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{allergy face® } Tips for Getting Rid of That Allergy Look

May 27, 2014 By Deirdre

This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of ZYRTEC®.

As you may know JDaniel is the one that struggles the most with allergy face at my house. Even with medication he can get puffy eyes and a red nose on the toughest days. What you may not know is that I struggle with allergies too. My allergies aren’t as bad as his are, but like his they have plagued me all my life. During the spring and early summer I have a ZYRTEC® ALLERGY FACE® too.

When I was given the opportunity by ZYRTEC® to look at some tips for making my ALLERGY FACE® look less like I have had the plague I jumped at the chance. (Yes, I know that I have never even talked about make up before on the blog, but I so want to look more like JDaniel4’s Mom during the months that my allergies plague me.)

These tips from ZYRTEC® celebrity makeup artist Jamie Greenberg will make my face look less puffy, my nose less red, and my eyes less bulgy from watery eyes. In other words, they will make me feel more like his mom.

There were six looks to try to create on my face listed on the ZYRTEC® Facebook page. I decided to try the barest beauty look. I don’t tend to wear a lot of makeup during the day so, the barest makeup look sounded like a look at could wear almost every day and feel normal. You may look through the looks and find one that you think fits your lifestyle better than the barest beauty look. You may also decide that you want the look I went for.

After purchasing the make up I need to achieve this non- ALLERGY FACE® look, I then had to try to achieve it. This was actually pretty scary. Not the putting on of the make up, but the taking pictures of my putting on make up. I am not a big picture person. I love to take pictures, but not be in them.

Here are Jamie Greenburg’s tips for removing ALLERGY FACE® :

Start with your skin. I started by adding a green tinted concealer and than a skin colored concealer to my face. Then I added highlighter to shade my features. (I had to ask for help to find these at the store.)
Apply bronzer where the sun naturally hits my face.
Put brown eyeliner under my lash line and then mascara.
Place a light colored gloss on my lips.

I think Jamie Greenburg’s tips created a look that I can use to get rid of that ALLERGY FACE® . I love that it feels light on my face and really does make my eyes less puffy!

This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of ZYRTEC®.

Spring is… Allergies

March 28, 2012 By Deirdre

What do you think of when you think of spring?

Blooming trees

Flowers pushing through to display their glory

Warm days filled with playing outdoors

Riding bikes down streets filled with black plastic bags filled with newly cut grass clippings

Lemonade out on your porch

Digging in dirt to plant a garden

Sweat-filled brows and dirt-covered jeans

For many of you, the visions you have of spring resemble the glimpse of spring moments I listed above. Spring is the time of year when your family spends tons of time outside exploring, working, and playing.

For my family spring are a time of ever dripping noses, rashes caused by topical allergies, and itching eyes.

For my family, spring means checking the pollen count level that is sent to me in a daily e-mail. If it is a high pollen day, the medicines JDaniel takes at night during most of the year are taken in the morning so, he can play outside during recess at school or attend a birthday party outside.

For my family, spring means long socks worn under lightweight pants to prevent the skin on his ankles and legs from having a rash.

For my family, spring means skipping playgroups if the host of the week chooses to host playgroups at a local park.

For my family, it means playing for a short time in the early evening when the pollen count has dropped.

For my family, it means exploring the library for new books, the children’s museum for new exhibits, and exploring the play equipment at an indoor playground.

For my family, it means doing loads of crafts, playing loads of games, and playing with a load of construction equipment in JDaniel’s room.

I hope spring will change for us. JDaniel’s allergies have lessened a little this year. Maybe someday he will be able to play a spring sport, work in a local community garden and not fear the green that coats the world outside in the spring.

Until then we wait for mid-summer when the things he is allergic to diminish and the green haze fades.

This post is linked to Mrs. Matlock’s Alphabe Thursday.

Seven Things We Do To Ease JDaniel’s Allergy Suffering

March 28, 2012 By Deirdre

Those of you that have been following me for awhile know that JDaniel has horrendous allergies to nothing. Yes, nothing. According to the prick test he took two years ago, he isn’t allergic to anything. There was a slight allergy to dust.

Well, he is allergic to pollen, grass and a few other things that he takes medicine for year round. We just don’t know it from the test. We do know that JDaniel’s eyes well up, his nose drips, and he has been know to get skin rashes and wheeze in the spring, summer and early fall.

I thought I would share with your seven things we have done or a starting to do to try to help him suffer a little bet less during allergy season along with all the drugs he takes.

1. Change his clothes when he comes in from a short time outside.

1. Take his shoes off as soon as he gets in the door. ( He can’t leave pollen footprints around he house if he doesn’t have shoes on.)

1. Comb his hair right outside the door. ( He can’t carry it and have it fall in his face if we try to get rid of it outside.)

1. Wash his hair and/or his whole body after being outside and before bedtime.

1. Give him lots of fluids to drink.

1. Wash his hands every time he has been outside or use alcohol free hand sanitizer. (JDaniel rubs his eyes a lot during allergy season. Hand sanitizer with alcohol would sting his eyes if he rubbed them.)

1. Give him local honey. ( His allergist doesn’t think this is necessary, but it can’t hurt.)

My friend Kristen of Busy Kids= Happy Momsent me another tip. Her tip was to make sure you keep all windows closed in your car. Jdaniel always trying to roll down the window near his car seat with his feet.

Allergy Boys Indoor Entertainment Exchange

May 18, 2011 By Deirdre

Lisa of Two Bears Farm and I were talking about our “allergy boys”. Cort one of Lisa’s three sons has allergies similar to JDaniel. Cort has to spend a lot of time inside during the spring and has needed to get the allergy tests done just like my little guy. We thought it would be fun to put together an “Allergy Boys” exchange for them. Each would get a box of fun things to explore and play with on days when they need to be inside. Both boys would rather be outside, but it is not always possible.

JDaniel and I had fun putting a box together for Cort. Cort is almost two and so I tried to get things he could do on this own as well as things he could do with his mom and older brother. I hoped he would also share them with his twin brother.

We got the following:

Foam Dots

The dots could be used to create patterns, sort by colors, used to leap from spot to spot, or stuck to the wall of the bathtub when wet to give them bathtub pox.

Magnetic Alphabet Letters in a Puzzle

I thought they could be used to practice letters or find matching letters on the Thomas the Train placemat we also included.

A Fire Truck Craft Kit

JDaniel loves fire trucks I hoped Cort would like making one.

A Sound Wand

This could be used as a marching baton, to practice rolling, or to shake and whirl to make noise.

Water Balls

These balls are designed to be played with in water. I thought he could try to make baskets in the tub or sink with them.

Robot Stickers

They are such fun to stick on things. Hopefully in just mom approved locations

Purple Metal Box

Things can be hidden the box and clues given as to what is under the box lid.

Books

Two board books that were favorites of JDaniel when he was two.

A Purple Silicone Egg Mold

I found it at Hobby Lobby for 90% off. Lisa and I are both Muffin Tin Moms. I stuck in the box more for her that for Cort.

JDaniel has loved exploring his box from Two Bears Farm. Here are a few pictures of things he has played with so far:

JDaniel loves giving the creatures from his haircut kit crew cuts.

JDaniel loved sticking the facial features in a mango. He spend what seemed like an hour trying different eyes, noses, mouths, and horns in each of the holes I put in the mango.

What other indoor activities would you suggest for our “allergy boys”?

This post is linked to Mrs. Matlock’s Alphabe Thursday. It is “E” week.