Monthly Archives: April 2012

Julep Maven Spring Mystery Box!

19 Thursday Apr 2012

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After ordering my Julep Maven Intro Box, I decided the same day to order their Spring Mystery Box. I thought it would be fun to wait and see what surprise items I could get for $19.99.

This afternoon it arrived and I was so excited I rushed upstairs and opened it. Here is what I found inside:

Essential Cuticle Oil $18, 4 Nail Polish $14 each, a Nail File & Chocolates. All of this for $19.99

I have heard rave reviews about the cuticle oil and cannot wait to try. I am glad I got a second nail file as it works great and the Chocolates will go to Brent.

This box retails for $74. Julep’s mystery boxes can contain anywhere from $60-200 worth of products. I live in Ontario Canada and have heard that there are big and small mystery boxes and Canadians rarely get the big ones. I got the small one, but I am so happy with it!

Here are the colours I received:

Left to Right: Basecoat, Melissa, Portia & Taylor!

Overall, I am very pleased with I received and am excited for my next month’s box. Thanks to Two Lacquered Girls for getting me hooked!

Would you wear these colours? Share below what you received in your Mystery Box!

Julep Maven Intro Box – Boho Glam

19 Thursday Apr 2012

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So after one of my favourite bloggers posted about Julep and how fantastic it is, I decided to join. They were having a promotion for new mavens, so the first box, an intro box was only 1 cent. I couldn’t wait to check it out and headed over to Julep and filled out their style quiz to reveal my beauty personality.

I was revealed to be Boho Glam so I ordered their intro box and waited. Tuesday afternoon I received a buzz from the mailman. Ran downstairs and lo and behold my intro box was here.

Here is what it contained:

2 Nail polish, nail file and Hand Scrub. All of this for a Penny!

I have tried the hand scrub and it left my hands feeling soft and smooth. I could definitely smell the apricot in it. The nail file works great too!

Back To Blogging!

19 Thursday Apr 2012

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Hello everyone!

First and foremost, after my Husband Brent’s blog was freshly pressed this week, we have had a crazy amount of emails, comments, likes, followers and feedback. I would like to take this time to say thank you to everyone who visited my blog, commented, has liked and followed me. It is taking a while to reply to everyone, so I just wanted to say I appreciate all of your nice words and for believing in my blog.

Because of this, I have been way behind in my blogging, especially with my Photo Of The Day Challenge. So, I will be back to blogging again today!

Thank you again and I look forward to catching up on all of your fabulous blog posts!!!

Cheers,


Photo A Day Challenge – Something You Found

13 Friday Apr 2012

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I found this when Brent got home. An early Birthday Gift from Brent and my Parents. He has been hogging our other one since being Freshly Pressed, so now we can blog on our own laptops!

Come back tomorrow for Challenge # 14 – How You Feel Today!

I Have A Freshly Pressed Husband – He Always Wins!

11 Wednesday Apr 2012

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This is Brent The Gent aka my Husband. This morning he was Freshly Pressed.

I was getting ready for an appointment and decided to check our email. Lo and behold there was an email for Brent, congratulating him on being Freshly Pressed. I was beyond stunned and excited and I admit, jealous. You see, he has only been on WordPress for 2 weeks!

For those that don’t know or who aren’t on WordPress, being Freshly Pressed is huge. It is something all bloggers dream of. Each day a few blogs are chosen to represent different topics that the site deems interesting, unique and impressive. It is then shared on the homepage of WordPress for all the world to see. Brent’s blog is there, under Humor and is also featured under food, life, and review. That is incredible. After being Freshly Pressed, the author will receive an insane amount of views, likes, comments and followers. You basically become famous on the site!

I joined WordPress in January and have gained 60 followers and 1500+ views, so everyday Brent will ask how my stats are and I will exclaim proudly I am getting popular. Well yesterday he was at 8 followers and 300 views. As of now he has 70 followers and 5500+ views.

My Husband always wins.

We have a joke in our home that he beats me at everything. I will often get a fun new app on my phone and play it, getting a great score. When he comes home from work, I show him my score and he will not only download and play it, but will beat my score incredibly. This happens contantly. He often remarks that I always win Scrabble, but I know he is just being nice. It seems no matter what I find myself to be doing good at, he can always beat it within a matter of time.

So with this mornings excitement of being Freshly Pressed, I find myself laughing that a blog about holding a hamburger properly has become an instant hit. Maybe I should credit myself with the fact that I helped him to get the blog, showed him how to properly tag and referred my readers to him!

I fell in love with Brent because of his ability to make me laugh, his sheer goofyness and his overall comedic act. I am so proud of him for being Freshly Pressed and only hope that one day too, I can be. I can credit him with my sudden increase in readers to my blog! Our stats and followers are through the roof!

You can view his now famous blog post here. I am sure many of you have read it already. I have a feeling he will be busy the next few days replying to everyone.

Photo A Day Challenge – In Your Wallet

08 Sunday Apr 2012

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It is one of my Mum’s traditions that if we receive a wallet or purse as a gift, a coin or bill should be placed inside. When my Mum returned from a trip to Mumbai (her birthplace) in 2010, she gave me a wallet which had a 10 Rupees bill and the rupee coin inside for good luck. The 1960 Franc and 1966 2 Pfennig are both coins I received as change years ago. I keep all of these in a zipper section of my wallet for good luck. I use the rupee coin to scratch my lottery tickets and always win!

Come back tomorrow for Challenge # 9 – Younger You!