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Busy Beauty Showerless Shave Gel (Review)

August 7, 2017 By Joi

I’m not sure it’d be possible for anyone to hate shaving as much as I do. If I’m taking a bath, there is absolutely NO way I’m going to shave my legs as I’m sitting in the water.

Gross.

If I’m in the shower, I detest the gymnastic moves and contortions it takes to shave my legs… preferably without cutting myself or falling face-first into the shower door. Until now, though, these have been the choices presented to me. When asked to review Busy Beauty Showerless Shave Gel, I immediately considered the possibility that there was a better way…IF, that is, the gel worked as well as it claims to.

Before the Showerless Shave Gel arrived, I checked out its official website (Busy Beauty). I fell in love with the website and got the impression, right off the bat, that this shaving gel would be extra special. You can just tell when people wouldn’t settle for anything but the best. That’s the very vibe the website and its social media accounts put off and I was instantly drawn in.

No Water Required!

Shave anytime, anywhere, without the use of water. You don’t even have to wash the product off after you’ve shaved.

When the gel arrived, I tore into it and couldn’t wait to take it for a test drive. I only hoped that it was as good as I expected it to be. I have to admit, there was a small voice whispering, “A smooth, effective shave, without water? You know that’s impossible, right?”

I’m happy to say that my whispery inner voice of doubt was way off base – it is possible. For Busy Beauty anyway.

The scent is fantastic, the gel is as soft as baby powder, and the shave is even better than the shaving gel I’ve been using in the shower. I am, sadly, one of those gals who cuts herself regularly when shaving – however, I honestly have not cut myself once while shaving with Busy Beauty Showerless Shave Ge. I have no idea why, mind you.

Maybe it’s the whole trying to dance like a flamingo thing.

I can see beach-goers being especially excited about Busy Beauty Showerless Shave Gel – you can keep a can in your beach bag and use it any time you spot a “hair out of place.” I also love that it’s conveniently found on Amazon. (I swear, I have such little time for anything if it isn’t on Amazon).

All you have to do is spread the gel over your legs, shave, then add a little more if you’d like as a moisturizer. You’ll quickly become addicted to the softness.

I whole-heartedly recommend Busy Beauty Showerless Shave Gel. You’re going to love it as much as I do.

Beauty Product Review: Philosophy’s When Hope is Not Enough…

December 5, 2016 By Joi

Today’s beauty product review is for a new favorite, When Hope is Not Enough by Philosophy. If you’re at all familiar with Philosophy products, it won’t surprise you when I say that this beauty oil is in a league all its own.

I confess, when I think of Philosophy, I’ve always thought of their beautifully addictive body washes and shower gels – but, recently, I’ve found that their beauty and anti-aging game is STRONG too.

Philosophy When Hope Is Not Enough is a Facial Firming and Lifting Serum. A lightweight, oil-free serum with antioxidant and peptide reduces signs of aging for the present and prevent for the future. Improve fine lines and rough texture while it brightens and hydrates the skin.

I noticed the brightening of my complexion almost immediately and have noticed that fine lines are no where near as prevalent as they were before I started using When Hope is Not Enough by Philosophy. This is one beauty product I have zero intention of ever running out of.

While the skin improvement I’m seeing in the present excites me the most, I can’t help also feeling great about the fact that it’s preventing problems in the future. The serum is very lightweight and not greasy-feeling in the slightest. There is no aroma to worry about (I hate when facial lotions or serums fight my perfume for attention!) – in fact, you don’t even know you have it on… until you start seeing the noticeable improvements, that is.

See When Hope is Not Enough by Philosophy for more information. I simply cannot recommend this enough!

Faith Hill True Perfume: A Personal Favorite

August 16, 2014 By Joi

I’ve always been obsessed with Faith Hill’s first perfume (Click the link for a gift set of her original fragrance) but I recently became just as infatuated with her new fragrance, Faith Hill’s True.

True has an exotic, unique scent that’s almost as hard to describe as it is to resist. It’s a fresh, beautiful, and deliciously original fragrance that I know you’ll love. Click through the image to take a closer look.

Description: Inspired by casual sensuality and spirited femininity, Faith Hill True embodies a woman’s incredible sense of self – pure, honest, and unabashed. Opening with a burst of exotic citrus. Top notes japanese yuzu. Great gift.

Also See: Faith Hill Parfums Gift Set for Women (Eau De Toilette Spray, Lotion, Shower Gel)

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Thinning Hair Solution: Pantene Agedefy Thickening Treatment

July 10, 2013 By Joi

It’s been my experience that we women worry about our hair more than any other aspect of our appearance. When faced with hair problems, we seek out the best products and treatments available. Fortunately, most hair problems can often be solved or masked (literally) within minutes. Unwanted grays? There are so many hair colors on the market, it’s never been funner to experiment with new colors! In fact a lot of women color their hair simply because it’s a fun, “girly” thing to do long before they see that first gray hair.

As for oily hair, dandruff, or dry hair – again, there are endless hair products on the market. It’s simply a matter of finding the one that works for you. While this has little to do with this actual post, while talking about hair conditioners, I just want to say one thing: If you see the word ARGON on a conditioner or hair treatment product, BUY IT! Not only is the scent amazing, it does wonders for dry, over-processed, and/or “summer” hair. It’s wonderful, wonderful, wonderful.

Something else that’s wonderful x 3 (at least) is a new product by Pantene –Pantene Pro-V Expert Collection AgeDefy Advanced Thickening Treatment. I’ve been a HUGE fan of Pantene products for a lot of years. In fact, when they first hit the market, I remember thinking, “Maybe the other conditioners should just give up.” My reasoning was that no other conditioner could beat Pantene. Over the years I’ve found that, for the most part, the only one who beats Pantene in the hair care game is Pantene. They just keep outdoing themselves.

A good case in point is the Pantene AgeDefy Line of Hair Products. Seemingly, the moment a woman leaves the comfort zone of her 20’s, out hair rebels. Years of sun, chlorine, curling irons, hair color, flat irons, etc. take their toll. Hair that once resembled Snow White’s now looks more like the hag’s. Think of Pantene’s AgeDefy line as your Prince on a white horse. Click the link to check out all of the wonderful hair products in the line.

The one I am most excited about is the Pantene Pro-V Expert Collection AgeDefy Advanced Thickening Treatment. This wonderful treatment makes it look – and feel – as though you have A LOT more hair.

Personally, I never intend to run out or – or even low on – this magic elixir.

Description:

Thickens existing hair so it’s like you have up to 6500 more hair strands.
Works on the surface of each hair strand, for natural-looking hair with fullness that lasts, adding thickness to existing hair fibers.
Incorporate into your daily ritual and notice instantly fuller-looking and thicker-feeling hair.
For hair that acts up to 10 years younger, use with Pantene Pro-V Expert Collection AgeDefy Shampoo and Conditioner.
Signs or changes you may experience as you use this treatment* (*vs. untreated): Less hair in your brush due to breakage. More texture for hair that is less limp, natural-looking hair with fullness that lasts, and Hair that is more supple and easier to manage.

Look for Pantene Pro-V Expert Collection AgeDefy Advanced Thickening Treatment in your favorite store or click the link to buy online.

It’s a 10 Miracle Leave In Product Plus Keratin Review

July 5, 2013 By Joi

I’ve always been a huge fan of It’s a 10 Miracle Leave In Conditioner. Oh, let’s just call it what it is, I’m completely obsessed. Yes, it costs more than a lot of other conditioners and hair products, but it’s SO WORTH IT. It lasts forever and, trust me, leaves your hair looking and feeling better than it has since you were 12 years old.

I recently tried a different product in the line, the It’s a 10 Miracle Deep Conditioner Plus Keratin, 5 oz. The first thing I noticed (and loved) was the amazing, amazing, amazing scent. Did I mention that it was amazing??? Seriously, this is the best smelling, most intoxicating hair product of all time.

You’ll find yourself thinking, “Who even needs perfume?!”

Whether it’s the summer heat, age (let’s not talk about that, shall we), hair color, or a lethal combination of all, my hair had become pretty dry and coarse. I didn’t love the way it looked and I hated the way it felt. It didn’t even feel like hair to me – especially on the ends. Let’s face it, when you’re no longer in your 20’s, your hair just doesn’t stand up to weather, curling irons, flat irons, or anything else very well.

It needs extra loving care and that’s exactly what It’s a 10 Miracle Leave-In Products provide. Click the link for all the products in this flawless line.

The It’s a 10 Miracle Deep Conditioner Plus Keratin, 5 oz has everything you need to care for and nurture your hair:

Keratin portein enriched, deeply moisturizes
Superior penetration, smoothes, detangles
Restores elasticity and strength, protects color

I can honestly say that my hair looked better after just one use. The difference is so remarkable that I have NO intention of ever running out of my beloved “Perfect 10” products. If you want younger looking hair, softer hair, and shinier hair, this is the only line of hair care products you need.

Click through any of the links for more information. If I were to recommend ONE beauty product that’ll rock your world, this is it.

The Beauty Blender – Review

March 22, 2013 By Stephany

I finally was able to get my hands on the Beauty Blender this month, and I’m really happy I did! I’ve always wanted it, and it really lived up to my expectations. I never want to apply my foundation without it. It honestly makes a huge difference in the way the foundation looks and stays on your face. Plus its very simple to clean. There’s a reason why it has such rave reviews from youtube beauty gurus and on amazon.com and other websites. It’s REALLY good. If you don’t know what the Beauty Blender is, its “The Ultimate Make-Up Sponge Applicator”. There are NO dupes that I’ve found that are as good. There’s something about the way the Beauty Blender is made, and how it just kind of bounces off your skin when using it.. it feels fantastic. I highly recommend buying one, its worth the investment!

Beauty Blender

Beauty Blender, The Ultimate Make-Up Sponge Applicator

Looking Younger Just Got Easier…

February 25, 2013 By Joi

Let’s face it, we all want to look younger. In fact, countless women search “How to Look Younger” on Google daily. It doesn’t matter if you’re 27 or 72, everyone wants to look younger than their actual age.

Thanks to wonderfully innovative companies like L’Oreal, it’s more possible than ever. I recently tried one of the brand’s newest skin care products and was so blown away, I knew I had to let you in on the secret. L’Oreal Revitalift Miracle Blur is one of those things that you’re just going to have to try for yourself. I can swear to you that you’ll fall in love with the way it feels on your face (actually, you’ll fall head over heels in love with the way it feels before your hand ever reaches your face…. it’s that amazing!) and I can tell you how much smoother your skin will look, whether you’re wearing makeup over the “Miracle Blur” or not. The thing is, I can’t possibly describe to you how thrilled I am with this beauty product. Suffice to say, I’m blown away and would love to order thousands of boxes of L’Oreal Revitalift Miracle Blur just to make sure I never have to live a day without it.

Common sense reminds me that this product is so amazing that it’s here to stay, so one box at a time will suffice.

I first tried L’Oreal’s Miracle Blur without makeup. I was anxious to see how it looked and experience how it felt. Silky smooth are a few words that came immediately to mind. It felt like fine silk on my fingers and on my face – a feeling I could easily get hooked on.

But since we’re here to talk about looking younger as well as feeling younger, what matters most is how the Miracle Blur looks. I can, honestly, say that fine wrinkles are MUCH less noticeable after using the Blur.

Product Description:

It’s not a moisturizer. It’s not a foundation. It’s more than a primer: Introducing Miracle Blur, the first-of-its-kind instant skin smoothing Finishing Cream.
Miracle Blur was specially formulated with a distinctive cushiony texture that instantly blurs lines, wrinkles, pores and uneven texture. This unique Finishing Cream blends seamlessly into skin so it instantly looks and feels smooth, leaving a velvet-soft matte finish.

A finishing cream in the truest sense, Revitalift Miracle Blur should be the final step in every woman’s skincare routine, applied after moisturizer. It can also be worn under foundation for smoother, more even application and wear.

Read more about my new favorite beauty product by clicking the following link. Order online or look for them in your favorite store. Whichever way you go, prepare to be amazed: L’Oreal Revitalift Miracle Blur

Sexy! Viva La Juicy by Juicy Couture is the Perfect Perfume

February 17, 2013 By Joi

There are a few perfumes that’d I’d recommend to anyone, anytime, any where. Perfumes that I (as a perfume obsessed expert) would tell someone to buy EVEN if they’d never sampled it before. Viva La Juicy by Juicy Couture 3.4oz 100ml EDP Spray is on this very short list and for good reason: No one (male or female) could possibly resist this amazingly sexy scent.

Everything about Viva La Juicy by Juicy Couture is brilliant – the packaging, the bottle, the name, and most importantly the perfume, itself.

Perfume Description:

Two nice girls created a Juicy EDP that smells like Couture. Then they said, ?Wait a minute. We want more!? It should be haute. It should be couture. But no matter what, it’s got to be Juicy for sure. And that?s how they created Viva La Juicy.
Top notes of Mandarin & Wild Berries; mid notes of Honeysuckle, Jasmine & Gardenia; finish of Amber, Carmel Woods, Vanilla, Sandalwood & Praline.
Smells Like Couture! Crisp?Fun?Mystical?Vibrant

Click through for more information about the amazingly sexy and beautiful Viva La Juicy by Juicy Couture 3.4oz 100ml EDP Spray. Order your bottle today and get ready to blow them away this weekend!

Viva La Juicy Perfumes, Gift Sets, and More!

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Target’s Fall Beauty Bag 2012

October 30, 2012 By Stephany

In the mail today I got the infamous Target Beauty Bag, which is for Fall 2012. I hear its the last one that Target is going to do, which is sad because I really loved getting them. They were free and you had to sign up for them through Target’s Facebook page a couple of weeks ago. Inside I found coupons for Beauty products including Loreal, Pixi, Revlon, Jergens, Maybelline, Nivea, etc.. also inside the bag were samples of Fekkai Shea Butter Shampoo and Conditioner, which is amazing. I’ve used it before and it made my hair look the best it has in months, so I’m pretty excited to use this one! Also there was a sample for Pixi Flawless Beauty Primer.. never tried anything from Pixi so I’ll try it out tomorrow and see if its any good! The other samples were for some of my favorite products including Loreal EverCreme Sulfate Free Shampoo, Conditioner, a really cool looking Deep Nourishing Masque from Loreal, some Clear Total Care Shampoo and Conditioner, and lastly Jergens Daily Moisture Smoother Skin Lotion (which I’m fixing to use!). My favorite part though is the Animal Print makeup bag that everything came in. I love it so much. It is from Soho and it has the coolest texture / design. I’m fixing to load it up with some of my makeup favorites and put it in my handbag. Its really gorgeous! Thanks, Target!

My August Favorites: Makeup and Beauty Product Reviews!

September 5, 2012 By Stephany

It’s time for me to write about my favorite beauty products of the past month, this time its my favorite stuff that I used or discovered in August!

I’ll start off with my favorite find, which is the NYX Cosmetics Black Label Lipstick, Nude (pictured above). This honestly is such a good lipstick, its a beautiful pinky-nude color with a slight gloss to it. It’s not matte, so it doesn’t sink into any lines or wrinkles you may have on your lips like some previous nudes I’ve tried. Its not a white-nude, or a orangey-nude which I know a lot of you don’t like at all, so I think you should really buy it if you want a gorgeous nude you can wear every day for every occasion. I LOVE it. It comes in a sleek nice tube, and it does have a wonderful very faint smell to it. It’s very moisturizing and just so, so nice. I tried the ELF Lipstick in Natural Nymph in August also, and I have to say I prefer the NYX Lipstick. The ELF one is pretty nice and has a great color but it did break really easily and seems kinda thick. I would probably buy it again though!

My next favorite is my absolute favorite Makeup Remover Wipes, the Neutrogena Cleansing towelettes. I buy the convenient refill pack, usually around $5.00, which isn’t bad for such a quality item. I use them every day, sometimes several times a day and they have yet to irritate my eyes or skin. I have really sensitive skin so I’m so happy this works well for me! Simply said, they get the job done as well as it can be done, so check these out.

Next up is the Smashbox Photo Finish More Than Primer Dark Spot Correcting (left). I put this on before my foundation or bronzer and it helps to make them both last longer, and just seems to give my skin a glow and I love it! It feels great, smells nice, and really does its job. I suggest you invest in this product.

When used twice a day for four weeks, 84% of women saw significant reduction of dark spots and improved skin radiance. Lovely! Who wouldn’t want that?

I have to mention my favorite Tanning Bed Lotion, which is the Paint it Black 50x Auto-Darkening Tan Lotion with Extreme Silicone (below) I buy this from Amazon which is a lot cheaper than buying it from other websites, and this is just such a good tanning lotion. I don’t go to the tanning bed that often anymore but when I do I wouldn’t think of tanning without this stuff. I get darker so much faster so I don’t have to lay in the bed so long! I love the smell, too. It smells so fresh and clean and just makes me think of tanned beautiful skin.

This past month I also have been loving the Aussie Hair Insurance Leave-In Conditioner. On the bottle it says it “Protects not-so-healthy hair against style disasters”, and well I’ve had plenty of hair disasters so I have to keep this in my bag ;).

I usually don’t like putting products in my hair because I hate the build-up and I cant STAND when my hair gets crunchy, but I decided to try this out and I’m so happy I did! When my hair feels dry after washing it and straightening it I use this and it just seems to quench my hair’s thirst if that makes any sense!

I want to try other Aussie products now because I’m so pleased with this one. Smells great, feels great, and I’m going to keep using it!

Back to makeup, I’ve been using the Maybelline Dream Fresh BB Cream Medium/Deep 1.0 Fl oz (ridiculously long, I know!). This is my first time trying a Beauty Balm, and I really have been loving it. The color is nice, although since I haven’t been tanning much anymore its almost too dark! So I would probably go with the lighter color next time since my natural complexion is soooo pale. This Beauty Balm is really nice though, I love the way it makes my skin look and it seems to improve the look and feel of my skin. After I put that on I always brush on some ELF Golden Bronzer. It comes with four different shades in a compact with a pretty large, nice mirror. There’s a beautiful highlight color that I’m almost obsessed with. I brush it on my cheeks, forehead, and some on my nose and I think it makes me look 10x better than without it. Also it comes with a gorgeous pink color and two darker bronzer shades that I love to just mix together with my large e.l.f. Studio Powder Brush elf
and just put different places on my face. This is gonna be a great way to make my skin look tanner during the Fall months when I get little sun! Very excited I found this stuff.

Thanks, ELF! 😉

And for my last favorite I have to go with the only eyeshadow I’ve been wearing, which is another drugstore product: Maybelline Expert Wear Eyeshadow Trios – Bronze Tlitz (above). I bought this way back in April and I just started using it and.. wow I absolutely adore this. I have lots of other eyeshadows, and this one is my absolute favorite. It’s such a pretty color for Fall, and I will be getting tons of use out of it. The light brow color gives such a pretty dimension to the eye, and it comes with a stunning bronze/orange color that I love to put on my entire lid. Then there’s a beautiful dark pink color that I put in my crease, and it just makes for such a pretty look. It’s really cheap on amazon which is where I bought it, so I highly recommend this one!

I’ll be doing another post soon about my favorite nail polishes and probably about some beautiful Fall clothes so keep checking back! Also, let me know what were your favorite products from August and what are you already loving for September? Any products you think I should give a try?

Thanks for reading! xo
Stephany