Category: Review

Cleaning and Organizing – Make Up Vanity – Part Two

On By jackiblosblackisIn Cleaning, House, Make Up, Organization2 Comments

Does it not look so pretty! I have a couple adjustments to make still. I bought two new containers for my brushes (currently using glasses from my cabinet). I want to find an apothecary container for the blenders. I want it to have a lid though to keep gross things off the clean blenders.

At the end I have documented what has been decluttered as well!

This is the long skinny drawer. If you checked out part one I did not document this drawer. there was nothing in it at the time. This is almost like an everyday type drawer. Not really…. I have put regular use items such as mascara, waterline liner, setting powder, and brow setters. my highlighters and blushes stay in this drawer. The random things such as glitter, concealers (I was just playing around with them), mascara primers, and eye primers. I only have so much room, so I need to be very thoughtful about this.

Top drawer still looks pretty much the same. I did orgainze the lipsticks a little better. Top is reds, next is pinks, and than I have the more nude colours. The bottom has a metallic purple I swatched. Along with primer and an iridescent lip. On the right I have some primers, a setting spray, and a liquid highlighter. Now anything in a bottle I do not exactly want it on its side. I would rather not clean up liquid highlighter from everything.

The middle drawer finally has everything in it. What is missing from this photo and what was in part one, is the Urban Decay Ultimate Basics pallet. I gave this to my Mother as I found it too powdery for my liking. I also was not able to get a handle on blending the colours (this will not be pictured below). The little mason jar in the back has my electric blue mascara (not for everyday ha-ha) and liners. I also believe there are shadow pencils in there.

This has to be the most exciting drawer (bottom drawer). This is all new products. Except I can see my Amour blush in there, I must have taken this after going through some more things for my Mother. The baskets went according to plan. The eye and lip products are in the back basket. Everything else goes into the front basket.

This has been hugely helpful in everything. Finding what I need or want to try is so easy (except for the lip products since there is a lot of them in there). I can do my make up now without spending half the time looking. I am also not going and just doing whatever because it is what is easiest. I get to actually use what I have. I am by no means beauty anything but I like being able to enjoy it. Let’s see what had to go though.

Everything in this basket is trash/recycling. There are no make up products in there. Some items I had to pull out new things to replace the items I was decluttering. I still could not believe what was there.

Not make up but there are going. Clips hurt my head and I do not think they are good for the hair. Nail sticker I will not use and can give to my nieces.

These items came out of the bathroom but I thought they fell into this category. The Tarte FRXXXTION stick and cleanser are both expired. The toner I did not like and it was probably expired too. I got a sample of the Lala Retro Whipped by Drunk Elephant, I picked this sample as I really wanted to try it. I am glad all I got was a sample because this gave me insane break outs. There is also the Icelandic Relief Eye Cream Pen by SKYN Iceland. I liked this, the pen was not finished, I do not like the pen. I might buy the jar, the price does scare me a little. I am trying something else at the moment though.

The face primer at the top, I have noted in the past I do not like it. This one is expired and I have a new one in my drawer. I have not decided if I am going to try it again or give it a way. Shadow Insurance by Too Faced and Primer Potion by Urban Decay are both expired. I do not think I will be repurchasing the Shadow Insurance. I am using another tube of the Primer Potion I had on hand. The Smashbox Mascara Primer, was expired and I did not use it enough to get a real opinion on it.

The Cougar eye pallet I tried a couple times. I gave this to my Aunt since it is not crazy colours. It just was not for me in the end. Both of the mascaras are expired. The Super Fan by Smashbox flaked a lot for me if I remember correctly. The Tarte Lights, Camera, Action was not a favourite either (there were two of these, the other being dried out and Missy was playing with it). I have another sample of this one. I am not opposed to giving it another shot and seeing if I was doing something wrong.

The top is one of Lime Crimes Diamond Crushers. I wish it was not so old as I really wanted to try it out. Both Lime Crime products I bought while pregnant and swatched a time or two. They need to go. I think in the middle is Beauty Crop(?) and just not for me in the end. Grande Lips is plumping and I got a pretty extreme reaction from the swatch. I am so happy I never put it on my lips. Bottom is just a lip liner I got in one of the beauty boxes from 2018. I will not ever use it so it is gone.

The pink Melted I bought while pregnant so it automatically goes. I could not remember when I bought the Melted Chocolate, better safe than sorry and I let it go. The red Revlon Cushion did not flatter me what so ever. I let it go but could not pass it on since no one else would wear it. The bottom is red lipstick from a ‘natural’ brand. I did buy it a while ago but there has always been something off about it.

There are not a huge amount of products I am letting go but if it was not expired and I had not given it a fair chance, I want to try it again. By that I mean not once every couple months and probably not doing anything different from the first time I used it. I also feel much better that I am not using products (especially the mascara) that has gone bad or probably well beyond bacterial filled.

Medusa’s Make Up – March 2019

On By jackiblosblackisIn Make Up, Review3 Comments

After receiving a marketing email, I decided to re-subscribe to Medusa’s subscription box. I went with six months this time. Here I have Marches box, however, I started this again in February. I just never got around to posting that box. I still might as, for me, it has been the best box and I am loving one of the products (the one that roped me into doing this again). The cost of the box came to $22.50USD. I believe it is pretty close to the same as when I quit getting it last year.

Marches box is very spring like colours. Makes me hopeful the snow will quit!

Now the eye dust lid seemed to have gotten a little loose during shipping. There was a slight coating on everything. You can kind of see the sheen on the black bottle. Not a big deal since it did not come completely off. The seal was also still attached.

Cucumber Toner – $12.95USD. I received a rose one last year. This smells like real cucumber (peel and all) in my opinion. I have not tried it as I do not actually like cucumber, I do not expect the smell to linger on the skin as well. I think this will be very relaxing and cooling compared to rose one I have tried.

Witch Lash Mascara – El Gato Negro – $12.00USD. This is a black, waterproof, super thickening mascara. I did not realize this was waterproof. I have not opened it up and tried it out yet. Seeing as it is a different formula than the electric blue one I use, I will not even bother guessing what it will be like.

Disco Queen Lip Gloss – Hot Stuff – $11.95USD. I regret not trying this out but the eye look I went for did not support it. This is suppose to be a purplish red with violet pearl. I almost want to pair this with the Amour blush from them. I will be opening this sooner than anticipated.

Eye Dust – Comet – $8.00USD. In the left hand swatch I have an eye primer underneath (Urban Decay Eye Primer Potion) and on the right is an unbiased swatch. I did swatch with a brush since that is how I apply it. You can see this is a minty colour. It is also very wearable. The swatch online for this however does show it as more of an olive or moss green colour. I am no way mad about this. I once upon a time had a colour very similar.

I did not get a picture with the look I created with using the eye dust. I will update with more pictures and thoughts as I use items.

The total value of the items received had I purchased them separate comes to $44.90USD. This nearly (ten cents off) double the value of what I did pay for the box. The only thing I would not have purchased out everything would be the toner. Even taking that off it is still a higher value than what I paid.

Shop with Me – FindersCreepers

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While on my bath product shopping spree I ordered from a few Etsy shops. This order comes from FindersCreepers. I have had their shop listed as a favourite for quite a while because the idea of horror bathbombs was incredible to me.

Is her logo not simply adorable?

This is a nod to the movie mean girls. The pictures online made me expect it to be much more pink but for me that is a whatever thing. As for the flavour; it smells pink… I think it is suppose to be candy flavoured but if pink had a flavour this would be it. Purchased for $13.00CAD.

** I really enjoyed this bath bomb. I still cannot describe the flavour as anything other than pink. It gave the water a nice hue with no staining.

The Redrum bathbomb. I should have a TV in my bath; that way I could watch The Shinning while soaking it Redrum. The claim is that it will not stain the tub, skin, or hair. I will test out the tub theory since I have red hair and I am sporting a beautiful constant sunburn. The flavour is blood orange and strawberry. I do pick it up and it may be better once put in the bath. I think that blood orange and cinnamon would have been nice though. I purchased this for $7.00CAD.

**This has to be one of my favourites. The tub was a blood red with no staining. I let Missy in the bath for a bit with it in. She seemed pretty happy with the colour too. The sent was not over powering and the citrus took over which I enjoyed.

The terror clown from ’31’. I was so hyped for this movie and became obsessed about it. Somehow I have not watched it yet. Besides I really enjoy clowns, even more so is killer clowns. Either way I win. It is flavoured in funnel cakes and cotton candy. I can pick up on the cotton candy but I have no idea what a funnel cake smells like so I will just agree with the listing. I purchased it for $9.00CAD.

Rosemary’s baby is a much more down to earth flavour despite having such a dark colouring. I pick up on the lavender. chamomile, and rosemary. It is a very relaxing smell. I purchased this for $8.00CAD.

** I have looked for this one again since purchasing. It was the first one I tried from this order. It is the perfect relaxing flavours. Everything melds very nicely. The colour was a very calm black/dark purple shade.

So this is inspired from one of my FAVOURITE movies. Which explains why I bought two of the ‘Hello Clarice’ bathbombs. Silence of the Lambs is just to die for….ha-ha? No? Alright, it have a very fruity flavour. Almost like a fruit punch with out the berries. I purchased these for $7.00CAD each.

Fancy Dead B*tch bathbomb is massive and pretty much the only reason I bought it. Great summer flavour in raspberry lemonade. It also says that it is full of sea salt and coconut oil. Yes, I do plan on using it all in one bath because what else would be fun. I purchased this one for $12.50CAD.

My total order came to $78.50CAD.  I get 7 baths out of this. I have gotten better deals yes but I will admit  I am in love with the novelty.

As always I will update as I use the products. So, please check back.23

Bumble Box (Canadian) – 6 to 9 Months

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I have received the Bumble Box for 6-9 months. The last box was a little off with the pricing so lets see how this one does.

I paid $229.50CAD for three boxes (prepaid). Each box costs $84.99CAD.

We have a wet/dry bag. It is not very big; it can fit one or two suckies or a teether. The print is cute and I like to bright yellows on it.

I stand corrected these are actually snack bags. Which I find much more useful for their size. This is by MD Handmade (you can find them on Facebook). The Etsy store is set to a way and I could not find a set price. I found a a couple different ones. We will say $5.00CAD.

** I did like this. It was not huge. Unfortunately it ruined in the wash after a couple of times. I cannot say that the bag was poorly made, I think I may have made a mistake the last time I had washed it.

Lemon yellow slippers by Romirus in size 3. As you can see in the second picture there is an insole missing. I can fix this myself but not what I was expecting to see.

Now it just might be me but I cannot seem to find their website. I do however see this brand is for sale everywhere. Including on Chinese websites that we regularly shop from. This makes me even more disappointed in a missing insole. I cannot say if this is a Canadian company or even choose a price for them. My hype was moms helping moms when it came to this box. This product does not really seem to fit that.

Please correct me if I am wrong though.

Ice cream teether by Love & Chew Kids Boutique. Now I could not find this exact one in her store I they are all priced at $25.89CAD. I also say a very cute teether with a rainbow cloud on it. I think I may be purchasing it.

**Very nice teether and it made me sad Missy was just not a teether baby. She loved playing with it in general though. I think it would have still been in like new condition now had she used it.

Now I had these in the last box. These wash clothes are by Mellow Mama Organics. These clothes come in packages of 8 for $10.00CAD making each cloth $1.25CAD. We have a total of $3.75CAD.

I will be using these in a gift basket at the beginning of next year.

Lavender baby powder by Brindlewood Soaps. This is talc free and made with arrowroot powder. It smells pretty good too. It retails for $14.99CAD on their website.

I am not sure if this will be something that we use. Missy has not had to much of a problem when it comes to diaper rashes. I am also not sure about its shelf life either. Besides I have a tried and true system when it does happen on occasion.

**Missy has terrible rashes from teether. I have used this and there has been no reaction. I do not see a big cloud when I pour it on her (not shake since we do not want it in the air for us to breathe in). The smell I cannot even find once it is outside of the bottle.

A slouchy beanie by Love Squared Kids. I really like this colour. I know it is just a basic brown but still. They retail for $15.00CAD on their website.

**This hat is beautiful! I think it is adorable on her and I live in Canada. Hats are a must in the winter. It is in great condition still too.

‘Strong and Free’ onesie byuth JR Athentics. This is made from organic cotton and regular retail is $28.00CAD on their website.

**Only got to use this a few times. The cotton was crazy soft. I thought it was cute every time she did wear it. It is a baby onsie though. They kind of all are cute.

The onesie and slouchy beanie will look adorable together!

So, the same as last time I want to see what we have for value vs what was paid. This time around we have a total of $92.63CAD not including the shoes since I was not sure what price to use. The value is here this time and I am really happy to see that. Everyone has off times and I hope to see value in the next box.

Oatbox – July 2018

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I received July’s box not too long ago. I have more granola then I know what to do with at the moment. I gave my Mother a bit out of each bag so she could give them a try. The cost is $20.00CAD per month and you get two new flavours to discover each month.

The first we have is peanut butter and banana. I am quite extided about this one because who does not like this combination. Plus, I would have never thought about doing it as a granola. The recipe include is for a Breakfast Banana Split. This sounds like a blast and I kind of wish Missy was bigger because I think this would be a very healthy and fun break to breakfast.

Here we have mixed berry. Now this one I know we can all find in the grocery stores but sometimes something familiar is a nice surprise. The Very Berry Breakfast Cake is the matching recipe. It sounds interesting and I will give it shot but not until I have some company.

I have tried this one. It was the closest to me in the pantry. I cannot say it is anything special but I am not mad about receiving it at all. It does have blueberries though, so I probably would not have purchased this in the store myself.

As always I will come back and update as I go try out the products.