Spring Wants!!

With the ever changing seasons comes the wishlists we have to go with them.  Most people have a favorite season, I personal like all but winter, I just wasn't made for the cold. Honestly though, living here in Kansas sometimes the "seasons" don't even apply. It can snow here in May and then be in the 90's a week later. Mother nature can seriously be off her meds sometimes.

All that aside, spring is in the air. The weather is warming up and I'm so happy about it, and with the new season comes all the new collections of everything under the sun retail wise. Everything from jewelry to clothing to dishes and bake ware. Everything coming out has a spring/summer feel to it and I just LOVE it!!

I think Spring/Summer are my spirit animals, they just understand stand me on a spiritual level. The weather gets warmer, flowers start to bloom, the nice rain we get, you can start wearing cute shorts and dresses, school will be out soon. It's almost like everything just slows down a bit. We don't have to be all business anymore until August rolls around. For me, I feel like I can breath a little easier.

Plus we live in a small town, so people are out walking their dogs, riding bikes, barbecuing. There's softball and baseball games to attend. Church of course and meeting new people. I'm just very taken by this time of year. It gets me.

Call me.......... luxuriously laid back  if you will. I like nice things but I also like being very comfortable and well the southern girl in me can't say no to anything monogrammed. 

I love the crocheted distressed shorts because they could be dressed up or down. I love aviator sunglasses but these mirrored aviators just spoke to me. I can't get enough BBW candles let's be real, these 2 I really want but there's more, so. many. more.

I have wanted a monogrammed necklace for quite a while, their simple but still so sweet and wonderfully southern.

Love my converse sneakers. nough said

and the Michael Kors bag and matching wallet in this beigeish gray I just love it. I just love Michael Kors, period!

I love mixing things around, dressing things up and then just being super casual and there's just so much more you can do during spring and summer!

What's your favorite season? What kinds of things do you find yourself placing on your spring or summer wants list? and what kinds of things can you just do without?!

Stay Beautiful Y'all

XOXO

Emily

The Honest Company: Bundle Trial

Hey  there y'all!

Sorry I've been MIA for a while, life caught up with me, we moved and I've been super focused on getting our new house in order, and let's be real, some things just took a back seat for a min.  A last though, I have returned and things have kinda settled down........( I say that now) so I'm going to really try to get back into the swing of things back on here and maybe......maaaaybe possibly my YouTube channel. We'll see.

So The Honest Company, I know this is somewhat controversial to a lot of people out there to say the least. Just like any other product out , there is going to be rave reviews and reviews condemning the  product and or company to the lowest depths of hell. Maybe particularly more in this case because this company was half founded and partly ran by a very well known and successful actress.

Now to be completely honest haha, no pun intended. I have watched YouTube videos of people expressing their opinions about the products and I've read articles on the internet about the recent lawsuits happening.  Please know and believe none of these things have influenced what I think in anyway.

With that said, let's get into it shall we!

We've all seen the commercials and ads online for The Honest Company, lots of people were excited to learn when Target started carrying some of the products in store. I'll admit I was drawn  in by the super adorbs packaging and the complete transparent want for the product because Jessica Alba co-created and co-runs the  company. Don't judge anyone for this because we've all done it. A celeb creates or sponsors, endorses, collaborates on  a product and we all lose our damn minds.  This was no different. Jessica Alba, while a famous actress is also a mother and has stated many times that  wanting good products for her children with out all the harsh chemicals was her main reasoning behind creating The Honest Company.

So I ordered 2 of the trial bundles, I only had to pay $5.95 for shipping and they mailed them out to me.  I ordered the Essentials bundle and the Wellness bundle for kid's and infants.

In the Essential bundle I received 5 travel sized products including, honest multi-surface spray, honest hand soap, honest face + body lotion, honest organic healing balm and honest shampoo + bodywash and in the Wellness bundle I received a single does of the kid's multi-vitamin and a packet of the baby and toddler muti powder.

I have tried some of these products not all but most of them along with my children, and what I have tried............I do like and probably will purchase in the future.

Now here's the fine print...... well kinda.  When you order your free trials you are automatically signed up to receive these bundles every 4 to 6 weeks (you can customize this yourself) They don't hide this fact from you and they tell you that if want to cancel you have 5-7 days after your bundle arrives to call them and say thanks, but no thanks. They also offer 2 other bundles I believe. A diapers and wipes bundle and a formula bundle.

For me personally, the Essentials bundle is where it's at. It's $35.99 for the bundle, that includes 5 full size products. They do give you the option to buy these products separately but the bundle is the best value.

Now I understand, lots of people are calling The Honest Company out claiming their products aren't as safe and natural as they would like everyone to think. That they still use harsh chemicals in their cleaning products. I can't comment on whether they do or not. But let's use common sense here. The cleaning products may say plant based or more natural but that still doesn't mean you should let your kids spray them or mess around with them.  If you want something super natural use vinegar and water if your feeling daring throw a drop or two of dawn dish soap in there.  Other wise stop complaining, stop buying the honest company products. If you didn't like them bummer but don't go on a shame campaign against the company because the products weren't what you thought they should be or you don't care for the co-owner/creator.

Those are my thoughts on my Honest Company trial bundles I ordered. I encourage you to order if you are on the fence about it or have been thinking about it. Try it, if its not what you thought or not for you just cancel and go on about your life if you love it awesome! Order more, or don't, do what you want.  I like what I've tried, plain and simple!

I hope this helped y'all, I encourage you to still do research and ask questions about these products if you have them. 

Stay Beautiful Y'all

XOXO

Emily

EMPTIES: My 3 months worth

Hello again loves, I hope you're feeling good I thins lovely Friday.  Sorry this is the first post I've done in the month of August.  School started and we are (fingers crossed) approaching the finishing line aka the closing date on our house that we are buying.  So yeah, now the lovely task of packing boxes again is about to commence and I can't tell you how stupid excited I am about it...........don't get me wrong I. Am. Stoked. To move, just not to pack to move....does that make sense? Anyways.

My empties.........oh God my empties. I'm not one of these people who do monthly empties. Frankly I have 3 children and a life and whilst others can totally do them without batting an eye, I just don't have the time for it. Also I probably wouldn't have much if I did monthly empties, so there's that excuse too.

I have a little bit of everything and I have broken it down into categories to help organize it in a sense I suppose and I will be stating what I thought of the products and if I would repurchase them again or not. So with out any further rambling from me, I hope you enjoy my trash parade!

Home Empties

Ultra Downy Infusions Honey Flower scent

Febreze Air Effects Pumpkin Harvest scent

Soft Soap Halloween Collection Hand Soap Ghoulish Vanilla scent

The downy and febreze I loved both the scents were very nice not too heavy or over powering and would totally repurchase both. The hand soap we used in our girls bathroom and they really liked it and I loved it because it was Halloween themed and Halloween is my jam, would repurchase.

Body Care Empties

Johnson's Baby Wash

Dove Go Fresh Cucumber and Green Tea Body Wash

Dove Summer Care Body Wash

Tree Hut Sugar Scrub Coconut Lime

Pumas Stone

The Body Shop Honey Mania Scrub

Vaseline Cocoa Radiant Body Gel Oil

Disney Fairies Body Wash in Green Apple

The baby wash we use for our two youngest, we love it, would repurchase

Both the Dove body washes were awesome, the scents were nice and fresh, they didn't dry out my skin, my skin felt moisturized, lathered well, would repurchase

This was my third coconut lime sugar scrub, I love it, it's super coarse and it exfoliates dead skin off very well. Will repurchase

The Vaseline Cocoa Radiant Gel Oil I really liked, it was a little greasy feeling for a few minutes after applying but was otherwise really nice and moisturizing, Would repurchase

Disney fairies body wash our 6 yr old loved it. Would repurchase

Hair Empties

L'oreal Preference color& shine conditioner

Dove Men+Care fortifying shampoo

Got2b Guardian Angel Flat Iron Balm

Herbal Essences Smooth Collection shampoo/conditioner

Suave Professionals Moroccan Infusion color care with Moroccan Argan Oil shampoo/conditioner

Aussie 3 min Miracle Moist

L'oreal Eversleek Intense Smoothing shampoo/conditioner samples

The color & shine conditioner came with hair color, I've used it before when coloring my hair, would repurchase

My husband really liked the Dove for men shampoo, made his scalp feel good and didn't irritate it, would repurchase

This was my second bottle of the Guardian Angel Flat Iron Balm and I love it, It;s super cheap and easy to buy at the drugstore but it also protects your hair when you flat iron it, definitely will repurchase

I remember using the Herbal Essences shampoo/conditioner way back when it first came out and I love it the same as when I first used it. It made my hair feel soft, didn't weigh it down and it smells of roses and I LOVE that, repurchase

I can not stress enough how much I adore this shampoo and conditioner! It's super cheap but it works so so great, it makes my hair so soft and so smooth, doesn't dry it out, I can't get enough of it. Total repurchase

This is my third 3 minute miracle, I. Will. Always. Repurchase!

Love the Eversleek Line, have used products from this line before and really enjoyed them. Would purchase the shampoo/conditioner

Random Empties

Nailtiques Formula 2

True Religion mini fragrance

Speed Stick Gear

Old Spice Bear glove

Venus razors

Crest baking soda whiting tooth paste fresh mint

Eye glass cleaner

Hot pink shower puff

Love the Nailtiques, made my nails a lot healthier in look and feel made them a lot stronger too, have repurchased

True Religion perfume was awesome I love the smell, I'm not even going to try to describe it because I'm terrible at describing scents but I would repurchase

The hubs didn't really care for the speed stick gear would not repurchase

Can I toot my own horn here for a sec, I turned the hubs onto the Old Spice Bear Glove honestly for deodorant it smells phenomenal i smelled it before I bought it and was like YES! The hubs smelled it and now he's all about Bear Glove, that's such a cute name too lol. Yes I went there, I called men's deodorant cute, have repurchased and will continue too.

The razors, I like Venus razors, out of these two, I prefer the original. The pink one has one of those moisture solids around the razor so you don't have to use save cream or whatever you prefer. I still use something, but I don't feel I get as close of shave with the pink as I do with the original Venus razor. Will repurchase original. 

Tooth paste is tooth paste to me, as long as it cleans my teeth and makes my breath smell good then I'm not super picky.

Eye Glass cleaner is from our Eye Doc office

Shower puff, already purchased another, their Great

Skin Care Empties

Equate Beauty Clarifying Toner for dry to combo skin

Purity by Philosophy

Maybelline Clean Express eye makeup remover

Neutrogena Oil-free Acne wash daily scrub

Equate Beauty Oil-free Eye makeup remover

Glam Glow Youth Mud

Algenist Regenerative Anti-aging moisturizer, Eye Balm, Face Wash

Swisspers Facial rounds

Equate Beauty Nighttime Soothing makeup removing towelettes

Garnier Ultra-Lift anti-wrinkle eye roller

Mario Badescu facial spray with aloe, herbs and rose water

Equate Beauty Toner was okay, I'm looking into more high end options, but for the price it was alright. Good budget friendly option

Purity by Philosophy great cleanser, Leaves my skin refreshed and clean, have repurchased

Maybelline clean express eye makeup remover is my go to eye makeup remover I will always repurchase

Neutrogena daily scrub is an awesome scrub that had acne medication in it so it helps with break outs, really good budget friendly option

Equate Beauty eye makeup remover- No didn't like it at all

Glam Glow Youth Mud Love Glam Glow products they do awesome things for your skin, I liked the youth mud, but when they say intense tingle sensation Damn they're not kidding, it's good but it's not my fav.

Algenist products were great, made my look look and feel nice, nothing life changing but they were ok

Swisspers facial rounds, good cheap option, drug store but I have to admit I have moved up to the Shesado Facial Cottons and they are amazing, and I doubt I go back

Equate Beauty makeup removing towelettes I have repurchased these many times, their good for the price and I really like them

Garnier Eye roller........yeah no whatever didn't do anything for me, must have just been this product because I like other Garnier products

Mario Badescu Facial spray, loved it, loved the smell, loved how it refreshed my face smelled like roses, inexpensive will repurchase

Makeup Empties

Revlon Color stay (can't remember exact color, pretty sure its classic ivory)

NYX HD Concealer

Fit Me Maybelline powder in Porcelain

Neutrogena Healthy Skin powder in Porcelain

Too Faced Sun Bunny Bronzer

Cover Girl Clump Crusher Mascara

Maybelline Color Whisper in Cherry on Top

Cover Girl Smoochies in  #smooch

Physician Formula eye booster pen

Revlon Lip Butter in Berry Smoothie

Tarte Maracuja Oil

Revlon Color Stay Eye pencil in black

Rimmel Lip pencil in East End Snob

Kat Von D Lock N' Load Makeup Setting Spray

Too Faced Hang Over Rx Primer sample

Kate by Rimmel #14

L'oreal Magic Lumi primer

Nars All Day Luminous foundation

Benefit They're Real Mascara

Tarte Lights, Camera, Lashes Mascara

It Cosmetics Hello Lashes Mascara

L'oreal Lash Out Butterfly Mascara

All of these makeup products I would or have repurchased their are all amazing and I adore them WITH the HUGE exception of the Nars All Day Luminous Foundation and the L'oreal Lash Out Butterfly Mascara.  Those two products were awful, I couldn't make them work and I just couldn't with the Nars foundation sample I wanted to love it because my skin is normal to dry but this foundation........HELL NO!!! It didn't even try and that mascara.......I just didn't like it.

And those are all of my empties from the last three months, I hope you enjoyed my trash parade 

What are some of your current empties?

Stay Beautiful Y'all

XOXO

Emily

Paint Ideas

I've got paint on the brain! We are getting a new fridge (Yay!!!) which I'm super excited about, and while measuring the space to make sure it will fit I looked around and thought the kitchen needed a slight face lift!
Its so boring, plain and simple literally! White walls, white cabinets just an endless sea of white. So I have been looking around and I have found some paint colors I really like and in the process, I have found a paint color that my husband and I both like for a few accent walls in our living room! Yeah talk about killing two birds with one stone!

So lets get to the pics of the paint colors!!!


Kitchen wall color: Behr Silver Sage

Kitchen cabinet color(s): Valspar Homestead Resort Parole Taupe
Valspar Gypsy Moth

Living Room color: Behr Smokey Slate

Obviously these pics aren't going to give the true color of the paint. Especially the Smokey Slate which is more blue then the pic shows. Plus the color will show up differently in indoor and natural light.

So I'm hoping we get the fridge Friday or Saturday and physically delivered then our next step will be to get our paint colors and supplies then get down to painting!!! Pretty exciting. stuff goin on over here Lol!!!! I will keep you updated on all the progress!!
Until next time!