May 2012 GlossyBox (USA) Review

Hey loves, how's your Memorial Day going. I hope great. So, I recently got May's Glossybox. If you don't know what a Glossybox is, it's a service where you pay $21.00 a month and get a box of at least five full size or sample items. I reviewed my first Glossybox last month, and I was very happy with it. Click here to read about it. The second time around,  I'm actually a bit more pleased. This month's glossybox theme is Beauty Around the World. We've got items from France, UK, Italy, Korea, and good ole USA.  I love getting these ever month. This box contained six items:

Click below to see what was in the box.

Maybelline Mega Plush by Volum' Express Mascara Review

Maybelline is killing it with their mascaras and their new Mega Plush by Volum' Express Mascara might just be hand in hand with Falsies as being my favorite drugstore mascara. Why? you ask.  For one, this mascara contains a  gel mousse formula so your lashes are never left stiff or brittle. I love that!  I touched up this mascara a few times yesterday, and because my lashes were still soft, there was no clumpiness, just massive added volume. This mascara also contains their new Flexor Brush. The brush is pretty big and contains some pretty large bristles as well . Click below to read my review, and see my before and after. 

Obsessed with One n Only Argan Heat Professional Ceramic Hair Setter

Hey loves,

Recently, at the International Beauty Show, I was intrigued when I saw the, One N Only Argan Heat Professional Ceramic Hairsetter with Oil Applicator (man, that is a long name).  This product contains 8 extra roller jumbos, four that are 1 3/4 inches and the other four are 2 inches. It also contains clips that actually work on the rollers. A lot of hot roller sets contain clips that do not hold the roller in place. Not these. They work great. I already have a hot roller set  but this one was different because it contains a device where you can apply argan oil to the roller. I found that really interesting. The rollers heat up super quickly. I didn't think eight rollers would be enough for my bra strap length hair, but because these are super huge, they fit, not perfectly, but they do get all of my hair.  Now that I dyed my hair from jet black to honey brown highlights, I need all the conditioning I can get so I loved that I had the option of applying argan oil on these rollers and then setting my hair with it. Click below to read my review, and see my hair after.

5 Products That Keep You Looking Hot Even After A Hookup

Hey guys, I'll be posting a beauty review (on some amazing argan oil hot rollers either today or tomorrow). But, I would love it if you guys would take a read at a post I did on Cosmo For Latinas site. 

 5 Products That Will Keep You Looking Hot Even After A Hookup

These are 5 products that I personally can say will keep you looking hot even after having fun with your significant other. I've personally tested all of these out with Mr. Milly. Ha

What are some products that keep you looking gorgeous after a hookup? 



Hugs,

Milly

Neutrogena Naturals Purifying Facial Cleanser & Shout Out to Mom

One day when I was in my teens, my mom walked into the bathroom with a huge garbage bag, and began grabbing all of our soaps and body washes and throwing them inside the bag.  At first I didn't mind. For the last few months, she's been acting a little strange. (I didn't know at the time it was because she'd been diagnosed with cancer of the lymph glands.) She'd stopped eating meat. Started only making raw veggies for herself, and wheat grass concoctions in the morning. Started yoga three times a week and meditating constantly. So I was used to her doing unusual stuff.  I didn't even mind her throwing things away, until she grabbed my Bath & Body Mango Body Wash, and threw it inside the bag too. "What are you doing?" I asked her, while trying to grab my beloved wash out of the bag. She  grabbed my hand,  and gave me a stern look, "For now on, we are only using natural products." From then on while living with my parents, all we used were natural washes, and soaps. Even our laundry detergent was natural. Even now,  years later, I still favor natural products. Although as a beauty blogger/editor I can't just stick to natural since I have to test various things. But, I'm really loving Neutrogena Naturals Purifying Facial Cleanser. Click below to read my review and find out why I'm congratulating my mom:

Smashbox Shades of Fame Eye Palette & Brush Review

Hey guys, I'm so sorry about the last two weeks. My blogging has kind of come to a stop due to my crazy life! I hope you guys are doing great. Let's get back to our regularly scheduled program of beauty and let's start with the new Smashbox  Shades of Fame Palette which I'm really digging. As you girls know, this summer, I"m making some serious beauty changes.  I recently got highlights all over my jet black hair, and after a few days of getting used to them,  I can finally say I  love them!

Also, when it comes to makeup, I'm stepping away from neutrals, and doing bolder colors. For the summer, Smashbox has released their new Shades of Fame Palette. These are Smashbox Makeup Artists' favorite shades for the eyes. The palette contains nine very pigmented shadows, two creamy eyeliners,  a shadow primer, a double sided Smashbox brush and an instructional on how to create three fun looks. I'm so loving this.  All this for $48.00. Click below to read my review, and see swatches, and check  a look i created for my abuelo's 88th birthday party yesterday:

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NYC: Get a Revive Moisturizer $87.50 By Exchanging Yours

 You girls know how I love great deals, and this is one.

 For one day only, New York City beauty enthusiasts are invited to exchange their current moisturizer, even if it’s been used, for a complimentary one ounce deluxe jar of RéVive’s best-selling moisturizer, Moisturizing Renewal Cream (deluxe one ounce jar valued at $87.50).

 

This hydrating night cream features RéVive’s proprietary RES technology, a collection of bio-engineered ingredients that include patented and Nobel Prize winning technology, to encourage skin cell renewal and bring younger, radiant, more luminous skin to light.                        

 

Where:                RéVive counter at Saks Fifth Avenue

                                611 Fifth Avenue at 49^th Street

                                New York, New York 10022

                               

When:                  Thursday, May 24

                                10 a.m. – 8 p.m.

 

No purchase or RSVP necessary. Good while supplies last.  Offer available May 24, 2012 from

10 a.m. – 8 p.m. only.

 

Winner of JLO Makeup

is Suzanna! Congrats, please contact me within two days or we will have to give this to someone else.

Jennifer Lopez Makeup Deets: What to Expect When You're Expecting & Giveaway

Jlo looked absolutely beautiful yesterday at the premier of her new Film, What To Expect When You're Expecting. Celebrities are really embracing the burgundy lip lately. Zoe Saldana had a fierce burgundy lip when I saw her as well at the Cosmo For Latinas launch. J lo's makeup was totally different than what I"m used to seeing. Usually, she's rocking a sultry nude lip, but this burgundy looked great on her.   The team over at L'oreal sent us the deets on what you can use to recreate the look:

 

For the Eyes: L’Oréal Paris Voluminous Smoldering Eyeliner in Black, L’Oréal Paris Infallible Eye Shadow in Bronzed Taupe and Amber Rush and L’Oréal Paris Voluminous False Fiber Lashes Mascara in Blackest Black.

Lips: L’Oréal Paris Infallible Le Rouge in Persistent Plum

Face: L’Oréal Paris Magic Lumi Primer, L’Oréal Paris True Match Super-Blendable Makeup in Sun Beige and L’Oréal Paris Magic Smooth Soufflé Blush in Cherubic

Nails: L’Oréal Paris Colour Riche Nail in Haute Couture Red 
Hair: L’Oreal Paris’ Sublime Mousse by Healthy Look in 63 Golden Light Brown

 

What did you think of Jlo's makeup?

One of you will win all the products used on JLO. 
All you have to do is like this post on facebook. (Remember in order to win any of our items you must like our facebook page)
Then leave a comment here.
Winner gets announced Friday. 

Did you love Jlo's makeup?

Would you have preferred a nude lip?

I loved her brows. Those are my dream brows. 


Hugs,

Milly

New St. Tropez Wash Off Instant Glow Body Lotion

I saw the news about this lady  two weeks ago, and was shocked.  Not only because she was accused of letting her six year old tan, but because clearly this woman has gone overboard. It turns out this woman is addicted to tanning in tanning beds. The term is called Tanorexia. Don't believe me, check out the wiki page here. 

 Now, don't get me wrong. Milly loves to tan too!  But, I love SUNLESS tanning.  The only  thing tanning with the sun does is age you prematurely and give you wrinkles at like 20, or expose you to skin cancer.  I also find that sunless tanning gives me better color than the actual sun does.
However, sometimes with sunless tanning, you can find yourself with  streaky results. Like last week when I tested a new one,  it left me with great color, but man, was it streaky. My legs were partially light, and partially bronze. I was a little freaked out because I did want to wear a dress that day. I remembered that St. Tropez had recently sent me their One Night Only Instant Glow Body Lotion. Click below to read my review: