Review: Glade 'Spring Showers' Candle

I usually do make up reviews but I wanted to share

my thoughts on this candle I bought for my room.

The price was about 4 dollars at my Target, but i'm guessing

it varies based on where you are.

Working for a coffee shop, my room starts to smell a lot

like espresso as my laundry begins to pile up! I know

it doesn't sound that bad, but once you're over

the smell of coffee, you are reeeeally over it.

That's why I like to have some scent product in my room

so that when I come home at the end of the day i'm not

assaulted by coffee smell.

Instead, this candle gives off a nice aroma of sweet citrus

(it says pink grapefruit on the website, but the smell is a bit

more generic than that) and has very nice throw.

The other thing I like about using candles is that it's very

relaxing for me to keep one burning at night. In fact,

as I write this review I have about an inch left of this candle

before I need to get another one!

Overall, I really liked this scent, it has good lingering power,

good throw, however I wish the candle itself lasted longer

(but it IS only $4 right?) and I enjoy using it.

B+

Test Run: Milani Ultrafine Liquid Liner in Black Gems

When some plans fell through for my weekend I decided

to do what any make up obsessed college student would:

Drugstore make up haul!
One of the things I wanted to pick up was a liquid

liner to replace my Kat Von D tattoo liner (it recently

ran out) so I settled on Milani's version. I thought

it would be a felt pen like the KVD one, but it turned

out to be a much more traditional style. I'll do a full

review later this week as I get time to put it through

it's trials. Onto the make up look I did with it!

April Empties Reviews: Hair

This post is part of my reviews

of my april empties.
i'll go over the hair products first...

Pantene's Volume Collection:

Disappointment. That's all I have to say. Yes,

the shampoo made my hair clean, and my hair

(which is usually soft) was soft after the conditioner

but did I experience lifted roots, or thicker feeling hair?

No. Not at all. It smells alright, but I had high hopes

that this might give me the effect I wanted. But alas,

It was not meant to be. My search for the perfect

shampoo/conditioner continues.

NOT REPURCHASING

Herbal Essences Tousle Me Softly Mouuse:

The first thing you'll notice with this is much like

any other Herbal Essences product- "HOLY CRAP

My hair smells A-MAZING!!!" I can't stress that

enough. The violet smell is gorgeous and I can't

get enough. As far as performance, I'll be honest,

It's not earth-shattering. It's an okay hair product.

It does what it says, helps make my hair look more

healthy when I blow dry it, and it does give light

hold to when I make my hair pin-straight.

However, I don't think this works well as a heat

protectant as I continue to notice split ends

so I'll try something else and let you guys

know my luck!
NOT REPURCHASING

April Empties Review: Perfume/Body Care

My second set of reviews for my April Empties

will cover the lotion and perfume sample

I finished this month.

First up is the lotion component

of the 'Sleep' Bath and Body Works

Aromatherapy Set in the scent

Honey Vanilla. The biggest reason

I finished this lotion so quickly was the

relatively small size of the bottle: the

portability of this made it great for

my breaks at work to alleviate my

perpetually dry hands. The formula

of this lotion was light but it did hydrate

my hands well and prevented them from being

uncomfortably dry from my job.

I won't repurchase this now, as I would wait

for another sale to get a similar set like

this but I am impressed with the formula

on this, so if you struggle with dry hands

like myself you might want to check this

out.

The last empties review is of the sample

I received with a Sephora order of

'La Vie Est Belle' perfume by Lancome.

This is a light and fresh perfume that

does go with the name of 'Life is

Beautiful' but I have so much perfume

sitting in my cabinet right now that I simply

can't justify purchasing such an expensive

perfume like this.

April Empties Reviews: Lips

It is so rare that I actually finish a lip product

that for me to finish two Stila Lip Glazes

in one month say something about the quality

of these lip products.

Onto the review!

The first one I finished was in the shade

"Starfruit". This is one of the best

'MLBB' shades that I have, it gives a

very subtle rosy tint to the lips and gives fair

skin a healthier appearance.

When I tried to "click" the applicator

and no product went up to the brush I nearly

cried. Admittedly, I was feeling a bit emotional

that day, but this has been my go to lip product

for lazy days when I don't want to worry

about wether or not the shade coordinates

well with the eye look.

Also, now that Ulta has these lip glazes for

$8 each, I will definitely be purchasing

this on my next trip!
REPURCHASING

The second finished shade was "Guava"

and the color is pretty similar to the

other shade here, but a more satin

finish. This one was great for darker

eye looks that I would do, and

also worked nicely for work and school.

I think i'll purchase a "make your own"

trio at Ulta for this and Starfruit because

this was another great 'lazy day' shade.

REPURCHASING

I definitely recommend these shades of the Stila

Lip Glaze, especially at the affordable price

that Ulta is offering them for. They give

great conditioning to your lips and have great

lasting power. What are you waiting for?

Go to Ulta and get them!

FOTD 5-6-13 Using Kat Von D Tattoo Chronicles

I only used my Kat Von D Palette for this

eye look! Again, i'm trying to get away from a

constant stream of neutral looks that's become

my blog! So this is what I came up with. If

you'd like to find out how I did it, follow the jump!

Empties: April 2013

I went through a lot of products this month!

-Covergirl Lash Blast (previously
reviewed on this blog)

-(Sample) La Vie Est Belle

-Stila Lipglazes:
-Guava

-Starfruit

-Pantene Volume Shampoo/Conditioner

-Herbal Essences 'Tousle Me Softly'

Mousse

-Bath And Body Works 'Sleep' Honey Vanilla

Body Lotion

Look out for my thoughts on all these in
separate posts this week!