MAY FAVORITES

Hi there!

Today's post is all about the products that I have been reaching for a lot this month and am loving!!

First is this Helen of Troy Blow Dryer. My blow dryer stopped shooting out warm air a few months back and so I decided to check out Marshall's because they usually have great brands for cheap. Well I saw this dryer, purple being my favorite color I decided to grab it. It's originally $59.99 and I got it for $19.99. I absolutely love this dryer. It cuts drying time in half with my thick hair and leaves it super silky and shiny! 

Next is the Loreal True Match Lumi Primer and Foundation. I've tried this once before and I hated it. I'm not sure if it was a bad bottle or what, but you could just see it sitting on my skin. I decided to give it a go again and I am in LOVE with this. I have dry skin so the primer and foundation together gives me the most natural glow and it super natural looking on the skin. 

Mac Pro Longwear Concealer is next. I haven't had to use a corrector first since I've started using this concealer. Anyone who knows me knows I have bad dark circles, thanks to genetics. This is $20 a bottle, but I've had it for almost 6 months I believe and still have tons left. This will last a long time and a little bit goes a long way. I don't have to set it with a powder or anything. 

Next two products are the Elf Concealer Brush and the Real Techniques Beauty Sponge. I use the Elf Concealer Brush as a contour brush, it fits perfectly in the hallows of my cheeks. It's $3 at Target, can't beat that. The Real Techniques Beauty Sponge is $6 at Kohls or Ulta. I love this thing and I love it so much more than the popular Beauty Blender that is $20. Save yourself the money and go get the Real Techniques Beauty Sponge. 

Those are my favorites for the month of May!

Thank you for reading and let me know what posts you'd like to see.

BE YOUR OWN KIND OF BEAUTIFUL

XOXO,

MARISSA 

MAY IPSY BAG

Hi there!! It's been forever since I last posted. Now that school is over with and I'm done watching kids, I will have a lot more time to do posts! :)

This post is May's Ipsy Bag!

Here's the contents of this months bag. I wasn't too impressed with the items I received. I did like a few of them which I will let you know. For the bag itself, it's not really my style. 

First is the Endless Euphoria perfume by Calvin Klein. I really love this perfume. It has a great scent and it is perfect to throw in your purse. 

Next is the Eau Thermal Avene Spring Water. I wasn't too excited to see this in my bag. I don't really refresh my face at any point of the day so it's not something I see myself using a lot. I did however use it after coming inside from being in the sun and it was refreshing. Has a light fresh scent and dries pretty fast. It did feel good on my dry skin, just not something I would personally go out and buy. 

Next product is a hair mask by Eva-Nyc. It's the therapy session hair mask. I always like to try out new hair masks to see if there's one that I like before buying the big container of it. This had a fresh scent. I used about half of the bottle for one use since I do have thick, long hair. I felt like I needed to use the whole bottle in one use to get a really good feel as if I liked it or not. I like my masks to not only hydrate, but to be able to de tangle as well and it didn't do that.I'm not sure I would purchase a full size as there are other masks I like a lot better. 

Next was the Sans Tan Sunscreen. I don't really use sunscreen all that often, but I do already have some that I need to get through first. It was super light weight and I used it on my face and it didn't break me out or anything like that. 

Last was the Pacifica Duo Eyeshadow.  The colors are Moonbean and Unicorn. These were very dry and chalky. They had an okay pigmentation when swatched. Not sure I would buy this brand of eyeshadow. 

Like I said I wasn't impressed with this bag. Hopefully next month's will be better. 

Don't forget to subscribe to Ipsy. $10 a month for 4-5 beauty products

http://www.ipsy.com/r/28ji

BE YOUR OWN KIND OF BEAUTIFUL

XOXO,

MARISSA

April Ipsy Bag

It's time for this month's Ipsy bag!

The first product I received was the St. Tropez Multi-Action Face Gradual Tanner. I wasn't happy to see this in my bag. For whatever reason there is something in this specific self tanner that makes me break out in small hives. Plus, I'm expecting and don't want to put any chemical on my body. This will be put in my giveaway box. 

Next is the dr. brandt microdermabrasion skin exfolliant. This could be good for my dry skin,
I just hope it's not too harsh since my skin does seem to be a little sensitive. 

Next product is the Urban Decay 24/7 Velvet eyeliner in Black Velvet. I have the 24/7 glide on eyeliner in Zero that I like, so I'm sure I'll like this. Based on the swatch it's much more creamier than the Zero pencil I have. 

Next is the Cailyn tinted lip balm. The color Apple Pink is a peachy color perfect for Spring and Summer and right up my alley. The formula is super creamy which will be good for my dry lips! 

The next product is pop! goes the shadow. The color I got is Champagne. It's super pretty and another perfect color for Spring and Summer.

Here's the swatches of the eye shadow, liner and lip balm. 

Don't forget to check out Ipsy. 4-5 beauty products for only $10 a month! 

http://www.ipsy.com/r/28ji

BE YOUR OWN KIND OF BEAUTIFUL

XOXO,

MARISSA 

Influenster

Hi there! Today's post is going to be about Influenster. It is a free website, you just sign up and you're ready to go. You go on and you review products you have used. It's from make up, beauty products, household products, games, etc. There's a category for everyone's needs. You earn badges and points for every product review you do. Based on your points, badges unlocked, etc you can qualify for a Vox Box. They will email you a survey to see if you qualify for the box, if so you will be mailed a box of free products to review on the website. No charge to you, all free. I've received about 3 to 4 Vox Boxes now. It's been from a box all dedicated to Mary Kay products, to some beauty and household products. 

These are the items I received in this Vox Box.

1. Playtex Sports Fresh Balance Tampons - $3.99-4.99 a box. I wont be needing these for the next 7 months lol.

2. Broadway Nail imPRESS Press-On Manicure- $5.00 for colors & $7.99 for patterns. The pattern I got is pretty for spring. I'm not sure I would wear all my nails with the pattern maybe just an accent nail. Also, the press-on isn't ideal for a mommy of two, but I can always add nail glue if I do use. 

3. Red Rose REAL TEA Premium Water Enhancer- $4.49 - I received the Black Tea kind. Kind of interested in this product. I love tea and all you do is add one squeeze to an 8 oz glass of water. Contains 24 servings. 

4. Expert Last Lip Color in Forever Fuchsia by NYC- $1.99- Can never have too many lip products and the color is so pretty for spring and summer. 

5. Rimmel London Stay Matte Liquid Mousse Foundation- $4.99-5.99- I love trying out foundations. It's in the shade Light Ivory which I think will be a good match. I'm not sure how I will like this since it is a matte foundation and I have dryer skin. We'll see how it goes.

6. Pilot Acroball PureWhite- $4.59 per 3- pack/ $6.24 per 4-pack and $7.49 per 5-pack. I can always use pens. I'm really picky with how my pens write so we'll see how this one goes! It has a comfy gripper, so that's always nice.

Again go sign up and start reviewing for your chance to receive free products. :) 

BE YOUR OWN KIND OF BEAUITUFL

XOXO,

MARISSA 

MARCH IPSY BAG

Hi there!

I know it's been awhile since I last posted. I started school, found out we're expecting our 3rd and final baby. (Be on the look out for maternity outfit posts later on) and the past few weeks have been busy.

This month's bag was interesting. Ipsy had an artist design this bag. 

I received 4 products in this months bag. 

First product is Nicole by OPI Roughles Nail Polish in On What Grounds?

It's a very pretty color, perfect for spring. Excited to try this rough texture of nail polish. 

Next is Laboratoires Klorane Patch. It's supposed to smooth and relax woth cornflower. I'm excited to try these since I've never tried a product like this before. 

I received a eye shadow palette from Be a bombshell in Bora Bora. It has pretty bronze colors with that pop of teal. The shadows are smooth and creamy and have great pigmentation. 

Lastly, I received a Bare Minerals Lip Stick in Get Ready. Its the perfect Mauve color, which is right up my alley.

Here's the swatches of the shadows and lipstick 

Don't forget to subscribe to Ipsy for $10 a month. Such a great deal for 4-5 full size beauty products. 

http://www.ipsy.com/r/28ji

BE YOUR OWN KIND OF BEAUTIFUL,

XOXO

MARISSA 

Wearable Green Eye Look

Hi pretties!

I'm back with another tutorial. This time it's a wearable green eye shadow look just in time for St. Patty's Day! 

I used the Jesse's Girl Palette in The Eyes Have It along with a orange/peach blush for my transition shade and the Naked Basics Palette for my highlight shade. If you try this look out or any others send me pictures at my email so you can be featured in a blog post in the future ;) 

marissa.agueros@gmail.com

As always the video of my look will be posted below! Hope you guys enjoyed this look. My camera battery died at the end of the video. All I did was finish applying mascara and added Revlon's Just Bitten Kissable Balm Stain in Honey. You can add a winged liner and eyeliner to your water line if you'd like. I kept mine simple since I did film this in the day time. Also, if you don't want the dark hunter green on the outer V, you can always use a brown or even dark golden/taupe color.

BE YOUR OWN KIND OF BEAUTIFUL 

XOXO,

Marissa 

It Cosmetics Bye Bye Under Eye

Hi there! 

I was lucky enough to receive a sample of the It Cosmetics Bye Bye Under Eye Concealer to review here on the blog. 

I got mine in the shade Neutral Medium and it's the perfect shade!

As you know, I have super bad dark circles so I was so excited to test this product out and see how it worked. I have to say my first impression was Woah! this is super thick. It says that it can be used as an overall foundation. I was a bit scared to put this thick of a concealer under my eyes, thinking it would crease. 

BEFORE PIC: WITHOUT ANY MAKE UP ON 

ONCE APPLIED BEFORE BLENDING:

My first thought when applying this to my under eye was this looks like straight up foundation, coverage and formula wise. It blended out really nicely, but I would recommend doing a section at a time as it tends to dry a little fast. It leaves a dewy finish so I set it with a powder so it wouldn't move, plus I didn't want to risk it creasing. It did a great job of covering my dark circles. I personally would put a salmon colored corrector underneath just because my circles are so dark, I would like that extra coverage. Overall I really really loved this concealer even if I was a bit hesitant at first. 

I would have to say that this concealer is one of the best concealers I have ever used and I will be purchasing it in the future. It seriously is the only thing that has covered up my dark circles flawlessly without looking so cakey. I cant wait to try it out with a salmon corrector underneath. I believe I have found my new holy grail concealer for my dark under eye circles. 

Thank you for reading!!

BE YOUR OWN KIND OF BEAUTIFUL

XOXO,

Marissa