HappyLight -- No More SAD Winter Blues + GIVEAWAY

***FOR THE GIVEAWAY, PLEASE READ THE BOTTOM***

I have hip bursitis that is extremely painful. It is chronic, and I always feel pain, but every few months it flares up. I finally went to the hip doctor and he prescribed 6 weeks of physical therapy for me.

So every morning and evening I have specific stretches and strengthening exercises to do, beyond the twice a week visits to the PT office.

I received this HappyLight from Verilux a couple weeks ago. It provides up to 10,000 LUX of full spectrum light, and can be used for winter blues, or the negative effects of being on the night shift; it can also help with jet lag and fatigue.

The cool thing about it is that when you use it during exercise you may get additional energy and benefits from this light.

So I started using it in the morning during my stretching and physical therapy routine. Over time this light should help you be able to do more for longer times, and with more energy.

And, it is great for those who don't get natural sunlight very often. You just tilt it toward you. You do NOT need to look straight at it. just have it in your general direction. There are two settings depending on morning or afternoon -- you want to use the brighter setting in the morning to help you get more energy, or while you are doing your morning stretches. Then in the afternoon you can use the lesser light.

How does it work? It taps the potency of light to gently cue your body to recalibrate and stabilize, naturally reducing fatigue and lethargy while improving your mental focus. This will be different for everyone, as everyone reacts to light differently. Some may need to use the brighter light setting for a much longer time, and others may only need it for 20 minutes per day. You gauge this by how you feel and can customize it to your needs.

There are two lenses the come with the light, so you can choose what you want to use. You can tilt the lens as well so that it can point directly to you if you are sitting up in a chair, or if you are on the floor doing yoga.

**GIVEAWAY**

If you would like to WIN one of these, please comment below what your favorite form of exercise is. I will be randomly picking a winner on Thursday, April 30th.

Lip Plumper Plus Volumizing Mascara -- Free of Parabens, Synthetic Fragrances and more

I am a stickler for taking less than 5 minutes to get ready in the morning. Since I shower in the evenings, my morning beauty routine consists of washing my face, moisturizing, putting my hair down, sliding on some eye liner and mascara, and swiping with lip gloss. Sometimes it takes less than 5 minutes!

And overall it isn't TOO shabby:

 

Here is another shot that was taken a couple months ago after one of my "quick, get ready" normal mornings (I want you to notice the eyelashes in this one):

 

 

So I got to review some lip plumping gloss, and some volumizing mascara from EnvyDerm -- they are free of all the bad stuff you really want to avoid in all your makeup and personal care products. Which is a big score for me.  I will tell you about the products in a moment but want to show you the pictures. 

Please realize I am HORRIBLE at selfies so these pictures below have poor lighting, poor angles, etc. but you can see my eyelashes and my lips, how much longer, fuller the lashes are, and how plumper the lips are. And this is just one coat of mascara, for who has the time to do more than one oat?

Notice the length and thickness of my mascara.... and the fullness of my lips. Look at the picture above again and see how thin my upper lip is with my gummy smile. Yuck. I am self conscious and always hated that I didn't have a full upper lip. But nonetheless, this is a before and after review so I have to be truthful in it.

You can see below how much thicker and fuller my upper lip is!

So, now that you saw how well the products work, let me tell you a bit more about them.

The Lip Volumizing and Conditioning Plumper. You get up to 37% fuller plumped lips instantly, with nice color that seems to last, and without parabens, synthetic fragrances, petrochemicals, sulfates, phthalates, GMOs, triclosan or mineral oils. They are cruelty free and also made in the USA.

The key to the lip plumper is the peptides and tripeptides that boosts the collagen for fuller lips. It also contains 13 organic moisturizing oils and vitamins for softer lips as well.

They state that if you use this for 4 weeks your lips will be fuller permanently. I have not used it for 4 weeks yet (about 2 weeks so far), so we will see :)

There are quite a few beautiful colors to choose from and it comes in a sturdy lip gloss tube that is long and square, instead of round.

Volumizing Mascara. This stuff obviously works because my lashes with just one coat look fabulous compared to my other brand (which is Tarte Cosmetics Lights Camera Lashes). If I had to choose one makeup piece that I can't live without it would be mascara. I have very pale blonde lashes and feel naked without mascara on.

This stuff is infused with Moroccan Argan oil, vitamins, and minerals that conditions and moisturizes lashes. The color is bold and doesn't take forever to dry (in case you want to do a second coat.) It wears well and still is on at the end of the day.

It is formulated without prostaglandin, parabens, synthetic fragrances, sulfates, petrochemicals, phthalates, GMOs, triclosan, mineral oils or animal products.

This clump-free mascara increases lash volume, definition and curl, while over time it promotes thicker and longer lashes (permanently!) It does this with a hydroplat specialized peptide that is combined with keratin to stimulate keratin production along the lash line for new hair stimulation. It also repairs damaged lashes.

It includes an hourglass shape wand and brush that lifts and separates the lashes.

If you want to enter a contest to win $300 worth of product CLICK HERE - it ends April 30th so enter today!!

NutraSilver Testimonial for Urinary Tract Infections UTI

Here is a testimonial I got from a customer who bought NutraSilver and used it for a UTI. And for a limited time only, when you place an order for NutraSilver on my website here, you will get double the amount in your order (I will ship out 2oz bottles instead of 1oz bottles). This is NOT mentioned on my website, but you WILL receive the larger bottles if you place your order now through the end of May 2015. Please email me with any questions you may have.

"I have struggled with Urinary Tract Infections on and off for years. The last time I felt one coming on I tried NutraSilver following the dosage recommendation for candida for 1 week. I went to my doctor and had lab work done just to double check. And there was no sign of an infection! Thank You!!! 

J.P. from Spokane, WA"

Yay! I love testimonials like that.