Happy Friday!  I woke up this morning thinking it was Thursday, so realizing it was indeed time for the weekend was great!!!!!  We have grilling and hanging out planned this weekend, what about you??
{one} drink dispenser:  So when I was grocery shopping this past weekend I walked past this pretty drink dispenser.  I didn't have one and definitely wanted to be able to bust one out for a dinner party I'm maybe planning.  But it was $17.  I just couldn't.  But when I went to pick up some hamburger rolls yesterday it was on clearance for $10.  Uh huhhh oh yeahhh alright!! Mine.


{two} St Tropez Review:  I shared the St. Tropez DARK mousse review earlier this week, I know a lot of you wanted to know how it went, so go check it out!


{three} puppy love:  I sure do love babysitting this pretty pup when our friends are out of town!  So excited I get to hang out with her all weekend!
{four} patent printables:  I was pintrest browsing for some cool printables for the loft and found this.  They're patent prints!  This is going to look great in our bathroom.  Now to fill up those ink cartridges...


{five} Too Faced Giveaway:  Have you entered the Too Faced Chocolate Bar Giveaway yet?  If not hop over HERE and enter now!

I hope you all have a fun weekend!

A cidery opened up in Dallas!  Yep, a cidery, as in they only serve hard cider!  If you're over in Dallas be sure to check out Bishop Cider!  But for when you're having a tasty drink at home, try this combination.  Cider and Vodka.  I've fallen in love with this tasty beverage over the past year, its a great alternative for when you want to skip the beer but don't want to go full booze.  One of our friends shared this booze combination with us a while back and it. is. perfection.  You can use any kind of cider, but make sure you stick to Deep Eddy's Ruby Red...

I'm a self-tanaholic.  After two years of using a tanning bed, I stuck to being pasty for three years.  Then my Mom introduced me to the St. Tropez's bronzing mousse line.  I started with the original formula, you can read my review and how to apply here.  But I wanted to be a little darker in Dallas.  So I decided to buy the dark formula this time around, here are the big differences.

{price and size} Right off the bat the difference you see before you even buy the product is the price.  The original formula will run you $42 for 8 oz.  The dark formula costs $44 for a smaller 6 oz.  Yep, more money and less product if you go dark.


{application} The process of application is the same as the original, using the mitt.  The dark takes longer to blend in evenly.  When you apply it, don't freak out if you look like the wicked witch for the night.  The dark color comes onto your skin semi-green.  You can't exactly leave the house after you apply, unlike the original that I would often put on right after my shower to get ready to go out for the night.

{after shower}  After the 8 hour darkening period, you take a shower and rinse off the green-ness.  And bam you're tan.  But the tan isn't the same as the original, it looks more olive, which is nice for a natural look.


{how long}  I typically apply my tanner on Thursday night after I take a bath and exfoliate, exfoliate, exfoliate.  This way I'll be tan for the weekend.  When I use the original formula my tan would typically stay until Tuesday.  But when using the dark, the length of tan is shorter.  Normally, by Sunday night I've lost my tan or I'm patchy.


So which is better?  Honestly, they both have their pros and cons.  If you want to be tanner for just the weekend, go dark.  If you want a tan that lasts a few days longer, go original.  Either way the St. Tropez bronzing mousse is one of the best self-tanners out there and is worth the price without question. But, if I had to buy one, it would be the dark formula due to the deeper more natural tan.  Have a great Tuesday!