Duane Reade Haul

Well hello there beautiful people!

If you follow me on Facebook, you would have read earlier that I made a trip to Duane Reade to pick up something I had a coupon for. I ended up walking out with more than what I went there for BUT I did get some good deals! (Not that I needed any of this stuff haha)

The item I went looking for was the Suave Keratin Infusion Dry Shampoo (Retail Value: $4). I had a coupon for a free item from that line and that was the one I chose. I haven't tried it yet but I will be doing a comparison/review soon of the regular Suave Dry Shampoo versus this version.

There were a bunch of clearance bins with everything from beauty items to food items to everyday items. I picked up two Wet n Wild Limited Edition Color Icon Glitter Kits. These retail for $4.99 but were on clearance for $2.49 each. Each kit comes with a palette of six eyeshadows and a "shimmer pencil", which really isn't shimmer anything (it is basically a regular black eyeliner/brow pencil).

I also picked up two Sinful Colors nail polishes. Both of them were in the clearance bin but only one came up as clearance. The blue polish is called "Why Not" (on clearance for .99 cents) and the coral polish is called "Hazard" (Retail: $1.99).

There were also these nail whitening tabs in the clearance bins. I am kind of skeptical but they were only .99 cents (originally $1.99) so I picked up two packs, just in case it really does work. Each package comes with two tabs. I will be sure to try these out and review them for you all here soon :)

The last thing I picked up was a pack of Kiss 100 Full Cover Nails in Medium Length Active Square. You are all probably wondering why I bought these. Well, because of work, my nails have pretty much turned to crap (and lets not get started on my cuticles). They are all shaped differently and some are weaker than others. Having my nails this way has made me not want to paint my nails as often. After having seen a few reviews on these on YouTube, I decided I should just buy them and try them out. These cost $7.99 (not on clearance). I haven't worn fake nail in about 2 years or so but I figure these won't be as damaging as acrylic nails.

Hope you all are having a great weekend and I hope you guys are seeing that I really am trying to get it together when it comes to blogging! I have tons of reviews coming soon :)

Fire Ants!

Well clearly I am a big pile of poop blogger! I haven't posted anything since the beginning of this month. *smacks head* I have been busy though. I started a new job, so between that and school, I have no time for anything! Hope you all forgive me :) I have so many posts I would like to get done and I hope to really get going on them soon but no promises!

The above is Milani Jewel FX in Red over Wet n Wild Black Creme. As the title suggests, this mani reminds me of red ants coming up out of the ground.

Chocomize.com Review

"Chocolate exactly the way you want it. No matter how unusual. This is the innovative idea behind the start-up company Chocomize." - Chocomize.com


This post is going to be different from the usual stuff I post on here, but WHO CARES?! IT'S CHOCOLATE. Not just any chocolate, if I may add.

Chocomize.com is an online company in which you can customize chocolate bars. There are tons of different ingredients you can add to spruce up a normal chocolate bar (dark, milk and white). From dried fruit to candy to nuts and even bacon, the possibilities are endless. If you need some suggestions on what to get, there is a page of their popular chocolate bars or you can do what I did, and order an "I Feel Lucky" bar, which is a randomized chocolate bar.

If you "Like" me on Facebook, you may have seen the post I shared from the Chocomize Facebook page, in which they were offering a 30% off your entire order for 3 days for reaching 30,000 fans on Facebook. As I have been stalking the Chocomize website for a few months now, I took this as an opportunity to finally place an order.

I decided to get 5 "I Feel Lucky" bars for my family and I. These bars are actually a great value at $3.95 each because a plain chocolate bar without any added ingredients is $3.95. For the 5 chocolate bars plus shipping and tax (minus 30% off) my total was $18.82. I ordered on a Friday and received my package on the Monday :)

Here are the descriptions of the "I Feel Lucky" bars I received, my thoughts and the retail value if I would have customized the same exact bar myself.

1) Milk Chocolate bar with king-sized Kit Kat pieces and chocolate covered cookie dough pieces. This bar is soooooo delicious. The flavors really compliment each other. Plus, I love cookie dough AND Kit Kats! Their milk chocolate is very rich and satisfying. I have never been much of a chocolate eater but this chocolate is definitely better than your normal Hershey's chocolate bar. (Retail Value: $5.45)

2) Milk Chocolate bar with M&M's, toffee and caramel pieces. This is another bar that tastes amazing. It is a bit too sweet for me but that is actually good so I can eat it in moderation haha.  (Retail Value: $6.40)

3) Milk Chocolate bar with Reese's Pieces, Kit Kat pieces and peanut butter drops. I gave this one to my mom so I didn't personally taste it but do I really need to? All those peanut butter and milk chocolate flavors really compliment each other. (Retail Value: $6.30)

                             

4) White Chocolate bar with Teddy Grahams and yogurt pretzels. Can someone pinch me? Their white chocolate is AMAZING! (Retail Value: $5.65)

5) Milk Chocolate with M&M's and pretzels. I gave this bar to two little kids. This is perfect for the them! The saltiness of the pretzel works well with the sweetness of the chocolate. (Retail Value: $5.35)

I was surprised I ended up with such great "I Feel Lucky" bars. I recommend Chocomize.com and encourage you to check out their website and Facebook page. They really do reach out to their fans on their Facebook page and they have wonderful customer service. 

Have you ever purchased anything from Chocomize.com? What did you get?

*All items were purchased by me. *eats a piece of chocolate*

Matte and Abstract

Hey all,

Hope you all had a great week. Today's post was done using Zoya Kendal as a base. I mattified it with Maybelline Matte Maker and stamped a design with Wet n' Wild Black Creme. As you can see, I messed up the pointer finger but I didn't have the patience to go back and fix it haha.

Nail Polish Tag

I finally got around to answering this tag! I was tagged by Miss Dre from So She Writes.


Rules:

• Answer 10 Questions
• Pass this to 5 other bloggers
• Make sure the bloggers know you have tagged them by sending a comment on their blog!

Question 1- How many nail polishes do you have?
I have around 200 nail polishes ;x

Question 2- What is your favorite Brand of nail polish?
I would have to say China Glaze.

Question 3- Do you like crackle polish or do you hate it?
It can look pretty cool with the right color combination. I have 3 crackle nail polishes. 

Question 4- What brand was your first nail polish? 
It was probably Sally Hansen or Maybelline. My mom used to buy all the nail polish but when I started getting into nail polish it was probably Sinful Colors.

Question 5- If you are going to have a nail polish line what would you call it? 
Hmm.. I don't know!

Question 6- What Nail polish color doesnt compliment you? 
Yellow (unless it is pastel) and probably dark brown.

Question 7- What nail polish color compliments you? 
Pretty much any pastel.

Question 8- Name two of your best nail art finds.
Sally Hansen Hidden Treasure and Milani Jewel FX Gems when it first came out and I went searching everywhere for it lol.

Question 9- What was the best nail polish gift you have received? 
Boyfriend found Sally Hansen Hidden Treasure online for me and bought it!  :) 

Question 10- Make a speech thanking the blogger who tagged you! 
I want to thank Miss Dre from So She Writes. You all should definitely check out her blog - she blogs about fashion, beauty and music among other things!


I am tagging:

• In The Pink of Things
• Glitta Gloves
• Ice Queen's Nail Parlour
• Frazzle and Anipolish
• Ashley is PolishAddicted

SwagBucks.com SIGN UP CODE WORTH 110 SB (plus Birthday Celebration News!)

If you got through reading the post below and you decided you want to sign up for SwagBucks.com, I have a Swag Bucks sign up code for new registrants, worth 110 Swag Bucks! Enter the promotional code: BIRTHDAYBASH12

With that code you will get a 110 Swag Bucks bonus on top of the 30 you normally get for signing up! So you will be starting off your swaggin' with 140 Swag Bucks!

After signing up, head on over to the Birthday Bash RSVP Page, where you can join a team and compete to see which team will earn the most Swag Bucks! You will also be entered to win one of (4) $1000 giveaways!

SwagBucks.com Refresher

Since it has been a while since I last posted about SwagBucks.com and now that I have a bunch of new readers here (HI NEW READERS!), I want to re-introduce SwagBucks.com to you all!

For those of you that don't know, SwagBucks.com is a search and win website in which you earn Swag Bucks that can be redeemed for some pretty cool prizes (keep reading if you want to know what prizes I have redeemed for).

There are many ways to earn on SwagBucks.com. Here is a breakdown of what I usually do:

• Search: Use the search bar to search for items as you normally would on other search engines, such as Google and Yahoo. You can earn up to 4-5 search wins a day. They search wins are various amounts of Swag Bucks. 
• Special Offers: Many companies offer Swag Bucks in return for signing up for newsletters, watching videos, playing games, etc. Here is where it may be useful to "Like" the SwagBucks Facebook page, to find out what offers are legit and crediting for other members. You may also want to have a separate spam email address for these special offers because you will receive a ton of emails for some of these companies. 
• Trusted Surveys: This is where I earn most of my Swag Bucks. I try to do AT LEAST one survey a day. You may not always qualify for the surveys and it can be frustrating, but keep at it! When you do complete a survey, it really pays off!
• SwagBucks TV: Watch videos. There are tons to choose from! For every 10 videos, you earn 3 Swag Bucks. You can earn up to 150 Swag Bucks a day from SBTV.
• SBTV Mobile: If you have an Android smartphone, download the SBTV Mobile app. You can watch videos from your phone and earn up to 50 Swag Bucks a day.
• Swag Codes: A swag code is released about once a day. The best way to find out if there is a swag code out is to watch the Facebook page and see when everyone is saying "Thanks for the code" on the Wall. If you have downloaded the SwagBucks widget, you can click on "Swag Codes" to find a clue to where you can find the code. Do not ever tell anyone a code, post in on Facebook, etc. because your account will be taken away!
• Invite and Earn: Refer your friends and family to sign up with your referral link and earn Swag Bucks every time they get a search win (up to 1000 total Swag Bucks).

While those are the main ways I earn Swag Bucks, there are many others! You can complete tasks, print and redeem coupons, trade in items and much more.

If you have made it this far, congrats! I know that was a lot to read!

Now, I will tell you about what I have redeemed my Swag Bucks for. Every month I redeem my Swag Bucks for Five $5 Amazon.com Gift Cards. (You can only redeem 5 of one kind of prize each month and 2 a day, maximum.)

Here is the breakdown:
450 Swag Bucks each  multiplied by 5 gift cards = 2250 Swag Bucks

After I have redeemed for my five $5 Amazon.com gift cards, I start saving up for next month's five and for PayPal gift cards after that, which are 700 Swag Bucks each for a $5 PayPal gift card.

700 Swag Bucks each multiplied by 5 gift cards = 3500 Swag Bucks

So far since I have been using Swag Bucks (since November 2010), I have earned $285 in Amazon.com gift cards.

If you have any questions, please ask me and I will help you the best that I can! Be on the look out for my next post, where I will have a sign up bonus for new registrants and Swag Bucks birthday news!