Sunday, March 11, 2012
A couple months ago I received a package from Somme Institute containing their skincare 5-Step Regimen. I decided to finish up the bottles of my regular skin products before giving Somme a good 30 day run. I'm pretty sure it was just my commitment issues kicking in. I wanted to give the products a good month long run to give a fair, honest opinion. It was worth it.
These products do a great job working together as a system, but I'm going to say my piece about each individual item. They deserve it.
Step 1: Nourishing Cleanser (Blue Dot)
This is a vitamin packed, gel based cleanser. It does a good job cleeaning deep, doesn't dry you out, and leaves skin with a touchable texture.
Step 2: Transport Pads (Lilac Dot)
These pads pack a punch!!! Possibly my favorite product of the 5, Transport pads are loaded with AHA to bust up and remove nasty dead skin cells. They have a nice, citrusy scent. When I first started using them, I thought they made my skin feel plasticy (is that even a word?), but that was my ignorance. They were actually improving the firmness of my skin.
STEP 3: Serum (Orange Dot)
Serum is just that, a silky serum that works on fine lines and evens skin tone. It does a really nice job. I had the start of some smile lines, which are far less noticable. It is big on vitamin C and has a cocktail of 5 others thrown in for good meausre.
STEP 4: A-Bomb (Green Dot)
A light weight cream that also has the vitamin cocktail. It soothes the skin rather well and is great at keeping dryness at bay. It also has the nice, citrus scent.
Step 5: Double Defense (Pink Dot)
I admit I'm not a faithful user of this product. Not because it lacks anything, I honestly just forget to put it on daily. It is a wonderful moisturizing lotion, has an SPF 30+ and a really nice texture.
All in all, I think this is a great system, it works well and the color dot packaging is adorable.
Over the course of my use, I have noticed fewer visible lines, less redness and a better texture and firmness. Buy this system!!
Monday, February 13, 2012
With Valentine's Day Literally starting in one hour, I figured I better do something to mark the occasion. I present to you, Valentine Linky Dinks
- Aphrodisiac foods and recipes gives you some great ideas for a romantic snacks that won't expand your waistline. Gotta keep things tight and right!!!
- No guy wants to get a pair of cheesy heart boxers . So why not try something more personal with one of these Unique valentine's gifts for him.
- Coming up with something more exciting than dinner and a movie can be a little difficult for some ladies. Try one of these great date ideas.
- A homemade chocolate dessert has so much more meaning than something store bought. Hershey's has got you covered with desserts recipes for every skill level.
I know this is short and last minute, but hopefully it will be helpful to at least one person.
-Jess
#82 Attempt to be a vegan
I have always been a huge animal lover, so much so take I have slapped a girl in the face for pushing my cat and almost been hit with a bat for taking a dog from a man that was mis-treating it. So, recently I began to think it really makes no sense for me to sit and preach about animal rights when I am consuming them on a daily basis and feeding into the cruelty cycle. I figured it was time to bite the bullet and tackle #82 on my list, become a vegan.
Armed with a vegan grocery list (thanks Oprah!), a month long meal plan and a couple of great vegan cookbooks, I'm set to challenge myself.
I did some of the grocery shopping last night, but quickly realized that alot of vegan products aren't available where I live. When I got home I actually broke down and ordered some of the groceries online.
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| Some of my veggie bounty |
I have been a vegetarian off and on a few different times, so this isn't gonna be a huge shock to my system. I really enjoy the taste and texture of soy based meat substitutes and like getting creative with recipes. And what's the worst that can happen, I have some much needed weight loss and no more meat guilt? Sounds like a win/win.
Today was day one, and so far the Quinoa and veggie soup was great and i'm always down for a fruit smoothie. I'll most likely be doing weekly updates with this and hopefully start incorporating a workout routine in as well.
I'm doing this for you little critters!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
-Jess
P.S.: Here are some great vegan recipe sites if your interested.
Vegan Yum Yum
The Post Punk Kitchen
Skinny Bitch (I recommend buying the books)
The Kind Life ( Excellent recipes)
P.S.: Here are some great vegan recipe sites if your interested.
Vegan Yum Yum
The Post Punk Kitchen
Skinny Bitch (I recommend buying the books)
The Kind Life ( Excellent recipes)
has a great step by step article on how to create the most adorable Valentine cupcakes.
There's a freakin' heart inside!!!! Who wouldn't want to cut into that????
I'm gonna try my hand at making these with stars in them later this week. I'll post to results, which I'm sure will be interesting.
-Jess
I must be turning into one of those prancing, smiling, singing princesses, because in the past couple weeks I have been getting bombarded with woodland critters in the back yard. I am used to the occasional deer wandering into the yard at night, no big deal, but this is ridiculous. Most recently I have had :
1.) A mother opossum with 3 babies living in the garage.
2.) A family of Raccoons living in the old barn.
3.) A woodchuck colony residing under the hen house.
4.) A deer here, a deer there, a deer everywhere!
5.) 15, I kid you not, 15 squirrels over running the backyard and the birdfeeders.
AND
6.) One lone beaver, living in the boat shed. I named him Ramon.
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| Heck yes, I went all night vision on his ass. This is not to mention the various hoardes of birds, bunnies and other creatures sneaking around. So, being the animal loving soft heart I am, this animal invasion has resulted in a ton of hay, corn, birdseed, other forms of feed and water being set out. I figure since I am clearly turning into a warped version of a Disney Princess, Prince Charming has to be on his way, right?? No??? Screw it, I got my critters, I'm happy. -Jess |
I have made no secret that I have oily skin. It's sucks, but for the most part I got it under control. Except for my damn eyelids!!!! Not only are they greasy, but my eyes are deep set, so I got the double whammy for creasing eye products.
Nothing I had ever tried had worked at keeping things in place and it was so frustrating. I found Make Up Forever Aqua Creams and my cosmetics prayers were answered.
The first one I tried was in #17- Plum. It is a gorgeous violet/burgundy/brown with a good amount of shimmer to it.
Right off the bat I noticed how light and moist the cream was, which made me think " There is no way this is sticking around for long." I figured 30 minutes, tops. My eyelids are the destroyers of shadows, powder or cream.
I spread a thin layer of my lid and within a minute it had dried and set.......and did not budge. I wore that layer for a total of 12 hours the first day and it held up the entire time.
The next day i layered some powder shadows over the top and it worked wonderfully as a base. The look stood up to 9 hours of wear.
I swear these amazing creams are waterproof. Once they set, they set.
I am so completely in love with this product I plan on ordering as many as I can.
I have also used #17 as a cheek contour and a lip color. Some people will complain about the price, but I feel they are worth every penny. Plus, it takes the tiniest amount to get good color coverage.
Snatch these puppies, they are a game changer!!
Make Up For Ever Aqua Creams
-Jess
Snatch these puppies, they are a game changer!!
Make Up For Ever Aqua Creams
-Jess
I gotta say, this looks really entertaining. Just turned into a mus see in my book.
-Jess
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