Goodies by Mrs. Vondank

Mrs. Vondank can be found on Instagram  and big cartel, here is the direct link www.mrsvondank.bigcartel.com 

Her products are medicated and made with home made hash. Don't get all kinds of excited you will NOT get high !!

Recently I was sent free of charge a lemon lip balm, an Island Paradise scented bath bomb and coffee butter eye lotion. I wasn't expecting all this, she had offered the eye lotion and I was pleasantly surprised when I opened the package. I am definetly a customer now. 

Let's start with the lip balm shall we: I was sent lemon which tastes exactly like lemon heads to me ! Unlike other lip balms there is no need to reapply a million times, it keeps your lips nicely moisturized. These are a must buy.

Next up is the coffee butter eye lotion. It's used for bags and dark under eye circles.  I started using this about 5 days ago, it immediately made my eyes silky smooth and day by day my bag upon bags are looking better and better.  Did mention my skin feels silky smooth ?!

Last but certainly not least was this powerhouse bathbomb. The scent was fruity goodness, I added a little bit of AvoWash by Lush Cosmetics for bubbles which complimented it nicely. The bomb was a fast fizzer but that was fine by me, the scent stuck around and made my skin feel great, I wish I could think of a better adjective because I truly loved how it made me feel. I cannot wait to get some more bombs, bigger ones !!! I will end this with some pictures of said bath and just know I was not paid for this review it's my honest opinion.

Tis the season for giving- Let's help Titan !

I am not one for asking for money however if you know me then you know my love for animals ! In addition of my love for animals I am a Lush addict with all of this being said let me tell you about Titan and how Lush has anything to do with this post.

I adore Lush and follow fellow Lushies on Instagram, one person in particular @floral_queen recently posted about her dog Titan. Titan recently was playing with his sibling and was not paying attention to the stairs, poor little guy fell down the whole flight and hurt his leg badly. So badly that they were given three choices; send young Titan over the Rainbow Bridge, remove said leg or have surgery to set the leg with pins. They obviously chose the surgery, after all Titan is only 6 months old and he is their fur baby ! The surgery has been done and now poor Titan is restricted to his crate the whole day only to be let out to use the restroom to ensure the pins stay in place. Do you know how hard that is for a rambunctious puppy ! So far so good and just a couple more weeks to go.

Now let me tell you about @floral_queen, she is a sweet person who is quite generous. She also takes the best photos ! She has a Go Fund me page set up for Titan ( correction it's her I believe boyfriend that set the page up ) and she is having a giveaway for anyone that donates at least $5 to Titan. For every $5 you donate equals one entry into her giveaway on Instagram. I posted a pic below of everything included. Another Lushie donated items as well for the giveaway ( see how caring and giving the Lush Community is ! ) I am late writing this post so if you want to donate and enter do so by tomorrow since tha is when the giveaway ends. But don't just donate for a prize do it for a sweet young puppy that hurt himself. And go follow @floralqueen, seriously it's a great account ! Here is the link to the Go Fund Me page http://www.gofundme.com/hs5sag

Quick update: the giveaway has been extended to December 15th and open to Canada ! Also poor Tiran had a set back, his leg got infected which added another $500 onto his bill to treat it. 

A girl has to do what a girl has to do

As a lot of you know I am a " Lushie ", no I am not an alcoholic I am just obsessed with the store Lush Cosmetics. If you have never heard of them please do yourself a favor and run to the closest store or pop online and check out what they have to offer www.lushusa.com. They do not test on animals and work with natural ingredients. They are amazing. 

Out of all their things I adore their bath products to make bath cocktail ( they coined that phrase ) they have bath bombs, bubble bars, bath melts. Said bombs have roses in them, seaweed, sparkles, some fizz, they all smell amazing and most of them turn your bath a gorgeous color. Of course all of this comes with a price, a price I cannot afford at the moment !!

With all of this being said I went onto Etsy recently and searched "bath bombs " and saw the cutest one from Mountain Madness Soap Company named Funky Monkey, the scent sounded heavenly and the price couldn't be beat. It was also all natural. Then I came across a bubble bar named Rock Candy, it sounded like it would smell like my favorite Lush bubble bar named The Comforter which to me personally smells like bubble gum. I went ahead and ordered both, with shipping total cost was only $12. That is a steal.

I waited eagerly for my package arrived and it finally came the other day, I busted open the package ( nothing was broken it was packed up nicely ) and sniffed both items, upon cold sniff I loved the Funky Monkey, the Rock Candy bubble bar was similar to my beloved Comforter bubble bar kind of, well maybe not !

That night I gave my daughter a bath and was nice enough to share some of my bubble bar, it was soft so it was easy enough to break off a piece for her which in a way I liked but it was a bit crumbly. We got lots of bubbles but not loving the scent the way I hoped I would. I am happy with the amount of bubbles I do get.

Tonight I used the Funky Monkey bath bomb, the smell is yummy, reminds me of a pina colada ! It lingers on the skin nicely after the bath afterwards and it's not overpowering. The bomb didn't change the bath water any color and it did not last long at all, pretty much over in two minutes- three tops. And it was super oily however my skin feels nice and soft. 

It is not Lush but I am pretty happy with what I got. I will still shop around Etsy and see what else they have to offer, it's fun to shop around :-)

Did a little pampering

Disclosure: I got this product as part of an advertorial.
I have been really lucky lately and getting some wonderful products in the mail to try and review here on my blog. The perks of writing a blog :-) 

Tonight I tried out a purifying mud mask from Adovia Mineral Skin Care. It contains pure dead sea mud ( sounds attractive I know ) Aloe Vera and Vitamin C. It works well for all skin types, men, teens, women and anyone in between ! They do not test on animals, which if you know me is quite important to me. 

A little goes a long way with this mud mask, apply a thin layer, wait 10-20 minutes. I went with 20 minutes and took a bubble bath using a portion of my Lush Comforter Bubble bar. After the mask is dry take a wash cloth and wet it with some warm water and gently wipe away the mask. That's it my friends. I was super impressed with this mask because I had a couple of blackheads on the corner of my nose that drove me absolutely insane, the mask shrunk them and they are pretty much gone. I am in love I tell you. My skin is so soft now.  After the mask I decided to really go all out and use my Lush bubblegum lip scrub so my face and lips are feeling brand new. 

I did receive the Adovia Mask for free in exchange for my honest opinion and I am honestly am impressed with it. As for the Lush products, I bought those bad boys !!!

I received one or more of the products mentioned above for free using Tomoson.com. Regardless, I only recommend products or services I use personally and believe will be good for my readers.

Lush Cosmetics

I recently went to the mall with my aunt and she took me into this store, Lush Cosmetics to get a gift card for her good friend. While in there she asked the woman to give me a complimentary hand massage; I had no intentions of really buying anything I mean after all I am on a super strict budget. While the woman was finding out about the condition of my hands ( she really cared it seemed ) my aunt was telling another woman about my recent string of crap luck...stroke and falling.

 The awesome lady my aunt spoke to came up to me after my equally awesome hand massage and gave me a free sample of their Fair Trade Foot Lotion for my knee. I thought it was odd to be given a foot lotion for my knee but she assured me it would work for the pain in my knee as well for my temples for when I get headaches and well for any other sore joints. I tried it and low and behold it worked like a champ ! My mother tried it on her arthritic hand and it worked there as well, as swear it's magic in a bottle. Needless to say I will be back to purchase some of this lotion.

I did make a purchase while in there, I treated myself to a handmade facial mask made with all natural ingredients and it must stay in the fridge. I ended up with the Cosmetic Warrior, it has eggs, grapes, garlic among a few other things. I love this stuff, it makes my skin look and feel amazing. I cannot wait to go back to the store and try more of their products ! And they are all natural and animal friendly :-)