July Favorites

It is the beginning of August, so I want to let you know what I have been loving during July. I stumbled on the first item when I was at the drug store around June. They had a sale on Jordan's morning crisp cereal for $3.99. The box showed whole pecans, Brazil, and hazelnuts which totally sold me. What surprised me was that it actually had huge whole pieces of all those nuts! It was full of of them the whole box through! I was really impressed and it was very tasty as well. Even though we usually eat different cereal, my husband ended up mysteriously finishing the box...so I guess it was to his liking as well. lol
The second thing is an eye makeup brush. I should probably let most of you know that I am now an avid makeup lover. I will probably do a whole blog post on that so I won't go into it now. As I was saying, I found a eye makeup brush from Annebelle that has made me VERY happy. Funny enough, I found it on sale at the same drug store as the cereal. This brush works so well, even with my most difficult, powdery, chunky, glittery eyeshadows. It makes it look so nice and smooth and also blends well. I love it so much, I bought 2 other ones. lol I know it seems a bit crazy, but I do not want to be without this brush!
Because of the brush, I have revisited my Almay pure blend eyeshadows I have had for a while now. I am very into natural makeup without harsh chemicals so these were right up my alley. But I couldn't get them to work well as some of my other eyeshadows, so they when to the back of the drawer. But I wanted to see how good the new Annebelle brush was so I tried them out. It worked so well, that I have used them EVERY day of July and still going strong into August! I don't think I would repurchase them, as I have found success with other brands, but I am glad not to have them go to waste.
I received the next one from my husband for Valentine's Day. This Clean perfume called Sweet Layer was the perfect light lemon/lime citrus smell for the summer. Unfortunately, I have just finished it as of Aug 1st! I really enjoyed it and have to thank my husband for buying it. :)
Lastly, I can not forget my Japanese course I took in July. It was quite a trial for me and it took quite a toll on me. It challenges me in so many ways that I get frustrated easily. But I had a great instructor and study partner- both giving me a great deal of encouragement. I don't think I would have even lasted the first week without that support and I am incredibility lucky to have been in the class. I learned more than I ever thought possible in one month. Thank you to all of you who were in the class. I will probably be emailing my sensei as I make my way through making my blog bilingual! Now if I could only stop procrastinating... lol