Benefit

May 2013 Empties!

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TRESemme Heat Tamer Spray | Benefit Moisturizing Prep Toning Lotion | Philosophy Purity Facial Cleanser | Clear Root Boost Shampoo | It's a 10 Miracle Leave In | Seaweed Clarifying Toner | Vaseline Total Radiance Cocoa Body Butter


*TRESemme Heat Tamer- Who hasn't purchased this yet? It lasted a really long time,maybe because of my fine hair? It's your typical heat protectant. Why everyone on YouTube gives it such hype is beyond me? I just don't find it to be so shockingly great..maybe it's just me?

Would I repurchase? Yes because it's fairly cheap but it's not my favourite by any means.

*Clear Volumizing Root Boost Shampoo. Okay I was fairly shocked at how much I liked this drugstore shampoo. I like to buy salon shampoo but this was great, it smells nice and didn't dry out my hair. It did not volumize but does any shampoo really volumize?

Would I repurchase? Yep!

*Benefit Moisturizing Prep Toning Lotion- This was from a monthly subscription box and it took me FOREVER to use it up. It was really different from any toner I have ever used.It was thick and moisturizing. It wasn't amazing to me despite all the good reviews I read but I was glad to try it out.

Would I repurchase? Negative.


*It's a 10 Miricle Leave in Product. <3 this product. How handy is it to have everything you need for your hair all in one bottle? It did help condition and volumize my hair, I would use this everyday if it wasn't for the price. I can't justify regularly spending almost $30 for a teeny tiny ass bottle of product that doesn't last that long. 

Would I repurchase? If I was rich I would always repurchase!!! 

*Philosophy Purity Facial Cleanser. AMAZING! This stuff is my all time favorite cleanser! I received this in another monthly subscription box and am so impressed. My skin felt soft clean and refreshed! It removed my eye makeup as well so it was really awesome.

Would I repurchase? I guess I need to see the price...but again if I was rich HELL YES I would purchase.


*Body Shop Seaweed Clarifying Toner- This stuff smells amazing to me, I really liked this toner! I am one of those people that doesn't notice much when I am using toner but if I had to pick any that I have tried I really liked this one. I felt it did help control oily skin slightly, nothing shocking but I did notice when I wouldn't use this my skin was more oily throughout the day.

Would I repurchase? Yes

*Vaseline Total Moisture Cocoa Radiance Body Butter- This is my absolute favorite body butter I have ever tried actually. The smell is incredible! I could eat it. I have since purchased the regular cocoa radiance lotion and pretty much love it. This is fairly moisturizing, but the smell wins me over the most.

Would I repurchase? Oh yeah!

Have you tried any of these? What's your recent empties?




Buxom

October Favorites

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 LATE OCtober FaVorItes!!!!

I had a really hard time getting this post done.... I REALLY don't like taking my pictures inside since the lighting is terrible and if you have terrible pictures what's the point? If anyone has any suggestions on how to get better indoor pictures please let me know!! I try to take them near a window but I just don't have a good spot in my house and it's been snowy and grey outside all week =( boo!
Anyways my favorites aren't super interesting this month, it is pretty basic but I have been loving these =D

My first Juicy Tubes Lip Gloss in Fruity Pop.
I have heard sooo much about these but just don't want to pay the price so I have never purchased them before. I got this as a freebie with my recent Lancome purchase =D
This pink is one of my favorite colors for lip gloss, this is smooth,glossy and just the right amount of thickness.<3!

It's a 10 Miracle leave in product is amazing for my hair! I love the convenience of 10 products in one so it is quick and takes up less space in my bathroom drawer...you know what that means,more space for other products!
This gel like consistency can make your hair greasy and weighed down if you are not careful of over spraying, I did run into that but you just have to figure out how many sprays to use before it is too many. As well stay away from the roots especially if you have fine hair like me =/


 I have really been addicted to skin care products lately and I am on the hunt for the best things that work with my combination skin. I have absolutely been loving the St.Ives Green Tea Cleansers & The Lancome Visionnaire. These two have been keeping my skin feeling clean,smooth and breakout free...knock on wood! My skin decided it hated me for a while lately and wasn't looking it's best =/ 

 I haven't had the chance to wear a ton of shadows this month,mostly only on weekends sometimes but I definitely reached for these two this month the most.
*Wet N Wild-Walking on Egg Shells
*Motives-Foxy Brown
These actually both were from 2 other bloggers but the colors are EXACTLY what I would have picked out! The Wet n Wild are so pigmented for their prices and the colors are such great everyday colors I really love them! I was very lucky to receive these from my good blogger friend Sarah
The Motives shadow was nothing I had ever heard of until my Makeup swap with my other good blogger friend Alx.This shadow is the absolute perfect Matte brown I have ever used! It makes my grey eyes look crazy blue I love it!I think this is very comparable to Mac shadows as well, the pigmentation is amazing and very smooth. Love this!

Okay anyone who does not have a steady hand with gel liners like myself this Elf Angled Eye Liner brush ($1!) is AMAZING! It is my new bff! ;) I have been using this with my Buxom gel liner - Leatherette and it is crazy easy to apply. Doing a winged eye is super easy with this brush, I think it is a must have for everyone!


 And lastely with the cold weather and snow we have had =( I am always wanting coffee or tea, it helps keep me warmer! I Love green tea,tea and coffee but I have been super addicted to these teas!


 That is all for my October Favorites... What were some of yours?

Cruelty Free

It's a 10 Miracle Leave-in Product Review

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I had been looking for It's a 10 Miracle Leave-in product for over a year and had no luck finding it in Canada. I am not a fan of purchasing something expensive online and pay extra for the shipping and having no clue if it will work for me or not, so I never had purchased this and I happened to go into a salon in one of my cities malls and I saw this sitting on the shelf! I was SO excited since I have heard so many good reviews on this product I knew I had to try it.


This is 120ml spray bottle for $21.29 (random price with the .29!) 
There really isn't too much to this bottle which I find disappointing for the price.
They also were selling the newer version with the Keratin but that was $27 I believe and I wasn't willing to fork out $30 on a mystery product!
If you have never heard of It's a 10, this is basically a product that has a bunch of different things in one.

1*Repairs Dry,damaged hair
2*Adds Shine
3*Detangles
4*Control Frizz
5*Seals & Protects Hair Color
6*Prevents Split Ends
7*Stops Hair Breakage
8*Creates Silkyness
9*Enhances Natural Body
10*Flat Iron Spray & Thermal Protector

Wow it does a lot of stuff!
If you think about it, if you have 3 or more of these problems with your hair this will replace the cost of multiple products as well as save space in your cupboards! 


The bottle is a typical spray pump bottle, I actually wish it was more like the TRESemme Heat Tamer spray since there is more of a handle on it then just the regular pump.

This kind of pump would be nice!
I also didn't like the packaging for It's a 10 it was ridiculously hard to take pictures with the shiny bottle lol.

So how does it work?
AMAZING! I was honestly impressed! I have a problem with buying new products as you can tell from this blog, and honestly people always tell me to use different heat sprays or oils or whatever and this one wins out of everything I have tried! This will for sure replace my TRESemme spray as well as I will not repurchase my Chi 44 Iron guard. I really like that product but I do like this better. I will continue to use the Chi Silk Infusion along with this product.

I found this detangled my hair very nicely! I did notice my hair was very silky and soft after using this. I think it adds a little bit of shine. I haven't been using it long enough to notice if it prevents breakage. As well I have stupid straight hair that isn't frizzy so I don't know if it helps with that =/
I do not spray this on my roots, just on the middle & ends of my hair after washing it. I could see if you sprayed a ton it would weigh hair down and make it greasy but I haven't had that problem so far. This did not weigh my fine hair down either.
I would 100% recommend this product as well I will repurchase it again once I have ran out.
As well this is a cruelty free product =D =D

100 pure

September Favorites

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This month was so easy for my monthly favorites that I got this post finished a couple days before the end of the month!
Here is what I have been loving =)


*100% Pure Pot Rouge in Baby Pink
*EOS Lip Balm in Sweet Mint & Summer Fruit
*Prestige Lash Matrix in Black
*Nexxus Luxurious Hydrating Shampoo  Therappe
*Nexxus Luxurious Hydrating Conditioner Humectress
*It's a 10 Miracle Leave in product
As you might have the same problem, now that the temperature is a bit colder, more clouds, darker earlier = worse pictures =( I will have to take some of my pictures inside and they won't look as good..like this one!

100% Pure's Pot Rouge is amazing, creamy light texture, nicely pigmented, easy to apply. Perfect!


As well I highly recommend EOS lip balms, I don't have dry lips but these seriously make your lips crazy soft!

I am liking Prestige Lash Matrix,it seems to be doing the trick so far in getting closer to finding a replacement for L'oreal's mascara's. It gives decent length and the fast drying formula is nice in between coats.

I purchased the Nexxus in the small travel size bottles just to give it a try as well I have way too many other 1L bottles so I thought this would be more appropriate. I am loving it! I have used over half of the bottles and I feel like it really does help with moisturizing your hair. I would recommend this for sure, I will buy the full size product once I use up some of my other bottles.

I was so stoked to FINALLY try it's a 10 leave in product, I couldn't find it anywhere around here then randomly one day I found it in a salon and I had to buy it! I LOVE IT! I will do a full review on it in case you haven't tried it out =D

What were your September favorites?

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