Thursday, December 31, 2015

Top 10 Beauty Products of 2015

After making the list for my most loved beauty products of 2015, one theme kept presenting itself. The fact that DRUG STORE MAKEUP has taken over in my life. I switched from a $34 foundation to a drug store concealer. A high end mascara to a drug store one.  I began using a drug store powder. Let's face it guys, drug store products are really stepping up their game! Not one product from my 2015 favorite's is over $10. Let's dive right in cupcakes.



1. Dove dry shampoo. If you are a bi-weekly hair washer like me, you can't find a better product for your dollar. The product smells amazing, doesn't leave a white build up, and does the job for under $5!

2. Fortune Cookie Soap "Shower Oil". This one has actually been a life changer in my family. My daughter suffers from extreme dry skin and this has completely changed all that. You spray it on after your shower and it absorbs into your skin and leaves your skin hydrated and you smelling great!

3. Colour Pop Ultra Mattes. This is going to be weird coming from a beauty blogger, but here it goes...I hate lipsticks. I almost always wear tinted balms...but this product has finally gave me a lip stick I can wear. It dries completely matte and is "kiss proof." (And only $6!)

4. Colour Pop shadows. I don't think any amount of money could buy more beautiful, pigmented eye shadow but the fact that these sell for $5 definitely doesn't hurt! I don't wear anything else.

5. Wet hair brush. Another life changer in my house. My daughter has extraordinarily thick hair but is extremely tender headed. A little pricey at $10, but if you or someone in your house is tender headed, I can't recommend this enough.

6. Hard Candy "Glamoflauge" concealer. My holy grail face product! I'm in the pale girl club and never could find anything light enough. My previous foundation was $34 and this is under $10 and I like it as much if not more.

7. Cover Girl "The Super Sizer" mascara. Here's another drug store product that blew me away and saved me a lot of money from the high end I was using. Previously I was using Tarte's lights camera lashes. My Mom gave me the Cover Girl mascara she had got in a sub box, and I LOVE it. I believe it retails for $7.

8. Model Co highlighter trio. I got this one in my Ipsy and it's become a product I use every day. It gives you that POP and it's very user friendly and convenient.

9. Wet N Wild Coverall powder. To be honest, it's not the best powder I've ever used but it comes in a shade light enough for me (shade "Fair") and it's under $4! It's a great product for the price and a saviour for us pale girls.

10. E.L.F Makeup mist & set spray. Another cheapie but goodie! $3 and leaves your skin feeling smooth and fresh, and your make up on. Highly recommend it.

Feel free to share your favorites in the comments below and don't forget to follow for the great beauty posts of 2016! Happy New Years, cupcakes. Thanks for making this year a great one.

-Sammi Cupcake

Monday, December 21, 2015

Colour Pop Puppy Love

Puppy Love



Oh my goodness, you guys! I FINALLLLLLLY got my Colour Pop "Puppy Love" shadow today. It. is. EVERYTHING. I don't even know how to describe it. It reminds me of the gemstone, Opal. It's a peachy ivory but it reflects so many colors!


^ See what I mean? Anyways, not only is this shade amazing but it supports an amazing cause, Best Friends Animal Society. BFAS is an organization focused on ending the killing of dogs and cats in America's shelters. 100% of proceeds from this shadow goes to the organization and best of all, it is still available you guys!

CLICK HERE  to be redirected to the ColourPop page where you can purchase this gorgeous shadow for a good cause!

-Sammi Cupcake



Thursday, December 17, 2015

Day four//Dec 17 NBC box

Fortune Cookie Soap Day Three Unboxing

 

Hey cupcakes. Day FOUR! (December 17th) Let's jump right in and see what we got!


Jack Bath Bomb

Day four brings us a product featuring the star of the Nightmare Before Christmas series, the pumpkin king himself-JACK! I have never smelled "Jack" before, but this product is TOO CUTE and the scent is really pleasant. The menthol, lemon, cranberries, and moss work very well together. The retail value for this product is $5.99 , bringing the product value up to $18.37 so far!

 That's all for today, comment below and let me know what you think of the product/scent, and I will see you tomorrow with product four for December 17th.

-Sammi Cupcake

***CHRISTMAS COUNTDOWN: 8 DAYS*** 

Wednesday, December 16, 2015

Day three//Dec 16 NBC Box


Fortune Cookie Soap Day Three Unboxing


Happy hump day cupcakes! DAY THREE (December 16th) is here! And it is.....*drum roll please* 


 Halloween Town whipped cream


Day three brings us what is probably Fortune Cookie Soap's best selling product-their "whipped cream" (which is a thicker, luxurious lotion.) The scent is "Halloween town." This is a very cute scent for Halloween town, because it smells as if you stuck your head in a trick or treat bag at the end of Halloween. It's very sweet and the bubble gum is the top note. The retail value for this product would be about $5.50 , bringing the product value up to $12.38 so far!

That's all for today, comment below and let me know what you think of the product/scent, and I will see you tomorrow with product four for December 17th.

-Sammi Cupcake

***CHRISTMAS COUNTDOWN: 9 DAYS***

Tuesday, December 15, 2015

Day two//Dec 15 NBC box (Giveaway winner)

Fortune Cookie Soap Day Two Unboxing


Good morning cupcakes! Here we are for the day two December 15th reveal (complete with Christmas countdown!) And it is.....*drum roll please* 


Oogie Boogie Fortune Cookie Soap

Another strong choice!  I've had this scent in an OCD before, but in the soap it is so much more sophisticated. The cinnamon isn't as present, and it just smells like yummy winter berries. While the product is what the company is named after, and adorably cute, I never end up using these little guys. The retail value for this product is $3.99 , bringing the product value up to $6.88 so far!


That's all for today, comment below and let me know what you think of the product/scent, and I will see you tomorrow with product three for December 16th. Today is the day to announce the winner of the NBC give away...annnnnd the winner is...


Nikki Valdez
(Please email me at SammiCupcake479@gmail.com with your address and proof you shared the blog link so I can mail out your prize! Congratulations!)


-Sammi Cupcake

Monday, December 14, 2015

Day one//Dec 14 NBC box

Fortune Cookie Soap Day One Unboxing


Hey cupcakes! I had a request to do a daily unboxing so those of you who are more patient than I am, and want to open the Fortune Cookie Soap NBC box day by day, and you want to follow along without spoilers-here it is!


 This is the day one product for December 14th. And it is.....*drum roll please*


EASTER TOWN OCD HAND SANITIZER

A great way to begin the box! One of my favorite products in an almost sickeningly sweet scent. It's very close to another fragrance called "Sugar High" but with a hint of black licorice. The retail value for this product would be $2.89. 

That's all for today, comment below and let me know what you think of the product/scent, and I will see you tomorrow with product two for December 15th. If you don't mind spoilers, scroll down to my previous post to enter a contest for a NBC item give away. 

WARNING...Do not scroll any further if you do not want to see spoilers!!!

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Sunday, December 6, 2015

FCS 12 days of Christmas unboxing [SPOILERS]

Hey guys, my Fortune Cookie Soap 12 days of soap box came in today and I just couldn't wait until December 14th to open it all! So warning to you all...this post is nothing but spoilers! But for those of you who didn't order the box or have no patience like me...enjoy!!



Now let's tear into this amazing Nightmare Before Christmas themed box! As you can see, each day was wrapped SUPER CUTE so if you did want to use the box as intended, each day remains a surprise!


The scents chosen for this box are found on the scent card below:


And here is a shot of all the products unwrapped! What an amazing value. If my memory serves me correctly, the box was $49.99 including free shipping, a FCS t-shirt, AND a $10.00 discount code to be used in their e-store. That makes each product only about $2.77. Seriously...you can't beat that deal.


Let's start where you would if you were going day by day, with December 14 and 15.

Dec. 14th:
"Christmas Town" perfume oil. This is in my top two favourite scents of the box. Patchouli is definitely the predominate note, but you can absolutely smell the "Christmas tree floating around in the background.

Dec. 15th:
"Oogie Boogie" fortune cookie soap. I've had this scent in an OCD before, but in the soap it is so much more sophisticated. The cinnamon isn't as present, and it just smells like yummy winter berries.


Dec. 16th:
"Halloween Town" whipped cream. This is a very cute fragrance for Halloween town, because it smells as if you stuck your head in a trick or treat bag at the end of Halloween. It's very sweet and the bubble gum is the top note.

Dec. 17th:
"Lock, Shock, and Barrel" personal space. This one is another of my favorite scents from the box. It's a very mature Christmas smell. Like your pine scented air freshener grew up to become a successful business air freshener. haha

Dec. 18th:
"Sally" bubble bath. A very light, airy fragrance, reminiscent of the very Sally herself. I can't pick out any top notes but it does smell really calming and light.

Dec. 19th:
"Sandy Claws" salve. It smells like a drink you would get at a fancy coffee shop. The foodies will love it, but I'm not too keen on the scent or product in this one.

Dec. 20th:
"Jack" bath bomb. I have never smelled "Jack" before, but this product is TOO CUTE and the scent is really pleasant. The menthol, lemon, cranberries, and moss work very well together.

Dec. 21st:
"Thanksgiving Town" hair oil. This smells like a dessert that I would definitely eat too much of. If you didn't know what you were smelling, your mind would paint a picture of a yummy cake sitting in front of you.

Dec. 22nd:
"What's This?" lip scrub. This is not a scent I would normally reach for, but I think in the lip scrub it works. I get pear flavored bubble gum out of it.

Dec. 23rd:
"Easter Town" OCD. This one is almost sickeningly sweet. It's very close to another fragrance called "Sugar High" but with a hint of black licorice.

Dec. 24th:
"Zero" dry shampoo. I ADORE this scent, unfortunately FCS dry shampoos do not work well with my hair. I never thought peppermint and pumpkin would work well together, but this product left me with zero doubts. Get it?? Zero...cause it's the product name...and...I'll see myself out.

Dec. 25th:
THE SHIRT! Oh my gosh you guys, this shirt is seriously the cutest. It features Jack holding a fortune cookie soap with the company name above it. I can already tell, I'm going to wear this shirt entirely too much. lol

So if you made it through this whole blog post, you deserve a reward right? Share my blog link ( Blog.SammiCupcake.com), become a subscriber if you aren't already, and comment on this post and you will be entered to win one surprise product from my 12 days of Christmas box. Winner will be chosen December 15th.

CLICK HERE to check out Fortune Cookie Soap (and get $5 off your first time purchase) and don't forget to hit the "follow" button to become a cupcake and stay up to date on all future blog posts and giveaways!

-Sammi Cupcake