Tuesday, April 22, 2014

New York Color Expert Last Lip Color - thanks to Influenster!

In the uni (university) VoxBox I was able to try a lot of fun products and I was very pleased with the products that came in the Box. Thanks to Influenster and New York Color I was able to try one of my new favorite spring items - Expert Last Lipstick.
My first though on the color that I was provided was a little bit off because it seemed like it was going to be so bright and I had no idea what I was going to think of it. Little did I know at the time, that I would end up loving it!
The color was so bold and vibrant - and the best part - it really does last! I put some on in the morning before I went out for the day, and even after eating lunch and dinner you could still very well see the color. I think I really underestimated New York Color in the past - thinking that just because it was less expensive that it meant it was lower quality. I was proven wrong with this little gem right here.

Tuesday, March 4, 2014

Colgate Optic White Toothbrush with Built in Whitening Pen

Hey everyone, do I have something awesome to tell you about!
There is this great new product - the new Colgate toothbrush with the built in whitening pen! Thanks to Influenster, I was lucky enough to get to try one of these bad boys! At first I could tell that it was a really good toothbrush just by looking at the bristles - they were really good quality and it appears that the toothbrush was well manufactured. 
The toothbrush was really nice to use considering that I have sensitive gums - it was really not bad at all and didn't damage my gums at all. 
After brushing my teeth I used the whitening pen - and was really pleased that there was no wait time - you just put it on and go! 
Altogether I was really pleased with the product and I would recommend this to my friends. I think it is really neat and saves cupboard space to have the items together in one product - not to mention I have noticed a really big difference in the whiteness of my teeth - it really works!!

I received this product thanks to Influenster and Colgate with the intent to post an honest review. 

Sunday, July 21, 2013

New Goody Ouchless Ribbon Elastics

Goody Ouchless Ribbon Elastics

As someone who has a little bit of a round facial frame, I do not like wearing my hair up often, but the real reason I never wear my hear up has a lot to do with the fact that I DREAD taking the binder out at the end of the day. Binders normally tug on my hair and pull a lot out, and it is just painful and not wroth it. Due to the Summer VoxBox from Influenster, I was able to received the new Goody Ouchless Ribbon Elastics free of charge in exchange for my honest opinion about the product, and I am really happy they sent these to me. Not only do they not pull on my hair but they are also super cute! 

ABOUT THIS PRODUCT

  • Soft, stretchy material that looks beautiful on the wrist or in the hair!
  • From America’s #1 elastics brand, Goody® Ouchless®
  • Unique knot style hair ties are perfect for personalizing or dressing up your look.
To learn more about the product, or to search through the color options, visit - Goody USA

Monday, July 1, 2013

New BBCream: Olay Fresh Effects!

Thanks to Influenster and Olay, I recently was given the opportunity to test out Olay's new Fresh Effects BB Cream, and so far, I love it!
According to the Olay Website, the Fresh Effects BB Cream is supposed to provide six different things in one little package! In this review I am going to break down each of the six things and give my honest opinion on them:


• Refreshes skin instantly
- Unlike other Concealers I have used in the past, this is really light and refreshing - one of the problems I face with other name brand concealers is that they generally make my face feel very weighed down and "fake". Not with this brand, the formula is thin, and provides a nice clean feeling. 

• Brightens for a radiant glow
• Evens tone with a splash of sheer color
- Not to brag, but one of the things I have never had an issue with is my complexion, so with that being said, the glow is noticeable but in the right lighting when it comes to pictures. I could not really get a good picture of it, but I really do like how even and flawless it makes my face look. 

•Hydrates for 24 hours
- Because of the face that I do have Lupus, one of my biggest struggles is that I have very sensative dry skin, one of the things I really loved about this is that it made my skin nice and healthy feeling, without irritating it, which is a problem I have with a lot of other products.

• Smoothes for softer feeling skin
- It is amazing how much this product has made me love my skin! It feels so soft to the touch, which is something that is not always possible for me with the chronic dry skin, but this stuff just honestly works wonders!


• Protects against UV damage with SPF 15 
- Once again, due to the Lupus, sunscreen is something that is very important. As it is I can not be in the sun longer than 30 minutes without feeling sick, my skin getting burnt is a whole new issue! I love that fact that is provides just enough protection for my everyday errands without that noticeable sunscreen smell. 

Another great thing that I need to mention that really made this product a home-run for me was the smell! I generally stay away from foundations and concealers due to the fact that I can-not-stand-that-smell. It actually makes me sick to my stomach the powdery smell that most give off. This amazing BB Cream has a wonderful floral-summery smell that is really knocks it out of the park!

All in all, I will be buying this product again as soon as I am done with this tube, I am so glad that I got the chance to review this and try it out, opened my eyes to a product that not only protects your skin but still helps you look beautiful!

To Purchase this product, along with the rest of the Fresh Effects line, please visit: www.olayfresheffects.com or http://www.amazon.com.

I received this product free of charge from Influenster in exchange for my honest review. 

Tuesday, April 16, 2013

Win a Bottle of Bath and Bodyworks Lotion!

So for my first giveaway (of many more to come...I hope!) I am decided to share something with all of my readers that I personally love.
For as long as I can remember, I have loved Bath & Bodyworks products. They are my favorite go-to for my shower gel/lotion needs. You know how you watch Extreme Couponing, and there are those people who have stockpiles of all these amazing items? That is me with B&BW.
This is just a small little segment of my "stash". The reason that I turn to them when it comes down to needing lotion all boils down to quality. Although there are people who will disagree, I would like to say that they are probably one of the best bath and body distributors available. I have Lupus, and with that being said I have extremely sensitive skin, which ends up being a problem for me considering that a lot of the products that are out there just cause my skin to break out. I have found that they are one of the few lotion products that I can use without my skin getting irritated.
In case you did not know, they also have a line of products for them men in our lives! My boyfriend really likes their scent called "OCEAN" and it maintains a staple in his daily shower routine. There are many other scents that they offer for men, and they have products such as shower gel, cologne, and lotion.
One last great thing about them, is that they have a great newsletter program. I signed up for this program about a year ago and there has not been a week go by that I have not been sent a coupon in my email. Who doesn't love coupon?! Sometimes the coupon will be for buy 3, get 1, other times it will be for a free full sized item when you spend a certain dollar amount, and other coupons are just for great deals all around! If you are one of those people who don't have a printer, or just forget to print out coupons all the time, the great thing about them is they will let you show them the coupon directly from your email on your smartphone and they will always honor the coupon!

So for my first giveaway, and as I said - I hope there are many more in the future, I am giving away one full sized bottle of lotion in the scent Moonlight Path. This is one of my favorite scents (who am I kidding, every scent is my favorite scent! haha). This is my introduction to the blogging world, so I hope that you remember my name and remember the blog - and regardless of giveaways or not I always provide honest reviews of things that I find in my life whether it be products, or movies, and sometimes video games!

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Monday, April 15, 2013

Great Giveaway from Hostess with the Mostess

From Hostess with the Mostess Blog:
      We have an EXCITING giveaway to bring you today!! I love it when that happens. ;) This giveaway is courtesy ofOnlineLabels.com, who will be randomly selecting 5 WINNERS from the entries below. The grand prize winner will receive a 16 GB iPad Mini, second place will receive an $75 iTunes Gift Card and 3 additional winners will receive $25 coupons towards the labels of their choice + 3 months of Maestro Label Designer Label Software!

About OnlineLabels.com

If you’re not yet familiar with OnlineLabels.com, they are an an amazing resource for any shape or sizes of labels that you may need… from address labels and wine bottle labels to candy labelsfull sheet labels, and more. I was truly amazed at the extensive library of products they offer! And if you’re looking for specific label dimensions to fit a certain type of container – maybe you want to personalize that great party or wedding favor you found! – they make things quick & easy to find with their size search tool. They also have hundreds of templates available to help you design and customize your labels.
Scroll down to enter the giveaway (it’s easy!) and to check out images from the Customer Creations gallery atOnlineLabels.com, which feature clever ways people have used their products… there’s even a clever chocolate dominoes set!
The link to the Blog Post is - http://blog.hwtm.com/2013/04/ipad-mini-giveaway-onlinelabels-com/#more-97159
And you can enter the giveaway by going here - http://www.rafflecopter.com/rafl/display/82b6c76/

Thursday, March 7, 2013

Tiny Castle for Android

I have been dealing with a lot of stress lately with school and other things in life - mostly have just been kicking back playing around on my Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1. When I was searching the Play Store for something to do I came across a really cool game that I wanted to share with everyone.

So Tiny Castle is made by Tinyco and it is a pretty silly game - but so addicting when you get started with it, you can't stop!
In this game your purpose is to raise creature - fight off minions - and try to build your own kingdom. You grow food for your creatures, you breed hybrid creatures, and you level them up to make them bigger and stronger. There are 5 basic types of creatures that you will get throughout this game. You start off with Grass, Forest, Fire, Air and Desert. Later on in the game you will be able to get access to water creatures but that will not be until you hit about level 15.
You are also able to battle in this game which will help you gather experience and resources for your kingdom, sometimes there will be quests that will ask you to banish certain minions at certain parts of the game, and sometimes they will ask you to use specific creatures. This game is so fun, and has such much to do that it will keep you busy for hours - not to mention the creatures are super adorable!!
I highly suggest if you like games like Farmville or games where you create your own area this would be a spot on game for you, and you will have so much fun trying to get all of the creatues availble! I have faith that once you start playing you will not be able to stop!

Download Tiny Castle for Android