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Rimmel London GLAM'EYES HD EYESHADOW in True union Jack

2013-05-23T20:10:00.002-05:00

Rimmel London GLAM'EYES HD EYESHADOW in True Union Jack

I received the following product in exchange for an honest review. All thoughts are my own.

I received the Glam'eyes Hd shadow in True union jack and was my first Rimmel Eyeshadow in my collection (I have since bought 2 more). I love the pallet and how its setup like a British flag. Since I was younger I always loved the english culture and I love the little bits of England that Rimmel puts into their makeup. This shadow is amazingly pigmented and you don't have to do much to make it show. I used no primer in the pictures I am including here in the swatches.

Rimmel London Waterproof Kohl Eyeliner Review

2013-05-22T09:00:00.000-05:00

Rimmel London Waterproof Kohn Eyeliner Review

I received the following product in exchange for an honest review. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

As I said in my What's in my Bag post I love the Rimmel's Exaggerate Waterproof Eye Definer in noir and I have since then gotten other Rimmel products to add to my collection. This is just what I have on me in my carry along bag.

So when I got the chance to try the ScandleEyes Kohl Liner I was excited. When I saw the color selection I was even more amazed that they offered so many. I usually like the hard to find crazier colors (Like blue) and the Turquoise is my favorite of this line followed by the Purple.

Scarlet Raine $25 shopping spree giveaway!

2013-05-18T00:00:00.000-05:00

Scarlet Raine $25 shopping spree giveaway!

I was recently able to review some eye appealing candles and soaps from Scarlet Raine and they have given me the opportunity to bring a giveaway to you! Winner of this giveaway will get $25 in products with free shipping in their choice of items.

If you want to see our Scarlet Raine review click here.

I love Scarlet Raine's eye for details and the way they make everything look and smell so good.

Good luck to you all! Enter below using the Rafflecopter form.

Scarlet Raine Candle and soap Shop review

2013-05-15T14:53:00.002-05:00

We recieved the following products in exchange for an honest review. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
Scarlet Raine has an amazing line of products from candles to soap all made from soy. I got the chance to try quite a few things from their line!

Rustic Candles:

Small- Candied Watermelon - Top notes of watermelon, lime, lemon, and bergamot; followed by middle notes of marigold, sweet, juicy melon; with base notes of white musk and vanilla.

This smelled amazing and was the Old Man's favorite.

Medium- Strawberries 'n' Cream - Highly requested fragrance! The aroma of fresh, juicy strawberries with just the right amount of creamy sweetened whipped cream.

These lasted forever! I just finished the candied water melon and still have half of the strawberries and cream left. The strawberries and cream is my favorite. I caught myself sticking my face in this and inhaling its scent because it smelled s good.
Warning: May cause hunger

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2013-05-15T03:23:00.002-05:00

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Giant Microbes Giveaway

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

Giant Microbes Giveaway

Hey all I am so excited to be able to bring this giveaway to you.

The winner will be able to pick one of the Original Microbes (8.95 - 9.95 max value)

look at those little faces! So adorable.

Check out our review of the Common Cold.

Good luck and enter below!

Nailtiques Havana and formula 1 nail protein review

2013-05-13T13:22:00.002-05:00

Nailtiques Havana and formula 1 nail

protein review

I received the following product in exchange for an honest review. All thoughts are my own and not influenced by others

Good morning all!!! Hope this post finds you all doing well I am here to tell you about nailtiques, a company I stumbled upon online who provided me a Sample to test their wares. I am here to tell you I am in love! Havana is a nice deep dark blood red. This is one of my favorite reds I own (which isn't many but the number is growing.) It makes me think of vampires and is a great alternative to black.

Giant Microbes plush review and Happy Mothers Day

2013-05-12T12:00:00.000-05:00

Giant Microbes plush review

We recieved the following product in exchange for an honest review. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

I was online recently and discovered Giant Microbes. I was estatic when they said they would do a review with us. I spent a quite some time just trying to decide on which one to review!

I mean look at these cuties! Its just so hard to pick just one!

Which one did I pick you may be wondering?

Get the Look: Monster High- Snow Bite makeup tutorial

2013-05-10T16:16:00.000-05:00

Monster High: Snow Bite Makeup Tutorial
with Korpse Kosmetics

Sailor Neptune

2013-05-09T16:03:00.001-05:00

Sailor Neptune by chalupahoopla featuring cluster rings

The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman

2013-05-07T09:00:00.000-05:00

All thoughts and comments in this review are my own and not influenced by any outside sources. This book was not provided for review it was purchased via the Kindle Store by myself for recreational reading.

The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman and illustrations by Dave McKean is in my opinion a great read for a variety of age groups. I am about to turn twenty-seven (27) in just a few days and I have been a huge fan of Neil Gaiman since I discovered the Sandman graphic novels in high school for which he is most famous. My most recent Gaiman purchase was a copy of The Graveyard Book which started out as just a simple short story for a compilation including many other authors called Witches. Honestly, this short story is the only one that I could recall in detail from the entire book. The short story left me wanting more and I needed to know who this character Nobody Owens was and why he was raised in a graveyard by ghosts.

Enter The Graveyard Book. I'm going to try to review the book as best I can without any spoilers. We find out in the first chapter just how the child Nobody Owens ends up in a graveyard being raised by ghosts and having a vampire as his guardian. We also watch as Nobody Owens or Bod for short grows up and feels a need to be in the world with the living and the problems this causes for Bod and his adopted family. You see, there is someone searching for young Bod, and for this evil man time seems to be running out and he knows it. We just don't know why. We also don't yet know the importance of what happened to Bod's living family when he was just an infant and why his survival is causing problems for the evil man still searching for the boy that got away.

I am about half way through this book and I can't put it down. I'm just as curious as Bod, I NEED to know why he is such an important child. I can't wait to finish this book. Right now its on sale for the Amazon Kindle. (I have the Kindle app for my iPhone, iPad and Android Tablet so you don't actually need to have a Kindle just a device with the app installed.)

I hope you all love this book as much as I do. Happy reading. :)

(Other books I would recommend by Neil Gaiman: The Sandman Graphic Novels, Stardust, Good Omens and American Gods. He has written many other books I just have not had the opportunity to read them yet.)

My7's eCig Power Kit and Hybrid Kit Review

2013-05-06T07:23:00.000-05:00

The products mentioned in this review were provided by www.my7s.com however the thoughts and comments in this review are solely my own and were not influenced by any outside sources.

eCigarette Power Kit

This Kit currently retails for $98.95 on the www.my7s.com website. It includes two lithium ion batteries which are the lower part of the eCig, sixteen (16) cartomizers which are all the same flavor but you choose the flavor, a usb charger and power adapter as well as a power pack charging case. The power pack charging case comes in black, white or pink and has its own battery that you charge with the usb power adapter. You will then plug the lithium ion batteries into the charging case and the case will charge your eCig even when you are on the go. This case will also hold your cartomizers so you can carry multiple flavors or just make sure you don't run out. I'm just under a pack a day smoker and one battery on full charge has lasted me over two weeks without recharging and I have not had to change the cartomizer as of yet. I have however been testing two different eCigarettes from the same company so your experience may be different depending on how often you smoke and how big of a draw you take off the eCig. The only complaint I can find about this particular eCigarette is that since the battery is located in the bottom of the eCig its very heavy at the bottom and very light at the top which leaves it a bit unbalanced. For me it feels weird to hold the eCig in the same way I would hold a normal cigarette because of the way it is balanced. This really is my only complaint though.

eCigarette Hybrid Kit

This Kit retails for $99.95 on www.my7s.com. It includes two batteries, a usb charger and power adapter your choice of two different liquid flavorings and an adapter for the use of the ready to use cartomizers. I did seem to like this kit better. Even though it isn't shaped like a conventional cigarette I liked being able to mix flavors. With my kit I ordered Chocolate and Strawberry. I also ordered two additional bottles of flavors which were Peach and Cream flavor. I was not too fond of the Chocolate alone but mixed with Strawberry it was pretty good. I also liked the Strawberry on its own. The Peach flavor is also very good alone as well as mixed with the Cream to make Peaches and Cream. As of right now there are twenty-eight (28) different liquid flavors to choose from and you can mix and match to make your own flavors.

All in all the My7's eCigarettes Kits were great. I would definitely recommend these products to friends and family and will continue to use the products myself.

I would give the Power Kit a three (3) out of five (5) Stars because of the issues I had with how the weight is distributed. I would give the Hybrid Kit a four (4) out of five (5) Stars. I like the flavors and versatility but I wish it wasn't quite as bulky and looked and felt like a regular cigarette. For the people I know that have been using eCigs for a while now and are used to the odd shape of the Hybrid type device this would probably be a five (5) out of five (5) stars.

L'uvalla Day/ Night cream giveaway

2013-05-05T00:00:00.001-05:00

We love beauty products and I hope you do too! Enter to win the balancing cream from L'uvalla

Here's more information from their site about this product

BALANCING SYSTEM STEP 3 (Normal/Combo/Oily Skin) – This light moisturizer leaves a matte finish and utilizes the highly effective antiseptic/astringent properties of Thyme, Clove Flower and Cinnamon Bark to clear congestion and balance oil production. The powerful anti-aging properties of Argan Oil, which has twice the vitamin E of olive oil, help to maintain cell integrity while keeping fine lines and wrinkles at bay. This cream combines NATURAL and ORGANICingredients from around the world to work synergistically with your skin to provide hydration and to deliver these results:

Boost Collagen Production
Improve Skin Tone
Neutralize Free Radicals
Balance Sebum Production
Increase Cell Regeneration
Clear Congestion
Provide Matte Finish

Application: After cleansing and toning, massage a dime-sized amount gently into skin. Cup hands over nose and breathe in deeply to benefit from aromatherapy while reading affirmation below. Exhale through mouth. Repeat.

Affirmation: I breathe in awareness and breathe out understanding.

Enter below!

PB Crave giveaway

2013-05-05T00:00:00.000-05:00

Welcome to This giveaway that will fill your belly with yummy peanut butter!

In this giveaway we are giving away the CoCo Bananas variety pack.

PB Crave review

2013-05-04T12:07:00.001-05:00

PB Crave review

I received the following product in exchange for an honest review. We only recommend products that we think we benefit our readers.

I've never been much fan of peanut butter but I've found something to change my opinion forever! I recently found a company by the name PB Crave and what they have done is made me a fan of peanut butter.

They have several flavors including:
Razzle Dazzle
Choco Choco
Coco bananas
Cookie Nookie

$200 paypal giveaway!

2013-05-04T11:10:00.002-05:00

Good luck all in winning this fabulous giveaway! We all need some extra cash right? Then enter to win!

Erica Start Walking has reached 1,000 Facebook Fans and in return she has decided to giveaway $200 in PayPal cash to one lucky winner. Giveaway will be open May 3, 2013 to June 3, 2013. One winner will be chosen and e-mailed directly by Erica when giveaway is over. This giveaway is open world wide. Winner must be 18 years of age to win.

FUNK-OFF™ PIERCING DEODORANT

2013-05-02T09:21:00.001-05:00

I received a sample of this product in exchange for an honest review. All the thoughts and comments in this review are entirely my own and not influenced by any other sources.

Hey everyone, I recently had the chance to try an awesome product called Funk-Off Piercing Deodorant. For those of us that enjoy body modification art we all know that stretched piercings tend to have a distinct odor due to bacteria and dead skin cells building up on the inside of the piercing. This unfortunate side effect only gets worse the larger you stretch your piercing and no piercing is immune to this offensive issue. No matter how often you remove and clean your piercings and jewelry it seems like you can never get that "funk" totally off.

Angry birds giveaway!

2013-04-30T11:24:00.001-05:00

Check out this exciting new game. Angry Birds & Star Wars have come together for May 4th- unofficial Star Wars Day. Enter now to win Angry Birds Star Wars Millennium Falcon Bounce Game and Angry Birds Star Wars Foam Flyers Chewbacca Bird. You can see my review HERE. I'm an angry birds addict! I have everything even lip balm! So when I saw this giveaway I was so excited to bring it to you!!!! So good luck and be sure to enter, you never know you could be our winner!

Winners must be of the age 18-years-old or older and items shipped in the Continental US only. Retail Value $29.98.
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She Was Scared, Unprepared; Lost In The Dark Falling Apart

2013-04-28T15:24:00.001-05:00

She Was Scared, Unprepared; Lost In The Dark Falling Apart by elaine-elizabethxo featuring platform heels

Say Hello Diamonds Giveaway

2013-04-26T19:24:00.001-05:00

Hey all, I have a fabulous giveaway to share with you today. This is just in time for Mother's Day! Good luck

I was given the chance to try out a pair of Say Hello Diamonds Pantina earrings. This review is fully my own and the opinion may differ from that of yours.
Lately I have been looking for some earrings that are classy and yet I can wear them every day with no worries of them looking out of place.

When I received my Pantina Earrings from Say Hello Diamonds, I was thrilled. They came in a little black box and they were everything that I was looking for. I have not taken them off one day since I received them. I wanted to make sure that they would stand the test of little ones and so that is why I waited a while to do my review. I have worn them out to eat with the hubs, to job interviews, and even just to the grocery store with my hair in a bun. They look classy and elegant and not the least bit gaudy.
Here is a little bit about Say Hello Diamonds:
Say Hello Diamonds Founder Jeannie Manzo believes that everyone should be able to afford the thrill of luxury jewelry without breaking the bank. Her products have the look of real diamonds and her team takes the time to inspect each product to ensure perfection in every piece.
Our superior craftsmanship, exceptional quality and design integrity insures your special gift will last for years to come. Tell your loved one that they’re always on your mind with a surprise pair of earrings or a theme piece. Never forget to express your love for your partner, family, and friends.
My Verdict:
If I would not have known that they were not real diamonds, I would not have been able to tell the difference. It gives me the style that I want without having to break the bank! My hubs had to do a double take when I had these on. That is how real and sparkly that they really do look. The compliments that I got on these were a deal sealer for me!

The Giveaway:
And now for the part that you have all been waiting for, THE GIVEAWAY! I am please that I am able to offer one of my readers a pair of these Pantina Earrings for themselves. Make sure you enter on the rafflecopter below.

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Soda Stream Take Two

2013-04-26T15:35:00.000-05:00

Soda Stream Take Two

Hey guys, we've got another review for you on the Soda Stream products. This one is the Soda Stream Source and the starter kit retails for $129.99 in plastic and $149.99 for the metal version. I know Miss Ruby was excited to get her Soda Stream Jet but was let down on the performance. My boyfriend on the other hand knows many people he works with that have and use a Soda Stream on a frequent basis so he decided he wanted us to get one. I decided okay if we're going to spend a lot of money on a soda maker we're going to get the better version we saw at Target which was the Source since it has LED lights showing how much carbonation you're getting instead of just guessing and it looked like a sturdier model than the Jet.

Right away we had problems. The bottle wouldn't get a good enough seal when locking it into place so you'd get about half the carbonation you needed and then it would start to screech where the CO2 was leaking out. We eventually figured out if you just pump the lever instead of holding it down it seemed to help get enough carbonation into the water to make a soda.

The next issue we had was that you really don't know how much of the syrup to use. There IS a line indicator on the inside of the cap to measure but with a lot of the flavors it just doesn't taste right. Like you either have too little flavoring or too much. At this point you're wasting the CO2 and the syrup just to get the taste right. Now I drink diet soda almost exclusively, so once I found a concentration of syrup that worked for me I didn't think their Diet Dr. Pete or generic Coke Zero was all that bad. My boyfriend however kept telling me anything he tried always had a funny taste to it and tasted like a diet drink. I thought he was crazy because he swore what he was making was mislabeled and was really a diet drink. So I tasted the regular Dr. Pete he had made and told him there is no way that's diet because I can taste the sugar in it. Trust me, I've been drinking diet drinks so long I definitely know the difference. But I did notice something off that I probably wouldn't have noticed in my diet drinks because the artificial sweetener sometimes leaves an odd after taste that I'm used to by now. But his drink was bitter. You can actually taste the CO2. If any of you have ever had the misfortune to taste carbonated water without flavoring you know what I'm talking about, just fizzy and bitter as hell. So the carbonation was making the soda taste bitter.

Boyfriend was frustrated about spending all this money on the Source and the extra bottles and the syrups etc and was talking to people at work one night that had always said they loved their Soda Stream. When he brought up the bitter after taste of the CO2 the all the people that were making arguments for why he shouldn't return the Soda Stream seemed to have an epiphany, and they all agreed that "Yeah it does kind of taste funny but I thought it was just me."

Needless to say we took back the Soda Stream Source. It was a huge disappointment, now we're stuck with all these bottles of syrup we spent money on and can't use. If you're thinking about getting a Soda Stream, DON'T! Save your money and buy a few cases of actual soda.

Beauty box 5 april review

2013-04-25T08:30:00.000-05:00

Beauty box 5 april review

I received the following product in exchange for an honest review. All thoughts are my own.

Hey all, by now you know my addiction to makeup. Now I am addicted to makeup subscription boxes and what I've recently found was Beauty Box 5.

What is Beauty Box 5?

Beauty Box 5 is a monthly subscription service that delivers a beauty box with 4 - 5 cosmetic samples directly to your door.

Description

Beauty Box 5 is a glamorous package delivered monthly to your door with 4 - 5 samples of your favorite beauty brands. From makeup and fragrances to skin care and hair care, BB5 has you covered!

Citta Slide-in protective case by Acase review

2013-04-24T13:57:00.000-05:00

Citta Slide-in protective case by Acase review

We were provided the following product in exchange for an honest review. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

Salon Gel Polish Starter Kit

2013-04-23T09:13:00.000-05:00

Salon Gel Polish Starter Kit

This product was provided to me in exchange for an honest unbiased review based on ease of use, quality and pricing. All thoughts in this review are my own based on my personal experience with this product.

Sally Hansen has come out with a great product in their Salon Gel Polish Starter Kit! I love this product, it truly is like getting a manicure at home. The kit is slightly expensive for $64.99 at Wal-Mart online but its totally worth it once you see the results. The Kit comes with the first clear coat, gel nail color, and the clear top coat. It also includes an emery file to shape your natural nails and a cuticle stick to help push back your cuticles if yours are overgrown, acetone polish remover, an LED curing light and ten buffing pads.

I know the price seems pretty high at first but honestly its super easy to apply and lasts for weeks. I have really thin nails that break all the time and this product also helped keep my nails from breaking. Now I have seen some online reviews where people did not like this product but when you read their main complaint it is that the polish never dries. After each coat you'll put your nails under the LED light and cure them and yes, they will be tacky, it is also recommended that the color be applied in two thin coats and to cure after each coat. Now its finally time for step three. Apply the top clear coat, and don't worry ladies the bottles are marked 1,2 and 3 so you won't get it wrong I promise. Cure your nails for thirty seconds for the final time. The light times out at thirty seconds which is great! Now, your nails will still be slightly tacky like regular polish that is only half dry. This is where the buffing pads come in, use them to lightly wipe the extra residue off your nails. Now when you touch them they are hard as a rock. I think the persons leaving reviews online where you can purchase the product are not reading or following the directions properly. The Starter Kit comes in three colors but there are a ton of other colors that can be purchased separately and the process is still the same. I did try this product with regular nail polish and it did not cure properly and just ended in a mess. You also have the option to leave out the color all together and just used the bottom and top coat. This will harden your natural nails and give them a great shine for weeks.

Now ladies who pick at your nails, follow the instructions in the box for removal and use the acetone remover and wrap your nails in aluminum foil so all of the coats come off at once. I did try pealing them off and its just like pealing off acrylic nails, your top layer of nail tends to come off with the gel coating so this is a big no no!

If you run out of anything you can purchase refill kits, now you have to use the emery file to shape and then buff your nail and the pads to clean your nails before and after application. The kit only comes with ten pads so you can use a regular emery file if you need to and the ingredients in the pads are 99% rubbing alcohol. So if you run out of pads before you need to purchase a refill kit with the bottom and top coat you can use just your basic everyday alcohol pad like the kind you have in your first aid kit. Or if you're like me I have alcohol pads everywhere for checking my blood sugar and they cost less than a dollar for a box of 100.

You can find more information on this product at sallyhansen.com along with instructional videos and helpful tips and where to purchase.

These pictures are after two weeks of wear and tear on my nails. I'm a cuticle picker and nail biter by habit and the product stood up very well. It also helped curb my biting habit because the nails are so hard. Now, I'm right handed and this thumb was solid as a rock. A few days after this was taken, I was at the shooting range trying to load the last round into my six round magazine (no ladies, not the kind you read, the kind you shoot.) I have a .40 caliber pistol and if you've ever loaded a magazine you know the last one or two are a real bitch to get in because the spring is so tight. My thumb slipped sideways and the thin edge of the magazine took a chunk right out of the middle of my nail. Had I not had this Gel Polish on to harden my nail I would have bent my entire nail back and broken it off to the nail bed. Then I would have had to do the HOLY CRAP I BROKE A NAIL AND IT HURTS dance in front of all the men on the range. Instead all I had missing was a small chunk in the very middle the width of the side of the magazine. Let me tell you, that hurt way less and made my nail salvageable once I got home. If I wasn't already hooked, I am now!

Enjoy Hair Care Giveaway

2013-04-22T12:43:00.000-05:00

Enter to win ENJOY Luxury Smoothing System that we reviewed back in February.

Want Fabulous hair?

Want to Pamper your locks?

Then enter to Win this amazing Hair care system