Neutrogena Hand Cream

Today I received my hand cream BzzKit! I'm super excited to try this out!

Christmas Gifts!

Here are two Christmas presents that I really enjoyed receiving!

First the Fresh lip set.

I absolutely love these tinted balms! I'm really loving the Sugar Coral at the moment.

Next up, I got the Tarte Carried Away Collectors Set, which is absolutely gorgeous!

I had my eye on this set for quite sometime and I'm tickled that I received it for Christmas! The colors are just beautiful.

What are some things you received this Christmas?

-Britney <3

Merry Christmas

I hope everyone had a very Merry Christmas!

-Britney <3

Received my BH Cosmetics Liquid Foundation!

I haven't had the chance to try this foundation out just yet and I'm worried its going to be too dark. I tried a tiny drop on the back of my hand and it looked very orange/yellow to me.

Have you tried BH Cosmetics Liquid Foundation?

-Britney <3

NEUTROGENA NORWEGIAN FORMULA® HAND CREAM BzzCampaign

I got into the NEUTROGENA NORWEGIAN FORMULA^® HAND CREAm Bzzcampaign.

I am waiting for my BZZKIT to get here and I'm super excited! Keep a look out for my review!

Did you get into this BZZCAMPAIGN?

-Britney <3

Zana Cosmetics

I'm currently waiting on an eye shadow that Zana Cosmetics are sending me. I can't wait to try out this organic company!

Have you tried Zana Cosmetics? Did you like their products?

-Britney <3

Boots No7 Beautiful Skin

*Photo from Influenster

Boots is a company dedicated to making affordable beauty products for men and women across the world. Boots No7 is the number 1 skin care brand in the UK. Their products are all hypo-allergenic and not tested on any animals. For more information on Boots visit here.

I recently received Boots No7 Beautiful Skin Cleansing Balm and the Night Cream from Influenster and I couldn't be happier with the products?

Essential Facts: "Beautiful Skin - in the newest and easy to use two-step range of everyday skincare cleansers and moisturizers, tailored to your specific skin type eliminating the need for toners. Products are color-coded, making it easy to find just the right products for your skin type: Normal/Oily (Pink), Normal/Dry (Green), and Dry/Very Dry (Lilac)."

 *Photo from Influenster

Boots No7 Beautiful Skin Cleansing Balm Dry/Very Dry

$8.49 at ShopBootsUSA, Target, drugstore.com and ULTA among many other retail locations.

I absolutely love this product. I hated removing my makeup and then having to wash my face. With this product it is all one step. I don't have to remove my makeup first and then wash my face and I love that. This product is super moisturizing. It makes my skin so soft and hydrated. Some makeup remover and face washes make my face dry and tight and this product is the exact opposite. I love this for my dry skin.

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 Boots No7 Beautiful Skin Night Cream Dry/Very Dry

$13.99 at ShopBootsUSA, Target, drugstore.com, and ULTA among many other retail locations.

This night cream is amazing! It is extremely hydrating. My dry skin soaks in all this wonderful product. I wake up in the morning and my face is so soft and moisturized. I don't know how I lived without it before now! 

You can purchase Boots products on their website here or at retail stores.

Did you receive Boots No7 products in your VoxBox?

Do you love it?

Questions and comments are welcome!

-Britney<3

*Disclaimer I received these products for free from Influenster.

Influenster Beauty Blogger Voxbox Unboxing

Influenster "is an exclusive online community where tastemakers and trendsetters come to share the latest and greatest news, places, products, and reviews with each other." For more information about Influenster click here. 

Beauty Blogger Voxbox 2012

NYC New York Color IndividualEyes Custom Compact ($4.99)

"This all-in-one compact comes with everything you need for a complete eye look: primer, illuminator, applicator, and complementing shadows. With four colors, specially coordinated to intensify and enhance your eye color, you can create a look as individual as you are. Make your eyes pop!"

I was delighted to get this compact, however, I wish I had got the other color choice because I have brown eyes, but I can work with this. I'm excited to try all the colors out.

Kiss Ever Pro Lashes Starter Kit ($5.99)

"Bring the salon home with this eyelash starter kit, complete with eyelashes, adhesive, and applicator. This latex-free glue has a 24-hour hold, for lashes you can bat all day and all night."

I've never tried false eyelashes before so I'm extremely excited to get these. They are absolutely beautiful and I can't wait to try them out!

Bath & Body Works Mini Candles ($3.50)

"Mini but mighty! Bath & Body Works Mini Candles provide an amazing fragrance experience exclusively developed and tested by a team of Home Fragrance experts, including the world's best master perfumers. And, from now until Oct 28th, you can save $10 on a 3-Wick Bath & Body Works candle with the included coupon!"

I got the candle in Mahogany Teakwood and it smells a lot like Curve cologne for men. I might just be crazy, but I swear that is what it reminds me of. I can't wait use this adorable little candle and buy a big one maybe in this scent.

EBOOST ($28 for a box of 20 effervescent powders, $39 for a box of 30 effervescent powders, $39 for box of 12 shots)

"EBOOST will boost your mood, focus, and immunity with natural ingredients and no crash. As a shot or an easy-to-mix powder and in four flavors, you'll feel great whether you choose Orange, Pink Lemonade, Acai Pomegranate, or Super Berry."

Goody Simple Styles Spin Pin ($7.29)

"Never have the time for a great updo? Not anymore! The Goody Simple Styles Spin Pin allows you to easily achieve three chic updo styles. Simply twirl your hair up and spin the two Spin Pins in for a perfect undone bun, side bun, or double bun!"

These look very interesting and I'm not too sure if they are going to hold in my hair. I'm excited to try them and hopefully they work out.

Not Your Mother's Kinky Moves Curl Defining Hair Cream ($6.00 for full sized 4-oz bottle)

Sample size: 44ml (1.5fl.oz)

"Kinky Moves is infused with natural grape seed & jasmine to encourage natural curls and eliminate frizz and fly-aways."

Too bad I don't have curly hair at all. Hopefully, I will find a use for this because it smells so good. I have to try it out.

Boots No.7 Beautiful Skin

"Keep your skin looking and feeling beautiful with Boots No.7 Beautiful Skin hypo-allergenic system. Try this new and easy to use two-step range of everyday skincare cleansers and moisturizers, tailored to your specific skin type eliminating the need for toners."

I received this in dry, very dry which is exactly my skin so I'm really excited about this. I've never tried a Boots No.7 product before and I can't wait to try this out!!

**I received these items free from Influenster for testing. 

*Check back later I'll post a review on the products once I test them all out!

Questions and comments are welcome!

-Britney <3

GLADE EXPRESSIONS® COLLECTION BzzCampaign

I have finally finished up my GLADE EXPRESSIONS® COLLECTION BzzCampaign. I have to say it was enjoyable. I had a hard time finding the oil diffuser. Every time I was in Walmart they were out, but finally found it. I got the Fuji Apple & Cardamom Spice scent. It's great for the season. I love it so much. It put it in my bathroom, but it's so stylish that you can put it anywhere in your house you want to. It is super mess free and easy to use. Everyone will love it. I got the fragrance mist in the Cotton & Italian Mandarin, which I really love using all over the house. It reminds me of clean laundry. In my opinion it's easy to spray and the scent lasts for a pretty good period of time. This BzzCampaign was simple and enjoyable. I love finding new scents for my home.

If you don't know about BzzAgent visit here for more information.

Questions and comments are welcome.

Britney <3

Influenster Makeover!!

As many of you may know Influenster [in-floo-uhn-ster] has relaunched their website and it is fabulous! It is super easy to navigate. The new makeover is very tech savvy. It is a marvelous revamp of their site. If you don't know what Influenster is here is a little explanation, it is a "free-to-join community of invited trendsetters who live to give opinions of products and experiences. Influenster creates links between brands and members to reward participation and influence future products." According to their website, "Basically, Influenster is a place for culture junkies to come together and share their unique opinions of products and experiences."

Being a part of Influenster is so great. You get to experience new products and talk to others who are also involved. You can do challenges to win more items from a particular brand. It's all around great fun!

To read more about Influenster click here.

Questions and comments are totally welcome.

Britney<3

GLADE EXPRESSIONS® COLLECTION BzzCampaign

I received an invite for the Glade Expressions® Collection BzzCampaign around August 22nd! I'm currently waiting for my BzzKit to arrive! More details coming soon.

Questions and comments are extremely welcome!

-Britney <3

UNREAL™ CANDY BzzCampaign

UNREAL™ CANDY

I was super delighted to get an invite to the UNREAL™ CANDY BzzCampaign. This was my very first BzzCampaign! I tried the chocolate, caramel, peanut, and nougat candy bar. It was very tasty and not too sweet like similar candy bars. I really notice a difference in the chocolate. It was delicious and savory. It wasn't super sugary (which is usually why I don't like chocolate). After eating this candy bar I didn't feel like I was going to go into a diabetic coma, haha. The caramel was super thick and very good. The peanuts tasted very natural and not salty (like in a usual candy bar). The nougat was different as well, but also very tasty.

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Here is a picture of inside of the candy bar.

Overall, I really enjoyed my first experience with UNREAL™ CANDY. The price is relative to other candy so why not choose a healthier "junk" food. 

I also have some BOGO coupons if any followers are interested. 

Questions and comments are extremely welcome!

-Britney <3

*Disclaimer: I am a BzzAgent and I received free samples for my honest opinion on the product.

BzzCampaign Update!

So, I finally received my BzzKit and I cannot find Unreal Candy anywhere! I have to go out of town Wednesday and hopefully I will find it then. Wish me luck. :)

Britney <3

Very First BzzCampaign!

Hopefully, in the next week I will receive my Bzz Kit for my very first BzzCampaign! 

Birchbox July 2012 "Glamour"

Senses box partnered with Glamour magazine

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Info card.

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List of items I received.

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You can see the mistake already if you read my list of items I should have inside my box.

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Color Club nail polish

Color: Blue-Ming

Full size: $8

This is very pretty almost mint color. However, it is super thin. It was hard to work with and I had streaks. I had to put on three coats and a clear coat for it to look good.

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Eyeko Skinny Liquid Eyeliner (full size sample)

Color: Black

Full size: $15

This is very pigmented and super easy to use. I'm so glad I got this in my box this month.

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Harvey Prince "Hello" Perfume

Full size: $26 - $55

I'm really hating these perfume samples. I don't feel like they are the slightest bit "deluxe" size. I think it is a cheap way around a sample. The perfume itself was pretty good. I smell a lot of grapefruit in it, which I really like. I'm glad it wasn't too strong.

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Jouer Luminizing Moisture Tint

Color: Pearl

Full size: $38

I thought this was very pretty. I'm super pale so it worked great on my skin. However, there is practically no coverage at all. It reminds me of sparkly lotion because you couldn't tell there was any color once I actually put it on my skin. It was very silky and luminizing. 

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Lara Bar Uber

Bananas Foster

Full size: ?

As you can see from my info card I wasn't supposed to have this. I was actually supposed to get the minteas. I would have loved to try the minteas because I love tea, but this bar was quite delicious! I did email Birchbox about the mistake and as of now I haven't heard anything back from them about it. That is a little frustrating.

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  Birchbox Exclusive Earbuds

My absolute favorite part of my box, or at least I thought it would be...I actually hated these earbuds! I love the colors, bright pink and green, however I couldn't even get them to stay in my ears. I did everything I knew of to try and fit them in my ears right and they just wouldn't stay in. Literally they would be in my ear for like 30 seconds and fall out. It was a disaster.

Questions and comments are definitely welcome!

-Britney <3

Birchbox July 2012

Today I received my Birchbox and I'm disappointed. I got different items in my box that were not on my description card. I'm not sure if they sent me the wrong info card or the product was wrong, but they didn't match up this month. Plus, I couldn't keep the earbuds in my ears at all. I'll be posting my unboxing soon.

Let me know if you had an problems this month. What did you like or didn't like about your box?

-Britney <3

Cancellations In My Future

I believe I'm going to be cancelling my Birchbox subscription and my Julep Maven subscriptions. Honestly, I'm not seeing the deluxe size samples that Birchbox promises. Out of three boxes I have got, there was one full size product which didn't even work for me because I'm so pale (it was Stila One Step Bronze). I have seen the products in this month's (July 2012) box and I'm not too delighted. The reason I am going to stop Julep Maven is because I just don't see how their nail polish is worth $14 a piece. I mean it's nail polish. If I had the money to play with then I wouldn't mind keeping Julep Maven, but I need the extra $20 a month back in my wallet. I will miss both subscriptions, however, I did get a new car so it works out in the end.


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Questions and comments welcome. 

-Britney <3

Julep Maven July 2012

"Classic With A Twist" July 2012

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This month I actually got three polishes and a lip gloss.

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Freida

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Audrey
Very pretty pale pink shimmer polish. However, Sally Hansen has a nail polish that is exactly like this called 260 Pulled Sugar (and I do mean exactly).

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America (free polish this month)
It's a very pretty glitter polish with cute little stars in it!

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Camellia Lip Vernis
This is very pretty pink and works perfectly with the Audrey polish.

Now that is out of the way I want to complain. I got a free polish voucher this month, however, when I use it the polish isn't free. See each polish is $14 and the voucher has a value of $11.20...now why the hell would they say free polish on the voucher if there is a limited value. Uh, all their polishes are $14 so technically you aren't getting a free polish. So, I just don't understand why they didn't say "get so much percent off" instead of the word free on the voucher.
Anyways, I believe I'm going to be skipping Julep Maven* for a while because I recently got a new car and a new car payment that comes with it each month.

*Referral link.

Please leave question and comment below.
-Britney <3

Summer Beauty VoxBox 2012

This is my very first VoxBox and I'm delighted to receive one! Influenster is a free community where you are invited to share your opinion on items they send you to test out, completely free! You pay for nothing and all you do in return is share your opinions about the products.

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A list of items inside my box.

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Hawaiian Tropic Silk Hydration Lotion Sunscreen SPF 30

$8.99 for 6oz. bottle

Available in SPF 12, 30, and 50.

This lotion sunscreen was super soft and smelled really nice. It went of smooth and wasn't greasy at all which is great. It's wonderful to get a sunscreen that doesn't smell like the normal sunscreen and that doesn't leave you looking greasy and wet. I think this a wonderful product.

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Tampax and Always Radiant Collection (Given to me to test from P&G)

Prices vary.

(1) Bag

(1) Scented Pad

(3) Unscented Daily Liners

(2) Unscented Tampons

I really like the scent of the pad. I smells fresh with maybe a hint of a floral scent. The scent isn't something I've smelled before and I really like that. I love everything about these tampons. The re-sealable wrapper is a wonderful feature. The applicator has a place for your fingers to fit perfectly. You don't have to worry about it slipping out of your hand. The liners are probably the cutest panty liners I've ever seen. They are very flexible and super comfortable. They stay in place and move as you move. Plus, they fit multiple panty styles!

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Quaker Soft Bakes Bar in Banana Nut Bread

$3.29 for a package of bars.

As soon as I opened the package on this bar I could smell the banana. This was incredibly tasty! I absolutely loved it. I loved it so much I didn't even let my Fiance try a bite of it. I definitely want to buy more of these. I'd get up early on days I didn't have to just to eat one for breakfast. YUM!!

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 Sally Hansen Magnetic Nail Color

$9.99

This nail polish is a little out of my comfort zone. I'm a pink polish kind of girl so having this dark blue color was new for me. The whole magnet part is a little tricky. You have to get close to the polish, but definitely not too close or you will touch the magnet to the polish. It took a try or two to get a good looking nail. The design aspect is really neat. I just wish I had a different color.

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Sally Hansen Nails and Cuticles Hand Creme

$5.99 for full size bottle.

This creme was super soft. It has a very light scent, which is lovely. This was not greasy at all and it made my hands incredibly soft and silky.

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Clear Scalp & Hair Beauty Therapy

$4.99 - $5.99 for 12.7oz and 12.9oz bottles.

This caught my attention super fast! My entire VoxBox smelled wonderful because of this shampoo and conditioner. I absolutely love the scent. This made my hair silky smooth. I usually have issues with conditioner leaving my hair looking flat and weighted down or oily and this washed wonderfully. I couldn't believe how amazing my hair felt. Even after just shampooing my hair felt healthier. After trying this out I definitely have to go and buy full size bottles.

*Disclaimer* I received these products complimentary for testing purposes from Influenster.

Please leave any questions or comments below.

-Britney <3