Photos: Julia Stotz and Brian Guido

I'm not very in to beauty products. I'll just admit it. I'd like to be but every time I visit Sephora, I end up getting overwhelmed and pick up the same cheap concealer I've worn for years. Or if I do make myself go for something new, I hardly end up using it once I get home. So when I feel like I've found something that works for me, I want to share it with the world!

In my stocking this past Christmas I recelved this shampoo and conditioner by Burt's Bees. Nice packaging, right? I thought it would be cuter sitting displayed on a shelf in my bathroom. But I recently found myself ready for a shower and completely out of shampoo. (I should say before I get any further, I've got normal hair that I need to wash everyday or I turn into a grease ball. It's uncolored, untreated, a dirty blonde color and naturally shows off any sign of not being washed the moment I wake up in the morning -- but not in a good way. I tried the all-natural no shampoo movement to ween off washing daily but that was too difficult to stick with.) So back to the shower....I went for the Burt's Bees. I end up using a lot because I have slightly thick hair and have to really lather it in to the crown of my head or it won't get clean. 

No biggie right? Just a different shampoo. But I started noticing something, in the mornings, my hair wasn't looking very dirty, it actually still looked cleaned. I should repeat, this has never been the case for me, even if I washed my hair at night. 

So I've stuck with it and am proud to say I'm an every-other-day hair washer which is something I have never, ever been before and it is so liberating. I've even noticed on the third day things are still not quite so bad but I typically go for the wash anyway. And I've also been using their Belly Butter on my growing tummy even though I have no clue if it will help or not, couldn't hurt though.

That's all really! Nothing mind blowing in the beauty department, just a little something I needed to share!

Hazelnut and Strawberry Celebration Cake from Seven Spoons... 

Vanilla Cake, Lemon Filling with Vanilla Swiss Meringue Buttercream via For me, For you...

And you may remember this bad boy, a classic white with buttercream that I whipped up last year. I need to try my hand at more than two layers...

I'm working pretty hard on staying pale and growing a belly.

...a growing belly, outdoor bluegrass festivals, starting to plan a nursery, visiting with little nephews, sewing dresses, and spending time outdoors...