Showing posts with label mint. Show all posts
Showing posts with label mint. Show all posts

Wednesday, May 11, 2011

My New Favorite Nail Ploish: Mint Sorbet

Sally Hansen Xtreme wear in Mint Sorbet


Ive been on the hunt for the perfect mint nail polish because im obsessed with mint everything lol. I was going to buy china glaze nail polish in refresh mint which is $5.99. Then i saw this nail polish (sally hansen xtreme wear) online and i thought i would go look at it in person. its funny because it was out of stock and i got sad but then i saw it in another nail polish section of another brand and it was the last one and i got happy haha funny huh.


Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear Mint Sorbet (No Flash)
It was very cheap for about $2.50 at walmart. When i tried it on i fell in love. its the perfect shade of mint just like the icecream. I personally don't like mint colors that are blue toned i like the green toned. Thats why the picture has no flash because every pic i took in flash looked blue. From what Ive seen on blogs i think mint sorbet is a close dupe to china glaze refresh mint.

I love it because its so true to color and very opaque. i hardly applied a 2nd coat and it is very rich in color. This is the only picture with flash that truly captured the color. i didn't apply a base or top coat and the color has lasted and it hasnt chipped. Amazing! i love it..i wear it everyday.

What is your favorite Nail Polish?



Thursday, May 5, 2011

EOS Lip Balm Review

Today i am going to review the eos (evolution of smooth) lip balm in sweet mint. They have different colors and flavors but i chose this one because i love mint. Ive previously purchased the green one called honeysuckle honeydew but i can't show it because i lost it (actually my son "misplaced it" lol). So obviously what caught my attention was the sphere shape and at first it felt weird applying it but you get used to it. I have seen some people  apply it on both lips at the same time but i can't do that. It does have a flat bottom so it can stand alone.

What the site (eos) says:

•  Long-lasting moisture
•  Shea butter & vitamin E
•  Smoothes on clear
•  New smooth sphere precisely glides on to lips
•  Twist-off top
•  Gluten-free
•  Paraben-free
•  Petrolatum-free
•  Phthalate-free



"eos lip balm is 95% organic, 100% natural, and paraben and petrolatum free. Packed with antioxidant-rich vitamin E, soothing shea butter and jojoba oil, eos keeps your lips moist, soft and sensationally smooth." 


Ingredients:
Olea Europaea (Olive) Fruit Oil*, Beeswax (Cire D'abeille)*, Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Oil*, Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil*, Natural Flavor, Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea Butter)*, Stevia Rebaudiana Leaf/Stem Extract*, Tocopherol, Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil*, Vaccinium Angustifolium (Blueberry) Fruit Extract*, Fragaria Vesca (Strawberry) Fruit Extract*, Prunus Persica (Peach) Fruit Extract*, Linalool1. 1Component of Natural Flavor. *Organic. Certified Organic by Oregon Tilth. Patent Pending.
 




Flavors:
summer fruit (pink)
lemon drop SPF 15 (yellow)
honeysuckle honeydew (green)
medicated tangerine (orange)
sweet mint (mint/blue)





When you apply this lip balm it does apply really smooth and because it is mint it does give you that minty/tingling feeling on your lips which i like but i know a lot of people dislike it, but not all the lip balms have it just this one. The smell is kinda minty and it has no particular taste (a lip balm taste i guess lol) .Some cons is that it doesn't provide long lasting moisture, its one of those lip balms that you have to constantly re-apply throughout the day which a lot of people do anyways, and it doesn't contain SPF which is very important during spring/summer, apparently only the lemon drop has the SPF. Another con some people might have is the actual shape because it is kinda bulky so it might be uncomfortable in your pocket but for me it's not a problem since i carry everything in my purse. To me its a regular lip balm, theres nothing special to it and its not great but its not expensive either(got mine for $3) so you can still try it. what i mainly liked is the shape because its unique but the product itself doesn't do wonders. I'm 50/50 on it

Where to buy: Walgreens, Walmart, Rite aid, CVS, and Target.

P.S- I'm sorry i do long reviews but i always want to make sure i cover everything and give u all the info and my honest opinion.

Tuesday, March 29, 2011

Delicious Starbucks Ice cream!


This is a random post but i had to share it because this ice cream is soo delicious. I had been wanting to try starbucks ice cream but every time i try to get some they only have coffee icecream and im not a big coffee fan. So when i saw this i got very excited because my favorite kind of ice cream is mint chocolate and my favorite chocolate is dark.




It's like heaven in my mouth when i tried this lol =D
on the container it says
"Swirled peppermint and mocha ice cream with dark chocolaty chunks"

Its everything i lo
ve in an ice cream
dark chocolate, mint, and mocha
amazing lol i love everything with mint in it and if i have chocolate it has to be dark

you should definitely try this icecream, although a lot of people might not like it because everybody i know doesn't like mint or dark chocolate =(
i don't think it's very popular
but hey i looovvveeed it =)
                      MmMmM you can see the chocolate chunks =) i can't wait to try other flavors