Review: Carmex Moisture Plus

Disclaimer: I received these items in exchange for an honest review. I was not required to post a positive review. These are my honest opinions. Your experience may differ.

CARMEX MOISTURE PLUS LIP BALM

Each and every one of us knows the woes of getting horribly chapped lips. thought I tend not to get them very often because I am always wearing lip balm of some sort, I have always sworn by Carmex.

I was given the opportunity to review Carmex Moisture Plus, and immediately thought how perfect these would be to include in stockings for the Holidays.

I have tried these before, and I did love them, but I really fell in love with these ones because of the adorable designs! The Black and White one was my favorite. This stylish packaging lets everyone express themselves!

10 Must Have Beauty Items On A Budget

1) I think one of the most important beauty items you can have in your arsenal is a good foundation. Whether that be a powder, or cream, or liquid, you need something to even your skin tone. Go with the lowest coverage you are comfortable with, to let your natural skin tone shine through! 

Here are a few of my favorites: 

ELF Studio Finish Foundation

Rimmel Clean Finish

Just Because of Summer

I realized a few days ago that I have been extremely slacking in the Make-up part of my blog. I thought about last it last night, and i decided that today I wanted to attempt to get a makeup look up. I did a "summer themed" look today that I thought I would share with you. I used a palette that I don't use very often, and thought "hey, why not, let's try some Orange today." This is what I came up with.

What does everyone think? I used all pearl finishes. I think it is a very "Summery" color scheme. Maybe next time I will try it with Bright greens or blues :)

Review: Soap & Glory "Sexy Mother Pucker"

I am extremely picky when I am spending cash on cosmetics- especially a lip product! I don't know how many times I have purchased a product hoping that it would be the best ever, only for it to let me down miserably. Then the product sits in my drawer, until it either goes in the garbage or I give it away. So when I say I absolutely love a product, you know I am telling you the truth. 

I have tried other "lip plumping" glosses before with not Much Success. They either didn't work at all, or they burned the crap out of my lips. Soap & Glory's Sexy Mother Pucker gloss is Absolutely Wonderful! It makes my lips look bigger and stays on for hours, without burning my lips. It does tingle though, it is actually kind of tickly. The color I received was absolutely wonderful (Punch Bowl). I will definitely be visiting Sephora in the near future to check out their other products! They have made me a customer for Life!

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Review and Giveaway: Melville Candy Company

Everyone on the face of the planet loves candy! Some people may scoff at me, but out of all the candy in the world, I think my favorite kind is lollipops! When I received my package from Melville Candy Company, and opened it up, I was floored. I have never in my life seen such adorable and fun Lollipops!

My favorite ones that I received were the ones in the boxes, but the Creamsicle ones were a Close second! I just cannot bring myself to eat the giant pair of lips, I think it is too adorable! The flavors on these are so delicious. They are sweet but not overpowering. All of the products are packaged wonderfully. These would be a perfect gift for anybody who loves candy! I know I certainly loved these!

Melville Candy Company is a proud 35 year old family owned and operated business. We create gourmet custom shaped barley lollipops which bring back fond childhood memories using the same formula which was used over 75 years ago. We produce a variety of barley lollipops from Melville's Seacoast, Barnyard, Zoo animals collections and many, many more! Take a trip down memory lane as you view our wonderful collection which will delight young and old alike.

In addition to barley lollipops, we create a wonderful product for tea and coffee drinkers. Melville's Clover Honey Spoons, and Chocolate Caramel spoons are just a few of the unique items which will make wonderful and unusual gifts. Each item we produce is hand made, packed and inspected before shipping which guarantees that you will receive an excellent product each and every time you place an order.

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Melville Candy Company has offered my readers a giveaway! Out of the flavors in the picture below, the winner will be able to choose three flavors to try!

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Review: ChopSaver

ChopSaver was made for musicians who know how painful it is to try to play instruments with chapped lips, but I am here to tell you, this product is not just for musicians. Being from Michigan, our winter was brutal, and for the first time in years I ended up with chapped lips. Even now, when it's almost May, my lips are still healing, and I can honestly say, that I think this product helped! 

Do you or someone you know suffer from dry, chapped or otherwise irritated lips? Then ChopSaver All-Natural Lip Balm is your answer. I originally created the ChopSaver formula for people like me that play a wind or brass instrument. Now, everyone is in on the secret including dermatologists who recommend ChopSaver for their patients with chronic lip dryness. Made with organic ingredients, no other product matches ChopSaver for smoothness, durability and effectiveness. Try some today!

Some lip balms, when I put them on chapped or cracked lips burn me! ChopSaver didn't! It is made with all natural and organic ingredients! 

ChopSaver also comes in an SPF 15 formula. Perfect for summer time when you need to protect your lips from the hot, blistering sun. 

This is hands down, some of the best lip balm I have ever used! perfect for Michigan's harsh weather (all four seasons are crazy!) 

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Review: Splurge Skincare

I was given the chance to review Splurge Skin Care! I was very excited when this came in the mail, because I love Sugar scrub. I had tried to make some before, and it never turned out right, it was always too hard, or too oily, it just never worked the way I had imagined it would. So, when I tried Splurge's "The Rub" I was so happy! It was perfect! I used this on my hands. I get really dry hands, and then from writing I get all sorts of calluses, my hands just needed some extra TLC, and "The Rub" gave them just that!
I just wet my hands, scooped some out of the jar, and scrubbed my hands and wrists with it, and then rinsed it off. My hands were soft soft and smelled so great!

I received the new "spring" scent, from Splurge, and it smells so fresh! I love scents like this for spring, fresh and citrus-y. 

I also received two of their lip balms to try. The first thing that I noticed about these was the packaging they were in. Thy came in cute little oval tube! I have never seen packaging like that before, I love it! I received two different kinds, Almond lip buttah, and In Love tinted Lip Buttah. I prefer the tinted one better, because it smells like mint, but I enjoy to almond one as well, though the smell kind of makes me want to eat cookies! They both smell delicious, and they go on smoothly, and they moisturize my lips extremely well!

I loved all three of the products I received from Splurge! Try them out for yourself!

Splurge is also Cruelty Free!

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Review: Cowgirl Dirt Cosmetics

I was so  excited when my samples came in the mail from Cowgirl Dirt. As soon as I got teh package open I started swatching everything! Everything was beautiful! I received ten product samples, all different things from their line. 
Eye shadow- Cowgirl Up
Eye shadow- Honey Suckle
Eye shadow- Pistol Pink
These three colors worked and blended so well together. I was able to create a pinky/purply smokey eye with them with the most ease. The pigmentation was some of the best I have ever seen with mineral eye shadows. Hardly any fallout at all. I was super impressed with these. 

I also received Two Mineral powder foundations, in two different shades. Again, hands down the best mineral foundation I have ever tried. Very good coverage, and it didn't make my face look cakey. 
I also got to try their concealer in Neutral Light. This was OK. Perfect for under the eyes, and is build-able to hide blemishes, though it takes a few layers. It sits very nice on the skin and doesn't give me any creases, or cause any excess oil production.
Their Cream foundation.... I am in love with. Great coverage, it feels great on your face, it's not heavy, and it doesn't make me break out, or cause dryness!! The most perfect foundation. 

Their Yeehaw lipsticks are also wonderful. I loved the two shades that I got: Cash and Seattle Slew. 

This is a great line of products, everything I received, I really liked. 

Cowgirl Dirt products are made with the purest natural and organic ingredients. Our collection of mineral-based products not only enhances your natural beauty, but also contains vitamins, nutrients and anti-oxidants that nourish your skin. You can be confident that you will not only look your best, but feel your best when wearing Cowgirl Dirt!

I would rate these a 9/10!

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Palette Collection Video!

Here is the Video as promised. Albeit a little bit late. It slipped my mind. Feel free to leave me any comments you may have. i am working on a new video now!! The Elf "unboxing/haul" I hope to get that up by the end of the week.. It is pretty long... I got a lot of stuff!! Thanks for reading!

Uploading Palette Collection!!

Hello All!

I am uploading my Palette Collection video to YouTube right at this moment. For some reason though now, it takes AGES for a video to upload.. last night it took All Night Long. Literally. I started it while I was awake and it went until like 5 this morning. Luckily for me, I was sleeping for most of it. I thought I would try uploading into a different format today, but it is still taking an unbelievably long time to process and upload. Maybe it's my internet connection?

Anyway! As I did with my Peacock Eye Shadow Tutorial, I will post the video here once it is uploaded (So probably tomorrow morning).

Here is some information on my palettes that I currently have until my ELF order comes in (which will HOPEFULLY be tomorrow, weather permitting). 

The first Palette is a 24 color Profusion Palette. The colors are very vibrant and pigmented, but I would recommend a primer and setting spray, as they do tend to wear off easily.

The Next palette is a 15 Color Concealer Palette. I bought this product from Amazon. I love love love these concealers. The coverage is great, and the colors are easily blend-able and turn almost powdery once set.

The next THREE palettes were all one in the same. The same Palette in different shades. The ELF 36 Color Eye Shadow Palette. These come in three different varieties, Everyday, Brights and Natural, I show all three in my video. I love ELF shadows, and I love the company. It's one of my favorites!

The Next palette is a 66 Color Lip Palette. This palette has every color under the sun in it, and all the colors are great. it does have a very weird smell to it, but it does not bother me. If you are one of those people which smell bothers you, then I wouldn't recommend this product.

Next up is a 6 Color Contour Palette. I love this palette. They are all matte colors, and easily build-able for an everyday or dramatic look!

The next palette is a Blush Palette. I couldn't find the exact palette that I purchased, but this one is similar. I love the colors in this palette! There is a perfect tone for everyone, from the lightest to the brightest shade. 

In my video I show 2 other eye shadow palettes- One that I made, and one that was given to me as a gift. As I don't know the brand or where it was purchased, I can't give you guys a link :( The profusion palette is similar, so you could purchase one of those. The colors are great and very pigmented.

The last palette is (I remembered the brand) A Color Workshop (at least I am fairly certain) Palette. i sadly, could not find a link to this product as I think it was some sort of limited edition palette. It's your basic 96 color eye shadow palette that you can find anywhere. 

And those are my palettes as of right now... I'm super excited to get my other three in the mail soon! As well as the other products I ordered... Hopefully I remember to film the unboxing, before I rip everything open like a kid on Christmas morning. 

Again- Thanks for listening to my rambles. Have a great day!!

Going out look...

I just did my friends makeup for a date. I have to edit the video, because there are several times I stepped in front of the camera. I will put a finished look up tomorrow.
She never wears full faced makeup, and that is exactly what I did, complete with countouring and a winged out smokey eye.
Stay tuned for pictures and videos.

Purple Eyeshadow

Hey All!
I just wanted to do a quick update, I've been sick but today I finally feel a little better, so I thought I would post a quick pic of my eyeshadow today. I just wanted to try out a new look using some of my new shadow! Let me know if you would like a tutorial on this particular look, I would be happy to make one later this week :)

ELF Haul!! 3/1/2013

Hey All,
I recieved my ELF order today so I thought I would post an ELF Haul! Check out my youtube channel later this week for the actual Haul Video, as well as mini reviews.

The first Item I received was the ELF Studio Shimmer palette in Sunrise.

ELF lipstick in Fantasy and Nostalgic.

 ELF Cover Everything Concealer in Light

 ELF contour Blush and Bronzer in St. Lucia

 ELF Studio Brush Set

ELF Shimmering Facial Whip in Toasted and Spotlight

ELF Tinted Moisturizer in Honey and Ivory

ELF Tone Correcting Concealer in Light Beige and Ivory

ELF Plumping Lip Glaze in Baby Doll and Winter Pink

ELF Lip Primer and Plumper

ELF Eye Widener in Pearl White

ELF Brightening Eye Color in Ethereal

ELF Makeup Mist and Set

ELF Clarifying Pressed Powder in Light Beige and Ivory

ELF Lengthening and Defining Mascara in Black







So far, though I've only used a few of these products I absolutely love them. I ama huge ELF Fan!!!!

The Best Lip Balm: Naked Bee

So it’s winter… And winter brings Chapped lips. I’ve been lucky so far this season and haven’t gotten them yet! I’m pretty sure that as long as I use this product, I don’t think I will be hopping on the chapped lip train this year either!
It’s called “The Naked Bee” in Orange Blossom Honey Scent. I have to admit, it’s not the greatest smelling lip balm, but it’s not terrible either, but it Moisturizes my lips better than anything ever has. It’s not sticky, and it glides on smoothly. I Recommend it!!

Here is a link to their website where you can buy this, as well as many of their other products:
http://www.nakedbee.bz/products_nl.htm

ELF Prduct Review: Lipstick

I have to say I am completely in love with this product, and the best part is, it was only $1.00!! It is ELF’s lipstick in “Classy”. The color is wonderful, it’s creamy and it’s long lasting.
Here is the link to buy this wonderful product:
http://www.eyeslipsface.com/elf/lips/lip_stick/lipstick