Review: Cleopatra's Choice 100% Pure African Shea Butter

Disclaimer: I received these items in exchange for an honest review. I was not required to post a positive review. These are my honest opinions. Your experience may differ.

Until recently, I had never tried Shea Butter. I had always heard how great it was at moisturizing, but it seems like I could never find it. Then I was sent Cleopatra's Choice 100% Pure African Shea Butter.


I will never go back to regular lotion to treat my dry and cracked heels and elbows. When I apply this Shea Butter, it's like immediate relief.

One thing I have to say is that when you apply this is absorbs extremely well, and it isn't greasy.

Shea Butter helps with a variety of things as well as moisturizing your skin, including:

• Minor Burns
• Eczema
• Dark Spots
• Skin Discolorations
• Stretch Marks
• Blemishes
• Preventing Wrinkles
• Dry lips

As you can see, Shea Butter has tons of uses! I also plan on making body butter and Lotion Bars. I love that this product is so versatile! It should be in every home because it has so many different uses. I even used this on sunburn one day, and the next day, my skin had no trace of a burn. This is a great product that I will keep around for a long time!

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How to: Acrylic Nails

I have dabbled a lot in nail art in the past few years. Just recently I have started doing acrylic nails regularly. My friends know me as the person to come to when they need their nails done, which is perfectly okay for me! Acrylics are one of my favorite things to do. I love they way they look and feel. 

I thought I would share with you guys a few different sets that I have done recently. Everyone likes the French Manicure style, and they are honestly the easiest to accomplish if you are just starting out. If you would like to try nails I would recommend getting these products. 

These are the bare minimum tools and items you would need to start doing acrylics:

• Acrylic Powder
• Acrylic Liquid
• Acrylic Brush
• Files (Or a Nail Drill)
• Nail Glue
• Nail Tips
• Nail Clippers
• Cuticle Oil

You can also buy the things above in a kit. The kits are great if you are just starting out and don't really know what to buy. 

Nail Drill and Tips

Practice Fingers

Here are the steps to how I do my nails:

Prepped Nail

Drillbit 

1. Prep the Nail. Wash your hands and push back your cuticle. Trim up the nails to the same length. Then you either want to use a drill to rough up the nails or use a regular file. Make sure there is no shine left on the nail. 

2. The next step is to glue on the nail tip, and cut it to length. 

3. Now you can start the acrylic process. Apply The acrylic over the entire nail, taking care to not let the acrylic touch the skin or cuticle. This step does not have to be completely perfect. It will be lumpy your first few tries, but it is okay, you can file out your mistakes. 

4. Wait. Make sure the acrylic is completely dry before going on to the next step. 

5. File down the nail completely smooth. You will need to use a few different bits for this and a few different grits of files to get it how you want it. Filing is the hardest, and most important part. 

Cut The Nail to Length

Acrylic is Applied

Nail is cut to Length I want

6. Finish the nail. Buff the nail with cuticle oil until smooth, and then apply your top coat. I chose a frosty top coat for this particular nail. I love the look it gives. 

Getting Ready to Start Acrylic

Finished Nail

Filed Nail

You are done! Don't forget to apply cuticle oil to your cuticles when you are finished. You can get a lot more creative than I did, adding colors to your tips, adding things under the acrylic, adding glitter, etc. 

Review: Mesh Screen Door

Disclaimer: I received these items in exchange for an honest review. I was not required to post a positive review. These are my honest opinions. Your experience may differ.

Mega Mesh Screen Door Review-

I live in an area where bus are just a way of life. The Mega Mesh Screen door, was pretty easy to install. It was fairly straight forward to put together. I really didn't even need to read the directions.

My only issue with this door, is not even really with the door. We have dogs and cats. The cats are strictly inside cats, and when I have this door up and our heavy regular door open, the cats can squeeze out of the bottom of the door. If you have little ones, or little animals that you do not want outside. I would not recommend this door. My dogs use it perfectly fine, and I loved that I could open our door and let fresh air in. I left the door opened all day, until my cats figured out that they could get outside, and then I had to close it.

The magnet are strong, and it works exactly how it is supposed to. If I didn't have inside animals, I would leave my door open all of the time. The day that I had used it, not a single bug came in my house. Thank goodness for that.

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Review: 100% Pure Australian Tea Tree Oil

Disclaimer: I received these items in exchange for an honest review. I was not required to post a positive review. These are my honest opinions. Your experience may differ.

Making my hot oil treatment

I have always heard of some of the benefits of Tea Tree Oil, the most common one was for the treatment of dandruff. Little did I know Tea Tree Oil can be used for so many different things! I have read so many different recipes that call for Tea Tree Oil to treat things like: 

• Acne
• Eczema
• Psoriasis
• Sunburn
• Bug Bites
• Warts
• Skin Tags
• Dandruff
• Calluses

You can make and mix this into many things, facial scrubs, lotions, body washes, toner, deodorant, and so many more things! You wouldn't believe it! I used this in my shampoo to help treat Dandruff. Most people get super bad dandruff in the winter, where as I am the exact opposite! The Summer time kills my scalp. Tea tree oil is a powerful antibacterial agent which helps treat problems that affect the scalp such as dandruff, acne and dry, flaky skin. 

I recently tried a Hot Oil Treatment, I mixed 10 drops of the Tea Tree oil with a tablespoon of Organic coconut oil and slathered my scalp with it, left it on for about two hours, and rinsed. My scalp feels awesome! 

Apothecary Extracts 100% Pure Australian Tea Tree Oil contains NO:

• Preservatives
• Artificial Colors
• fragrances
• parabens
• Mineral Oil
• Chemical Solvents
• Petroleum

I loved this stuff! There are literally too many uses to name! It's a great product to have in your household! 

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Review: Rust-oleum Painter's Touch Spray Paint, and DIY Project

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I love to DIY. Though I don't exactly consider myself artistic, or really that talented, I do enjoy taking old things, and making them look new, and better than they did before. One of my favorite things to do, is paint old bottles, or ugly figurines one solid color. You can take anything and paint it a solid color and it takes on a whole new look. I decided to share with you a project that I was able to easily save half of the time I would normally spend on something like this, just because of one product- Rust-oleum Painter's Touch 2X Ultra Cover Paint and Primer.

I found an empty wine bottle sitting on my counter, and decided to revamp it a little bit. I love the look of groups of these together, when they are all painted, or even as an over sized bud vase.
You can use any old bottle for this, even an empty beer bottle.

First: Wash the bottle out, you don't want anything but a nice clean bottle on the inside. The last thing you want is your decor smelling like alcohol.

Second: Peel off as much of the labels as you can get off. This works better if you run the label under hot water. The sticky residue left over you can either try to clean off with a multi purpose cleaner, or use a product like, Goo Gone. I used Goo Gone. It's easier. You can pick some up at any local store.

Third: Now that the labels and sticky gunk is off from your bottle, wash the outside of it. You don't want any sort of oils stuck to the glass.

Last: Once the bottle is clean and dry, take it to a well ventilated area, and spray paint it. You want to hold the can 10-16 inches away from your bottle. Let your bottle dry completely.

Now, Usually I have to do 2-3 coats of spray paint to get the coverage I like on a bottle like this. I was so surprised once it was dry, and I picked it up, that I didn't even NEED a second coat! Seriously, if you have any kind of project you need paint for, this is totally worth the money. This is easily like having 2-3 cans of regular spray paint!

This Spray Paint also bonds to- Plastic, wood, metal and more!

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Review: Accubrush

Do you want to know what is the most tedious and annoying job in the world? Cutting in walls. Going around and taping up every little detail, and then having to go back and paint, still so very carefully, to make sure you glob the paint, or drip the paint someplace where you don't want it.

Accubrush has been such a time and patience saver the past few days. I have been repainting my bathroom- the whole house actually. At first I started cutting in the walls by hand with a brush, and then Accubrush arrived. I tore into that package faster than I have ever opened anything in my life. I read teh directions carefully,and though it took me a couple trys for me to get the hang of it, once I figured it out, it made finishing the most tedious part of my day, fly right by!

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Review: Real Milk Paint

I am upgrading my house, so I was very excited to try out some environmentally friendly paints. I was also able to try some furniture wax.  Real Milk Paint is a powdered paint that you mix with water. It is a very matte finish. I painted my window trim with this… I loved the way it looked.

I think this paint would also be super awesome if you love to re finish old pieces of furniture, or love that shabby chic style, this is definitely the paint for you!

Milk paint is an environmentally friendly paint that is ideal for antique furniture, decks, floors and walls. You can mix milk paint with pigment powders to create just about any color you can imagine. And, the Real Milk Paint Company does not stop there. We also offer milk paint remover, crackle, tung oil, Citrus Solvent (a natural replacement for mineral spirits and paint thinner) and a host of other earth friendly products.

Milk paint, a non toxic paint, was originally made from all organic raw materials, curdled milk, lime, and pigment. Black pigment may have been derived from coal, soot, or charcoal. Red color comes from the earth's crust or a crushed brick. Yellow Ochre harvested from the earth. Our pigments today are harvested in the traditional manner and are completely safe, eco-friendly, non-toxic, lead free and not radioactive. Real Milk Paint^® is a non toxic paint finish made from purified milk protein, lime, natural fillers and pigment. Other paint companies choose to use Kaolin Clay as filler. Real Milk Paint^® does not contain Kaolin Clay which can be derived from radioactive clays. Our organic paint comes in a water soluble powder and does not contain solvents (Zero V.O.C. = No Volatile Organic Compounds). Our Formula contains almost one third pharmaceutical grade high calcium lime. One of the curing properties of lime is that it goes through a process call carbonization. This means that it absorbs carbon dioxide from the air, thus giving you cleaner indoor air quality when used on interior walls. Using Real Milk Paint, a non toxic paint, will REDUCE CARBON EMISSIONS that contribute to Global Warming. Real Milk Paint can also be used outdoors as well further reducing carbon dioxide emissions.

 

Before

After

Left side with Wax

I was also sent some wood wax. These were my favorite products I was sent! I had several pieces of furniture that were “sad” looking. Some of them were stained, and some of them weren’t. This wax was super easy to apply. I just rubbed it on with a soft cloth and let the wax dry for 24 hours. The pieces that I did, look absolutely stunning. This wax brings out the natural beauty of the wood while adding a little bit of color. This wax is made with walnut oil and wax, seals and protects all in one easy step! I was sent two different colors, chesnut and Warm Black.

I loved these products!

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Well Folks, It has been a day, That's for sure!

I started my first "renovation" today... My bathroom! Throughout the rest of this summer we will be upgrading the house, with new paint, flooring, etc. So I plan to be bringing a new DIY Section to my Blog!
The first review will be for Accubrush! Which should be up in a few days!