Lux Naturals Soaps

OVERALL RATING: 5/5
WOULD I REPURCHASE?: Yes
WHERE TO PURCHASE: http://www.luxnaturals.com

REVIEW: I have dry skin, so I usually stick to body wash. I like the squeaky-clean feel of bar soaps, but they really dry out my skin. A few weeks ago, I received some products to try out from a company called LUX NATURALS. I was very interested in their brand because this is my first experience with natural, hand-made products.

I really love these soaps. For $6.50, you get 4.5 ounces of soap - more affordable than other brands like Lush.They're handmade with natural ingredients that are gentle on my skin. They lather well and make my skin feel squeaky clean without the dryness.

There are so many different scents to choose from, and the bars look adorable with their bright colors and designs. The scents are very accurate. What you see on the label is really what you smell.

The only negative is that they dissolve a bit quickly when exposed to shower water. However, this can be avoided as long as you store the soaps in a dry place when not in use. Instead of using the whole bar in the shower, I cut off a piece in order to make them last longer. I would definitely recommend these.

POSITIVES:
- Amazing scents
- Cute colors/designs
- Affordable
- Produces a rich lather
- Not drying to the skin
- Handmade, animal friendly, vegetarian, eco friendly, and petroleum free

NEGATIVES:
- Soap dissolves quickly if you leave it exposed to the shower water

Moonlight Pomegranate - my favorite so far


Red Delicious Apple - looks & smells like a real, crisp apple!


Cinnamon Bun - yummy and warm


Vanilla Lavender - nice, soft smell


$3 soap saver


a small piece of soap (this is cinnamon bun)


they produce a nice lather


they also lather well with a shower pouf

DISCLAIMER: Products provided by Lux Naturals for review.

Sephora Super Shimmer Lip Gloss

This is a product that no one can resist because it's FREE. This is the birthday gift that Sephora has been giving out recently to beauty insiders. It's free to sign up with Sephora's Beauty Insider program. You earn points with every purchase to get free samples and a free birthday gift like this one! My birthday was actually in March. I didn't go to Sephora at the time, so I got an email from them with a coupon that let me redeem my gift last month. The gifts change though, so it won't always be lipglosses.

POSITIVES:
- FREE. You can't get anymore affordable than that.
- Small squeeze tubes are easy to carry around.
- Has a sweet smell, almost like candy.
- Moisturizing and shiny.

CONS:
- Not very pigmented. The darkest shade does give lips a hint of color, but not what you see in the tube.

precious pink, rosy glow, bronzed beauty

precious pink


rosy glow


bronzed beauty


precious pink, rosy glow, bronzed beauty

China Glaze Wild Mink + Konad

China Glaze in "Wild Mink." I know I've posted this before, but I think this is a better picture. This is probably my favorite nail polish. It's the one I use the most. I reach for this so much because application is so easy.

I was playing around with the Konad nail art kit. I used white for the design and added a shimmery pink top coat. The pinky nail design smeared! I'm still trying to get the hang of it, but it's really cool.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Just wanted to wish everyone a

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

I hope everyone has a fun and safe holiday. Eat lots of yummy food! & Instead of thinking about the things you want, take the time to appreciate what you already have.

I'm most thankful for the people in my life. They're much more valuable to me than material possessions and I would be nowhere without them. My family, my boyfriend, my best friends.

I'm also thankful for my followers! Especially those who leave comments. Thanks for taking the time to read my blog.

Batiste Original Dry Shampoo

BATISTE DRY SHAMPOO:

Batiste Original Dry Shampoo, with a refreshing fragrance, revitalizes greasy, dull and lifeless hair between washes. Instantly leaves your hair feeling clean, full of body, and smelling beautiful. Quick and convenient to use wherever you are.

Overall Rating: 5/5
Price: Around $6 at Sally Beauty Supply

This stuff is a life saver. It really soaks up the oil in my hair, leaving it feeling clean and refreshed. It saves me so much time in the morning. My hair (especially my bangs) gets greasy pretty quickly and I don't have to shampoo & straighten my hair every single day anymore. It has a sort of powdery scent, which isn't bad compared to other dry shampoos. Honestly, the expensive ones I've tried have such STRONG smells that I don't like at all. It's also much more affordable than other dry shampoos, and the bottle lasts me for almost a month. I like how it's in a spray can so I can carry it in my bag and use it if my hair starts getting oily throughout the day.

HOW I USE IT:

start off with shiny, but oily hair!


i brush my hair back a little bit first


spray the dry shampoo onto your hair


lift up strands of hair and spray into the roots


massage it in until the white color is gone


brush your hair again

BEFORE & AFTER PICTURES!
(click thumbnails for full size)

BEFORE

AFTER


BEFORE

AFTER

BEFORE

AFTER


YAY CLEAN, NON-GREASY HAIR!

FOTD: Tiger Lily Eyes for Halloween

I hope everyone had a good Halloween! I didn't buy a costume, so I just wore green and purple to match my eye makeup.

My Look:

Products Used:
- MAC Studio Finish Concealer
- Revlon Colorstay Foundation
- MAC Prep + Prime Powder
- Too Faced Chocolate Soleil Bronzer
- Hard Candy Blush in Honeymoon

- Urban Decay Primer Potion
- 88 Eyeshadow Palette
- Milani Eyetech Liquid Liner in Black
- MAC Fluidline in Blacktrack
- Maybelline Pulse Perfection Mascara
- Creme Lashes #13

- Rimmel Lipstick in Airy Fairy

Inspiration: (an old halloween face chart from mac)

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