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Sally Hansen Airbrush legs lotion review

A few days ago, Sally Hansen sent me their Airbrush Legs lotion to try and to give my honest opinion of the product. I'm personally on the fence about this product. My first thought was "Why not just wear some tights if you want your legs to look flawless?" and "Why not just go get a spray tan?" Then sitting on the idea of this product for a couple days, I thought that there might be something to this product, so I gave it a shot. Especially since my legs are super pale and can blind anyone if you saw them. Just as a note, this is not a self tanner lotion, this is quite literally, leg makeup. So it's good if you haven't had a chance to get out and go to the beach and need some quick color for your legs.

The color that I received was medium. As I put a little lotion in my hands, I thought to myself that it was going to be too dark for me but as I put it on, I found that the color evened out really well and gave good coverage and color. Consider it almost a BB cream for your leg in a sense. It really gives a natural color in my mind. That is if you can get the product blended out enough before it dries. Maybe it's because of the "waterproof" aspect that the product has that makes it dry so quick but that's my only complaint is that it dries too fast to, which makes it hard to blend out and make the coverage even. I've read other reviews that say it comes out of the bottle "messy" but I don't find that personally. It goes on really smoothly...until it dries at least.

I was looking on the sally hansen website and they do have a spray version if this product and I have a feeling that works a bit better than the lotion version I received. I can see why they have both on the market. Some people probably prefer one over the other. It took me a fair amount of effort to get an even coat of this product on my legs and I would really like to try the spray version of this to see if it's any easier to work with.

Leakycon 2014

This past week, I went to Leakycon 2014 in Orlando, Fl. It was a blast! I loved seeing so many people cosplaying as their favorite characters. I am amazed at how much time some people put into their costumes and how great they look. There were so many fantastic and interesting panels as well. Many good discussions happened this week in the panels. I may go again in the future but for next year, I'm planning on going back to vidcon since I haven't been able to go the last 2 years. In the meantime, here are some vlogs that I uploaded from my leakycon experience. :-) Enjoy!

Well, hello. Here's a blog that I hardly ever post on. Why you ask? I have no clue. It just feels weird to me at the moment to even be writing a blog because with blogger or even tumblr, you can't make these posts private to where only your friends can see them. Which I feel is very odd. If that's a strange way of thinking then so be it. I journal every day and I talk to my best friend on a daily basis, mainly via text and skype every few days. I post pictures on my facebook and instagram of important events. Sometimes I even vlog and post it on youtube to share. I'm spread across so many social media sites including facebook, twitter, tumblr, instagram, myspace, google plus, youtube and pinterest, that I never focus my thoughts in one place.

I admit, I don't have much of a social life at the moment. I like to hide behind my computer screen or have my face in a book. Probably more so than most. Gotta love social anxiety! I try and get out every once in a while but it's hard for me to do. I find myself making plans and then making an excuse as to why I can't go. This is something I'm trying to work on. I see my therapist twice a week and she is absolutely fantastic. I'm not agoraphobic because I'm able to go to the grocery store, ride the bus and travel. Just social interaction isn't my strong suite.

I may or may not post here more. I'm not sure yet. I used to blog frequently when myspace was popular but I fell out of the habit and never got back into it. I used to post on livejournal a lot more as well but haven't logged on in months. I'd like to write about my experiences thus far with my mental health issues. Although I'm wary about revealing personal information on any public forum. Especially with past trauma that I've had. I just want to help educate others. I don't claim to be a mental health professional though. I've considered vlogging about it on my youtube channel but it's difficult me to express myself verbally and I'm more confident in regards to writing than I am speaking.

"True Haunting" By Edwin F. Becker

I just finished reading "True Haunting" By Edwin F. Becker and I have to say I found it very interesting to read. While it's easy and quick to read, it is very well written; the fear and frustration that Ed and Marsha Becker experienced while dealing with the home that the bought is clear. If you would like to read into what the book is about, please click here.

While the story is primarily told from Ed's side (considering he is the author of the book), he expresses Marsha's experiences and fear very well. I think that the book is very well written and I highly recommend it to anyone who is interested in researching the paranormal or is having something going on in their home. This book shows the struggles a family can have in regards to coming out to family and/ or friends about their home possibly being haunted. Sure we see people on TV with haunted homes and business' but these TV shows never really discuss or show the struggle of having to find help or come out to family or the comments of people saying that you are crazy and you're just getting used to living in your new home. While I do believe that in most cases paranormal experience IS just a case of getting used to a new place or not thinking through logical explanations. If there are allot of power lines near your home, the energy from that can affect the human brain and body and cause paranormal activity (it can also increase activity as well if the home truly is haunted). Also, if there is a carbon monoxide leak somewhere in your home or business, that can also cause people to believe that are having paranormal experiences.

One of the things that got me thinking in this book is that the exorcism that was performed on the home at the time had failed. Mainly because exorcisms don't work on spirits, they only work on demons. While there was supposedly an evil entity at this home, that doesn't mean that it was a demon. I took notice that at this time, at least according to the book, the beckers never tried to rid the ghosts other than with the exorcism, which by today's standards (at least in my mind) is kind of odd. While I do think that there are spirits that can't be driven out of a home (although I don't think it's always necessary), I find it interesting that the Becker's didn't try another route in regards to ridding the home of the spirits. The paranormal was still very taboo at this time and wasn't openly discussed as it is today though. So it is very possible that the paranormal investigation team they had in to look at the home didn't know any other way of ridding the home because it's possible the team had no one else to consult with and brainstorm other ideas. Paranormal investigation has come along way both in regards to research and becoming more socially acceptable, especially over the last 10 years than it did at the time the Becker's were having their experiences. While there is still a lot of disagreements and misunderstandings, it is a lot easier to figure out how to deal with paranormal activity in your home today.

Emily Griffin
"To trust, respect, challenge, educate and seek the truth."