Thursday, July 11, 2013

Rimmel Lash Accelerator

Influenster sent me a new product to try...



My Lashes Before and After:




Tuesday, February 26, 2013

Olay Pro-X & Sweetheart VoxBox

This Valentine's day I was wowed by Influenster when they confirmed I would be a recipient of their 2013 Sweetheart VoxBox. I did not expect to be selected for the program because just last month they sent me the Palmolive Fresh Infusions VoxBox.

* A note about the Fresh Infusions dish soap: While using the lime scented one you will almost definitely start craving a margarita. The bottle is stylish game changing design better for storage than other brands.  I'm not a big dish soap enthusiast, but I will purchase Palmolive Fresh Infusions next time I need some.

If you've been included in one of Influenster's shipments you know that the VoxBoxes take the country by storm, hitting the East-side first and rippling over the course of about a week towards those of us on the West Coast. When Influenster announces a shipment, I start searching "(Program) VoxBox" on YouTube. Within a few days, the mystery is solved! By the time any VoxBox crosses the border into Washington state, I've long known it's contents. 

I've been watching some East Coaster's unboxings and I'm honestly a little freaked out by how well Influenster targets program recipients. I know now that we are receiving an Olay Fresh Effects Powered Contour Cleansing System. But before I knew that, on February 20th, I went online and ordered an Olay Pro-X Advanced Cleansing System.

This gives me the opportunity to do a great video comparing the Olay Pro-X with the Fresh Effects System! Until that's posted in early March, catch up on the other face washing systems I've tried:

Clean & Clear Morning Burst Surge ($15):



Manual Face Brush ($1): 


Monday, November 19, 2012

"Freedom" - New Nicki Minaj Video + Lyrics

Freedom (Explicit) - Official Video
Lyrics Below




They'll never thank me for opening doors
But they didn't even thank Jesus when he died on the cross
Cuz your spirit is ungrateful
Bitches is so hateful
I remain a staple


My career's been a Pink Print
When I retire tell them think pink
Pink Friday is the imprint
And these bitches basic,
Instinct


Oh, shit my commercial's on
Did I really body bitches with commercial songs?
Did I really prophesy everything I do?
But before I continue let me thank my crew:


So that was Young Wayne, Mack Maine
Baby and Slim Came
Tez and EI told me it wouldn't be in vain


Cuz prior to me signin'
I coulda went insane
And even now I think,
Do I really want this fame?

Let me get up and go
700 to go overseas for a show
Everybody get quiet when I'm startin' a show
Man I'm birthing these artists and I'm starting to show


I feel free
I feel freedom
Why they mad?
You should see them
Burn a L
Cuz it's crazy in here
Crazy in here
Crazy in here
X2

Who I wanna work with?
Nobody
99% of them is nobody

Bitches actin' like they killin' shit -
Okay!
When I check these bitches guns,
No bodies

These n*ggas is fake fucks and opportunists
N*ggas spend they last dime to say they cop the soonest
Why these n*ggas going broke to get your approval?
Pretty soon they'll be back up on the ramen noodles

B-b-b-bible,
Queen is the title
And if you are my rival then that means you're suicidal
And if you in the club then it's a Young Money recital
I'm just that vital
I'm busy, never idle
I'm your idol
I'm your idol
I'm your mother fuckin' idol


Pink Friday at Macy's
Thongs and some pasties

Uh,
What other rapper perfume in it?
Cuz I must've missed it
Twelve milly to kick my feet up
Get ready, this is the Re-Up

I feel free
I feel freedom
Why they mad?
You should see them
Burn a L
Cuz it's crazy in here
Crazy in here
Crazy in here
X2

Mirror, mirror won't you realize
I just have to decide
What you're hiding from
What you hiding from?
X2

Hiding baby

Would you, would you
Give your
Would you, would you
Give your
Would you, would you
Give your all for your
X2


I feel free
I feel freedom
Why they mad?
You should see them
Burn a L
Cuz it's crazy in here
Crazy in here
Crazy in here
X2

Tuesday, October 16, 2012

Zumba Prostitution Customer List Released

 The Kennebunk, Maine Police Department released the first portion of their list of individuals charged in the Zumba Prostitution scandal that was exposed early last week.  

Here is the link to their official press release

Official Zumba Prostitution Customer List

Below are the names of individuals charged with Engaging in Prostitution:


Gary Bahlkow
Jens Bergen
Norman Crepeau
Joseph Cuetara
Kenneth Fairbanks
Donald Hill
Monie Hobbs
David Kline
Robert Labonte
Dale Madore
Paul Main
Harry McMann
Kevin Pagliccia
Claude Palmer
Philip Parker
Colin Powers
Clinton Ray
James Soule
John Verreault
James White
Peter Wormell Sr

Friday, October 12, 2012

Nectresse Review

Good morning! It's time for coffee, the perfect moment to review the Nectresse sweetener from my Voxbox!

So I brew a fresh pot of coffee and add non-dairy creamer. For me, this is a blank slate for sweetener.


Here is the Nectresse packet:

A very thick, brightly colored paper package that plays off the Taco Bell tradition of sweet nothings written to consumers. In this case the messages inform us about the fruit which the product is derived from(Monk fruit).

I didn't know that!

My criteria for a calorie free sweetener is as follows:
Not overly sweet
No aftertaste
Cut the bitterness of coffee
Subtle flavor

Okay so let's add it to my cup,



 
Stir, and taste..

I added only one packet to the cup as per normal for me. When I first sipped the coffee my thought was that I needed to add more because I couldn't taste anything. Then, as I reached for the second packet, I became aware of a sweetness overtaking my mouth from the outside of my molars in, and from the back of my mouth forward. It is hard to explain how this works because the sweetener does not cut the coffee - the coffee goes down bitter and THEN this Diet Coke sweet flavor takes over. I need to add the second packet because at this point I do not want to drink this cup of coffee.
After dipping my finger into the pack to test the flavor of Nectresse on it's own, I pour the remainder into my cup.
The bitterness of my coffee is still there, the sweetness still comes after swallowing.



 
The flavor of Nectresse on it's own is very interesting. It comes in granules like sugar but when it hits your tongue it is almost fluffy in the way it rapidly breaks down from granules. In this, it is 'softer' than sugar if that makes sense. The sweet flavor would go well with fruit or possibly tea, but I cannot be sure because the two packets in this cup of coffee are all I have to base my opinion on.

Before giving my final opinion I want you to know that I was offered a sample of this product as a part of the Naturals Voxbox program via Influenster, in exchange for my honest consideration. I was not sent this product in exchange for a positive response.

My honest opinion is that this sweetener misses the mark on all but one of my expectations for a coffee sweetener.

Nectresse has a definite aftertaste, it does not cut the bitterness of my coffee, it does not blend in with the flavor of my coffee but rather stands alone making it seem like I'm chasing my sip of coffee with a shot of diet coke. The one criterion it does meet is that it's not overly sweet, in fact at the moment it is swallowed it's entirely undetectable.

I would drink coffee with Nectresse inside but I would not seek it out and certainly would not pay a premium price for it at the store. The last package of sweetener I purchased was Rite Aid brand Sucralose, 100 packets for $1. I sincerely doubt I will ever find Nectresse at that price point.

Monday, October 8, 2012

My Naturals VoxBox Products!

A couple weeks ago I was happy to come home to a package from Influenster..my Naturals VoxBox!

In the time between then and now I have had a chance to test the products. This is an introduction blog for the series that will follow, showing you what I was sent and sharing my honest (not entirely positive) thoughts about each. Below are the items I was sent - detailed reviews to follow.









Saturday, September 22, 2012

Nicki Minaj - Offial Pound The Alarm Official Video


Pound The Alarm


Oh oh oh
Come fill my glass up a little more
We bout to get up and burn this floor

You know we're getting hotter and hotter
Sexy and hotter
Let's shut it down

Yo
What I gotta do to show these girls that I own them?
Some call me Nicki and some call me Roman


Skeeza, please
I'm in Ibeza
Woof
Guisseppi Zanotti: my own sneaker


Sexy, sexy
That's all I do
If you need a bad bitch
Let me call a few


Pumps on and them little mini skirts is out
I see some good girls
I'ma turn them out

Okay
Bottle, sip
Bottle, guzzle
I'm a bad bitch no muzzle

Ay?

Bottle, sip
Bottle, guzzle
I'm a bad bitch no muzzle



Let's go!
Music
Makes me

High


Oh oh oh
Come fill my glass up a little more
We bout to get up and burn this floor

You know we're getting hotter and hotter
Sexy and hotter
Let's shut it down

Pound the alarm X2

I wanna do it for the night
Night
So hit me now and knock this over


I wanna do it like you like
Like
Come get me baby
We're not getting younger


I just want you tonight
Baby we won't do it for life

No

Music
Makes me
High
Oh oh oh
Come fill my glass up a little more
We bout to get up and burn this floor

You know we're getting hotter and hotter
Sexy and hotter
Let's shut it down

Pound the alarm X5

Oh oh oh
Come fill my glass up a little more
We bout to get up and burn this floor

You know we're getting hotter and hotter
Sexy and hotter
Let's shut it down

Pound the alarm X3

Saturday, September 8, 2012

B.o.B Out of My Mind ft. Nicki Minaj + Lyrics

B.o.B Out of My Mind featuring Nicki Minaj
Nicki Minaj Verse Lyrics Below!
Nicki's verse begins at 1:14

What’s your name - B.o.B
So they callin’ you Bob?


Stop playin’ n*gga
You know that I’m known for the Barb

Couple hit songs
Got you thinkin’ you a heart throb?
Well, this thing so good
Make a n*gga wanna sob


You gone need a feature?
N*gga, I’m the feature

You gone be the priest
And I’ma be the preacher
You could be the ham
I’ma be the shearer
You could be the grim
I’ma be the reaper


Pretend that airoplanes and night skies are
Like shooting stars?
Well, you gone really need a wish right now

When my ghouls come thru
And start shooting stars
You know I’m all about shoes and cars


I’m kinda drunk off booze,
Bicardi


I told baby when I get my new advance
I’ma blow that motha fucka on a blue Bugati


You know I graduated summa cum laude
That’s why they thinkin I’m Illuminati


And matter fact, let’s kiss and make up
I’ll help you escape on my blue Ducati

Hallelujah!


Thursday, September 6, 2012

Nicki Minaj For Mitt Romney - New Verse!!

Hey everyone!

Nicki Minaj is featured on Lil Wayne's new song Mercy. 

Below is the song and her verse lyrics, and under that I will post my video discussion about the election and economy.

I made the video when we had not yet chosen a Republican candidate, but the message stands.




Nicki Minaj Mercy Verse Lyrics:

Young Money (X8)

Yo
Drop it to the floor
Make that dick shake
My homegirl slurp it like a milkshake
All you nigg*s want some Nick cake
If you eat ass I got a thick plate

Weezy

Weezy, don't we do this very easy?
I came from Trinidad on a temporary visa
Cuz motha-fuckas know
I put the hex on bitches
I fuck a bitch over
Like I'm sexin bitches

Tic-tac-toe then I put the X on bitches
Point, game, I score who's next you bitches?

Cuz all you nigg*s fake and all you nigg*s broke
So all you nigg*s fuck you
All you nigg*s choke
Cuz all you do is pulse and argue over hoes
So all you nigg*s toast
Cuz all yall deep throat
Word

Fu-fuck your lambo
Fu-fuck your Merc
I got more money
In my fuckin purse

C-Court side
You in the C section
I'm with them Bloods
You with the 'C' section

In Malibu
I'm by the sea section
And all these bitches is my sons
Yeah, C-section

I'm A Republican Voting For Mitt Romney
You Lazy Bitches Is Fuckin Up The Economy

                                                   Out in Miami I be chillin with a zombie
                                                      Diablo, Alejandro, ¿Dimelo Ghandi?


My Thoughts On Voting + Economy:


Monday, September 3, 2012

"Get Low" Official Music Video + Nicki Minaj Verse Lyrics


Waka Flocka Flame - "Get Low"
Ft. Nicki Minaj, Tyga, Flo Rida

Nicki Minaj Verse Lyrics Below!
Verse begins at 1:19




Ride for him cuz he say I ride real good
Pop star but I fuck him like I'm still hood
Heard he want to spend money on a red bitch
Wanna see me do tricks with the next chick


Anyway, boobs up and my ass out
Somebody get a medic when he pass out
Big Nicki in the game, n*gga
Brick Squad, I aint fuckin with a lame n*gga

Aww

This that part when I slow it down
Like this

Aww

Somebody better get a bitch another round

Aww


Fly as fuck
I need a co-pilot
When I come out it's a mother fuckin ho riot
                                           

Saturday, August 25, 2012

Nicki Minaj -Official I Am Your Leader Music Video + Lyrics!

Nicki Minaj released a new official music video yesterday for her song I Am Your Leader!
Watch and see lyrics below



Uh, look Sucka
This my gun butta
Street fighter bitches
This the up-cutta


Nun-chucka
No time to ducka
Sign her the cross
Cuz this is her last suppa
Play with me
Check who came with me

I brought a couple nines
Plus the K’s with me

I breeze thru Queens

To check some bad bitches
I stunt so hard
Assess the damages
Cuz this that Oh
This is that OH

And yes I body bitches
Go get the bandages
Y-Y-Y-Young yummy
Fuck you got for me?
I hate a phony bitch that front
That chum chummy

A mean top shotta
Drop the top toppa
Big fat pussy
With a icy watch

I am your leader
Yes I am your leader
You’re not a believer?
Suck a big dick

When I fly, it’s one letter and one number
You whack hoes could get hot for one summer

After that the queen will still reign here
I’m Santa Claus to these hoes without a reindeer

Saint Nick, Ross, Hey Rick
I just got a toy
Cost 850
Now I’m in the hood, n*ggas is getting woodies
Hit up hot top with Nicki Minaj hoodies

I’m a brand, bitch
I’m a brand
Go to Harlem and get cam
It’s dip-set, get your dick wet
Boarded the big jet and got a big check

Now you tell me, who the fuck is winning?

I’m on my Russell Simmons
Nicki denim, Nicki linen
I am your leader
Yes I am your leader
You’re not a believer?
Suck a big dick

*dudes rap*

Thursday, June 28, 2012

Bella Boo

Bella is sitting on a pillow in a box, on a chair. And she's pleased as punch about it:



She likes to lay accross as many objects as possible. The only thing she is missing is one of her favorite toys: a garden glove.

Sunday, June 3, 2012

RIP my HP DV6Z



I loved you from the moment I designed you online. 

I thought it gave you character that you arrived with your [ ] keys in each-others positions. 

When I noticed that your sound indicator light was stuck on red, 
I thought you had a mind of your own. 

I realized you were going through computo-pause,
and got you a fan,
when you started over heating and powering-down on me whenever I did ANYTHING. 

Now, in death, 
I'm only slightly offended that your missing keys appear to be flipping me the bird. 

RIP HP DV6Z; 
it's been a good 2.5 years.

Tuesday, May 22, 2012

Final Update: Rimmel Lasting Finish Pro

Here is the final update on my ordeal with Rimmel London/Coty Inc customer service. Watch and find out what 'complimentary product' they sent me as reward for my success in contacting them. It was quite the feat!



Would you buy from them again after this?

Sunday, May 20, 2012

Blue Moon Summer Honey Wheat

I am getting ready to try Blue Moon's Summer Honey Wheat beer from their Seasonal Collection. It comes in a 12 oz. bottle at 5.2% alcohol by volume. 

It's Sunday for all of you but it's my Friday, so cheers! 

Salute the Sun/Summer in celebration of the Halo Eclipse going on right now! 
(Not visible in my area thanks to the cloudy skies)

Read more about the eclipse here: 
http://www.komonews.com/news/national/Millions-look-skyward-as-rare-eclipse-crosses-Asia-152228135.html

Tuesday, May 8, 2012

Pink + White Border Nails

Here is my version of the border nail design that you may have seen videos about on YouTube recently. A lot of the girls are using dark colors around the edges, but I chose white because I think it gives a brighter pop to the color in the center. (I would avoid colors that can be mistaken for filth on the outer edges.)



I created this design by using Rimmel French White Tip Pro to outline my nails. I let them dry and then carefully painted the center with Rimmel Lasting Finish Pro in Posh Pink. After touching up the white where necessary the manicure was finished; quick and easy!

Give this fun new look a try! 

Monday, May 7, 2012

The New Nicki Minaj Pepsi Commercial!

Check out the new global Pepsi ad campaign featuring Nicki Minaj! I can't wait to see what Pepsi "Pop" looks like, I'm really hoping it's pink.



On the Nicki Minaj topic, tickets go on sale for her Summer performances on Saturday! 




Saturday, May 5, 2012

April Shower Favorites

 Check out my favorite three products from April 2012. I found a new way to clear my complexion and exfoliate for only $1 and I also discovered body splash for the first time in my life. 





For the longest time, I had been trying to clear my skin up using the Clinique Acne Solutions line. The toner was average, the lotion is good (purchased a bigger bottle separately after trying), and the face wash flat out sucked. Anyway, I had the face wash in my shower and was attempting to use it up before switching products. As months (literally) went by, I couldn't help but notice that the face wash seemed to be a never-ending bottle.  I checked it out and realized that the top of the bottle was letting water in and diluting the solution. I threw it out and ordered the Green Gel face wash from MAC that I'd been eying. I've been using it for about a month now and it is one of my favorites from April. It's mild yet controls my breakouts, and does not leave my face feeling dry.

I received my replacement nail polish from Rimmel London/COTY inc and will write about it later on today or tomorrow. The borderline "complimentary product" they provided me with is humorously half-asked.

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