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Have you pampered lately?

I get to ask this question so many times to so many amazing women, and men, who I know are constantly "going, going, going" with kids, spouses, furbabies, work, school, being a caregiver, and life in general....it's my job to help others take better care of themselves. BUT SERIOUSLY.... Have you pampered lately?  (photo circa 2016) When I say pamper you probably think of having to shell out boo-bucks of money, having to find a sitter, and then needing to dedicate several hours of your precious time, if not a whole day, am I right? I thought so too, until I found Perfectly Posh  naturally-based pampering products. They are made here in the USA with amazing ingredients that are sustainably sourced from throughout the world, and all of their products are under $25 (with the exclusion of their amazing age-defying skincare line which is still reasonably priced under $50), and they have an amazing charitable arm. Perfectly Posh does not claim to have any medicinal prop...

Nose Strips vs. Charcoal Mask

Haha. So occasionally I like to do some "outside the field" work and experiment with other brands. We saw these nose strips that were inexpensive and thought we'd try them out. First, let me start with there were 3 strips in the box for $1.00, so great price like I mentioned previously. Second, we read the directions on how to apply: Skin must be wet, peel off plastic sheet, apply, and leave on for 10-15 minutes. Then gently pull off. Here's where I got worried. Anything you have to peel off your skin is not good as it can create little microscopic tears on our face that's already so gentle. Also, t he smell of the strips also had pretty strong, plastic like smell. Hence our faces lol. Well, once we peeled and applied, we had some trouble keeping the strip on our noses. We tried to re-wet our noses to help it stick which helped a little, and allowed them to dry. I'll be honest, I was kind of excited to see that immediate gratification of white do...