Please Recycle! Learn Here!

at these links. HA! I am just not the right person to teach you, sorry. So I found a place to teach you! but you have to promise me you will open the link… Promise?

I had a lot of you tell me during the Bobbi Brown Makeup Manual giveaway that you wanted to know more about recycling. Well yes, I do know how, and the Mister and I do, but I guess, I don’t know enough to explain it. I don’t know the language. and I would probably confuse you more then help you!

here are a couple links to get you started!

EHow

Recycle Now

EMagazine

He is Just Not That Into YOU! Soundtrack Review

I love the way this soundtrack starts out. A good funk, and talking about summer, because it is February and COLD! Corrine Bailey Rae sets the tone correctly. Honestly there aren’t too many songs on here that I haven’t heard before but I adore each one. It is almost like a mix tape that a good friend would make you to cheer you up. I know My Morning Jacket is not exactly a household name (yet) but they should be, or Wilco for that matter. (my goodness they both RULE FACE!) I could honestly do without Maroon 5 (on this soundtrack and in life in general) and their song on the soundtrack didn’t help my dislike for them at all.

I will admit I was nervous about little hottie Scarlett doing my man Jeff Buckley’s song, Last Goodbye, just by how much the press had butchered her when her CD came out. I thought she did it BEAUTIFULLY! I was very impressed, and believe me, I wasn’t really pulling for her. Even though I adore her acting! Buckley was a beautiful singer songwriter and I was scared, but I applaud her!

My dogs LOVE the Talking Heads, This Must Be the Place, but I am sure they have heard their mama play it before while getting to go out and boogie! Or maybe on a road trip! If you don’t like that talking heads, you might need your head examined.

Overall I give this a fantastic. Kept me happy and satisfied as I ran my errands! If you are looking for some pep, while you are on the treadmill, download this off Itunes! You will not be sorry!!

Thank you One2One for sending me the CD and letting me participate in the reviews!

So What Are Your Valentine Plans?

The Mister and I are going to our hands down favorite restaurant. It is a family owned Turkish joint in Indianapolis that has only Turkish food, and Turkish wine. (The Bosphorus) When they first opened about 5 years ago they did not have a liquor license but they would allow you to bring a bottle of your own wine with you. It is a sweet romantic spot.
I went with a friend for a Valentine’s day a few years back. It was hysterical. They had a man going around with some instrument resembling an accordion and singing SAD love songs. I mean SAD, as in pathetic, lonesome, nearly gruesome love songs. But since I was there with a friend it was perfect for us.
He would tell us the story line, then sing it and play. It was so creative and I thought quite beautiful, even if the story line practically had me peeing my pants. The story line would go something like this, ‘Karissa and Mister were in love, but she was just a measly peasant girl and Mister was a filthy rich prince, and so Karissa was banished to the dessert to DIE a slow lonely death!” Sad yes but you had to have seen the passion and love this man had. It was glorious. I asked the next time i went in if he would be back over the summer but they said there had been complaints!!! I was so sad, I thought he was terrific, and of course I let the owners know this!

Ok so my own only word of green advice is if you go out for a lovely dinner as we are, do 1 of two things. Take your own take home a sak. OR, ask them to wrap your food in foil. Foil can be easily recycled but Styrofoam can not be so easily. Think about it. It is your Valentine’s Day present to Earth and to your future Great great grandkids.

Thrifty Thursday Make Your Own Lipbalm

This was originally going to be Make it Monday but all the new contests took up my Monday so here it is on Thursday!

These are so simple and if you every feel like adding something else in, you really don’t have anything to lose so try it out!

I have a few recipes so i am going to give you the directions now the the ingredients at the bottom.

I use a metal pot filled about halfway with water, just enough to cover the bottom of a glass bowl i sit on top with water. The glass bowl I sit on top, fits neatly inside the metal pot so i can lift it out, but the bottom sits down in the water, so when the water gets hot it melts the oils and waxes. Think double boilers. Of course you can use a double boiler too. I like my glass.

Melt all carrier oils, honey beeswax, and butters over low heat. take off the burner, then add your essential oils (if you choose to add flavor now is the time as well 3-6 drops) Stir until well blended. and pour into containers. I think the easiest way to do this is to use those tiny cone cups that come with drinking fountains, just cut off the end and pour through, as a funnel and then you can throw out.

Essential oils to use:
Peppermint
Spearmint
Orange
Grapefruit
Rose oil
Lavender
You get the picture, anything you love you can use!

#1
1/2 teaspoons of grated beeswax
2 teaspoons of Olive oil
1/2 teaspoons shea butter or cocoa butter
1 teaspoon of honey

#2
3 oz of almond oil
1/2 oz of beeswax
14 drops of your fave essential oil

#3
2 teaspoons of grated beeswax
1 teaspoon of sweet almond oil of jojoba oil
1 1/2 teaspoon of cocoa butter

#4
1 1/2 oz of almond oil
1 1/2 oz almond oil
1 oz avocado oil
1/2 oz grated beeswax
6 drops of lavender oil
2 drops of tea tree oil
2 drops of lime essential oil

Remember Use unrefined and organic when possible!! Enjoy!

Zevia, Nature’s Answer to Diet Soda LIVE Giveaway/ Review CLOSED!

I have been searching for a long time to get my carbonation fix in a healthy way and I have found it! Zevia is the answer. It is sweetened with stevia. Stevia is an herb native to South and Central America, and grown now in Asia. For centuries, native Americans of Paraguay and Brazil called it “sweet leaf” and used it to sweeten foods. Stevia helps with dental hygiene, recent studies found it has antioxidant properties, and it contains no calories. You may even have heard about it for sweetening your tea or coffee.

I was recently sent a sample pack to try and report back to you! i have to be honest first about what I usually drink. I am not a pepsi girl at all. I am not really much of a diet coke girl either. i would much rather have a diet Dr Pepper. Or a Sprite Zero. So I just wanted you to know my tastes a little. But Aspartame is sooo bad for you!
I love Zevia. The Cola is awesome! As the Mister put it, “that is way better then Diet Coke even!” and the Root Beer is out of this world!! that is by far my favorite.
The Orange is good. The Lemon Lime is ok. Not my fave my far, but I think that probably has a lot to do with how much sprite zero I was recently drinking. (i gave it up)
Now I hear you asking about caffeine? ZEVIA® Natural Cola is naturally caffeinated with 45 mgs of natural caffeine derived from coffee. Compare this to 45.6 mgs. in Diet Coke®, and 36 mgs. in Diet Pepsi®. ZEVIA® Natural Ginger Root Beer, ZEVIA® Natural Orange and ZEVIA® Natural Twist are caffeine-free.

Zevia is All natural! ZEVIA® contains nothing artificial. ZEVIA® has only pure ingredients. The United States Department of Agriculture and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration are considering particular definitions of “natural.” ZEVIA® meets or exceeds all these standards. Beware of products that claim to be natural, but really are not. ZEVIA® is truly all natural.

Ok so how can you get yours you ask?

Go to Zevia and tell me something interesting. The First TEN people to respond will win! EASY PEASY eh?
No need to leave your email address, unless you are anonymous or it is not in your blogger profile.

Open to US and Canada. Obviously this ends when we get to comment 10 Starts at 3PM EST on 2/11. Enjoy and I hope you have fun, the sponsor really wanted us to have a live contest and think it was a great idea!!http://www.zevia.com

Valentine Day Panties From Sweet Skins! Giveaway

First I have to say wow these babies are soft! I fell in love with Sweet Skins when I ran across their website one night. Sweet Skins uses fabrics like eco-fleece, hemp, organic cottons and wool for their low impact processing and superior texture and quality. Dyes are low impact and everything from fabric scraps to paper products are recycled or reused.
And goodness do they have some extraordinarily cute pieces! Like this Wrap Dress! Loving every inch of it! Pair it with boots or sandles!

I can also see myself and some of you in these Wide Woven Pants. Check out all the color options they have for these! amazing! Sweet Skins

I admit though my absolute hands down FAVORITE is this Ecofriendly wrap around Hoodie. If you don’t think this is adorable you know at least a dozen people who do!!

The people at Sweet Skins couldn’t be nicer. They have offered for you to readers to win some of their AWESOME panties. Made from 55% Hemp and 42% Organic Cotton and 3% spandex these things are really what you want on that tush. And they are really cute! I have 5 pair to giveaway. 1 small, 2 mediums and 2 large. So there will be 3 winners! YAY!

So how can you win? Please head on over to Sweet Skins and tell me either someone you just can’t live with out or something you learned about the ladies or company. This comment has to be made in order for you to be entered or for extra entries to count.

Extra Entries:
~subscribe to Prissy Email Updates
~Subscribe to Rss Feed
~Follow my blog (check and see if you follow publicly, blogger switched everyone over to anonymous on Monday!)
~Place my button on your blog
~Stumble my MAIN page, not this page and leave your user ID
~twitter this contest and leave the link

This contest is for US only. it will end on 2/25 at 11:59pm EST. As always the winners will be picked by Random.org

Hey Heads up!

I have a LIVE contest starting today, Wednesday at 3pm, check back here at 3pm for FULL details! There will be TEN winners!!! You must comment to win it will in some sort be random, as it won’t be picked by me, but it will not be counted my random.org either! Confused yet? hha!

This will only be announced here and on twitter so please don’t say it anywhere else. i would prefer my emails members have the “preferred member status” of some contests!!

GOOD LUCK!!!

HUGE Kiss My Face Review and Giveaway Potent and Pure

I was THRILLED when Kiss My Face offered to send me two sets of their Potent and Pure line, the newest line in their skin care offerings. I am such a beauty junkie. Of course I love making my own everything but I can’t pass up the masters making it either! This line is full of nourishing organic and natural ingredients. Tons of great antioxidants.

One of my favorites (which I had already been using) is the Start Up Exfoliating Face Wash, for Normal to Oily skin. I also tried the Clean for a Day Creamy face wash and although it really did clean my face well, I am too acne prone to keep that up for too long, but it is great for those extra dry days. They also sent me the Shea Soy Facial Cleansing Bar, I really liked this too.
The Balancing Antioxidant Toner is a Fave, I think it smells like Fruity Pebbles. But it really is refreshing!

Ok i know you want me to get to the point so I will just highlight my other favorites:
Brightening Day creme with Spf 4 (you need more then just this!)
Deep Cleansing mask

Overall I am completely impressed. With only about 1 1/2 weeks of use my face has cleared up and just looks healthier, dare I say more vibrant? yes I dare!

Ok so what you can win from Kiss My Face!! WHOOHOO!
1. Start up Exfoliating Face wash
2. Clean for a Day Creamy Face wash
3. Shea Soy Face bar
4. Antioxidant toner
5. c the change ester c® serum
6. cell mate facial crème & spf 10 sunscreen
7. intensive repair night crème
8. eyewitness eye repair crème
9. so refined jojoba & mint facial scrub
10. pore shrink deep cleansing mask
11. breakout botanical acne gel

This is $174 worth of products! WOW!! give it up for Kiss My Face!! I also wanted to let you know they are offering a promo right now for 15% off, just enter KMFLOVE9 at checkout. I am not sure how long this will last so get it while you can!

Ok so how to win!

You must do this in order to gain entry and in order to qualify for extra entries.
Go to Kiss My Face and tell me something you learned about their company, or about their products then leave it in a comment.

Extra entries:
~Subscribe to my Prissy Email Updates must be activated to count.
~Subscribed to my RSS feed
~snatch my button and place on your blog.
~Stumble my MAIN page and leave your ID. not this page my main page.
~follow my blog (check and see if you follow publicly, blogger switched everyone over to anonymous on Monday!)
~twitter this and leave me the link!
~fave me on technorati and leave me your ID.
US only, sorry I am shipping! Contest ends, 2/25 at 11:59pm EST.

Shorty’s Gourmet Dog Treats! Dog approved review +Giveaway

This is such a FUN giveaway! I spoke with Sam first at VeryVintage and she was very excited to do have me do a review and giveaway. They are really trying to get her mom’s shop off the ground, Shorty’s Gourmet Treats. All treats are made to order. That bares repeating. MADE TO ORDER!!! Always fresh with human grade ingredients, and they are organic! Organic and affordable for your furry little/big Muppet! I got my package for my 2 furbabies on Monday. They had it sealed so well the dogs didn’t notice, but Bleu and Bayles and have this notion that they “help” me open the mail by sniffing everything as it comes out of the package. It was hilarious cause these are vacuum sealed for added freshness! But I am a good mom and got up and opened it and gave them a Shorty Treat. They of course pleaded for more! Gobbled those up in a second!
Look at these sweet Carob chip Fire Hydrant treats! yes, of course they are organic!

Overall all they get straight A’s in all areas. Or should I say paws up?

Ok so Sam wanted to offer 10% off her organic dog collars are her store! VeryVintage! Perfect time to get a new collar with spring around the corner! Just mention you came there from Prissygreen in comments when checking out and she will get you all squared away!

Now Shorty’s Gourmet Treats is doing a Special giveaway for your special furry Valentine! 1 5oz bag of Molasses Moose Madness treats!

To enter you must go to either shop featured and tell me something you love! You must do this in order to be eligible for extra entries.

Extra Entries!
~Subscribe to emails and it only counts if you activate it!
~place my button on your blog
~twitter the contest, leave the link in comments
~follow my blog

Open to US only. Ends 2/18/09 at 11:59pm EST winner as always will be picked by Random.org. Good luck!!

Good For You Girls Giveaway

I really value Good for You Girls and what they can do for our young ladies. If you start them out with the right practices and products at a young age, hopefully they will be picky! Yes I said picky! Good for You Girls skincare is created using only the purest, natural ingredients that are safe for young skin. This is REAL skincare made specifically for her young skin with effective ingredients that will clean skin of impurities, balance pH and protect her young skin from the elements. And Good for You Girls is created with our own custom blend of natural aromatics and organic essential oils of orange, lemon, grapefruit and bergamot. Easy to use, smells fabulous, good for her skin. Chance are she will even stay out of your products.
You probably protected her from as soon as you found out you were pregnant or maybe even before then, planning for pregnancy. Then making sure she was around no chemicals and no harmful foods as a baby.

The Complete Skin Care Kit

Contains: Cleanser, Toner, Moisturizer

Our Compete Kit has everything you need to put your best face forward.
Our simple, three-step process of cleansing, toning and moisturizing will effectively clean skin of impurities, balance pH, and help to protect from the elements leaving only clean, luminous, naturally beautiful skin. These three products are designed to compliment each other and work together harmoniously.

Contains:
2 oz. Gel Cleanser
2 oz. Refreshing Toner
2 oz. Oil-Free Moisturizer all for $24.99 BUT they have invited PrissyGreen readers to take advantage of a 15% OFF deal, just the promo code PRISSYGREEN until 2/24.

Now they have also been generous enough to offer 1 reader a kit for free! a giveaway! whoohooo!!! who likes giveaways!??

First in order to enter you must go to the Good for You Girls website and tell me One good ingredient or one ingredient to avoid. You must tell which ingredient type it is for it to count. you must do this for other entries to count!!!

Extra entries!

~FOR FIVE extra entries if you purchase a kit from Good for You Girls during the contest you will have 5 extra entries, please leave 5 comments. I will check with them so no cheating!
~sign up for my email. if you are already subscribed that counts too!
That is it! no other means for entry!!

US only. Contest closes at 11:59pm 2/24/09.

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