A day at the Beach

We went to Huntington Beach yesterday. My friend Crystal joined us on our adventure. We usually don't make very good plans so we left around 11am. I made sandwiches and sliced up some watermelon. Kris and I are not huge fans of the beach, so its rare if we stay more than a couple of hours. We just wanted to get out of the house and do something different. It was a long drive because traffic in California is always ridiculous, and to our surprise the beach was...empty!! It was really windy and overcast. The sun made an appearance for 5mins at a time. For those of you that don't know, when its overcast you get burnt the worst so double up on that sunblock. I love tanning. I usually get sprayed because I'm so inpatient and can lay in a tanning bed no longer than 5 mins without going nuts. Being that I'm pregnant I should do sun-less tanning anyhow. I really wanted to get in, but the water was soooooo cold!! Kris was chasing me around in the water and I was screaming because it felt like he was throwing iced water at me! Lol, running around made me almost flash the whole beach, YIKES! . As you can see in my picture to the right, my belly is starting to really pop out. I'm dreading stretch marks and I hope they don't come anytime soon!! Hey, do you guys have a favorite California beach? Let me know!

-Sonia

Waxing!

Today I looked in the mirror and noticed I had soooo much hair around my eyebrows and I was due for a good waxing yesterday! I remembered I had a bottle of GiGi Sugar Bare (Microwave Formula) in the restroom just incase I couldnt get a last minute appointment at the salon. If you are planning to try this product out don't forget to pick up a pack of GiGi Natural Epilating Strips & Applicators. It comes with different size applicators that make it easy to wax different spots on the body. If you have really tender skin and have a low tolerance for pain I don't recommend it. Also I suggest giving yourself at least an hour for the swelling and redness to go away before you apply makeup! When I go to get it done by a professional they commonly use a cooling gel or oil, since I have sensitive skin I opt for a hot towel or a face cleansing wipe instead. When my face had time to relax and I am ready to apply makeup, I love filling in my eyebrows with a dark shadow. I have Dark Brown/Black hair and using a pencil in a "black" makes the face look too harsh. Instead try using a deep brown like 'Espresso' by MAC and apply the shadow with a stiff angle brush with light strokes. My eyebrows have been threw alot and one is a little thicker than the other and this technique helps me the most. Good luck and let me know how it works for you! -Sonia