Bareskin from BareMinerals serum foundation with spf REVIEW with pictures!! Bare Escentuals Makeup

I pre ordered two different shades (satin and shell) of the NEW Bareskin serum foundation from BareMinerals off QVC back in February. It has been the LONGEST wait EVER knowing it was a preorder and that I wouldn't get it until mid April.

I posted about the NEW BareMinerals / Bare Escentuals Bareskin Serum foundation with SPF exclusive to QVC this month (releasing in the boutiques in May) here:
http://crafts-n-fitness.blogspot.com/2014/02/bareminerals-bareskin-serum-foundation.html

I FINALLY GOT THEM IN THE MAIL YESTERDAY!!!

I posted a couple videos on my instagram page last night when I tried one color on one side of my face and the other color on the other side. I decided to keep the bare shell which is the cool light shade. The bare satin was the cool medium shade and was too dark for me. 

I applied the serum foundation today before I left for work and it stayed nicely on my face all day. The color blends perfectly!! and I LOVE this brush!! I seriously only used 6 drops for my entire face!! and I didn't retouch my makeup at all during the day. (thank you mally beauty and bare minerals for such awesome makeup!)  The biggest thing for me was that my face did not feel itchy or oily the entire day... this foundation is a keeper!! I'm going to keep wearing it for the next week to make sure I don't see any skin reactions... I am so thrilled to finally get this product!! 

Edited to add: 

So I wore it all day yesterday with no complaints!! I applied my Murad face lotion before the serum foundation and it went on smooth, not drying at all! (I get dry patches on my face) I didn't get any color on my hands because I used the brush and it didn't rub off on anything. I was also lazy and didn't wash off my makeup last night and even after sleeping in it, my face didn't break out or feel yucky this morning. I will post again next week after using several times for a second review. 

PiYo fan volume 8 lesson 16 by Chalene Johnson --Review with pictures! Flexibility Training

In preparation of Chalene Johnson's new Beachbody Fitness program PiYo releasing in June; I decided to dig up some old Piyo exercise dvds that I had in my archives (and ummm never opened most of them... shame on me!) and try them out for blog review.

I bought these Piyo FAN dvds back in 2011 or 2012 from Powder Blue productions which was Chalene's company for Piyo and Turbokick. (https://www.facebook.com/turbokick) They sold lesson dvds (for instructors) and fan dvds (for the public).

They had this massive sale a couple years ago which is when I bought all the Piyo fan volumes (I'm a huge Chalene Johnson fan and figured I would like them) and one Turbokick fan dvd (hoping to review that later).

I know its kind of cruel to do a blog review on a dvd you can't purchase anymore, but I'm hoping my review and pictures will be similar to the Piyo program coming out this summer and help you decide if its a program you could like to take at the gym or purchase. You may even be able to find piyo dvds on ebay!

This is Piyo Fan Volume 8 which includes lesson 16 and lesson 17. This review is for lesson 16-it was 60 minutes long and I divided up in 3 days since I was doing other workouts.

When I first bought these a couple years ago I had tried the fan volume 1 and it was so slow and old that I totally lost interest and turned it off. I have now developed more of an appreciation for flexibility training and decided to open the the most recent piyo fan dvd I had, in hopes that it was better than vol 1... It was!! :-)

Menu chapter-you can play the entire dvd or specific chapters. 

WARM UP SECTION

This HRM includes my day 1 which was Warm up, Heat Building and Strength 1.

This HRM for day 2 includes Strength 2 and Strength 3 sections. 

This HRM shows on day 3 doing the Core and Cool down.

I tried to take as many pictures as I could for each section to give you an idea of what it would be like. I really liked all the sections except for the core one. Thank goodness it was only 5 minutes long!! I liked that it was fast faced so it kept my heart rate elevated without using any equipment. Strength 1 section had alot of floor body exercises which can be difficult or uncomfortable when you are overweight (which I am) because you use your body weight as weight. It tends to aggravate my wrists so I need to be careful about that! I am wanting to try the other lesson on this dvd soon so I can see if its similar.

I can't wait to try the new PiYo dvds coming out since Chalene will be in them and I find her so happy and motivating. Even though she created this program, she wasn't teaching or even in this Fan dvd which was disappointing (even though I knew she wasnt).

She said that she "updated" her program to have better music and better moves so I know its going to be awesome!! I can really see myself benefiting from this kind of flexibility training!!

Have you heard of PiYo before? What do you do for flexibility training??

Thirty-One bags review and online party this Wednesday!! 31 bags and April customer special

Guess what?!

I'm having an online Thirty-One bags Facebook party this Wednesday starting at 6pm EST!!

Here's the event link: 

https://www.facebook.com/events/748775661819682/750171115013470/?ref=notif&notif_t=plan_mall_activity

The Thirty-One consultant Kelly, and I will be hosting this online party. How cool is that- you don't even have to get dressed up or go out of the house to shop!! 

If you can't hang out on facebook and want to just shop, heres the

SHOPPING LINK: 

https://www.mythirtyone.com/shop/catalog.aspx?eventId=E4417036&from=DIRECTLINK

Kelly is offering this party giveaway so don't forget to click on my event link above to RSVP. 

CHECK OUT THIS AWESOME APRIL Guest Special!! 

https://www.mythirtyone.com/content/specials.aspx

April special: For every $35 spent, get either the Pro Duffle or the All-Pro Tote for only $25 ($80 regular price). These are also exclusive bags to April, so you'll want to take advantage of this great special while it lasts!

I AM SO excited about this bag!! It is definitely on my list to buy this week! Look at all the cool compartments and lots of room of shoes, jewelry, yoga mat, clothes etc. 

It retails for $80, but if you spend $35 or more, you can buy the bag for just $25! 

Heres a suggestion of some things to purchase to reach your $35... you can make a gym bundle!!  

I have been using Thirty-One bags for years... I have a lunch tote that I use literally every single day to go back and forth to work. I have another one that I keep in the car with snacks for my boys. I have a couple medium totes for toys in the playroom. A large tote to keep videos in and a large laundry basket for the toddlers room. I've had all of these products for years and they have held up nicely and clean up nicely too!! I have never regretted a single Thirty-One bags purchase!! 

Have you bought any Thirty-One bags before? 

Are you excited about the April guest special?

I am SUPER EXCITED about the April Gym bag guest special which is the reason I'm hosting an online facebook party so I can share the guest special with all of you!! 

Don't forget to RSVP here: 

https://www.facebook.com/events/748775661819682/750171115013470/?ref=notif&notif_t=plan_mall_activity

and I'll see you at 6pm EST on my facebook event link!! 

Round 2, week 2 of #21dayfix Beachbody Fitness program by AutumnCalabrese

I started Round 2 of the 21 Day Fix Fitness program last Monday March 24th. 

Here is my blog recap from last week: 
http://crafts-n-fitness.blogspot.com/2014/03/round-2-week-1-of-21dayfix-beachbody.html

Two things I'm doing differently this round...
First, I changed what calorie bracket I'm eating from. I'm going to stay in the 1200-1499 calorie bracket which means less fruit and carbs.
Second, I'm going to do double workouts on most days so I workout out for more than 30 minutes. I'm also going to use heavier hand weights than I did in Round 1.

I was not very successful this week. I took a rest day on Thursday instead of doing Pilates. I also did not do any food logging satruday or sunday :-( and I had sugar several times this week because I was pmsing. argh! I always regret it afterwards because I feel so terrible-why I can't I just stay away from chocolate and sugar??!! Its so addicting!! 

I'm starting week 3 on Monday April 7th and I hope to see results when I do my weigh in this weekend. I didn't give it 100% during this second round like I wanted to, so I'm not sure how good my results will be, but I AM determined to have a good week 3!!    

Here are some of my food pictures from this week: 

My exercise pictures from round 2, week 2: 

Monday workout

Monday double workout

"third" Monday workout of playing golf with the little one.

Tuesday workout

Tuesday double workout

Wednesday workout

Wednesday double workout

Friday workout

Friday double workout

Saturday workout-The Color Run 5k race with husband.

My first Ipsy glam subscription bag (March) Review

I got my first ipsy glam subscription bag in the mail a couple weeks ago while I was gone in vacation. I posted two videos showing the products and color swatches last week on my Instagram page.
This was the first time I've gotten anything from Ipsy and I was impressed. It was only $10 including shipping and I've used 3 of the 4 items.

Here is what my bag looked like: 

I LOVE Bare Escentuals Lipstick! I've been using it for years and actually already have this shade so I gave it to my mom who also loves BE makeup! 

This nail polish was very funky. Now that I'm 31, I don't feel like I can get away with wearing "trendy" nail polish like this. The color is a nice blue spring color and the texture is a weird rough sand paper texture. I put two coats on and it stayed for about 3 days before starting to chip. This is not something I would personally buy but I may wear it a couple more times. 

I haven't tried this yet because I don't like to wear face primers. 

I wore 3 of the 4 colors on my eyes yesterday. I first applied eye primer and then blended these colors and I liked them!! especially the blue! :-) it was a little bright, so a little bit goes a long way. 

Ipsy has already posted some sneak peeks for the upcoming April IPSY bag and it looks fantastic!! Can't wait to share it with you!

Join me on ipsy and subscribe to the Glam Bag! You get 4-5 beauty products every month delivered to your door, for just $10. Michelle Phan curates the bags! Check it out here: http://www.ipsy.com/r/7dxb