Chicago Diva On A Dime

     As a member of Klout I received a Klout perk from Freeman beauty, it was three packages of their facials. Cucumber facial peel off mask, Avocado & Oatmeal facial clay mask, and Charcoal and black sugar facial polishing mask were the three varieties. The idea of the #MymultiMask was to try different masks on different parts of your face. For example use one for oily skin on your Tzone and a renewal one on the rest of your face.       I seen so many good things about the Charcoal and black sugar facial polishing mask that I tried that on it's own. It won an award thru Allure magazine even. So I wanted to see how good it is... I have to say my face felt amazing after it! My skin was softer then it felt in a long time and even my dry areas felt great. I will be picking up a large size bottle soon. Yes it's that good.      I did avocado and oatmeal mask with the cucumber mask. I used the avocado mask on my Tzone and the cucumber mask...

     I received a free bottle of Airborne from Smiley 360 for reviewing their product! The product I got was in the form of a gummy. Which is great, no water needed! The three flavors in the jar are citrus, mixed berry, and grapefruit. They all have a tangy sour flavor. But not too sour.      Now why is Airborne great? It comes in 3 great ways to take them. Gummy, chewable, and effervescent! Plus it boosts your immune system. And eating 3 gummies is a lot easier then taking a huge vitamin C pill to get my 1000mg. Especially during the busy holiday season. My son who is 14 tried and loved the gummies so I will be buying more. He could use all the immune support he can get but can't we all?😊 Thank you for stopping by and checkin out my review.

     As a member of Vocalpoint I received two of the newest Secret Clinical Strength antiperspirant/ deodorants. They are the invisable solid and the clear gel. Both came in the "Completly clean" scent.  The scent is a clean,fresh scent with a hint of floral. It's great, not over powering!       I have to say I usually buy solid deodorants but I got both to try. Both worked well! I am currently on a medication that leaves me sweaty. I mean wet underarm stain sweaty. Ok I know! A little too much info. But before the meds I would use any deodorant because I wasn't really sweating. Even when I hit the gym it wasn't a big deal. Now that it really matters I use the Secret clinical strength and I stayed dry. All day without unsightly stains. It's amazing! I never thought of trying "Clinical strength" but now it's the only brand I'll be using.      Now on to the two types I received, the gel and the solid. Like I said earlier I do prefer t...

During a recent Twitter party I won three months of Magic Nude foundation from Loreal and She Speaks. Yes that's 3 bottles of foundation! Also in my prize pack was Voluminous Million Lashes mascara, Colour Riche Le gloss lip gloss,  Colour Riche eye shadow quad, and two nail colors.      Well as you may know I'm huge on Makeup so this was an awesome prize. And I love Loreal! So what did I think about the Magic Nude liquid powder foundation? I loved it! It does what it says it goes on when and drys like a powder. I didn't even need to put any powder on after if was done. Which is what I normally do. On days that I don't wanna put on my makeup. I just apply this and a little concealer and go! My skin looks flawless! I get so many complements on my skin. It's a great feeling! And I'm honest with people and say thank you but it's all makeup lol.       Now on to the makeup. The eyeshadow I was given was the Blue Haute Couture from the Colour Riche line...

     Let me first say that I do love new phones, tablets and the latest technology. But when it comes to reviews I get lost in them. Snapdragon, gingerbread, a processor with numbers as confusing as pi. 3.14159 bet you didn't know I could remember that! Haha! But in all seriousness I just wanna know will it do what I need to. And I don't mean just calls and text. If that was the case we would all still have those sturdy Nokia phones we had ten years ago.       So what do I need a phone to do for me? EVERYTHING! I mean if it could cook dinner I'd marry it. Ok single girl problem. Lol! But in all seriousness I need a phone to take pictures, hold all the apps I need and there are a lot. Plus not freeze up when I'm doing multiple tasks. Don't get me wrong I've never met a phone I couldn't freeze up at least occasionally. I multitask like crazy. My phone needs to move as fast as my brain. Which some days feels like it has ADD. Texting and all of a sudden I ...

     I recently received a box of products from Puffs. This was their new line called Fresh Faces. They are face wipes made with natural saline. They are made of a strong tissue. I mean i was able to rub off a smokey eye and tons of mascara without ripping. These arent your average Puffs.      My kit contained a full size box, 45ct of the lavender scented wipes. A 15ct travel pack of the original saline ones.  Two individual packs that are scented with Vicks. Also in the pack were two Boogie wipes which are for kids. So I wake up with dry eyes every morning that are painful.I usually need eye drops. Problems of an insomniacs.  Well I tried wiping my eyes in the morning with the Fresh Faces wipes. It helped a lot! I didnt even need eye drops after. I was able to wipe away the dryness and any little eye gunk I had. I loved the lavender scent ones at night to wipe my eyes before bed. Its very relaxing. The original worked well in the morni...

     As part of a Klout Perk I received products from Real Techniques. I am going to have a girls night in with them but I decided to give my initial review of them. From the perk I received the blush brush, starter set 2.0 for the eyes, and core collection 2.0 for the face. Each and every brush has a nice weight to it very plush bristles. And the products are very inexpensive. I looked online and the starter set 2.0 was $18 at the time. Thats a great price for four brushes esp this quality. The four brushes you get in that set are a shadow brush, crease brush, brow brush, and an eyeliner brush. These worked great for applying my eyeshadow. I am not use to such a full crease brush but other then that I loved them.      The core collection 2.0 was for the face. It included a foundation brush, buffing brush and a contour brush.  I personally use liquid and cream products on my face. I'm use to applying them with my fingertips. I did try the fo...

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     For those who don't know me and just stumbled across my blog. I am an average woman who got into social media to help a friend promote their business...Now three years later I no longer promote much but I still Tweet my butt off. Why is Twitter so addicting to me? Well I can babble about whatever I choose. I feel if I did that on Facebook my family and close friends would think I'm nuts. Lol!..But they know I never shut up.      So now about the cool things that come to those who tweet. However, I dont just Tweet. I also have a Foursquare, Tumbler, Instagram and this blogger account. YES I don't shut up. Because of having all these accounts I have a high Klout number. For those who dont know Klout measures your influence online. Its a website you link all your social media accounts to and and they come up with a figure..Personally I think I'm a normal person and wouldn't have much influence. But I was wrong or at least Klout says I do? :) Be...

    So if you were wondering why I haven't posted many pieces of jewelry on Etsy?...I have a ton of earrings but its pretty time consuming to take the pictures. Who would have thought I'd find that the hardest part of the creative process? But I'm not being lazy by all means I remade all my earrings with sterling silver earwires.Per a suggestion by another Etsy member.     And when I wasn't busy with that I was turning my basement into a mini studio. I'd prefer something cute in Bucktown. But this will do for now.  Oh and celebrating my child's 8th grade Graduation. Yay!..So there is a major overhaul at Chicago Diva On A Dime going on.  Cant wait to take pictures of my new studio. And of course take more pictures of my fabulous jewelry. Thanks for reading my Babble!

Here is a sneak peek of one of my 4th of July earrings. Promo pictures will be up by on my Etsy shop and for sale by Tuesday!

Well its been a crazy week. I've been sick and my son had a sprained ankle so I've been slipping on adding jewelry to my Etsy site. Not planned but it happens. Mostly because its so time consuming to take the pictures for my jewelry. .. Well I've bought more beads and also sterling silver ear wires. So more designs coming! ☆☆Just a note all earrings sold now via Etsy will be on Sterling silver earwires. ☆☆

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I am a 33 year old female that lives in Chicago....I am a girly girl who likes sparkly things. Yes its nice to have diamonds. They are my best friend;) But a quality pair of Swarovski crystal earrings gets just as many compliments. After buying many pieces of costume jewelry at boutiques I began to realize how much I was spending. I love the look of trendy boutique jewelry but the price was insane. So I began creating handcrafted quality pieces for a quarter the price...Also in this time of a bad economy and $5 a gallon gas I've also found some great bargains for beauty. Stay tunned for my Chicago diva on a dime beauty bargins.

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