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What I Got This Week! (Readers Opinion Wanted at End of Post!!!)

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I was so excited to receive a package from LORAC Cosmetics in my mailbox this week, I just wanted to take the time to post about it to yall! 😀

Before I continue, if you don’t know what LORAC is, let me explain. 🙂 As mentioned above, it’s a cosmetic company that was created by Carol Shaw – the daughter of a hairstylist and manicurist. Over the years LORAC has grown into a brand like no other — it is the Red Carpet Authority and has unparalleled access to celebrities, which says a lot about the brand!!

In their own words, “As a brand that puts care before color, but sacrifices neither, LORAC‘s treatment-based makeup is truly unique. From the plant extracts, emollients, skin rejuvenators, and conditioners they pack in their products, to the stuff left out (oil, fragrance, and other harsh ingredients), every LORAC product fulfills Shaw’s dream to design makeup that makes you look gorgeous like the stars do — without appearing as if you’re wearing much at all.”

So now that you know a little bit about the brand, I can now talk to you about the products I received to review from LORAC. It will take me a little while to go through and review everything, since I want to give each product sent to me it’s own review, but that just means more for you all to look forward to! 😀

For today’s post, I’m just going to give you a rundown of everything I received from them. As you could see from the picture above, there are several different items!

The first thing I noticed right off the bat is the Unzipped eyeshadow palette that comes with a deluxe sample of their Behind the Scenes Eye Primer. Since I am a big eyeshadow junkie (I LOVE playing with new shadows and different colors) I was thrilled to get this palette, as well as the Pro To Go eye and cheek palette. This little duo palette will come in super handy for when I travel and don’t want to take a bunch of stuff with me!

They also sent along one of their Natural Performance Foundations for me to try. I’m always on the lookout for a good foundation that will give me great coverage (since I deal with acne and hyper pigmentation a lot!) but keep my face look natural and not too cakey. So I’m excited to give this one a try! The next product was their Front of the Line Pro water-resistant liquid eyeliner. The color I received was brown, and since I only owned black liquid eyeliners before this, I was really excited about this one! The last item in my LORAC bundle was their Multiplex 3D Lip Gloss in Intermix. The color is a kind of bronzed pink – which is usually the kinds of lip colors I like to wear, so it worked perfectly!

Well, there you have it! That’s my exciting package I received in the mail this week. 🙂 I look forward to bringing y’all reviews in the near future!

I know I don’t usually post a “What’s in My mailbox” kind of thing…but I’m seriously reconsidering doing that on occasion. I’d love to get your opinion on it! Would you be interested in reading a “What’s in My Mailbox” post? I don’t think I’d post it once a week or anything (since i don’t get things that frequently), but maybe whenever I do get something in the mail. Please just feel free to share your thoughts in the comments below!! 

(Just as a disclaimer, I am only posting this to 1) help spread the word about LORAC and 2) show you what to expect as I break down this large bundle into several single reviews over the next few weeks. Easier than trying to pack it all into one post! Many, many thanks to LORAC for sending me these review items! 🙂

Received my “Sweetheart VoxBox” just as February comes to a close! (Influenster, First Impression)

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So excited to discover yet another Influenster box at my doorstep the other day. 😀 As I did for my last box, this first post will just be my “first impression” post. I haven’t yet tested anything out (though I am itching to get into them!). So, let’s get started without delay!

As I’ve said before, if you’d like to be a part of Influenster and receive your own great products to review, let me know in the comments below (and leave your email address) and I will have a personal invitation sent your way ASAP! C’mon, you know you want to join —- who doesn’t like trying out new stuff, right? 🙂

Okay, so getting back on track. Let’s take a look at what I got! This time I am part of Influenster’s Sweetheart VoxBox 2013. What goodies did I discover within when I opened the box??

Olay Fresh Effects Powered Contour Cleansing System

Olay Fresh Effects Shine Minimizing Cleanser

Secret Clinical Strength Stress Response
Skinnygirl Daily On-the-Go Bars
Not Your Mother’s Volumizing Hair Spray

I am really excited about trying out these products! Especially the Not Your Mother’s hairspray and the Olay cleansing system. I have been having a lot of problems with my face and acne recently, so I am curious to see if the Olay system helps me exfoliate my skin more thoroughly. And I’ve heard a lot of things about that brand of hairspray, too!

The other two products — the deodorant and the bar — I am also looking forward to trying out, don’t get me wrong. The entire box was a delight to receive—each one! I plan to post a review for each item I received in the box in the coming weeks, as I test them out and see how they hold up. 🙂

Until then! 🙂

I received these products complimentary from Influenster for testing purposes.

A delightful new fragrance to add to Palmolive’s soaps! (Influenster, First Impression)

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If any of y’all saw my post a few weeks ago on my first Influenster voxbox, you knew I was pretty excited about getting to receive and review those products. I am still a newbie to the whole Influenster program, so I was really surprised (and totally thrilled) when I was contacted a few weeks ago to participate in another voxbox. So, you ready to discover what this box held?? This post will just be a “first impressions” post, and in a few days/weeks I’ll come back with my review of the products. 🙂

As I said in my first post, if you want to be invited onto the Influenster team, just let me know in the comments below (and leave your email address) and I’ll send you a personal invite and instructions on how to sign up. 🙂

The picture on the right shows you the box I received, as yet unopened. I should have taken the bubble wrap out before snapping this picture, but I forgot. Ah well, you can see from the information card that I propped up on the box—and the coupons that came with it–what the bottles look like.

If you are still unsure what is inside the Influenster box, let me explain! It’s Palmolive’s new Fresh Infusions Dish Liquid soap—“Naturally Inspired. Sparkling Clean Dishes”. These new Fresh Infusions are designed with elegant simplicity and the freshest scents in mind.

“The clean you’ve always trusted from Palmolive blends with naturally inspired fragrances for the freshest kitchen around!”

Sounds pretty sweet, huh? And they sent me one each of the new fragrances that they are coming out with. The naturally inspired fragrances are…

– Ginger White Tea
– Lemon Thyme
– Lime Basil

I am SO excited about trying these out. I have no idea how well they will work, but I know that they smell really good! Make sure to keep watching my posts—I’ll be updating you with a review on how well these work.

So! Until next time! 😉

I received the Palmolive soaps complimentary from Influenster. All thoughts and opinions expressed are my own.