Sunday, August 18, 2013
Beauty Blog Coalition Weekly Roundup - August 18, 2013
Beauty Blogazons Weekly Roundup - August 18, 2013
- The Convenient Beauty: Shiseido and Cle de Peau cotton pads face-off: which one's superior even better priced than drugstore brands?
- Mama Fashionista: Quinn shares a beauty on a budget find, great for makeup beginners and pros alike!
- Adore A Polish: Kristina's husband takes over the blog with his review of the HYD For Men shaving kit.
- Glamorable!: Do you like flowers? What about nail art? If you answered "Yes" to both, you might love Anastasia's whimsical manicure featuring bright hand drawn carnations!
- Makeup by Kim Porter: Saving Face with Mario Badescu's Facial Spray with Aloe, Herbs & Rosewater.
- Lola's Secret Beauty Blog: Hourglass Femme Rouge Velvet Creme Lipstick in Edition is a lovely sheer pink lipstick that sure to delight you!
- BellBelleBella: 752% more volume from a mascara? Check out Brittney's review of Tarte's Lights Camera Flashes mascara.
- TheFabZilla: TheFabZilla does a FOTD featuring Laura Geller makeup.
- Beautyfiends: Julia at Beautyfiends is failing at this nail art thing. Check out week 2 of The Pinterest Inspired Nail Art Challenge!
- My Newest Addiction Beauty Blog: Laura shows us the IT Cosmetics Limited Edition 6 Piece Vanity Brush Collection.
- ColorMeSoCrazy: Do you love indie polishes?? Check out this one from Blue-Eyed Girl Lacquer!
- Beauty by Miss L: Check out Miss L´s cool irregular French manicure.
- Daydreaming Beauty: Another multi-tasking gem from Ole Henriksen! Amber looks at Perfect Truth CC cream this week.
- The Passenger Element: Quick Tip featuring Epielle Facial Essence Masks at Big Lots!
- Beauty by Arielle: Arielle's 5 Must Have IT Cosmetics Products in Under 5.
- Geniabeme: Want an affordable bright eyeshadow palette? Check out Sleek!
- Midnight Manicures: Jeanie shares with you her swatches and review of the Zoya Cashmere Nail Polish Collection. Enter the giveaway to win the collection.
- Icy Nails: Icy Nails shares a review of the Ageless Derma Stem Cell and Peptide Anti Wrinkle Cream.
- Makeup, Life, Love: All Natural Fountain of Youth.
Monday, August 12, 2013
These Are A Few Of My Favorite Things: Collaborative Blogger Giveaway
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As beauty bloggers, we get the chance to try boatloads of products. Some are well known and some we’ve never heard of before. During our trials, we come across some products we aren’t so fond of and others that we absolutely love. I’ve teamed up with 15 other fabulous beauty and lifestyle bloggers to bring you, our lovely readers, some of our favorite products.
This giveaway will run from today, August 13th, until Tuesday, August 20th at 12PM midnight. One winner will be selected at random and contacted via email. Read below to see and hear about these bloggers’ favorite products and enter for your chance to win!
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- Monica, owner of Mon Bon’s Boutique, on why she loves the Love Me Lately Necklace – “Who can resist an amazing statement necklace?!? This fun, flirty and chic necklace is sure to turn heads and make any outfit stand out! A total must have this season!”
- Stephanie of A Little Polish on why she loves OPI Nail Envy – “The original Nail Envy formula keeps my nails healthy and strong; I wear it as a basecoat for all my manicures.
- Justina of Justina’s Gems on why she loves Nautica Aqua Gold Rush Cologne – “This is my favorite men's cologne for summer because it smells SO good. We always have giveaways for women’s beauty products, but let's not forget about the men in our lives!”
- Kristin of beautyXposéon why she loves BioSilk Silk Therapy – “BioSilk leaves my hair smooth and shiny without compromising its natural texture and volume. Plus, I use it in lieu of body lotion when my skin needs some extra hydration!”
- Cindy of Prime Beauty on why she loves Mally Evercolor Modern Eyeshadow Duo – “This Mally Beauty eyeshadow duo has a neutral lid shade combined with a bright blue I use for liner to really make my eyes pop! And, the shadows are matte so they don't emphasize lines! “
- Anne of beautyXposé on why she loves beautisol Summer Glow Dark Self Tanning Lotion – “There simply isn't any self tanner on the market like Beautisol Summer Glow! I love the fact that you get an instant bronze, so you can see where you've applied the product and where you still need to rub it in.”
- Samantha of The Boston Brunette on why she loves Prada Candy Lotion – “Prada Candy is my favorite perfume of all time and I am so happy the sweet smell comes in a lotion. A perfect sized bottle to fit in your purse.”
- Gabi of Kneadle and Bread on why she loves Too Faced Lip Insurance Lip Primer – “I had all these great lipsticks, but they never really lasted more than a few hours. Thankfully I discovered this "lip insurance" by Too Faced. Apply a small amount before putting on your favorite lipstick and you're good to go for the night!”
- Kathryne of The FabZilla on why she loves OCC Lip Tar & Nail Lacquer set – “Hot pink lips + hot pink nails = fabulous to the nth power.”
- Kristyn of K Squared Glamour on why she loves Stila Long Wear Liquid Lip in Coral – “The Stila Long Wear Liquid Lip Color is one of my favorite Lip products! It applies smoothly on my lips and sets in seconds once applied. It leaves a beautiful wash of color on my lips for 4-6 hours without budging! My favorite shade has to be coral out of the bunch (I am wearing this shade in my photo)."
- The ladies from Beauty Info Zone on why they love Senna Lift & Lighten Eye Cream – “This light eye cream is perfect for underneath your eyes. It doesn't interfere with makeup and it gives a brightened look. Two positives are going on with this: moisturizing this sensitive area while making you look more alive.”
- Mercedes of Beyond Beauty Lounge on why she loves Urban Decay Deluxe Eyeshadow Box – “Urban Decay shadows are one of my favorites and this deluxe eyeshadow set doesn't dissapoint. The velvet texture is amazing, these shadows go on smooth and blend with ease, and of course who can live without primer potion for no creasing long lasting eyeshadow.”
- Tish of Cosmetish on why she loves MAC Fix + - “Throw this in your purse and keep your face and looking and feeling fresh all day!”
- Jeanie of Midnight Manicures on why she loves Ninja Polish Shillelagh – “My favorite color of polish is green and this one just captures all the features I love in a polish. Ninja Polish Shillelagh from the Enigma collection is a magically delicious polish that reaches through the rainbow for the most perfect shades of green with most magical sparkle. Shillelagh is unlike most color shifting polishes because it requires no base color or 'underwear' and is opaque in 2-3 coats. This polish was released in conjunction with not only St Patrick's day (fun fun) but also with the theatrical release of Oz the Great and Powerful.”
- Tina of My Highest Self on why she loves Aveeno Makeup Removing Wipes and Kiss Nail Dress – “The Aveeno wipes are gentle and smell great, they are always in my purse! Kiss Nail Dress is the easiest to apply and a great way to get fancy nails without the fuss.”
- Kenzie of Cave Girl in the Cityon why she loves her beach bag musts: Not Your Mother's Beach Babe Texturizing Sea Salt Spray, H&M Sunniesand Hair Elastics– “Summer isn't over yet and these are three essentials for every beach bag! Salt spray to keep your hair looking effortlessly chic, a killer pair of sunglasses and hair elastics that double as a cute bracelet!”
- . Jessica of InTruBeauty on why she loves Sally Hansen Perfect Arch Brow Kit and Sally Hansen Diamond Coated Slant-tip Tweezer – “Grooming your brows correctly has the potential to shape your entire face. That's why these products from Sally Hansen are two of my favorites. They get the work done and they make it easy for you!”
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Sunday, August 11, 2013
Zoya Cashmere Nail Polish Collection - Review & Giveaway!
Hi Everyone,
Tonight, I have the Zoya Cashmere Collection Review and a Giveaway for you! Last month at Cosmoprof North America 2013, I met Zoya herself! She is the sweetest, smartest and most humble woman I have met. I spent about an hour with her one day talking about her life and how Zoya Nail Polish got started, I will have that interview for you later this week. This collection will make a great addition to your nail polishes. It is very appropriately named, it looks rich and luxurious and will go with so many of your Fall and Winter fashions.
I received the Cashmere Collection while I was at Cosmoprof and another one in the mail to review. I don't need 2 sets, so of course, I'm going to share one complete set with one of my lucky readers.
Click the READ MORE button to see the complete review and fill out the Rafflecopter form for your chance to win.
Zoya Cashmere Nail Polish Collection - Fall 2013
L-R, Flynn, Louise, Hunter, Livingston, Pepper and Sailor
I used 2 coats to achieve opaqueness in each swatch, on a few, I used 3 coats to bring out the depth of the color you see. I topped each swatch with one coat of fast drying top coat.
Flynn is a lush camel brown cream. It applied very smoothly - 3 coats.
Louise is a dark chocolate brown cream, easy to apply - 2 coats.
Hunter is a deep sea green cream, it was a little harder to apply than the other colors and took 3 coats to achieve full color.
Livingston - A lush Autumn red cream - 2 coats
Pepper - a brick red cream, originally designed for Peter Som/AW13 - 2 coats.
Sailor - a navy cream - 2 coats.
I do have a few favorites from this collection, probably Flynn and Louise...but then I can't forget about Livingston or Sailor. I really do like the whole collection and I'm sure I wear them all again! Each polish is available on Zoya.com for $8 each or $48 for the whole collection. Which ones are your favorites? I will post the new Satins and PixieDusts collections later this week also.
Now on to the giveaway! This is for a brand new complete Zoya Cashmere Nail Polish Collection. It is open Internationally to those age 18+. Starts August 11, 2013 at 8:00PM EST and Ends August 26, 2013 at 12:00AM EST. Full Terms and Rules are located on my Disclosures page. Only one entry per household, anyone found cheating will be qualified from this and future giveaways!
Good Luck!
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*PR Samples
Saturday, August 10, 2013
Beauty Blog Coalition Weekly Roundup - August 10, 2013
Friday, August 9, 2013
Beauty Blogazons Weekly Roundup - August 9, 2013
- Beauty by Miss L: Miss L is loving Queen Helene Mint Julep Natural Facial Scrub which is mechanical scrub, but doesn't feel harsh on your skin.
- Mama Fashionista: Quinn shares a new way to use your facial exfoliating pads for beautiful, summer skin!
- Lola's Secret Beauty Blog: Love a gorgeous ethereal glow? Then Burberry Fresh Glow is a brilliant choice, and it is back in stock!
- TheFabZilla: Do you have The Face Shop where you live? TheFabZilla found one and was ecstatic with her haul.
- Fun Fierce Fabulous Beauty Over 50!: Fashion - Manolo Blahnik Florals are making a huge comeback.
- Glamorable!: Have you heard of Le Métier de Beauté? Anastasia reviewed some of their bestsellers and a brand new pre-release matte lipstick.
- MakeUpMom123: Beach Waver v. Instyler.
- Tres Beau Glamour: Nay has created a beautiful lip look using Mac's infamous Candy Yum Yum lipstick. Interested in seeing the ombre lip effect? Check it out!
- Daydreaming Beauty: Amber found the CC cream of her dreams with IT Cosmetics CC Cream. Full coverage, high spf, anti aging hydrating serum and snail secretions?!
- Midnight Manicures: Milani released two new nail lacquer collections this month. Jeanie show's you the Miliani Retro Glam Collection.
- Geniabeme: Gorgeous Cosmetics have great bright eyeshadows!
- ColorMeSoCrazy: Throwback Thursday with Maybelline and Funky Fingers.
- Carinae L'etoile's Polish Stash: Cirque Lullaby is beautiful subtle pastel glitter explosion!
- Betzy's Makeup A Beauty Blog: My recent experience at the new exhibits in Buena Park, if you like the Titanic they are a must.
- The Passenger Element: Maybelline ColorSensational Lipgloss in Iced Chocolate (swatch).
- Peace Love and Glitter: A CC creme with FIVE sources of vitamin C! Hello collagen!
Wednesday, August 7, 2013
Ipsy July 2013 Beauty Bag Reviews
So...my 19 year old Daughter Jayme, who you will hear from on here occasionally, kept seeing these very cute cosmetic bags filled with beauty products that I was getting monthly. She wanted her own and $10 is so little to spend on someone this age for beauty products, also...maybe I'd finally get to keep my cute little bags for once.
This months bag was a vinyl, see through, hot pink, barrel shaped cosmetic bag. I can see using this one in my purse for things I don't want to spill out and they will be easy to spot.
The first bag is mine and I was very pleasantly surprised at the products that I received in it. The 2nd bag is Jayme's and she was happy with it also.
L-R, Full-sized Nailtini Nail Lacquer in Mai Tai, 3 bh cosmetics eyeshadows from the California Collection, Pop Beauty Pouty Pop Crayon in Rose Romance and a nice sized sample of Coola Face Unscented Mineral Sunscreen.
L-R, Sample sized rose-tinted benetint from benefit cosmetics, 3 bh cosmetics eyeshadows from the California Collection, Pop Beauty Pouty Pop Crayon in Fuchsia Flirt, and a sample of Coola Face Mineral Sunscreen in a Rose Essence scent.
Also in both bags an item that I forgot to photograph with the bags was a sample of Healthy Sexy Hair Soy Renewal Beach Spray.
You also receive a post card that list all the brands that were featured this month and a special bonus from each one.
Nailtini Nail Lacquer in Mai Tai, a beautiful darker coral cream that leans more toward red. This was opaque in 2 coats and it applied beautifully, no top coat was used.
L-R, pop beauty pouty pop crayons in Fuchsia Flirt and Rose Romance and the benefit rose tinted benetint cheek/lip stain. The pop beauty crayons are great, I love how easy they go on and the staying time is average for this type of product. The rose tinted benefit benetint is also pretty, but with my extra-dry skin right now, it bled.
The two different scented Coola Face Mineral Sunscreens. I like they they are organic and provide an spf level of 20.
bh cosmetics - California Collection, Hollywood, San Francisco and Malibu Eyeshadows
This month I received a special bonus for two people using my referral link, Nicole by OPI nail polish Pretty In Plum from the Selena Gomez collection
Nicole by OPI Pretty In Plum from the Selena Gomez Collection.
I am really pleased with the quality and amount of products that I received this month, well worth the $10 each! If you would like to try Ipsy Beauty Bag Subscription, here is my referral link . You can also see what products have been in previous bags this year to help you make up your mind.
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Tuesday, August 6, 2013
Milani Retro Glam Nail Lacquer Collection - Review
Tonight, I have another new Milani Nail Lacquer Collection for you, the Retro Glam Collection. It consists of 5 beautiful colors named after ice cream flavors and 1 glitter Jewel FX Special top coat. I used 1 coat of topcoat in all swatches.
Strawberry Shake is a light pink with a slight shimmer in it. I used 2 coats in this swatch and it looked fine in person, but the camera really picked up where a 3rd coat would have helped. This polish was on the thinner side and easy to apply.
Strawberry Shake with Sprinkles on top. Sprinkles is a clear topcoat with large, medium and small black hexagons, medium and small white hexagons, very small black and white glitters and black bar glitters. It is pretty easy to apply and only occasionally did I need to move any of the glitters around.
Raspberry Delight is a medium hot pink with a slight shimmer. It went on very smooth with 2 coats to achieve opaqueness.
Raspberry Delight - accent finger topped with Sprinkles.
Creamy Pistachio is a light minty green. The formula was a little thicker on this one and so only 2 coats was needed.
Creamy Pistachio - accent finger topped with Sprinkles.
Mint Chip is darker mint green cream. It applied easily and I used two coats.
Mint Chip - accent finger topped with Sprinkles.
Almond Bliss is a creamy winter white color. Looking at this color in the bottle, I didn't think I would like it, but I actually do. This was a little streaky on the first 2 coats so I added a 3rd. I'm sure you will see me using this polish more in the future.
Almond Bliss - accent finger topped with Sprinkles. This combination made me hungry, it reminds me of cookies and cream ice cream.
The Limited Edition Milani Retro Glam Nail Lacquer Collection is available from the Milani Cosmetics website and in select CVS and Meijer Stores. Retail for the polishes are $4.49 and for the Jewel FX Sprinkles polish is $4.99 each.
*Press Samples - As always this review is my honest and unbiased opinion.
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Monday, August 5, 2013
Wantable August 2013 Beauty Subscription Box #2
So....I accidentally made a mistake. I didn't realized how the Wantable auto-ship program worked. I went through and answered the questions again and ordered another box for August. It's really not hard to understand or navigate their system, but if you know me....well... Very pleasant mistake though. Wantable was very quick to answer my email and even with my mistake, they reminded me of their easy return policy (see picture at bottom). But after opening the box, who would have wanted to return it? Not me! This box contained 5 full-sized products and a generous sized sample.
Product List, front to back, left to right:
1. Michael Marcus Red Velvet Lip Liner - Retail $19
2. Susan Posnick Color Eye Define Bronze/Copper - Retail $26
3. Brazen Cosmetics Loose Brow Powder in Jane - Retail $18
4. Michael Marcus Nail Polish in Geisha Girl - Retail $15
5. Manna Kadar Bronze Beauty Self Tanning Lotion - Sample
6. Cala Retractable Blush Brush - Retail $10
Michael Marcus Nail Polish in Geisha Girl - This polish applied very smoothly and in 2 coats. This is without a topcoat. I really love this color and this is my first bottle of the brand.
(Please excuse my dry skin, no matter what I've used since the trip to Vegas, it still hasn't recovered! It's time for major moisture therapy!)
Left to Right
Michael Marcus Lip Liner in Red Velvet - My first of makeup product by this brand too. This color is gorgeous and it goes on smoothly.
Susan Posnick Color Eye Define Bronze/Copper - The left end of the brush is the Bronze color and it is like a eyeliner, the other end is the Copper color and it is an eyeshadow. The color is in the cap and the brush is attached to the pencil.
Brazen Cosmetics Loose Brow Powder in Jane. I used this powder again later on my actual eyebrows. It worked great, stayed until I took it off and looked very natural.
Cala Retractable Blush Brush - This wonderful brush is going in my travel kit. I may also use it by loading it up with the blush I use that day and sticking it in my purse for touch-ups.
Total value of this box? $88...and I'm completely happy with paying $36 for it. Two Wantable beauty boxes in one month and I didn't have a repeat of any products. Wantable also has a jewelry subscription box, you can chose between the two, skip a month or cancel at any time. You can also buy a 1 time box for $40. I really like how you can narrow down what types of products you want and what you don't want. Here's a picture that shows you their return policy and how you can set your preferences for products.
If you didn't get to see my review of the first August Wantable Box that I reviewed, here's a link to it Wantable August 2013 Subscription Beauty Box Review #1.
Do you subscribe to any beauty boxes? If so, which ones? Do you have one you can recommend to me or would like for me to review?
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Sunday, August 4, 2013
Milani Fantastical Plumage Nail Lacquer Collection - Review
Tonight, I have for you a beautiful collection from Milani. It consists of 5 colors and 1 Jewel FX Specialty Lacquer. The first is Scarlet Ibis, a coral cream that leans toward red. I used 2 coats of polish and 1 of top coat.
866 Scarlet Ibis
866 Scarlet Ibis - accent nail topped with 924 Carnival
Canary is a bright yellow with a tiny bit of shimmer in it. I used 3 coats to achieve opaqueness which is normal with yellows. It is topped with 1 coat of top coat. This one was a little trickier to apply, it seemed a little thick but manageable.
867 Canary
Below, I did a whole mani topped with 924 Carnival. It is a beautiful topcoat that consists of medium black hexagons, large white hexagons and black bar glitter. In some of the swatches I used one coat and it needed just a little bit of adjustment to spread the glitters out. There were a few instances where I used 2 coats to get more of the glitters on the nail.
867 Canary - topped with 924 Carnival
Peacock is one of my favorites from the collection, it is a teal cream. This is 2 coats with 1 of topcoat. Application of this color was perfect.
868 Pecock
868 Peacock - accent nail topped with 924 Carnival
Blue Jay is a blue that leans a little purple that was hard to capture with my camera. I used 2 coats and 1 coat of topcoat.
869 Blue Jay
869 Blue Jay - accent nail topped with 924 Carnival
My last but one of my favorites is Purple Martin. This is 2 coats with 1 topcoat. It took a little wrestling with my camera, but I think I came close to capturing the true color. Application was easy and it went on smoothly.
870 Purple Martin
870 Purple Martin - accent nail topped with 924 Carnival
You can find this collection at Milani Cosmetics or in your local Walgreens or CVS Drug Stores. The colors retail for $4.49 each and Carnival Jewel FX Specialty Nail Lacquer is $4.99. I hope you enjoyed these and later this week I will bring you the 2nd collection that has recently been released, the Retro Glam Collection. You are going to love it!
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*Products were sent for my honest and unbiased review.
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