Yuzen - November Winter 2013 Reveal/Review

Hello Everyone! Today, I received my very FIRST Yuzen box, and hopefully I will have many more Yuzen boxes to review in the future. :)

How Yuzen Works (straight from their site):

The Simplicity of Yuzen…

 

We will send you a little Zen for every season – a different box of Yuzen surprises for summer, fall, winter, and spring… Four boxes in all (sent May, August,  November, and February).
Each box has the very best eco-conscious products to nourish the body and soul. They are carefully chosen for excellence, mission and integrity and always put to the Yuzen test before we share our favorites with you!
 

You can cancel anytime (but we don’t think you will!).

 

Zenfully simple. Beautifully Yuzen! 

 

 

One of my favorite things about this box, is how much time and thought seems to go into each detail of this box. I particularly enjoyed the info card that came with it, and the greeting (as seen below). All of the descriptions below are from their card as well.

 

 

 

Now lets move onto what fabulous product's where in this quarter's box...

 

 

Jane Iredale 24-Karat Gold Dust - a shimmering accent that loves candlelight. Add dazzling gold to your eyelids, a subtle shimmer to your hair, or highlights to cheeks and shoulders to light up your holiday look. All-natural ingredients and colors, cruelty-free, company supports dozens of nonprofit organizations and causes. I haven't quite figured out how I am going to use this product yet, but I think it is a great product for winter to bring a little bit of sparkle in your life.

 

 

Jurlique Rose Hand Cream - a rich and protective hand treatment. Rose, calendula, and viola deeply moisturize and restore smoothness. Eco-friendly, cruelty-free, sustainable sourcing, company supports several nonprofits and causes. I love, love, love the smell of this hand cream. It smell's like a wonderful floral scent of roses, and its not over powering. Yet, another great product for the cooler month's, and it will defiantly get used.

 

 

 

Kerstin Florian Fub Balm - an invigorating foot lotion featuring menthol, rosemary, pine, and lavender. It provides nourishing, protective care for feet while softening cracked heels. Provides cooling, soothing, and antifungal benefits, no parabens or petroleum, and cruelty free. This product I can't quite figure out where I have smelled this scent before, but it seems so familiar. I would say out of all the scent's mentioned it has more of a pine scent. I have used this product for a few days now, and I must say I am very impressed with how well it works.

 

 

Level Naturals Travel Candles - packed full of incredible natural fragrance that will enliven your senses and refresh your space - wherever you find yourself in the world. 100% natural, vegan, soy candle, lead-free wick, and has a toxin-free scent. There were quite a few options I noticed you could have gotten, and I believe I got either an apricot or pear scent. It was nice and refreshing yet very subtle. Another little bonus is not only can you take it wherever you go, but my husband liked it as well which is rare in my book! haha. The only minor negative thing I would say about this product is that it did burn really fast, but in some ways I liked that it did disperse the scent into the air so it wasn't such a bad thing.

 

 

 

Pino Facial Mask - contains natural and nourishing ingredients, including pro vitamin B5, vitamin E, and horse chestnut seed extract. Avocado and jojoba oil refresh those with sensitive skin. No chemicals or preservatives, 95% organic ingredients, and cruelty-free. I love these type of mask's! This is one of those mask's that come on what I would call a paper stencil of a face (see my Gardiner review for an example), and cover's the whole face. I like that while it wasn't burning your face you could still feel it working at the same time. It is great for someone with a more sensitive face like mine.

 

 

Sanitas Moisture Mist - maximizes the delivery of active ingredients deep into the skin. It effectively hydrates and heals the skin while also enhancing the spreadability and penetration of your moisturizer. Active, biogenic ingredients, no parabens or preservatives, no artificial ingredients, and is kosher. This product reminds me a lot of a product in one of my Ipsy bags, which included a facial mist. Although, unlike that product you can put this one all over your skin. It has a very light scent, and makes your skin feel moisturized like lotion, but without that oily or thick lotion feel.

 

 

Sparitual Golden Rule Lacquer - a dynamic and festive hue that will bring your nails to life for the holidays - or anytime you need a pop of color. This company is committed to creating eco-conscious products and packaging. It is also free of DBP, formaldehyde, and toluene, naturally colored and free of synthetic dyes, and is vegan. I have tried Sparitual nail polishes in the past, and I like using their polishes because not only do they work well, but they represent a good cause. I think this gold sparkly color is going to look great over another solid polish to sort of embellish the polish. I can defiantly find some use for this polish.

 

 

Sun Cups Dark Chocolate Mint Cups - a sweet delicious treat made from natural and organic goodness. You might find it difficult to eat just one. It is Non-GMO, Rainforest Alliance Certified, Does not contain soy, gluten or nuts. I got confused when I first saw this because it looked like a peanut butter cup, but its actually a mint cup! While I am not a fan or mint dark chocolate, my husband is so I will be passing this on to him which I know he will enjoy. I still can appreciate the diversity of this box, so I wasn't that disappointed about this product.

 

 

Tara Spa Therapy Stress Relief Roll-On Remedy - a topical aromatherapy treatment that can be applied anytime, anywhere, for instant balancing, energizing, and stress-relief benefits. Made with certified organic herbal extracts, no parabens or preservatives, no artificial colors or dyes or synthetic fragrance, and petroleum-free. This is one of my favorite products in the box, just inhaling this in right before I go to bed makes me sleep a little bit better. It has a very relaxing smell almost like a lavender. While its not something I would buy, I appreciate that it was in this box so that I could try it.

 

Overall, I think my first Yuzen box was a hit! What did you think about this box, and what variations of the box did you receive? Did you like your box or were you disappointed in it? I love hearing your comments/questions so feel free to leave me any feedback! :)

Rimmel London - Limited Edition Extra POP Lash Building Mascara

Hello Everyone! I hope everyone has had a terrific and healing weekend. Today, I want to talk to yall about the Rimmel London Extra Pop Lash Building Mascara. It comes in 4 different colors that I know of:

 

 

There is Pop Black, Green, Purple, & Turquoise. I picked up the "Pop Turquoise." At Walgreen's this products runs $3.99. Depending at what drug store and what area you live in you can get it anywhere from $2-$6 from what I am being told.

 

As far as I know, these are limited edition so if you see them and you want them please do not regret, and get them! These will be also great to spice up your makeup for Halloween, and I will see these having many multi purposes. I was a little confused on why they made the black a limited edition color, I think a Pop Pink would of really set this collection off. But none the less, I was still intrigued. Here is what the Pop Turquoise looks like:

 

 

It is a volume building formula. You can use it alone or on top of your existing mascara for a pop of colour. I love how this mascara really brings out your eyes, even if you have shorter lashes (like myself) and its hard to get your makeup to get your eyes to stand out. Another bonus is that it doesn't smudge!

 

The negative's I would say would be that you really have to pack it on to get it to stand out, it doesn't really show up in natural light, and I did have some minimal flaking. Depending on the event your wearing this mascara for this can be a negative or it can be a positive; it comes off very easily because it is not waterproof.

Overall Product Score: 3.5*

Overall, I really did enjoy these mascara's and I am hoping to be able to pick up the "Pop Green" before they take them off the market, because every place I go to they are sold out. What is your favorite color in the collection, and are there any color mascara's out there other than these that you think I should try? I love hearing your feedback and comments, chat with yall soon and remember you are BEAUTIFUL! :)

 

*overall rating is based on a 5 point scale based off of pigmentation, product, texture, application, and longevity



Ipsy - October 2013 Reveal

Hello Everyone! How is everyone on this beautiful Monday. It's the start of another week, and today we are going to review the October Ipsy Bag! It wasn't a bag I was over joyed with, but it wasn't a bag I hated either. Take a look for yourself, and you decide!

 

 

This month was the "Art of Beauty" bag. Each bag came with many different combinations, but all with 5 hand selected items according to your profile.

 

 

The first item I received in the bag, was "LA FRESH Oil-Free Face Cleanser wipes." They gently cleanse & detoxifies while removing light makeup. It comes with 10 wipes . It purifies all skin types with a luscious blend of Aloe, Cucumber, Papaya, Pineapple, Marshmallow, Jojoba, Vitamin C & Vitamin E. I really like the fact that it is oil free, and found it interesting that it has marshmallow in it.

 

 

The next product I received was the "Zoya Professional Lacquer." When I first saw it, I was like oh no not another nail polish, because I literally have bags and bags full. Although, this color was absolutely stunning. The picture does no justice, and it is going to be a wonderful winter color. It is in the color "GIOVANNA".

 

 

The third product I was received in my Ipsy bag was the "Buxom Lip Polish" in the color "Dolly." While not usually my favorite shade it is really starting to grow on me. It has a light pink shade, and is what I would call a lip plumper because it gives you that tingly menthol feeling on your lips. I really like Buxom's packaging it reminded me of Botox when I first saw it for some reason, the metallic packaging gives me that feel when you see it. Their motto or company saying is "Live Life Vividly," and you can really see that effort in their products.

 

 

 

 The fourth product I received in my Ipsy bag is the "Be Delectable" from cake beauty in the scent Coconut & Cream. There are three different ones you could haven gotten this one, the strawberries & cream (which I REALLY wanted), and the lemon & cream. I also hear they have a vanilla & cream, but haven't known anyone to get that in their Ipsy bag. Although, I am not a big fan of coconut, I LOVE THIS! It smell's just like the Samoas girl scout cookies. It contains shea butter, coconut oil, and aloe vera. In my opinion, I think it is great for the legs more than anything else, because of the aloe vera in it which is perfect for after shaving. Not a big lotion fan they made me like lotion all over again, and I look forward to trying their other products.

 

 

The last product in this bag I received is the "Big Sexy Hair, Blow Dry Volumizing Gel." Even though I hardly ever blow dry my hair, I will start so I can try this product out because, I have had good experiences with this company in the past. While my hair is so thick, I think even someone like me could always use a little extra volume especially with the winter month's coming up.

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-Did you enjoy the October 2013 Ipsy bag? What variations did you receive? I really look forward to hearing what everyone received especially as far as the different color nail polishes and hand creams. So please feel free to leave a comment below, I love hearing from each and everyone of you.



Kiss - All or One Artificial Nail Remover

 

Hello Everyone! Hope everyone is doing well. Today I want to talk about a new product (well at least new to me) that I discovered. It's called the Kiss - All or One; Artificial Nail Remover.

 

 

 

The Review

 

 

Here are the products that you will receive in this nail polish remover bundle:

 

It comes with the remover separate, which I really like. That way you know there is no leakage, and you can put in as little or as much remover in as you like. 

 

 

Here is what the inside looks like:

 

 

There is one spot for a single nail, and then a bigger spot if you want to put your whole hand in. It also comes with a bonus nail file, and a cuticle tool.

 

 

The thing about this product that really intrigued me is the fact that I just put these Halloween appliques on about a week ago, and I had no idea how I was going to get them off! So, I went to my local Walgreen's and went on the hunt for a product that would work. Regular nail polish remover was just not doing it. So, I decided to try this product, and I was really impressed!

 

Here is the Before:

 

 

                                             Here is the After:

 

 



As you can tell it almost got 100% of the product off, the only thing that was left behind for me to deal with was the glue, which was easy for me to peel off. And after washing my hands with regular soap it was completely GONE!

 

I feel proud that I have finally discovered a product that not only gets the product off, but doesn't eat my nails up as well. Even though it was $6.99 it was well worth it, and will be something I can use over and over again.

 

Overall product Score: 4.7*

 

So the question is...What do you think about this product? Do you have any favorite nail polish remover, girls fill me in! I love to hear your feedback. Feel free to also ask me any question's you may have.

 

 

*overall rating is based on a 5 point scale based off of pigmentation, product, texture, application, and longevity



Sinful Colors - Halloween Appliques

Hello Everyone! How is everyone on this delectable Thursday. If you wondering why I have been absent a little longer than usual its because this week has totally and completely slipped away from me. Not to mention I have been fighting a bug going around. Enough about me though! Who is excited for Halloween?? I know I am speaking of which I need to work on my Halloween costume soon. I plan on being Bath Puff, it should be interesting! ;) To get into the Halloween spirit, we are going to talk about a new festive Halloween nail item I found....

Sinful Colors Halloween Appliques!

They have three different one's that I know of webs, skulls, and spiders. The webs seen here, the skulls which are purple and black, and the spiders which are black with what looks like an orangish red blood dripping from them. I had already painted my toenails orange so I figure for my nails I would choose the black webs.

The Review

This took me around ten minutes to do and were very easy to apply. I like how the glue wasn't like a lot of the appliques that I have bought in the past and come off so easily. These really stick! I would however recommend you using a clear nail polish over the appliques so that way it will last longer, as well as seal the applique from chipping and coming off easier. I have had these on for about three days now, and have noticed minimal chipping. I generally have heard these last anywhere from 2 days to 2 weeks, just depending on how much you use your hands and what your doing. I clean houses for a living, so honestly I am surprised they are still looking like new. I got these at Walgreens for 1.99 or 2/$3, I believe is the special going on right now. It comes with 16 appliques which is great because it is pretty much guaranteed that you will find the right size for each nail, and if you mess up you have extra. The clear polish I used to seal the appliques was just a .99 cheap clear coat from the Sinful Color brand as well. The only negative thing I have to say about these appliques (but this is with ALL appliques) if you wear them a lot, over time I have noticed the glue can be bad on your nails. These appliques are defiantly a nice touch to accessorize with any Halloween costume or just day to day life, and also a nice change from ordinary finger nail polish.


Overall product Score: 4.1*

Have you ever tried appliques before? What were your favorite brands, and what good or negative experience's did you have with them? I [LOVE] hearing your feedback, so feel free to leave any comment's or questions below! :)



*overall rating is based on a 5 point scale based off of pigmentation, product, texture, application, and longevity

Eye Kandy Cosmetics Review

Hola Everyone! I hope everyone is having a wonderful weekend so far. It has defiantly been a long week for me, so I thought what better way to end the week with a little bit of sparkle from Eye Kandy Cosmetics! I really appreciated how generous they were in letting me review their products, and was very impressed with customer service.

What I received to review was their Kandy Bag (seen above) which came with 2 applicator brushes in a very pretty pink sparkly color, 4 eye kandy sprinkles in the colors: spearmint, sour blast, double bubble, and sugar cane. I also received the Liquid sugar sprinkles base (which is needed to keep the "sprinkles" in place), and a surprise a YUMMY candy cane! Very fitting for this set.

 

Below are the colors I received:

Spearmint



Double Bubble

                     

S
U
G
A
R
C
A
N
E

   

And my personal favorite out of the four:

                                                                     Sour Blast

 

The Review:

 

When I saw this product I knew that I had to have it, and for some reason could not get it off my mind. I reacted like this when I saw a video of somebody using Eye Kandy Cosmetics. If you like glitter like me after reading this, and doing some research of your own you will understand why I had to have this product.

Eye Kandy have created this amazing product called Liquid Sugar.  This is the product you have to buy before buying any other product. What the Liquid Sugar does is makes the glitter stick to where you choose to put the product. For me personally, I mix the glitter with the Liquid Sugar before applying to my eye and it works wonderfully. There are many ways you can do it though.

According to their site: "Eye Kandy Sprinkles are a high-end, pure cosmetic glitter that is completely safe for the eyes and is available in sixty brilliant colors." Which means no matter what color you like to wear their is a color out there for you no matter how old or young you are!

The Liquid Sugar is an amazing product in itself this stuff really does make the glitters stick all day long. I have no flaking when using these yet they equally come off very easily with my makeup remover. I would say for me personally with all the daily activities I do it lasts about 6 hours before it would flake, or I would notice it somewhere other than my eyes or lips. I tried out all 4 colors using them different ways, and in different area's which is the reason why it took a little while for me to get this review up. And after trying them all the liquid base truly did its job, and kept the product where it was suppose to go.

Oh yeah, and did I mention how great the pigmentation of the glitter's are? Everytime the light would hit my eyes I felt like a pretty disco ball, and got many compliment's on it as well.

The comment's I got from this product, as well as the wonderful inventive base that set these glitter's apart from other glitter's is the reason in itself that it gets such high marks.  

Overall Product Rating: 4.7*

Have you tried out Eye Kandy Cosmetics? If so what are your favorite colors, if not which ones would you like to try? I would love to hear your feedback. Please feel free to comment below!

For more information please go to www.eyekandycosmetics.com
 

 

*overall rating is based on a 5 point scale based off of pigmentation, product, texture, application, and longevity

Glossybox September 2013 Reveal!

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