JULEP "AMERICA"
Happy 4th of July! Okay so I'm about three days late, but better late than never. I kept my Julep Maven account because I really wanted this polish. Yea I'm sure I could have gotten it somewhere else, but I wanted this one. The way it looked in the photo was so beautiful and starry....wait there are no stars in the polish though. Somehow I was mistaken, but it's still a really nice polish and I do like it.The polish has a red base with red, white, and blue glitter stuffed into the bottle. Seriously it's really stuffed with glitter!
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| Glitterific, no? |
Okay so while this polish is so awesome it does have its flaws; well one main flaw I should say. It's super thick because its so jam packed with glitter. I loved that it had tons of glitter, but it was so thick it made it really hard to go on smoothly. It took 3 and sometimes 4 coats for it to cover my nails completely. In the top photo you c an see two of my nails are not covered completely. That was two coats people, two!
Also, another problem was it had so much glitter that the little glitter bits chipped off. Now I know you need a topcoat, which I put 2 coats of. This still didn't keep the glitter towards the ends of my nails from chipping off. I just fixed it up a bit and added a little bit more polish to those spots. Sort of like a spot check.
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| That one nail looks like it doesn't have glitter, it does! |
The next day I taped off the tips and removed the glitter from the bottom half of my nails. This was a pain in the butt to do, and I really loathe taking off glitter polish. I've read those tips too and they don't work for me all they do is shrivel up my fingers. I really like how it turned out, super cute!
You can buy Julep "America" on
Julep.Com for $14 or you can sign up for Julep Maven and get it added on to your purchase. Also you can get your first box for $.01 cent! Yuppers, I opted for this deal and honestly even if you don't continue you'll still get 2 polishes and another product for a fantastic price. Just go
HERE and take the test, you can take it multiple times or just choose which box you'd like, and use MAVENINTRO to get it for one penny.
*I paid for this box myself and all opinions are my own. I received no compensation for this post.
I received a sample of California Style Rub from BBQ Bros Rubs through their Facebook page. I love using spices when I cook so I was excited to try it out. I received it on Friday and used it for that night's dinner. I was making some country style pork ribs and figured it was a perfect match. At first I thought the packet they sent may be too small, but it wasn't. It was just enough to cover about 10 pieces of pork ribs. I added a little lime to it as well because I love adding some citrus. I let the pork sit for about 30mins before putting them into the oven. Normally I would let them sit longer, but the kids were hungry and I was running late. The rub had a great smell and while cooking that great smell filled the house. It had the kids asking over and over again if the food was done. I like to cook my meats in foil first so they stay moist and then right at the end take them out to crisp out.
I was able to try out Apple & Banana and Pineapple and Mango. Now keep in mind that these snacks are freeze dried so they can be a bit chalky. Don't let that deter you, so you get a little messy...that's okay! Sometimes its okay to get a little messy while eating your food. Eating can be a fun thing too, promise. 
Now for the Pineapple & Mango, which were less enthusiastically received. Now we love pineapple and the kids love mango, but together not so much. Well at least freeze dried not so much. Now they are sugar-free so they aren't very sweet, but the pineapple and mango came out bitter. Plus the smell wasn't that great either. It reminded me a bit of...wait for it...beer. Yea I know maybe you smell something different, but my nose said beer. The kids were not fans and they made those faces like when I tell them its time to come in from outside. They abandoned the bag to its own demise on the kitchen table. It sat their looking so sad and pitiful knowing it had been cast aside while the Apple & Banana bag was devoured. I felt for it, I could really feel its pain and thought...well I could use it. I was making banana bread and grabbed some of the left over batter and tossed them in. Those tiny little freeze dried pieces of pineapple and mango rejoiced as they were eaten by the kids. Hah we fooled them, those tiny fruits they said weren't good tasted pretty darn good in some banana bread. 
I was lucky enough to try out Potty Cover and was so glad I did. We went out to the Medina River over the weekend and it seemed the perfect place to try them out. I don't have photos of the toilets there as its a public place, but I do have some from my home. Now the covers do just that, cover every surface of the toilet that your child or you, may touch. They were simple and easy to put on and come individually wrapped for on the go ease. The flaps on the side are all really long so the keep your little ones legs from touching the toilet.
Overall, its one of those things where you think, huh why couldn't I have come up with that? Its great for toddlers learning how to use the bathroom, but also for older kids and adults. Its keeps you away from all the gross germs that many public toilets have. I also found it useful when there is a party and you have many kids in attendance.
Blueberry Loaf:
Easy Biscuit Recipe
