X Out: A New Facial Cleanser from the Makers of Proactiv

Another review of a product received from Influenster's Voxbox program! This time it's a product only a select number of people received! X Out is a new facial cleanser from the celebrated makers of Proactiv! Here's the official description:

X Out Wash-In Treatment 

The unique, one-step X Out™ Wash-In Treatment is formulated to help kill the bacteria that causes breakouts, help banish existing pimples and help leave the skin feeling smooth and looking healthy.  

X Out™ works to lift away the dirt and grime that can clog pores.  The Wash-In Treatment also leaves behind powerful medicine to help keep pores clean.  Learn more and purchase at XOut.com.  X Out is sold as a 30-day supply and comes with a bonus Shine Control product to help you fight oil all day for $19.95.   

At first I was afraid this product would be too harsh on my skin, but I was pleasantly surprised. X Out left my skin feeling fresh and clean. My skin has been clearing up, and looks nice and polished! The product smells sweet and has a handy pump  system. You can use this product in three ways: 1. rubbing it in on your damp face and immediately washing off, 2. as an on spot treatment, placing it only on the places where you broke out and  rinsing it after ten minutes, or 3. as a mask, rubbing it on your face and rinsing it after ten minutes.

Sorry the picture is all weird -__-

http://www.xout.com

NYC New York Color: Nude York City

Here's another review of another product I received from Influenster's Voxbox program!
This time it's NYC's New York Color Liquid Lipshine! I absolutely loved this product. Normally, I'm not a fan of lip glosses. They are too sticky or shiny to the point where my lips look greasy. But this lip gloss shocked me. It's this subtle nude color, (the lipgloss' name actually was Nude York City!) with a beautiful shimmer. It wasn't sticky at all, and smells great, sort of like marshmallows. It lasted long and kept my chapped lips moisturized in this cold weather! I am definitely going to pick up a few of these the next time I go to the pharmacy!
Here's the official description:

NYC New York Color Liquid Lipshine

Straight from the city that never sleeps, NYC New York Color offers products with uptown style at down-to-earth prices, from $.99 - $4.99. The energy, style and color of New York City shines through the wide range of shades, textures and innovative products. NYC always delivers the most on-trend products & shades hot off the runway!

A beauty-editor favorite is Liquid Lipshine ($2.49). It has pure pigments that created a 3-D gloss effect. Vitamin E provides shine and a moisturizing feel. The formula is non-sticky, super shiny & soft. Available in 10 on-trend shades from neutral nudes, to berries & fuchsias. Start shopping for NYC at these stores nearest you: Walmart, Target, Rite Aid, CVS, Family Dollar, Duane Reade, Kmart, HEB, and others.  Visit newyorkcolor.com to check out all shades and fun products from New York Color!

Pics:

Love it!
http://www.newyorkcolor.com

imPRESS Press-on Manicure: Over the Moon

As some of you may already know, both Asa and I received Holiday Voxboxes complimentary of Influenster. We get to test these wonderful products and review them. In my box I received an NYC Lip Gloss, XOUT Face cleanser (from the makers of Proactiv) and fabulous imPress press on nails. (These were just some of the goodies I received!!!) This is the description for the imPress press on nails... 

"Introducing imPress Press-On Manicure by Broadway Nails, the revolutionary way to apply polish! Featuring advanced nail technology, you can get a salon-perfect manicure in seconds – simply peel off, press on, and you're done. There's no drying, a killer shine and a manicure that lasts up to a week! And, imPress is so easy to remove, you can change it up to match your mood as often as you want. Check out all 36 colors and patterns, including trendy brights, classic darks and animal prints. With imPress, your nails will always be your best accessory.

imPress Manicure retails for $5.99 for colors and $7.99 for patterns, and is available at CVS, Rite Aid, Duane Reade, KMart, Walgreens, Walmart and more. For a full list of online and in-store retailers, visit imPressManicure.com, where you can download an exclusive coupon and virtually try on all the colors and patterns!"

I absolutely loved this product. They were the perfect length and were stronger than I expected! My manicure lasted about 5 days. It would have lasted longer if I were more careful with my hands. The nails themselves weren't uncomfortable, and the application was easy (the only difficulty was finding the perfect size for your nail beds, and I was just being picky). I was (cheesy alert) over the moon for the nail design I received, "Over the Moon." I would absolutely recommend this product to a friend. The nails are perfect for a party or for everyday wear. They are AWESOME. Here are some Pics:

I liked this design a lot more than I thought I would. I want those two color nail polishes!!

I actually have 12 extra nails for a second manicure!

Isn't the packaging adorable?! I look forward to buying more of these in the future!
www.impressmanicure.com

Halloween Nail Art

Hey everyone, Asa here! I have a Halloween Nail Design here and I think it's supercute!

LOL Conan. 

Anyways, I did this design but the thing is, I kept messing up on the index finger:

My index finger is a candy corn as is supposed to be my pinky. The pinky came out better than the index finger. I used Brucci's Emmi and Olli Go Bananas as the base color and then used Wet n Wild's Sunny Side Up as the middle color and Wet n Wild's  French White Creme. I also used French White Creme for Jack Skellington (middle finger) and the blood drips on my ring finger. To draw Jack I used a black striper and for the blood splatters I used Revlon's Valentine and a toothpick. Also, if you click on the picture you will find that the orange part of the candy corn is shimmery because I layered a sheer orange shimmer I have. (I forgot the name sorry).

This is a less blurry picture

My thumb was a spiderweb made using Wet n Wild's French White Creme as a base color and using a black striper I drew a spiderweb. If you click on the picture of my thumbnail you can see small flecks of glitter which I did by using L.A. Color Craze's Black Pearl.

Have a safe and happy Halloween!

I just really love Matt Smith

Sunny Rainbow Design

IT HAS BEEN SO BUSY THESE PAST TWO WEEKS!! I had this design on weeks ago but haven't gotten the chance to post until now!!!! I know it's a bit of a sunny design for the month of Halloween, but, for all of you who are missing summer, or don't really care much for Halloween, here's a pic.

Messy as usual I know -___-

This design was done without any special nail tools by the way, so with a steady hand, it should be fairly easy to replicate. You don't even need to put sunglasses on the sun, I just always used to draw them this way!! :D

L.A. Colors Color Craze Splash

L.A. Colors Rose,Sky Blue. Hi-Lite, and Sinful Colors Nail Art Orange Alert (?) and Time Out

Nicka K Polish in White

For this design you can add so much more to it. You could opt for less clouds and maybe add a few birds or something. I wanted it simple like this and I really liked how the sun and rainbow came out!
I'm definitely going to try to upload a Halloween design sometime this week! I really hate how I had so many ideas for a Halloween design and I didn't get the chance to try even one on my nails!! :'(
I'm definitely planning to have the next design feature one of my favorite characters, Jack Skellington!
Until next time!

C.j.

Alice in Wonderland Nail Design!

Hey, Asa here!

I have an Alice in Wonderland nail design here!

I actually used this picture to do my design.

Here are some pictures:

This is actually all the colors I had to use. From left to right: NK Top Coat, NK Base Coat,  Klassicolor in Pastel Teal, White striper, Revlon's 730 Valentine, black striper, L.A. Color Craze in Tropical Breeze, and Wet n Wild's Fuschia-Rama from their FastDry collection.

The ring finger is supposed to be the Chesire Cat's stripes and the other fingers are  Alice's Dress and the playing card symbols.

See you guys later with a Halloween nail design!

OM NOM NOM!! A Cookie Monster Design

Finally! I'm posting! I feel like I've been lazy, not uploading this post sooner, but school has been annoying the heck out of me! Anyway, today's design is based on the LOVABLE AND WONDERFUL (and perhaps mildly annoying) COOKIE MONSTER!!!! Honestly whenever I'm near a pack of Chips Ahoy, I act as crazy and hungry as him!

Anyhoo here's a pic of the design. (Well, more than one, I couldn't resist)

So as you can see Cookie Monster is on my thumb, and on my ring finger, (which I know is hard to make out) I painted a white speech bubble with the word "COOKIE" in it. For the rest of the fingers I painted little chocolate chips to make them look like cookies.

L.A. Colors  Color Craze Splash and L.A. Colors Color Craze  Mega Watt

Sinful Colors Nail Art Time Out and Kiss Nail Art Paint White (I Also used L.A. Colors Nail Art Striper  Dark Blue not pictured, sorry!)

The Cookie Monster wasn't very difficult to paint, even with out dotting tools or nail art brushes. Really, all that you need to do is paint your nails a nude shade (or a light brown or tan color) and then on the thumb, (or any finger you want really) use a blue polish to create Cookie's head. You can outline it in a dark blue like i did if you wish to make his fur appear shaggier. Then create two eyeballs with two white circles and dot them with two black pupils slightly askew. Then create his mouth with black polish, and make him smile. He is around cookies after all. On the ring finger create a speech bubble, and as carefully as you can with your striper, write COOKIE. Or if not, you can simply dot the rest of the nails with black to create chocolate chips. Here's a picture of Cookie Monster you can reference to!

I don't own this.

Hopefully I can post again real soon! Until then, bye!
C.j