How have you been?!
I've been meaning to write this post for a long long time, but my birthday, Thanksgiving and basically all of holiday season was too crazy to sit down and do anything. I am happy to report that I have finally figured out my life in terms of setting aside time to write and am totally ready to kick butt in 2017!
So, Taylor and I went to dinner with his mom for my birthday and while we were waiting for a table, I popped into my local lush a two minute walk away! Boy oh boy! I got quite a few things which made me a happy, happy woman!
Let's start with something I am a bit shy to talk about: deodorant. I've recently decided to switch to natural deodorant and that was the main thing I wanted to pick up at Lush. My main reason for switching was due to a rash that I kept getting when using antiperspirant. Sometimes, when I put it on, my skin would dry out and it would get this horrible rash where my underarms would ache. I am not going to lie, I am a sweaty person and it took me a long time to decide if I should switch or not. Well, I decided I want to contribute less plastic waste starting 2017 and I made the jump!
I love the T'eo deodorant bar, but I am not going to gloss over the fact that I am still in a transition period where I am sweating like crazy and I have to carry this with me everywhere. No joke, I feel like I am putting some on every 4-5 hours. I love the smell and I like that it's very discreet to carry around. I've read from other blogs and articles that it takes some time to adjust and eventually your sweat will figure itself out and over time, your body will adjust to the change. It's ok though because my rash has pretty much gone away. I just can't wait until I can walk around without being paranoid that I smell like a sweaty beast. I'll report in when I feel like I've made it through the transition period.
Anyways, I got this lovely deodorant bar with the metal reuse tin. I know I will be getting these types of deodorants forever now, so I think the tin was a great investment.
Now, let's get into the other fun stuff I have bought, received or used over the past few months.
If you read my gift guide/wishlist for the holiday season, you would know that I really wanted the Great Bear bath bomb. Well, my wish came true when Kaitlin was super kind enough to order me one for my birthday. It smells absolutely amazing. I haven't used it. Partly because I know it was a limited edition and partly because I want to save it for a special day. But, I'll let you know how it is when I do. Meanwhile, let's hope Lush loves me enough to bring it back.
Taylor loves a few Lush products himself. In fact, I have to pick up The Rough With The Smooth sugar scrubs bars regularly. He adores them so much. Well, in addition to picking up at least four or five of them over the last few months, I also got a small bottle of Lord of Misrule because it's basically the same scent. Well, I wish I stocked up before it went out of the store because that small bottle did not last long whatsoever. Lessons learned.
We also finally used up the face scrub that we had been using, Angels On Bare Skin, and we decided to get a new one, Let The Good Times Roll. Now, before I picked Angels On Bare Skin, I had gotten a sample of Let The Good Times Roll and wasn't a huge fan. It was too sweet for me and I am not a lover of candy or food scents. Well as it turns out, I actually kind of really like it. I don't know what happened. Perhaps I'm more in love with how soft it makes my skin, but I've grown quite fond of this stuff. For a long time Taylor and I thought it was cookie dough scented. We realized it's popcorn! I like how the salty adds a level of scent complexity. When we got this face scrub, I got a sample of ocean salt. I think that will be the next thing I try because beach or wood-y scents are my favorite. Despite knowing what the scent is truly modeled after, I still think it smells like cookies, but Taylor only smells popcorn. What do you guys think? Are you Team Taylor or Team Christina?
Moving on: let's talk hair.
I'm the kind of person who likes to switch it up with hair products and hair colors or cuts pretty regularly. As in, in a few weeks I plan on getting a new cut and color. I lean towards blond, but I've had a few short relationships with dark hair... but I always go back to my one true love: blonde. I promise this is relevant, but it'll be a second before I get to it.
I've been using an organic lavender shampoo and I've loved it, but I've always been curious to try shampoo bars. After thinking about it for a while, I did it. I got both a solid shampoo and conditioner and so far, I absolutely love them.
(Sorry for the eyelash on the shampoo guys!)
The shampoo I chose was Seanik. Honestly, I chose it for superficial reasons like scent and color. I love how it smells and after using it I love how it makes my hair feel. I have a crap ton of hair that likes to tangle in seconds. I mean, the wind could barely touch me and my hair will be in knots. This shampoo added a level of silkiness that has made it hard to tangle thus far. I haven't noticed if it gives me volume. I think why I haven't been paying attention to see a difference is because I have a head way too full of hair - I get it thinned at every haircut - and so volume has never been a problem for me. If I do notice a difference though, I'll keep you posted.
Conditioner. I have a love/hate relationship with conditioner. I feel that most of them are far too heavy. I have dry hair/scalp and I definitely notice a difference when I use them, but it takes me a while to find one that does what I want without making me feel like I look like a grease ball. With liquid conditioners, I only use them once or twice a week. If I do it more, it just makes my hair feel... gross and don't help with the tangles.
When I was shopping for the shampoo, I wasn't anticipating picking up a conditioner, but I did. I grabbed the Sugar Daddy-O solid conditioner bar. Lemme tell you, I was expecting to be disappointed. In fact, after using it I am far from disappointed. The first reason I picked it was because it was purple and I knew it would help with keeping my blonde hair from being brassy and the second was because of a scent. The reasons I love it? It wasn't thick and I didn't have to rinse my hair a bajillion times to feel like I got all of the conditioner out, my hair looks less brass and more blonde AND I can smell the scent over 12 hours after using it. LOVE that! I am going to give it a few more goes before I decide it's my go-to conditioner, but right now it's the top contender. Let me know what kind of conditioner you love in the comments below!
Well guys, I am sorry for the long absence and super long post! I just felt like I needed to let you know all the goodies I've been lucky enough to get since November. Like I said at the beginning of the post, you should expect regular posts starting now from the girls and I.
Thanks for reading and until next time,
Christina
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