NYX Double-Sided Eyepencil

NYX has an eyepencil that I'd love to try. It's a double-sided eyepencil, it has 2 shades in one convenient stick & it comes in several different color combinations. The image below shows some of the colors I would like.

DivaShop Readers Survey

I'd like to request a little favor of my regular readers. I've put together this survey that is intended to get just a smidgen of info on who reads my blog. Please take the time to answer 5 very quick questions. I’d like everyone who is a regular reader to answer. Just click on the title of this post. Thank You!

To the unidentified emailer who apologized: I won't go into detail of the email or the comments preceding it, but I will say I'm not upset at you. You actually were right. I mainly have my YouTube channel to get input from others, but wasn't prepared for some of the rude comments I got. Compared to those comments, you were the opitome of tact! I'll admit, your words kinda stung at first, but I soon saw the importance of being objective. I thought I was clear about saying that I'm still in the learning process & looking for feedback from others, but I guess I wasn't clear enough. I've tried to be more plain about that in my disclaimer since then. No need to worry. I "forgave" you along time ago. I wish you had provided your eMail so I could tell you that, but I can understand why you didn't.

SpaSensials

It's no secret among those that know me that I have chronic dry skin. It's something I've always dealt with. To date, I've never found a product that completely alleviated or, better yet, removed this problem. However, I have found products that, while not removing the problem, did help in moisturizing my skin.

SpaSensials hand & foot treatments is one such product. All you do is, after washing & exfoliating, slip on the gloves or socks & leave them on 15 minutes. Moisturizers are released from the fabric into the skin & this product did moisturize my skin.

For my particular problem, however, I think it would help me more if I left it on much longer. Next time I'll try leaving it on overnight & see if that helps more. I think for the average person, with average skin, 15 minutes will be plenty of time to moisturize effectively. Overall, I think this is a good product!

Avon/Mark Wishlist

I got my Avon & Mark Catalogs & their are several items from each that are on my wishlist. Some are new, but some have been around for a little while. From Avon, their are some shadows, shadow sticks, & all over color sticks that I would love to have. You can see the items in my wished for colors below.





From Mark, there's some hook-ups & a clutch I'd like to get, shown below.





Hopefully I'll be able to get some of these. As always, if I do get any of them, you can count on me for some reviews!

DivaShop Podcast - Episode 22

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e.l.f. shimmering facial whip

I've been wanting to try elf's shimmering facial whip for awhile now, but for a little while it looked like they were phasing it out. They weren't restocking colors that had gone out of stock & I was bummed because some of the colors I wanted were gone.

Well here's some happy news, it looks like they're going to keep the facial whip after all! They've restocked the colors I want, so maybe I'll get to try this soon, hopefully. Maybe this is old news, I don't know, but I'm sure happy about it!

Burt's Bees Medicated Lipbalm

Burt's Bees has come out with a brand new lipbalm! For those of us who often have chapped lips, this might help. It's medicated & it contains clove oil. If any of you have used a clove for pain relief, than you know the effect this will have on the lips. (HAR!) It sounds interesting, anyway.

Mineral Powder Dispensing Brush

Take your mineral foundation with you! This tool is a brush and mineral powder dispenser all in one. Made of pure pony hair, it also comes with a dial mechanism allows you to customize your application with three settings to control powder flow. This brush also has a cover top and a protective pull up sleeve to keep bristles in proper shape when not in use. This looks like something I want to try. It would probably fit better in my small case, so I can apply my minerals on the go, if necessary.

Cashmere Set

Ahh, the plush silky-softness, & warmth of cashmere! As a new member of BuzzParadise, I received a beautiful Eric Bompard cashmere gift set, consisting of a hat & a pair of gloves.

My set came in a beautiful turquoise color that just about anyone could wear & it feels sooo soft. Being a low-income, disabled individual, I haven't really had much opportunity to experience cashmere for myself & it's so nice! Eric Bompard's line of cashmere items includes both accessories & clothing.

I also received a catalog with my set, and talk about a beautiful, striking, catalog! Their catalog is very professional. I don't know what regular customers get with their catalog, but mine came with cashmere swatches in a variety of different colors.

When all is said & done, they have beautiful, silky-soft, cashmere items (I love my gift set!), & they put out a very professional catalog. The downside? It's expensive, just as you would expect with cashmere, but it's lovely!

Splash Cosmetics

I've recently discovered a cosmetics company called Splash Cosmetics. Did you know that they make all over face pigments too? These look very interesting & promising, not to mention that at only $5 a pop they're very inexpensive. Has anyone tried these?

dsforless.com

I found an online store that sells accessories that are designer-inspired. They have some real cool looking stuff. The pic below is just some of the stuff I found interesting.

Tagged (Again)

I've been tagged by Francine. I hereby tag Elke, Chelsea Rae, Vanessa, TheMuse, Dana, I Heart That, & Erin.

Rules
Each player starts with 7 random facts/habits about themselves. People who are tagged need to then report this on their own blog with their 7 things as well as these rules. They then need to tag 7 others and list their names on their blog. They are also asked to leave a comment for each of the tagged, to let them know that they have been tagged and to read the blog.

Here goes:

1. An Ancestor of mine (on my Dad's side), was the governor of Durango, Mexico & I'm also a descendant (on my Mom's side) of Pancho Villa.


2. I'm a graphic/web designer & published poet.


3. I'm mostly Mexican, but pale, blue eyed, w/med. brown hair.


4. I was born with no hip sockets & had to have corrective surgery.


5. I love technology & I aspire to be a nerd.


6. Vibrant true blue is my favorite color, vibrant violet is 2nd, & black is 3rd.


7. I'm a rabid Moody Blues fan & I've seen them twice in concert!

Peacock Eyeliner

Get a shimmery teal peacock effect with your eyeliner. (Sorry for the echoes in the video, I don't know what's going on)

NYX Black Label Lipstick

I would love to try some of NYX's Black Label Lipsticks. Available in 144 brilliant colors, there's something for just about everyone! The image below shows a few of the colors I've picked out for me, most of them in gorgeous reds & berries. Perfect for my cool winter coloring.