The Flowering Tree Natural Spa: 7 Year Anniversary!

The lovely Freda & I giggling away!

Pure Anada mineral make up from Manitoba! I bought a HOT PINK lip gloss called Pink Orchid.

Make up station - we had make up demonstrations, as well as spa demonstrations (such as scrubs and exfoliators, moisturizers, skin care, etc.)!

Products & potions! We feature three lines at the spa: Sea Flora (seaweed based) from Sooke, British Columbia , Silk Road (gentle and tea-based) from Victoria, British Columbia, and Purity Cosmetics/100% Pure (fruit based) from Californ-I-A!

Mixing up some facial scrubs and oils for demos!

Grape drank. Just kidding. Blueberry juice! It's full of poly phenols (antioxidants). It was so yummy!

A couple of prizes we gave away! Pedi buff, choice of facial, four goody bags with different products inside, lip glosses & samples of product when you spent $25.00.

Pretty flowers! :)

This ruffled one-shoulder dress was a good idea up until it started to pour with rain on my way to the spa. Fortunately I was inside for the duration of set up-open house-clean up, so I stayed warm and cozy (and dry)!

Goofing around at home after the open house. I call this the ultimate duck face (aka I'm so cool and bombard you with strange pictures of myself). You think this one is weird? Look below.

"I looooove my blog friends!" Hehe. You're welcome.

I hope you are all having a wonderful week! :)

Beauty Favourites

The other day I was thinking about beauty products. It's amazing how much we truly use in a day when you combine personal care products (tooth paste, deodorant, etc), beauty products & lotions and potions for our skin. Here are a few of my favourite things lately!

1. Honey Coconut Shampoo & Conditioner, Carrot Scrub - All by 100% Pure Cosmetics. While the shampoo is a tad bit runny, it has an amazing scent and makes your hair feel clean without any yucky residue. The condition is SUPER thick & my hair is ridiculously soft when it's dry. You know when you can't stop feelin' up your hair because of how great it feels/smells? Yeah, that's what these products do for my hair.

2. MAC Mineralized Blush & Victoria's Secret Beauty Rush Lip Gloss: See below for the blush colour. It gives a nice sheen to the skin without being terribly noticeable (unless of course you really cake it on there). I love VS lip glosses because they make your lips look full and also condition as well. Unfortunately I tore the sticker off the back of this one, but it's a deep pink (almost plum) colour that goes on sheer and has a hint of sparkle. Note: it is a tad bit sticky, but it lasts a long time!

3. Warm Soul - blush colour

4. The Body Shop Pink Grapefruit Shower Gel & Satsuma Body Polish: The body polish is great for exfoliating before shaving, and the scent is amazing! I generally try to use this two to three times a week, just to keep things nice and smooth & to buff away any impurities. In addition, I've been into grapefruits lately - the fruit itself & anything with the scent. If you are looking for a shower gel that smells good, is reasonably priced & is gentle on the skin, I highly recommend TBS's shower gels!

Happy Thursday everyone! I am meeting with my friend Jenna soon & going out for lunch. Not too sure right now, but at least I'm showered (which wasn't the case when I offered to drive Brandon to work this morning... after going for a run & becoming a sweaty mess)!