Spring Fling Influenster VoxBox

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It has been a while since I have received a VoxBox from Influenster, last one was July of 2013! So I was super excited to see that I would be receiving the Spring Fling VoxBox! Today I'm going to be showing you what came in the box and telling you just a little bit about it. I will be testing out the products over the coming weeks and will have full reviews on them at a later date.

First up we have Rimmel London Scandaleyes Retro Glam Mascara, retails for $5.99 Supposed to give you a bold wide-eyed look, fanned out volume with no clumps!

Kiss Everlasting French Nails, retails for $6.49 I have used these before and like them, but I prefer the nails that don't require the use of glue.

Also got a Peach Pie car freshener from the Labor Day Movie. When I first seen this I automatically thought apple pie, but I was wrong :) The other side is a dark blue and says Labor Day.

I was also sent a box of Playtex Sport Fresh Balance tampons, retails for $3.99-4.99

I love trying out new lotions, so I was happy to see a bottle of Nieva Skin Firming Hydration Lotion in the VoxBox! Says in as little as 2 weeks you'll see firmer more toned skin. This retails for $2.49 for 2.5oz and $10.99 for 13.5oz

I was also one of the select influensters that received a Softlips Cube, this retails for $3.49. Supposed to be a 5-in-1 lip care product. I got it in Pomegranate Blueberry, it also comes in Fresh Mint and Vanilla Bean.

Did you get the Spring Fling VoxBox?

I hope you all had a great Memorial Day weekend! I had a blast hanging out at the motorcycle event for veterans. I may post some photos from that later this week :)

EOTD: Silver & Black

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If you have been following my blog for a while, you have probably noticed I don't tend to wear anything but brown, taupe and gold shades of eyeshadow. Well yesterday I found this sparkling eye pencil in the shade Charcoal from Avon in my stash and thought it might go nicely with the Hit the Town smudge pot from ELF.

Off I went to create a new eye look for myself, I have to say I was quite happy with the way it came out and I really liked it, hubby even noticed my eyes when he came in from work!

I started off with the Charcoal pencil and colored about half of my eyelid, starting on the inner corners. Then I took the Hit the Town smudge pot and an eyeshadow brush and put that on the outer half of my eye lid. Then I had to go find a black eyeliner from my stash and came across Rimmel Scandaleyes in Black, holy smokes what an amazing eyeliner! It is so creamy and glides across the lid and it's waterproof! It lasted all day even on my waterline, new favorite black liner! I lined pretty much all around my eye for a more dramatic look. I finished off my look with a black mascara from ModelCo. If you follow me on Instagram you probably seen this look on there yesterday and I mistakenly put Models Own instead of ModelCo, my bad LOL :)

Here are some swatches of the products I used; Rimmel Scandaleyes, Avon Big Color Dazzlers Sparkling Eye Pencil in Charcoal and ELF Smudge Pot in Hit the Town.

I don't think I could get away with wearing this eye look for a day time look, but I think it would be great for a night out!

I don't have any blog posts scheduled for the rest of the week, so is there anything that you would like to see from me this week? If so let me know in the comments :)

Review: Rimmel BB Cream

A few weeks ago I received a box from Influenster full of Rimmel products as a reward for unlocking a badge. In my box was three tubes of Rimmel's BB Cream and if you have been reading my blog for a while, you  may have noticed that I like to try out drug store BB Creams, so I was excited to see I had received a tube in each of the 3 shades that Rimmel offers; Light, Light Medium and Medium Dark, since my tan from summer has faded I opted to start trying out the Light shade.

Rimmel claims it's BB Cream is a 'skin perfecting super makeup' that primes, moisturizes, minimizes pores, conceals, covers, smooths, mattifies, brightens and helps protect. Claims it will last all day, is light weight and has a 100% natural finish.

Overall I do like Rimmel's BB Cream, but some days I have a like/hate relationship with it and I've come to the conclusion it's either just my skin or maybe I applied to much because with this BB cream a little seems to go a long way. Some days when I wear it, it looks great other days it makes my face look really dry. I want to also note that I always use my moisturizer with this and all other BB creams that I have tried. I do like the amount of coverage I get from this BB cream and I feel like it really evens out my skin tone.

When I first apply the BB cream it leaves me with a dewy finish, although it claims that it mattifies. It's also a little bit greasy feeling after I apply it, but nothing horribly bad and that slightly goes away a little while after applying and that seems to be when it does kind of make my face look more matte. I honestly do not feel that it lasts all day, I feel touch ups would be necessary. During my testing period that and the occasionally dry looking application is really the only things I dislike about it.

Rimmel BB Cream Swatch

Rimmel BB Cream Blended In

Rimmel BB Cream Indoor Lighting

BB Cream Outdoor Lighting

Final thoughts: It's not a total fail for me and I will continue to use this BB cream and just set it with my ELF mist and set spray to reduce any dryness that may appear. I really love the price point on this BB Cream, Walmart has it for $5.47-$6.47 You get 1 fl. oz. of product.

Have you tried Rimmel's BB Cream? Any other drugstore BB Creams? Which ones have been your favorites?

Mish Mash Challenge Week 7: Least Expensive Polish

Welcome to week seven of the Mish Mash Challenge! This week we are creating manicures with out least expensive polishes in our collection. I went back and forth about which ones were my least expensive, I thought, well the ones I've won or were gifted were free, but I opted to go with a polish that I bought myself, I used Mind Your Own Beeswax from Spoiled. I got this polish when CVS was having their 75% off sale and I only paid $.49 for it!

For this mani I was going to do something different on each finger, but after I did a water marble on each of my ring fingers I liked it so much I just did it to all my fingers. I put down 2 coats of MYOB, then used Black Satin, a cream polish from Rimmel (I also got for 75% off at CVS) and the MYOB to make a nice water marble design. I am very satisfied with how it turned out.

I can't wait to see what everyone's least expensive polish manicures look like. Stop by and check them out.

Favorites: June

Wow how quickly did June fly by!?!? Another month gone by means another round of beauty favorites! I had a handful of products that I was loving this past month.

Up first is the ELF Makeup Mist and Set. I love this stuff! It's great to wear all year round, but I find myself using it more when it's warm and humid out. I use this to help keep my makeup in place all day and I also use it to help powder products not look cakey on areas of my face where I may have some dryness. I like to spray it all over my face then I take the ELF flat top powder brush and pat it around on my face to create a nice finish.

I have also been loving my Avon BB Cream. So far it has been the BB cream that has worked the best for me. I will have a full review on this BB Cream on Monday, so be sure to check that out!

I tend to keep my makeup neutral all throughout the year, but especially in the summer time, I go for the barely there look. So I have been pairing my Milani Shadow Eyez pencil in Champagne Toast with my Wet n Wild Walking on Eggshells trio. I think these look great together and make a very pretty neutral eye look. I have been using my Rimmel Lash Accelerator Endless mascara a ton as well. I have a full review on this mascara.

Keeping with the natural/neutral look, I have been loving my Cover Girl Nature Luxe Gloss Balm in the shade Grenache. My new favorite lip product!

Top to Bottom: Cover Girl Nature Luxe  in Grenache, Milani Champagne Toast, Wet n Wild Walking on Eggshells Trio

What products have you been loving this month? Let me know in the comments!

Review: Rimmel Lash Accelerator Endless Mascara

I was lucky enough to be one of the few that received a product so new, that it's not even available in stores
yet, from Influenster! It's the Rimmel Lash Accelerator Endless Mascara. I have been using this for about a month now and wanted to share my thoughts on it.

Rimmel claims that the Lash Accelerator Endless Mascara will enhance lashes beyond the limits for instantly longer and stronger lashes, conditions lashes, lash catching brush gives you perfect separation for a clump free look, lashes stay flexible, never stiff or brittle and that after 30 days lashes will appear longer, stronger and more numerous.

Lash Accelerator Endless has what Rimmel calls the Grow-Lash Complex of Procapil, Keratin, and Antioxidants. Its micro-fiber formula is what helps to keep lashes flexible.

Like I said, I have been using this mascara for about a month now and for the most part I like it. This mascara does enhance my lashes and makes them look longer, and even though Rimmel does not claim that this mascara will make lashes look fuller, I feel like mine look fuller when I apply the Lash Accelerator Endless. I can't get the brush to separate my lashes as much as I would like for it too, but this mascara does provided a clump free look. As far as the length or strength of my lashes when not wearing the mascara, I do not see a difference as of yet. I was really surprised by the fact that my lashes did still feel flexible after applying the mascara, even throughout the day my lashes still felt flexible. The formula of this mascara is a fairly wet one, which I like. I feel like it helps the mascara go on smoother. I have not experienced any flaking of the mascara, but I have notice a couple of times that I wore it, it has smudged on my lower lash area, but nothing a Q-tip wouldn't easily fix. Other than that, this mascara wears great and last all day long. It is not a waterproof formula so don't wear it if you plan on getting your face wet :)

Rimmel Lash Accelerator is currently not available for purchase, but according to their website, it will be available in July! Comes in Black and Extreme Black. Their website does not provide a price for this product and one was not provided through Influenster.

Quality: 5/5

Packaging: 5/5

Formula: 5/5

Pigmentation: 5/5 

Longevity: 5/5

Overall: 25/25

Would you try this mascara?

Sneak Peek: Rimmel

I wanted to give you a sneak peak today of a brand new mascara that Influenster sent me to try out and review. This mascara is so new that it is not even available in stores yet! It is from Rimmel and is called Lash Accelerator Endless Mascara.

My first thoughts are:

• I LOVE the packaging. It's attractive and would catch my eye on the shelf at the store. 
• Wonder if it will do all it says it will.

I will be using this mascara over the next week or so and will give you a full run down of what this mascara is supposed to do and if it holds up to all it's claims!

***Product was sent to me for review***

Shop My Stash #2

Sorry for bombarding y'all with three post today. This is the last for today, I promise! I meant to put this up yesterday, but was feeling a little under the weather.

So last week I shopped my Stash for a few products and samples. I really enjoyed my WEI to go Beauty sample of gelled oil cleanser, but I did not like the ideal skin perfect finish that was with it. I put it on and my face looked a hot mess! I think the color was too light for me, so that came right back off! I also really liked the sample of Pixi flawless beauty primer, it was actually a colored primer, not white like all the other primers I've used. I think my ELF eye shadow duos will be getting a lot more use now too, more to come on them in my Try it Again Tuesday post! I didn't get much use out of my Avon Smooth Minerals lip gloss, I found myself always reaching for my Revlon Lip Butter. The Milani eye tech extreme eye liner I am still on the fence about. I had a hard time getting this to look good on my eyes. Will keep trying though.

This week I shopped my stash for the following products:
Wet n Wild Cream eyeliner in Black, City Curls mascara by NYC, L.A. Colors Little Black Book of eye shadows Glam Edition, I picked this up at the Dollar Tree back in March of last year. I really don't think I have used this at all! I also picked two Rimmel Royal lip glosses.

Will you be shopping your stash this week? If so what items are you using?

BLOG SALE

First off the rules/guidelines for the sale:
* I only accept payments via PayPal. Please send payment as a gift so neither of us are charged fees.
* I will only ship within the US
* All Items are sold on a first come, first serve basis.
* Shipping will cost $3.00 for the first item and $.50 for each additional item.
* All sales are final - no returns, refunds or exchanges. I also will not be held responsible for any lost or damaged packages. I will package items as carefully as possible. Insurance available upon request (at an extra charge).  Please feel free to ask questions or if you'd like a picture of an item with a different view to be able to see it better then please let me know. I want you to be happy with your purchase. 
* Items that have been crossed out like this are no longer available.
* All of these are described as accurately as possible. If you want pics, let me know.

How to order

Once you decide what you would like, EMAIL me at SmallBudgetBeauty@gmail.com. Let me know the items you want along with your full name, physical address and email address associated with your Paypal account. Please use BLOG SALE as the subject.

* I will invoice you from a different email address- DO NOT PAYPAL ME until you receive my invoice!

Products Available:

 NYX Eyeshadow Singles L-R Smokie Mountain, Super Creamy, Golden Amber, Rust. First 3 were gently used, Rust is new and sealed. $2.00 for used ones, $3 for new one.

 Wet n Wild Pride new and sealed $2.00, L.A Colors Trio Sand Dune, Grassy Knoll (swatched) $1.00 each, Rimmel Smoulder quad (swatched) $1.00

  Jillian Dempsey For Avon Perfect Eye Kit  in Deep Purple, Used 1 time. $3.00

 Avon Wash-off Water-Proof Mascara in Black, NEW $2

 ELF Super Glossy Lipshines L-R Pink Kiss, Goddess, Watermelon, Candlelight, Pink Kiss. $.50 each

 ELF Glossy Gloss (swatched) L-R Wild Watermelon, Ballet Slippers. $1.00

 Avon Super Shock Lip Gloss L-R Melon Madness, Bronze Blitz $2.00 each

 Avon Glow Lip Gloss in Ultra Violet, Avon Glazewear Intense Lip Gloss in Intense Plum $2.00 each

 Mark Glow Baby Glow Lip gloss in Honey (Swatched) $3.00

 ELF 2-in-1 Conditioning Gloss in Love it $1.50

 Rimmel Lipstick in Pink Champagne, Revlon lipstick in Peach. $2.00 each

 NYX Diamond Sparkle lipsticks, Brand new. L-R Sparkling Orange, Sparkling Nude $3.00 each

 ELF Mineral Lip Gloss L-R Au Naturale, Pageant Princess $1.50 each

 Wet N Wild Mega Shield Lipstick in It's a Girl $1.00

 Essence Mini Lip Gloss Set (swatched) $2.00

 Outspoken Fragrance by Fergie. New $4.00

 Avon ANEW Clinical Luminosity brightening serum. New and sealed. I have 2 of these. $11.00

Physicians Formula Tinted moisturizer in Fair to Light. New and sealed $5.00