Saturday, June 21, 2014

Avocado Facial Mask




I used to do more masks, especially store bought, but I mostly got sick of doing them and didn’t take the time to do it anymore. Avocado masks have always been a classic and go to for DIY facial masks and today I’m going to share my experiences with them!

What I did

     Recently, I remembered how much fun avocado masks are and got the idea to do one. Avocados are probably one of my favorite foods, so I ate half of a ripe hass avocado and mixed the rest.
     
     Preparing an avocado facial is pretty simple. Basically, you mash it up into a creamy paste and apply. There are some optional other ingredients like lemon juice, olive oil, egg whites, and honey. For normal skin, adding olive oil, lemon juice, orange juice, and even weird ingredients like boiled carrots and yogurt is nourishing and good for you. For dry skin, olive oil, orange juice, honey, egg yolk, and aloe vera are great. For oily skin, add egg whites, lemon juice, honey, yogurt, and cucumber.

     When I do avocado masks, my skin always feels great afterward. After a plain mask, my skin feels extra clean, but also extra moisturized. I recommend them to everyone with all different skin types.

Extra ingredients and Benefits

Overall

Avocado is great for every skin type. If all of these other ingredients seem annoying or confusing, you could just have a plain avocado mask. That’s what I do most of the time.

Dry

Banana and olive oil will both smooth and moisturize. Honey is wondering for nourishing and is also in normal and oily avocado masks. Lastly, egg yolks will nourish your skin with vitamins and all that other good stuff.

Oily

Egg whites regulate oiliness and are great for inflammation and any redness in your face. The combination of honey, yogurt, and cucumber together with avocado will nourish and cleanse oily skin as well.





I hope you enjoyed this information about avocado masks! Hopefully this was informative or entertaining. Comment down below if you learned anything new and all about your experiences with avocado masks!

Tuesday, June 10, 2014

Gillete Venus Snap with Embrace



Hey guys! I’m going to be talking about and reviewing the new Gillette Venus snap with embrace that I got sent to try from Influenster.


About Gillette

Alrighty, everyone knows Gillette. They have razors, shaving cream, and body skin care. I feel like I don’t even need to talk about it, so let’s move onto the good part!

My thoughts

     Travel razors are a pretty new thing, have you tried one?  The first thing I noticed about this razor was the pretty pink handle! I love how you can replace the blade after it gets dull too (and the cool blue case with little baby holes that succeed in helping your razor properly dry).
  
  The first time I used the razor, I got a seriously close shave with the five blades. With this product, you don’t need shaving cream, you just wet it and you’re ready to go. This is really convenient to have in your purse, travel bag, or in your bathroom ready to take with you if you need it. After a few days of using it, I dropped into target since I needed shaving cream and saw that this was $10. In my opinion, that’s a little pricy for a travel razor. I would probably only repurchase if I had a great coupon.
   
  Speaking of shaving cream, the Snap features and Embrace strip which is supposed to replace shaving cream. Long story short, I don’t think it does. The strip provides little moisturizing and none of the amusement I always get from squirting out shaving cream. No, but really, I love using my shaving cream because it makes my razor glide, reduces redness, and hydrates my skin and I don’t think this mini strip can replace it.

   After using it and really forming my opinions on it, I’d probably rate it a 6.5/10. It gives a close shave and is super convenient, but is a bit expensive and doesn’t replace shaving cream. I’d say if shaving cream isn’t a big deal for you and you are willing to spend more money, this is a great product for you. If you love your shaving cream and don’t want to spend $10+ on a mini razor, I’d say you’ll want to skip out on this.




Disclaimer: I recieved the Venus Snap with Embrace from Influenster for review.

Monday, June 2, 2014

New Posts Coming Soon!

Hi everyone!

I'm so excited to kick off this blog and am trying to fit in some time to do regular posts! I have some ideas for my next posts, some reviews and other things. Stay tuned!


Brianna