The Blushed Beauty

Sweet Simple Updo

2013-12-05T22:09:00.000-08:00

This up-do can be done in 10 minutes or less. Its perfect if you do not have a curling iron and only requires a hair tie and 12 Bobbie pins or less (completely dependent on your personal hair texture) Did your hair appointment get lost in the system? Are you running late to a special event, wedding or will you miss prince charming if you take too long getting ready for the ball? Fear Not! Follow this simple updo tutorial and you will be good to go in no time... And on the upside you will NOT miss Prince Charming because you took hours getting your hair done.

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2 Year YouTube Anniversary Giveaway- MAC GiftCard

2013-08-24T12:46:00.000-07:00

I am so thrilled to announce my 2 Year YouTube Anniversary Giveaway. I decided to have a little fun with my channel and create a scavenger hunt of sorts. If you have made it to my blog then you wanted to enter for the $15 MAC Giftcard. Please follow this link to enter on the RaffleCopter Site and feel free to roam around my blog. Thank you for celebrating my two WONDERFUL years on YouTube.

a Rafflecopter giveaway
XOXOXO,
Melissa
TheBlushedBeauty

ImPress Press On Nail Review with Photos

2013-06-18T01:47:00.000-07:00

I recently received the ImPress Press on nails in my Influenster Spring Vox Box. I was very excited to see these nails, I have been swooning over them in the drugstore for a while and have been very interested in testing them out. I am not typically a faux nail or even acrylic nail kind of gal... I prefer just polishing my real nails. For some reason these have been calling out to me just begging to be tested.

The instructions were quite simple. Lay out the nails in order of how they fit each of your real nails. Peel off the plastic backing and then adhere to each nail. Hold for about 30 seconds to secure, and then Voila- Insta-Manicure.

Here are photos of the 3 of the 4 days that I wore this Manicure

Day One

Day Two

Day Three

I forgot to take a photo on day four, but trust me when i say they looked exactly the same. Lets hop straight to the Pros and Cons

Pros: Quick, easy to use, instant manicure, professional look, awesome designs, shiny finish, doesnt harm your nails, easy to remove but do not pop off unexpectedly, washing hands was no problem :-)

Cons: They are slightly lifted at the back near the cuticle and your hair can tend to get caught at the back!

I would love to try these in the traditional French Manicure version.

I would also love to hear your thoughts on these press on nails!

XOXOXO,
Melissa
"I received these products complimentary from Influenster for testing purposes."

Wet n Wild Blog Giveaway Winner!!

2013-06-17T01:29:00.000-07:00

Although Much Delayed... (sorry) I am proud to announce the winner of the two Wet n Wild lipsticks.

The winner is.... clarebear3332 or Clare Moore

Please get in contact with me Clare so i can send out your lipsticks some time this week.

Congratulations!

XOXOXO,

Melissa

Tasty Kake: Candy Bar or Cake? S'Mores!

2013-06-03T19:36:00.000-07:00

I was lucky enough to receive the Tasty Kake Kandy Bar Kake in S'Mores in my Spring Vox Box from Influenster! As soon as I opened up my influenster box I was too excited to eat this to wait. I filmed my review on this product and WOW It is so delicious. The cake is graham cracker flavored, with a creamy marshmallow layer in the center, completely enrobed in Hersheys cocoa flavored chocolate, and then sprinkled with graham crackers on top. If you are a S'Mores lover (which I am!) this is the treat for you!!! I am completely in LOVE. I will have to find where these are sold in my area! I only wish I could try the Peanut Butter Reeses Cake and the York Peppermint Patty Cake as well!! Drool!

**Please note that this product was given to me in my Influenster Spring Fever Vox Box! This was a wonderful treat and If you are interested in learning more about Influenster please visit : www.influenster.com and you may qualify for the next free voxbox!

XOXOXO ,

Melissa

Kool Aid Lip Balm Tutorial

2013-05-30T17:31:00.000-07:00

I recently found a Pin on Pintrest for Kool Aid Lip Balm and thought WOW that would be amazing if it actually works. The instructions are simple enough- warm up some petroleum jelly aka Vaseline, mix in the unsweetened powdered drink mixes from Kool Aid, stir, and store in small cosmetic containers for use. I was skeptical to use Vaseline for this project, but learned from a serious fail with Coconut oil, that this recipe is really only designed to work with the Vaseline for some silly reason :-)

INSTRUCTIONS:

If you would like to make this awesome Kool Aid lip balm yourself, visit the post that I used for my recipe at: http://www.allparenting.com/my-family/articles/966711/homemade-lipgloss-valentines-day-gift-idea

This was super easy to make and would be a great summer fun idea to have your kids make.

Love you all,
XOXOXO
Melissa

Kool Aid Lip Balm- Pintester Movement AKA Pintrest FAIL with Video

2013-05-30T10:00:00.000-07:00

www.pintester.com recently posted an invite to all of her readers asking that they partake in the Pintester Movement with the goal that we all simultaneously showcase a pin-test inspired by Pintrest on our blogs and social media outlets. I have accepted that challenge and thusly decided to take on the Kool Aid Lip Balm Pin from Pintrest. I have been eyeing this nifty pin for quite some time and thought... What the heck... Its time! It seems simple enough... Well I guess its simple of you actually follow the directions. I hope you all enjoy the video sampling of my Pintest. For Shits and Giggles I will be posting my second attempt at this pin tomorrow :-) along with the proper directions.

If you would like to check out all of the other wonderful pin-testers who have joined the Pintester Movement please visit:

http://pintester.com/2013/05/the-pintester-movement-craft-all-the-things

ROCK ON PINTESTERS

P.S. Sonja, keep your eyes peeled for some Kool Aid Lip Balm in your mailbox soon :-)

XOXOXO
Melissa

Wet N Wild Megalast Lipstick Collection with Swatches on the Lips and GIVEAWAY

2013-05-15T00:23:00.000-07:00

The Wet n Wild Megalast Lipsticks are an amazing drugstore find. Most of them have a smooth application when applied over a basic lip balm, rich color, and pretty decent staying power. Check out these swatches including photos of them on my lips and in action! Oh and for fun the details about the giveaway are located at the end of the post.

From Left to Right: 901B Think Pink, 903C Just Peachy, 968 Pinkerbell, 905D Smokin' Hot Pink, 906D Wine Room, 907C Mauve Outta Here, 910D Red Velvet, 965 Cherry Picking

Think Pink

Just Peachy

Mauve outta Here

Smokin' Hot Pink

Wine Room

Red Velvet

Cherry Picking

Pinkerbell

Giveaway Details

1 Winner will receive two NEW Wet N Wild Megalast Lipsticks, one in Think Pink and the other in Wine Room.

Rules:
Comment on this blog post ( leave me your youtube name with your comment
Like the YouTube Video
Be a Subscriber to my YouTube Channel (www.youtube.com/theblushedbeauty)
Comment on the YouTube Video Linked Below

Thats it! One winner will be chosen at random and contacted. This giveaway closes on May 30, 2013 at 11:59PM PST.

XOXOXO
Melissa

Sally Hansen Pacific Blue vs. Maybelline Color Show Pacific Blues Showdown

2013-05-12T10:41:00.001-07:00

I was shocked to recently find the Maybelline Color Show Limited Edition Polish in a color called Pacific Blues. This seemed like a serious stab at the ever popular Sally Hansen Extreme Wear Polish in Pacific Blue. The names are nearly identical with exception to the addition of a simple "s", and the colors look eerily similar as well. I thought was this an accident? NO WAY! This had to have been purposeful with how identical these colors are.

Here are my nails after one coat. The pointer and ring fingers are Sally Hansen, and the middle and pinky fingers are Maybelline. You can see they are pretty darn comparable in color, but overall the Sally Hansen was a bit more opaque and certainly more shiny in person.

Here were the polishes after two coats, each next to their corresponding bottle. Sally Hansen has a better shiny finish and is still more opaque than the Maybelline polish.

Here were all of the polish items that were used . Julep basecoat, each of the respective pacific blue polishes and a topcoat of Seche Vite fast dry.

Here was a photo of the polishes 24 hours after they were firs applied. This is my left hand, so the index and ring fingers are Maybelline Color Show and the middle and pinky fingers are the Sally Hansen polish. So far 24 hours in there was no chipping.

This was day two! The top row of nails is my right hand and the index or first finger is the Maybelline Color Show Polish and man the chips were really starting to set in just 48 hours after application. The Sally Hansen extremewear polish looked great and showed no chipping.

This was day three, and wowza welcome to Chip-City. The top row is my right hand, and the most chipped nail is the Maybelline color show, the middle finger in the top row is Sally Hansen, and then the ring finger is the Maybelline color show again. The bottom row is my opposite hand and the thumb nail that is horribly chipped is maybelline color show. The index or pointer finger on this hand looks perfect! Like it has just been polished LOL After three days I took off this polish and could no longer wear it.

I am happy to say that Sally Hansen Extreme Wear held in there much better than the Maybelline! I have tried the color show polishes in several colors and they all chip on my within a very very short time frame. I would suggest if you love this bright color that you stick with the tried and true classic Sally Hansen Extreme Wear in Pacific Blue. There's a reason everyone loves this color and formula!

XOXOXO

Melissa

New China Glaze Avant Garden Collection

2013-05-05T08:00:00.000-07:00

I recently spotted the new China Glaze Avant Garden Collection at my Beauty Supply Store. Typically the professional stores get the new collections in before any typical retail outlets, so I thought I might share these beautiful new polishes, these are part of the Spring 2013 Collection and I am not sure when they were released in stores, but my guess is they have already made it to the major retailers like Ulta.

The display has a very ethereal woman with very floral inspired flowing cloth encircling her. There are only 7 colors on this display and they are as follows:

White- Dandy Lyin' Around which was an opaque white with small shimmers in it.

Seafoam Green (located behind the white on this display)- Keep Calm, Paint On is a muted seafoam green with a bit of shimmer.

Cobalty-Bluish- Periwinkle- Purple color- Tart-y For The Party is a cream colored shade with no shimmer. Reminds me a lot of Pacific Blue with a bit more purple.

Blue in the front row- Fade into Hue. Soft blue shade with a purple undertone. Cream color with no shimmer.

Pink- Pink-ie Promise- Lovely perfect pink shade that has small pink shimmers in it. This color is really beautiful.

Dusty Rose- Life is Rosy. This is a really lovely mid toned pink polish without any shimmer.

Green- Budding Romance. This shade really perfectly captures the color of a rose stem. Not something I would go for, but if that's what you have been looking for then this would be the color for you.

I believe that there are more shades in this collection, however they were not present on this display. I really love the China Glaze Formulation, but my nail polish rack is on overload so I refrained from adding any of these to my collection.

XOXOXO,

Melissa

Revlon Super Lustrous Lipgloss Clearance Sighting

2013-05-04T08:00:00.000-07:00

NOOOOOOO!!! I found all of the Revlon Super Lustrous Lipglosses on clearance at my local Target. They are normally $5.94 and they are clearanced out at 30% off for $4.15. Panic set in... Can this really be true??? Why would they get rid of this wonderful formulation???

I grabbed up the 130 Pink Whisper shade and walked to the register with a huge sad face :-(
When I came home with perhaps what I thought may be my final Super Lustrous purchase ever, I hopped on the net like the makeup stalker that I am and did a bit of research. Much to my relief they are simply vamping up the outdated packaging. The true icing on the cake is that they are even releasing NEW SHADES!!! I am now on the HUNT for the new Super Lustrous Lipgloss Colors.

I will be so excited once I get my hands on some of the new colors. I will be sure to post photos and share the great news with you all once I find them. I have always wondered why this collection had such a limited shade selection, and why it seemed like they never put out any new or limited edition colors. Now I know! They have been working diligently in the super secret Revlon Labs to bring us some great new colors.

Do you also have a special place in your heart for the Super Lustrous Lipgloss formula? Am I the only one whose excited?!?! Come on, don't be shy, share your excitement with me too :-)

XOXOXO,
Melissa

New Jessies Girl Liquid Eyeliner Pen

2013-05-03T08:00:00.000-07:00

This new Jessie's Girl Liquid Eyeliner Pen was just put out at my local Rite Aid recently. The packaging and display really caught my eye. The pens look like classy high quality eyeliner at their typical truly affordable beauty product pricing at $6.99 each.

The display boasts that this eyeliner pen is all about "Combining the art of Japanese calligraphy brush-making and the technology of our "All-Day" waterproof formula". To me this sounds like this eyeliner pen must have a killer brush tip! I bet this makes for an amazingly smooth application. I know some times eyeliner pens with brushes don't always have the highest amount of precision or control, but the display seems to indicate otherwise. As far as I can tell this only comes in the color black.

I would love to try this eyeliner pen, I am all about using felt tip eyeliners, and I love to apply my gel or cream eyeliner with a fine tiped pointed brush so maybe this is a combination of the two of those. The best of both worlds :-)

What do you all think about Jessie's Girl Beauty Products? What are your favorites?

XOXOXO,
Melissa

New Julie G Frosted Gumdrops Collection Nail Polishes

2013-05-02T08:00:00.000-07:00

I recently spotted the new Julie G Frosted Gumdrops Nail Polish Collection at my local Rite Aid. The display is just plain adorable, and the polishes look to be stunning colors. I would be interested to see swatches of how the finish on these dry. Each polish sells for a really reasonable $3.99!

From left to right the colors are as follows: Crushed Candy (purple), Hot Cinnamon (red), Sugar Rush (reddish orange), Tangerine Dream (orange), Blueberry Fizz (blue), and lastly Rock Candy (teal)

Is the finish on these supposed to replicate the whole Liquid Sand texture that OPI has recently been putting out? Do they dry sparkly like a real gumdrop with that sugary like texture? Is it best to apply a top coat on these or do you wear them alone?

If I had to choose a color from the collection to purchase it would probably be Crushed Candy or the Blueberry Fizz. All of the shades look amazing! What do you think of the Julie G Polishes?

XOXOXO,
Melissa

New Revlon Wild Flowers Nail Stickers/ Nail Appliques with 3D Jewels

2013-05-01T08:00:00.000-07:00

While out browsing all of the new wonderful beauty displays at Walgreens, I found these Limited Edition Revlon Wild Flowers Nail Applique with 3D Jewels. These look Amazing! They are more than just nail stickers, these are much more Artsy with really classy touches of texture and completely wearable 3D decorations.

The display was a spinner type fixture that was free standing in the limited edition type beauty display section and was about 24 inches tall. There were 8 different nail applique varieties to choose from.

Hyper Floral, Python and Petals

Vintage Vibe and Floral Fatale

About a Pearl and Psychedelic

Brocade Garden and Bow-Quet

Here is a close up of Floral Fatale

Here is a closeup of Psychedelic. See the neat lacey silver accents on top of the colorful base. These look Awesome!!

The last close up is for About a Pearl. These had the most 3D raised texture of the bunch. They have all of those raised white pearly accent pieces on each applique, but are completely wearable and quite classy. These would be the pair that just about any could wear! Such a beautiful design.

Have you seen these popping up in your area? Which would you most want to wear? I would probably choose the Psychedelic or About a Pearl set. These scream Spring!

I hope you all have a Beautiful Week,

XOXOXO,

Melissa

Wet n Wild by Fergie Eyelashes

2013-04-30T08:00:00.000-07:00

Wet n Wild has been releasing some products in collaboration with Fergie for about a year now. One of the new products they just released was these three very different sets of eyelashes. These are available at Walgreens for $4.99 each and they are being called Fergie Fringe.

The first set of lashes are called Fergie Glam, these look like lashes that are not for the faint of heart. They are a bold, strong set meant for someone who is really looking to amp up their lashes. The packaging even says that lash glue is included. I have not tried these lashes so I cannot vouch for the strength or quality of the glue that is included.

The second set is called Flirt, and these are more wearable but still "flirty" as they are so adeptly named. There are smaller fringey lashes in between the sassier spikey lashes for that in-between but not over the top flirty eye look.

The final set of lashes is the set called Tease. These are a bit longer but more natural if that is possible. The lashes are more feathered in appearance and give that "your lashes but wayyy better look". This would probably be the pair that I would purchase of the bunch.

I would love to hear if you have tried these, or which pair you would most like to try. Are you Glam, Flirty, or a Tease kinda Gal? :-)

XOXOXO,

Melissa

Nail Rock Nail Caviar Sets

2013-04-28T08:00:00.000-07:00

While at Walgreens recently I came across these Nail Rock Nail Caviar Sets. If you were interested in rocking the 3D Manicure look at a reasonable price. Each set is priced at $6.99, which is far less expensive than the original Caviar Manicure set which sold for over $20.00 in Sephora.

These sets are available in Pink, Gold/Multi Color, Turquoise, and Red. I believe that Nail Rock is the same company that designs the Eye Rock eyeliner temporary tattoos.

The instructions seem super simple. Apply the base coat, roll your finger in the caviar beads, press them into the basecoat, wait 15-20 Minutes and Voila! Your nails are complete.

This is a trend I have not yet tried but would be interested to hear or see photos if you have.

XOXOXO

Melissa

Mac Sheen Supreme in Behave and Paint Pot in Soft Ochre

2013-04-27T19:59:00.000-07:00

The newest two MAC Cosmetics items I have added to my collection are the Sheen Supreme Lipstick in Behave Yourself and the Paint Pot in Soft Ochre. I have recently fallen madly in love with the sheen supreme formulation so I am happily acquiring more of those formula lipsticks and I finally decided it was time to splurge and purchase a real deal paint pot and see how it held up to the color tattoos that I have been using as eye shadow bases. As always, enjoy the swatch photos below :-)

Most importantly I am a serious sucker for really sleek beautiful packaging. The sheen supreme lipsticks come in this absolutely gorgeous black metal lipstick tube. I am in LOVE with this packaging, and I think it is far more beautiful than the typical MAC lipstick bullet. Okay, Okay, enough gushing over some lipstick packaging.

This shade was certainly more glittery than it appeared online, there are tons of tiny little magical glitter particles throughout this shade. Behave Yourself is a blue based pink, which means your teeth are going to look more white than they are next to this color. This shade isnt OVERLY blue based so you also wont look like your semi-dead and it isn't anywhere near as blue based/cartoonish as the Nikki Minaj MAC lipsticks.

Here is the swatch on my lips. It is a super creamy completely wearable pink with that natural healthy sheen that I adore about these lipsticks. They do not come off glossy in any way, but I would say that sheen is quite comparable to say the appearance of your natural lips if you lick them. Just a healthy natural, not too shiny perfect sheen.

The MAC Paint Pot in Soft Ochre is a classic shade to use as an eye shadow base. I chose this color because it is more yellow based than my skin and it should easily cancel out any underlying veins on my eyelids.

You can see from the swatch on my hand that this is a great shade for people of my skin tone to evening out eyelids while providing a solid base for more eye shadows. I must say, I have tried this several times as an eye shadow base and I am really LOVING it. I would say that this may edge out the color tattoos as a base for me. I think the tipping point in that determination is that this is a Matte base and not shimmery like most of the color tattoos.

I would love to read your Paint Pot suggestions below! Do you love the Sheen Supreme Lipsticks? Do you have any color suggestions for a new sheen supreme?

I hope that you all have a Beautiful Day,

XOXOXO,

Melissa

Lime Crime Nail Polish Review and Swatches

2013-04-27T00:30:00.000-07:00

In my recent Lime Crime Haul, I ordered two nail polishes. One in the color Milky Ways, and the other in Lavendairy, each polish sells for $5.99 on the Lime Crime Website.

The packaging is supremely adorable, with the iconic Lime Crime Unicorn. Lavendairy is a milky beautiful lavender color and Milky Ways is a creamy off white with a peachy yellowish undertone.

Here are photos of the swatches of each of the two colors on the nails.

Here is a photo of my nails on the fourth day, not too shabby right?

And here is a photo of what happened the very next day. Holy Chip City Batman! Wowza. Those chips and flakes came out of no where. One day the polish was fine, the next huge chunks were flying off of my nails. The lesson here is that Lime Crime is a four day polish :-) And the fifth day the polish will attempt to abort mission, and jump ship off of your nails. LOL

Pros: This polish applied very smoothly, it was not streaky and had great staying power compared to other higher end polishes like OPI or Essie. For me Essie almost always chips the next day after polishing, and certianly two days in there are numerous chips. This polish remained largely chip-free for 4 days.

Cons: This polish is difficult to come by, and can only be ordered from the Lime Crime website or from a very select few retailers. There is a limited color selection and stock always seems to be out of numerous colors all at once.

Have a Beautiful Day,

XOXOXO Melissa

IPSY Unbagging with Swatches April 2013

2013-04-21T13:39:00.001-07:00

IPSY has done it yet again! I am loving my choice to switch subscriptions, and this month again tops the charts for a $10 a month service. I hope you enjoy the photo-fest below.

This month I received four items, three of which were FULL SIZED makeup/beauty products in really lovely colors.

The Big, Sexy, Hair POW Powder Play is supposed to give hair volume and texture. I haven't yet played with this, but I am thrilled to try this out. May hair could certainly use some OOMPH or lift at the roots.

The MICA Beauty Cosmetics shimmer in Earth is totally up my alley. The shade is that beautiful mixture of slightly pinkish, earthy brown with a lovely shimmery finish. This item isn't really labeled as an eyeshadow directly on the packaging, however that is the only way that I will be using this loose powder product.

Be a Bombshell Blush in Sweet Cheeks! Wowza, this is a really beautiful shade. If I was on the website I would have hands down chosen this color, so I am quite impressed that this is the shade that I received in my bag. It has a lovely rosey pinky hue about it, and in the pan it looks like it has a satin sheen. It is identical in size to a MAC blush, and the black container seems oddly similar if not identical.

I wanted to insert two swatch photos of this blush because although it does have a nice rosey color at one angle, if you turn just a bit it has an incredibly shimmery aspect to it. Almost to the point of being un-wearable as a blush and more wearable as a highlighter. Bummer. I wonder if all of their blushes are this shimmery?

Lastly we have the Sation, not STATION as I called it in my video (Whoopsie) nail lacquer for IPSY in the shade Love at First Byte. It is a very lovely naturally pink shade that seems very complimentary and subtle with my skin tone. The polish went on very smoohtly, no issues with application or streaky strokes.

This is after one coat, no top coat applied.

Here is the brush, very standard sized nail polish brush. You can sort of see the semi opaque-ish, not quite clear-ish consistency with this color.

This was after two coats and no top coat. I actually really like this color! To me this color almost says Bridal Natural Nails. I will absolutely be wearing this shade very soon, and I will be interested to see how this wears over the course of several days.

Here is the bags value breakdown:

MICA Shadow- $14.95

Website: http://www.micabeauty.com/mineral-eye-shadow-earth-colors.html

Be A Bombshell Blush- $16.00

Website: http://beabombshellcosmetics.com/product/blush/sweet-cheeks/

Sation for IPSY Nail Lacquer- $5.00
Website: This was the only place I could find selling their products online http://store.misspn.com/

BigSexyHair POW Powder- Full Sized is .53oz for $15.95, this sample was .07 oz and was worth about $2.15
Website: http://www.ulta.com/ulta/browse/productDetail.jsp?skuId=2215478&productId=xlsImpprod4270041&navAction=push&navCount=1&subdoc=487stylersb2g1wk49&categoryId=cat190008

Total Value of this months bag was: $38.10

Have a beautiful day everyone,
XOXOXO
Melissa

Lime Crime Opaque Lipstick in Centrifuschia

2013-04-21T00:39:00.000-07:00

I was so excited to place my first order with Lime Crime as a treat for my recent Birthday. I had my eyes on two of the opaque lipsticks- one in Centrifuschia and the other in Geradium. Much to my dismay, when I placed my order the website was sold out of Geradium, so I settled for Centrifuschia and a couple of nail polishes.

First up lets have a closer look at the opaque lipstick in Centrifuschia. The Lime Crime packaging is probably the most striking, eye catching, just plain adorable presentation that I have ever seen of any lipstick on the market today.

Not only does the box have the holographic signature unicorn with stars, but the actual lipstick tube is the exact same lavender purple shade with the identical print.

Centrifuschia can be best described as a rich raspberry, with a really beautiful bright fuschia undertone.

I must admit that $15.99 seems a bit steep for a lipstick ( I am a bit more conservative when it comes to buying expensive beauty products :-) HOWEVER (yes a giant HOWEVER) this lipstick went on extremely smoothly, it left a nice sheen on the lips and was in no way drying. I am officially in LOVE. I really wish I was able to buy the Geradium lipstick, but I am sure that one day in the future our paths will cross again and I will pick up that shade to add to my makeup collection. Here is a photo of it on my lippies.

Pros: Super smooth, moisturizing, vibrant truly opaque color, a beautiful sheen without being overly glossy, great staying power with a very slight staining effect, pleasant very slight scent.

Cons: Online orders can take a long time (mine almost took two weeks and I only live 50 miles from their offices), $15.99 plus tax and shipping is a bit steep, Lime Crime is not widely available, color selections are limited and stock is also very limited.

Overall thoughts: I would buy another Lime Crime Opaque Lipstick again in an instant. LOVE IT.

Influenster Bride To Be Vox Box

2012-10-13T12:38:00.000-07:00

Hello my Lovelies :-)

I recently received my very first Influenster Bride to Be Vox Box. This box is full of great goodies!

There were three Schwarzkopf BC Hair Therapy Repair Rescue products! One split end treatment, one shampoo, and one conditioner. I am so excited to try all three of these products.

There was a bottle of Dream Water in Snoozeberry. I tried this last night and the flavor was great and I slept really well surprisingly! It really worked!

There was a package of Orange and Elder flower flavored Rescue Gum, along with a $1 off coupon. This gum made me gag horribly unfortunately. Perhaps if this was a flavor that you loved, these would be great. I wasn't able to get past the flavor to enjoy the relaxation and stress relief that the gum is said to provide.

There was a pack of Kiss Ever EZ Lashes in style 03. These look fantastic! I hope that those little strings really help with the application of the lashes. I typically use a pair of tweezers, so this may be a great new way to get them onto your eyes and really glam up your lashes. There was also a $1 coupon for another set of lashes.

There was a card to share with a single friend to visit the IvyDate website. I dont know who I will give this to. :-)

This was a fantastic first VoxBox. I hope that if you get a chance that you go visit the influenster website and share your opinions on your favorite products. Have a great day everyone!

www.influenster.com

XOXOXO
Melissa

Influenster Relaunch

2012-10-11T20:23:00.001-07:00

Hello Beauties,
Influenster recently relaunched their website. It is bigger, better, and beautiful. Influenster is a great way to get involved with the beauty products that you use everyday. Visit the website, discuss your thoughts on your favorite products, and ultimately influence product development. Influensters share their thoughts and insight with friends, family, and the blogger community. So get out there, visit the new site, and share your opinons!

www.Influenster.com

HUGE Fall Beauty Giveaway

2012-09-09T18:36:00.002-07:00

Good Day Beauty Gals,
My HUGE Fall Beauty Giveaway is up and going!

The Rules are simple:
1. Be 18 or older OR Have your parents permission to enter this giveaway
2. Subscribe to my YouTube Channel(Must remain subscribed until the winner is selected)
Click HERE FOR TheBlushedBeauty on YouTube

Its that simple :-)

Time for the Prizes :
There will be 6... YES SIX winners who will get a mini Benefit Porefessional Primer AND a Mini Benefit BadGal Lash Mascara.

There will be 1 Grand Prize winner who will receive a NYX Runway Collection Palette in Caviar & Bubbles and a NYX Megashine Lip Gloss

This Giveaway will END ON OCTOBER 31st 2012 at 11:59PM PST
A winner will be chosen from my list of SUBSCRIBERS using a randomizer.

Spook-Tober Tutorials

2012-09-01T22:07:00.000-07:00

Good Bye August, Hello September, and See you soon October.
I have great plans for October Tutorials!! October is my favorite month; the weather begins to change, the stores are strewn with fall items, and of course the Halloween products are on the shelves. I have BIG Plans for spooky makeup, nail, and hair tutorials. I will be posting a new video every other day for the month of September, and a Spook-torial every other day for October.
I hope Fall gets here quickly!!!
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Glamour Birchbox July 2012 Review

2012-07-17T23:50:00.001-07:00

This months Birchbox is themed with the Five Senses.
Sight, Touch, Taste, Sound, Smell.
I was quite excited to receive this months box based on all of the previews from Birchbox, and watching the videos online of all the gals that received their boxes before I did.

FINALLYYYYY a REAL Stila Lip Glaze!! Holy Guacamole :-)

I have almost every color of the $1 ELF Hypershine lip glosses. I look forward to trying out the original inspiration for these affordable elf glosses. I have heard great things about these Stila Lip Glazes and I expect this wonderful gloss to live up to all my hopes.

Whose genius idea was it to create Lemongrass Yuzu "MINTS". I am going to whip out a "WHAT THE CRAP?!?!" for this product. I saw so many people getting delicious sounding Cocoa Minteas, or Chai Minteas, but NOOOO I got LEMONGRASS flavored mints. They smell like PLEDGE, and they taste like what you would imagine pledge really tastes like. This was a total disappointment. N'ough said

Annick Goutal Perfume; The last sample from Annick Goutal that I received was less than desirable to put it kindly. I did not have high hopes for this scent either, but I was pleasantly surprised. It smells fresh, citrus-y, and feminine. Simply put, I would wear this.

Ear buds! Birchbox gave us colorful ear buds :-) I will most certainly use these with my computer. Thanks Birchbox. Now I just have to learn about what the heck "spotify" is.

Boscia B.B. Cream claims to be self adjusting to all skin tones. From a first impression stand point, it appears to be slightly darker than my natural skin tone. I dont know how this will self adjust to a lighter shade? I have seen self adjusting blushes, creams, foundations etc adjust darker, but never lighter. I am really loving my Lioele Triple the Solution BB Cream, so this has some serious expectations to live up to.

Yahoo Color Club Nail Polish. I am stoked to try out this brand of polish. I have an ever growing collection of polishes and I have yet to own any Color Club Polishes. Thank you Birchbox.

Overall I would give this months box a HUGE thumbs up. I look forward to my Birchbox Anniversary coming up next month. Fingers crossed for another great box. I hope that you are all receiving fantastic boxes. Have a BEAUTIFUL WEEK

Melissa :-)