Seriously Smooth, Seriously Sweet

It's almost summer time. Us girls have spent all winter battling dry skin and chapped lips and now that we're showing more skin as the sun starts to shine more, we desperately need beauty products to enhance our natural beauty.

Drum roll please... eos is coming to the rescue!

eos (which stands for evolution of smooth) makes lip balms, lotions, and shave creams that boast natural and organic ingredients, silky smoothness, and smiles all around. Literally, every product says it will make you smile.

The smooth sphere lip balms are my personal favorite.

Photo by Rachel Dawson

They're shaped like little balls, which is just way more fun than any ordinary stick or tube. They slide on super easily and they really do make you smile. It's a little ridiculous, honestly. Here I am in the middle of class just trying to put on some lip balm, and all of a sudden I'm grinning like a fool.

But anyway. They're 95% organic and 100% natural. They're gluten-free. Paraben-free. Petrolatum-free. Phthalate-free. They're not money-from-your-wallet-free though...hate to break it to you. These little egg shaped spheres are seriously worth the few bucks though.

Photo by Rachel Dawson

So, where can you find these lovely little lip balms? That's where the real fun comes in. They are sold at various retailers across the US and Canada, but not every flavor or product can be found at every store. Their website gives you a handy dandy map with a list of what stores sell which products, so check that out.

My friends and I have made it a sort of scavenger hunt to try to find all the flavors of the smooth spheres...we're that addicted. And just so you know (it will give you a leg-up on the competition from your friends), in Harrisonburg, VA, Walmart sells the sweet mint and strawberry sorbet flavors (check the lotion aisle) ...and even the summer fruit if you know where to look. (hint hint...try the lip products section).

CVS has the lemon drop (with spf 15, perfect for beach season) flavor, too. Rite Aid, Kroger, and Target also carry various products on the eos line as well.

If you can't get to these stores, there's always the online store!

Get hunting, get buying, and get happy.

Spring time, smooth legs, soft lips, silky skin, sunshine, smiles...seriously ladies, what more could we ask for? eos is just simply and naturally awesome, and I'm not the only one who thinks so.

At the Peak of Perfection

We've been told since we were little to eat our fruits and vegetables. We got dessert if we did (and if you had super awesome parents), and everyone was happy, especially your stomach.

Now that we're older and wiser, we not only need to eat our fruits and vegetables, but we really need to take it to the next level. Eating produce is awesome. It's delicious. (At least this veggie loving girl thinks so...) But really, we can do our planet a huge favor by eating in-season and local produce.

By eating what's already naturally growing around us, we save the earth and keep sustainable processes working efficiently and in an eco-friendly way.

Okay, so "sustainable processes" isn't inspiring you to run to the local farmer's market?

Here are even more reasons why you should (REALLY) make the change.

1. Your food will taste a heck of a lot better. Crops that aren't in their natural environments at the natural time of year won't ripen the same, have the same flavor, or just be the same fruit or veggie you really want to eat. Save your tastebuds. They'll thank you later.

2. You'll feel like a million bucks. Eating food that tastes ripe and delicious and naturally grown? Trust me, you'll just feel... better.


3. You'll save some major bucks. It's supply and demand, people. For those of you not economically talented, that basically means that when crops are growing the organic way, there's plenty of them to go around, so they're cheaper. You get better food, and you save money. Serious win-win.

4. You'll help the environment in an easy but powerful way. That's all there is to it.

What more reasons could you need?!

So check out this map, find your state, and find the best produce for whatever month of the year it is. It's really that easy.

(p.s. If you live in Virginia and you're reading this now, in the month of April, asparagus and spinach are at their peak. Enjoy those greens!)