Showing posts with label beauty. Show all posts
Showing posts with label beauty. Show all posts

March 17, 2016

Collective HAUL~ULTA, Dollar Tree, Marshalls~March 2016~Body Shop/CeraVe/Tree Hut/planner supplies

Thanks for joining me for my Dollar Tree, Marshalls, Ulta haul – I managed to get my Ulta items during a buy one get you half off sale, Marshalls had two cruelty free body washes I was able to buy along with a sweet set of ELF nail polish, and Dollar Tree was full of washi tape and stickers – awesome.  Enjoy!

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Beauty boxes I subscribe to – purchased a full year membership to Goodbeing & Lip Monthly (had deeply discounted prices). I’ll still be getting the other three boxes every month in addition to yearly subscriptions:

Boxycharm - my favorite box
Allure Beauty Box - a good starter box
Ipsy - generous sample size and sometimes full size items, great box
Lip Monthly - this is a new one for me - $12 for 4 full size lip and beauty products
GoodBeing Box – just joined, will have link soon

Pending cancellation (still getting March box):
Kloverbox

Freebie sites I belong to:

Influenster – when you first join you are more likely to get a box than later on; I almost never
BzzAgent – they politely ask you if you want to join a campaign, I get more from this site than Influentster

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 and honest opinion.

Marketing: I’m PR friendly and would be delighted to try your products. Contact me if there is something you would like to send for me to try and review. Please be aware, however, that if I don’t like your product, I will be honest with my viewers. Also, I cannot promise you that your item will appear on my videos, and I don’t follow a time table with reviews.

February 24, 2016

Unboxing ~ KLOVERBOX ~ February 2016 (cruelty free)

Thanks for joining me for my February 2016 Kloverbox unboxing. As usual, this is a pretty nice box. However, I have to cancel several boxes with a goal to have just two hit the account monthly, and sadly, this one didn’t make the cut (I have a couple annual subscriptions which will continue).

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Here’s what was in this month’s box:

1. Small Keys – Be My Valentine Soap - $5
2. Balanced Guru Hug Me Body Butter – full size - $19.99
3. Q. C. Naturals – Karen’s Clenser – full size $16.50
4. Theo Chocolate – Cinnamon Love Crunch - $3.99

This was a pretty good value for this $25


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Beauty boxes I subscribe to - I unsubscribed from a several which leaves me with the three I decided to keep - plus I gave Ipsy one more month:

Boxycharm - my favorite box
Allure Beauty Box - a good starter box
Ipsy - generous sample size and sometimes full size items
Lip Monthly - this is a new one for me - $12 for 4 full size lip and beauty products
GoodBeing Box – just joined, will have link soon

In the process of cancelling this one:
Kloverbox - eco friendly and cruelty free, a bit expensive

Freebie sites I belong to:


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 and honest opinion.

Marketing: I’m PR friendly. Contact me if there is something you would like to send for me to try and review. Please be aware, however, that if I don’t like your product, I will be honest with my viewers. I also cannot promise that your item will appear here on the website or on my YouTube channel.


February 15, 2016

Updated Vanity Tour and Makeup Collection ~ 2016

Thanks for joining me for my updated vanity tour. I have been doing one every year. I have to admit that sometimes I miss the simplicity of a smaller collection. Also, I noticed while going through it, that a lot of my stuff comes from beauty boxes like Boxycharm.

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Beauty boxes I subscribe to - I unsubscribed from a several which leaves me with the three I decided to keep - plus I gave Ipsy one more month:

Boxycharm - my favorite box
Kloverbox - eco friendly and cruelty free, a bit expensive
Allure Beauty Box - a good starter box
Ipsy - generous sample size and sometimes full size items
Lip Monthly - this is a new one for me - $12 for 4 full size lip and beauty products
GoodBeing Box – just joined, will have link soon

Freebie sites I belong to:


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 and honest opinion.

Marketing: I’m PR friendly. Contact me if there is something you would like to send for me to try and review. Please be aware, however, that if I don’t like your product, I will be honest with my viewers. I also cannot promise that your item will appear here on the website or on my YouTube channel.

February 14, 2016

Unboxing ~ January Kloverbox & February Allure Beauty Box ~ 2016 #thebeautybox @Allure_magazine

Thanks for joining me for my unboxing video. I really do love both boxes in this video, but am considering leaving Kloverbox. I have written a couple time to the contact us address without receiving a reply. I really enjoy ever Allure Beauty Box that I get – always full of awesome stuff.

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Here’s what was in the Koverbox:

1. Palmetto Derma Rejuvenating Antioxidant Mask - $64
2. Saylorwolf’s Watercolors – 2016 Seasonal Watercolor Calendar 2016 - $10
3. Snapz – Organic Apple Cheese Crisps - $1

Here’s what was in the Allure Beauty Box:

1. Bulgari Omnia Paraiba perfume sample 0.17 oz – full size is 2.2 oz for $82 – sample worth $6.42
2. Hello Breath Spray in Pink Grapefruit Mint – this is full size - $3.79
3. Pur-lisse Daily Lip Nourisher – this is full size - $16
4. SkinFixk Ultra Rich Hand Cream – travel size 1 oz – full size is 3oz for $9.99 – this is worth $3.33
5. Kevin Muphy Hydrate-Me Wash and Rinse – each is 1.4 oz (40 ml) sample – full size is 250 ml $27.50
6. Lancome Visionnaire Beauty Sleep Perfector Advanced Multi-Correcting Gel-in-Oil – 0.10 oz sample – full size is $88




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Beauty boxes I subscribe to - I unsubscribed from a several which leaves me with the three I decided to keep - plus I gave Ipsy one more month:

Boxycharm - my favorite box
Kloverbox - eco friendly and cruelty free, a bit expensive
Allure Beauty Box - a good starter box
Ipsy - generous sample size and sometimes full size items
Lip Monthly - this is a new one for me - $12 for 4 full size lip and beauty products

GoodBeing Box – just joined, will have link soon

Freebie sites I belong to:


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 and honest opinion.

Marketing: I’m PR friendly. Contact me if there is something you would like to send for me to try and review. Please be aware, however, that if I don’t like your product, I will be honest with my viewers. I also cannot promise that your item will appear here on the website or on my YouTube channel.

February 7, 2016

Eye Shadow Junkie TAG ~ with mini-reviews

Thanks for joining me for my eyeshadow junkie tag!  I was tagged by Kathrin Pi – it just took me forever to get this video made and uploaded. Sorry. I have sent a message out to a few YouTube friends to join me in this tag.

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Here is Kathrin’s video – the one who inspired me

Here are the questions:

1) Your favorite drugstore eyes hadow line
2) Your favorite eye shadow primer
3) Your first eye shadow purchase & do you still use it
4) Your best drugstore eye shadow dupe
5) Most underrated eye shadow product
6) Your favorite single eye shadow
7) Your favorite cream eye shadow
8) Your favorite neutral eye shadow
9) Your favorite colored eye shadow
10) The BEST palette ever

Check out my cruelty free vs not cruelty free page

Follow me:


Beauty boxes I subscribe to - I unsubscribed from a several which leaves me with the three I decided to keep - plus I gave Ipsy one more month:

Boxycharm - my favorite box
Kloverbox - eco friendly and cruelty free, a bit expensive
Allure Beauty Box - a good starter box
Ipsy - generous sample size and sometimes full size items
Lip Monthly - this is a new one for me - $12 for 4 full size lip and beauty products
GoodBeing Box – just joined, will have link soon

Freebie sites I belong to:


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 and honest opinion.

Marketing: I’m PR friendly. Contact me if there is something you would like to send for me to try and review. Please be aware, however, that if I don’t like your product, I will be honest with my viewers. I also cannot promise that your item will appear here on the website or on my YouTube channel.

February 2, 2016

Weekly Makeup Basket (Shop My Stash #4) January 31 February 6, 2016

Welcome to my channel. Here is my weekly makeup basket. This was recorded on time on Sunday, but I had a few delays posting.

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Here are the products featured in this video – all cruelty free unless marked with *:

1. L’Oreal La Palette Nude 1*
2. Smashbox Double Exposure Palette
3. Laura Geller primer in Etherial
4. Laura Geller Baked Liquid Radiance foundation in Light
5. Bare Minerals Mineral Veil in natural light
6. Milani Baked Blush in 01 Dolce Pink
7. ELF pressed mineral bronzer in baked peach
8. NYC Smooth Skin pressed powder*
9. Starlooks liquid highlighter in the color High Life
10. MicaBeauty eye primer
11. Estee Lauder Sumptuous Infinite mascara*
12. Tarte Lights Camera Lashes mascara
13. Smashbox Photo Finish Oil Free Primer (gel formula)
14. BellaPierre Pink Cheek and Lip Stain
15. Ulta Chubbie Stick Lipstick in Sugar & Spice
16. Elizabeth Arden Lipstick in Plum Pearl*
17. L’Oreal Lipstick in 176 Sunset Angora*
18. Skinn lip cream in Ruby
19. Acure lip lush in Date Worthy
20. the Balm Meet Matt Hughes lip stain
21. Tarina Tarantino glitter eye liner
22. Eyeko London Skinny Liquid Eyeliner in Black
23. EOS Lip Balm*

Added later:
24. Ulta eyebrow set


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Beauty boxes I subscribe to - I unsubscribed from a several which leaves me with the three I decided to keep - plus I gave Ipsy one more month:

Boxycharm - my favorite box
Kloverbox - eco friendly and cruelty free, a bit expensive
Allure Beauty Box - a good starter box
Ipsy - generous sample size and sometimes full size items

Freebie sites I belong to:

BzzAgent


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 and honest opinion.

Marketing: I’m PR friendly. Contact me if there is something you would like to send for me to try and review. Please be aware, however, that if I don’t like your product, I will be honest with my viewers.


Product review: SkinMedica Replenish Hydrating Cream @skinmedica

I got a small sample tube of this cream with a beauty box I subscribe to. Before that tube was gone I was here on Amazon buying the full size. I have sensitive skin and it's always on the dry side. I was going through a very bad spell that lasted for days after having used a mask that was way too irritating. My skin was actually sore. While using the sample, my skin irritation vanished completely. So I thought afterward that maybe it was a little heavy, but I've been using and loving it ever since.

It is very pricey, but the price here was actually much lower than on the web site associated with the beauty box I got my sample in - definitely great prices on this brand here on Amazon. You only need a tiny pea-size amount to moisturize your whole face, so the tube lasts foever. The consistency is like a thick gel cream that spreads easily over your entire face. It's super moisturizing and the moisturized feeling lasts me all day. Now this cream would likely be too heavy for people who have oilier skin, and I may have to back off a tiny bit in the hottest part of the summer, but otherwise, this is my go to moisturizer. I absolutely love this stuff!

January 31, 2016

Unboxing ~ Boxycharm ~ January 2016 ~ all cruelty free!

Welcome to my channel, and for those who follow me, welcome back!  Sorry this is late getting posted. Through the entire month of January I worked overtime. Thankfully that ended on the 30 th. Thank you for joining me with my unboxing of Boxycharm – it’s pretty much the best value box available for the price. As usual, it’s full size stuff. And, yet again, everything in the box is cruelty free!
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Here’s what was in the box:

1. Blinc Mascara Amplified - $26
2. Coastal Scents Revealed Smoky - $39.95 (usually sells for less online)
3. Royal & Langnickel Brush set – REVOLUTION - $23.97
4. Starlooks Luxe Longwear Eye Liner Pen - $19




Follow me:


Beauty boxes I subscribe to - I unsubscribed from a several which leaves me with the three I decided to keep - plus I gave Ipsy one more month:

Boxycharm - my favorite box
Kloverbox - eco friendly and cruelty free, a bit expensive
Allure Beauty Box - a good starter box
Ipsy - generous sample size and sometimes full size items

Freebie sites I belong to:

BzzAgent


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 and honest opinion.

Marketing: I’m PR friendly. Contact me if there is something you would like to send for me to try and review. Please be aware, however, that if I don’t like your product, I will be honest with my viewers.




Finish 16 in 2016 ~ Lipsticks (Project Pan) ~ Elizabeth Arden, Max Factor, Clinique

Thanks for joining me for my Finish 16 in 2016 lipstick edition. I have about 75-80 lipsticks, many are not cruelty free. I intentionally picked 16 lipsticks that are not cruelty free. In my quest to become fully cruelty free, I am using up things that are not cruelty free and only buy things that are cruelty free.

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Here are the lipsticks in this challenge:

1. Clinique - Raspberry Glace
2. Elizabeth Arden - Plum Perfect
3. Elizabeth Arden - Fiesta
4. Elizabeth Arden - Rosy Shimmer
5. Elizabeth Arden - Petal
6. Elizabeth Arden - Soft Red
7. Elizabeth Arden - Pink Twilight
8. Elizabeth Arden - Red Diamond
9. Elizabeth Arden - Honeysuckle
10. Elizabeth Arden - Desert Rose
11. Elizabeth Arden - Beach Pebble
12. Elizabeth Arden - Breathless
13. Elizabeth Arden - Ultraviolet
14. Elizabeth Arden - Red Door Red
15. Max Factor - Mauve Platinum
16. L’Oreal - Sunset Angora


Follow me:


Beauty boxes I subscribe to - I unsubscribed from a several which leaves me with the three I decided to keep - plus I gave Ipsy one more month:

Boxycharm - my favorite box
Kloverbox - eco friendly and cruelty free, a bit expensive
Allure Beauty Box - a good starter box
Ipsy - generous sample size and sometimes full size items

Freebie sites I belong to:

BzzAgent


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 and honest opinion.

Marketing: I’m PR friendly. Contact me if there is something you would like to send for me to try and review. Please be aware, however, that if I don’t like your product, I will be honest with my viewers.



January 27, 2016

Unbagging ~ Ipsy January 2016 ~ the Balm, Pixi, Burts Bees, Skone, Hanalei

Thanks for joining me once again for my January 2016 Ipsy unboxing – yet another lovely bag full of great stuff.

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Here’s what came in the bag – everything is cruelty free except for the item marked with * - it may be cruelty free, but I haven’t been able to verify that:

1. Pixi  Mesmerizing Mineral Duo – yes, it’s full size – $6
2. Skone Cosmetics Smudger Brush – $15
3. Mr Write eye pencil from the Balm - $17
4. Burts Bees Cleansing Oil – deluxe sample
5. Hanalei Sugar Lip Scrub – deluxe sample *

To see all my going gray videos click here



Follow me:


Beauty boxes I subscribe to - I unsubscribed from a several which leaves me with the three I decided to keep - plus I gave Ipsy one more month:

Boxycharm - my favorite box
Kloverbox - eco friendly and cruelty free, a bit expensive
Allure Beauty Box - a good starter box
Ipsy - generous sample size and sometimes full size items

Freebie sites I belong to:

BzzAgent


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 and honest opinion.

Marketing: I’m PR friendly. Contact me if there is something you would like to send for me to try and review. Please be aware, however, that if I don’t like your product, I will be honest with my viewers.


January 24, 2016

Going Gray Diary ~ January 12, 2016 ~ Episode 3

This short video was recorded on January 12th, just 3 days after my stylist starting helping me make the transition. I'll publish another update at the 8 week mark - we'll probably see a lot more gray (white) hair by then. 

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To see all my going gray videos click here



Follow me:


Beauty boxes I subscribe to - I unsubscribed from a several which leaves me with the three I decided to keep - plus I gave Ipsy one more month:

Boxycharm - my favorite box
Kloverbox - eco friendly and cruelty free, a bit expensive
Allure Beauty Box - a good starter box
Ipsy - generous sample size and sometimes full size items

Freebie sites I belong to:

BzzAgent


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 and honest opinion.

Marketing: I’m PR friendly. Contact me if there is something you would like to send for me to try and review. Please be aware, however, that if I don’t like your product, I will be honest with my viewers.

Weekly Makeup Basket (Shop My Stash #3) January 24-January 30, 2016

Welcome to my channel. Thank you for joining me for another weekly makeup basket. I worked a tremendous amount of overtime over the past couple weeks, so I did miss one week, but plan to keep this up through all of 2016 on a weekly basis from here on.


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To see all my weekly makeup baskets click here


Follow me:


Beauty boxes I subscribe to - I unsubscribed from a several which leaves me with the three I decided to keep - plus I gave Ipsy one more month:

Boxycharm - my favorite box
Kloverbox - eco friendly and cruelty free, a bit expensive
Allure Beauty Box - a good starter box
Ipsy - generous sample size and sometimes full size items

Freebie sites I belong to:

BzzAgent


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 and honest opinion.

Marketing: I’m PR friendly. Contact me if there is something you would like to send for me to try and review. Please be aware, however, that if I don’t like your product, I will be honest with my viewers.


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