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EauMG’s May 2015 Empties

May 2015 Empties

 

May was a really busy month for me too. I had to fly down to Nashville to get my car and the frugs. This trip turned into a much longer trip than expected (over half the month). I was doing well with my purchases but being there for so long, I had to pick up a few staples. And then there were a few bored trips to Ulta where I bought some really weird stuff like body stamps and colored zinc

skincare

Palmer’s Skin Therapy Cocoa Face Oil Review

Palmer's Skin Therapy Oil

After reading some positive reviews online, I purchased Palmer’s Skin Therapy Oil for the face. Palmer’s is one of those budget brands that helped to keep my skin looking good when I was broke. My skin has always responded nicely to cocoa butter and various natural oils. When I wasn’t using something like apricot kernel oil, I was using Palmer’s. This line has been good to me.

This Skin Therapy oil is a newer edition to the line. It’s a mix of oils and retinol… Continue reading | 9 Comments

fragrance, fragrance and food

EauMG at the Northwest Chocolate Festival: Chocolate + Perfume

One of the reasons I moved to the Northwest was because people “did stuff”. Everyone had a hobby. Everyone had a passion. Their passion and enthusiasm made me feel so normal…and healthy. I felt at home with gin snobs, single malt snobs, wine snobs, coffee snobs, olive oil snobs…and this weekend I was introduced to the chocolate snob. On Saturday I went to the Northwest Chocolate Festival. This event had quite a few “chocolate fans”, I mean who isn’t a fan of chocolate? I say that but I’m talking hardcore chocolate fans. Hardcore. Just as hardcore as Doctor Who fans… Continue reading | 10 Comments

Beauty Best Under $10, makeup

Badger Natural Lip Tint & Shimmer Review

Badger Lip Tint and Shimmer Review

Weekly Cheap Secret:

Badger Lip Tint & Shimmer is a natural lip product with lots of organic fair trade cocoa butter. Each tube features two lip colors. All of the shades have a natural Opal Shimmer Lip Balm. The other end of the tube has a natural lip tint. I love tinted lip balms because they are so easy. I also have dry lips that require lots of TLC. I am a major fan of Badger