Beauty Box Reviews and Giveaway

Beauty Box Giveaway

So hadn't realized I'm doing this giveaway all wrong. What I'll be doing the next few weeks is reviewing a product and then adding it into my Beauty Box Giveaway. I am not sure how many items will eventually go into the box so no picture yet. Right now the box has two products in it and more will be added over the next few days. I might add that most of these products were bought by myself so there are no other sponsors. Shipping is paid by me as well, so when you do win please share with your friends. Say thank you, and when you receive the box I'd love to see photos!

Beauty Box Products

• Kiss Premium Lashes w/glue
• Orchid Cleansing Bar w/Pomegranate and Sunflower Seed Oil
• Rimmel Eyeshadow
• Maybelline Expert Wear Eyeshadow x2 
• Nivea Lip Balm (random) 
• Seche Vite Top Coat
• NYC Liquidshine
• Rimmel Polish

It will be beauty products consisting of make-up, soaps/cleansers, polish, brushes, etc. So keep your eyes open and make sure to enter on the rafflecopter! You can enter here or over on my Facebook page.




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Beauty Review: Orchid Cleansing Bar

Product #2 in my Beauty Box Giveaway

ORCHID ANTI-OXIDANT
CLEANSING BAR

So while shopping at HEB I saw these Orchid Bars on sale for $1.87. Now I have used Orchid polish, but didn't know they made other things. I figured they weren't that expensive so might as well as try them out. They are made here in the USA. I like that they're made here because buying USA Made products keeps Americans working.

I like the packaging on the bar as it gives it a homemade look. Sort of something you'd see in a downtown boutique.

This is an anti-oxidant cleansing bar with pomegranate extract and sunflower seed oil. Sunflower oil is an excellent source for beta-carotene which can be converted into vitamin A, and this possesses many antioxidant properties that can be beneficial to the appearance and health of your skin. So what does the Pomegranate extract do for your skin? Pomegranate Extract contains vitamins B and C, which helps to promote cell turnover - creating new healthy skin! Pomegranate Extract is also has antioxidants, anti-inflammatory, and moisturizing qualities. It helps to soothe dry and cracked skin, which is great for the winter season!

So enough with all that stuff lets get down to my review! I have to say this bar smells amazing, but it isn't overly strong. I dislike strong fragrances and they actually give me a headache. It was just a sweet, fruity smell with a hint of citrus. It lathered up extremely well and washed off really easily. At first when I rinsed it off my skin felt "tight", but very clean. A few hours later I noticed my skin no longer felt tight, but was super soft and moisturized. I even went outside to walk the dog and no ashy skin! Of course I'd still recommend using lotions, but I could notice the difference in my skin just from using the bar. The best thing is that it isn't harsh at all so I used it to wash my face. I normally don't use soaps because they tend to dry out my skin. I don't want that with my face, nu uh!

Sadly I'm not sure if the Orchid brand is available anywhere else, but if you have an HEB by you they have many other products to choose from. They had a honey bar, but I'm not a huge fan of honey. Overall for $1.87 it is a great soap to use. It smells great, works great, and will leave your skin moisturized!

Disclaimer: products shown and reviewed were bought by myself and all opinions are my own. No compensation was received.

POLISH GIVEAWAY

RANDOM POLISH GIVEAWAY

So I've got a drawer full of polishes and well, I need to cut down on some of my stock. So my loss is your gain! Some of these polishes have been used a couple times, but all of them have been swatched. There will be 4 winners! So you won't be able to win if you don't enter. I may throw in some extra goodies so keep an eye out!

Also I haven't quite decided how I'm going to split up the polishes, so the pictures below are not how they will be given.

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Orchid Polishes Review

ORCHID POLISH

#191 HE LOVES ME... I LOVE HIM NOT

#205 TEAL ME A SECRET

So this week HEB had a store sale on Orchid Nail Polish. They were buy one get one free so how could I not jump on the opportunity to get two polishes for $4.97? So I ended up with a beautiful deep dark blue and a glittery pink. 

The first polish is #191 He Loves Me... I Love Him Not which is the glittery pink polish. The only thing is it isn't just pink glitter, its got red and black glitter mixed into the shimmery pink based. This gives it a very unique look, the mixture gives it a metal look to it. It was hard to get a good photo of this pink polish, which I am finding all pink polishes are a challenge. In the photos the black glitter looks huge but the are very small in person. 

The next polish was #205 Teal Me A Secret which is a dark blue green polish with a touch of shimmer. In the photos it appears much more blue than it really is. The polish is very smooth and went on quickly. Its a beautiful teal color and looks just beautiful.

You can buy Orchid Nail Polish at most HEB grocery stores and they all go for about $4.97 each bottle. I own a few and they are all very good quality. They go on easy and smooth and last for around 4 days.