SLEEP DEPRIVATION

Is anyone else feeling a little sleep-deprived lately??  

In the whirling dervish of life, how do you find time to get in 8 hours of restful sleep?  I can't remember the last time I did.  I suspect many of my readers feel the same.

Is it because we are just WAYYY overstimulated?  Think about it... we now have access to hundreds of tv channels, plus Hulu, Netflix, etc...  igadgets aplenty, we can track how we exercise, eat, sleep, drink, shop, poop...(well, maybe not, but it's coming lol.)

We have social networking, WORK, kids, extra-curricular activiities of said kids, birth-WEEKs instead of birthdays to plan for- don't even get me started on the major production birthdays have become-  where in this chaotic existence is there time for rest?   It seems like the more data and stimulation  we have access to, the more we need, and that supercedes the desire for rest.

I know I am on to something here, because I don't know if you've noticed, but there are actually whole stores devoted to CPAP machines to help people get better sleep.  There are the very popular sleep number beds as well.  There are cooling pillows, memory foam mattresses, sleep sounds machines.   Sleep assistance is becoming an actual industry that goes way beyond earplugs and warm milk.

Here's my suggestion.  Put away the laptop, PS4, LED flatscreen with supersonic soundbar, tablets, and smartphones. Let the kids be unproductive and go to bed early a few nights a week-  I swear they will still be well-rounded, well-socialized little geniuses.   End your work at the time you stop getting paid for it - ie: 5pm or thereabouts, and....

just STOP, drop, and snooze.

I think we'd all feel alot better.


Goodnite folkzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
 

Kim Kicks Lash: Pour Some Glitter On Me...

Kim Kicks Lash: Pour Some Glitter On Me...: I am such a girly girl.  I just didn't want to admit it for many many years.  I was the one who never wore makeup, always wore solid col...

Pour Some Glitter On Me...

I am such a girly girl.  I just didn't want to admit it for many many years.  I was the one who never wore makeup, always wore solid colors, hung with the boys, and prided myself on thinking like a man.

Until...

Younique.

What the H-E-double toothpicks happened!?!!  

Ladies, here's the fabulous truth... MAKEUP is a gateway drug.

It started with putting on a little mascara because I had to represent my product.  Then I was BLENDING eye pigments, using brushes and sponges and PRIMER, for gosh sakes!  Don't even get me started about lip gloss.

Since I was wearing the makeup, I guess I HAD to change my wardrobe.  So my solid sensibles gave way to printed chiffon, skirts, and the first dress I have owned in over 15 years.  

Then, since I had a new face and new clothes, I REALLLY needed to ACCESSORIZE.  Of course! Nevermind that previously I may have owned 3 pieces of jewelry that I actually wore.  Now I have a full collection of costume jewelry - rings, earrings, bracelets, pendants... I am just a-clinking and a-twinking all over town now!

So, if you are keeping up with the progression:

1. Makeup (ie; gateway drug)
2. Girly clothes
3. Accessories

So guess what I did today- and this takes the cake:

That's right, GLITTERY NAIL POLISH!

I believe that completes my transition from "think like a man" to "act like a lady!"

And before you say that 50 year olds shouldn't wear shimmery eye shadow or glitter nail polish, save your breath!  Younique, you have created a GIRLY-MONSTER and I cannot be stopped!

Time for my pink champagne and candlelit bubble bath...

XO

Kim

Ode To A Staycation...

Oh how I love a staycation!  Let me count the ways...

I love thee as I wake at 10
I love thee as I nap at 3
I love thee as I wear my jammies all day
I love thee as I watch endless tv

I love thee time to read that book
Or find new recipes to cook
I love thee as I putter around
If I sing and nobody's here to listen, did I make a sound?

I love thee meal delivery
I love thee cold a/c
I love thee favorite comfy chair
I love thee cookies and tea

Sometimes it's nice to get away
Whether by air, land, or sea
But when relaxation is the goal
A staycation is perfect for me!

Kim Kicks Lash: New Fabulousness Coming This Fall!

Kim Kicks Lash: New Fabulousness Coming This Fall!: Hi Beautiful!   I am using this post to highlght some of the fab new products and changes happening at Younique this fall.   Younique is...

New Fabulousness Coming This Fall!

Hi Beautiful!  

I am using this post to highlght some of the fab new products and changes happening at Younique this fall.   Younique is a big part of my life and future, so I hope you don't mind my sharing this with you.

2014 Younique Fall Product Launch in Review…..

"NATURE.  LOVE.  SCIENCE....Nature is the inspiration behind our science."

Some of our ladies recently returned from our convention in Dallas .. and by all reports it was AMAZING!  This post is a highlight of our exciting launches scheduled for the next few months!
Starting in September and running through November, Younique Products will be launching several new products and has also announced some major changes in their production.  
 

            BIG NEWS!  Effective 9-1-14 all Younique Products announces new products and a change to MADE IN THE USA with the following transition dates and exceptions-

     LAUNCHING 9-1-14 SEPTEMBER HIGHLIGHTS

Lucrative lip gloss MADE IN THE USA

Refreshed Rose Water MADE IN THE USA

NEW Lash/brow comb (Stainless steel comb/boar hair bristle)
Precision lip and eye pencils
Super Long Lasting
Soft glide-on application
Excellent coverage and color payoff
Non-waxy feeling
WATERPROOF/smudge proof!

INGREDIENT HIGHLIGHTS

 Jojoba oil

Vitamin E

Vitamin C derivative

Hydronated Cottonseed Oil

UPLIFT EYE SERUM
PROPRIETARY FORMULA with International patents pending!
Powerful and effective
Oil free (oil-less oil)
A little goes a LONG way
Preservative free
Fights appearance of fine lines and wrinkles
Fragrance free
“Nutrition” for your skin
Dye free
 

INGREDIENT HIGHLIGHTS
Rich in vitamins (E, C, C0Q10)
Natural skin lipids (squalane from sugar cane)

Antioxidants
 Sweet Iris (iris pallida leaf  cell extract)

 

LAUNCHING 10-1-14 OCTOBER HIGHLIGHTS

 Illuminate Clear Launches and MADE IN THE USA-For normal to oil skin (similar to AWAKE)

 Illuminate Clean Launches and MADE IN THE USA- For normal to dry and sensitive skin

 

ILLUMIANTE INGREDIENT HIGHLIGHTS

Horse Chestnut

Gingko Biloba  

Super Leaf Extracts

 Moodstruck loose face powder (concealer powders) MADE IN THE USA

Miner Touch pressed face powder and pressed foundation MADE IN THE USA

BB Flawless BB cream MADE IN THE USA

Mineral eye pigments MADE IN THE USA

LAUNCHING 11-1-14 NOVEMBER HIGHLIGHTS

 DIVINE Daily Moisturizer launches and MADE IN THE USA
Specially formulated for all skin types
Fewer preservatives
Features an  Airless pump
Cleaner formulation
 

INGREDIENT HIGHLIGHTS
Beta Fructan
Highly refinded triglyceride oil
Honeysuckle (flower extract)
Blue Lotus (flower extract)
Witch Hazel
Gotu Kola (extract)

                                                   !6 new collections will be announced

                                                   !Moodstruck pressed blush Launches and MADE IN THE USA

 

                                     !Younique will no longer carry the loose blusher pigments.  If you love those for hair chalking, face paint, nail polish etc… you’d better stock up NOW!

                                                      !Glorious primer formula will change slightly and will be repackaged

1.      Reformulated with fewer preservatives

2.      Cleaner formula

3.      New Airless pump

              The Precision line of eye and lip pencils will be produced in Germany

              The Moodstruck 3D Fiber Lash Mascara will remain produced in the PRC

              (Peoples Republic of China)

A limited edition, NOVEMBER TO REMEMBER Kudos launching in November in honor of Younique Products 2 year anniversary.  This product is made in Italy.

 

2.      UPDATED PRICING

a.      Uplift eye serum will retail for $65 (less in collections/sets)

b.      Lash/Brow comb will retail for $20 (less in collections/sets)

c.      Precision liners will retail for $15 each (3/$40 10/$125 and 15/$165

d.      10-1-14 Moodstruck eye pigments will retail for $12.50 each (less in collections/sets)

e.      Illuminate Clean/Clear will retail for $39 (less in collections/sets)

3.      OTHER PRODUCT INFORMATION

a.      REFORMULATION

                                                    i.     All products reformulated to be EU Compliant

                                                   ii.     Moodstruck mineral pigments improved for longer wear and blendability (much denser product)

                                                  iii.     ALL PRICE REMAIN THE SAME with the exception of the eye pigments

1.      This is MAJOR and almost impossible when moving production to the USA

                                                  iv.     Loose face powder (concealer powders) are much denser as well (10 grams)

                                                   v.     PRESSED BLUSHERS LAUNCH 11/1/14

4.      NOVEMBER TO REMEMBER

a.      6 new collections!

b.      2-year anniversary product launch

c.      LIMITED EDITION product announcement!

5.      New presenter kit eff 10-1-14

a.      Same price at $99 USD

Click   for more info on Younique

Kim Kicks Lash: Surrender the PINK!!

Kim Kicks Lash: Surrender the PINK!!: Hi There!   So, I realize I have totally stolen that title from Carrie Fisher's autobiography, and I am NOT going to explain what it a...