Dessange Paris

I have a lot of hair. Long. Ombre. Damaged.

I received Dessange Paris' California Blonde Collection from Influenster and was excited to try the products to see what they were able to do for my hair.

Source: Target

I received  a bottle of the California Blonde Illuminating Shampoo, California Blonde Illuminating Conditioner and the California Blonde Color Correcting Creme. 

I was fairly skeptical about the products, because only the bottom half of my hair is blond. But I figured I would give it a try anyways. 

So glad that I did.

This shampoo is my new favorite. I could feel during the shower that it was really cleaning my hair. I have waist length hair and usually have to use a lot of product. I didn't have to use a lot of the shampoo to get my hair clean. This is a salon quality brand so the shampoo sells for $9.99 for an 8.5 oz. bottle of the shampoo. I think the price is justified because of the quality and quantity that I used. This should last a while. 

I tried the conditioner and it worked really well too. My favorite is still my Joico Color Endure Conditioner. But this is a close second. The one thing that took some getting used to - and quite frankly, I'm not sure I'm still used to it - is the consistency of the conditioner. The formula is thinner than other conditioners that I normally use. This causes me to use A LOT of it to coat my hair to get it working.

The last product that I received to test out was the California Blonde Color Correcting Creme. This came in a bottle that slightly reminded me of the at home color bottles you get to dye your hair. The best part of this is the color. The product in the tube is a highly pigmented indigo color. The directions suggest using this product once a week to correct any brassiness that may have occurred. 

 "I received these products complimentary from Influenster for testing purposes."

Snapshot Sunday 15

This Sunday my sister and myself went to a farm to pick strawberries. The strawberry season on the farm is coming to an end now, so the strawberries were fairly picked over. We weren't even able to get  enough strawberries to fill the bucket, but they did have some farm animals!

Love with Food April 2014

Love with Food

The Price: $10.00 a month

Ships out: Once a month

The Extras: For each box purchased, Love with Food donates a meal to someone in need.

First Look!

This month's theme is 'Flower Power'

1 bag Heart-Tea Wild Hibiscus tea

1 oz. Crave Canyon Kettle popcorn in Cane Juice and Sea Salt This was super delicious.

0.75 oz. Sensible Foods Crunch Dried Fruit in Orchard Blend. This was also super good. The texture was much better than what I was expecting. It was a freeze dried- but very crunchy texture. I would absolutely purchase this again. 

Sahale Snacks  in Almonds with Cranberries, Honey and Sea Salt I have tried other nut products from this brand before so I was really happy to see this in my box this month. I was even happier to see a coupon so that I can get more. Interestingly enough, the only place that I have seen these products in store is in gas stations. 

Vintage Bee Creamed honey with chocolate and mint I ate this straight from the tube. I thought it was nice. It was a slightly chunky texture and the chocolate was a nice touch. I wanted a little bit less of the mint - I thought it was a bit too strong. 

 1 bar Bumble Bar organic energy bar in Original

Fior di frutta fruit spread in strawberries and wild strawberries

1 wafer Meli Honey Wafers

Everything I got in this month's box! 

IPSY April 2014

IPSY

I received my IPSY bag. Keep reading to see what I got!

Price: $10.00 (free shipping)

Ships out: Every month.

Extras: Each month the products featured in the bag have special subscriber discounts. Points system that is accrued for each review you post on the IPSY site from the products that you received in each month's bag. These points as well as referral points can be redeemed for extra products in future month's bags. 

First Look!

This month's bag was more square that the previous bags that I have received. The design on this bag is in the shape of a record player. 

The theme is 'Beauty Rocks'

1.6 oz. Big Sexy Hair Root pump volumizing spray mousse

FULL SIZE! Mary Kay at Play Jelly lip gloss in 'Teddy Bare'

0.25 oz. Dr. Brandt Microdermabrasion exfoliant

0.03 oz. Urban Decay 24/7 Velvet glide-on eye pencil in Black Velvet

FULL SIZE! Elizabeth Mott 'Pop! Goes the Shadow' eyeshadow single in Champagne I really liked the color of this eyeshadow and it's exactly the types of color that I like. 

Everything in my April IPSY bag. 

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Influenser Mary Kay Vox Box

Influenster

I was selected for the most recent VoxBox from Influenster.

Influenster is a website dedicated to product reviews. You sign up for the site and review all the different products on the site. Each review you submit and your activity on the site gives you points towards your Influenster score. The higher your score the more likely you will be picked to receive boxes from Influenster to try out and review. 

Every so often they curate a box of different products and send them out to a few lucky people that fit into the demographics they need. I was lucky enough to be picked for this box.

This box was the Mary Kay VoxBox.

 I received an email from Influenser that I was selected for this program. I was surprised with the size of the box that I received. I was expecting something much smaller! I opened up my box and was so surprised with the amount of products I received! Plus the box was so cute. 

 Cream Eye Color in 'Apricot'

This was a cream eyeshadow and was easily applied with both my finger and an eyeshadow brush. I preferred the brush because it gave me much more control, however the color was so sheer that it can easily be applied with your finger all over the eyelid. The color didn't crease throughout the day and stayed on my lids until I took it off at the end of the day.

 Translucent loose powder

I loved the sifter feature of the packaging. The powder was invisible after applied and seemed to mattify my face. I didn't think it lasted throughout the day. The powder to worked well enough, but I still prefer my Coty Airspun translucent powder. I think the Airspun powder is more matte and remains longer. 

 'Nourishine Plus' lip gloss in Mango Tango

I really liked the color of his product and the feel. However I don't think this stayed on my lips very long. If reapplication is not an issue for you, this will work well. Despite this I did like the gloss, but I always forget to reapply and this seemed to work considerably less than some of my other glosses. 

 Lash Love mascara

I did like this mascara it didn't transfer too much and I liked the small brush. It had rubber bristles instead of the hair ones. I prefer waterproof to hold the curl in my lashes. This product did not hold the curl at all.

 Powder Brush and Cream Eyeshadow/Concealer Brush

The powder brush is crap. It's really itchy. The eyeshadow brush, was the opposite. It was soft and applied the cream eyeshadow evenly. The bristles were firm, but not so firm that it felt like I was stabbing my eyes each morning. 

 Mineral Cheek Color in "Shy"

This bush was really pigmented and was a nice color. This product and the bronzer below were in a magnetic casing that would be perfect for a Z palette. I however do not have a Z palette, so would use the blush in the plastic case that was sent. I think either way is perfectly fine. I didn't find a magnetic palette for sale on the Mary Kay site, so I'm not sure why they packaged his product in the way that they did. 

 Bronzing Powder in Light-Medium

This was a nice bronzer. I don't think it can be used for contouring because of the shimmer, but as an allover color it was nice. 

 Gel Eyeliner in Black

Now this is the headlining event! I usually use a gel eyeliner so I was most excited to try out this product and put it up again my current fave MAC fluid line. Mary Kay blows MAC out of the water in every category. The liner comes with a travel retractible brush. I thought the brush was going to be crap, but it actually worked fairly well.  I won't be using this for everyday use because i like a longer brush, but for traveling I think its perfect. On to the actual liner. The color is so dark and pigmented. It applies so fluidly across my lids and remains there all day long. This is my new holy grail eyeliner. I cannot describe the amount of love that I have for this eyeliner. 

Everything I received in the Mary Kay VoxBox.

Before receiving this product I was definitely on the side of "Mary Kay is for old ladies driving pink cars" I really thought of the brand as being for old ladies that have been using the products forever and have gotten into a routine with all the products - not daring to go outside of their regular products and testing out new things. After receiving this box, I realize that Mary Kay products really are nice! This isn't just for old ladies! I am a recent convert and so happy that I received this box and my mind was changed about this product. 

I received these products complimentary from Influenster for testing purposes.

Love with Food March 2014

Love with Food

The Price: $10.00 a month

Ships out: Once a month

The Extras: For each box purchased, Love with Food donates a meal to someone in need.

First Look!

 This month's theme is "Flavors of the World"

Wai Lana  chips in Sea Salt and Vinegar

Pasta Chips in Marinara This was an interesting chip. I would consider it in between a chip and a cracker. I don't think I would purchase the marinara flavor again, but would be open to trying another flavor. 

Chimes Ginger Chews in Mango and Original

Walkers Pure Butter Shortbread These were super yummy.

Pierrot Gourmand  lollipop in Lait Grenadine

Desert Gardens Taco and Burrito Meat Seasoning. This was good. It was unusual and had oatmeal pieces. I really like this brand. I received the spinach dip in another box and really liked that also, I will be looking into other selections from this company.

Emmy's Chai Spice macaroons Not gonna lie - kinda scared to try these...

All of the coupons I received with the March box. 

Taylors of Harrogate Earl Grey Tea I forgot to take an individual picture of this. 

Everything I got in this month's box!

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Snapshot Sunday 14

Making cookies on Mother's Day.