TLC VOX BOX

I was lucky enough to qualify for the TLC VOX BOX from Influenster and I am so happy that I did. 

With summer around the corner I received come great goodies that will definitely come in handy. 

I received Puffs to go pack. I am a big fan of tissues, especially these small on the go ones because I have a child. Come summer time my brood grows to three kids which means three times the boogies to clean everyday. 

Another great product if the Neo to go. 

I always have band aids and a basic first aid kit in my purse in case one of the girls get a boo boo and this will definitely be put to good use this summer. 

We received a bar of Ivory soap, which apart from helping keep us squeaky clean can be used to make fun soap shapes. 

The great things about this box is that it's also included great items for me. 

I suffer from fine lines under my eyes and I am looking forward to testing this out and seeing how it tackles them. 

We all the summer travel we do, it'll r jive to save some money on gas. 

I'm so excited to hit the store and pick this up. I'm a Ice cream fan and my house is never without some. I'm exited to try out this adult version. 

All items were received courtesy of Influenster for testing purposes. All opinions expressed are my own. 

Pretty Zombie Cosmetics Haul and Review

 

Pretty Zombie Cosmetics is a very small independent cosmetics company which sells liquid lipsticks. I first heard about it on Instagram, and have been following them closely until I finally caved in to bought the whole set. At the time of my purchase last month, each liquid lipstick cost $11  and a flat rate of $5 shipping. As of today, they have increased the price of them to $12. I have a lot to say about this company, and I will start with their customer service department.

 

When I placed my order for the whole set of liquid lipsticks I expected to receive a confirmation email stating that they had received my payment and that I would be getting more information about the shipping details in a future email. But I got nothing like that. I never heard a peep from them. After a couple days, I decided to email them about it, and they just told me that I would receive an email via PAYPAL regarding the shipping once they were done. And that was it. By the way, I never received that email from paypal. I never got anything at all. It was very disappointing.

 

 

As far as the actual lipsticks go, my complaints sadly don't end there. When I checked the liquid lipsticks, I could tell some of them were not completely full. ZomBettie, Pink Potion, and Blue Moon were all clearly not filled. ZomBettie even has a clear "window" where it is obvious that that the separation is occurring below the "window". When I put up a photo on Instagram, all they said was that they were sorry I was so disappointed. They have not offered to switch out the half-full lipsticks and its honestly disappointing. I don't think I will be ordering from them in the future.

 

As far as quality goes, they are pretty equivalent to other liquid lipsticks I have tried in the past. They aren't the most drying ones I have tried, but I have noticed so far that depending on the color it can be more or less drying. The pinks don't dry out my lips as much and the blue and purple ones did. Also, they tend to smudge and bleed even hours after the initial application. Which is not a problem I have encountered before. It is quite disappointing. But the places where it sticks, it will stick for HOURS. I left Potion #9 on my lips overnight and even until mid-day the color on the outer parts of my lips was still there.  I will have to wear these colors a little more, but so far it has been a very mixed feeling.

 

I don't know if I would recommend this company as a whole. I liked the colors, including the more out of the box ones, but they are very drying. They also are not as long lasting as I would hope they would be. So overall, I do not think knowing what I know, I would have ordered them. I would have tried another indie cosmetic company out there.

 

 

So without further ado, here are the lip swatches of all 8 colors. Plus, some photos of the lipsticks that did not come even close to full.

  There is also a video review that I did, as soon as it is done uploading I will add the link or embed the video at the end.

 

 

 

Pink Potion

 

Spellbook 

 Potion #9

 Purple Poison

 

 3 Witches

 

 ZomBettie

 

 

 

 Blue Moon

Black Cat

This is ZomBettie, you can clearly see that the separation is happening right at the bottom of the "window". Considering this color required two coats to get a decent application, it is sad that its not full.

 

 

Sephora Triple Action Cleansing Water

I've been on an endless hunt for the Sephora Cleansing Oil but no store seems to have it, so my local Sephora girl recommend this. She told me this was very similar to the Bioderma, it was gentle and moisturizing. 

I picked it up that day and have been using it everyday for the last month. I use a cotton round for each eye, and I love the way it dispenses.

It's gentle, has a mild scent and does not burn or sting the eyes. It leaves a slight oiliness to the skin but nothing too noticible. My only complaint is that it doesn't remove waterproof makeup that well but because I wash my face after removing my makeup it doesn't bother me. 

It's affordable and so nice to use on a daily basis. If you have a sephora store nearby I recommend going and checking it out. 

My eye makeup today: I was not wearing mascara 

I hold the cotton round on my eye for about 20 seconds then wipe off my eye makeup. 

It removes all of my non waterproof eye makeup. 

Life Update

Well it's been forever since I posted anything and I honestly miss it. But I've been exhausted and any free time I had I was dedicating it to my family. 

For the last few months we have been learning to live with a family members diagnosis and prognosis, it's been a roller coaster. For any of you out there that have dealt with a cancer diagnosis, you know it's not easy and it's never routine. 

We've had constant doctor and hospital visits, emergency room trips and sleepless nights where our concern and fear were greater than anything. We drive an hour each way for treatment and it's been a long few months. 

But I'm determined to post at least twice a week on here, I can use the distraction and peace I get from playing with makeup and all things beauty. 

I just ask you stick with us, we're doing the best we can. 

Thank you for your time and understanding. 

Until next time, 

Yess :) 

The Balm is on Hautelook

For my fellow TheBalm lovers out there make your way to Hautelook and take a peak at the selections they are currently offering, some of which are up to 50% off. 

If you find yourself in need of a referral to Hautelook feel free to let us know and we'll send you one. Either way, have some fun shopping. 

Until next time,

Yess 

Too Faced on Sale

If you haven't already make your way over to the Too Faced site and check out some of the great items from their holiday collection that are currently going for up to 70% off. 

Wet n Wild New Eyeshadow- I'm His Breezey

I love Wet n Wild eye shadows, if I am having a lazy day and do not want to hunt down eye shadows for a look I know that I can pull out one of the trios and I can look ready for the day. When I saw that Wet n Wild was coming out with new quints I was excited. I went to my local Walgreens and picked up a few, today I will be quickly reviewing the quint I'm His Breezey, which is the blue one.

I am weird, I love blue shadow but it has to be the right blue to make it into an eye look.

This palette at first glance looks amazing. The blues are vibrant and there is a nice soft powdery blue that can add dimension to a look; but that is where the good ends.
The Base shadow is powdery and chalky.
The brow bone shade is not pigmented, it took 3 or 4 passes to build up the color.
The eyelid shade is a nice vibrant blue but it is no where near as pigmented as it looks in the pan.
The definer shade is super patchy.
The crease shade has a lot of sparkle in the pan but the sparkle does not translate on the lid. The color also took a long time to build up to the desired intensity.

I palette retails for $3.99 in my area, and I was able to get it for $2.99 because it had a $1 coupon. I was really hoping that the eye shadows would live up to the expectation that I had, that they were in any way similar to the 8 pan palettes I know and love. Unfortunately these palettes perform poorly.

I had done an eye look with it but it was so patchy and the colors were so hard to blend together that I gave up on trying to make it work.

I am holding onto the palette for my daughter to play with and maybe for Halloween but I do not see myself using it all that much.

Until next time

Yess :)