Dressfirst review. The perfect prom dress is calling you.

The following post is a sponsored post. All thoughts are my own and are not influenced by others.

Prom time is almost here and it's a magical time for most girls. A time you have dreamed of for most of your life. Depending on where you live the selection may be quite limited and the prices high. I remember my own prom and having the most horrible time dress shopping. I ran into the issue that my smaller town didn't have the size options that I needed. After many days and visiting every store in town I found 2 dresses that fit me, both in the same store. 1 was a discontinued dress (and let me tell you no wonder it was discontinued it was made of what felt like old stuffy curtains) it itched, wasn't what I liked but was in my price range. The second was a plum empire waisted dress with a flowy layer over the dress that split in the middle. It fit like a dream and made me feel like a princess. The problem? It was more than double my limit at almost $400. In the end I got my dream dress after telling my Aunt's and uncle's who then gave me birthday money that I used to get the dress combining it with what my step dad would put towards a dress. I got lucky but many girls don't and I have found the perfect solution for this issue thats affordable and has so many choices you are sure to find the Prom dress that will complete your dream.

Dress First has dresses starting at size 2 and going up to a 26W. They often run specials of free shipping on their dresses. The thing that impressed me the most other than their size availability was the sheer affordability of the dresses! There is only 1 dress currently in the prom section thats over $250!!! 

YES YOU SAW THAT RIGHT!

Almost the entire prom inventory is under $250!!!!!

So don't settle for less than you deserve because Dress First has the perfect prom dresses 2014 for you!

Saving money on makeup

Did you know that you can save money on makeup? It’s simple. I did not believe it until I tried it. I discovered mineral makeup. I had heard about it before but I wasn’t able to try it until seven years ago. Ever since then, I have been hooked. I love using mineral makeup because it saves me money and it is natural and gentle on my skin. I also love how versatile the colors are. 

I love makeup. I love trying new colors and creating a new look that works for me. I am a little addicted to makeup and my makeup case is overflowing with products! 

So how does mineral makeup save money? When I use mineral makeup, I only need to use a little bit of product as it goes a long way. My makeup lasts all day. The only time I do spend money on makeup is when I want to add new eye shadow colors to my collection. Other than that, I have foundation, veil and bronzer that I have been using for a few years now! My eye shadow collection keeps growing but my colors will last years. 

I love using mineral makeup as it is gentle on my skin. The ingredients list is usually under 7 ingredients. The ingredients come from the earth and are good for my skin. 

The eye shadows can be applied wet (by using the foiling method) or dry. Either way, they will both last all day. If you want a bold look, you can foil your eye shadow. Dip your brush in water and squeeze excess from your brush. Dip your brush in your eye shadow and apply to your lids. 

Stephanie is a blogger at Beauty Brite and Fairy Tale Reviews. I am a full time working mom and wife. We have one son who has special needs. I am a founding independent consultant with a mineral makeup company. You can find my link on my blog. 

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CampusBookRentals.com An alternative for text books.

Hey college goers school is expensive so why not save some cash. Have you heard of http://www.campusbookrentals.com/ ? Well I am here to tell you about it! Campus Book Rentals can save you money on your books so that you can use it on other things like maybe a much needed car repair.

 Some of the reasons you should rent from them are:

-save 40-90% off of bookstore prices

-free shipping both ways

-can highlight in the textbooks

-flexible renting periods

-highlight as if you owned the book.

To me this is the best part....

Saved some money while shopping

I went to go to Best Buy after watching Best Buy app for a few days and waiting for the store to open, (because of the holiday.) I finally was able to go to the store. The adobe video editing software went from the 59.99 to 100 so that was no longer in the budget.