Spring Lust List

I recently got a new convertible.  I bought it during the winter so I have not really had my chance to a enjoy the fun of the drop top.   The spring lust list is all about what will look good in my super cute car. 

This bag is my new must have!! I think it will tide me over until I can get my birkin money saved. $2500

What is a convertible without the shades and scarf to blow fashion in the wind. 

These earrings are so cute. Not what I normally go for but timeless and cute. 

Best body creme

DEEPLY NOURISHING BODY CREAM

An intensely rich, body firming cream to condition and smooth

This nurturing body cream melts into skin to help leave it deeply moisturised, smoothed, supple and rejuvenated. Sensual Ylang Ylang and Jasmine nourish and condition while Wild Yam and Soya Bean Oil stimulate natural collagen to help firm and smooth. Mulberry, Liquorice and Bearberry enhance radiance and rejuvenating Seaweed Algae intensifies cell renewal to help reveal newer, younger-looking skin.

When you have dry skin like I do $88 is what you have to spend to get the right amount of moisture. I love this rich creme with added oil in the winter and without oil on the summer.

Best body cleanser

ESSENTIAL CLEANSING GEL

An aromatic, naturally foaming gentle body wash

Gentle, yet effective, this soap-free, natural body wash helps leave your skin clear, clean and comforted. Naturally foaming Coconut extract effectively cleanses without stripping the skin of vital moisture. Calming Lavender and Cypress soothe to leave skin beautifully soft and supple.

Can also be used as: A shampoo For those who like maximum freedom with minimal fuss, this practical wash is all you need when on the move. Simply pop the tube into your gym or travel bag to enjoy all the benefits of a cleanser that can double as a shampoo, wherever you go. 

I simply love Espa products they smell great and they are really amazingly lush. I have very dry skin and this cleanser leaves my skin feeling clean and never too dry. It's $37 and it lasts me about 3-4 months.  That is a little on the exspensive side but it's sooo good.  ****

Khalua's Rating 

*hate it!

**not the best

***so-so 

****amazing 

*****amazing boots!

I LOVE Venus Freeze

Venus Freeze works by incorporating Multi-Polar Radio Frequency and Magnetic Pulsed Fields into one device and delivering it safely and effectively to the patient.

Skin tightening, wrinkle reduction and cellulite reduction occur because the multi-polar radio frequency causes a thermal reaction in the tissue which stimulates the body`s natural healing response. That restoring response causes new collagen to form, and the production of new elastin fibres. The active collagen in the skin contracts, causing skin to look and feel firmer and the elastin fibers unravel making the skin appear more elastic.

I found out about Venus after I got engaged.  I needed to make some quick extra money for the wedding so I got a second job just for 6 months.   I'd never heard of it and the people in the office did not have the right entusiasium to make me believe in it right away.  I didn't care at first, I was there for my wedding.  After 2 months of going on the journey with my first patient, I was a believer!  I immediately started treatments on my face. The Venus tightened and smoothed my face back to the way it was when I was 18.  

My favorite patient allowed me to blog her transformation.  She had back rolls and was married to spanx.  After 12 treatments of Venus she no longer wears spanx at all!! 

I love the fact it does not hurt, no cuts, and no down time or restrictions.  I doubt I'll ever get a facelift now that Venus is in my life. I can get one treatment every other month to maintain the results.  Forget forever 21 I'm forever 18. 

I am still working at Sono Bello Atlanta because I love Venus and I can't let go of the access.  I'm completely hooked! 

Aura

 An aura is a field of subtle, luminous radiation surrounding a person or object. The depiction of such an aura often connotes a person of particular power or holiness. 

I don't see them very often but when I do it's special. 

The first time I saw one I was 17 and I snuck into The Gold Club with Jimmy the Greek.  We were VIP and I had only one request, introduce me to the girl on the VIP card in the blue bikini.  I found out her name was Baby.  Baby was the most beautiful human being I had ever laid my eyes on.  When she walked into the room she was glowing blue, her hair was huge beautiful curls and everything she touched was glittery.  I was convinced fairies were real and I wanted to be one.  We crossed pathes a little later and became the closest of friends. 

The next time I saw one I was 21 and I got a job where you had to shadow someone to learn the job.  There was this tall, red head, girl that wasn't my buddy but all night she was glowing a bright white.  It felt as if she was walking back and forth off in the distance.  At the end of the night she walked right up to me and said, "Hi, I'm Amber! Do you want to come over my house and hang out?" 

I kinda wondered if she thought I was glowing too? I went over her house, we told each other our whole life stories, fell in love and when the sun came up swore to being best friends forever. She has been so special to me.  We can be apart for years and we pick up just like no days have past.  We are a love at first sight best friends story.  

The third, most current time I've seen one was when I met my now husband. He was meeting me for a quick drink to test the chemistry between us. It was a super casual meeting at my night job.  I was away from the store when he arrived and when I was walking back he was standing in front of the door dimly glowing yellow or a light golden color.  Our meeting was soo familiar, we danced, laughed and I fell inlove right then.  After he left my co-worker asked me what I thought about him and I told her, "I think I just met my husband." 

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First purchase together

I won't embarrass myself and show you the before couches, but we were in desperate need of a furniture facelift.  My condo was on the 29th floor, amazing view and very modern. I did not focus on furniture and decorating the condo because I knew it would be too hard to leave if it was perfect, it was too small to be anything but a bachelorette pad. 

It's been about 12 years since I last couch shopped and when I did it last time it was all alone.  As a married couple we went to By Design, my favorite store in my budget, and picked our top 3.  The next day I went shopping and found a more expensive better couch. 

My accountant husband immediately fell inlove with the top pick from the first store and gave me orders to go buy the original less expensive couch. Sometimes you need to show them how good of a deal you have. 😉 I'm so glad we went with the brown leather. It's the leather version of the couch we had.  

Doing these things as a couple makes me feel like a grown up.  I love consulting with my husband. I love that he pays even more!  He has made sure to make me happy in every way.  I swear marriage is a hard decision but when you find the guy it's the best thing ever. 

Catching up to present day

January 5, 2012 start talking to a really nice guy on match.com.  I'm headed out of town for a ski trip so I don't meet him until 

January 25, 2012 meet him for a drink 

January 26, 2012 first date at Dante's down the hatch 

February 3, 2012 go to my psychic and she tells me I've met my soulmate and I meet his parents.  It goes really well. 

February 14, 2012 he buys me a very nice pair of Alexander Wang shoes and hangs with my sisters. 

February 25, 2012 we are officially together 

December 26, 2012 we go to the Bahamas and discuss the future 

April 20, 2013 he proposes 

August 15, 2013 I move in 

October 1, 2013 we got married in Las Vegas in front of 44 of our closest friends and family.

My Skin

The number one question that my clients ask me is what am I doing to have perfect skin.  So I am going to change the course of this blog and I am going to ask all the beautiful people I know know how they take care of there skin.

Khalua Croft
Esthetician
Twenty Something
Dry and sensitive skin
My biggest issue is dryness and hyper-pigmentation
My fave products:  Laura Mercier Lip silk, Privai antioxidant repair and Clarisonic brush
Winter Regime: Am: Aveda Sensitive cleanser with clarisonic brush, Privai antioxidant repair, Sensitive moisturizer and Epicurean spf.
Pm: Creme Cleanser, Clarisonic brush, Hydrating Mask 2x a week, Privai antioxidant repair, Hydrating lotion Aveda green science eye creme. For my body I use 29 vineyard creme with some grape seed oil while wet.
Skin Secret: My skin care secret is if you have really chapped lips put honey on them, let it dry and they will heal in about a day.  You can even put lipstick over it no problem.

The Lipstick

Tom Ford is a design god –but what could be in his $45 lipstick that makes it worthy of such a hefty price tag, other than his name?  Are you unable to find a lipcolor that lasts more than five minutes? Tom Ford is to the rescue, as his new Private Blend Lip Color ($45) remedies this problem. The Tom Ford lipstick comes in 12 classic shades and is made with rare ingredients like soja seed extract, Brazilian murumuru butter and chamomilla flower oil. Yes, $45 for a tube of lipstick is expensive, but this isn’t the same as your drugstore options. The lipstick is extremely creamy–no more dry and cracked lips–and the formulation helps the color stay put–no more excessive reapplying. I started out with buyers remorse or amazement.  Now I am just glad I am part of the haves and not the have nots.