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Monday, February 23, 2015

Madam Glam and Melmphs (aka Melissa Autry)

Helloooooo!  And welcome back to Simply Pru!  Today's blog is going to feature some products by one of my fave YouTube personalities, Melmphs aka Melissa Autry.  Melissa teamed up with Madam Glam to bring to us beauty product junkies a line of lip products and one nail polish.

As soon as I saw on YouTube that Melissa had teamed up with Madam Glam for some beauty products, I immediately went online to order mine!  I certainly didn't want to miss out!  I received my box on Wednesday (mail delivery was slow due to snow) and tore into it right away.
How adorbs is this packaging???  I love it!!  Little black box, pretty red ribbon...very sleek.  Inside there were two lipsticks: Lady Haha and Plumed Out KK, both in classic matte.  There is also a lip lacquer in Love Affair and a nail polish in Found the One.

$39.48 for the 4 piece collection

Now, I must admit, I was a little intimidated by the colors when I first opened the box.  Aside from the lip lacquer, the shades are darker than I would normally pick for myself. But after doing the swatches on my arm, the shades are really pretty!  

Lady Haha, Plumed Out KK and Love Affair

I am IN LOVE with the lip lacquer in Love Affair and I've been wearing it everyday.  It is a beautiful rose/mauve shade that is very flattering for my skin tone.  I've also worn Lady Haha, but I did have to "tone it down" just a bit with a light pink lip gloss.  The shade is beautiful, but since I don't normally wear shades this dark, I felt as though my lips were on full display....big, large and loud! 

I haven't tried the nail polish yet, but my toes are due some tender loving care here soon, so I'll try out the polish and post follow up pics.  

Oh, and before I made my Melmphs and Madam Glam purchase, I reached out to Melissa on Instagram and got a response from Madam Glam - yes, the products are cruelty free!!! BONUS!! 

So, if would like to get your hands on these great products, head on over to www.madamglam.com
I'm not sure how long these products will be available, so don't delay!  Oh, and don't forget to check out Melissa's YouTube channel - she is super cute and totally quirky!  

Thank you Melissa and Madam Glam!!

Thanks for stopping by!!

~Pru

Sunday, February 1, 2015

January 2015 Vegan Cuts Unboxing









My first Vegan Cuts Box of 2015!  How exciting is this?  Well, I can tell you that I was very excited to receive this in my mail box.  And might I just add, Vegan Cuts did not disappoint.  First, upon opening my box, I saw DermOrganic shampoo and hair mask.  I  love DermOrganics!!!  I've tried several of their products and have enjoyed all of them.  My hair use to be very curly and unruly, but over the last few years, my hair has changed quite a bit.  Long gone are my beautiful curls (which I complained about ALL of the time) and the days of pretty much wash and go and hello to semi -straight, gotta style everyday, hair.  It is still pretty unruly - meaning I have coarse, thick, dry and frizzy hair.  Areas near my scalp are kind of.....wavy (?), but the rest of my hair is just.......ugh!  I recently had a doctor try to explain to me the difference in my hair"As women, with out hormones, and as we get holder....." WHAT????  Certainly not anything I wanted to hear.  Anyways, DermOrganics seems to be what my hair needs.  The shampoo and conditioners not only clean and condition my hair very nicely, but they seem to help "tame" my hair.  And they smell really good
too!

Ok, next is Surprise Nail Polish in Snow Queen.  Since the color of the polish is jet black, I thought Snow Queen was a weird name for the color.  But I guess I can see the humor in it now.  Pretty funny! It's a nice polish - very opaque, which I like.  I haven't painted my nails with this color just yet, so I can't tell you just how many coats of color is recommended.  I will keep you posted.


Next is Modern Minerals eyeshadow.  This is a loose mineral eyeshadow and I have to say I really, really love this stuff.  The shade is a very light (a little pinkish) shade great for the inner corner highlighting and along the brow bone.  I've used this almost everyday since receiving my Vegan Cuts box.  I did a look using this shadow all over my lid and it really made my eyes pop!  Blends easily and it lasted all day (with a shadow primer of course).  This mineral shadow is so pigmented - a little will go a very long way!
I got a great tinted lip balm from Crazy Rumors.  This lip balm is AWESOME!  There is just enough color to enhance my natural lips and the scent is just heavenly!  Along with the Modern Mineral - I've been wearing this every single day.  It has been bitterly cold and windy here and this has moisturized my lips and made them feel soft.  I most certainly will be purchasing this again.
Finally, Gourmet Body Treats Sugar & Spice scrub.  Now, if you've watched the video above, then you know that I am not a fan of this scent.  I can't really describe the scent other than a very earthy, almost like a dirt scent. (Not sure that even makes any sense).  But because I purchase ($19.99) my own Vegan Cuts box, I do like to try everything I receive and give an honest review. So, yes, I will try this body scrub and let you all know what I think. I just hope I can get past the scent of this scrub.  
Thank you all so much for stopping by my blog!  Be sure to check me out on You Tube - Simply Pru.  Oh, and now I'm on Instagram too - Simply Pru

Stay tuned for my thoughts on all of the products I received in my January Vegan Cuts Box!
~Pru