Meet my friend Amanda Cunningham, who you will rarely find without a smile. Amanda is a wife to Matt, mom to Cade and Cambrie, top ranked Realtor in Waco, Texas, fashionista with a fun style, essential oil loving gal, and an incredible friend. You want her in your corner, every one of them. She is a friend to many and a lover of FUN! She is also hilarious, she makes me laugh without even trying to. Once she bought a house based on the front door design. I admire anyone that sure of their choices. Amanda also weekly hosts The Waco 254, which features local businesses and dives into learning more about our fellow Wacoans. This month she is gracious enough to share a few of her favorite things…
A new beauty device that erases hair instantly and painlessly without the irritation that comes with plucking or waxing. (Or let’s get real, shaving.) It discreetly looks like a tube of lipstick, and has a built-in light that makes it easy to see and remove every single hair from the upper lip, cheek, chin, eyebrows or anywhere! Zero reasons left to have a spare hair or 12 hanging from your chinny chin chin.
Consuela handbags are a favorite. Especially this Silverlake Classic Tote. When ordering from the Consuela website, you can add your email address for an extra 15% off!
Orange Blossom Foaming Face Wash
Not only does it smell heavenly, it is made from 100 percent naturally derived ingredients. It is perfect for sensitive skin, reduces surface oils and removes dirt and makeup without making your skin feel dry or tight.
I asked Amanda to put her wall on this list, because it’s one of my favorites. When she told me her plan to do this, I could not wait to see the finished product! She ordered these boxwood hedge panels from Amazon, and simply stapled them to the wall. Seriously. How gorgeous is this space?
Young Living Inner Defense Capsules
Inner Defense is a daily staple in the Cunningham house. It’s packed full of potent essential oils – oregano, thyme, and Thieves® which are rich in thymol, carvacrol, and eugenol for immune support. (Amanda got me hooked on these last month when I was down with the flu. These guys and Thieves® oil saved me!) Speaking of Thieves…
If you have had a 3 minutes conversation with Amanda, she has sold you on Thieves essential oil. She will then tell you all the reasons you need to Ditch and Switch (change out all your household cleaning products, etc. to a cleaner, healthier option…Thieves). It really is amazing. You can contact her (below) for more information on Young Living and Thieves.
In 1973, Jim Leahy, arrived in Taos, New Mexico with a bale of sheepskins, a sewing machine, and a notion that if you did something right the rest would take care of itself. In 2019, Amanda found Overland and fell in love with their capes, coats, and boots.
This serum is made of several essential oils, including orchid extract, which is full of antioxidants. The essence of orchids helps to regulate skin pigmentation, thus combating aging caused by free radicals. Orchids have been called the perfect plant for skin because they contain calcium, magnesium, zinc, and copper – all things that nourish. Renewal Serum moisturizes, boost your skins immunity, reduces fine lines, smooths, and regulates skin pigmentation.
Calvin Klein Euphoria Eau De Parfum Spray
Amanda’s favorite perfume.
When asked which exact pair of Maui Jim sunglasses are her favorite, she gave me a list of 4. I feel like sunglasses are personal, so I didn’t link specific pair, but how cute is Amanda in these? In Hawaii, planting trees…of course she is.
An antioxidant powerhouse. Truly. Drinking 1-2 oz. of this a day can completely neutralize oxidative stress. It is made primarily of wolfberries – one ounce of Ningxia Red has the antioxidant power of 4 lbs of carrots, 10 lbs of spinach, 8 oranges, and 2 lbs beets. This is health in a juice box.
Favorite affordable jewelry…big earrings! Noonday is a fun company with great designs. They are socially responsible, fair trade company that strives to use fashion to alleviate poverty. Check out all of their products! They are amazing quality and super trendy.
Amanda Cunningham