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Xiomara

Review: Kiss PRO Lash kit

 

 

 

I got this Kiss PRO lash kit with my influester voxbox last month, and yes the box was free just in case you didn't know. Well I have mixed feeling about it. Mostly the lashes are beautiful and I have nothing negative to say about the set I got. It also comes with a lash applicator which I found was a little tricky to use mostly becuase I accidently got some of my glue one it and ended up making it harder to use then if I just used my fingers. But what I didn't like at all was the glue that came with the kit. When I first opened it , it smelled like Elmer's Glue...I don't want to put anything on my face that smells like Elmer's Glue. True Duo glue doesn't smell nice at all but it gave me a weird feeling for it to smell like a childs glue. Ok my major problem after the smell issue was that it didn't NOT work. Good thing I only was trying them around the house! after not even an hour of them being one the inside corner of lash line was lifting off! OMG what if I had been out? that would have sucked. I had to take them off wash them and use my own glue I have which is called Star Glue in dark tone I found at my beauty supply store for less than 5 bucks. Needless to say the lashes are pretty and those passed the test but the lash glue that came in it SUCKS! So would I buy this again, that's a YES for the lashed and a HELL NO for the glue. Any quesitons, leave me a comment- I will get back to you as soon as I can.

TTYL,

 

 

Xiomara

Review: White Barm Bath and Body Works Mini Candle

 

I loved this candle!! I got this candle in my influenester voxbox last month, I believe. (By the way the box was free) I took it to work because everyone at my job likes for the office to smell nice. So while it burnt it smelled SO good. I don't really buy that many candles to but so I'm not really sure how long they are supposed to but for but this one only lasted about a day and a half.  The wick went out before burning the whole wax part. So what I did was took out the wax that was left and I put it in my oil burner at work. So even there the candle it self had stopped working the wax was also put to use. I loved the smell cause it smell musty but also a little sweet at the same time. The only problem I see with this candle is the the price of the regular candle is too expensive. 19.50 for the 14.5 oz three wick candle. Um, I don't think I will be getting that anytime soon. The only was would be if it was on special. I know I got a coupon for 10 bucks for that candle but I didn't have time to go get it while the coupon was still good. So unfortunately I didn't get to get it. :( But if you guys like candles and you don't think that expensive got for it! It smells great!

 

Review: Mighty Tea (chamomile citrus)

 

I received three flavors in my Birch Box in September. Like I said when I was opening the box I'm not a tea person. The only time I drink tea is when my mom makes me drink chamomile tea if I'm sick. So needless to say that my frame of reference was limited!  Well as soon as I opened this tea the tea bag looked SO different. It was made of SILK! um, as Cici at my job said, I don't even have anything that's silk so  yeah it's safe to say I have never drank no tea that came from a silk tea bag! My sentiment exactly. So fancy!! It makes me think if the bag that carries the tea is like this then what care do they take to pick out the best to for taste? Must be awesome! It has actual tea leaves that are visible. I mean the tea my mom gives me  has tea leaves in it but it's ground all up so if it were not in that paperish bag  then I don't know if I could tell it were tea as apposed to a dry spice. So the smell was pretty aromatic too! I'm not gonna lie no I don't think I will ever switch to tea from coffee but what I can say is that Mighty Tea is definitely doing it right. They actually are making me want to give tea another once over to see if I might like something other than chamomile. The only thing that I don't like after doing some research for this review is the price. I searched on Amazon and I found that it varies a lot from flavor to flavor some were like 8 bucks (15count) and yet some others were like 28 dollars (15 count). That's a lot of money for tea, I think. If it were coffee I still think it would be a lot of money. I mean if I really liked the flavor a lot then I don't think I wouldn't mind paying for it especially if I were to drink it a lot but since that's not the case I'm gonna have to go say  skip it. But by all means if tea is your thing, then go for it. I looked on their website they have a variety pack for 20 bucks, if you are interested. :)

 

Xiomara



Review: Macadamia Healing Oil Treatment

 

 

Since I am subscribed to two different sample websites Beauty Army and Birch Box, I thought I might as well write reviews on the products I receive. So that's what I'm doing. I'm starting with this product because frankly I was really looking forward to using this it. Let me tell you about the good stuff first.

- It smells good, earthy and sweet.

- A little goes a long way so it will last a good amount of time.

-Available in different sizes so you can try out a small and if you like it.

 

That's about it...lol. I'm not happy to report this because my thinking with this was:  well it's expensive so must work... Nope yet again that rational let me down. It makes my hair smell nice and silky while it in my hair of course but so does the 5 dollar one I bought at WalMart (FX morracan oil)! Oh and by the way I took a poll at the job just to see what they would say about the smell comparing the five dollar one and this one. Most of them said they liked the smell of the 5 dollar one better! (they smell a like) The only difference was that the macadamia one smell slightly stronger. Bottom line this review might come off as harsh and I get it. Maybe I could beat around the bush and not say the truth but that defiantly wouldn't be me. Plus, if I'm going to buy something that's forty dollars for the regular size (4 oz), I better get my forty dollars worth of it. This product just doesn't do it. Skip it, unless you want to try the small size just to try it out, you will only be out 10-12 bucks if you don't like it.

 

 

Xiomara

 

 

 

 



FREE BOX :Influenster VoxBox ( Beauty Blogger) Oct 2012

Influenter.com sent me this box for free! All I did was go on the website, make a profile and fill out some serveys which they call it to unlock badges...They then selected me to receive a box. Just like I said in the video just cause they gave me this it doesn't mean that I will like evertyhing. I think I'm gonna post a blog about it when I have used these products to review just cause I feel like you guys should know if they are good or not. Oh and of course the most important thing which would prove if I liked them or not, would I spend my hard earned money on any on them again?... If you have any questions, let me know I will try my best.

TTYL,


Xiomara

Book Review: Click, The Magic of Instant Connection

 

I picked up this book just because I thought it would help me with my job. I work at a BIG bank and I am in sales. So anything that I can use to give me an edge is great due to that fact that I get paid salary plus commission. So to tell you the truth yes I think it was interesting, but would I ever go out and purchase the book...No. I don't think so. I thought I would find out so interesting things that I didn't know yet but as it turns out I was already doing a lot of the things in this book without know what the technical term was. For example, when I meet someone (not for work but let say romantically) I usually like right off the bat- maybe on the first date to share my most embarrassing moment with them because it's funny and because I feel like that person ends up wanting to share what theirs is. Which for me breaks the ice. Well in the book that is the first one of the seven things that brings people to click . A common venerability. I was already doing that but what ever. One thing that really resonated with me from this book though that it has stories about real people in it. I particularly liked the one about the guys in the college basketball team. There was these four guys that just clicked together and played together a lot, at practice and off practice. They developed a kinship like no other and went on to win two championships playing together. They happened to just click because they were roommates. So this book is filled with stories of real people, which is what helped my get through it. It's an alright book. I give it a ** star out of 5 star rating.