Benefit: Benetint

This was the last beauty item from the Snow White Kit. It was also another deluxe sample sized product.

This was one of the more interesting products in the kit. It's a stain for your cheeks and can double as a stain for your lips. It's very natural looking and wearable but it takes some time getting used to. It's extremely light and easy to put on.

 It's not quite as pigmented as I'd like because I have to layer it to get the colour I want, and I don't have that much time to put on makeup most school mornings. It also leaves an odd feeling after, while you wait for it to dry. The only way I can describe it is like, waiting for tacky nailpolish or gel deodorant to dry but on your face.

The lasting power on this is great. I like to put a little on, let it dry, and then apply a powder over it. Once the powder wears off, this product is still there and it looks better with my fading makeup.

Overall, I think it's a good product - best if  you don't wear much and want a little pop of colour or to wear in summer because it's extremely light. I don't know if I'd buy it again, but I will definitely try it out as it gets warmer.

Minx: Celeb Manicures in Silver Moons

These are really really neat.  I've wanted chrome nails for such a long time and I when I saw these on sale at Ulta for $4.99, I snatched one. I've gotten compliments on my nails and they look so cool.

This is the first set of nail strips that I've seen that come with a set for fingers and toes. There are strips to fit the biggest and smallest of fingers and toes - 12 for toes and 16 for fingers. However, I found that I would be inbetween sizes, especially my big toes, so I had to be creative.

I found these to be relatively easy to apply. They were a little thicker than some other brands I've tried but I found that they last a longer. I've had the ones on my toes for 2 weeks now and they still look brand new. I'm really impressed. But when they do start to chip there is almost a layer of plastic on the top that is really annoying. I had to keep pressing it down, and the plastic would be there, but the chrome would be gone. So it never really chipped, per se. I just took off the rest with regular nail polish remover.

I still think that these are really cool and I would definitely buy them again. For a vacation week they would be super cute!

Quick Bath and Body Haul

Out and about when I saw the sales at Bath and Body! I couldn't resist...

I got a  few candles that were on sale - a few holiday scents and some for spring and summer. Then, I went back and bought a body scrub. I figured, I need it for summer and it smells like the beach! Gosh, I am so ready for summer!!

(My favourite scents are the White Castle and the Black Pepper Bergamot) 

Benefit: Bad Gal Mascara

This has been my main mascara now because I've ran out of my Clinique, I don't like to use my L'Oreal Double Extend mascara every day, and I need to go out and get some more.

This mascara is very nice and lasts the whole day. It doesn't flake and is very comfortable to layer and wear. It's a volumizing mascara and does give the appearance of fuller lashes. The formula is wet, but not too wet and it isn't drying at all. My lashes usually keep shape unless I'm going out at night, then I only reapply once.

As this is all about opinion, the brush is my only qualm. Personally, I don't like them this large but I have grown used to it. I find that spots of mascara get on the top of my eyelid when I apply and it's much harder to put mascara on my lower lashes. However, when I do like the smudging effect at the bottom, so I don't mind. Also, globs of mascara are particularly prone to stick to the end of the wand, and I always have to wipe it off.

If you don't like large wands or want to swap over from a skinny to a large one, it does take some time getting used to, but the product itself is good.

Benefit: High Beam

This was one of the samples I got in the beauty kit. It's the Benefit High Beam.

High Beam is really blendable and easy to use. It's very natural looking and comes in a small bottle with a brush. I find that it looks best without foundation or powder. It has a pinkish tint -for cool tones- and is flattering on most skin tones. It's a liquid highlighter and sets very quickly.

Unfortunately, for the money, I don't love this highlighter. I heard great things about it and really wanted, to find out that I have better highlighters. It doesn't exactly give me the dewey effect that I want unless I go barefaced and I don't care for the feel it gives when layered over foundation. It's a good highlighter, not a great one. I'll stick with the bareMinerals one.

Benefit: The Porefessional

This was one of the full sized products in the Snow White in the Huntsman Beauty Kit. It was one of my favourite products in the kit.

This is fabulous. I've seen such an improvement in the pores in my face practically disappear. I apply it on my  nose, the area around it and my chin. When I put it on, it makes my skin feel silky smooth and the pores are visibly smaller. By the time my make up is on, I have a flawless complexion. It also mattefies.

There is no drying time for this product; you just put it on and then put your makeup on over it. It's a fabulous primer and a little goes a long way. I use the amount of the pin head and it covers my problem areas. In fact, my pores look smaller the more I use it. It lasts about as long on as the make up over it does.

It's a bit pricey, but if you want a decent primer to descale the size of your pores, this is great. A little goes a long way, as well.

Benefit: Snow White & the Huntsman Beauty Kit

This is a really cool beauty kit. It was released for the "Snow White and the Huntsman" movie but is still available in stores. It's a cute idea and the products cater to a Snow White type look. It's $40-45 and carries four products- two are full size and two are sample sized.

Inside is the Benetint, Badgal Lash mascara, Highbeam highlighter, and Porefessional primer.  The mascara and primer are the full sized products. I wish I had known this when I bought it because I bought it thinking that the it was the other way around. However, knowing what I do now, I'm quite happy with the full sized Porefessional. I would have also liked a full sized Highbeam instead of mascara.


When you first open it there is some paper Easter grass, which is a nice touch. The bag is easy to clean and a nice size for a make up bag. It's pretty, zips, and has a sturdy handle.

I will be writing reviews on each of the products.

I'm also thinking about starting a contest, but I wanna hear from my readers! Any good prizes?

Neutrogena Build A Tan

First off, Happy New Year everybody!  I hope this year is even better than the last for myself and my readers! I spent a really good New Year's Eve out with some friends and we watched the ball drop. It was a lot of fun.

Now onto the product.

I was first introduced to fake tan when I lived in Germany. It's harder to tan in a tanning bed, is a lot cloudier, and I played volleyball in short shorts so many of the girls and I used fake tan. In America, I prefer either going outside or using fake tan for an extra boost. I would never use a tanning bed. Now, I like to use it in the winter when I can't go outside as much.

This product provides a believable result; people noticed a difference but I was not orange. It also allows you to build up to a certain colour and doesn't stain the skin to give an immediate tan. It's a lotion that blends in clear and dries quickly - it does dry in the 5 minutes. And you'll see a difference in colour in about two hours. There isn't an obnoxious smell either! You would have never known I had used fake tan unless I told you!

The downside is that you have to reapply every other day to keep the same colour. But this is a good thing too. If you have patches or for some reason want it to fade, it will only take a few days.

My feet (ignore my toes though)

And I just wanted to show off my lovely leggings here!