Spoiled Rotten Review

Last week I stopped by my local Claire's store while browsing through the mall. I saw that they were having the famous 10 clearance items for $10. While I was seriously disappointed with the selection they had for this particular sale, I did pick up a couple of items to review.

These are Spoiled Rotten face products, sold exclusively at Claire's. Judging by the fact that they are exclusive to Claire's, and the look of the packaging, I'm venturing to say that the primary demographic is teen to young adult females. I picked up Clean up your act oil-free face wash, Mud in your face exfoliating mud mask, and Play it cool cooling cucumber peel-off mask. (They don't have play it cool on their website, so there isn't a link for that one, sorry.)

First I used the face wash. I was very happy with it. It has a clean, fresh scent to it. It did leave my face clean, soft and not feeling oily. The face wash is normally $10 for a 5 oz. bottle, but was marked down to $5, and was only a dollar with the sale they were running. This particular face wash wasn't my favorite, because it did leave my face a little dry, but for the price I would probably buy it again.

Yes, I made the boy do a mask with me

This is our "it's burning" face

Next I tried the mud mask. I was extremely disappointed in this. I am normally a huge fan when it comes to face masks, and this one let me down. The mask itself is a little hard to get out of the bottle. When I first put it on, it smelled amazing (one of the few things I liked about it). There was a little bit of a tingle when I put it on, but I figured since it has tea tree oil in it, it was supposed to feel a little tingly. The tingling soon turned into a burning sensation. Like an overwhelming "cooling" sensation. The package says to leave it on for 15 minutes, but after 10 minutes, I couldn't take it any longer and had to wash it off. Even after it had been washed off, it left my skin feeling very sensitive, and still tingling/burning. This really surprised me, because normally I don't have very sensitive skin. I tried this a second time to make sure it wasn't just a fluke or maybe just shock from the first time using it. The second time was a little more bearable. The burning wasn't as bad, but maybe because I knew what to expect. It still left my face feeling very sensitive. After checking the reviews on Claire's website, I see that I'm not the only one that had a problem with it burning. This mud mask normally sells for $10 for a 4 oz bottle. This was also marked down to $5 and only a dollar with the sale. Even with the low price, I would not buy this again.

Afterwards- the redness and pained look says it all

 

Finally, I used the cooling cucumber mask. I was a big fan of this. It has a very strong cucumber scent, which was a little too strong for me, but at least it was a good smell. The mask is very sticky when you first put it on, but it dries nicely. It does have a bit of a tingle, but nothing like the mud mask did. The tingle was not nearly as intense, but rather a soothing/cooling tingle. It was fun it peel off afterward and it left my skin feeling super soft and still smelling like cucumbers. The cucumber mask is also originally priced $10 for a 2 oz bottle, but as the others, it was marked down to $5 and on sale for a dollar. I knew I would like this, so I actually picked up two of them during the sale, and for the price, I would definitely pick up more of these.

Two years

 

Two years.

24 months

104 weeks

730 days

17,520 hours

1,051,200 minutes

63,072,000 seconds

That's two birthdays.

Moving into my own place for the first time.

Sharing a home with my significant other for the first time.

Becoming a second mom to two amazing little boys.

Two family reunion camping trips.

Getting a license for the first time.

Getting my first (and second) car.

Going on my first road trip.

Getting a new job.

And doing it all with this amazing man standing by my side

Every step of the way.

Happy two year anniversary love.

Thank you for two amazing years,

and here's to many more.

I love you

to the moon and back

to infinity and beyond

forever and ever

Andrewisms: On working for a living

Andrew throwing a fit this morning because I'm getting ready for work.

Andrew: "...but I don't want you to go to work."

Me: "I have to go to work baby."

Andrew: "Whyyyyyy?"

Me: "Because I have to go make money, so I can pay for the house, and food and gas"

Andrew: "Okay fine. But you have to come home."

I come home on lunch break to visit.

I walk into the other room.

When I come back, Andrew is holding his piggy bank.

Andrew: "I am going to give you all the monies in my piggy bank tomorrow, so you can buy some gas, so you don't have to go to work tomorrow.

Sweetest kid I've ever met. In my life.

Hello Tuesday: Birthday Edition

Hello Tuesday, January 8th.

Hello twenty-third birthday.

Hello to a new year.

Hello beautiful birthday gifts, from Greg and from Andrew and Alex

Hello ten hour work day.

Hello grumpy customers.

Hello {free} birthday coffee c/o Dutch Bros., and birthday gift from a co-worker

Hello lunch break.

Hello free birthday coffee #2

Hello delicious lunch from Sandwich express

and hello birthday cupcakes, from my co-workers.

Hello {work} weekend.

Hello favorite show, season premiere on my birthday

Today I'm saying hello to a new year, my twenty-third.

Hello to another shot at some big changes and improvements.

Hello to enjoying more of the little things, and not sweating the small stuff.

Hello 2013, Hello happier, healthier me.

Hello to new beginnings.

What are you saying hello to this week?

I'm blank because...

This post inspired by Little Miss Momma's post with the same title here

I’m weird because…

I can’t sleep with my hair down.

I can't go a day without Mountain Dew Code Red.

I put lemon juice in my salsa.

I like Nacho Cheese Doritos with cottage cheese.

I can't sleep without some sort of blanket or sheet- no matter how hot it is.

I can’t sleep with a top sheet.

I take a bath as hot as I can stand it when I can’t get warm.

I have a purse addiction.

99% of the time, I would rather shop at a thrift store.

I would rather pick up dog poo than wash the dishes. But I love doing laundry.

I get addicted to shows for teenage girls, (Like Pretty Little Liars) but I never watch shows that most girls my age watch (Jersey shore, Bad girls club, etc.)

I LOVE getting mail. (Unless it's bills. I don't like those)

I’m a bad friend because…

I get too preoccupied with one friend at a time.

I am terrible at returning phone calls and texts a lot of the time.

I don't always tell them what's on my mind. Sometimes until it's too built up.

I'm often distracted.

I care, to a fault.

I’m a good friend because…

I do anything I can to help those I love succeed.

I love my friends kiddos like they are my own.

I'm very connected to my friends. I'm almost too empathetic. I seriously feel what they are feeling.

I care, to a fault.

I’m sad because…

I wish all my family lived closer.

I too often get consumed with guilt or senseless worrying.

I sometimes let little things get in the way of the big picture.

I let depression and anxiety get the better of me sometimes, especially lately.

I overthink and over-analize things, and create problems in my head before they even happen [IF they even happen]

I’m happy because…

I've been with Greg for two amazing years this month.

I have a beautiful little family, that I was able to choose for myself.

I’m excited because...

It's a new year, and another chance to make some amazing changes this year.

I'm going to really get this blog going, to be able to vent and get my thoughts out there, and to possibly relate to others who are in similar situations.

Stress induced ramblings

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I am twenty-two twenty-three years old.

I am too young to feel stressed out all of the time.

In addition to working 40 hours a week in a high stress environment (retention call center)

I do overnight daycare about 44 hours a week for a really good friend of mine.

But to be honest, I'm really starting to hate it.

Not that I hate her. Or her kids.

But I hate how much my life is revolving around her schedule.

I can't go out.

I can't make plans.

I can't do anything without working around her schedule.

I'm even having to work the kids' schedule around her.

This week for example. 

Tuesday was my birthday.

I asked her for at least 3 weeks beforehand to find a backup for the night.

It was my birthday, and I wanted to make some plans with friends.

She waits until the last minute,

Tuesday, at 8:30 (when I usually get the kids around 9:30)

To tell me she couldn't find anyone.

And then at nine she tells me she called in

because the kids were sick and she wanted me to have the night off.

My sister just brought up a semi-impromtu trip to go see our older sisters

Tonight and tomorrow night.

And because of her schedule,

I can't go.

And my baby sister is pleading with me,

almost begging

for me to tell her to find someone else to watch them

That I need a couple of days off.

Because I rarely see my little sister lately.

And almost never get to see my older sisters.

My baby sister just really wants some sister bonding time.

I can't handle being tied down.

Especially not by someone else's responsibilities.

I can't keep doing this.

But then what is she going to do.

The reason I offered to do it in the first place

[other than needing the money to help us out]

was because she had no one else that could do it.

I'm racked with so much guilt right now.

Feeling torn.

If I continue to do this, it's going to make me unhappy.

If I don't continue, I feel like she is going to be screwed over.

Neither of those options work for me.

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