Micro Tweeze

I have never tweezed or waxed my own eyebrows before, nor have I had the desire to. However, I was getting fed up with paying $10 a pop at the salon! Plus, I was never happy with how they did it, and it HURT! Who in their right mind pays someone $10 every 2 weeks to inflict pain on them? Haha. Lots of us do. :) 


When Christmas rolled around, my girlfriend bought me this Micro Tweeze Microwaveable Wax. I was scared to try it at first, but I was like "Hmm, they're eyebrows, they'll grow back", and off I went to no-tweezing. The first few times I tried it, I just took a little off at a time. Baby steps. :) Now, I'm confident in waxing and like to try new things. My brows grow back fast, so I can take a lot off and in a week or so they will be a full grown uni-brow again.


Anyway, enough rambling. I'm sure you guys are just dying to see up-close pictures of my funky brows! These aren't the best pictures but they'll do. :)


                                                             BEFORE

DURING

AFTER

Now, I'm not gonna lie. This is the first time I've taken more than just a little bit off. I didn't do as well as I usually do, but I'm still happy with the overall result. The picture is an odd angle, but they're really not too uneven. :) I like to connect the pieces of wax, so I can pull them all off at once. If you just rub on one strip, then pull off, then another strip, and pull off, it's going to take a while. So once you get used to it, connect the strips of the hot wax and you can pull all at once. :) 

PROS: It also works for removing hair above your lip. Great directions, easy to use, affordable (pays for itself in two uses!), and works really well.

CONS: I'm impatient and when the wax container is full, it takes a few minutes to heat up in the microwave. Once in a while if you don't apply the wax correctly, you will get a few pieces left over. Make sure you use wax-remover to pull them off or wherever they land WILL remove lots of hair.

OVERALL: This product gets a solid 5 out of 5 stars. Couldn't ask for any improvement. 

When reading other reviews online, it says this works for the bikini area as well. You'll have to let me know how that goes, because I'm not attempting it. ;) If you purchase this item, make sure you buy extra sticks to apply the wax with. 

Beauti Control with Sam: Sadie's Review

I had the joy of trying the White Chocolate Peppermint Instant Manicure Set today. Not only does it smell absolutely delicious, it made my hands super soft! Most of you know I'm not too much into the "beauty" aspect of things - with three kids, and a full-time business to take care of, it's hard to care. But BeautiControl makes it easy to take care of yourself and feel beautiful in just a short amount of time. And if you can get your consultant to notify you of sales, you can definitely afford to keep up a beauty regimen no matter what your budget is!



I also tried the BC Spa Manicure Set. I really like using the Cuticle Oil Pen. I don't take the best care of my nails and cuticles, but this pen repaired them very quickly!



Good: Products are absolutely wonderful. They made my hands soft, they smell good, and the packaging is beautiful - I love displaying them in my bathroom.

Bad: The price is high, but if you catch them on sale they're definitely worth it.

GIVEAWAY! Kim White Creations: Sadie's Review

Yay!! Handmade facial scrubbies from Kim White Creations! Talk about soft!



If you love handmade, you will love these little scrubbies! They feel much better than the loofahs that we used to buy from chain retail stores. These would make the perfect gift for just about anyone. I got the pink, green, and white set, but she also has a blue, yellow, and white set. I bet if you asked her nicely, she'd even make you different colors. :)

I'm totally crushing on her cozies and her retro granny square purse (great price, by the way!).

Good: These are soft, seem very durable, and are cute. :) Kim packaged these nicely and you can tell she put a lot of work into them. These came completely UNSCENTED, which is a big plus. Sometimes when you buy something handmade, it will have a pet/smoke/ick scent and you have to wash it first. Not these! They smell like absolutely nothing. I love it!

Bad: The price kind of set me back a bit, $10 plus $4.95 shipping is not something I can generally afford. She did ship Priority Mail, but shipping in an envelope would have cost maybe $2 tops.

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St. Ives Whipped Silk Body Lotion: Ashley's Review

I purchased this lotion in a pinch at a local grocery store. The label boasted 'silky smooth skin' and regular use will 'prevent over-dry skin from recurring'. Ummm...not! Now, to be fair, I have extremely dry skin (seriously, the Mohave Desert is jealous of my dry) so it usually takes breaking out the big guns when it comes to keeping my skin hydrated. HOWEVER, this was during the summer and my skin wasn't *quite* as dry then, so I figured it would do--again, in a pinch. So I decided to give it a whirl. 

The Good: At about $5 a bottle, it's affordable. You also get a substantial amount: 18oz and the pump top bottle makes it user friendly. It also smells nice. Not too perfumy and the fragrance isn't lingering. Clean and pleasant, I'll say. That's where the 'good' ends. 

The Bad: It didn't moisturize NEARLY as well as I'd hoped (and I really wasn't expecting much to begin with). It basically felt like putting water on my skin (really, my skin was 'wet' immediately after application). Once I dried off, I was dried out. If you have oily or even slightly-oily normal skin, this could be for you. Otherwise, find something else. Plus, it's not natural and that's my preference when I have a choice (again, I was in desperate need of SOMETHING at the time).

The Ugly: I give this product a 2 out of 5 stars. Unless you have that rare oily-in-the-winter skin type, then it could easily by a 4. If you do happen to be one of those types, you can find it online here: St Ives Softening Whipped Silk Body Lotion 18oz or in most any grocery, drug or big-box retail store.