Friday

Colgate Slim Soft Tooth Brush

Okay, I have to admit I was very skeptical on this tooth brush, I though, how good can a tooth brush be its just a tooth brush, right? Wrong!

Omg, this brush feels so good it like makeing love to your mouth!
And the bristles are so soft you can actually feel them getting in between teeth.
Also the bristles are so soft you can scrub your gums without worrying of any bruising or tearing.
They also included and trial size mouth wash and tooth paste.
As a trio they are great and the freshness last all day.

I am seeing a difference in teeth whitening I am a smoker and coffee drinker so its important to me to keep a bright smile and this definitely helps.

I will continues to use this brush and re-buy it when its time to renew!

I recieved the Colgate Slim Soft Tooth Brush compliments of  Influenster.com
this is a service that you sign up for and they offer free samples on all kinds or products.
I am happy I joined and happy for my new tooth brush! Thanks Infulenster and Colgate :)

sorry no pics the kids got to my box before I did LOL


Thursday

Beauty and the Drugstore

Hi, everyone. I hope you are all enjoying the season so far.

I wanted to share something I experienced in Walgreen's the other day. So I walked in and made a bee line for the beauty section as I always do :). And there were these two lovely ladies that worked there named Laura and Jessica. As soon as I entered asked if I needed any help, I responded with a "no, thanks, just looking". 

I browsed around and found this funky mascara tester.
Which was cool in the fact that it lets you see what you would look like with amazing lashes.

So as I wandered up and down the beauty section there they were walking with me talking among themselves about beauty products, stuff they like and have tried themselves.

Then it started, we talked and talked for what seemed like an hour about beauty products! It was great, They helped me find my perfect shade in Foundation, concealer and a pressed powder.

After I have gathered all me goodies it was time to check out and we headed over to the beauty check stand. I punched in my dads Walgreen's number (I always use my dads number because he fills his prescriptions in and doesn't understand the point system, and I am not going telling him). And she tells me I have 3000 points! I was like, wait! I will be right back and ran down and picked up a bronzer that was 4.99 thinking I would only pay 1.99, right?

No, Laura goes to the back of the store and brings out this folder full of coupons and finds the one for the bronzer and I ended up only paying 88 cents for a full size bronzer! I was so shocked that they were so helpful and all it took was a simple conversation! She gave me other coupons too that helped lower the total.

And this got me thinking, when we are sick and aren't feeling well we talk to the pharmacist and chat with them about what they think is best for us to use. But we never talk to the lady in the beauty section.

these young ladies offered to hold coupons for me next time I am in the store.

So my point is, make friends with the beauty lady at your local drug store they can lead you to great deals and they do know what they are talking about they are in there all day and use these products themselves so they kinda know whats up. And once they heard I was a BB they got even more excited! I am so glad I have met them and will continue going back to them again.

I have included a short video on the haul and the products I picked up that night hope you enjoy!




Have you had a drug store beauty experience like this?
I would love to hear it.

Thanks for listening and watching!
Have a great day :)



Monday

Counterfeit Beauty Products

Well, Ladies and Gents, in this post we will be putting brains before beauty.

This has been something that has been on my mind for sometime now and its been bugging me.
How would you feel if someone anyone re-posted your post on their blog passing themselves off as the author? Not good, Right?

Well this has been known to happen. And it is happening more often now then ever before in the Makeup and Beauty industry.

Now, I am all for a good dupe. A Dupe is not a counterfeit.

Dupe :  duplicate
Counterfeit: made to look like an exact copy of something in order to trick people

In a article I found online this is becoming a big problem.

M.A.C.com says:
"To counterfeit means to illegally imitate an item or good. Counterfeit products are often produced with the intent to take advantage of the superior value of the imitated product".


Another Article on line at  CBC Canada states the following:

"We had the [fake] M.A.C cosmetic tested at an independent laboratory and those tests came back, [and] indicated that there were higher than normal levels of different metals in these counterfeit products and were apt to have caused that allergic reaction," said Gilmore.

Most luxury brand names refuse to speak publicly about the knockoff problem. An executive with one very popular shampoo company, who refused to be named, told CBC News that counterfeit product is an important subject but that the firms don't want to go public in case they create "brand confusion."

In another case, DeJoria said a store in Florida was stocked with what looked like Paul Mitchell shampoo, but was a knockoff made with contaminated water and full of bacteria".

You can read the whole story here.


Ebay Also issues a warning about buying discontinued items titled:
Use Caution When Buying Discontinued Beauty Products
You can view this here.


Not only are they hurting people in general, but they are also hurting our most beloved brands.
So I am urging you to support the brands you love. yes it will cost extra but in the long run everyone will come out ahead and happy with the purchase.

I have seen and tried Knock off  M.A.C Products before and they do not look/feel/smell the same.
They sell them in alleys in major cities all across the US and Canada.

Thanks for listening!
Have a great day:)

If this doesnt make sense to you let me know so I can delete this post. 
I feel Like I ranted for no reason hehe:)




Beauty Battle Blog Vs. Vlog It's on!

Okay, So I Have decided to do a little experiment Using my blog and my YouTube channel which I guess is called a Vlog. I post to both of them often and put as much effort into both equally. So What I want to find out if which of the two get more of a  response/feedback/comments/follows/subscriptions. I post the results daily up on my personal Vlog. The reason why I am posting it here is to get you guys involved. I want to let you guys know what I am doing and also letting you know that any new followers/subscribers I gain will be mentioned on the personal Vlog as well as like/shares and what not. If there is anything I am leaving out of this experiment Please let me know.

My YouTube Beauty Channel is here
My Youtube Vlog Channel is here

I am including the intro video to the experiment and the 2nd day follow up.
I feel like a mad scientist Muhaha ;)  Enjoy!





Sunday

Beauty Blogger Tag!

Tags are everywhere! My girls Julie and Ashley at 20/30Glam tagged me for this. These ladies are beautiful, smart and dead sexy. Their blog is about everything beautiful from hair to beach themed candle holders. And between you and I,  I think they are shopaholics like me:) They have great haul videos and reviews on their YoutTube channel so hop on over and check them out!

Now on to the tag! There are rules and here they are.

Here are the Official Rules for The Beauty Blogger Tag:
1. State that the Tag was created by The Beau Bow
2. Tag other Beauty Bloggers
3. Title it "Beauty Blogger Tag"

Tada! There's the rules, those are some nice rules. Moving on.

Name a beauty Routine that you rarely do?
Who said I have a routine in the first place? sorry but I don't. I just kinda wing it.

Is washing your makeup brushes something you do regularly?
I do it like every two weeks deep cleaning. I kinda clean them every other day with the Sephora daily cleaner it comes in a spray bottle and I just wipe them clean on the surface.

How long will you last with chipped nail varnish?
When I have nails not long maybe a day or so depends on whats going on really. If I am painting or remodeling then I will wait until the project it done. But right now I have no nails, i'm a biter.

How long do you put off buying or replacing a beauty or nail product even if you need it?
I don't, if I am running low on something I replace it before its completely gone.

What is your worst beauty habit?
I smoke. I know this is bad for my skin. But if i don't smoke I will have no skin to worry about.
I don't ever get enough sleep, late nights early mornings, coffee. You should have asked what I do right because this can go on forever hehe :)

Name something non beauty related that you put off all the time.
cooking! I love cooking it the kitchen afterwards that I hate doing. When I had a house keeper She would help after dinner now that she is gone and so has the cooking!

When going out somewhere, do you leave getting ready until the last minute or not?
No way. If I am not ready we aren't going lol! I am bad so I give myself time and plan ahead.

Can you commit to a spending ban?
Nope.

How organized are your makeup and nail polish collections?
I have everything in it own tubs separated  by face, eyes, lips, eye liners, lip pencils etc..

What is the longest time that you have went without writing a blog post?
2-3 days I guess.

Okay that was awkward. Now for The beauty bloggers I tag:

Denine Blondie
Betti boot

And if your reading this I tag you! have fun I know I did :)








Beauty Blogging, Tips and advice.

Okay, we all know that this is a picture of a beauty aisle. It can be located at our local drugstore or a super market. I know that when ever I am in one of these places I am going down that aisle no matter how big of a rush I may be in, I always make time for this aisle no matter what.

Now, I do always go For my favorites first, pick up what I am running low on or checking to see if there is a sale on any of my regular items.

But what if a new product calls out to me through the corner of my eye? What if it been something I wanted to look at before but never got the chance to give it a look/see?  Is it the way they have it displayed that is drawing me closer? Is it next to a product I already love? Is it yelling at me I can fix, Enhance or Make things easier on your beauty routine?


If you haven't figured it out by now, I am talking about blog posts. Earlier today as I was tweeting a fellow blogger Kellie at beautyeverafter.net was in a conversation about how often to post to a blog.

Now, if we see the beauty blogging community as a beauty aisle this will help to decide how often to post.
People will go for their favorites automatically, but maybe, just maybe,  you can catch there eye and get them to visit just like the new product in the beauty aisle I mentioned above.

Keep your posts coming, someone, somewhere out there, needs to hear what you have to say.
You ever noticed when picking up a product they put all the good information and key points upfront where you can see them quickly, turn it over and you have information that is even more important on the back, but lets face it the key words on the front brought me to the back of the product.

If you aren't getting feed back or views right away don't panic. Ask yourself this question. How many times do you have to see a product before you pick it up to look into it? For me this is about three to four times before I say okay let me see what this stuff is all about.

The look of the product is also important. Now I am not saying hire someone to redo your blog. But I am saying make it pleasant to look at, easy to read and most importantly only say what needs to be said.
We live in a  140 character society, so keep it short, simple and sweet :)

We read first with our eyes good photos that go along with your post draw people in. On blogger, bloglovin etc.. they show a large picture and a small caption about your post, so the pictures you use should be clear and relevant to your post, give them a reason to click through to your blog.

Oh, la lift, Watts up are great examples of a post title. Think about nail polish I can remember "I am not just a waitress" by O.P.I better then I can remember any other red colored polish. Why because I thought it was an awesome name for this red nail polish! yes, I say awesome, because its awesome :)

Make your post stand out instead of "Smokey Eye" why not "Seductive smokey eye that will drop his pants"
Silly but it made you think didn't it?

Think about beauty/fashion magazines their captions make us laugh, but we are turning the pages to find the article. I could go on but I won't. I have to practice what I preach. Wink, wink.

So to wrap this long winded post up, I am saying keep going, find ways to stand out. Your audience will find you. Hell, you found me and that means something :)

I hope this helps.
Thanks for reading :)
Have a great day!

P.S If I offended you with the word "Hell". I said it again ;)



The Autumn tag!

My beautiful friend at closbeautyspot.com tagged me for the Autumn tag. She is one of the most sweetest girls around and has a cute accent to back up her amazing beauty. She also has a YouTube channel that is getting more and more popular everyday! So catch her while you can she is going places fast :).

My other Foxy Lady Friend At betti2bootbeauty.blogspot.ca/ Also tagged me for this tag. What can I say about her besides Beautiful, Honest, Open, Real. She is one of the beauty bloggers out there, that I know that gives Real Reviews, raw and truthful. You know what your getting with her and I love that!! Its like getting a recommended product from one of your most honest friends :) So do check her out and tell her I sent ya :)

Now on to the Autumn Tag:


Favorite thing about Autumn?
Where do I begin? I love the smell of dried up leaves that fall on the ground. I love that I can wear my large knitted sweaters, boots :) and of course Halloween.


Favorite Drink?
Umm, Coffee hello! I don't do fancy drinks anytime of year. I am a straight plain girl when it comes to beverages.

Fave Scent/Candle?
Pumpkin spice in any brand as long as it has a lid. The smell after you kill a candle drives me insane and gives me a bad head ache.

Best Lipstick?
My lips are naturally quite dark, So I apply a thin coat of channel Mademoiselle to my lips for just a hint of mauve. With this I get a nice maroon type color. 

Go to Moisturizer?
Olive oil on my body. Clean and clear Dual Action moisturizer.

Fave Go to Color for the eyes?
A deep plum color from Tarte. Its in a palette I have but it doesn't list the name anywhere hehe:)

Favorite Music to listen to?
TheCure or Joy Division are faves for the fall, very reflective music.

Favorite Outfit to wear?
I love big sweaters, leggings, boots,scarves, lots and lots of layers!

Autumn Treat?
Roasted Marshmallows!

Favorite Place to be?
In my bed with my hubby and my kids watching a movie and eating popcorn!

okay, so That's all there is to that.

The beauties I tag are :

CiaoBella
I Know all the Words
Big Beauty Bag
Plovesfashion

If you were already tagged for this I am sorry, I know this tag is everywhere hehe :)