Beauty Bloggers Vox Box 2012

I know it's been a while, but let me first say that I think 2012 is trying to kill me... Without a doubt, this has been the worst year of my life. My father got really sick in April and passed away on July 1st, my husband's Grandfather (who raised him and was essentially his father) passed away on November 2nd, then I came down with a sickness that I can only describe as the Plague. Okay maybe not that bad... 2012 can officially kiss my ass. If I make it to 2013, I will formally kiss it's ass :) But enough about my horrible year...

Today I will be reviewing/showing what I received in the Beauty Bloggers Vox Box. All in all, I was pretty impressed with it.

 swatched over included primer

close up of the Illuminator

• NYC IndividualEyes Eyeshadow Quad in Union Square for Brown Eyes - I actually already owned this exact one, so I used my old one for swatching purposes. I really like it! The bronzy shade is my fav! They are decently pigmented on their own, which is great considering it retails for only $4.99. Over primer, the pigmentation is awesome! It comes with 4 eyeshadows, a primer, and an illuminator. This was actually the first primer I ever used. It works pretty well too. It's great at making your shadows more pigmented. The lasting power isn't as good as some others I've tried, but you can get a good 6-7 hours with it. Or at least that is the case with the one I already own. When I bought mine they weren't labeled for brown/blue/green eyes. They may have changed the formula since then.

• Kiss EverPro Lashes - I feel I must admit that I am not a false lash user. Not because I don't like them, but because I have never been able to get them to work. I figured since these came with a handy dandy applicator that I would have better luck, but alas I did not. So I can't really tell you that much about them :( They do look like they would be super dramatic/obviously fake when worn. The glue smelled like Elmers... not sure what that says. I wish I could tell you more, but I don't know what it is with me and lashes. I try to place them and it will not stay. I let the glue get tacky, but no luck. It will stick to the inner corner, then when I try to make it stick to the outer corner, it detaches from the inner. Maybe my eyes are just shaped weird *shrug* 

• Goody Simple Styles Spin Pin - I have used these before and let me tell you, they are amazing! No matter how thick your hair is, it shouldn't take more than two of these to make your hair stay up! I personally only use one... They last super long, and are super comfy! Love Love Love!

• Not Your Mothers Frizz Control Hair Cream -  I had a love/hate relationship with this. It smells amazing! It actually does reduce the frizziness of your hair. But it is so sticky! When my hair was wet, it was so bad that my hair actually stuck to my hands as I was trying to dry it. And you would think that maybe I put too much, but I only used about a dime sized amount. Once the hair is dry, I didn't really notice a stickiness. But it kinda makes the ends of your hair feel super dry. But once I straightened my hair, I didn't notice it. I don't know if it was my heat protectant that nourished it back to life, or if I got used to it...

• White Barn Candle in Nutmeg and Spice - Not much to say about it except it smelled great! It didn't have as much of a scent throw as the bigger ones do, but for it's size it was pretty good.

Well that's all folks! There was also another one of the Eboost energy powder things that you add to water, but I forgot to take a photo of it. But since I already talked about it in the Naturals Vox Box post, it's all good :) Sorry once again for being so MIA this year :) I promise to try and make 2013 better! Until Next Time!  <3 Rebecca


P.S. I wrote a post around the beginning of November that I just noticed I never published... My bad. Which is kind of a good thing cause after re-reading it, it's one huge ramble that makes absolutely no sense. I may try to salvage it, but basically it was just me saying that I'm currently doing a "use it up" project, where I'm trying to use up all the haircare/skincare/lotion I have accumulated. It's insane how much of a hoarder I am... So expect a few "recent empties" posts coming up soon :) That is all...