Thoughts of Beauty

I was lucky enough to be contacted by the company who supplies HTY Night Gold and Intensive Face & Neck Serum. I have been testing it for over a month now. Its a oil based skincare setup. In fact one of the main ingredients used is Palm Oil and Red Palm Super Olein

What they say about it:
NIGHT GOLD® is an intensive patented formulation of rare, super red palm oleins, designed to restore and replenish the skin on the face and neck while you sleep. NIGHT GOLD® cream absorbs quickly and deeply into the skin, fighting free radicals that cause cellular damage.
INTENSIVE FACE & NECK SERUM is a concentrated formula of all-natural ingredients and powerful antioxidants that help to restore and moisturize the skin. Containing Tripeptide 5, this serum will promote the collagen in your skin, improving elasticity and skin tone. Packed with vitamins and nutrients to alleviate fine lines and wrinkles, this serum will create a more youthful glow and maintain your vibrant complexion. For best results, use in combination with NIGHT GOLD®.
Looking at the image below, would you know I been using it for over a month twice a day? The jar is way bigger than most skin care creams are.

I been using both products for over a month now to see what they do over time. Some products such as these take more time than others. I was lucky enough to get their serum as well.
What I have found that works best with these two products is, keep the cream in a cool area. The reason being its a creamed oil face cream. So there has been a bit change in the consistency of it. All I would do is shake it a bit before using it.

The Intensive Face & Neck serum is amazing!! It is the same color as the face cream is so its easy to see where it goes when you apply it to you face. I noticed that once you apply the serum it works best if you let it sit for a few minutes before applying the rest of your skincare. You only need a little bit of it, and it dries to a soft feeling. I have had serums that once they dry they make your face feel dry and or tight.. This one doesn’t do it!! And you can apply it to you neck or any area that is super dry.
I noticed that this serum doesn’t change the color of your skin.. I have found that some serums that are yellow or gold color? Leave a little of that color on your face when you apply it. This one did not!
I have noticed some change in the way my neck looks.. silly me didn’t take a photo of my neck over a month ago so I could show you.
Dry skin makes you look older, I love the name of these products because HTY means Hide The Years! And you bet I want too!!
The cream will set you back about $100.00 but I have barely used any of mine after a month so you really get your money’s worth! The serum it will set you back about $65.00 which is about the same price most higher end serums run.
You can find these products and more at www.htygold.com and they run specials often. I am going to keep using the night cream on my neck One of the major areas that will show your age, no matter what you do to your face. I’m over 50, which is just a number right?

***These products in this review were provided to the reviewer for the purpose of writing a possible review. This in no way effects the quality of the review provided. No monetary exchange occurred in exchange for the writing of the review. The views expressed in this review are strictly that of the reviewer. All reviews provided here are the work of the reviewer and remain completely unbiased. ***

Hi everyone!

Today I am going to be doing a review for two products both by Revlon! One is their BB Cream and another is a nail polish color that came out in the spring. Revlon BB Photoready BB Cream and Revlon nail polish color Enchanting. As you all know BB Creams are all the rave right now. And why not they are amazing multi-tasking products. You have your moisturizer, your sunscreen and foundation all in one product! Great idea! When you are on the run and super busy, like summertime usually is, you don’t have time in the morning to apply more than one item if you can at all help it. The Revlon BB Cream I have is called “Revlon Photoready BB Cream” in color 010 Light Pale. Well it seems there is a product that is too light for my skin. Yeah I know, I thought it would be impossible too but this one is. When you apply it you only need a little tiny bit I found when I applied to see how it would look and feel. It has a water based formula which starts out life with a thick, creamy texture, like a whipped cream like of feel to it. Now on feel? It feels smooth and soft. As all over cream, this color isn’t right for me.. But I would love to get one that is. So instead I used it as a concealer for areas around my nose and under my eyes. That is what I been using it for. Its light feeling on your skin, like its not even there! That is how a BB Cream should feel. Not heavy.. Funny thing, I got asked what was one of my most favorite beauty secret..It would have to be two things, eyelash curler and would you believe its water? Yeah water! The reason is for me I have noticed that if I do not drink enough water (specially in the summertime) my skin looks old. I am over 50 ladies the last thing I want is to look my age! So when I drink lots of water, it really helps my skin look and feel better over all. I do not drink sodas but I do drink coffee. Also I love all natural lip balms. The idea is to have softer looking skin, and kissable lips.. you know just in case Eyelash curlers are one of the best beauty products I know that will open up your eyes after you have applied mascara. At my age my lashes are starting to point down and they need that little extra help that a eyelash curler will give them. Curled eyelashes with mascara on them just seem to wake up my face. The next product I received was Revlon nail polish color Enchanting. This is an amazing a creme that is a bright lavender with hidden pink shimmer. And boy does that shimmer hide indoors! The subtle shimmer is barely visible except in direct sunlight and even then its tough to see. Enchanting overall has a thin, easy-to-work-with basic formula and two coats yields perfect opacity. I applied three because I tend to do that anyway. You really have to hunt to see the shimmer. But if you are looking for a beautiful lavender color polish? Enchanting would be it! Revlon believes there is more than one way for women to be seen. Revlon’s heritage as a color authority and its suite of innovative products inspires women around the world to express themselves through beauty each and every day. “Disclosure: Compensation was provided by Revlon Consumer Products via Glam Media. The opinions expressed herein are those of the author and are not indicative of the opinions or positions of Revlon Consumer Products.” Trying something a little different.. And would love your answer to this question “Why do you love using a BB cream?”

I was on Etsy one day and Sweetcheeks Polish had just loaded this color up on her etsy site. I was wondering what could it be? A Matte and it shiny and full of bling?
So I had to go ahead and buy it off Sweetcheeks Polish etsy site. I found this color Matte Chrome Bling is such a super fun!

What she says about:
Matte Chrome Bling is a matte chrome silver polish- which looks incredible in its natural matte state. However, put a coat of topcoat on top and it’s even more blinged out!

I so love this color! If you enjoy using nail art decals, this would be a great color to apply them over.

The silver shade of chrome and when you look at in the sunlight you seen the shine it has.

This is a great shot showing off the silver in the sun.

When you look at in the shade it really shows how the matte. These images are two coats and no top coat. I had no issues applying these color. It wears well because I wore it for three days with very little tip wear.
You can find this color and more on etsy at Sweetcheeks Polish Tell her Kim send you! She is in Canada..

**I bought this polish

Hi everyone! Its a lovely Sunday morning and its time to do a little meet and greet! This idea came about when I was talking with a good buddy of mine on the phone.
She has seen this amazing blue glitter nail polish on someone’s nails and could of sworn it was one I offered! It wasn’t but still.. that was cool to hear..

Then I was in the store last night and saw this older woman (late 60’s) rocking this amazing shade of blue nail polish.
I had to tell her that it was a beautiful shade of blue polish and she laughed and told me that at her age, who is going to stop her from wearing it? And she hated red nail polish, said it was for old people.. that cracked me up! I think she and I talked nail polish for a good 5 minutes before her hubby made that clear his throat noises.. she winked at me and when on shopping..

So I thought I would let you know a bit about some of the indie brands I offer, today we are going with blue nail polish..

My My pretty little glitters.. I am a glitter fan so I’m not surprised that the first photo I show you is glitters.. What we got here is windestine, My Ten Friends, Nostalgic, Above the Curve and Sea Lore.. All awesome brands ..

And all have been around for at least a year in business! The youngest company in the photo is My Ten Friends.. but boy oh boy are they going places! To the stars (been in celebs goodie bags already) they are a brand to watch.. Along with Above the Curve.. they are the one of the newest ones that Overall Beauty website started to offer.. They donate $1.00 per sale of a bottle of polish to Shriner’s Hospital and so do we! Its important to them, and we feel its a great cause and I am honored to do so..

Anyone a holographic fan too? Or creamy base? We offer Above the Curve holographics, Dollish Polish creamy blue coolness.. Did you know that Above the Curve are a husband and wife team of creators? Yeah!
She creates amazing glitters and he creates holos. Together they have some of the prettiest stuff! And they are so true to the cause too.

While other brands may offer a polish for the cause of the month (awesome and hope they keep doing it too), What you may not know is.. Above the Curve does it all year long and has since they started. Now that is true commitment! It is so much fun chatting with Shawn.. He is such a awesome guy! I have a goal I am hoping you will help me meet.

By the end of the year I want to of donated $1000.00 from sales of Above the Curve polish.. We all need to reach for the skies right?

We offer Picture Polish, Glisten & Glow Stuck on Blu! Base Coat (it looks blue in the bottle) and their Glisten & Glow HK Top Coat, Girly Bits, Crows Toes too!

This is just a small collection of blue nail polish examples colors and types. We offer creams, clear, glitter bombs, base coats, top coats and more. What I didn’t take a photo of is we also offer nail polish for men and women by BB Couture. As well as Serum no.5 polishes.. They come in a box so that is why they didn’t make into the photos..Aengland (yes we still offer them) Elixir, Cult Nails..wow all just amazing indie branders..

So if there is something you are looking for brand wise? If we don’t have it in stock, you can sign up on the site now to have it email you when its back in stock.. pretty cool huh?

We offer more than just blue nail polishes, I just thought it would be fun to do a post about them because it was a week of seeing blue polishes everywhere!

Working on getting more stock in quicker..but what you see is what we got.. and to see if you read all the way to the bottom.. we got a coupon code for you.. use BLUE2 to take 10% off your order over $45.00. (I hope I got it setup right this time) Good till June 12, 2013.

Happy Sunday everyone!!