J’ai reçu ce produit gratuitement de la part d’Influenster et de Huda Beauty en échange de mes pensées honnêtes et de mon évaluation de cette palette pour les yeux.
J’étais très enthousiaste à l’idée de tester cette palette. J’ai déjà utilisé quelques produits Huda Beauty et je les ai adorés, alors je m’attendais à ce que ce soit la même chose pour cette palette.
Malheureusement, ce n’était pas le cas.
Les couleurs sont assez pigmentées et se révèlent bien, ce qui est idéal pour obtenir une application lisse et uniforme. Cependant, j’ai remarqué que de nombreuses teintes sont très similaires les unes aux autres. Bien qu’elles apparaissent distinctes dans la palette, une fois appliquées, il peut être difficile de les différencier, surtout lorsqu’on les estompe. Il m’arrive souvent d’oublier la teinte que j’ai utilisée parce qu’elle se fond parfaitement avec sa voisine, ce qui rend difficile la création de looks plus définis sans un effort supplémentaire.
Cela dit, cette palette est parfaite pour les jours où je recherche un look plus naturel et plus doux. Les différences subtiles entre les teintes facilitent la création d’un look quotidien cohérent sans qu’il ne devienne trop imposant. Toutefois, lorsque je souhaite obtenir un effet plus audacieux ou plus dramatique, je me tourne vers une palette offrant une gamme plus large de contrastes de couleurs.
Du côté positif, la formule a très peu de retombées lors de l’application, ce que j’apprécie vraiment. C’est moins salissant et les ombres restent en place tout au long de la journée.
Bien que j’aie été légèrement déçue par la similitude entre les couleurs, la performance globale de la palette en fait un ajout solide à ma collection.
Si vous cherchez une palette pour les yeux qui soit subtile et adaptée aux occasions qui ne nécessitent pas un look audacieux, alors celle-ci pourrait vous convenir.
Noël est arrivé en avance chez Influenster, j’ai reçu non pas une mais deux nouvelles campagnes Voxbox, pas d’email, pas de campagne dans l’application mais deux boîtes sont arrivées dans ma boîte aux lettres.
La première boîte que j’ai reçue était les sachets Euphytose Nuit Sommeil et la deuxième était la Bepanthathen Derma Crème Nutritive Corps.
Tout d’abord, je dois dire que cette année a été la plus chargée et la plus fructueuse sur Influenster, non seulement j’ai reçu deux Voxbox plus tôt dans l’année, mais j’en ai reçu trois autres plus tard, ce qui fait cinq boîtes cette année, si vous avez suivi mon parcours avec Influenster, vous savez que je ne reçois qu’une seule boîte par an. J’ai vu tant de personnes en recevoir plusieurs par an, mais je n’en ai jamais fait l’expérience moi-même, je suis donc très reconnaissante de cette opportunité.
J’en viens maintenant à mon expérience avec cette crème. C’est en fait la première fois que j’utilise Bepanthen.
Sans connaissance préalable de cette marque ou de ses produits, je dois dire que je suis très satisfaite, la crème a un parfum délicat qui est très agréable, la crème n’est ni trop épaisse ni trop légère et pénètre la peau assez rapidement. Je me retrouve avec une peau douce et hydratée sans sensation de gras après et pendant l’hiver c’est très important pour moi car je souffre beaucoup de peau sèche. Je l’ai également utilisée sur ma fille et elle fonctionne tout aussi bien pour elle, elle a une peau beaucoup plus sèche que moi et elle a vraiment hydraté sa peau.
Sur INCI, la crème est notée 17,4 sur 20, ce qui est très bien.
J’adore cette crème et je pense qu’elle va devenir un produit de base dans notre maison.
Noël est arrivé en avance chez Influenster, j’ai reçu non pas une mais deux nouvelles campagnes Voxbox, pas d’email, pas de campagne dans l’application mais deux boîtes sont arrivées dans ma boîte aux lettres.
La première boîte que j’ai reçue était les sachets Euphytose Nuit Sommeil.
En grandissant dans les Caraïbes, nous buvions toujours du thé, presque jamais en sachets, mais avec les buissons qui poussaient devant la maison, nous ramassions les feuilles du buisson, les attachions ensemble et les mettions dans une casserole d’eau bouillante. Nous buvions ce thé le matin en mangeant du johnny cake, un type de pain similaire au bake jamaïcain et au Bokit des Antilles françaises.
Maintenant que je vis en France, je ne bois pas autant de thé parce qu’il n’y a aucun des arbustes de mon île et que je n’aime pas les sachets de thé, ni les thés habituels que l’on achète, camomille, citron, earl grey, ce ne sont pas des thés avec lesquels j’ai grandi et je n’aime pas leurs saveurs.
Quand j’ai reçu cette boîte de thé dans ma boîte aux lettres, j’étais confuse. Je me souviens avoir répondu à l’enquête d’Influenster, donc je savais que cela venait d’eux, mais quand j’ai cherché le produit après l’enquête, j’ai vu des pilules et je m’attendais à recevoir des pilules et non du thé si j’avais été choisie.
Je me suis demandé si j’allais le boire ou non, car je n’aime pas vraiment les thés et je n’ai jamais eu de succès avec les somnifères.
J’ai décidé de lui donner une chance et je ne suis pas très impressionné pour être honnête, le goût n’est vraiment pas celui que je préfère et je n’ai pas remarqué d’amélioration de mes problèmes de sommeil.
This has been an epic ride with Influenster, I already received two Voxboxes (Marc Jacobs Velvet Noir Mascara and Opi Tokyo Collection) from them with no problem but this one has given me nothing but grief since August 2020.
In the beginning, I was very excited because this was my third Voxbox after being on the site since 2014 but as time went on and I hadn’t received my box I started to wonder if maybe I should just give up on the box ever coming.
I just gave up after that because the first campaign ended then they extended it and that one ended as well and I got an email asking me to input my current address on November 7, 2020. Nothing after that except endless emails asking me to review my nail polishes, the same polishes that I did not have, I can’t lie but I was getting very frustrated with the site. On January 22, 2021, I received an email saying I was in the Opi Rainbow Voxbox again! Nothing was on my dashboard though so I assumed it was a mistake, 5 days later the campaign showed up on my dashboard I was less than impressed and didn’t expect to receive anything again.
On February 22, 2021, with just 2 days left in this campaign I received my Voxbox, and it was just by pure chance I think, I was coming out of my house to go pick up my son from school and I saw this poor delivery man looking confused, he asked me if I knew this person “my name” well yes, that’s me. He was so happy lol, I had to go back to the house and put down the package because I didn’t feel like trying to balance it on the stroller.
Once I had dropped my son back to school and had the day to myself (mostly!) I put on my fake nails and tried on my new polishes.
In my box I received:
OPI Natural Nail Base Coat & OPI Top Coat
OPI Nail Lacquers 3
No Turning Back From Pink Street
I Manicure for Beads
Getting Nadi On My Honeymoon
I like the colors that I received and am impressed with how fast they dry, my last box was all Infinite Shine so this is my first time using the regular lacquers.
To make things more interesting on February 11, 2021, while I was still waiting for this elusive package I received a survey for cleaning products. Even more interesting they asked if I would post the reviews in French, they never asked before but I have no problem doing that just hope they don’t want a speaking video.
The month of both Naveen and his father’s birthday as well as several other family members. The month of Halloween which I have to admit I don’t really pay attention to. We’ve never celebrated it when I was growing up but Naveen has been big on doing the whole dressing up and trick or treating but not this year for obvious reasons.
Since the 25th of September, I’ve been using the Multi-Restore Gel Cream and Multi-Restore Facial Sleeping Oil from Garnier Bio. I spoke a bit about it here. This was my first time using a Gel Cream and a Facial Sleeping Oil, normally I wash my face and apply a cream then go to sleep so this really was a new experience for me, here are my thoughts on the products:
Multi-Restore Gel Cream
First of all, what is a Gel Cream?
A Gel Cream is water-based, it has a lighter and more fluid texture compared to regular creams which is why they provide better hydration without leaving your skin feeling heavy or greasy. They are aimed towards people with oily skin.
The first thing I noticed about the Gel Cream was how light and easy it was to spread it on my face and neck, the second thing I noticed was the scent, I really don’t like the smell of hemp and this was no exception, whenever I get a whiff of hemp it reminds me of some kind of musty old thing you’d find in the back of your grandmother’s house. Disgusting.
Thankfully the scent does not linger at all.
Once the Gel Cream is applied it absorbs into the skin rapidly and you forget all about that terrible scent and are left with a very moisturized face.
Multi-Restore Facial Sleeping Oil
Facial Sleeping Oils or Night Oils are oils designed to be used before you go to bed. They are usually too heavy to wear during the day or under makeup.
When using a Facial oil a little goes a long way, trust me, when I first applied the oil I used it like I would a cream and it left my face feeling very very greasy, the next day I applied less and it was much better. Once again the scent is terrible but doesn’t last long. I never remember that I applied anything with Hemp let alone two products which in my opinion is great.
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I can’t say for certain that the products were behind my lack of PMS pimples, PMS is the only time I get pimples, and this month I had 0 pimples! If it was because of the products then great but it could easily have been just a coincidence. I will only have to keep using it for a couple more months to see if I skip the pimples for the next two or three months to see.
Voxbox Update
Now onto my Voxbox or should I say lack of Voxbox…
I know, it’s been 4 weeks since my last post and I’m still without my Opi Rainbow Voxbox…
A lot of people in the UK as well as some in France for their boxes but I’m among the unlucky few who have still not received their boxes. The campaign ended earlier this week and literally disappeared off my dashboard, I was pretty anxious, to say the least. If you don’t complete your missions for a campaign you can be excluded from ever receiving one again and I really didn’t want that to happen. Two days later the campaign reappeared and has been extended again! It should last until November but to be honest I’m losing hope that I will ever receive this box. I’ve been a member of the site for 6 years and this is the first time I’ve ever had this kind of problem. I don’t know if Covid is to blame for the terrible shipping or if this will be the norm now.
So, you remember those false nails I bought to use with the Voxbox?
I already started using them. I have painted my nails a few times thinking “Oh no! What if my box comes now?” It never does though so I’ll continue to use the nails and color my nails something new every few weeks.
The nails are very long in my opinion, I can’t leave them too long or I start to feel like I can’t do anything so I trimmed them down to the perfect length for me.
Nailfies 💅
Cien in 15 Nude BrownSpartoo Glossy Nail Polish in Red BeautyOpi Tokyo Collection – I’m on a Sushi Roll
I guess we’ll see if I get my box next week or if I never get it…
September is looking like it will be a very interesting month for me. I have a lot of new products coming my way to test out and I am excited!
On August 6, I received a survey about a Voxbox from Influenster, I’ve spoken about them before, it’s a review site where you have the chance of getting a box of products to review. There’s a wide range of things you might be chosen for, food, clothing, beauty products, I haven’t seen any for books, video games, or toys but you never know. I’ve been with the site since 2014 and to my knowledge, they never sent boxes to the Virgin Islands but when I moved here to France I forgot about the site. They didn’t ship here and I had other things on my mind but I decided to go back to it and review stuff just because. In 2018 they sent their first VoxBox to France and I got it!
The Marc Jacobs Velvet Noir Mascara Volume Spectaculaire VoxBox was my very first Voxbox and I really enjoyed the product. You can read my review about it here Finding happiness in the little things. When you complete the campaign you earn a neat little badge that you can display on your profile.
In 2019 I got into another VoxBox, I got into the OPI Tokyo Collection VoxBox, I spoke about it here New Voxbox! and here New OPI Tokyo Collection Voxbox. I wasn’t really expecting to get this box because France seems to get two surveys a year and I hadn’t gotten into the last one for 2018 or the first one for 2019. I really loved this box because I almost always seem to pick up purple nail polish and this allowed me to venture out a bit.
If the trend stays the same the survey I got from Influenster on August 6 is either the first or last survey of the year. I’m unsure because I received a survey on April 14 about Rexona deodorant but nobody even mentioned receiving it on Instagram or online anywhere. Usually, you can see what everyone has received if you follow the right hashtag on Instagram but there has been no real activity on the French Influenster hashtag since last year.
This survey that I received was about a product from OPI, I’m going to be really honest even though I opted in I kind of hoped I wouldn’t get it because my nails are really terrible right now. I picked and peeled them until there is nothing. I’m going to have to get some falsies to do this campaign. While I was hoping not to and hoping to get the VoxBox, it showed up on my profile but I haven’t received a You’re In! email yet. I’ve heard of this happening to people before but this was the first time it has happened to me. With my first campaign, I got the email and it took a while for it to show up on my profile and I was worried it had been a mistake.
The other products I’m waiting for are from Le Lab by Doctissimo. On August 5, I received an invite to apply for their Garnier Bio à l’huile de Chanvre Bio (Hemp Oil) campaign. I’ve never been accepted to any of the previous campaigns I applied to so I wasn’t really hopeful but on August 14, I was accepted!
I will be receiving the Hemp Multi-Restore Gel Cream and the Hemp Multi-Restore Facial Sleeping Oil. I was supposed to receive the package very soon but there were unforeseen delays and I won’t get it until late September. I’m not really a fan of the Hemp smell but Garnier makes really good products so I’ll just have to wait and see about it.
There’s one other thing I’m hoping to hear about but I can’t say whether or not I’ll be reviewing it yet. Sometimes things work out and sometimes they don’t so I’ll wait until I hear if I’m actually getting it before I say “I’m going to be reviewing this!”
So, yeah, I’m really looking forward to September.
I’ll obviously be reviewing these products so keep an eye out for those posts next month. Since I’m supposed to receive the Garnier one in late September it will probably end up being posted in October.
Last week I received two samples in the mail and today I finally got to try them out.
I’ll be giving my thoughts on erborian’s Ginseng BB Cream and both the Minéral 89 Daily Booster and Minéral 89 Eyes from Vichy.
I want to state that I’ve never used a BB Cream before but I have heard of them and I’ve heard that some of them can be drying so it’s best to use a moisturizer before applying your BB Cream, I decided to use the Daily Booster first so here is what I thought of it.
I applied little drops on my face and spread it from the center outward, the product felt a little thicker than water and I had no problem spreading it on my face or throat. It absorbed quickly and left no residue behind. The scent is very agreeable, it’s not cloying and once applied it doesn’t linger.
You can purchase the Daily Booster for 21,20€
I have terrible dark circles around my eyes and having a 4-month-old who doesn’t sleep hasn’t helped so I used the Eyes serum next.
I took less than a pea-sized amount and applied it under both my eyes, the product felt creamy and thicker than the Booster but quickly absorbed into the skin, like the Booster the scent is not overly present and doesn’t linger.
The BB Cream I received was in the shade Caramel, it has a very pleasing odor, it smells lightly floral, you really don’t need that much product so I applied some pea-sized drops and spread it from the center outward. I wasn’t sure if Caramel would match my skin tone but it’s hard to tell that I have anything on my face.
You can purchase the BB Cream for 16,90€
As you can see both Vichy and erborian have helped me achieve Summer-Ready Skin.
I forgot all about this beauty they were coming my way, since I’ve been sick I haven’t reviewed much of anything but this will come in pretty handy since my skin is so dry now.
This is a new scent for their Florale Huile Prodigieuse line.
It is 96.9% Natural ingredients.
If you’ve never heard of Nuxe Huile Prodigieuse it is a multi-purpose dry oil for the face, body, and hair.
So I spoke about getting the I’m In email for the OPI Tokyo Spring Collection here.
I’m happy to say that I received it almost directly after I posted that. I didn’t really get much time to try out the polishes before getting ready for our weekend camping trip which I will talk about later.
In the Voxbox I received:
1 Infinite Shine Primer
2 Infinite Shine Polishes (Hurry-juku Get this Color! and I’m On a Sushi Roll)
1 Infinite Shine Gloss
In the email I received it said 3 polishes but I only received 2 which is fine since these things tend to change before you actually receive the package.
I’ve been back for a week now and have had time to try out my new polishes. My nails aren’t the best at the moment because of all the anxiety and stress I had before the trip but I did put in the polish to see how long it lasts.
It’s been 3 days and do far so good, no chipping, the nails are as shiny as when I first applied the polish, and it will hopefully last another 4 days or more.
The process of applying the varnished was pretty easy, I applied the Primer first which is just a clear coat, I then applied my color of choice, I did alternating colors on my hands so 4 nails were one color and the middle the other color, finally I applied the gloss. One dip in the pot colored my thumb and another dip colored the remaining 3 nails, I also had to remove a lot of excess polish because I made the mistake of trying to brush just out the pot and made a big mess. So, remember remove the excess before polishing! I won’t say that it took long to finish drying at all but be careful not to touch it bump into anything while the nails are drying out you could end up with fingerprints on your nails.
If you’re interested in buying the Infinite Shine Primer and Gloss in a set you can find it at Sephora for 24,50€.
If you’re not in France you can get it at Amazon for $20.50.
If you want the Infinite Shine Tokyo Spring Collection you can find the polishes at Sephora at 14,50€ per polish.
In the US you can check OPI to find a store near you.
I think I will pick up some false nails to really give these lovelies a try, maybe I might get fancy and try a design!
Crucianize 