Foot Relief Multi Tasking

Today's tip was pretty revolutionary when I figured it out.... When I'm in a hurry I sit on the edge of my tub to shave my legs.
I'm not really one to sit at the couch and soak my feet but I've recently found my
 self needing to soak them regularly to ease the "Uhg" of being on my feet to long. So rather then sitting on the couch to relax my toes I pour my salts into my tub and soak my feet while shaving my legs. Multi-tasking at it's best. :)

Have a wonderful day everyone!!!
~ Tiff

To The Hairstylist We Go...

If you're anything like me your hair is shall we say difficult for hairstylists to work with. You see my hair isn't straight and it's not curly either, it has this weird wave thing going on. Because of this when my hair gets cut it ends up being uneven when I straighten it. About a year ago a stylist friend of mine gave me a great tip to help get the cut I want that honestly had me realizing I should have thought of it long ago... The tip? Straighten your hair before you go for your hair cut. 

Here's a bonus tip for you.... Section your hair to make straightening your hair easier. I put my hair up into a half pony tail separating it into four sections using little claws to section off the top parts (roll them into buns).

After you straighten the bottom, pull the lower half to one side of your neck then brush out one of the buns and straighten the top. After that flip your heair to the other side of your neck and finish off the last bun.

There you go, all straight... Well as straight as my hair gets anyways. LOL!

Before you head out the door... Use one of your little claws or a hat to keep your hair out the way, you don't want to put it in a pony tail or bun because that will cause creases in your hair.

One more quick tip for you.... Find an amazing hair stylist! Love my hair thank you Starr!!!

Have a wonderful evening everyone and thank you so much for stopping by!
~ Tiffany

Wash On, Wash Off

Couldn't help but go with a corny title for this one as I really couldn't come up with anything better. LOL!!!
Okay, down to business.... I struggle with acne a lot and have finally come to a regiment that seems to keep the painful, icky little dots off of my face for the most part, and felt that I should share it with you.

First of all, I take Biotin which is for skin, nails, and hair though honestly I never really noticed a difference in my nails or hair, but I have noticed a difference with my skin. I feel I should make a disclaimer here and tell you to speak to your doctor first before taking Biotin if you chose to take it, just to make sure it's the right thing for you to do.

Now for the face washing... I wash my face with warm/hot water which opens up the pores. Then I use Biore Deep Pore Charcoal Cleaner and gently massage it into my skin.

After washing the soap off of my face I turn on the cold water and rinse my face a couple more times to close my pores.

Gently pat your face dry, then apply your preferred acne treatment (I also applied some under eye refresher as well).

Apply your moisturizer. Apply your moisturizer gently, don't rub it in all the way, instead let your skin soak it in on its own. If your face turns red from rubbing the moisturizer in then you rubbed too hard.

I still get a pimple here and there on occasion but nothing like I used to. I'm always on the look out for new tips to try to control acne so if you have any ideas feel free to fill me in. 

Have a great day everyone!
~ Tiff

Doggone Good

For most people giving their dogs medicine is pretty easy, a bit of peanut butter and the pill is gone. But, for those of you with dogs like mine (allergic to EVERYTHING including peanuts), this trick is not going to work. For a long time I had to make my boy take his pill by putting it as far back in his mouth as I could and massaging his throat. But neither of us liked this method very much. I was thrilled when his vet gave me another idea that my dog isn't allergic to. So today I will show you how I get my dog Bandit to take his allergy pill with out any fighting whats so ever!
All you need is Cream Cheese....

Scoop a little cream cheese onto a fork or spoon. Put the pill into the cream cheese then wrap the pill with it, kind of like a pill pocket, but a bit messier.

Here you can see my Bandit waiting very patiently to take his pill.

I love this trick and am so grateful to the vet for telling me about it, it's amazing. 

Have a great week everyone. 

~Tiff

Beach-y Nails

I really wanted some beach themed nails for my family reunion last week, as we were going to be near the beach. I decided to try a technique that I have seen several times on Pinterest. 

I cut a small square from a makeup sponge and put a thick line of my two colors close but not touching each other. I was going for sand and water.

You want to move pretty quickly here as the sponge absorbs the polish faster then you would think, keeping your polish bottles open helps you to move quicker. Below you can see on my index finger what one coat looks like compared to the other two nails which have two coats.

I used a couple other squares of makeup sponges to darken any spots that I felt were too light.

I used my nail art polish which has a much thinner brush to add anchors to my accent nails. Then applied a top coat which darkened the polish a bit more. I used a q-tip and nail polish remover to clean up around my nails as this technique is a bit on the messy side. On the plus side the polish dries very quickly because it's not as thick as when you apply it with a brush.

Thank you all for stopping by. I hope you are all staying cool, (or warm depending on where you are). Have a great night!
~ Tiff

Did I Shave My Legs For This?

A while back I had seen a pin on Pinerest saying you should use Baby Oil Gel to shave your legs. This prompted a series of tests that took a while to complete. I started out with the Baby Oil Gel, then used Baby Lotion, Shave Cream from the Dollar Tree, and Gillette Venus shave cream that was about $3. I have always struggled with razor burn when I shave and have apparently started a quest if you will to find the right product to shave with.

I honestly did not like the results of the Baby Oil Gel. I had some trouble seeing where I had and hadn't shaved and I had razor burn really bad, (Side Tip: you can use Aloe Vera to sooth razor burn). My legs were also really oily for a while afterwards which drove me bonkers. 
The Baby Lotion was actually pretty good. I didn't have a whole lot of razor burn and my legs were nice and smooth. The only draw backs for me where that I had to use what felt like a lot of lotion and it was difficult to see where I had and hadn't shaved.
The Shave Cream from the Dollar Tree actually did a fairly decent job, however I did not like the way it felt when I pulled my razor along my leg. It felt like even with the cream there it was going to cut into my skin. I did discover if I used A LOT of the cream this wasn't as bad, but very wasteful. 
And finally the Gillette Venus shave cream. I wound up with a lot more razor burn then I had anticipated. I honestly thought that this was going to be a much better shave then it was. It was the first time I had used this shave cream, and sadly I was pretty disappointed. I also noticed that with the weakness in my right hand it was a bit more difficult for me to dispense the cream from the can.

Right Leg

Left Leg

All in all I have to admit that I was pretty surprised with my results. Please remember that just because these are my results does not mean you will have the same successes and failures. If you decide to give these items a try for yourself I'd love to hear what your thoughts are. As for me... I think the quest for the "perfect" shave continues. I'll keep you posted.

Have a great night everyone and thanks for stopping by!

~Tiff

Applying Eyeliner

A few months ago I discovered that I've been applying my eyeliner wrong. I was watching some makeup videos on YouTube and noticed that the women were putting their eyeliner on without holding their eyelid. I did a bit of Google research and learned that the skin on your eyelid is very delicate and by pulling on my eyelid to apply my eyeliner I was causing wrinkles, which explains why my eyeliner looks a bit funny sometimes (it was going into the wrinkles). So, I started doing my eyeliner without holding my eyelid. I have to say I really struggled with this a lot at first because it's a bit awkward but I have gotten better at it, though I do still struggle from time to time.

Above you can see what I used to do, and below you can see what I do now....

For those times where I goof I turn to either a q-tip with a bit of spit (gross I know but one of the best makeup removers) or I turn to my elf makeup remover pen which I love!

After you take the makeup off you simply wipe your pen across a paper towel to clean it, and the tip is double sided so you can swap it after a while (which I will be doing very soon).

After my mascara and eyeliner are on I put a little powder under my eye, this helps to keep the products from relocating to under your eye. Then I finish it all off with a misting matte makeup setter.

If you struggle with this new way of applying eyeliner, know that you are not alone and you will get the hang of it soon. If you're not like me and have known of this trick for a while and have a few pointers I'd love it if you would share them with all of us in the comments section.

Have a great week everyone and thank you for stopping by!
~ Tiff