Influenster Sunkissed Summer Voxbox 2013 Review

 

I was excited to find out that I prequalified for the Influenster Sunkissed Summer 2013 Voxbox! Woohoo, yay me!

This Voxbox is said to be filled with Summer Fun and I definitely couldn’t wait to get my hands on the box and see what was waiting inside for me!

I got the Voxbox last week.. and Guess what was inside?

4 items that I will tell you all about below!

 

 

*Goodies Ouchless Ribbon Elastics*

The first item I pulled out of the box was the Goody Ouchless Ribbon Elastics. This comes with 5 Ribbons all in different colors!

These are really awesome. I love that they are all different colors. I have been a fan of non-metal hair ties for as long as I can remember. Every single time I’d wear hair ties with a metal piece on it, they’d snag my hair and they’d end up breaking after using them for awhile.

These retail for $3.99-$4.99 which is an awesome deal for something that isn’t going to pull you bald when you want to wear your hair up! Not only has this been awesome for me because I have really long hair, but for my daughter as well.

She always complains when I put her hair up in a hair tie. She says it pulls her hair! Guess who hasn’t heard any complaining since I’ve gotten these? That’s right! ME!

 

*Olay Fresh Effects BB Cream*

The second item I pulled out of the box was the Olay Fresh Effects {BB Cream} Perfecter Tinted Moisturizer with SPF 15. I love that this not only has SPF 15 in it, but it’s more like a tinted moisturizer so it’s better for your skin in the summer than all out foundation!

The Olay Fresh Effects BB Cream is an all-in-one skin perfecter, suncreen, and tinted moisturizer evens tone and refreshes dullness. For flawless looking skin, get your now available in two shades: fair/light and light/medium.

I got sent the light/medium which would be too light for my skin, but it blends AMAZINGLY well. I can’t even tell that it’s light, it just soaks right in.  It looks amazing under my foundation for extra coverage AND sun protection. I have tried CC Creams in the past, but I haven’t had the chance to use a BB Cream until now.

I am glad I got a chance to try it! It’s very light on the skin and has a really nice, clean fresh scent. It smells like freshly washed hair! I love it! I love how creamy it is, yet how well it soaks in. It feels so lightweight like you don’t even have anything on the skin at all.

It refreshes the skin, and keeps it feeling clean! It also helps to brighten the skin while evening the tone and texture. It makes my skin feel SO hydrated and smooth, all while protecting it from the sun! It’s only $12.99 for a large tube!

 

*Sinfulshine with Gel Tech*

The third item I pulled from the box was the Sinfulshine with Gel Tech in “I’m Blushing”. This is a very light pink that almost looks like a tinted pink mixed with white. I love the color, it is very luscious and rich!

There are 32 shades, and they are all eye catching, beautiful, vibrant colors! I am definitely going to have to get more of these! I love the gel tech, this is actually the first shade that I’d tried, and it’s awesome. The shine is SO awesome, and it makes my nails feel so smooth and look so shiny.

It’s a steal too, at only $2.99

*Dr. Scholl’s For Her High Heel Insoles*

Last, but not least is the Dr. Scholl’s For Her High Heel Insoles. Heels are really uncomfortable for me to wear for a long time because of my arch. I swear my feet hate high heels because they have to constantly hold themselves in.

These create all day comfort for both the feet AND the arches, so your feet can be comfortable and cute. It is made out of ultra-soft gel that just makes your feet feel like it’s sinking into your feet! This makes my feet SO comfy and awesome!

It absorbs the shock that would normally go into the heel and feet. The best thing is that the cushioning is very discreet even in strappy heels. You can’t see it at all. These retail for $10.99 and you can’t beat that for the all day long comfort!

Fits comfortably in all your high heel shoes 2" and up
Pumps
Sandals
Sling-backs
Boots

 

I received this Summer 2013 Sunkissed Voxbox from Influenster, for free. The opinions in this post are completely honest!

 

Jessica Renee

Fashion Accessory Review & giveaway: WalletBe Cash-Card-Coin Accordion Wallet

WalletBe offers a huge variety of wallets, so you’ll be able to find something for everyone- men, women, younger, or older! I am in love with their Cash Card Coin Accordion wallet. I have been since I got it in the mail!

It comes in 10 different colors, so whatever you’re favorite color- most likely they have it. There is Black, Brown, Kelly Green, Fuchsia, Metallic Bronze, Ocean Blue, Orange, Purple, Red, and Teal.  Of course, I chose the green one! I love green, and I love how vibrant the green of it is!

It is very high quality! It is made out of Italian croco embossed two-toned leather. I love that they are very modern and absolutely beautiful. They are just the right size for packing by themselves, or they can fit inside your purse!

It comes with an attached wristlet if you’re going somewhere, you can just carry it with you. This would make it 10x easier on me if we are going to the mall, an amusement park, or even to a museum. I wouldn’t be loaded down with my entire purse just to have my debit/credit cards, cash, and any gift cards!

It has 10 card slots inside, so that’s quite a lot of room for storing cards of any kind! I love that it folds out in an accordion style! That means that no matter what card I’m looking for, I can find. Other wallets, I have to pick and push different cards out of the slots before I even find the one I’m looking for!

I also love that it has an elastic piece on both sides to hold cash. This wallet keeps me VERY organized and on top of things! I love it! My cash can never escape on it’s own or become lost!

I love that this wallet has a place right in the front for my Driver’s License! What’s even better is the little opening where you can slide it in and out with your thumb. I don’t know how many times I struggled getting my license in and out of other wallets because there wasn’t a way to get it out easily. There is even a hidden slot behind the license part so that you can hide big bills or whatever!
Buy it: WalletBe Cash Card Coin Accordion wallet $29.95

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Beauty Review: TRῡHAIR Volumizing Style Shapers Hair Rollers 23pc Kit

TRῡ Hair creator, Chelsea Scott, has been in the professional beauty industry for over 20 years. She has specialized in product development and the successful marketing of some of the leading hair care and skin care products that are available on the market today. After owning 2 popular salons and prestige beauty boutiques while working with over 50 of today's most popular hair brands, Chelsea felt like she couldn't find products that allowed us to recreate salon looks at home while being easy to use.

I was excited to be able to work with TruHair! I was looking through their website and was wowed that the products are build around building volume or covering the grays! I ended up choosing the TRῡHAIR Volumizing Style Shapers Hair Rollers 23pc Kit.



I had been on the lookout for some rollers, and was leaning towards hot rollers. The description on these said that they self stick, and that they create tremendous volume and lift without the heat. SO, I was excited to give it a try!


I had to practice a couple times to get it right because my hair is so long and layered, but they do add volume and curl if you set them right. You have to roll them tightly to get them to set in place. I do have to add bobbypins to some of them, but I think it’s because my hair is long and the rollers are velcro material.


I spray my hair with a heat protectant before rolling my hair in these rollers. I let them sit for a minute and then I take my blowdryer and heat my hair up with the rollers in it, and then follow with Shielo Volumizing Hair Spray!

I leave them in for 30-45 minutes while I do my skincare routine and put on my makeup. When I’m done with all that, I take these out and am truly amazed that they worked so well without heat and without anything to hold them in.

If you do feel like they are coming lose, I feel like it’s helpful to place a shower cap over the rollers so they stay in place. It’s best to use them with semi-damp hair, and spray mousse or gel before and maybe a blow-dry spray then spray with flexible hold hair spray after.

Kit Includes:
6 Small Shapers
6 Medium Shapers
6 Large Shapers
3 Jumbo Shapers
1 Tail Comb
1 Travel Pouch

Buy it: TRῡHAIR Volumizing Style Shapers Hair Rollers 23pc Kit $29.99

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Beauty Review: Ahava Minerals; Deadsea Algae Rich Foundation & Mineral Botanic Velvet Cream Wash

I have worked with Ahava Minerals before and absolutely LOVED their products, so I couldn’t wait to do it again. Their products are high in quality and are definitely the best in the mineral market today!



This time around I chose 2 products- which are the Ahava Minerals Deadsea Algae Liquid Foundation & Ahava Mineral Botanic Lotus and Chestnut Body Wash.

Lotus & Chestnut Body Wash

I needed a rich, moisture filled body wash to help keep my skin healthy as well as moisturized. Tanning regularly has left my skin a bit on the dry side, and skin holds a tan better if it’s well moisturized.

This is soap-free and made for sensitive skin. I don’t have sensitive skin, I just thought the smell of Lotus Blossoms would be heavenly! This leaves my skin deeply cleansed, smelling wonderful, and extremely soft.

I love the light fragrance that surrounds me while in the bath/shower and the fact that it lingers on my body afterward. I’ve gotten a ton of compliments on the smell, and they are HIGHLY surprised when I tell them that I’m not wearing any lotion, body spray, or perfume!



I love the fact that it is so creamy! It looks like a transparent lotion because it’s so rich and creamy. It lathers up very well even though it is a non-soap body wash. It doesn’t take very much at all to get clean, which is a plus. This bottle has lasted me for quite a while already!

It is calming, soothing, and very smoothing to the skin. I love the effect that it has on my skin! The lotus flower extract is what actually calms and soothes the skin.The Chestnut extract is what nourishes the skin! It definitely helps moisturize the dry skin! Even after the first week I could totally tell a difference in how hydrated my skin stays all day now.

Before I was having to apply lotion at least every two-three hours, and now I don’t have to apply lotion at all if I don’t want to. I do though, because I want my skin SUPER moisturized. I have been mixing it up with St. Ives Intensive healing and Calgon Parisian Charm. The St. Ives doesn’t have a scent, but the Calgon smells HEAVENLY!

It is gentle, soaks into the skin very nicely, and rinses off completely. There isn’t any “residue” left that I have to keep rinsing off! My skin has never felt or looked better!

Buy It: Ahava Mineral Botanic Lotus and Chestnut Body Wash

Deadsea Algae Rich Liquid Foundation

The second item I chose was the Ahava Deadsea Algae Rich Liquid Foundation. I have been hooked on this foundation since the first time I used it.



There is no possible way that it could be more flattering or complementary to my skin color. It doesn’t matter if I apply this with a sponge, a brush, or my fingers I always get flawless coverage. It is never streaky and doesn’t ball up now that’s been hitting HIGH humidity here.

This could definitely be mistaken for natural skin (or a second skin) because it isn’t visible. It blends very well. It enhances the natural health of the skin while covering up blemishes, freckles, and redness.


The foundation itself it SO thick and creamy, so it spreads very well. You don’t need very much at ALL! It wears forever too. I can put this on in the morning and by 9 pm it is still there! My skin still looks as fresh as when I applied it!


This is a smoothing foundation without being dry! It isn’t made with any oils or dyes, and contains deadsea minerals. It is made with soft focus technology which looks amazing and it great for the skin.
This allows the natural skin tone to show, and it’s shine free. This doesn’t give a made up, shiny look. It’s very matte and I like that. I have naturally oily skin, so I don’t need a foundation adding to my shininess!

It helps even out the skin tone and you only NEED this foundation. You don’t need anything under or over it for extra coverage. The coverage is perfect as it is!
Buy it: Ahava Minerals Deadsea Algae Rich Foundation $36

About Ahava Minerals:
Ahava Minerals began it’s journey in 1988 with clinical research in a rich selection of minerals to help with skin renewal. They formed AHAVA Dead Sea Laboratories and haven’t stopped since.
They now explore the richness of these natural skin-replenishing treasures and optimizing them with scientific precision in bringing the finest nature-inspired Dead Sea face and body care products to market. Through their ongoing efforts, we have rightfully earned the reputation as the definitive Dead Sea cosmetic brand.

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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