Marula Facial Oil Review

Not too long ago I received a tiny sample of the Leakey Collections Pure Marula Facial Oil. and I mean tiny. I have been hearing about facial oils a lot here lately, so I was excited to try it out none the less!

I have very dry skin all year round, but in the winter it gets brutal. (like can't even wear makeup to make it look better, dry) This year has been no exception, and I get this very persistent dry spot on one of my eyelids at the exact same spot every year, its weird. Nothing really ever fixes it and I usually just don't wear any makeup there until it decides to get better on its own.

I used a very small amount of this at night after washing my face. It takes about 3 drops to completely cover your whole face, but a lot of people spot treat just the dry areas with this, so even less might work. It has a light smell that dissipates quickly and sinks in very quickly. I followed this up with my regular moisturizer. Like I said, my skin is dry. My tiny sample lasted me well over a week and I can honestly say, I'm hooked. I love this product! I want more of this! It completely fixed my dry patches and evened out my skin. The only downside to that is that it is $78 at Sephora for 1.6 ounces. Now, I get that this would last ages because my itty bitty sample lasted a really long time, but I just can not fork that much out. I just can't do it.

So in short, I would very happily slap this on my face every single night....if someone where to give it to me! Here's a link if you are feeling up for a splurge!

Now on to search for something as equally awesome, that won't break my bank!!!



What's the most expensive product that you've ever used?

Ipsy February unboxing

Ipsy Unboxing for February 2014 is here!!!

go see!!!

http://youtu.be/ySl0Tq2Kp6k

Valentine's Day Makeup Swatches

Hey guys!

Happy almost Valentine's Day!

I decided to do a fun, glowy, pink Valentine's inspired makeup look today to show you! Really you could do this look any time, because it's not super dramatic, but very fun and pink!

Click the link below if you haven't seen the video yet!

http://youtu.be/xcRg0d8lXdo

Here's the list of products that I used in the video as well as a swatch picture.

Products:

Nivea Lip Butter in Raspberry Rose Kiss

Covergirl Outlast Stay Fabulous Foundation in ivory

NYX blush in desert rose

Revlon Colorstay Mineral Finishing Powder in brightener

Revlon Colorstay Mineral Finishing Powder in suntan matte

Wet n Wild in no neutral ground

Jordana Best Lash Extreme in black

Benefit Watt's Up

Revlon Colorburst Lip Butter in sorbet

Eucerine Daily Protection Moisturizing face lotion

ELF high definition powder in sheer

Maybelline Color Stick Corrector Concealer in yellow

Covergirl Fresh Complexion Concealer in ivory

Maybelline Instant Age Rewind Eraser Dark Circles in brightener

Rimmel Scandaleyes in nude

Rimmel Scandaleyes in black

Jordana Fabuliner in black

NYX Auto Eyebrow Pencil in brown

Here's Swatches of all the colorful stuff:

The colors that I used are very light. You could probably recreate this look using colors you already have!!

from top to bottom:

Revlon Colorburst Lip Butter in Sorbet

Revlon Colorstay Mineral Finishing Powder in brightener

NYX blush in Desert Rose

Revlon Colorstay Mineral Finishing Powder in suntan matte

Benefit Watt's Up

Wet n Wild No Neutral Ground Pallete ivory shade

Wet n Wild No Neutral Ground Pallete pink shade

Check out Luvocracy to buy any of these products for the lowest price online and only have to give your card out once!

Leave a comment down below if you try something pretty for Valentine's day! I'll be at work all day, so I'd love to see!!! 

Everyday Makeup Swatches

After I changed my profile picture a couple of days ago, a lot of people have been asking me what makeup I was wearing. Seeing as it is all drugstore brands and easy to get a hold of, I thought it would be fun to try to make a beauty video to show you how I make this look. Its super easy, and I wear this almost every day! If you haven't seen my video yet, hop on over and check it out!

http://youtu.be/b6i7lbS5q00

If you have seen the video and are curious about the colors that I used, I did some swatches on my arm so you can see the colors a little better, and match it up to what you might already have at home!

(from left to right: ELF Studio Shadow Stick in Little Miss Thing, Covergirl Eye Shadow Quad in Desert Bronze (2nd in Palette ,Wet n Wild Trio in Sweet as Candy (lightest shade), Benefit Watt's Up, NYC Smooth Skin Bronzing Powder in Sunny, ELF Studio Blush in Mellow Mauve and Nyx Butter Gloss in Tiramisu)

And here is a complete list of all the products I used:

Eucerine Daily Protection Moisturizer with SPF

Rimmel Fix and Perfect Primer in 001

Maybelline Cover Stick Corrector Concealer in yellow

Covergirl Outlast Stay Fabulous 3 in 1 in 801 Ivory

Covergirl Fresh Complexion Concealer in Classic Ivory

e.l.f. High Definition Powder in sheer

Maybelline Instant Age Rewind Eraser Dark Circles in brightening

NYX Auto Eyebrow Pencil in brown

Nivea Lip Butter in Raspberry Rose Kiss

e.l.f. Jumbo Shadow Stick in Little Miss Thing

Covergirl and Olay Eye shadow Quad in Desert Bronze (2nd in pallete)

Wet n Wild Eye shadow Trio in Sweet as Candy (lightest shade)

NYC Smooth Skin Bronzing Face Powder in Sunny

e.l.f. Studio Blush in Mellow Mauve

NYX Butter Gloss in Tiramisu 

Check out Luvocracy if you want to try any of the products! You can buy more than 1 thing and only have to give your info once!

Leave a comment down below and let me know if you try out something similar!

Hair One Hair Cleanser and Conditioner Review

So, I'm desperately trying to jump on the cleansing conditioner bandwagon. Seriously, I am. But I can't see myself forking out  $30 for Wen. In the search of a cheaper and easier alternative, I stumbled across this little product.

Hair One Cleanser and Conditioner for dry hair with olive oil. This product claims to cleanse, condition, detangle, reduce frizz, and add shine. Basically you hop in the shower, get your hair wet, and pump a ton of this on your hair. After massaging it in for a while your rinse out and are left with awesome hair...right?

Lets start with the pro's:

Hair One is readily available for most people as Sally's Beauty is the main marketer for this product. It's easy to get a hold of and probably why this one hit my shower shelf first. The one that I picked up is the dry hair version, because my hair is long and very dry. It was $10.99 when I purchased it a few months back but this particular version is no longer listed on the site. There are other versions for all hair types and for curly hair. It has a strong smell of eucalyptus and as I was on a minty kick when I got this, I really liked it, at first. It is a very thick texture, which I also usually like because, like I said earlier, my hair is very dry. It got product out of my hair without it feeling too terrible stripped. Honestly, that is about all the nice things that I can say about this product.

Con's:

The amount of product you have to use to get you hair clean is ridiculous! My hair is about 4 inches past my collarbone and medium thickness and I easily had to use about 20 pumps to get enough to even slightly cover my hair. My little $10.99 bottle only holds 12 ounces, so that equals out to be around 3 uses. I don't really think that's saving me much money. Secondly, the packaging is a big problem. The pump is quite small so you really have to work to get all that product out to be able to cover your head. I found this really hard to do in the shower with wet hands. Then, remember how I said the product was a very thick consistency? It stopped coming out of the pump completely after the first use! I resorted to taking the pump off and beating the bottle against my hand for more product. The bottle is too rigid to squeeze anything out.Not a great design...After all this I finally got the product onto my head, did my thing and rinsed it out. It felt OK, not too dry, mostly clean. Only after the shower did I discover that it made my scalp and the little bit of my forehead that it came into contact with bright red. I never have product allergies or anything so this is quite different for me. The only thing that I can think of is maybe it was the strong eucalyptus scent. My scalp was very irritated for a few days afterwards, so if you have any sort of sensitivity, I would definitely recommend you steer clear of this one!

All in all, I really wanted to like this product, but I just can't. I don't feel like it was a good value for the money, even if it didn't break me out!

Do you use a cleansing conditioner? If you have any recommendations of what I should try next, let me know in the comments!!!

Thanks!

Sadie Does Tricks!

I just threw together a little video of the pupster and I thought you might enjoy :)

What do you think she should learn next?

Click here for the adorableness

let's get to know each other a little shall we?

This is my very first blog post ever! How exciting!!! For me at least! And I thought that I would be best if I took just a small moment to introduce myself so that you guys will know who I am!

 My name is Kam. I am 27 years young and married to a wonderful man. We have a fur baby named Sadie, she is a Chinese pug and the cutest thing you will ever see. Well, we think so. While everyone around me is showing me pictures of their (albeit) adorable babies, I'm over her like look what my dog can do!!! I'll have to introduce you guys to her one day. You'll love her. Anyways, back on track now! I am a full time student, so that takes up a lot of my time, and I also work a part time job. I love basically any kind of girly goo (as my husband affectionately calls it) and love to try out new things, so I thought why not write up a little blog.
So this is where we sit. I am planning on doing a question and answer type post next so if you have any suggestions for me or questions that you would like for me to answer just leave them down in the comment section!

Thanks Lovelies!