Influenster Vita VoxBox Review

I received my first Influenster Vitality VoxBox last month. I have been on Influenster for nearly a year so was excited to finally get one. 

This is everything that I got! I'll describe each product below. 

I have an addiction to lip balms so the Softlips Cube was right up my alley.  The flavor is pomegranate blueberry, and it comes in the cute, cube shaped container.  The product is described as 5 in 1 lip care with lip perfecting technology. The 5 things this product does are hydrate, replenish, smooth, protect, and shine. After using the Softlips Cube I have noticed my lips feel smoother, and I love the flavor. My one complaint is that it doesn't easily fit in my pocket. 

Next is Pure Leaf Sweet Tea. I'm a big fan of iced tea, and this one is really good. It definitely has a fresh brewed taste. 

Another product included was Playtex Sport Fresh Balance tampons. 

As someone with problem skin I was very happy to get the Elizabeth Arden Flawless Future Serum. This innovative skincare system with a fine-tuned blend of barrier supporting Ceramides, protective protein complex, and powerful skin brighteners helps intercept early aging signs, so your skin looks stress-free, even when you aren't. I just started using this product so I don't have results to report yet. 

Next I got First Degree Burn Cream. I am very clumsy so I'm sure this will come in handy. Luckily I haven't had a reason to use it yet though! 

Finally I got Bikini Ready Energy Gummies. These are a dietary supplement which taste great, boost metabolism, and increase energy. 

Overall, I'm pleased with my first Influenster Vitality VoxBox.  Feel free to watch my YouTube video when I opened my VoxBox.  Are you already a member of Influenster?  If not, you can sign up for an account at www.influenster.com or I can email you a referral link. 

Thanks for reading!

31 Day Nail Art Challenge - Week 1

So, I decided to participate in the 31 Day Nail Art Challenge that Chalkboard Nails put together.  I'm not great at nail art so I figured this was a great way to work on my skills.  At the end of each week I'll post the manicures I did for you all to see.  I hope you like everything!  

Here are the challenges for each day.  This started on September 1st.  

 

Day 1 - Red Nails

 

Polishes Used:

1 Coat Nailtiques Formula 2

2 Coats Zoya Racquel

1 Coat Barielle Elle's Spell

1 Coat KBShimmer Clearly On Top

This is really not my best work because I had a hard time with cleanup.  Red nail polish and I don't always place nice together!   I do love the color combo though!

Day 2 - Orange Nails

 

Polishes Used:

1 Coat Nailtiques Formula 2

Thumb, Index & Pinky Fingers - 3 Coats Funky Fingers Drop The Bass

Middle & Ring Fingers - 2 Coats Rica Polish Whiteout

Flowers - Funky Fingers Drop The Bass & Zoya Pippa

1 Coat KBShimmer Clearly On Top

I really love how this turned out.  I don't normally like orange polish on me, but this one is so pretty especially with the yellow shimmer in it.  I used dotting tools to do the flowers.  

Day 3 - Yellow Nails

 Polishes Used:

1 Coat Nailtiques Formula 2

Index & Pinky Nails - 2 Coats Sinful Colors Unicorn over 2 Coats OPI My Boyfriend Scales Walls

Middle Finger - I did an ombre dotticure over 2 Coats OPI MBSW.  The colors I used are Sinful Colors Unicorn, Lime Crime Crema de Limon, and Zoya Pippa

Ring Finger - 3 Coats Different Dimension Big Bang

1 Coat KBShimmer Clearly On Top

Again, I'm not usually a fan of yellow polish on me, but I was really happy how this turned out.  

Day 4 - Green Nails

 

Polishes Used:

1 Coat Nailtiques Formula 2

2 Coats Zoya Alexa

Dots - OPI Skull and Glossbones

Accent Nail - 3 Coats Different Dimension Big Bang

1 Coat KBShimmer Clearly On Top

I've never done dots on just the tips of the nails, but I really like how this looks.  One day I'll learn to get all my dots even!  

Day 5 - Blue Nails

Polishes Used:

1 Coat Nailtiques Formula 2

Thumb & Pinky Fingers - 2 Coats Different Dimension Wave If You Sea Me

Index & Middle Finger - 2 Coats Rica Polish Whiteout and 1 Coat Sinful Colors My Buoyfriend.  I used straight Nail Vinyls to do the stripes. 

Ring Finger - 2 Coats Rica Polish Whiteout.  The anchor is a nail decal from Lacquer by Lissa

1 Coat KBShimmer Clearly On Top

I bought the anchor decals earlier in the summer and have been wanting to do a nautical themed mani with them.  I really love this!  

Day 6 - Violet Nails

 

Polishes Used:

1 Coat Nailtiques Formula 2

2 Coats Blue-Eyed Girl Lacquer Limited Edition Hypothermia

Accent Nail - 2 Coats Blue-Eyed Girl Lacquer Sample Spring 7.1

1 Coat KBShimmer Clearly On Top

I went with different shades of purple for violet day.  Hypothermia is gorgeous purple holo and Spring 7.1 is a lovely lilac with purple glitter.  

Day 7 - Black & White Nails

 

Polishes Used:

1 Coat Nailtiques Formula 2

2 Coats Bonita Colors Dying To Party

French Tips - 1 Coat ellagee My Sweet Romantic Teenage Nights.  I used straight Nail Vinyls as a guide to do the tips.   

Accent Nail - 1 Coat Funky Fingers The Notebook

1 Coat KBShimmer Clearly On Top

I broke the nail on my index finger and had to cut nubbins so I decided to keep it simple for this black & white mani.  

 

I hope to be able to do all 31 days of the challenge, but the inspired by section makes me nervous!  We shall see!  I linked to the shops of the polishes I used, but don't forget to check out the brands' Facebook pages as well.  

Thanks for reading!

 

Rica Polish

*press sample*

So this review is long overdue, but I want to share with you some amazing polishes from a friend of mine.  Rica Polish is a rather new and up and coming indie brand.  If you haven't checked out these polishes you need to.  There is a great selection of colors and finishes to keep every polish fan happy.  Today I'm reviewing Girls Just Wanna Have Fun, Namaste, Summer Mint, and Shipwreck Siren.  

First up: Girls Just Wanna Have Fun (from the 80's To The Max collection)

I'm going to start with Girls Just Wanna Have Fun - cause of course we all do!  This is a thermal, color shifting, polish which goes from pink when warm to purple when cold with a holo shimmer.  

 

This is the normal state that I could capture in my house.  My tips were always a little colder than the base of my nails. 

 

This is the purple when cold.  This color was so much fun!  I'm sad I couldn't get a great transition photos.  All pictures are 3 coats of Rica Girls Just Wanna Have Fun. 

Next up is: Rica Namaste (from the Inner Bliss collection)

Namaste is absolutely gorgeous so I was so excited to receive this one to review.  I had it on my wish list for a long time.  It's described as a lavender crelly with a sprinkle of violet, green and holo silver glitters.  

  

My 6 year old nephew loves helping me pick out nail polish and when he saw this one he said I love the purple and green glitters in it.  Sadly with the lighting I had (overcast was not helping) I won't say these photos are true to life color wise, but this is so pretty.  It's a little lighter, almost more periwinkle in real life.  2 coats were used for these photos.  

Next up is: Summer Mint

 

Summer Mint is one of Rica's stamping polishes.  These are one coat creme polishes that are made to be used to stamp.  Sadly, I don't have decent stamping plates so couldn't show how awesome it is, but I love this color as a creme so decided to wear it that way.  Summer Mint is a gorgeous bright pastel green.  It's really hard to describe!  Everyone needs this polish though!

I added some chevrons using Rica Whiteout just for fun!  I had purchased Whiteout to have a one coat white polish and thought they would look great together.  I was right!  These pics are 2 coats of Rica Summer Mint although only one coat was needed.  

Next up is: Shipwreck Siren (from The Ocean Breathes collection)

This was by far my favorite of the group, but it was so hard to narrow them down.  Rica Shipwreck Siren is described as a sultry violet with intesnse pink-red shimmer.  It's absolutely stunning!  Ricarda knocked this one out of the park!  

Even indoors in artificial lighting it's gorgeous!  

 

And just for fun I added some pink stars as an accent nail.  These pics are two coats of Shipwreck Siren.  

These are the first polishes I was sent to review, and all I can say is I love them all!  The formula and dry time are fantastic.  Plus, just look at how gorgeous these colors are.  Rica Polish is one of my favorite indie brands and should be one of yours too!

All polishes used one coat of Nailtiques Formula 2 and Zoya Get Even as basecoats, and Rica Glossy Glam as a topcoat.  You can purchase these polishes in the Rica Etsy shop and please follow her on facebook. 

Red Coat Tuesday

*purchased by me*

For today's #RedCoatTuesday post I used a base of Zoya Raven. I forgot how much I love this color and black nail polish in general. This is one coat of Raven. 

I wanted something with a shimmer on top to go with today's #augustuntriedchallenge theme, and found the perfect glitter polish - Different Dimension Spencer which was part of the DD Pretty Little Liars Collection. Spencer is a red jelly base with red, black, silver, and holo glitters. This is one coat of Spencer. 

Unfortunately I didn't get a picture of this in sunlight to show the holo, but I think it looks pretty like this. 

Tonight is the summer fatal finale of Pretty Little Liars. This honestly wasn't my favorite season cause I'm not a fan of Ali, but I'm looking forward to how it ends! 

What do you think of my #RedCoatTuesday mani? Are you excited for the PLL summer fatal finale? 

Thanks for reading! 

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Water Marble

*purchased by me*

For today's post I have my first attempt at water marbling.

Polishes used: 

OPI Strawberry Margarita

China Glaze Dance Baby

Rica Polish Whiteout

This also coincides with Day 25 of the #augustuntriedchallenge - pink.

I think the marble turned out better on my right hand so I'm sharing a picture of that as well. 

For my first try I think I did pretty good. What do you think? Have you tried water marbling before? Any tips to perfecting it? 

Thanks for reading! 

Pipe Dream Polish 110 degrees

*purchased by me*

Today I have for you Pipe Dream Polish 110 degrees from the A Night In Vegas collection. This color is described as a coral leaning orange neon creme with subtle orange shimmer.  My camera had a really hard time capturing this color accurately as seems to be a normal problem with neons. It's absolutely gorgeous in person! 

As you can see from my picture taken outdoors this color had a lot of fun in the sun! 

This picture was taken indoors in artificial lighting. I used 1 coat of Nailtiques Formula 2, 1 coat of Zoya Get Even, 3 coats of Pipe Dream Polish 110 degrees, and 1 coat of KBShimmer Clearly On Top.  The formula on this polish was amazing. I can't wait to get some others from this collection. 

Have you tried any of the A Night In Vegas polishes from Pipe Dream Polish? What are your favorites. 

Pipe Dream Polishes can be purchased at pipedreampolish.bigcartel.com and don't forget to like their facebook page.

Thanks for reading! 

Red Coat Tuesday

This is my first #RedCoatTuesday post. Red Coat Tuesday was started by my friend Brigitte of Color Me So Crazy so that Pretty Little Liars fans can get together with a nail polish theme each week.  I'm a huge fan of PLL so this was right up my alley! 

I decided to go with Blue-Eyed Girl Lacquer Dawn Breaks which is a red linear holo with gold & purple shimmer. It's absolutely gorgeous.  

Are you a Pretty Little Liars fan? Which character is your favorite? 

Blue-Eyed Girl Lacquers can be purchased at blueeyedgirllacquer.bigcartel.com. 

Thanks for reading! 

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