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Yes To Pomegranate Lip Butter Review

Hello beauty lovers everywhere! <3

Today I have a review for you on something that I've been meaning to try for a very long time, the Yes To Pomegranate lip balm. I've never actually tried anything from the Yes To brand before, and recently just got this lip balm.

Taste: To start with, it doesn't have that bad lip balm taste that a lot of products have. It doesn't necessarily taste like pomegranate, but it definitely doesn't taste bad. 

Application: Glides on super smooth, and easy. I love the shape of the tube. 

Moisturize/Product: The product is very thick, and does leave a bit of some white stuff on your lip if you put it on too thick. However, I almost always put this on before bed, or before I put lipstick on, so the white stuff doesn't really matter to me. However it's one of the only lip balms I've been able to find that keep the moisture under a drying lipstick, so that is definitely a plus for me!

Packaging: As someone who wants to go into the field of beauty marketing, I definitely pay attention to the packaging. I didn't get a picture of the lip balm in the packaging it came in, but I remember it being cute and definitely the right color for pomegranate. I love the shape of the tube, it's angled at the right way that it's not circular like a lot of other lip balms, and it's hard to describe the shape. Because of it's unique shape, it fits pretty well into a pocket of tight jeans and fits well into a pencil pouch to put in your back pack, and it doesn't roll around the floor of the classroom when it falls out of my pocket xD. 

Overall: 4 out of 5 stars. It's not my new OMG product, but I definitely like it a lot and will probably purchase it again. I want to try the other flavors as well. :)

FTC Disclaimer: I was gifted this product for Christmas by my parents. This is not a sponsored post at all. All opinions are my own. 

I'm BACK? Say WHAT?

Makeup lovers around the world,

Hi. I miss you all so much. I swear I haven't posted on this blog IN FOREVER. I'm back.

Recently I have re-discovered my love for beauty products and have decided that I want to continue blogging. Although I will still be blogging anonymously (you can read the About Me page if you want for the reasons)

I'm very aware that the majority of the readers of this blog have probably moved on...and honestly I can't believe anyone read this blog. xD I was 12 or 13 when I was writing it...I'm 15 now and definitely know a lot more about what I'm talking about. However, this blog was a great learning experience for me!

How the new and improved Silver Sparkle Beauty Blog will work

• Focusing mostly on beauty related posts. There will be slim amounts of fashion posts because fashion is not as much of what I'm interested in. I will maybe post some health or lifestyle things as well, but this for the most part is a beauty blog.
• I do not have any social media. I have my own personal social media, but that will remain private. If you need to contact me, you may email me or leave a comment on a blog post. As a high school student I do not have time to maintain multiple various accounts on multiple apps and websites. 
• I'm not going to have a "posting schedule" at least, not at first. My ideal goal is two posts a week, but I'm really just going to try for one. However, the posts I really want to be well done and not just thrown up like some of the posts I used to do were. I want them to all be well thought out and have effort put in them. 
• YOU! I want to hear from my readers, new and old beauty lovers, please share what you want to hear from me! Reviews? Tutorials? Empties? Favorites? Just let me know.

Thank you!

Miss Sparkle

SINFUL COLORS NAIL POLISH WARNING

Hey girlies!

As a gift I got a bottle of one of my favorite nail polishes, Frenzy by Sinful Colors. My sister also received one. We opened them, and neither of them had brushes in them! How are you supposed to put nail polish on without brushes? I guess it must of been a defective batch, so before you buy any nail polish by SC check for a brush. ACTUALLY, before you buy ANY nail polish, check for a brush! LOl. We are returning ours.


Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!

My Everyday Eye Makeup+Tutorial

Hey everyone, so I decided to show you guys what my everyday eye makeup looks like. I'm sorry for the bad quality of the photo, but it's pretty much just that simple. I have decided I will try to post on here more frequently, but I still don't have a ton of time to post. :(

Here is how you can achieve this look. 
A nude champagne eyeshadow across the entire lid.  (I have many, I can't remember what I used.)
A dark brown eyeshadow on outer third, then blended well. (Any kind.)
A gold color in the middle of your lid. I'm using one from a un-named palette I have, but I think Half Baked from Urban Decay would work well.
Brown eyeliner. I prefer liquid, but if you're good with pencil eyeliner then go right ahead!(Any brand.)
Curl your eyelashes. (Just use whatever eyelash curler you have.)
Apply your favorite mascara. I used two coats of lengthening mascara.
Line your waterline with any dark black eyeliner.
Conceal your under eye circles with any concealer, I used Elf.
Highlight on your brown bone with any with eyeshadow or eyeliner. I used an eyeliner by Essence, but you can't really see my brow so.....
Apply the same white color to your inner corner.

And voila! You're done. :)

I hope you guys enjoyed this post, and let me know if you want more like this! Thank you!

I Won A Giveaway!

Hey everyone!

Today I decided to a post on what I won from Betzy! I won a ton of cool stuff, so I thought I would share with you what I won. :)

I just opened the box a day (two?) ago, so I haven't gotten to use everything yet, but I will do a mini review on what I have had to chance to use so far. Thanks again for everything Betzy! :)

1. Listerine Cool Mint mouthwash. This is very a very minty mouthwash, but it really does leave my mouth feeling clean and fresh, so I do recommend it! As long as you like mint! ;)

2. Aveeno Baby lotion. As you all know, I'm a teenager, and I don't have a child or baby or anything, so I can't use this. But, one of my aunts is expecting, so I may give this to her.

3. Aveeno Baby shampoo. I've heard that baby shampoo works well for cleaning makeup brushes, but I honestly use makeup brushes very often, so I may give this to my aunt as well.

4. Aveeno shampoo. I have a full bottle of shampoo that I just placed in my shower a couple weeks ago, and I don't want to have two in there at a time, that doesn't make much sense. So, I'll probably save this for when I run out.

5. Aveeno conditioner. Again, my conditioner is nearly full, so I can't use this for at least a month, probably more. :)

6. Aveeno Daily Moisturizing lotion. This lotion is good, it's very creamy. It reminds me a lot of a body butter, except for that you can pump it. It's fragrance free, which is whatever. I do like my fragrances, but I can do with out them. At least this way I can use my own perfume.

7. Aveeno SPF Moisturizer. I've used this every morning since I opened it. I love it. I wash my face, and then apply this moisturizer before my makeup. It makes my makeup go on so much smoother, and leaves my face feeling smooth all day. Before I got this, I would just use a normal Bath and Body Works lotion or whatever I had laying around, but those felt so thick and gloppy. I like this because you can put it on thin, and it will keep the moisturize for the whole day. I highly recommend this, especially for winter months. ADDED PLUS: It smells good, it's not very strongly scented and I don't know what the scent is, but it smells good. :)

8. Lubriderm lotion. I've haven't gotten to use this yet because I've been using all my seasonal Bath and Body Works lotions and my new Aveeno lotion, but next I'll be sure to try this one out!

9. Band Aids. Luckily I haven't injured myself since I got this package, so luckily I haven't needed a Band Aid! But I did put some of them in the bathroom, some in my purse, some in my bag that I take to the gym with me, when I go....and places like that.



Thanks so much for hosting the giveaway Betzy! And for all my readers, it does pay to enter giveaways! I'm always like, I'm not going to win, so why should I enter? But guess what? I did win one. :)


XOXO,
Josie

Bad News and Good News

Hey guys!

I know I've abandoned this blog lately. Sorry! I just wanted to let you guys know that my posting on here is going to be VERY un often and I will mainly use this account to just follow my favorite blogs and not post on this blog very much. Also my YouTube channel (silversparklebeauty) will NOT have videos posted on it anymore. It takes up too much of my time to try and post videos, I am a teenage girl so I do have homework and sports practice and all that stuff. I may return over the summer, but for now my posting on this blog is going to be rare and my YouTube channel for all purposes will be deleted. Also the giveaway page on this blog is going to be deleted because it is to hard to keep up with. Sorry for all this bad news, but I do have one exciting thing to tell you guys! Beauty Scraps is hosting an AWESOME nail polish giveaway and I would love to share it all with you! Here is the link, hurry though it ends soon!

http://mybeautyscraps.blogspot.com/2012/10/101-follower-giveaway.html

And this my friends, is what you could win! Good luck to all who enter!

Beauty Rave- White Eyeliner

Hey everyone!

I'm sure all of you lovely beauties in the beauty world have heard the rave about white eyeliner. Today I am going to share with you how it works, some ways to use it, and at the end of the post, some places to buy it. :)

PHOTO IS FROM: gorgeousshop.co.uk


White eyeliner can be used in many different ways, for your upper lash line, inner corner, lower lash line, waterline, tightline, under your brow bone, as a highlighter, and probably more ways! 

Here is how I use white eyeliner:
Every day I will line two thirds of my brows with white eyeliner. A trick of how to line is to place your index finger at the very start of your brow and then your thumb at the very end, then line the space in between it, but only the bottom! Then take your ring finger and gently blend out the color.

Another way I use white eyeliner almost every day is by putting on my inner corner, it works much better then a shimmery eyeshadow because a shimmery eyeshadow wears off easier then eyeliner does. 

Sometimes when I want my eyes to look bigger, I line my waterline with white eyeliner. Lining your waterline with eyeliner makes them look bigger and wider.

I've never tried lining my upper lash line with it, because I feel it's a more dramatic and noticeable look, and it doesn't look half as natural as black, gray or brown eyeliner does. 

You can line your tightline or your lower lash line, but just as with the upper lash line, I prefer not do this look. :)

I've heard people use it as highlighter too, and on their cupids bow, but I like to stick to the basics.


Some cheap places to buy white eyeliner for all my girls on a budget:
Walgreens, Jordana Cosmetics has a white eyeliner available for 99 cents and a mini one for 69 cents. 
Ulta, the brand Essence has a miniature white eyeliner for 99 cents. (Miniature meaning about half the size of a normal eyeliner.)
Target, Wet N Wild has one for around a dollar, I can't remember the exact price, but it's fairly cheap. :)


So have you tried white eyeliner? Do you like it? Love it? Hate it? Let me know in the comments below! 

Xoxo,
Josie


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(DELAYED) Back To School Ulta Beauty Haul

Hey everyone!

This is a really late post, but I've had the picture sitting on my iPod and I still wanted to post this haul, so even though it's late and I got these products almost three weeks ago. I hope it's okay that this post is delayed though. Anyways this was my back to school beauty haul from Ulta. My parents took us shopping for back to school stuff and I was given $30 to spend at Ulta, and this is what I got. It's only four things, but I think that's pretty well done for shopping at Ulta where they sell eyeshadows for $18.


The first thing I got is the Covergirl Line Exact eyeliner in brown, I'm not sure if there was a shade number or a number, because I threw away the packaging a long time ago and I can't read it my blurry picture (sorry for the bad pic!) and yeah. But the reason I got this is because I am almost out of my brown liquid eyeliner so I picked this up. Even though this is a liquid eyeliner, it comes in more pen form then a brush form. I do like it, but not as much as my Sally Girl brown liquid eyeliner.


The next thing I got is my L'Oreal Paris Colour Riche tinted lip balm. I got one of these for several reasons, number one it was recommend to me by one of the ladies shopping with me, and two I had heard of these and thought they sounded cool. If you ever used a Baby Lips from Maybelline, it's a lot like those except for the Colour Riche are more creamy and well, rich. :) Just like a lip balm or a Chapstick, it's very sheer. So go a few shades darker then your normally would. I would normally get the color Pink Satin or Rose Elixir, but I got number 219, Plush Plum which is the darkest shade they have, because it's so sheer. I do recommend these, and the best part is if you're one of those girls who is worried about touching up her lips in the car or in class or something because you're afraid it might get all over your lips or chin or something like that, you don't have to worry while using one of these, because they're so sheer it won't really show up on your skin.


The third thing I got is from NYX, it's their blue lip gloss. I've heard so many beauty gurus talking about blue lip gloss and how amazing it is, and I could never find one until I went to Ulta and really looked at the NYX section, it was kind of hidden the mass of their amazing beauty products. :) Anyways, what a blue lip gloss does, if you don't know is the blue in the lip gloss makes your teeth appear whiter. And the best part is, your lips don't actually look blue, they just like you have a clear lip gloss on it because it's sheer, but your teeth still look whiter! Don't expect for them to pearly white like snow if they're yellowish from or soda, tea, or coffee stains, but they will be a little bit whiter looking.



The last product I got wasn't actually a beauty item, it's a headband from the company Elle. I picked this headband up because of how pretty it was and how I thought I could wear it to the gym and everything. I don't regret the purchase because it was really pretty and I do like it, but it's itchy! Many of you know my obessions with headbands (my first YouTube ever.....my tweets....) anyways, I love headbands. My favorite accessory. I do tend to like the hard, formed, molded ones better, but I thought that this one is more of a stretchy one would be better to wear to the gym, and it is,except the little flowers and sparkles on it are really itchy. So just be warned of that before you buy this.


Okay, so that's my delayed Back To School Ulta Beauty Haul! Hope you guys enjoyed!

Love,
Josie

10 Beauty/Fashon Gurus On YouTube

Hey everyone I hope everyone is having an amazing weekend so far and I thought today I would share with you my top ten favorite YouTube beauty and fashion gurus, in ORDER. :) I will link my top 3. :)

10. Lauren, lulux7000 she has amazing videos and I love them! I don't watch many people who posts adds on videos, but I decided to take a chance and watch a couple of hers and I really like them! The only thing that annoys me is her SUPER sillyness and her lack of posting, but hey, at least she made it on this list. :)
 
9.Ingrid, missglamorazzi. I also just recently started watching her videos and I like them, not as much as any of the other gurus I have posted under her name, but still enough to put her on this list. :) As I said, I only recently starting watching her videos so I don't really have much to say about her.

 8. Elise, TheBubbleGumPrincess. I love her videos because she uploads frequently and SHE has two kids she has to deal with while she posts videos. The only thing I don't like is how serious she is the most time (I mean she's funny, but not in the same kind of way that Bethany and Blair are) but I do like her videos.

 
7. Bethany, macbarbie07. I've only recently starting watching her videos and she reminds me a lot of Blair Fowler. I love her videos because not only are they good quality, but they're funny and quirky and silly, but still fun and informative.

6. Mindy, cutegirlshairstyles, Mindy uploads amazing hair tutorials every Sunday! They are always very pretty and fairly easy to do.


5. madiglam1, Madi's videos are great. They are interesting and she always looks great. She doesn't post nearly as often as Tori does, but she still manages to update frequently.  Check her out. :)


4. cutepolish, this girls nail polish tutorials are the bomb! Seriously they are incredible. Check 'em out.


3. Elle Fowler, AllThatGlitters21. The only reason she's not my favorite is because how much older she is then me, and how much more adult like and grown up she is then Blair. But otherwise, she and Blair are tied.

2. Blair Fowler, juicystar07. I'll be the first to admit she was the first YouTube guru I ever watched so she should be my favorite but she's not. The only reason she isn't my favorite is because of how un-often she posts and when she does it's mainly sponsored videos. But I know she is trying to change that and I am happy that she is doing that. She does awesome makeup tutorials and she has an amazing sense of style. I am even getting to meet her and her sister and get to/got to (can't reveal where I live) meet her at a book signing this month!

1. Tori, macup101. Her videos are amazing, nicely edited, very creative ideas, is a teenager, not like twenty, and is somewhere around my age. And she's REAL. She's not a girl with a million dollars to spend on as much MAC products as she wants, she has to save up her money and buy products. But my favorite thing about her is how often she posts, she posts about 5-6 videos per week. And I get so excited when she does because I LOVE her videos. Seriously everyone who is subscribed to me should go check her out, you won't regret it. She recently hit 2,000 subbies and I am so proud of her, I subbed to her when she had about 700 and have been watching her videos since about 200. The only reason I didn't sub right when I saw her first video is because I didn't have a YouTube account. I seriously think she could be the next Elle and Blair Fowler.


Love you all!
Josie

Bay Kennish Makeup Tutorial

Hey everyone!

So guess what? The return of Switched At Birth comes on tomorrow night! So I decided to do a makeup tutorial on one of the main characters, Bay Kennish! Bay Kennish is played by the lovely, talented and beautiful,Vanessa Marano. If you're looking for a special look to wear during the premiere, then why not try out this look? And just for a quick note, I do not own the photo above all. I got the photo from Google Images.


1.  Bay has very natural and flawless looking skin, but it's not caked on so much that you can tell there's makeup there. So for this look you probably don't want to use foundation, but a BB cream and then use concealer over any blemishes.
2. Use a very light colored peach eyeshadow,  I don't own this color, but I've seen photos of it and MACS Naked Lunch looks like the perfect color. Otherwise the lid color from Wet N Wild's Walking On Eggshell's trio, will do, although the look would be pulled off easier without sparkles in it. If you would like your look to be a little darker you can try MACS Brule.
3. Line your upper lash line with a dark gray to black colored eyeliner. Do a thicker line then you normally would, but not so much that it looks goth like. Then smudge it a little bit with either a smudging brush or your finger. Be careful not to smudge it so much that it looks like a smokey eye or that your eyeliner becomes your shadow, just a little bit so the line isn't as dark and popping out at you.
4. Line your tight line with black eyeliner.
5. Put a white eyeliner on your inner corner and then blend it out with your ring finger.
6. Apply one coat of mascara. Bay's lashes aren't very long and they don't pop out at you, but they're still there. They look natural almost, so apply one coat of your favorite mascara.
7. Line your waterline with a peach colored eyeliner.
8. On a flat brush eyeshadow brush bring some navy blue eyeshadow down to your lower lash line and line about one third to half of it, starting off with it darker and slowly bringing the color down.
9. Use a very light colored blush, I recommend Maybelline's Dream Bouncy blush in number 15, Rose Petal. I would prefer this color to be a powder blush instead of a cream blush, I feel as if it would pull together the look better, but this is what I'm going to have to work with.
10. Apply a light pink colored lipstick, and then a lip gloss over it, or just a lip gloss. I'm going to use the product I hauled a couple weeks Elf's Glossy Gloss in the shade Dragonfruit (I finally found the shade name!)
11. This step is optional. Bay has incredibly defined eyebrows. I personally do not fill in my brows or do anything to them except comb them all so all the hairs are going the same direction, but if you please, you may fill in your brows to match Bay's more.



Okay! So I hope this tutorial was helpful! I cannot wait for the premiere, there were so many loose ends left hanging and I hope this season will tie some of the off! And once again, I do not own the photo above. :)

Love,
Josie

My Current Lip Care Routine

Hey everyone!

I know I've been kind of sucky with posting lately, and trust me I'm on my YouTube, Blogger and Twitter often, I just don't post very often. I'm not exactly good at coming up with ideas and sticking to posting routines, but somehow I get more followers anyways, so I must be doing something right. So thank you. It makes me extremely happy when I do get new followers. :)

Today I will be sharing with all of you my current lip care routine, from when I wake up in the morning to the time I go to bed. I've been doing this lip care routine for several months now, with the occasional new product added/removed/replaced or something of that nature, but for the most part it's the same.


Morning time-getting ready: I apply a Chapstick first. My favorite is my mint one. Then I apply either a lipstick or a tinted lip balm. About every other day or so I will use a lip gloss as well.
Around lunch time: I will put on a tinted lip balm or a lip gloss, but not a lipstick, or a Chapstick.
Afternoon: I will put on a Chapstick, currently I have one that I got free from my country fair from some local business that I'm not going to share the name of for safety reasons but the flavor is supposed to be tropical coconut.
Dinner time: After dinner if my lips feel chapped I will use a tinted lip balm or a Chapstick. If I'm going somewhere nice, like dinner or a dance or something I will put on lipstick or lip gloss but normally I just use tinted lip balm or Chapstick. Normally it's Chapstick though.
Right before I go to bed: I will use the Chapstick Ultra Renewal Nighttime Formula. I showed this product in a haul. :) You can check out my review/haul on it here.



So this is my lip care routine, I would love to know what your lip care routines are. And of course I use Chapstick through out the day whenever my lips get chapped, this is just a summary. :)


DISCLAIMER: This is not a sponsored post. I am not being paid for this post. I purchased all products mentioned in this post with my own money.


Love,
Josie

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Aeropostale And Forever 21 Mini Haul

Hey everyone!

Sorry I've MIA from the blog world lately, I've really been getting into my YouTube account. :) Plus I've been playing around with new makeup, had friends in town, and of course, shopping! Today I have a haul post for you guys. I was at my local mall today with my Mom because she needed to pick up a few things, and she offered for me to come with too! So I did. :) Because what teenage girl, especially one who runs a beauty and fashion blog, wouldn't want to go with to the mall? Anyways I only purchased two things because I'm trying to save money, so this is a really small haul, but whatever. So lets get started!

So I bought this cami from Aeropostale. I have a gift card to there, and figured why not? Stripes are really in right now and I'm going to see my BFF in a couple days, and wanted a new shirt. :) They also had this tank top available in a dark red wine color, but I thought pink was better looking on me, and more clean and fresh looking. Through all the discounts and sales and everything going on, I got it for about $8.

And then I got this Love & Beauty mascara for $1.50 at Forever 21. It's skinny, but it's tall, so it's probably on average a little smaller then the normal sized Covergirl mascara. On the box it didn't say the type of mascara, so I had to take a gamble with it being lengthening or volumizing (did I spell that right??) but I figured for a buck fifty, why not? I opened it up right after I snapped the photo and it's black mascara with a slightly curved wand. I put some on, but I couldn't tell if it were lengthening mascara or not (what I like) because I already had mascara on under it and to me it wasn't worth taking off. This was my first time buying ANYTHING from Forever 21 and I will definitely be returning, whether it be for clothes, makeup or jewelery. There prices are insanely cheap and to me it appears to be fairly good quality and really nice style and everything. Mom, Dad, Christmas presents maybe??


So for those of you who follow me on Twitter (@JosieSparkle1) you know that I went to MAC today for the first time in my life. Yeah....that didn't turn out so well. I walked into the MAC store, keep in mind this was in a mall, not a stand alone store like other MACS I've seen, so it was a bit smaller. Anyways, I was the only person in the entire store (my Mom was at another shop or whatever) besides the two workers. I'm not allowed to say my age, but it's not like I look like an adult. I'm not 17 or anything, I'm fairly short, and I can still fit into clothes from Justice. To some people I look way older then I am, to some, way younger. Anyways, I walked into the MAC and they asked me if they could help me find anything. I said I was just browsing. I looked around for a little bit, keep in my mind this was my first time ever in a MAC and realized that NOTHING had price tags on it, and I'm a girl on a budget (saving up my babysitting money!) so I can't just take products up to the register and hope my wallet has enough in it. I'm kind of shy unless I know you well, that's why I like blogging and the fact I'm not allowed to show my face to the camera in YouTube videos, I'm not the kind of person that will ask how much it is and then not buy it if it's too expensive. Like I'm also not the type of person to go into the Sephora and have them give me a makeover and not buy any of the products, it makes me feel guilty, like I did something wrong, unless I have friends with me, then I don't feel as weird or wrong. Anyways, I was in the MAC for all of two minutes. And then I left. I spent a greater amount of time later in the day in Sephora, but didn't get anything there either. I like Sephora better because they have price tags, but my favorite makeup store is still ULTA. So yeah, that was my MAC experience. If I need something from MAC, I'll probably order it online so it's less awkward and everything, or go to another MAC store and see if it's better. Or maybe go on a weekend where there's more people in the store, so I'm not the only one. I don't know you guys.

But anyways, as always thank you for reading! Please leave any requests down below.

Love,

Elf Glossy Gloss Review + Update

Hey everyone!

So today I will be reviewing the Elf Glossy Gloss lip gloss. Today I be giving you a quick update on my life and where I've been these last few weeks! So lets get started with the review!

(sorry for bad photo quality!) So I purchased this Elf Glossy Gloss at the Dollar Tree. So therefore it cost $1. I normally wouldn't purchase a lip gloss from the Dollar Tree, just because I have lots of lip glosses and it would be a waste of money. But I don't have lip glosses from Elf and it was only a buck, so I figured why not? I'm not sure of the shade anymore because I threw away the packaging and forgot to write it down (silly me!) but I know it was the only shade they had available. I think it might of had the word dragon in it, but I don't know. Sorry!

One thing that really disappointed me about this product is the size of how much lip gloss you actually get. I was expecting it to be the full length of the box, but in reality what you can through the little window thing, is all you get. It's really tiny. I wasn't too horribly upset about it because I did only pay a dollar for it, if it were a MAC lip gloss or a NYX one or something like that I might of been more upset, but just be aware of this if you're going to buy this.

One more thing that surprised me about this product was the applicator. For some reason I expected it to be a felt tip sponge applicator, or whatever it's called, the standard brush. But it's really a brush tip applicator, which isn't a bad thing, but to be honest, I had never used one of these before, or even heard of them, so I was like what the heck? But it's all good now, I just want to tell you guys about that.


It doesn't have a bad taste, but it's not yummy either. It doesn't have a flavor, but trust me it's not bad. Once I got these one lip glosses that were themed after the TV show Glee, and they tasted SO horrible I wanted to vomit. Not kidding. Anyways overall I would give it four stars. It could be better, it could be worse, but for a buck it was money well spent. :)


So as many of you may know I was on vacation in California and Las Vegas. Me and my family flew into Vegas and stayed there for a couple days and then took a rental car to my Grandma's house in California. I had so much fun, I got to see my cousins and everything. The only bad thing was the rub/scab thing I got from the boogie board, but whatever. :) I got a chance to go shopping while I was there and I uploaded a haul video on my YouTube channel, so if you want to check that out, go right ahead! And please subscribe. :) There are 27 of you subscribed to this blog and only 3 on my YouTube channel. I know there must be more of you who follow this blog that also have YouTube accounts. :D Also, my Twitter account user name has changed from MisssSparkle to JosieSparkle1. I thought that might be a little easier to remember since my old one had an extra S in it and everything, plus I think my new name fits me a little better. :)

One other thing I found out on vacation is that it's funny how when you're little how much you idolize somebody and then you realize they really aren't the best role models. I'm not going to name names or even say how she's related to me (just in the rare miracle she discovers my blog) but I used to think of her as my role model, she's a family member. I used to think of her as the prettiest girl on the planet. But I recently saw her and my makeup savy self discovered that she wears literally a gallon of makeup on her face (mostly foundation), that her hair is died that pretty color, she's overweight, she doesn't wear a seat belt all the time, and yeah. Don't get me wrong, I still love her and I don't think she's a bad person or anything like that, it's just that I wanted to share that with you. She's still pretty and everything, but there is no way that she needs that much makeup. Seriously I'm not even joking you, she has SO much makeup on. You can 100 percent tell it doesn't look natural.

To all my dear followers,
Please don't ever wear that much,
Love,
me. :)

Anyways enough about my vacation, hope you guys are all having an excellent day! And I plan to post more often now that I'm back, what would you guys like to see posts on? Give me any ideas and I possibly do them. Thank you!

Love,
Josie (AKA Miss Sparkle)

Free Lotion From Bath And Body Works

Hey everyone!

If you go to Bath And Body Works Facebook page you can claim an offer from them for a free 2oz lotion from them. I think it's from their Paris line. :) Hurry up and get this offer, it expires soon!

Love,
Miss Sparkle

15 Questions We Are All Dying To Know Tag

Hey everyone!

I was tagged by Emily on YouTube. I didn't want to put the tag video up on YouTube for multiple reasons, so I'm posting it here. Her channel is EmilyCarlin215 and she is trying to get to 100 subbies! She is going to something very special at 100 subbies, and she'll give us a hint at 75. At the time of this post she's at 74. So please go subscribe to her, I really want to see the special video! Anyways, Emily is the creator of this tag. And I'm supposed to give her credit for it. So.....yeah! Let's get started with the tag! :)

 1. What makeup remover do you use? Water. Yeah, probably not the best thing, but I always take a shower before I go to bed and the water washes it off. And what it doesn't wash off when I dry may face it takes it off. But...when I do use makeup remover I use the wipes from Blum Natural and from Ponds. :)
2. Do you have any products you have used up? Yes. I am planning on doing a video of those things at then end of this month.
3. What is your favorite brand of brushes? I honestly don't use many brushes, I like using my fingers because then I feel like I have more control over everything. But I do use brushes. I can't remember the brand, but I have a set that I got from Big Lots for like three dollars that has like six brushes in it that work pretty well. Sorry I can't be more detailed!
4. What is your favorite lip product? Jordana lipstick number 01 shade Pink Flair. Is it weird I know that by heart?
5. What is your favorite hair product? Herbal Essences shampoos! I love all of their shampoos, they smell so good!
6. What is your favorite perfume/ body mist? Omigosh. There is this one that is discontinued, but I love it so much. It was from Hot Topic, and it was called like Midnight Mermaid. It smells SO good, like cake batter. I got it from a store that was closing down (permanently) and everything was discounted really cheap. So I used the tester and asked where I could find the bottle and buy it and how much it was. Guess what? They didn't have any left. So they let me keep the tester bottle for free! I never wear it because I want to save it. This might sound ridiculous, but I'm planning on saving it for my wedding day...whenever that will be. :)
7. What is your favorite nail polish? Sinful Colors in the shade Frenzy. I don't know the number of the top of my head, but it's so AMAZING!
8. What is your favorite magazine? Teen Vogue.
9. What is your favorite print from Vera bradley? I don't have anything by Vera Bradley, so I honestly wouldn't know. Sorry!
10. Show your favorite pair of shoes. Well this is a blog post, not a video....so I can't really do that without inserting a picture (and I didn't think of that before I wrote this) but probably my black boots from Bear Paw or my shoes I showed in my Memorial Day Weekend Haul. :)
11. What is your favorite shirt? I love my gray and blue striped shirt from Op. And my gray and white striped racerback shirt from Express. I love stripes.
12. What is your favorite purse brand? Um...I don't like to spend hundreds of dollars on designer purses. I don't go to Coach or anything, so Target? I normally only buy one purse a year though. I'm not a huge purse girl.
13. What is your favorite gum? 5 Cobalt.
14. What is your favorite deodorant scent? Degree Girl Just Dance.
15. What is your favorite MAC shadow? Ugh. This sound stupid for a beauty obsessed girl like me, but I've never stepped foot inside a MAC before. I want to go really badly, but my closest one is like forty five minutes to an hour away. :(


So I tag anyone who wants to do this tag! Please credit EmilyCarlin215 from YouTube though. :) And please sunscribe to her as well!

Thanks,

Love,
Miss Sparkle

10 Easy Ways To Be Healthier

Hey everyone!

Today I thought I would do a post on 10 simple ways to improve your diet. Just like with my post about sunscreen, SPF and sunburns, I have to turn this in as a project, but thought that it might be somewhat useful to this blog since beauty has to do a lot with health. The healthier you are, the better skin you have, the better looking skin you have, etc. So please enjoy and I will get back to more beauty related posts and posting more often soon. Thanks so much!

1. Change the peanut butter you buy to a natural kind: instead of buying Skippy Creamy, buy Skippy Natural Creamy (less preservatives and added sugar).
2. Change your soda to a less sugar version or natural soda. Instead of buying Sprite, you could buy Natural Sierra Mist. Or instead of buying Pepsi, you could buy Pepsi Next, or buy soda by a natural soda company, such as Hansen's Natural. But, not drinking soda at all is the best way to go.
3. Keep healthy snacks on hand instead of junk food ones. Instead of filling up on candy, chocolates, cake or other junk food, try getting strawberries and dipping them in chocolate sauce or putting a little spritz of whipped cream on top.
4. Instead of going out for milkshakes, go out for smoothies! Or better yet, make your own smoothies. They have the same consistency of milkshakes, are fruity, yummy and healthy!
5. Instead of buying 'juices' like Kool Aid or Hawaiian Punch, buy V-8 Fusion juices. They have both fruits and veggies blended into the drink, but you can only taste the fruit.
6. Limit your nights eating out. Eating out to a lot of families is second nature, but really it's bad for you. You have no control over what ingredients make it into your food and body. Plus most restaurants serve high in fat and calorie food. Another bonus is that you'll save money too!
7. Color your plate. The more colors on your plate, the more vitamins are in the meal, so the healthier it is.
8. When at the movies, try staying away from the concession stand and eating before you come. If you can't stand not having anything from the concessions stand, buy a pack of gum and a water bottle instead. And if you decide to get that movie theater popcorn ask for no butter flavoring (really just an icky liquid poured on it) or very little.
9. Make things from scratch. Buy less processed foods and make your own. Instead of buying bread, make your own loaf. It's better for you and cheaper, too!
10. Buy organic,natural, or local products. Buy from stores such as Trader Joe's to get healthier choices and more organic options. Farmers markers and growing your own gardens are excellent options as well.

Sources:sacrededenblog.com, sparkpeople.com, dairydelivers.wordpress.com, theredneckprincess.net,

Love,

Miss Sparkle

June Favorites!

Hey everyone!

I KNOW I don't have a picture for this favorites post and I'm really sorry. And I know I didn't have one for my May favorites either. I'm sorry. I feel like I keep making excuses to you guys. Last time I was leaving to go on vacation, and this time I already am on vacation (for the 4th!) and I don't have all my favorite products with me (just what I need to do my normal makeup.) :D So once again, I'm really sorry, but I'm just going to have to list my favorite products here instead. :)

EYES:
Covergirl Lash Exact mascara (black)
Sally Girl liquid eyeliner (brown)
Claire's pink eyeshadow
The Color Workshop brown palette and pink palette

FACE:
Blum makeup removing face wipes
Kiss My Face Balancing Act Toner
Oatmeal face soap (I got this from my grandma in a box, it wasn't wrapped so I don't know the name)

LIPS:
Chapstick Renewal Night Formula
Chapstick peppermint flavor
Maybelline Baby Lips
Jordana lipsticks

HAIR:
Suave mousse (I don't have it with me and I can't remember what it's called, but it's in the pink bottle! I've only used it once or twice, but I already like it!)
Headbands!
Bobby pins! (I know this sounds stupid, but I used to use clips instead and now I'm loving bobby pins!)

FASHION:
Stripes
Ruffles
Tank tops

OTHER:
Twitter
YouTube
Warm weather!
One Direction <3
Braided hairstyles
Swimming!

I hope this was an OK post for not having a picture and I will try and talk to you guys soon!
Love,
Miss Sparkle

25 Follower Thank You/Q&A

Hey everyone!

I just reached 25 followers and am so excited! I started this blog less then six months ago and it's incredible to have already reached 25 people who read my blog regularly. It really makes me happy. :)

So I decided as a thank you to all my lovely followers, that I would do a Q&A.  Have you ever had any questions you've been dying to ask me? Leave them in the comments below or tweet them to MisssSparkle (yes there are supposed to be that many S's) and I will do a post in a week or two with my answers.

Thanks again to all my lovely followers and please leave requests in the comments below as well, I need some posting ideas!

Love,
Miss Sparkle

The Truth About Sunscreens, SPF, And Sunburns

Hey everyone! Since it's summer and people are spending a lot more time outside, I thought I would share with you some things about sun care, plus I did this as project for something, and thought that skin care is related a lot to beauty (who wants ugly skin?) so I decided to copy and paste what I wrote for my project onto here. :) Enjoy! PHOTO CREDIT: Google Images

THE TRUTH ABOUT SUNSCREENS, SPF'S, AND SUNBURNS

What Does SPF Mean?

SPF stands for sun protection factor. Some people like to call it sunburn protection factor.

The Good Side

Waterproof sunscreen is actually water resistant. There's no need to reapply it every half hour.

There is no need to buy any sunscreen with an SPF of 50 or higher. SPF 30 blocks 97 percent of the rays and SPF 50 blocks 98-99 percent of the rays, so there is very little difference. You're paying more for something that will protect you almost the same. Anything higher then SPF 50 is working the same as the SPF 50.

Reapply sunscreen every two hours normally works best to ensure full coverage.

If you have an SPF 15 on, that means that you can be in the sun for 15 minutes before the sunscreen starts to wear off.

The Bad Side

Zinc oxide a chemical in most sunscreens could react with sunlight and create a chemical reaction that releases free radicals – molecules that are often attributed to causing cancer.

Dr. Yinfa Ma at Missouri University of Science and Technology tells us that the research about sunscreen being harmful to our bodies is still in the early stages and for now continue wearing sunscreen and limit your time in the sun until more research can be done.

The higher the SPF, the more chemicals in the sunscreen.

I hope this post was helpful to you guys and please leave a comment below! Thanks!

Love,

Miss Sparkle!