There are affiliate links in this post.I started the curly girl method in May of 2018, roughly 8 months ago. This was what my hair looked like before:I was really tired of battling frizz and poofiness. I had grown my hair out really long because it seemed to reduce the poof a bit when it was weighed down. Yet having really long hair made my hair so heavy that it would give me headaches when I wore it up. No good!Last spring I started googling terms related to frizzy hair. I kept Read more [...]

Thank you to Godai for sending me product. As always, all opinions are my own.Since giving birth to our daughter five years ago, I've been phasing out as many chemicals as possible from our home. Before having kids I honestly didn't consider the toxic ingredients we were putting in and on our bodies, but when our daughter was born with very sensitive skin I started to realize it was an issue. I'd always thought I had asthma because when we'd clean our apartment I'd get very wheezy and have trouble Read more [...]

I was sent the HighSpirits 3 piece vitamin c skincare kit for review. All opinions are my own.One of my goals for 2019 is to finally learn makeup. I kinda missed the boat on exploring cosmetics in middle and high school. My youngest sister is currently 15 and she has way more makeup skills than I do even though I am 27! I'm not someone who wants to wear a full face of makeup all the time, but I wish I knew how t do a full face of makeup well for special occasions and had nice everyday casual Read more [...]

I received some of Softsoap's new holiday body washes to facilitate this post.  All opinions are my own. Are you ready!?  I can hardly believe it but Christmas is almost here!  My kids are thrilled.  I'm excited but not as much as usual.  Why?  Honestly, I'm a little stressed right now!  We just started remodeling (the week before Christmas......WHO does that!?!)  So about half of our house is out of commission right now.  And our living room.  Yeah.  That's located in the garage currently.  Read more [...]

Thank you to well&belle for providing me with products to facilitate my blog review. All opinions are 100% my own.A few years ago, I took a deep look at the cosmetics I was using. When I looked at the ingredients they contained, I was horrified! Many of them had stuff I couldn't even pronounce. I also began reading about how those toxic ingredients could be linked to hormonal disruptions and cancer. I decided then and there that it wasn't worth the risk. It was time for a change. Since Read more [...]