Tuesday, 26 March 2013

Nescafe 3 in 1 Review

"Nescafe 3 in 1 Classic - offers exceptional composition of coffee, milk and sugar."

Last night I had a crazy experience with Word not working and having to restart a project that was due the next day. And it was late like 11 everyone else in the house was asleep and I needed coffee but I didn't want to make a full batch so I wanted to try one of these little guys.

First let me tell you how I take my coffee. 1/4 of it is milk cocoa powder and coffee. So that's what I had.... did not come out that good kind of bland and unkickaful.......(it's a new word don't look it up) 

I some starbucks instant coffee so I'm gonna try that one next but as of right now this one gets a thumbs down

Saturday, 23 March 2013

3 Month ipsy review

Every 3 months I will be doing a review on the products that I get in my ipsy bag and every 4 months I will do a tutorial s HEAD'S UP!!!
btw I will link the sites where I get the pics from at the end of the post!!!!


DECEMBER!!! - Haute Holiday

Front view of ipsy cosmetic bagI love this bag and use it to store all of my hair bands/elastics ect.. My favourite bag out of the three!!

Urban Decay 24/7 Glide-On Eye Pencil in ZeroLove/Hate relationship with this little guy. First got it loved it. Did not know how to sharpen it hate it. Finally sharpens love it. Sooo yeah the only downfall is that it kinda falls like a powder. $14.25 sample (This is pretty much the whole value of the march bag -_-)

nyxultrapearlmaniaeyeshadow NYX Ultra Pearl Mania Eyeshadow in Walnut ReviewSo happy with the colour I got because I noticed many people got this grey that isn't really my thing. I use this rarely though because I don't have the time in the morning to deal with the mess it makes. $3.00 FULL SIZE!!!!
Be a Bombshell lip gloss in Hot MessI wore this once...and probably won't wear it again until next Christmas. It's a super pigmented and bright and wayyyy out of my comfort zone. I just wish ipsy would give us a coral or a nude.*sigh* $14.00 FULL SIZE!!!!
Mirabella Prime for face and eyesI was not a believer in this at the beginning. It's pretty much the size of a lipgloss and quite oily when swatched on my hand .( I filmed a First Impression this so that will be up soon) spoiler alert I actually love this stuff! Pea sized amount covers your entire face and foundation applies smoothly over it. $29.00 FULL SIZED!!!!!
Mai Couture St. Barts Highlighter PaperI used 1 1/2 of these so far aka I used these 3 times. They're kinda awkward to use but over all they're ok for a 'fancy night' $14.00 25 sheets

December run down 5 items 3 full sized 2 half (or more) sized
Value - about $74.20
Great value Extremely happy with this months bag


FEBURARY!!! - Get red carpet ready

BTW I skipped January because it was mainly hair and skin products which is not what I really wanted.
2013-03-03-ipsybagoutside I actually like this bag perfect for keeping in my purse perfect size colour everything.

2013-03-03-micagelI love trying out new eyeliners and haven't found one I hate yet!!! This one is super black and stays all day $35.00 FULL SIZE!!!
2013-03-03-lashcardI find these kinda pointless on a day to day basis but if you are going out and have this amazing eye look that you want to protect then these may be useful. $2.80 - Four cards p.s. I reuse them #SAVETHETREES
2013-03-03-popmascaraI like this mascara and will finish it. On the other hand I do believe that it is dupeable. It is also I very wet mascara but it is workable and I like it. $12.48 sample size (Over half of a full size)

2013-03-03-coastal-scentsI actually love this pallet? I mentioned it a bunch of favourites videos and I am super pleased with how easy it was to get a replacement. If shipping costs from coastal scents weren't crazy then I would sooo get a pallet. This is not a high value product but it was still very enjoyable. 60 cents - 4 shadows

2013-03-03-pixiI like to use this primer only on my nose... is that weird? Thats where my pores are very noticeable and yeah. It works okay has a slight tint to it and even though it blends out I still feel like it gives me some coverage. I know one way ticket to crazy ville but yeah...
I still like the mirabella one better but this is nice to have as well. $14.50 sample (Half size)

February rundown 5 items 2 full size?? ( if you count the lash cards) 3 samples ( 2 of which are half or more)
Value- about $65.30
Overall I liked this bag though not many people did I feel like I saved $50 so I'm very please with that... some people are just very complainy

March!!! - The Great Escape

This bag was the excitement of the month on Ipsy's facebook page. The print was super cute and some dared to call it the highlight of the month.... The print is all it has going for it it was made out of cheap material and pretty translucent if you ask me

This thing was TINY business card size. My only magnetic MAC shadow did not sit in there properly and I suck at depoting..... so I have to sad little yabi shadows thats it :( but I'm thinking of gluing a magnet on the back of the coastal scents pallet I got in February and sticking it in there. $8.25 half the size of the normal GlamRX pallet (It's missing the fun half)


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yaby2I actually love these shadows! I use them with my ELF eyelid primer and get the simplest/naturelest eye look which I love!! Wish Ipsy would of given us enough to fill the GLAMRX pallet that would of at least given the bag a decent value.$3.15 x 2 Full size

 This was a comical product for me.Why you may ask welll the day before I got my March ipsy bag I was up north and we stayed at a hotel which had makeup remover wipes so I got my sister to ask the women there for some (Shes 8) anyways we walked out of the hotel 19 makeup wipes richer no charge at all. Boy was I surprised to see 8 of the same brand. I do like the smell of them though they remind me of Keri body oil that I used to use at my grandparents house when I was younger. It sucks that they only gave us 8 though. $1.99 8 wipes

I am going to start this of quite bluntly... Some may believe this smells like cat piss. I think it smells quite strongly of roses. I don't have much to say aside from that and hold it farrrr away from your face unless you want to look like a drowned cat. $3.25 sample


March rundown 4 BRANDS 2 full size?? ( if you count the wipes) 2 samples (both half or less)
Value- about $19.00
Overall I was very disappointed with this bag complete waste especially for Canadians who bay $15.00 for they're bag 


END NOTE

Brands: 14
Cost: About $40.00
Value:  About $158.50
Savings: $118.50

Even with the amount saved if April's bag sucks I will probably cancel again





HOMES OF THE PICTURES


http://danielleislivinglife.blogspot.ca/2013/03/beauty-wise-wednesday-march-ipsy-bag.html
http://evervain.com/2013/01/ipsy-december-2012/
http://makeupandbeauty.com/nyx-ultra-pearl-mania-eyeshadow-walnut-review/
http://fallandlove.wordpress.com/2013/03/03/ipsy-february-2013-review/
http://imanawkwardturtle.wordpress.com/2013/03/17/ipsy-bag-march/










THE END

Monday, 18 March 2013

SHHH it's a secret

From now I'm going to try my best to blog more but I promise when summer starts blogging will become an almost daily thing
btw check out my new and improved youtube channel (it's the last one I promise)
http://www.youtube.com/user/BenefitGirl16?feature=mhee