The real star of the show here is the Maple Holistics Vitamin C Anti-Aging Serum. I've been using it daily for almost two months and do see a difference in the smoothness of my skin. The price is very competitive. I like this so much that I'll be buying it when the bottle is empty.
A short review appears below. I plan to feature a longer review in the future. Look below the YouTube video for links to see the product page and to their sampling program.
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I fell completely in love with this cream the first time I tried it. First, it's cruelty free, which already gave it a huge leg up on the competition. Mainly, however, the quality of this cream is fantastic. It comes in a nice little glass jar and at 1.7 ounces, it's about the same size as most other high end and drug store brand creams. It has such a mild fragrance that you can barely smell it. It's smooth and lovely, and gently applied, sank right into my face and neck, leaving my skin feeling softly moisturized, but not greasy. A small amount goes a long way, which does help with the hefty price tag. Only time will tell whether it truly makes a difference with anti-aging, but it is loaded with ingredients that are really good for your skin. This is immediately going on my wishlist - I can see myself buying this again, over and over. It's that nice.
Unless otherwise stated in my video or description above, this product was purchased by me and I am not compensated for the review. I promise you that you will always get my full and honest opinion, even if I am sent a product for free. Honesty with my viewers is my main priority.
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I love this stuff! I just wish it was cruelty free... Anyway, I had the wonderful opportunity to try this night spa cream/gel and really enjoy it. The instructions say to put on a thick layer and rub in - depends on your definition of "thick" - I use a little more than the amount I would use of my standard facial moisturizer, sort of like you made a mistake and put too much on. I rubbed gently into my skin and go to sleep. I wake up with such smooth soft skin it is amazing. I have dry skin that tends to react to everything - the only reaction I had to this product was, ah so soft. It visibly improved moisture and overall appearance of my skin. And one side note, I have used it in the morning as a super moisturizer too after using my cleansing brush and it moisturizes beautifully, so you don't have to restrict yourself to night use only.
Walmart Beauty Box- seasonal (4 times a year), mostly samples with an occassional full size item
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Welcome to my channel. Here is an update for my 14 products by February
14.
watch my YouTube video
Here are the products I’m panning for this challenge:
1. Dove Daily Moisture shampoo and conditioner (counting two items as
one) – NOT cruelty free
2. Olay Ultra Moisture body wash with shea butter – NOT cruelty free – **GONE**
3. Bath & Body Works 24 Hour Moisture Ultra Shea Body Cream in
Moonlight Path – cruelty free per PETA and label says “not tested on animals”
4. Clinique Rinse-Off Foaming Cleanser – NOT cruelty free
5. Gilchrist & Soames Spa Therapy Body Lotion (**GONE**) & Ulta
Sparkle & Shine Peach & Cream Shimmering Body Lotion (counting two
items as one) – both of these brands are cruelty free
6. Good ‘n Natural Retinol Cream – can’t find cruelty free status on
this brand
7. Olay Regenerist Micro-sculpting Serum – NOT cruelty free – **GONE**
8. Restoresea Revitalizing Eye Cream – is cruelty free
9. Almay TLC foundation – gray area – not sure at this time if this is
now cruelty free
10. L’Oreal Infallible Eye Shadow – NOT cruelty free
11. Doll 10 Hydrogel Cream Blush in Flirt – can’t find cruelty free
status on this brand
12. Bobbi Brown Smokey Eye Mascara – NOT cruelty free
13. Tarte Bronzer in Park Avenue Princess – is cruelty free
14. Rouge Bunny Lip Gloss in Love’s Logic – is cruelty free
ADDED FROM 13 BY HALLOWEEN:
Man Kind for Women cologne – could not find cruelty free status (forgot
to include in this video)
Elizabeth Arden mini blush in Neutral #3 – NOT cruelty free
NYC Smooth Skin Pressed Face Powder in 702A Naturally Beige – NOT
cruelty free
Milani Eye Shadow Primer – more than half done – cruelty free
Cover Girl / Olay – stick concealer – not cruelty free
Beauty boxes I subscribe to - I unsubscribed from a several which leaves me with the three I decided to keep - plus Julep, which will be cancelled after the January box ... and I gave Ipsy one more month:
Walmart Beauty Box- seasonal (4 times a year), mostly samples with an occassional full size item
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Welcome back to my channel . I had put Allure on hiatus, and while
trying to figure out which three boxes I wanted to keep (for now), I chose
Allure. Sadly, I did unsubscribe from some boxes that I really liked. Anyway,
this is a truly fabulous box. Also, apparently the January box is going to be
amazing.
Beauty boxes I subscribe to - I unsubscribed from a several which leaves me with the three I decided to keep - plus Julep, which will be cancelled after the January box:
Walmart Beauty Box- seasonal (4 times a year), mostly samples with an occassional full size item
Ipsy- generous sample size and sometimes full size items
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Marketing: I would be open to trying products from any company. Contact me if there is something you would like to send for me to try and review.
Welcome to my channel. Here are my goals for 2016 – covering health,
planning, and beauty. One additional plan that I’ve made is to read more. I
mention my writing, one of the reasons I started using my planner the way that
I have.
In the future you will see:
- More videos on planning and my planner (highly requested)
- More product demos and reviews (also highly requested)
- You will continue to see unboxing and project pan videos
And I’ve now had two requests to see an updated makeup storage and
collection video, since I got the new vanity and second Alex cabinet from my
wonderful husband.
Beauty boxes I subscribe to – too many boxes again! This is an ever fluctuating list - coming and going frequently. Now that Starlooks is eliminating the custom box for the look book only subscription, I'll be leaving them and going with another box.
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Welcome to my channel. Here is my first Project Pan update for Finish
13 by Halloween. From taping the intro to taping this update was about a week
and a half.
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So, after months of watching great BeautyFix boxes going out, I decided
to subscribe. I was already a Dermstore customer and had gotten the Blush
Beauty Mystery Box in the past, so subscribing was super easy on a quick phone
call to customer service. I had already missed the June box, a great box, but
was so excited about the July box. Then the box arrived and it was horrible.
The company promises you that products in the box will be worth at least $100
dollars and most of the July box was absolutely worthless samples, including
tubes that are labelled as samples and don’t even have the amount of product
listed anywhere – pretty much hollow tubes. ***I did get a refund and I hope
others will be requesting their refunds as well.
See the video for details on what I got in this box.
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Here is my Birchbox unboxing for June 2015. For my $10 a month I always get nice things that I can actually use. Awesome! See the video for product details.
Unless otherwise stated in my video or description above, this product was purchased by me. I am not affiliated with manufacturers or any subscription service and am not compensated for the review. I promise you that you will always get my full an honest opinion.
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Okay, so I appear completely without makeup on YouTube to do a test of Tarte
foundation and concealer. This takes guts because my dark circles are
horrendous. In this video, I do an on-screen test of Tarte Amazonian Clay Full Coverage
Foundation (in Fair Light Honey) and Tarte Maracuja Creaseless Concealer (in
Light). I also demo Tarte’s Away Oui Go
Portable Palette and collector’s set – I actually got this for my birthday in
December.
The final result for the concealer was that it was overly thick, but
with practice I was able to use it again (after this video was recorded) and
the result was much better. It also truly remained creaseless. The foundation
gives fairly heavy coverage that worked out better later, with a lighter touch.
I am also now using my eye shadows and blushes more.
I have loved the Collagen Booster serum from Palmetto Derma ever since I received it in a Boxycharm box. Since then I have purchased more, and also purchased the Intensive Hydration on the advice of my daughter, who also got the collagen booster in her Boxycharm box. Palmetto Derma was kind enough to provide a free sample of their eye cream. This is all lovely stuff. I did give the Intense Hydration to my daughter because she loves it and I’m not sure that I do. The eye cream is very nice and I've been using it morning and night with nice results.
I posted a full video review review of these Palmetto Derma products on YouTube:
With after holiday sales, I ended up with a ton of samples - mostly from Ulta. Everything I tried today was from Ulta sample packs with the exception of the Curl Keeper, which came from my January 2015 Birchbox.
The first thing I tried was the Hempz Coconut Fusion Herbal Body Wash. The sample pack made plentiful suds on my shower poof. It smelled absolutely lovely and left my skin feeling very soft. I followed that up with the Hempz Coconut Fusion Body Souffle - this is much more like a body butter. It's very thick and there was enough in the packet for my arms and legs - a little goes a long way. Both of these Hempz products were absolutely lovely - smelled wonderful and felt great. Having tried these samples, I think I would like to buy the full-size products.
After my shower I gave myself a quick pedicure and after my polish was dry, I applied Le Couvent des Minimes Hiker's Foot Healer. What an absolutely wonderful product! This product deeply moisturized my tired, worn out feet and left them feeling really smooth and soft. I like this so much that I'm going to check the price on Ulta to see if it is affordable enough for me to buy it. It's made in France and is paraben free.
Finally, the last thing I tested today was Curly Hair Solutions Curl Keeper Gel. This was an item in my January 2014 Birchbox. It comes in an usual multi-use sample pack with a full ounce in it that will last me through several stylings. It is a pretty thin, watery gel that did style nicely without weighing my hair down. It had a very nice, light scent. Though very nice, I'm not sure how committed I feel about it. I have other styling gels and foams that are working very well. Still, I'll reserve judgement until I've had a longer period of time using it.
My December Blush Mystery Beauty Box was a jumble of stuff, including one repeat item. I gave them one more month to pick things up and make a good box, which they unfortunately failed to do. I was pretty ticked off to get the same acne face wash from December, in January's box.
I really loved this box when I first subscribed. It was a consistently great box full of great stuff. December and January showed a huge change... like someone was fired or quit, leaving the box without much in the way of curating.
Of course, now that I've unsubscribed, they will probably improve, but I still won't resubscribe. My vanity is full of stuff I still haven't used, and I'm still subscribed to Boxycharm and Birchbox - two absolutely great boxes!
Here's my Blush Mystery Beauty Box unboxing video for January 2015:
Going backward, here is my Blush Mystery Beauty Box unboxing video for December 2015:
Well, I did manage to create a document for use in the desk size planner and/or A5 Filifax. What I've created is the basic to do list fo...
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I have completed a 3rd draft of my first novel and having fallen flat on my face with the query process with a net result of 14 rejections (one very kind, personal one, while the others were form letters). 6 agents didn't answer my query - at this point I'll take that as a no.
I've started a complete rewrite of my finished novel. I have another idea and have started crafting a YA novel, now also a work in progress.
Novels in Progress
Untitled WIP
5407/80,000
A Deadly Image
25,629/80,000
The Neighbor - Acutely in need of another rewrite
75,000/75,000