And the answer is no there isn’t any animal by products in Magic Lash. But it was a interesting question for sure don’t you think? I called about this because I got a email with these question(s) in it:

“Hello,
I would like to know if your Magic Lash Eyelash Enhancer is tested on animals and if it has any animal by products in it? I would also like to know if the mascara that comes with it is tested on animals and if it also has any animal by products in it… Please let me know as soon as possible… thank you”

So I did some calls to be sure on both questions. No they have not been tested on animals and no Magic Lash doesn’t have any animal by-products BUT I don’t know if this is a problem for anyone but Black Magic Mascara does have Bee’s Wax as one of its ingredients.
Now if I understand correctly that is a by product of bee’s and that is something that those who are vegan stay away from. Because Bee’s Wax is thought of as a by product  of bee’s right? Because I know that honey is something vegan’s choose not to use or eat. I do know someone who’s vegan products I should be offering soon, I will ask her and get back to you on this.

But don’t be afraid to correct me on my vegan facts ok? And please go right ahead and correct me cause I don’t know for sure. Thanks for the emails and your questions because I learn something new today about Magic Lash as well.

Have a beautiful day everyone!

Posted: May 7th, 2008 under Home base.
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Mother’s day has always been a day that each of us show our appreciation for all the ladies in our lives. Still, not all guys know just what their special lady may like. Just because she is married to you or it’s your mom, gifts still should come from the heart.

Here are a few gift ideas for guys to give their special lady.

1~ There is the old stand by, card, flowers and or chocolates. These gifts are always good but if this is what you gave last year why not look for something new?

2~ Why not create a coupon book filled with things you know she would love?
Ideas for such a coupon book can be:

Clean the bathroom without complaining
Take the children out for lunch by yourself
Wash the family car
Give her a gift card for her favorite nail care salon
Take her out to dinner
Give a back massage
Take her out to dinner
Hugs and Kisses
Make dinner > not from fast food, really make dinner!
Take care of the children while she is at the spa
Gift card for the spa

Put these in a simple notebook and offer it with your gift of flowers. Talk about a special surprise! If you have children have them help decorate the note book with hearts and crayons.

3~ Many stores and websites have personalized gift baskets. You might be able to create or have created a gift basket with all her favorite bath and body goodies. Body lotions, bath bubbles, bath puff, bath salts, bath pillows, candles, shower gels, body scrubs, body soaps can all be in her favorite scent. Gift wrapping may be offered as well.

4~ Take the children out and help them find a simple gift that they can gift wrap themselves. A candle is a great idea for this. Taking time with your children is good for you as well, and helping them find the special gift for mom helps them show their love. Showing mom they love her is the best gift they could ever give.

5~ New wife who maybe having a baby soon? Why not check with her doctor and see if she is able to have a pedicure done? It’s a great gift for anyone who maybe pregnant to have someone pamper their feet for them. It’s very relaxing and soothing when you know she has swollen ankles and feet.

6~ Single guys? Why not take your mom out to dinner? Just because you might be single and there isn’t a special lady in your life, your mom would still love to see you. Doesn’t matter how old you might be, your mom will always be part of your life, taking her out to dinner is the best gift you could give. She would love to hear what is going on in your life.

Mother’s Day may come around only once a year doesn’t mean you can’t show her you love her everyday with simple things. Give a helping hand and show her you appreciate all that she does everyday is the best gift you can give no matter if it’s your mom or wife.

Copyright 2008 Kim Snyder owner of Overall Beauty. Where beauty can be found in everything from our personal line mineral eye shadows, magic lash, organic massage candles, and more. A little beauty attitude goes a long way, why not check us out on the web at http://overallbeauty.com today!

Posted: May 2nd, 2008 under Home base.
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What a question huh? We all have trouble sleeping but some of us have more trouble than others. As someone who’s husband works odd shifts, I totally understand those who need to sleep during the day because of work. Anyone who has the night shift at times just can’t get to sleep during the day. Why? Biggest problem is well its light outside! If you need total darkness to sleep then sleeping during the day can be almost too hard to do. Not all eye masks you may buy will give you total darkness. Bummer..

We all know that REM sleep is the best sleep to have. That is when you are asleep so deep that your eyes move and your total body relaxes. You get your best sleep when you can have your REM sleep. Those that sleep during the day have the problem of being to A get to sleep and B stay asleep. There is always something to can stop them from sleeping deep enough for REM.

I ask those amazing people over at Pendergrass Inc about what do they offer that would help those the best with not being able to sleep do to the fact its just too light outside. And if they are traveling, what can they use that would help their sleep? Or what could they wear on the airplane to block out the light so that they can at least rest while the plane was in the air? I was told about the “Lights Out” Eye Mask that I happen to offer would be the best for anyone who needs darkness to sleep with. Why I ask? Well one the Eye Mask has velcro straps to make so it will fit any head. The eye mask itself was specially designed to allow for complete and free eye movement during sleep and your resting cycle. How was that possible I asked.
The” Lights Out” Eye Mask doesn’t flatten against your eye lid unlike most typical eye masks do.

They make it so you don’t see any light. AND I found out that they are hand washable!! You can’t put them in the dryer but you can wash them if you need to. Now there is a slight problem depending on the side of your nose. The part where it sits on your nose, it can let in a little light but you need to be looking down to see it.

I was thinking about what a cool gift idea this would be for anyone! Got college age kids who are up all night and need to get some sleep before class? Great gift for them as well. Or I was also thinking about this: Picture yourself taking a long bubble bath. Wearing your “Lights Out” eye mask, with  a soy candle burning  your favorite music and a locked door. What a total relaxing bathing experience to be able to lay back in the tub with total darkness.  Can you picture it? I sure can. Cool idea huh? Great Mother’s Day gift idea!

It also comes in Black, Turquoise, Lilac, Blue and Pink!  Its a great gift idea for anyone, man or woman. If yo got trouble sleeping cause you have to sleep during the day, then this is the best Eye Mask you could ever have!

Posted: April 19th, 2008 under Home base.
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Someone was asking me about where can they find mini light bulbs in mood changing polish. Well I know for a fact that the company I got them from no longer has any but I was able to get my hands on 9 colors. BUT one of the colors I don’t know what it is for sure so anyone who would like to make me a offer on all eight colors, gets the number nine for free plus it comes with some goodies.

Mini  Mood Changing Light Bulbs
Front Row: Aqua to Clear, MC-10 Purple to White, LBMCGM-5 Green Glitter to Gold Glitter, LBMCM-01 Hot Pink to Light Pink
Back Row: LBMCM-29 Glitter Purple to Shocking Pink, LBCMG-69 Red Glitter to Clear Glitter, LBMCM-15 Purple to Lilac, LBMCM-30 Glitter Plum to Baby Blue

Make me Offer! 

Posted: April 10th, 2008 under Home base.
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Everyone is a mom right? If you don’t have children you have friends that act at times like children.. that makes you a mom. You have a mom, a grandmother sister or friend.. someone around you has got to be a mom. So what have you decided to get these amazing women? We all have to be amazing right? Look at what we put up with at times!

Sooner or later it time to get someone special a gift. Need ideas? We have the cutest heart -shaped bottles filled with bath salts to help you soak away all the crap of the day. Body lotions to make you feel soft all over and so much more!

Posted: April 9th, 2008 under Home base.
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Many of you do not know but I have a son with autism. And I totally understand what the parents of today are going through. I was lucky enough to have a doctor when we were in Germany (husband in AF at the time) that told to take our son home to get him the earliest intervention we could. Derek (yes the son that just got married) is that child. He was 2 1/2 when we found out.

There was a program at UNLV that was a teaching graduate program for special education who helped Derek in more ways than we could ever thank them, and I stayed home to raise my son to be the man he is today. Autism is a disorder that happens to more boys that girls. Here is a wonderful site that offers you videos about what it means. http://www.autismspeaks.org/video/glossary.php
When I was raising Derek I didn’t have the programs that there are today. Its a good thing that there are all parents now. In fact the first few doctors told us to put him in a home with others just like him and forget him. Wrong! Its the most joy feel, upsetting hair putting time of my life, but I have always felt that God never gives you more than you can handle. I would not be the person today if I had never had Derek.

Because there is so many different levels to autism that if your son seems to be not there around 2 have him checked out. Derek didn’t say more than 3 words at 2. He started piling things. Taking blocks out of boxes and piling them and knocking him down and piling them again. I have pictures of him where he is looking at the camera then after about 2 stopped. He wouldn’t look at me or anyone. Its was a scary time for us. After working with him for 23 years now he is well a justed enough to get married. Not all boys get to be this lucky and my heart goes out to their parents. In fact there is something really simple that you can do.

Just visit this site by clicking on the image

and you visit Chevrolet.com watch a short video and they donate to help other parents with children with autism. Help out Autism Speaks for other parents with children with autism. We at here at Overall Beauty will be making a donation of $1.00 for each order that comes in the month of April to Autism Speaks to help other parents with their fight against dealing with fools who will never understand the joy and pain we all go through with our children.

Posted: April 7th, 2008 under Links.
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One of the really neat things about running a site are contests. I haven’t had one in a while and I thought this would be a cool one. In fact one of the really neat beauty bloggers I know made a video for me about it.

http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=kWUcoMTA4f8

She has kindly told me she wont take part in the contest cause it not fair to anyone else. Thanks Elizabeth! Owner of Lizz1901.blogspot.com I do have a set of lashes I got yesterday from a young lady in Germany. Yes I do ship there! And she is the first contest entry!

In fact if you have NO IDEA how to wear red lipstick, check out her blog today. She got great pics on the right way to put on red lipstick. Visit Lizz1901.blogspot.com

 Update on where to send the photos!

Looking forward to adding more images for the contest! Just send them to me at beautyoverall @ gmail and I will add them to a page I will create here for this. That way when it time to vote on them, everyone will see what others are doing. Don’t let this young lady be the winner, see if you can beat this! For some reason my domain name email address doesn’t like attachments. Just send me a note to kim @ overallbeauty.com telling me you have send me photos!

Posted: April 7th, 2008 under Home base.
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Yeah I know, new template. I did something to the other one and she disappeared on me. Can’t find or fix it. I should know by now that I know just about enough to get my self in trouble again. Btw check out this site for all you beauty nuts who like talk with other beauty nuts. AmO Network

You can create your own networks of other beauty minded women and just post really cool things. I have quite a few photos of the wedding!  Here is a link to whole wedding party!

Posted: April 2nd, 2008 under silly places to visit.
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Kim is going out of town Friday April 3rd and won’t be till April 8th. All orders before Wednesday will be processed and in the mail by Thursday April 3rd. All Orders placed Thursday April 3rd till I get back, won’t start being processed till the following Thurday April 9th. SPECIAL DEAL while I’m gone. All Orders of Magic Lash Eye Lash Enhancer Sets $24.99 receive a jar of mineral eye shadows not just a sample. Thats a $7.99 saving also take the $4.80 flat rate shipping as well.:) All orders of just Magic Lash will receive 2 samples of Overall Beauty Minerals. Thanks for being so understanding! Visiting Family my husband’s sister and her daughers Will be able to answer emails because I am taking my laptop with me.

Off to AZ for a few days, because we haven’t seen his sister and family since his mom passed away. I am thinking of other specials but being that right now everyone is big on Magic Lash, don’t blame you for that, I thought this was the best deal I could offer at this time.

Thanks for understanding that no matter what families are very important. Without family where would we all be?

Posted: April 1st, 2008 under Home base.
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This just came in today and not knowing if you read the reviews for magic lash, I thought I would go ahead and share it here for you.

Amber is a real person by the way, I know I am shipped magic lash out to her!  I would love to see this in a picture!

 BUY THIS PEOPLE! I received this product last week! It is awesome. I already have long lashes…now it looks as if I have fake ones. A little tip: First use Smashbox mascara primer. Then put a little magic lash from the base of your eyelashes to the tip. Next use Diorshow mascara. Fourth put the magic lash only on the tips and finally use the traditional Maybelline mascara with the pink tube and green top only on the tips. The brush is small and the formula is thinner so it won’t go on as thick. Good luck!

All reviews are done by real people who have bought Magic Lash, I don’t make them up! I am looking for three makeup artists in different parts of the world who are willing to try Magic Lash and give me a honest review, by video in English. If you are a makeup artist who owns a website or blog, please contact me at kim @ Overallbeauty.com subject makeup artist.

Posted: April 1st, 2008 under Home base.
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