Ashley Boulais

Influenster has done it again!  :)  I just got an awesome voxbox specifically for breastfeeding moms with products from UpSpring, and it's pretty awesome. In my box there is a blender bottle (more than 12oz!); 9 packets of powdered drink mix in chocolate, berry and citrus that contain fenugreek and milk thistle to improve milk supply; nipple balm; and test strips to determine if breast milk is safe for baby after having an alcoholic beverage.  So far I've tried everything but the citrus mix and the alcohol testing strips.  The blender bottle was totally unexpected but I love it!  It has a little strainer at the top to keep the powder from clumping together as you drink it.  The chocolate mix can be added to child or hot milk or water.  I added it to cold milk, and as you can imagine, it mixed about as well as hot cocoa powder does in cold milk.  It tasted like an iced coffee though and I liked it.  The berry mixed intuitive cold water ea...

I grew up in small town Ohio, so when I saw that "June" is a novel written about a 1950's Hollywood romance in rural Ohio, I felt like it HAD to be on my Summer reading list.  Maybe you should add it to yours too...even if the month of June is officially over. Miranda Beverly-Whittemore is a best selling author who, in this book,  mixes up a cocktail of imagination with a dash of true-to-life places and people.  The story really takes place in two parallel summers, one in the 1950s and the other in 2015.  There's a saying that's something like,  " Oh if these walls could talk"  and I  feel like that saying describes this book perfectly.  It's the story of June and her granddaughter Cassie, a large inheritance, and a secret romance on the set of a film in St. Jude, Ohio. The house, Two Oaks, which Cassie inherits from her grandmother, is a character of its own, and we see its dreams- the ebb and flow of life within her walls. There are themes of r...

It's wedding season!  I'll be going to one in August, so Influenster sent me some goodies to try out in the meantime. What's in the box? - Pantene Expert shampoo and conditioner It smells really good,  very feminine and flowery.  It lathers well and leaves my hair soft and easy to manage.  I don't think it's the best product I've ever tried though and I definitely noticed an increase in scalp itchiness since I switched from my Head and Shoulders.  Probably not a permanent switch. -  Ardell false eyelashes I haven't been brave enough to actually glue them on yet, but I stuck one on abs it seems like application will be a cinch. They're also reusable, I think!  (Not sure how many times.)  I'm very curious about these though and will probably save them for the wedding. - Micellar make-up remover wipes I am sold!!!  Unscented, extra gentle, refreshing and they actually work!  They're great for travel. - Secret Clinical strength Appl...