I won Benefit's Sunday Funday and Scene Queen makeup kits from a contest held by Janine from beautygeeks and Megan PR for Benefit earlier this month! I was super duper excited because I was looking forward to try out Coralista, Hoolah, High Beam, and Benetint :) I still need to try out their Bright Eyes eye brightening stick! Upcoming post about these two beauty kits soon :)
I received this through a beauty forum I'm part of and unfortunately they now charge shipping for the gifts ($16 USD) with no choice of what you will receive (it's a complete surprise but usually they are super awesome gifts!). I opened the package and my jaw dropped when I saw Revitalash! I've always wanted to try out a lash growth serum, I've only tried the L'oreal Lash Boosting Serum which does a great job of conditioning my lashes but does not lengthen. Revitalsh 4.1 mL (which lasts 6 months) runs at about $150 USD on their main website but I'm sure you can find them for cheaper online/in other countries. I debated for a few days if I wanted to try it out because of the negative side effects and so on. But after reading a kazillion reviews, I settled on trying it out for a couple of days and if anything goes wrong I'd definitely stop using it. I've been using it for about a week now, there are no issues yet, and my lashes are LOVING me! They haven't lengthened yet, it's suppose to take at least 6 weeks but it seems as though my lashes are much more healthier and perkier? Haha. I'll do a full review of this after I've used it for longer :) She also sent me a UD lipgloss, which had a pretty Twilight-esque lid :D
Last but not least, I picked up a few more books yesterday during my break (it's horrible to work at a mall btw) in preparation for my long commute on the bus when I move out to start my new program in Toronto. I'm currently reading The Carrie Diaries by Candace Bushnell which is a story on Carrie Bradshaw before Sex and the City. I love the original cardboard finish behind the book jackets, I always take a peak at them. And to my surprise, this book had a pretty embossed CB all around the book, like a designer diary :P Love it!
I also went to a Lindt chocolate outlet factory that just opened in Cambridge and it was like HEAVEN! Discounted chocolate galore :) The chocolates expire in 2 months but what girl can't finish a box of chocolates within 2 months? :P MMmmm :)
xox
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These look like such good packages! you are so lucky to have won the giveway! btw, the Something Borrow book by Emily Giffin is really GOOD! : ) you should read her other series as well!
Congrats on your prizes *drools* I love Benefit's High Beam and Hoolah <3
Ooh Lindt! The chocolates look super duper yummy :D
Congrats on winning the giveaway!(=
I didn't know Candace Bushnell came out with a book on Carrie! How does it compare to the series? I found Sex and the City book a little bit more somber and sarcastic compared to the series LOL
Congrats on the giveaway!!
Lucky you! You won those benefit's product! I must admit that working in a mall is horrible! Before you know, you'll be spending all your paycheck on your break LOL!
first of all congrats on winning! and everything looks awesome especially the Lindt chocolate. they're one of my favorite chocolates. looking forward to your upcoming posts
Lucky girl =) You have to tell me if those books are good! I love reading & I'm always on the hunt for new good books :P
Great goodies! Those books look great!
oh wow!!! what awesome benefit prizes :)
Books are good, I try to start reading again, but when school starts, everything is harder, haha ^0^, I know, it is just excuces.
The P&J lipsticks are kind og weird to use, I use a lipbrush with it, because I don't want to desroy the kitty, but it is eventually going to be gone, the the lipstick is not the most pigmented, so I have to apply a couple of layers.
The R&R blushes are great buys, if there is a discount, I am really getting all the colors. They're going to be discountinued?? No WAY!! They are the best blushes! I hope they are not, haha^0^.
Yeah, eco brushes are great, I am happy I found them finally!
Oh my gosh! Congrats! I bet you will love trying the Benefit stuff. =] I'm excited for you! LOL Lindt chocolate + outlet?! Say whattt? If we had that here...I'd be there. hhahah
Wow, congratulations on all makeup goodies you got as prizes and from PR :) The eyeshadow shades in the palette look totally up my alley LOL
I was eying that L'oreal Lash Serum for a while - thanks for letting us know that it didn't do too much for length for you. I have heard of Revitalash and yeah, it is pricey so you're so lucky to get it! I look forward to your review Jenny.
I know, it is terrible working at the mall. I've been there LOL. I like your choice of novels - I think reading would be a great way to pass time during a commute. But for me, I get very motion sick if I try to read anything in a moving vehicle for more than a couple of minutes...even text messaging. I cannot send many text messages on a bus or as a passenger in a car.
My parents go to a Lindt factory outlet :) I just steal chocolate from them when I go visit LOL
sorry, I meant it's terrible for your wallet (spending $) if you're working at the mall....I realize my comment might not have come out correctly. There's nothing wrong with working at a mall :)
hi jenny! congrats on winning the benefit goodies! the cardboard boxes look so artsy! very nice... enjoy! :)
ooh the chocolates! yummy! :P
the lavshuca palette def. needs primer! ;)
sounds like you had the absolute best day ever! :D i can't wait to hear all about your revitalash results :) i forgot to use my l'oreal by now xD oops. at least i think i tried my mind into thinking my lashes grew a bit
aww i just finished the truffles my mom sent me for my bday in march hahaha oops! they were still delicious :) i guess i can only take sweets in small amounts! *gives the rest to you*
about my hair :) to be honest, i don't really do anything to it xD i shower with any shampoo and it will do this after air dry. i don't comb it. i put it in ponytails/buns a lot. hmm xD roll in mud too?
my hair is naturally slightly wavy but it's not the pretty perfectly romantic soft curl. it's the wild wave that doesn't behave o_O one day it will be kind of straight, the next so poofy and wavy grr. is your hair naturally straight?
I really enjoyed Carrie Diaries!
And I feel all warm and fuzzy at inspiring you to get Grimms Fairy Tales. Hope you like!!=)
Congrats on the win. Lovely goodies, I love Benefit!
xoxo,
Miss Nikka
My Beauty Blog <3
{*oOoOooo} You're going to enjoy all of those Benefit products. Benefit was the first makeup brand that I was ever into. The first "high end" make up products I bought that weren't drugstore brand. {*hehe} Hope that makes sense.
That's so cool that you get packages from a beauty forum. Did you do a swap or did some random girl just give you a love package? Those items are really nice. {*dang} Let us know how RevitaLash works. The side effects are kinda sketch but... if it works I wouldn't mind.
BOOKS!!! I need to get back into reading. I was doing so well earlier this year and then I started working. I haven't touched my book since. SOOOO bad! I tell myself I'll read at work during my breaks but it never happens. I just don't want to sit at my desk. Any book recommendation? I feel like I need one waiting so I'll get a move on on the current book I'm reading. =P
{*DROOLAGE} at the chocolate. That sounds sooo good right now.
<3s Serena.
Wow great prizes you are so lucky. I really want to try revitalash too.
I only just found your blog today, dont know how i missed it before x
Congrats!!!! They look so awesomeeee :) Looking forward to your revitalash review!
I have always wanted to read Carries' diary cos I LOVE SEX AND THE CITY. But I can never justify paying 20 bucks for such an easy read LOL
ps: you should check out The Bronze Horseman LOVE THAT BOOK TOO <3 (bit random lol)
xx
What an amazing giveaway to win, have fun with your new makeup! x
The packaging on those make up containers are so pretty! *O*
Oh my! So lucky you won such nice gifts for that giveaway! Oh wow, Rivitalash costs that much?? =O Wow.. luck is totally on your side girl! Everything you got looks totally fab ^^ Bet you're enjoying your days with the new goodies!!
what was the Lindt chocolate outlet factory like, heavan i imagine lol x
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