Waiting Patiently For Our Vacation.

  Hey Friends! Today at 5pm the Hardy-Hairston family will officially be on vacation! I can not wait to be together, as a family for 9 days straight! I look forward to being with my honey and I know B, will just love on him the entire time. Monday is my 28th birthday, Woo Hoo, so we'll be staying in the Poconos for the weekend. We'll spend time with my mom and dad, then come back Monday and leave for the shore on Wednesday. 

So today I'm going to push through the day and try to be "as happy as possible"! Because I can't wait for our vacation to begin. I hope you guys have a great weekend too! 

Adventures of a SAHM: Please Touch Museum Philadelphia, Pa

Since becoming a stay at home mom to my rambunctious toddler, I've been trying to find new and exciting things for us to do. We're lucky to live a large city that has a long list of things to do. Many of those things are geared to older kids, but one of our all time favorite places is The Please Touch Museum. It's a children's museum that's perfect for kids of all ages, especially those age 2-7. The museum is extremely stroller friendly, they even have little areas for you to park it. They offer a coat check, family restrooms, off street parking and ample seating areas. They have a cafe which has an nice assortment of food, drinks and snacks. The best part is, if you don't want to buy lunch you can bring it with you. Just set up at one of the many tables they have, you'll see many others doing the same thing.

We have the basic membership that gains admission for 4 people as well as  1 free parking spot. The membership also gives you a discount on food, carousel rides and admission for additional guests. I was happy to find out that as a member you get free admission to over 200 children's museums nationwide. Then my happiness went to sadness when I found out on April 1, 2013 it will no longer be free, but instead be 50% off. Here is a list to all the museums that are included. If your not a member, Target hosts a discount night every first Wednesday of the month from 5:00-7:00pm admission is $2.00. I'm not sure how crowded it gets but it might be worth it just to see.

The museum is extremely stroller friendly, they even have little areas where you can park them. They offer a coat check, family restrooms, off street parking and ample seating areas. They have a cafe which has an nice assortment of food, drinks and snacks. Whats even better is, if you don't want to buy lunch you can bring it with you. Just set up at one of the many tables they have, you'll see many others doing the same thing.

I'm obsessed with this black and white area they have set up! So trendy, I want it for my home!

The Please Touch Museum has 8 different exhibits as well as, a theater, art room and story time. B loves anything music related so the giant piano and Rainforest's Rhythm exhibit are  huge hits. Other goodies are the kitchen setup, grocery store, space area, and the water way. Alice in Wonderland is so adorable too! For kids under 3 they have different area sectioned off just for the little ones. This makes it fun for non-walkers or walkers just starting off. Everyday at closing time there's a parade that the kids love. They beat drums, yell, and march around the entire museum gathering all the kids.

Regardless if you live, work, or are just visiting I highly recommend going to visit The Please Touch Museum. It's clean and spacious, and one of our favorite places to spend the day!

See, I told you it was fun for all ages!

Oh!....And if your also trying to find new things to do with your little ones, you have to check out hipsterhenry.com it's a super cute blog with a variety of different places to take you kids. I just recently found it, and am so happy I did!

Personalized Easter Basket

Since March is here and Easter is this month, I decided to start thinking about Easter baskets!  We've used the same Easter basket for the past 2 years. It was great when he was small, but now that he's a candy-loving toddler a small basket just won't work. This is a DIY Easter basket that will fit toys and candy!
I found the bucket at the Dollar Tree, they have a couple of different colors available. At just a dollar you can buy a couple in case you mess up! I painted the bucket with acrylic paint (have I mentioned I love me some acrylic paint!) and the fabric ties are from Walmart. I love the way this bucket turned out. For just a few bucks you have a personalized Easter basket, now I'll have more money to spend on what goes inside the basket!

Easy Easter/Spring Door Wreath

Hi Friends! We're getting ready for the Spring/Easter season and recently changed our door wreath. I wanted to show you how I did our super easy DIY wreath.

I always use the same wreath for each season. By using the same wreath every season it saves me quite a bit of money. When the season is over and the wreath is taken down, I place all the wreath decor in a zip lock bag so I can use it again the next year. 

All of the flowers were apart a large bouquet of silk flowers, instead of buying individual silk flowers. This is the best thing to do, unless your looking for a certain type of flower. Then all you do is arrange the flowers how you want them on the wreath, and hot glue them to the wreath!

This is exactly how the wreath looks from the front door.

What have you done to get into the Spring spirit?

Flower Beauty: Product Review and Swatches

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When I first heard about Drew Barrymore's makeup line Flower Beauty, I knew I had to give it a try. I went out and brought a couple products to review and swatch. Flower Beauty is available at Walmart and Walmart.com, they also have a website Flowerbeauty.com, facebook, and twitter. Flower Beauty is made in the USA, never tested on animals, and is said to be a high-end luxury product at a drugstore price.

They had a variety of products, I purchased 3 cream eye shadows, a nail polish, blush/bronzer duo, an eyeshadow quad and 3 lipsticks. I'll start off my review by saying my regular Walmart didn't carry Flower Beauty I live in Northeast Philadelphia and had to go to the Bensalem Walmart. The only Walmart that carried Flower Beauty were outside the city and that was disappointing. When I saw the display I was very impressed. It was bright white and looked very new and modern. The products come in the nicest packaging. Rose gold logos, glass jars, crisp white packaging, and magnetic closures are some of the details I was most impressed with. Each product has a cute and catchy name, which adds to the charm.

Color Play Cream eyeshadow $7.98

Please ignore these swatches on a baby wipe, when I did it on my hand it looked like crap!

Pros: Great packaging
          Highly pigmented
          Great price point

Cons: Messy
          Not long wearing

My Thought: When I first tried these cream shadows I was hoping they would be similar to Maybelline Color Tattoos. It wasn't like that at all. They aren't compressed into the jar, which makes them messy. The consistency is extremely wet, and that's why I feel it creases so easily. The color payoff is nice, with a metallic sheen but you must wear a base or primer underneath and even a shadow on top to make it look decent. I was disappointed with this product and would much rather buy Maybelline Color Tattoos or L'oreal Infallible Eye Shadows
          

Kiss Sticks $6.98

 Velvet Lip Color in Set Me Freesia

 

High-Shine Lip Color in Nude Narcissus

Lip Service Lip Butter in Princess & the Peony

My thoughts: All 3 of these products are amazing, but the Velvet Lip Color in Set me Freesia is a must have. I love that it's smooth and creamy brown-ish nude with no shimmer or glitter. Nude Narcissus is more of a pink-ish nude with shimmer. Both are beautiful and different.I was pleasantly surprised how much I loved the all 3 Kiss Sticks, and will be re-buying all 3!

Nail 'd It Nail Lacquer in NP1 Go With The Flow-er $4.98

My thought: I love this taupe-gray color polish. It's a great neutral nail polish at a reasonable price. At $4.98 it's worth every penny. I was very happy with the color I choose.


Flower Shadow Play Eye Shadow Quad in EQ3 Foxy Browns $9.98

Pros: Great packaging
         Highly pigmented
          Easy to blend

Cons: Wasn't enough color variety since they only have 4 quads
           No mirror in the quad
           1 of the eye shadows is chalky and gets shadow everywhere

My thoughts: These quad cost $9.98 which seems a bit high to me. The color payoff is great. All the shadows feel smooth and are easy to blend. There are only 4 different quads to choose from and it seemed like they all had very similar color. In the Foxy Brown quad there are 3 shadows that have shimmer and 1 matte color, I wish they would have given more matte colors. I'm happy with the shadows for the most part but if I had to choose between these and the Wet 'n Wild Eyeshadow Trio I would pick up the Wet 'n Wild.


Ready Set Glow! Blush/Bronzer Duo in Shimmering Goddess $9.98









Pros: Great matte bronzer
          Highly pigmented
          Long wearing
          Easy to blend 

 
Cons: Very pigmented so you have to be very careful not to use too much
           Slightly chalky
            No mirror

My thoughts: This is my favorite product that I purchased from Flower Beauty. I love that the bronzer is matte and perfect for contouring. The blush is dark, but if used with a light hand it's beautiful. This Duo can be used day or night, just by applying more or less. This is the perfect duo and I will be re-buying this product.




Final thought: All in all Flower Beauty has some high quality products at drugstore prices. The Kiss Sticks, Nail Polish, and Blush/Bronzer Duo are my favorite and are highly recommended. The amazing packaging and beautiful display draws customers in to well made, well designed, and well thought out makeup line. While its beautiful and affordable, I hope Flower Beauty makes it into every Walmart so it accessible to everyone! 

Have you tried out any of these products? Let me know what you think!







Disclaimer: I am not affiliated nor sponsored this company. All items were purchased by me with my money. 
          

Everyday Makeup Look- Netrual Eye and Nude Lip

Happy Saturday Friends! I hope your having a relaxing Saturday. Today I'm showing you another make-up look which is simple and easy to do. This is a perfect everyday look, that anyone can do. What I think is most important  for an everyday makeup look is flawless glow-y skin, long lashes, and a groomed brow. If those 3 things are done then you'll put together. Of course you should do what makes you feel gorgeous, and makeup should only accentuate your beauty.

The details:

Face-

 Maybelline Dream Liquid Mousse Natural Beige 2.5

Maybelline Age Rewind Concealer

Maybelline DreamLumi in Radiant

Rimmel Natural Bronzer in Sun Light

L'oreal Infallible Eyeshadow in Endless Pearl as Highlight

Elf Candid Coral Blush

Eyes-

Elf Brow Kit in Medium

Mac Paint Pot in Soft Ochre

L'Oreal Infallible Eyeshadow in Endless Pearl. Applied to the entire eyelid then used a brown shadow in crease

Elf Liquid Liner

Rimmel Extra Super Lash Mascara 

Lips

Revlon Lip Butter in Tutti Frutti (this is a creamy coral color)

MAC Viva Glam Gaga 2 Lipstick