Beauty Tip Tuesday...

I tried doing this post on a weekly basis a while back... but got too busy due to wedding planning, working, and going to school. I'm going to give it another shot! :)

I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE anything from make-up, hair products, skincare, mani-pedi supplies... you get the picture! I read up a lot on this topic, so I thought I would share with you all a weekly beauty tip I have been doing, want to start doing, recently learned, etc. 

I am no professional but this is just a topic that interests me!

TODAY'S TOPIC:

EYE CREAMS

I strongly recommend using an eye cream. If you don't do anything else, get you an eye cream! I really do not spend A LOT of money on beauty products, but if I splurge on an item, this would be it. 

Your skin under the eye in very thin with little support structure. That is why it wrinkles so easily; especially for us contact wearers.

I have always thought your eye cream should be really thick, but this is not necessarily true. It is your preference.

I just want to name a few eye gels/creams I have tried and liked the results. I am going to start with the cheaper choices and move to some choices I consider splurging;)

• Almay Stress Eye Gel- up to $10
• Beauty without Cruelty Green Tea Nourishing Eye Gel- up to $10
• Neutrogena Healthy Skin Eye Cream- up to $20
• Philosophy Eye Believe- up to $20
• Clinique Repairwear Eye Cream (non greasy)- up to $30
• Mariana Chicet Bone Marrow Cream- up to $30 (I think)
• Chanel Firming Eye Cream- up to $50

Tip: Just make sure your moisturizer/cream you use around your eyes doesn't contain coal-tar colors. On the label it will say, FD&C or D&C. 

This is the tip I would really like to share. If you do not want to spend much money at all (that being about 4 dollars!!) I strongly recommend this... even if you currently use eye cream, I would try this a few times a week. 

Like I said earlier, you do not have apply a thick eye cream. I also apply jojoba oil under my eyes (about 4 times a week). Oil spreads easily and you can avoid pulling on the skin under your eye (which you want to avoid as much as possible). 

You can find jojoba oil at health food stores (Organic Harvest is where I get mine). 

(Also, try adding a couple of drops to your daily body lotion. Adds moisture as well as a little shine;)

So there you go! Go get you some jojoba oil!!:)

Hope you are having a blessed Tuesday!!

Monday Memories!

Friday

We had Tornado watches out all day Friday so schools in our county let out at 1:30... I went home and got Camden's carrier ready to head to Lee's sister's house for coverage. (They have a poured underground basement, so that is where we go for safety) When the husband got home from work we headed to his sister's. Thankfully, the storms had weakened by the time they got to us.
To play it safe, we just went out for supper close by and grabbed bar-b-q...
Then we went home and relaxed all evening, which was nice for a change!


Saturday

We got up bright & early b/c we made plans to go to Dog Town (furniture warehouse) which is over 2 hours away. We were on the hunt for vanities for our powder room and upstairs bathrooms and my parents joined us for the adventure. We loaded up the trailer just knowing we would find something and ate breakfast at Jack's! Of course, we didn't find ANYTHING after hauling that trailer 3 hours!!! I told Lee, if we wouldn't have brought the trailer, we would have found everything we wanted!
We then decided to go to T.D.'s which is a furniture store an hour from our house in the OPPOSITE direction of Dog Town. We didn't find vanities there, but I found a desk and file cabinet I LOVE! We didn't get it yet, but plan on going back later.
When leaving T.D.'s we saw a sign of Sides Furniture two red lights down, so WHY NOT give it a shot! Of course we didn't find vanities but I found some living room furniture I LOVE! We plan to go back and get it closer to finishing the house....
We had to be back by 3:30 to talk with possible buyers of our home. So, we grabbed lunch at a Bar-B-Q joint. Which was an interesting experience I will not go into;).... The meeting with the people interested in our home went GREAT, just waiting to hear back!
After our meeting, we headed to the house that has our brick and stack stone combination. (Remember, the stack stone place the woman told us to go was shut down). OF COURSE, they were not home... but we left a note in the mailbox... Hoping for a reply SOON!
We decided to go to dinner at Taziki's (and used our coupon!) After dinner, I tried to do my coupon shopping at CVS and they were OUT OF EVERYTHING!! UGH....
Next, we we made the interesting Lowe's and Home Depot trips I talked about in my post yesterday...
Finally, we made it home and passed out, we were exhausted!


Sunday

Went to Sunday School, ate lunch at Milo's (cheeseburger combo, just sauce, cut in half, mega sized, apple pie, and a sweet tea for me! Not one glass of sweet tea but TWO... and I drank some of Lee's milkshake! That is so ridiculous!!)
We then went home to take a Sunday Nascar Nap, which felt amazing...
And last night was our Raze the Roof Rally for our community churches which is held at the high school. We heard some wonderful praise and worship music, dramas, and unbelievable testimonies... A tragedy has recently occured in our community. Two teens killed in a car accident.... asking for prayers of strength for their families, friends, and the community.


I know this post is a lot of rambling we just had a busy weekend!


Hope you had a BLESSED weekend!!


I am trying to get my kitchen ideas in my mind... it is what I am currently stressing about. If you have any web sites/ideas PLEASE help! Also, websites for powder room vanities, not having any luck in that area either!!

House Update:
They are pouring the basement floor as we speak!! Hopefully the wood will start coming up tomorrow!!!! :)

Happy Monday Everyone!

I have a confession.....

I think I have an addiction.....


of walking through Lowe's and Home Depot collecting their free decorating magazines....

This was my stack I had collected before our trips last night....

Annnd...



these babies are my new additions!! :)
(a little extreme, I know)

My friend informed me you can take home hardwood floor samples!!....
I am sure I went overboard by grabbing over 10 pieces... but they were FREE!!

The girl at Home Depot even told me I could take home granite/quartz samples!!
But I was too embarrassed to go overboard b/c she was standing behind me!
I did get one sample of quartz that is beautiful and OF COURSE more expensive than granite! BUT It was the husband's fault!! He pointed it out to me!! :)
I am going back ASAP to collect more counter top samples!

Poor Lee HAD to be embarrassed of his wife walking around with two arm loads of magazines and two hand fulls hard wood floor samples!!
I felt like I was doing something wrong when I walked out of the stores... like I was stealing!!



This is my binder I keep of ideas.... paint colors, room ideas, etc. Helps me keep my thoughts organized!

We had a busy weekend, I will document tomorrow on Monday Memories!

Hope you had a BLESSED weekend!! :)

House Building Update (April 13th & 14th)

Yesterday (April 13th), they came to water proof the basement and put in the french drain...
The ugly black tar is where they waterproofed it...

This morning the inspector came to inspect the water proofing, the pesticide man came to spray around and in the basement, also they spread the gravel to prep for the basement slab!

Then Uncle Lynn and Mr. Head back filled up to the house!! It is starting to look good!!

Tomorrow, the weather is supposed to get bad so I do not believe there are any building plans for tomorrow. Everyone pray for safety during this storm...

Saturday they are supposed to pour the basement floors! Hopefully, next week the framing will begin (depending on the weather).

Have a BLESSED Friday!

Wishful Wednesday.....

This Wednesday I am wishing for one of the cuties above ;)

Camden needs a baby brother to play with....

PLEEEASE daddy!!!!!!

(How could you resist those faces)