Nature Republic Aloe Gel- a gift from the skin gods

I swear I can die and go to heaven! My amazing coworker gave me this tub of Nature Republic’s Aloe Gel after hearing me complain about having dry skin and… IT is AMAZING! I love it after just one use. I was a little afraid at first because it has a bunch of writing on it, in I assume Korean, that I can’t understand.  Plus it’s a gel in a tub so I expected it to create a giant mess. 

After doing some research online I found there are sooo many uses for it. FYI- mixed in between all the characters that I have no idea what they meant- there are some instructions in English.  Whoops!Anyways, I’m glad that I looked it up online cuz there is like a million different ways to use this product! It can be used for dry scalp, sunburns, mixed in with your foundation for a dewy look,  hair treatment to help make your hair shiny , to relax swollen eyes, to moisturize lips and even on your nails! I decided to be boring and use it to moisturize my face which can at times get dry.  Before I went to bed last night after washing my face, I spread the aloe gel all over my face and let it sink in and went to sleep. It felt a little sticky at first, but it wasn’t unbearable and dried pretty quickly. I didn’t notice much of a difference  that night, but let me tell you…this morning I woke up and my skin is soft, smooth and hydrated! No dry spots at all! It worked like a dream and I’m so excited to have been introduced to this product.

So far I can only see a few things that may be little bummers about this product-

1.       It’s a Korean product so I assume my options other than Amazon (where my coworker purchased it) are limited

2.       #2 goes right along with having to order online from  Amazon - the shipping takes FOREVER and a day because it comes from Korea!

3.    A whole bunch of grossness can contaminate the tub if you use your fingers to apply the product- it’d be nice if there was some kind of spatula included with the product to make it more clean!

4.       It does have a bit of a weird scent- it’s not too overpowering, but nonetheless it’s still there

 

Even with the bummers taken into consideration, I would DEFINITELY recommend this product to anyone who needs help with moisturizing their skin. It’s amazing! I will definitely repurchase this online when I run out (which I hope shouldn’t be awhile since you get a really good sized 15.8oz tub)

first voxbox!

 

I received my very first box from box from Influenster yesterday and I’m SUPER excited about it.  If you don’t know what Influenster is, it’s basically a site that will send you items totally free to try out and test all you have to do is link your social media your Influenster account to help you qualify for samples! Head over to www.influenster.com to check it out and sign up.  You have nothing to lose! Who doesn’t love to try free stuff?!

I received a bunch of great stuff! Inside were a full size Retro Glam Mascara from Rimmel, a Soft Lips Cube, Nivea Skin Firming Moisturizer, Kiss Everlasting  French Nails, and an air freshener that smells like pie! Yum!

I’m always using two mascaras to accomplish my desired lashes so I was super excited to see the Rimmel Retro Glam Mascara in Extreme Black in the box. I really like my lashes to have a lot of volume and length and have yet to find my holy grail mascara that does both. Unfortunately, after trying this out I will still be layering mascaras.  This mascara is supposed to plump and fan out your lashes because of the hourglass brush shape, but I noticed a lot of fanning and not a lot of plumping! My lashes had a lot of length added to them, but they ended up looking long, scraggly and spider leggy. The volume I like was definitely missing. This isn’t a bad mascara, but it’s not one that I see myself using alone.  If you really like length and separated lashes, try this one out.

I had never heard of a soft lips cube before this sample was provided to me. The product is supposed to hydrate, replenish, smooth, protect and add shine to your lips. It also has SPF 15 which I really like after having a bad experience getting sunburned lips that ended up super swollen and crazy looking! Not Angelina Jolie plump pretty… it was like stung in the lips by a bee people look at you and laugh hysterically crazy lips.  LOL! Anyways, the cube I got has a light pomegranate blueberry scent.  When you put it on it tingles a bit, but it definitely does leave your lips looking and feeling hydrated. I thought that the shine would be a bad thing, but I actually really like it! It’s just a little bit of shine that leaves your lips look healthy and moisturized. I can definitely see myself repurchasing this product when I use up this sample.

The Nivea Skin Firming Moisturizer is apparently supposed to help you have firmer skin in just 2 weeks. It smells really good, but I’m not sure it’s as moisturizing as I’d like.  My skin can get dry so I’m always on the hunt for a good moisturizer.  Anyways, the product promises to firm and tighten the skins surface since it has Q10 in it.. What the heck is Q10?! Not sure if it delivers on those promises since it’s only day 2, but I can see myself continuing to use this product just because it smells so good!

The Kiss everlasting nails my mom actually used for my grandma before and they do end up looking nice, but they kept falling off so I don’t really see myself using them since I don’t wanna walk around with the glue in my purse to keep gluing em back on throughout the day.  These will most likely get tossed somewhere with my pile of samples I have, but don’t use.  

Anyways, I’m pretty excited and happy with what I got in my Spring Fling Voxbox.

My first blog ever

Soooo I have a major obsession with all things beauty and decided a blog would be a great outlet to talk about all the things I try both good and bad. Hopefully I can provide you guys with useful information!