Ipsy's September Glam Bag Reveal, Street Style.

Yes, that is right, all eyes are on NY this month, with street chic looks, an edgy style,  of  an individuals own fashion statement. Therefore,  I'm hitting the streets and spreading the news about beauty in my own BEAUTYful way, with September's Ipsy bag reveal. I'm going to wake up in the city that never sleeps, to find I'm king queen of the hill, top of the heap...making a brand new start of it, with some great new beauty items from NYX, Crown Brush, Pacifica, Cailyn, and Briogeo. 

So without further ado, Septembers Glam Bag...Street Style. 

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Win Tickets To See One Direction & Autographed Makeup Sets

Disclaimer:  This is a sponsored post on behalf of Markwins and Make-up By One Direction.  

All views expressed are my own and were not influenced in anyway.

ATTN: All Directioners & Beauty Lovers, This One Is For YOU! 

I've been sharing with you some great announcements about The Looks Make-up Collection by ONE DIRECTION. But today,  I have the best opportunity ever!  To start with, this makeup collection is now available at both Macy’s and Dillard’s.  Secondly, and you’ll need to brace yourself for this one…I’m giving you the chance to win hotel accommodations and tickets to see One Direction in  concert on Sunday, October 5th 2014 in Miami.   Winners will also receive 2 limited edition autographed makeup sets.

Sounds good? It’s better than good! These makeup palettes include a wide range of makeup and cosmetic products celebrating life, style, with a touch of cheeky mischievousness.  Plus, with free tickets & accommodations to the concert, you’ll be the envy of all of your friends (and maybe a few strangers too!)

So how can you enter?  It’s easy!  All you have to do is enter below, like the FB page, & post to Twitter. Additionally, you can earn some extra entries by referring friends, pinning on pinterest, or liking the Twitter page. The more entries you have, the higher the chance of winning. One winner will be picked by end of day on 9/15/2014.

In case you haven't seen some of my other posts on this collection, here is a bit about it. This 5 member boy band from England knows what “Makes You Beautiful” and have partnered up with Markwins Beauty, creating the “Looks Collection".  This rockn’ 3 piece set is inspired and named after One Direction's three international success albums: Up All Night, Take Me Home, and Midnight Memories. So whether you're a rocker, the girl next next door or a party girl, One Direction & I have you covered with this!  Good Luck beauties & directioners!
 

Turning Back Time, With Valentia’s Vitamin C Skin Care Serum

Sleeping Beauty; Products That Rejuvenate Your Skin While Sleeping

Disclaimer:  This is a sponsored post on behalf of  EXUVIANCE® and BrandBacker.  

All views expressed are my own and were not influenced in anyway

 

It's skincare month, where I will be testing out a few different skin care products all month long.  I am very excited to share with you two new skin care products that I've been using for the past few days, from EXUVIANCE®.  If you follow my blog you know that I’m always looking for maintenance, repair and prevention skin care regimens. And when I was able to try out some products from the EXUVIANCE® line, I was thrilled.

Some Background on The Brand: The creators of EXUVIANCE®, are internationally recognized for making the breaking discovery that AHA's, (Alpha Hydrozy Acids) are beneficial in the treatments of dermatological conditions.  Furthermore, they’ve proven how effective these AHA's are in stimulating prematurely aged or damaged skin to actually rejuvenate itself.  Thereby revolutionizing the treatment of aging skin...now how cool is that?  If that wasn’t enough to make me want to try this, the two Drs. that created EXUVIANCE®  also discovered the anti-aging benefits of Glycolic Acid and created/patented the first Glycolic Peel.

Now before I go into the product, I want to let you know that I believe that every person has a different expectation & need(s) of their skin care products.  Therefore, it is important that we are focusing on products that will help our concerns instead of looking for the next big fad.

The Products I'm Testing: The NEW Exuviance Illumination Duo.  This set includes the Evening Restorative Complex, with the 100% pure active formulation of a Vitamin C+ Antiaging Booster, creating a potent antiaging cocktail that combats the visible signs of aging, while you sleep.  Well fill her up, I’m ready for this sleepytime cocktail!

Evening Restorative Complex:  This comes in 1.75 oz jar and has a clean refreshing scent, which was a nice surprise as I am not a fan of strong smelling creams. This cream contains PHA's that offer powerful anti-aging benefits without irritation as well as bionics, vitamins A, C and E.   Unlike some anti-aging products, the bionics are harmless and are natural compounds that deliver great benefits without redness, flaking and most important to me, no stinging! Lastly, this formula reduces the risk of free radical damage.

Exuviance Vitamin C+ Anti-aging Booster, 0.35 oz:  This 100% pure active vitamin C formula, comes in a powder that you have to add to the evening complex.  This booster amps up the effects of the Evening Restorative Complex helping to increase elasticity and firmness.

My Thoughts:  Although, I have only been using this product for 4 days, I can already see a difference in my skins texture and appearance, especially when I apply my makeup.  This product is supposed to improve fine lines, while leaving your skin smoother.  It has left my skin smoother, but the rest, it’s too soon to see those effects. 

How to Use This: 

1. Use daily, but apply in the evening and keep it on all night.
2. Place a small amount of the Evening Restorative Complex in the palm of your hands.
3. You then want to add up to ½ scoop of the Vitamin C+ Anti-aging Booster with the handy little scooper they provide.
4. Mix the two products together in the palm of your hand. 
5. Once mixed apply all over your clean face.
   

IMPORTANT:  When applying you want to take into consideration that you are going to be sleeping with this on your face and it could end up in your eyes.  I'm sure most are aware that you need to not apply to the eye area, but you need to make sure to stay far away from it!  I made this mistake the first night of getting a bit to close and I woke up with it in one of my eyes. So please, be cautious when applying.

Sensitivity:  The 3rd night I started to notice some sensitivity, so I drew back on the amount of Vitamin C+ that I added.  Keep in mind, you should never use more than a ½ scoop per application.

One last thing I want to suggest is to make sure you have your hair up when you go to bed.  The lotion is a bit heavy and you can feel it on your skin.  Therefore, you don’t want to make your face even greasier by adding hair to the mix and vice versa.

Over all I am pleased with the product and looking forward to my “beauty” rest!  So lovelies, please stay tuned as I will have a follow up on effectiveness of the product. In the mean time if you want to find out more about this product you can by clicking HERE.