Olivia Frescura

los angeles beauty & lifestyle blog

Enjoying The Last Days Of Summer with JaM Cellars

Thank you JaM Cellars for sponsoring this post. Looking for JaM Cabernet and Butter Chardonnay near you? Check out their easy-to-use Store Locator! Just pop in your zip code and the wines will be waiting!

As we’re getting closer and closer to fall, I’m savoring the final moments of summer in every single way that I can! With LA’s gorgeous weather, thankfully, dining al fresco is a year-round thing, but for those of you where that may not be the case, grab some Butter Chardonnay and JaM Cabernet, your favorite charcuterie, and get outside. I’ve partnered with JaM Cellars to share with you one of my favorite ways to celebrate summer. For me, that would be an easy dinner outside- no cooking necessary.

I love a meat & cheese board year round, but it is perfect during summer because the hot weather doesn’t make you want to slave in the kitchen to cook a meal. Just head to the store and grab some of your favorite meats, cheeses, crackers, etc. and pop open a few bottles of wine with your friends/family. I love that JaM Cellars is based in California, in Napa, founded by second generation vintners who wanted to create something on the affordable end (these wines are under $20 each!). Are you more of a Red or a White Wine fan? Personally, I’m a huge fan of reds. JaM Cabernet is bold but with a sweet finish. Think blackberries, plums, and vanilla. Sounds like my kind of treat! Butter Chardonnay combines flavors of stone fruit and citrus with a creamy vanilla finish.

Personally, I love the JaM Cab a lot more, but both pair well with different things. Pair Butter with the cheese, and JaM with the meats, and you’re bound to have a delicious meal with your loved ones, only requiring a bottle opener! 😉

I was selected for this opportunity as a member of CLEVER and the content and opinions expressed here are all my own.

Botanika Life CBD Sleep Spray with Melatonin

Lately I’ve been a huge fan of using melatonin at night to help me sleep. Ever since I can remember, I’ve had an issue shutting off my brain at night to be able to fall asleep. I don’t know why I haven’t started using melatonin sooner, but it’s really been helping me get to sleep and get better sleep at night.

A product I’ve only been using for the past couple of days is the Botanika Life CBD Sleep Spray which has both CBD and Melatonin to help you fall asleep faster. You just use 8 sprays at bedtime and you’re good to go! I’ve been liking it a lot because it really does help you fall asleep faster. It takes about 20 minutes to kick in for me, so I like to take it around 15 minutes before I want to go to bed. It’s helped me get to bed earlier and wake up earlier. I now sleep from around 11 to 8:15am, and since using melatonin I’ve managed to get myself to work earlier every day…now we’re talking!

The only thing I don’t like is that I can’t seem to find the exact dosage of melatonin. The melatonin supplements I’ve been using have 3mg, but I can’t tell if the spray has more or less, although I’d guess less. The whole bottle has about 240 sprays and 100 mg of CBD, so you are not getting a high dosage of CBD at all. It doesn’t taste terrible to me, but it doesn’t taste amazing either. So keep some water on hand!

The sleep spray costs $34.95 on their site, and should last you about a month if you do the correct dosage daily. If you’re like me and have issues sleeping, check this baby out!

Did you know it of possible to find a CBD product for your dog? The range of CBD products from Swell CBD includes some items for your pet.

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FaceTory x Bustle Sheet Mask Subscription Box Review

FaceTory x Bustle Sheet Mask Subscription Box

I’ve been sitting on this sheet mask box for a while, waiting to try a few of the masks before uploading my full review…come to find out that this was the June box & now it is almost August and it’s no longer available. OOPS. Anyways, I thought I’d still review it so you can get a feel for FaceTory‘s monthly subscriptions of sheet masks. I like how FaceTory has different levels of subscriptions available. A box with seven masks in it, like this one, retails for $15.95 a month and goes down to $13.56 if you subscribe for 12 months, but you pay $3.95 a month for shipping. But 7 masks for under $20 is major! Most sheet masks at stores are at least $4, sometimes more.

You have the option of subscribing to a 4 or 7 mask trend box, or can opt for selections based on your skin type. It’s pretty cool if you’re someone that loves a good sheet mask. For me, I find sheet masks to be more fun that effective. They’re good for plumping and hydration for me, but I don’t really think they are revolutionary otherwise. But that doesn’t mean that I don’t use them…I love a sheet mask self care Sunday…

This box was curated by Bustle editors- I’ve yet to try all of the masks but all of them are cool and new to me!

My favorites that I did try were the Leaders Piña Colada Mask for that amazing scent, the Chrysanthemum mask because it was printed with gold foil roses, and the when 10pm mask because I love the bio-cellulose masks way more than cotton fiber sheet masks.

I wanted to love the Baby Face Injection mask, but mine came with a hair in it. It was depressing, but reminded me of this Racked article exposing the Sheet Mask industry, which is an interesting read if you haven’t seen it before. I even mentioned the hair in a story tagging FaceTory and they responded with some sad faces but at the same time did not offer to replace, which take as you will, I didn’t pay for this box so I wasn’t necessarily expecting them to replace anything, but I could see a paying customer being pissed. But, this is the sheet mask company’s fault, and not FaceTorys.

If you’re a sheet mask queen, definitely check FaceTory out! If for some reason I wind up running out of sheet masks (I haven’t in YEARS), I’ll definitely consider getting a box from them instead of buying in-store, since it’s such a great deal!

Comment below- what’s YOUR fave sheet mask ever?

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Glossier NEW Cloud Paint in Dawn & Storm Review

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Glossier recently unveiled two new Cloud Paint shades: Dawn & Storm, an extension to the existing 4 shades debuted last year, inspired by NYC sunsets. Or just sunsets in general, ya know.

Dawn is a bright coral orange, and Storm is a rosy shade that gives you a sunburnt but not actually sunburnt look.

I gave my first impressions and swatches on my IGTV, which unfortunately can’t be embedded because Instagram TV sucks.

I’m not sure what’s different about these cloud paints as compared to the old ones, but in my opinion they seem more pigmented than the two shades I’ve owned previously (Dusk + Beam). I have super oily skin, and haven’t noticed these blushes screwing with my foundation too much. I apply with a beauty blender for the smoothest application and easy blending.

I’m an orange girl, so Dawn is my favorite from this new launch, but both of the shades are really nice and kiiiiinda made me feel like I’ve been sleeping on Cloud Paint by just being too lazy to use another cream product.

The gel-cream blush formula isn’t something I’d typically lean towards, but they are a nice product from packaging to formula. I will say, you don’t need a ton, so it’s easy to go overboard with the little oil paint-inspired tubes. And the caps are kind of finicky, but my nails are long as fuck and make functioning as a human really hard.

You can get 1 cloud paint for $18 or 2 for $30— which is a damn good deal IMO. And don’t forget if you use my link you get 20% off your first order!

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BOXYCHARM July 2018 Subscription Box Review

BOXYCHARM sent me their latest box, Road Trip themed & perfect for summer. It’s been a while since I’ve tried BOXYCHARM, so I’ve been excited to receive a handful off FULL SIZE new beauty products to try every month that may or may not have been on my radar.

With these blogs, which I hope to do every month that I receive the box — I don’t plan to fully review or swatch everything. I am perpetually buried in beauty products so I only plan to keep a few products from each box based on what I know I’ll like. 

If you’re not familiar with BOXYCHARM by now, they are a beauty box that costs $21 a month (or less when you subscribe) and receive 4-5 FULL size beauty products to play around with. The major key here is the fact that it’s full sized. I’m basically over sample sized things…just me?

There are a few variations in each Box, so not all boxes are created equal! Here’s what’s in mine:

Crown Fuego Palette ($29.99): A 10 color palette with warm toned shades in matte & shimmer formulas. This pays for the box itself!

Note Cosmetics Blush in Desert Rose ($11.99): This blush feels so creamy and smooth and is the perfect terra-cotta shade for summer. I need a lipstick that matches this! And I need basically every shade of this blush.

Chella Tantalizing Taupe Eyebrow Cream ($26): This is a pretty cool product but I’ve gotten over my phase of purple-based taupe eyebrow products so I decided not to try it!

Wander Unlashed Volume & Curl Mascara ($24): I’ve been loving Wander products lately— I have a few to share soon! So, I definitely kept this and am gonna use it when my current mascara dries out. Am I the only person that only uses one mascara at a time? This mascara promises glossy black lashes so I’m intrigued to see how it works! 

Farmacy Bright On Mask ($38): Saving the best for last, and the most expensive product. I LOVE me a face mask that this mask is so cool. It’s a brightening clay mask that changes color when you massage it in! It starts as a pastel purple, and as you massage it, turns into a sage green color.  It smells like lavender and made my skin feel great and not too dry for a clay mask. The only thing is that you have to massage pretty hard to change the color!

Overall this box was BOMB. The total value of the products totaled up to $129.98— meaning I got over $100 worth of products minus the cost of the box. Pretty cool if you ask me! If you haven’t tried BOXYCHARM and want to test it for a month or forever, use my link to support me! ✨

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