My First Julep Maven Box!

Super EXCITED... My first Julep Maven Box Came in today! This was the cute little bag the items came in, I love the little red bow, nice touch.

These were the items I received for my first month as a Julep Maven. When I filled out the personality/style survey I was an "American Beauty". 

They showed these really pretty purple colors and I was excited about the choices they picked out for me. When the polish came in the mail they sent me 2 colors that I wouldn't have personally chosen for myself, and they weren't the colors they advertised on the site. I only paid 1 penny for the first month, so I'm only mildly disappointed, but if you go sign up and pay normal price I just wanted you aware you might not get the colors they tell you they are sending. =/ 

Aside from that Snafu, the packaging is very chic. I love the rectangle bottles, and the company design/logo. I have not tried the polish so I can't yet speak for the formulation. Kind of underwhelmed at the amount of polish you receive, .27 fl oz for $19.99 a month. Even for 2 colors.... that's almost 10$ a bottle!  

 This is their polish in Gwen, I did not receive this color, but it can be purchased in their store for $14.00. I just used this picture to show you the pretty bottle design! 

They also sent out a hand scrub, which I have not tried, but I did sniff it and it appears to be scentless, so if that is important to you that is something to keep in mind :) They also sent a little container of silver glitter. 

So overall.. I think the Julep Maven Subscription is meh. 3/5 stars if I had to give it a rating. I don't think value for product is very balanced. Unless they send something much more impressive for the second box, I will just save my pennies and go grab a couple Essie polishes for the cost of this subscription. Their packaging is very chic, and hip, but I would rather more product/quality over a cute bottle.   

Till next time Gorgeous!

My First Blogger/2012 Giveaway! *CLOSED*

Hi Beautifuls!! This is my Official Giveaway Blog Post! I'm pretty new to blogging and I thought what a great way to start out then with a Giveaway! :) :) I know my pressies aren't as lavish as some other bloggers with bigger wallets, but I thought this would be fun and it's some things I personally own and really enjoy so here they are!

What is in the giveaway you ask?!??!?!  Well let me tell you!

1 winner will receive ELF Eyelid Primer in Sheer, ELF's Mechanical Eyelash Curler, Revlon Colorburst Lipstick in Icy Nude, Mark. Hookup Lip Gloss in Buttercream, Mark. Hookup Glow Baby Glow Lipgloss in Melon Luxe, A Mark. Hookup Connector, Mark. Shimmer Cheekblossom Cheek Color Tint, LEX Nail Lacquer in Cayman Cabana, Confetti Nail Color in 063 Vava Voom, and OPI's Shatter Polish in Silver Shatter!

I'm Sure there are rules... What are they????

*You must be a follower of my blog via GFC or Google Friend Connect
*This Giveaway is for US Residents only, I'm sorry but I can't afford to ship internationally right now :( I still love my International friends. <3
*You must be 18 years or older, or if under 18 you have to have parents consent to enter.
*Choose the methods you wish to enter via the RaffleCopter Form below! There are even some ways you can earn more entries once a day! So be sure to check that out! (:
*Giveaway runs from 12:01am EST 01/06/12 to 12:01 EST 01/27/12 Winner will get email notification from me as well as I will post the winner on Facebook/Twitter/and on my Blog. The winner has 24 hours to contact me after being notified as the winner or i will have to choose someone else :( Poo.
* MOST IMPORTANTLY... Have fun :) Love you all! xoxo.

John Freida's Foaming Hair Colour in 4R- My Experience

Hi Beautifuls! I just dyed my hair with John Frieda's Foaming Colour Hair Dye, and I just wanted to share my experience with you all. (To sum it up quickly I love it.)  Previously when I've dyed my hair with other brands in the past I've needed 2 boxes in order to cover my whole head. With this one box is MORE then enough. My hair is down to the middle of my back so I have a decent amount of locks :) 

This was my hair before dying it with the 4R. Medium-Dark brown, very blah.

Opening up the Dye Kit this is everything it comes with, in addition to the instruction book, but It fell on the floor as I was taking the picture, hehe. (: 

 I wanted to share this, and if you've ever used the drug store hair dye kits you know they come with the cheap-o clear gloves that no matter what you do one of the fingers has a hole in it and dyes your finger! Well these gloves are the heavy duty salon grade gloves. I LOVE THEM! Not even a tiny little speck of dye anywhere. They are also super comfortable and didn't leave my fingers sweaty. Bonus!

So to mix the dye, you tip it on it's side and just rock the bottle back and forth gently. DO NOT SHAKE IT! If you shake the bottle you can ruin the foam and that wouldn't be good!

This is what the formula looks like when you go to apply it. I was kinda leery about it when I first attempted this, it looks more like a foaming face wash, but it does work! Give it a chance :) 

Apply it to your whole head and wait 20 minutes to be sure the color gets in there good.

When you are done, rinse as usual, wait until the water runs clean, then generously apply the conditioner to your whole head. I normally shave and stuff now to give the conditioner a few minutes to really get into your hair follicles and re-hydrate your locks! Then obviously rinse the conditioner out and voila! :) 

This was my hair, before styling, or applying any products, and after using the John Freida 4R Hair Dye. I was pretty happy with the color! Hopefully the red lasts for a bit, I have a really hard time getting red to stay in my hair. But I will be sure to let you ladies know how it worked for me! :) Anyone else try the John Freida at home Hair dye kit?? What do you think?

Till Next Time Gorgeous,

Bath and Body Works Hello Yellow Sale!

Hello Beautiful! I got my box today with my purchases from Bath & Body Works Hello Yellow Sale! I got 7 products and it only cost me $11.60!! I love me some after Christmas Sales!!! 

The only problem with the really good sales, is almost as soon as you put your items in the cart they are sold out. I had double the amount of products for like $20 and when I went to pay what I got below was all that was left! Glad I got what I did though...

  I ended up with a full size 8oz Body Lotion in Passionfruit Coconut ($2.00), full size Mango Coconut Fragrance Mist ($2.40), Full Size Pomegranate Citrus Fragrance Mist ($2.40), Full size Passionfruit Coconut Fragrance Mist ($2.40), 2oz Body Lotions in Bali Mango, Rio Rumberry, and Aruba Coconut ($2.40 for all 3)! I love love love the scents of all these. Thank goodness because I kinda just ordered them hoping I would like them without smelling them first. 

 Now I want to paint my nails super bright fun colors bust out my shorts tanks and flip flops and find a warm sunny place to lay out! Let's not forget about a fruity drink with a little umbrella! These are perfect scents for summer! Did any of you ladies take advantage of the Hello Yellow Sale at Bath and Body works?? If ya did, what did you get? Put a link below if you made a post! I wanna check it out!

Till next time Gorgeous!

My Under $10 CVS Haul

Hey Beautifuls!! I hope you all had an awesome New Years and stayed safe! I had a very good New Years sitting around with my hubs and kids. I had an even more awesome time at CVS today spending my $7 Extrabucks certificate! I can't believe how much I was able to get and spending less then $10 out of pocket! I got 7 Beauty products all together! 

I got 3 Nail Polish's from Spoiled by Wet N Wild, a Perfume/Body Spray Set from Playboy in Play It Lovely.., and 3 Lipsticks from Revlon, only 2 are pictured because I actually a got a duplicate of one of the colors to add to my upcoming giveaway and put it in the giveaway box already :) 

 I have never seen this Polish Line before and I am super excited because the colors are BEAUTIFUL! I wanted to buy the whole display and maybe I will at some point. I got Pearly White Teeth, Papa-Paparazzi, and 2 weeks sober. If you are into glitter polish you are gonna totally love these. Spoiled is put out by Wet N Wild and they only cost $1.99 per bottle!! The style of the bottle and the price reminds me a lot of Sinful Colors, and I love those too! I can't wait to try them and I WILL do a review as soon as I paint my nails. Probably tonight! :) 

 I got 3 of these Lipsticks by Revlon. I got one in 096 Petal and 2 in 002 Icy Nude. Only 2 are pictured because the second tube of Icy Nude I got is for my giveaway I'm going to be having real soon, and I obviously wanna leave that one sealed and not open it! They are super gorgeous nude colors.I managed to snag these at 75% off, so they ended up being $2.69 a piece!! What a steal!

Then lastly I got this Fragrance set by Playboy in "Play it Lovely..." It smells sooooo good. The fragrance actually lasted a few hours which I was surprised considering the price. I got this for 50% off, so I only paid $7.49!!!! That is so crazy... less then a fragrance spray from Bath and Body Works!

So to break down the savings... I got 3 Revlon Lipsticks for 75% off making them $2.69 each. So that's $8.07 for the Lipsticks. I got the Fragrance Set at 50% off for a total of $7.49 I got the 3 Nail Polishes at $1.99 regular price. For a total of: $21.53! Then when I went to the Machine to print out my Extrabucks I also got a coupon for $5 off $20 or more. So I saved $5.00 with the coupon bringing the total down to $16.53 Then I had $7.00 in Extrabucks and that brought the total down to $9.53 !!!!! So I got all 7 of those things for under $10! Super happy!! Any of you ladies snag any really good deals lately??? If you did let us know what you got and how you managed to save big!!

Till Next time Gorgeous,