Influenster - MaryKay Voxbox

When I received the MaryKay voxbox I didn't even know it shipped yet, so it was a surprise! I was kind of disappointing that the box was crushed a bit, but that's the postal service not MaryKay or Influenster. I immediately opened the box. At first glance I have to say I am impressed by the presentation. There were 5 full size products inside. Each were in individual boxes and the brush came in a case. Very cute and classy. There was also a product card, a giveaway opportunity and a MaryKay catalog.

What was inside:

- MaryKay Lash Love Lengthening (I <3 Black) $15.00
         * LASHilious! Long. Strong. Seriously separated lashes.

- MaryKay Cream Eyecolor/Concealer Brush $10.00
         * The perfect brush for applying any cream product.

- MaryKay Lash Primer $ 15.00
          * Dramatic Definition.Fuller looking lashes.

- MaryKay Cream Eyecolor (Violet Storm) $22.00
          * Soft, creamy, long wearing formula

- MaryKay True Dimensions Lip Stick (Pink Cherie) $18.00
          * Intensely moisturizing. Exquisitely smoothing

Now I have used MaryKay products in the past and they never disappoint. When I was younger it never appealed to me because I always had the impression that its old ladyish. I do believe if they offered a selection of brighter colors they might appeal to a younger crowd. That aside I was impressed by how much I like the products. It would of been nice if they put a few samples such as perfume because I didn't even know that they offered perfume. I have to say I really like the packaging , very clean , classy and sleek. The prices are a bit on the pricey side for me, along the same pricing as MAC. I tend not to by pricey makeup for 1 I can't afford it and 2 because I have so much makeup that buying high priced makeup isn't really a smart idea , but for someone that needs a set of makeup for their everyday I would defiantly suggest making the MaryKay investment. You will get a good quality makeup that will last.

The Wrap Up: 

I am in love with the Lash Lengthening and the Lash primer. They work incredibly well and look great. As far as everything else. The brush is nice, very sturdy and easy to use, and the price is good! The Cream eyecolor is a fantastic color but I really don't like cream shadows personally. It would never be something that I would buy myself. but as far as they actual product, it's easy to use and dries pretty quickly. Now for the lipstick. Love the color,don't like the fact its lipstick. I don't wear lipstick, it never looks right on me. This lipstick is very creamy and a good formula but I never wore it out of my place.

Would I buy MaryKay products?

I am still kind of on the fence. I don't see many products that I would like but I probably would give it a try and meet up with a consultant to try some stuff out. MK is a quality product for a decent price.







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

Avenue B - A Jewelry Review

Awhile ago I was browsing around for makeup/B&B and jewelry and decided to go on Heartsy to see if there was anything that was any good . I haven't bought anything via Heartsy in a long while.. there was too much drama at one point plus nothing that tickled my fancy.. So I browsed Hearsty and found a cute little Jersey based jewelry shop called Avenue B.. well I found some cute things so I bought a voucher and placed my order. My goodies arrived a couple weeks later in a bubble mailer. 1 necklace came in an organza bag and the other necklace and earrings came in a little box.

Octopus Cameo necklace: I ordered this in pink and black . It also is silver plated and came with a ball chain. I really like this necklace!

Pretty Little Darling : A Dead Cameo Necklace: This is gunmetal plated. I love this necklace! It looks fabulous and I have gotten so many compliments on it!!

Black Glittery Ear Stud Flowers: These are cute but a bit big for my ears.. so won't be worn all the time but are cute for a special occasion!

I like this shop! They have tons of pieces and the price isn't to bad, and they are from Jersey which is awesome (WOOT WOOT)


Will I order again? Heck yeah.. When I get the funds! Now my makeup collection is crazy awesome I think I'm going to work on my jewelry collection!

Lucky 107 - A Review

The Company:
Awhile ago I saw a review on a company called Lucky 107. ( I forget who did the review) But I was immediately drawn in. For 1 the logo is a clover and horseshoe.. and we know I'm nuts about clovers! I went on the site and browsed around. I was impressed by the variety of products ranging from shadows to primer and lip gloss and solid lotion. Lucky 107 offers 2 types of bloggers packs.. 1 for the up and coming reviewer and 1 for the experienced blogger.. Each pack has a set of stipulations for it. I met the criteria for the experienced blogger.. So I went ahead and chose my products and placed the order.. I did message the owner Rebecca about an extension on posting time .. I wasnt positive if I would be able to get the post out in the 2 weeks... this was right after my father passed away.. so didn't know where my life would be.. She replied back very sweetly and told me no problem.. to take my time.! So I went ahead and placed my order on Feb 15th

Shipping and packaging:

My order arrived on the 24th in a bubble mailer 9 days after I ordered... inside was alot of pretty stuff! 6 clamshells came in a plastic bag, 4 full sizes came wrapped in tissue paper tied with ribbon.. 2 lipglosses , 1 lip balm and a primer were wrapped the same way.. Inside the 2nd plastic bag was a free sample , invoice and buisness cards. All in all very cute wrapping and presentation.

The Products:

Shadows:

Liz-beth : "a shimmery green with bright yellow undertone & flecked with 'fairy dust'


Super pretty color!! It loves my lids!


Suckerpunch: "a shimmery, steel blue"


Very light and lovely color.. reminds me of the movie.. not sure if that's what Rebecca was going for.. 


Beauregard : "a magenta-undertoned pink"


Makes a pretty smokey eye


Donna: "a firey red with orange undertones"


This color is different then I thought it was going to be.. not in a bad way but different..its super pretty but not a color I would use alot.


Iris: "a periwinkle blue with violet duochrome' (got in LOL letter)


"OMG.. I can't express how beautiful this color is.. It looks great on the lid , as a liner.. in the corner.. This has made it into my favorite shadows box"

                                     (L-R Suckerpunch,Donna,Beaureguard,Iris,& Liz-beth)


October:  Pink with pink sparkles


Very nice color... looks amazing on the lid


Frostbite: "bright, rich blue with flecks of white glitter"


Looks crazy awesome foiled


Cocoa: "a deep, naturally shimmery brown"


This color has a goldish tone to it.. I love it!


Zombie Bitch: "an earthy green with violet iridescence & punches of purple glitter"


This color is amazing.. one of my favorite greens

                                           (L-R : Zombie Bitch,Cocoa,Frostbite & October)


Pluto is a Planet: "a medium purple with blue duochrome, bursting with blue "sparks" & white glitter"


I love the name but the color is darker than I thought is was going to be


Nibs: "an olive drab, matte, brown"


I have mixed feeling with this color.. I like it but I don't .. I'll have to use it a bit more to have more of an opinion.


Scrum-diddli-umptious:  "a shimmery silver with undertones of brown"


Unique and makes a great crease color

                                       (L-R : Scrumdiddliumptious, Nibs, & Pluto is a planet)
Everything Else:

AnnaBanana" Lip Gloss: "a soft, buttery nude, banana flavored gloss.'


1 coat is nice but 2 coats is too yellow for everyday for me

Beach Bunny" Lip Gloss: "a soft, dusty rose, raspberry flavored gloss"


Absolutely lovey color..
(I cant find the swatch for this.. and have no idea where it ran off to)
"Vamp-Kiss" Lip Blush: "a lovely lavender with blue sheen, caramel apple flavored tinted lip balm"


I really like this.. not too purple for everyday! 

Concrete Primer: "our own special blend used to create our eyeshadow primer that is available in an 11ml* squeeze tube."


Now for the primer.. This is an easy to work with primer.. and you only need a tiny bit. This works well for short time use and swatches but as far as for all day use it creases alot.. 

                                                        This is after about 5 hours in a bar

Final thought:

Pros:
-Good customer service
-Variety of colors and products.
-Decent Shipping time
-Cute packaging 
-Great Colors
Cons:
-Primer didn't work for me for long time/all day use

Will I be ordering agian?  Yes! Already picking items out. Lucky 107 is a cute company and I am sure will become an Indie fav in no time! I can't wait to see more gloss and other products Rebecca comes out with!!

Have you tried Lucky 107 yet?

And special thanks to Rebecca for hanging in there with me while I get this post up!!

Evil Shades Cosmetics- A Review

 The Company:
I have seen reviews and looks done with EvilShades Cosmetics for awhile now and for some reason I just never ordered from them.. I have browsed the site.. but never placed an order.. honestly I have no idea why.. after a couple blogger friends told me I HAVE to order from ES I told myself I will place no other order till I order from ES.. I decided to go with a blogger pack which offered my choice of 5 shadows, 3 blushes and 4 lippies for $10.00.

Shipping and packaging:
It only took a couple weeks for my order to arrive ( I completely forgot to type everything down) but everything came within TAT time. My order arrived in a bubble mailer and everything came in a super cute soft teal organza bag. The shadows came in clamshells, the blushes came in a pot shell? I don't know what they are called and the lippies came in a mix of clamshell and a cute little holder..

The Products
Shadows:

13th Hour- "Deep Shimmer Blue"

Chusi - Bright blue based purple with pink shimmer/duo tone

Illusive- A red based matte purple

Nightshade - Bright red based purple/fuchsia

Reondite - Medium Aqua with pink shimmer

Polaris Spectrum Pot (free sample) - Sparkling silver

                                                   From L-R over UDPP: Chusi, Illusive, Nightshade

                                                      From L-R over UDPP: 13th Hr, and Reondite
Blush:

Backtalk- Hot bubblegum pink with a soft orange/tangerine shift

Daydream- A pink toned coral with gold shift

Pouty- Soft sweet matte lilac

Skön (free sample)- Berry/plum with strong pink shift (Skön is Swedish for beautiful)

                                             From L-R over dry skin : Daydream,Skon, Pouty, and Backtalk

Lips:

Mage- Magical cool tone green on the edge of metallic

Lost Kiss- The hardcore version of our Suffocation gloss, a soft fuchsia pink with extreme blue/violet shift 

Féline's Kyss- Neutral soft pink with blue shimmer and crushed pearl flakes

Deception :  Pink toned nude with golden shimmer                                                

 As far as the shadows.. all shadows go on super smooth and look great! I know I went a little nutty with the purples but.. you know me .... :)  The blushes are lovely and unique! The lippies are amazing and much better then I thought! The only thing is that Deception is a bit clumpy and a little oily.. it could have been the container or maybe that is the way it is.. but it's a great color!

Favorites:

Renodite (shadow)
Chusi (shadow)
Illusive (shadow)
Daydream (blush)
Lost Kiss (lip)
Felines kiss (lip)

Final thought:

Pros:
-Fair pricing
-Shipped withing TAT
-Cute packaging 
-Pretty good Selection
-Great color payoff
-Unique color palette
Cons:
-The only complaint I have is that Deception was a little clumpy and oily.. it may have been cause of the small container.

Will I be ordering agian? Most definitely!! I have got to get my hands on some of those lippies..I like this company.. not only the persona.. but the final product!! Can't wait for my next order!!!


What are you favorite EvilShades products? Any must haves?

                                          (Make sure to click on any pic for a larger view!!)

Innocent twisted Alchemy - A Review

*** I want to thank Linda for being patient with me.. This review took FOREVER to do because of a lot of personal things going on in my life.. Thank Linda .. you totally rock <3<3<3****

I was sent a few things from a company called Innocent Twisted Alchemy a few weeks back to review and share with all of you. ITA is a company out of Etsy that is making some headway in the Indie world. From their amazing color and payoff from the presentation/packaging. I believe that everything came in a bubblemailer. All products were in a cute xmas zip bag. Included was 1 fullsize (no sifter), 2 clamshell and 3 sample baggies. Also was a businesses card, a pamphlet of colors and ingredients , a picture and a personalized letter. The packaging is incredibly cute.. its got like a gothic, victorian  cartoon thing going on!

As far as labeling everything came with name of company, name of product, if its vegan and lip safe or not.

I ♥ when Angels cry - " a neutral pink with a slight golden sheen and flashes of blue sparkles"

Very light and pretty color , perfect for an inner corner color or for full lid..

Silent Lucidity - "a medium blue-ish gray with orange shimmer"

Crazy awesome color.. I love this for the crease or liner!

Venomous Kiss -" a light blue with soft yellow (not gold) sparkles "

This is also a great crease and liner color!! 

Twisted - "Violet with green sparkles"

Twisted makes a fabulous liner and crease color

Innocent - "neutral pink with lavender [eye-safe] glitter"

I love this and my lids love this color too!

Tragic Chord-  gold with orange and green sparkles .. (I can't find a description so this is what I'm seeing)


Wow this color is amazing.. all around a great color.. I am not into gold that's much but I love it

From L-R over MAC Paint Pot in Painterly: Silent Lucidity ,Venomous Kiss, Innocent

From L-R over Mac Paint Pot in Paintery: Tragic Cord,I <3 when Angels Cry,and Twisted


All colors have great payoff and blend like butter... They also look amazing and sparkle so much!

Final thought:

I really like this company , they are all around a great company..from the photography, presentation and payoff. The only thing I would have to complain about is there isn't a huge variety of colors but it must be taken into consideration that the owner Linda does have a full time job and this is still a new company.

Would I order? Yes.. I am gonna sit back and see what else ITA comes out with... I would love to see gloss in the future!! But yes I will order in the near future!!

How about you? See anything you like? Have you ordered from Innocent Twisted Alchemy?

 *All products were sent free of charge for review purposes, this in no way reflected the outcome of this review*