Tis the Season for the Sneezing So Here Are Some Tips to Help Keep Seasonal Allergies in Check!

This post may help cut down the number of tissues you need this season.

Having a seasonal allergy can make a person miserable.  Besides sneezing, your eyes can water and itch along with skin.  Yet, headaches also can be frequent and cause suffering to make the season even more memorable for those afflicted.  If you happen to be battling this condition, there is something else that you may want to think about around your own home that could help lessen your suffering.

Recipe: My Easy Quick Carrot Snack Cake Is Great When the Munchies Hit!

You never know when that sweet tooth needs satisfying.  My recipe can help!

If you read me regularly, then you know how much I hate long, drawn out recipes that keep me in the kitchen for more time than I feel necessary.  I also make it a point to avoid gourmet recipes that call for exotic ingredients that are hard to find where I might shop or be too expensive to pull an average dish together. The recipes that I share are always ones that are easy and won’t cripple your food budget at the same time while tasting great.  This is the Nuts 4 Stuff way because deliciousness shouldn’t mean that you have to wait, work too hard or over spend just to enjoy food like the recipe that I have for you today.

My Easy Quick Carrot Snack Cake has chopped walnuts, brown sugar, orange juice and the help of vanilla and lemon or lime extracts to elevate the flavor and take it slightly in a fresh direction.  

Need Some DIY Deer Repellant to Help Protect Your Garden Before Their Next Raid?

This one looks ready either to laugh or attempt talking when she sees me.  

Not so long ago, I could plant a small garden with tomatoes, peppers, squash, etc. and be able to harvest what I grew.  These days it is becoming increasingly harder to keep all our local wildlife out of our yard here in the suburbs.   

It used to be mostly the groundhog that gave me the most trouble.  I swear that my place was their local capital because there were plenty of different shapes, sizes and even coloring that would congregate for an eating frenzy at the same time before I used to run to scare them away.  You would think that seeing an angry woman scolding them loudly waving a broom would be enough to do the trick.  

Why Your Choice of Brush Matters When Blow-Drying!

If you value the condition of your hair, use the right brush when exposing it to heat!

Before you blow-dry again, you may want to examine the brush that you are about to put in your hair.  I happen to use round brushes with ceramic cores to minimize heat damage.  However, if you use just a regular round brush that has a metal base, then you could be making your hair suffer, especially if you forget to apply a protective thermal serum.

Due to that metal core, the heat alone intensifies enough to fry the hair.  Besides risking your hair to that frightening possibility, the bristles of typical metal round brushes are usually sharper to cut up hair at the cuticle.

A better alternative is to play it safe with one designed specifically for blow-drying.  It could have a ceramic, wood or cork core.  Boar or soft synthetic bristles are also preferable when making a selection being less likely to tear up hair that is more vulnerable when damp.

Changing that metal brush for a safer version definitely helps make keep hair stronger and healthier!

How to Relieve Extremely Dry, Scaly Skin Instead of Changing One Body Moisturizer After the Next!

Once you learn how easy it might be to cure that dry skin problem, you'll kick up your soft, smooth legs in happiness! 

I always make it a habit to moisturize immediately after a bath or shower while my skin is still damp.  This is the ideal time for the best absorption to seal in moisture.  However, if you found that you constantly need to switch from one body lotion, cream, milk or souffle because they weren’t relieving that very dry skin problem, then I have a suggestion for a way to remedy that.

A body moisturizer can only do so much for extremely dry skin that has become scaly and itchy, despite how high the price.  Thus, it is useless to keep buying a new product after the next.  Instead, what you need to do is to fix the problem at the source so whatever body moisturizer you intend to use will be able to break through that mass of dead skin to work.

Therefore, your best course of action is an exfoliating body scrub that sloughs off old, dead cells first before following up with that body moisturizer.  In fact, don’t be surprised at how well your current or older tubes or jars may work once you smooth the way for them to get access to your skin again.

A great one to try really is Look deVine Chablis Grapeseed Scrub and their Chablis Souffle, which I have used faithfully ever since it arrived for my earlier review with how that resveratrol formula works.  If nothing has been helping, these organic products may do the trick for you and you can get free shipping now until June 30 using my coupon code, nuts4stuff at checkout!  

Look deVine Wine Inspired HUGE Lip Products and Body Care ($232) Giveaway (2 Winners!)–Ends July 1, 2017

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Here are the beauty treats will make you smile once you try them.

I recently introduced you to the healthy beautifying effects of wine inspired lip products and soap thanks to Look deVine and their wonderful line of lip shimmers, lip shines and all natural skin care products with resveratrol, grape seed oil and red wine antioxidants for skin loveliness as well as restoration.   With the impression this company made, I thought it was only fitting that I share more of their fabulous products with you in an even bigger review/giveaway.

Of course, you know how much I love their lip shimmers for just enough flattering color while making the lips feel good just like that Bordeaux pink tinted lip shine or my new clear version.  This time I also got to sample all their shades than the ones I showed you in my original review. 

Besides great color, you'll appreciate how extra moisturizing these lip shimmers are.

Yet, they also have some exceptionally formulated body care products that I’m just dying to tell you about.

Resveratrol in the formula really delivers smoother skin.

Let me start with the Chablis Grapeseed Scrub, which exfoliates with grapeseed, coconut seeds and pomegranate seeds while nourishing the skin with their essential oils and antioxidants.  The scent alone is sheer bliss, but this leaves skin even softer than some  sugar or salt scrubs, if you ask me. 

Though I loved the Rose Glycerin Soap, I got to admit their Merlot Soap smells even better when I lathered myself in that luscious, intoxicating sweet scent during my escape to the tub as I bathed. 

One of my favorites is that Chianti Hand Cream for how quickly it helps heal dry skin.  

You almost don’t want to get out of the tub, but I have more to do such as indulging my still damp body with their decadent Chablis Body Souffle.  What a delight for the senses lavishing on this wonderfully moisturizing cream.  It didn’t absorb instantly, but took a bit longer to sink into the skin when I first sampled, but oh, did it feel and smell yummy to invite touches!

My hands always seem to be in the sink getting washed or washing dishes because I cook a lot and sadly don’t have room for a dishwasher.  Therefore, I go through more hand creams than you may believe, but never thought to try a Chianti Hand Cream.  This absorbed on contact, smelled divine and was never greasy while helping smooth all evidence of skin dryness.  As you might guess, I am truly a fan! 

If you haven’t gotten around to trying any of Look deVine products, then now is the perfect time because you can get FREE SHIPPING now until the end of June when you enter coupon code, nuts4stuff at checkout.  No joke, I promise that you’ll love how these products do work so be sure to take advantage while you can because your skin and beauty will be better off for it!

Thanks to Look deVine, two lucky Nuts 4 Stuff readers in the United States win Look deVine Chablis Grapeseed Scrub ($28), Merlot Soap ($7) Chanti Hand Cream ($9) , Chablis Body Souffle ($24), 2 Lip Shine (Bordeaux) and Clear ($16) + either the Light or Dark Lip Shimmer Set that also comes with a lip balm ($32) for a $116 prize package for each winner or ($232 total value)!

Giveaway details and How to Enter–


Prize:  Twp (2) winners from the USA will win Look deVine Chablis Grapeseed Scrub ($28), Merlot Soap ($7) Chanti Hand Cream ($9) , Chablis Body Souffle ($24), 2 Lip Shines (Bordeaux) and Clear ($16) + either the Light or Dark Lip Shimmer Set that also comes with a lip balm ($32) for a $116 prize package for each winner or ($232 total value)!

Dates of entry: 06/14/17–07/01/17 at 11:59 PM Eastern Standard Time

Eligibility: Open to the  USA.  The winner will need to respond to my email with name and shipping address within 48-hours or another winner will be picked.  

How to Enter:  Please use the Rafflecopter widget if it works.  You can also enter by clicking this link or try to enter using another browser. You can return daily and log in again with your email to tweet or to vote daily for Nuts 4 Stuff on Picket Fence Blogs.

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Blemish Cover Up Tricks That Won’t Leave You in the Lurch!

This beauty was sadly contemplating what to do about this problem until she found this helpful concealing tip.

Have you ever noticed that blemishes always seem to pop up when you have something important planned? Maybe it is the stress or anxiety of the event that influences hormones to do this nastiness to our faces. I just know it is really upsetting when you need to look your absolute best and that blemish spoils it.

In an earlier post, I shared what I used to do for concealing when this problem would happen to me. However, I forgot to mention something important that can also help better cover up that fresh pimple.

If you were the habit of priming first before concealing, then you may want to stop using that primer in the area when your face is under blemish attack.  The reason you may to avoid facial primer near that spot when you have a fresh blemish is that quite a few are silicone-based, which can clog pores to infect it and make matters worse.  

Instead, try switching out that facial primer for eye primer at this time before proceeding with your thicker textured concealer or one with salicylic acid if you break out a lot.  Since the eye primers are formulated for that delicate skin of the eye area, the ingredients are less likely to be comedogenic to clog the pores.

Another way to keep eyes off of that problem area is to divert their attention elsewhere.  Playing up your eyes with color or some smoky boldness and lots of mascara will force their eyes upward away from that blemish.

I honestly hope your face remains clear, but we’ve all been there.  At least now, these cover up tricks do help so keep these makeup tips in mind.

Recipe: My Country Cabbage Casserole Makes a Quick and Healthy Light Meal!

Tumeric gives this dish a beautiful deep yellow color.

This is the time of year when cabbage is very reasonable so I made this recipe that I’m about to share with you.  My Country Cabbage Casserole has plenty of finely chopped onions and chopped cabbage browning to provide a wonderful subtle sweetness to offset the cottage cheese and curry-like turmeric, salt, pepper and sugar before meeting with the macaroni, giving it a unique taste that we love here.

Unintentional Mistakes That You May Be Making to Hamper Your Weight Loss Efforts!

Are you helping or hindering your weight loss efforts? 

I always had a great appreciation for delicious food.  Unfortunately that love can sneak up on you and add unwanted pounds to the body.  If you are also guilty of overly enjoying food and want your body back, then you know what follows next with the cycle of dieting and exercise.  However, if you’ve been losing this weight loss battle more than winning, then you could be unintentionally sabotaging yourself because of what you assumed was true.

While it is true that drastically cutting calories does seem to initially help you weigh less when you jump on the scale, attempting this form of dieting also backfires in time.  In the world we live, temptation is all around us. Constantly denying yourself something you crave eventually sets in.  Your willpower breaks, only resulting in you eating more, perhaps even to make up for all you missed. 

Recipe: My Delectable Chocolate-Pepper Cookies Have a Great Spicy Nip to Boost Your Eating Pleasure!

 

You can pretty these yummy cookies up with a glaze, but chances are they will disappear before your eyes!

I was in the mood to bake so I began rooting through my recipe boxes.  Yes, I have tons of recipes that I transferred to three by five-inch cards from my massive cookbook collection.  I did this because I kept forgetting which cookbook had the recipe that I was hunting for.  This way, I just put a date and star by the card and put in the appropriate box so I can find it more easily.

Rimmel 24HR Super Curler Mascara Review

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Rimmel 24 HR Super Curler Mascara 

It’s great to see that Rimmel London keeps constantly expanding their line.  When shopping, one product that may have caught your eye lately is another new mascara released several months ago.  This one is the 24HR Super Curler Mascara that was among the products PR sent along.

This product is meant to curl, volumize and hold the curling effect for up to 24-hours according to the packaging due to a special new polymer.  Yet, who wears mascara for that much time to say if that statement is accurate or not? However, I can tell you how it worked for me.  

Turn Your Liquid Foundation Into an Illuminating One With This Easy DIY Beauty Trick!

This beauty knows how to look younger through makeup.  Do you?

Ultrarefined light-reflecting particles in illuminating foundations, tinted moisturizers and primers have the power to distract the eye from fine lines and wrinkles through their soft play of light on a face.  However, if you don’t have a luminous foundation onhand and want to benefit or see the difference from your regular foundation on those telltale signs of age, then you are going to love this easy makeup tip for turning what you have into an illuminizing foundation.

All you need is some liquid shimmer or highlighting product and that foundation that you want to improve upon.  I don’t recommend dumping directly into your foundation but instead suggest pouring a little of that liquid shimmer to a few drops of foundation before blending together in the palm of your hand and applying as usual.  If what you mixed is not enough to do your entire face, then experiment until you find the amount that works best for you.

Just remember, the purpose of foundation is to even out your skin tone and help correct the flaws.  By using less of it, you also reduce your likelihood of that foundation settling into those bad spots while beautifully casting your face with some soft becoming light.  

I do hope that you try this little makeup tip because it will help your face out in a pinch until you can invest in a bottle of luminous formula foundation!

Review: Hole In Wall Subscription Box for February/March 2016

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Hole In Wall February/March 2016

Imagine what it would be like to travel all over and experience a particular city for its unique specialities every other month? Though as exciting as that sounds, who really has all that free time and money it would take to explore and travel like that?  However, I found an easier way to visit different locales and enjoy what they are famous for with a Hole In Wall subscription box.

Recipe: My Potato-Green Bean Microwave Casserole Makes a Tasty Side Dish!

Potato-Green Bean Microwave Casserole

Potatoes are always a nice side dish, but you can get tired of eating them the same old ways.  However, I made a really delicious alternative with my Potato-Green Bean Microwave Casserole that I want to share with you today.  Picture little cubes of potatoes, green beans, finely chopped onion immersed in a velvety cheese sauce that is lightly spiked with curry powder, black pepper and horseradish sauce to give it a subtle nip.  Together that mix is deliciously different and like all my recipes simple to make.

Review: Terra Bella Beauty Subscription Box for March 2016 + FREE Product Coupon!

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Terra Bella Box for March 2016

Though it was a dark, dismal morning when my mailman knocked, it suddenly brightened up once he handed me my second Terra Bella Box.  If you love natural beauty and bath products that are handmade without riskier chemical ingredients, then you would like this beauty subscription box.

Makeup Tip: A Quick Trick on How to Extend the Wear of Pencil Eyeliner!

This beauty knows the value of a little extra step makes to keep her pencil eyeliner lasting indefinitely!

Sometimes, certain brands of eyeliner pencils don’t last nearly as long as you need.  Though as tempted as you might be to toss them, try another brand or just try your hand at a liquid or a gel liner, I have a simple save that will help keep your eyeliner in place without worrying that it will disappear on you through extended hours of wear.

Why Your Protein Choices Matter If You Want to See a Rebirth of Your Complexion!

Beautiful skin starts within so learn how to best feed your complexion instead of starving it with this helpful post. 

Diet is very important in relationship to the health of your skin.  Changing what you put into your body is the first step to seeing a significant transformation in how your complexion will look.  Even though you think that you may be eating right, you may find altering some of your food choices with the suggestions that I’m sharing will pay off for far more beautiful skin than you ever thought possible.

If you want to repair and rebuild the skin, hair, nails, muscles, bones, and organs, then you need protein. After all, protein is the source of amino acids L-lysine and L-proline that are necessary for stimulating collagen to grow new, younger cells. Without the eight essential amino acids that your body can’t manufacture on its own, your complexion and overall body will suffer, aging more rapidly than it has too as well as negatively affect your health.

Review: IT Cosmetics New Confidence in a Cream Transforming Moisturizer

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 IT Cosmetics New Confidence in a Cream Transforming Moisturizer as it arrived.

IT Cosmetics is known for their sensational anti-aging cosmetics, many of which are award-winning. Recently, the company forged ahead to tackle skin care with the first product in their Confidence in a Cream that PR surprised me with.

This new transforming moisturizer comes in a plastic, wide-mouth jar with a gel-like cream inside.  According to its claims, the formula has IT Cosmetics special proprietary anti-aging armor regenerative concentrate of peptides and niacin as well as collagen and hyaluronic acid to plump and smooth the complexion.

Review: Pearlesque Box for March 2016 + COUPON–Meet My Newest Organic Skin Box Obsession!

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Pearlesque Box for March 2016 is valued at $82 of  PURE organic skin care!

Beauty subscription box lovers wanting a unique monthly skin care box of pure organic products need to meet Pearlesque Box.  This subscription brings a different selection of the world’s nontoxic, natural beauty home to you so you can feel good about the products that come in contact with your bloodstream.  What attracts me to the concept is you get to sample revitalizing beauty from countries and high quality companies that you might never think of visiting from the convenience of your home like what arrived with the March 2016 box.

New Beauty Subscription Box Alert--Heaven’s Honey Luxurious Natural Body Care Box Launching March 1

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Here are a first soaps that are planned for the first Heaven's Honey Box.

Beauty subscription box lovers, I got the inside track on some exciting news.  There will be a new natural solution body care box that will launch this March 1, 2016.  This luxurious beauty subscription box promises five to eight full size products from a large variety of artisans.  Each month Heaven's Honey Box will feature beauty products from one or two of those artisans for a cost of $49.95 per box with free United States shipping.