January Favorites

Hi Everyone! So since we are almost done with the month of January...Thank goodness I am ready for warm weather already!  I thought I would share my top five things that I have been using and loving this month.  It was extremely hard to just choose 5 things but I didn't want this to be a long post so I kept it limited.  Plus I am writing this during nap time which means I only have 1-2 hours to write this, shower and clean for the day haha.  Let's start the countdown!

#5

Naked Flushed by Urban Decay

Shade- Naked 

Lately I have found myself always reaching for this palette on a daily basis.  As you can see I have really put a dent into it.  I think I have had this for almost a year now and it is really lasting me a long time.  Right now I am loving the bronzer in this.  It's the most perfect color to just warm up your skin a touch in the winter.  The highlighter that comes in this is very comparable to the Matte Radiance by Laura Mercier.  I haven't used a lot of the blush yet because I have a burberry blush that is very very similar to this color that I find myself using more.  As soon as I run out of the bronzer I think I will repurchase this again but with a different shade of blush, maybe something a little lighter.  

#4

Hunter Boots

I got these for Christmas and already I think I love them more than my Ugg boots!  Reason 1- I really think these keep my feet warmer- I also have the inserts that go with them, but even without the inserts just normal socks keep my feet warm in these. Reason 2- Obviously you can get them wet thats what they are for.  I have been wearing this almost every day since we got all the snow I am so thankful for them!  I have not slid on the ice either, the traction on the bottoms is so great! Reason 3- I really think these look a lot nicer then the Uggs.  In black these just look so classy even paired with jeans or leggings.  They also come in really fun colors, I think I will invest in a light blue pair for the spring!

#3

Make Up Forever- Mat Velvet+

Shade 30 & 35

My favorite foundation!  I have been using this stuff for 2 years.  I try other foundations and always am either disappointed or just think Mat Velvet is better.  Make Up Forever has the best shade ranges that I have ever seen in foundations.  My perfect colors are #30&35.  Its the most perfect combination for me because in the winter when I am at my palest #30 is perfect, throughout most of the year I mix them together to get my exact shade and in the summer #35 is perfect with my tan.  I keep wanting to try the Ultra HD but I really just can't get away from this.  A little bit goes a long way so you really need just a little dot on the top of your hand then use your brush to really blend it into your skin.  It blends really nicely with contour products also.  Overall A+++ foundation!

#2

Mahogany Teakwood Candle

Bath & Body Works

One of my best friends got this for me about a month ago and I have burned the heck out of this thing ever since.  I literally would light this candle every night.  It says that it is supposed to smell like "fine woods" with lavender and geranium but honestly this scent reminds me of walking into an Abercrombie store.  Its not as overpowering as that Abercrombie scent but its the same idea.  It makes my whole house smell nice and clean, just a really comforting smell.  This would be the perfect scent for having company over,  I think its something that just appeals to everyone.  

#1

Mudslide by Drybar

Resisting the urge to use this hair mask everyday is a real struggle.  Holy Fantastic!  The scent is that really clean/sweet drybar classic smell.  It reminds me of expensive shampoo with a little candy mixed in.  Use your shampoo and then use this mask from roots to tip.  I leave mine in for about 10 minutes while I am doing all my other showery things.  My hair looked, smelled and felt fantastic afterward.  The softness lasted at least 3 days after I used this product and that was with rewashing my hair every one of those days.

TaDa! Got this all done and still have time to spare with nap time.  Thankfully the month of January has flown by and we are on to one of my favorite months, I absolutely love Valentines day!  So for the month of February my little goal is to get at least 10 more followers... so follow away!

Here are the links to everything I mentioned in this post

Naked- Urban Decay Hunter Boots  Make up forever Foundation  Candle Mudslide by Drybar

Winter Skin Blues

There really are very few things I actually enjoy about the winter season.  I can give you a long long list of things I absolutely can't stand, but I can only count things I like on one hand.  I've started a count down for the day we are done with Morgans residency in Pennsylvania and can move somewhere warm all year (South Carolina wink wink).

One of the things that I hate about winter.. or I used to before I found amazing products to help... is the constant battle to keep my skin from looking dry.  Now I don't get horribly dry skin in the winter, but occasionally I used to wake up with some dry skin on the T-zone of my face.  I just hated how my face was always so dull in the winter and it took me all these years to figure out ways to make my skin look healthy all year round.

Now if you have read my blog before then you know I am obsessed with the health of my skin and making sure I take good care of it.  The winter can be so hard on your skin.  Cold weather, wind, heating systems; can all leave your skin feeling so dry.  If you are like me and are used to being outside and getting some sun, then you might also feel like your skin is just so dull and bland in the winter.

This year I can honestly say that I have nothing about my skin to complain about.  I have found some awesome products that I have been using to keep my winter skin blues away.  Lets start with some of the body products I have been using.  

Body Care

Every holiday season I always buy one of the Philosophy Holiday Shower Gel's.  I love the holiday scents that they come out with every year.  Shimmering Snowflake was the scent I picked for this season.  I chose this one because I really wasn't in the mood for a food smelling shower gel.  Those are nice from time to time but I found that I got really sick of the sweet smells when I would use them every day.  This has more of a perfume scent to it.  The scent is slightly sweet with a little spice but it is very light.  Unfortunately Sephora does not carry the holiday scents anymore. BUT... you can get the holiday scents from philosophy website ON SALE Philosophy shower gel 

A good body moisturizer is a MUST HAVE in the winter.  I did a review on this product in another post so I won't talk to much about it on here but if your curious look back at my hauls or email me for details!  Just like all the other scents of this firming body emulsion I have purchased over the years, I am not disappointed in the least.  Amazing Grace Lotion

Another absolute must have not only in the winter but all year long, is this amazing amazing body scrub by L'Occitane.  Look back in the blogs for my full review on this product.  I don't think I have ever been more in love with a shower product before.  Yes I even love this more then my LUSH items.  I cannot say enough great things about this product.  If you don't have this yet then you are in for a real treat! Ultimate Must Have

Skin Care

Ok so on to skin care,  I am going to try to fly through these things and do a more in-depth review later or if you guys are interested in any let me know.

This Murad cleanser I just started using about 2 weeks ago so I haven't used it long enough to give it a full review.  I can tell you that from using it so far I might be hooked.  I love the way my skin looks after using this product.  I wake up with really pretty skin in the mornings.  I really don't have any issue with acne but I purchased this cleanser because it is moisturizing and I love the anti-aging aspect of this.  The extra hydration really makes my skin look brighter and more plump after using it. My old face wash was really starting to be ineffective and dry out my skin.  So far I am happy with the switch.  Murad Cleanser

Another product I started using around the same time which I showed in one of my Sephora Hauls, is this Fresh Lotus Youth Preserve Face Cream.  I'm so happy that I decided to purchase this product.  I have been using it at night before bed and wake up with happy and moisturized skin.  After using this for 2 weeks I have found that my color is more even and my make-up has been going on better in the mornings.  Now this moisturizer is light enough to use in the mornings as well as at night.  I only use it at night because I have a really great moisturizer for the day that I can't break away from.  Fresh Face Cream

A good face mask helps to make your winter skin breakaway from the dullness and appear much brighter!  I bought this face mask from Sephora in the fall and really have enjoyed using this.  I bought this to replace my GlamGlow (which is pricey but definitely the best).  Now this does not work like the GlamGlow despite what people say.  But I love it for reasons all on its own.  After using this mask my face really does have a mattified look to it.  It really keeps my skin from looking dull and is great to use before applying make-up if your headed out for a date night or just want your make-up to look stellar.  Mask

Make Up Products

Ok this is the Holy Grail of Highlight products- Laura Mercier Matte Radiance Baked Powder in Highlight.  I wish I would have discovered this product sooner.  This is my "Instant Pretty" product.  I feel like every time I put this on, wether it is over foundation or just on plain skin when I don't need to wear foundation, it makes me just feel instantly pretty.  The highlight can be as intense as you want it to be this product is very workable.  But whether you go heavy with it or just keep it light, it stands out and is noticeable.  I have the lightest shade but I think I will purchase the Bronze 02 before Costa Rica!  This is another great all year round product but a very good winter blues skin pick me up!  Laura Mercier Matte Radiance

In the summer I like more of a Bronzy blush but in the winter I prefer to have a blush that is going to stand out but not be so bright and in your face.  This Pinch Me color by MAC is absolutely perfect.  What I love about MAC blushes is that they are just so build able.  You can start out very light and subtle and gradually work your way up to the desired brightness that you are after.  The Matte Radiance highlight looks absolutely amazing over this blush!  Pinch Me

I think this was long enough, I have so many awesome things I want to share so I think I will do like a January favorite post.  Something to show all of the top things that I have been really loving this month, so look out for that soon!  Hope everyone is enjoying their week!  Thank you for reading and all the wonderful feedback!

Surviving the Blizzard!

Hi Everyone! For those of you lucky enough not to be on the east coast right now I'm jealous because we are getting an outrageous amount of snow.  

Thankfully both Morgan and I are off this weekend and are snowed in at home instead of the hospital.  Seriously in the last 4 years I have had to work every snowstorm.  Not that I'm fully complaining because it was a "snowed in" at the hospital storm that started our cute little love story.  I am really loving being snowed in this year at home with Morgan and not at the hospital.  

     The snow started here around 4pm yesterday afternoon.  Brooks got so excited when it started snowing he kept yelling "Snow Snow!" while looking out the back doors to our deck. 

 So the last thing you want to realize you don't have when your about to get hit with a massive snow storm is a shovel.  We moved into our house in June and at the time never thought about buying snow supplies...until yesterday.  Morgan made an attempt to get one from Target after getting off work yesterday but no luck they were sold out.  Guess we are borrowing our friend Weavers as soon as we are plowed out. 

The snow really didn't start falling hard until sometime in the late night, way after we had went to bed (at 10pm) haha.  We made a fire in our little wall mount after Brooks went to bed last night and curled up on the couch to watch Spectre. We aren't fully finished with it yet we are going to finish tonight, but so far it is really good! Not as good as Casino Royale, that is still my favorite.  Going to bed last night was so relaxing.  The snow from our back yard gave off the prettiest glow that reflected through our bedroom windows.

Here is our back deck before we went to bed last night

The snow came down heavy for most of the day.  We are officially 100% snowed into our house.  Not even the Volvo is making it out of the garage right now until we shovel a few more times.  During the morning and afternoon we just all completely relaxed!  We all stayed in our pajamas for most of the morning, all snuggled up on the cough watching Home.  Absolutely an adorable movie, its the current favorite of the week for Brooks.  I am really into candles so today I picked a cozy scent that made our house smell wonderful while we camped out all day!  It was Cinnamon Vanilla by Yankee.

After nap time we finally made it out into the snow.  I had Brooks so bundled up to the point that Morgan was making fun of me and telling me he looked like the kid from A Christmas Story.  But seriously who need to be able to move as long as you are warm!  As you can see in my first picture we got a huge amount of snow, over 3 feet total at our house.  Brooks was able to sit in the snow but then had to be carried by Morgan for our total of 5 minutes that we spent outside.

I seriously just love them both so much, they are the cutest!

Apparently playing in the snow for 5 minutes was rough.

Hot Chocolate is a must in our house on snowy days.  So it was hot chocolate, snack time and more movies/napping after some fun in the snow.  It actually is still snowing here right now at 7:30pm while I'm writing this.  I don't think it is really accumulating to much right now, the real heavy stuff ended around 5pm this evening.  Brooks was so tired from his day and was in bed by 7, Great for us because we are exhausted as well.  Morgan is down working on his gun and I finally have some time to put on my LUSH face mask from my recent review and catch up on some blogging.

Tomorrow we will be shoveling most of the day and then hopefully finishing our snowed in weekend with the Cinders bath bomb from LUSH.  I have been saving this since christmas and I wasn't sure why.  I guess I must have secretly known this snowstorm was coming.  Today all my friends were posting that they were taking bath bomb baths during the storm and it has me really looking forward to one tomorrow!

What we watched today

My snow day Candle

Hope everyone survived the snowstorm and you are all able to shovel yourselves out tomorrow!

Don't Look at Me... Fresh Lush Mask

You all know that I recently have discovered LUSH and have turned it into one of my obsessions/addictions!  Last week when I went shopping you saw that I picked up one of the LUSH fresh face masks.  They all smelled so awesome it was really hard to pick but I ended up with "Don't Look at Me".  The Fresh Face Masks at LUSH are only sold in store, you cannot buy them online unfortunately because like the name says they are made fresh.  These face masks are in a small black pot and need to be kept refrigerated until you are ready to use them.  Masks have to be used within 3 weeks.

Don't Look at Me

$7.95

Another fantastic LUSH product!  What first drew me to this face mask was its color, it is the prettiest bright vibrant blue! Which is very fitting since it is a brightening face mask.  This mask has a very strong citrus smell (you can really smell the fresh lemon) with a subtle floral scent if you really smell closely.  The scent is strong in the best way it is by no means overpowering, it just gives off a very clean smell.  You all know I am a sucker for anything Lemon.

I was in love with the ingredients to this mask the moment I read them.  Of course Fresh Organic Lemon Juice- To help break down dead skin cells and give your face a fresh and brightening look.  Kaolin- which is a soft clay to breakdown and exfoliate dead skin cells.  What I also love about Kaolin is its ability to absorb moisture so it really helps to get that hydration to your skin. Also includes Murumuru Butter- I really just love saying that, which is very moisturizing for your skin.  I think this is the most perfect all year round face mask.  In the winter the brightening pick me up is great for dull winter skin, and in the summer who doesn't need a good exfoliator!

When using this face mask be away that it doesn't fully dry on your skin.  When applied, the mask should be left on for 10-15 minutes and then washed off with warm water.  Make sure you keep your black pot in the REFRIGERATOR, its made with fresh ingredients it will go bad.  I get about 3 masks out of 1 pot so make sure you are using it up within 3 weeks!  Also, this mask can be used all over your body!

*Just an FYI if those of you aren't aware of LUSH's Black Pot Program this is good to know.  If you save your black pot's and return them to any LUSH store, with every 5 cleaned out Pots you receive any one of the Fresh Face Masks FREE*  Good for you and the environment! Just another reason why LUSH is fantastic.

Below are the Links to this product and also a store locator!

Don't Look At Me

Find LUSH

Life as an ER nurse...Part 2

I love moments when you have no idea what else to do but laugh.  When the strangest things happen and you all just look at each other completely dumbfounded.  Everything is so quiet, and then one person starts laughing and suddenly all of the ER staff are laughing along.  Some stories are so good that they make their way around the whole hospital and even spread to other nearby Emergency Departments.  This is one of those stories...

  Just your typical Monday in the ER, full waiting room, hallway beds and everyone is stressed out.  We were getting slammed with sick patients left and right, too many ambulances and traumas to even count.  Is this a recipe for a hilarious disaster... Yes! 

  It was the middle of the afternoon almost the evening when my team of 4 nurses were all in a room starting the work up on a very sick patient that had just came in by ambulance.  The patient started coding and soon the entire department was in the room helping out.  Normally, the ambulance crew drops the patient off, gives report and heads back to their truck.  We love this local ambulance crew and when the patient started going downhill, they stuck around to help us out.

In the midst of the chaos of trying to save a life, one of our other nurses walks in and says "Umm everyone.. I think my psych patient got out of their room".  The patient was considered a 302 which means they were being placed in a psych facility against their wishes for their own safety and best interest.  Side note- it is a lengthy process to commit someone as a 302, its not like we can just hold people against their will for fun.  We all just looked and kind of dismissed her, psych patients leave their rooms all the time with a patient sitter to go to the bathroom or just take a walk around the department.  

Now that my patient was stabilized a few of the other nurses went to help look for the other patient that was MIA.  I stood back with my critical patient and was talking with the paramedic about everything we had done.  I heard the overhead pager system calling for the patient that couldn't be found, Hmmm that can't be good.  I said goodbye to the paramedic and went to help out my team.

I had just sat down to start charting when the paramedic came up to me, "Did anyone move our ambulance?" he said.  I went back to check with our communication center (they control all the ambulances coming in and our helicopter) and no luck, no one had moved the ambulance.  At this point I hear the other nurse saying "OH SH*T".  I turned to the paramedic who was standing there with that deer in the headlight I just really messed up look on his face.  "Did you happen to leave the keys in the ambulance when you ran the patient in?" I asked him.  His face went completely white.

Prior to this incident it was common that many of the EMS crews left the keys in the trucks or even the trucks running.

The whole department got up and ran into the communication center where the crew was pulling up the security tapes that showed the ambulance bay.  As clear as can be we all saw the missing patient hop into the ambulance, turn it on and drive away.  The amount of silence in that room was like nothing you will ever have in a Emergency Department.  You could literally hear everyones breath.  Out of no where one of our charge nurses just starts deep belly laughing, a true hilarious laugh.  Pretty soon everyone was laughing so hard we were in tears.  Never in the history of our department has anyone thought to steal an ambulance until that day.  Touche to that patient they will be remember for eternity.

Ending of the story...the patient was found shortly after (really you can't get very far in a stolen ambulance).  No harm done everyone was just fine.  Lesson to this story: If you steal an ambulance or any vehicle, do not drive it to your house and park in your driveway when we have your address on file.

Hope everyone got a good kick out of that story to start your week!

* Please be aware that a lot of details are left out or changed for patient privacy and the privacy of our department.

Home House Projects

We have been living in our new house since June and haven't really had a whole lot of time between now and then to put our own little touches in.  The summer was insanely busy with vacations and family visits, and the fall was worse with birthdays and hard monthly rotations.  We are finally getting around to making our house more of a little home.

Personally I am more of a "buy it so it looks nice" kind of person and not so much a Do it Yourself.  Morgan on the other hand is my exact opposite (which is why I love him).  He thinks that you can make anything and that he can make things way better than something we would buy.  I don't always admit that he is right unless he really deserves it..and it this case he really is right.  Morgan is the best, he can take one look at something and recreate it even better.  He made me the most amazing wine shelf that I will feature on here soon once we put the finishing touches on it.

Our Hallway Project

We have this awkward little space in our front hallway between the half bath and the closet.  For the longest time I just had a cute little clock hanging on the wall, but it still looked empty.  I went on the hunt to find a little table to fill the space, I found the best one at pottery barn for $400.  Seriously I love Pottery Barn.  I am addicted but I do refuse to pay that much for a end table just to stick in my hallway.

When I was in college my great aunt had given me this ugly little end table to fill space in our horrible awful college house.  After graduating college I had kept it in the basement of my townhouse, not wanting to get rid of it, and then it lived in the garage when we moved into our new house.  Morgan had the great idea of re-finishing that table and using it in our entry way.  So we dug it out of the garage and unbelievably it was exactly the perfect size to fit in the space.  Later that evening we went to HomeDepot (Morgan's home away from home) and got everything we needed to start this little project.

Now I have NEVER used a sander in my life so Morgan had to walk me through it slowly at first.  He made sure that I went with the grain and didn't sand it so much in one spot so that it would be uneven.  Oops on that last part but you can't tell now that its painted haha.  After it was all sanded off we just used spray paint to change the color to a fun blue that matched our hallway rug and half bath.

We were both so surprised how well it turned out!  

If you remember my post from our spontaneous Ikea trip then you recognize the lamp.  The little mirrors I had found at target for around $20 I think.  Altogether this little project cost us approximately $50, much cheaper than that Pottery Barn table I wanted.  Guess that means I have a little extra money for shopping before vacation!

Hope everyone enjoyed their weekend!

NAKED...on the Run

Exciting news! We have FINALLY booked our trip to Costa Rica for March.  I know I have mentioned the trip before in a post or on my twitter/instagram, but we have finally booked.  We decided to stay at Dreams Las Mareas in Guanacasta. 

March isn't that far away and time is going to fly by faster then we think.  Fingers crossed because I am HATING this cold weather and am in desperate need for sun, beach and alcohol!  The other day I was already starting to think about what I want to pack on this trip.  I am ALWAYS an over packer and my goal this trip is to only take what I know I am going to need.

 I was looking at my make-up collection trying to figure out what I definitely needed for the trip, incase I needed to stock up on anything that was running low ahead of time.  When I opened my palettes drawer I remembered that I had NAKED on the RUN by Urban Decay.  I LOVE this palette but I don't think it got enough hype as it should have.  It really is a great all in one palette.

With that being said I don't think it is a fantastic "I can use this all year round" kind of thing.  The colors in this palette pair well with sun, summer and vacations. Which is what makes it perfect for any kind of flight travel.  Easy to pack and all inclusive!

NAKED on the Run

$54 (on sale at Urban Decay now for $32)

Here is what is included in this palette

Bronzer: medium bronze matte - Perfect if you have even the littlest bit of sun on your face. It is a great all over bronzer, however, I wouldn't use this product to contour.

Blush: Vibrant Pink with a light shimmer- don't be overwhelmed by the hot pink appearance- on the skin when paired all together its beautiful! It stands out just enough to be noticed but isn't in your face.

Now what I really love out of all these three is the highlight color that they picked! This color is what really ties all three together.  It is perfect to even wear alone if you are just running out and want a little something to make your cheek bones stand out.

The eyeshadows again are more bronze/baked colors.  They pair perfectly together and are very very easy to blend! I really like to use the brush that came in the Naked 3 palette for blending these shades.  The two that I like best paired together are the Dive & Fix perfect for everyday and when mixed with a little Stun- gives you a great going out at night look.  So from left to right just like the palette here are the colors

Dive- metallic rose with golden shimmer, Fix- soft taupe matte, Resist- medium metallic taupe, Dare- medium brown matte, and Stun- metallic bronze with light gold micro-shimmer.

Also this palette comes with a FULL SIZE (when do you really see that) Sesso Naked Lip gloss, which is my favorite of all the NAKED glosses.  I have repurchased 2 of these already because I keep using them even when I don't use anything else in the palette.  Sesso is a gorgeous rose color with pink shimmer that looks great with anything and isn't overly sticky but leaves your lips with that freshly applied gloss look.

The famous Urban Decay Perversion mascara which is my favorite.  I love the formula used in this mascara.  It goes on so well and gives you a really full black look.  

Another one of my favorite products that is included in this palette is the 24/7 glide on eyeliner in Stag.  Perfect dark brown almost black satin color.  I am glad they went with Stag for this palette instead of a plain black.  With the bronzy theme of the palette I feel like the Stag pairs absolutely perfectly with the eyeshadows!
I included the link above by the price, and as you can see its ON SALE right now. Definitely a good product to stock up on if any of you are also escaping the cold winter or just thinking to summer already! Incase you over looked the link here is its again Naked on the Run.  This is a really great palette you will not be disappointed.. unless you don't get it before its gone.
42 days better hurry up really fast because me and this palette are going to be finding ourselves on a beach in Costa Rica!

Hello.. My name is Megan and I'm a LUSH addict

I don't know how I never discovered this store sooner but over the past 2 months I have been a total LUSH addict.  It is seriously like an addiction.  I hoard products and get upset when my stock pile starts depleting then I get anxious about when I am going to find time to go buy more!

Here is the link for those of you that have been deprived and have not heard of this great company 

www.lushusa.com

LUSH sells the most amazing all natural body products.  Their products only use the freshest ingredients without any testing on animals.  Everything is hand made to perfection.  I love the fact that LUSH buys its products from Small-Scale producer groups all over the world to ensure that they are only buying from producers that have a great environment and fair conditions for their workers.

I have Many Many bath products from LUSH.  I am really excited to try their fresh face masks as well but every time I am at the store they always seem to be out.  I am headed to a store tomorrow so fingers crossed they are in stock!

To not make this so overwhelming I thought I would break down my LUSH reviews into easier to read and follow blog posts.  I truly love this company so you will see a large amount of LUSH reviews on my blog. So here are 3 products that I used over the past 2 weeks. (With a small toddler its hard to find alone time to take a bath).

Father Christmas- Bath Bomb

$6.40

This large Bath Bomb is one of my holiday favorites and I so so hope they decide to bring it back next year.  When it is dry it appears to be red and white with the cutest little Santa Face.

But when you drop it into the bath, it begins to spin and red/green wonderful frothy goodness is released.  The smell is the best part. This bath bomb has the sweetest sugary smell that is just the perfect amount and is not sickening sweet.

It will leave your water the perfect color of Christmas green and leaves your skin silky smooth.  This is such a great product for moisturizing.  I never use a moisturize after using products like this.  The bath bomb does the job of a moisturizer and why would you ever want to cover up the wonderful smell that is left on your skin.

A French Kiss- Bubble Bar
$8.95

Now this is another type of bath product by LUSH.  A bubble bar creates the most perfect bubbles in your bath while still having a great smell, fun colors and leaves your skin smelling amazing.
A French Kiss is made with Lavender, Thyme and Rosemary essential oils from Provence.  I like using this Bubble Bar before going to bed.  The lavender scent is subtle and provides the perfect smell for a really relaxing experience.  I found that after using this product I got a great night sleep. Plus+ I could smell the lavender on my skin throughout the night.

Along with its calming and moisturizing effects, this product turns your water a very pretty color pink with the perfect amount of bubbles.  I find with the bubble bars from LUSH that they really do produce just the right amount.  You are not going to have bubbles overflowing from your bathtub.  They produce more of a comforter of bubbles that will last until the end of your bath.
Big Bang Bubble Bar
$7.95

I am on a Bubble Bar kick at the moment.  The Big Bang from LUSH is one of their newer products. Now if you saw my LAVANILA blog post you know I love the lemon scent, so naturally I was drawn to this product.  Big Bang is made with Grapefruit oils and Lemon myrtle oil which gives it a really fresh and zesty scent!  To make your skin feel so silky and moisturized, avocado butter is used in this product.

I love the light color blue that this product turned the water into.  It is the perfect blue that you would love to see at the beach.  I found this product to be very revitalizing and uplifting.  I felt my mood improve while relaxing in the bath after a stressful work day.
Now this bar was large and I could get two uses out of it.  What I do is I cut the bar in half with a knife and keep the other half I don't use sealed in a ziplock bag.  Then you just crumble the bar under running water and Ta-Da! Instant relaxation!
Again here is the link for the LUSH website or find a store near you for a really fun shopping experience!  All of the LUSH employees are so knowledgeable about their products and give some really good recommendations depending on your skin concerns or wants.
You Deserve It

I hope everyone enjoys there weekend! We are supposed to be getting some snow here.  This would be great news if I wasn't working the weekend.  First snow of the year and working in the Emergency Department is a disaster.  But that is good news for you because my stressful days turn into great blog posts or relaxing bath reviews!

Baby Gap, Old Navy and Lush shopping trip

 When I did my last post about my shopping splurge you guys really seemed to enjoy it! I got some really great comments from those of you who liked that post.  So I thought I would keep up with my shopping adventures and so you guys what I recently just bought on an mini impromptu shopping trip.  Plus throw in a rant on how big my baby is getting!

Recently I went to a local mall by us for the sole purpose of getting things for my son.  

He is now 16 months old and just started wearing size 18-24 months.  The rate that kids outgrow their clothes is astonishing.  One minute they are fitting perfectly into a certain size and the very next day NOTHING FITS THEM.  I swear our son grew an inch over night.  Two days prior he was fitting perfectly still in his 12-18 months pants, then the next day they look like Capri's on him.  Everyday he just seems to get bigger and bigger.  I'm starting to accept the fact that he will probably be taller than me by the time he is 10.

(How cute is he!)

With that being said I went to the mall to get him in particular new pants that actual fit him.  First stop was Baby Gap.  I am a HUGE fan of Baby Gap and Gap Kids.  I love how they make clothes for toddlers that seriously look just like tiny man clothes.  My son is only still a toddler but he already loves being told that he is dressing like his daddy.  I go in that store and find things that look almost identical to the types of shirts and pants that Morgan likes to wear (very adorable).  I promised myself that I wouldn't be that parent that dress their family in matching outfits...but I now see why people do that.  In my defense I do not make them wear the exact same outfit but they do have a lot of clothes that look similar.  Seeing them together dressed almost alike honestly melts my heart, so until they start complaining I am just going to keep doing it.  When that time comes they can start buying their own clothes.

Baby Gap

How cute are those little Valentines day shirts! I am in love the the Dr. Love top, since daddy is a doctor I thought this was appropriate.  Right now all of the winter wear is on super clearance. I'm pretty sure those gloves came down to $3.

Old Navy

Old Navy is also top on my list for buying kids clothes.  Their stuff is really decently priced and great for everyday wear!  The fit is very loose and moveable, which is great for crazy boys on the go.  You can't beat their cozy pants either which are perfect for the days where we just stay at home and play.

LUSH

Can anyone really go shopping and not buy anything for themselves? If you can then you have the ultimate willpower, please teach me your ways!  Of course one of the main reasons I chose to go to this particular mall was because I knew they have a LUSH store.  I was determined to get some Fresh Face Masks, since last time they were all sold out the day I went.  I did a little bath stock up as well. I will do a link below to all the products websites.  Just FYI, unfortunately the Fresh Face Masks can only be purchased in the store and not online..bummer I know.

Starting from the back left and reading like a book.

Pop In the Bath- Bubble Bar

Dragons Egg- Bath Bomb

Melting Marshmallow Moments- Bath Melt

Sakura- Bath Bomb

Below are the 2 different face masks I bought.  Rosy Cheeks I bought for a friend and am SUPER excited to surprise her with it.  

I also just wanted to throw in quickly a really cute shopping outfit idea! I threw this outfit together thinking that it looked fun and I would be very comfortable shopping in it all day.  Which we all know comfort is key when shopping!

Both the cardigan and tank top are from Express
Necklace from The Limited
Jeans from True Religion

I'm really glad that you guys like little posts like these, I find them really fun to do!  I'm sure my LUSH products will be in a review sometime in the near future..I do have a lot of other products to use first though.

Thanks for reading!