Sunday, June 24, 2012

Nutrition Notes: Selenium Function

Antioxidant Rich Foods:


  • Selenium : The mineral selenium helps protect the body from cancer. Including skin cancer caused by sun exposure. It also preserves skin elasticity and slows down the hardening of tissue associated with oxidation. "Selenium has been found to be important to make fertility; increasing selenium levels leads to improved sperm motility. 
10 Selenium Food Sources
  • Brazil Nuts
  • Sunflower seeds
  • Fish ( tuna, halibut, sardines, flounder, salmon)
  • Shellfish (oysters, mussels, shrimp, clams, scallops)
  • Meat ( beef, liver, lamb, pork)
  • Poultry ( chicken, turkey)
  • Eggs
  • Mushrooms (button, crimini, skiitake)
  • Grains (wheat germ, barley, brown rice, oats, whole grain cereals)
  • Onions (garlic)

This is one of the interesting facts I learned from my esthetician class.Keeping a balanced diet and regular water intake is the start of healthy skin too. The adage, "you are what you eat," still holds true. If you need an easier way to understand the recommended proportions to break the food groups, you can go to ChooseMyPlate.gov It's a recommended guideline for food groups that individuals should consume daily and can be based upon an individual's needs.

 


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Thursday, June 21, 2012

Favorite TV show

One of my favorite TV shows without a doubt is The Vampire Diaries. It's has suspense, romance, blood sucking, supernatural drama, horror and is very over the edge. I never been the kind of person to watch TV shows at all, but everything changed when my boyfriend thought I should give it a try. He already knew I was a crazy fanatic of the world of vampires like the twilight books and the movies. So with that being said, it took me very little time to get hooked on the VD series. We watched it religiously, episode after episode in netflix every day. Reminiscing how much I enjoyed sharing that time together with my boyfriend and I am sure there will be more TV series we will watched together. I am such a hopeless romantic! I will post some of my favorite scenes throughout the whole series.

       
                   Elena and Damon's Dancing Debut on 'The Vampire Diaries'
                  Elena and Damon dancing at the Founder's day Gala for Miss Mystic Falls. 
                  As a result, Elena ends up recruiting Damon as her partner.  

                   Stefan & Elena <333 - stefan-and-elena Photo


               Stefan's vamp face 
              Stefan's reaction to Elena's passion. Stefan turns away in shame when he's vampire side comes out. 
              Elena tells him to not hide because she accepts Stefan for who he is. 

                      
                     Elena and Stefan see each other at the cemetery.
                     I love they way they looked at each other on this scene. 
                     It was the first time they introduce themselves to each other
                     but not the first time Stefan saw Elena. 



Tuesday, June 19, 2012

Back in Easter week, BAKING!

I am going to share some pictures of the cake that me and my mom did back in Easter for our church. I have to say that at the end it came out pretty good, it tasted pretty good too :)

 I had to mix so many colors to get the right pastel color my mom wanted, 
none of this worked because they were too bright! The kitchen was such a mess that day xD
 Finally, all work is done, what do you think? Of course it's not all that perfect but It came out so cute! 
On the right you can see the leftover gummies or whatever you call 'em. I wanted to use them all but my mom didn't let me.. oh well! 
 It was fun baking and decorating the cake.
 I might even start doing this as a hobbie one day, maybe my future husband would like it ^.^

Je t'aime mon cheri

Free U by Kotex Sample and Free Clutch

Happy Tuesday all!! It hasn't been long since I first created my blog and now I am hooked on writing pieces of me and random thing of my every day life. So, with this post I wanted to show you my inspirational board I did to get a free sample of U by Kotex and a cute clutch. My new everyday obsession is finding great samples to try and I thought this one was perfect. It was kind of time consuming to create my board because I was having fun while deciding how should I place all the pictures together and not make it look all cluttered and just blah >.<  I might even print it out and use it as decoration for my bedroom, I just loooove everything related with the Eiffel Tower and wish dearly one day to travel and explore Paris...I mean who wouldn't? If you are interested to get a free sample from U by kotex plus a free clutch, go to the Walmart sample page. I will later make a post of all the free samples I have collected and including the free kotex and clutch! Can't wait to have it :) I hope you all have a wonderful week




                       

Thursday, June 14, 2012

Spring&Summer Beauty Bag From Target Style

 ƸӜƷ Spring Beauty Bag ƸӜƷ 

These are my first beauty bags I got from Target. It's full of great beauty samples and the pink cosmetic bag is very chic. The bags came just in time for mother's day so it was perfect to give it to my mom and one for me.These are the sample that came inside the bag courtesy of Target Style.


  • Nivea Extended Moisture 
  • Pantene Fine Hair Solutions. Flat to Volume Conditioner 
  • Neutrogena Visible Bright Daily Facial Cleanser
  • L'Oreal Paris Magic Lumi, Light Infusing Primer
  • Simple Cleansing Facial Wipes 
  • Mini book with target coupons 


Summer Beauty Bag

Summer beauty bag is just great as the Spring beauty bag. I am excited to try all samples and use the coupons to buy the full size products very soon. So far my favorite samples are the Neutrogena Ultra Sheer sunscreen and the Aveeno dailyscrub. If you would like to get one, like them on facebook and then you will stay updated if they will do a fall beauty bag.   


  • Aveeno Daily Detoxifying Scrub (Oil-free and Soap free)
  • Tresemme Split Remedy Shampoo and Conditioner 
  • Neutrogena Dry Touch Sunscreen SPF 70
  • Revlon Color Burst Lip Butter ( Peach Parfait)
  • Garnier Fructis Color Shield Shampoo and Conditioner
  • Mini book with Target coupons


Thank you Target for the beauty bags! Xoxo 
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Tuesday, June 12, 2012

A part of me









                                                               





                                     


                                 
                           
     
                           







Dior Addict Extreme Lipstick 316 Incognito




Price: $30.00


                                                          color: 316 Incognito/ nude


This is by far the most expensive lipstick I have bought in my entire life! I got to admit, after I finally got it I could not help but feel a little guilty on the way out and think was this really worth the price? Yes. It moisturizes, feels like a lip gloss and lipstick. It feels great on my lips and looks very natural. After I tested the 316 Incognito lip sample, I tried three other lip sticks, a mascara, and two eyes shadows that I fell in love with too. The lip sticks were all in the coral and pink shades, I can't remember but were pretty amazing just like Incognito. The eyes shadow I tried was more like an eye gloss and It's called 1-Couleur Eye gloss. I will show you the photo with the color on me that they took back in Panama.

It's very soft and like a pink being but is still pretty nude to me >.<


                                    This is what the Sephora website has to say about Dior Extreme Lip stick. 

What is it:An extremely long- wearing lipstick that provides radiant shine.


What it does: This long- wearing lipstick goes the distance, resisting fading while adding bold color and beautiful shine. The expert formula combines waxes, radiant oils, and hyaluronic microspheres for ultimate comfort and a lip-plumping
effect.



                              




All 12 shades:  316 Incognito, 356 Cherie Bow, 339 Silhouette, 536 Lucky, 866 Paparazzi, 667 Avenue, 639 Riviera, 789 Bellissima, 756 Fireworks, 476 Plaza, 829 Sunset Blvd, 987 Black Tie.
                            
Kate Moss is wearing  536 Lucky
                                    


* photos are my own, expect for the last two I found on google.

Montagne Jeunesse







Wow, this mask offers you such a deep cleansing that helps ged rid off the dirt in your pores and gives you a healthy glow when you take it off, it even leaves you with a very soft complex. It's glutten free and parabens free! I always make sure what I put on my body is safe because your skin actually absorbs more stuff than your very stomach since your skin is the largets organ of your body..yup so make sure you read those ingredients before you buy.  You can use anytime when your in the shower or after you take one. I will definetly keep purchasing these masks, they are incredible cheap and it smells like real chocalate!! Also, you can choose from a wide range, the mud masque is by far my favorite but will love to try new ones. I definitely recommend this mask!!


mini spa Summer Holidays At Spa Mini Vacations

Bath and Body Works Fragrance Mist

Bath and Body Works Fragrance Mist






Pink Chiffon Pretty in Pink Chiffon Bag - Bath & Body Works   - Bath & Body Works


HEY ALL!! I am going to talk about and give my opinion on one of these body mist, shower gel, and lotion from one of my favorite stores, Bath and Body Works. SO, back in mother's day I wanted to surprise my mom with one of the kits of Bath and Body Works. I spent a few hours in the website trying to figure out which one was best to get for her, I kind of had an idea but still there were so many cute packaging and choices I got crazy and just couldn't know lol! Finally, after reading so many reviews, I made the decision and choose the packaging for the mini Pink Chiffon kit! It came with the lotion, body gel shower, and the mist fragrance. It came in a very cute beauty bag so that was such a plus! The original price for everything was 25.00 but since it was mother's day special they had it for 12.50, how sweet!
Once the packet arrived and my mom tested out I was very happy to know that she loved the scents of all three products...which means I made a great choice yayyy! I, myself also tested out but just one product I thought wasn't working for me. I liked the lotion and the shower gel but not so much the spray mist but it was not because the scent was too overpowering or to strong, I know this because I have come across with other very strong scents but this one just got me a little dizzy that is all. I know I did read good and bad reviews about the pink chiffon before purchasing but at the end, everyone has their own different preference. To me the only one I wasn't so excited about was the body mist but the other products were great enough, they had a flirty, girly scent to it which I and my mom loved. >.<