NEW WEBSITE!!!

If you're visiting this page then you've seen one of my older videos from my YouTube channel.. or maybe you searched and I came up?! Well, I wanted to let you know that all of the posts on this blog and more can be found at http://www.mstruehappiness.com I got a website that has all of my beauty videos and blogs all in one place! It's awesome! Stop by whenever you get a chance! Xoxo

Sneak Peak at Sigma Beauty's Upcoming Products

*whispers* Ok guys... I just found some awesome top-secret news that I can't POSSIBLY keep to myself! Sigma Beauty has a few new products they are rolling out around the holidays, and if you haven't tried any of their products... the time to do so is NOW! And if you have, you're probably already planning on buying ALL of this because you know they won't disappoint! This is a top secret mission... 007 Reporting....

Mission #1: The Cities Collection...Launch Date: November 21, 2011.

The Cities are Sigma Beauty’s special edition travel kit collection! Special Edition AKA EXCLUSIVITY!!! The kits include seven travel-sized brushes(E05 Eyeliner, E35 Tapered Blending, E45 Small Tapered Blending, E60 Large Shader, F05 Small Contour, F15 Duo Fibre, and F30 Large Powder). The E35 is by far my favorite blending brush!

The brushes come in a travel-size container that turns into two brush holders, just like the Make Me Up Kits. Each kit was designed to represent the beauty and excitement of the city it is named after. There are four kits in this exciting collection: London (brown), Tokyo (pink), Paris (red)and New York (black). Personally... I gravitate towards Tokyo!

All of these brushes are PERFECT for travel because they are the essentials! More pictures and more item releases to come closer to the dates! That is the first upcoming set... but rest assured I will keep you guys posted with everything else! Oh, just an FYI, there will be a Black Friday deal... Once I find out what that is I'll pass it along too!

Make sure you follow my blog to find out more updates! This message will self-destruct in 5,4,3,2.....

Best wax strips? Salon Perfect- Perfect Brow Shapers Review

Forgive me for not blogging in a while... I'm in somewhat of a transition & haven't been able to find the time. However... I HAD to tell you guys about these strips from Salon Perfect!I won a twitter giveaway they did a while back and had NO idea how they were about to get me hooked to their products! This was one of the few things they sent me, I'll review the rest in the future, and I'm in love with it.

I didn't think pre-adhesive strips would really help wax my brows, but honeyyyyyy these things are good!!!!! I used them under my brows and because they're shaped so perfectly I didn't have to work that hard for the shape.

I tried them on my forehead to get the 3 whole hairs of my unibrow.... Not a good idea, maybe because I didn't have enough hair there. They burned my forehead :-( So I would recommend using them only under your brows where the skin is a little less sensitive and used to having skin pulled slightly.

Other than that I LOVE these strips and would recommend them! Have you ever tried Salon Perfect Perfect Brow Shapers..... Wait til you hear my review of their lashes :-D

Ulta's Amazing Sale.... BOGO Free Butter London!!!

If you follow me on Twitter,(which you should.. c'mon... It's fun), then you saw my tweet about the AWESOME BOGO Free sale Ulta had on Butter London nail polish! These nail polishes are world-renound and are 3-free (no formaldehyde, toluene, or DBP).... so they're good for you and the earth! They retail at $14 a bottle, which is just ridiculous in my eyes! However.. that buy one, get one free made them $7/ bottle which is MUCH more reasonable! Reasonable enough for me to buy FOUR BOTTLES! LOL

I chose to get colors for the fall because this past spring/summer I went crazy and I just don't need any more polishes as of now! Also, and kid with a new toy wants something they can use NOW... so I had to buy fall colors!

This picture above are the following colors from left to right...
British Racing Green- a gorgeous deep forest green color, perfect for fall!
Henley Regatta- a pretty blue, green, & teal mixture of small glitter (I've already paired this over my Austin-tatious Turquoise... DIVINE)
Big Smoke- a deep navy blue with a pinkish reflux
Rosie Lee- MY FAV PICK!!! This is a rose gold glitter that I DIED over as soon as I saw it!

I saved $28 that day at Ulta, and I couldn't be happier with my purchase! So... if you want the latest scoop on new deals, make sure you follow me on Twitter because I don't always have access to blog instantly!

If you got anything post a pic of tell me the name of it.. I'd love to know!

My new fav hairspray!!!!! CHI Enviro 54

I absolutely SWEAR by this hairspray! This is CHI Enviro 54 Natural Hold Hairspray. I have always used a CHI flat iron, but never any of their hair products. Let me just say... I have found a new hair obsession in this product! I've never had such great hold WITHOUT ending up with crunchy hair!

My hair never stays when I curl it, but with this hairspray the most I end up with is looser waves versus a complete mess for a hairstyle. I picked this up at Ulta for about $4 for 2.6oz. Imaginably, this is not the cheapest hairspray, but you get what you pay for.... And this is worth every penny!

Give this a try, even if you buy the small travel version, like me....

Xo

Korres Guava Little Showergel Review

I got this Korres Guava Little Showergel in my Birchbox and decided to give it a try. This showergel is supposed to help maintain the natural moisture levels in your skin due to emollients and humectants in the formula. It is paraben-free & contains no phtalates, petrochemicals, or synthetic fragrances for those of you who look out for that. It's about 20 bucks for 13.5 ounces at Sephora.

I have used this showergel a LOT and I have to say, it makes my skin verrrry soft. I have the tendency to shower in the morning and not have enough time to lotion my whole body, and I notice that I don't end up being extremely dry and ashy like I would normally.

Personally, $20 is a bit much for showergel, so I'm not sure that this would be the first thing I'd reach for. But since it came in my birchbox I am not complaining about using it. Maybe if I build up enough Birchbox credits I'll use them on this because it really does seem to work!

If you don't mind spending a little extra to get a better quality body wash, then I would definitely recommend this product! It smells great, too!! Let me know if you guys give it a whirl!

Xo

Weleda Wild Rose Smoothing Facial Lotion Review

So this came in one of my Birchboxes one month and I was out of moisturizer and didn't feel like running to CVS. I decided to just use this and run to the store in the morning. I have to say, this was not as good as my drugstore, knock-off facial moisturizer.

This is definitely a facial LOTION and not to be mistaken for a liquid facial moisturizer. It has a VERY thick consistency, almost to the point that I couldn't spread it across my face without feeling like I was pulling my skin. Not only was it EXTREMELY thick, it didn't moisturize very well. I woke up the next morning with dry patches on my face from where this product couldn't make up for where my Differin gel was applied. I'm sure it would work on normal skin, but I need something that won't be completely outdone by my drying differin gel. For me, personally, this product is a no-go! I will be sticking to my CVS brand facial moisturizer!

Just wanted to give you guys an update on my Birchbox products I've tried out!

Xo