Just yesterday I gave you a fabulous site to buy some great books. Wouldn’t a personalized bookmark go great with that book as a gift? I have the perfect solution – literatibookmarks.com. These elastic bookmarks fit all sizes of books and stay in place. You do not have to worry about a piece of paper falling out of your book and losing your spot, or bending the pages of a book to mark your place.  Each bookmark has a gemstone and charm on each end of the elastic. The categories of bookmarks are: family, friends, faith, collegiate, pets, sports, hobbies, signs, symbols, gardening, inspirational, western, holidays, celestial, fantasy, and yes, even Texas! I promise you that you will not leave this site without finding a bookmark for everyone on your guest list and don’t remember my most important rule – always pick up a little something for yourself!

Need a teacher gift?

And don’t forget Dad!

At $13.00 each, you can stock up!

Here’s a great website a friend of mine recently shared with me:  alibris.com.  It is a great site and resource for both new and used books, movies, out of print/rare books, textbooks, ebooks, music, and video games. You can find a lot of paperbacks for .99 cents. Go through ebates, and you will find lots of coupon codes too to save even more money. If you have shopped on this site please let me know what you thought, and if not, I hope you check it out!

A few years ago I read that a silk pillowcase would help prevent wrinkles and hair breakage. You know me, I ran out and bought one immediately. While I can’t tell you if I’ve noticed any benefit from it, I like to believe that I  have probably saved my face from any additional wrinkles and my hair is silky just like the pillow. It has to be less harsh on your face and hair than a cotton pillowcase. I no longer wake up with any creases on my face, that’s for sure! I also think that the mounds of moisturizer I slather on my face before bed seem to stay on a little better than being immediately sucked up by a cotton pillowcase. The fabric is cooler than cotton, which I enjoy. Finally, dust mites, mold, and funguses do not like silk, so for germaphobes (like moi) or allergy sufferers, a silk pillowcase would be great next to your nose and mouth at night!

This is one of the cheapest I found at amazon.com for $19.98. Believe it or not they can range in price all the way up to $75. If you think that the price will make you look better feel free to get one that is more expensive.

The list is long of the philosophy products I have in my arsenal! This company sells skin care, fragrances, bath and body and makeup. I think my first product years ago was Hope in a Jar. What woman couldn’t resist buying that? All of their products have such clever names, and always have inspirational messages on the packaging. I always keep a bottle of bath and shower gel in my guest bath because it can be used as shower gel, body wash, shampoo, or bubble bath. It’s one-stop shopping for my guests! The fragrances, oy vey! All the bath products smell delightful, as do the fragrances. All are very clean smelling. Makes me smile just thinking about it.

But the real deal is their skin care. When they say hope in a jar, sister, they mean it. My new favorite is the Miracle Worker line. I’m old, I’ve now gone beyond HOPE to MIRACLE. I’ve been using the Miracle Worker Retinoid Pads for about six months and immediately noticed a difference in the texture of my aged skin, as well as the lightening effect. My skin is brighter and my age spots have minimized significantly. Once I started noticing the age spots fading, I started using on my hands, and chest. I want those suckers gone. I have added the Miracle Worker eye cream to my evening regimen. I think Oil of Olay has some similar products, and I plan on trying when my Miracle Worker pads run out, just to see if it is similar because of the difference in price. But even at the price (which is around $70 for 60 pads) it’s worth it to me.

Philosophy products are sold everywhere. However, a dear friend recently told me she started purchasing direct from philosophy.com because of the free shipping after $50 purchase, and no sales tax (in Texas, but as with any other internet company, if there is a store in your state, you get charged sales tax). I love my smart friends! Plus 12% back from ebates!

What philosophy products do you use? What product can you not live without?