Hi girlies. Here's another mud mask review. This is the Hello Cutie Mud Mask from Glam Essentials! This time I'm mixing things up with a youtube video. (This is from my channel. I should be having one up on the APOC vlog very soon.) I am a very interesting person on camera...Ha...Ha... (I received this product in exchange for my review.)
So that was... different. Anyway, this was a pretty cool mask. And it made my face feel great afterward! It isn't an extremely thick goop but is almost like the consistency of shampoo. It goes onto your face pretty easily and isn't extremely hard to wash up. After you wait until it dries you just wash it off with warm water and then use toner or whatnot. I didn't have a cotton ball or anything so I just put moisturizer, but...
Anyway, it's really great for you! If you'd like to check it out, click here.
DRUM ROLLL. Glam essentials is offering one lucky winner one of their very own mud masks! (At least that's what I'm pretty sure they meant when they said "contest" aka giveaway. XD) This giveaway will end on Sunday, so you have a few days! Comment below to enter, and if you share with you friends (and let me know in the comment) you get an extra entry! Thanks for reading.
Hello girlies! I have a video coming soon. We just have to get the youtube stuff figured out, but be looking for that! Today I am reviewing 2.5% Retinol Moisturizer from Body Merry! (Picture soon.)
I love moisturizer and this one is pretty good. It's a somewhat thick consistency, which is fine, but not the thickest I've ever had to use. It works pretty well, though I notice if my skin is extremely dry it doesn't always seem to affect it, but I sometimes have that trouble with all moisturizers.
This moisturizer is special because of its retinol content. Retinol is a youth reviving ingredient. So I guess it helps your face stay smooth and youthful and doesn't increase dryness or irritation, which is always a good thing.
It also include hyaluronic acid (great for your skin,) green tea, jojaba oil, vitamin E, shea butter, and Vitamin B5.
This moisturizer helps with acne, discoloration, and one thing I think is awesome is that it is for both men and women. It also works well for all skin types. The bottle is quite large so it's a pretty nice item to have.
Hello girlies! Tonight I am writing a review on peppermint and lavender essential oils from Insta Natural. I received this product in exchange for my honest review.
There has been a growing interest in essential oils within the last few years and I've been itching for a chance to get into it and see what they were like. I've heard so many positives about them and what they can do for you that when I had the chance to review some I jumped at it. Now, originally this was to include lemon essential oil, but they had some manufacturing issues so were only able to send the peppermint and lavender.
This is the first of two peppermint oils I'm going to review. I don't know how that happened, but it is what it is. When these oils were taken out of the box I could immediately smell them. Whoo! The scent is powerful, which is something I'm fine with. It just means that the oils are concentrated and probably good quality.
I guess I'll start with peppermint oil, because why not? I love peppermint. I just love mint in general. It smells great. I used some carrier oil to rub peppermint on my arms and hands and it was nice. If you aren't interested in wearing a perfume but want to smell nice you really just need a drop or two and it'll do the trick. It is 100% steam distilled peppermint oil.
Peppermint oil is used for a variety of reasons like:
Nausea
Indigestion
Headache
Muscle pain
Abdominal pain
Etc.
Really, people use the stuff for a variety of different reasons, so it's pretty cool.
Now lavender oil. I have to say, lavender isn't my favorite scent in the world, but many people like it and I like this oil for its benefits. It has a very strong scent as I mentioned but that shouldn't be a problem if you do the proper things.
Lavender oil benefits include:
Reduces anxiety and stress (helpful for this college student)
Improves sleep (helpful again)
Heals burns and wounds
Restores skin complexion and reduces acne
Etc.
Lavender oil has a ton of benefits that are just a bit jaw dropping. I plan on using it in most of the ways I listed here. Pretty amazing and powerful stuff.
I recommend diluting these are they are pretty strong. It is my hope to perhaps make some mint lotion or lip balm with the peppermint and use the lavender for other things. I like these and am excited to continue using them. Quality product and packaging. The bottles are also quite large. See it here and here.
Hiyo Ladies! Today I am reviewing A Dead Sea Mud Facial Mask from Pure & Essential Minerals. I received this product free in exchange for my honest review. I'd like to say... if there is any sort of post you'd like me to talk about (Outfit, encouragement, etc.) just let me know in the comments and I will try to write something focusing on that. I know it seems like I'm doing a lot of product reviews, but I'm willing to write whatever you need to hear, so just let me know. :)
So, I happen to think facial masks are the coolest things. There's just something about lathering your face with some substance and leaving it on for an extended period of time that peaks my interest. I did it once and it wasn't a terrible experience, in fact I might say I enjoyed it.
Since I tend to be the product guinea pig on here (if you take a look at my past posts I've put a lot of stuff on my skin in the last few months!) I figured it might be fun to review some of these mask things.
So this. It is a mud mask. Rather interesting, I admit. And the mud comes from the Dead Sea. Cool. Now, it isn't entirely composed of mud from the dead sea, but that is the base. It has minerals from there. So apparently this stuff draws out excess oils and impurities and infuses your face with minerals and essential oils. If you use it weekly it's supposed to really help your skin.
In the time I've had this product I've used it twice. You put a coating over your face and leave it until
it dries, then you wash it away with warm water and exfoliation. It has a mint smell to it actually, so I'm pretty sure it has mint of some kind in it. The stuff feels pretty nice. Then you rub it all over your face and mannnnn. It burns like crazy. But it isn't a painful burn in the way that you're going to get a scar. It smarts a little, but is bearable. Not bad at all. Eventually, your face feels extremely tight after it dries. You should make sure all the remnants get cleaned out of your sink because they can dry and get stuck to your sides if you aren't careful.
After it was washed off my skin felt ah-ma-zing. Literally. My face was so soft, I kept trying to show people. It made my skill feel wonderful. I haven't seen any long term effects yet, but I plan on continuing its use as its pretty nice stuff. It's high quality and there's a good amount of mud in there. I really like this product.
Enjoy the photos of me being silly with my interesting faces. :)
I'm starting to get into trying essential oils. In fact, very soon I'll be reviewing some. This is something I'm pretty excited about. But today I am reviewing Fractionated Coconut Carrier Oil and Message Oil. This oil is made by GoPure Naturals. (Facebook page.) I received this product free in exchange for my honest review.
I'm pretty sure you can use this stuff for a lot of things. My personal hope is to one day use it to make lip balm or something (along with some of the essential oils.) Actually, since this oil is in liquid form (one of its features) and not solid, I'm not sure if you would use it in lip balm. I suppose you could, possibly... Because I am so new to the realm of essential oils and carrier oils, I haven't used this oil a lot yet. As I research more about it, I can see myself using it frequently in the future.
Carrier oil is used to dilute essential oils. It can be used to spread the essential oils over a larger area or to make the oils that would be harmful in their strongest form into a gentler form. Apparently, this oil is a good massage oil. Because this is carrier oil it is only for outer use. This isn't the oil you buy in the store that can be used for cooking.
I used this oil to spread essential into my hands and arms. It spread well, and I like the fact that my hands don't use super greasy after use, like I have to wash my hands or something. That is a definite plus. I also like the fact that this oil is 100% fractionated coconut oil and not diluted with something else. The bottle it comes in is quite large, 16 oz. I am not extremely familiar with the costs of these type of things but I think that is a pretty good deal for the less than $15 price.
If you have been keeping an eye on health crazes, you already know the benefits of coconut oil in general. It is amazing how many good things coconut oil can do for you. Besides the kind of oil you use for consumption, fractionated coconut oil can do fabulous things for your skin and hair. The best part is that it is natural and you aren't putting weird chemicals on your body. This oil is produced to have a long shelf life. In fact, if properly taken care of, this oil can last years. It is also odorless and colorless so won't stain clothes.
Once again this is a nice, light weight oil. It is very nice, I love the package (it has a easy to use pop top like a shampoo bottle) and is just a very well put together product. If you'd like to check it out yourself, see here.
Hello, my friends! Tonight I am reviewing something that could be useful around the house, more specifically the kitchen. That thing is the Ultra Sharp Dual Julienne Peeler from Keri's Kitchen. I received this product in exchange for my honest review.
This is a new type of peeler. It isn't that little one that is so hard to push down and peel with. This one is shaped rather differently than you would expect, but it is pretty amazing. So far my mom has used it to cute up vegetables and she loves the thing. It cuts precise, thin strips. These thin strips can be used for multiple purposes.
I think my mom's favorite aspect is that it is sharp, easy to lose, and cuts such a thin peel and she doesn't have to worry about it being too thick or anything as it does its work naturally. It also doesn't waste any of your vegetable. She recommends that it doesn't be kept around children though, which is pretty much a given because the blades are sharp.
The cleaning brush.
The peeler is stainless steel, which is pretty awesome and means that it should last much longer than something that might be plastic or something. It also has a lifetime guarantee so if anything ever happens to it, we can get it taken care of.
It also comes with a small cleaning brush, which I think is a pretty cool addition.
Mom's verdict on this is that it is a wonderful product, and at less than $9 on Amazon, it's a pretty valuable item you can have.
All right. Before I go, they've offered to give away a peeler! If you want to try this yourself, comment below! Tell me what your favorite vegetable is. :)
So apparently these reviews were scheduled to end on the same date. Whoops! This review is for Water Away - Natural Diuretic Water Pills from Zhou Nutrition. I received this free in exchange for my honest review.
Sadly, we ran out of time to give this a proper review, so I'll tell you a bit about the product. The purpose of it is to remove excess water, which should in turn help you lose weight and give other health benefits. It has many great ingredients like potassium, dandelion, green tea, apple cider vinegar, and more. So it's all natural and not filled with a bunch of junky stuff. I like the idea of this,
though on the other hand your body does need a certain amount of liquid to be healthy. I believe the purpose of this is only to remove the excess liquid from your body.
I think one main thing about this is to help you if you're bloating. It has gotten great reviews from people who experience these problems so it seems to work rather well. If you'd like to try it out for yourself, buy it here. It is a natural alternative to the harsh chemicals of prescription stuff.
