Vaseline® Intensive Care™ Advanced Repair Review

So my newest VoxBox from Influenster came just at the right time! Just as the Michigan winter begins, my skin screams for moisture. And I must say this product answers. They give you this little guide to see how dry your skin really is buy pressing the swatch on your elbow (one of my driest areas) and then applying the lotion and pressing the other swatch on the same spot. The results are shown below. Obviously the top one is pre-lotion and the bottom is post-lotion application. I mean do you need any more evidence?

There is one caveat though. Immediately after applying, it almost feels like there's a film on my skin, which I'm assuming is due to the microscopic droplets of Vaseline that are incorporated into the lotion to create a barrier from the conditions. While this is probably contributing to how great my skin feels longer-term, I can't get over the icky kind of feeling immediately after applying, especially because I usually apply lotion right before sleep and I hate feeling sticky while falling asleep. So I tried to switch up my moisturizing routine and do it in the morning, but alas, then it feels awkward and difficult to put pants on.

Overall, I have no doubt that this stuff is doing its job by forming that barrier to the outside conditions with its droplets of Vaseline, so if you can get over the initial feeling for about 10 minutes of the layer of lotion on your skin, then this product is definitely for you! I personally will probably use the rest of the bottle, and keep searching for a perfect lotion (if that's even a thing).

Full Disclosure: I received this product complimentary from Influenster for testing purposes

Sally Hansen® Miracle Gel™ Review

I recently received my first VoxBox containing the Sally Hansen Miracle Gel manicure. You may be asking what a VoxBox is? All it is is a box of free products sent to me from an online organization called Influenster. They send it to me based on my likes and social media presence and I review the products and tell all my friends what I like and dislike about the products. A pretty great deal if you ask me! So anyway, I received this "miracle mani" kit or so it is called. Prior to this experience, I've used gel polish twice before, both using at home kits with UV lights included. So the catch on this product is that there is no light! Needless to say I was a little skeptical how this gel polish could last like the others without the use of the UV light. Not only that, but I am terrible at keeping nail polish unchipped for more than, say, 3 hours. Well it's been about 5 days since I applied my manicure and I am convinced that this is the easiest manicure that actually lasts without chipping! I even put it through the rigor by playing on the playground with my niece, hauling wood with my dad, and just not being careful in general like usual. There is honestly not a single chip in my polish. Another positive of this manicure is that it has some of the best color coverage that I've experienced ever. I don't buy very high end nail polish but when compared to other Sally Hansen varieties, it far outweighed them in the coverage, with just one coat being sufficient to fully cover and give good color. I highly recommend this product although I do not know how much the different colors cost in stores, but I will surely be looking for them! :)

Left: One coat of Sally Hansen Miracle Gel in Redgy
Right: After the curing top coat