Category Archives: Personal Products

Smith’s Lip Balm by Rosebud Perfume Company Review

Smith’s Lip Balm Review

Smith's Lip BalmIt has been mentioned in previous posts that I am not a girly girl, and the problems that can sometimes arise from this life curve I was dealt at an early age. Despite this seemingly easy hurdle to overcome I have been struggling with it my whole life with being a girly girl. Despite this I am beginning to overcome. I have discovered the older I get the more I like to have a variety of beauty products to solve the inevitable ailments and beauty issues I encounter daily. The one problem that seems to stay with me is chapped lips and this could be due to being so close to the Pacific Ocean.

I recently discovered Rosebud Perfume’s line of Lip Balms and I reached out to inquire about the ingredients and they were kind enough to send me a couple to review. I was sent Smith’s Rose and Mandarin Lip Balm and Smith’s Minted Rose Lip Balm. The thing that piqued my interest is that the company has been around since 1892 and is family owned with a simple mission of offering multi-usage products that are affordable and effective.

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Naturtint Permanent Hair Colorant Review

Naturtint Permanent Hair Colorant Review

Naturtint 5G Light Golden ChesnutTo many people I won the genetic lottery: blonde hair and blue eyes. There is a downside to this genetic win, blonde jokes – so, so many blonde jokes. By the time I was late into my high school journey I finally grew tired of the constant jokes that did not apply to me. I began dying my hair and for that first color I went totally different – Red! There was no easing into this opposite spectral color, I was all in from the start.

Flash forward 20 years and admittedly I am older, smarter, wiser and I realize what a gift it is to still have my natural blond hair. I still yearn for the easy change I can make to my appearance, but hate the idea of all the harmful chemicals that are used in modern-day at home hair coloring box systems. One of the worst parts about coloring your own hair is the strong ammonia smell that inevitably fills your bathroom and surrounding area. I know that my two cats avoid me like the plague when I am coloring my hair due to the smell, I think it burns their little noses.

Something in me has been brewing, and I knew I wanted a change, so I began looking for alternatives to the potentially dangerous options for hair coloring that are currently available. I happened upon Natrutint during my searching. I reached out to this plant-based hair color company to do a review and they were generous enough to send me a color to try. I chose color “5G Light Golden Chestnut” – which on the box looks like a brown with hints of blond.

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