Inspire me.....

So I'm kind of at a loss for what to write about.  I need some motivation!  Someone give me some ideas!!!! Have anything I should try out?   Want to share your favorite products?  Give me some help here people!!!! 

Finally Ulta....

Since we don't have a Sephora in Grand Rapids YET, a good friend of mine and insider @ the company informs me that next year one will open in GR.  Anyways I am left with Ulta which is a great store but pales in comparison to Sephora.  FINALLY Ulta got Philosophy skin care on their shelves.  One of my all time face creams is Philosophy "Hope In A Jar" moisturizer.  One of the best moisturizers I have ever tried.  The way it makes my face feel is heavenly.  The only downside is the smell.....Very strange scent almost metallic?  But it's so worth it for what it does for my face.  And at only $38 for a 2 oz jar its pretty affordable (compared to some).  I am not currently using it but I hope to reacquaint myself with it VERY soon!  

Eye Spied A Good Deal

I was in need of a new night time eye cream.  I'm still hooked on the Anti-Puff Eye Roller that I have blogged about before but I only use that in the morning.  Well seeing as that my bottle of Kinerase Eye Cream cost $65 I knew I would be need to purchase something different and slightly less expensive.  I was at Walgreens this past weekend and was browsing the Beauty department and I came across the Garnier Nutritioniste Skin Renew Eye Cream.   I read about it once in a magazine as a #1 pick for a drugstore eye creams so I decided to give it a try.  The best part was it came with a free Maybelline Mascara AND this week Walgreens has a special if you spend $20 in any Garnier products you get a coupon for $10 off your next purchase.  My Mom was with me and she got the Anti- Puff Roller to try so we paid at the same time.  So I got my $12.99 eye cream with a free mascara and then the $10 off coupon.   SCORE!!! A far cry from the SIXTY FIVE dollars I paid before.  Hopefully I will like it and won't be dissapointed!!

Trying To Save My Pennies!

So as some of you know Nate and I booked a trip to Florida this winter.  We have decided to rent a house in Orlando for the month of January!  Nate is very blessed with a job that he can pretty much do from any location with a phone and a computer.  Since the boys are not in school and I'm not working we figured "WHY NOT"!  Might as well do it know while we can.  

A month in Florida along with trips to Disney World, Sea World, Universal Studies and all the other fabulous things to do down there has put me into SAVINGS MODE!  If you know anything about me you know I'm NOT a saver!  How do I not pick out that perfect fall sweater that I just have to have?  How do I NOT buy my favorite $50 face cream?  Well I'm about to find out!  Nate has made it very clear that I need to cool it with the spending for a few months so that we have plenty of Cash to spend while we are down there.  

So I am going to start updating with all the Fabulous deals that I'm going to find over the next few months.  Darn it I will find a way to still try out new amazing products somehow!!

If you have any ideas or suggestions on where to find a good deals PLEASE fill me in!  

Pretty Pink Bags From My Mom

My Mom came over last week with a little present for me.  She went to Younkers to stock up on her favorite lipstick (Bamboo Pink) and also pick up the "Free Gift".  I used to be so excited about it back in my Clinique days.  The funny thing about my Mom and I is that we are VERY different and she is not even remotely into make-up. She tries to be and will go all out on a shopping spree and buy new things but then always settles back into her old standbys.   However that being said the one thing we have in common is NOT being able to pass up a deal!   So she brought me over all the goodies.  I think the only thing she kept for herself was some anti-aging face cream.  

So the bags are ADORABLE! I love the pink, there two but they attach to eachother.  There is a small dramatically different moisturizer which is my husbands moisturizer of choice so this small package is PERFECT to put in his toiletries bag when he travels.  Some Mascara (take it or leave it, not a huge fan) Eye Shadows that I do not like at all, they are very pink?  I'm not a fan of pink eye shadows, and a lipstick, Angelic, not too bad.  I'm not a huge fan of Clinique anymore.  I like more bold colors and fuller coverage powders and mascaras BUT I was a loyal customer for years and years.   By far the best thing about this bonus is the make-up bags!  Not sure if this sale is still going on or not?  

Fried summer hair

My hair has had a hard summer.  All the swimming, sun and of course blonde highlights have left me with a mess.  I also have been having a lot of breakage around my bangs.  I am a HUGE fan of Redken Extreme Anti Snap, apply where ever I'm having problems when my hair is wet and it works miracles.  Jennie told me to apply it every other day, something about smart proteins and if you use it every single day your hair gets used to it and it loses its working power.  My second step is to put in Schwarzkopf sealed ends.  FABULOUS product!!! Put it on just your ends when they are wet and it really does help with split ends.  I bought my first one from the salon.  It was only like 2 ounces and it was about $20.  I found this Bonus double size 4 1/2 ounce bottle on clearance at Ulta for only $6!!! SCORE!!! This will probably last me like a year! 

Ahhhhhhh......relaxation!

Well I have had a stressful week, a visit to the hospital on Sunday for a minor procedure followed by SCREAMING cranky kids has left me wiped out!  

Today I was getting my hair cut and highlighted and decided to add on an hour massage before to treat myself.  It was HEAVEN!! My salon de jour is Panopolous in Standale.  My normal massage therapist is on maternity leave so I tried the MAN therapist.  I'm always a little hesitant to have a man massage me because it just seems kind of weird but I was desperate.  My shoulders and neck were horribly knotted up.  Nathan (the massage therapist, not my husband) was AWESOME!!! He got out all my knots and even though it was DEEP TISSUE it was still very relaxing and not uncomfortable at all.  I would Highly recommend trying out a man massage therapist ESPECIALLY if you are going to get the kinks worked out.  

Jennie, my hair guru....LOVE HER!! Hooked me up with a shorter sassier hair cut with some low lights and highlights.  She also talked me into trying out a new styling lotion so I will report more on my new score later this week.  

If EVER you were looking for a FABULOUS stylist go to Jennie in the area, she is not only great with hair but she is so much fun and absolutely adorable!  It ain't cheap but its worth EVERY penny! 

I want it.....really bad!

I've been going back and forth on buying one of these for a while now.  I REALLY want one but they are about $200 and it doesn't "replace" anything it just adds to my growing list of monthly beauty products.  Now that we are going to Florida in January I'm going to have to cut back and perhaps this will be on my list for Mothers Day next year. 

Anyways its a Clarisonic which is kind of like a giant tooth brush for your face.  Its even made by the sonicare people.  But it is supposed REALLY clean your face and help erase fine lines.  You can find them @ Sephora.com and sometimes they even have specials with some of their popular skin care lines so that you basically get the the lotions and creams for free!!!

Trying NOT to shine!

I love these Clean and Clear Oil Absorbing Sheets.  I have really oily skin, which I'm told will help me in the long run with wrinkles. However I hate being shiny.  Ask anyone who knows me.  I'm addicted to my powder compact.  But these really help because just a few blots and the excess oil and shine is GONE!