I genuinely love participating in Crystal
Cattle's Beauty Swap! My favorite part is
connecting with and staying in touch with past partners. I've had some
great ones! Thanks to
Crystal for creating such a fun event and allowing me to
co-host with her for the
2nd anniversary of the Beauty Swap!
This Swap I was paired with Sara Hewitt of
Faith, Farming
& Cowboy Boots. Sara is a farmer's daughter, who is working on
getting a Master's degree in Agricultural Education. She's also a cowboy
boot wearing garage sale lover with a passion for horses.
Sound familiar?!!? Two peas in a pod we are! Sara and her hubby
do have an adorable little girl, Harper; while Matt and I are only parents to
two fur babies!
The package of goodies Sara sent arrived while I was in Chicago for our
Illinois Farm Bureau annual meeting (Another commonality between the two of
us! Sara and Mark are active in the Minnesota Farm Bureau), but I
literally ripped open the box when I got home Monday night! Inside were
some great items:
Throughout the string of emails getting to know each other, we talked a lot
of about likes/dislikes and products that we'd be wanting to try. First
on my list was
The Detangler hairbrush, which is as fantastic as every
says! I've used it on dry hair and again this morning after my
shower. Love! I'm typically a comb user out of the shower, but this
has be seriously reconsidering.
The two
lip crayons were included by Sara because they're some of
her favorite steals from
Ulta.
I received Love Spell and Hazy Pink, which is a matte finish. I've got on
Love Story right now and it's definitely got me under some sort of
spell!
See the
Brow Power up there?? It's epic. I've struggled
with whether my current brow pencil is too dark for my brow color and this
little ditty rectifies that problem. It's UNIVERSAL! The darker you
press the dark it appears and the brush that's included helps to feather for a
natural look.
The
It Cosmetics Hello Lashes mascara has taken some getting
used to. The applicator end is different configured differently than what
I've used in the past, but I'm getting the hang of it after a few days.
I've yet to try the
Powder Play, but I do love me some big Texas hair and can't
wait to 'tease it to Jesus'! Our Christmas pictures are scheduled for
Friday and plan to jack my hair!
Sara also included several sample products and I'm loving the CC+ cream by
It Cosmetics. I've used it the last two mornings and really like to look
and feel. And now a shameless bathroom selfie featuring several of my Beauty Swap items...
I can't wait to see what everyone else received in their Swap boxes and
hopefully connect with some more amazing women! Don't forget to
link upyour blog posts on Crystal's page!
