Cute & Young Bath Bombs {Review}

Hello my loves!

It's been a minute since I made a post, but today I'm coming on here to share a review on a great product. I am a huge fan of pamper nights in which I have a at home spa routine at least once a week (though I've slacked on it lately). I think all women should have at least once night a week in which they take time to pamper themselves be it with a manicure, pedicure, hair treatments, facials or even a delicious bath -- yes I said delicious.

I love a good warm bath whether with bubbles or without, but what I love the most in my baths...BATH BOMBS!

Yes, I'm a lover of bath bombs. I know many are all about LUSH bath bombs (which I have yet to try), but I've only ever tried a few from Wilma's Handmade and from Me Bath.

However, recently I was able to try out a new brand that I'm obsessing over. The brand is called Cute & Young Bath Bombs and they are absolutely phenomenal.

At Home Spa ft Buena Skin & Me Bath

Hello my loves!

Today's post is going to be all about having your own at home spa day or night. I have never been to a spa in all the 25 years of my life, but I've always created my own weekly spa days for myself. I think every woman deserves to feel pampered at least once a week. A day where she can let loose, relax and have much needed me time.

I will be sharing a general idea of how my personal spa days go. It won't be too in depth, but it will be a general step-by-step. Hope you all enjoy watching it!

Okay so now for the actual breakdown...

The first thing I do is clean the tub out. Yes it may sound strange, but I like to ensure the tub is super clean before hopping in it. I take out the bath mat and give everything a good clean. Once the cleaning is done I prepare for a shower.

I shampoo and condition my hair using Organix Coconut Water shampoo and VO5 Moisture Milk conditioner. I wash my body with body wash of choice, in this case it was Avon's Haiku Kyoto Flower, I also use my Summer's Eve Island Splash feminine wash. I shave every time I have a spa day or night.

Once I'm done showering, I hop out, do a quick clean of the tub and then proceed to putting a leave in moisturizer in my hair. After doing that I do a mask of my choice. The day I was recording this I opted for a clay mask. I used the Valentia Skin Detoxifying Clay Mask.

While I let that sit and dry I prepare my bubble bath. I like my bubble baths to be awesome hot, but not scorching. I used the Dr. Teal's Lavender Foaming Bath, my rose scented bath salt, Avon Signature Bath Oil and 2 Lavender Lullaby bath bombs from Me Bath! This makes the bath smell and feel amazing. Thanks to the extra long bathmat, taking baths are much more fun and relaxing.

Now majority of the time I do a body scrub while in the shower, but on this day I did a body scrub in the bath. I used the Buena Skin Spirulina Scrub which I freaking love!! It has organic green algae, organic spirulina, dead sea salts, jojoba, vitamin e oil, safflower oil and green tea essential oil. This scrub does a great job at exfoliating the skin and it gives a ton of moisture to the body. My only gripe would be the smell. It definitely smells like algae.

Once I'm done with my body scrub I will sit in the bath for about 30 mins to an hour and watch movies, read, listen to music, play games or check out YouTube videos. When I'm out of the bath I use a foot lotion to hydrate my feet and pop on some comfy socks. Then I go to spray my deodorant and feminine spray. Once that is done I use Aloe Vera gel to hydrate the areas I shaved and then use my body lotion of choice.

This is my basic spa routine. There are times when I go all out and groom my brows, do a mani and pedi, but I'll save that for another post.

If you're interested in the extra long bath mat, swing on over to Amazon and grab one.

Hope you all enjoyed this post and video and will try out your own spa routine!

FTC Disclaimer:

I received the bath mat and the body scrub for free in exchange for an honest review. I was not paid for my opinions and thoughts.

Review | Buena Skin 100% Pure Shea Butter

Hello my loves!

Today's post is going to be a review on Buena Skin's 100% Pure Shea Butter. A great product that's great for skin, hair and nails.

I've been enjoying this product for the past week and few days. I normally stay away from Shea Butter because they tend to be overly greasy for me. However, this shea butter is amazing! First off, this product shipped with great packaging. The product itself is hard and grainy, but I found that warming it under hot water for a few mins helped to loosen it up. After I was able to loosen up the shea butter I grabbed a bit of it and warmed it in my hands. It melted within minutes and hydrated my hands. It does feel greasy, but it absorbs quickly and doesn't leave a greasy feeling. The smell is similar to that of play-doh, but not too strong.

I really love this product. I've used on my skin after a shower, on my hair, on my son's hair and on my cuticles. Such a great product. Highly recommend it!

If you're interested in trying this product go grab you one from their Amazon page. You won't regret it!

FTC Disclaimer

I received this product at a discounted price, but all thoughts and opinions are my own. I was not paid for this review.

St. Ives Influenster Voxbox

Hello my loves!

Today's post is about the St. Ives voxbox I received from Influester to review. If you have not heard of Influenster before it's a website and an app where you can sign up for free to review some awesome products ranging from food to skincare to makeup and more. Influenster is not a gimmick. You sign up -- for free. You get a box full of products -- for free. You get free shipping. The only thing that is required of you is to try the products and give your honest opinion. So definitely sign up!

St. Ives is a brand that I have tried and enjoyed. I've tried their Apricot scrub and I have a love/hate relationship with that product, so I'm beyond excited to try these products out.

Why I love St. Ives? 

Girl Talk | Period Haul

Hello my loves!

Today I wanted to start a new series called Girl Talk in which I talk about all thing female related -- from periods to sex to hygiene to relationships and more.

This first "episode" is a period haul in which I share all of the new products I got for my period.

I purchased everything with my own money from either Walgreens, Walmart or Rite Aid.

Feminine Emergency Kit

Hello my loves!

Just Monday, I posted my complete hygiene routine and I wanted to share my add-on which is a feminine emergency kit.

I know someone out there is like "what in the world is a feminine hygiene kit?" Well, to answer that it is a kit which contains all of your feminine needs that's not makeup or hair related. Things such as: pads, tampons, feminine wipes, travel size shower gel, alcohol wipes, band-aids, Tylenol and etc.

I have always had one since the age of 9. My mom created one so that I would be prepared for my period when it came and boy was I ever! Since than, I've always had an emergency kit with me at all costs just so I know that everything I need is in one spot.

What's In My Feminine Emergency Kit
I store my things in a cute Sonia Kashuk makeup bag because if I want to be discrete I can (people will think I'm touching up my makeup).

My Complete Hygiene Routine

Hello my loves!

Today I want to share with you all my complete hygiene routine. I have seen so many videos like this and thought I could share my two cents on it. I don't have an extensive routine, but I do make sure to clean myself thoroughly in all aspects. I broke this up in to two parts: Part 1 includes my oral and shower routine and Part 2 includes my menstrual and sexual routine.

- Disclaimer -

Keep in mind: this is MY PERSONAL routine. 

This works for me and has worked for several years.

Part I

Oral Hygiene

• Rinse my mouth with a mouthwash.
• Brush my teeth for about 2 mins. I use any brand of toothbrush as long as it has a tongue scrubber on the back. Make sure to scrub my tongue for at least 30-60 seconds.
• I rinse my mouth with mouthwash again.
• Once a week I do deep clean my toothbrush with hydrogen peroxide.
• Once a week a whiten my teeth with a hydrogen peroxide mix.

Shower Routine

What I Got For Christmas 2014 - Part 2

Hi my loves!

I am here to share with you part two of my Christmas Haul. This is mainly all body care products except for one makeup item that is for my freelance kit. Hope you enjoy the last part of my Christmas Haul. Check out Part 1 to see other products I got.

If you're interested in the 45 Piece Glitter Set, you can purchase it here. Keep in mind, the price went up to $9.99 + free shipping.

What did you get for Christmas?

What I Got For Christmas 2014 - Part 1

Hi my loves!

I wanted to share with you all what I got for Christmas this year. I wasn't expecting anything in all honesty, but I got surprised with some gifts from my mother, my fiance and an old mentor of mine. I wanted to share the first part with you all.

Part two will be coming this week! I'm excited to film the last of it :)

What did you get this Christmas?

Top 5 | Fall & Winter Fragrances

Winter in nearing us with only two weeks left of fall and I decided to share my top 5 fall and winter fragrances. These are

Fragrances listed in order:

Excell Brands Snazzy Woman

• Impression for Snooki by Nicole Polizzi
• Size: 3.4 fl oz
• Scent: fruity
• Top Notes: lychee, quince flower and kiwi
• Middle Notes: pink cupcake, white jasmine and beach flower
• Base Notes: seaside driftwood and sugared musk

Lancome Tresor Midnight Rose

Perfume Collection

Below I have listed all the fragrances (as shown) along with sizes, notes and pricing:

Avon Naturals Body Spray in Aqua Rush 

Size: 8.4 fl oz

Price: $9 USD

Scent: fresh

Notes: lime, water mint and marrine accord

Avon Rare Pearls 

Size: 1.7 fl oz

Price: $23 USD

Scent: floral & feminine

Notes: magnolia and plum

Avon Secrets To Keep 

Eau de Toilette

Size: 1.7 fl oz

Price: $16.50 USD

Scent: fruity & floral

Notes: apples, strawberries, jasmine, white musk & warm sandalwood

Lancome Tresor In Love

Size: 2.5 fl oz

Price: $75 USD

Scent: fruity & floral

Top Notes: nectarine accord, pear, bergamot

Middle Notes: turkish rose essence, jasmine

Base Notes: cedarwood, musk

Lancome Tresor Midnight Rose

Haul | Avon Naturals Body Ice Cream Scrub

Hi lovelies!

Here's a quick haul on some Avon Naturals Body Ice Cream Scrub. If you've all seen my August Avon haul and my previous Avon Naturals Body Ice Cream Scrub review then you know how much I love these things. I previously only had the Vanilla, which I did a review on already, but Avon was having a sale on them -- $2.79 each (normally $8) so I snagged another Vanilla and then the Strawberry and Chocolate as well to do reviews for you all.

I barely used my first Vanilla scrub because I really wanted to save it for special spa days, but now that I have a new one -- and two other scents why bother?! I still have half a container of the Vanilla scrub in my old one (on the right).

These are creamy exfoliators that can be used on dry or wet skin. They add moisture and leave your skin feeling smooth as a baby bottom. For $8 you get 6.7 fl oz container of product that smells so delicious.

Favorites | Top 5 Body Lotions

Hola dolls!

Hope everyone is having a great day today! I want to share another couple of my favorites and this time they are body lotions! I stickler for having so many body creams/lotions to moisturize myself with and I can't help it. I decided to just pick out my top five and found a reoccurring theme -- Avon -- lol. When it comes to body and foot care, Avon has me hands down because their products definitely help my skin to maintain it's softness better than other brands.

If you haven't already checked out my top 5 body washes, go here to do so, but other than that let's just jump on into it already!

1) Avon Haiku Perfumed Skin Softener

I am so in love with this light airy perfumed skin softener! It's by far amazing. I have about 6 or 7 total in different scents, but Haiku has to be my favorite and number one choice for body lotions/moisturizers. It's a 5 fl oz minty green container that contains a scent that is, as Avon calls it, "cool, casual and free-spirited". It definitely makes me feel wonderful when I wear it. The scent is a soft floral evoking the serenity of a beautiful Japanese garden, blooming with jasmine, lilies and sparkling citrus. Can you say sexy, yet classy. I absolutely love this and I do plan to buy another one as well as the matching perfume and shower gel. I definitely recommend this too every single female out there and to any man looking for something nice for their women (mother, wife, girlfriend, best friend, sister, daughter, etc) -- it's the perfect gift in my opinion (if price doesn't matter, that is, to the recipient). Can be purchased here on Avon's website or your local Avon Rep.

2) Avon Skin So Soft Summersoft Soothing Lotion

Favorites | Top 5 Body Washes

Hello my loves!

Today I'll be sharing my top 5 body washes that I own. I use a variety of things and I have a huge toiletry collection, but I figured that I could show the top five for each. I wanted to start off with body washes because they are honestly my favorite when it comes to hygiene...besides moisturizers (which I'll discuss in a latter post).

I don't like to break bank on majority of my products only because my skin isn't that sensitive to scents and ingredients as other people so I always have a choice thankfully -- yay normal skin.

Any who, my top 5 can be found either at your local drugstore or at your nearest Avon representative (or Avon's website). While giving a brief description of each product, I'll also try to find a link for your convenience to purchase the items along with the price, so sit tight and enjoy my top 5 favorite body washes!

1) Tone Daily Detox Purifying White Clay & Pink Jasmine Body Wash

Not only can I detox from the inside, but I can detox from the outside too! This product was love at first sight when I spotted it at Kmart a month ago. The scent of pink jasmine is just so sensual and amazing. This body wash really washes away impurities. The white clay helps to remove the impurities, the vitamin E gives moisture and the pink jasmine just adds the perfect scent. What I also love is that it doesn't take forever to work into a nice later at all, which is less time trying to lather and more time cleaning. Can be purchased at Walgreens for $5 USD; click here.

2) Avon Skin So Soft Signature Silk Cream Oil Body Wash

My Love of Perfumes...Part II

Good morning my loves!

I decided to at least try and have one post up for today since I have orientation for work at 2pm until 8pm and since I'm up and wide awake, why not do another perfume haul.  I did my first perfume haul on Thursday which I was shocked because my post helped a fellow reader out -- brownie points for me -- you can see the first haul here, but this is another haul!

As I stated in the first haul, I've found some new fragrances that are "impressions" of high end perfumes -- or knock-off's as we call them -- but to be inexpensive and impressions they are AMAZING and closely match the real perfume (I've done my research and smelled the real perfumes). I won't be going into depth about each perfume because a review will be coming on each one individually, but let's just get into the haul shall we...

I went back to Pay Half, which seems to be my holy grail store lately, and I picked three more perfumes since they have the ongoing 3 for $10 deal...yes 3 full size bottles that have 3.3 fl oz of product for a total of $10! Since I already had a list of perfumes that I wanted to get I just picked up these three.

My Love of Perfumes...Part I

Hello my loves,

Today post is about a few new perfumes that I've purchased over the past 2 months of me living in NJ. I will say that I was never a perfume kind of girl, I was more so the body splash diva. However, over the course of this move -- I'm a true perfume lover!

I just wanted to show you all a few perfumes I have been purchasing while I've been out here in NJ. All of these perfumes will be reviewed separately here on my blog and my youtube channel. Here's a quick snap that I took today of the ones that I have so far:

Even though it's not a lot, it is a true start for someone who was never really a perfume woman.

Avon Naturals Body Vanilla Ice Cream Scrub

Today begins a new post for me on some of my bath & body products I own. Most of the things I get are from Avon as I love everything that create and it works for me. I also get my hands on other brands also. This is going to be the first of many posts to come on products, tips and my secrets to beautiful skin.

About The Product

Exfoliate skin with a creamy formula to reveal refreshed, moisturized and glowing skin. You can exfoliate on wet or dry skin. It comes in vanilla, strawberry and chocolate in a  6.7 fl. oz container.

Review

Review | Avon Foot Works Beautiful Cherry Ice

Happy Monday my loves!

It's finally the beginning of a new week and the start of me going back to work as a real estate agent (details and explanation coming soon). This morning I wanted to do this review on a product that I've had for over 3 weeks now and absolutely love -- of course I love anything that Avon makes honestly, I've never been unhappy.

Any who, this is on a gift set that I got back in August which came with 6 foot works items for $9.99 which was a steal that I could NOT let pass me by. The first three items are sold separately and not together unless you purchase them in a deal from Avon. Keep in mind -- all of these products are 3.4 fl oz bottles/tubes.

The first product is the Foot Works Beautiful Cherry Ice Exfoliating Foot Scrub.

Avon Haul | September - Part I

Good afternoon my loves!

Today I want to do this haul post on a few items that I got from Avon for less than $20 (I think the order came out to about $22 because of taxes though). I put this order in a few weeks ago and I just got it from my mom yesterday and as usual I put in another order as well (yes, I'm an Avon Addict).

In this order I also got my perfume that was in back order from my previous haul that I posted in August, so I'll begin with that and I'll try to give you all the prices (original and sale price) as well as a link to where it can be purchased.

I finally get settled in my new place on the 21st of this month, so I plan to do a HUGE Avon Collection post in categories to share with you all my Avon goodies...let's jump right in.

The first item did not come in this order, but was sent with this order because it was a back order from my previous order. It's the Secrets to Keep Eau de Toilette Spray:

I got this spray/perfume on sale a while back so I don't remember the price I paid for it when I purchased it, but the original price is $16.50. Avon says that it's "a dreamy blend of fruits and florals. Whispers of sweet apple and juicy strawberry with a passionate heart of jasmine, white musk and warm sandalwood" and I agree! It smells delicious so I plan to buy another one. This is a 1.7 fl. oz bottle and it comes with a cute little charm that is a key -- too cute! If you're interested in purchasing it, click here.

The next few items were all less than $20 minus taxes ...

The first item from this September haul is a 4 piece jewelry set which Avon calls the Chic Embellished 4 Piece Gift Set.

I got this on sale for $9.99, but the original price is $19.99. This is a classic look of diamonds and pearls. It comes with silver-tone with rhinestones and faux pearls packaged in a gorgeous gift box. I purchased this because I really don't have too many silver earrings and I don't own a pair of pearl earrings. Glad I got these -- can't wait to rock them. If you're interested in purchasing this, click here.

The next item is the Foot Works Mocha Supreme Warming Foot Scrub. This just sounded so delicious to me and it warms up by itself.

Review | Walgreens Moisturizing Shave Gel

Hello my loves!

This lovely morning I want to talk about two amazing shaving gels that I absolutely swear by. These have been the best products for me when it comes to shaving. They are both Walgreens brand shaving gels. I will do combine the two into one review.

Walgreens Dry Skin Moisturizing Shave Gel

What Walgreens says:

This product is formulated with a fine blend of emollients and lubricants that help protect even the most sensitive skin from irritation and dryness while leaving the skin feeling smooth, fresh and clean.

My Thoughts:
When I first purchased I was really afraid because I never used shaving gel or cream before I use to hear a lot about people skin reacting to them, but this has proven me wrong 120%. It works like a charm! It protects my skin from irritation and dryness. This product leaves my skin feeling beyond smooth because of the Vitamin E and Lanolin. It feels just like wax when applying it onto my skin and helps me get a close shave every time without missing a hair. I love this product and the fact that it has a doable pump makes all the more better.

Walgreens Raspberry Scent Moisturizing Shave Gel