And another vitamin C serum joins the pantheon of wonderful serums! I had the opportunity to try Valentia Even Glow Serum with Vitamin C 20%. Even though I’ve tried about a million vitamin C serums over the past year or so, I am always up for trying new ones. As I mentioned last time, each …
Gabriel Cosmetics Zuzu Luxe Peep Show Palette: Glam Holiday Look
The holidays are definitely here, and earlier this week I attended my first holiday party with lots more on the calendar. And just in time, I was given the opportunity to try Gabriel Cosmetics Zuzu Luxe Peep Show Palette, a very holiday-oriented eye and cheek palette. Back in the spring, I purchased my first Gabriel Cosmetics product, …
Weekend Beauty Blog Coalition Roundup 7 December 2014
Howz your weekend going? Shopping? Partying? Think of me stuck in my office working on my quarterly taxes, lol! Really! But I’m going to take a break and read a few beauty blogs. Anyone going to join me? Here are this week’s posts from the Beauty Blog Coalition! There are reviews of subscription boxes, fragrance, …
Bite Beauty Mini Lip Crayons & Beauty Blogazons Weekly Roundup 12/6/14
Another week has rolled by, and I still have more holiday shopping to do. How ’bout you? I stopped by Sephora today because I got the holiday discount, and although I made VIB status a month ago, it wasn’t reflected on my discount. However, my local Sephora adjusted it for me. Thanks, Sephora! Did you …
Natracare Cleansing Make-up Removal Wipes vs Forever 21 Cocoa Shea Butter Wipes
A couple of months ago I decided to try some inexpensive cleansing wipes from Forever 21 at the recommendation from a fellow blogger. The store didn’t have any of the lavender cleansing wipes she mentioned, so I went with the Cocoa Shea Butter wipes because they said “moisturizing” on the packaging. What a terrible …
ShaveMob Giveaway Winner
Congratulations to Amber M, the winner of the ShaveMob women’s razor and cartridges! Woo hoo! So handy in time for the holidays! Thanks so much to all of you who entered the giveaway. I really appreciate it! This was a quick one, and it took place over Thanksgiving and Rafflecopter had problems with its widgets …
Paula Dorf Aztec City Eye Palette & Teal Mascara
I’ve been wanting to try Paula Dorf cosmetics for a while now. The brand is known for high quality cosmetics and innovative problem-solving products such as Transformer® (from eye shadow to liquid liner) and Perfect Illusion® for lips (ends feathering lips) among others. So I was very happy to have an opportunity through Brandbacker to get …
Making My Home Cozy with Old Factory Candles
At this time of year, my thoughts turn to gifts. Whenever I see something, I’m always thinking would this be a good gift for someone on my list…or truth be told, for me! 😈 So I was very happy to have a chance to try the autumn collection of soy candles from Old Factory. I …
Bite Beauty Holiday Lip Specials
Since we’re all thinking holiday gifts, I wanted to share two Bite Beauty lip products that I bought recently and have mentioned in at least one of my other posts: Best Bite Remix: Mini-Pencil Set Luminous Creme Lipstick Duos I was late to Bite Beauty, but I really wanted to try this brand especially for lipstick. …
Weekly Roundup from Beauty Blog Coalition: Thanksgiving Weekend 2014
Hope your holiday or regular weekend is going well. It seems to be jam-packed with visiting, eating, errands and more, on my end. If you have a moment to look at the beauty blogposts from the Beauty Blog Coalition, you may find some ideas and inspiration for holiday gift ideas for makeup lovers and some …
Beauty Blogazons Thanksgiving Weekend Roundup 2014
For those of you who live in the U.S., hope you had a lovely Thanksgiving. We had a big crowd at my cousin’s house. Though I love going there, I do miss not having leftovers 😕 Here are this week’s beauty blogposts from Beauty Blogazons. I think they’ll provide some inspiration as you think about …
Beauty Products I’m Thankful For
It’s almost Thanksgiving, and I’ve joined together with some of the members of The Beauty Council to put together a list of the beauty products that we’re thankful for. So after you take a look at my list, check out the other gals’ posts listed below! Now, it may sound a little frivolous to be …
Kiss InstaWave Automatic Hair Curler
Kiss Products, the maker of fabulous faux nails and lashes, is branching out. Kiss has just launched a new automatic hair curler. It’s a step beyond a regular curling iron with very cool new technology! For a change of pace, I like to curl my hair. I have a curling iron but it was hard …
Giveaway & Holiday Gift Idea: High-Quality, Affordable ShaveMob Razor & Cartridges
I have used the same brand of razor and blades/cartridges for a zillion years, like forever. OK, I did stray once, and I tried the number two brand, but I didn’t like it. I went back to my one and only. A new company called ShaveMob asked me if I would be interested in trying out …
Revlon Photoready Eye Art: Ready for Holiday Parties!
I’m a big fan of cream shadows, so when I saw a video review of Revlon Photoready Eye Art, I knew I “needed” it. There were about 5 or 6 different color options on the display, though the Revlon website shows 10 options. I chose Peach Prism, a peachy/light coppery shade that I thought would …