Beauty
I’m in love with this all natural, unscented cold-pressed soap made in Maine by the Rocky Top Soap Shop. As someone with sensitive skin, particularly on my legs, it’s so wonderful to find something really pure and moisturizing like this. It’s also nice to find soaps without the overpowering added scents that most soapmakers use. [...]
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October 13th, 2011 - posted in
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My friend Amy is selling these amazing hair and facial oils that she makes. I am a huge fan of facial oils because of the way they help balance your skin, can be made without nasty chemical preservatives, and are so easily absorbed. Amy gave me a bottle of her nourishing facial oil as a [...]
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October 11th, 2011 - posted in
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I love to take baths, it is the most relaxing thing in the world. I’m slowly depleting my supply of Lush bath bombs, which I stocked up on when they were 70% off long ago. This one was violet and had silver glitter stars. Because they’re spendy and rather huge, I usually use half of [...]
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May 13th, 2010 - posted in
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The tag line on this 1941 perfume ad makes me laugh. I read that Joy was created in reaction to the crash of 1929, and was extremely successful despite being incredibly expensive and produced during such hard times. Just 30ml of it require 10,000 jasmine flowers and over 300 roses. Isn’t it amazing how far [...]
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May 12th, 2010 - posted in
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Vintage -
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I am so tempted to cut my hair right now. I must be ready for a change in seasons. I just keep seeing girls all over the place with cute haircuts, either short or layered with bangs, and it’s very tempting. I do like my length though. This is the first time I’ve had longish [...]
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February 1st, 2010 - posted in
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