Better late than never!
True Blue Spa – Yogurt Shower Smoothie in Pineapple Papaya
I have actually been using this stuff for about a year now, but I took a break over the fall & the first part of the winter in favor of more seasonally-appropriate scents (because I’m a nerd like that), but now I am back to using and loving it. When I first picked it up, I wasn’t sure if it was supposed to be a cleanser or a scrub or an in-shower lotion or what… Turns out it’s a bit of all three. It’s a hydrating, gently exfoliating cleanser, however I don’t use it in place of shower gel or soap as was suggested to me by the ladies at Bath & Body Works. I mostly use it on my arms and legs (concentrating it on my elbows & knees) after I have already washed with something else. It’s not too scrubby like a true scrub would be, but there’s something about the creamy texture and the level of exfoliation that seems JUST right for my skin. Also, the scent is incredible, especially if you love tropical scents.
Revlon ColorBurst Lip Butter in Pink Truffle
I know this is kind of old news in the beauty blog world, but I got this lip butter earlier this year and have been wearing the crap out of it lately. Pretty much anytime I wore lip color in February, it was this. I love that it’s sheer, but still looks like I’m wearing something and the color just really suits my skin tone. I feel like it’s a lot more pink in real life than is showing up in this picture. The swatch above is a lot closer to what I see than the picture of the tube itself. It’s just a really pretty brownish pink. I have the same product in the shade Juicy Papaya, which is a bright coral color, and it’s just all wrong for me. So sad because I SO want to like brighter lip colors, but I feel like most just make me look clownish. So I’ll stick with the more neutral-to-dark shades like Pink Truffle.
Nine West Show Stopper Medium Tote
As I mentioned previously, I spent a few days in early February in Boston visiting family & friends. Unfortunately the one and only handbag I brought with me broke (the strap came off) while I was exiting the plane at the very beginning of the trip! So, part of my first day was spent hunting down a replacement. I was in the market for a new purse anyways, and stumbled across this one at Macy’s. It was love at first sight…the shape, the colors, the pattern, the “freebie” wristlet that came with it. I HAD to have it. So far so good. It’s the perfect size, I love all the organizational elements, and I have gotten a ton of compliments.
Manicure of the Month
I have a surprising favorite manicure this month. I had read somewhere that suggested traveling with neutral nail polish, and the conventional wisdom in that is fairly obvious when you think about it; neutral colors go with everything, small chips and imperfections are usually less apparent, etc. However, I tend to find neutral nail polish (for me personally) kind of boring. For my trip to Boston, I decided to give it a try but do it with a twist, and I was shocked how much I loved it! I used Sonia Kashuk’s Mauving On Up and topped it with OPI’s Pirouette My Whistle, which is a glitter topcoat with silver microglitter and large round silver glitter pieces. Since Valentine’s Day was coming up, I added a stamping accent nail with silver hearts using Sally Hansen Insta-Dri’s Silver Sweep. The super sparkly topcoat really brought so much life to the neutral pink polish, and in the end I totally fell in love with this combo. See what other fun manicures I have been trying over on my nail blog, Sunshine And Some Polish.
Candles of the Month
No candle favorites this month, as we kept on burning the same two candles we burned last month, Yankee Candle’s Boston Strong and Bath & Body Works’ Gelato. I placed a large candle order a couple weeks ago, and we are already burning some new scents in March, so expect something new to share in this category at the end of this month.
