Covergirl So Lashy! BlastPRO Mascara

Rated: 2/5.!

Back in December I received the Covergirl So Lashy! mascara in a voxbox thanks to Influenster (and Target!) I was excited to try this out, but was quickly quite disappointed with it. First, the wand this comes with, which is one of their big selling points, SUCKS. I attached a photo of it, just.. look at that.! It's not a fully rounded wand like traditional mascara wands are, instead it's a post with 4 little areas of bristles. Which makes it really difficult to apply. Not to mention it has this odd ball on the top. They say it's to help apply to lower lashes and hard to reach areas, but I find it impossible to use. As you can see in my photos, this mascara looks clumpy and doesn't evenly cover my eye lashes at all. This is entirely due to the wand design.! The formula itself isn't that great either, sadly. It just doesn't last all day and like I said, it's clumpy and required a lot of coats to get a good coverage, which I wouldn't expect from a mascara branded as "So Lashy". That sounds like it'd make nice, full, thick lashes without 100 coats. Overall, this was a bust for me. 

I received the reviewed product for free, in exchange for my complete honest opinion. I do not receive any profit from any links I include in this post, and all photos included are mine unless stated otherwise. Thanks.! :)

Ipsy Bag Round Up 2016

I just wanted to post a quick view of all my Ipsy bags I received in 2016, and I'll be doing a separate post for the ones I've gotten so far in 2017.! I haven't been filming unboxings for these too much recently due to phone issues, so I know there's quite a few I've received and they never got posted here. This should help explain where some of my products I review are coming from.! I plan to start doing more compilations of my mail call posts I do over on my Instagram that show what other freebies I've been receiving, because not all of them always make their way over here for a review.!

August: 

Here is my first Ipsy bag I received. I apparently never took a photo of this, but I know I've done an uboxing which can be found HERE. I wanted to include this despite not having a photo since obviously, this was a bag I received last year.!

 September:

I again apparently lacked to take a photo of this one. Eek. This one also has an unboxing video though, watch it HERE.! 

 October:

Go figure I got a photo of the actual bag this month.. But not the contents.! Watch the unboxing video HERE.!

 November:

No unboxing video this month, but this bag did include some great goodies.!

December: 

I did do an unboxing video for the last bag of 2016, but in general this bag was a huge win.! Check out the unboxing HERE.!

Too Faced Better Than Sex Mascara

Rated: 4/5.!

 In one of my previous Ipsy bags I received a sample of the Too Faced Better Than Sex Mascara. I hear looots of people swear by this stuff, so I was excited to try it out, though I also see a lot of negative reviews about the wand. I couldn't wait to try it for myself.! Over all, I like the mascara. I've started using it as my daily, though it gives me kind of mixed results every time I use it. As you can see in the photo below, one eye came out much thicker and fuller while the other is thin, though long, so it's more natural looking.! I'm not sure what's causing the mixed results other than the possibility of it just being because of my natural lashes. Unfortunately with this mascara, you can NOT go back and add to it once it's sat for a few minutes. It dries quickly, so if you go back over it, it comes out clumpy and "spiderleg" looking. So I was stuck with one full set of lashes due to that. Some days I've managed to make them match though, and when I'm able to do it, I love this mascara.! It's just unfortunately hit or miss a lot for me.

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Influenster TWINKLE Voxbox Unboxing

Hey guys.! Here's a quick unboxing video of the awesome Twinkle Voxbox I got for free thanks to Influenster .! I'll be posting reviews for each of the products that came inside soon.! :)

Tarte Cosmetics Tarteist™ Lash Paint Mascara

Rated: 5/5.!

I received this Tarteist mascara in my September Ipsy Bag and I love it.! As you can see in my first photo, my eye lashes are kind of naturally a mess. I used to be really bad about pulling them out when wearing mascara, so it's caused them be kind of uneven and funky now. I think this mascara really helps mask that issue when I'm wearing it and makes my lashes look long, thick, and voluminous on both eyes.! I love it.! I apply it kind of thick on my lashes, to get that look, but I've also applied just a few coats and it still gave me a nice light coverage that looked natural. Some mascaras get a sticky and heavy feel through out the day, and I haven't noticed that at all with this one. No lashes clumping together, none of my top lashes sticking to the bottom ones, no heavy feeling or melting off during the day. Definitely a big win here.!

If you're interested in trying out Ipsy, click HERE to use my referral link.! :)

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