Queen Helene Mint Julep Masque Review

I am a facial mask freak! After wearing makeup all day, everyday, my skin usually needs some extra TLC. I heard rave reviews about the Queen Helene Mint Julep Masque for a while before I actually tried it. Thanks to all the girls who recommended it, it has become one of my favorite masks.

Queen Helene Mint Julep Mask is a true bargain, retailing at around $3.99 for an 8 oz. tube. At this price, almost everyone can afford to pamper themselves. 

The packaging promises to remove blackheads, dry up pimples, and shrink pores leaving your skin feeling smooth and refreshed. Score! All of the things I love.

The mask is a thick, green, clay type. One of my favorite things about the Mint Julep mask is that it smells so good! It smells like something made in the kitchen.

Target Beauty box is HERE!!

 

So excited to announce that the Target Spring beauty box is now available. Get yours before they sell out (and they WILL sell out quickly). Some of us wait all year for this. :) You can order yours for just $5 and that includes shipping! The box will include five (5) beauty goodies. The best part is you get to see what you are getting before you pay for it. Here is what you get.

 

***GET THE TARGET SPRING BEAUTY BOX NOW***

Ipsy: April Glambag Beautifully Bohemian Sneak Peeks

Each month Ipsy delivers the most fun and exciting beauty bags in their subscription. For the month of April, each member will receive 5 products in a beautiful themed cosmetics bag. The best part? It only costs $10 a month!! Ipsy is by far the best value for subscription beauty boxes, in my opinion, of course. I am so excited about this month's Glambag. The theme is going to be "Beautifully Bohemian" which I am totally in love with right now. For the sneak peeks, continue reading! They are totally fab.

***BECOME AN IPSY SUBSCRIBER***

 

 

SNEAK PEEK #1:

 

I spy some amazing goodies and am so thrilled with the first sneak peek!

Walmart Fall Beauty Box is HERE!!!

 

I posted a while back about the new Walmart Beauty Box subscription (you can link to the sign up and learn more information about the box HERE). Well, my box is here!! Let's see what I got.

 

Walmart Beauty Box

Each new season brings different product needs and a reason to refresh your beauty cabinet. In your Walmart Beauty Box, you’ll find sample beauty products and tips on how to use those and other items sold at Walmart and on Walmart.com. Receiving your Walmart Beauty Box will be another reason to welcome each new season.

If you are looking for a new beauty subscription, Walmart just started a seasonal beauty subscription service. You can get a new beauty box once per season filled with samples of products available at Walmart stores.  The best part? The box is just $5.00 (FREE but you pay the shipping)! I have already seen some sneak peeks and this box is definitely worth the price!

* This is a subscription service that will charge your credit card automatically, four times a year. You can easily cancel at any time.

If you haven't signed up yet, there is still time to get the Fall box!

 Get your Fall 2014 Walmart Beauty Box here!

Birchbox Has Won Me Over: How to Get Big Bang for Your Buck with Shop Points

I was not too sure about Birchbox when I heard people talking about it. In all honesty, I Google searched their previous subscription boxes and kept asking myself  "What am I missing? What do some know, that I don't know? This doesn't look like a good subscription service at all." I started doing my homework and I'm glad I did! I discovered a few great tricks to make the most of Birchbox and get rewarded handsomely for being a subscriber.


HOW TO EARN POINTS FOR FREE STUFF:

GlossyBox and Beauty Blender

If you have been wanting to try the Beauty Blender, hurry and join this month's GlossyBox! They released a sneak peek of January's GlossyBox saying everyone will receive a Beauty Blender and cleaner with their January box!

Complete Salon Manicure Nail Lacquer by Sally Hansen

I am always hunting for the best beauty products for a bargain. What can I say, I love to get the most for my money! It makes me feel good to know I can look great for a fraction of what some people invest. That said, I have been hunting for the best nail polish and I think I may have found it.
I'm so sure of this, in fact, that I just purchased twenty-five bottles of it! Shhh... don't tell hubby! The polish I'm talking about is by Sally Hansen and it's called "Complete Salon Manicure".

It generally retails for $6-$8 depending where you purchase it. However, there are coupons out for it all the time AND Sally Hansen loves to keep up with changing trends in nail color so they are constantly refreshing their available colors and retailers are giving them deep clearance discounts to make room for new colors.

 

Sally Hansen Complete Salon manicure is supposed to be a complete manicure in one bottle. It is a base coat, nail strengthener, color, top coat, and gel shine finish all-in-one! I am often skeptical of claims like this and am still, usually, disappointed over my results. I am really rough on my nails and I'm lucky if I can make it to the next morning with my polish still intact. With Sally Hansen Complete Salon Manicure, I can easily get two days out of the color before I even start to see any signs of wear. After that I start to see some tip wear and after about four days I start to have a bit of chipping.

 

I'm usually not a fan of yellows but I really like this one. The color is 420 Yellow Kitty. It did take 3 thin coats to become opaque but it is really pretty.

My favorite thing about this polish is how easy it is to apply and how quickly it dries. The brush that comes in Sally Hansen Complete Salon Manicure polishes is flat and wide with a rounded tip. It makes it perfect for application with the fewest strokes and helps me keep the polish on my nail rather than on the sides of my finger or cuticles.

 

Color is 670 Midnight in NY

 

 

Anyway, I highly recommend Sally Hansen Complete salon Manicure and it definitely gets the Mom Turned Upside Down KISS of Approval!

 

 

*I was not compensated for this review in any way. Everything expressed in this product review is my own personal opinion based on my experience with the product.