Almost done!

As of tonight, about 90% of my Christmas shopping is done!  Just gotta pick up a few items at Walmart and the Dollar Tree that I couldn't purchase online and were out of stock when I went on Monday.  Totally forgot to grab the Glitterazzi Brown shade of NYC's Showtime Glitter eyeliner while I was there  :'(  But it's on my list on my phone now, so I won't forget it next time!

Also, this week is almost done!  I am soooo excited to be going to Disney this weekend for Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party!  I haven't been to any of the parks at all in probably 10 years - and I only live 1.5 hours away!! Hoping we can go to either the Rainforest Cafe or T Rex restaurant for dinner one night!  They look amazing in photos!  I will certainly post lots of photos no matter where we end up, plus plenty of photos of the park all lit up and Christmas-y!!  May need to make a photobucket account or something to hold all the pics, no way I will be able to upload them all in 1 blog post, lol

Hope you all are enjoying this magical time of year, try not to let yourself get caught up in all of the stress!   Merry Christmas! 

NYC New York Color Show Time Glitter Eyeliner Review

OMG!!!!!!   I can't tell you how much I LOVEEEE  NYC New York Color's Show Time Glitter Eyeliner!!!  

 
Ok, I must admit, I was already in love with NYC's eyeliner pencils (as you can see), but I hadn't found this one in stores before!

Just like NYC's other eyeliner pencils, the new Show Time Glitter eyeliner stays on all day with no smearing or running.  And it is PERFECT for the holidays to give yourself a little extra sparkle thanks to the glitter.  

Not sure why my skin looks so orange here, lol

It glides on so smoothly, even non-makeup experts like myself would have no problems with it! And at $2.50, it is affordable too! 

I received the shade "Show Time Black", but it is also available in "Starry Blue Sky", "Glitterazzi Brown" and "Paparazzi Purple"!   The black is great for going out at night, but a little too dark against my complexion for things like work. The site shows they are available at my local Walmart, so I will definitely be looking for the Glitterazzi Brown shade when I go grocery shopping sometime this week!  (To find out where you can purchase it, go to NYC's website and click "Store Locator" on the top right side of the page.)

As a reminder, I received this product free from Influenster in my College VoxBox for testing and review purposes.  If you would like more information about Influenster or an invitation to sign up with them, send me a message or leave a comment!

Puppies!

Here are some photos of my little mutts in their Christmas costumes as I promised earlier.  I remembered! So proud of myself, lol

'Tis the Season....for craziness

Well, I obviously didn't get to do any posts over the weekend, nor did I get any extra sleep :(  Ended up having to work and then run a bunch of errands (I did manage to get the dogs a Christmas present and buy the little one a reindeer outfit though!  Will try to post pics tonight!)  And I see no extra downtime anywhere in the near future - parades and work meetings this weekend, Disney/Orlando the following, Christmas the next and finally New Years! I'm excited about all of these things, but I know I'm gonna have a hard time making it through them...especially with how worn out I already feel.

And stress does not help with fatigue! Got a call from my bank on Friday afternoon that my credit card number had been stolen! Some asshole spent over $750 on shoes and clothes while I was giving blood just to get 2 free movie tickets (Oh the irony!).  So between the stress and lack of blood I crashed very early Friday night.

Anyway, back to my original point, I will get the rest of the reviews for my College VoxBox done this week/weekend!  I've even set up some alarms on my phone to remind me to post (this fatigue has made me so incredibly forgetful it's not even funny!). 

TGI(almost)F!

Thank God, only 1 more day left to make it through this week!  It's been a pretty rough week as you can probably tell  =(  I'm hoping to post some more product reviews and recipe photos this weekend, but I honestly don't know if I will get around to it or not.  I've had an issue with fatigue for about a year now and, while it was doing better for a few months (but never completely went away), it has been coming back with a vengeance the past few weeks ='(   I've had several blood tests and tried different supplements and medications, but my Dr can't figure out what is causing it and nothing seems get rid of it. I really thought something was wrong with my thyroid based on other symptoms I've read about online, but nope, from all tests my thyroid appears to be functioning extremely well.  So for now I just have to deal with it and wait for things to get a little better again.   And hopefully I can spend some extra time sleeping this weekend  =)

Broadway Nails imPRESS Press-on Manicure Review

My first review from my College VoxBox!  =)

First, I have to say that I loved the design on the nails, they are super CUTE! (It's called WinkWink, btw.)

 

And the container they came in was so cute too!  In the shape of a bottle of nail polish!

 The instructions were VERY easy! And there was NO messy glue! 

 All you have to do is go through and pick out a cover to go on each nail and line them in the order they go on,  like this:

Then clean your nails with the pad provided, this ensures they will stick firmly to your nail.  Finally peel the tab off the back and place then over your regular nails.  

And voila! Instant manicure!

Now for the negatives:
I put the nails covers on on Thursday morning (I wanted to show them off for Thanksgiving dinner :) ) and one already came unglued by Sunday morning (with several more feeling loose, edges coming up).  The tips were chipped by Sunday morning as well.  Not so bad that it was highly noticeable by others, but it was definitely noticeable to me.  I tend to like "fake" nails over just painting my regular nails because they usually resist chipping for much longer, so I was slightly disappointed. 
Also, it was a little difficult to get the tabs off the nails once I had one hand done and I was working on the second, so I had to have my boyfriend help me.  Being able to put them on by myself was a large part of why I was so excited about trying these nails since there was no glue involved, but sadly I still couldn't.  I will say this may just be a problem I had, though, only because I haven't had long nails in a while so you may not have an issue with this. 
I loved the design on the tip of the nails, but you could clearly see the glue edge through the nails (even at arms length) and it made them look tacky and cheap.  I was honestly a little embarrassed to show them off because this flaw was so apparent  :(

Final verdict: I would recommend these nails if you need a quick manicure and don't have the time/money to get to a nail salon.  For $7 (average price online) they work and are fairly easy to put on, but don't expect them to last more than 2 - 3 days.  I did get compliments on how pretty the design was, but the nails just didn't last as long as I expected them to (package says up to a week).  The concept is great and there is hope for this product, it just needs some tweaking.  My biggest issue was the glue edge being visible and this would not have been a problem with some of Broadway's other designs.  You can see them all here. I may end up trying out one of the solid color/pattern designs (that aren't see through!) during the holidays with all of the parties that will be going on.

Here is what the package looks like if you are interested in trying them for yourself:

 And just a reminder, this product was provided to me for free by Influenster for testing and review purposes. If you would like more info about signing up with them, send me a message  :)

Happy Thanksgiving!

Happy Thanksgiving everyone! I hope you all have a great day with family and friends tomorrow!! Just finished baking 3 dozen cookies, now I'm exhausted and ready for bed!

Over the holiday weekend I will be posting reviews of some of the items I received in my College VoxBox from Influenster, make sure you check back to read all about them!  I will also be doing an update with new pics on the progress of my teeth whitening using my Crest Whitening Strips!