A Few Things I Picked Up From Lush

My life took somewhat of a crazy turn recently and let's just say that the stress and anxiety have been creeping on me. It's very easy for me to get consumed by my thoughts, and that's why I always try to be proactive and do something before my anxiety becomes worse. This past week I decided that I wanted some retail therapy and boy did it feel amazing to just go to the mall for hours. One of the stores that really called my name that day was Lush, which is kind of strange for me since I'm not really a Lush-aholic. The Lush scent just lured me in and then I went a little crazy trying out and sniffing almost everything! I swear that all the products in the store sounded really appealing to me that day and I ended up buying some cool and some unusual things that I want to share with you.

Best and Worst Aluminum-Free Deodorants

Ever since I mentioned that I use aluminum-free deodorant back in July I've received many requests to make a video about aluminum-free deodorants. I took the task of making this video very seriously and I think I may had gotten a bit carried away when I rounded up seven different deodorants to try out. I managed to get a really great variety of deodorants to try, from natural to mineral deodorants. I will be discussing their efficiency, ingredients, and any other details about them. Hopefully this will help you out if you've been thinking about making the switch from regular deodorant to aluminum-free.

Time-Saving Body Care Routine

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Let me make a confession: I'm super lazy when it comes to body care. While I absolutely love spending my time applying my makeup, applying lotion is not one of my favorite activities. In fact I only do it when I remember or when my skin is feeling extremely dry. Oops! I feel like I've let you all down a little since you all probably think I'm obsessed with everything and anything body care related, but I'm not. The reality is that a skin care, body care, and makeup routine can all be time be very time consuming, but I was recently introduced to a fancy new product by Jergens that has helped me cut some time from my less than perfect body care routine. Yes, I can finally wave goodbye to wasting time rubbing my moisturizer in and can use that extra time to perfect my winged eyeliner. Hey, I have my priorities! If you're anything like me, then you'll want to find out my time-saving and fuzz-free body care routine for lazy girls such as myself.

May 2015 Favorites

It's the end of the month and you know what time it is? It's May favorites time! This monthly favorites video is a bit different to the others I've recorded in the past. First of all, this video is part of a collab with four of my YouTube friends: Bon Parisien, Jonathan Curtis, Will Cook, and Sammee Jayne. Second, in this video I will be sharing some of my favorite natural and cruelty-free products. All but one product is cruelty-free and the majority of the products are incredibly affordable. If you're interested in seeing what I've been loving and all the other videos in the collab please keep reading.

The Yves Rocher Holiday Collection

The Yves Rocher holiday scents are here and let me tell you, they are absolutely amazing! There's everything from a delightful pear caramel, to refreshing berry scents. For the Jaffa Cake fans out there, there's something for you in this collection (I'm talking to you mom)! The collection is a big one and it includes products such as candles, body care, nail polishes, and makeup. This was my first introduction to many of the products that I'll be talking about in this video. Consider this kind of like a "haul and review" video where I will show you what I received and tell you a bit about everything.

My Summer + Smooth Legs Routine

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We're only days away from the official start of summer, but here in San Diego it's been summer since 2014 began. You always have to be summer ready around here which means having a nice manicure/pedicure, silky legs, and always wearing some form of SPF. I know many resort to tanning during the summer, but I'm a naturally pale person so I have to step up my SPF game during the hottest months of the year. In this blog post I've teamed up with #CollectiveBias to share #MySummerLook by using Sally Hansen and Energizer products that can be easily found at Target. There's also a very exciting Instagram contest where $2,250 in Target gift cards will be given away so you can get your own summer ready look.

Review | Zim's Advanced Crack Creme

When I was contacted by Zim's to review their Crack Creme ($9.99) I immediately said yes because their product had both aloe and arnica, two ingredients I've been using since my childhood in Mexico. I like to refer to their Crack Creme as a miracle in a tube, that's how good it is. It helps relieve itching, extremely dry skin, inflammation, redness, insect bites, eczema, and psoriasis. I've been testing out this product for a little over a week and have been extremely impressed with the results. I was so excited that I ran to my mom and told her how much my skin has improved. Yes, it's that good and one of you will be lucky enough to get to try this out.