Quaker Soft Baked Banana Nut Bar review!

Hey Everyone! I hope you are having a great Wednesday night! So I love these bars! They taste so good and they are even better heated up in the microwave! I have a DISCLAIMER: I received this product complimentary for testing and review purposes from Influenster.


Here's a picture:

I know, this is kind of a bad picture but it really was so good! Here's some information directly from the packaging:

• Made with real bananas and almonds, Quaker Soft Baked Bars Banana Nut Bread flavor has tasty ingredients and key nutrients to help provide fuel to start your day.

-5g Fiber*
-20% daily value of 5 B Vitamins
-6g of Protein
*Contains 3.5g of total fat per serving

• Where to buy: You can find Quaker Soft Baked Bars at most major retailers.
  Suggested retail price: $3.29 for a box of 5 bars

This bar was so good! I usually don't like nuts, but when I heated this up in the microwave it was really good! :) I hope you enjoyed this review and I'll be blogging again soon! :)

Sally Hansen Magnetic Nail Color review!

Hey everyone! I hope y'all are having a great Wednesday night! I wanted to share with you my review of Sally Hansen Magnetic Nail color. So first of all, I LOVE this nail polish so much!!! It applies so easy and it makes an awesome design on your nails! Here's a picture:

Ok, so I have a DISCLAIMER:  I recieved this product complimentary to test through Influenster's VoxBox program.

Here's some things direct from the packaging:

• NEW! Sally Hansen Magnetic Nail Color is summer’s hottest nail trend that allows you to create a gorgeous 3-D nail art effect in just seconds. This unique formula has been specially developed with metallic particles – just hold the built-in magnet over wet polish to reveal a unique design on the nail. Seal with a topcoat for extra shine! Learn more at www.sallyhansen.com

Easy steps
STEP 1
Shake and Apply 2 coats
STEP 2
Hold Magnet for 10 seconds over wet nail polish
Instant Attraction!
Let dry and seal with a top coat for extra shine

• Where to buy: Available at chain drug stores, food stores and mass merchandisers nationally.
  Suggested Retail Price: $9.99

I used this for a fun nail polish tutorial I did recently plus I wanted to try it out! First I applied 2 coats of it, then after applying the 2nd thick coat I held the magnet on my finger just below the cuticle for 10 seconds. I love this because its easy to apply and it creates a totally amazing design!


So all in all, I am in LOVE with this product!! I hope you guys enjoyed this and I'll be blogging again soon! Have a great night everyone! :)

Hawaiian Tropic Silk Hydration Lotion Sunscreen review!

Hey everyone! I hope y'all are doing well. I wanted to share with you a review on Hawaiian Tropic Silk Hydration SPF 30 Lotion. This smells SO good!! I use it on my legs after I shave in the mornings and I have to say it keeps my skin so soft and feeling hydrated all day long! Plus it has sunscreen in it which I love because I was outside a ton last week working my VBS camp and I used this everyday and it worked so great!



DISCLAIMER: I recieved this product complimentary for testing and review purposes from Influenster.



Direct from the packaging:

• With its ultra-luxurious hydrating silk ribbons, Hawaiian Tropic Silk Hydration™ lotion sunscreen nourishes and pampers skin while providing broad spectrum UVA and UVB protection, and 12-hour moisturization when out in the sun.

You can find this lotion at most major retailers at the suggested reatil price of $8.99 for a 6 oz. bottle. I have it in SPF 30 but its also available in SPF 12, 30 and 50! I love the scent because it smells like coconuts! Here's a picture of it:

I just really love it for the scent, hydration and sunscreen purposes! Its awesome! I suggest checking this out wherever you can find it! :) Well, thats it for my review of the Hawaiian Tropic Silk Hydration lotion sunscreen! I hope you enjoyed this and I'll be blogging again soon! :)

Amazon.com wishlist!

Hey everyone! I hope y'all are having a great Saturday evening! I wanted to share with you my www.amazon.com wishlist! Lets get started....




So, for a while now I have been looking for a makeup brush holder/organizer without spending a lot of money. Today, I was just browsing Amazon and I came across a couple of different ones. One is more girly and super cute, the other one is more sophisticated and it can hold a lot more which I like a lot! But here they are:

Nifty Cosmetic Organizing Carousel, $34.99

Black Polka Dot Romance Wedge Shoe Makeup brush holder, $24.00

So even though the wedge shoe is super cute, I like the carousel much better because I think will obviously hold a lot more. Its about $10 more than the black polka dot one but I think I'd get a lot more use out of the carousel holder. Anyways, thats my amazon.com wishlist! I hope you guys enjoyed this and I'll be blogging again soon! :)

Tutorial for this week...

Hey everyone!! I hope y'all are having a great Monday night! I am so tired, I am working my VBS camp at my church this week and I'm up at 5:30am and I probably won't go to bed until 10pm tonight. So I have an early morning everyday, so I decided I would wear one makeup look for the week. And here's what I came up with!

Now mind you these were taken at 5:30am this morning, so believe me after literally running around the church campus all day TRUST ME it doesn't look this pretty anymore..... :( But anyways, this is actually the same look I wore yesterday and I really liked it so I decided to make it the look I wear all week.


So here's what I'm using for this look:


FACE:

• Olay Complete all day daily UVA/UVB moisturizer for sensitive skin
• Hard Candy Sheer Envy skin perfecting face primer
• Sei Bella tinted moisturizer in Fawn
• NYX powder blush in Cinnamon
• ELF translucent matifying face powder

EYES:

• Too faced shadow insurance
• NYX jumbo eye pencil in Rust
• Wet n Wild trio in Sweet as candy
• Covergirl lashblast volume mascara in black

LIPS:

• Revlon just bitten kissable balm stain in Honey

So thats it for what I'm using for this look! I'll go through a entire face, eye and lip tutorial for you now, so you can see how I did this look entirely!


So the first thing I did was I applied olay complete all day daily UVA/UVB moisturizer for sensitive skin all over my face and down my neck. I also went ahead and applied too faced shadow insurance to my lids so that could start drying. After my too faced primer dried, I applied my NYX jumbo eye pencil in rust all over my lids, then after blending it out I went to my wet n wild trio in sweet as candy and taking a flat shadow brush, I applied the pink shade to my lids over the top of the jumbo pencil. Then taking a crease brush, I applied the brown shade to my crease and I blended that out. Finally, I applied the white pearly shade to my browbone.

After my olay moisturizer dried, I applied my hard candy sheer envy skin perfecting face primer all over my face and also down my neck a little. When that dried, I applied my sei bella tinted moisturizer in fawn all over my face and once again down my neck. Then I applied, NYX powder blush in cinnamon to my cheeks. Then finally, to complete my face makeup I applied ELF translucent matifying powder all over my face and specifically in my T-zone area.

To add the finishing touches to my look, I applied my covergirl lashblast volume mascara in black to my upper and lower lashes. Then to finish off the entire look, I applied my revlon just bitten kissable balm stain in honey to my lips.


Well, thats it for this tutorial of the week! :) I hope you enjoyed this and I'll be blogging hopefully tomorrow with a fun outift of the day! :) Have a great night everyone! :)

NYX makeup tutorial!

Hey everyone! I hope y'all are having a great Sunday morning! I just got back from church and I have to go back to setup for my church's VBS camp starting tomorrow. But I wanted to quickly share with you all a tutorial using the nyx products I picked up yesterday at Ulta. Lets get started....



FACE:

• Hard Candy sheer envy skin perfecting face primer
• Sei bella tinted moisturizer in fawn
• NYX Powder blush in Cinnamonn
• ELF transluescent matifying face powder

EYES:

• Too Faced shadow insurance
• NYX Jumbo eye pencil in Rust
• Wet n Wild trio in Sweet as Candy
• Covergirl lashblast volume mascara in black

LIPS:

• Lo'real Colour Riche lipcolor in Fairest Nude
• Revlon colorburst lip butter in Pink Truffle

The first thing I did was I primed my eyes with too faced shadow insurance. I let that dry for 10 seconds and then I applied NYX jumbo eye pencil in rust to my lids. Then I went to my wet n wild trio in sweet as candy and taking a flat shadow brush I applied the light pink shade over the top of that jumbo pencil on my lids. Then taking a crease brush I applied the brown shade in the same palette to my crease and I blended that out. Finally, I applied the white pearly shade to my browbone. Then to complete my eye look, I applied covergirl lashblast volume mascara in black to my upper and lower lashes. To complete my entire look, I applied lo'real colour riche lipcolor in fairest nide to my lips, then I applied revlon colorburst lip butter in pink truffle over the top of fairest nude for a little more color.


Well, thast it for this tutorial! I hope y'all enjoyed this and I'll be posting about my setup day today on my other blog www.lifeingeneral-mariah.blogspot.com probably this evening. Have a great day everyone! :)

Ulta Haul!

Hey everyone! I hope y'all are having a great Saturday evening! I just wanted to share with you a small haul of a few products that I picked up from Ulta this afternoon. Lets get started...




I've been eyeing their display of NYX products for quite some time, But I just never took the time to look. After viewing several videos of my friend Emily Eddington saying that she was really enjoying nyx products, I had to see what the deal was about them. Emily has several videos (old and new ones) where she has used nyx products. So today, I finally checked out their display and I was so excited to find some unique shades for the Jumbo eye pencils. When I was looking at these online, I wanted to pick up ones that were different not just your average brown and black. Plus, ulta was having a buy 1 get 1 50% sale of nyx, so I got a great deal on everything! Still, as you all know I use coupons for everything and I got an even better deal using coupons and taking advantage of the sale.



Anyways, lets get onto the pictures and swatches of everything!



So first I picked up this NYX powder blush in pinched, now I saw on Emily's recent blush dupes video that this blush was a dupe for Laura Geller's blush in Mimosa. It swatches beautifully and I think it will be really pretty on the cheeks. Here's a picture and a swatch:

I got this blush for $3.49 including my coupons.

Next, I picked up another NYX powder blush in Cinnamon. This one can draw people away from it because it comes off as an orange blush in the packaging, but really when you swatch it and blend it out it becomes this gorgeous peachy/coral shade on the cheeks. Here's a picture and a swatch:

This is a pretty pigmented swatch, I rubbed my finger in it quite a few times to get this color payoff.



But.... Once you blend it out it becomes this gorgeous peachy/coral shade!



I paid $3.49 for this blush also



The next product I picked up from nyx was NYX Jumbo eye pencil in Iced Mocha. I had seen this pencil once again on an old video from emily and I thought it was just gorgeous! It swaches so creamy and smooth. Here's a picture and a swatch:

I paid $2.62 for this eye pencil with my coupons.


The last product I picked up was another NYX Jumbo eye pencil in Rust. Now this one I thought was very unique and very pretty. It again swatches so smooth and creamy. Here's a picture and a swatch:

I paid $2.61 for this eye pencil with my coupons. So all together after my Ulta $3.50 off $10 coupon and redeeming my 100 ulta points for $3.00 off my purchase, I paid in total $9.92 for all 4 products!!! :D

Well, thats it for my Ulta haul! I hope you enjoyed this and I can't wait to try these products out and review them for you all very soon! Have a great night and I'll be trying to blog everyday next week, keeping you updated on my VBS camp on my other blog: www.lifeingeneral-mariah.blogspot.com and also keeping you updated with daily tutorials and some fun outfits of the day on this blog because we have some costume days coming up in our camp this coming week. So keep your eye out for all of that coming up and I'll be blogging again tomorrow! :)