Product Review: Skindanavia Make Up Primer Spray

This is a sponsored post. The good folks at Skindanavia sent me a free sample to try and tell you what I think of their product. All opinions are 100% mine.   Skindanavia Makeup Primer Spray Now if you are like me, you dread the summer. Not only for the heat, but for the oily mess your face will become, especially the forehead.    I have VERY oily skin.  I always, always struggle with shinyness on my forehead and nose. So much so that even my kids come up to me and wipe my forehead :(   When Skindanavia contacted me to see if I'd like to try their product I jumped at the chance.    I have tried almost everything. The blotter papers, the special corn silk powders, oily control foundations, etc. Nothing worked. I was a bit skeptical with this primer spray but I gave it a try. I spray it in an X form over my face and wait about a minute before I apply my make up.  Lo and behold my shinyness was not bothersome at all! All...

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Super Saturday at the Dallas Arboretum

 Staycation 1 This Saturday I decided to take the boys and my grandbaby out to the Dallas Arboretum. They are having $1 days everyday in August including the new Children's Garden!!  We went right as they opened at 9 a.m. because we knew it would be stifling hot. They allow you to bring in coolers so we packed up a small insulated tote with water bottles and a frozen pack. We also brought along some snacks and a portable misting fan. I tell you that was a life saver.  Here is the gorgeous entrance and a few photos from the Children's Garden from their website:  This is the plant lab inside the Exploration Center. We took respite from the heat in this really cool building. My sweet grandbaby loved exploring and feeling things out!                                  ...

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August Giveaway-Better Homes and Gardens Cottage Style

It's almost back to school time and believe you me I'm ready for summer weather to be over! Whew! It's 101 degrees here today and when your car's AC isn't working to swiftly, well you don't want to go ANYWHERE.  I've been slacking. I haven't promoted my giveaways lately and here's one I would love to share with you.  It's for this beautiful book. Achieve a casual, easy living style "Cottage" is a perennially popular decorating style, with the flexibility to adapt to changing tastes over the decades. It's associated with comfort, simplicity, and family-friendliness, and allows for a great deal of personalization. This all-new edition of New Cottage Style is packed with decorating ideas and inspiration to achieve a cottage look that's clean, simple, and light—all from the experts at Better Homes and Gardens. Completely updated, New Cottage Style shows you what cottage style means today, with new ...

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Weekly Click and Chat Social Media Link and Living Room Makeover

Oh Happy Day! Do I feel super accomplished today. And why am I feeling this way, you ask? Well it's nothing more than a project(s) is done. D.O.N.E. It seems like forever and a day that I've been working on the vintage sofa upholstery project AND the ugly coffee table makeover.  I shared that coffee table make over with you before and here's a few pics of the before: I used home made chalk paint to make it over :) Now, drum roll please..... Here's a little looksee at my living room now  The small pillows were made out of a real coffee burlap sac The other pillows are from Target bought on clearance! The ones behind those are made out of drop cloths. I'm still deb ating on whether to stencil something on them or not. Remember the ugly coffee table? I still have to recover the wing chairs (those are slipcovers) in the same color as you see them now. I just have to find some cheap but durable fabric. I am also on t...

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Click and Chat Link Up-Free Social Media Optimization

It's hotter than hot here in the Dallas, Texas area. It seems the older I get, the more I hate the summer. I thought old people liked warm weather, ha!! Here's another link up so you can grow your social media followers. I automatically follow anybody who follows me on any social media platform. I just look to see my notifications of new followers and automatically add you back :) easy peasy   The Click & Cha t Social Media Link up Party #16! Thank you so much for stopping by The Click and Chat Social Media Link up Party ! We are all about networking and helping you grow your social media numbers! This month we are excited to announce that this linkup will appear on 13 amazing blogs!! That i s 13 times the exposure for you and your links! We are also looking for co-hosts for the coming up months, so if you are interested please contact either Amber or Kim on any of their social media and we will chat about it! We will also have a featured blogger...

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Grow Your Social Media Presence FREE

I am back to participate in this great link up for this month too! By linking up your social media handle, you will appear in more than 7 blogs!! This means that many more people will see your presence and follow you. If you follow others, you will have a better chance of growing your fans and likes!! So what are you waiting for? Link up. And don't forget to enter my monthly giveaway for a beautiful Better Homes and Gardens Book. See the post below ! JULY GIVEAWAY     The Click & Cha t Social Media Link up Party #15! Thank you so much for stopping by The Click and Chat Social Media Link up Party ! We are all about networking and helping you grow your social media numbers! This month we are excited to announce that this linkup will appear on 13 amazing blogs!! That i s 13 times the exposure for you and your links! We are also looking for co-hosts for the coming up months, so if you are interested please contact either Amber or Kim on any o...

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