I love love love heels. Love them! I am fairly short so I jump at the chance to wear 4 inch heels whenever I can. I love the fact that sky-high heels are popular now and not considered “hooker-ish”. There have been a lot of e-mails inquiring about the platform mary-jane pumps seen at Fashion Week, Awards Shows, etc. Unfortunately not all of us have an expendable budget to purchase a pair of $600 Yves Saint Laurent shoes (sigh). But not to fret, I have come up with the closest pairs I could find for you savvy fashionistas on a budget. And for those of you, like me, who love their heels but hate the pain, check out Foot Petals. They’re little cushions you put in your heels to make them more comfortable. I own them and have them in every pair of my shoes. They come in all colors so check them out!

Clockwise from top left:

• BCBGirls “Lara” - Endless - $109.95
• Linea Paolo “Beautie” - Nordstrom - $109.95
• BCBirls “Lora” - Endless - $109.95
• BCBGirls “Lara” - Endless - $109.95
• Michael Antonio “Paddington” - Cutesy Girl - $32.99
• Platform Peep Toe - ASOS - $54.18

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Self Magazine listed their 11 top picks when it comes to soap bars that do more than just scrub away the dirt.

• Hydrating - Dove Cream Oil Beauty Bar - $3 (available everywhere)
• Invigorating - Claus Porto Seven Times Milled Shea Butter Deco Lime Basil Soap - $14
• Degrease - Erno Laszlo Special Skin Soap - $39
• Sensitive - Kiehl’s Non-Soap Moisturizing Cleansing Bar - $10 (big fan of this brand)
• Luxurious - Mor Soap Emporium in Lychee Flower - $14
• Shave - Avocado Oil Rich E Shave Soap - $28 (sorry - couldn’t find this one)
• Polish - L’Occitane Grape Exfoliating Body Bar - $10
• Circulation - Bliss Lemon + Sage Soap Slab - $18
• Dandruff - Lush New Solid Shampoo Bar - $9
• Acne - Unna & Co. Black and White Soap $33
• Relax - Lothantique Lavender Soap - $12

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I’m not big on the whole self tanning look, so I was pretty excited when Jergens came out with this Natural Glow Daily Moisturizer that gradually changes the color of your skin.

I tried it for a few days and didn’t see a difference at all. But, once I had been using it for a week I could see just the slightest change in my skin color. It really gave me a little bit of a healthy glow. Rather than totally white, I was just off-white Yet, at the same time, I didn’t look orange or fake at all.

On the bottle, they show that after a few days you should see a slight difference and after a week you should see a change of about two tones. I really only saw a change of maybe one shade difference from my natural pale color, and that was fine with me. I would rather the color be subtle than too strong!

Cost: $5.99

Click to purchase Jergens Natural Glow Daily Moisturizer.

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Who has time for an at home dye job that lasts 30 minutes? These days, women are on the go and always in need of more hours in a day. Well, check out this new product I just read about. Perfect 10 by Nice N’ Easy is the first at home hair coloring kit that promises permanently colored healthy looking hair in only ten minutes! Can you stand it?

And new technology has this dye avoiding hair’s keratin fibers  (you know, the good stuff that keeps our manes looking healthy) which means more bounce to your step. I’d say it’s worth a shot.

Oh, one more thing - IT SMELLS NICE! No yucky odors. They’ve been replaced with a “pretty floral fragrance”. Personally, I don’t mind that yucky smell. But I’m one of those people that likes gasoline and nail polish remover too. 
Cost: $13.99

Available at drugstores nationwide.

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Ahhh, yes, blackheads….dreaded blackheads. Fortunately, I don’t suffer from them. So, you might ask why I am writing this post on a product designed to “kill blackhead and breakout causing bacteria.” Well, my husband gets blackheads. His pores are GIANT so blackheads are his biggest problem. (And oh, how he would kill me if he knew I was writing this, hahaha!)

I have had him try various face washes, to see if we could find something that would do the trick, but we didn’t have any luck until we came across the Clear Pore Cleanser/Mask by Neutrogena, recommended to me by a friend. You can use it as daily cleanser or an intensive mask. My hubby uses it about two or three times a week as an intensive mask and it works WONDERS. His skin is so clean and blackhead free after he uses it. I’ve tried it as well, and it makes my skin super soft. It doesn’t dry me out at all.

I give my one hundred percent stamp of approval to this product! You can by it here for just $6.65!

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