REVIEW::OLAY FRESH EFFECTS VA-VA-VIVID POWERED CONTOUR CLEANSING SYSTEM

While out shopping with my niece one day, she wanted to get a few new things for summer that she had seen in Seventeen magazine. When we got to Target she found the Olay Fresh Effects line and picked out this cleansing system. I looked it over and decided to try it out too. I've wanted a Clarisonic forever now, but can't bite the bullet and purchase it. I knew this wouldn't be anything close to the Clarisonic, but figured for $12, I could give it a try.

You get a shine minimizing cleanser and the facial cleansing brush in the set. 

The first time I used this set, I fell in love! I don't know if it is the cleanser or the brush, but my face feels so completely clean after using this. I can definitely tell a difference in the way that my makeup looks after using this. Also, the pores on my nose and chin are so much less noticeable! I think that is definitely the best effect from this product. I keep mine in the shower, and as long as you don't submerge the brush, it's fine to use in there. I find it so convenient. 

I am excited to try more products from the Fresh Effects line. Let me know if you've tried any and what you think!

<3 Julie

WOULD YOU RATHER TAG

1.) Would you rather lose all of your mascaras, eyeliners, lipsticks, and lip glosses or lose all of your palettes and eyeshadows?

Such a difficult choice to make, but i would lose all my palettes and eyeshadows. I have to have my eyeliner!

 2.) Would you rather chop off all your hair or never be able to cut it again?

Never be able to cut it again. 

3.) Would you rather have a coral cheek or a pink cheek?

Definitely a pink cheek.

4.) If you had $1000 to spend, would you rather buy clothes or makeup?

MAKEUP!! That would be amazing!

5.) Would you rather apply lipstick as eyeliner, or eyeliner as lipstick?

Uhhh, I think I would go with eyeliner as lipstick. There are eyeliners in every color. I think lipstick would crease like crazy and drive me nuts!

6.) Would you rather only shop at MAC or Sephora?

Probably MAC. I love all their stuff, and could find everything I need there.

7.) Would you rather only use one eyeshadow color or one lip color for the rest of your life?

One lip color, since I'm not that big into lips. A lip balm is all I really need.

8.) Would you rather wear winter clothes in summer or summer clothes in winter?

Summer clothes in winter, I hate being hot.

9.) Would you rather have dark nails or bright nails all year round?

Definitely bright nails, I pretty much do anyway.

10.) Would you rather give up your favorite lip product or your favorite eye product?

Favorite lip product. Like I said before, I'm not a big lip product person.

11.) Would you rather only be able to wear your hair in a ponytail or a messy bun?

Messy bun. I hate wearing my hair in a ponytail because it just gets to be a big poofy, frizzy mess.

12.) Would you rather never be able to paint your nails again or never use lip gloss?

Never use lip gloss. I love my painting my nails!

13.) Would you rather shave your eyebrows and have none at all or sharpie them in everyday?

Eww, I guess sharpie them in. Sharpies come in all colors these days!

14.) Would you rather live without makeup or nail polish?

As much as it hurts to say this...Nail polish :(

I tag everyone to do this Tag. Thanks to Stephanie for posting this tag!

<3 Julie

AND THE WINNER IS...

Congrats to Tara for winning my Almost 200 GFC followers giveaway. If you haven't checked out Tara's blog, you definitely should! She has some pretty unique and fun to read posts. Thanks to everyone that entered!

<3 Julie

GIVEAWAY::REMINDER

Just wanted to remind you all that my GIVEAWAY ends in tonight at midnight! So If you haven't entered, please do so!!

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<3 Julie

GIVEAWAY::REMINDER

Just wanted to remind you all that my GIVEAWAY ends in 9 days! So If you haven't entered, please do so!!

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<3 Julie

APRIL FAVORITES

I know I'm a bit late getting this up, but better late than never! I had a bunch of new things to try out this month, so it was kind of hard to pick my favorites.

CATWALK BY TIGI STYLING CREAM: I am very low maintenance when it comes to may hair. I never blow dry my hair, because I don't like the added damage, and I don't like to waste my time. I'm all about air drying! I put this product in after towel drying. Once my hair has air dried I flat iron it, and that's it. I have to wash my hair everyday because it gets oily super fast. I've notice though that if I use this it doesn't seem to get oily the next day, so I can wash it every other day. I don't think that is the intention of this product, but it works! It also makes my hair feel fuller, stay straight longer, and reduce the frizz!

RIMMEL BB CREAM: I am totally obsessed right now with this product. For a BB cream, the coverage is better than some of my foundations. It lasts all day, and give a nice glow! I will be doing a full review on this product soon!

LOREAL COLOUR RICHE BALM: I absolutely adore these balms. I think I have around 3 or 4 of them. They give just a light added color, but are very hydrating. I find that they last a really long time on me as well. I've read a lot of reviews of different bloggers bashing them because there isn't a lot of color pay off, but it's a BALM, not a lipstick. You shouldn't expect much if any color pay off with a balm. So if you're looking for color, look somewhere else.

NYX HD CONCEALER: I've been using this non stop since I bought it. I am in love with it! It works great under my eyes. It really brightens them, and doesn't crease on me at all. 

MAC OPULASH MASCARA: I think I got this in my MAC holiday set last year, and I love it. The mascaras from MAC that I have tried before have been too wet and take forever to dry, causing clumps. This however, dries fast and separates. It just makes my lashes look great!

TRESEMME KERATIN SMOOTH HEAT PROTECTANT: I haven't noticed anything overly special about this heat protectant, but I think it smells better than most. It does it's job well and smells good doing it!

URABAN DECAY NAKED BASICS: I have been obsessed recently with filling in my eyebrows. I've never really done it in the past, but now that I started, I can't stop. I feel like it really makes a huge difference. I've been using Naked 2 and Faint to do the job. 

SIGMA F80 FLAT TOP KABUKI: I'm beyond obsessed with this brush! I used to use my beauty blender, but I haven't touched it since I got this brush! There is a reason practically every beauty guru/blogger raves about this brush, it's just amazing! If you want to try out a sigma brush, definitely get this one!

RIMMEL SCANDALEYES EYELINER: I used to be in love with my Smashbox eyeliner, but this eyeliner is so black (Urban Decay Zero black), it stays on ALL day (unlike Zero), and it's $3.99!! Seriously! If you haven't tried it, you need to. Definitely the BEST drugstore eyeliner ever! 

<3 Julie

MARCH/APRIL EMPTIES

I've got just a few empties for March and April. I've been trying out a lot of new products, so I haven't been finishing the old ones. I keep trying to make myself use up the older product before opening the new one. I don't seem to be getting through to myself!

Formula 10.0.6 Down to the Pore Blackhead Banishing Pore Strips: I really likes these, I've only ever used the Biore ones before, and these worked just as well. They are a dollar or two cheaper than the Biore ones too, so I will definitely repurchase these! (my husband said he hates this brand, because of their name, it's kind of dumb, right?) 

It's a 10 Miracle Leave-In Product: If you put Miracle in the name of your product, it should do just that. I didn't really feel like this did much for my hair except make it greasy if I used too much. I got it for free with Ulta's old points system, so I'm really glad I didn't waste my money on it. Once I figured out to only use 2-3 sprays on the lengths of my hair I used it up, but I still don't feel like it did anything for my hair. I will not be repurchasing.

Bath & Body Works Bali Mango Body Lotion: I love when B&BW comes out with new fragrances and you can get the small bottles for $1. I can rarely use up a full sized bottle before I get sick of the scent. I'm not sure that they still have this scent, but I think they might. I really liked it, but I probably won't repurchase this scent, only because there is always something new to try out.

Matrix Exquisite Oil: I don't feel like this product did anything special for my hair either. It's just a boring hair oil, and this brand is fairly expensive. I'll probably just buy a cheaper version of this product.

Burt's Bees Sensitive Facial Cleansing Towelettes: These were great! I will probably repurchase in the future, but right now I'm stocked up on cleansing wipes from other brands. I'm not picky when it comes to what cleansing wipes to use. These were cheaper than some other brands though, which isn't something you can usually say about Burt's Bees.

Blinc Mascara: I liked this mascara pretty well. I think it is fun to wash it off because there are little black tube things all over. It's not the most amazing mascara, but it was a good one. I recently saw a review about this mascara, that it doesn't flake, but i guess I didn't really notice that when I used it. I most likely won't repurchase, just because there are ALWAYS new mascaras to try!

Buxom Amplified Lash Mascara: I really really like this mascara! I think I will definitely repurchase once I use up a few others in my stash. It separated, gave volume, and also gave length! I can't wait to have this to use again!

Well that's all, let me know if you have any questions about the products in this post!

<3 Julie