Sashka Co. Jewelery Review! + Giveaway Coming Soon!

     Hey everybody! Today I am going to talk about some wonderful jewelry from Sashka Co. I have a giveaway coming up from them! Stay tuned!

About Sashka Co.


      Sashka Co. is a jewelry company which offers bracelets. All bracelets from them come from the Kathmandu Valley in Nepal. The makers of these bracelets are skilled artisan women who hand crochet each bracelet. The bracelets are made of high quality glass beads and are designed to fit over any wrist. 

      Purchasing a bracelet from Sashka Co. supports the people in Nepal to overcome poverty. Another great thing about Sashka Co. is that every order ships free worldwide!

My Thoughts

      My first impression of these was a great one! I l loved the look of the beautiful glass beads and I thought the designs were gorgeous. As soon as I saw them, I was inspired with outfit ideas! I thought of great outfit combinations with the bracelets and also ideas for my nails.

     They actually look pretty small, but they literally roll onto your wrist!

      The bracelet that is mostly brown with gold is so gorgeous. I can imagine pairing this with a earthy toned outfit. This bracelet would definitely add some glam to an outfit like that.

      The turquoise bracelet is also amazing. The color is more amazing than I can begin to explain! I am notorious for wearing a lot of black and dark colors so this really adds a splash of turquoise, which I love!

     I really love the mission of the company and how they are aiming to get these talented women out of poverty. They are only $12 with free shipping and they support a good cause! I think that these bracelets are good for everyone and could we worn for so many different occasions
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     Overall, I think all of these bracelets are perfect for a classy touch on an outfit. You should really go check these out! These are perfect for presents! I'm leaving the link below if you are interested in buying them or even just looking at all of the designs!

      Like I said before, I have a giveaway coming up from Sashka Co., so stay tuned!




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Disclaimer: I received these products for review. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

Benefits of Rooibos Tea! + one of my faves Numi Tea

Hello everyone! Today I'm going to be sharing a little about Rooibos tea, which is one of my favorites! Enjoy :)

Rooibos tea is known by a few other names including red bush tea, bush tea, or simply red tea (I also believe there is a green bush tea, but I haven't tried it and I won't be talking about it in this post). It is a South African tea identified by the wonderful earthy and warm taste that I love! This brings us to the first benefit, which isn't really a "health" benefit.

 Taste

It is prepared similar to black tea and is usually paired with sugar, milk, and honey. It also has a "dessert" tea taste. I keep the calories low and the sugar down by using stevia!

While this isn't exactly a health benefit, I believe I should mention it is delicious! Rooibos tea is a earthy tasting tea. Some companies' tea is more vanilla-y than others. Why this is, I have no idea, but I am liking the vanilla taste to it.

Antioxidants

Rooibos tea is loaded with antioxidants. Antioxidants are widely known for their part in health and immune system boosting. 

Caffeine Free 

Rooibos tea is naturally caffeine free. This is great for a lot of people who avoid caffeine for health! I drink a lot of coffee, so  I can't say I avoid caffeine. I can say this is perfect for before bed or when I want to relax!

Before purchasing, check that the rooibos tea is caffeine free for sure though. Some companies will blend teas and won't make it obvious.

Calming Effects

Most people feel much calmer after drinking rooibos tea. I can speak from experience that this tea will put your mind at peace. I always have a cup of this handy while tackling a project.

 One of my Faves! 

One of my favorite rooibos teas I've tried is from Numi Tea. It has a great taste and is in convenient tea bags. There are also a lot of other great teas from Numi that I have.

Some of the great things about Numi is that they are fair trade certified, offer organic tea, and use eco-friendly packaging.

You can check out their rooibos here. 

Alright, that's it! The point of this post: drink some rooibos tea as soon as possible! Deliciousness and health benefits await! 



 
 
 

Tops Malibu Wish Capsule Necklace Review!

Hello everyone! Today I'm bringing you a review on capsule necklaces. They're so exciting and so cool and if you want to know more, just keep on reading!

About Tops Malibu

     Tops Malibu was started by a woman named Judy, who is a self-proclaimed “right brained person”. She was always fascinated by trinkets from around the world. Some of her favorite things from her childhood where her German metal pouring kit, Japanese surprise ball, and Russian nesting dolls.

     With this passion, Judy ended up creating Tops Malibu, where she offers exciting products for any age. She now offers a variety of fun products like wish capsules, party supplies, and surprise candles.

My Thoughts

     I’ve always been kind of fascinated with necklaces that you can put little things inside of! I love lockets and other things like that, but these were actually my first capsule necklaces ($9.95).

     They look exactly like little metal capsules! The little pendant has a screwing top that you can see in the photo. The bottom comes off to hold your little note and that’s all there is to it!

     You will get a piece of paper inside that is about the size of a fortune cookie fortune for you to write your note (or you can call them and ask them to have your message put on it before you receive it). I can think of so many ways that you can get creative with this! I gave one to my little sister and I kept one for myself, while we haven’t officially decided what to write in them, we are so excited!

     The pendant is strung by a black string, which is really nice. I can see that you could easily replace it with a thin sterling silver chain, which is what I will probably do.

     If you love messages in bottles, lockets, and other things like that, these necklaces are probably something you should look into! They are totally cute and the perfect thing for a creative project or party or any surprise gift!

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Disclaimer: I received these products for review. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

Guided Review Part 2- Rite in the Rain Spiral Waterproof Notebooks!

     Hello everyone! I hope you all had a wonderful week! This is a part 2 review of Guided Products Notebooks!

About Guided

     Hello! I will be putting the same “About” section as last time on here! Guided is a rising American company that makes unique office supplies. At guided, they believe that “Life is too short for ordinary”, which really inspires you to enjoy the little things, even notebooks! Some of their most well-known products include notebooks, binders, folders, and much more.

My Thoughts

     After my last experience with Guided Products, I was so looking forward to seeing more of their products! If you missed my first review with Guided, you can read it here. The recycled notebooks are really something you should check out!

     So I will be reviewing the Rite in the Rain spiral notebooks today! As the name suggests, they are notebooks that you can write in the rain with. This idea fascinates me, especially since they say that your writing will not smear either!

     First, I’ll tell you some basic info about the notebooks.  One of the notebooks is the Rite in the Rainspiral waterproof notebook ($8.45) which is 4 5/8’’ x 7’’ and is bound on the left side of the notebook.  The other notebook I’ll be talking about is the Rite in the Rain spiral waterproof notebook ($4.95) which is 4’’ x 6’’ and is bound by the top.

     The notebooks have a very high quality feel to them, which is just like the recycled ones (I’m sensing a pattern!). The covers are made of Polydura, which is a strong waterproof material. These are a really pretty bright pink, they are much prettier in person than on the site!

     As you can see in the picture, I wrote my url on the page and flicked water droplets at it to simulate rain drops. The water did not soak through the page! I also wiped the page with a paper towel and my ink didn't smear. In the notebook, it says to use a weather-friendly pen ink or a pencil, but I just used regular pen ink.

     These notebooks are all around great! Spending a little extra on notebooks will get you great quality waterproof notebooks. I think these notebooks could make an extra special gift

     These are also limited edition notebooks, so if you want one, get it soon. Also, when I looked on their site, I saw they have these notebooks in green and yellow!

     So that's it guys! Today might be a double post day, I'm not sure so stay tuned for later!

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Disclaimer: I received these products for review. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

Get free Stuff with Points2Shop!

Hey everyone! Today I'm going to share a little about a website that I use pretty frequently. It's called Points2Shop.

Basically, it's a site that you do different tasks to earn points and cash that you can convert into products, gift cards, and paypal money. The tasks that you can complete are surveys and other offers. I usually stick to just the surveys because sometimes the offers are lengthy and shady, so I don't recommend anything like that. 

It takes awhile to start to rack up the points, but once you do you can redeem things with your points that are sold through Amazon. Most surverys are anywhere from 50 to 200 points each. 1 point is equal to $0.01.

I've bought a lot of makeup off of the site like some Maybelline lipsticks, Rimmel eye shadows, and some other stuff too!

If you're skeptical, you can sign up and do a couple surveys until you make 100 points and then you can have a dollar bill sent to your house so that you can see that the site is real!

If you are going to sign up, please use my link right here! If you sign up through my link I do get a small amount of points, which would really help me out!

Comment if you sign up through my link, I would love to hear from you guys! Talk to you guys soon!

Light Mountain Natural Cassia Review!

Hello everyone, today I’m going to be sharing my experience with Light Mountain Natural’s Neutral Conditioner!

About Light Mountain Natural

Light Mountain natural is a company that offers organic hair colors and conditioners all routing from plants. You’ve probably heard of henna and maybe have heard about Cassia which can color and condition your hair. Since the 1980’s LMN has been growing and packaging all natural hair products that are now available in most natural product stores. I’ll leave a list of the qualities of their products!

• No chemicals or synthetic ingredients
• Made with premium henna and other botanicals
• No ammonia or peroxide

If you don’t know about henna and Cassia, they are plants that can color, condition, and enhance hair. They can provide safe and natural coloring!

My Thoughts

Knowing about Cassia and how to prepare it needs a lot of research. I will not be covering it all in this post, but check out my other post here to find all about Cassia!

I was excited to try cassia for the first time! Light Mountain Natural ( I've seen this brand anywhere from $4-$7) did a great job of giving informative instructions and providing gloves and a plastic cover.

The first thing you will notice about Cassia is the strong smell. It is hard to explain, but it smells like lawn clippings or something really weird like that, but I’ll get into that later. I will be mixing my Cassia with some conditioner, argan oil, Morrocan oil, and water!

During

My first step was pouring about half of the bag into my container and slowly adding about 6 oz of water. 

It was a bit clumpy, so I added about 3 tbs on conditioner. It was still thick, so I added about 6 tbs of argan and morroco oil, which made it creamier and will add more of a conditioning affect. 

In this picture, you can still see some clumps, but I mixed them away and added a bit more conditioner and oil.

Above is my final consistency, which was creamy, but wouldn't drip.  I know what you're thinking, ew. Also, at this point, this smelled like a peach snapple iced tea from the oils and conditioner. I let it sit (cure?) for an hour and a half while I worked out and shampooed my hair.Oh, and I only needed one box for my mid-back length hair and I thought I would need two!

I applied it to my hair and left it for about 2 hours. I hear that Cassia won't stain, but I put plastic bags down just to be safe.

Rinsing it out will be gross. I didn't used shampoo and I used conditioner to work it out of my hair. I conditioned it about 5 times and thought that it was all out of my hair, but I was wrong. Later on when my hair air-dried, it felt gritty and weighted down. 

About 18 hours later, I shampooed my hair. I know you aren't supposed to for 24 hours, but I figured that it couldn't do any harm considering some people shampoo while rinsing it out. 

When I was rinsing it out, I felt like I could run my fingers through my hair. It was amazing!

After

I let my hair air-dry once again. I have thick hair and it felt thicker than usual, but not frizzy, which was a strange feeling, but I liked it! After flat ironing my hair later, it felt thick and nice. I had strong silky hair. I want to try it on my friend with thinner hair, but I don't think she will like the idea of mud-like stuff in her hair.

My experience with Cassia has been a great one! I love the results I got from it! Light Mountain Natural is a great company to buy from because they give you all the instructions you need and they offer it for a cheap price! I totally recommend it!

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Disclaimer: I received these products for review. All thoughts and opinions are my own.