alexa z designs

i have this blog friend alexa from he and i she is like super talented and makes the cutest prints. she asked me to review 2 of her prints for you guys. she let me pick which ones i wanted. i chose this world map and this ampersand. i love them so dang much. they make our home so much homey. {oh and that cute u.s cork map is from her too, like forever ago!}

other prints i am swooning over are: 

you can see more of her amazing designs here and read all about her cute family here on her blog. thanks alexa for letting me review these prints i love them so much! xo

product review >>> glasses usa

It wasn't til recently I started to embrace being a four eyes and having to wear glasses to see. {if Im not wearing my contacts....which I usually am}. I come to love glasses and am always on the look out for cute ones. Anyways....

When GlassesUSA.com contacted me a few weeks ago about reviewing some glasses for them. I was all over it. Let me tell you they are amazing and have a huge variety of frames. Prescription, sunglasses, and non-prescription.  I had the hardest time choosing one but, with their nifty virtual mirror feature it made it easier. You simply upload your own photo in and you can see what the frames will look like on you!

After lots of thinking I finally decided on these Glasses: The Dune Black. They are pretty awesome, and I love the look of them. Not to mention they arrived super fast and GlassesUSA.com was a pleasure to work with. They were super helpful in answering questions. If you are in the market for some new prescription glasses or you want to yourself some non-prescription eyeglasses head on over to GlassesUSA.com and get yourself some!  

&& GlassesUSA.com is even giving you readers of abcde 10% your orders by using the code BLOG10 at checkout. Now get your booties over there and buy glasses! 

{glassesusa.com sent me this product to review. but these are mine own words!}

product review >>> hanna air professional hair dryer

About a month ago Misikko contacted me about reviewing the Hana Air Professional hair dryer. As a licensed hairstylist I know all about Hana products, they are freaking amazing. When people ask me what hair tool to get I always say "You pay for the quality!" Trust me, I have used other tools which are not professional...before I received this dryer I was using some cheap-o conair dryer from Target. I know a hairstylist using a cheap-o tools. Yeah, I did. Im not made of money, guys! 

Once, I received my package from Misikko and I was blown away. They really threw in a lot of extra goodies. See? 

{hana air professional blow dryer, eyelash curler, teddy bear, flat iron case, brush, emery boards, and a plastic rose}

{My favorite things about this dryer!}
+ It's fast. Dries my hair in about 8-10 min. No joke! With other dryers it takes about 20.
+ Comes with a attachable air concentrator. Which helps with the heat damage. 
+ Leaves hair silky smooth. AKA less time with the straightener!
+ The heat control buttons.
+ Cuts my getting ready time in half. 
+ Has a LONG cord. Most professional tools do!
+ The cool shot button. You don't have to hold it down. Just one click and ta da cool air! 

In this before picture my hair was dried with the cheap-o dryer. Can you say frizzy mess? This was even with my usual blow dry routine. Adding product, and round brushing. {Hair tip: Before you blow dry add product and comb through. Do NOT brush when hair is wet, it can cause lots damage to the hair, I also try to my fingers to blow dry my hair! My fave products to use: It's a 10 and Skinny serum by Paul Mitchell}

In this after picture my hair was prepped as usual and then dried with the Hana Air Professional dryer. No straightener was used in this picture. {Hair tip: After your hair is dry. Click the cool shot and dry hair for a few min} Crazy difference right? Like, un real. I am in LOVE with this hair dryer and don't think I can ever use anything else! So, thanks Misikko for letting me review this hair dryer and for all the cute goodies in the package! 

xoxo