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6 comments May 23/13 Beauty, Reviews, Skin care

Product Rave: Supercritical Chia Oil by One Love Organics

(Please note: Although I received a free sample of this product from One Love Organics, I was not compensated for this post. All opinions stated below are my own.) I’ve heard so many great things about One Love Organics recently, so I was really excited when the company offered to send me a sample of one of their products to try. After glancing through their website, I was immediately intrigued by the Supercritical Chia Oil. After all, I eat chia seeds, but I’ve never used them as part of my beauty...

14 comments May 22/13 Beauty, Makeup

My favorite blushes

When it comes to makeup, I have two major weaknesses: lip products and blush. After counting up how many lipsticks and lip glosses I own, I’ve put myself on a temporary ban from buying any more. I seriously don’t know how I accumulated so many, especially since they all seem to be so similar. Anyway, a ban on blush is probably in order too, but I don’t want to get too carried away. 1. Tarte Amazonian clay 12-hour blush in Exposed 2. Tarte Amazonian clay 12-hour blush in Dollface 3. NARS blush in Orgasm 4. NARS...

Why & how to use coconut flour

If you read my weekend recap yesterday, you probably noticed that I bought coconut flour at Whole Foods on Sunday. There seemed to be a lot of interest in how I plan to use it, so I figured that I’d just do a post about it! Coconut flour is made from the meat of coconuts. It is naturally gluten free, high in fiber, and rich in protein. In addition, coconut flour helps to burn fat, aids digestion, and helps to balance blood sugar levels. Just two tablespoons contain about 60 calories, 5 grams of fiber, and 2 grams of...

Weekend recap (Wheel of Fortune & Whole Foods)

Happy Monday! How was your weekend? It was pretty gloomy here all weekend, so I didn’t get outside with Michael as much as I would have liked. Even so, we did venture out of the house a good bit. On Saturday afternoon, we picked my sister Melissa up at her house and did some shopping at Buy Buy Baby. I got Michael the cutest monkey print bathing suit along with this hat. He actually gave me no option other than to buy it being that he starting chewing on it as soon as he tried it on. You chew it. You buy...

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Healthy eats from the week & link love

If you’ve been reading TGS for awhile, you might remember my “healthy eats from the week” posts. Since I haven’t done one of those in several months, I figured that I’d do one today- in gallery style. As you can see, I enjoyed grilled chicken salads, quinoa, sliced veggies with hummus, fish, smoothies, and omelets this week. I’ve been on a big brown rice kick lately too. And for some reason, I have “rice, rice, baby” (to the tune of the Vanilla Ice classic, of course) stuck in...

Things I didn’t share Friday (5-17)

1. I’ve been addicted to this Pink Flamingo smoothie. It is so refreshing and so simple to make since it only involves three ingredients. It is the perfect smoothie for summer, and you need to try it ASAP! 2. When I went shopping last weekend, I picked up another necklace in Aldo that I didn’t show in my haul. It is bright and cheery and makes me happy- even if I do have a 6 month old son who wants to grab it every time I wear it. 3. My parents got the cutest book for Michael when they were in London. Each page plays...

The Honest Life by Jessica Alba

I’ve been pretty vocal about my love for The Honest Company lately. In fact, I have a detailed review of the company’s customer service, website, and products in the works and plan to share it within the next week. I also have lots of love for Jessica Alba, the gorgeous actress and founder of The Honest Company. My affection for Jessica just about quadrupled after I recently read her book entitled The Honest Life: Living Naturally and True to You. Photo source The book is basically a manual on how to be healthier...

May ipsy bag & a Blog Hop!

Even though I love beauty subscription services, sometimes I get bored with them after awhile. I mean, exactly how many samples of hair serum, perfume, and lip gloss does a girl really need? And why are the perfume samples always celebrity labels? I almost took a hiatus from ipsy after last month, but I’m so glad that I got preoccupied and forgot because this month’s box was really good! yaby concealer refills (probably won’t use) Zoya nail polish (A girl can never have too many of those.) Juice Beauty reflecting gloss...

Mother’s Day shopping haul

As I mentioned yesterday, I was ridiculously spoiled on Mother’s Day and even got to do some shopping. I love and adore every moment with my baby, but it was so nice to shop with nothing but my purse (not a diaper bag) and a cup of hot tea from Starbucks in my hands. I’ve had some requests to show what I got, so here’s the loot! 1. Circle-print chambray popover shirt (J. Crew) (Apparently, I scored a major deal and had no idea. I only paid $30 my shirt, but the sale price online is $70!) 2. Chino shorts in stone (J....