Beauty Swap and a New Year

First off, I'd like to wish everyone a happy New Year and hope you all had a great holiday season.

Second, I know this is not a poem or a story, rather it's a non fiction story.



Anyway back in November, Crystal over at the Crystal Cattle blog started something called a 'Beauty Swap' the idea was to pair up with someone and swap beauty products. I decided to participate partly because it sounded like something fun, and up until then end of 2012 beginning of last year I was never a make up type of girl, just powder, blush and tinted Chap Stick if that even. End of 2012 I discovered 2 ladies called "The Buckaroo Barbies" who said it was ok to be punchy AND pretty at the same time, needless to say I have changed my tune about the whole thing!

But anyway back to the topic at hand, I was paired with Jenny Dewey Roerich, one of the co producers of this swap, she is a farm wife in North Dakota, her husband is a sunflower farmer, and a fellow blogger as well (plus we share a name so it made it all the better) Anyway she sent me a box full of make up and skin care goodness, even a couple of hair care products as well. I have never gotten anything like that before in my life so this was a new experience and ending up with a new friend made it better!

These are some of the goodies I recieved in my box from Miss Jenny.

1. Victoria's Secret Very Sexy Temptation body spray, I loved the way this smelled, not overpowering which is good because my mother is asthmatic and can't handle lots of heavy fragrances

2. Cynthia Rowley eye shadow palette, I had never heard of this brand but the colors are amazing and match my skin tone and eye color which is always a plus because in the past when I have put on eye shadow I looked like a 1980s nightmare. That isn't the case with this one.

3. Cupcake bath fizzies, these smell amazing and I can't wait to try them out

4.Lancome Juicy Tube, lip gloss

5. A sample of face wash, I just used it today and not only did it smell like a combination of cranberry and grape, it made my face really soft too.

6. a bar of Goat Milk soap

7. and various samples that I can't wait to try


I would like to thank both Crystal and Jenny for coming up with this idea, it was so much fun and I can't wait til the next one! It is really fun getting to know people this way, as I said I never was a make up type person and this was also a great way to discover new products as well!!