Friday, July 12, 2013

Bundle Monster Baby Hairbands and Clips

I received these hair accessories from Bundle Monster to review. The product is listed as 15in1 Baby Girl Lace Headband Grosgrain Ribbon Bow Clips Combo.
Upon arrival, they came in a small rectangular package, that was slightly beat up from shipping, that had absolutely no effect on the actual merchandise however.
The packaging was really cute with a little green ribbon wrapped around the package. Upon opening, there were five different color selections of head wraps and hair clamps and they were all placed on individual cards. (My kitty decided to get in the shot and be a little photogenic.)






They had a very slight chemical smell but I could only detect this when I help it up to my nose. 

As for wear, the head wraps fit perfectly on a young baby that was just a few months old, but the hair clamps did not because here hair was not yet long enough. The mother of the baby said that she loves them very much, (I don't have a child of my own), and says that she puts them on her child all the time. "They work with every outfit." 




On the website, I gave this a 5 star review. 
They are versatile and the elastic is stretchy enough to fit most children. 

Thursday, June 20, 2013

Current Favorites

This is just a list of a few things that I've come by lately and absolutely fell in love with.
These aren't just nail polish related, they include pretty much everything.
They are also not in any particular order, just kind of what I think of at the time. I'm also not going to add any pictures to this, just so you guys don't have to wait forever for me to take the pictures and then possibly never get this post done.

#1
L'Oreal Nail Polish in the shade Not a Cloud in Sight
This polish is just about the perfect shade of turquoise. It complements my skin tone really well and it's nice and muted so it's not stand off-ish. I've had it on my toes for about two to three months now (not from one polishing, but I have redone my toes about two times.)

#2
Almay One Coat Get Up & Grow Mascara
I've owned this polish for only a short while now, but I like this mascara quite a bit. It makes my eyelashes look a lot fuller while wearing it. I also like the mascara by Covergirl, the one that's neon green, Clump Crusher, so it was a toss up which I would put on this list but I've been wearing Almay the last couple days.

#3
Revlon Nearly Naked Foundation (130 Shell)
I've had this foundation for about a month and it is by far my go to foundation. It's not too heavy but still has moderate coverage.

#4
Physician's Formula Kohl Eye Pencil Shimmer Strips (Brown Eyes)
Even though I have green eyes, I still find these gorgeous on my eyes. I also find that it is very easy to put on top eyeliner with this. I haven't tried them on my waterline though, to check out their lasting power.

#5
Maybelline Color Tattoo Eyeshadow (All Shadows)
I love these eyeshadows! They have a wonderful range of eyeshadows, they last all day, they don't crease, and they can work like a primer. What more can I say?

#6
Revlon Lip Butter Sorbet
I love the shade of this pink. It's just perfect for me, and I do like the feel of the lip butters; like a mix of lip balm and lipstick. The lasting power isn't too bad either.

#7
Sonia Kashuk Beautifying Blush (09 Melon)
First, I'll start off by saying that I really like all of Sonia Kashuk's packaging. This blush came in a white magnetic case, but I have a cream blush by her that's in a silver package. It's just so clean. But back to the blush.. It's a very nice dusty pink that complements my skin nicely. And it's highly pigmented so tap lightly.

#8
NYC Bronzing Face Powder (Sunny)
This is pretty much the only bronzer that I will use. I only own two others (by Physician's Formula and E.L.F), but this is definitely my go to; it's the only one that is completely matte and pigmented enough to actually show up on my skin (and I'm not that dark at all.) The packaging I'm not a fan of however; I have to struggle to get the case open.

#9
Maybelline Baby Lips Lip Balm (70 Coral Crush)
I do like all of the Baby Lips, it's my go to balm, but this is definitely my favorite out of all of them. It smells like grapefruit!

#10
Bed Head Superstar (Purple Blowdry Lotion for Thick Massive Hair)
I never knew that my hair could be so volumized! It doesn't leave any residue in my hair, which of course, is very nice and it doesn't make my scalp itch or burn (my scalp is sensitive to such products.)

#11
Garnier Fructis Style Pure Clean Gel (Extra Hold)
First of all, it's a 98% natural product which is nice, I don't know what the other 2% is though.. It says to put this product into damp hair for extra strong hold, and it does keep my style all day. It doesn't flake and it brushes out at the end of the day. It does leave my hair a little crunchy but mostly it's where I put too much into my hair.

#12
L'Oreal Le Gloss
These glosses are amazing! Though I really only recommend buying one of them because the colors are so sheer. But they feel so amazing on the lips (even better than the lip butters) they are comparable to lip balm.

Honorable Mentions:
L'Oreal Color Riche Lipsticks
Maybelline Bouncy Blush
Covergirl Concealor (the one in the jar)
Sonia Kashuk Brush Cleaner
Essie Sunday Funday Nail Polish

Tuesday, April 16, 2013

Review: Garnier Fructis Triple Nutrition Miracle Dry Oil

So I haven't posted in a really long time, just life stuff has caught up with me and I haven't really been able to do much of anything other than classes and work. I've also been moving my boyfriend in so I've had to situate a lot of stuff and try to fit a whole queen sized bed into my tiny room where a twin used to be.
But anyway, to the review:

I recently bought the Miracle Dry Oil by Ganier Fructis and let me just say that it is amazing!
I have really dry skin, like to the point that it is extremely ashy and flakes when I itch, but this has really turned it around. I've only used it about 4 times and I see a 100% difference from before I started.
I've used many body lotions before; Olay, Johnson's, Aveeno, Avon... Nothing has worked as well as this has and it has worked so fast! I was so surprised to feel that my skin was so soft after the first use!
The best part is that it does go on pretty oily at first, it is an oil after all, but after about 15-30 minutes it has soaked in to my skin and just has left a nice sheen to my skin. If you have ever used a tanning oil, I've used the Banana Boat brand, you know that disgustingly greasy feel that you just need to wash off immediately. This is nothing like that. It goes on lighter and soaks in nicely.
The only downside to this product is that it goes way to fast! But for only about $4.50 at Target, I don't really mind buying it every month or so.
I will definitely be buying this product again.

Wednesday, February 20, 2013

Minty Goodness

I've had this swatch just laying around for a while so I might as well post it now right? The first time that I saw this polish was on Kandee's blog and I just had to have it! I fell in love with this color, mainly because I love blue polishes and because it was just so bright and happy looking on her. Though her skin tone is a lot darker than my own, I did find that it still looked nice. 

The color is Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear Mint Sorbet and I did put a very sheer shimmer on the ring and thumb nail... I don't remember the name of that polish right now off hand, I believe it is Sally Hansen's Platinum (I know it was Sally Hansen Diamond Strength, but I will update this later with the name). 

Mint Sorbet - This polish is a creme minty green-ish blue polish that leans more towards green. It is a very bright, almost neon, pastel. I know, I wouldn't think pastel and neon go together, but this polish is just so bright that it is just somewhere in between the two, not quite either. I bought this polish on sale at Walgreens when they were having their buy 2 for $5 sale, so it was fairly inexpensive. 
I did like this polish better against Kandee's darker skin tone rather than my pale one. Maybe it's the green in it that isn't quite agreeing with me. I would like this color better if it were not so bright and more pastel. 

With Seche Vite topcoat

 With Seche Vite topcoat

With Seche Vite topcoat

With Hard Candy Matte-ly in Love topcoat 

Tuesday, February 19, 2013

First post!

I am fairly new to the blogging world, I did have another blog before this one, but it was only a nail swatching blog and I wanted to broaden my horizon.
So now this will be pretty much a personal blog that I will post anything that strikes my fancy, like what it going on in my life or beauty reviews or some of the stuff that I'll be completing in my art classes this semester. I'll also move my nail swatching to this blog.
I'd be happy if you stuck around and commented on what you would like to see in the future. I hope to buy a video capable camera soon so that I can start making some video reviews as well as posting here.