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Beauty & Skin

July 5, 2012

Revlon Nail Art Neon

Someone has finally figured out that you need a good coat of white under neon to really make it pop. Enter Revlon’s Nail Art in Neon.

I bought the “Pink Glow.”  I love this color!

However… the white sucks
AND it chips fast even when you use another white under it.

 

I did my toenails with my normal Sinful Colors base coat, a coat of the Revlon white (it was streaky) and then two coats of the pink. 3 days and it was already chipping.

On my hands I did the same thing but replaced the Revlon white with a Sinful colors white that was less streaky. It started chipping at day 3 as well. Usually I can get at least 5 days out of nail polish anymore before huge chunks fall off.

I also used the Sinful Colors Nail Art in white to create a chevron pattern on one thumb. The tiny brush needed a little trim because it had a stray hair hanging out but other than that, I like it.

So maybe it needed top coat or maybe it’s time for a new base coat.
It’s a fun color however and I’ll give it another try.

The applicator shape is actually kinda nice. More like holding a lipgloss tube than a nail polish bottle. Not going to stand on the table which may affect your opinion of it though.

 

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July 3, 2012

KlutchClub May & June 2012

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May KLUTCHclub box June KLUTCHclub box

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What’s inside the MAY Box:

  • Hydroxatone’s Instant Effect 90 Second Wrinkle Reducer
  • ONE coconut water
  • Moving Comfort sports bras
  • Yoga Download classes
  • Think Thin bars
  • KLUTCHclub water bottle

What’s inside the JUNE Box:

  • Saavy-Boheme African Black Hand Soap
  • Yu-Be Moisturizing Skin Cream
  • Body Language Sportswear $25 Gift Card
  • Journey Bar
  • OG Sacks $30 Gift Card (Premium grocery and yoga bags with washable liners.)
  • mybarre3 Free Month of Workout Downloads
  • Crum Creek Soy Nut Mix

June 13, 2012

Birchbox June 2012 Unboxing

 What was inside:

  • Borchese “Botanico Eye Compress” (EWGEWG Environmental Working Group - an organization focused on research to make informed choices and live a healthy life in a healthy environment. 5 out of 10 – 1 being the best for healthy)
  • Jouer “Luminizing Moisture Tint” (dimethicon breaks me out)
  • Scalisi Skincare “Anti-aging Moisturizer Broad Spectrum SPF 30” (can’t find ingredient list)
  • theBalm Cosmetics “Stainiac” in color: Beauty Queen (EWG 5 out of 10 –  1 being the best for healthy)
  • Band-Aid “Cynthia Rowley Dress Up BandAid


Unboxing video:

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wearing: Express thrifted blouse and Chico’s hot pink tank

 

May 11, 2012

Birchbox May 2012 “Gossip Girl” box unboxing

What’s inside:

  • Dior – Diorshow Extase mascara
  • Dior – Miss Dior Eau de Parfum
  • Miracle Skin Transformer Body SPF 20 in Glow
  • Shu Uemura – Cleansing Oil Shampoo
  • XOXO notecard


 Sign up for Birchbox! (referral link): http://www.birchbox.com/?raf=3l3e7

The scarf I mentioned in the video was the forever21 “Tiger Striped Scarf” which is only available in black and white now.

April 23, 2012

Everyday Minerals Glo base discontinued

I got this via email this morning (click image for larger view) and panicked since there seems to be a history of EM discontinuing my staple items (the Raw Sugar Bronzer AND the pressed powder foundation.) I quickly double checked the bases that I use and thankfully for me, I don’t use the “Original Glo” base.

But I thought I would post it to let people know that it looks like they’ll be selling them for a short period of time and then discontinuing them all together. So go grab som while you can if you use this base!

http://www.everydayminerals.com/store/base/original-glo.html

 

April 21, 2012

amika Obliphica Nourishing Mask review

I received a sample of the Amika Obliphica Nourishing Mask in the April Birchbox. I LOVE what this does to my hair. The photos are actually all the second day after using this (gallery below)

My hair was still shiny but not oily. NO additional products. No hairspray, no gel, no shine serums, nada. Just shampoo then the amika Obliphica Nourishing Mask. My hair was straight with a little more volume on the first day. Second day I decided to curl it without rewashing and this is how it looked at the end of the day.

I also LOVE that the ingredient list is all natural.

The big downside for me (and also probably the ingredient that causes the shine) – even though I rinse it out in the shower after 5 minutes, the dimethicone still seems to break me out a bit. I will give it another shot again in another week but I’m fairly certain this was what caused the couple of little deeper below the surface zits that are painful and last longer. That has been the pattern with anything that has “cones” in the ingredient list for me so I wasn’t surprised.

IF dimethicone doesn’t bother you, I definitely would recommend picking up this product and trying it.