Burt's Bees Very Volumizing Shampoo

Hello to all of my faithful readers!

 I have been very busy with a fan request. I have been testing and retesting Burt’s Bees Very Volumizing Pomegranate Shampoo. After one use I must say I was not impressed but you know me I don’t just use it once and give up! I gave this shampoo an honest try and after one week I couldn’t take it anymore! Although it is 99.6% natural which is something I love it just did not cut it for me. It was not the fact that it didn’t lather I do mind that since its to be expected with an natural shampoo and is sulfate free. The fact that my hair felt dry and came out knotty and unmanageable which is NOT what my hair does is what makes me NOT LIKE THIS SHAMPOO! I must note that since the last time I did use Burt’s Bees shampoos A LOT HAS CHANGED and it not only the bottle. They seem to have changed the formula and the fact that I did not see my usual sugar beet and grapefruit shampoo should have been a red flag but you know me and I can refuse a new beauty product to put in my beauty bag. However this particular shampoo did NOTHING for me but actually seemed to cause damage. They call it Very Volumizing  but it had actually made my hair heavy and flat! The old formula did make my hair full of volume this one FELL FLAT! I can only say that the smell was pleasant it kept my hair clean for a full work day but after work it really felt like you could go straight to a dinner out! I needed to go home and wash my hair in order to feel good again!

I CAN NOT tell all you to go out and buy this and to expect a good result that will last. If you need your hair to look okay for a few hour then yes but come on NO ONE want their hair to look only okay we want it to look great and you will NOT ACHIEVE GREAT with this shampoo. You will however waste about $8.00 that you could have put towards a better shampoo (See my other posts for better shampoo’s) I GIVE BURT’S BEES VERY VOLUMIZING SHAMPOO A 1 $ and that is being generous. The shampoo does nothing and my advice is for Burt’s Bees to go back to the lab and try again OR go back to the old formula! This IS NOT IN MY BEAUTY BAG!!

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L'Oreal Paris Youth Code BB Cream w/ SPF 15

I am VERY HAPPY to share this new discovery with all of you today. I am sure you have all heard the word BB Cream by now and if your like me you went out and wanted to buy one immediately! I mean who wouldn’t? Right? It’s a Beauty Balm it takes over for what like 4-6 different products all in one step! It even has sunscreen!! Hello!?! That sounds like a score to me! I searched high and low end BB Creams and after over spending and under spending I had found one that was well THE ONE! It wasn’t the priciest one I bought it was one around the middle and to my shock it was found EVERYWHERE drugstores like Walgreens and Riteaid to Supermarkets and Box Stores like Target.

THE WAIT IS OVER my BB Cream find is L’Oreal Paris Youth Code BB Cream With SPF 15 in the Light Shade. It comes is Light and Medium shades. Now for anyone who is scared by the word Youth Code don’t be it is NEVER to soon to start thinking about anti-wrinkle prevention. You should start as early as your 20’s to think about anti-aging you don’t want to think about it when its already starting you want to prevent it! This BB Cream is a good start and to top it off it smell nice, glides on smooth and more importantly it COVERS up your imperfects in ONE EASY STEP!! Now if you do have a bad break out or one stubborn one then by all means use a little concealer  then follow up with The L’Oreal Paris Youth Code BB Cream in your proper shade and it will be as if you have NO FLAWS!! It stays a little tacky for a few minutes I notice about a two minute dry time. You can wait to apply a finishing powder or not. But note if you don’t wait the powder you apply will appear darker at first on your skin. Honestly some  days I don’t even use the powder because it just looks that great! It stays on all day. Through a warm or even hot muggy day. I was surprised at the gym because it did not budge. You will not regret this purchase!

I give L’OREAL YOUTH CODE BB CREAM WITH SPF 15 A 5 $$$$$ ON QULITY, VALUE AND EFFECTIVENESS. I am keeping it in my Beauty Bag at ALL TIMES it is a GO TO PRODUCT that DOES NOT BREAK THE BANK like other high end BB CREAMS. For around $15.00 at Target and www.target.com it also goes on sale most often there for only $12.99 you can also find it at Walgreens or www.walgreens.com they too have sales and specials like buy one get one 50% off. To find a store near you to buy L’Oreal go to www.LorealParisUSA.com  they will also give you tips to find the right shade for you.

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Secret Clinical Strength Deodorant

The SECRET is OUT! That’s right I have been a fan of the Secret Clinical Strength Deodorant for a long time now and with the weather getting warmer its defiantly time to sing its praises!

Before this deodorant came out on the market the stuff we used was about average in my personal opinion. We have all been there at the drugstore or box store buying different deodorants hoping for a better result. Whether it be those white marks it leaves on our black shirts and blouses or the fact that it just didn’t last. Well now Secret has finally come up with something that solves EVERYONES problems whether it be the white marks on the black shirt or the wetness even after applying before and after a work-out at the gym.

I have tested this for a long time and I have given it a chance to fail several time believe me . To my pleasant surprise it has passed even my ultimate test. I get up shower put this on around 6 AM get dressed  leave for work. I check my underarms for any white marks and NOTHING! Then after a long day I come home and its smell fresh and  is dry to the touch. (No matter what blouse or shirt I wore each time everything was PERFECT!) Then I change and hit the gym get out of the gym and nothing. Its around 8PM before I get into the shower and it is as if my underarms just got a fresh reapplication of the Secret deodorant only that haven’t its over 12 hours since I have applied it! I have been using the SECRET CLINICAL STRENGTH LIGHT AND FRESH SCENT for so long now I forget what the others were even like and you can too!

I give SECRET CLINICAL STRENGTH DEODORANT A 5 $$$$$ on EFFECTIVENESS QAULITY and VALUE! This is the BEST MONEY you will ever spend on a beauty product! The prices range from $7.50 for 1.6 ounces to $11.50 for 2.6 ounces I go for the big one just so I don’t have to worry about running out for a while. It comes in a wide variety of scents and I don’t think it matters but I have had my best experience with the light and fresh scent. You can buy them at local supermarkets while grocery shopping or at box stores like Walmart and Target. It’s of course found in drugstore like Rite Aid and Walgreens. A lot of these stores also put them on sale from time to time! I hope that sharing this has helped and remember that I am always here to share a SECRET and make sure you pass the word along about this and my blog. You can also follow  me on Pintrest and find out my latest must haves in beauty and fashion! http://pintrest.com/seasaltandsand

Nexxus Hydra-Light Shampoo

HI Again to all my BEAUTIFUL READERS! I have found you another product that has been tested and retested just to be sure. Everyone knows how important our hair is to us and how many hours we spend on it on any given day. The washing, conditioned, treating and styling just to name of few. Well while I am still on the quest to find one product that can do it all (not holding my breathe either) I have found another great shampoo to help us all achieve a great hair day. I’ve pinned to my Beauty board on Pintrest a while ago after just a few times of using it and knowing that I am a beauty -product -aholic I didn’t bring it to you, my faithful readers, after me just using it I had a few friends test it out to be sure.

The shampoo I am talking about is Nexxus Hydra-Light Shampoo. It has a weightless moisturizer in it that is FABULOUS even in humidity. I love that fact that I have found and that Nexxus has made a shampoo that give hair some moisture even in the summer. After spending time at the beach or poolside we all need to take care of our dried out locks.  Words do not do this shampoo justice. While I know it is not organic and does contain chemicals that I have steered away from sometimes you go back and its just that sometimes besides I could not help myself when I saw this on the shelf at the drugstore. I do want you to mix and match with other conditioners and treatments like I do. Everyone’s hair needs are different and you need not stay loyal  I never do unless it works. Remember what works now might not work a few months from now your  hair has need and it changes when the weather or even the season changes. Its like our foundation for our skin you may need to change the color from light to medium at this time of the year when your getting some sun. Well our hair changes too.

I am giving NEXXUS HYDRA-LIGHT WEIGHTLESS MOISTURIZER SHAMPOO A 5 $$$$$ ON EFFECTIVENESS, TEXUTE ,QUILITY AND RESULTS. Your hair will LOOK and FEEL GREAT. I feel it and so do 5 other friends. Do yourself a favor and do try this shampoo out for yourself! You can’t go wrong for around $14. For more of my favorites follow me Pintrest! Here is my link: http://pintrest.com/seasaltandsand

Try them both for yourself and feel the difference!
 

Summer and Sunscreen

Now I know its not officially summer yet however this is Memorial Day Weekend makes it the unofficial start to summer. I want to stress to you my wonderful and supportive readers that it is crucial that you WEAR SUNSCREEN! It’s important all year round but if you have neglected to do slather it on in the past today is a new day and you can start fresh today and put it on everywhere from your face right down to those toes that are probably in flip-flops! Please don’t forget to put it on even under those places that are covered by a swimsuit! Do REAPPLY often especially while out swimming or sweating! I know I sound preachy but it is so important! I will give you my top 3 Sunscreens but honestly something is better than nothing.

TOP 3 SUNBLOCKS FROM ME TO YOU! (All tested and approved 5 $$$$$ ratings on all 3 of these) In No particular order!

Hawaiian Tropic Sheer Touch  SPF30

Neutrogena Wet Skin  Helioplex SPF 45+

Yes To Cucumbers Natural Sunscreen SPF 30

All of these sunscreens range in price and in preferences of what types of chemicals are in them. Please take a look at them online or in ANY local store to do your research and find what works for you and your level of sun exposure.

Please keep in mind your Children! I found Coppertone Water Babies SPF 50 to best and most preferred by parents. Anyone looking for an alternative  to that used Yes To Cucumbers Natural Sunscreen SPF 40 for Kids. 

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A Message

HAPPY SATURDAY!

I know that I have not written anything in a LONG time and for that I am sorry however I have been busy and I have notes written I just have not gotten them on here yet. They are coming but if you want to still keep up with me and find out what my favorite beauty products are I am on PINTREST DAILY updating all my favorite Beauty producst, Foods and even fun Quotes! Please feel free to check me out there and even follow me for FASTER updates!! http://pintrest.com/seasaltandsand
THANK YOU so Much for all your support and messages keep them coming!!

Revlon Nail Enamel

Hi Again Beauty Bag Fans! I am just so happy to be back on again and to have so much to share that I will share with you one more find and I promise I will be brief. I have found a wonderful nail polish for all of you out there who don’t care for the gel manicure or the at home gel systems. If your sick of spending a ton of money weekly or you just want a break then I have your answer to everything that’s bugging you about your nails. Revlon  Nail Enamel.

 I bought this one afternoon after work. I had to be somewhere in less than a half hour and my nails were done and I had no time. I bought this bottle on a whim and literally applied it in my car waited a few minutes did a second coat a then me and my perfectly polished nails were ready! I was so happy!! No undercoat no top coat! I could not believe my eyes when three days later they still looked GREAT!

I purchased it in the number 85 Minted and I had no REGRETS! It lasted a total of 5 days before and chipping and fading but for no over or under coat I say that is a huge SCORE! I tested it later with an over and undercoat and it lasted about 8 days! However I give REVLONS NAIL ENAMEL A 5 $$$$$  on VALUE, QUILTY AND EFEECTIVENESS!! I LOVE THIS POLISH it IS MUCH BETTER THEN OTHERS I’VE POSTED ABOUT! It only costs $5 a bottle and it is money WELL SPENT! Keep it in your BEAUTY BAG you never know when you will need it! Follow me on pintrest http://pintrest.com/seasaltandsand

CoverGirl Exact EyeLights Eye Brightening Shadow Pallet

Hello Beauty Bag Readers! I must say it been a while for me I know but I have been busy buying and testing! I wanted to wait until I knew for sure that this next product I brought you was not some type of one time its great but the next time its not! Well its GREAT! For years I have purchased high end eye shadows because of one bad experience with a drugstore brand but last week I was at the drugstore cruising through the makeup aisle and I got tempted really tempted.

Suffices to say temptation got me and I purchased CoverGirls Exact Eyelights eye  brightening shadow pallet in 710 Radiant Blue for blue eyes. I got it home and immediately began to apply it. I was so shocked at how smooth and silky it felt on my eye lid. It did not tug and pull as I remembered drugstore cosmetics did all those years ago. On the back of the packaging they even included instructions to help you out. I found it very nice that all the brushes you need were also include which was such a bonus! I was shocked but it passed my ultimate test by NOT  actually IRRIATING my eye!

I think that I still need to play with other colors but COVERGIRL EXACT EYELIGHTS GETS A 4 $$$$ from me for VALUE AND QUILITY! I would defiantly buy a few to get your eye shadow look just right its what I did and I have been wearing it since and have received several  compliments. Its springtime everyone and this is the perfect inexpensive way to update your look. People will notice! HAPPY SPRING!


Side note: The Cover Girl Eyelights costs no more than $9 at most local drugstores but you may get a buy one get one 50% off deal when then the store runs a sale. I found that Riteaid does that most often. Also follow me @ http://www.pinterest.com/seasaltandsand/boards/ for quick beauty updates!

Yes To Blueberries Age Refresh Eye Firming Treatment

Hello Beauty Product Fans!

I am so happy to be sharing with you another product that I absolutely ADORE!!! Like I said in an earlier post I have been busy buying and trying. Well I bought a product called Yes To Blueberries Age Refresh Eye Firming Treatment. OH MY GOSH! This is a miracle cream in a bottle. Everyone thinks I am too young for this but let me tell you, you are NEVER to young to start taking care of the delicate skin around your eyes. If your not doing it START RIGHT NOW!!! AND THE PREFECT product to start with is the Yes To Blueberries Age Refresh Eye Firming Treatment. It is 95% natural which is one of the most important things to me. If it is going around my sensitive eye area it needs to be natural. The fact that it smell great and is effective in keeping your eye area looking fresh even after a busy day/night or both is a major plus. You will see result in about three days but I swear after the first time I used it was like WOW my eye makeup even applied better. It is not to tacky and absorbs into the skin within a minute. If you have any fine lines or wrinkles this will reduce them within just a week! I am not kidding you and if you want to PREVENT the lines or wrinkles grab a bottle of this and you will not have to worry. It is light flower scent along with blueberries. It is rich in anti-oxidants like Vitamin C and it helps to fight the formation of free radicals that damage the skin. For all these reason and for reasons that you will find on your own I GIVE YEST TO BLUEBERRIES AGE REFRESH EYE FIRMING TREATMENT A 5 $$$$$ on EFFECTIVENESS, QUALITY and VALUE! It costs $19.99 for 0.5 fluid ounces. I have tried to find it at the drugstores and at target however it is best and most convenient to got to www.yestocarrots.com and check out not only this eye firming treatment but many of there WONDERFUL products. I spent over $125.00 on the www.yestocarrots.com website and did not regret it for one minute. Also follow me on my Pintrest for other beauty product recommendations. But remember that YES TO BLUEBERRIES AGE REFRESH EYE FIRM TREATMENT IS WHAT IS INSIDE MY BEAUTY BAG and SHOULD BE IN YOURS!http://pintrest.com/seasaltandsand

A BEAUTY BAG MUST HAVE!

Colgate Optic White Toothpaste

Hello Everyone!
I know its long over due but I have been busy and when I say busy I mean busy I just finished ordering over $125.00 worth of beauty products and well they will get here Monday and I will start testing them all.

Now I know I haven’t been writing but believe me I have been testing and the latest thing I have tested is a product most people don’t think about its there toothpaste. I love having pearly whites. White teeth are a big thing and they make you look and feel great about a smile. If your like me and your not a huge fan of teeth whitening or you do it once in a while due to sensitive( THAT’S ME) then you MUST TRY Colgate Optic White Toothpaste.

This stuff is awesome, I swear! I whitened my teeth at then end of 2012 and started not to like what I was seeing at the beginning of this month so I grabbed the Colgate Optic White Toothpaste along with my usual at the grocery store a few weeks ago and within three days my teeth look like the day I got them whitened. NO OTHER WHITENING TOOTHPASTE gave me such a great result! So I give COLGATE OPTIC WHITE TOOTHPASTE A 5 $$$$$ on EFFETIVENESS, VALUE AND A IMPORTANT FACT THAT MY TEETH ARE NOT SENSITIVE TO IT AT ALL!! IT COST AROUND $4 FOR 4 OUNCES & IS AVALABLE EVERYWHERE! THIS IS A BEAUTY BAG MUST HAVE!!

Remember Everyone to check back I will soon be reviewing those products I just purchased online and they are from a previously reviewed brand that I LOVED so we shall see!! TO CHECK ALL OF MY BEAUTY BAG MUST HAVE AND MORE CLICK THE LINK BELOW TO MY PINTREST AND FOLLOW ME!! http://http://pintrest.com/seasaltandsand