Salon Perfect Neon Pop Duos, Nail Foils, and a Giveaway!

Good morning, dear readers! I hope this post finds you well, and you have had a wonderful weekend! Mine flew by far too fast as usual, but it was still a nice weekend. One of my errands this weekend included a trip to Walmart, and I finally found a couple of the Salon Perfect Neon Pop duos that I am now sharing with you this morning. They only had a couple boxes, and I grabbed them all! They also had animal print nail foil transfers. I knew I needed to get those to pair up with my neons! Check out my manicure!

Colour Pairs:

Loopy Lime (green) and Yowza Yellow (yellow)

Gone Sailing (blue) and Flamingo Flair (coral)

I painted these neons over white to make them really pop, and that they did!

I then added the animal print nail foils by first painting my nails with an adhesive included in the kit, allowed it to partially dry until tacky, and rubbed the foils over my nails. As you can probably guess, the snake skin print was the first one I used on my nails, and it didn't transfer perfectly. The adhesive was still a little too wet in some places, so the foils didn't really stick. I had more luck with the zebra and leopard print foils, and I'm sure I can get these down with more practice. In spite of the imperfections, I really love this look!

Since my Walmart took awhile to get these duos in and didn't have many in stock, I thought I would snatch up the last Neon Pop package available for a giveaway. I also bought another set of animal print Nail Foils for you to dress your nails up with as well! The giveaway is open to International participants and ends June 22nd! Good luck!

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Besame Cosmetics: Carmine and Coral lipsticks

Good morning, dear readers, and happy Saturday! The weekend has somehow crept up on me again, and I couldn't be happier about it! I've not been getting much sleep the past two weeks, but I was able to catch up on some last night. I actually woke up this morning not needing a cup of coffee to get my day going!

To get the day started, how about a blog post on some pretty lipsticks? I tend to wear a lot of berry-coloured lip products, with the occasional blue-based red thrown in, and I was in the mood for something a little different. There are so many lipstick brands to choose from! I decided to buy my lippies from Bésame Cosmetics, a family company that specializes in making vintage inspired luxury cosmetics. 

I truly am a classic girl at heart when it comes to cosmetic colours, and I adore the beautiful packaging Bésame Cosmetics uses.

The lipsticks are packaged in these small red velvet pouches, and the pouches are tucked inside a small box. Please excuse the lack of a box in my photos; my toddler has decided he likes to play with my makeup boxes and destroyed them before I could take a picture of them.

I bought lipsticks in the shades Carmine and Coral, reproductions of shades from 1931 and 1962 respectively.

Carmine (left) and Coral (right)

Here are swatches of these beautiful colours. This is with two coats on my arm, but I have this much coverage on my lips with only one coat. Carmine is a gorgeous orange-leaning red, and I love it against my olive skintone. The finish is semi-matte, and it lasted for several hours on my lips before a touchup was needed. Coral is an orange-peach with gold shimmer (not what I would consider "coral" but still the shade I had in mind to try), and it also has a semi-matte finish. I only had this on about an hour before eating, so naturally I needed a touch up sooner. I love both these shades, and I'm going to have a lot of fun creating looks with them! The formula is smooth and creamy, and I had no problems with feathering. I also love the light vanilla scent found in these lipsticks!

You can purchase these and other vintage inspired cosmetics from Bésame Cosmetics here. Their Facebook page can be found here, and I recommend following them as they often have different workshops in Burbank, California to attend. I've not yet had the pleasure of visiting one yet, but I hope to soon!

Until next time, dear readers, have a wonderful weekend! 

XOXO!

Montagne Jeunesse Super-Fruit Mud Mask Review

Press Sample

Happy Wednesday, dear readers! I hope you have been enjoying the week thus far and maybe even have something fun planned for the weekend. At the time of my last post, I very mistakenly thought that my son was on the mend, but he proved me wrong that night. He kept me busy and away from my blog for the past week, but I am cautiously optimistic this time. I do appreciate you all for sticking with me through my unexpected absence! Now to a review!

I was sent a few face masks by Montagne Jeunesse to review, and I'll have reviews for each of them posted as I test them. My skin is sensitive, and I like to give time between new products to ensure I have no delayed reactions, and if I do, I can include those in my review.

For today's post, I'm going to review the Super-Fruit Mud mask. This particular mask uses Goji berries and pomegranate to protect against the drying effects of environmental stresses.

There is a little notch you use to open up the pouch, but the resulting opening was too small for me to easily get the thick mud out. I ended up pulling out a pair of scissors and cutting the top off.

This is only a small portion that was contained inside the package. It is nice and thick. Let's spread this baby on!

Beautiful, right? Haha! This mask is a little thick, but it spread pretty easily for me. You can see some areas where it is a little thicker on my face and where some managed to work its way into my hair.

When I first put this on, my skin started to tingle and my eyes started to water. I decided to wait it out a few minutes, and at that time, the tingle was no longer noticeable and my eyes were fine. After wearing this mask for 20 minutes, I used warm water and a washcloth to gently remove it from my face. The results were quite impressive! My skin felt a little tighter and smooth, and even better, it wasn't too dry! Often masks are a little drying for me, but that was not an issue with this one. Other than the little bit of tingling which resulting in eye watering upon first application, I did not experience any negative effects with this mask.

Montagne Jeunesse is currently giving away 50 masks! You can enter here, and tell them I sent you! They are going to be drawing winners in the June and again at the end of July.

You can find many of these masks at your favorite drugstores and at Ulta. Be sure to follow Montage Jeunesse on Facebook for announcements and product previews.

Until next time, dear readers, have a wonderful day! <3

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