New Benefit Products

I recently ordered these brand new Benefit products on HSN and I would have done this review earlier, but they took over a month to get here.  I guess demand was very high for these when I ordered.

So the first product is Rockateur, which is a blush/highlighter, basically to give your skin the slightest glow.

It comes with this little brush, but I preferred a fluffy brush.  In fact be careful, the brush handle scratched my face, so I switched to a fluffy brush.

It is built into the box and you get 0.17 ounces, which in my opinion is not a lot for the huge price tag!  Its a beautiful mauve color with a shimmer.  In the next pictures I have Rockateur on my right side (your left) and Nars Orgasm on my left (your right).

In my opinion, they are way too close to the same color with the Rockateur having a slight peach in it.  After watching them put this color on women on HSN, I was expecting a lot more, especially for the price!  The only thing I even like about this product would be the box....lol.  Needless to say, this one is going back to HSN.

This is Benefit's Gimme Brow, the new brow volumizing fiber gel for your eyebrows.  This impressed me!  Sorry in advance for the bad pictures as I had to take these myself and I'm not used to it at all.

The brow on your right is how my brows look without anything on them and believe me the other side is more sparse!

This is after I put Gimme Brow on.  I love it!  It deposits little colored gel fibers onto the hair to fill in spots and then you can extend the brow like I did above.  If your brows are like mine, the hair at the ends of my brows got lighter and eventually...Gone!  

With practice, you can master the brow extension to look natural.  There are two colors, I believe one is Light/Medium and Medium/Deep.  I chose the latter.  You get 0.1 ounce and it is a steep $22.00, but worth every penny to me!

Have a great weekend!

Coming next........Ulta Haul!

Last Summer Nail Review

I received the purple color on the right in a Birchbox shipment in June and I loved it!  So when the set came back in stock, I bought it.  It was $8.00 normally, but I had a feedback credit for doing some feedback on products, so I only paid $3.00 for the set...Shipped!

I did a review on the purple color here in June.  Now I want to do a review for the other three.

Mod In Manhattan

Reign In Spain

London Calling

So here they are, very neon!  This is only 1 coat and it is very thick and bright.  Unfortunately I'm very disappointed because I thought they would be just as beautiful as the purple one.

OMG....Please excuse my cuticles!  This is what it looks like up close.  I mean, they are pretty colors, but I just thought they would be lighter.  At least I only paid $3.00 for them and I now I have an extra of the purple one, "Pardon My French".  

Have a great Tuesday!

DIY.....Sort of

Here are a few things I have done over the past year that I thought I would share with you.  They are not really a DIY because I didn't make any of these, I just used other things lying around and put them to use for other things.  I repurposed them I guess :)

Magazine Rack

Our neighbor gave us this brand new CD rack when she moved, because she was going to throw it away and we can't have that can we?  Our CD's had a home already and our DVDs didn't fit, so it sat there as a decor piece for months.  Then (my boyfriend gets the credit here) I came out and all my magazines were individually displayed in each slot.  Perfect!!

Makeup Brush Holder

I had this pretty blue planter hanging around for my still life pictures that I take.  Well, I had my brushes in another container, but some of the brushes have shorter handles than the others, so they were getting lost in the mix.  It was hard to find the brush I needed.  So this is what I did:

I also had some round glass beads that you can find in the planting area of a craft or hobby store.  So just put the glass beads inside the planter and arrange your brushes so the shorter ones are to the outside where you can see them.  Easy peasy!

Earring Hanger/Display

I bought this from Target on clearance for about $2.98 awhile ago.  It is a toothbrush holder actually.  But after awhile the toothbrushes kept slipping out, so I bought something else for them.  So I racked my brain on what I could use this for because it is so unique and pretty.  It just came to me one day...hang some of my earrings off of it and put it on my dresser not only for storage, but for decor.

Of course it holds more earrings than this, I just took some off for taking the photo.

Well, that's it for my "DIY sort of" for the day!  Hope you can use some of these ideas!  Have a great Wednesday!

xo 

Lori

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Nail Review: Loreal

I have a new nail polish review today!

The nail polish is by Loreal and is called "Crazy For Chic".  It is a pinkish/red color, but more pink than red.

I love Loreal nail polishes!  I love the new colors they keep coming up with and I have never really had a problem with them.  They go on smooth, dry smooth and last long.

I believe they are about $4.99 at Target.  So they are very affordable!

Happy Tuesday!

Tenacious Teal

Here is another quick nail polish review.  The polish I used this time is Maybelline Color Show in Tenacious Teal.  

Its a beautiful shade of green , I would say more of a medium green.  

It went on kind of thin or watery unfortunately.  I used a base/ridge filler underneath as I always do.  Then I applied 2 coats plus a shine coat on top of that and it was already chipping by the next morning.  This could be a fluke on my nails part, so I will try a different color next time and let you know.  

Its a beautiful color right after you put it on, I just didn't like the way it went on in the first place.  But its Maybelline....I have to give it a second chance!  Oh, I believe this one was about $4.99 at Target. 

Its almost the weekend...woo-hoo! 

Mally Beauty

I just received my order from QVC and I got Mally's 5 piece Bulletproof Set.  Her new bulletproof products stay on...and on...and ON!  I have been a Mallynista for years! 

The first 2 products I got are the Poreless Perfection Glowing Foundation in Medium and the Evercolor Shadow Stick in Dusk.  The foundation goes on silky soft with a powder brush and has great coverage.  The eyeshadow stick is a creamy shadow and goes on smooth, with 30 seconds of playtime before it stays put.  

Then we have My High Shine Liquid Lipstick in Pouty Pink.  This is my favorite lip color ever!  Plus it won QVC's customer choice award for the past 2 years in a row!  Then the Evercolor Starlight Waterproof Liner in Black Velvet, also QVC's customer choice for best liner.  It goes on smooth with across your lids and then you have just enough time to smudge it or blend it before it stays put.

Lastly, we have Volumizing Mascara in Black.  Also, QVC's Award winner for best mascara 3 years in a row!  This mascara makes you look like you're wearing falsies. 

I love all 5 of the Mally products I received.

Have a great Wednesday!

Color Club Nails

This is the nail polish I received in my June Birchbox yesterday.  It's by Color Club in the color "Pardon My French".  

This is the most unique and amazing nail polish color I have ever tried!  I tried to capture the color on camera, but you just can't capture the true color.

I would say it is a lavender/lilac shade, but it glows!  I know that sounds weird, but it does.  Its not shimmery like so many polishes are right now, but I would say more of a light neon....glow...You'll just have to try it, trust me!

This picture is probably the closest I could get to the actual color.  So my opinion on this polish is...beautiful, glowing, smooth, matte and shiny!  Really!  The great part is the price.  The set is called The Wanderlust Collection.  It comes in a set of 4 for only $8.00!  They are sherbert colors like mint, coral, lavender and off white.  They are smaller than the normal nail polish, but at $8.00 for 4 of them, you can't beat that!  You can check them out here.   

Have a great day!

June Birchbox!

Yeah!  I get so excited when my Birchbox arrives!  Here is what I got this month:

I got 4 samples & 1 full size product

Antica Farmacista Body Moisturizer in Grapefruit

Color Club Wanderlust Collection Nail Polish in "Pardon My French".  This color is a beautiful shimmery lavender and I can't wait to try it!  Small pack of Glee Gum in refresh mint.

Sukiface Exfoliate Foaming Cleanser in Lemongrass Extract & Natural Sugar.  I can't wait to try this, but warning to all it smells like Lemon Pledge.

This is my fave of all of them!  Its Mirenesse Lip pencil, but its a 4 in one product.  It goes on like lipstick, then has a gloss like a lip gloss, dries to a stain and you can use it as a cheek stain.  Its very soft, stays on and I love the red color which by the way is Glossy Kiss.

Last but not least, some inspiration cards and the cards that lists the products & full size prices.  Do you have a Birchbox subscription?  If so, share yours with me :)  Have a great day!