Lyda Beauty Cleopatra Cat Eye Stamp Review and Giveaway

There are two makeup products that are a must for me to have in my kit, mascara and eyeliner. I could probably live without my mascara...probably, but I for sure can't live without my black eyeliner. My go to look is a cat eye, sometimes it is thin and on point and sometimes I go with a thicker winged eyeliner. It really depends on how much I screw up that day. You see, I have a hard time getting my eyeliner to be perfectly symmetrical because I can't see very well out of my left eye, whatever... I make it work. Recently I was introduced to Lyda Beauty's Cleopatra Cat Eye Stamp. 

This eyeliner is pretty special. One end is a fine point pen like liner that goes on smooth, and with just one swipe. The other end has a pointed stamp to give you that perfect winged cat eye. You apply the stamp on the outer corner of your eyelid and than use the eyeliner to draw a line across your lid to connect it. You can make it as thin or thick as you like. You can also try a double winged look like this!

Here is my first attempt using the cat eye stamp. 

I think it may take me a couple of times to perfect my look, but  am looking forward to it. I really do love this liner...you will too! 

I have one Lyda Beauty Cleopatra Cat Eye Stamp to give away to one lucky Girly Girl. This giveaway is open to US and Canada residents. Be sure your email is public so I can contact you if you win. This giveaway will end on 11/19. Enter below and good luck! 

The featured product{s} in this post were provided to me free of charge by the manufacturer or PR company representing them. All opinions expressed in this review are my own and not influenced in any way by  anyone

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Surprise Appreciation Giveaway

 As you well know I am a fan of subscription boxes. I love trying out news ones and seeing all the goodies in my mailbox, but sometimes I receive things I don't use. I usually pass them along to friends or family, but this time I decided to put some things aside for a surprise appreciation giveaway for our followers. 

I won't go into detail about what's in the giveaway because, well it's supposed to be a surprise, but as you can see in the photo it's a little of this and that. Things I have received in beauty boxes that I put aside for one of you. 

This giveaway is open to US and Canada residents. The winner will be contacted via email once the giveaway has ended, so make sure that your email is public. Enter below and good luck!

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 Happy Halloween!

Limited Edition

 

Get your Limited Edition Halloween Walmart Beauty Box today! It contains the following:

1 full-size Revlon ColorStay 16 Hour Eyeshadow
1 full-size Sinful Colors Professional Nail Polish
1 full-size Milani Strobelight Liquid Highlighter 
1 full-size NYX Shout Loud Satin Lipstick 
1 full-size Splat Hair Chalk
1 sample-size Neutrogena® Makeup Remover Cleansing Towelette Singles
Choice of additional full-size Hard Candy Glitteratzi Crystal Lip Duo OR full-size Hard
Candy Stroke of Gorgeous Liquid Eyeliner

Snag it while you can here for only $9.98. This is a $38 value. 

Eco Lips Review

 

I don't know about you but I have noticed my lips have been really dry lately. I think it may be due to all the mask wearing. While I know we are not wearing lipstick because, well, no one can see our lips these days. We can still keep them soft, moisturized and feeling great! Eco Lips has a new line of Mongo Kiss made from organic Mongogo oil and fair trade certified cocoa butter  perfect for providing your lips with the essential nutrients they need. Ok, so I had to look up Mongogo oil because I had never heard of it. Apparently it's this oil derived from the Manketti tree from in Sub-Sahara Africa. It is filled with vitamin E and polyunsaturated fatty acids that are good for moisturizing the skin. But enough of that, all I know is I love these lip balms. 

I was sent all flavors of Mongo Kiss minus the coconut, strawberry lavender and unflavored. They included:

Blood Orange

Peppermint

Vanilla Honey (my fave)

Yumberry

Pomegranate

Berry 

Acai

Banana

I was also sent a bonus lip scrub, which is a great exfoliator for your lips. You can even lick off any remaining sugar and eat it, I do, and it is yummy. Mongo Kiss is sold individually or you can buy them in packs. They also have a shimmering lip balm that I know I would love, but since no one is seeing my lips right now... 

I am going to be giving away a couple of these along with some other beauty products shortly so stay tuned...

Purchase online   or at a Walmart store near you. 

The featured product{s} in this post were provided to me free of charge by the manufacturer or PR company representing them. All opinions expressed in this review are my own and not influenced in any way by  anyone.

Allure Beauty Box Review

 

It's no secret...I love subscription boxes. Snail mail is the best, especially when you receive a package filled with surprises. It's like having a birthday every month! Honestly, checking the mailbox is one chore I really enjoy, is checking the mailbox a chore? Anyway back to subscription boxes... I have tried a few. Recently I decided to check out the Allure Beauty Box after discontinuing another beauty box subscription. Allure Beauty Box includes at least 5 deluxe sized products that have been chosen by the editors of Allure magazine. The box is $15 a month  but contains a value of at least $50 in products and you can cancel at any time. Beauty boxes are a great way to learn about, and try out some new products without paying retail price on something, and then figuring out the product is not what you thought.  

My first Allure Beauty Box arrived in August and contained a total of 8 products. New members receive a welcome gift. My welcome gift was a Mally Eye Shadow Stick in Autumn Shimmer. Retail price for this item is $25 so I already made my money back and some! The other 7 items included:

•  Full size Pixi Rose Oil Blend Nourishing Face Oil valued at $24. 
•  Full size Floss Quarts Pressed Highlighter valued at $20.
•  Deluxe sample size of Sulwhasoo First Care Activating Serum full size sells for $84. This is a Korean line of skincare and makeup and their products are not cheap! The deluxe sample I receive had about 2 weeks of serum in it. The perfect amount to find out if you indeed like the product or not. I really liked this serum. It goes on like an oil but absorbs quickly into your skin and does not leave an oily residue. Instead it leaves your skin feeling smooth and soft. 
•  Full size Erno Lazlo Exfoliate and Detox Face Bar valued at $23. This deep sea mud cleansing bar is sitting on my bathroom counter. I have been using it daily. It does not lather up and leaves a little bit of a black mess in my sink. It also stings, bad, if you get it in your eyes...careful. It's just okay, I am not really a fan of face cleansing bars. 
•  Sample size H2O+ Hydration Sensitive Gel Cream Moisturizer full size sells for $42. I wouldn't consider this one a deluxe sample. It's pretty small and while I haven't tried it yet, it looks about no more than a weeks worth. 
•  Deluxe sample size of Whish Botanical Primer full size sells for $44. This is a larger sample size that I think will get quite a few uses when I finally give it a try. 
•  1 Looks and Meii  Brightening Lift Up Perfect Fit Mask valued at $3. My daughter Penelope is loving sheet masks right now so I gifted this one to her. 

Ok now for the tally....let me get out my calculator. Excluding sample sizes and including my new member gift. The total value of my Allure Beauty Box is $70! Not bad for only $15. I still haven't decided if I like this subscription box or not. I have another box that should be arriving any day now. I will share it with you and we can decide together. If you would like to check it out for yourself you can subscribe here.