Instanatural Scar and cellulite cream

I received some products from Instanatural to try and let me say I am impressed! I have had a breast reduction in the past and using the scar cream on my incision scars has completely healed them!! It is also extremely moisturizing and has healed a couple of scars on my arms and legs. I rate this a 10/10 it is even better than mederma! I am recommending this to everyone I know and will be repurchasing it when I run on. The cellulite cream is also good, it smells amazing and has tightened my arms and legs. Its effects are not as noticeable as the scar cream, but it does work. It also gives an interesting tingle to the skin. Overall I'd extremely suggest buying these, they are fantastic and work better than expensive brands such as fat girl slim and mederma. I will have pictures up shortly. Thanks to Brandbacker for sending me these.

One Direction limited edition face tin

One Direction has recently launched another collection. SO far I am loving it the collection is a 9/10. The eye shadows are pigmented and creamy, the lipglosses are moisturizing and the nail polishes are cute!

The tins, there is one for every band member

The inside of the tin

from left to right, eye pencil in I want, Nobody compares, a silvery eyeshadow

Tell Me a LIe, a mate rose gold color.

Same Mistakes, an aqua blue shimmer

I would, a blackish brown

Summer Love, a dark matte purple

Everything About you, a sparkly black

Overall the shadows are nice and pigmented, and blend easily.

lipgloss swatches from left to right

Loved you first a creamy bubblegum pink

One thing, a white pearlescent 

Irresistable, a babydoll pink

Heart attack, a peach shimmer.

Thanks to Brandbacker.

These new sets are available in stores November 15th at:
Sears USA
Kmart
Target
Walmart Canada

These will be perfect for you tweens and one direction fans out there, its a must have!

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One Direction mascara, nail, and lipgloss limited edition kits

One Direction has come out with three limited edition kits for the holidays. Overall the quality is good and your kids will love them.

First off is the nail kit, there are 3 nail polishes and 3 glitter pots

View of polishes in box

swatches from left to right

Happily, a matte royal blue polish with a jelly finish

kicks, a light baby blue glitter with lighter blue flecks

moments, a hot pink matte creme

not afraid, a light pink glitter

Diana, a silver polish with holographic bar glitter. My favorite of the bunch

Star, a holographic glitter. Very pretty, but so hard to control, does not want to stick to polish, gets EVERYWHERE.

Next up is the Mascara, I really loved the first mascara One Direction sent me, the brush and formula are phenomenal.

But these are watery and difficult to apply,

Blue is Why Don't we Go

Pink is Does He Know

Yellow is Story of My Life

Story of my life in my hair

Why Don't we go there on my eye

Does He Know in tube(also shows brush style)

Overall the mascara isn't bad, but its not something to rave about either. I give it a 7/10

Next up are the lipglosses which I really like

The glosses

These glosses are highly pigmented, and VERY moisturizing. I swatched one on my lips and it felt like heaven. They are very pigmented. I give them a 9/10

Left to right. Kiss you,a peach glitter

taken, a fuschia pink glitter

and through the dark, a reddish pink glitter

Thanks for Brandbacker sending me these

Makeup by One Direction will hit the follow stores November 15th!

Macy's
Dillards
Boscov's
Stage Stores
Beauty Brands
Lord & Taylor

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Kiss Instawave curler

I recently received the Kiss Instawave from Brandbacker and let me say I am IMPRESSED. It retails for $59.99 and is sold at Target, Ulta, and Amazon. It is a curler that has left/right curling action. Thats right, it does the work for you!! It is also tangle free, all you do is put  a 1 inch strand of your hair in the bottom part of the barrell and press the button left or right. It'll suck it up and curl it!! It has two heat setting, high or low. I prefer high as it creates tighter curls.

Instawave in box

It also smoothes your hair and makes it shiny!! It does not work on dirty hair, make sure your hair is cleaned and properly conditioned before use, and I'd also recommend using a heat protector spray.

Overall this product is SO easy to use. I always have trouble curling my hair or fixing it, this did all the work in less than 10 minutes. This product is a MUST HAVE.

Out of box, notice the left/right curling button. http://websta.me/p/852293706505119033_1410180632

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Curls created using the Instawave

Thanks to brandbacker for providing this. And Kiss for giving me a chance to try it out!!
http://www.kissinstawave.com/

J.Cat Wonder Lip Paint in Red potion

This J.Cat lip paint was sent in my ipsy bag this month. Being a pale skinned  redhead I have been cautious about lipsticks and just started wearing vibrant, dark colors. This is a dark blackened red in the tube but comes out a dark blood red color when you first squeeze it out but dries down to a medium red color.

It lasts for about 4-5 hours and is completely matte. It is not drying but can emphasise lip lines so I recommend using a clear chapstick before use to even out lip shape. Lip liner is not needed, but I'd recommend using a lip brush to put it on as it it kind of hard to control, and can be kind of stripey if you aren't careful. You can buy them online or get them for $4.99 at Ulta. I do believe these are a dupe for OCC Liptars, and I will get one to see if theres a comparison. Overall I enjoy this lip paint and will purchase the others

When first applied

Lip color after an hour.

Apothecary extracts tea tree oil

This tea tree oil comes in a nice glass bottle with directions and suggested uses. It comes in a large size, 4 fl. oz. Tea tree oil can be used from anything to cleaning to skincare, to use in hair. Aboriginals used tea tree oil for a very long time, it is said. I thoroughly enjoyed this tea tree oil. It has cleared up both my back acne and dry scalp! I would highly recommend this to anyone. You do need a scented carrier oil as the scent and formula is quite strong. I do feel the bottle would benefit from having a dropper so you can get precise amounts. When I was trying to use it on my back I would either get waaayyyy too much or wayyy to little! Overall I enjoyed this formula and will continue to use it and recommend it to others.

Thanks to Brandbacker!
http://www.amazon.com/Australian-Potency-Aromatherapy-Household-Cleaning/dp/B00GF1NZLY/ie=UTF8?m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&keywords=tea+tree+oil
http://www.apothecaryextracts.com/

Milani Gel Eyeshadow review.

I had heard so many good things about the Milani eyeshadows in the new gel formula, so I decided to pick one up in the color Navy. The had a buy one get one free deal going on at CVS so I also got the Bella Espresso color. I am in love! They are so silky and pigmented. I have a new favorite and I am going back for all the other colors! They are so easy to apply, and they have incredible staying power!!! Here are some photos and swatches!!

Bella Espresso is a rich brown creme. It is a lot darker than it looks.

Wet and dry swatches of Bella Espresso.

Bella Navy, a dark navy creme. I am in love with this color.

Wet and dry swatches, its so pigmented!!!!

I bought these with my own money, I do not own Milani nor am I afiliated with them.

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Too Faced Jingle All The Way palette

I recently went to T.J Max because I heard the had Too Faced palettes on sale. They did indeed and I got the last one. It was on sale for $7.99. The palette contains 9 eyeshadows, a highlighter, a contouring shade, a bronzer, and a blush. Here's some photos

Here is the palette itself. I can see myself using EVERYTHING in this palette. Nothing will go to waste.

Here's some badly done swatches without any eye primer.

I do not own Too Faced nor am I affiliated with them in any way. I paid for this product myself and any views expressed here just my opinion.

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Valentia Even Glow Serum

Valentia even glow serum is a 20% vitamin c serum with other natural ingredients. It is in a 1oz jar. It has a nice orange scent and color to it. I have been using it for about 2 weeks and have noticed a Slight difference. But then again, I have young skin and no wrinkles, it has made my skin brighter though. I have given some to my mom to try out and will see if there are any results on her. Given as how I already had nice skin I am excited to see how it does on her. Here are some pictures

Before serum, you can see my skin is red and slightly damaged.

After two weeks of serum(and no makeup so you can see my natural skin) you can see my skin has gotten brighter and clearer.

Valentia in box.

Heres the serum on my hand. You can see the color and texture.

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http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00HJD8NLY

http://www.valentiaskincare.com

One Direction Up All Night first look

enter the giveaway!
I recieved my One Direction makeup! I'm so excited! Since I have a horrid headache I'm only doing a swatch of a few things. The eye crayon, lipstick,and lipgloss. I'm pretty amazed by all of these, since I figured it'd be for lil' girls. The quality is really good! I will post swatches of the whole kit today or tomorrow, I'm really excited to do so.

And here it is!

Heres swatches of the eye crayon, lipstick, and lipgloss

Taken is the uv liquilights lipgloss. It is a bright pink. It's so wonderful, its really creamy and has a vanilla smell.

Stand up is the bright blue eye and body crayon, it glides on easily without any tugging.

And I should have kissed you is a bubblegum pink lipstick, it glides on nice and is very pigmented.

Here's some picture spam!

Lipstick on my lips.

Lipstick with flash.

And next are the eyeshadow swatches!

More than this: a light matte pink.

Save you tonight: a sky blue shimmer

Up all night: a navy glitter.

Another World: Medium blue shimmer

Gotta Be You: a taupe color.

And here is Another world and the One Direction Mascara on my eyes!

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All products belong to Markwins, I do not claim to own anything, I am just a reviewer.

Thanks to brandbacker for sending me this set to review! I did not pay for this set.

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Ariel inspired blue smokey eye

I decided to do a smokey eye look with the blue shadows in the Ariel Collection from E.L.F, I just never had a reason to use them as I am kind of afraid of blues. Every time I see someone do a look with blues it always looks tacky! So I took a chance using these blue shadows, and it turned out really great! It's a really understated look, and it is actually really pretty!

Here's what the finished look is like.

And here is what I used to get the look. I used the Nyx palette in Smokey ( I used the navy and white colors), a white eye crayon, and the blue shadow in the High Tide eyeshadow duo.

First you put the white in your corners, then add the light blue color all over your eyes(except the corners).

Apply the navy blue color in the nyx palette on your crease and corners, and blend it out. Then use a thin eyeliner brush to line your eyes with the navy blue, also apply it under your eyes.

It should look something like this.

Then use the white eye crayon to line your waterline. Mascara is optional, I used Voluminous Butterfly mascara in black, but I feel a blue mascara would really complete the look!

This is what it looks like without mascara!

All products belong to E.l.f and nyx, and jordana. I do not claim to own any of these, I am just using their products.

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Failed manicure.

It was supposed to be an ocean inspired mani. The whole thing turned out disastrous because my brushes gunked up! I should have some new brushes coming soon, so they'll be better manicures then. The only thing I think turned out good was the gradient on my thumb.

From left to right: Jellyfish,dolphin,crab,starfish,gradient.

and my topcoat smeared most of my designs...

I'm just going to hide under a rock now. 

Upcoming: One Direction makeup collection review and giveaway

I have been chosen to review one of three limited edition makeup tins by One Direction. I am so excited and grateful for this opportunity! There are three looks in the collection.

This is Midnight Memories, it has a UV light reactive lipgloss(how cool!!!) a red lipstick, an eye palette, a eye and body crayon, and a mascara(both are black). There is also a nail polish included.

This is Take Me Home Tonight, with an orange glitter gloss that is also UV light reactive. It also includes a gold glitter polish, a nude pink lipstick, a brown eye and body crayon, black mascara, and a nude eye palette.

This is Up All Night, it includes a pink glitter UV gloss. A bright pink creme lipstick, a dark blue eye and body crayon, a blue themed eye palette, a blue metallic nail polish, and a black mascara.

I am super excited to review this!!

Here are the United States release dates

Macy's - August 11th

Stage Stores – August 25th
Dillards – August 25th
Beauty Brands – August 25th
Lord and Taylor - August 25th

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Thanks to brandbacker for sponsoring me and giving me this opportunity! 

All photos belong to Markwins, I do not claim to own this collection, I simply posted the photos as a prior to reviewing it. 

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Ariel, e.l.f collection

I'll do swatches later