Bath and Body Works sale + coupon code!!!

Hey Guys!!! Sorry I have been so MIA lately :( I wanted to get this post up Thursday night when the sale started, but I had a pretty busy weekend and never got around to it... But anyways, Bath and Body Works is currently having their Hello Yellow Sale!!! (also known as the semi-annual sale) This is by far my favorite time of year!!! For those of you who don't know what this is all about, twice a year (June and December) B&BW has an awesome sale where they bring back discontinued scents and mark them 75% off!!! You can get body washes, sprays, lotions, and moisture creams for $3!!! They have candles 50% off... the Aromatherapy line is 50% off... and there are Wallflower refills for $5!!! It started online June 9th and in stores June 10th. I think it goes on for the whole month but I'm not 100% sure, and I couldn't find any info about it online... The only downside to this sale is that things sell out quickly!!! Which is why I wanted to post this Thursday night...sigh. But since I was such a bad blogger and was late posting this info, I dug around online and found a coupon code for you guys!!!! Enter the code THANKS20 at checkout and you will receive 20% off! I know it's not that much, but it's kinda like getting free shipping :) and since everything is so cheap anyways, it's still pretty awesome! Well that's all for now guys, I hope I wasn't too late and you can still get the things you want! I will do a haul post when my stuff comes in!!! Til Next Time, Rebecca <3

Review: John Frieda Lightening Spray

Hello People! Today I am reviewing the John Frieda Sheer Blonde: Go Blonder Controlled Lightening Spray... wow that's a lot to type...

 It is a spray (obviously) that you spray on your hair when it is wet, then you blow dry it in (the heat is what activates it) to make your hair "Go Blonder". The concept reminds me of something I used as a kid called Sun In, you used it the same way but it mostly just turned your hair orange lol. This works pretty good though. Although, I do not recommend it for people who's hair isn't already blonde, because I usually just spray it on the top of my hair to blend in the roots (i only highlight the top of my hair) but once my hair starts to grow out a lot and there is more darker hair there, it will turn it kind of orange. And I recommend using just a little bit because it does contain peroxide, and I found that if I spray a lot of it in one spot it makes my hair feel really rough and dry. I wouldn't use it every time you wash your hair, because it will eventually make your hair turn white lol, and I'm sure putting peroxide on your hair every day can't be good for it, and I wouldn't want anyone's hair to fall out! I usually use it about once a week, sparingly on the top of my head and in the front (like what shows if you have your hair in a ponytail). Overall, I give this a thumbs up! It helps me not have to highlight my hair as often, which is great because I do it myself and it is a pain in the butt so I like to do it as least often as possible... Just make sure you don't use too much or do it too often and keep the hair well conditioned so the peroxide doesn't dry it out! I hope this was helpful! Until next time, Rebecca :)

Giveaway at In Her Makeup Bag!

Hello Darlings :) So it's midnight and I am rocking out to Lady Gaga's new album because Amazon had a special today where it was only 99 cents!! For the whole album! That's like 7 cents per song! I was super excited :) So far my favorite song is "Hair", I've already listened to it like 6 times lol. So why am I randomly blogging in the middle of the night? To tell you about an awesome deal of course! In Her Makeup Bag is doing a giveaway to celebrate her blog's first birthday! So everyone needs to go over there and enter! Here is a photo of the prize....

If you go over to her blog, she has a list of everything included and all of the rules, ways to get extra entries, etc etc... So, best of luck to you all! and I will see you in my next post! <3 Rebecca

Review: Biore Triple Action Astringent

Hello my lovelies! Today I will be reviewing the Biore Triple Action Astringent.

 * Clinically proven to instantly work 68% better than Proactiv *

*less drying than the leading astringent but just as effective*

So I decided that I needed a toner/astringent... not really sure why, I just get it into my head sometimes that I need certain products lol. I feel I should start by saying that I do not regularly use toners so my reaction with it might not be the actual product, it could just be toners in general...but having said that, I hated it. I loved the way it felt when I applied it, it made my skin very cold... I thought this was going to be my new favorite product in the summer when it is so hot and humid, but my skin thought otherwise :( My skin doesn't break out very much (not saying that I have perfect skin, my pores are the size of Texas and my face is very pink...) but a couple days after trying this, my forehead was horribly broken out and my cheeks were super super dry! My nose and chin were broken out a little but not as bad as my forehead... I didn't know if it was this or a new moisturizer that I had been using at first, but then I realized that I had only applied the toner on my t-zone (which was the only thing broken out) and I doubt that a moisturizer would make me super dry... And after I stopped using this, my skin cleared up! So, for me, this product was a total fail. But like I said, I don't know if it is just this toner or all toners in general. So, for you it might work... But for me it did not :(

Sorry I have been so absent lately! I decided to just skip my April favs since I was so late, and I was already planning to review all of the new products in their own posts so it would have just been kinda repetitive... But I have a lot of reviews and stuff coming up really soon, including my new skincare routine that I am in love with!! I'm gonna go type up some of the other posts right now while I'm feeling productive! lol. Until Next Time, Rebecca

Quick Update and Some Excitement

Hello Lovelies!!! I just wanted to do a quick post to apologize about my lack of posts and share something really exciting!!!! (to me at least… lol). So, I know I have been a slacker lately (how many times have I typed this sentence??) but it isn’t because I have been lazy! My internet has been a total a-hole lately. At first it was just being really slow and going in and out, then for the past 2 weeks it has been completely non-existent :( I am having to do this post from my phone and it isn’t working to well lol. I much prefer a full sized keyboard… But they are supposed to be coming to fix it Friday, and then I will do my April Favs and some Reviews and stuff I have planned out :) Now, about my exciting news… I have, as I’m sure most of you have, entered many a contest in my day. At first, I would get really excited about them and I was sure I was gonna win… then after I realized that there are hundreds of thousands of people who enter these things, I realized that my chances were slim and I would still enter, but not have any hopes of winning. Well, xsparkage had a lil giveaway for her 3rd TwBirthday (twitter birthday, for those of you who aren’t avid tweeters…) It was going to be over at midnight and I remembered it about 10pm… I started to not even enter because it would require doing it from my phone and even though I love my phone, it annoys me when I have to do things on it when I have a perfectly capable, full sized computer lol. But I did, and about 2 days later I got a message from her that I was one of the winners!!!! (there were 3) I bounced and squealed all over the house lol. I told my sister that I didn’t care if I would have won an old sock or something I would still be happy just because I finally won something! :-D But, there was no dirty sock… I won the Katy Perry OPI nail polish set :) When it arrives, I will be sure to do a post about it too :) Even though I have never done nail polish photos and I’m sure it will take me hours to get one where you can actually see the colors properly but I will still try! Well, that’s all for now… once my internet gets fixed, I promise to resume regular posting :) ~Rebecca

Mini Haul: Target Beauty is my Bag sample bag

Hello lovelies! About 2 months ago (slacker, I know...) Target offered a free Sonia Kashuk makeup bag filled with little samples and a coupon book :)  I don't know if everyone got the same samples in their bags (if so, this might be kind of a pointless post...) but here is what I got in mine... :)

The box it came in...

• Revlon Colorburst Lipgloss in Hot Pink
• Fekkai Shea Butter Shampoo and Conditioner
• Neutrogena Naturals Lip Balm
• Nivea Express Hydration Daily Lotion
• Pantene Shampoo for Fine Hair
• A coupon book!

Review! KNS Silksheen Shampoo & Conditioner

Hello Ladies! and maybe some gentlemen... ;-) Today I will be reviewing the KNS Silksheen Shampoo and Conditioner... I received a sample of it from one of my Ulta purchases I think. I have been trying to go through my "sample drawer" and use them all up before they expire. I had never heard of this brand/product before, so I wasn't really sure what to expect... It smelled kinda weird. It wasn't a horrible smell, but I didn't really care for it... And it made my hair super super dry :( It was so bad that it actually itched if my hair touched my skin... So I would have to say that this was a huge thumbs down. Maybe if you don't have really dry hair (mine gets oily at the roots pretty fast, but the ends are very dry) then it will work fine for you! Wow, this was very short, sweet, and to the point... I just can't think of anything else to say about it. I can go on and on about a product I love, but when it's a product I don't like I'm pretty much , "I didn't like it, here is why..." But I have a lot more reviews coming up! and I watched Extreme Couponing on TLC tonight, which made me really want to go out and makeup bargain shop, so there might some haul posts coming up too haha. So, that is all for now.... until next time! <3 Rebecca