Apologies...

I apologize that I haven't updated this blog in such a long time. I have been busy not only earning my bachelor's degree but also job hunting. But I do not want anyone to think that I have abandoned this blog, I haven't in the least. I've got some reviews for a bunch of products coming out within the next few weeks, most of the makeup so keep your eyes out for that. So I ask that readers of this blog, both current and future, be patient with me a bit longer. :)

~Til Next Time! 

Product Review - Finishing Touch Hair Removal

This is a product review for the Finishing Touch Hair Remover that can be found in the As Seen On TV section in many stores and can also be found online as well.
I have been using this product for about 6 months and I must say that for the price I paid for it, I sure got more than what I paid for it.
I bought mine at Walgreen for about nine dollars, which wasn't too much so if I didn't like it or if it didn't work then I didn't have to worry that I spent too much money on it. I tried it out that night on some stray hairs that had decided to spring up on my legs and I've been using it ever since.
I don't know if it is just me but I get those pesky hairs that seem to pop up overnight on my chin and sometimes above my lip. Now before I started using this product I would take a tweezer and painfully pluck the hairs out one by one. Can we all say ow? I mean it was really painful, especially since I have very sensitive skin so needless to say I didn't forward to it but it had to be done.
But since I started using the Finishing Touch it has become so much less of a chore and more of a treatment to me. And I don't just use it on my chin and upper lip, I just it for my eyebrows and for any stray hair that starts to grow after I shave.
So I highly recommend this product for anyone who might be interested in it. The product itself does not take up much room at all so it is easy to travel with and it is very light-weight. It also comes with a light, this helps to make those fine hairs more visible to you. It also comes with two comb attachments that can be used on the eyebrows in order to get them to the desired length. The blade is very safe to touch and the battery seems to last forever, or at least mine does and I use mine about once to twice a week. The battery that this product takes is 1 AAA, which don't cost much at all.

Review for Specialty VoxBox from Influenster

Okay so as promised, this is my review of the products that I received free from Influenster in a Specialty VoxBox. Again, I am not paid for my opinions on any of these products and my reviews are of my own opinion of the products.

EBOOST Review
Okay, I'll be the first to admit I am not a fan of the taste at all and I love Pomegranate flavored drinks. But this, ugh, the taste was the one thing I couldn't get around. It took me nearly two hours to drink the whole thing cause I do not like wasting things at all. Even though I did not care too much for the taste, the product still lived up to its name so I would purchase this product, but perhaps a different flavor.

Garden Botanika Lash Primer
Let me be honest, I haven't ever been big on the whole make-up thing and I have only just gotten back into wearing it. This is because as I was growing up I had a lot of skin issues, where no matter what kind of make-up products I wore/tried, my skin would just break out. Luckily as I got older, my skin seemed to calm down a bit (Olay Fresh Effects is helping too :) ). Now, I knew that there was mascara, concealer and such products like that but I have never heard of lash primer; so I was pretty excited to try this product out. And I am so glad that I did. This product is awesome! Since I live in the South, heat is a factor which leads to sweating, which sometimes leads to runny make-up which is not fun nor pretty. Especially when its mascara. This product, which is to be put on your lashes before you place on your mascara, helps pervent this from happening. Not only does it keep your mascara on longer but it also extends your lashes, at least it does mine. I have also had to stop my sister from stealing this as well cause she has tried it and loved it as well. So I will be purchasing this product again in the future, well me and my sister both will!

Tropical Necco Wafers Review
Okay, I have already reviewed these in a previous VoxBox from Influenster, I think the College one. But I will happily review these again. I absolutely love these little wafers, the tropical are my favorite! These are a perfect snack, especially if you are working on a paper for school or if you are traveling. This product is easy to carry and costs less than two dollars which is so great. I have already purchased this product a few times now, as well as a few times before I received it in this VoxBox and I know that I will be purchasing it again and again. :) If you want more of what I think of this product, then please go back through my previous posts on this blog.

imPRESS Press-On Manicure Review
As with the Tropical Necco Wafers, I have already reviewed this product so I do urge you to go back through and read my previous review on this product as my opinion on this product is pretty much the same. I do love the product, I am not a fan of pink nor do I think it flatters my skin tone as I have very pale skin and too much bright pink seems to wash me out. Don't ask me how that is possibly, for me to live in the South and be as pale as I am but I am. But while I am not a fan of pink, I do like the product itself so I urge you to go back through this blog and find my previous review of this product.

Hawaiian Tropic Silk Hydration Lotion/Sunscreen Review
Okay, this product is AMAZING! I know that the line has been around for a while but I have never thought to try it. This product does not feel like a sunscreen nor does it have that sunscreen smell at all. It smells, and feels like, tropical lotion which makes me love this product even more. Since I live in the South, I am outside a lot during the summer going to the Coast, walking around, etc. This product not only protects from the sun but it also keeps your skin smooth and hydrated which is very important in the summer. I have already purchased this product again in both travel and full size form, as I will be taking a trip to New Orleans in the next couple of months and I want to take it with me. It is not as expensive as some other sunscreens that are out there and it is well worth the price of it. And I will be purchasing this product again and again for a long time.

NYC Show Time Glitter Eyeliner Pencil Review
I have already reviewed this product in a previous post on this blog, so if any of you want to check it out feel free. I do like this product but I do not like the glitter that is in it. This is because I have a very high sensitivity to glitter. It makes my skin itch and irritates my eyes. But I thought that I would give this product another chance...needless to say this product went to my sister after the first use. Like I said, I have no problem with using NYC brand and this product does have great qualities but for me I won't be purchasing it again due to the glitter. But I have purchased another glitter-less NYC Eyeliner and I love how it looks and stays on. And I will be repurchasing that eyeliner as well in the future, just not the glitter one. But my sister has told me her thoughts about the Show Time Glitter and she loves it! She doesn't have the problem with glitter that I do...lucky!

Softsoap Coconut Scrub Soap Bar Review
Okay, I love coconut scents, I love body scrubs and I love to be clean. This product was perfect for me. Yep I say perfect because I have already used it all up. Yep you heard right, its all gone and I am sad cause I haven't been able to find it in any of my stores because they are always sold out. But I will not give up! A warning though about this soap, the tiny scrubs in it can be a bit harsh feeling on your skin so I wouldn't use this every time you take a shower but rather once every couple of showers so as to not irritate your skin too bad. But other than that, the soap scrub is wonderful and the smell lasts for a long time which is awesome!

Well that's my review on the products that I received in my Specialty VoxBox from Influenster. Again I say, that I received these products free from Influenster and I am not being paid for my opinion.

I also wanted to ask my readers their opinion on something. I have been seeing many of these monthly subscription boxes and I must admit that my curiosity is peeked. What I wanted to ask is do any of you get, or have gotten, any of these monthly subscription boxes? If so which ones and how well did you like them? I ask because I have been toying with the idea of getting a few of them and posting reviews on this blog for the products as well as doing box openings on my YouTube channel. If any of you readers are interested in seeing something like that, please comment below!

Until next time, bye!

Prayers for West, TX and Boston, MA

This is not one of my regular blog post but I thought that I would put this out there. I am praying for those that were affected by the fertilizer plant exploding in West, TX and also my prayers are going out to those that were affected by the Boston Bombing. I pray not only for the victims but their families, friends as well as those in the rescue processes in both states. As I have sat here and watched the news, I have watched two cities come together to overcome these tragedies and it gives me hope that perhaps the world is not all bad as it sometimes seems to be.
Watching the people of Boston come together, people opening their homes up for strangers who couldn't return to their hotel room, random people helping strangers who were hurt and injured during the bombing, gives me hope for the future.  My heart goes out to the victims that lost their lives to this and I feel that there were blessings that the death toll was not what it could have been. My prayers also go out to the families who have loved ones that are still in the hospitals and I wish them a quick and steady recovery.
Watching the news coverage this morning of the explosion in West, TX, my prayers and thoughts go out to that community and its inhabitants as well. Just as in Boston, this small town has come together and every person is ready to help their neighbor which again gives me hope.
Watching these two communities come together just gives me such hope that the world is not as bad, or dark, as it seems at times and that perhaps we can all come together to make it a better place, not only when tragedies such as these happen. So I applaud the people of these communities, and those that are willing to help them in any way they can. It really does give me hope for the future. Again my prayers and thoughts go out to all of the people that were affected in these tragedies.

Specialty VoxBox from Influenster!

So I finally got my Specialty VoxBox from Influenster and I am more than pleasantly surprised with it. I got this VoxBox when one of my tweets was chosen during one of Influenster's Twitter Parties for The Taste. Which if any of you have never been to an Influenster Twitter Party...then you are missing out on an awesome thing. And if anyone reads this and my other previous post about Influenster and you still haven't joined the site yet, then what are you waiting for!? I for one am glad that I have become a part of the Influenster Community and I wish I would have done it sooner.

But anyway let's get to what was in this Specialty VoxBox shall we? The products in this VoxBox were the most popular of all the brands that were given out in previous VoxBoxes. I recognize a few of these products as I have received them in my previous two VoxBoxes. The others, while I have seen them and I have heard of their brand but I have yet to try out the products. So I will be happy to try out these new products and give my thoughts and reviews of them in later blog posts. In this blog post however I will list the products that I received, what size I received and how much they are for the full-sized product.

The products I received:

- 1 Packet of EBOOST in Natural Acai Pomegranate Flavor. One pack is .25 oz and is good for only one use. The full size of this product comes in a box of 20 and costs about $28.00 on EBOOST.com

- Garden Botanika Lash Primer. This product is 0.25 oz and is full-sized. The cost of this product is $11.00 on gardenbotanika.com

- Tropical Necco Wafers. This product is 2.02 oz and is a full-sized product. The cost of this product ranges between $1.59 to $1.97. It all depends on where you purchase this product.

- imPRESS Press-On Manicure. This product is full-sized and the pattern that I received is D110 Lil Drumr Grl. This product cost ranges from $5.99 to $6.49. Again it depends on where you purchase this product.

- Hawaiian Tropic Silk Hydration Lotion/Sunscreen: Broad Spectrum SPF 30. This product is 2 FL OZ so this is not a full sized product but it is still a nice travel sized product. The full-sized product cost ranges between $4-6.00, again it all depends on where you purchase this item.

- NYC Show Time Glitter Eyeliner Pencil. This product is full sized and costs about $3.

- Softsoap Coconut Scrub Soap Bar. This product is full sized and costs about $4.

Again I would like to say that I did not purchase any of these products but I received them free from Influenster. I am not being paid anything for my review and my reviews will be honest and fair to these products. So be on the lookout for more reviews coming up within the next two weeks!

Updated Review for - Not Your Mother's Beach Babe Texturizing Sea Salt Spray

Now as I stated in my previous review of this product, my hair just seems to despise ever hair spray known to mankind. Well, it used to despise hair spray until Not Your Mother's Beach Babe Texturizing Sea Salt Spray. This hair spray, what more can I say about it other than it is honestly the best hair spray that I have had the pleasure of using in a long time. So I want to thank Influenster and Not Your Mother (NYM Brands) for sending this in the SweetHeart VoxBox!
Okay first of all, I would like to warn all you girls...get ready for compliments! This spray will get you compliment after compliment about your hair. I know for my style of hair, which is frizzy, thick and naturally curly, it is hard for me to find products that actually work. And living in the south, does not help my frizzy hair in the least. But this hair spray actually does work to tame my hair which I am very happy with if I must say. I am very satisfied with the results from this spray and I can't wait to try out more of this brand.
I have tried it on my hair when it is dry and when it wet. And personally speaking I like the results more when my hair is wet. I wish I would have thought ahead and took a picture before I posted this review in order to show the results. But perhaps I shall post a picture later. I love the way that it makes my hair look like I've just gotten home from a day of swimming and beach fun! The smell isn't overpowering in the least and it is a long lasting scent. It really does remind me of the beach! When I put it on my hair when its wet, it not only tames my frizzy, thick hair but it also gives it this wet beach look that most girls would spend hundreds of dollars at salons in order to attain. And I got it from this hair spray and a comb!
I have not only recommended this hair spray to friends but to my family as well and they all love it! I love getting compliments from random people who asked me who did my hair and I love their faces when I tell them I did it myself! So keep up the good work NYM Brands! i look forward to seeing what you guys come out with next!

Updated Review - SkinnyGirl Daily On-The-Go Bar

Okay, I admit it. I am a snacker! Yes that's right I snack and I am not ashamed! : ) But seriously, the SkinnyGirl Daily On-The-Go Bar are just...amazing and so delicious! I literally have become addicted to these things but in a good way. Instead of going for that donut or something like that, I grab one of my SkinnyGirl Bars and I'm good to go. I have even substituted a big breakfast for one of these bars. I first received one of these bars in an Influenster VoxBox at the end of February, which by the way,  thank you Influenster and thank you SkinnyGirl!
I have never heard of this brand before but I was eager to try it cause I mean it just looked delicious. And I was so right! It really was delicious. The flavor that I received was the CoCo-Nut with Peanut Butter and I must say that that one is my complete favorite! And honestly, I don't even like coconut but this I completely love. It doesn't have a really big overpowering taste of coconut to it and the peanut butter just compliments it perfectly. There is only one thing that I have to complain about with this bar...I cannot find them in any of my stores! : ( Makes me sad, even though I can order them from the site which is just as awesome but I would really like to buy them from a store so I don't have to wait for them to arrive in the mail! I'm hoping that they will be available in my stores really soon cause I would love to be able to stock up on these delicious bars, especially with summer just around the corner and you know a girl has to look on the beach. So SkinnyGirl, go ahead and give yourselves a pat on the back for this wonderful, delicious and healthy bar and keep the flavors coming! I can't wait to try out more of your products as well!