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My 5 Tips for Aging Beautifully Including youtheory Collagen Supplements

This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #youtheoryBeauty #CollectiveBias

 

 
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Getting older isn’t fun. I’ve spent a lot of time in denial about getting older, but there are little signs creeping into my life that have been giving away that I’m increasing my number of birthday candles each year.

I’m a little more sore the next day after a work out now, I have a little less energy than I used to, and signs of aging have been starting to creep into my face.

They say that health is a feeling of youth, and I think for me that is a very important statement.

Aging does bother me a bit, but I have to admit I’m more focused for the most part on how I feel.

I feel like I’m 22 in my head (and according to my taste in music and reality TV shows), so I think it’s important to stay as healthy as possible with the age I think I am in mind!

There are a few things that I do each day as part of my daily routine, and one of them I just added 4 weeks ago. I decided to try something called youtherory Collagen supplements, and that has become a part of my every day routine.
 

 
My 5 Tips on Aging Beautifully Including youtheory Collagen Supplements
 

 

I picked up my youtheory Collagen supplements at Rexall, and they were pretty easy to find on the shelves!
 

 

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How did my 4 weeks go with youtheory? Well first I’ll tell you about what my personal tips are for aging beautifully.

The most important part about these tips are that they easily flow into my daily life. All of my tips are things that I do every day, and are part of my regular routine.
 

 

 

 

My 5 Tips for Aging Beautifully

1. Drink Water!

This one has always been a hard one for me, but it’s so important to keep up your intake of water every day. It not only helps to flush toxins from your body, but hydration keeps your skin looking fresh.

2. Get Enough Sleep

How much is enough sleep you might ask yourself? Enough that when you head to Yoga you don’t use mediation time for a nap. Sleep is not only important to functioning in your daily life and giving yourself enough energy to stay active, but it’s also important to give your body time to repair itself while you sleep.

3. Do Something Active Every Day

Even if it’s just for 20 minutes, do a workout at home, take the dog for a walk – anything that gets you moving and keeps your body in shape.

4. Wash Your Face and Apply Moisturizer

I used to be that girl who went to bed in her makeup. Those days are gone now and I’ve realized how important it is to clean my skin every night and remove all of my makeup. Taking care of your skin is a huge part of aging beautifully, and applying moisturizer to freshly washed skin can help keep you look more like a pretty grape than a shrivelled raisin.

5. Daily Intake of youtheory

My newest addition to my daily routine! Every morning with my bottle of water and in the evening at dinner I take my three tablets of youtheory. What happened after 4 weeks of taking youtheory Collagen supplements?

 

 

My 5 Tips on Aging Beautifully Including youtheory Collagen Supplements
 

 

My nails grew! This was a big deal for me. My nails have always been brittle and short, so this was the first change I noticed.

Every time I get my nails done at a spa my manicurist makes a comment about my thin, brittle nails, so you can imagine my excitement when suddenly my nails grew long and strong! It took two weeks before I noticed this change, and I’ve been so excited about the difference.

youtheory Collagen supplements are dairy free, soy free, and contain no gluten ingredients. They boost protein intake, and youtheory is the only Collagen brand on the market to combine Collagen Type 1, 2 and 3.

Type 1 and 3 support your hair, skin, nails, tendons and ligaments, while Type 2 supports joint health.

It’s now been a little over 4 weeks, and following these 5 steps steps have made me feel the age I think I am in my head! youtheory believes that health comes from the inside, but it does a pretty great job of making me look good on the outside as well.

My hair grew so much faster than usual in those four weeks using youtheory (trust me I know, my roots came through so much faster), and I feel like my skin has some life in it.

 

 

 

 

Collagen fights the effects of aging, so I’m excited to keep taking this supplement to fight what I can in an easy way as part of my daily routine.
 

 
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What are your tips for aging beautifully? Is there something I missed? Let me know in the comments!
 

 
 

 

Xoxo Mandy

 

 

Review of Vichy’s Ideal Body Spa Shower Gel-Oil and Gel-Cream

Review of Vichy's Idea Body Spa Shower Gel-Oil and Gel-Cream

 

 

Vichy products are already a part of my daily routine. As of late my favourites have been the Liftactiv Serum 10 Supreme, and Ideal Body Aqua Sorbet (which smells AMAZING!).

I’ve added a couple new products to my routine which have just launched, and they are both meant for the shower!

 

 

Review of Vichy's Idea Body Spa Shower Gel-Oil and Gel-Cream

 

 

First up I tried Vichy’s Ideal Body Spa Shower Gel-Oil ($16.95) which is a cleanser meant to replace your need for soap. It lather’s up with water, and it’s super hydrating! Although it has oil in the title, it actually doesn’t have an oily texture at all. It has a very light and sweet scent, and it was so much better to use than soap.

It’s enriched with Vichy thermal spa water with 15 mineral active ingredients and naturals oils, and it has no Parabens, hypoallergenic, and is safe for sensitive skin.

Vichy’s Ideal Body Spa Shower Gel-Cream (also $16.95) focuses more on hydrating and softening the skin. It’s a light pink colour, and it’s consistency is very close to the Gel-Oil.

 

 

Review of Vichy's Idea Body Spa Shower Gel-Oil and Gel-Cream

 

 
It did lather, but a bit less than the Gel-Oil. It’s also enriched with Vichy thermal spa water, and has a similar mineral and oil makeup. It’s also safe for sensitive skin.

Both products had a great scent, a great lather, and hydrated my skin well enough to add them to my daily routine.

For more details on Vichy’s Idea Body Spa Showers line, visit their website here!

 

 

These products were provided to me for review, but all opinions are fabulously my own!

 
 Xoxo Mandy

 

 

Getting Summer Ready with my Own Pure Leaf Tea Cocktails!

Getting Summer Ready with my Own Pure Leaf Tea Cocktails!

 

 

I love a good challenge. Especially when it comes to being creative!

I’ve been invited to create my own summer cocktails with the help of Unsweetened Pure Leaf Tea, and it was really fun to put a few summer drinks together!

The unsweetened range of Pure Leaf Tea’s have 0 sugar, 0 artificial sweeteners and 0 calories. They were so easy to use as a base for some fun and fruity cocktails!

 

 Getting Summer Ready with my Own Pure Leaf Tea Cocktails!

 

 

My cocktails involve the things that remind me most of summer – fresh fruit! Pure Leaf Tea (which is brewed from real tea) has three different flavours – Lemon, Green Tea and Black Tea, so it was easy to mix and match different fruits to create new flavours.

Entertaining makes me happy, and having a signature drink with your summer soiree is a great way to create a fun theme at your party. All of my cocktails would fit in nicely with some of the parties I will be having this summer.

Here are my signature Pure Leaf Cocktails!

Getting Summer Ready with my Own Pure Leaf Tea Cocktails!

Watermelon Raspberry Summer Sipper
1 container of Pure Leaf Unsweetened Tea
1 tbsp of fresh lemon juice
2 sprigs of mint, broken into pieces
Half lemon sliced and one cup of raspberries
Sugar for rim
Slice of watermelon for the rim
Mix well before serving

 

 
 

 
Getting Summer Ready with my Own Pure Leaf Tea Cocktails!

Lemon Lime Tea Shaker
1 container of Pure Leaf Green Tea
1 cup of white Gin
1 tbsp of lemon juice
1 tbsp of lime juice
2 sprigs of mint, broken into pieces
One sliced lemon and one sliced lime
Shake well before serving

 

 

 
 

Getting Summer Ready with my Own Pure Leaf Tea Cocktails!

Fruit Salad Mixer
1 container of Pure Leaf Lemon Iced Tea
1 cup sliced strawberries
1 cup sliced blackberries
1 lemon sliced
Slice of lemon and sprig of mint for garnish
Mix well before serving

 

 

 
 

Give my recipes a try, and let me know what you think!

For more details on my main ingredient, Pure Leaf Tea, visit their website here!
 
 
 
 

I was compensated for this review, but all opinions are fabulously my own.

 
 Xoxo Mandy

 

 

Mother’s Day Gift Guide

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Mother’s Day is on Sunday!

Did that surprise you? If it did this list may have come at the perfect time for you!

I have complied a roundup of my favourite Mother’s Day gift ideas that I know most mother’s would love to receive.

Moming (spellcheck did not like that new word I made up) is hard work, and mom’s everywhere deserve rest, relaxation, and a little pampering.

My roundup is full of things that would pamper your own mother, or even yourself! Pass this guide along to your hubby if he seems a little clueless on what to buy you!

 

 

1. This yellow Kate Spade Handbag is perfect for spring with adorable daisy cut-outs, and would brighten up any outfit.
 

 
2. Nothing smells better than this LoveFresh Vanilla Hand and Body Lotion! I love my visits to spas in Toronto that carry it such as HMP because I slather this lotion on!
 

 
3. This Tory Burch Ice Cream key chain is the cutest, and when they have cute key chains at Tory Burch they never last so you need to grab it asap.
 

 
4. This set of 3 hand creams from L’OCCITANE not only smell lovely, but I keep one in my purse because it does such an amazing job of hydrating. Plus the containers have a super tight lid on them so you know they won’t spill all over your bag!
 

 
5. Tiffany is the best way to celebrate anything really, and this lovely “Mom” charm is perfect for Mother’s Day. You may need to pick up a bracelet or necklace to go with it though!
 

 
6. The BLOOMING Mother’s Day Gift Box from Tonic Blooms not only includes one of their signature arrangements, but also a bracelet, hand cream, a soy candle, chocolate from CXBO, honey from Beekeepers Naturals, and tea from The Honest Leaf. I was received a Tonic Blooms arrangement once, and it was so gorgeous that even that would be enough, but the BLOOMING box is perfect for spoiling mom.
 

 
7. Chanel’s Coco Mademoiselle is everything. I wear it every day, and if you haven’t had a chance to smell this scent then you must, and then buy it for youself, and maybe your mother as well!
 

 
8. These Tory Burch Espadrilles are in a classic style and pattern, and would look great with everything your mother has in her wardrobe.
 

 
9. This la VIE en Rose PJ set has the perfect floral pants included, and a cute saying that a mom would appreciate.
 

 
10. Peony season is just starting, and this hand cream from IIIume has the prettiest scent and packaging!
 

 
11. Finally this Best Mom Ever Floral Cup is probably the prettiest travel cup I have ever seen!
 

 
Happy Mother’s Day to everyone, and I hope my gift guide helped you out if you were stuck for gift idea’s this year!

 

 

Xoxo Mandy

 

 

Win a SodaStream SOURCE for Yourself and Your Mother in my #BubblesofWisdom Contest!

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 If you are looking for the perfect Mother’s Day gift for the woman who either has everything or deserves something special, I may just have the perfect giveaway for you!

I’m recently gave my own Mother a SodaStream SOURCE Machine, and she was pretty excited about it for a few reasons.

First of all, it matched her kitchen perfectly! It fit right in as a sleek new appliance, and looked great with her decor. I will have a follow-up post showing you exactly how it looked in her kitchen soon.

I also have a SodaStream SOURCE in my own kitchen, and my Mother and I both agreed that it was so easy for us to use as well.

All you need to do is snap the carbonating bottle right into the machine, choose a flavour to add if you wish, and then choose how carbonated you would like the water based on the LED indicator. That’s it – done in seconds!
 

 
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So far both my Mother and I have been really been happy with our SodaStream SOURCE Machines. So happy that we are teaming up to give away one SodaStream SOURCE machine to a lucky reader, and a SECOND machine for them to give to their own Mother as well!

You can enter the contest via the Rafflecopter widget below. This contest ends on May 4th, 2016, and is open to Canadian residents only. Good luck to everyone who enters!

Right now SodaStream has Mother’s all over the world sharing their own heartfelt wisdom using the hashtag #BubblesofWisdom. Soon I will be sharing my own mother’s #BubblesofWisdom as well with you as we give away these two SOURCE machines to the winner of this contest.

For more information on SodaStream, visit them on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and on their website.

 

 

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Xoxo Mandy