Avon Skin So Soft - The Bug Exterminator

Ever since I've had the ladies I've been a bit iffy on chemicals around the house. I use soapy water to help my plants and vinegar to wash surfaces. And you're dern tootin' I'm not going to douse them or the house in Raid to keep the bugs away.

Wanna know what rules?

Avon Skin So Soft.

The Legend.

It repels ticks and mosquitoes, removes makeup and ring-around-the collar, and repels fleas on dogs. I'm finding so many tips for using Skin So Soft I can't even list them all. Someone lovingly listed 104 uses for Skin So Soft, so I'll just link to that here.

Avon shipping is only .99 right now so go on and gitchee some!!

Athena and I are becoming nail polish and decal junkies

Being a girl is fun. Having a little girl that loves all things makeup and nail polish is even better. Avon is totally upping their game with their new nailwear. The different finishes and decorations make it look like we've been to the salon when in reality we're just playing with $3.99 nail polish. Win.

Create Nail Envy!

With a New & Improved formula, 45 new shades and 4 new finishes to play with, Nailwear Pro+ Nail Enamel is your pretty little secret to summer's hottest nails.

(Athena's favorite is the mosaic finish.)

We give it all 2 very nicely manicured thumbs up.

Perfect Bronzer and Makeup Deals Galore

I love bronzing pearls. Swirling your brush around in those little colored balls gives the perfect mix and dispersion of color. I use to use the most beautiful Guerlain bronzer back when I could drop $40 on a bitchin' makeup palette instead of a Diapers.com shipment. Oh, those were the shopping days.

WELL, (I'm sure you know where I'm going with this.) Avon has introduced their bronzing pearls and they are LOVELY.

Put a touch of glowing color on the lip:

And you look like a young, dewy goddess:

Ahem... or something like that.

Tons of makeup specials, $3.99 lipsticks, and free shipping on orders over $30 with code FS30REP on www.YourAvon.com/NBrocus

Sunday Sharing - Beer and Family Resemblance

I know. I'm reaching. What kind of topic is this? But I would like to introduce to you (if you don't already know) the greatest tasting lager I have ever had the joy of drinking. My mom got some for me to see if drinking one helped calm the old nerves on particularly bad OCD days. It's delicious, works like a charm, and boosts the old milk supply.

From their site:

Wild Blue is a blueberry lager that fuses the juice of nature’s perfect fruit – blueberries – with premium American and German hops, two row and six-row barley malt and cereal grains. Wild Blue has a full taste with a pleasant blueberry aroma and flavor, and contains 8 percent alcohol by volume

My mom shared this picture from my youth. I think I'm starting to see myself in Athena. Maybe. Just a little bit.

Happy May, y'all. I hope the weather gets nice and warm. SPRING!!!

Sunday Sharing - Share with you, share with me.

My entire adult life I have thought that hair products were akin to snake oil. I didn't think there was possibly anything some overpriced product could do that would fix this mop atop my head. After I got my extensions, I was forced to buy certain types of products to take extra good care of them. I'm cheap so I bought some inexpensive products to try.

I'm a changed gal.

Since I have to actually "do" my hair now, I'd like to get as much time in between washings as possible.

mark Mega Volume Next Day Spray $6.00"Refresh hair between shampooing, helps remove build-up and reduces the appearance of oil. 6 fl. oz."
 It's freakin' awesome.

I also love love love the mark. Salon Straight products. It does exactly what the name implies. I look like I actually had my hair straightened and styled at the salon.

Now YOU talk to ME!

I've had a membership to a gym. I've owned all kinds of exercise equipment. I've tried juice cleanses and supplements. Nothing has ever worked for me because I don't stick with it. Nursing and baby-wrangling have been the diets of the century for me. From those two things alone I have lost 65lbs in 9 months. Now, if I could tone up without actually doing anything, well that would just be rad. Enter these:

Lots of different brands make them, and I was wondering if any of you have tried them or if you know someone who knows someone that has killer legs now because of them.
Curves for Women

"Sole encourages a natural rocking motion with every step to help challenge muscles. Leather upper and man-made materials. Imported."
NOW: lowest price ever $29.99

Sunday Sharing - Amazing Artist

3 things I love: Supporting Toledo, supporting moms, and supporting friends. This week's Sunday Sharing does all three.

This Spring I'm going to continue revamping our little house in my attempt to make Louis love modest living as much as I do. I began looking for artistic ideas to decorate the family/media room I'm making in the basement. Looky here ya'll:

Awesome for a media area!

Check out her Facebook page called Brush Collections. Are you going to be in the Toledo area April 16th? Head to Artomatic 419 11am-11pm located at 407 Washington downtown.

Danielle is an awesome girl, an awesome mom, an awesome friend, and an awesome artist. Check her out.

Sunday Sharing - My extensions, fake baking, and promotions

After 6 weeks, it was time to get the ol' weave tightened. They still looked GREAT but you gotta maintain these babies. Jennifer put some new blond ones in and threw some highlights on the top. Just when I thought I couldn't love them anymore BOOM they're the awesomest!

Also, note the eyebrows. Pello Salon and Spa has the best waxer this side of the Mississippi. It was easily the most pleasant waxing experience I've ever had, and my brows look so perfect Louis thought that Linda took mine off and painted new ones on. (I laughed at him, you can too.) Check out "waxing" under the services menu.

While I was getting my hair done a client came in for the spray tan. Oh. My. Gosh. The color was BEAUTIFUL. I've never seen someone look so natural brown and not orange in the least. They're offering a promotion right now: A full body Fake Bake session for $25.00. Print the coupon off here.

All other promotions are here.

*I want to make sure you guys know that no one pays me to say any of this stuff. These ladies saved my self esteem and I want to shout their talents from the roof tops.