ipsy: July 2015 Glam Bag Reveal

My first ever Ipsy Glam Bag, just arrived for the month of July 2015.

I received 5 products.  Well six if you count the funky coloured makeup bag :)

The theme of this bag was titled "Summer Lovin".

1st Product:  Jor'el Parker Classico:  Eau de Parfum (8.8ml) 

"The scent that takes you away"

Retail: $21 (8.8ml)

Jor'el Parker Website

2nd Product:  bellapierre Cosmetics: P.I.N.K.  Mineral Lipstick (Full Size)

"Bellapierre Mineral Lipsticks have been formulated with natural waxes and mineral pigments, iron oxides and antioxidants such as Vitamin C and Vitamin E. Our smooth, silky, 100% natural and formula delivers long-lasting nourishing color. The mineral pigments also provide natural protection from the sun. Mineral Lipsticks do NOT contain lead, lanolin, parabens, or other harmful ingredients."

Retail: $19.99

bellapierre Website

3rd Product:  Jersey Shore Sun:  Mongongo Nutrient Dense Anti-aging Lip Conditioner (Full Size)

"Fresh organic flavors. No petrochemicals. Nothing artificial. No petroleum. Leaves lips silky smooth, supple, moist, luscious and hydrated. Enjoy the added benefits of organic healing rosemary extract, organic calendula extract and vitamin E, non-GMO from sunflowers."

Retail:  $10.00

Jersey Shore Sun Website

4th Product:  Eyetini  Swizzle Stick Eyeliner 'Blue Hawaiian' 

   (Full Size)

"Put the finishing touch on your eye cocktail with Swizzle Stick mechanical eyeliner in bright pool Blue Hawaiian. This smooth-glide, transfer-resistant formula resists smudging and fading and will never need sharpening."

Retail:  $18.00

Tini Beauty Website

5th Product:  tarte Waterproof Bronzer          'Park Ave. Princess'(0.11oz)

"tarte’s best-selling, multi-tasking bronzer is formulated to blend and build your perfect level of uniform bronze. Available in the signature park ave princess™ radiant bronze shade, the waterproof formula adds instant warmth and dimension across a variety of skin tones as Amazonian clay helps improve skin clarity, texture and tone for an overall lit from within complexion."

Retail:  $36.00 for 0.32oz

tarte Website

*****

Overall quite happy with what I received.  

Please check back soon I will have ipsy's July Review + August Reveal.

Thanks #ipsy #JulyGlamBag

ipsy Website

*****

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P.S.  I'm sorry for the spacing issues.  It never seems to post how it shows on my screen :p

Vidal Sassoon London Luxe Deep Velvet Violet Hair Color Review

Gotta say I love how my hair turned out.  I do have fine, light coloured hair and in the past with other attempts at dying my hair/ends purple (fav.color), the color never tends to stay.  With Vidal Sassoons London Luxe Deep Velvet Violet, shade I am very happy & pleased at my results.  I get great compliments.  

The product was very straight forward and easy to use, no nasty harsh chemical smell.  Well to be truthful after mixing and removing your finger from the tip of the bottle, you do get a bit of a whiff of chemical but it somehow doesn't stay around and give you a headache.   

I've seen some other reviews that say they have seen colour fading and that it could be due to not being the right shade for them.  Like I said I do have light hair to begin with and I LOVE anything purple so I was giving this a try regardless of if it was considered to be the right shade for me... 

* Again, like I mentioned before I was very happy with the results and going on 3+ weeks, I'm still happy.  Do I see the color washing out when I shower?  Yes, a little bit but I do/did expect this..  I've included some pics. of my results but the camera doesn't do it justice.  I've tried taking indoors/outdoors, different cameras but it doesn't catch the true color of the "Deep Violet Violet" shade.  I promise it is a dark, deep purple... 

I did receive this for free from #BzzAgent & from @VidalSassoon and I'm thankful for having the opportunity in trying and reviewing this product.  So thank you.  

After receiving  Vidal Sassoon's London Luxe hair colour in the shade Deep Velvet Violet, I was quick to spread the word, because I'm a sucker for anything purple (and so are a lot of my co-workers).  I told them that I would be receiving a sample for free from BzzAgent & VS, and that I would also be receiving coupons.  They were excited and anxiously awaited my results.  A result that turned out better than I could have hoped (which I did pass along to my family, friends, & co-workers) because in the past I have tried other purples and haven't had much luck in the staying power.  The coupons that I had received are now all handed out, and me and my coupon receivers are/will be #sorrynotsorry for having added this vibrant colour to our hair.  

The compliments & questions that I have received so far can range from looks amazing (especially for a purple/violet), cute, you should have dyed your whole head (only did my ends of my long layers), what did you use?,  are there different shades? (which of course there are 9 bold colours in all).... I'm loving the results and so is everyone else that I run into.. I work in retail and I have had people come up to me and compliment my hair :)  #GotItFree

*****

*See note above regarding color :)    

      

Results

After 1 week

After 2 weeks

After 3 weeks

*****

I received this product for free from BzzAgent & from Vidal Sassoon.

 I was not paid by anyone to provide this.

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*****

TopBox 2015: June Review + July Reveal

June 2015 #TopBox 

June TopBox Review

For June's TopBox, I have to give it an average rating.  I was excited to receive some new & different products but another pink nail polish for my collection, a bronzing lotion for my pale skin (yikes),  funky wipes, and a aloe face mask which I did like but all and all just an OK box.

*****

The products I received were the following:

(For a more detailed explanation & links on what I received, please see my previous post.. June Reveal)


*****

1.  St. Tropez Self Tan Bronzing Face Lotion - When I first seen this my first reaction was "Nope! Not a chance".  Anything that's self tanning/bronzing related I usually turn the other way.  Me, being so pale and all :P  I have two colors.. I'm either pale white or burnt red (I am Canadian after all Red & White)..  So I don't like the idea of adding patchy/streaking brown to the mix.  So I was initially going to give this away to some one but I did decide to give it a go...  But not on my face. Yet...  I first tried this out on one of my arms and compared it to my other.  There was a very slight increase in color.  If I were to ask someone to pick out the arm that I applied the bronzing lotion to, I would say that they would probably wouldn't see the difference.  I know that this product is probably a gradual thing that the more you apply the more it's going to build and show up.  So if you are looking for something to slowly increase/add color to your face (or where ever) this will do that.  After trying this on my arm I seeing that I probably wasn't going to come out looking streaky, I tried it on my face.  Like my arm(s), there wasn't a major change thankfully and if I wanted to have a bronzed/tanned face to go with the rest of my white body then this would work.  So yes, it does what it claims:

"Specially designed for the delicate skin on your face, this lotion cleverly combines St.Tropez Self Tan with skin care benefits. This light and easily absorbed lotion delivers intense hydration and a beautiful sun kissed colour, without blocking pores."

Received 5ml sample.  Retail $38 for 50ml.

Available at Shoppers Drug Mart, Murale, Murale.ca, Hudson's Bay and London Drugs.

*****

2.  China Glaze Nail Lacquer w/ Hardeners: 726 Laced Up - Well there's not a whole lot to say about this.  It's just another nail polish and a another pink one at that.  It claims to have nail hardeners but I usually use a nail hardener base coat anyways and I didn't really notice any added "strength" to my nails..  Like any nail polish I find this still chipped/peeled.  So definitely nothing super special.  I received the color 726 Laced Up, and it's well a shade darker than Pepto Bismol.  LOL.  Seriously!  

"These unique lacquers contain China Clay as a nail hardener, the same material that gives porcelain its shiny finish."

Received full size 14ml.  Retail $10.

Available at professional nail salons.

 (Also Sally's Beauty, Wal-mart & Drug Stores.  I think.)

*****

3.  Fruits & Passion Aloe Face Mask - I have to say this face mask was so-so.  It left my face feeling nice & smooth/refreshed.  My face still felt moisturized throughout the very next day.  Which was a plus.  Anything smelling/containing aloe is usually a bonus... But there were two downsides to this.  I found it irritated the skin around my chin (my lovely problem area) and didn't help my breakouts.  Truthfully, it probably caused a bit more.   Also the other thing I noticed, it made my pores bigger/stand out a lot more.  To me that doesn't really improve the appearance of your skin, thinking the idea is to minimize pores but hey,  you like showing your pores.  Good for you :)  Would I buy this face mask again.  I would like to say yes, only because how it left the top part of my face feel/look but with my chin breakouts and how it made my pores look.. Then sadly, I have to say this is a pass and I won't be buying this again. 

"This refreshing Face Mask with aloe extract contains an essence specially formulated to improve the appliance of your skin.  Your skin is moisturized, softened and more luminous"

"For all skin types, this non-greasy formula leaves skin wrapped in a velvety-soft finish."

Received Single - Use mask.  Retail $2.50 each.

Fruits & Passion

*****

4.  Paula's Choice Clinical KP Treatment Cloths:  All skin types.  Contains Salicylic & Lactic Acid. - First I feel like I have to define KP.  Because if your like me you probably don't have a clue what KP stands for or what it is.  

KP = Keratosis Pilaris:  "is a common, harmless skin condition. It causes small, hard bumps that may make your skin feel like sandpaper. The bumps are often light-colored. They usually appear on your upper arms, thighs, and buttocks, sometimes with redness or swelling. They can also show up on your face, but that's less common. Except for some itching, keratosis pilaris doesn't hurt and doesn't get worse. Many children and teens get it, and it usually disappears as they get older."

Now I don't have KP but I do have this nice little red bump on my leg (can't remember what my doc. called it) that apparently will never go away so I said frig it, I'll try this on my legs..  I used one cloth for each night for 3 nights and I didn't expect anything to happen and guess what nothing did happen but one the smell of these cloths is awful (reason I stopped after 3 nights) along with the reason the cloths made my legs feel like they were burning after using them.. So I stopped.  I received a pack of 10 cloths,  so I'm either going to give the rest away or I found that you can use these cloths on your face so I may try spot treating my breakouts on my chin, but we will see.... Since writing that last little bit, I did try using these cloths on my chin area where I have breakouts, and I didn't see any improvement.  Again sadly, this is also a pass :(

"Eliminates red bumps on arms & legs (website states you can use on face)"

"Visibly reduces redness"

"Clinically proven non-irratating.  100% fragrance free."

"No added dyes.  No animal testing"

Received 10 treatment cloths.  Retail $32.00 for 60 treatment cloths.

Paula's Choice

*****

July 2015 #TopBox

July TopBox Reveal

For July's TopBox it looks a lot more promising than last months.

I received the following:

1.  Trind North America: Trind Nail Repair Natural

Nail Strengthener
Received Full Size.  Retail $19.95
Available at Trind.ca

*****

2.  BareMinerals: Lash Domination Vol. Mascara

10-in-1 Lash Benefits
Received small sample size (1.5ml)
Retail $18 (10ml)
Available at BareEscentuals.com

*****

3.  The Balm:  Mary-Lou Manizer

Can be used as a highlighter, shimmer, and/or eyeshadow
Light gold w/ a bit of shimmer
Received small sample (0.57g)
Retail $24 (8.5g)
Available at theBalm.com

*****

4.  Jouviance:  Frist Defence Antioxidant Emulsion

"The dermatologist-developed Antioxidant ProDNA Complex that protects your skin from the common causes of premature aging of the skin."
Received fair size sample (15ml)
Retail $50 (50ml)
Says it's available at Jouviance.com (but it's not listed).

Note:  I tried searching for more information online and one website, says this product has been discontinued?? 

*****

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*For the record I wasn't paid by anyone to write the above.  I wrote this for the fun of it.