April Julep Maven Colors

Julep Maven's April colors are out and featuring "Brights"

For anyone who doesn't know about all the fun that is Julep Maven...this is a monthly subscription box that gets sent right to your doorstep at the beginning of each month...kinda like a CSA vegetable box but with with nail polish! What sets Julep apart from all the other beauty subscription boxes is that you can log in each month on the 20th and see what will be coming in your box, you can try a new box, or if you don't like any colors you can skip that months box with no questions asked. 

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Bridesmaids await.

Bridesmaids await. by tiffanid featuring a silk chiffon dress

Lets lunch!

Lets lunch! by tiffanid featuring vintage shorts

DIY: Up-cycled Candle Jars...

Since I just did a review of the new Bath & Body Works Market Fresh Candles I thought I would share with you guys some great ideas on how to re-use your Bath & Body Works candle jars.

I never throw mine away...and when Husband makes the mistake of throwing one out I freak out and rummage through the garbage...I guess you probably have to be an organizing freak to understand! Lol.

Here's a great tutorial on how to remove the wax from Snapguide...check it out here!

There are so many fun ways to reuse these jars... since they come with super cute lids the storage possibilities are endless! Personally my favorite ways to use them are: office supplies like paper clips, small post-it notes, thump tacks, etc., lip balms, band-aids, spices...the options are endless. If you toss the lip you could store you're make-up brushes or colored pencils. Another super cute way to reuse the 3-wick jars with lids is to create a little DIY gift set...I used them as party favors and filled them with cotton balls, tiny nail polishes and other nail embellishments. It was a hit with the 12 year olds! Other ideas are sewing kits, beauty jars, etc.

Some fun ideas from Pinterest!

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Happy up-cycling!

Bath & Body Works New Market Fresh Candles

I love love love (most) of these new Market Fresh Candles by Bath and Body Works. I stopped in a few weeks ago when they had their buy $20 worth of product and get a fresh Market Fresh Peach candle and bag. I fell in love and bought just about all of them in the 3-wick size. The cashier was super sweet and told me to do separate transactions so I could get multiple free candles.

Without further ado...

Since these guys are pretty expensive in the 3-wick if you don't get a good sale (and because alot of the winter fragrance candles I had lots of issues with the wicks getting covered with the wax) lets do "The Good, The Bad, The Ugly"

The Good:

The best smelling candles are Strawberry, Pear and Lemon Mint Leaf. The first two smell just like they are supposed to...smells like a farmers market on an early summer morning! The last one listed, the Lemon Mint Leaf...that's a whole new fragrance all together! I really love it, but some may find it a bit medicinal. It smells alot like lemon and something else...I wouldn't call it mint though...I think they are off base with the name...but it's really unique! All three of these candles I have burned in my house and as always they fill the entire house with their awesome smell!

The Market Peach and Pineapple Mango are also really sweet smelling...but I feel like Bath and Body Works always hits the mark with those two fragrances and they release them very often.

The First Bloom and the Garden Bouquet both smell like a lovely flower shop. I opted to go with the First Bloom because I thought the container was prettier (since I reuse mine to store things in).

And lastly, the Lilac Blossom smells A.M.A.Z.I.N.G! Light it and your whole house will smell like you have rows and rows of lilac bushes outside your windows!

The Bad:

I can only think of one...if you or someone you live with is easily given headaches by strong smelling flowers I would stay away from the First Bloom, Garden Bouquet and Lilac Blossom. For some reason they can trigger headaches of allergy season proportions for some people. =(

The Ugly:

Zip! Nothing...nada!

Office Essentials Box: A diy kit to save the day

Hello lovelies....

Today I'm giving you a peek into my "office essentials" box.

I spend my days working as a Public Relations manager and in this industry its essential to always be prepared and look your best. So I came up with a great DIY kit that I keep stashed on my bookshelf in my office.

Lets take a peek...

I used an empty Glossy Box (my favorite beauty subscription service) it's cute, it's sturdy and I can leave it on my bookshelf for quick access. You can toss in what you deem to be the most essential items but for me I picked the following...

Contents:

1. Catwalk Dry Shampoo by TIGI: A girl always needs to have the tools to combat a bad hair day!

2. Hairspray: I tossed in a volume extend by Denise Richards that I got in a beauty subscription box.

3. Travel size can of Lysol: Because you never know when someone sick will come through your office door and spread icky germs.

4. Baby wipes: They are so amazing for all kinds of beauty fixes.

5. Tampons: Seriously ladies...we all need to have a few extra laying around in case of emergency.

6. Travel first-aid kit: I wont be able to starve off the zombie Apocalypse but I can treat a paper cut!

7. Bath & Body Works Pocket Bac: In the PR industry I shake soooo many hands!

8. Tiny bottle of Advil: I prefer the liquid gels, they work way faster than anything else.

9. Blotting papers: Good for sucking up mid-day oily shine.

10. A multi-tasking lip & cheek product: I love Benefit's Pocket Pal Benetint + gloss. You can use the rosy benetint on both your cheeks and lips and then swipe lips with some gloss and you're done! So quick!

11. Crystal Essence Mineral Deodorant Towelette: Always good in a snap!

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The Good, the bad, the ugly: Lierac Body Scrub

What is it? Lierac Paris Gommage Sensoriel

What it claims: "A delicious gel-oil texture that transforms into a milk upon contact with damp skin for delicious, skin-smoothing and invigorating exfoliation."

The good: It smells really nice and if you squint really hard while trying to avoid getting drugstore shampoo in your face; you might feel like you're in an expensive French spa in the South of France. The texture is really grainy to begin with...I actually lost all hope once I touched it because it seemed like it was going to be very abrasive. However, after I started to rub it on my skin it turned into this amazingly creamy consistency.

The bad: If you have sensitive skin this is probably going to be abrasive upon first contact. I decided to just use it as an exfoliant for my legs (which primed them great for shaving). Even though the formula turns creamy there are still little peach kernel pieces that do their fair share of scrubbing.

The ugly: The price! It's $30 for 3.5 ounces. Save the 30 bucks and throw some sugar, sweet almond oil, and a splash of vanilla in a mason jar and call it day! Spend your $30 on something worth having... Like anything from The Kate Spade store.

And that is all I have to say...