Author: Christina

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How I made my own candle | Candle DIY

Hope you all had a great weekend! I spent part of it making this candle – it was something I had been wanting to do for a long time, but didn’t realize how much went into it!

My plan was to make a citronella candle to keep mosquitoes away in the backyard, but I couldn’t find citronella oil anywhere (in person)! So, I ended up using pure lemon and orange essential oils. I understand essential oils are flammable, so I encourage everyone who wants to DIY a candle to do research to understand the correct amount of essential or fragrance oil to use in your candle.

As you’ll see in my video, I melted half of each bag of wax at a time in order to make sure I wasn’t over-making any. In total, I ended up using two and a half pounds of wax melt.

In the end, I’m super happy with how my first DIY candle turned out! I think it looks pretty and is a wonderful centerpiece for our patio!

I will have everything that I can, linked, linked from Amazon, including the citronella oil I should have ordered before starting this project!

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Fashion/

Best Sellers June 14 – 20

This week’s best sellers has a good mix of clothes and a purse strap!

Two of these items are from Abercrombie – both are top faves for me. The tank is a basic Target must-have, and the blazer is one of my favorite oversized blazers.

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Lifestyle/

We finally got the rest of our patio set!

Our patio set is finally complete! It’s been a journey trying to get our third box that was “lost” and lots, and lots of emails with Best Choice Products. We ordered it from Walmart, but it was delivered directly from BCP.

Honestly, I’m happy with our outdoor sectional, but going back and forth with BCP was a huge hassle – they told us to repack what we had and send it back because it was out of stock. I was dumbfounded! How do you lose part of a set?

I refused to accept what they said and they eventually were able to get me a new in-stock date. It took around two months and we finally got what we were missing.

Overall, I would not recommend BCP, but if you’re interested (it was a good price too), you can click here to shop the exact set we have.

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Fashion/

Best Sellers | June 7 – 13

Last week’s best sellers! Love that a work dress from Amazon made the list! Three of these items are still part of the LTK Day Sale! Hurry and shop now to save!

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Beauty/

LTK Day Sale | June 11 – 13

The LTK Day Sale is just around the corner! Are you following me on LIKEtoKNOWit? Follow me here!

I’ve already started sharing some pieces from stores participating in the sale, so start favoriting items you have your eye on, now!

Sales like these are a great time to purchase some complete outfits or basics. For example, I put this Express collage together, full of some good work pieces. I kind of went overboard, as you can tell by how full it is, but I’m truly on the hunt for some good workwear – and Express is my favorite store for workwear.

My favorite part about this sale specifically though, is that there are NO EXCLUSIONS with IT Cosmetics! So, I put this collage together with products I already have, and some I plan to eventually try out. I was surprised by how much I enjoyed their Confidence in a Cream – it just melts on your face – kind of similar to this moisturizer from Lancome.

Lastly, I got some good casual wear finds from Abercrombie & Fitch. I love their bodysuits and jeans (I’m late to the game on this!). I wear a size small in all their tops and a 25S in jeans or a 25R.

These are the stores I’ll be shopping at, but here’s links to the other participating stores. Remember, you MUST shop on the LTK app in order to access this exclusive sale!

Armani Beauty

Boohoo

Buddy Love

Colleen Rothschild

Elemis

Forever21

Frontgate

Madewell

The Mint Julep

Murad

Nasty Gal

Outdoor Voices

Pureology

Tarte

The Styled Collection

Yves Saint Laurent Beaute

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Beauty/

Aztec Secret Indian Healing Clay Mask | Review

Earlier this week, I bought the Aztec Secret Indian Healing Clay. I’ve heard so many positive things about it, that I knew I just had to buy it when I saw it at Target!

I thought the clay was already pre-mixed and ready to use as a mask, but you actually have to mix it with water or raw apple cider vinegar. I personally hate apple cider vinegar, so I used water.

What I love about the clay is that you use it in a way that works for you. So, you can leave on your face for five minutes, or even as long as 20 minutes! And you really feel your face pulsate! The tightening and lift you feel from the mask is unreal – it’s strong! But don’t worry, it’s not painful.

Immediately afterward, my face felt smooth and soft – better than any other beauty mask I’ve used. Yes, other beauty masks give me smooth and soft skin afterward, but this was different – like next level.

I definitely recommend this mask to anyone looking for a deeper facial cleanse and softer skin. The instructions say you can use it once a week or more often for problematic skin – I’ll be using it two to three times a week. I’m really hoping to see a difference in my pores after longer use of the clay. I’ll make sure to keep you updated on this too!

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Looking for more on skincare? Start with getting a good cleansing system down. I have a blog post on double cleansing you can check out here!

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