Rimmel London Influenster Voxbox

I'm back with another Influenster Voxbox for y'all! Yes I said y'all lol!!! Anywho, I was once again lucky enough to be chosen to receive this complimentary box for testing purposes and I couldn't have been happier to get it. Unlike my last voxbox, this one only contained one item, so most likely this post will e really short and right to the point. Who doesn't like those kind of blogs anyways lmao!!!! 

  

Above is a picture that I posted on my INSTAGRAM page (@Criistal_A....FOLLOW ME!!!) when I received my box. What was enclosed was a new and improved moisture renew lipstick by Rimmel London. I have some Rimmel London lipsticks in my makeup collection and I love them!!! Love their affordability for such great quality and pigmentation. The color I received was 360 As You Want Victoria, which is a gorgeous red color. I don't know if my eyes were deceiving me but I swore I saw a bit of a pink/magenta tone to it as well. Correct me if I'm wrong or just plain losing it!! The packaging is simple but pretty with a clear purple casing with the word Rimmel across it. 

When I first applied this product it went on very smooth and silky like, it kind of reminded me of a gloss kind of feeling. The pigmentation was great and the color looked amazing on the lips. It felt more like a liquid application which does help when it states that it hydrates. I kept it on for the remainder of the day just to see how it would wear out. This is not a stain lipstick and it does transfer when drinking, eating, or kissing (ooh la la!). Does keep the lips moisturized throughout the wear of the product and keeps the lips looking shiny and glossy. 

A few things I didn't like were the smell of the product. It smelt like plastic chemical crayon (that is the best way I could describe it, sorry). I was hoping it would have the scent that their Kate Moss lipsticks have, those are yummy (no I don't eat them, I swear!)  Another thing I noticed throughout the wear is that it does tend to feather/bleed out a bit. I'm sure some lip liner can help that issue out though. Other than those two things, I still see myself adding more colors to my makeup collection. 

I also filmed a super short video on my youtube channel about my first thoughts on this product, I will leave the link below for y'all (yes I will continue using that phrase in this blog posting...lol!!)

http://youtu.be/SKtWCL8MYwI

Thanks again Influenster for allowing me to test out another product for you guys :)

Check out Rimmel London on Facebook and Twitter and share your thoughts on this product. 

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GAIN Influenster VoxBox!!

Hey fellow beauty savers! I'm back to share with you all a new website I was introduced to, Influenster. I can ramble on what Influenster is and what it is about but it would just make this blog post so much longer then it needs to be. So, to avoid you guys to have to read a long blog post, please check out their website for yourself, www.influenster.com, I promise it is worth it, especially if you are always on social media as myself :)

You are also more then welcome to check out my YouTube Channel where I posted a video all about it. I also go into more detail about this awesome website.

I was lucky to be chosen to receive the Gain Voxbox. These Voxboxes are sent complimentary from Influenster for testing purposes. So as the picture shows above I received the new Gain Flings laundry detergent and the Gain Fireworks Scent Boosters. Both in Original scent. Also, a great surprise to me was seeing a $10 iTunes giftcard, I was so happy to see this in there, I'm not going to lie. (I know I am a dork!)

I am obsessed with good smelling items, especially when it comes to my clothing, since I wear it and other people can smell it too! First, you didn't even have to open the package of any of these Gain items to have to even smell them. The wonderful odor poured out of each bag. I love the smell of fresh and clean things and both these products hit that smell on the nose! I have started to see these items being sold in the store just recently and there are a total of 2 scents as of right now.

I love how easy it is just to throw the flings into the washer and sprinkle the fireworks over your laundry and that's it! Not so difficult right.

So what are you waiting for?!?!?!? Check out your local stores, I know that Target sells the same try out packs that I received for an affordable price.

KleanColor Walk of Fame Palette Review/Swatches

Hello Beauties!!!! So if you check out my youtube channel, you would know I did a mini haul on the Miss A website (www.shopmissa.com). This website sells everything for only $1! Yes $1! They have everything from jewelry to makeup and more! I purchased a few makeup items to test out their quality and see if they were a steal for $1. So here is one of the palettes I purchased. The Miss A website sells a lot from the brand KleanColor. I have never heard of this product and thought I would choose one of their palettes to try out. 

This is one of their Walk of Fame palettes in 04 Waikiki Chic. They also had 3 other palettes from this collection. Unfortunately, the other palettes were sold out at the time (this was not my first choice). It comes with 12 different eyeshadows, most with shimmery shean, and some had bits of glitter in them. 

When first opening this palette I was in awe of all the colors and was expecting to be amazed with the swatches. But as always looks can be deceiving. Some of the colors were very beautiful when swatched but others were a bit of a disappointment. I can't complain because for $1 what more can you honestly expect. 

This photo was taken with a flash so the shimmery metallic colors on the top of my arm look stunning but as we go down, the colors at the end of my arm lack color and have bits of glitter that come off on them and tend to flake off. This photo was taken without any eye shadow primer on my arm, this is just straight up eye shadow straight from the palette. Overall, it's not an awful palette for the cost. I personally wouldn't pay more then that for it since the color payoff isn't the greatest. But I'm addicted to this site and you should all head over there and check it out for yourselves. You won't regret it!!!

It's that time of year again....

Yes...your eyes are not deceiving you. That sign has been spotted in every CVS in my area. How I love seeing that sign :) lol!!! I figured I would share with all my fellow makeup/beauty lovers this amazing sale that happens 2-3 times a year (I'm not 100% sure how many times a year but this is what I believe). Not everyone can afford to buy things at full price or afford high end makeup. This is a great sale to take advantage of. Believe it or not sometimes makeup that was just released you luckily can find for 50%-75% off. No lie!!!! I have been lucky enough to come across them. You know I took advantage of this sale. I obviously don't need any more makeup so I didn't buy a whole lot but I couldn't help picking up a few things. I have a hard time refraining myself sometimes. Most of the items I did pick up were under $2 so not too bad, at least that is what I tell myself. Hopefully, I will post and share what items I picked up during this amazing sale. Until then.....xoxoxoxoxo!!!!!! 

**NEW** Revlon Matte Balms

Hello fellow beauties!!!!! I'm back with another Buy & Try blog :) apparently matte and laquer lip products are becoming a big thing in makeup right now. First, I stumbled upon Loreal's La Laque and Le Matte lip crayons or lip sticks (whatever you would like to call them), and then I saw the display for Revlon's. At first, I wasn't so into getting any of the Revlon balms since I had already purchased some of the Loreal ones, but as always something always comes along...(clear my throat) YouTube...that peeks my interest and makes me cave. In this particular instance, I'm glad that I caved! 

I didn't purchase any of the glossy shiny ones (sad that I'm not even aware of what they are actually called). I purchased only some of their matte shades. I'm seriously obsessed and loving these matte balms!!! I stuck with some reds and of course a pink but I decided to be a little daring and try out their purple shade, which believe it out not, l LOOOOOVVVVEEEE!!!! First off, these lip balms are said to be a matte finish. What I love about these matte balms is they come on so smooth and velvety. They don't make your lips feel extremely dry, they make they feel more moisturized. I'm someone that has some extremely dry lips especially during this time of year. Honestly, I thought the matte would make my dry lips look worse, but it was the complete opposite! I wasn't a huge fan of the Loreal Le Matte lip color on me but Revlon's is a whole different story. I only picked up 4 of the matte balms they had available. 

#250 Standout, which is a classic red. The color on the tube is darker then the color that appears on your lips. #240 Striking, which is an orangish red color. 

#220 Showy, which is a Barbie pink color. #215 Shameless, which is a medium purple color. 

These retail for about $8.99/each (at my local Walgreens), but you know me and buying things at retail, rarely happens. I was lucky enough to get them on sale. First off, Walgreens had Revlon on sale for BOGO 1/2 off, and on top of that they had a $2 off coupon in their savings booklet, and I also had $1 off any revlon product. So, they basically cost me $4.75/each, almost 50% off the original cost....yayyyyyy me!!!! 

Don't waste any time, pick some up. I have only seen these at my local Walgreens and CVS. Some people have seen them at Walmart (which they also retail for cheaper), but I have yet to see them at any of mine. It wasn't stated that they were limited edition or for limited time only, but the displays I came across didn't have many available, so I wouldn't wait too long just to be on the safe side. I love the color variations and the product in general is worth every penny!

**Don't forget to check out my YouTube channel for a Buy & Try episode featuring these matte balms, coming real soon!!!!**

www.youtube.com/crystals0383

Be a Runway Beauty Eye Shadow Trios (Fall Collection 2013)....what I think!

Hey there my fellow beauties!!! I have been wanting to come on here more to be able to share some of my cool findings and deals with all of you. I wish I could do more than what I currently post but being that I still work and have to take care of my soon 4 year old, I don't have as much time as I like. Sorry for the ranting...lets get on with what I am on here about.

Those that know me, know how I have said that I was attempting to do a "No Buy" until at least around Christmas Time. Well, once again that was a BIG FAIL!!!! Once again I found myself inside one of the many local Walgreens in my area and fell upon a display by one of my favorite makeup brands....Wet n Wild of course!!!! :)

 (Photo shown above courtesy of BeautyBroadcast.net)

A majority of the items that were in this display were current items they sale day to day. But I recognized a few new eye shadow trios that I have never seen before. The photo above from www.beautybroadcast.net has them circled. I only picked up 2 out of the 3 trios that they had and I was lucky enough to get them while they were on sale, again! The trios retail for $2.99/each and my local Walgreens had $1 off of them.

First one I picked up was #34284 Camera Obscura. I always go for the trios I know I would wear more often or at least once. This trio had some neutrals that you could work into any look you create. 

The Browbone, which is a light brownish tan matte color, and Crease, which is a sheen light pink color, were my favorite in this particular trio. The eyelid color does remind me of a color that is in my other Wet n Wild palette, Blue Had Me At Hello. Its a dark blackish blue with hints of light blue shimmer.

These are the swatches for Camera Obscura. The crease and browbone color did need a few swipes before they started to appear on my arm. I did not use an eye shadow base to apply these swatches, with one most likely the colors would have been more pigmented then they are shown in these pictures. Besides that, the colors were gorgeous on the skin. Worth the $2 for sure!!!!

The next trio I picked up was #34292 Silent Era Film. Another trio I can definitely see myself using on a regular basis. This trio also comes with some neutrals, which I love, once again easy to incorporate into any look.

The colors in the Silent Era Film Trio is as follow....the browbone is a sheer mauvey pink. The crease is a coraly pink matte color. The eyelid is a grey color with some silver hints of glitter.

The swatches above for Silent Era Film were pigmented. Once again, the crease and browbone colors both had to be swiped a few times before the colors appeared on skin, but I didn't use an eye shadow base to apply the swatches. I'm sure if I did the colors most likely would've appeared with more pigmentation.

As I said I was lucky enough to run into these on a trip to Walgreens I didn't 

even intend on going on. Talk about double score, finding these bad boys and even better, finding them on sale!!!! YEAHER!!!!! Both of these trios are a must have, especially if you are neutral look person. They are colors that are easy to work with and can go with any look or outfit. Wet n Wild is an amazing, affordable brand, you can never go wrong. Even if you do try them out and end up disliking them, its not like you paid an arm and a leg for their products. I couldn't be happier with all the products I purchased from them. One of the few companies I trust in! Now get up and find this collection before its gone, you will regret it if you don't!

Deals of the Day....Dollar Tree Steals!!!!

Hey there my fellow beauties!!!! Once again I was out and about browsing at local stores, I should've just been window shopping, but honestly who can do that anymore?!? I had to pick up a few things at my local Dollar Tree and of course had to pass by the makeup aisle before I check out, lol!!! (Don't judge me, you would've too!) I was super impressed to see how much more of e.l.f.'s studio line they were carrying and more well known name makeup brands in general. Way to go Dollar Tree, keep it up!!!!! Who doesn't like finding makeup they love for $1.00?!? So, I just had to take advantage while I was there to grab a few goodies :)

Like I said I just picked a few things, believe me I would've got more if I didn't stop myself from doing so. Most of it was e.l.f. Cosmetics, of course, one of my FAVORITE brands of makeup! I couldn't help getting some studios brushes, you can never have enough brushes, lol!!!! 

I wasn't looking for a new foundation, but I actually stumbled upon this NYC All Day Long Foundation. I already own a NYC foundation that I absolutely love!!!! I figured I would pick up this one to give it a try  I mean it wouldn't hurt since it was just $1.00. I love that this one has a pump because the other foundation I have with this company doesn't. I tried looking up the original cost of this product, but it doesn't seem to be something that is sold in the U.S. I was only able to find the price in pounds (I think). I am looking forward on doing a first impression of this product and posting it here and on myYouTube Channel. So stay tuned!!!! 

Another item I decided to pick up, is an e.l.f. Brightening Eye Color Palette in the color 2018 Day 2 Night. This palette is sold for $1.00 on eyeslipsface.com so I didn't find it on sale or for a better deal but it does help that I didn't have to pay shipping to purchase it. They had a few other colors available but for some reason I liked this one a lot! 

These colors are definitely great options for creating a day to night look (the name suits it well). I find it to be a perfect neutral color palette. I'm especially fond of the taupe looking color and maroonish wine looking color too!

Last but not least, I had to take advantage of getting the studio brushes by e.l.f. Cosmetics!!!! These retail for $3.00/each and to find them for $1.00/each instead, you would have to be brain dead to not jump on that offer. I'm not going to lie, I was extremely surprised to see that they had studio line products at Dollar Tree in general!!! The basic line is common since the items are already $1.00 on e.l.f.'s website anyways. I wish they had more of the studio line available, I would've definitely bought the all at this price. Such a steal. I picked up the angled contour brush and the flat eyeliner brush. No make up lover could ever have enough makeup brushes :) 

Now that I was able to find all these great items at such a steal, I'm going to continue to keep my eyes open whenever I enter a Dollar Tree from now on. Who knows what great makeup products you can find. Makes me want to visit more local Dollar Trees just to see what they have to offer as well. Not every one has the same items so you never know. Hope you guys have the same luck I had in finding such amazing products at such steals (especially e.l.f.'s Stufio Line). So keep your eyes open ladies and good luck!