Remington T|Studio Curling Wand

I purchased from Target this curling wand and I ABSOLUTELY in LOVE!!
My curls last for a very long time and it's super easy to use!

The photo above is my hair curled just at the ends. I LOVE IT!! 

I do have to mention that my hair felt dry after a few times of use but that's just standard because the heat is so concentrated on the ends of your hair that it dries out the hair and can make it very fragile. I haven't used this much heat on my hair in quite some time. I usually only apply heat to my hair about once a week and with this wand I've been wanting to use it so much that I've quadrupled my usage! 

The photo above is the curling wand itself with the box.....obviously! :D

Below is the video from my youtube channel that goes a little into detail of the curling wand. 

Everything about the curling wand is in the video but the basics are this:

 *It's from Remington

 *It is a 1/2 inch to a 1 inch curling wand

 *Highest heat setting is 410 degrees

 *It's has a 30 second heat up time but it is really much faster than that!

 *There is a 60 second auto shut off 

 *Glove included

 *4 year limited warranty (which i didn't mention in the video, my apologies) 

CVS Couponing Haul 8/11/13

***Please excuse this blog post. It may be a little all over the place. I am getting internet installed at my new apartment on Tuesday so for now I have to update my blog from my phone so excuse if it looks a little wonky. LOL

I'm not too proud of this couponong haul. I spent a total of $16 but I got back $10 in ECBs. I would have likes to pay as little as possible but messed up along the way because my calculations were inaccurate..... boo!!!

Anyways this is what I purchased.
As of right now I am not going to put the deals in this post but as soon as the internet is up and running I will.

Thank you for your patience and I hope to see you back to check the deals out.

-Crystal K
      Xoxo

July 2013 Favorites

I don't really have a lot of items this month that I've been loving enough to make a complete video on, so I'll post my favorites on here. Actually, I don't even know if I should consider this a "favorites" video because only the first category is actually a favorite. The remaining categories are just things that I've been using a lot for the past month. Well I guess make of it what you will. :D On with the blog post! 

(**If you are reading this and there are not any pictures up of the items, not to fear they will be up soon. :) thank you!) 

BODY

The first group of items are from Bath & Body Works. 

I have an overload of body sprays, lotions and anti-bacterial gel from B&BW so i use everything quite often but these items i have been using excessively during the month of July.

**Blackberry Woods Body Mist - which i didn't find in the store. I don't think they sell it anymore. I'm heart broken. 

**Sensual Amber Body Mist and Body Lotion - Ohhhhhh it smelllllls sooooo goooooood!!!! I can bathe in that scent!! LOVE IT!!

**All of the anti-bacterial gel that they have! I bought quite a few so I have been using them not only to kill the bacteria on my hands, but just to add the scent to my hands. The scent surprisingly stays on for quite some time. I LOVE them!!

CLOTHING/ACCESSORIES 

For clothing I've been wearing some V-Neck t-shirts that my mama bought me for my birthday from Wet Seal, Wal-Mart & Target. They are super soft and very nice! It seems as though those are the only articles of clothing that i have! :D

For accessories, all I have been wearing are some pearl stud earrings (fake of course) that i purchased from a discount store many moons ago. They just go with everything and with my hair pulled back for work all the time, they display nicely. 

MAKEUP

I surprisingly do not have any favorites but one this month. The only thing that's was a constant for July was the blush from Wet'N'Wild in Pearlescent Pink. That is nicely substituting my blush from ELF - the  blush and bronzer duo - I have hit pan on the blush and I can't pick up any more product on my brush so I have to crush down the blush and even it out on the pan - in the meantime, i use W'N'W's blush. :D I've always loved it, it is just an againly discovered blush. :D .....you like that word? Againly?? LOL

TELEVISION

If you love television then you have to have seen the commercials for Devious Maids! OH HOW I LOVE THAT SHOW!! It is soooo good!! I didn't think I'd like it much but I hook everyone on the show! :D It's good! 

COUPONING!

This has kind of been a constant in my life but I'm really getting into it and I'm starting to get the hang of it. My co-workers would make fun of me at first and say that I was the "Ol' Coupon Lady" but as I started telling them about the better and better deals I was getting, one of the girls ended up asking me a lot of questions about it and has begun clipping coupons for her household. HA!! That's so great! Now we chit chat about couponing! :D

.......that's it for July, didn't have much favorites. I've been picking up a lot of crafting again and I've been really spending time with to my blog and my youtube channel. I've been neglecting these things. :(

I hoped you enjoyed my little favorites for the month of July.....even though it's a pathetic list of things! LOL

Happy Days,

     -Crystal

           xoxo

CVS Shopping Trip For Week of 7/28/13

This has been the biggest couponing haul that I have completed! I am so excited because i saved the MOST money so far!!!

I paid only $0.09 for everything that you see here!! Yes, NINE CENTS!! PLUS, i got back $7 in extra care bucks from CVS.  It feels so great to be able to purchase all of this for just nine pennies. I wish my mama would have known about this when i was growing up, it sure would have saved her thousands of dollars with three kiddos in the house.

Enough of the babbling, let's get on with HOW i did this. :D  
        -Surrrrrre, I'd be HAPPY to share with you! :D

Transaction #1: First CVS:

To start off i'm sure the first thing that you see is the Dawn dish soap. They were each on sale for $0.99 so I got 6 of them. I bought 3 newspapers from Sunday (7/28/13), that's how i was able to get so many. There is no frequency limit on how many you can buy so i took advantage.

In this transaction i got:
       - 3 of the Dawn Hand Renewal so i used (3) $0.25 off of one dawn product and (1) $0.50 off Dawn Hand Renewal dish soap.
       - 1 Pantene Shampoo and 1 Pantene Conditioner. The deal was if you buy  on sale for 2 for $7. I had a coupon of buy one get one free. This coupon deducts the maximum value of $4.99.
       - 4 Men's Speed Stick. They were on sale for $1.99 each. I used 2 manufacture coupons from the sunday's newspaper, which were $0.50 off one, and 2 printable coupons from cvs.com. One was $2 off of any 2 deodorants purchase. Since i purchased 4, i was able to use 2 of them. The second coupon from cvs.com was $1 off any $5 deodorant purchase.
       -1 Stayfree pack of pads. The deal was if you bought 1 at $2.99 then you received $1 in extra care bucks back. So i used a $1off manufacture coupon that i got from the Sunday's newspaper.
       - 1 Starbucks iced coffee 11oz for $1.50. The deal was if you bought one at $1.50 then you got back $1.50 in extra care bucks. I had a $1 off manufacture coupon that i got from coupons.com (there is a link to the coupon on the blog that i got it from - which is an awesome blog by the way- www.2littledollzdeals.com).

This brought my total to just under $11.00. This would be the out of pocket paid by me if i didn't use any extra care bucks from previous visits to CVS. I used an $8 ECB and a $3ECB.
I had to pay $0.05 in taxes.... :D I don't know how that happened but i thought it was great!

So with this transaction I ended up getting back $3.50 in extra care bucks to use on another transaction.



Transaction #2: Second CVS

       -I took advantage of the deal in the add of spend $10 of Colgate select products, get $5 in ECBs.  Sooooooo, I got (1) 16.9 fl oz mouthwash and (2) 7.6oz toothpaste. I used (1) $1.00 off manufacture coupon off of the mouthwash from the sunday's newspaper. (2) $0.75 off one toothpaste - there was one for $1.00 off in the newspaper but i didn't have it with me so i used what i had - these coupons were from inside the actual store. As i was strolling through the isles i came across a little coupon dispenser that had these, so i took 3. I used these 3 coupons in conjunction with the coupons printed from CVS.com. The first coupon was $3 off any mouthwash, toothpaste, toothbrush or floss of $15 or more. The second coupon was $2 off any two oral care purchase.
        -I got 2 more of the Dawn Hand Renewal  with two more of the $.50 coupons from the sunday's newspaper.
        - 1 Venus razor - not the disposable ones. I used a manufacture coupon from the sunday's newspaper that was $5 off any Venus razor (excluding the disposable razors). This deal was if you bought one then you got back $2 in ECBs.

This brought my total to roughly around $13 something. Of course, this would be my out of pocket expense if i didn't have any ECBs from previous visits. I used a $5 ECB, a $3 ECB that I printed from my email because CVS sent it to me, and the $3.50 of ECBs from transaction #1.

My out of pocket expense for this transaction as a total came out to $0.04!! PLUS i got back $7 in ECBs to use on my next purchase!



Phew! that was a lot of information! :D It is a lot of money to pay out of pocket if you do not have any ECBs to start out with but if you make small transactions and roll the money over in ECBs like i have then your our of pocket will not be so high. I did start out just the same. It took me a while to get the hang of couponing and I'm still learning everyday.

Try to start out by just getting what you know you are going to use, what you need and what you have coupons for. If you do not mind paying a little bit out of pocket, then go crazy! :) Once you start building the ECBs then you'll start getting the hang of rolling them over and getting the best "bang for you buck".

Happy couponing!
-Crystal K
     xoxo

Beaded Cross Bracelet

 I remade this bracelet with some wire so it is more sturdier than with elastic.

I don't really like the elastic cord anymore, it just doesn't feel secure.

I thought this was super cute. I just wanted to share this. :D

I have been wearing it for the past day or so and i love the way it sounds! Lol

I was extremely easy to create and i hope i can give you an idea/inspiration to make something new.

-Crystal
     xoxo

CVS Couponing from week 7/21/2013

Hello,

I'm going to try something a little different. I will posting on here little couponing hauls that i do that aren't really big enough to make a video for. 

This blog post is the exact thing I am talking about. I only got three things but it was such a good deal that I can not go by without telling you! I want everyone to save this kind of money because who doesn't need more money in their pockets now-a-days. 

I will be breaking down things for those of us that are still learning the coupling process. I am not an extreme couponer or anything. We can learn together. :)

In this shopping trip i went to CVS. This is one of my favorite places to shop because not only can you get items for extremely inexpensive but they give you money back!! 

I only did one transaction here....obviously, i only had 3 things! Lol

Here's what i bought:

     (1)    Head & Shoulders 14.2 fl oz shampoo   =   $4.99 on sale - regular price is $5.99

                                   The deal for the H&S was just that they were on sale for $4.99

     (2)    Colgate Total Advanced 7.6 oz whitening toothpaste   =   $4.99 not on sale

             The deal for the Colgate was if you spent $10 you got $5 back in extra care bucks. I spent $9.98 which still triggers the sale. YAY! :D

My total without tax at this point is $14.97

Here are the coupons that I used: 

     (1)   Manufacturer coupon of $.75 off 1 Colgate toothpaste of 4 oz or larger

     -I could have used two but i reached my limit on Coupons.com because the dummy using the printer tried to recycle paper and it printed on the wrong side! (dummy aka...ME!)

     (1)   Manufacturer coupon of $2 off 1 Head & Shoulders shampoo or conditioner. 

     (1)   Red box coupon of $1.50 off of any oral care of $5.

     (1)   Red box coupon of $3 off of any toothpaste of $5 or more. 

     (1)   Red box coupon of 30% off your entire purchase.

-I used an expired $5 ECB that i had from previous weeks coupons. 

I paid $.94!! PLUS I received $5 back from the Colgate deal! HOW AWESOME IS THAT!!??!?!

Stay tuned for more CVS hauls that I'll have! There should be no end to getting things for free by couponing! I hope you give this a try and study your adds and coupons to get your savings as well!!

Thank you for stopping by! 

-Crystal

    xoxo

NYX Color Wheel Mosaic Face Powder

Here are the color wheels from NYC. I got these two from the same Style21 haul. (style21.com) I love this website, very inexpensive and products always on sale.  I got the two of these for $2.99 each. I've always wanted to try these and i just decided hey! why not? :D I will soon put up pictures using the products and I'll keep track of the swirls I make with the brush so you can see the intensity that is built up on the cheek. 

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This is in the color Plum Passion. It is really pretty, difficult to swatch because it is very light. It is not completely matte but there isn't an overload of shimmer either. It is buildable a bit powdery. It does come off pink and you pick up the darkest pink in the color wheel. I am excited to use them. :D

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This is in the color Pretty in Pink. Same as the description above. This one is especially difficult to swatch. I think it will be really pretty on those with lighter skin tones because you won't be able to pick up the peach too well but again I'll post photos with the blush on and we'll see how well they do. :)  When i swatted the color it showed up more white(light) than anything, meaning I didn't pick up any of the pink the little swatch that I did.

Neither of the powders are very pigmented but you certainly can work with them. they aren't really much to rave about.....for now! We'll see if my thoughts change once I begin to use the powders. :)


Thank you so much for stopping by.

-Crystal
    xoxo