Instyler Max ~Wet to Dry~

I have been wanting to try an Instyler rotating iron for the longest time. I am forever seeing the infomercial at night on TV. So I caved in and got one. Gosh they are expensive! I think I'm just cheap...

Anyway I bought the Wet to Dry iron. I hate to blow dry my hair. I have super thick, long hair. So when I blow dry, it takes me forever and I swear I end up looking like a poodle. My hair no matter what brand or products I use, still ends up a poofy hot mess! So I really hoped this iron would work for me. I mean come on who doesn't want a blow dryer/flat iron, all in one?? Saves you a lot of time right??

I was so excited to give this a try. I came home, jumped into the shower and plugged this bad boy in. Now I did towel dry my hair a bit before I gave this a shot. There is no way, soaking wet hair would work with this iron. It would take you Forever!

This bad boy heated up fast!   Because I have such thick hair, I put it into a bunch of small sections. And it took me Forever to get my hair dry....Ugh...Ok so I ended up just blow drying my hair...Ok no big deal, I figured it wouldn't dry my hair anyway...

So let's skip the drying part and just try to straighten my hair instead....Back to a bunch of tiny sections...Seriously an hour later (and a couple of check ins by my husband, because I was in the bathroom so long)  my hair was straight.

Please don't get me wrong, this iron Did in fact straighten my hair. It just took me freaking Forever!
I had to do each section at least 3 times, which does become a pain in the butt. I guess if my hair wasn't as thick...I don't know. My flat iron I use now, it takes me maybe 10 minutes to get my hair straight. Which with a 2 month old baby, is a lot more convenient than 1 hour.

Other than Time my only complaint is my hair got stuck in the rotating part...Can we say Ouch...

What does everyone think? Any one else given this Rotating Iron a try?

Smashbox X-Rated

I've heard good things and bad things about Smashbox's X-Rated mascara. According to the details this mascara is suppose to give you thick, voluptuous lashes...Ok sounds good right?? It's also sold as a build-able mascara, which usually means your going to get clumps like no tomorrow. But it says no flaking or smudging and clump resistant for up to 12 hours. Hum....Ok....

Now I did get off to the wrong start with this mascara. I found the tube to just feel very cheap. And for $22 it's not cheap! The handle for me also was awkward to hold. Just felt clunky and big.

But

I did give it a good honest try. 

And

I'm not that impressed...Bummer...You know I'm going to give you my honest thoughts on this mascara. It's nothing special. I absolutely hate the handle of the wand. For me it was awkward to hold and try to apply the mascara.  

Now it did give me longer looking lashes but as I feared it did clump. I honestly do not see how you could apply more than 1 coat with out it turning into horrific clumps. The first coat didn't look too bad, did have a few clumps, then I made the mistake of doing a second coat. It was on after that! Clump City....

SO

All in All, I'm good. I won't buy this again. If I'm going to be spending that kind of money I will either go with Too Faced Better Than Sex Mascara or Benefit's Roller Lash Mascara. 

New Blog...New Page...

So I think I'm going to quit using this blog and move completely over to my website. I just got it up and running but I will hold off on completely moving over there until I know if it will be as successful as this blog. Let me know what you guys think, if you like it better or this blog better. 

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The Silver Witch

I'm on this weird mission to read all of Paula Brackston's books before her new one, The Return of the Witch comes out later this year. So far I'm doing Ok..I've read The Silver Witch, The Witch's Daughter, and working on Lamp Black, Wolf Grey. Only 3 more to go before her new one comes out, and with a 2 month old it's not the easiest thing in the world to do!

On to the book. I enjoyed most of this book. By the end I was seriously ready for it to be over. I was in Love with the setting of this story. The main character Tilda moves to a secluded Welsh cottage with a beautiful lake near by (at least in my mind it was beautiful), Then weird things start to happen, so on and so on. I don't want to ruin the story for you guys! The story also follows another woman  Seren who lived in Celtic times by the same lake. Her story is one that started to get a little old and a little weird. I Hate the way her story ended though! I read it and was just like freaking really, but what happened, why is there no more information?? You will understand what I mean when you read this book. 

When I'm reading a book I like to feel like I'm in the story. I like to imagine the place where the story is set. With this book I was able to do that. I could see the cottage, the lake, and the characters in my mind. But like I said, by the end I was ready for it to be over. Paula Brackston's writing seems to always include 1 main character from the present and 1 from the past. Sometimes this gets to be confusing, but not with her writing. You are able to keep up and not confuse who is who. Huge plus for me. On to the Next!

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An update on Google Friend Connect

2 weeks ago by A Googler

In 2011, we announced the retirement of Google Friend Connect for all non-Blogger sites. We made an exception for Blogger to give readers an easy way to follow blogs using a variety of accounts. Yet over time, we’ve seen that most people sign into Friend Connect with a Google Account. So, in an effort to streamline, in the next few weeks we’ll be making some changes that will eventually require readers to have a Google Account to sign into Friend Connect and follow blogs.

As part of this plan, starting the week of January 11, we’ll remove the ability for people with Twitter, Yahoo, Orkut or other OpenId providers to sign in to Google Friend Connect and follow blogs. At the same time, we’ll remove non-Google Account profiles so you may see a decrease in your blog follower count.

We encourage you to tell affected readers (perhaps via a blog post), that if they use a non-Google Account to follow your blog, they need to sign up for a Google Account, and re-follow your blog. With a Google Account, they’ll get blogs added to their Reading List, making it easier for them to see the latest posts and activity of the blogs they follow.

We know how important followers are to all bloggers, but we believe this change will improve the experience for both you and your readers.

Posted by Michael Goddard, Software Engineer

OPI Hello Kitty Collection

As you know I am in LOVE with OPI nail polish. I have to admit I was not very excited to hear OPI was coming out with a Hello Kitty collection...But...there were a few shades that caught my eye.

There are 12 Shades in this collection and 1 Special Edition shade. As you can see I only bought 4 of them. 

1. My Pal Joey

2. 5 Apples Tall

  3. Let's Be Friends!

4. Spoken from the Heart

My Pal Joey
Totally my Favorite! 

Let's Be Friends!
Very pretty pale Pink

5 Apples Tall
This is a pretty Pinky Red

Spoken from the Heart
Miss for me, but a nice pink color

These are actually really nice colors. Very vibrant and smooth to apply. Each one does dry very shiny and smooth with only about 2 coats. The only one that was a little bit streaky with was Let's Be Friends!

From Left to Right:
Spoken from the Heart
Let's Be Friends!
5 Apples Tall
My Pal Joey

From my understanding the Special Edition shade is Say Hello Kitty. It's suppose to come with Swarovski crystal bows and glue. 

All in all, I like 3 out of the 4 shades I bought. My favorite is My Pal Joey! It's the perfect shade of blue that I have been looking for. 5 Apples Tall will be a perfect shade for Valentine's Day! 

Also

I have been wanting to give these two a try for quite some time now. They are just darn Expensive! 

OPI Drip Dry & RapiDry

I must say I am shocked, they actually work. My nails dried so much faster than if I just used regular top coat. I mean you can't go and open a can or start banging your nails on everything...but you can touch them after just a few minutes. 

Been A While

So I haven't done any reviews in quite a while....Here's why...

I had a Baby! 

Back in April I had gotten Super sick, with morning sickness. I mean SICK. I was losing so much weight because I was so sick. I didn't do anything for months and months. Then to top it all off I went into preterm labor. So I was put on bed rest. Still sick as a dog...I ended up having my little girl 3 weeks early. Unfortunately after about 15 hours of labor I ended up with a C-Section. Bummer...But she was healthy as could be! 

Leave it up to me, I almost died after having her...I didn't see my baby for 12 hours! I was a hot mess. I was very lucky and blessed my husband was there for me and her. He was able to go spend time with our newborn baby (of course he didn't want to leave me, but I made him). 

A few blood transfusions later (told you I almost died) I ended up with an infection from my C-section. Ugh...So I've been in and out of the doctors office every week since October. 

But

 I am finally starting to feel back to my old self. 

So With that being said, I'm ready to get back into doing reviews. I have cancelled all of my subscription boxes, but I do plan to restart some of them. Maybe even a few new ones. 

Right now I'm working on doing some reviews on books I've recently read, a few different cosmetic items, a few different baby items, the Instyler Max, ect...

I hope you guys will Forgive me for not being around in Forever! 

If you have Anything you would like me to review, please send me a message!