I was so excited when I saw these lip-shaped toothpaste squeezers on Instagram. Not only are they adorable, but they are super handy. I think the actual name is toothpaste squeezer, but as you can see, it works well on expensive beauty products, or any other items that may come in a tube. I love stretching my products. I haven't gone as far as cutting off the end of the tube and using a q-tip to get out every last bit possible, but I am highly debating it, because I am curious to see just how many more uses I can get out of a product. You can find these toothpaste squeezers on Amazon, and I am sure you can also find them on eBay.
Soon here I will be following up with a blog post about my empties. It's getting to be that time where a bunch of my products are about to run out, and I thought what a good time this would be to discuss each one. It also means I am going to need a few more products. I should be heading over to Sephora this weekend and following up with a beauty haul on that, as well.
Hope y'all had a good day!
Stephanie
I always get dry lips in the winter, much like most people. And as I'm sure most people do, I search for a lip balm that I don't have to apply all day long, but will actually heal and moisten my lips. Several years ago I jumped on the natural bandwagon, and tried looking for more products with less chemicals. And L'Occitane is one of those brands with less harsh chemicals.
I love L'Occitane products all around. When I visited New York City last March, I stopped in the L'Occitane store in the SOHO neighborhood. I bought the Immortelle face cream, along with this lip balm and hand lotion set. This lip balm is amazing. Not only is it very simple and doesn't have any strange flavors, it actually seems to heal my lips and keeps them smooth all day long. I don't have to apply it very many times in a day because it lasts and lasts. Not only that, but I received so many freebies. It was worth it. I still have several of the products I rotate with other items. If you have never tried any L'Occitane products, I highly recommend it. And it's name dropped in Gossip Girl! Lol!
I hope y'all enjoyed this review. Let me know of any other L'Occitane products I should try. Also, follow me on Instagram @dressdynamicdallas.
-xoxo-
Stephanie
I love watching a few particular Youtubers once a month, such as Michelle Phan, Essie Button, and Fleur Deforce. These girls are so fun and hilarious, and they know the best of almost everything. If you have not watched any of their videos, I highly recommend you do so. You won't be disappointed. They were a lot of my inspiration to start a fashion, lifestyle blog. But we will get back to that another day.
So my whole point to the paragraph above is that I heard about the Maybelline Fit Me concealer and the Color Elixir lip gloss through Fleur Deforce. Fleur has a video called, "Top Ten Concealers Under Ten Pounds," in which she states the Fit Me concealer is one of the best drugstore concealers under ten pounds. I know Maybelline is an affordable drugstore product line, so I decided to give it a go. At this point I would have to say that I will always have a tube of the Maybelline Fit Me concealer unless I can no longer obtain it. It has some of the best coverage I have ever seen in a concealer, and it is not cakey at all! I love how it looks and feels. It is so weightless!
Also, Fleur mentioned people have not always said the best things about the Maybelline Color Elixirs, but that you have to work the product into your lips a bit, and it lasts a long time. I just dab it in with my finger. I love the packaging, so I decided, what the hey, I'll try it. It really is a wonderful lip gloss! I purchased the 100 Petal Plush, and I absolutely love it. For one, the color looks like cotton candy on your lips, and it also smells like a mix between cotton candy and SweeTarts. It's so pretty, and you really can layer the color to make it more intense, or just put on one layer to keep it sheer.
Both items came to about $13 at Ulta, and I even used a 20% coupon, and received rewards points. I didn't think of also taking advantage of the buy one, get one 50% off Maybelline items, but I will start paying better attention. Right now they are having double and triple rewards points. I also have a $5 off $15 or more coupon, which I will definitely be using on the new NYX The Curve eyeliner. I know there are other brands using this new ergonomic concept, but I think I want to try The Curve, since it is so affordable. We will see!
Anyway, thank you so much for checking out my blog. I hope y'all have a great night!
-xoxo-
Stephanie
