Diamonds are a girls best friends...and so are candles...

 

I know, I know...candles are not a beauty item, per se. But you have to admit, nothing can change the feeling of a room like a great candle. The ability to lift moods or make someone relax is something that shouldn't be taken lightly. Women use candles to calm their nerves in the bath, to lessen odors in the kitchen, and set mood lighting. A simple little thing used for centuries, and we still use it today. Something has to be said for the candles ability to maintain through years and years of progress. Besides, in a black out, whats more reliable than a candle??

 

What if a candle can be something more? What if a candle can not only make you relax, but makes you a little more lovely than you already are?

 

A few weeks ago, I was messing around on a website I found on Facebook, sneekpeeq.com. With sneakpeeq.com, you are able to search for niftly items for "living", "style", "beauty", and "inspiration". You can browse dozens of companies running short term sales. The cute part of all of this is that you look at the item and see the retail price, the use one of your twenty "peeqs" to take a look at the discounted offerings on the site. (On TOP of that, they give you "badges" for browsing that offer a wide array of discounts from 10% off to free shipping...YAY!) Well, that diatribe aside, I was browing around and saw something called Diamond Candles. My curiosity was piqued. So I looked and saw that these were 21oz, all natural soy candles, but the beauty part is that part way down this lovely candle is a little ball of golden foil. Within this foil is a lovely surprise...a ring! And not just a ring, but a ring that could be worth up to $5,000!!

 

 

During all this research for information, I stumbled on a Groupon for Diamond Candles. I bought it and decided on which fragrances to buy: Sweety Pea and Lemon Lavender.

When they arrived, I lit the Sweety Pea first. I adored the fragrance. It filled my room and lingered for hours even after the candle was snuffed. Because the candle is 100% soy (USA grown, by the way), I was hoping that I would be able to apply the warmed wax as a lotion, and low and behold I could. Darker wax generally gives you a harder time blending, but this did okay for me, and it was super moisturizing!

After about 10 hours, I was able to see the foil peeking out. About an hour later, I grabbed my tweezers and got ahold of the little packet. I wiped it down with paper towels, then used the tweezers to unwrap my surprise...

I love my ring! And the best part was that it fit!

These candles retail for $24.95 and there is $5 flat rate standard shipping, though you CAN expidite it for a higher cost. Want to try these candles at a discount? First time customers can get a coupon from Plum District for $15, but you DO still have to pay for the shipping.

http://www.plumdistrict.com/moms/discount/everywhere/home-and-garden-deals/diamond-candles-plum-steal-best-of-summer-all-natural-scented-soy-candle-with-a-r-xemfqm

As an aside, I wanted to let everyone know that I have never been compensated for any review. I would be willing to use sample sizesfrom companies, but I won;t be paid for my opinion. I take my commitment to sharing things with you all very seriously, and I would never recommend anything that I didn't believe was worth it.

I hope you all have a beautiful day, my lovelies!  Take care!

Revisitng...Hair Crack

Perhaps I was a bit too hasty last time I spoke about this product. Maybe I used it wrong, or was in the wrong frame of mind, but I have decided to revisit Hair Crack, because since I last spoke on the subject, I have been unable to stop using it. It took some tweaking, and and awful lot of patience on my part, but I think I finally figured this stuff out.

Allow me to go over the highlights of what Hair Crack is all about. It is a leave in hair cream, said to be able to tame your tresses from even the driest conditions, including chlorine damage. Call me a skeptic, but I had to try it for myself.  The first few tries, my hair was heavy and unmanagable. It had an odd texture and I couldn't get it to behave the way that I wanted it to. All in all, I was displeased to try a product and spend my own money on it and have this be the result. 

Something told me to keep trying, though...so I did. I fiddled with the amounts I used and finally came up with a way to make it work for me. My chin length hair cannot function with any more than the size of a pencil eraser...or LESS. The results have been amazing. Not only is my hair managable, but its bouncy and full. In these wicked warm and humic southern summer days, I have had tame, frizzless locks. Even at the end of a day of work, or being outside, I have found that my hair is still happy, healthy and full of life!

Not at all what I had originally experienced.

I was very pleased with the results and can now say, with utmost confidence, that I am a Hair Crack addict...through and through!

If you want to give this product a try, it generally retails for around $15 and can be found on an assortment of websites, including Amazon.com.

As always my lovelies, have a wonderful day!  Stay beautiful!!!

I'm Alive...I Swear It!!

It's been an awfully long while since I have posted, and I swear that I am not giving up on this site. I did have to slow down for several personal reasons. Mostly it's due to finances...the hubby and I just bought a car, so things are tight, and since I have to purchase my own products to test and review and recommend...it's just a little tough. On top of that, I am also very busy at work. Writing a blog is fantastic amounts of fun, but not getting paid doesn't really take care of the mounds of bills.

I am working on expanding my topics a little bit though. Instead of just personal beauty product, I want to try and focus on things that can create beauty all around us! (ie - green friendly)

On that note, I wanted to talk about a lovely therapist that I work with. She's one of the kindest people I know...and funny as hell.  To top that off, she's incredibly talented. She has her own line of lotions and other smelly good stuffage!

A few months ago, she made me a lotion that was Lavender and Mint scented...using essential oils. When I got it, I immediately tried it and couldn't have been happier with the results. It was all that I hope for in a lotion. Its rich and creamy and lord have mercy does it moisturize. Its very important to make sure that you are using a lotion that doesn't have a high alcohol content, it shouldn't even be in the first three ingredients, if it is, the lotion is more likely to dry you out over time. Lotion should quickly absorb into your skin and not leave a greasy film, otherwise it is just sitting on the surface of your skin and not solving any problems.

One of my favorite things about her stuff is that she makes it at home. And believe you me, I am ALL about supporting people that make their own things.

She offers a wide array of products:
All-Over Lotion - 12oz - $16
Wash - 12oz - $16
Roll-On - 1/4oz -$5
Room and Body Spray - 12oz - $8
Massage Oil - 12oz - $16
Salt Scrub/Soak - 8oz - $10

In a wide array of scents: Citrus Floral, Sassy, Fresh, Willow, Calm, Lavender and Sandalwood.

She also offers a Neck Wrap and Eye Pillow with aromatherapy in it. ($15 for the neck wrap and $5 for the eye pillow).  For the record, she created the actual aromatherapy insides herself (meaning she sews them and mixes everything together) AND she sews the cases for them. The cases are color coded so you know what is in them. The scents available are Lavender, Sandalwood, Calm, Willow, and Fresh.

If you want to know more about Naturally Gentle Bath and Body, please let me know. The only way to contact her is via email, but I would be glad to share.

And just so you know, my lovelies, I am working on getting information on Soy Candles that also double as lotion. They are expensive, but I know some people that have them, so I will try and get some information on a few different kinds.

Have a beautiful night!!