After I had my first son I was the biggest I'd ever been plus I had a colicky kid and didn't get any rest or sleep. My self esteem was at an all
time low and going from
"a chick that lunched and shopped" to a full time Mom
was a shock to my system.
I was beyond a mess.


I was so far gone that my lovely husband dropped me off in front of my Aunts salon and said he'd pick me up in a few hours.
Being that my eyebrows were starting to resemble that of Oscar the grouch
it wasn't such a bad idea.
On this day I almost created one of my biggest regrets...but thank God I didn't.
Just a few days before I had decided I was chopping my hair off.
No time + new Mom= short hair.
Right?
Wrong.
A lovely Momma friend of mine told me to tie it back everyday for three months and if I still wanted it gone in 6 months to go for it...
3 years later my hair is the longest it's been and every day when I brush it
I think of my lovely friend (and her beautiful hair).
So what's the point to all of this?
The point is that I didn't always bat a 90% on the "I feel fab" scale.
I would dump my entire wardrobe on to the floor at least 6 days a week
(some days included tears if we had to go anywhere that
required seeing people I knew).
I gave up on makeup because nothing was easy and I just
"dressed to get through the day"...
But eventually the love I had for all things feminine-won.
Slowly I crawled out of my hole and started on a journey.
A journey to find makeup that really did make me look and feel better.
Skin products that weren't the equivalent of flushing
wads of cash down the toilet.


Clothes had hid "baby" fat, and my just "fat" fat and I felt beautiful in-
in every price range.
I built relationships with sales people.
Got samples of the best and the newest, and bought a lot of stuff too.
Some went back, some stayed, some went to others,
and some became a part of me.
(This is probably the part where you are thinking...oh geez A PART of you!
How shallow can you be?)
To that I say this..."Let's talk when I'm 60"
and until I get to 60...
"I still give my husband whiplash." ;)
This and other things are the reasons I can pull
myself together in 10 minutes or less.
It's taken 3 years to get to this point and there is still A LOT of room for improvement.


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So here is my tip of the day:

Don't buy anything...(even if it's on the 75% off rack at Target) that you don't LOVE! EVERYTHING in your closet should make you feel beautiful :)


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(Every once in a while I'm going to review a product or a brand. Ones that have become staples.)

Still not sure what my first review will be since there are so many right now!

What product do you want to know more about?