Thursday Thoughts

Sometimes you just need a good laugh, am I right?  Life has still been a little crazy lately and I feel myself craving some fun and laughter.  After all, laughter is the best medicine!  I am talking the laugh so hard you cry kind of laughter.  I think I will start with a good comedy for movie night tomorrow and then maybe plan a girls weekend for the not so distant future.  Sometimes you have to create moments where there could be an opportunity for fun & laughter.  A day should be filled with those kind of moments!

**Deals & Steals** Valid 07/31/14 $10.00 or Less!

It's Thursday again and time for Deals & Steals!  This week the focus is $10.00 or less!  I already picked out my two favs for this week, starting with this fun cocktail recipe book from Chronicle Books on sale for only $7.48...plus you can get an additional 5% cash back when you shop through Ebates!

I also love these coin & cosmetic bags from Personal Creations that are on sale for $7.50-$10.00...plus you can get an additional 8% cash back when you shop through Ebates!

As usual the sales are only valid for one day and while supplies last so hurry up and take advantage of these Deals & Steals!

EmFACEize-Review

Protoege Beauty was nice enough to send me some of their *Emfaceize face cream to test out for them and it's been my little secret weapon lately.

I have done a few at home TCA facial peels over the last month or so and I have been using the Emfaceize cream to help soothe, soften and restore my skin.  For anyone who has ever done a facial peel you know how bad your skin dries out and flakes off (not very attractive I might add) and being able to use this face cream helped speed up my healing process immensely.  Emfaceize kept my skin moisturized and hydrated all day long even with it being dried out from the peel.  

Now that my skin has gone back to "normal" I am still using the cream and loving the results.  I have very oily skin naturally so I was a little worried about my skin feeling greasy like it does with other moisturizing creams but I put it on after I use my serum in the morning and it quickly absorbs into my skin leaving it soft and smooth, not greasy at all.  Regular use is suppose to make your skin appear younger, fresher and more translucent so of course I will keep using it!

I received one or more of the products mentioned above for free using Tomoson.com. Regardless, I only recommend products or services I use personally and believe will be good for my readers.

Vegetarian Quick & Easy - Under 15 Minutes Ebook-Review

Vegetarian Quick & Easy - Under 15 Minutes

Ebookpro sent me this Vegetarian ebook, *Vegetarian Quick & Easy - Under 15 Minutes to do a review and I loved how super easy the recipes are, plus it's only $3.49 on Amazon so what's not to love?

You must know that I am not a Vegetarian, at least not yet, I'm trying to get over my affinity for bacon (insert pic of poor helpless pig here).  I have actually been more interested in becoming a Pescetarian (no that is not a religion, lol).  A Pescetarian only eats fish or other seafood but not the flesh of other animals.  In the meantime, I try to choose foods that are healthy for me & my family and we also eat organic whenever possible.

With Vegetarian Quick & Easy - Under 15 Minutes the recipes are really easy and they also don't consist of a ton of ingredients and they are all ingredients that you most likely have on hand. Quick & easy is a HUGE must for our household but I like I said I also like to try and keep meals as healthy as possible and you can really do that with these recipes.  I made the Cheesy Quesadillas the other night because we are still moving into our new place and time is not something we have a lot of right now and the recipe called for chili flakes and I would have never thought of adding chili flakes to a Quesadilla.  Of course, I only put a few on mine since I can't handle the heat like the rest of my family but it was the perfect amount to add just a little "kick".  Plus, super quick & easy!  (My intention was to take a pic of the masterpiece but by the time I remembered we had eaten them all!)

The author, Jonathan Vine, also provides some great info on what it means to be a Vegetarian and even some tips on how to get organized and actually find time to cook for yourself and your family.

Go to Amazon.com and check it out for yourself!  By the way, I think it would make a great cookbook to get your kids and/or teenagers interested in cooking!

I received one or more of the products mentioned above for free using Tomoson.com. Regardless, I only recommend products or services I use personally and believe will be good for my readers.

La Deessa Premium Anti Aging Elixir 20% Vitamin C Elixir Review + Giveaway End 08/14/14 @ 2pm PST

*La Deessa Premium Anti Aging Elixir 20% Vitamin C Serum

I was so excited when I was sent this Vitamin C Elixir from La Deessa to test out for them.  I am already a HUGE fan of Vitamin C Serums of so I was honored to test this Elixir for La Deessa. 

Not only does this Elixir work great, here is a list of all the other benefits it has:

98% Natural

Over 70% Organic

Vegan

Plant-Derived

Alcohol Free

Filler Free

Paraben Free

Sulfate Free

Phthalates Free

Never tested on animals!

I am trying really hard to be conscious of what I am putting on my skin so that fact that this La Deessa Vitamin C Serum is free of all the bad stuff is just an added bonus!  I love that the product is easily absorbed into my skin so I can still use my favorite moisturizer if I wanted to.  I have also noticed that my skin seems brighter and it has even helped lighten my hyperpigmentation and a few of my acne scars as well.  I LOVE it when a product really does what is says it does!

I know, I know, now you want to know how you can get your hands on some for yourself, am I right?  Well, how about getting a bottle for FREE a $79.95 value!!  La Deessa was also gracious enough to sponsor a Giveaway for my readers and they will send a FREE bottle of La Deessa Premium Anit Aging Elixir 20% Vitamin C Serum to 3 lucky winners!  

Not only that, if don't end up winning a FREE bottle then the next best thing is to get 25% off!  La Deessa was also nice enough to give my readers a Promo Code, LAD25OFF to use to get 25% off of $19.95 (List Price Value is $79.95).

Check out the La Deessa website for detailed product information and go to Amazon, here to use your Promo Code, LAD25OFF.

The Giveaway runs from 7/30/2014 11:00 am PST until 8/14/2014 2:00 pm PST, 3 Winners will be chosen at random.  Click on Entry Form link to view Terms & Conditions.

***Each item counts as 1 entry so you can do as many or as little as you want!***

Entry-Form

I received one or more of the products mentioned above for free using Tomoson.com. Regardless, I only recommend products or services I use personally and believe will be good for my readers.

Must Have Monday-Memebox Special #29 Scrub Box

It's "Must Have Monday" and I am thinking I MUST have this Scrub Box by MEMEBOX!  If you are new to MEMEBOX and have been wanting a box to call your own then now is a good time.  MEMEBOX is constantly running specials on their boxes so if this Scrub Box does not interest you then they have a ton of other choices that will.  Each regular MEMEBOX contains a surprise of 4-8 full-size/deluxe samples of Korean beauty products.  Here a just a few examples of what they offer for $23.00-$29.00 per box + $6.99 for Shipping:

You can also purchase a SUPERBOX that contains full-sized surprise products only for $23.00-$79.00 per box + $6.99 for Shipping.  Here are few examples of the SUPERBOX:

 I love Korean Beauty and I love MEMEBOX!  I could actually do my "Must Have Monday" post on a few other boxes that I have my eye on but I love a good scrub so the Scrub Box won.  The only bad thing is that the boxes do take awhile to receive but I think they are worth the wait!  Have you tried a MEMEBOX yet?  If so I would love to hear what you thought about it so leave me a comment below...

Xium 100% Pure Green Coffee Bean Extract-Review

Xium 100% Pure Green Coffee Bean Extract

I am all for anything that helps me maintain my weight and I think that *100% Pure Green Bean Extract really does help.  The great people at Xium were nice enough to send me their 100% Pure Green Bean Extract to test out for them.  The science behind Green Coffee Bean Extract is that it is thought to affect how the body handles blood sugar and metabolism.

I take vitamins & supplements everyday as part of my health care routine & to help maintain my weight and I think Xium 100% Pure Green Extract is a great addition to my routine!

I received one or more of the products mentioned above for free using Tomoson.com. Regardless, I only recommend products or services I use personally and believe will be good for my readers.