What I got for Christmas 2014

Hey Loves ❤❤
This holiday season was really a great one. The only exception was everyone getting sick the weak of Christmas. But none the less we were able to still go visit everyone and got to do all of our Christmas activities! I love Christmas Eve and how my mom, sister, and grandma stay over night and we just hang out and watch Christmas movies and get everything ready for Ava in the morning!! I've been seeing everyone's posts on what they got for Christmas and wanted to do my own. On boxing day me and my friends always compare what everyone got. I love seeing what everyone else got and think it is very fun for everyone else to see :)

Me and my family definitely go above and beyond. Me and my sister decided next year needs a limit because we always try to get everyone the same amount but then we always feel someone has more so we keep getting more and more so it is crazy!

Here is what I got from all my lovely friends and family (WARNING picture heavy!!):

                                                            Christmas bowl set

                                                                     Sega!! YAY!!

                                                           1 Cotton scarf and 1 knit scarf

                                Seacret Nail Set including lotion, cuticle oil, nail file, and buffer.

                                                           The cutest oven mittens ever!!

                                             Some frames so I can start a frame collage

                            Stila In the Light Palette and Benefit Rockateur Blush

                                                                        Sweater Dress

                                                            Polka Dot Face Clothes

                                          Victoria Secret Bralet (My First Bralet isn't it cute?!)

                                                             American Eagle Floral Flats

                                                                        Boots Socks

                                                           Pearl Stud Earrings and Necklace

Photo Album

                                                                     Argyle Sweater

Michael Kors Nail Polish and Lipgloss Set

Butterfly Mini Trunk

Hat Box

Black Suede Over the Knee Boots

Black Frame

                                                                      Back of Vest

                                                                        Front of Vest

                                                                       Knitt Sweater

    B&BW Candles in Twisted Peppermint, Champaign, Peach Cranberry Bellini, and Peach Bellini!

                                                      SeaCret Body butter and Scrub set

                                                                          New Brush

                                                              Army green knit zip up

                                                Ciate Tree Trinkets mini nail polish set

                                                        The Body Shop lip butter set

                                                                Bootlegger Knitt Zip up

                                                                 Cute Starbucks mug

                                      Black and gold sequence flats and new protection spray

                      Coco lime body lotion, Amber Blush body lotion, and Vanilla hand cream

                                                                         Flower Frame

                                                                Pink boyfriend sweater

                                                              Mac Holiday brush set

                                                                  Purple Glitter Dress


     What did you all get? Hope you all had a great holidays :)
                                                       ❤❤
                                                           KatXoXo

Jordana Twist & Shine Balm Stain

Hey Dolls ❤❤
I hope the new year is treating you all lovely. I can't complain, yet! Just kidding I love the new year although I hate saying goodbye to my Christmas decorations...my house is so sad without them! Anywho today I wanted to share a lip product that I am head over heals in love with.

 None other then the Jordana Twist & Shine Lip Stains. I am sure you have all heard about these but if you are one of the few that have not then keep reading :)

I was very tempted to order every shade of these because they are so affordable ($3!!) but I reframed because I wasn't sure if I would like them or not. I am VERY picky about lip products because I have such sensitive and dry skin. I would say my lip area is the most sensitive so products that are too drying are a no-no!

                                                                  I chose three shades:
                                                                  06 Cranberry Crush
                                                                    04 Candied Coral
                                                                        08 Terra Cave

 
These definitely live up to the moisturizing aspect of their name which is a must for me with lip stains. I hate when you are left with dry stained cracked looking lips after a few hours. And these definitely do not do that. The staying power of these is decent (I would say I re-apply every couple hours) and for the price you just can not beat that! Another problem I can have with lip balms or stains is that I have very dark pigmented lips so some shades just do not show up on my lips. I only notice that Candied Coral is a bit of a different shade on my lips but not in a sheer way. It comes off a little more Coral on my lips then on my swatch. The other two shades are nicely pigmented and are good to go on their own. Overall, I would rate these a 4.5/5 and would definitely be open to buying more shades!

I ordered these off of CherryCulture.com which is an International Cosmetic website. Jordana is not available in Canada so I can only find it there as well as some other brands! If you live outside the US I would check them out, they always have great sales going on as well!!

                                                                             ❤❤
                                                                      KatXoXo

Maple Vox Box

Hello Lovelies ❤❤

I can not believe Christmas has come and gone already. I hope you all had a wonderful holiday and got to spend time with your loved ones. Me and my family had a lovely time other then a terrible flu that seems to be going around. We all got our turn and unfortunately Grant was the one to get it on Christmas! Poor guy!

Today I am sharing my very first Vox Box! I believe this is the first Canadian Vox Box which is very exciting. I was very surprised to receive this box because I had received an email saying that they already filled their quota for boxes, but a week later a box was on my doorstep. Yay!!

 

The first two items I received were Skinny Cow Milk Chocolate Dreamy Clusters

& Skinny Cow Milk Chocolate Heavenly Crisp

 

My thoughts: These were very delicious. Yes they taste different then a regular chocolate but you are still satisfied (and that is the point is it not?) The Clusters reminded me of Turtles with the nuts and caramel. While the Heavenly Crisp had a taste of its own. I prefer the Crispy bar to the clusters but that is just my preference.

 

                      Montagne Jeunesse  Red Earth Clay Spa in Pulped Pomegranate.

NYC Big Bold Curl Mascara (Black)

Impress press on nails

IceBreakers Duo (Raspberry)

 

My Thoughts:

These mints are sweet Raspberry flavored with a hint of mint to it. They have a different shape then other IceBreaker mints I have tried. They have bumpy ridges on one side and smooth on the other. I am not a fan of this particular flavour but they are good enough to keep in my purse for when I need a mint.

NYC Big Bold Plumping Lipgloss in Big City Blush

The package came with this card that explained everything in the box and provided prices for everything, which I think is very useful if you end up loving a product. I also received two coupons for 1 dollar off of NYC Mascara or lipgloss which is awesome because their products are already very affordable. Overall I am very happy and grateful for this box! It is so generous of them to send out these products for people to test out! Can not wait to do some reviews for these products as well!

 

For those of you who do not know what VoxBox or Influenster is it is a site that is free to join. You can link any social media sites that you are on (Facebook, Twitter, Google, etc.) and do reviews on products. You can do reviews and quizzes and other activities which unlock different levels and get you one step closer to getting a free box like this! If you would like to sign up just go to Influenster.com!

 

Have you tried any of these products? What was your favorite?

 

❤❤

KatXoXo

China Glaze Trendsetter

Hey Beauties ❤❤
Hope you all had a fantastic weekend and got to enjoy some Christmas festivities! Now that it is December every spare moment is going to be spent doing all the fun and not so fun stuff that comes along with Christmas. Tis' the season right?

 

So today I wanted to share this lovely gem I managed to scoop up at a flea market! Now usually I would not buy nail polish from a flea market because I have gotten knock offs before. But I feel like I kind of know how to tell if it is fake or not so I decided to go for it and picked up a couple colors of China Glaze. Trendsetter was the first color I chose because it stood out to me so much. It is what one would call a ugly pretty color (if that makes sense lol!) As my boyfriend calls it "baby puke".

What I absolutely love about this polish is the gorgeous shimmer. That is definitely what ties in the pretty to the ugly. I absolutely adore this polish. The formula is a breeze to work with. It dries in amazing time with no streaking or bubbling. Just perfection in a bottle!!

                                                                                ❤❤
                                                                         KatXoXo