Tuesday, January 15, 2013

EBOOST Review!

Hey everyone! I wanted to give you guys some of my thoughts of the EBOOST powder drink that I received in my Influenster Holiday VoxBox! I got the flavor pink lemonade and I was so excited to try this because I think we can all use a energy boost, especially in the winter. Besides increasing your energy this product also contains a lot of vitamins and nutrients for your body. Sounds great right? I have to say that as much as I wanted to, I did not love this product.

The taste is the real downside to this product which is a real shame because the concept is really nice. There's no sugar in the product so when I added it to plain water it did not taste good. It was very sour and almost bitter tasting. It tasted a bit like Alka-Seltzer or mineral water, fizziness included. I guess if you like that taste then you'd like this but I don't so I forced myself to chug it down for testing purposes. As for it's effectiveness, its hard to tell after drinking this once but I'll tell you what I experienced. Not long after I got a bad upset stomach which I can't directly say was from the product since I hadn't been feeling good over the past couple days, BUT it did happen a little after drinking this stuff.



As for energy levels, I did go down and do my exercise and I did feel a little more awake but not jittery or hyper. So it seems like it worked however it may have given me that upset stomach, FYI I have sensitive stomach to begin with. Overall I give this product a D, here's why:

  • Taste- To me this is one of the main concerns for any drink and I just hated the taste. I had to force myself to finish so I didn't enjoy drinking this.
  • Effectiveness- Like I said before it's hard to tell or not but I didn't feel that this product produced enough of a result to go out and purchase this or try this again.
  • Side effects?- I have a very good suspicion that I got that bad stomachache from this so that's why I also gave this product a lower grade. It's suppose to make me feel better, not worse!
Well that's all for now, all I have to say that if that flavor was better I would have enjoyed this product more. Check out my video review below, cause it's kind of funny, and influenster.com to learn more.

Monday, January 14, 2013

NYC New York Color Liquid Lipshine!

Hey Everyone! I wanted to do a quick post about the NYC Liquid Lipshine that I received from Influenster.com in my Holiday VoxBox! I got it in the color Nude York City and I loved this lipgloss! It just had so many good things going for it.

Pros

  • Inexpensive- costs around $2.49!
  • Smells great- exactly like cotton candy :)
  • Not sticky, very smooth and silky
  • Gives the lips a nice color
  • Shiny and glossy- can be a con if you don't like that though
Cons
  • None! Everything was great about this product!
Overall I have nothing bad to say about this lipgloss, I absolutely love it and its been traveling around with me ever since I got it. I definitely need to pick up some more of these because they are great and so is the price! Be sure to check out my video to see how a direct swatch looks and to learn more! Also check out Influenster.com! Annnddd learn more about this product here: http://newyorkcolor.com/ and here: http://www.influenster.com/review/nyc-new-york-color-liquid-lipshine

Friday, January 11, 2013

Maybelline Instant Age Rewind Concealer

Hey Everyone! Today I'm going to be reviewing a concealer that I recently got by Maybelline. It is the Instant Age Rewind Eraser for Dark Circles. I've been wanting to try this out for a long time now and I was running out of a liquid concealer so I thought now was the perfect time to try this out. To be honest I've had mixed results when using liquid concealers, sometimes they cover my dark circles and sometimes they don't. I feel like they are quicker to use, if that makes sense, so I like to at least have one on hand. The color that I got was Light 120 and I think that it blended really nicely with skin. I have to admit I was a little worried because it looked darker in the tube but I like this shade better than the Fit Me one I'm running low on.
The end is fluffy and soft, it feels like a pom pom!
The right side needed a bit more blending but I think you get the idea.

To sum it up here are the pros and cons for this product:

Pros
  • Blended into skin well
  • Light formula
  • Soft applicator- distributes good amount of product
  • Nice packaging
  • Applicator end claims to have anti-microbial properties
  • Concealed and brightened eye area!
  • Stayed on all day, without setting it with powder!
Cons
  • Applicator end was a little big for my eye area
  • End will get dirty eventually, needs to be maintained
Overall I think I have to go ahead and give this product an A+! I think its a really great product and concealed my dark circles very well! I also loved how it stayed on all day and didn't even crease which is something that's hard for me to find in a concealer. The texture is also very smooth and silky so it goes on really well. Very impressed with this product and I'm glad I tried it! Check out my video review to see the product in action!


Tuesday, January 8, 2013

Influenster Holiday Voxbox!

Hey Everyone! I know this is a little late but life got really busy and I've had to put this off. I wanted to show you guys what I got from Influenster in my first Holiday VoxBox and I have to say I'm very excited to be trying these products! I really got some good stuff and it was totally free! I'll but a link to Influenster down below and if you want to learn more check out my post about this awesome company. Now, onto what I got! I do have a video review going into a bit more detail but I wanted to post some pictures as well and list everything here.

Okay so here's what I got....:

  1. Quaker Real Medleys Oatmeal+ = $1.79/cup
  2. NYC New York Color Liquid Lipshine in Nude York City = $2.49
  3. Kiss Nail Dress = 6.99
  4. EBOOST = $28 for a box of 20, $39 for 30, $39 for a box of 12 shots
  5. Goody QuikStyle Brush = $11.99
  6. Sole Society $25 discount - use the code INFLUENSTER25 to get $25 off!
  7. Montagne Jeunesse Face Mask = Under $2
So that's everything! I also have a video that I will link here in case you guys want more details! I'll be doing individual reviews for each of these products so look out for those here on my blog and on my YouTube channel!