April Loves

Hello again and welcome back!  If I haven’t told you lately- THANK YOU for being here!  I genuinely love getting to pop up in your email or hopefully be a bright spot in your day!  Did you find yesterday’s 10 Handy Household Items helpful?!  From the looks of it, I’m not alone in my fondness for that nifty cardboard cutter!

APRIL GIVEAWAY

Speaking of thank you’s, I’m giddy to announce my April giveaway!

I’m giving away a $100 gift card to Target, Kendra Scott Earring Ladder, and the Get Fit Done Guide!  All you have to do to enter is follow me on Instagram and LIKE all of my April posts! #easypeasy!  I’ll pick three winners!

If you missed it, the March winners were : @janetteritz @sherrywendelburg @jaimelynndekkers

I announced them on Stories, but hadn’t shared here yet.

This is a way for me to give back to ♥ YOU ♥ & help me grow my Instagram with the crazy algorithm that keeps y’all from seeing my posts!  Thank you SO much for following along with me there! 

APRIL LOVES

Today, it’s time for a new Monthly Loves. If you’re new to Loves, it’s where I share things I’m loving each month, with the aim to highlight fabulous things I swear by, some things I want to try, great deals, and under $50 finds!  All perfectly appropriate for the flavor of each month!  I love sourcing goodies and putting these collages together for you!

Lilac Nail Color • Earring Ladder • Makeup Eraser • Kid’s Full Color Bible

Bold Lips • Swimsuit • Straw Hat & Tortoise Sunnies • Pretty Bra

POLLY WANT A LACQUER?!

I took a break from my pale pink nails to try a pretty new lilac shade and I’m obsessed!  It’s Polly Want a Lacquer? by OPI. I get shellac on my nails every 2-3 weeks and I’ll often give my nails a week break every couple of months. I love shellac because it’s polish over your real nails (so it’s not thick), and it lasts without chipping!  Every time I try to paint my own nails it looks like Jordan did it! Then it chips the next day!

EARRING LADDER

I wanted to share this LOVE again since it’s in my April GIVEAWAY!  This earring ladder is sleek and stylish with the acrylic base and holds 12 pairs of earrings!  Even your longer, statement earrings! #swoon

EARRINGS top left to right : White Tassel ($13) • Tassel Hoops (3 for $8)

Baby Blue ($14) • Blue ($15) • Red ($10) • Pom Poms ($8)

Tortoise Hoops (9) • Beaded (2 for $16)

PRETTY BRAS

I’ve never been one to have a drawer full of gorgeous lingerie.  I usually have two bras that I rotate and that’s it (along with my trusty strapless)!  But, I finally decided to treat myself to some new (pretty!) bras in beautiful Spring hues and I’m so glad I did. All of these bras are great quality, comfortable on and provide good support.

TOP TO BOTTOM

Natori Pure Luxe Underwire T-Shirt Bra

Chantelle Intimates Festivite Underwire Contour Bra (40% off)

Passionata by Chantelle ‘Brooklyn’ Underwire T-Shirt Bra

Natori Feathers Underwire Contour Bra

Natori Flora Underwire Bra

J.CREW ONE PIECE SWIMSUIT

Houston keeps giving us teases of pool weather, so I got to wear one from my recent swimwear post.  It’s fully lined with laser cutouts in the cutest floral pattern.  They back provides moderate coverage (not too cheeky), but the legs are cut higher on the sides, which elongates the look of your legs.  You can also wear it with the removable shoulder strap.  The bust padding is also removable.

It’s running low in sizes in the bright red, but there’s plenty of sizes in navy.  I’m wearing Size 4.

Earrings • Choker

STRAW HAT & TORTOISE SUNGLASSES

In fact, this whole hat and sunglasses are pretty much what I wear everyday.  I keep both in my car and throw them on to keep my face out of the sun.

The hat is PERFECT!!  It’s adjustable, comfortable, packable, cute as heck!, and only $16!  I love it so much, I just ordered the black. I’m wearing the ‘khaki’ here.

The sunglasses are a chic shape, (big, but not too big) very comfortable too and have held up well.  I’m so hard on sunnies!  They’re normally a steal at only $24, but they’re currently 40% off!

MAC LIPSTICK ‘Eros’

Every time I wear this lip color on Stories, I’m flooded with questions about what it is!  Y’all love it!  It’s a bright pinky red that is very flattering as well as moisturizing.  You can order it directly from MAC with free shipping, returns and a sample on all orders! 

MAKEUP ERASER

OMG!! Where has this been all my life?! I stumbled upon this magical cloth when I was complaining to my friend Jamie that I can never get all of my mascara off.  No matter how ‘clean’ my face seemed after washing and even using a makeup remover, I’d wake up in the morning with black makeup residue under my eyes!

Jamie told me about the Makeup Eraser cloths and I could kiss her on the mouth! I can’t even explain how this cloth works because it doesn’t have any product or chemical on it- it’s just made of 100% polyester.  BUT, it works like a charm to remove all your makeup with water only, including waterproof eyeliner and mascara.

How To Use :

• Machine wash the Makeup Eraser before using it
• Soak the cloth, and use the short pile side in short circular motions to remove your makeup
• Turn over to the longer pile side to exfoliate
• Then, wash your face with your normal facial wash.  I use Radiant Cleansing Balm. Colleen Rothschild’s Best Sellers are currently 25% off with code BEST25.

Jamie also turned me on to the Rodan + Fields Complete Eye Makeup Remover and it works really well too! With that makeup remover, you just shake it, then apply it to a cotton pad and wipe over your eye area to remove your makeup.

The Original Makeup Eraser 

They also make a mini Make Up Eraser!  This one is smaller, perfect for travel.

KID’S FULL COLOR BIBLE

You might have seen I’ve been out at Michael’s and Walmart getting things to fill up the kids’ Easter baskets.  I enjoy getting the little goodies and chocolate bunnies, but I’m really looking forward to giving James a new Bible this year.  I researched online and found this one that’s suggested for 9-12 year olds.  They also have a younger version meant for 6-10 year olds, but one thing I like about this one is that it has color pages and is very ‘kid friendly’.

Okay friends!  That’s it for today!  As always, I hope you enjoy these posts! And don’t forget to go follow me and LIKE my April Instagram posts!