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This Week's Empties

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This is what I finished up this week: WEN Cleansing Conditioner in Vanilla Mint - I have already stated that I love this stuff, and I will have to hurry to purchase more Chaz Dean will stop selling this formula in March. Korres Guava Body Butter -I like that is made with natural ingredients, and this small size made a perfect had lotion. Befine Night Cream - I got this in one of my Birchboxes, and I love it. This is one of the best nighttime moisturizers I have tried. Will order the full size. Borghese Fango Active Mud Face ans Body Mask - I don't understand the big deal with this mask. It's not a bad face mask, but it isn't worth the price ($33.50 for a 7 ounces). Laura Mercier Foundation Primer - This reminds me of the Laura Geller Spackle because it's feels cool on the face. I enjoyed this primer. Philosophy When Hope is Not Enough - I didn't think I was going to like this since I am not a fan of Hop in a Jar, but I was qu...

My Last GoGogirlfriend Box

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This box too almost 2 months to get to me (I was charged on Dec 8th and I just now got it in the mail), and after countless emails with their horrible customer service reps, I finally received and explanation that they had vendor issues. I was upset about how long this box took to get to me, but what really made me angry was how they handled the situation. So I'm done with them and this is my last box.  Inside were these samples: -Spa Terry Cloth Headband -Blossom Lip Gloss and Lip Pencil (both full size) -Comodyness Self Tanning Towelette -RenuDerma Creamy Cleanser  -Blums Naturals Orange Peel Exfoliating Towelette and Pro Age Daily Towelette -GoGogirlfriend Unscented Floating Candle and Soap Sample 

Friday's drink

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Almond Cow ½oz Amaretto 2oz Irish Cream 2oz Milk or cream Shake with ice. Strain into a cocktail glass.

Boo-Boo Cover-Up Review

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In  my Beauty Army box  I got a sample of  Boo-Boo Cover-Up . This is a concealer for the face and body, and has ingredients like tea tree oil and vitamin e to help heal any "boo-boos" you might have. I actually had some blemishes that I tried to "take care of" myself, and I ended up with a huge post-blemish-wound on my chin. I applied the Boo-Boo Cover-Up Concealer to my chin and to my surprise it actually covered the whole area. With this product a little goes a long way, and even hours after application my blemishes were still covered. I defiantly need to purchase this product, it will come handy when I go overboard on my face. The only problem (and this is a big one),it only comes in one color, medium. I am lucky that the shade works for me but they really need to come up with more shades, because women of all colors get "boo-boos".

This Week's Empties

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Here is what I used up this week: OluvFresh Face and Body Scrub - I only used this on my hands because this stuff is sooo messy, I would never purchase this again. Booth's Ginger Sugar Body Scrub - This I purchases at Ulta, and I like the way it smells. The scrub is very coarse so I only like it to use it on my elbows, knees and feet. Miss Jessie's - I bought this at target when they were having a BOGO sale on all Miss Jessie's products. This  product is not bad, but not great and it's $22 for just 8oz so I will not repurchase it. Philosophy Amazing Grace Hand Cream - This came in a kit I got a while ago, it smells good and is a good hand cream. Benefit Cosmetics "that gal" - This pink primer smells so good, I am sad that I am out of this sample. The next two products were not empty but I had to toss them Tarte Cosmetics emphasEyes Waterproof Clay Amazonian Eyeliner - I had this for a long time (maybe 2 years?) and it has dr...

My January Birchbox

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This month was about clarity and I received: - Juicy Couture Viva La Juicy - Origins Checks and Balances Frothy Face Wash - Stila Smudge Stick in Peacock (full size) - VMH Hypoallergenics Re-Everything Face-Hand-Body Lotion - Lärabar - Birchbox Magnet

Friday's Drink

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TEXAS TEA Equal amounts of the following: Vodka Gin Rum Triple Sec Tequila Dr.Pepper Mix together then add a splash of lime juice. Enjoy!

MyGlam Box

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OK here is my first  MyGlam  bag (another subscription service it's $10 a month) it came is a cute pink bag like this and inside was another bag filled with goodies  The Balm Hot Ticket Nail Polish in A Case of the Blues WEN by Chaz Dean  Freeman Cucumber Peel-Off Mask Sheer Cover Duo Concealer in Light/Medium Even though I have already tried most of these thing I am still pleased with this MyGlam bag. Everything but the WEN is a fill size and the 2oz size of WEN is perfect for when I travel. 

NOTD Smokey Gradient

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I got this idea from a popular tutorial video on  Beautylish  (click  HERE  for the video) here are the polishes I used  -Nicole by OPI in Scandal, Secrets, and Sparkle  -Sinful Colors in Secret Admirer  -Nails INC in Sloane Square -Sinful Colors in Glass Pink 

This Week's Empties

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Here are the products I finished up this week: Bare Escentuals Firming Eye Treatment - This was a travel size that I got somewhere (can't remember) I have used this eye cream for about a year, but I think I need something more moisturizing in the winter Twisted Sista Curl Activator - I mostly used this on my daughter's hair, it smells good but doesn't really work for me  Philosophy Gingerbread Man  3-n-1 Shower Gel- I really love the smell of this stuff and wish they made it all year. Urban Decay All Nighter Makeup Setting Spray - Again I don't remember where I got this little bottle. This stuff keeps my makeup in place all day but I think I will purchase the De-Slick one next time. Murad Essential-C Daily Renewal Complex - I got this in a swag bag at the Beauty Social event I went to, it retails for $92. I didn't notice a difference in my skin but maybe because I don't have a lot of fine lines. I will check back in next week XOX...

NOTD Bronco Edition

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All I used was my dotting tools and my nail stencils (click  HERE  to see them) and these polishes  -Julep Nail Polish in Michelle  -Sinful Colors in Snow Me White -OPI in In My Back Pocket 

EOTD Bronco Edition

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OK as I stated in Friday's Drink  post I am supporting the Denver Broncos this weekend so I played around with eye shadow and came up with this. For this eye looked I use  NYX Cosmetics eye shadow in Hot Orange  and their  Jumbo Eye Pencil in Milk  the blue shadow I used was Shibuya by Stila (it is in the Trendsetting in Tokyo pallet) and the eyeliner was  Ulta Automatic Eyeliner in Indigo  and the lashes were  E.L.F.Natural Lash Kit Go Tebow! XOXO!

My Beauty Army Box

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OK there is another beauty subscription service on the market called  Beauty Army , and of course I signed up. The Beauty Army is $12 a month, and after taking my profile survey I was able to choose 6 out of 9 samples that were offered to me. So I was in control of what was in my box and I already knew what was coming my way. The box came in like this and inside was this black box  The samples I choose were  -Cellceuticals NeoCell Micro-Resurfacing Skin Treatment -Boo-Boo Cover-up Concealer  -Chella Anti-Fatigue Eye Mask Kit  -StiVectin-Ev Get Even Brightening Serum  -Shea Terra Organics Rose Hips Black Soap Deep Pore Facial Cleanser  -My Face Cosmetics Blingtone Eye Shadow in Sp"ice"y Here is a better look at the eye shadow and a swatch  I am excited to try everything especially the cleanser and the concealer, I will let you know how everything turns out XOXO! 

Friday's Drink

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Ok I am not a big football fan, but my hubby is and has been a Denver Bronco fan way before Tebow. I didn't support them last week so I have to support them (and my man) this week! THE BRONCO DRINK 1 part Blue Curacao 2 parts Vodka 4 parts Orange Soda  tip: mix the vodka and soda and slowly pour the blue curacao on top for an blue and orange look

NOTD

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I was playing around with my dotting tools and some nail stencils I picked up in the sale section at Sephora  I used this flower stencil and these colors  *Sally Hansen Complete Salon Manicure in Sheer Me Now *Sinful Colors in Snow Me White *Zoya Nail Lacquer in Codie Here is an up-close view on my design  I hope you like XOXO!

My January Julep Maven Box

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This is what I received in my January  Julep Maven Box Julep Pomegranate Body Scrub Julep Nail Color in Heather  Julep Nail Color in Blake  and as a bonus I also received  Julep Nail Therapy A sample of Julep nail polish remover pad here are swatches of the nail colors  I am exited to see what the nail therapy does for my nails, they are not in the best shape right now so I will keep ya'll posted!