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INGLOT EXTENDS LIPSTICK COLLECTION WITH 5 NEW SHADES

 

 

With the New Year approaching, it is time to break out of your neutral lip routine and revamp your look with INGLOTS new lip-popping colors now offered in 5 new shades (#279 & 282 are ones I would like to try).  With their unique formulation and special ingredients of vitamin E and apricot kernel oil, your lips are guaranteed to feel moisturized and protected.  The formulation also allows for an easy and long lasting application, and will not leave your lips feeling sticky. 

For a more even application, use INGLOT Brush 12S to apply.

 

Cost: $12                          

Now Available at INGLOT Boutiques: NYC, Las Vegas, Miami, Newport Beach, New Jersey

Sponsored Post: Blissful Shrinking: FaceFX Irons Away Wrinkles!

 

The appearance of skin can have a major impact on how old people perceive us to be.  Even if you’re in your 20’s or early 30’s your skin may be suffering from premature aging; therefore, it’s never really too early to start using anti-aging treatments.  I already use Tarte’s Maracuja oil and Cell Ceuticals CellGenesis Regenerative Skin Treatment,

FaceFx is a convenient sleek device you can use in the comfort and privacy of your own home to improvise skin texture, erase black spots, and reduce fine lines, wrinkles, and the size of your pores. This holiday season is coming to a close with the biggest party night of the year approaching, New Years Eve.  You will want to have healthy radiant skin while enjoying your last hoorah partying, and taking many photos with family and friends.

 

 

 

In home treatments are affordable, and in this instance simple. FaceFx is a completely painless and discrete way to improve your skin, and make it work to its full potential.

You can expect noticeable results within 3-7 weeks after treatment. For the first month, use FaceFX 3 times a week and once a week thereafter for maintenance. Each treatment session should be 15-20 minutes.  You can do it while you’re waiting for your nails to dry or watching your favorite show.

Buy It!

You may want to consider getting one as a holiday gift for yourself or loved one.  This is the ideal gift for spa addicts and beauty buffs: Anyone who wants a more natural youthful appearance and is tired of the expense of high-end facial creams, professional laser treatments and/or facials, FaceFX is the solution! Who wouldn’t want to treat themselves to something that can give you better skin by New Year’s Eve?

Special Discount Code: An exclusive holiday offer to single women courtesy of FaceFX  is extended to Makeup by Kim Porter’s Makeup Mavens.  This Offer is valid for 20% OFF FaceFX (until Dec 31 2011) Code: SEEME

 

Win It!

Throughout the months of December and January, FaceFx will be giving away 1-2 free units per week to individuals who “like” them on Facebook so please spread the word and ‘like’ FaceFx on facebook:  http://www.facebook.com/FaceFXSilkn

Disclosure:  This is a “sponsored post.” The company who sponsored it compensated me via a cash payment, gift, or something else of value to write it.  Regardless, I only recommend products or services I use personally and believe will be good for my readers.

Beauty Army – Join the Beauty Revolution!

 

The Beauty Army is an elite group of beauty enthusiasts who like to try before they buy!  Beauty Army is a monthly premium beauty sampling subscription service that allows our members the choice to choose: Choose your own samples or have us choose for you. Giving our members the option to choose their own kit prevents waste and disappointment; you will never receive unwanted products!

Simply click the “Sign Up” page on your computer or mobile device to get started! After answering a few beauty questions, they will recommend a selection of samples for you to choose up to 6.

The multilevel personalization, you choose or they choose for you, comes at the same value: $12 monthly or pay for 1 full year at an 11 kit cost of $132 and receive your 12th kit free!! As always, Beautiful, the shipping fee for your kit is included!

Once your kit ships, you will receive an email with your the tracking number. To ensure smooth delivery all of our kits will ship USPS First Class, which does not require a signature. Your kits will ship as follows: Order between the 1st and the 15th of the month and your kit will be delivered that month. Place your order between the 16th and 31st and you will receive you kit in the early part of the next month. They are currently shipping only to the US at this time.

Have you fallen in love with a product in your kit?  Make sure you leave a review on our website so the Army can see what you think and don’t forget to stop by the shop and pick up a full size, shipping is a flat fee of $5 per order. Our membership as well as our store accepts all major credit cards.

Beauty Army is proud to support the Beauty Bus Foundation, an organization that delivers dignity, hope and respite to chronically or terminally ill men, women and children and their caregivers through beauty and grooming services and pampering products. http://www.beautybus.org Beauty Bus accomplishes their mission through: In-Home Beauty and Grooming Services, Pop-Up Salons and the Bag of Beauty Program: Beauty Bus gives complimentary Bags of Beauty filled with pampering products to remind patients and caregivers that they deserve to look and feel beautiful. @BeautyBus

 

 

Join their Rewards Program!

1. Each new member will receive a Cadet Badge which gets you 10% your first order. You will receive an email with a promo code to use.

2. A Recruiter Badge is earned when you get 5 of your friends to become members. The Recruiter badge will get you one free month!

3. The Captain Badge is earned when you fill out your fifth brand survey. You get free shipping on your next full size order.

4. The Major Badge is earned when you’ve referred five friends AND filled out five brand surveys. You get 15% of your next full size order.

 

Visit  http://www.BeautyArmy.com/join to enlist!

Make sure you let them know I sent you 🙂 by visiting  http://www.Facebook.com/BeautyArmy after you’ve joined by writing “I just joined the beauty revolution! Thank you Makeup by Kim Porter’s Blog For recruiting me, I can’t wait to choose my own samples!”
 

 

Disclosure:By joining Beauty Army and using me as a referral, I will be entered into a contest.  I was not paid in any way for this post.

Review: imPRESS Press-on Manicure… Salon results? Not so sure

 

 

CHECK MY REVIEW of ‘Holla’ imPRESS Press-on Manicure HERE

When I was asked to review a new press-on nail polish called imPRESS Press-on Manicure, I immediately accepted.  It seemed like something that would be cool to review.  Plus, something that would mean I’d have cute nails without the hassle of waiting for polish to dry.

My package came in the mail with a bunch of other products from Kiss Cosmetics, such as eyelashes, a brow pencil etc.  I was wowed by the colors and styles; I received ‘Ecstatic Cling’, ‘Working Girl’ black with silver glitter crackle), and ‘Holla!’ (nude with a black lace/flower design).

Since I received the items a few months ago when the weather was a little warmer, I used ‘Ecstatic Cling’ first.   It’s a nice, bold hot pink or fuschia color.  It reminded me of the CND Shellac in Hot Pop Pink that I had gotten not too earlier (see post).  Needless to say, I was excited to try it out.

I was disappointed when I noticed they were reminiscent of old-fashioned press-on nails, just a little bit more funkier in style and color, and a lot more flexible.  I still gave them a try.

I sat down, and carefully set aside each nail to match my nails; you get 24 nails in 12 sizes.  For the record, none of the nails were a perfect match, they were either too big, or they were small and left a space at the sides of my nails. I probably could have filed them down, but, that sort of defeats the purpose of the product.  I mean it does claim to give you “…salon perfect manicure in seconds!”  Certainly, if I had to sit there to shape each nail in order to get a perfect match, it isn’t living up to its claims.

After they were applied, I looked at my hands and said “These do not look good”.  Maybe it was the color, but, they didn’t look natural [to me] at all.  Plus, they popped off after a day or two.

 

 

 

 

Pros:

-They come in a large variety of colors and styles.  They’re available in 36 colors and patterns, including trendy brights, classic darks and animal prints.

-You’re able to mix and match the colors and prints to your liking.

-You can easily change your nail color to fit your style, mood, event etc.

-No drying time

-Affordable – imPress Manicures retail for $5.99 and $7.99

-Easy to come off

-Love the polish bottle shaped packaging

– No acetone to remove

 

Cons:

-They do not last one week. One popped off while I was dressing. Good thing it was in my house.

-They do not look natural.

-They do not sit flush & look bulky

Do I recommend?

I can’t say I will not recommend them because maybe it’s just me who had a problem with them?  I mean, I didn’t receive compliments on them.  I almost always receive compliments on my nails.  Maybe in trying a different set in a different style will change my opinion?  We shall see because I REALLY wanted to love these.  They are affordable, so if you’d like to try them at least once for yourself go ahead, and make sure to let me know how you like (or don’t like) them.

 

Have you tried imPRESS Press-on Manicures?  Thoughts?

Would you like to win a pair?

imPRESS Press-on Manicures are available for purchase at CVS, Rite Aid, Kmart, Walgreens and Walmart just to name a few. You can get a full list of online and in-store retailers at imPressManicure.com. There you can also download an exclusive coupon and virtually try on all the colors and patterns!

Check out Broadway Nails for the latest news and updates at:

http://impressmanicure.com/

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Disclosure:  This product was sent to me for free by the company or their representative.  I was not paid for this post.  These are my honest opinions.  I also received additional product from the Influenster VoxBox program.