Sinful Mani

So I found 2 lovely deep colors from the Sinful Colors line; Exotic Green a rich olive tone green and Kissy a deep sparkly teal polish. 

I used Exotic Green on all my nails & topped my middle finger with Kissy.  This is the first accent mani I have done. They just don't appeal to me. But I like this one well enough. 

I liked the formula on both polishes.  Exotic Green was more sheer than I normally like but it was easy to build to a good opaqueness.  Its a beautiful color on its own but I can see a gold going gorgeous with this.

I LOVE Kissy! Its super hard to photograph though. It kept coming out w/ less green than you see in person.  Its a deep sparkly beauty :-).  It matched really well with Exotic Green & only took one coat to cover.

I topped the mani with Sally Hansen Diamond top coat. I like th super glassy finish it has.

All in all, I am happy with my colors as well as the manicure. What do y'all think?  What's your fave green tone? 

A Few Wet n Wild Goodies

I had a spur of the moment shopping trip with my oldest son today. So I decided to swing by Walgreens and check out the Wet N Wild sale I had heard about. Much to my dismay I had swung by late in the game and lost out on what I'm sure was some fantastic goodies.  While trekking my eight year old through the makeup isle where he would shake his head at the many seemingly torturous items, I did find some pretty sweet goodies to add to my ever growing collection. Thought I'd lay out what I got in a quick over lay before giving you the detailed low down about each product this week.

I happened across a meglast polish & top coat set. Gorgeous color- I Red a Good Book.

Then a fabulous set of Color Icon lip liner and the ever loverly Purty Persimmon matte lip stick. This I think I am anticipating using more than any other!

And I grabbed two Color Icon Shimmer eyeliners in Copper and Black. In the picture below you can see a quick swatch of these gorgeous liners.

Here's a quick swatch of Purty Persimmon. Haha please excuse the misspelling in the picture. It's late!

And finally here is a quick, if somewhat sloppy, swatch of I Red a Good Book. Luscious red!

I saw a few of the Fergie Collection but nothing I REALLY wanted was in stock. I'm anxious to try the Hollywood Walk of Fame. I know it will probably be kind of a pain but I cant't help but be drawn to it!

What do you all think? Like my goodies? what great Wet N Wild goodies have you found lately?  Comment and let me know!

Oh and dont forget to check back in this week for more details about each goodie!

And the Mom Voxbox is here! Quick Take

So yesterday I received my much anticipated Mom voxbox! It was chocked full of goodies! I will be fully reviewing the new products in their own blogs & giving a quick recap & links to posts about previously experienced products right now!

                                   
I received another set of Broadway Nails imPress press-on manicure. Lovely purple shade! These are great, fast, & fun nails! You can check my full review of them here.
These last a decent length of time if applied properly. My 2 best tips for application & ut-most stay power... 1) press them on firmly & hold firmly for at least 25 seconds. 2) do not immerse your hands in any amount of water for at least 30 min. Just to be clear these are not requirements for application just my tips from experience. ;-) And they also came with a great $1 off coupon.

                                             
I also got another sampler box of Stash Tea. I will definitely have a review up either today or tomorrow giving all my take on this brand! This one came with a double coupon. Good for a $1 on 2 boxes in store and 15% on a $25 or more order online
                                        

Along with the Stash Tea I received some Nektar Honey crystals. My first experience with this product & I will give you a full on take on it in the next few days!

                                         
A bar soap I received was Ivory. Used this before & love that its 99.4% pure (no dyes, no heavy perfumes & such). I'll give a more in-depth take on it in the days to come.
                                           

Got two travel packs of Dentek floss picks. One for grown ups (Comfort Clean Thin Silky Floss in Fresh Mint) & a Fun Flosser pack for my kiddos. Another product that I have plenty of experience with & I'll unload my take soon!

                                            
And the final little goodie I got was a Quaker Soft Baked Oatmeal Raisin Cookie. First time trying this & I'll let you in on my tastey thoughts (& those of my boy-o's) soon!

                                                       

A sweet little testing project & hope y'all enjoy my take on these & more soon!



Disclaimor: I received these complimentary nail products from Influenster.com. I have not & will not be compensated for my time or opinion by either company(ies) whether it be monetary or otherwise. My opinions are solely mine based on my own experience testing this product!

Mom Voxbox Here I come!!

   This is one happy chic right here! I qulaified to test an Influenster Mom Voxbox!  Very soon I will have great new Influenster voxbox products to chat about!
    We, the Influenster community, recently had a twitter party to discuss the upcoming Mom Voxbox. We got various clues as to what we'd be fortunate enough to test. I must say that as a mommy to 4 wonderous lil' boys (ages spanning from 1 yr to 8 yrs), I am uber excited about the organizational tool that was hinted at!! After all life can be chaos at any time, add kiddos to the mix & well... ha ha you can imagine!
    I'm sure all the goodies will be as wonderous as I have experienced with past voxboxes. This will be my fourth voxbox & I can honestly say I have not tested a single product that was a total flop. Some haven't been my thing but they've all been good products.
    Keep an eye out on my blog for the upcoming reviews! Plus I'm going to possibly do a giveaway soon!! Being my first and all, it will probably be completely unsponsered but hey still awesome free stuff!!
    Oh and check out the Influenster Facebook page!

UPDATE: THE BOX WILL NOT HAVE AN ORGANIZATIONAL TOOL BUT A BEVERAGE, MANICURE, SOAP, SNACK, SWEETNER, & ORAL CARE PRODUCT TO TEST!

DISCLAIMER-CHECK IT OUT: And as always I have been chosen to test these COMPLIMENTARY products by being an active Influenster Community member! No monetary or other payment has been given or offered to me by Influenster or the brands I've tested!!

Entertaining...Check Out This Site.

 Growing up, my family constantly had more than our immediate five at our house or we were visiting others where there was at least ten more than us. My family is social, fun, entertaining and well big. I loved it. The adults were always laughing and having fun while us kids romped and played and exhausted ourselves having so much fun. It was a natural thing to see at least two thirds of my extended family (from either side) daily.
    So just as naturally, now that I'm a mother, that's what I want for my family. There is one thing I like to do a little differently though. I like to throw small parties, house parties if you will.
     Some are for the kids, some for both, and some just for the "grown-ups".  Now don't go getting any wild ideas, they're all G-rated parties. Taste testing, product sampling, potluck those sort of deals. Back in September I came across an interesting site thanks to another great site-www.influenster.com.
     Houseparty.com is a site that helps you entertain. I checked out the site, which is very easy to navigate, and decided to sign up to host. You start out with the typical information (user name, email address etc.) then you feel out a quick survey to let them know what type of things you are interested in. They have several categories to choose from and you are allowed to choose as many as you like. Then you are good to go. They have an open application page which shows you all the parties that are available to apply for. If you get picked as a host/hostess you will receive a party pack from houseparty.com. This pack will include things from the sponsors of the party as well as things they may send from houseparty.com headquarters. 
      Now to say this is a free site isn't precisely true. You have no fees or purchases necessary, but they do ask that you promote your party through various social media, photograph &/or video your party and post these things on their site as well as others. They do ask that you have the party on a specific date or range. There is also a post party survey to fill out. 
       They announce open applications well in advance so that you can review and decide. Each party has only a certain amount of host spots available. Some I have seen as low as 900 others as large as 5000.  Once you apply, they have a certain date that they select applicants to host. On that day you only have a certain amount of time to log in to your account and begin the invite process if you have been selected to host. They notify every applicant via email with whether you've been selected to host or not. 
      If you get selected, log in, and complete the invite process in time, you will be a House Party host(ess). You have various tools at your fingertips to plan, decorate and invite more people. They have a party planning page that is great for any style of party. It gives you general tips as well as a week by week planner that starts at four weeks going all the way down to party day. They also sell general as well as party specific favors and supplies through a company called Shindigz.com. All this can be found on their shopping page.
     You can see past parties as well as parties happening now. You can see member uploaded photos and start conversations about parties. It's a great social site to get tips, idea, recipes, test out new items as well as new variations on old favorites.  It's is a an amazing thing to get together with those you love and share good times an memories. This is a perfect site to be a companion to those good times. I'm hosting my second party via House Party this January and look forward to being a host to many more with them. 
     Check out the site, you're sure to find something to enjoy.

"PAC"king in the Good with A Montagne Jeunesse Kelp & Seaweed Mud Pac

     For quite some time I have enjoyed face masks. My mom and I have always used at home face masks as a way to bond and catch up. One brand we've loved is Montagne Jeunesse. The price is affordable and the product is great.
     When I opened my Influenster Holiday Voxbox, I was genuinely thrilled to see a trial of the Mud Pac Kelp & Seaweed face mask. I couldn't wait to use it. As kids get older & days go by, my mom & I have less time for facials. This reminded me of the need to make time for one another.
     This particular mask is a Dead Sea mask containing of course Dead Sea Salt, Seaweed extract, Lavender oil, Bergamot fruit oil, the natural clay Kaolin & much more. I love that their ingredients are natural & mostly plant based. They meet the vegetarian standard with their masks & don't test on animals.
     In four easy steps you have a relaxing at home facial. The whole process takes about 20 minutes. You wet your face then apply the mask. Take care to avoid your eyes & its best to avoid the hair line. Give it between 10 to 15 minutes to dry. The scent is light & refreshing so use those minutes to de-stress. Either meditate, read or do some other "me time" activity. When it comes time to rinse I recommend applying a warm damp cloth to your face first to further open pores. I also recommend you rinse with warm water then splash with cool water & pat dry. Your face will feel smooth and refreshed. 
      These are inexpensive wonderful facials and I recommend them to everyone. During these stressful days of family, travel, gifts and so on... Treat yourself to a quick, inexpensive, quality gift, Montagne Jeunesse facials! 
They also have an awesome site: http://www.montagnejeunesse.com/. They offer three newsletters, one of which is for the man in your life.  Check out the other great products they have and enjoy!






DISCLAIMER: I received this product to test by being an active member at Influenster.com. I received no compensation for my time, monetary or otherwise, from either company.