Beauty:
My number one favourite new product this month is my Loreal Majic Nude Foundation. I had been putting off buying it because it is quite expensive ($19-$20 Canadian) for a drugstore foundation, and I just didn't need a new one. When London Drugs had all Loreal foundations for $11.99 I took advantage and picked this up. I loved it instantly. It is a very thin consistency so it blends out really quickly and easily, but it also provides a really good medium coverage that looks really natural. It tranforms into a powder finish when it sets so it gives a really beautiful finish to the skin. It gives the coverage of a liquid with the lightweight feel and look of a powder. Perfect for spring and summer! I only wish it had SPF protection (that would make it worth the almost $20 price tag!)
My other beauty favourites have all been lipsticks, so watch for a post all about my most loved and hated lip products soon!
Parenting:
This month I have to write about something that has been one of my favourite parenting, beauty, and food products for quite a while, but I use it so often and in so many different ways that I always forget about it! This miracle multi-purpose product is Cold-pressed Extra Virgin Coconut Oil. I get mine in a huge tub from costco which stays in my kitchen. Then I scoop some of it into containers that I keep in my own room and in P's room. I use this stuff numerous times a day. I'll stick to its parenting purposes for today, but it also has so many health benefits when used in cooking or as a beauty product. Google it people!!
P sucks her thumb as she falls asleep, so she often gets sores on her lips and thumbs from this habit. I apply coconut oil to her lips and thumbs a few times a day and the sores clear right up. This stuff is perfect because it doesn't matter if she ends up ingesting it . For that reason I cant use polysporin or anything like that as it is being applied to spots that will inevitably end up in her mouth.
Once I started using coconut oil for that specific purpose and seeing how well it worked, I started trying it for other things as well. Low and behold, it works great on cuts and scrapes before you put on a band-aid because of its anti-bacterial and anti-fingal properties. It is great for bug bites for the same reason, and it even soothes and heals diaper rash! It is perfect as an all-over moisturizer for dry skin (which D suffers from terrribly).
I also use it a ton in baking and cooking because of its health benefits, but I'll write more about that in a future post. If you don't already have some of this miracle oil in your house, you should consider getting some as soon as possible. I just keep on discovering its wonderful qualities and uses!
P sucks her thumb as she falls asleep, so she often gets sores on her lips and thumbs from this habit. I apply coconut oil to her lips and thumbs a few times a day and the sores clear right up. This stuff is perfect because it doesn't matter if she ends up ingesting it . For that reason I cant use polysporin or anything like that as it is being applied to spots that will inevitably end up in her mouth.
Once I started using coconut oil for that specific purpose and seeing how well it worked, I started trying it for other things as well. Low and behold, it works great on cuts and scrapes before you put on a band-aid because of its anti-bacterial and anti-fingal properties. It is great for bug bites for the same reason, and it even soothes and heals diaper rash! It is perfect as an all-over moisturizer for dry skin (which D suffers from terrribly).
I also use it a ton in baking and cooking because of its health benefits, but I'll write more about that in a future post. If you don't already have some of this miracle oil in your house, you should consider getting some as soon as possible. I just keep on discovering its wonderful qualities and uses!
Cooking and Food:
Cooking: This month I have been inspired by a tall stack of cookbooks that I picked up at my local library. I love food reading, and I am always interested in cookbooks written by celebrity chefs or cookbooks all about a certain country I am interested in at any given time. My local library has a ton of cookbooks, and I bet yours does too. For free!! Check it out if you're a frugal food lover like me.
Food: This month I stopped drinking coffee to see if it would help me feel better, since I had been ill. It didn't :( but I did find that I started sleeping better and those terrible headaches I'd been getting went away (the ones that used to start a few hours after I forgot to drink my coffee...). So, I didn't start up again. Instead I started making a cup of herbal tea in the morning, and my favourite is the Presidents Choice brand Chocolatey Chai herbal tea. It smells so good, and with a little splash of milk it satisfies my craving for something hot in the morning. Also satisfies my craving for something dessert-ish in the evening. Ok, the stuff is delicious any time of day. Its cheap too. Bonus!
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