4/24/16: Lauren's 9th Birthday Party at Fresh Looks Salon

Lauren loves celebrating her birthday!  Of course she does, everyone does.  This year she decided to have a fun day of beauty with her friends.  We had her party at my cousin's salon Fresh Looks Salon in Tewksbury, MA and the girls had a blast!  I have been going there for years for my hair and I knew the girls would have so much fun.

They all had their hair done and it looked beautiful.  They were able to pick out a flower and have it put in their hair.  Curls were very popular.

Lauren had a rainbow theme as you can see by her dress.

She has so much hair.  Sheryl did an awesome job curling it and making it look gorgeous.  Fresh Looks Salon is a full service salon with hair cuts and color, makeup, nails, skin care, lash extensions, full body waxing and gorgeous special occasions hair styles.  In fact I had my whole bridal parties hair done there and they were beautifully done.

Look at how pretty!

Lauren's completed hair.

Then girls moved on to have their nails done.  They could have designs done and many had little flowers put on their nails.

Lauren did rainbow nails with each nail a different color.

We set up a little area to be a photo booth for the girls with lots of props to use.

Here are all the props they could use.  Of course they were rainbow.  The mustaches were the most popular.

The salon is very large so the girls had plenty of room to go from station to station and also have time to take pictures and eat pizza.

Lovely hair designs.

Even Evan and his friend had their hair done.

They each got their own nail polish from Fresh Looks Salon.  We added this to their goody bags.

Fresh Looks Salon also provided the flowers for their hair.  They could chose from all of these pretty colors.

Here they are having fun in the photo booth area.

They all had their makeup done.  They were able to pick what eye shadow they wanted.

Being silly!

 Then we had cake.  I made this rainbow cake.  Inside each layer was a rainbow color.

Here you can see the table setup.  There was plenty of room plus everything was all contained to one area so all the kids could check out what each other was doing.

Here you can see the inside of the cake.

I also made these super cute nail polishes.  These are totally edible!  They are made with marshmallows which I put frosting on and then rolled them in colorful sprinkles.  Then took a tootsie roll and put a toothpick in it and inserted it in to the top of the marshmallow to make it look like nail polish.  Super cute and super easy!

The girls had such a blast.  You can tell by the smiles on their faces.

What an awesome time!

The girls all couldn't wait to come back and have their hair done again!

Check out Fresh Looks Salon at 1830 Main Street, Tewksbury, MA
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FreshLooksSalon/

Disclosure:  I was provided with a discount on my daughter's party.  As always all opinions are my own.

8/28/13: Mother's Therapy Organics - Keeping Germs Away Naturally

Hand Sanitizer has become a staple in our society.  I always have one in my purse, when we had a diaper bag I had one in there, and usually have one in my car.  You never know when you will need it.  I recently was introduced to Mother's Therapy Organics products and they are wonderful.  I love sharing great new products and wanted to share this one with you at Back to School time when germs are at their highest.

Everyone loves Organic products.  Mother's Therapy Organics is a woman-owned company that strives to provide parents with healthy options for our children.  All their products are safe, natural and include organic ingredients.  My favorite is the Hand Sanitizer that can bought at Amazon.  I love the convenient clip allowing easy access to it.  Plus it has a fresh cucumber smell.  I have to be honest sometimes I get sucked in to buying scents like jelly donut and peanut butter and jelly and then are sickened after the smell after using it a few times.  This has a clean and not chemical smell that is light and not overpowering.   

It has a 99.9% germ-kill ratio and dries really quickly.  Plus because it uses natural alcohol it can leave skin softer than before you use it.  Plus it has aloe vera-based lotion in it.  My hands definitely felt softer.

The Germ Fighting Hand Lotion also felt luxurious.  Just a small amount is needed.  It is also non-greasy and water based so it does not go on thick.  It is great for diaper changes too as it is great for your hands and baby's newborn skin.  It can also be purchased at Amazon.

I don't really use Baby Lotion any more but I will give this to a friend with a young baby.  It is a natural alternative to rubs or creams and soothes sensitive areas.  You can also purchase it on Amazon.

Follow them on Twitter:  @MothersTherapy

Disclosure:  I was provided these Mother's Therapy Organics products for review purposes.  No other compensation was received and all opinions are my own.

1/15/12: Adora - A Yummy Chocolate Calcuim Supplement

I unfortunately don't drink milk which makes it hard to get the 1000 mg calcium per day needed for my age.  Go here to find out requirements based on age.  When I went to an allergist recently they tested my blood and found that my Vitamin D was very low.  I am also a person who doesn't like to take pills.  Some of them taste bad, are very large or I just plain forget.  

Thank goodness for me there are products like Adora Calcium Supplements in Premium All-Natural Milk and Dark Chocolate!

Adora™ Calcium in premium chocolate will change the way you think about calcium supplements.  If you've been choking down calcium pills or chews that are chalky, sticky, or simply too big to swallow, then you are in for a real treat!  Adora Calcium is made from all-natural chocolate - not a fake chocolate chew, but real, premium chocolate produced by a chocolate company that's been in business since 1879.  The flavor is rich and creamy with just a hint of sweetness and no bitter aftertaste.  Adora will make you Crave Your Calcium™.

Adora Calcium is really good.  I don't really like chocolate a lot and I love it.  Funny enough my Dad worked for a candy company when I was growing up so it was always in the house but I don't really eat it too much.  The only issue is to stop at just one.   It is made by Thompson Brands, a chocolate company that has been developing quality chocolate novelties since 1879.  After over a century of perfecting the art of chocolate molding, the team at Thompson Brands believed chocolate offered more than great taste. When research revealed that chocolate contained health-promoting antioxidants, they knew it was the perfect vehicle for deliciously delivering health benefits.

Adora was even on The TODAY Show recently as one of Kathie Lee and Hoda’s “Favorite Things?”

Would you believe that nearly 65% of Americans are not getting the calcium their bodies need?

So instead of getting your sweetheart a box of chocolates, what about Adora Chocolate and a Calcium Supplement.  Their bones will thank you.

You can buy them online on the Adora website or at Vitamin Shoppe, Whole Foods and other retailers nationwide for around $7.99-$9.99 for a 1 month supply.

Feel free to check out their website at http://adoracalcium.com/index.php

Like them on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/CraveYourCalcium
Follow them on Twitter at @AdoraCalcium

Disclosure:  I received a one month supply of Adora in both Milk and Dark Chocolate for review purposes.  No other compensation was received and all opinions are my own.

7/12/11: One for the Girls, a Chip Free Manicure for 3 Weeks with Gelish!!!

Ok, this is going to be out of character for my blog, but I need to scream from the roof tops about Gelish Gel Polish.  I had always had long nails that were painted, of course this was before children.  The other issue I always had is that if I went and paid for a Manicure, within a day one of my nails already had a chip in the polish.  This always frustrated me and being thrifty, made me not want to spend money on having my nails done.  Well recently a friend at work told me about Gelish Gel Polish.  I was adamant that I didn't want fake nails and panicked at the word Gel but she assured me it is just a Nail Polish, but it lasts up to 3 weeks!!!!  I was in amazement.  I had an appointment scheduled as a treat to have my nails done and brought up Gelish and low and behold they had it, and in tons of colors!

The nice thing about all of these colors is that there is always an OPI color to match for your toes.  I don't know about you, but my pedicures do last and don't chip.  I was so impressed with the Gelish Polish the first time that I have been going back every three weeks to have them done.  And believe me it lasted with no chips at all for three weeks.  I even had people comment after 2 weeks that my nails looked great and I must have just had them done.  I laughed and explained it had been 2 weeks. 

I have had the High Voltage (which had glitter), a French Manicure (yes they can even do that and it looked wonderful!!!), Queen of Hearts and most recently Tutti Fruitti (shown here, as you can see it matches my toes which are not done with Gelish).

The scoop on what they do is the nail polish is applied as any other nail polish is applied with a base and top coat, however you put your nails under a UV lamp in between each coat to cure.  More information on the Hand & Nail Harmony website. 

The other great thing is when they are done your nails are totally dry!!!!  No picking up your purse or wallet with two fingers worrying that you will smudge or chip your polish.  Being a busy Mom of two this was awesome to me!!!

When I go back to have it redone she will file the top coat to take off the shiny part, wrap my nails in a cotton ball with gel polish remover and foil and then have me put them under a warm blanket.  Then she able to remove the nail polish.  (She did explain you can remove it yourself also, just don't peal it off!)  It does not wreck your nails at all.

Note that there was no exchange of products for this post, this is just me telling you about a wonderful product that I have come to love!