Operation “get my linen closet back”! Get Organized!

I moved into my house over a year ago and I’m still doing my makeup in my bathroom! Now, this wouldn’t be a problem if I had a huge bathroom with plenty of space but unfortunately that is not the case. I had completely taken over the linen closet which is inside my bathroom! I had nothing but products; makeup brushes, makeup, nail polish, nail polish remover, shampoo, etc… on all three shelves leaving no room for my towels or sheets! I am storing those things in the closet in my bedroom on shelves built for my shoes! SMH!

Last Friday I woke up with the mission of taking my linen closet back for its intended purpose and began on my journey to get organized! I researched and found a vanity and mirror from Pier 1 that I absolutely fell in love with! I purchased the vanity and mirror and went straight to Michael’s and Target to get organizers and decorative filler because you know I had to make the space as girly as possible!

I spent all Friday and much of Saturday transferring my makeup products from my linen closet to my new vanity area which is located in my multipurpose room! I’m not finished with the room but I have been so pleased with the ability to get dressed in an area designated for this purpose! All of my products are organized just the way I like it! The area isn’t quite complete but it has become my favorite room in the house!

My project for this month is to finish organizing the linen closet so my towels and sheets will have a permanent home!

Tips/Hot items:

I’m ordering this lip stick container as soon as possible! It holds up to 50 tubes! Heavenly!

Lip stick case 

Lips Must Not Stay Chapped!

A major violation of pretty girl status is to walk around with chapped, splitting, peeling lips! It’s just not hot or comfortable! I live in Michigan and the winters here are BRUTAL on your skin and especially your lips!

For some reason this winter season was extremely hard on my lips. My staple products were no longer proving to be effective. I was perplexed and thought to myself, boy this being 30 plus (only a few pluses thank you! Lol) sure does change things!

I was on a mission to find the perfect ritual and combination of products that would cure my new found cure less issue of chapped lips! Again, that’s not hot! Lol

I first increased my water consumption because obviously I needed more to hydrate my body and in turn help with this issue I was facing. I also began applying a nice portion of good old fashion Vaseline, only this brand and not any other brand of petroleum jelly, every night before going to bed!  This helped tremendously but I wasn’t quite satisfied with the daily lip balm I was applying. I won’t name the product because honestly I tried a lot and none of them proved to be effective.

I was given a nice lip balm for Christmas but it costs $27 per stick and was gone within two weeks! I was happy that I had found something that worked but unhappy because I was developing an expensive habit! I challenged myself to find a cheaper alternative which yielded the same results!

Ready…. Set…. Go….

It took a few weeks but I finally found a replacement product! I was so elated I almost did a dance around the block a few times but thought that would be a little weird so just settled on a fist pump and nod! J

My absolute favorite winter time lip balm is……. Burt Bee’s Ultra Conditioning lip balm with kokum butter! When I say it works, it works! My less than attractive, uncomfortable chapped lips turned into supple heaven in no time! I know spring is here but next winter try it and thank me later! J

P.S. Nivea just came out with a new product called lip butter… check it out too, and you may like it!

My love for Philosophy!

I was sitting home a few Saturdays ago flipping through my channels in search of something to keep me entertained. For the first time, I stopped on the QVC channel because they were featuring Philosophy.

Well people, this is all it took!!! I can get a deal on beauty products that I would actually use and not some old lady perfume or less than attractive jewelry?!?  Hey, I was all in! They featured the Summer Grace limited edition (of course it was limited edition) gift box. This included a body exfoliating scrub, shower gel, body mist oil, and fragrance. People were calling into the show raving about this product. One lady said she was even chased down by a stranger on the subway in New York just to be asked what she was wearing! Yeah, that was enough to get my purchase! I had finally become one of those people who buy from QVC or the home shopping network! WHAT?!?! Lol

 

When the package arrived you would’ve thought I was a kid on Christmas morning! I immediately opened the box to smell this so called amazing scent! PEOPLE!!!!! I was not disappointed!!! I LOVEEEEEEE the fragrance.  It has a subtle clean and refreshing smell. I mean, I want to pick me up because it smells so good! I am beyond pleased with the purchase.

My work week was long and stressful but my Philosophy Summer Grace collection helped melt it all away! I came home Friday, used the shower gel as bubble bath and settled into a long escape fit for the most deserving Queen!