Hot Mama! the Balm's Shadow/Blush Review

Are you a Hot Mama?

I am!

 

Okay, maybe not really, but I wear Hot Mama!, the Balm's lovely shade of "eye shadow/blush" (yes, that's how they put it...shadow/blush, complete with front slash).

My December 2013 Birchbox

I'm glad to say that through my subscription to Birchbox, I've been introduced to several of the Balm's great products. Two I received within the last little bit, are Hot Mama! and Mary-Lou Manizer (MLM). MLM is touted as a "highlighter, shimmer, eye shadow".

I like MLM, too, and could go into the details of its merit, but let's save that for another review. Back to Hot Mama!...

$90 Makeover Giveaway Winner!

Congrats to

Joy Q
of Pennsylvania!

 

Her entry was the randomly selected winning entry via Rafflecopter.

 

Disclosure: The gift pack was provided by me. I received no compensation of any sort for this giveaway. Any opinion given is always my own and represents my honest assessment of the products.

Does Shaving Cream Matter? Which One Is Best?

I never thought much about shaving cream until I got a sample of a high-end shave cream in one of my Birchboxes a while back.

 

Honestly, I always bought the cheapest shave cream/gel I could get, sometimes even using men's shaving cream (Barbasol!) because it was so much cheaper. If I could score a sale on "femininely scented" shave cream or gel, all the better. But it really didn't matter much.

Then came my run-in with First Aid Beauty (FAB) Smooth Shave Cream.

 

My first thoughts: "Oh, great. Shave cream. *sigh* Why couldn't they have sent me some makeup instead?"

New Year Makeover Giveaway! $90+ value

Wondering where I've been? And what about that makeup giveaway I've mentioned a few times?

Well, life threw me a curve ball a couple of weeks ago. I'll save you all the gory details and just tell you that I had a huge kidney stone that required not 1 but 2 surgeries and a 4 day stay in the hospital. Add an exceptionally long recovery time (nope, still not recovered fully, thank you for asking), and you've got 1 blog growing weeds quite nicely.

Well, I'm here again and I'm gonna get the place cleaned up and back in business. Quick.

As a matter of fact, I'm giving away a fantastic makeover set to one lucky winner to get thinks going.

So...

What's in it?

Glad you asked.

A little over $90 worth of fab goodies!