9.17.2013

Review: Blinc - Eyeliner Pencil in Black


Today I have one of Blinc's Eyeliner Pencils to share with you, in the shade Black.  This product was received for review purposes.  Blinc was founded back in 1999 and had a mission of solving beauty problems and perfecting beauty products.  I only discovered the company earlier this year when I was given a Blinc Mascara, which has become one of my favorite mascaras!  You could spot my review for that HERE.


What I love with Blinc is that it comes in a metal tube packaging, just like the mascara had.  I think its super cute, and a wonderful way to hold products even after you have used your Blinc Product up.  I love that it comes with a piece of paper for instructions rolled up inside.  haha my son pretends its a scroll.  I actually gave him this packaging since he wanted it.  What he placed inside it...I have no idea!


The eyeliner pencil has a stylish black and silver covering.  I like how the name stands out upon it.  There is no smudge sponge on it.  It is basically just one sided: cream stick.  Which is fine with me due to the fact I use a smudge brush/sponge stick separately.


The Blinc's eyeliner pencil's formula contains antioxidants and vitamins which help firm and condition our skin as we wear it.
The following powerful ingredients make this a truly unique product: PHYTOSTERYL CANOLA GLYCERIDES: bioactive ingredient based on pure vegetable lipids that maximizes firmness and elasticity for younger looking skin; TOCOPHEROL: vitamin that acts as a natural antioxidant to promote anti-aging and cellular renewal; TOCOPHERYL ACETATE: high potency vitamin that acts as a skin conditioning agent for photo anti-aging. - Blinc

The eyeliner is very creamy that glided on smoothly for me.  If you plan on smudging or blending it out for a softer look, I suggest doing so as quickly as you are finished applying it.  I found it to be a nice shade of black eyeliner, which are my fave to wear.

I attempted to remove it with a facial wipe, and actually had to scrub the swatch off of my hand.  Even with that there was still a trace of the swatch mark.  I had to actually grab my eye makeup remover to get it off my skin.  Super happy with that!


Here is an eyelook I did wearing the Blinc eyeliner pencil.  On my lid I have J.Cat Beauty's Shimmery Eyeshadow Loose Powder in SP122 Selective Yellow.  It actually is more of a gold shade to me.  In the crease I have my friend Edie's (StarCrushed Mineral) Orbit and Meteorite on the inner corner.  The eyeliner is of course Blinc's eyeliner pencil in black.  The mascara is Blinc's tubing mascara in black.

I wore this for 5 hours out in the Cali heat, and I didn't have to do any touch up at all with the eyeliner.  Which is always a win.  I started to do a fake cry to see if tears would cause it to come off, and nothing happened.  I never rubbed my eyes, I didn't want to ruin my eyelook!!

The Blinc eyeliner pencil cost $20 and if you order from Blinc it's free shipping in the US only!  I haven't spotted this in Sephora yet.  So hopefully soon!  You could pick up their mascara from there though.

Have you tried out Blinc products yet?  What do you think of eyeliner pencils?

Thanks for stopping by my blog and I hope you have a wonderful day.

9.16.2013

Review: Perlier - Volcanic Thermo Renewing Scrub


Today I have another skin care product from Perlier to share with you.  It is their Volcanic Thermo Renewing Scrub which could be found on HSN!  This product was received from iFabbo for review purposes.


Perlier created Volcanic Thermo Scrub by extracting micronutrients within volcanic rocks that are essential and vital for our skin cells.  It contains different sized particles of natural minerals, which are meant to deliver a rejuvenating and smoothing action.  The larger mineral particles work with the Thermal water that stimulates a regeneration deep within our skin.  Meanwhile the smaller particles smooth our skin, removes dead cells and the rough areas.


The scrub comes in a 6.7 fl. oz/200 mL jar, with a twist cap.  It has a large opening, and does not have a scoop to pick up product with.  So if you are planning to use this in the shower or bath, please be very careful with it.

I love this electric blue shade it comes in!  Am I the only one who screamed, "OMG I want that as a nail polish shade"?  Well I do!  The scrub is pretty rough and I actually needed a bit more when applying it to my skin.  After doing so it left my skin soft.  The scent is more aqua like, and not so heavy.

The jar is $25 and you could find it on HSN:

If you use the code iFabbo5 you get a $5 off your purchase for Perlier.  

Have you tried out this product yet?  What do you think about it?

Thanks for stopping by my blog and I hope you have a wonderful week!

9.12.2013

Review: BA Star - Chocolate Stardust Mineral Eyeshadow

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Today I have another product from BA Star to share with you.  It is their latest edition Stardust Mineral Eyeshadow in Chocolate.  This product was received for review purposes from BA Star and BrandBacker.  BA Star is a company that focuses on cheerleaders, competitors, dancers, and such.  BA Star supplies a wide range of items from glitter stickers to eyeshadow to blush to headbands to duffles.  So perfect for those who are into cheerleading, dancing, and such. 

Chocolate Stardust is a lovely chocolate caramel, golden brown, shade that is packed with metallic shimmer.  On the left side, I used it over NYX Eyeshadow Base White.  While on the right, I used it over BA Star's Glitter Base.  The glue liquid base comes in a lipgloss like tube and the applicator has a doe sponged.  The glue reminds me of Elmers glue.  It holds up against sweat and holds on to the glitter and eyeshadow well.  

The difference of it being applied over their Glitter Base is that instead of swiping on the eyeshadow you are basically patting it down gently.  You receive less fallout and it holds up very well.  This eyeshadow glitter base works well with other loose pigments as well.  Of course it should hold up, cause who would hate to be performing and having their makeup coming off from sweat?


I decided to do a very neutral look with the eyeshadow.  I applied it all over my lid and took a dark brown eyeshadow for the crease.  To blend it out more, I just used my facial powder.  A liquid eyeliner and kohl smoky liner were used.  My mascara of choice was Benefit's.  

The Stardust Collection comes in eight other shades.  They all cost $8.75 a piece but right now with the code BBDUST you could get 50% off for it.

So make sure to check out BA Star when you grab a chance!

Thanks for stopping by my blog and I hope you have a wonderful day!




9.09.2013

Announcement: Joby Nail Art is Thinking Pink

Hi darlings!

Just wanted to let you know about this wonderful fundraiser that Joby Nail Art is holding.  From September 21st  to October 6th, all proceeds that are made off of their Pink Ribbon Nail Art Stickers will be going to the Susan G. Komen Cancer Foundation.

So let's try to get the word out there please and pass this on to family and friends. <3

Thanks beauties and I hope you have a wonderful day!

<3, Emmie

9.07.2013

Review: Tribal Colour - Candy Matte Shade 05


Today I get to share with you one of the Tribal Colour's Candy Matte Nail Polishes, Shade 05, which you could find on BornPrettyStore.  This product was received for review purposes.  In the Tribal Colour's Candy Matte Collection there are 19 other shades, and I am eyeing a few of them right now!  Which I will end up grabbing later on haha.


Each bottle comes in a 12ml oz., and has an adorable shape to it.  The Shade 05 is a red-orange sort of shade but in some lighting it looks actually red.  You could gain opacity in two to three coats.  It glided on very smoothly and dried at a decent rate.  It would depend how thick you do your coatings.


It lasted for about four days before I ended up removing it for another polish.  It has a matte with a slight gloss to it.  Not a strong glossy look, still matte none-the-less.

The Tribal Colour Candy Matte Collection is originally $4.36 a piece but is currently on sale for $2.99!

Check out the other shades and products that BornPrettyStore has to offer!

What do you think of this nail polish?  Do you have a favorite matte top coat or nail polish shade?

Thanks for stopping by my blog and I hope you have a wonderful day!


9.06.2013

Review: BornPrettyStore has Stationary? WHAAAAA??

Today I have some exciting things to show you that I received from BornPrettyStore.  Some of these were bought and some of them were received for review purposes.  Did you know BornPrettyStore carries some cute and interesting stationary?  Well they do and they are surprisingly very budget friendly!  I always love a good stationary!  Post-its, gel pens, ink pens, and ball point pens if they write nice are my faves!  So when I saw some of the new stationary that hit the market on BPS I knew I had to review and pick some up.


*Review Items:  Fresh Garden Canvas Roll, Funny Panda Sticky Pad Notebook, & 6pcs Mini Highlighter Set.
**Bought:  Wings Ballpoint Pen,  Shyness Mushroom Gel Pen, Elegant Crown Ballpoint Pen, Syringe Ballpoint Pen, Pastel Dazzle Gel Pen, & Sunny Dolls Post-it.

You will be amazed by the prices of these and not to mention some of them are currently on sale!!  Not to mention you could still use my 10% Off code for your purchase.  LARJ61!!

WARNING:  Pictures Overload AHHHH!

8.29.2013

Review: Missha Cosmetics - Time Revolution White Cure Real Expert Serum


Today I get to share with you Missha Cosmetic's Time Revolution White Cure Real Expert Serum, which I received for review purposes.  MISSHA Cosmetics is a Korean brand that appeared in the US market back in 2009.  They carry a wide range of beauty products: lipsticks, nail polish, BB cream, blush, etc.

The Time Revolution White Cure Real Expert Serum is a highly concentrated brightening serum which improves dark spots and pigmentation in the skin by controlling the creation, transition and the expansion of melanin formation.  


It has active ingredients which absorb quickly to improve the dull complexion and protect your skin.  It contains Neo White LP, White-Cure, and a Noble Prize winning Fullereness for blemish care.  Fermented Rice Water that provides whitening benefits for pure, luminous skin.  20% White Flower Extracts of 7 different kinds of flowers: Rose, Freesia, Edelweiss, Jasmine, Lily, Iris, and Lotus; which moisturizes and relieves your stressed out skin.


It has a press down pump.  Not a lot of product is needed to apply upon your face.  One pump is enough or half a pump.  


The above was a one pump press.  It's more of a gel like substance than a lotion to me.

They suggest that you should apply this serum after toner and eye cream, and before lotion.  It has a mild floral scent, which reminds me of some lotions from Nivea, Jergens, and such that I have used.  It applied and absorbed very quickly into my skin.  It didn't leave a sticky greasy sort of residue on my face and left it feeling moisturized.  My love and I started using it for a week now.  We have noticed some slight changes like scars that have lighten up a bit.  Can't wait to see the more drastic changes over time.

The Time Revolution White Cure Real Expert Serum cost $34.99, but is currently on sale for $24.49; the bottle size is 40ml.  There is also a set that is available for purchase:
Time Revolution White Cure NW Special Set II:

  • Super Essential Toner 150ml
  • Super Radiance Lotion 130ml
  • Blanc Control Cream 50ml
  • Super Essential Toner 30ml
  • Super Radiance Lotion 30ml
  • Real Expert Serum 7ml*
  • Blanc Control Cream 10ml
The set includes the above products listed and goes for $100.  May seem pricey but you get several items, and it wouldn't bother you if you are into your skin care products.

Right now Missha US is having an End of the Summer Sale that list some products 30% off.  So make sure to check it out if you have ever been interested in trying out some Missha Cosmetic products!

Have you tried this Real Expert Serum before?  What is your fave Missha product?

Thank you for stopping by my blog and I hope you have a wonderful day!