Folica Favorites

I was looking through Folica the other day and I realized there are so many great products I love on this site. And so many products I want to try. The thing I love the most about this website, is the page with the top 10 of everything. This list is put together not by the editors of the site, but based on costumer reviews and thousands of them. Almost every single product on this site has a costumer review, making my decision process so much easier. Folica is truly my all time favorite site to find hair care products. Today I am going to about my two favorite hair tools from Folica, since they are currently hosting a promotion for 25% of all hair tools.


Sedu Revolution Tourmaline Ionic Styling Iron 1inch 
I love this thing, I'm sure on my blog there is another review about this saying just how much I love it. I have had this straightener everyday for just about 3 years now and it's the greatest one I have ever used. It heats up incredibly quick, stays hot and straightens my hair in no time. It has a temperature setting, light that flashes different colors and the ends are designed to stay cool, so they can be touch while the iron is on. The side of iron are rounded, which allows you to create curls, waves or flip the ends of your hair. This is my favorite hair tool and I use it everyday.
Everday Price= $200
After the coupon code and 20% that was already taken off= $120
                                                     Savings $80 and a years worth of burnt hair, straighteners that don't
                                                     heat properly and dissatisfaction.

Hot Tool Professional Spring Curling Iron
These are my stand by curling iron and I use them continuously. I have them in three different sizes; 3/4inch, 1 inch and 1-1/2inch. These heat up really nicely, the springs on the clamps haven't gone and the barrel hasn't discolored (I always assume when the barrel changes color I have used a product that ruined it or the coating has worn off). The heat up time isn't the best but once they are hot, the irons stay hot throughout the time I curl my hair. I still prefer a curling iron with a clamp, opposed to a wand. I find with these I can use it either way so it's like getting two products out of one. The price of these irons vary with the size of the iron, the most expensive being $41. With all the iron you can also get the 25% discount.

Shears or hair scissors (as I have always called them)
I do not have a specific pair to show you since the ones I currently own my Dad bought a few years ago and are still going string. But what I have to say about shears and why you should pick up a nice pair is that when you have bangs it is nice to keep up with trimming the at home. Also for impromptu hair cuts, as I sometimes give myself. Overall it's really nice to have a pair of shears around to keep up with that. You do not want texturizing or thinning shears, just a straight blade. The Cricket S-2 600 6" inch shear has a good review, none of them have more than one review. The review seems promising and theres a lifetime warranty, so if the blade dulls or the spring breaks you can get it fixed.


There are other products listed under the Top 10 categories that you should take a look at before checking out. Don't forget to use the coupon code when purchasing these products and that any or over $50 will receive free shipping.
Promo code: 25% off hair tools

Psssssst... I have a Secret for You

     This secret is for all my dark haired girls out there in need of some dry shampoo. Is your current dry shampoo leaving your hair looking a little bit gray?? Leaving behind a white residue?? Well that really doesn't make your hair look better the second day, now does it?
     I have found a dry shampoo, whose spray is seemingly clear (when sprayed on the hand it dries clear) and makes your hair look great the next day. Freeman's Pssssst! Dry Shampoo, which refreshes without water, builds volume and preserves color. It does all it claims to do, and by preserving color it means it doesn't leave your hair looking a bit gray.

     How I use it: first I spray it into my hair, where ever it is looking greasy which is mainly along my hair line and the part of my hair. Then I let it sit for a few minutes so that it can absorb all the oils in your hair. Now the can says to brush thoroughly and most people do this with a boar bristle brush. However that seems to just flatten my hair, instead I brush through and finger comb my hair. Since the product is seemingly clear you don't have to worry about brushing it out... and this leaves you hair a little bit more voluminousness.

  Hope you enjoyed my secret, Rose

The Best for Less: Liquid Liner

Hey Girlies,
     I only like to use the best products when doing my make up. Regardless if it's an everyday look or something I only wear when going out. I wear liquid liner out to diner most of the time, there are a few days that I wear it to school. I was originally using the Lancome Artliner in 'Nior'. Now don't get me wrong it was the greatest eyeliner I have ever used. I could get a super fine line, that was still intensely black. The line would stay in place all day, even after my eyeshadow creased because I had forgotten to use a primer. The brush isn't really a brush at all. It's a felt tip, just like those really nice felt tip liners that came out. These however don't dry up as fast because your dipping them in the liner. The felt tip is what makes getting the line so precise, so easy. There are no bristles to spread out, the tip is just always at a point. Sadly when it ran out I didn't have the $30 to repurchase it.
     After watching and reading countless reviews on different liquid eyeliners I settled on the L'Oreal Lineur Intense. It does all the great things things the Lancome Artliner does, except for $20 less. This is one of my greatest drugstore finds of all time. When this tube runs out, I am sure to buy another one.

  Stay beautiful, Rose

Try Something New

Hey Beautiful,
     I have been wanting to try out some new lipstick colors, like a deep red's and burgundy's. I was just afraid that I would spend my money and end up not wearing the lipstick at all, like most of the lipsticks I buy.  So while in CVS the other day, I feel like I live there, I thought of something great. I passed the NYC make up displayed and realized that I could get a great starter lipstick for only $1. Not only that but the formula isn't that bad, the lipstick isn't drying at all. Surprisingly it's even a bit moisturizing. I got mine in Sheer Red, since it was a color closest to what I was looking for. There wasn't the greatest color selection and I'm not sure there is a large selection, but they have all the basic colors.
     So go bold, do something new ad brave. Try a new lipstick color you were other wise afraid to spend your money on.

  Stay beautiful, Rose

Another Cuticle Cream

Hey Beautiful,
     I know I just reviewed the JR Watkins Cuticle Salve but I have found yet another great cuticle salve. It may even be better. It is the Sally Hansen Nails & Cuticle Hand Creme, 24 hour moisture. This is one of the few products that promises 24 hour moisture and actually delivers it. I rarely ever have to ever reapply, between the weekly manicure I give myself. Even when I do put it on before I do my nails, I really don't have to. In the winter it may be different, since my hands get terribly dry. I don't use this creme as a hand lotion, but if I have some left over I do rub it in. As with my cuticles it leaves my hands soft for hours. Not as long as my cuticles because I work with my hands. On the tube it says that it is a Shea butter scent, which it is with a slight lemony scent. It's lemony, without smelling like furniture cleaner.
     The true test of how well this Cuticle Creme works, is when I used it on my boyfriend earlier this week. He thought the JR Watkins cuticle salve smelled too girly so we went with the Sally Hansen one. He has a really bad tendency of biting and ripping his cuticles, which leaves them rough and hard and really gross. I just had to take matters in to my own hands or at least try. I didn't realize how easy it would be with this creme. Right away his cuticles softened up and became nice. This product is a miracle worker as far as I am concerned. % days have passed since we used the creme on his cuticles and they still feel nice and soft. This product is great and I 100% recommend the Sally Hansen Cuticle Creme.

  See you later, Rose



DISCLAIMER: I received this product complimentary for testing purposes from Influenster.

Beauty Fixation

Hey Beautiful,
     I really wanted to like this product, but I don't which is a bit sad for me. The Beauty Fixation Lipstick touch-up's are pre-filled cotton swabs designed to help you touch up your lipstick. What you do is break the tip with the pink line, so that the other side will fill up with the liquid inside. The product claims to moisturize your lips, wile removing any straying lipstick lines.
     While it does remove the lipstick well, it leave behind a greasy residue. Instead of moisturizing the area around my lips, it actually just makes them greasy. I tried to rub it in without ruining my lipstick but that just made the whole area around my lips feel greasy. There is no rubbing this product in, because it stays greasy. I feel that a plain old cotton swab does the trick better than this.

Stay beautiful, Rose

 

Color Tattoo

Hey Beautiful,

Source: Temptalia

     I have been dying to try the Maybelline Color Tattoo cream eyeshadow in Tough as Taupe. My CVS never had them in stock, but while I was in a different one the other day they caught my eye. And finally the had Tough as Taupe. I waited all this time for this one color, just to be disappointed by it. This is a matte taupe and such a pretty color when you get it to work well. The formula is very dry, which might be attributed to its matte coloring. This is not a 'unique cream-gel texture,' it feels a bit like damp clay. This shadow is very hard to get on your eye, it tugs as you put it on. Since it tugs as you put it on the color comes out very uneven. Some parts of your eye are a beautiful taupe, but others are a light brown. If you can get the color to spread evenly it is an intense pigment just as Maybelline markets it to be. 

     This cream shadow cannot go without a base. Not only does it crease terribly, but it also just slides off your eye. I don't even have oily eyelids that would cause it to do that. The Color Tattoo is not a 24 hour wear without creasing or fading eyeshadow, it's more of a 2 hour wear. Though if you wear a base, such as Urban Decay Primer Potion or Benefit Stay Don't Stray, the eye shadow stays in place. That's kind of disappointing, I like to use these as my base. Personally this eyeshadow isn't even worth the $7. I would rather splurge and get more Mac Paint Pots, which are easy to use. 

  Stay beautiful, Rose

My Mane

Hey Beautiful,
     Recently when I went through my hair care routine and changed it around to accommodate healthy, fast hair growth the shampoo I was using was something I changed. Mane n' Tail, a shampoo you are also able to use on your pets, was highly recommended.  I didn't switch to the conditioner, because I thought the shampoo was going to be very drying and to compensate I would need a moisture rich conditioner. However, I stand corrected. It is a very moisturizing shampoo, without being to heavy and leaving my roots greasy. When I was out a hair mask, I only shampoo with this since it doesn't take away any of moisture that the mask left behind.

     I think it is a great shampoo, that leaves my hair soft and moisturized. I know I keep harping on the point that it moisturizes my hair, but its my favorite part. It doesn't weigh down my hair and make it greasy. Though it does have harsh sulfates, something I forgot to check for at the store, it doesn't have the same damaging effect most shampoos with such sulfates do. If it's something that's really important to you then, then this shampoo isn't for you. The Mane n' Tail shampoo may just beat my all time favorite Lush shampoo, I'll get back to you on that in a few months.

  Stay beautiful, Rose

Roman Holiday

Hey Beautiful,
     As a treat to myself the other day ( I have to find excuses for buying myself make up) I bought Nars Sheer lipstick in 'Roman Holiday'. It's a sheer baby pink and my favorite baby pink. With some I find that it that the pale color completely washed my face out. However since this is a sheer color it gives more of a baby pink lip. This doesn't wash you out and actually creates the perfect baby pink lip for your skin tone. It works with the natural tint of you lip. Personally I love this color.
     I don't only love the color but the formula. Now this isn't a long last lip color, however as it wears off throughout the day it doesn't become drying. Dry or sticky lipsticks are something I abhor. This is neither. It doesn't add any extra moisture to your lips, and it doesn't take any away. It goes on smooth, absolutely not grainy. This is a lipstick worth the splurge.
   Stay beautiful, Rose

2 for 1

Hey Beautiful,

     What's 2 for 1? Well there most certainly is not a sale or give away. Just two nail polish review in one blog post. I recently bought 8 new nail polishes, when I buy a new one I like to put it on right away. But with 8 nail polishes I couldn't do that, which is the main reason I only buy 1 nail polish at a time. So tonight I used two.

Sally Hansen HD nail color in '06 Digital'
Sally Hansen Hard as Nails Nail Color in 'Mellow Yellow'  










     So Yellow Mellow was super annoying to put on. Basically its a creamy, lemon yellow. It was a pain in my backside, to put on. It was clumpy and dry and gross. You know when you have a nail polish for a long time and it gets all dried out and clumpy. Well that's how this was. I thought this was going to be the easiest one to put on. But no. So I have no idea if this was just the way mine was, or if this is just how the formula of this shade is. I have other nail polishes from this line that go on great. After working with it a bit, it still didn't come out great, but the color is a pretty shade of yellow. As well as opaque.
     Digital, the hot pink, I thought was going to be very transparent, is that the right phrase??? Anyway I thought it was going to take 3 coats for it to become opaque and it didn't. I could have used just one coat and I would have been fine. But of course I used two to make sure it was even and all good. I love this color and formula. It went on smoothly with no trouble. It's a great hot pink, with a blue undertone.

 Stay beautiful, Rose

Crown Brush set

Stripper to Go

 Dear Beautiful, 
     Now it's not as weird as it sounds, it's only nail polish remover. Debra Lippmanns Stripper to Go nail polish remover, to be exact. They come in little individual Packets to do all 10 finger. I found that skeptical, I also found the fact that they were supposed to be lavender scented skeptical too. 

      This is amazing. When you open the packet you find a little mitt. You just slide your finger in and twist until the polish comes off. Which doesn't take very long, just about 4 twists. I know it's not 100% acetone because it doesn't make your skin dry at all. There is just enough to get 7 fingers done. However if you don't  dump out the extra nail polish remover in the packet, you'll be fine. When it gets dry, just dip it into the nail polish remover left over and you'll be all good. By doing that you can now finish the rest of your nails. 
     It takes off the nail polish so easily, actually easier than a cotton ball does. and there so great for travel, taking up practically no space in its thin, little packet. My nail polish never seems to last a whole week. Ever. This makes it so much easier because I can quickly take off the old, chipped nail polish and replace it with new nail polish. I sadly just used my last one and must now go and buy my second bow of them. I hope you guys try them and love them as much as I do. 
  Stay beautiful, Rose
     

Lash Attack

Dear Beautiful,
     I have been using my new Lancome Hypnose Drama, everyday with another mascara. Not to say that this mascara isn't amazing on its own, I just prefer to use it in combination with another. Hypnose Drama lengthens your lashes to a beautiful length. And I do wear it alone when I'm going very simple. I do really love very dramatic eyelashes all the time. Big bold beautiful lashes, lol I think I stole that from somewhere. Alone I don't get that, so on top I use Maybelline The Colossal Volum'express, or the yellow tube. This makes you lashes look thick without clumping. Another if used by itself, makes lashes look thick but short and stubby. Together they make amazingness. Thick long lashes.
     So how do I do it. Well first I curl my eyelashes. Then I put on Hypnose Drama on my first eye and while that mascara is still wet I put on Colossal Volume. For me it works best if you do the second while the first is wet, so I do each eye at a time. That's how I do it. Some people prefer to wait for the second to dry but I feel like my lashes get clumpy.

Stay Beautiful, Rose

Coygirl

Dear Beautiful,
     So I told you a little while ago that I got Mac's Coygirl Blush. It's really the only blush I won so I use it everyday. But that's all right because it's a great color that works perfectly with my skin tone. This color is subtle giving me a natural rosy glow. However, currently looking on Mac's website it's nowhere to be found. I don't think it's discontinued I only bought it 3 weeks ago and it's not under the goodbyes section. It's so odd. Though Macy's still has it on it website and I did buy it from a Mac counter in Macy's. Next time I'm at my Mac counter I will ask. For now it's a great blush with light color too it. Perfect for light skin tones, seeing as this isn't a bright color and looks very natural.

  Stay Beautiful, Rose