Products I love!!

Sometimes I run accross a product that I absolutely love and just have to share with others. A lot of the products are name brand- I usually buy them on sale or use coupons. I hate paying full price.

Deep Water Bath by Better Bath
This gadget I am absolutely in love with!! You place it over the overflow drain on your bathtub and you are able to get a few more inches of water in the bathtub. Hence deeper water :) I love taking long hot bubble baths. This is my ultimate de-stresser. Now I can get the water up to my ears. The product advertises that not only does allow inches more water, the water stays hotter longer. I'm a bit skeptical of this...however in according to physics (yes I'm using physics) the larger the body of water it is the longer it takes to heat up or cool down. So since you are able to add more water, it takes longer for the water to cool down.

Aromatherapy Luxery Bath in Lavender Chamomile by Bath and Body Works
I love, love, love this bubble bath! It is a very soothing refreshing scent and creates amazing bubbles that last a long time. At little bit creates a ton of bubbles! Right now Bath and Body works is having their Yellow Sale- where everything is on sale and all aromatherapy items are buy 2 and get 2 free! The only downside to this product is that it is in a glass bottle, other than that its amazing!

Pantene Nature Fusion Moisture Balance Conditioner
This stuff is amazing. It smells clean; not a floral scent. It aslo leaves my hair shiny and soft. Very happy with this product!

Haircare
Bed Head TIGI Maxxed Out Hairspray-It has amazing hold & smells like grapefruit. no helmet hair feel. I bought new hairspray sometime last spring and two hairsprays were packaged together (buy one, get one free deal). Just finishing up the first bottle, so the product lasts a long time.

Garnier Fructis- Fiber Gum I use this stuff to hold my part and add some volume and texture to my hair. I love the fresh semi fruity smell. It also helps against frizz and helps hold your style. I just use a tiny bit and it goes a long way- I've had the original container for over a year now.

Fekkai Glossing Creme-I put this in my hair before I dry it. Cuts down on the frizz big time! Gives hair a smoother texture. Again a little bit goes a long way- you just use the amount of a pea. Lasts a long time so its worth the price. Of course having coupons for Bath and Body works helps a lot too! Especially those buy one item and get a 10 dollar item free! I love those coupons!

Eyes
Opti-Free Replenish Contact Solution-My eye doctor got me hooked on this. I just put my contacts in this solution and they are clean. Last year I got a ton of samples from my eye doctor so I haven't had to purchase this stuff in over a year!! Also, if you do buy these most of the time inside or on the box its in there is a coupon for a dollar or so off the next purchase.

Blink Eyedrops-I got this sample from my eye doctor and the past few weeks I have been very grateful for these! My allergies have been acting up (thanks to an outrageous mold count), and these drops help stop my eyes from feeling on fire. This is particulary great b/c its sensitive enough that I can use it w/ and w/o contacts.

Beauty/ Cleansers
Olay Daily Facials Express Wet Cleansing Colths (Sensative skin)-My mom and I use this to take our makeup off at the end of the day. It gently removes all the makeup and dirt accumulated during the day. We prefer the sensitive skin formula b/c my skin is extremly senstive- all of my face wash stuff has to be sensitve otherwise I break out. Your face feels clean and fresh after using them.

Clinique- 3 step-I love Clinique- personally I think they make the best makeup. They also have a really good skin care line. I have been using this for years and am very happy with the results. My skin is clean and clear. The Dramatically different face lotion has been ranked consumers fave face moisturizer for 5 years in a row! The main reason I love clinique so much is b/c it works with my sensitive skin. I've tried other products and they have caused rashes or break outs.

Clean & Clear Deep Action Cream Cleanser- just switched to this for the winter, love how my face feels "cool" after using it.
Clean & Clear- Morning Burst- My other face wash- like it b/c it wakes me up (could be the shock of water on my face) and its sensitve enough for me.
St. Ives Apricot Skin (gentle)- I use this exfoliater once a week, really cleans my face and gets rid of dead, and dry skin. Again my skin likes this.

Milk-Bone Dog Biscuits- Loki loves these! We usually get no name brand, but then I found out that Milk-Bone donates a percentage of their profits to an organization that helps pair people with helper animals. So we alternate b/t no name and Milk-Bone (Loki doesn't know nor does she care).

and finally:
QuikTrip - how could I not include this?! I love QT- this is the only place I go for gas. Their stations are always well lit, clean and the workers are very friendly. Plus I love their 32 oz fountain drinks :)

For those of you who read the entire blog: thank you- hope it wasn't too boring and helps you out; giving you new products to try or a good laugh.

Change it up

Okay so blogger made some changes to refresh and enable users to personalize their blogs more (probably a long time ago so I'm a little behind but whatever). So I have made some changes. I changed my background, the text, and the color. I also added a few gadgets- my latest twitter postings and the weather forecast (I'm a weather nut like my momma). They made it super easy to do these changes too! Previously I had my friend, froggiegirl (the web guru) make my blog look cool. Now I am able to do it. Although froggiegirl's blog looks snazzier, I like my changes :)

All in a Day's Work

After a lazy start to the weekend; I sleept 'til about 11:30 AM, I suddenly got motivated. So I donned my bikini and washed my car. Not only did I wash it, I cleaned all the windows, and vaccumed it. Then since I was on a roll and wanted more sun (I did put sunscreen on) I washed my mom's car. I gave it the same treatment as mine; it is now clean inside and out. I also frebreezed her car. My car still has the new car smell and I like it so I didn't febreeze mine. After cleaning up outside, and putting both cars in the garage -bring it on rain- my cars will stay clean! :) I continued laundry-which I had been doing while cleaning the cars- I am a multitasker! :) I made my bed, then vaccumed the living room, the office, my room and Loki's bed. Loki even helped; for those of you who are wondering "How did the dog help?!" Loki's version of helping translates to following me around everywhere, getting in my way, and trying to trip me up. Loki did not help wash the cars. Loki loves water, and since she just got groomed on Wed, I so didn't feel like washing the dog and then dealing w/ wet puppy. So now the house is clean. The last load of laundry (excluding the whites which I will bleach t/m) is in the washer and I have tri colored rotini noodles on the stove for the Pasta Salad I am making. Loki was such a good dog, she waited patiently for both her meals today- first she let me sleep in (thank you- I apparently needed it) and then she let me clean and then feed her. Now she has her cow- Frankenmoo and is squeaking him while trotting around the house. Now she is showing her towel who is boss- yea Loki take it out on the towel... I have to go out later and get broccoli and cauliflower. I am feeling the after effects of cleaning 2 cars and the house.. I am tired but happy. I feel accomplished. I love how I feel when the house is clean- plus it looks good. Leftover Yellow Chicken and rice for dinner and then I'll hit the grocery store. It's all in a days work! I love the weekend! Normally I would clean on Sunday's but as I have a baptism to go to and then the after party, I won't get a chance, so I took advantage of the sun.