Beauty Review: EOS Lip Balm; Sweet Mint & Summer Fruit

EOS is an amazing company. Their products are well made, low priced, and work extremely well. I love the unique designs and colorful packaging.. so you know when I got sent 2 amazing sphere shaped lip balms to review, I was a happy camper.

I am loving the sphere (egg shape) of these lip balms. They never get lost inside my purse, so I don’t have to spend countless minutes searching and searching like I would if it were a stick lip balm. It’s also easier to hold and has a screw on top!

I was sent the Summer Fruit EOS Lip Balm and the Sweet Mint EOS Lip Balm. The Summer Fruit is in the red/orange egg and the sweet mint is in the blue! They are both amazing, yet so different in how they work.

The texture of these EOS Lip Balms are very high quality. They are very smooth whole not waxy or goopy and they are soft on the lips. The sphere shape of these Lip Balms make it SO much easier to get the entire lip area!

 

Sweet Mint

The Sweet Mint is HANDS DOWN the best chapstick for dry or sunburned lips. Since I’ve been visiting the tanning bed on a regular basis my lips were beginning to get very dry and chapped.

Regular chapstick just wasn’t working out too well. It wasn’t helping. It would moisturize and coat the dryness, but I needed something that would actually TAKE the dryness away and help it instead of just masking it!

This totally did it. This is medicated, so it does help. You can feel the mint in it, and feel a tingle sensation for a second.. ohh, it felt SO awesome! It isn’t a tingle that burns or anything.. just feels cool and you can tell it’s rejuvenating the dry skin. It smells so refreshing and invigorating! It tastes awesome too.

It leaves the lips so healthy and smooth! I couldn’t even wear lipstick before I got this because you could tell my lips were too dry and it was showing through the lipstick. Now you can’t tell and I CAN wear lipstick!

There isn’t any dryness, pain, or chapped lips anymore! This had my lips renewed and back to new in just 2 short days! How amazing is that?

Ingredients: Olea Europaea (Olive) Fruit Oil*, Beeswax (Cire D'abeille)*, Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Oil*, Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil*, Mentha Piperita (Peppermint) Oil*, Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea Butter)*, Stevia Rebaudiana Leaf/Stem Extract*, Tocopherol, Limonene**, Linalool**. *Organic. **Component of Mentha Piperita (Peppermint) Oil*. Certified Organic by Oregon Tilth.

 

Summer Fruit

I LOVE the smell and taste of this! It’s a mixture of strawberry, blueberry and peach. Can you say YUM? It is so delicious tasting and smelling!

I love that these are 95% organic and do NOT contain ANY petroleum at ALL. So you get a nice moisture to the lips without any of the greasiness that comes with having petroleum as an ingredient.

Instead it contains Shea Butter and Jojoba Oils which are all natural and natural smoothers, soothers, and moisturizers! Great picks EOS! If you are looking for a SHINY lip balm, then this isn’t for you! This is to help your lips become HEALTHY and moisturized. I don’t like the shine chapsticks myself. I would rather my skin be healthy in itself, not shiny! That’s what lip gloss is for in my opinion!

These are my favorite lip balms out of my collection, and let me tell you- I have a VAST collection of lip balms and chapsticks! They are just SO well made and last forever!

Ingredients: Olea Europaea (Olive) Fruit Oil*, Beeswax (Cire D'abeille)*, Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Oil*, Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil*, Natural Flavor (Aroma), Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea Butter)*, Stevia Rebaudiana Leaf/Stem Extract*, Tocopherol, Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil*, Vaccinium Angustifolium (Blueberry) Fruit Extract*, Fragaria Vesca (Strawberry) Fruit Extract*, Prunus Persica (Peach) Fruit Extract*, Linalool**. *Organic. **Component of Natural Flavor. Certified Organic by Oregon Tilth.

 

About the EOS Lips Balms

• Long-lasting moisture
• Shea butter & vitamin E
• Smoothes on clear
• Precisely glides on lips
• Twist-off top
• Gluten-free
• Paraben-free
• Petrolatum-free
• Phthalate-free
• 0.25 oz

Buy them! The Summer Fruit EOS Lip Balm and the Sweet Mint EOS Lip Balm They are 3.29 each and can be bought on the EOS website, Walmart, Target, and Amazon!

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Jessica Renee

Beauty Review: Godefroy Heated Eyelash Curler & Mascara Warmer

For decades, hairstylists have been using Godefroy to effectively cover the most resistant gray hair on brows, beards, mustaches and side burns.  From this foundation we have been able to deliver exceptional products with proven results to salons and spas.

So, I was excited to get to work with them! They have MORE than just eyebrow colors and shapers. I got to choose 2 products, which I will tell you about below.

Heated Eyelash Curler

This is the Godefroy Heated Eyelash Curler. This is a very MUCH needed tool. It’s what all the makeup artists use to create beautiful lashes! You can now WAVE goodbye to the traditional eyelash curler that can/might pinch your eyelids and make your eyelashes fall out!

This can be used with or without mascara, and can also be used before or after you’ve applied your mascara or both. It’s comfortable to use, because it never has to touch your skin. I love the way it leaves a natural curve to the eyelashes instead of a crimped look that the “squeeze” curlers leave.

It only takes about 20 seconds for each eyelash to curl, which is awesome. It also is great for perfecting your mascara. If your mascara ever clumps up or makes your eyelashes stick together, the heat separates the lashes and straightens out the clumps.

It’s very easy to use, and only takes a second to heat up. The bottom part slides out, where you insert one AAA battery (doesn’t come with the battery).

It’s slim, compact, and portable. It’s about the size of a pen, so it will fit right inside your makeup bag for on the go touch-ups or doing your makeup after you get to wherever you’re going.

It’s an excellent quality product for under $10, how can you beat that?

Buy it: Godefroy Heated Eyelash Curler $9.95

 

 

The Mascara Warmer

The second item I chose was the Godefroy Mascara Warmer. This is an amazing product for giving you that much needed and desired perfect mascara application free of clumping!

Before receiving this bad boy, I ALWAYS stuck my mascara under hot running water or stuck it under high heat with my blow-dryer to warm the mascara! Warming mascara before you use it is like melting butter before cooking—just absolute PERFECTION!

Now there is absolutely NO need for that! This plugs right in and has an off/on switch right on the back near the cord. It’s easy to use, and heats up super quickly!

As soon as you turn on the ON switch, the mascara warmer lights up blue. This is so you don’t forget that it is turned on, in case you just go ahead and leave it plugged up.

This is when it’s in the off position. I love that there is a spot on the right to place and hold the mascara when it isn’t in use! The best part about it is that it can be used with ANY brand of mascara!

In use, you just place the mascara inside the part that is lit up, and flip the on switch. Wait 30 seconds and you’re done, and it’s ready for use! I usually just plug this up, turn it on, and stick my mascara inside while I’m doing my primer, concealer, and foundation and it’s all the way heated by the time I get done

What I love most about the mascara warmer is that my mascara goes on SO smoothly. There aren’t any clumps, my eyelashes don’t stick together, and it lasts ALL day!

It helps my eyelashes to hold a curl better, which is amazing for me because I have SUPER long eyelashes! I also KNOW for a fact that this helps mascara in it’s shelf life. It extends it from 3 months to at LEAST 5 months!

Buy it: Godefroy Mascara Warmer $19.95

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Jessica Renee

Book Review: Your Complete Guide to Jello Shots by Aaron Wright; Average Joe Publishing

Disclosure: This book was sent for review purposes only, all opinions are honest.

In case Grandma didn't pass down her Jello Shots recipes this book has you covered. With easy to follow instructions and over 300 recipes, you'll learn how to make kick-ass Jello Shots that will impress your friends and improve your parties. With smooth shooter recipes like "Naked Pretzel", "Smooth-n-Easy", "Panty Dropper" and "Ninja Turtle" you're sure to have a good time. Mix great flavors with the right kind of booze and it only gets better.

Make room for the coolest "cookbook" in the kitchen. In stock and ready to ship. Features: Over 300 Jello Shot recipes, organized by alcohol. 122 pages of helpful tips and hints.

My Review


The fourth of July is right around the corner.. are you ready to surprise your guests? WITH WHAT? With some new recipes to get the party started of course.

This book is amazing. I love how organized it is. It’s separated by alcohol. You can just flip to the part of the book that has whatever alcohol you have on hand, or want to drink that day/night.
It saves so much time by separating it like this, because you aren’t having to flip through each page and read the ingredients- they are already right there for you!

This book isn’t just going to be great for the Fourth of July, but for all year round. Any kind of party; birthdays, anniversaries, house parties… If you’re looking for an amazing variety of jello shots, this book is it! There are over 300 recipes for Jello shots and they are all different!

I love that this book also contains conversation starters, trivia, and truth/dare questions to get the ball rolling and party started. This book is filled with these. Almost every single page has something like this on it!

Dare: Drink something from the belly button of a random player.
Truth: If you were invisible, what is the first thing you would do?
NOW.. onto the shots!



I am in awe at the very beginning of the book. It’s what every shot seeker needs. It begins with the liquid measurement conversion. This way if you would like to make a bigger amount than is called for in the recipe, you know how to do this without messing stuff up!


The shots are categorized by what type of liquor inside the recipe. The recipes are very easy to follow, They are simple, short, and right to the point. They are detailed even though they are short..

On each page there are 3 different recipes, and they are all separated by those little jello shots you see in the picture. The recipes have a great variety of Jello shots.

From simple recipes (Puppy Love) to the more detailed (Long Island Ice Tea Jello Shot). They are all made using standard Jello mixes in various flavors. This book is awesome for a quick jello shot mix!
The names of these jello shots are just so funny, unique, and eye-catching. You’ll have people requesting more and more—just to try them out for themselves.

I love that you can just make whatever jello shot by what alcohol you have on hand. You don’t have to go out and by anything “special” for them. Even if you have to buy any of the ingredients, they aren’t expensive and can be found at your local grocery store!

This would also be a great book to have on hand for girls’ night in, bachelorette parties, and just random get togethers. You’ll have to make the shots in advance, but OH what fun you’ll have!

Some sample recipes out of the book:

Daydream:
3 oz. pkg Pineapple Jello
1 c. boiling water
1/2. c cold water
1/2 Amaretto

Mix Gelatin with hot water until dissolved (approx. 2 minutes). Add cold water, stir. Let sit until steam dissipates (no more than 3 minutes). Add alcohol, stir thoroughly (1-2 minutes). Pour mixture into your chosen Jello Shot containers. Refrigerate for 4 hours or until firm. Makes 8-10 2 oz. Jello Shots

Bermuda Triangle:
3 oz. pkg Orange Jello
1 c. boiling water
1/2 c. cold water
1/4 cup Spiced Rum
1/4 c. Peach Schnapps

Mix Gelatin with hot water until dissolved (approx. 2 minutes). Add cold water, stir. Let sit until steam dissipates (no more than 3 minutes). Add alcohol, stir thoroughly (1-2 minutes). Pour mixture into your chosen Jello Shot containers. Refrigerate for 4 hours or until firm. Makes 8-10 2 oz. Jello Shots

The instructions at the bottom- mixing and such are all the same. The only thing that differs in the book is the alcohol that you put in it and how many shots that they make. The more stuff that it includes, the more shots it produces. Some of the recipes produce 18-20 shots.

Have you ever tried a Jello shot? What was it? Did you like it? Would you like to see other NEW Jello shot inventions, like in this book?

Buy it: Your Complete Guide to Jello Shots $15.95

Beauty Review: Cake Beauty Triplement Foot Creme & Desserted Island Body Scrub

I have had the pleasure of using Cake Beauty supplies before. The first thing I ever tried from their vast collection of amazingness was their dry hair shampoo for dark hair. Let me tell you how AWESOME it was to finally find a dry shampoo that didn’t make my hair look like I’d shaken a ton of baby powder on my head!

When I contacted them about reviewing a couple items, and they got back to me very quickly, I was excited! I scrolled through the website at all their bath, body, and hair products!

 

Cake Walk Triplemint Foot Creme

The first item I clicked on, I immediately wanted to try. It was the cake walk triplemint foot crème. Since I’ve been tanning it’s like my feet are constantly dry to the point of peeling. I’ve never had this much issues with dry feet before.

I opened this and immediately fell deeply in love with the invigorating scent of the peppermint and spearmint mixture. It reminded me of the spearmint gum that my grandma always chewed when I was little.

This foot cream is a light pink in color and is very rich although it isn’t greasy and doesn’t leave any residue behind. If I wear flip flops, heels, or sandals my feet aren’t constantly slipping and sliding.

It has pure menthol and peppermint and spearmint essential oils to give your feet a nice little tingle. I loved using this, I felt like I was having a spa party for myself at home.

It contains nourishing butters- mango butter mixed with avocado oil to help soften the dry skin! I love the way it not only soothes but nourishes as well.

I’ve been using this on a daily basis, and I have to say that it has done a great deal with my dry feet. It was so horrible that the sides of my feet were becoming hardened with dry skin. This has never happened to me before, so I was glad that this foot cream really helped to soften that up.

I really enjoyed this! If you are looking for an at home spa night or just something to soften and soothe your tooties.. this is definitely for you!

Buy it: cake walk triplemint foot crème $16

Cake Desserted Island Body Scrub

The second product I chose was the Cake Desserted Island Body Scrub. Scrubs as you know are meant to exfoliate, soften, and moisturize the skin- so it’s not recommended to use them on a daily basis. More like 2-3 times a week for the amazing benefits of healthy, vibrant skin.

I opened the jar and Oh MY did I fall deeply in love with the smell. Tahitian vanilla & coconut YUM. The smell just takes you away, another place, another time.. Nothing but delicious scent and your imagination. Fresh, invigorating, and very comforting! I loved the scent it left behind after I got out of the bath. Not too strong, yet so enticing.

The texture is grainy, yet so silky at the same time. You can feel the brown sugar granules as soon as you scoop some into the palm of your hand. They are pretty big, which makes for an amazing exfoliation.

You take a handful and place it in your palm, on a washcloth, or even a loofah! Massage it into your skin for about 30 seconds, and wash it off. I loved how much this helped with the dry, rough skin on my feet.

My skin was SO soft, supple, and healthy looking after just the first use! If you fake bake in the summer- a nice body scrub is what you need to apply before fake baking AND after to get it all off. This is definitely what you need!

You will wash with body wash or soap BEFORE using this. After you use this, you will feel kind of greasy until you towel off after the shower/bath. That’s because you have to give it time to soak in, where there are oils inside.

The jar is plastic and VERY large with a screw on lid. You don’t need very much at all to get the job done, so one jar will last quite a long while.

Buy it: Cake Desserted Island Body Scrub  $32

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Jessica Renee

Beauty Review: Wet Brush Squirt Mini Pocket Detangling Hair Brush

From the makers of the wildly popular Wet Brush, comes the Wet Brush Squirt! Eliminate tangles quickly and painlessly with this magnificent Detangling Shower Brush. This brush can be used on wet or dry hair and is perfect for all hair types. It features a soft, rubberized non-slip grip for a secure, comfortable hold. The unique, soft, flexible, nylon brush bristles create an entirely new brushing experience!

My Review

 

As a mom of 2 kids, going to the beach for a day isn’t an easy task. Everything MUST be remembered, or there might be an issue. Beach bag, towels, swim suit, flip flops, drinks, snacks, and getting there while it’s still daylight outside. BUT what about a brush?

A brush? YES, that’s exactly what I said. If you swim- you know the havoc that swimming can do on hair. The major tangles. Especially for your little girl.

I always tried to have an extra brush on hand just for the beach because I hated cleaning my own every single time we went. The sand, the dirty beach water hair, and did I say the sand?

The Wet Brush Squirt is adorable in it’s many colors, so my daughter automatically fell in love with it when it arrived in the mail. It’s small, so it doesn’t take up a ton of room in the beach bag. That’s awesome, considering all the other stuff that has to fit inside!

Even though it’s small in size, it’s still an awesome detangler. The bristles are designed to detangle without pulling hair. My daughter HATES getting her hair brushed if she thinks it will hurt. She’ll cry before the brush ever touches her hair. She’s crazy like that.

With this brush, there wasn’t any of those “NO, mommy” “that hurts”. It was amazing just to brush her hair and get it into a ponytail after swimming so that we could be on our way and it wouldn’t tangle up and mat together when we were driving and the wind whipping.

Buy it: You can buy a Wet Brush Squirt Mini Pocket Detangling Brush for only $10

 

Jessica Renee