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My Favorite Perfumes That Last All Day

July 21, 2020 sharondashariee

My favorite perfumes that last all day are Marc Jacobs and Versace perfume.

I am not a huge perfume wearer, more of a body spray type of gal but you can barely resist when you walk into a department store and the choices are plentiful. Let us not talk about all the samples you leave with if you peruse all the cosmetic counters.

I set out on a quest to try all the samples I gathered and find my favorite perfumes that last all day, because it is nice to smell nice. And when you dish out the money that a bottle of perfume costs, you certainly want it to last all day. Plus, when I spritz my absolute favorite, Marc Jacobs Daisy Love- Eau So Sweet, my husband cannot stop saying how amazing I smell.

This is the thing with Marc Jacobs perfumes, they all smell the same to me, with each one having just a slight twist.

My favorite, Marc Jacob Daisy Love-Eau So Sweet is sweet, subtle, pretty and pleasant. You can certainly wear it as an everyday perfume.

My next favorite perfume is Versace’s Bright Crystal. This is my, “we are going out perfume.” It is also sweet, with a bit of “turn-up”, if you will. You are definitely “in the streets” being a grown-up when you wear this one.

My next favorite perfume, and the newest to my and Marc Jacob’s Daisy Love perfume collection is, Marc Jacobs Daisy Love-Daze.

I read many reviews before making this last additional purchase, because I had no sample and one reviewer expressed, Daze smells just like the others but different.

When I received the bottle in the mail and tested it, I knew exactly what the reviewer intended to convey. Daze, indeed, smells like all the rest, so sweet but with a slight musk or woodsy note. This is one you wear when you feel like wearing it, if you know what I mean.

So, in the department stores a bottle of designer perfume will easily run you $100+, if you are aiming for the big bottles.

In my research, Amazon has the exact same perfumes bottles for 25-50% less. Be sure to purchase directly from the designer as oppose to a seller to avoid knockoffs.

If you would like to check out my favorite perfumes on Amazon, click the following links:

Marc Jacobs Daisy Love-So Sweet: https://amzn.to/2WH3ICP

Versace Bright Crystal: https://amzn.to/3fHEyvn

March Jacobs Daisy-Eau So Fresh Daze isn’t available on Amazon just yet, but you can find it at Sephora.com or Ulta.com.

Perfume Application Tip: If you apply a moisturizer, such as lotion, prior to spraying perfume you give the perfume something to attach to. It lets allows the perfume to last even longer.

Beginner Gardener, Gardening, Plants

Easy-Build Raised Garden Bed

July 9, 2020July 9, 2020 sharondashariee

There are many ways you can build garden raised beds, including just buying them. They can get pricey, especially now, as more people are gardening because they are at home more.

This easy build raised garden bed consists of one trip to your local home improvement store and these 4 items. I will list pricing at the end:

-Planter wall blocks
-*2×4’s
-Soil
-Seed

First step is to pick and measure your space. This will help you in determining how long you need your 2×4’s and if you will need to make cuts at the store while you are there. Believe me, do not skip the measuring. It will save you a trip. Most local improvement stores will cut your wood for you, to your desired measurements, within reason.

My friend (Jazmine) and I did a collaboration and built a raised bed at her home and one at my home. You can certainly build the raised bed by yourself, but with an additional person you will go faster and will have help lifting. You will see two sizes for our respective spaces.

Jazmine’s raised bed measures 2.5 feet by 8 feet. My raised bed measures 4 feet by 8 feet.

Next, you will put your wall blocks in four corners. You can stack the wall blocks to your desired height, we used a 2-block height, so 8 blocks total.

Slide the 2×4’s into place, add the soil, and plant the seed. That is it.

You will notice that Jazmine’s garden bed doesn’t have string across to create squares, and mine does. We are having fun with this thing, and learning our styles. I love that we are different in our approach.

Easy Build Raised Garden Bed with Square Foot Gardening Method

Jazmine likes to let the plants grow wild, and do what they do. I, on the other hand, want to control the plant as much as possible so I use the square foot method. This literally describes our personalities. I love that we have different methods, we compare what works and what does not work.

You can decide, as you go, how your personal gardening style will be. Check out the video below of one of Jazmine’s garden spaces. She’s already harvested a few times this year, and more are growing.

Jazmine’s Garden

I attended a class at Home Depot, some time ago and learned how to build this easy-build raised bed, and took a few photos at the demonstration. I want to also show you below how you can continually build onto your space by connecting 2×4’s up and along the sides.

Happy Gardening!

Project Pricing:

-Planter wall blocks ($3.38 each, we used 8)
-*2×4’s ($3.42 each, we used 6)
-Soil ($7.98 each bag, Jazmine used 4 bags. *I used 6 bags.)
-Seed (prices vary depending on what type of seed you choose, typically ($1.59-$6.00 per packet)

Project build time, from start to finish, one hour. Project cost, $79.48.

*(2×4’s measures by height and depth, the last number will be your length, so a 2×4 that is 8 feet long, is a 2x4x8)

*My raised bed incurred more cost, because of a space issue I had that required additional soil beyond 6 bags.

*All pricing is based on my local improvement store. Prices will vary for your location. Prices also do not include tax.

Dining Out, Food Opinion

Best Chicken Wings in Phoenix

July 3, 2020July 3, 2020 sharondashariee

We are always on the hunt for the best chicken wing, because there is always a best to be found, right?

I noticed someone posted a question in a group I follow, and she said… “I’m new to the Phoenix area. Where can I find the best chicken wings?” I almost did not scroll through the comments, but because I am who I am I had to, even though I felt confident with the wing choices in my area.

I see the usual places repeatedly, but as I kept scrolling through the comments, I kept seeing Valley Wings.

“Valley Wings has the best wings and sauce.”

“Valley Wings is always fresh.”

“Definitely try Valley Wings.”

Valley Wings (Buffalo and Honey Hot Flavors)

I leave the comments and add Valley Wings to my phone’s notepad page, “Restaurants to Try.”

My husband literally says the next day, “I want some wings.” I said, “all these people kept saying Valley Wings is the best.” He was skeptical, so we had to check them out.

We ordered from the car. Waited the 15 minutes they said it would take to complete our 20-wing order of 10 Honey Hot, 10 Buffalo and Chicken Alfredo Fries.

My husband went inside to pick-up our order. We were going to drive home and eat, but we peeked into the box and mad the quick decision to eat in the car.

We debated Valley Wings against all our previous favorites, and my husband is staying true to his, but he says Valley Wings is a top contender. I am all in with Valley Wings, they are THAT good!

Location visited:

Valley Wings
15414 N. 19th Avenue, C
Phoenix, AZ 85023

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Yeouth Retinol 2.5% Serum

June 18, 2020 sharondashariee

I shared that I get sun spots on my face, especially in my T-Zone so I’ve been using Yeouth Skincare Retinol Serum to help tame or rid these spots.

So far, it has worked wonders! I was a little concerned since I have sensitive skin, but Yeouth Skincare Serum has aloe vera to help soothe so I haven’t had the slightest irritation.⁣⁣

In addition to helping with sun spots, Yeouth also helps with wrinkles, brightening and firmer skin.⁣⁣ I am interested in testing out the moisturizing cream as well.

I’ll let you guys know how I like it.⁣⁣ If you don’t have a hyaluronic retinol serum in your skin
care routine, check out Yeouth Skincare!

Can be purchased on amazon.com or from their website yeoth.com

Beginner Gardener, Gardening, Home DIY, Lemon Tree, Plants

Semi-Dwarf Meyer Lemon Tree

May 20, 2020 sharondashariee

We planted a lemon tree. It is a semi-dwarf Meyer lemon tree. It can grow up to 6ft, but no more than 8ft. I planted it in a beautiful piece of pottery we purchased from the Plant Stand to contain its size.

I had been to the Plant Stand and walked around taking in all of what they have, and they have A LOT. Real and artificial plants and trees. Indoor and outdoor plants. Small, medium and large pottery. I took my husband back because he would like to grow new trees in the backyard, and I told him the Plant Stand may be his source.

The Plant Stand of Arizona

I went online as well and browsed around. I decided to go back to get a planter for my new lemon tree. It was hard to decide because there are so many great choices, but I fell in love with this planter. I paid $83 and they will cure the pot for 20% of the cost, which was about $16 for the protection against the continuous watering and ailments.

The Plant Stand has many selections of pottery fitting any style. Here is another snippet of what they have to offer indoors.

When I do anything, I research all there is to know about it, or at least I try. My Google search, “what soil should a beginner gardener use for food gardening?” This soil came up many times, on many lists so I decided on this one. It was $7.47 per bag at Home Depot. I purchased 2 bags, but I only needed one and little bit.

I took my Meyer lemon tree out of the original container, along with its native soil and combined it with the Miracle Grow-Cactus, Palm and Citrus soil. We purchased the lemon tree from Lowe’s Home Improvement store for $30. Next, we watered the soil and placed the tree in the space that will be its home for now.