Blistex: Allure Beauty Enthusiasts

Allure Beauty Enthusiasts sent me three of the newest Blistex lip products to try out.

I was extremely excited to get these in the mail. My two favorites are the Superfruit Soother chap stick and the Global Blend chap stick. The lip serum is super moisturizing I just don't like to touch the products with my finger. I'd rather smooth on. It will be great for extra chapped lips in the winter cold.

The Global blend lip balm smells incredible and goes on extremely smooth. It leaves your lips smooth and is thinner than a typical chap stick. The scent is a bit like a mango and it goes on like velvet. The pearl powder and jojoba oil make a great mix.

The Superfruit Soother chap stick also has a tropical smell superfruit/berry scent. It is great for a primer or daily chap stick.

I will definitely use all three of these. I am grateful to have received them from Allure Beauty Enthusiasts!

Book Club Questions for A Simple Favor!

Hello readers,

My book club just read A Simple Favor by Darcey Bell and I couldn't find discussion questions anywhere so I made my own.

I wanted to share them with you in case your book club reads this book as well!

Enjoy!

1.The book starts with a blog post from Stephanie on her “mom blog.” What do you think about her blog? What is the purpose? Do you think she has an active audience?

2. Miles and Nicky are friends so Stephanie and Emily become friends.  Was their friendship normal or contrived?

3. Emily asks Stephanie for a “simple favor” which ends up being anything but simple. Discuss this favor and why the author chose to name the book after it. Do you think it was a good idea/book title?

4. Sean and Emily have an interesting marriage. He is British (and in the movie a crazy rich Asian!) She is from Bloomfield Hills, MI. Is this who you would expect to be Emily’s husband? Explain why they go together or don’t.

5. Emily works in PR for Dennis Nylon. Discuss his role in the book and how her position led her to do what she did. After Emily goes missing, Dennis goes on the news with a signature tie to help find Emily and give more press to her case. He also made flyers and sent interns to look for her. Was this helpful or just a way for his brand to get more attention?

6. Stephanie has an unfortunate past. She had an incestuous relationship with her half brother, which led to a child, while she was (with/married?) to Davis. Somebody call Jerry Springer. Let’s discuss.

7. Emily steals Sean’s mom’s ring while in London. This ring plays an important role throughout the book. Discuss why she did this and why the ring is so important to her.

8.  Emily and Stephanie become fast friends. Was their friendship ever real? How did Emily know that Stephanie would play the role she played? Emily refers to Stephanie as “the fish.” Was she just a pawn all along?

9. Sean and Stephanie become involved. Is anyone surprised?

10.  All of this happened for $2mil of insurance money. Emily and Sean seem to both have had great jobs. Why did they do all of this for insurance fraud?

11. Emily has a secret twin. Why did she hide her from her family? And in the end when she kills her to aid in her plan, were you surprised?

12. Discuss the ending of the book. So much happened. Does Emily really get away with all of this in the end?