My New Discoveries

When I think of this post I keep wanting to sing "These are a few of my favorite things".  These are all the items in the last year and mostly the last few months that I am super excited about and want to share.  I do get excited over "stuff" and then I want to share with everyone!  Maybe you will find something of interest or something I may have already shared with you.  They may or may not be items you have heard, but are all new to me.

1.  Puffs Kleenex with Vick's.  I was at a girlfriends house having a play date and she shared these with me.  They are unbelievable.  I love them.  If you love Vick's you will love these Kleenexes.  They are really strong smelling and super soft.  I searched high and low for a box of these.  I couldn't find them at Target, Super Target or Safeway.  I got so frustrated.  I was looking everywhere for them when I was out shopping.  I finally was so determined to get my hands on them that I ordered an entire box of them from Amazon.com.  The same day my delivery came I happened to stop by King Soopers and found them there.  I have been sharing boxes with everyone.  This is my best, new discovery and people laugh at how exited I get when I tell them to try a Kleenex.  Try them!

2.  Pomegranate 7-Up.  I was at the grocery store with a list from www.thegrocerygame.com in hand and pop was on sale.  You can't beat a good deal on pop.  It seems that Safeway has pop on sale for a few months at really great prices and then it's a dry spell. So I always stock up during the sales even when I already have a good quantity at home.  I had a bunch of 7Up already at home and came across this new flavor - Pomegranate.  I have never really been a fan, but thought it wouldn't hurt to try it and someone at our house may like it.  Well, that someone is me.  I love it.  I don't know what it is about it, but it tastes good and fizzy.  The box states it's only available for a limited time.  I know I will be missing it if they don't continue it.

3.  Shellac Nail / Manicure.  The last time out when I had a little me time to get a manicure they asked if I wanted a Shellac Manicure. I had no idea what it was, but they said it would last up to 14 days and that is longer than a regular French manicure would last for me so I said yeah, what the heck.  It took a little longer, but the results were fabulous.  The best part was it lasted an entire month.  I was hooked.  If I could have nice manicured fingernails everyday and only have to up date them once a month!  I have real nails not fake.  My stance has always been that I shouldn't pay for fake one's when I can grow my own.  I went to another salon to get them redone and what a horrible job they did.  My polish underneath was smudged and it started peeling off a few days later - I was beyond mad.  I went into another place and had gel nails done, which is basically the same thing as a shellac manicure.  They put coats of special polish on your nails and you "cure" them in the light after each polish and it basically "sets" the polish.  I now have 2 places that I trust to go to because they also turned out fabulous.  My suggestion is to be aware of where you go.  I have no advice on how to choose though?  I went to two lower end places and they did a better job than the salon.  Try and figure that out.  I also think it depends on the person and if they are taking their time to make them nice and not get the gel/polish on your skin because it seems when that happens it peels off then.  So here I am going against what I once stood for and am paying probably what it costs others to have fake nails put on, but I am enjoying the heck out it!

4.  InStyler - http://www.getinstyler.com/. 

One Last Favorite for Today - 

Bare Escentuals Make-Up and Face products.  Even if you just need some lotion - there's is the best, it makes your face so soft.  Recently they had all their face wash and lotions on sale.

So just to be clear - no one gave me any of these products to review or asked me to review them.  These are items that I have purchased and fell in love with and wanted to share them with people because you may want to use them too!  Enjoy.