Wednesday, February 29, 2012
Sunday, February 26, 2012
I am new to doing my own nails, so lately I have been picking up some
nail polish because I had none. I went to Wal-Mart the other day and found
these Pure Ice nail polishes. The back says they are from Bari Cosmetics, which
I have never heard of. I will have to look into the company some more. Well I
got five colors that I thought all went so well with each other and I could do
so many things with. Well I am in-between with them now. I know for sure that I
am taking back three of them to Wal-Mart to see about getting different colors.
The other two I really like. First the three I am taking back are Heart Breaker
(blue), Busted (purple), and Rescue Me (green). I am taking them back because
the colors in the bottle are GREAT, but once on they are just clear with a very
little hint of color. I was hoping for them to be as bright and colored as they
are in the bottle. They are such pretty spring time colors and could not wait
to see what I could come up with. So I was a little sad when I got home and
tried them. I am hoping I will find colors close to them. The two that I am keeping are Strip Tease
(cotton candy pink) and Excuse me (bright yellow almost gold). I love this pink
color!!!!! These two colors are true to the color they are in the bottle and
really enjoy them. All of the polish goes on nice and smooth and the two I am
keeping have a nice shine to them. I have had the pink and yellow on for a few
days and I had one nail chip but the rest look really good still. I am honestly
excited to go see what other colors I can find in the brand. They are only
$1.97 at Wal-Mart, which I really like because I can get a bunch in fun colors
to see what I can come up with.
Friday, February 24, 2012
It has been a few days since I have
written because school has been crazy, sorry about that. Tonight I want to talk
about this glitter nail polish I found. I am not one for glitter, but I am
honestly in love with this polish. It is NYC’s Long Wearing in Starry Silver
Glitter. It is your basic silver glitter but it has round pieces in such a
pretty blue. I have tried it by itself and it is pretty, but I really like it
over colored nail polish. Right now I have a blue and purple on and it makes
them look 10x’s better. It is super shiny and picks up the light so nicely. The
blue flecks really shine and makes it look like you have little diamonds on
your nails. I have had it one for about 5 days with no top coat and it is holding
up super well. I found it at Rite Aid for 99 cents and after I used it once I
went back and got two more. I cannot tell you how much I am in love with this
polish. Every female in my house has it on in one way or another. I have it
over color, my mom has just the polish on and my sister used it just to put on
her tips. So happy with this and if you want to add a little sparkly for a
little bit of money I would recommend picking this up.
Monday, February 20, 2012
So this tonight we bleached my sister’s hair,
using Splat bleach. This was the first time we had seen this brand and decided
to give it a go. I am allergic to bleach so my mom did it while I was watching
and asking questions. So this review is coming from the three of us really.
First thing is we got two bottles at first from Wal-Mart, they are about 8
bucks. We got home realized that they did not come with the plastic hat that
said was in the box, not really a big deal just something I noticed. We always
only need two bottles of bleach for my sister’s hair no matter what brand we
have ever used. Well we mixed up the stuff and mom put it on my sister’s hair.
At the end of the second bottle we realized it was not enough, so we had to run
back to Wal-Mart and get another bottle in the middle of it all. So after 3
bottles it finally covered all of her hair. Right there we were a little turned
off, because we have never had to use that much. So we get it on her head and set the time for
45 minutes. After everyone had a second to stop and think, we realized my
mother and sister both were covered in hives in any place the bleach touched.
Well I have always been allergic to bleach, but they have never ever had a
reaction to it. It was not major but it sure made them very itchy. My sisters
back did not breakout but it was red and super itchy. This was another reason
we won’t buy this bleach again. My mother had just used bleach this morning
when doing wash and cleaning the bathroom and nothing bugged her at all, so it
has to be something in that bleach kit. After rinsing the bleach out, it turned
my sister’s hair all different shades from super blonde to red. She does have
dyed hair, so the spots that did not have dye went super blonde but the parts
that had left over dye went red. So this dye does not work to well in already
dyed hair. They gave you some shampoo and conditioner in the box. We used the
shampoo right away and it smells sooooooo good. It is banana scented, and
worked well. It made her hair as soft as I think it could after it had just
been bleached. Now that it is dry it did not damage her hair too much. I will say
that her hair is not as soft as it was before, but it is not all dried out and
straw like either. So it is pretty much
in the middle. Tomorrow morning she is going to put in the conditioner and
leave it in for the day like it says to see how much it helps. So overall, we will not be buying this bleach
brand any more. We had to use soooo much to cover all her hair and then it made
everyone break out in hives and super itchy.
Saturday, February 18, 2012
I tried my first USDA Organic product
this week. It was Nature’s Path Peanut Choco granola bars. The bars have 9
grams of whole grains, 22 carbs, and 150 calories per bar. The bars are the
normal size of most of the other granola bars out on the market. The smell of
them was pretty good, they smelled like the oats that they use. The texture was nice
and chewy, which I enjoy. You did not taste the Choco, maybe a hint of it here
or there. I tasted mostly the peanuts and it was not overly sweet. I did not
honestly care for it, neither did the rest of my family. I only think that is
because of the flavor though. We are not a big peanut family. I think if it
would not have peanut, more like an oats and honey bar it would have been
great. I really liked that it was not overly sweet. Many of the other granola
bars are so sweet I cannot eat them. So would I eat this bar again? I would not
eat this flavor because of personal preference, but I will get a box of a
different flavor and give them a try. I believe that if you like peanuts you
will really enjoy this bar.
Thursday, February 16, 2012
The other day I got my first ever BirchBox. I
was super excited for it. Once I opened it thought I was a little sad. I found
out thought that when you get you’re your first box it is a welcome box and you
will not get all the same products as everyone else. Now that I know that I am
happy and cannot wait to get next month’s box. Now as for what BirchBox is, it
is a monthly subscription box that you receive 5 to 6 deluxe beauty samples in
it. It cost 10 dollars a month, free shipping and no surprise fees. I think it
is a great way to try out some new products and share it with my readers and
also find some new things I might love in the process. They have a great reward
system and member store as well. http://www.birchbox.com?raf=mnwps/ This is a link to the site so you can read
some more and sign up if you would like. I am going to tell you what I got and
if I have tried it or not and let you know what I think.
The first thing I got was a Jouer moisturizing lip gloss in Birchbox
Pink. I love the name, and the color is great. It is such a bright shiny pink. I
gives your lips a nice pink color with great shine. The more you put on the
brighter the color gets. I personally like lighter color with lots of shine because
I like to play up my eyes. This lip gloss goes on nice and smooth and is not
overly sticky. You can feel it on but it is not enough to bug me. I have not
worn it a full day because I always change my lip gloss during the day but it
did last me the first half of the day. The card that comes with the Birchbox
says that a full size it $20. Overall I like it and I might think about getting
a full size tube. I would like to see what other colors this company might
offer. I will have to head to the site and check it out.
The next thing we got was Eye Rock, designer liner. They are single use
stick on eye liner. You get four designs in the pack and they are all cat eye
type ones. I was super excited to try these because my cats eye drawing skills
kind of stink. I did try out a pair, but was not the happiest with them. I used
the thickest ones and realized that my eyes are not wide enough for it. I took
the second one and cut it in half and tried it again. This time it looked
better. I am still not fully sure what I think of them though. I am going to do
my eyes up and then try the thinner one to see how they look together. I think
because I used the thickest one first it has made me question them. They feel
ok on and did not bug my eyes; I just want to wear them out so I can see if
people notice them and what they say about them. The full size is two packs of
four for $13. I have to try these some more to really decide how I feel about
them.
The next thing was a little spray bottle of Juicy Couture’s Viva La
Juicy perfume. Full size is from $69 to $89. It is a mix of wild berries,
mandarin, honeysuckle, gardenia, jasmine, amber, caramel, vanilla, sandalwood,
and praline. I have to say I really really like it. I saw this in other peoples
box last month and was bummed I would not get to try it. So I was so excited
when it was in mine this month. I love perfumes, lotions, anything really that
smells good. This has a nice summery playful scent. The smells all mix together
so well and none of them are over powering. I put one spray on my wrist the
morning I got the box and I could smell it at bedtime. I am always willing to
spend money on perfumes that have staying power. I hate the ones that you use
in the morning and are gone by the time you get to work. I also did not think it was too over powering.
It just left a nice wisp of scent when I would move my arms. I am so happy with
this perfume. I am hoping that BirchBox keeps sending perfume and lotion
samples because I love trying new ones.
The next thing we got I have not tried because I am saving it for a
night out and about. It is by Colorescience Pro, it is a glow and go travel
puff. From what I understand it is a
puff filled with the make-up already. It says that it is more than a onetime
use puff. It comes in four colors and by what I have seen everyone got
different ones. I got the All Even one. It says it is medium tone and is used
for everyday to camouflage cover. This I think is so cool and cannot wait to
use it. Once I get to try it I will fill everyone in on how I liked it.
The box also includes things they call lifestyle extras. In this box I
got digital downloads from a new band called Green River Ordinance. I honestly
have not gone to the site to check them out. I am an R&B girl, so I am not
sure if it will be up my alley. When I get some time I am sure I will check
them out. The other thing they gave me was Showstoppers designer fashion tape. I
love this stuff. It holds you clothes in place so well. Even when you are
sweaty on the dance floor it stays put. You can never have enough fashion tape.
Wednesday, February 15, 2012
Red Bull
So I am a little excited to write today.
First off OMG Metro Cast is driving me nuts. We changed to them last week and
have had nothing but trouble with internet since. GRRR… ok with that out of the
way. I tried my first ever energy drink this week. It was the original Red
Bull. I honestly never thought they would do anything for me so I never
bothered with them. I also never liked the smell of them, when people around me
drank them. The Red Bull surprised me thought. First off when I smelled it, it
was not to strong at all. I took a very little first sip because I was honestly
not sure I would like it and be able to drink it. I was surprised. There is
very little bubbliness to it. That is nice though I think it helps it go down
better and be more pleasant to drink. It has a nice kind of fruity type taste.
Drinking it reminds me of just drinking a plain old can of soda, which for me
works well because I do not eat or drink anything to different or weird out
there. I was able to drink the whole can and can say that I liked it. I asked
my brother about what he thought about Red Bull, because he drinks all energy
drinks often. He said, “ It taste like original Monster but way better.” I
guess that next thing I will have to do is try a Monster so I can compare the
two, taste wise for everyone. Now did I
get a boost of energy? Yep I sure did lol. I got up and cleaned the whole
house, like spring cleaning type cleaning because I did not have anything to do
or planed before I drank it. I thought it would be a good time to drink it
because I was just hanging out around the house. So I needed to find something
to do because I had all the extra energy. After a few hours, I did not seem to
get the sudden crash that I have heard so much about. I am not sure if it was
because I was doing something and not just sitting at a desk with the extra
energy or if this product just does not give it to you. Not having the crash
made me super happy though, I was dreading it. This is a product that I will
pick up and use when I need a little extra something. I am glad that I finally
gave an energy drink a chance, it really surprised me and has added something
new to my life.
Sunday, February 12, 2012
Nivea Lip Products
So the Nivea lip care has been on sale for
the last two weeks at CVS and I had a few coupons for them, so I picked up the
four that they had. I will go over each one and what I think of them.
I will start with the one I do not care
for. It is the Kiss of Shimmer. It has a great pink case and very pink on the
inside. When you put it on it is clean and gives you a hint of shine on your
lips. It has a nice kind of sweet smell to it. After that I do not care for it.
It goes on ok and the texture is fine, but it is very sticky once on. I had to
remove it after only a few minutes because I did not like how sticky it was.
The
next one is the Mint and Minerals. First thing I noticed was the great color of
the lip balm. It is such a great blue color. I also love the smell of it. It
has just the right hint of mint to it. If you get it in your mouth thought, it tastes
horrible. It goes on nice and smooth and has a nice tingly feeling to it. It is
not overly think or sticky when it is on.
The
next one is the Milk & Honey. It says that it is a soothing lip care. This
one looks like bee’s wax in the tube. It also has my least favorite smell. It
is a waxy, lipstick smell. If you get this one in your mouth it at least does
not taste as bad as the rest. It does go on very smooth, and is not sticky.
Ok
to my favorite, A Kiss of Smoothness. The one bad thing is the nasty taste they
all seem to share. The smell is even better than the mint one. It feels so
silky on my lips and not a touch of stickiness to it.
Overall they all have a nasty taste to them. They have great staying
power and I would use these all the time; well except the shimmer one. The
shimmer and smoothness one are SPF 10. I like lip gloss or balms that have the sunscreen
right in them. Too many people forget about their lip health. Hope this gives
everyone a little in site to Nivea’s lip products.
Friday, February 10, 2012
While at Wal-Mart the other day I
got a little sample size of Clean& Clean Morning Burst facial scrub. The
biggest reason for me wanting to try it was the smell. I am an orange freak,
anything that smells like orange or apples I want. I also loved that it was a
scrub, I just love how they make you skin feel after. Well it has a great smell,
which was what I was so hoping for. It
does give you a nice little wakeup call when you use it in the mornings. No
better smell then oranges in the morningJ.
The scrub part is just small crystals that work great. After using it my skin
feels so soft and smooth. It keeps me feeling fresh all day too. I like to use
a little extra on my hands to make them feel really soft too. This is a great
product and I am very happy that I finally took a second to try it out finally.
I love all the trial size stuff they sell now. You get to try something before
you commit to a large size product.
Wednesday, February 8, 2012
Felix
Katana
Bosco
Jazzmin
Sorry missing Bob's Pic, he was camera shy.
First off, it feels good to have the internet
back. YaY
Now this is going to be an entry all
about dogs. The past day or so there has been a lot of stuff about dogs I have
found in the media and I just have to talk about it.
First thought the products I want to talk
about. When I find a new animal product I buy enough to test on the animals in
my household and my mother’s. Between the two homes there are 14 rescued
animals, 5 dogs, 7 cats and 2 small animals. Today we are going to talk about
the dogs. I have Felix, a 7 year old male Pitt bull mix, Katana a 5 year old
female Pitt Bull mix, and Jazzmin a 2 year old female Jack Russell. My mom has
Bob, 17 and Bosco, 4, who are both only god knows mutts. They range from small
(10lbs) to large (120lbs). After trying many treats I have found 3 that all five
dogs go crazy over. They are Pedigree Dentastix, Pedigree Jumbones, and
Pup-Peroni. The Pup-Peroni comes in a few flavors, like bacon and regular and
the dogs like them all. I also buy everything in small dog size because it is
easiest for Jazzmin (small dog) and Bob (for his teeth and jaws.) Everything
else I have tried some like them then others do not. These three products
everyone will eat. The Pedigree products are around $3.50 a bag and the
Pup-Peroni is about $2.50 a bag. I have been able to find coupons for the
products the past few weeks right in the Sunday papers, which is great.
On an animal friendly side note, please be
careful what you are giving your pups. I had a friend just lose her pup because
she gave her chicken jerky. I will put a link to the FDA article at the end so
everyone can read it. I guess there have been problems for years, but we had no
clue. It talks about any chicken products made in China can kill little dogs
and make bigger doges very sick. So just read the article and be careful.
I
also have to say shame on McDonald’s for that horrible commercial!! It sickens
me that a company of that size thinks it is ok to pick on one breed of dog. I
have 2 Pit mix’s and worked at a dog pound for many years and have only come
across one mean pitt bull. I was at the pound for five years and we had many,
many Pit Bulls come in. I found many more other breeds of dogs that were mean
though. People need to know and truly understand that it is not the dog, It is
the people and environments that they are raised in. You can take any dog at
all and make them mean if that is what you teach them. Also any stray on the
street could be scared or mean because they do not know what human love is.
With a loving home and proper training any dog will be a great family dog. So
please think before speaking badly about Pit Bulls. They are great, loyal,
loving family dogs. Punish the DEED not
the BREED!!!!!
http://www.fda.gov/AnimalVeterinary/NewsEvents/CVMUpdates/ucm280586.htm
Monday, February 6, 2012
So the other day I
won a contest on Facebook for a free case of Dream water. I had honestly just
heard about the product around Christmas when I friend of mine was trying to
win something from them. I saw the post said what the heck can it hurt. You had
to post your wildest dream on their Facebook page;
I have some crazy dreams often so I thought nothing of sharing one with the
world lol. Well I ended up being one of the winners;
I was so excited and hated waiting for the product to arrive. I will say first
that it got here super-fast. Now this stuff is a
shot (2.5 oz) of flavored water that is supposed to
help you sleep. I will take any help in that area I can get, I do not sleep
very well and when I do I am a super light sleeper so I am always waking up. I
was kind of like yeah sure water will help me sleep;
yeah right it will make have to get up in the middle of the night to have to
use the bathroom. Boy was I wrong. My sister and I both tried a bottle. The flavor
we got is Snoozyberry, blueberry and pomegranate. My sister was super excited
about the flavor and could not wait to try it, I on the other hand was kind of
put off because I am not a fan of blueberry and never ever tried a pomegranate.
My sister thought it was great, loved the
flavor so much. I was also surprised and it was a good flavor. Very light, and
kind of like just a little hint of flavor to water, also not to sweet. Now
the bottle says to take 30 minutes before you want to go to bed. My sister and
I both did that together. I can say that in about 15 minutes of taking it we
were both out like a light. I have never had a sleep aid that put me to sleep
that fast, and I have tried lots of them. In like 5 to 8 minutes of taking it
we were both yawning up a storm and just had to put our heads down and relax, and
then we were gone. That night of sleep was GREAT.
I woke up for nothing. I did not hear a noise;
I did not need a drink, or even use the restroom. I do not think I have ever
slept that soundly in my life. My sister said the same things about it;
she made it a whole night without getting up. The next
morning we were both up around 9 and felt great. There was no left over grogginess,
or sluggishness. I was a huge skeptic
at first about this product, but now I can say I am not. I fully enjoy this
product and cannot believe
how well it really works. The people at Dream water
did a great job coming up with a product to help you sleep. My sister and I
have become life time fans of Dreamwater. I cannot
wait for another great night sleep. Here is the site if you want to check it
out more. The people I dealt with were also super
nice, great customer service. http://www.facebook.com/#!/dreamwater
Friday, February 3, 2012
So the other day I got a sample of
microdermabrasion cream by Clinicians Complex. It was from the
website Lovelyskin.com; I found the promotion on Facebook to try a free sample,
so I jumped at it. I have to say I am in
LOVE. I had no clue what it was, never heard of it nothing so I read the
package and realized it was a face wash to use 2 or 3 times a week to help you
smooth out your skin. The site talks about using it in-between office treatments
or in-between using a microdermabrasion machine at home. I will be honest that
all those things are over my head and sound like they cost a lot of money, lol.
The site did say this product is great to use when you are not able to do all
that stuff so that is great. I used in in place of my other face wash this
morning, and boy do I wish I had some more. It felt great on my face. You just
put it on and make circles around your face for a minute or two. You can feel
the scrubby stuff (diamond shaped magnesium oxide crystals )
in it just smoothing out all the dead
skin and lines in your face. It rinsed off super easy and my face felt
soooooooooo clean. My face gets oily near the end of the day and I hate that,
but as of now 10:15 pm no oil and my face still feels clean. It also feels
smoother then it has in forever. It has a great lemon type smell to it that
woke me right up in the shower this morning. Now the only thing that stinks
about it is that for a 2oz jar on their website it is $65 bucks. Way out of my
price range, but love it so much I will be saving my extra money from coupon
savings to get a jar. I read some reviews on the site and they all loved it as
well and says the jar will last 2 to 3 months, so that is good. I’ll link the
page so you can all read a little bit more about it. I am so in love with this
stuff, and cannot wait to get a jar. http://www.lovelyskin.com/details.asp?PID=113293
Thursday, February 2, 2012
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