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You are here: Home / Weekend / Lusting For Lavender

December 1, 2009

Lusting For Lavender

Got 75% of my Nutr. Education final done. Killer!!

Then I went for a 5.37 mile run. Actually it was quite slow. I felt like a horse clomping along. But all runs can’t be fast, and my music was great! [Whatchasay.]

Came home and had a killer shower, and then made a killer lunch with a fresh batch of Dakota buns the Baker brought home!

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The Dakota bun featured a homemade bean burger made with black beans, whole wheat flour and Worcestershire.

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Toppings included avocado, ketchup and honey mustard. But really, burgers just aren’t good without crunchy pickles or jalapenos 🙁

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The Crunch Lid.

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On the side: Sweet potato fries <– now with their own recipe page!!

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Drizzled in some maple syrup and seasoned with cinnamon

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After lunch I had the last piece of the Chocolate Peanut Butter Sweet n Salty by Design pretzel 🙂

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It once looked like this. A beauty!

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My final Breathe post of 2009 is on the topic of beauty. Some of you guys have asked me in the past about my favorite beauty products, so without further ado….

Beauty And The Best

Since writing the post this fall, I have a few more beauty products worth mentioning.

First, EO products. I had the pleasure of sitting next to the founder of EO, Brad Black, at the Foodbuzz Festival dinner and got a sample of the rosemary lotion and hand sanitizer in the bathroom that night. LOVED them. Brad was kind enough to send some of us tablemates a few samples to try out and review. EO products are all natural and are made from herbs, essential oils and natural ingredients. Yay environment. And being a smell connoisseur, I was more than excited about the bounty of lavender 🙂

I chose the Rosemary Mint shampoo and conditioner and Lavender body wash for my shower.

Total heaven. Usually I find that the better a product smells and the more natural it is, the worse it works. But I am happy to report that these guys not only smell divine, but they work well too. The hair products leave my hair super soft and the body wash suds up nicely and makes me think about savasana and the lavender scented cool towels I love so much 🙂

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I absolutely love the lavender hand sanitizer as well. Finally one that I LIKE putting on my hands.

But perhaps my favorite product is the Coconut & Vanilla with Tangerine hand soap. LOOOOOVE the smell!!

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Also on the review docket is this Eucerin Everyday Protection lotion I received after meeting them at BlogHer this summer. It’s really nice all around – SPF 30, light formula, unscented for a sensitive skin. I really like how quickly it absorbs into my skin. For having sunscreen, it’s very light and not thick and slimy at all. I DO wish it smelled more like lavender, but I suppose I’ll forgive it for that 🙂

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And last but not least, remember back in May when I went on the cruise and I gave away one of these $120 NV Perricone Advanced Face Firming Activator? Well I didn’t get one at the time, but the company sent me one recently for updating the links in that post for them. I’ve never used anything nearly this expensive before! And it’s funny they sent it now because I was researching some wrinkle serums just a few weeks ago.

I’ve been using it for 1 week now and I SWEAR the smile line I have is less visible. My mom and I have the same one!! I’m not anti-wrinkle or anything, and I’d never get anything that causes pain (i.e. needles, surgery) done to my face, but at age 27, I would like to slow down the skin aging process a tad bit. I have lines around my eyes and the left side of my mouth already.

Anyways, I’ve been wearing this a little over a week now. There’s only one major con to it: you know that super sensitive nose I have? Well I can SMELL the fish oils in this. Every time I put it on I smell fishy fish. It’s subtle, but it’s there. Maybe you wouldn’t notice it? They need to put some lavender in it!! However, I’m grunting through it to see if my complexion really does respond miraculously to this guy. So far, I’m impressed.

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So that’s that 🙂

See y’all for dinner!

Filed Under: Weekend Tagged With: Sweet Potato

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  1. Kat (kats daily plate) says

    December 1, 2009 at 3:04 pm

    Your lunch looks awesome- I want one of those buns! They always looks so hearty and tasty on your blog. I agree, though, that every burger needs pickles (and lettuce and tomato). Hate to say it here, but I also love onions on my burgers! 😉

    Reply
  2. Estela @ weekly bite says

    December 1, 2009 at 3:09 pm

    I’ve been wanting to try the Dr. Perricone line!

    I’m all about reducing the lines 😉

    Reply
  3. Light Delight with Tou Tou says

    December 1, 2009 at 3:10 pm

    Oh I love buns that topped with seeds….especially pumpkin seeds !!
    the sweet potato fries looks very crispy!!!

    Reply
  4. Anne Marie@New Weigh of Life says

    December 1, 2009 at 3:12 pm

    Lunch looks awesome! The buns look so good.

    Reply
  5. Ali @ Food, Fitness, Fashion says

    December 1, 2009 at 3:16 pm

    Those buns always look so good!!!!

    Reply
  6. skinnyrunner says

    December 1, 2009 at 3:20 pm

    your lunch looks so delicious!!! i want it right now!
    thanks for the info on the beauty products too!

    Reply
  7. Kristin @ Iowa Girl Eats says

    December 1, 2009 at 3:20 pm

    Oooo, love, love, LOVE your lunch! Those buns look so good with the seeds on top. I’m a sucker for a good seeded bun. 😉 Enjoy the rest of your afternoon!

    Reply
  8. Jessica @ How SWeet It Is says

    December 1, 2009 at 3:31 pm

    I love Eucerin! Use it everyday.

    Reply
  9. Sarah @ The Foodie Diaries says

    December 1, 2009 at 3:37 pm

    Rosemary mint shampoo sounds amazing!! I bet that has an amazing cooling effect.

    Oh, and that bun looks incredddible!

    Reply
  10. brandi says

    December 1, 2009 at 3:37 pm

    great lunch – those fries sound awesome with the maple syrup. I LOVE the lotion + bubble bath I got at Foodbuzz, too! That hand soap sounds so good – the scent combination is interesting.

    Reply
  11. Allie (Live Laugh Eat) says

    December 1, 2009 at 3:38 pm

    Lavendar is one of my favorite scents!!!

    My roommate’s favorite song in the whole wide world is whatchasay…she hums/sings/blasts/dances to it from the moment her eyelids pop open in the morning to when she jumps into bed at night.

    Reply
  12. Allie (Live Laugh Eat) says

    December 1, 2009 at 3:41 pm

    Oh and I was looking at my smile lines with my mom and noticed a faint line ALREADY!!! I need this product fo sho!

    Reply
  13. Allison (Eat Clean Live Green) says

    December 1, 2009 at 3:41 pm

    I made your bean burgers the other day – they are fantastic! I also love the idea of putting maple syrup on sweet potato fries, yum!

    Also, lavender hand sanitizer sounds lovely.

    Reply
  14. Lauren @ Eater not a runner says

    December 1, 2009 at 3:42 pm

    Sweet potato and maple go together like PB&J 🙂 Also, coconut and vanilla w/ tangerine soap sounds sooo yummy!

    Reply
  15. Sarah Jayne says

    December 1, 2009 at 3:42 pm

    Nothin like a good ol burger & fries…but no pickle?! GASP! 🙂

    Lavendar is my fav fav fav scent for beauty products!

    Reply
  16. April says

    December 1, 2009 at 3:44 pm

    Hee haw hee haw…I order the Perricone. I have lots of new lines appearing and i’ll be 35 next year so I need all the help I can get LOL! If you like it I know it’s got to be good stuff. Lines give ya character but I don’t need new ones 🙂

    Reply
  17. megan says

    December 1, 2009 at 3:45 pm

    great reviews! it’s nice to know what real people think of products before you decide on them 🙂

    Reply
  18. Haleigh says

    December 1, 2009 at 3:45 pm

    Great Harvest dakota bread definitely rivals the marvelous bread that I was served in Germany. It is so good!!

    Reply
  19. Food Makes Fun Fuel says

    December 1, 2009 at 3:54 pm

    Omnomnom to that lunch

    Reply
  20. Runeatrepeat says

    December 1, 2009 at 3:58 pm

    I totally need to get that serum after your review. I am in the same place as you, I want something to slow down the aging. Preventative stuff rocks!

    Reply
  21. Brittney says

    December 1, 2009 at 4:06 pm

    Sweet potato fries sound so good right now 🙂

    Reply
  22. Christie @ Honoring Health says

    December 1, 2009 at 4:20 pm

    I stopped taking fish oil for the same reason. Maybe it was in my head but I felt like I could smell it all the time!

    Reply
  23. Jenn (www. j3nn.net ) says

    December 1, 2009 at 4:20 pm

    Awesome lunch!! Dakota buns are THE BEST! Yum. 🙂

    Jenn

    Reply
  24. Ameena says

    December 1, 2009 at 4:23 pm

    I am going to try the sweet potato fries tonight! Thanks for the recipe.

    Reply
  25. theemptynutjar says

    December 1, 2009 at 4:32 pm

    Yum, bean burgers on bread with sweet taters. Wonderful.

    Reply
  26. Shannon (The Daily Balance) says

    December 1, 2009 at 4:36 pm

    Those Dakota Buns get me every time! Oh how I wish I had a Great Harvest nearby!

    Reply
  27. Mary (Food Fit and Fun) says

    December 1, 2009 at 4:36 pm

    your lunch looks so delicious! There is nothing better than the bean burger sweet potato combination. I never thought to put maple syrup on my sweet potatoes…I’ll have to try it sometime. I desperately wish I could get my hands on some of that Dakota Bread.

    Reply
  28. Lisa @bakebikeblog says

    December 1, 2009 at 4:44 pm

    That bread roll looks awesome! oooh and I LOVE sweet potato 🙂

    Reply
  29. Karla says

    December 1, 2009 at 4:52 pm

    Those buns look delicious! I saw them on J3NN too not so long ago (I think you sent them to her), either way the seeds look delicious! I’m going to try to recreate those sometime this week.

    Reply
  30. Julie @savvyeats says

    December 1, 2009 at 4:54 pm

    I envy you having fresh Dakota buns at your disposal at all times 🙂

    Reply
  31. Heather @ Health, Happiness, and Hope says

    December 1, 2009 at 4:56 pm

    Great reviews on those products Kath! I love how you give such honest, in-depth opinions. I really appreciate hearing your thoughts! 🙂 I’ve actually never tried any of these before, but you totally have me interested in the EO products.

    Reply
    • Kath says

      December 1, 2009 at 8:21 pm

      Thank you!

      Reply
  32. Simply Life says

    December 1, 2009 at 4:57 pm

    Wow that bun looks amazing! What fun products to try!

    Reply
  33. lynn (The Actors Diet) says

    December 1, 2009 at 5:00 pm

    yummy looking lunch – i need to try that bean burger recipe soon…. and also, thanks for updating your blog roll with our new address too!

    Reply
  34. Anna @ Newlywed, Newly Veg says

    December 1, 2009 at 5:06 pm

    Nice buns!!!

    Sorry. I had to.

    I LOVE Aveda’s mint lavender shampoo– that’s such a nice combination. Refreshing and invigorating!

    Reply
  35. Mom says

    December 1, 2009 at 5:14 pm

    Gosh those were good pretzels! And by the way, sweetie pie, thanks to you and Matt for the delicious Thanksgiving dinner (and leftovers on Friday).

    Reply
  36. Deirdre says

    December 1, 2009 at 5:21 pm

    I never buy hair products that don’t smell good! I understand.

    Reply
  37. Erin says

    December 1, 2009 at 5:25 pm

    That bun looks ridiculously good!

    Reply
  38. Sam (Merit to the Carrot) says

    December 1, 2009 at 5:46 pm

    Your lunch looks too good for words.

    Reply
  39. Wendy says

    December 1, 2009 at 5:57 pm

    I don’t know how expensive the EO products are, but if you want a drugstore alternative for the lavender hand santizer – check the baby section. I bought some lavender Germ-X for a friend’s baby shower once. 🙂

    Reply
  40. Cynthia (It All Changes) says

    December 1, 2009 at 6:02 pm

    I love a good lotion and don’t use enough of it. My skin shows it 🙂

    Reply
  41. Lee says

    December 1, 2009 at 6:12 pm

    I use that same color eye shadow that you mentioned in the linked post.

    Reply
  42. emmy - eatventures says

    December 1, 2009 at 7:20 pm

    I’m not sure if someone else has sent you this link yet, but I think you would really like it! Michael Pollan even shows up 🙂 http://kalman.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/11/26/back-to-the-land/

    Reply
    • Kath says

      December 1, 2009 at 8:21 pm

      VERY COOL!

      Reply
  43. Ashley says

    December 1, 2009 at 7:50 pm

    You?? Firming lotion?? You have the best skin I have ever seen I think…seriously! But if even you can notice it making a difference, it must be good!

    Reply
  44. Danielle says

    December 1, 2009 at 8:16 pm

    OOOhh I’m always in the market for some good shampoo and conditioner. I may have to check out EO. Thanks!

    Reply
  45. AnnQ says

    December 1, 2009 at 8:34 pm

    That hamburger bun looks amazing!

    Reply
  46. Jenna says

    December 1, 2009 at 8:45 pm

    tahat looks like a great lunch and i really want to make those burgers, they look super good and easy!
    jenna

    Reply
  47. Lindsay says

    December 1, 2009 at 9:07 pm

    So you inspired my dinner tonight.. I had one of your black bean burgers! It was pretty good! For some reason mine came out pretty small though, so next time i’ll make it a little bit bigger and add some more spices! Just wanted to say thanks for the great idea.. it was quick, easy, and tasty!

    Reply
  48. Sarah @ See Sarah Eat says

    December 1, 2009 at 10:15 pm

    I have smile lines too! Oh well, at least it’s from smiling so much 🙂

    Reply
  49. Hillary - Nutrition Nut on the Run says

    December 1, 2009 at 10:23 pm

    I wish I could have eaten lunch @ your house today!

    Reply
  50. Courtney (The Tasty Balance) says

    December 1, 2009 at 10:25 pm

    Those buns look amazing! Nice pictures, by the way!

    Reply
  51. greekliving says

    December 2, 2009 at 3:14 am

    oh my gosh i want this berger!!!!!!!!
    it makes me drool all over! the side dish is also tasty, i tried it a couple of weeks ago.
    thumbs up!!!

    Reply
  52. Carolyn says

    December 2, 2009 at 12:10 pm

    I agree about the naturals stuff. I tried swtiching to organic face care products once and I broke out like CRAZY!!

    Reply
  53. steph says

    December 2, 2009 at 3:28 pm

    I think I could trudge through a fishy smell for smoother younger skin. Thanks for the informative and honest review!

    Reply
  54. Sally says

    December 2, 2009 at 4:21 pm

    My friend works at MD Perricone. The mark up on those products is ridiculous!

    Reply
  55. Gina says

    December 3, 2009 at 12:48 pm

    The bean burger and sweet potato fries look so delicious! And I can’t believe how easy it looks to make both. The topping ideas really help make it too!

    Reply
  56. Cassie says

    December 3, 2009 at 7:08 pm

    That. Looks. So. Delicious.

    Reply
  57. Lindsay says

    December 8, 2009 at 9:27 pm

    I saw those sweet potatoes and your title and was looking for the fries to be seasoned with lavender. That is one of my fave combos: sweet potatoes sprinkled with lavender and orange peel or cinnamon and drizzled with honey.

    Reply

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