Liebster Award Nomination!

Hello everyone! Today is an exciting day for Everything Life! I've been nominated for the Liebster award by Tracy from savvyandme.blogspot.it . 

For those who are unaware what the Liebster award is, it's an award to help promote new bloggers. The word Liebster is German and has a few different meanings like dearest, lovely, and valued.

There are a few simple rules that you need to follow:

- Mention the person who nominated you with a link in their blog. 

- Answer the 11 questions provided by the person who nominated you.

- Nominate 11 other bloggers with less than 200 followers.

- Create a new set of 11 questions for your nominees to answer.

Here are the questions that Tracy created for me:

1. What is your favorite season to dress for? 

Definitely winter. I love sweaters, boots, and scarves. 

2. What is your ultimate style tip?

 Just because it's "trendy" doesn't mean it's cute.

3. Describe your style. 

My style is all over the place. I love so many different things. I can't think of a better word than all over the place.. But still cute of course. :) 

4. What is your most memorable vacation/ or place you've traveled? Why? 

This is a hard one. I loved Chamonix, France. It is so amazingly beautiful, and it has amazing snowboarding. 

5. What's your dream job/career? 

My dream job would probably be a personal shopper. Because I love clothes and shopping....

6. How often do you go shopping? 

I work in a clothing store so basically everyday! 

7. What are your top 3 beauty products? 

Revlon whipped foundation. Milani baked blush. Rimmel lipsticks!

8. Who is your favorite YouTube guru and why?

Ohhhh. This is a hard one. I am absolutely obsessed with YouTube so it's hard to just choose one. My favorite beauty guru is probably Jaclyn Hill because she is so knowledgeable about everything makeup. 

9. What is your favorite fragrance?

Marc Jacobs Dot.

10. What are your goals for your blog?

My goals for my blog are for people to enjoy reading it! I would love for all of my followers and future viewers to enjoy reading my blog and learn something. 

11. What is your favorite online store?

UrbanOG.com. They have so much cute stuff, and it's not super expensive either! 

The blogs that I would like to Nominate are:

1. kissmeimstylish.com

2. chasinghopeaway.blogspot.it

3. cachoojoo.blogspot.it4. 

5. fashionsmilescupcakes.blogspot.it

6. sparkofallure.com

7. dearstephiiie.blogspot.it

8. phoebecate.blogspot.it

9. shemightbeloved.com

10. the-golden-girl.com

11. pastriespumpsandpi.blogspot.it

My questions for my nominees are:

1. What is your favorite thing about blogging?

2. What is your favorite brand?

3. Who inspires you the most?

4. What are your goals for your blog?

5. Who is your fashion icon?

6. Describe your blog in 3 words.

7. What is your favorite drugstore makeup brand?

8. What is your favorite food?

9. What is your favorite piece of clothing you own? 

10. Who is your favorite celebrity?

11. What are you most excited about for 2014?

Thank you to all of my nominees and thank you again to Tracy at (savvyandme.blogspot.it) for nominating me! 

I love you all, none of this would be possible without you!

Until next time,

XOXO

Kassi

Love it OR Toss it: Loreal Damage-Erasing Balm

Today on Love it OR Leave it I am going to be talking about the Loreal Damage-erasing balm. This is a product from loreal's fairly new line of products called Total Repair 5.                              

                                  

This is essentially a lotion for your hair. I don't really know how else to describe it. The consistency of this product is extremely thick and luxurious. It also smells great which is a big plus. I'm just going to say it now. This product is definitely a love it. Okay more like a love love love love love it. Yes that was necessary. This product I believe has transformed my hair. I have always had pretty healthy hair, my only problem area was my ends. This stuff has seriously changed my ends. 

I put this on my hair while I'm in the shower, and after I use shampoo. I leave it on for as long as I can, usually around 5 or 7 minutes. When you wash it out your hair feels like a silky, healthy, piece of awesomeness. I am serious ladies, You need this in your life like ASAP no questions asked. 

You can find this at pretty much any drugstore. I buy mine at the Navy Exchange for around $6. I am not even lying I would probably spend up to $20 at least on this. It is simply amazing and a total must buy if you love silky smooth amazing hair!

I hope this has helped you if you are having some trouble with finding an affordable alternative damage eraser. If you have any questions don't hesitate to ask! I will see you ladies next week for another weekly post on Love it Or Leave it!

Until next time,

XOXO

Kassi

D.I.Y Sharpie Mugs

Hello everyone! So I have decided to jump on the sharpie mug band wagon, and share some of my tips and tricks with you! These mugs are so adorable, personalized, and good for any occasion. These would be great for a gift for anybody or any holiday. I think one of the things I love the most about these are how they just look handmade... That doesn't make sense. I guess what i'm trying to say is I like that they have your very own handwriting and you were creative in making them. That to me is the best kind of gift! Thought out and personalized. Okay enough rambling, lets get started!

What you will need:

A ceramic mug (The cheaper the better, Dollar store ones work great!)

A Sharpie. I used a normal sharpie and a fine tip.

Rubbing Alcohol

Q-tips

Cotton pads

Some creativity!

First off you need to soak your cotton pad in the rubbing alcohol, and then clean the mug. While you are doing this don't touch the mug after you clean it. The oils from your hands could prevent the sharpie from sticking to your mug while you bake it.

If you have some rubber gloves that would probably be the best way to do this, because let me tell you, it is not easy to not touch your mug while drawing. I didn't have any gloves so I just wrapped my hand in saran wrap... I know. I don't want to talk about it either. 

Once you have cleaned the surface, start drawing! You can prepare a few Q-tips dipped in alcohol, because if you are speedy you can remove any mistakes you make with the Q-tip.

I decided to make a mug for my husband. I wrote "Goodmorning Sunshine" on the outside of the mug. On the inside rim I wrote "I love you handsome". Cute, I know ;). The other mug I just opted for some cute designs. If you wanted to write one of your favorite quotes, or if you're good at drawing then draw something cool! 

                                     

Once you are done drawing still be sure to not touch it! Set your mug or mugs aside in a safe place where they will be left alone for 24 hours. By letting it sit it allows the sharpie to fully set. I put some saran wrap over them and left it till the next day.

Once you have let them sit for 24 hours it is time to bake them!  FIRST put your mugs in the oven when it is cold. Then turn your oven to 425 degrees fahrenheit. Leave the mugs in for 30 minutes. If you know your oven takes awhile to heat up, then start the timer for 30 minutes once it has reached 425. 

I would recommend checking your mug throughout the 30 minutes just to make sure your mug is staying white, and does not turn brown int he heat.

Once the timer has gone off turn the oven off and LEAVE your mugs inside the oven until it is cold enough to reach your hand in and take the mug out. You can then test to make sure the sharpie has stayed by rubbing a wet rag over the part you have drawn on. If not, put it in the over for round 2. Same degree and time. 

The next test is the dishwasher! If it passes that test then you get an A+! I ran mine through the dishwasher and I am happy to report it stayed on! I would love to hear about your mugs. If they worked or not, and also what you drew! I hope I inspired you to do something fun and cool! If you have any questions don't hesitate to ask!

Until next time

XOXO

Kassi

Love it OR Toss it: Soap&Glory.

Love it or toss it is going to be a new weekly series I am going to do! So this is how it's going to work. Every week I am going to pick a product that I have had proper time to review, and then tell you if I "Love it" or if I want to "Toss it". Meaning i'm not going to buy a foundation, wear it once, hate it, then put it in the "toss it" pile. I have found that even though I may not be too fond of it the first time I used it, sometimes if I use it again and again I might just like it! I will be reviewing not only beauty products but clothes, accessories, food, and probably anything else you can think of!

So here we are. Let's get started. This week I am going to talk about Soap & Glory products.

The products I am going to mention are (from left to right in the picture) The clean girls body wash, 3 body butters, and the Face soap and Clarity.

So first off is the body wash. It says it's a skin softening cream body wash, and let me tell you that they are spot on with that statement. This stuff feels amazing on your skin, it has a serious amount of suds..? is that the right word, bubbles? I don't know. Anyways it is very luxurious and after you wash with it you can feel the difference in your skin, it will feel moisturized and clean. It does have a kind of hard scent to describe. I would say it has a very "clean" scent mixed with some vanilla. I think you can already guess but this is definitely a Love it for me.

Next up we have the Body butter trio! These 3 came as a set from Sephora for $15. The Righteous butter (the one all the way to the right in the package) is the only one that you can buy in this size, which is great to put in your purse or travel with, and it is $5. The other 2 you have to buy in a bigger container which I believe they are $20 each. One of the main reasons I got this was because I already have the righteous butter in the small container, and I wanted to try the other scents, but didn't want to spend $20 on the big one not knowing if I would like it or not. So this just worked out perfect for me! Okay, so starting from left to right of how they are in the package, first up is Butter Yourself. This is a "Super Rich Bodycream" which is what it says on the label and they are once again spot on. This stuff is so thick, so creamy, so moisturizing, oh my goodness. The flavor is described as "5 fruits" and I would also say that is very accurate, it smells very fruity and delicious.
Moving on to our 2nd product this is the Sugar Crush body buttercream. If you love the scent of lime then this is the perfect product for you. It is very very fragrant, but not over powering. It's just right. The scent literally smells exactly like the Yoplait Key lime pie yogurt. Like I am not even joking you could probably pull a pretty good April fools prank and switch the two of them, and just by the scent you wouldn't even know the difference. Just kidding, don't do that thats mean.... ;) Anyways, sorry got a bit sidetrack there. The consistency of this one is definitely not as rich as the one I previously talked about, but it is still very moisturizing.
Now last but definitely not least is the Righteous Butter. Now I mentioned this in my "Winter essentials" post. I actually just realized that on the packaging it says for "Very dry skin" which I never noticed before. But, it makes sense because this body moisturizer is very very moisturizing. I am not even joking if I put this on and then 30 minutes later I got to wash my hands, after I wash them I can still feel the lotion on my skin!
Once again I am sure you guys can already guess that these three are all a definite Love it for me! I love and recommend all of these products, and I think that everyone needs these in their life!

Now lastly we have a 3-in-1 daily detox vitamin C facial wash. I actually bought 3 of these at Sephora because they were only like $3 a piece or something like that, and they are a perfect travel size. I travel quite a bit and always find myself having a dilemma about my big face wash bottle, so I figured why not give these a try. This face wash leaves your skin super clean and fresh feeling. It has a super fruit Plum for skin brightening complex. And for the last product you can guess it, it is a Love it!

I hope you all liked this post, and found it helpful. Soap & Glory is a UK based product, so if you're in the UK I believe it is pretty easy to find there, but if you're not don't worry you can get it at Sephora in stores or online! If you have any questions or comments or whatever you can always ask me in the comments below. I hope you all enjoyed this & Until next time.

XOXO

Kassi