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April 7, 2014

AR fitness game – Run an Empire iphone app {kickstarter}

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16ec35f0900f854ebbbe8d165d3946a0_largeI’m geeking out on you a little here – AR stands for Alternative Reality or Augmented Reality. And the “Run an Empire” app is a fitness game you play by running or walking around an area to secure it. It’s an app that will get more fun as more people join in and you have to defend your areas by running or walking around them even more.

Think Zombies Run! and Ingress a bit together here. No idea what I’m talking about? Don’t worry. Just watch the video below.

They’ve already reached their funding goal so I went ahead and just did the lowest level to get beta access which was £6 or $10. Need some extra motivation? Make your run/walk more fun and join me: http://kck.st/1h8QL7p 🙂

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March 31, 2014

Fitbit Flex

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Dove into the world of the #fitbitflex Saturday. Right now I’m mostly getting a sense of how much I move (or don’t move) on a daily basis. It’s a little reminder on my wrist but I will be kicking it up a notch later in the week. 🙂 Also cleaned off the standing desk (tv armoire actually) so I can stand to work some as well.

I wanted the fitbit force but those were recalled. That along with the fact that there’s a Tory Burch band in the works for the fitbit flex kinda sealed the deal on that decision for now. I’ll do a more in depth review after I’ve had it for awhile. 😉

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March 26, 2014

NailSnaps – Instagram Photos for your nails!
{kickstarter – funded}

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You know how Instagram works right? And nail decals right? Meet a way to have your instagram images printed onto nail decals – NailSnaps! How cool is that? So cool that I actually funded this at the $35 level which will get me 4 of my own images on nail details. IF they reach their funding goal in the next 5 days. Which I want. So I’m sharing. Watch the video to see how it works and for more details. 🙂

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It may be August before I can actually get my images on the nail decals and there is some risk with any Kickstarter project, BUT I think this is likely to make it to production and I look forward to seeing my own images on my nails!

March 13, 2014

Ipsy glambag March 2014

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Ipsy glambag March 2014

bareMinerals Marvelous Moxie™ Lipstick in Get Ready – no cones. Good ingredients. Smallest lipstick sample ever! (It’s actually kinda cute … but almost in a funny ridiculous way.) I really would have preferred the lipgloss though. The color of this is just a little off for me. I realized that one of the reasons I prefer lipglosses is that the tubes are longer and are easier to find in my purse (and don’t pop open accidentally.)

NYX Love in Rio Eye Shadow – cones rule this one out for me. Gorgeous colors though.

Chella Indigo Blue Eyeliner – cones rule this one out for me.

Pixi Beauty Flawless Beauty Primer – cones rule this one out for me.

Well this month is a little bit of a bummer for me since cones cause my skin to break out badly and that means I can’t even try 3 out of 4 of the products. I do continue to appreciate that ipsy posts online 100% of the ingredients to the products they send. I’ll also create cosmetics database reports here soon since cones aren’t unhealthy and several of these products may be good choices for other people.

Wish I had received:

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March 13, 2014

Birchbox unboxing March 2014

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Birchbox unboxing March 2014

 I’ll come back soon and do cosmetics database reports on all of the products anyway. Some items with cones may still be healthy. Cones just cause terrible breakouts for me.

Gilchrist & Soames London Collection Body Lotion – cones rule this one out for me.

theBalm® cosmetics How ‘Bout Them Apples?™ – cones rule this one out for me

Curly Hair Solutions™ Curl Keeper – no cones. But it does use synthetic fragrance AND I received this from Birchbox once already back in August. The scent was so strong and it gave me a headache so I had to throw it out. UPDATE: Birchbox apparently noticed my mention of a duplicate and gave me 100 birchbox points (value $10) so I believe if you don’t have a blog but received a duplicate, you may want to contact their customer support.

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Jurlique Herbal Recovery Eye Cream – no cones, fragrances are from essential oils, this one I’m excited to try BUT this is like the amount for one use (or least the packaging makes that likely) and I’m a bit disappointed since this is so thin and small.

Jurlique Herbal Recovery Night Cream – another that I’m excited to try. Good ingredients, no cones. This one is a more reasonable sample size.

Ghirardelli Intense Dark Cherry Tango – chocolate … nom. Fine as an extra.

Sooo a little disappointing on this one this month since one of the samples I can try is super small, the chocolate extra was three bites, and then I have some night cream.

I’m a little concerned that since I’m turning 35 this year I’m going to have to go back and lie about my age to continue to get better boxes. I do not care how old I am but I’ve heard rumors that if you’re over 35, Birchbox seems to think all you need is wrinkle cream. I hope I’m wrong.

 Still not signed up for Birchbox? :D

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