This year is my year of being frugal and fabulous. My friends all use Avon products because they are all reasonably priced and they swear the quality is just as good as many of the products I would purchase at the department store. Since they all love Avon, I took advantage of becoming their new Avon lady

I bought the Avon ANEW Rejuvenate Starter kit for $15 dollars. This set came with the ANEW Rejuvenate revitalizing 2-1 gel cleanser, Rejuvenate 24 hour eye cream., Revitalizing day and night cream.

I through the cleanser into my gym bag and after a very grueling cardio session, I grabbed the cleanser to wash my face. After I work out, my skin is atrocious. My pores flare up and my skin is red and angry!

When you lift the cap, you immediately notice a nice sweet fragrance. It’s not overpowering at all. The gel isn’t sticky or tacky like some cleansers that I’ve tried. I started to wash my face, and my face felt so refreshed without the peppermint feeling like in many other cleansers that I’ve tried. After I rinse my face, there wasn’t a residue left on my face and the nice fragrance still lingered. I touched my face and immediately noticed how soft and more resilient my skin felt. I’ve never experienced this with any cleanser I’ve ever tried! My pores mellowed out considerably, I would even say they looked a lot smaller than pre-workout.

Pros:

Pleasant, mellow scent – cheap! $12.00 a bottle (cheaper if you buy it from my friend) – leaves skin feeling smooth, clean and firm.

Cons:

Some people may not like scented facial cleanser

The issue – a super tight budget and a lack of clothes that fit well…  the solution… for the first time in the 24 years of my life… buying a belt. I have a weird OCD issue with belts. I don’t like how they feel on my body. No real logical reason about why I don’t like them.

After reading at article from Style on a String, I am going to try to incorporate belts into my wardrobe as a temporary solution to my lack of well-fitted clothes.

Let’s see how all of that pans out.

It’s $75 + shipping – It’s on my list of things I’d like to buy. I will budget this in coming these following months. I love functional things! I’m going to get it in Crimson Red. How sexy!

Special Features:

• Tons of storage pockets and compartments
• Lower main compartment for cosmetic storage
• Detachable mirror
• Plastic coated bottom with metal feet
• Ventilated zip pocket compartment in back
• Perfect for shoes or soiled clothing
• ID card for identification
• Interior bottle holder and cargo pocket
• D-ring for your keys, pen holders & zip pocket
• Material specially treated with water-repellent finish

Puddle Jumper by Lug

Besides the massage spa chair… this place is kinda cute. Matching decor – definitely not ghetto like some of the other nail salons in Long Beach…

This was my second visit to King Nails, and this time, as well as last, there was a crazy white woman complaining about her acrylics. This obviously leaves me very hesistant to get the fill… but I did. Anyhow, I got a pink-and-white fill with a solid color pedicure. The fill, I was not too thrilled with. I asked if they had pink glitter powder, and they said yes. I even showed them the set I had on and asked specifically if the powder was the same… it wasn’t. In a dyer need of a fill, I took what they had to offer. The guy who did my fill didn’t do a fantastic job either. It’s been 3 days, and I already see a sign of lifting. Brighter note, my nails are at the length that I like: SHORT. The pedicure was mediocre. The massage wasn’t that great… and they only offer spa pedicures… not worth the extra $ if you ask me.

Plus side:
1) Easy street parking (& the meter maids never come by – so no sense in feeding it)
2) Employees are friendly.
3) Walk-ins welcome, and it’s never busy.

Down side:
1) Employees understanding of English is very limited.
2) There’s always one crazy white woman complaining and causing a scene.
3) The work is okay. It’s not bad, but if I had a choice of going somewhere better, I would.

King Nails Salon Spa
62 Elm Ave
Long Beach, CA 90802-4910
(562) 983-9100
http://kingnailsspa.com/Service.aspx

Orange Hands

For example this older photo of a super preggers Ashley Simpson-Wentz. Her face is as white as snow, yet she has orange hands…. The last time I checked, taking in some vitamin D at the beach didn’t turn people orange.I highly doubt she eats a bushel of carrots a day… and if she did… wouldn’t her face be orange too?

And this next photo… it’s extremely obvious!! Tila Tequila was promoting her book earlier late last year in this beautiful white dress… her upper half (the part that obviously got natural sunlight) is the normal shade of tan skin. Most Asians that I know have this golden undertone to their tans… then, you look down at her legs: ORANGE!!! I understand looking cute is a must in the “biz” but if you can’t make it look real… just don’t do it!! I think I probably would have gone with a cute pair of tights.. or better yet, a sophisicated pair of slacks with a really sexy, but smart top.

Being orange is a pet peeve of mine… if you’re in So Cal… you really shouldn’t be orange EVER. It’s not sexy at the least, and I am so tired of people trying to make like Orange is the new Black.. you know what I say to that… EEEEWWWWWWWW!!!