LindsaydaModel: hair care

Thursday, February 1, 2018

review: loreal elvive extraordinary oil

hi guys! sometime in december, i was chosen to receive another influenster* voxbox!! this one contained a new hair oil from loreal! ~Lindsay-chan ^.~

This stuff’s great! I’ve had it for about a month, used daily, and look how much I’ve used! #Complimentary product, received for review from @Influenster. #LOrealHair #ElviveRevive #Proofin1Use #Contest

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i really enjoyed using this product. one of the claims was that you'd notice a difference in a day or something..? and i wouldn't say that was the case for me, but maybe after two days i did. one of the things that i liked about this product was that it was up to par with some of the more costly leave-in products that i have been using lately. i literally didn't notice a difference, and i mean this in a positive and good way. whenever i don't use leave-in products, my hair feels very coarse and dry and gets frizzy more easily. something to note too about this product, i was consistently using this daily for about a month and a half, which was about the length of the contest period. by the way, the contest period has already ended but i wanted to make its own post anyway. this is saying a lot, since lately, i've been rotating my leave-in products. another thing i liked about this product was that there is no noticeable or strong scent. hair products typically have some kind of scent to them and sometimes they bother me, but this one did not! i also liked how lightweight this oil felt, in comparison to other hair oils i used in the past. it spread quickly and evenly. the packaging, while being typical of most loreal hair products, was good. i also appreciated the pump cap which made it super easy to measurably dispense. i typically used 6-8 pumps on wet hair, about chin-down and air dried. i had absolutely no problems with this product and would consider purchasing it again when the need arises. disclosure: I WAS NOT COMPENSATED FOR THIS POST, HOWEVER I DID RECEIVE SAMPLES FOR MY REVIEW. ALL OPINIONS ARE MY OWN AND NOT INFLUENCED IN ANY WAY.

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Sunday, October 1, 2017

september hauls - planner and makeup

hi guys! we've got a pretty big haul this time relative to recent months! anyway, enjoy! ~Lindsay

sephora fall preview -- so, i got an email to do rouge-y things. so T and i went and checked out the event because, ugh why not?! we got to check out the new fenty stuff at least! anyway, we both left empty handed, but i ended up going online afterward and buying these two sephora favorites sets anyway because they're such a good deal! so i got the glow for it (highlighters) set and hair rescue, which has a ton of hair masks, and i redeemed points for a makeup forever liquid lipstick in rosewood. i think part of what sparked this was the fenty foundation sample with a code. they also had sample cards, which i also got for T to try. so far i'm liking the foundation, and i will have to give a better report when i finish this sample!

nudestix illumi-naughty, milk makeup highlighter in lit, tarte highlighter in exposed, benefit cosmetics high beam, bobbi brown shimmer brick
in bronze (top and bottom halves, mixed), cover fx custom enhancer drops in moonlight, becca shimmering skin perfector pressed in moonstone

makeup forever artist liquid matte lipstick in 105 rosewood

fenty beauty foundation in 150, mufe 105 rosewood

colourpop -- i ended up placing two orders with colourpop, mostly because the concealer was out of stock when i wanted to place the first order. the first order was a must because they were having a buy two get one on lippies (can't remember if it was only for liquids..?) and i needed a new tube of beeper, i also ended up getting a few shadows and two brushes - the tapered blending brush and small fluff brush. the second order, as mentioned above, was for the concealer in light 20 and one of the new fall shadows, glass bull. i have not used all of these very much just yet, but i've tried the concealer once and haven't fully made a decision on it yet.

ulta -- so ulta 21 days of beauty/beauty deals. got a mac velvet teddy lipstick, mally volumizing mascara, and smashbox travel size photo finish primer. i also got another bronx colors eyeshadow in amethyst. thennn, T and i went to the meet and greet when the it cosmetics founder, jamie kern lima, came to town and ulta's carrying memebox items now! so i had to get this cute cat headband!
sephora -- i can't recall why i had to place this order, but anyway i got a bottle of the new perfect formula ruby pink gel coat because my (original) pink gel coat was getting goopy and i wanted to give this a try. i like it, but i like the original more i think. i also got a glamglow bubble sheet mask and a rosebud perfume co menthol and eucalyptus lip balm -- i've heard good things about their rosebud salve, but roses... so far so good with this lip balm, it's a little different than what i'm used to, but i need to keep trying it and see.
amazon -- so funny story about this order.. i only wanted lemonheads candy. i have no idea why, and as a kid, i never really liked them. but one of my coworkers had some leftover halloween candy on her desk and that's the only thing i've been picking out of there lately....... anyway, of course amazon has their add-on item program, and of course those fall under that category..... so i bought some more aussie 3 minute miracle since i'm going to need more deep conditioners soon anyway!
walmart? target? i don't remember where i bought it, but i got a yes to tomatoes 2 step nose kit to try. it's interesting that it's a 2 step system as opposed to the asian ones which are 3 steps.

glass bull, come and get it, ego, liar liar (swatched dry), concealer in light 20, 951, flitter, beeper

amethyst, velvet teddy

951

flitter

beeper -- recycling photos from nearly 2 years ago!

mac velvet teddy

pandora charms -- so i've been trying to buy my mom a particular pandora charm for like over a year now. the only problem with it was that it was not released in the US (from what i understand) and it is retired. so i finally was able to buy it at a reasonable price but i had to buy a couple more to be able to use the coupon code for this etsy shop.... anyway, i got myself a retired bead as well as a new bead. i also can't remember if i ever mentioned it, but i got 4 of these spacer/stopper charms from amazon. not sure if they're still available, because i was having trouble finding the newer listing when i tried to order the second pair.

planner stuffs -- here's the link to my etsy list of purchased planner stuff
A Happy Blue Tree -- gotta get my holiday kawaii!

Creating&Co -- i had been eyeing this monthly kit for a bit and ended up getting it! and omg her owls are so freakin cute!

the next three shops, while i knew they were all part of the fall PBC sale, i still ordered from them anyway.
Stickeriffic -- pretty sure she's been having regularly occurring 50% off sales... anyway, i didn't actually need any of these, but i wanted to empty my cart! >w<
(for those who don't know, you can save items for later in your etsy cart)

TheCoffeeMonsterzCO -- look at how beautiful this weekly kit is! ugh! and i had to get this year's halloween costume emotis!

OnceMoreWithLove -- there is only one reason for this order. well several, but.... SAILOR MOON munchkins. disney princesses, hocus pocus, addams family, avengers, and more! all of these sheets were absolutely necessary in my life.

Thursday, June 30, 2016

june hauls

hi guys! can you believe the year is already halfway gone!? anyway here's some of the stuffs i got this month. made a few trips to sephora because they decided to make like 4 of the sephora play! bonus points coupon things expire this month..... ~Lin-chan ^.~

tarte: swamp queen palette
ulta: lorac pro 3 palette, covergirl clean matte bb cream in light

target: wet n wild color icon blush in rose champagne
walmart: wet n wild 1 step wonder gel polish in stay classy, royal and langnickel moda powder brush, makeup mat (only $3!), kiss salon color nails in bonita
sephora: jack black the stick lip balm in fresh mint

bonus review! this polish lasted me less than 12 hours before chipping. at least it was only $2!

bonus review! these lasted me about 5-6 days before popping off, using the included glue. the glue included is the same in their gel fantasy nail sets.

sephora: formula x in victory lap (see notd post), sephora collection green tea sheet mask & rose lip mask, freebie clinique almost lipstick in pink honey

target: nyx tinted brow mascara in espresso

sally's: renewed my membership with a half off coupon, got a membership renewal freebie product - ion thickening shampoo, and i bought volumedic volumizing shampoo. i got both of these because they no longer sell folicure, and i thought these'll be worth a try to start growin my hair back!
walmart: royal & langnickel moda complexion brush, maybelline color tattoo eye chrome in beige luster

maybelline beige luster, clinique pink honey

ulta: last week, they had a 4-hour deal thing where if you spent $40, you got 5 extra items. so i went ahead and placed my order, since the items appealed to me, and i got: nyx high voltage lipstick in flutter kiss and wine & dine, clinique clarifying lotion 3, secret ph balanced deodorant, tree hut sugar scrubs, and the freebies in the 5 piece set: maybelline vivid matte liquid lip in berry boost, master precise skinny in defining black, and lash sensational luscious mascara in blackest black, garnier micellar water and miracle anti-fatigue sleeping cream.