Here’s a little Instagram vs. Reality for you!.. Here’s a little Instagram vs. Reality for you!...(Bookmark this reminder for later)⁣
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It’s so hard not to fall into the comparison trap on Instagram. It doesn’t make it any easier when most of what you see in your feed is perfectly picked, edited and often times airbrushed photos. ⁣
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I love admiring beautiful Insta feeds.⁣ They’re so pretty and pleasing to the eye. ⁣
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But when you’re trying to remind yourself of who God says you are and you’re constantly looking at other people through a filtered lens it becomes easier to see yourself as less than. ⁣
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Instagram is simply a place for pretty photos. The Highlight reel as we like to call it. ⁣
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Like a lot of people I enjoy editing photos. I put my photos in Lightroom & adjust the brightness, saturation and other aspects of the picture. I do it because it’s fun and I get to be creative. I also love more saturation in photos. I think it makes them so fun & vibrant. ⁣
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But I never want to cause anyone to feel like they aren’t good enough by comparison. ⁣
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So here is my reality reminder for you...⁣
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The first & second photos are the same. The second one is the original unedited version. While the first is what it looks like after some cropping and editing. The same goes for the third & fourth photos and the fifth & sixth. ⁣
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The last four photos are what I would consider not Instagram worthy. I would normally not post them. But I think it’s important for us to be REAL and always remember that our photos, insta worthy or not, are always beautiful. ⁣
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They are cherished moments and memories. ⁣
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You are cherished, beautiful and wonderfully made. ⁣
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“She is more precious than jewels, and nothing you desire can compare with her." -Proverbs 3:15 ⁣
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The algorithm doesn’t get the last say. God’s word does. 🙏🏼
Happy Father’s Day to the most amazing Dad!! God Happy Father’s Day to the most amazing Dad!! God couldn’t have Blessed me with a more loving, caring, compassionate, generous and wonderful Father. ⁣⁣
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Thank you for being so strict with me when I was younger. You never wavered and stood your ground. Your overprotective nature kept me safe and protected me from so much. ⁣⁣
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I am forever grateful to have had a Father who is strong. You taught me what a man should look like and what a Husband should be. Thank you for fiercely loving me. Thank you for protecting me. Thank you for saying no even when I didn’t understand. ⁣⁣
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Thank you for being my Father. I love you Papi!! ❤️🥰🙏🏼😘⁣
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Happy Father’s Day to all the Dad’s out there!
I was going to throw my couch away. Swipe to see w I was going to throw my couch away. Swipe to see why...⁣
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If you know anything about me, then you know how much I absolutely love being cozy and comfy on my couch. ⁣
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And my couch in particular is exceptionally comfortable. ⁣
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It’s perfect! It always has been. ⁣
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But about a year and a half ago my beautiful couch started peeling. ⁣
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I didn’t know bonded leather did that! 😩⁣
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It started peeling on one cushion and then another and another. Until the whole couch was shedding! ⁣
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It got so bad that we started sitting on blankets. Otherwise when we got up off the couch, our whole back and bottoms would get covered in shedding pieces of bonded leather. ⁣
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We hated sitting on our couch. Then I got so frustrated that I was going to get rid of it. After all.... who would buy a couch in such bad shape? ⁣
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But then I had an idea 💡⁣
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I decided to reupholster my couch. 😳 I have some decent sewing skills on the machine and I had sewn some cushions before. I figured I could do it! Lol⁣
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I found a blog from @confessionsofaserialdiyer that shows you step by step “How to make a sectional Cover”⁣
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So I went to the fabric store. Picked the fabric I liked. (18 swatches later 😉😂) and started sewing.⁣
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I spent 6-7 hours a day sewing for 14 days straight. Until I FINALLY FINISHED!!! 🤗🎉⁣
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And I couldn’t be happier!! I LOVE my couch even more now!! It completely brightens the room. ⁣
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It was completely worth all the work. And I only spent $350 dollars on fabric. ⁣⁣
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**Shout out to @amanda_mtg for lending me her sewing machine to finish this DIY after my machine broke ❤️⁣⁣
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👉🏼Check out my IGTV tab for the step by step video on how I did it. ⁣
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So what do you guys think? 🤷🏻‍♀️👇🏼
We have Big News!! And before you jump to conclusi We have Big News!! And before you jump to conclusions, no it’s not a baby. 😂⁣
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After almost a year of prayer and consideration God has provided new opportunities for our life. 🙌🏼⁣
And it has come in the form of a MOVE. ⁣
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Moving out of our one bedroom Condo & into a new season. 👉🏼And leaving New York! 🚚⁣
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It’s so crazy to think we’ll no longer be New Yorkers! ⁣
I love New York. 🍎⁣
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The County we live in has been my Home for about 26 years now. I got saved here. I found my Church Home here. I met my Husband here. We got Married here. Both our Families live here. So much of our life has happened here. 😭⁣
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Which is even more reason why we haven’t gone into this decision lightly. ⁣
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Last summer we began our fervent & consistent prayer asking God to help guide us into the next steps for our life.⁣
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Almost 4 years ago we got Married & God helped us buy our Condo. We were so Blessed to have our first Home together. But we knew our season here was coming to an end. ⁣
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We wanted to sell our Condo but had no clue where God wanted us to go. So we prayed. And took some steps. And prayed. And took more steps. ⁣
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🙏🏼 And every time we prayed & took one step, God would then reveal another step for us to take. ⁣
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And that’s how we moved forward in faith. Not having all the answers. Not having the whole vision. ⁣
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Just trusting that God would reveal His plan for us one step at a time. And He is such a Good and Gracious Father that He has never left us.⁣
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We still don’t have all the answers. 🏠We don’t have a new Home yet. I don’t know exactly what’s going to happen for me with work. And it’s a little Scary at times. But we’re putting our total Faith & Trust in the Lord. He will make a way! You’ll see where we’re moving to in a couple of weeks! DM me if you want to know sooner. Lol
The Sweetness of trusting in Jesus (bookmark this The Sweetness of trusting in Jesus (bookmark this post)...⁣
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‘Tis so sweet to trust in Jesus, Just to take Him at His Word⁣
Just to rest upon His promise, Just to know, “Thus saith the Lord!”⁣
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Did you know that a woman named Louisa M. R. Stead wrote the words of this beloved Hymn around 1880?⁣
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The story behind these words will surprise you. ⁣
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Louisa, her Husband and daughter went to the beach at Long Island Sound one day. From the shoreline, they saw a young boy who was drowning out in the water. Louisa's Husband jumped in to rescue the boy. Unfortunately, the boy began to pull her Husband under and they both drowned. ⁣
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Just after losing her Husband in this tragic accident, Louisa wrote these words.👇🏼⁣
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Jesus, Jesus, how I trust Him! How I’ve proved Him o’er and o’er! Jesus, Jesus, precious Jesus! O for grace to trust Him more!⁣
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The Sweetness of trusting in Jesus doesn't mean that everything is like a doughnut. Perfectly crafted full of yumminess that makes you happy. ⁣
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It refers to the sweet relief of knowing that during such difficult times you can trust in Jesus because he understands your pain.⁣
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That’s exactly what Louisa expressed with the words she wrote after her Husband’s death. ⁣
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It's the sweet relief of knowing that when everything in your life is in shambles, you don't have to walk through it alone. ⁣
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👉🏼He is with you in your pain. He knows your hardships and afflictions. ⁣
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His word is true and you can trust in it and lean upon it through the struggles. 🙏🏼⁣
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It's the sweet relief of knowing that we have a Savior who went to the cross for all of our sin and shame. It’s a sweet, warmth and embrace you feel when you trust and rest in Him. ⁣
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Whatever you’re going through today, let the words of this Hymn be your Mantra! Declare it out loud.
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This verse in Isaiah 62:3 is referring to Jerusalem being so special to God that He will hold it in high regard. ⁣⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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“You’re a crown of glory in the hand of the Lord.” Isaiah 62:3 NIV
You have a place and a name in God’s house. (Boo You have a place and a name in God’s house. (Bookmark this reminder for later) ⁣
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I love this reminder...⁣
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“Even to them I will give in My house And within My walls a place and a name.” Isaiah 56:5 NKJV⁣
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It’s so amazing to think about that for my life. The imagery of God having my name written on a seat in His house. ⁣
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It’s beautiful and so encouraging to know that our seat in God’s house is already reserved. He knows exactly where your place is. ⁣
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And the FACT is that we have a Place.⁣
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So often we feel out of place in this world. We feel like an outcast; like we don’t fit in. ⁣
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And to some extent that’s true. ⁣
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We are aliens to this world, (1 Peter2:11) but we have the reassurance that our place is in God’s House. ⁣
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We aren’t out of place like an abandoned orphan. God gave us a place. ⁣
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If we believe we’re strangers/outcasts that have no place in God’s house just because we feel out of place and rejected in this world, then that’s what we’ll become. Isolated and alone.⁣
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You are not a forgotten and rejected person in this world. You’re loved, fearfully and wonderfully made with a specific place and name in God’s house. ⁣
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Let the truth empower you and strengthen you. Let it spur you on and give you endurance as you go forward and pursue your God given purpose. ⁣
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Believe God’s truth over your life today and take your Place. ⁣
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“We become what we believe” ⁣
-Shi Walks With God⁣
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Separation from God (Bookmark + reshare)⁣ ⠀⠀ Separation from God (Bookmark + reshare)⁣
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It’s not that our sin separates us from the love of God, because God loves sinners. ⁣
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And our sin doesn’t separate us from the presence of God because He’s Omni-present. (Meaning He’s everywhere at once) ⁣
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The truth is our sin separates us from FELLOWSHIP with God. ⁣
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So when we say “I feel like God is so far away” it’s not actually true. ⁣
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He’s there. He’s always been there. He didn’t go anywhere. ⁣
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As a result of bad decisions, wrong choices or sin in our lives, we end up not thinking like God. Our mind starts thinking that God is far away. ⁣
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The truth is you’ve fallen out of FELLOWSHIP with God.⁣
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The Fellowshipping is where we spend time with God. That’s what makes us feel close to anyone we have a relationship with. And the same is true for Fellowship with God. ⁣
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The Greek word for Fellowship is Koinonia. Meaning to be drawn together by intimate participation. ⁣
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Emphasis on Participation. ⁣
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When I wasn’t participating in Fellowship with God and had problems I would blame things on everyone else except for myself and my iniquities (wickedness or sin).⁣
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Often times we’re so quick to blame others and God instead of seeing that we’re the problem. ⁣
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Isaiah 59 describes how God’s people didn’t see that they were the problem. Their sin was the reason why they hadn’t heard from God. They thought God was the problem. ⁣
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The truth is that it was their sin that caused them to feel separated from God. ⁣
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But He always Loved them and He always loves you. ⁣
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So my dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, if you’re feeling like God is far away right now, remember the truth. He’s right there with you. He just wants to spend intimate time with you so that you would be of like mind with Him.⁣
Happy Mother's Day to the most loving, caring, God Happy Mother's Day to the most loving, caring, Godly and nurturing Mom. The Lord truly Blessed me when He knit me in your womb. 🙏🏼⁣⁣
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I would be lucky to be half the Mom you are one day! ⁣⁣
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Thank you for being the Greatest Mom! ⁣⁣
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I love you! ❤️⁣⁣
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And Happy Mother’s Day to all the Moms in my family! ⁣
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“Strength and dignity are her clothing, and she laughs at the time to come. She opens her mouth with wisdom, and the teaching of kindness is on her tongue. She looks well to the ways of her household and does not eat the bread of idleness.” ⁣⁣
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Shi Walks With God Creating an intentional life with Christ.

September 2, 2020 Intentional Living•Product Reviews

Switching to Natural Deodorant | Native vs Schmidts

The truth is I’ve been wanting to make the big switch to Natural deodorant for some time now. I’d honestly put it off for so long because I felt overwhelmed and didn’t know where to start.

Most of us are now fully aware of the harmful effects that regular deodorant and antiperspirants can have on us.

With ingredients such as aluminum and parabens that have been rumored to potentially cause health issues, it’s obvious my body shouldn’t be absorbing that.

Let alone absorbing toxic ingredients through freshly shaved armpits. Ouch!

Making The Right Choice

Creating an Intentional life with Christ means being intentional about how we treat our bodies; what we put in and on our body. God’s word calls our body a temple (1 Cor.3:16 NIV) and as such we should be more particular about how we treat this temple.

After all, we only get one right?!

Don’t you know that you yourselves are God’s temple and that God’s Spirit dwells in your midst?

1 Corinthians3:16

So, in an effort to practice what I preach, I took my own steps to research and learn more about deodorant. Why deodorant is bad for us, what goes into it and what options do I have for switching to a natural deodorant.

After scowering the internet for resources about Natural deodorant, I decided to make the switch.

I decided to try 3 different natural deodorants over a three month period; so each would have a full month of testing to make it fair.

After that many weeks my body would be able to adapt and I could see whether or not it was working effectively.

Struggling With Sweat

Now! Something to keep in mind for my review. Similar to some people, I have the unfortunate predisposition to sweating. I mean a lot. And trust me, I know how gross it is and as unladylike as it may be, the fact of the matter is that’s how God made me.

I’ve always been envious of the girls who don’t ever sweat. You know, the ones who can exercise and still look as if they just got dressed. Not a drip on them.

Whereas with me, I look like a disgusting sweaty red mess after I run.

As a teenager, I was really self conscious about my sweat stains under my armpits, so I started using an antiperspirant. In hindsight, I knew it couldn’t be good for my body.

After all, it states in the directions that you’ll feel a burning sensation if you put in on immediately after shaving.

But I was a young insecure girl. I didn’t care about how bad it was for me or how painful the burning was. And it really was so painful.

Needless to say, switching to Natural deodorant had me feeling very nervous, because without the right deodorant I get Funky! Really funky.

Schmidts

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For the first month of my Natural Deodorant test, I chose Schmidts Rose & Vanilla . I used to flip flop between the Powder scented deodorant from Suave or Dove and I didn’t want to go with something too opposite of that.

So I figured I would really like something with a rose sent and who doesn’t love the smell of vanilla.

Added Benefits

Schmidts Rose & Vanilla has no aluminum, no propylene glycol and no artificial fragrance. It’s also certified Vegan, Cruelty-free and Gluten free.

First Impressions

I immediately loved it! It smelled amazing and it agreed with my body. I only had to apply it once in the morning and I was fresh for the whole day. That’s huge for me!

In my mind this was the Winner for sure!

Unfortunately after about 2 weeks of using Schmidts my armpits were turning a weird color. I kind of figured maybe it was just my body trying to acclimate to it. So I kept using it in hopes that it would subside.

Ok, so as I continued using Schmidts I was horrified and nervous. My armpits were super itchy, dark and had red bumps. It was so strange. I’ve never seen my skin like that.

Ultimately, my skin didn’t respond well to the Schmidts. Anyone who’s used the product knows that it has a kind of sand texture. So the directions specifically tell you to press it up to the armpit, to allow it to warm to the body; then you roll it on.

But no matter how much I let it sit under my armpit and no matter how much it warmed up, the sand like texture just really irritated my skin.

By the end of the month I couldn’t take it anymore.

I was honestly nervous that the darkening of my armpits would be permanent. Fortunately, after I stopped using it, my skin went back to normal.

Thank God!

My final thoughts?…

I absolutely loved Schmidts Rose & Vanilla . It kept me fresher than any deodorant ever has. I felt super dry when I had it on. It didn’t feel heavy or caked on and it didn’t clump up on the armpits of my clothes.

I can’t emphasize how much I loved the product and how effective it was.

But my skin didn’t agree, which was honestly so frustrating. If it wasn’t for the horrible reaction with my skin, I would still be using Schmidts til this day.

Back To The drawing Board

Still disappointed and wishing I could use the Schmidts, I had no choice but to move on to my next Natural deodorant option.

Native

For the second month of my Natural Deodorant test, I chose Native Sandalwood & Vanilla. I really liked the way it smelled. It was nice and fresh.

I was immediately pleased to see that it had a more traditional deodorant texture, compared to the Schmidts sand like texture.

Right off the bat, that was reassuring.

Added Benefits

Native Sandalwood & Vanilla is paraben free, aluminum free and Cruelty-free.

First Impressions

Ok, so the moment I put this stuff on I loved the smell. I knew it was familiar and then I realized I smelled like a cupcake!

I’m not sure if everyone who uses this product would agree, but when it reacted with my skin, I thought I smelled like a cupcake.

And that isn’t a bad thing.

I absolutely LOVED it! I was saying to myself, “I smell like a dang cupcake”. I couldn’t stop smelling myself. hahaha.

And ladies, let me tell you, my husband couldn’t stop smelling me either.

I’m not claiming that this product can enhance your marriage, but I can sincerely tell you that my husband has never directly smelled my armpit before.

And he was loving it. I couldn’t stop laughing. It was such a great feeling to be so fresh and desirable.

Whatever works I guess!

Again, I thought for sure this was the Winner!

But I soon discovered that Native wasn’t keeping me fresh for the entire day when I was more active. After a run or on a really hot day, I was pretty ripe.

And for me that is never good. I quickly go from ripe to completely funky.

I even tried to reapply after different activities or halfway through the day, but it still wasn’t keeping me nearly as fresh as the Schmidts.

My final thoughts?…

I really loved the Native Vanilla & Sandalwood initially, but after about a week it was obvious that it wasn’t long lasting. It couldn’t keep me fresh throughout the day and I didn’t like how much I had to apply under my arm in order to stay as fresh as possible.

I would have to apply so much that my armpit would feel slippery and gunked up.

I didn’t have any bad skin side effects, but I knew that I would be moving on from this one.

Third Time’s The Charm?

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For the third month of my Natural deodorant test, I used Native Coconut & Vanilla. I was hesitant to try this one, because although it smelled great, I wasn’t sure that I wanted to smell like coconut all the time.

But my sister in law had raved about it and even purchased a mini travel size for me.

So I gave it a shot.

Added Benefits

Native Coconut & Vanilla is paraben free, aluminum free and Cruelty-free.

First Impressions

I absolutely loved the smell and it went on very smooth. I was pleasantly surprised at how subtle the coconut smell was. I was worried i would go around all day smelling like a dang coconut.

You almost can’t really tell that it’s coconut

But the real test would be to see if it kept me fresh.

100% this thing kept me fresh! I kind of attributed it to whatever odor reducing properties coconut has. But I honestly don’t know.

And I really don’t care because the most important factor is that it kept me so much fresher than the Native Vanilla & Sandalwood.

I can apply it in the morning and feel super fresh.

This is the small travel size in comparison to the regular one. I used a quarter to help give you a reference. It’s so cute and small. Perfect for throwing in your bag.

My Final Thoughts

Again, something to remember is that Native deodorant in general seems to require reapplication after strenuous exercise.

There’s no way around that.

But it’s a really great Natural deodorant for everyday use. And the little mini travel size one that I have is perfect for a hotter more active day that I need to reapply.

And The Winner Is…

Native Coconut & Vanilla is officially my Winner!!

While My favorite is honestly still the Schmidts Rose & Vanilla, the Winner for my skin and best all around is the native Coconut & Vanilla.

I really hope this was helpful for you to jumpstart your Natural deodorant journey.

Let me know in the comments below if you like any of these or if you have any natural deodorants that you think I should try.

Some Evidence

I just wanted to show you guys that I used each of these deodorants all the way to the end. I gave them a full use.

Exciting Product Update!

I’m so excited! I just found out that Native has a new line of Plastic free Deodorant and it includes my Favorite Coconut & Vanilla.

I love Native even more now for taking this big step in helping to reduce the plastic waste.

If you’re like me, always looking for ways to reduce waste, then click the button below.

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