Vlog: Sickness & Shopping

Just a vlog to update you all on how I'm doing, plus I mention a really cool fabric/accessories store. :)

Claire's is having a SALE!

Major end of season sale folks! Take advantage of the savings!

Still sick, but on meds now.

I'm still sick, but I'm taking antibiotics now. So hopefully I should start feeling better soon.

ChinaFierce/BayBeauty22 Prize Unboxing

Huge thank you to Markie aka BayBeauty22, formerly ChinaFierce, for my prize package! I do the unboxing & some swatching. :)

Stash "Haul"

Not a literal haul in the true sense of the word, but I found some long forgoten stuff in my stash. That's always cool! :)

Review/Test: Hard Candy's Lash Ink

Hard Candy's Lash Ink is supposed to last 4 days. How well does it hold up? Watch my video where I record every day for 4 days! Let me know what you think. :)

Hard Candy Lash Ink

A while back I bought Hard Candy's Lash Ink at Walmart, but for some reason never tried it. Partially because of a previous bad experience w/a lash ink/stain & I don't know, maybe I was suffering from a deplorable lack of curiousity. Lol.

Anyway, I decided to do a little experiment w/it. It says it lasts 4 days, so I put it on & I'm recording my progress & checking in each morning & evening to see how it holds up. So, keep your eyes peeled for my video coming soon.

So, what do you guys think of this product? Love it? Hate it? Never tried it? Let me know in the comments! :)

Smokey Taupe

I create a smokey taupe look by starting w/a charcoal base. I'm sorry you guys, I know you prefer live tutorials, but I have a bit of a scratchy throat due to allergies. Please bear w/me. For a list of products used/worn in this video, please see below.

Face:

• Maybelline instant age rewind powder
• NYX blush in taupe (contour)
• essence e/s in it's up to you (blush)
• essence e/s in trip to venus (highlight)

Eyes:

• e.l.f. mineral e/s primer
• Revlon eyeglide in charcoal
• NYX blush in taupe (crease, brows)
• taupe e/s Wet n Wild silent treatment trio (lid, lower lashline)
• sparkly black e/s Wet n Wild silent treatment trio (outer corner, lashline, waterline)
• lt. pink e/s Wet n Wild silent treatment trio (browbone)
• mark. lash all you want mascara in black

Lips:

• NYX l/p in natural
• L'Oreal H.I.P. Shinestruck liquid lipcolor in splendid

Nails:

• Sally Hansen Insta-Dri in Brisk Blue

EZ Winged Out Liner

Want a foolproof way to get the perfect wing or flick w/your liner? Watch this video to see a super easy technique to do just that!

Cut down trips to the nail salon!

First things first, I must apologize for being MIA, internet access has been down for a while.

Ok, so here's the thing. I have a problem w/weak peeling & splitting nails. It happens all the time. My nails reach a certain length & they start peeling & splitting & I wind up having to clip them down. Mostly, the peeling happens on top, but often enough the underside of the free edge peels too. Talk about a pain in the butt!

What's a girl to do? Well, a few weeks ago I received the Knockout Nails system, which creates a protective coating over your nails. I wanted to test the product as long as possible to see how it would fare around the time my nails start peeling.

The underside of the free edge of one nail started peeling. I figured the top of the nail would be fine w/the protective coating (& it was), but what would happen when the underside starts peeling? Usually, it either takes away a big chunk or it just takes away several layers, leaving an extremely thin, worthless, bendy layer. Either way, I have to clip it down, as usual. Not today!

After the under layer was peeled off (I have to peel it off the rest of the way, or it snags things) I still had a nice sturdy nail because of the protective coating. Now all I had to do was file the free edge a bit so there wouldn't be any rough edges & it was good as new. Count me impressed!

The whole application process is simple & straightforward & the kit comes w/detailed instructions. The product leaves the nails w/a beautiful high gloss finish, but if you'd rather have your nails look more natural, you can use the smoothing file in the kit to buff it to a natural matte finish. I personally love the high gloss finish, so I left it that way. The whole system kit costs $89.97, but if you enter KONDS at checkout you'll get $10 off.

Conclusion: This product stood up to the test & I love it! So, what do you think about this product? Tried it? Not tried it? Interested? Let me know in the comments!

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This product was sent to me by a PR rep of the company, I did not pay for it. This in no way effects my opinion of the product.