Everything Pretty Best of 2014

This was a big year for Everything Pretty!  This was my second year blogging, and a big year of firsts for me.  I want to thank all of my readers for making this a very successful year for my blog.  Thank you so much for reading, commenting, pinning, and sharing my posts!  In case you missed any posts this year, here are my top 20 posts of 2014. 20.  How to Make Liquid Castile Soap Without Lye 19.  Green Tea Toner Recipe 18.  DIY Honey Paste for Soft Hands 17.  DIY Eyeshadow Primer Recipe 16.  How to Use Makeup Brushes 15.  10 Hair Myths Debunked! 14.  Life Changing Beauty Hacks You Need to Know 13,  Hair Mask Recipes for Damaged Hair 12.  DIY Concealer Recipe 11.  6 Tips for Naturally Curly Hair 10.  DIY Avocado Foot Scrub Recipe 9.  Tea Tree Oil Soap 8.  DIY Peel Off Mask Recipe 7.  How to Stop Period Cramps 6.  DIY Makeup Recipes 5.  4 Homemade Eyeshadow Recipes 4.  How to Tighten S

Best Curly Hair Products for Frizz Free Hair

Curly hair.  How I love and hate thee.  I love you when you work with me, but I hate you the other 90 percent of the time. If I use the wrong product on my hair, it ends up either frizzy or crunchy, and neither one is attractive. Curly hair tends to be dry, and it needs a lot of moisture.  When curly hair gets dry, it gets frizzy and unmanageable.  These are the best curly hair products that I've found for soft, manageable curls without going crunchy or frizzy. Links in this post may be affiliate links, which means that I earn a small commission from sales.

How to Hide a Cold Sore and Heal It Fast With Abreva® cream

I’m excited to share a post with you today that’s all about staying confident even when you’re battling a cold sore.  When a cold sore strikes, I don’t feel or act like myself.  With the holiday season approaching, I don’t want a cold sore to dampen my spirits or slow me down. That is why I keep Abreva® cream on hand to treat my cold sore at the very first sign.  Read below to discover other simple ways you can keep your confidence high this holiday season. It starts as a tingle on your lip.  Pretty soon, that tingle turns into a painful and unsightly cold sore. When I get a cold sore, I don't even want to leave the house.  I feel like everyone will be staring at the blemish, which is so embarrassing! Luckily, I have a secret weapon in my medicine cabinet to help me so I don't have to hide at home. At the first sign of a tingle, I reach for Abreva®  cream because it's the only FDA approved non-prescription cold sore medication, and it heals fast. The median he

Warming Massage Oil Recipe for Date Night - Spice Things Up!

This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone.  #YoursandMine #CollectiveBias When was the last time you and your husband had a date?  If you need to spice things up , then you are like most moms.  All day, we are in "mom mode" taking care of our kids and the house, but we are wives too!  Wives who have husbands, and wives who used to be women who loved getting dressed up and going out on a date.  A real date with no talk about grocery lists, bills that need paid, or any talk about the kids.   If you haven't gotten dressed up and gone on a date with your husband lately, then put it on your Christmas wish list and then make it happen.  This year, I've secured a babysitter for the night, and we are going on our first real date in a long time.   Since we only go on a real date about once a year, I did some major planning before our night out.  I got a sitter for the kids (Grandma) and dropped them off in the