they have this product again next year for the holiday season I would highly recommend it!

Oh my love. I love Burts Bees chapstick. This little baby is used EVERY SINGLE DAY. Multiple times. I love love love it. I can't live without it. I might be addicted. Moving on now...

I was a little harsh on the Oscar Blandi shampoo and conditioner when I reviewed it before. I don't like the volumizing aspect of the products- but I do have to say that it smells incredible. There is a great citrusy scent to it and if you don't have hair that is already big this would be a great product to use.

I still hate this Vasanti BrightenUp product. It completely broke me out and I don't break out easily or often at all. My skin reacted instantly to this product! Maybe it's just my skin, it obviously must work for other people, but I will NOT be buying a full size of it!

I didn't actually finish either of these. The Dry Idea deodorant is AWFUL. Man. I am ragging on products today, ha. I honestly didn't think this was a great deodorant at all. It didn't hold up and I felt like I sweat right through it. I was trying to get through one so I wouldn't waste it and then my mom told me that she wanted me to switch to an all-natural deodorant due to our family history with breast cancer. I think it is definitely a great idea to use natural products because the main ingredient in Dry Idea (and a bunch of other deodorants) is aluminum! I had no idea, I honestly never looked at the back label. So I am ditching all my other deodorants, even the unopened ones I will be donating. I am heading in the natural deodorant direction and I like the one I'm trying right now so I will update you guys on that at a later time.

This product is *almost* finished so I figured I would throw it in here too. Celestial by LUSH is an amazing product. It works so well on my face and I am going back to repurchase it this week. I only have a few more uses out of it and I know I can't survive without it, so I will be heading to the mall to get a new one asap!

I didn't finish up this Organic Wear Mascara. It was just okay- not my favorite mascara. I used it for a couple of months and then felt like I should change to a new one. You know, I don't want germs in my eyes!

So that's it for now- all the products I have finished up recently. I will save up products for a little bit and then come back with another product empties post soon!

Enjoy the rest of the weekend everybody!

Time to Organize the Bathroom!

The bathroom is the smallest room in the house- but one of the most important to keep organized. Unfortunately I share the bathroom with my brother- not the most organized person in the world. He is also not the cleanest person in the world. He also has friends that like to use my things- meaning I don't keep a ton in my bathroom. Someday I hope to be able to store more items in the bathroom but for now only a few things of mine actually live in there. I knew going into this project that there wasn't a ton of things to get rid of the bathroom but I mostly wanted to reorganize a few things and make sure everything was clean and nice!

Opening the under-the-sink cabinets was shocking. Yuck. I keep my towels in my personal closet- these are guest towels and my brothers towels. The first step was to take all of the towels out- refold them and place them back in nicely. I also lined up all the cleaning supplies nicely. I would like to get a little caddy for the cleaning supplies but for now having them lined up nicely will do.

Looking better already!

Next I checked out my side of the medicine cabinet. Like I said- I don't have a ton in here but I definitely had a few items to sift through.

I found a few items to purge in the cabinet but mostly just lined everything up nicely and made sure I still needed each item. 

Then I went into the drawers and checked inside each one.

My top drawer is the only drawer I'm in everyday. I have my toothbrush top, my toothpaste, a spare razor, and extra razor blades. 

In the middle drawer I keep all my LUSH bath products. I also have a spare hair brush and some wax strips in there too.

In the bottom drawer I have all of my feminine hygiene products...I take all the outside packaging and throw it away and put all my items inside a blue container.

When all was said and done- I only found a few items that I needed to let go of. I really don't have much in the bathroom to start off- meaning theres not that much to give away!

Luckily since I stay pretty on top of my bathroom, there wasn't much to worry about with this project. The items I keep in the shower rotate frequently and I don't keep much in there. As you saw, my drawers and medicine cabinet are pretty sparse as well. Someday I'm sure I will keep more IN the bathroom-but for now organizing it is a breeze!