Halloween Movie Review

Title: Bewitched
This was the movie for October 1st.
Starring: Nicole Kidman & Will Ferrill
Plot: Nicole Kidman plays Isabelle, a witch who comes to the US to quit magic. Will Ferrill plays Jack, an once hit actor who is remaking the show Bewitched. He finds Isabelle and offers her the job. She thinks this is her shot at love. It is the story of their remake of the show
Any Scenes During Halloween? Yes, there is a montage of Jack missing Isabelle where 4 girls are trick or treating as witches and Jack's crying and apologizing for not having any candy scares them away. Very funny.
Favorite Character or Scene: Kristin Chenoweth's character, Maria Kelly, a true Chenolicous character. Scene when "Jack" freaks out because his character Darrin was replaced in the original show and no one noticed.
Final Thoughts: It has been a while since I've seen it but definitely a favorite. Even if the critics hated it, I really enjoyed it. I don't normally agree with the critics any ways.

Yesterday's movie was Monsters, Inc. & I have yet to decide today's movie.
I am planning on having those "reviews" up tomorrow.
Also tomorrow I am putting up a recipe for the most amazing homemade macaroni and cheese.

Movies, Recipes, & Crafts

For the month of October I am watching 1 "Halloween" movie every day. My Halloween movies range from Casper to Saw; from The Pit and the Penedulum to Zombieland. I love fall and from October to New Years is when I thrive. I don't normally do scary movies (there are few that I truly enjoy) so the movies are mostly kids movies or older horror films (ones I don't find scary). Today's movie is......

 Bewitched (2005) starring Will Ferrell and Nicole Kidman. It has been a while since I have seen this movie so I am excited to watch it again. Plus, I love the theme song. Do-do-do-do-do-do.

ALSO....
I am planning on posting some recipes, crafts, and tutorials. I have lots of things I want to make. So there are some great crafts and recipes coming up. My upcoming projects are pumpkin luminaries, straightener cozy, a tulle tutu (for a 3yr old, not for me), a goodie bag for my boyfriend's niece (same 3 yr old that's getting the tutu), and may baking, candy making loveliness.

Reading List

I am planning on putting up a couple of book reviews within the next couple weeks.
So here is my reading list:
Bloodsucking Fiends by Christopher Moore - Not my normal read by any means. A book lent to me by my boyfriend's stepmom, who is my polar opposite.
Chelsea Chelsea Bang Bang by Cheslea Handler - The last book in her "series" and I am very excited to read it
Then I have decided to pick up a couple biographies of Jacqueline Kennedy, Graced Kelly, and Audrey Hepburn. Not sure which I will read first.

I am very excited and will try to present these in a new fun way.
Also planning on doing a review of my new phone (Moto Droid)

Lush 11 Tin & Chelsea Handler Book Review

I haven't had much time to update lately. So I am throwing a couple of things together in this one. First up, my Project 11 Tin is ALMOST DONE! YESSS! 

Here is The Updated List:
1. Rockstar Soap - I have a small chunk left
2. Honey I Washed The Kids Soap - Only 2 more washes 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. 1/2 Pop In The Bath Bubble Bar - 1 more bath!
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

 So as you can see I have only a few baths left and then I will be done and be able to purchase some new items to try out and review. Which is perfect timing with all the new bath bombs coming out. Now, I am planning on using up 2 more soaps I have Nubar & Wash Your Back Soap before I buy anything other than bath bombs and bubble bars for a while. I also still have a solid shampoo that I will probably try to use up in my bath tonight. And finally, I will be chipping away at my Stepping Stone Foot Scrub as well.

Moving on to the book review.....
Chelsea Handler's My Horizontal Life
First off I would like to state if you don't want to read about sexual encounters, drugs, and gay sex you probably don't want to pick up this one. This book is a collection of one night stands, in that witty comedy that only Chelsea Handler can do.
Now, I have to say I loved it. It was very funny. There were a couple stories that I really stood out to me as being especially funny. One being, dropping E on a boat while catching a Dr. that she was after having gay sex with his partner. The other being the very last chapter. Where she is explaining all of her sexcapades to her friend and father, who tells her how she should write a book. Overall, it was very entertaining.

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.

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.

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.

New View & Butterball

After taken a need break from reality, I have decided I was pushing myself a little to hard (in just about ever aspect of my life). So I promise I will start reviewing again but I won't be on such a strict schedule. I do want to do monthly list of my top 10 favorite items. & I will be shopping more so I will have plenty of material. Now to my first review back.

Butterball Bath Bomb by Lush

I'm not 100% a bath person but after taking a long, very well need bath the other night my love affair with showers may end rather shortly. The reason? This bath bomb. Seriously, I have used bath bombs here and there and yes, its been a nice smell or foamy water but nothing like this. I know on the website Lush says that the bath bomb softens skin and I thought on my skin will feel nice but that it would fade quickly. It reminded me of Buffy like moisture but not as strong. There is cocoa butter  in the bath bomb which melts into the hot water making this my favorite bath bomb so far. And they didn't quit there, the scent is also intoxicating. A mix of vanilla and ylang ylang, with a few candles you will be a warm bubble of heaven. Two tips, however, first this is not a bath bomb you want to actually wash in. It seems like a waste of a perfectly good bath bomb. Second, I got my hair wet and I could feel the coating of moisture on my hair. This is nothing a good rinse can't fix.Overall, I really do love this bath bomb. & if I could afford it I would probably buy a whole bunch of them & give them to sad looking people on the street just to brighten up there day.

Sorry.

Sorry for the delays on my reviews. It's finals "week" and in a design major that means finals couple of weeks. Should have them up hopefully early next week when finals are over!



FIRST UP: THE DROID BY MOTOROLA!