Favorite Five of the Month-February

BEAUTY:

• AmLactin 12% Lotion

This is the greatest for dry, patchy winter skin.   It contains 12% Alphy Hydroxy acid, so it"s going to sloth off all that old, tired skin to reveal the fresh skin underneath.  This product is a miracle for extremely dry knees, elbows, and feet.

• Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear Polish in "Pacific Blue"

I have, all of a sudden, fallen in love with blue.  All shades of blue, although cobalt is my absolute favorite.  For February, I bounces back and forth between this lovely periwinklesque shade and another beautiful blue (also on this list).  This is a great color for spring, but I thought it was so pretty, I had to pull it out a little early.

• "Alien" Parfum by Thierry Mulger

I'll be the first to admit is a bit deep and musky in comparison to the scents I usually go for, but as soon as a smelled it, it was instant love.  I only have a sample, for now, but this is going to be a stable scent for me.  Described as "sensual and intriguing, yet as soft and rich", with notes of Solar Accord, Jasmine Sambac, Green Notes, Cashmeran, Vanilla, Transparent Amber, its quite unique and potent. A bonus?  It last FOREVER.

• NYX Lipstick in Pumpkin Pie

A perfect peachy nude...looks great with my skin tone, but I can see this being a very universally flattering color. 

• Nina nail color in "Cobalt"

Love this color!  A beautiful blue that's exactly what the name states.  I've worn this pretty much all throughout February, and plan to carry it into the Spring. 

ENTERTAINMENT:

• "Life is but a Dream" HBO special-Beyonce

I love Beyonce, and I loved this doc.  She is the definition of a amazing performer, so it was pretty cool to see a nice mix of Ms. Knowles and Beyonce the diva (or Sasha Fierce, as she calls her alter ego...I lover her...but not enough to do that).
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• MakeupAlley Website

I check out this site daily.  The message boards and the product reviews can suck a good 2 hours out of you, if you let them.  They have helped me make many a health and beauty purchase. 

• Rihanna "Pour It Up"

This is THEE party song for me right now.  I'll admit, February was mainly spent in PJs, drinking tea, and being covered in Vicks VapoRub, but if I didn't have the plague all month, I would have totally gotten ready to go out to this song.  There is always March.

• "The Amercians" on FX

A married couple, who are undercover Soviet spies in US near end of Cold War in 1981.  This show is amazing.  It will suck you in.

• "Cocktails with Patrick" on SiriusXM

Hilarious.  I literally laugh out loud at this radio show.  He is also from my home state of Michigan, and everyone from Michigan is wonderful:)