Bath and Body Works Haul

So this sort of happened...

Forgive me father for I shopped. 

But I managed to save $30 bucks in process. SCORE!

Oh Semi-annual sales how I love thee. 

I went shopping Friday and it was well worth it. 

Here is my sisters haulage...

Coral Reef soap. 

We had to get the bedazzled soap pump. (had to keyword)

The girl is addicted to anything that is shimmery or glittery.
We both liked the Sweet Pea scent better for her but all they had was Paris Amour. Oh well!

My haulage...

I wanted a summer or light body spray than what I normally use all year long.
I decided on this Country Apple body spray after lots of sniff tests. 

Oh, it was $3. 

I found the lotion Exotic Coconut and was in heaven.

This stuff is thebomb.com

Couldn't find anymore lotion but I got the body wash. 

It's the best smelling stuff in the world. 

My total for shopping bliss was $17.04. Can't beat that price

Happy Haul! 

I made Jewelry

So Haley, What did you do today?

I made bracelets!

Aren't summer projects the best?

I hope to get a bunch of different types of jewelry made for my own guilty please but then spreading the love when I get the hang of things. (Fingers crossed)

Here's how made these beauty's. 

Take stretch cord and thread on your favorite beads until you like what you see. 

In order to knot the stretch cord, Make several regular knots in the cord but pulling the cord  to really secure the knot in between each knot. Cut excess cord. Congrats you just made your own stretch bracelet. Snaps for you! 

What are your favorite summer projects? 

Tomorrow morning, I am going to be staring longingly into Microsoft Exel's eyes then it will be off to the mall (as per request) to demonstrate how to window shop. It will take every fiber in me to not buy out the rest of Bath and Body Works if they still have their semi-annual sale. Gosh. I love that store. But seriously. How am I going to teach how to window shop when there is a MAJOR sale happening? Maybe I should say look over there as I run to the checkout counter and hide my sins in my "suitcase" or purse as my family calls it. 

There has gotta be a better way. Oh I know, I need money. 

Thanks Sallie Mae for taking all of my freedom. I greatly appreciate it...NOT!

Stepping out in Summer

What is your favorite part of Summer? 

Mine is AC. 

Shorts and sandals are apart of any girls uniform in the summertime. Get the perfect pair of sunglasses and you are set to walk out into the heat with not a care in the world.

Don't forget to roll down your window in your car and blare your favorite song (mine is Cruise Remix by Florida Georgia Line). Sing to your hearts content. It's summer!

Dear Garnier,

I don't use the same products every time I get in the shower, or style my hair. My hair has a mind of it's own and it decides what products need to be added to make it look it's best. It's like a Jesse Katsopolis kind of thing. If you don't know Full House or who I am talking about, "how rude."

I was shopping for my favorite shampoo which happens to be a dandruff shampoo. (Get over it). 

I went to go get some more and they were all out. No. Not even out. They discontinued it. I almost shed tears in the aisle. Why god? Why? 

My hair doesn't feel the same. My hair will never be the same without it. It literally is the best thing I have bought for my hair. 

But the main thing that needs to be said is...Why the heck is there not another kind of dandruff shampoo that doesn't resemble a science experiment? I refuse to buy Head and Shoulders. I hate it. Like seriously can other company make a dandruff shampoo without it being a blue silly putty that smells horrible. H&S makes my hair extra oily and dry. It honestly makes my hair worse. 

The thing about Garnier's shampoo was how it felt, looked and didn't look any different than my other shampoos. 

I literally don't know what to do with myself. I need a dandruff shampoo but not that doesn't have anything to do with shoulders or heads. 

Dear Garnier,

Why did you do this to me??? 

I NEED this stuff back in my life. 

I am forever disappointed. 

Signed, 

Girl who wants her favorite shampoo back in her life.

Summer Must Haves: Beauty

I HATE summer. 

I live in Florida for crying out loud. I should love it but between the heat and my sweat genes, I can't stand summer. 

The only way I can tolerate FL summer is with the use of a swimming pool.

So I am here to give you a list of my favorite things for summer.

Today it's all things beautiful...



The key for summer beauty products are things that will be long wearing or serve double purpose. I can't tell you how many times I have sound myself with makeup dripping off my face (literally) and have no one to blame but myself. I have learned from my makeup sins and have finally found my holy grail of summer makeup products.

1. BB Cream or Long wear foundation: BB creams serve double purpose with their added in sunscreen and let's face the long wearing foundation and I are married and in a monogamous relationship. 
2. Powder: If I don't have powder on my face, I am a hot mess. 
3. Matte Bronzer: I don't tan. I burn. Bronzer helps me look like I tan (to a degree). When I actually get a tan, I use a bronzer to prevent me from having to find a new foundation to wear for a total of 2 months. With a big brush, (ELF complexion brush) I swirl the bronzer on my check bones, forehead, jawline and down my neck. It gives me the look I want and I didn't have to buy a new foundation. Score!
4. Cream Blush/ Stick eyeshadow: Yes, a powder products will work just fine, but a creams are much better during the hot summer months. The cream based product will almost become one with your skin. 
5. Waterproof Mascara: Going to the beach + getting in and out of the pool = waterproof mascara. Duh! 
6. Bright Lips: I don't care what kind of product you use. When I think of summer, I think bright lips. Try Baby Lips, Maybelline Vivids lipstick, or Revlon Lip butters. They are have great bright colors to choose from. 
7. Makeup setting spray: I don't leave my house without it. 
8. Neon Nails: I have white nail polish on my nails right now and I have developed a habit of constantly looking at my nails. 
   
9. Sea Salt Spray: I avoid my flat iron like the plauge during summer. It's simply not worth doing my hair with all that heat when it's going to look like crap the second I step outside. I try to only do heat styling on my hair one day a week, if at all possible. So I use a sea salt spray or a scrunch spray to make it look styled (somewhat).

Those are my summer beauty essentials. 

What are yours?

Pretty Little Liars

Pull out the black hoodies! 

Aria, Spencer, Emily and Hanna are back.

Sleep with one eye open tonight

-A

DIY Moisturizing Sugar Scrub

I know what you are thinking. 

Moisturizing and scrub don't go together. I get it. But you have to trust me on this one. 

You simply can't go wrong with this. The main reason why I love it is because it's CHEAP! 

I can place a bet you have everything you need to do it tonight if you want to. 

Back in the day, they didn't have dial body wash or lotion. They used olive oil to keep their skin soft. It's just that simple. 

Here is what you need.

• Sugar
• Olive Oil
• Lemon or lime juice (optional)
• Jar of some kind (I found mine in the Tupperware cabinet) 

1. Take your jar or container and clean it well with warm soap and water
2. Pour EVOO into the bottom of the jar to coat the bottom of the jar
3. Layer sugar on top of olive oil (should look like picture)
4. Repeat process until you reach the top of jar
5. Mix 
6. Add Lemon or Lime juice to make your scrub smell like lemons and not like you are about to fry chickens if you want
7. Put a lid on it
8. Label (if you want)
9. Scrub away!

My final product!
Like the flower? I know you do!

Take it in the shower or tub with you and enjoy!

Happy Wife. Happy Life

I am a beloved wedding fanatic. 

My pinterest wedding board has almost 400 pins. To cure to make me happy when I am in a weird mood is to look at the wedding section of pinterest. School portfolio is everything wedding/bridal. I dream about my wedding on a regular basis like every blubbering girl. 

Do I need to go on? I hope you get the picture. 

As any girl who is OBSESSED with weddings, you can bet your bottom dollar I am going to have an opinion and a half about weddings. I don't even need to be there. Just give me a picture and expect to hear everything you ever wanted to know about what worked and what didn't. 

(Side note: Thank you to my grandmother for the special "gift." It's been a great blessing and hindrance at the same time.)

Here are my ALL TIME favorite celebrity weddings. They are practically perfect in every way! 

Best wedding all around

Well duh! 

Who else was going to get this title...Kim Kartrashian?

Kate Middleton and Prince William

Best Dress

Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner

Best Theme

 

Country Chic complete with mason jars and cowboy boots

Miranda Lambert and Blake Shelton

Best Photo

Jessica Biel and Justin Timberlake

AWWWW. Now wasn't that sweet?

This weekend was a big wedding weekend considering it was the first of June. 

One wedding I couldn't stop looking at was Ace Young and Diana DeGarmo. 

If you don't know who they are, let me be the first to say congratulations. Ace and Diana were both on American Idol (different seasons) and found love on Broadway when they were both in Hair. Ace decided that it was time to pop the question and did it on American Idol. How clever! 

Pictures were released yesterday. And I saw...this.

Just take a minute and let that sink in. 

WHO? WHO? WHO? ON GOD'S GREAT MAGNIFICENT EARTH WOULD ALLOW HER HUSBAND TO WEAR A HOODIE AND SNEAKERS ON THEIR WEDDING DAY?!?!?!?! 

What were you thinking? 

Yes, the groom should be himself and be comfortable. But a hoodie??? WHY? You could still wear a nice tux and wear the sneakers to show personality. Plenty of people do it. 

Don't get me started on that nasty crest or the white lapel. 

I am going to have nightmares over this wedding. 

Let's all hope Ace knows the all important saying to a long happy marriage. 

"Happy Wife. Happy Life"

Cheers Ace and Diana. 

May your marriage last longer that a Kartrashian marriage.