Monday, July 25, 2011

Review: Clean & Clear Fruit Infusions

Hello my lovelies! Today I will be reviewing the Clean & Clear Morning Burst Fruit Infusions Purifying Cleanser seen below....
It says it is made with real Mandarin Orange, and it *cleanses to purify pores*. I have been using this for about 2 weeks, I believe. I hadn't heard or read anything about them coming out, I just stumbled upon them in Wal-Mart and thought the bottle looked so cute! There are 3 in this line, Pineapple Hydrating Cleanser, Pomegranate Reviving Cleanser, and Mandarin Orange Purifying Cleanser. While I was reading them, I was trying to tell myself that I didn't really need another face wash... but that didn't work out too well. So I read what they were for, and decided that I would need the purifying one (instead of just smelling them and deciding which one I wanted based on smell, and then getting home and not being able to use it because it isn't formulated for my skin type. This has happened to me more times than I would like to admit...) So, after deciding which one I would need, I looked at the scents. When I saw that it was the orange one, I was almost excited, because I figured it would smell like the regular morning burst orange scent, which I don't like. But I smelled it and was in love!! So of course, I just HAD to buy it! But on with the actual review....
  1. Scent - This smells heavenly! If you like orange scents, of course. It smells like an orange smoothie :) Or that's how I would describe it at least... It doesn't really have the tangy smell that most citrus scents do. It sort of reminds me of something Bath and Body Works used to have. I think it was called Mango Mandarin, but I could be wrong. I just remember it was the most amazing orange smell!
  2. Formula - It says it is infused with Mandarin Orange, Acai, and Strawberry Seeds. There are for real Strawberry Seeds in here! lol. But it's not that many. In each pump you might get 1 or 2... It's so creamy yet not overly drying. My skin reacted well with it, which is saying something since my skin has been super picky lately! It bubbles up awesomely, too :) 
  3. Packaging -  It has the cutest bottle! It kind of swirls off at the top, which reminds me of a cupcake :) It also has a pump, which I love!!! It contains 9 FL. Oz, which is awesome for the price! (around $5, I can't remember exactly)
So my overall review? I love it! I want to go back and get the others to try out, or at least the pomegranate... I might save the Pineapple for the winter when my skin is more dry. Have you tried any of these? If so, let me know which is your favorite/what you thought about it! Until next time, <3 Rebecca

Wednesday, July 6, 2011

Jumping on the Bandwagon...

With all the hype surrounding the Wet N Wild eyeshadows lately, you would think that I would own one of each, right? Wrong. I don't really know why I never got any of them, I look at them every time I'm in Walgreens or Rite Aid, I just never bought any. I bought some blushes, lip products, nail polishes, and other random stuff... but no eyeshadows. (well, I did buy one of the single shadows forever ago but I don't think I've ever used it because it's blue and I never wear blue... come to think of it, I don't know what possessed me to buy blue eyeshadow...) I think one of the reasons I never purchased any was because the one's I liked were similar to things I already owned so I talked myself out of it... Here lately I have been seeing people post about the new collection they are coming out with for Summer, so when I was in Rite Aid a couple days ago I looked to see if they had it. They didn't, ( I don't know if they are just not out yet or if it is going to be a Walgreens thing or what...) but while I was there, I browsed the WnW shelf. They had everything BOGO 1/2 off :) so I finally talked myself into getting the one I had been eying since they came out, a second one that I am pleading temporary insanity about, and some nail polishes.... Here's what I got...

  1. Spoiled Brat - I don't really know what I was thinking when I bought this lol. The hot pink just screamed "buy me!!!" Which is weird because I never wear pink eyeshadow. For those of you that haven't seen it in person, the pink is a lot brighter than it looks in the photo. But I do like the silver and the black, so if I can't make the pink work ( and believe me, if I manage to make this not look like clown makeup, I will definitely be posting pics! ) then I will still be able to get some use out of the other colors. I've just never tried to wear hot pink eyeshadow before. I've seen others do it and it come out looking nice, but I'm just not that confident that I will be able to pull it off...
  2. I'm Getting Sunburned - This is the one that I have been eyeing since they came out. I'm totally obsessed with gold/bronze shadows! But I do have quite a few of them so I just couldn't make myself get this. Oddly enough, the main thing that kept me from caving in and buying was the baby pink shade. Don't get me wrong, I love pink! Just not in eyeshadow form... But as I said before, I am going to experiment around and try to make it look wearable :)
I tried to get swatches on my hand, but my camera would not pick them up properly. I was highly impressed with the above picture though, that is how they look in person (aside from the hot pink). kudos to you, camera!

Then I got some nail polishes...

I had to take one with and without the flash because they weren't coming out right... The top one is how the glitter looks irl, and the bottom is more how the purple/pink one looks :)

  1. Hannah Pinktana - No clue why this is called "pinktana" because it's purple... It's a sheer purple glitter, that I think would be best on top of another color as a glittery pop :) Although, I do have it alone on my nails now because I wanted to see how it looked... I have on 3 coats and it's very light, but I kinda like it :) It's super glittery, but it's very fine glitter, so no disco ball nails lol. 
  2. FuchsiaRama - At first glance, this looks like a really bright purple, but the more you look at it, the more pink it starts to look... I call it purple though. I haven't tried this one out yet, so I don't know how well it applies, but I do have high hopes for it!
Well that's all I have for right now ladies! I will probably be playing with the hot pink shadow for the next couple days and if I have any success I will be sure to post pictures!!! If anyone has any advice on how to apply hot pink eyeshadow and not look like you have pink eye, be sure to let me know! lol. Until next time, <3 Rebecca

Monday, July 4, 2011

It's not you, It's me...

...Well maybe it is you. Hello Darlings! (long time no see... I'm lazy... blah blah blah, on with the post ;-p ) Do you ever buy something just knowing that it is going to become your new favorite thing in the world but when you try it out it totally sucks? I do this all of the time :( Just about everything I buy, I am convinced that it is going to be my new Holy Grail beauty product, and 9 times out of 10 it never is. Usually, I end up liking it, just not as much as I thought I was gonna. But then sometimes there are products I hate so much that I want them out of the house immediately (see, fushigi ball).  These are some of those products... I was going to split them up and do separate posts, but I figured I would never get around to it, so I just combined them all. Enjoy!


i forgot to add this to the original photo, then when 
i found it covered in dust in a corner, i just had to include it...
  1. Neutrogena Pink Grapefruit Scrub - (it says wash, but it is totally a scrub...) Oh how I wanted to love this... And I did love it! For about 2 days. It made my face sooo soft and it smelled awesome!!! Then it happened... My face (mostly around my chin and forehead) was so dry it was unbearable. Not only was it dry, but it had a bumpy kind of rash, and it itched like crazy! Even after I stopped using it, I itched for like a week :( Which has led me to the conclusion that I can't use Salicylic Acid anymore. I think that was why the Biore Astringent dried my face out so bad. I used to never have problems with it. But within the past year, my face has become a lot drier and more sensitive than it has ever been (it's because I'm getting old, I just know it!) But I really haven't used anything containing it in a while and now that I sit and think about it, every product that dried out/messed up my face has had salicylic acid in it. So in this case, it probably is me and not the face wash. If you don't have any problems with SA then I would recommend it :)
  2. Infusium 23 (repair)ologie Leave In Treatment - I bought this at Big Lots a while back because it was like 2 something and you know how I am about things on sale... I liked it because it smelled like the line used to smell back when it was in a white and blue bottle (ahh, memories)  I did not like it because when I would spray it in my hair and just let it air dry, (never tried it while blow drying) when my hair would dry it would look like I had sprayed gel in it or something. And it was semi-crunchy. I did read on the back that you are supposed to "massage" it into your hair, so I tried that the next time and it wasn't as crunchy, but it still just looked and felt weird. I was not a fan...
  3. Pantene Heat Protecting Spray for Fine Hair - I don't really have "fine" fine hair, but it is definitely not thick... The reason I didn't like this was because it left behind a greasy residue in my hair and made it feel weighed down. I don't know how this is marketed towards people with fine hair...
  4. Cetaphil Moisturizing Lotion - I have seen people talking about this for years but never tried it. I decided to give it a whirl about 2 months ago... It lasted 3 days. I swear this is like putting Crisco on your face. It says it can be used all over the body and that it exactly what it feels like, body lotion. It is super super greasy and it will never soak into your face, I eventually just had to wipe it off. I suppose if your skin was insanely dry, this would be good for you, but I don't see how people with normal/oily skin can use this. Now maybe I grabbed the wrong kind and this isn't what everyone has been raving about, but this is just horrid....



                                                                             <3 Rebecca