June/July Monthly Beauty Favorites

Hey guys!! Sorry, I have been MIA. I had A LOT of stuff going on the past month (more on that later) and I got strep throat and scarlet fever. Any who, back to this awesome blog with my fav products for the past 2 months....

Starting with June...

1) DG Beauty Grapefruit Acne Scrub. It's comparable to the Neutrogena kind and works just as good, but it's half the price. I love this stuff. You can buy it at the Dollar General. 2) Secret Clinical Strength Stress Response Deodorant. It smell so good and works amazing. I mostly use it at night (that's what it says on the bottle). 3) Herbal Essences Honey, I'm Strong Rinse-Off Treatment. I freaking love this stuff. It smells so good and it makes my hair feel soft and smooth. I can definitely tell a difference in the amount of breakage since using this product. 4) Soft Soap Body Butter Coconut Scrub. My all time favorite summer scent is coconut. This stuff exfoliates, but is gentle enough to use every day and it's moisturizing. 

Next up, are my July favs.....

1) St. Ives Indulgent Coconut Triple Body Butter Body Wash. Back to my coconut obsession. This stuff smells so yummy, it lathers nicely, is super moisturizing, is paraben-free and you can use it as a bubble bath as well. 2) Cover Girl Clean Oil Control Foundation in 505 Ivory. They discontinued my NatureLuxe foundation, so I had to find an alternative. I decided to try this one because I was having issues with oil So far, I really like it. It's not as blendable as the NatureLuxe, but it does have good coverage and feels light on the face. 3) Clean & Clear Morning Burst Fruit Infusions Smoothing Facial Scrub. This stuff smells like grape soda. It makes my face feel smooth, but not irritated like some scrubs. 

Hope you guys enjoyed those favorites. Again, sorry it has been awhile since I have posted. I was catching up on another project that was a year in the making. I will be posting a blog about that shortly. Hope everyone is well.

Love,

Kristina.... aka KRISSE!!

May Beauty Favorites!!!

It's that time of the month again.... monthly favorites!! I am so excited to share this month's favorites. I have really been enjoying using all of these. Let's get started...

1) EOS Shave Cream in Pomegranate Raspberry

 

 I absolutely LOVE this stuff. What caught my eye about it is the fact that you can shave dry with it and it does NOT give your razor burn (as long as you use a good razor). It smells good enough to eat too and is super moisturizing. I do not have to use lotion after shaving with this stuff. I will not be going back to regular shaving cream.

2) Softsoap Coconut & Warm Ginger Hand Soap

 This is summer in a bottle. It smells so cool, refreshing and coco-nutty. I wish they had body wash that smelled like this. They do have the Coconut Body Buff Wash, but it does not smell the same. I like to use this and wash my hands with it in cold water. It's so refreshing.

3) Be A Bombshell blush in Sweet Cheeks

This blush is a every day pink. It does have a satin finish, but it is a very good color. The pigmentation is good and it does seem to last most of the day. The only thing is that it broke while in my make-up bag. I have no idea how it happened, because I didn't drop it. But with some alcohol, it will be fixed.

4) Wet N Wild Cover All Concealer in Light

This is a really good stick concealer. It has a thick consistency and covers very well. I find that it lasts all day and I do not have to reapply. Plus, you cannot beat the price, $2.

5) Cover Girl Flamed Out Mascara in Very Black Blaze

This is the new mascara by Cover Girl. I really love the large fluffy brush. The formula is wetter compared to Lash Blast. It does a good job of separating your lashes and giving them a natural curl. It claims to add volume, but I find the Lash Blast Volume gives more volume than this stuff. I also find it not as crunchy s the Lash Blast. Overall, will be re-purchasing this mascara because I love it.

6) NYX Ultra Pearl Mania in Charcoal

I have been wearing this to smoke out my eyes. A little goes a long way and the pigmentation is amazing. It is very blendable and buildable. 

7) Victoria's Secret Body Spray in Midnight Dare

I was lucky enough to get this for free with a coupon (no purchase necessary). The scent is a mixture of raspberry and sandalwood. It is a very warm and delicious scent (if that makes sense). It is not too fruity, but not too perfume-y. I really love this scent for summer because of the sandalwood.

Well those are all of my monthly favorites. Hope you enjoyed them!!

-Kristina

New Cover Girl Products!!

Last night I needed to go to Wal-Mart after work to get some coffee creamer and razors. When I walked by the cosmetics, I noticed the new Cover Girl displays on the end cap of the aisle and I STOPPED. I have not even heard or seen any advertisements about these products. I don't live under a rock or anything. I don't have cable, but I do read Cosmo and Glamour and I do watch my fair share of YouTube beauty videos.

The first product I noticed was the Lipslicks Smoochies which is a moisturizing lip balm. I tried to see how many shades there were, but there is NOTHING on Cover Girl's website about any of these new products. Below, are some pictures of the complete display and some of the colors available. Wal-Mart is selling these for $4.94.

The next product I saw was the new Flamed Out Mascara. It claims to have bigger, hotter, more flamed out volume. As, a dedicated Lash Blast user, I look forward to trying these. Again, not sure how many colors there are, but the packaging is adorable. Wal-Mart has this mascara for $5.94. Below are the pictures of the display.

The next product is a new foundation. It is the Clean Whipped Creme foundation. It claims to be 100% smoother and non-drying. Wal-Mart's price is $6.94 for 18mL of product. Below are the pictures of the display and you can see some of the color options.

The last product is the new Clean Glow Blusher and Bronzer. These are also $6.94 I do believe (these and the foundation, were together and there was only one price tag). These are a lightweight, blendable matte color.

I look forward to trying these products. Comment below if you find them at any of your local stores or tweet me at eatXvenom or instagram me a photo (@hellokrisse8 or #hellokrisse88). Hope all is well.

Love,
Kristina

://EDIT//: 05/01/2013

Here is a video from emilynoel83 with a review and demo of the new products mentioned above.

April Beauty Favorites!!

It's that time already, the END of the month. April snuck up on me and flew by quite fast. I got my laptop back thanks to an awesome co-worker. That means MORE blog posts now.

Any who.... Back to the favorites.

1) Clean & Clear Morning Burst Purifying Cleanser
2) Olay Fresh Effects Va Va Vivid Contour Cleansing Brush
3) Simple Moisturizing Facial Cleanser
4) Nailtini Nail Lacquer in Millionaire
5) Wet N Wild CoverAll Pressed Powder in Light

I will be doing a few posts for review of products, so be on the look out for that.

Hope all is well.

Love,

Kristina

Small drugstore haul

Here is a little haul I did yesterday.

1) EOS Shave Cream in Raspberry Pomegranate
2) Dove Go Fresh Deodarant in Restore (Orange Blossom & Blue Fig)
3) Gillette Venus Disposable Razors in Tropical
4) Equate Beauty Make-Up Removing Wipes

Hope you guys are well.

Love,

Kristina

March Beauty favorites!!

I know this is super late, but I recently moved and have been trying to get settled in.

Let's get started...

1) ELF Studio Blush brush
2) Simple Cleansing Face wipes
3) ELF Studio Blush in Twinkle Pink
4) Cover Girl Nature Luxe Foundation in 305 Alabaster

I am writing this post from my iPhone since I no longer have access to a laptop. Hope it turns out okay. Hope all is well.

Love,

Kristina

Beauty Things I Suck At Tag

I have watched several of the "Beauty Things I Suck At" videos on YouTube and they make me feel not so alone..... LOL So, I decided to do my own list of things I'm not so good at in the beauty world' Enjoy!!

1) Manicure/Pedicure: I am terrible at manicures and pedicures. Yes, I will paint my nails, but I'm not very good at it. Especially, when I'm painting my right hand. It looks like a boy did it. I also will paint my toe nails if I planning on wearing open toe shoes, but that's it. I have NEVER had a professional manicure or pedicure. And I don't plan on it. I don't think it's worth the money and I am extremely ticklish on my feet. I imagine myself kicking the manicurist in the face.

2) Winged top lid eyeliner: No matter what I do, I can never get both eyes to look alike. I have tried pencil liner, liquid and gel. I do find that gel is easier to work with, but my eyes still look like sisters instead of twins. I will get one eye to look PERFECT and then when I try to get the other wing to look the same, doesn't happen. I spend 20 minutes in the mirror with a q tip and liner trying to make it look somewhat the same. I have accepted the fact that I will always suck at this. As long as it looks good from far away, we are good.

3) Doing my hair: This is more a laziness factor, then a skill factor. I can straighten my hair, no problem. What I suck at is taking the 15 minutes to actually do it. I did straighten my hair twice last week (go me!!), but that was the first time in MONTHS. I always use the excuse that I am "giving my hair a break from heat styling" when I don't do it. Most days, I just brush it and put in ponytail.

4) Curling my hair: Now this is definitely a SKILL issue. I have never been able to curly my hair properly. The last time I remember curling my hair was like 7 years ago. I will post a picture below.

If I remember correctly, I used a TON of hairspray and the back DID NOT look good. Usually, when I curl my hair, either it looks weird because of the clamp or the curl will last for about an hour before it falls. I just now avoid any kind of "curly" hair styles and stick with my flat iron.

 

 

5) Washing my make-up brushes: I SUCK at this soooooo bad. I usually don't wash them till I look at them and they GROSS ME OUT. I did finally wash them last night, which I think is the first time for 2013. LOL I know it's bad and disgusting, but I just am lazy.

 

 

6) Doing my eyebrows: I am horrible at keeping up with grooming my eyebrows. Now, let's be mistaken, I do not have crazy hairy man eyebrows. I just take awhile to sit down and pluck them. I have naturally arched eyebrows, so they don't take much, but I am pretty bad at keeping up with them.

 

7) Waterline and tight line: I have never been able to line my waterline or my tight line. Trust me, I have tried. My eyes are way too sensitive (I have eye allergies), what when I do try to line, my eye burns, I blink or my eye starts watering excessively. This too, I have accepted is NEVER going to happen for me.

 

I hope you guys enjoyed this blog. Comment below with the things you suck at beauty wise. I will link below some of my YouTube Beauty Things I Suck At videos.

 

EleventhGorgeous

StrawberryElectric48

BeautyBaby44

JennaMarbles <--This one is a Things I Suck At in general, but she does mention make-up etc.

 

 

 

 

Hope all is well.

 

Love,

Kristina