A new look at the world of glasses. (Pun intended)

Since I was about 13/14 I have worn glasses, then a couple years ago contacts as well.
Up until this year I did not have vision insurance and as you know, glasses are not cheep.
Maybe you've heard of discount sites for glasses and been skeptical. After all, who wants to buy something that they're going to wear everyday without trying it on first?
Or maybe you're the type of person who likes a brand name on the side of their glasses. It's ok, you don't have to admit it out loud.
For the second time I have had a fantastic experience with Zenni optical.
The home of glasses starting at... DRUMROLL....$6.95
Nope. Not missing a digit or two. And yes, that includes the lenses.
Crazy right?
Take a look at these two pairs of glasses. Which were from Zenni optical for under $20 and which were from BJ's at a discounted price of $160 before lenses?

The answer to which is from Zenni?
The second pair.

Personally my insurance only covers contacts or glasses,not both for the year. So I picked contacts.
I'm super happy with my new glasses and it took less than two weeks (comparable time frame to when I've ordered in store before). At a great price point, you could even get multiple different styles and even prescription sunglasses.

Ebates (my best friend when shopping online) is also offering 4% back on any Zenni purchases.

Also if you're doing any shopping online today, they are offering double percentage back at many stores.

Product review time! Entering the world of eye cream.

Last week the makers of Valentia True Glow Eye Cream reached out to me so I cold test their product. I love testing products. And I love giving my opinions. Don't we all?

What really stuck out to me when I read up this was that it is vegan friendly and 98% natural ingredients. Even though I have dark circles and redness under my eyes and near the bridge of my nose,I typically used concealer to cover it up. This stuff changed the game. The cream has a mild tint to it and had a way of almost acting like a concealer. Totally unexpected. 

It wore fantastic under my foundation,it did actually seem to firm up my skin somehow and I was really tempted to use it on my entire face. I used some leftover (one pump is more than enough for both eyes) for my nose and saw great results in taking care of the redness.  I don't always notice the tingling feeling when I apply it but sometimes I do. I love feeling stuff work its magic!

As someone with skin that tends to have an extremely oily reaction to heavy products,I was worried when I saw this had a lotion type consistency. But it soaks in super fast and I have yet to notice any extra oil in that area.  

I feel like this bottle will last me a very long time and so far, I'm really enjoying it.

* Disclaimer
I received this product for free in exchange for my honest review of the product. All of my opinions are that of my own. I was not paid in any way.

Home sweet Pinterest home

I am sooooo guilty of a Pinterest addiction. I am also guilty of starting a home decor project and not finishing it.
I have finally been stubborn enough about my latest one to finish it. Our living room feature wall.



    It all started a few weeks ago I picked up some amazing clearance finds at Target. These awesome multi-picture frames. (Also another 5x7 frame that is no longer on their website)

Did I pay those prices?
Who do you think I am?! Of course not. Clearance at my local Target brought them down to $3 and $5. SCORE.

For prints I tend to order from Snapfish. The coupon codes are always fantastic! Plus Ebates is offering 10% back currently.
Example of some pricing with coupon codes

I then headed over to Tj Maxx clearance and found some adorable wood letters that even had holes in the back for hanging. Made hanging them up super easy.
But I needed an "&" for between the letters. I looked no further than Pinterest. A quick search for "printable free wall art" and a trip to Dollar Tree for a cute 4x6 basic frame.
Here is the site I printed my "&" from
http://smittenonpaper.com/blog/free-download-wall-art-collage/

I also LOVE this site for free printables!
http://chicfetti.com/free-printables/
I used this site for a cute monogram wedding planner cover and also the same graphic I used for our wedding shower cake inspiration. Just took the store making the cake the print out and they copied and printed it like they would typically print a picture on the cake. I've also used cute decor printables for other rooms in our house.

With the help of a couple pre-existing wall art pieces,this is the finished project!

Victoria Secret reward card mail-in is back!!

These mail-in promos make me into a crazy monster. My poor husband having to deal with all the entries I'm writing out,going insane if I forget to mail one each day,and then furiously checking my email for codes to be sent. The first time I received 5 at one time he probably thought I won a million dollars from my excitement. Sorry babe...just a $10 VS gift card. Same difference.

Here's all the official deets!

https://www.victoriassecret.com/secret-rewards-official-rules


There is a substantial difference in it this time though!

:All eligible entrants who are residents of the US, PR and Canada may enter by mail during Period 3 without making a purchase by legibly hand-printing your full name, address, valid email address, and date and year of birth on a 4” x 6” piece of paper, and mailing it, along with a legibly handwritten, self-addressed, stamped envelope with sufficient return postage and a return address, including first and last name, street address, city, state and ZIP or postal code, both in a sealed outer envelope with proper postage to Victoria's Secret Secret Reward Promotion, P.O. Box 139024, Dallas, TX 75313 (“General Access Mail-In Entry”). Outer envelope of General Access Mail-in Entry must be postmarked by March 28, 2016, and received by April 4, 2016 in order to be eligible.

• v.Once your fully completed eligible mail-in entry is received, you will be sent one (1) Secret Reward Card via postal mail in approximately fifteen (15) business days (i.e. excluding Saturdays, Sundays and holidays) from the date the mail-in entry was received. Mail-in entries, including both outer envelope and self-addressed, stamped envelope, must be handwritten. Each mail-in entry must be mailed in a separate stamped outer mailing envelope (i.e. more than one entry may not be mass mailed in one envelope). Each outer envelope must include a return address in the upper left hand corner that matches the requestor's street address indicated on 4” x 6” piece of paper included in the mail-in entry. Requests from Vermont (“VT”) residents that are postmarked in VT may omit return postage. Requests that are sent in business reply envelopes, that utilize address labels or stickers (for any address), that are photocopied, hand-stamped, computer-generated or otherwise mechanically or digitally produced or reproduced, or that otherwise fail to comply with these Official Rules will NOT be honored, acknowledged or returned, and the persons submitting such requests will forfeit any corresponding postage and envelopes. All entries become the exclusive property of Sponsor and will not be acknowledged or returned. Proof of sending or submission will not be deemed to be proof of receipt by Sponsor.

No more emailed codes. I'm not sure if this is a better or worse system than last time. As long I can still put them into a gift card app and use them all at the same time,I'll be happy.
Good thing I saved the leftover entries I wrote out from last time.

Here are the last two posts I wrote more about this promo.

http://savvysunshinewife.blogspot.com/2015/10/free-secret-rewards-card-from-vs.html

http://savvysunshinewife.blogspot.com/2015/12/secret-rewards-card-follow-up.html

Even after I wrote the follow up post, I got a few more codes emailed to me. The VS I used them at was a bit more skeptical of the app I had them stored in. Hopefully it's not such a hassle this time!!


Edit: A friend pointed out that the rules do state that you cannot use any gift card app and lists them specifically. Looks like this is going to be a frustrating redemption if all you get is $10 cards.