Master Exam Madness

Ok. So. Saturday, I take my big exam, which decides whether or not I get my little piece of special paper that says, "Congrats Adele, you spent two extra years learning more useless junk in hopes that you might earn a couple thousand more bucks a year." I am prepared, and I am not prepared.

I know 1/3 of the 16 books well. Another 1.5/3 reasonably well. And the other .5? Not so much.
It's pass/fail, so if I fail this time, I have one last chance in August to pass or else they boot me out of the program.

After that, write 3 short stories and a fifteen page paper before March 12 if I pass.

And with all this stress, my skin is freaking out. I have broke out (where else of course) all along my jawline. Green tea, pomegranate juice, and water here I come.

And here's some more interesting news: free cosmetics! Dept. Store cosmetics! Sure thing! Just follow the link below:

Free cosmetics!

As my name implies, I'm from down South, specifically, a very po-dunk little town, where the best thing we have for miles around is a Wal-Mart that is at least 15 minutes away. If I wanted to score free make-up from one of these stores, I'd have to drive over 200 miles. :( So, to everyone out there in more metropolitan areas, take advantage of this!

I hope after this test passes to have a couple of more tutorial-like posts up. I also have some really cool information on getting e.l.f. products with out the wait to share. Anyway, if you're testing this week in school as well, I wish you lots of luck! =)

sba

Sugar Lip Scrub!

Winter months mean cold, chapped lips. :( Sometimes, it's not enough to simply slather on chapstick. Chapstick prevents dry lips. So, do to your lips what you would normally to do a face that has dry skin: Exfoliate!

How do you exfoliate your lips? Simple. And I bet you have most of the ingredients in house!






To make the Sugar Lip Scrub, gather these things:

Sugar (granulated. Can be white or brown, but the smaller the grain, the better the sugar can get into the fine lines of your lips).

Lip Balm (I prefer Burt's Bees, not only because it's all natural and one of the best balms around, but also because they don't test on animals).


A knife

A mixing plate












Here are my lips before exfoliating. I don't normally let them get this bad, but I did to show you guys just how well this works.

To begin, take a pinch of sugar and put it on the plate. Then, take your butter knife and cut off a piece of the lip balm. It should be about half and half of both things.














Then, simply apply the mixture to your lips and scrub your mouth like you would your face.




Scrub, scrub, scrub!










Once you are done, your lips should be soft, moisturized, and dead-skin free! Here is the before and after.






















Enjoy and Good Luck!

sba