Sunday, August 29, 2010

Book Review

I just finished up A Little Bit Wicked  by Kristin Chenoweth and am looking forward to reading my next book, My Horizontal Life by Chelsea Handler. Let's just say these books are polar opposites. I enjoyed the Chenoweth book but there were some things I weren't crazy about. It was kind of a boring read. It took me a while before I really got into it. The other thing is her stories are a little all over the place. I blame her ghost writer for this. It didn't really feel like there was much of a time line. At times it was a little hard to follow at what point in her life they were talking about. The things I did like were the fact that Kristin Chenoweth is charming. And the added chapter really did sum things up. I also loved the recipes. It was a sweet book and I did enjoy it but I don't know if I would read it again. I have to say my favorite part was the last chapter because that meant I would get to start my Chelsea Handler book!

So I am starting My Horizontal Life today. And once I finish that up I will finally completely read through That Each Half Inch by Victoria Beckham. Which is a delightful fashion insight. I have skimmed through it and loved it and am really looking forward to actually reading it cover to cover.

More Project 11 Tin

 I am chipping away at my Lush stuff. The end is near! Sort of.... So here are some more pictures, a couple reviews, and the updated list.

Only 1/2 of the Karma Bubble Bar made plenty of bubbles.

Lets talk about the Karma Bubble Bar. I really like it. It has the perfect trademark Karma scent and I noticed how lovely my skin felt afterward (even onto the next day). It was a nice soften feel but not greasy. It was very nice. And the scents mixed well with the B Electro body wash.
The aftermath of Street Party.
It looks like dirt but that is ALL glitter!
Ok now time to discuss Street Party Bath Bomb. Unlike like the Karma Bubble Bar there were things about this one I didn't like, most the clean up afterward. First off, it smelled amazing and my little bathroom smelled like it for DAYS. And while I was in the bath it was really fun. The great scent, the streamer unraveling, the little flags floating around, and tons of glitter. I was not expecting that much glitter. Which was the only thing I didn't like. It was everywhere. And..... once the water dries nothing, I mean NOTHING, cleans off dried, stuck on glitter out of a tub. It took me a couple days to get it all out. & I was covered in it too. Luckily, it was much easier to get off my body than the tub. Either way, I did really like the scent and would probably do it again.

The Updated List:
1. Rockstar Soap - I have a small chunk left
2. Honey I Washed The Kids Soap - I have a slightly larger chunk left
3. B Electro Shower Gel - Only 2 more showers left!
4. 1 Street Party Bath Bomb - 1 bath
5. 1/2 Karma Bubble Bar - 1 more bath!
6. 1 Pop In The Bath Bubble Bar - 2 more baths
7. Strawberry Santa Shower Jelly - Probably 3 or 4 washes left
8. Rub Rub Rub Shower Gel - 1/2 of a small bottle left
9. Up You Gets Emotibomb - 1 showers worth
10. Karma Dusting Powder - probably 2 more times vacuuming my room or 3-4 times in my shoes
11. Ocean Salt - between 1/2 and 1/3 of the small jar

 My goal is to knock out the bubble bars this week and the Karma Dusting Powder. I think I can finish up the B Electro Shower Gel too. Then I will be down to lots of soap.

Tuesday, August 10, 2010

Project 11 Tin Update

I have proudly done some damage to my list. I feel like I am making some progress. So here are some pictures & the updated list.
Up You Gets & Rockstar Soap
Street Party Bath Bomb, Karma Bubble Bar, & Pop In The Bath Bubble Bar
Seasonal Strawberry Santa, Seasonal B Electro, & Rub Rub Rub
Strawberry Santa is FIN!




Ocean Salt is all gone but still smelling amazing

& I also finished Up You Gets. I am now going to clean out my pot & set it with my collection to get my free face mask - I only need 1 more pot! yeahhh.

The Updated List:
1. Rockstar Soap - I have a small chunk left
2. Honey I Washed The Kids Soap - I have a slightly larger chunk left
3. B Electro Shower Gel - I have 1/3 of the large bottle left
4. 1 Street Party Bath Bomb - 1 bath
5. 1 Karma Bubble Bar - which is 2 baths
6. 1 Pop In The Bath Bubble Bar - also 2 baths worth
7. Strawberry Santa Shower Jelly - Probably 3 or 4 washes left
8. Rub Rub Rub Shower Gel - 1/2 of a small bottle left
9. Up You Gets Emotibomb - 1 showers worth
10. Karma Dusting Powder - probably 2 more times vacuuming my room or 3-4 times in my shoes
11. Ocean Salt - between 1/2 and 1/3 of the small jar



More to come soon. Hopefully I can knock out a few more of theses.

Saturday, August 7, 2010

Project 10, uh I mean 11, Tin Lush Style

Project 10 Tin is mainly meant for makeup. You cannot purchase any new makeup products until you completely finish 10 products you already own. Well I'm not a makeup fanatic but I am a Lush fanatic so I am doing Project 10 Tin Lush Style.
Now I am modifying this a tad. I am not including any products I use on a regular basis and in that case I am allowing myself to purchase products I use on a regular basis. The point, for me at least, of Project 10 Tin is to not be wasteful and use products I don't normally use. Now I am modifying it because I use Imperialis every day and I know if I do purchase Imperialis again during this project I will use all of it. Because I am modifying it I am also adding another product. So for me, its Project 11 Tin Lush Style.

So here are my 11 products:
1. Rockstar Soap - I have a small chunk left
2. Honey I Washed The Kids Soap - I have a slightly larger chunk left
3. B Electro Shower Gel - I have 1/3 of the large bottle left
4. 1 Street Party Bath Bomb - 1 bath
5. 1 Karma Bubble Bar - which is 2 baths
6. 1 Pop In The Bath Bubble Bar - also 2 baths worth
7. Strawberry Santa Shower Jelly - Probably 3 or 4 washes left
8. Rub Rub Rub Shower Gel - 1/2 of a small bottle left
9. Up You Gets Emotibomb - 1 showers worth
10. Karma Dusting Powder - probably 2 more times vacuuming my room or 3-4 times in my shoes
11. Ocean Salt - between 1/2 and 1/3 of the small jar

9 out of the 11 products in my Project 11 Tin

I will also be working on using up my Nubar Soap (once the majority of my soap is gone), a brand new jar of Lemon Flutter, the new Stepping Stone Foot Scrub, my Imperialis (of course), a body cream teaser of Creme Anglaise, the Wash Your Back Soap, a small chunk of Trichomania Solid Shampoo, and several of the Massage Bars (I have 6 of them)

So it looks like I have a lot to work with and hopefully with chip away at my going (and aging) collection.

As always I will keep you updated on my project & I will hopefully be able to avoid temptation to get this working.
The products I used/hope to use tonight are Rub Rub Rub, B Electro, Creme Anglaise, and Lemon Flutter.