Palmer's Coconut Oil Formula: Coconut Oil Body Oil

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* Disclaimer: This post is sponsored by Palmer's for review purposes. I want to thank Palmer's for sending me this product. All opinions are 100% my own. 

You want to know another way that I achieve healthy and Summer glowy skin? I like to use body oil. One of my go to brands is Palmer’s and I love that this brand includes other formula's besides Cocoa Butter that I can use to give me glowing skin. Today's review is going to be all about coconut oil.

Description:

Palmer's Coconut Oil Formula products contain ethically and sustainably sourced Coconut Oil and Tahitian Monoi Oil, infused with Tiaré flower petals. These raw, natural ingredients deliver luxuriously rich moisturization for decadently pampered skin. Palmer's Coconut Oil Body Oil deeply hydrates, rejuvenating and replenishing skin's moisture and radiance.

Key Ingredients:

Coconut Oil: moisturizes & softens

Monoï Oil: Hydrates & pampers

Sweet Almond Oil: Soothes & Comforts Skin


My Thoughts

I can tell this body oil is made with raw coconut oil. The scent smells like it's has a raw coconut scent. Depending on your preference the scent may smell a little overpowering. To me it's tolerable, but it does smell strong and the scent does fade over time. This body oil is also good to use if you have dry skin because it will help your skin feel moisturized and feel soft. I love using this body oil after a shower or bath to help my skin feel even more softer. When using this product I would suggest that you let the body oil absorb in your skin for a few minutes before getting dressed. You don't want to ruin your clothes because the oil hasn't absorbed fully into your skin. I really like using body oil during the Summer because it's so lightweight and it gives my skin a beautiful glow.



This is Summer Makeup and Skincare week on my blog! Click on the link to read my previous posts if you missed them!

Vita Liberata Luxury Tan Body Blur

Carli Bybel 14 Color Eyeshadow & Highlighter Palette 

Glowy Skin and Bronze Eyes

Tree Hut Body Scrubs and Body Butter 

Makeup for the Perfect Summer Glow


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Makeup for the Perfect Summer Glow

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I can't have a Summer Makeup and Skincare week without including some of my favorite makeup products that I use to achieve a glowy makeup look. Let's get started!

Eyeshadows

1. Carli Bybel 14 Color Eyeshadow & Highlighter Palette 

2. Missy Lynn Baked Eyeshadow and Highlighter Palette 

3. Urban Decay Naked 3 Palette 

4. Milani Everyday Eyes Eyeshadow Collection in Earthy Elements (05)

5. Milani Everyday Eyes EyeshadowCollection in Bare Necessities  (02)

All those gold, bronze, and highlighters! I can't see me going through Summer without using these eyeshadows! 

Face and Lip Products 

1. Maybelline Fit Me Dewy + Skin Foundation in Soft Honey 

2. Victoria's Secret Bronzer in Goddess (Medium 11)

3. Milani Baked Blush in Dulce Pink 

4. Milani Lipstick in Bahama Beige 

5. Milani Lipstick in Bronze Beauty

When my skin isn't feeling oily, I like using the Dewy + Skin Foundation.  I think it looks nice paired with VS Bronzer and Milani Blush. I have to admit I don't wear frost lipsticks very often, but I still think these lipsticks look pretty.  

What are your favorite makeup products to use during the Summer?

To check out my reviews on some of the products mentioned click on my links below

Maybelline Fit Me Collection Review: (Dewy+Skin) Foundation, Concealer, and Pressed Powder

Milani Everyday Eyes Eyeshadow Collection

Milani Baked Blush in Dolce Pink Review

This is Summer Makeup and Skincare week on my blog! Click on the link to read my previous posts if you missed them!

Vita Liberata Luxury Tan Body Blur

Carli Bybel 14 Color Eyeshadow & Highlighter Palette 

Glowy Skin and Bronze Eyes

Tree Hut Body Scrubs and Body Butter

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Tree Hut Body Scrubs and Body Butter

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* Disclaimer: This post is sponsored by Tree Hut. I want to thank Tree Hut for sending these products for review purposes. All opinions are 100% my own. 

For those of you that read my blog regularly know that skincare is VERY important to me. During the Summer I like to keep my skin looking as healthy as possible. I keep my skin healthy by exfoliating and using body butter. Well when I was presented with an opportunity to recieve a few skincare items from Tree Hut,  I was rather excited!

About the Product 

Home of America’s favorite body scrubs and butters. We believe in loving your skin - and loving it even more after using Tree Hut. Reveal your natural beauty with our Certified Organic Shea Butter products and leave your skin feeling loved and touchably soft

1. Tree Hut Moroccan Rose Shea Sugar Scrub 

Love your skin with Tree Hut Moroccan Rose Shea Sugar Scrub. This sugar based formula is kissed with Argan Oil, Rose and Certified Organic Shea Butter to instantly smooth skin while satisfying your senses.

2. Tree Hut Nourishing Hawaiian Kuki Salt Scrub

Nourish your skin with Tree Hut Nourishing Hawaiian Kuki Salt Scrub. Tree Hut's formula combines mineral-rich red alaea volcanic clay and kukui oil, with age-defying antioxidants, to refine and condition skin. Let your senses escape with the warm scent of Tree Hut Nourishing Hawaiian Kuki Salt Scrub and provide a getaway for your skin.

My Thoughts

Whether I make a homemade body scrub or buy one from the store, I love using a good scrub. These scrubs aren't harsh on my skin and after I take my shower, my skin feels so smooth and soft. I really can't tell much of a difference in either the salt or sugar scrubs because both work well for my skin. As for the scents, the Hawaiian Kukui smells amazing, and it's my favorite scent out of the two scrubs! It has a warm sweet tropical scent. The Moraccan Rose Scrub smells nice too. Surprisingly I like this scent because if you read my blog, you may know by now that I'm not a fan of floral scents. This scent is different since it has a light floral and sugary scent and smells pretty good. I think these scrubs are good to use especially in the Summer since you'll be showing off more skin and these scrubs keeps your skin look healthy and radiant. 

TREE HUT TROPICAL MANGO SHEA BODY BUTTER

Experience Tree Hut Body Butter with the exotic scent of Tropical Mango. Real Mango Puree helps prevent the formation of wrinkles and naturally nourishes aged and tired skin. This extra thick body butter, infused with Certified Organic Shea Butter, Cocoa Butter, real Mango Puree and Safflower Seed Oil, was designed to soften rough skin, provides a deep hydration to those problem areas that surface over time.

My Thoughts 

I thought that I was having another allergic reaction to a shea butter product again. When I used this the second time, the body butter my skin started to hurt and my fingers started to ache. I don't know what kind of weird system that I have, but I did notice that I started not to feel all that well. I'll say this again if you have a nut allergy, please read the ingredients before you test products. I just think that it was weird that I had pain on my skin the second time versus the first time I used it, but I didn't have any allergy issues with the body scrubs. Isn't crazy how some shea butter products irritate my skin and others don't?  I think it's time to go see an allergist! 

Outside of the allergy issues, this is a good body butter. It smells really good, just like a mango. The texture feels really thick when I applied it on my skin. This is one of those type of body butters that is good to use after you had a nightly shower or bath, or during the Winter. My skin felt so moisturized and hydrated when I used this body butter.  I'll have to be careful if continue to use this body butter and always keep Benadryl around. If you don't have any issues with primarily shea butter based products you should give this body butter a try. I mentioned this in the past, but you may want to consult with your doctor before using nut based products. You can find these products at Ulta, Walmart and http://www.treehutshea.com

Have you tried any products from Tree Hut? 

This is Summer Makeup and Skincare week on my blog! Click on the link to read my previous posts if you missed them!

Vita Liberata Luxury Tan Body Blur

Carli Bybel 14 Color Eyeshadow & Highlighter Palette

Glowy Skin and Bronze Eyes

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Glowy Skin and Bronze Eyes

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Continuing with Summer Makeup and Skincare Week on my blog , today I have a makeup look for you. To create this makeup look I used my Carli Bybel Palette. If you missed yesterday's review on this palette, it will be linked near the end of this post!

Products Used 

* Eyes *

- MAC Paint Pot in Painterly 

- Carli Bybel  14 Color Eyeshadow & Highlighter Palette 

1. Transition color in the Crease 

2. In the Tear Duct and half of the Lid 

3. On the other half of the Lid 

- Younique Moodstruck Fiber Lash Mascara 

- Maybelline Great Lash Mascara in Clear 

* Face *

- Maybelline Master Fix Boost Setting Spray 

-  Cetaphil DermControl Oil Moisturizer (primer)

- Maybelline Fit Me Dewy Skin Foundation In Soft Honey 

- Maybelline Fit Me Concealer in Medium 

- Milani Baked Blush in Dulce Pink

- Carli  Bybel 14 Color Eyeshadow & Highlighter Palette  (4 used as a highlighter) 

* Lips *

- Colourpop Ultra Matte Lip in StingRAYE 

This is Summer Makeup and Skincare week on my blog! Click on the link to read my previous posts if you missed them!

Vita Liberata Luxury Tan Body Blur

Carli Bybel 14 Color Eyeshadow & Highlighter Palette

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Carli Bybel 14 Color Eyeshadow & Highlighter Palette

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I know I'm a little late getting this palette, but I remember when this palette was released,  it kept selling out! Well here we are today with my review. 

With Flash

 (true color of the palette)

About the Product

Beauty expert and YouTube sensation Carli Bybel designed this versatile 14 Color Eyeshadow and Highlighter Palette to dial up the drama and add excitement to your look. Carli's taste for chic refinement and modern elegance inspired her to select a collection of earthy neutrals and plummy brown shadows with four face highlighters that complement every skin tone. The mix of mattes and shimmers makes it easy to go from amped-up evening intensity to toned-down daytime options.

Swatches

My Thoughts 

I have a good bit of palettes and this one is nothing like I have in my collection (or at least I don't think so). If you're new to highlighter, I think this is a good palette to get practice. As you can see with highlighter, the shades are very pigmented. You may want to use a light hand when you're using the highlighters, unless your looking to achieve an intense highlight you can see from far away lands lol. 

The eyeshadows in the palette are also very pigmented. When I took the pictures of the swatches, the true color of the shadows showed better when it took them with the flash on my camera.  I'm unsure of what was going on when I took the pictures without the flash. I guess the only thing I can blame it on is bad lighting. I will say this again, the shadows are very pigmented, and long lasting as well.  I also like that this palette doesn't haven't a lot of fallout, but it does irritate me that it took a good deal of effort to clean around the shadows. What can I say I like the area around my eyeshadows in the palette clean.

I thought this would be a time to review this palette since I'm sharing Summer themed makeup and skincare products. This is a palette that is good for anytime of year, but this palette in my opinion perfect for Summer to achieve bronze and golden eye makeup looks.  I will be showing a few makeup looks using this palette this week. If you're interested, you can get this palette at BH Cosmetics and now at Ulta for $14.50.

Do you own the Carli Bybel 14 Color Eyeshadow and Highlighter Palette? 

This is Summer Glow Makeup and Skincare week on my blog! Click on the link to read yesterday's post if you miss it!

Vita Liberata Luxury Tan Body Blur

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Milani Baked Blush in Dolce Pink Review

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Today I have a blush review from Milani. I've been wearing more blush, so when my mom got me this blush a few months ago I was pretty happy, especially since it's a pink blush!

About the Product

This silky blush with benefits can be used so many ways. It shapes, it contours, it highlights. Sunbaked on Italian terracotta tiles, it’s buildable from sheer to vibrant. Yes, it adds a cheeky pop of colour to your complexion. Radiance and warmth, too.

Without Flash

With Flash

 This is the true color of this baked blush 

My Thoughts 

This baked blush is so pretty! I love the pink sparkly color! At first I thought I was going to be disappointed because this blush appeared so sheer, but as you can tell from the swatches in my picture the color is buildable. I usually build the color because I like my blush to show. The blush is glittery, but it's not overly glittery. I think this blush is a good for Summer since it has all that sparkle.  I think this blush looks good paired with a bronzer or regular powder. I like to pair this blush with a bronzer because it looks so nice! 

Have you tried any of the Milani Baked Blushes?

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Inspirational Post: Deadlines

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I want you to ask yourself something... If you gave up your passion, would you miss it? Could you be okay with giving up something you love or want to do in life?

I know for me that answer would be no. I think about some of the things I love to do or want accomplish and I couldn't imagine how my life would be different if I completely gave those things up. Shortly before I turned 30 years old back in December I started to freak out about not meeting deadlines I set for myself. Isn't it funny how life has a way of going the complete opposite of how you thought it would be? I know in life you have to sometimes put your goals and dreams on the backburner, but that doesn't mean you have to completely give up on them altogether.

Even if things don't happen when you want them to too, that doesn't mean you're a failure. You know what I believe? Failure is when you have a constant negative attitude. Yes we're only human and we may feel down about things from time to time, but staying in a constant state of negativity isn't good or healthy for you. It may take a you a little more time to accomplish your dreams and goals, but you finished them nonetheless. In some cases you may have to redirect the path in which you are going and that's okay too. You may even find yourself going down another path if  you discover a new passion that you find interesting. It's good to set deadlines, but if you don't meet the deadline in the time you set for yourself, don't be hard on yourself. Everything in life has it's set time and your hard work and dedication will be worth it in the end!


Also, don't forget to check out my Monthly Favorites post!

Monthy Favorites: June 2016


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