A few of MY favorite things...

One of my most favorite posts was when Stephanie shared with us all some of her favorite items/beauty secrets. Because of her I went out and bought Blofoam by Rusk--and love it! Being on such a hair high, I decided to do as she asked and share some of my own fav items. So here ya go...and thanks again Steph! Essential Oils: lavender ahhh, lavender. Even the thought of it soothes me. There are many ways to diffuse the scent of an essential oil--you can add some drops to water in a bottle and spray it around your house, you can can add it to your bath, you can directly apply it to your temples, neck, feet, or below your nose, or use it with a base oil for a massage. Seriously there are a ton more ways of using essential oils. My absolute favorite oil is lavender. For many reasons; it smells wonderful, it was my first essential oil, and it is one of the staples when referring to essential oils. (Kind of like the wheat of your food storage) It relaxes, it's a natural antibiotic, antiseptic, and antidepressant. I mainly use it for my headaches. oh, and it's not one of the ridiculously expensive oils:) Primavera is the brand that I use. Perfume: Chance Chanel Before I was not a huge perfume connoisseur, but since last Christmas I don't think a day has gone by that I wasn't wearing Chance. I have other perfumes, but I just can't bring myself not to spray old faithful...I think it's wonderful. Lippey: C.O. Bigelow Mentha Lip Shine I am sure a lot of you have heard about this lip gloss, and probably already have it; but for the few who don't--go get some! You can buy it at Bath and Body Works. It's a minty lip gloss that comes in shear and several subtle colors. There are different "mint" flavors--my favorite is the cinnamint. The best part is that it also serves as a breath freshner! Candles: Mia Bella My mother-in-law gave me one of these candles and it was amazing. The scent was lime and ginger and smelled awesome. Chris(mom-in-law) has several scents and I really like them all. The candles are soy based (not exactly sure what that means) and are lead and toxin free. They burn evenly too, all the way down until there is nothing left. That's not really what sells me though, its the strong and nummy scents. Unfortunately I don't know where you can purchase them. I get mine from Chris down in New Mexico, but I am sure you could order them online somewhere. I really want the "holiday memories" and "orange and clove"