100% Pure Creamy Long Last Liner In Blackest

Thank you so much 100% Pure for coming out with pencil liners! I guess it took them this long to figure out that some of us gals needed the good ol' fashioned pencil for our eyes. I own the liquid liner which is my absolute FAVORITE item from 100% Pure. I own a lot of their products from the primer, liquid foundation, tinted moisturizer, powder, 10 of their eyeshadows, naked palettes, blues, lip and cheek tints, mascaras, lip cremes, etc.. 

100% Pure Liquid Liner: $25

I ordered the pencil liner because I didn't want to use the liquid liner everyday as it can really make my eyes stand out. I like using it for when I am not at work. I wanted something with a little more control where I make feather like strokes and make a more lighter smoky eye. Also, you can't really use the liquid liner for your brows. =P 

100% Pure Creamy Liner in Blackest: $22 

Unfortunately this liner is quite expensive compared to your drugstore eyeliner which can range from 7 to 10 dollars. BUT! In return for the expense you are acquiring a chemical free eyeliner. Many of the drug store chemicals can be irritating and contain parabens which are cancer causing agents. The ingredients are made from a variety of plant oils, vitamin e oil, and mica which is what gives it the dark color.

This arrived in the mail today! I ordered three of these babies and I'm so excited to try them.

(it cost me a whopping $66 but it's so worth it!)

I personally recommend this eyeliner as it has a smoother and darker texture. I used the Juicebeauty brand below which is $16. It has a lighter and waxier texture. I did not use it for my eyes but for my eyebrows and it did the job. It's also all natural and free from harsh chemicals. It depends on how you like the texture. I personally would spend the extra $6 on the 100% Pure brand.

My Morning Breakfast: Breakfast of Champions

Here is my simple breakfast this morning. I love fruits and vegetables!

I have eggs because of the complete amino acids and B12. Especially B12 since this doesn't exist in plant items so I have to get this through my eggs and fish. These are essential building blocks of new cells for your body.

Raw beets and OJ "smoothie"

Raw tomato. Sauteed collard greens in organic refined coconut oil. Cantaloupe for dessert. :-)

I steer clear of most flour and wheat products. Eating as raw as possible is very important for your body.

What are your favorite breakfast items?

100% Pure Cosmetics: July Update!

I can't believe they finally brought in the actual liners! I can't wait to buy these but guess what?! They're 22.00 US dollars a pencil! Expensive!

I'll have to try this and let you know. I'm buying mine tomorrow!

Thank You All!

Thank you all of my Bonbon beauties for your support!

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Bonbon Naturale

Bye-bye Curler! All Natural Curls Without Heat

You can get beautiful bouncy curls just like Jessica Alba here without all the expenses of perming, curlers, chemicals, or salons! You can do this all naturally without heat or chemicals.

Okay so I decided one day that I wanted to curl my hair without using the iron. I own the brand Remington curling wand [1/2'' to 1'']as pictured below. It only cost me 25 US dollars as of July 2014. I actually got this at Wal-mart (I don't shop there often because I tend to buy my items online). Here is the link to their online store for this wand.

I love this wand actually. It comes with a black glove and please use it because it is extremely easy to burn yourself. I don't care how good you are with the curler! =P I hate the old style curlers that clamp on because they don't produce a natural looking curl. Here's an example pictured below.

Not my favorite curler.

But...

I noticed my hair getting just a bit damaged from the heat produced from the straightener and curler that I own. I do use it quite often. I also noticed that it took me hours to get my hair done because I have very thick hair. I mean very THICK! I almost despise having thick hair. All the thin haired people are going to be like whaaaaaaa?!!!! Lol.

So I started watching all kinds of Youtube videos on curling. There are so many different techniques! All in all, I ended up doing the one where you start off with one strand of hair and twisting it into a ball and tying it with a rubber band. You'll have several of these on your head. Make sure to part different areas of your head. It'll be time consuming the first time you do it but after that you'll get the hang of it and it'll be much faster. I promise!

I do something similar to this.

I absolutely love these new curls that I've been doing and it's all natural with no heat. I don't even use hairspray because it doesn't really need it. You'll see people use hairspray in the tutorials but I wouldn't recommend it.

There are tons of different and fancy ways to do curls with no heat. My tip is go with something easy and simple at first and then work your way to different ones like sock, straws, cocoon curls, etc. Let me know how that goes!  I love the creative and fun ways people are coming up with doing different tasks.

Benefit: No damage to hair. It's all natural. It's inexpensive. Easy to do.
Cons: Time consuming. Learning curve.


Remember one thing though while doing this type of curling. Use freshly washed hair that is fairly dry. It can not be too damp. Do not blow dry either. The curls are not going to be bouncy and soft. Another tip is to do it after a shower and your hair is almost dry (like 90%) and tie your hair into twisty balls and sleep on it. Make sure each one is secure and you'll wake up in the morning with all natural curls.

What are your favorite ways of curling or styling hair?

100% Pure Concealer Review

As you guys already know, I'm a huge fan of 100% Pure products. I love to do their reviews on here so others would get a sense of what the product is like before they purchase it. As you can see from above they have three wonderful concealers to choose from. You were probably thinking the same thing as I was wondering which one to pick. I have not tried the brightening concealer yet but it is one I have to try very soon. I have tried and bought both long last concealer and everywhere concealer. Both have different purposes and perks. I'll briefly go over each product for you. ^^

Personally, I like to use them both at the same time because they are both different consistencies. The long last concealer is thicker and you're able to build up on it better hence better coverage on those scars, blemishes, etc.... I noticed that it's not so good on my drier areas of the face but if you moisturize and put on some primer then it should work out better and be more even.

The everywhere concealer is slightly sheerer and more liquid based. It's much better for those highlight areas or drier areas of the face. I use this mainly on my forehead and the bridge of my nose. I also use it on the top of my cheeks. Sometimes I use it on my under eyes. I don't usually use it for blemishes or scars as it still shows through no matter how much you build on it using this concealer.

So you still don't know which one to get. I personally would recommend both items. They both blend in well together. There are days where you'll need both! If you had to go with one first then maybe the Long Last Concealer because most of us get concealers because we have blemishes or scars to hide. The only downside is that it will cost more even though it is 21 dollars compared to the 25 dollars of the Everywhere concealer. The Everywhere concealer has 5x the amount of product compared to the Long Last. (Everywhere is 0.5 oz compared to 0.1 oz for the Long Last)

Here I have both the concealers on in peach bisque. :) :) :)

So whatever you decide I hope this review helped some of you guys out there in getting the right product for you! I will do a review soon over the brightening concealer. Thanks for reading and good luck!

July Update: Food & Happy Birthday Cake

Time flies when you're having fun. I can't believe it's really July now. I am super excited for all kinds of new things coming up.

I had a busy weekend and just recently have been catching up on sleep! Sleep is super important. Here are some photos of this past week.

Thursday night salad bar. Drools! My favorite night of the week.

My favorite cake, tiramisu. I devoured 2 slices that night and passed out like a baby.

My birthday lunch with family. If you haven't tried Korean food, it's super delish!! I love mackerel. It was oh so yummy!

Homemade burger/sandwich fusion. It is a black bean burger with sliced tomato, kale, and rosemary bread and it's homemade! Credit to my brother. :)

I hope you lovely bonbons are having a swell time and great week! Love you all!

100% Pure Review: Healthy Skin Foundation With Super Fruits

Item: Healthy Skin Foundation With Super Fruits

Full Coverage/Satin Finish

Size: 1oz bottle (30ml)

Cost: $35.00 (US) ***as of June 2014

It comes in seven different colors (as with most of their fruit pigmented face makeup).

Review:

Perks: SPF 20, antioxidant super fruits, vitamins, free from synthetic dyes, feels light on the face

Cons: Expensive, formula dries too quickly, can come off streaky and cakey, no satin finish

I decided one day that I needed a full coverage liquid foundation because I never used one before. I bought the peach bisque as it is my color in my other 100% Pure face products such as the powder and the tinted moisturizer and their two different concealers. All very lovely products by the way.

Here is what I got in the mail. My first thoughts was: wow the container looks like a mini version of the tinted moisturizer. I push about two pumps out and dab spots on my face to get even coverage and I rub it all over my face. Mind you, I did wash my face prior and apply primer and moisturizer. The foundation came out streaky and dried too quickly. I thought well maybe I didn't apply it right the first time or didn't put enough product. After a few days in a row and trying it with different combinations with or without moisturizer or primer or with  more pumps or less, it still came out the same way. I can tell the product is amazing but it didn't look right on my face and then I had to top it off with powder on top to cover up the streaks. I decided to go back to my old routine of using primer, tinted moisturizer and powder. I found by accident though to use this foundation as a concealer instead and it worked out perfectly. This product actually works better than my concealer at covering pimples and scars which only covers it semi.

I love all of 100% Pure products and they all work out for me except for this product. Looking at the brightside, I found it to be a really good concealer though and I'm kind of glad because then I can use this instead as my concealer since it works better anyways and I get more bang for my buck. :)

Would I recommend this foundation to a friend? I probably would recommend something else instead like getting their tinted moisturizer which works better with powder or to try out their new hydrating foundation. I haven't tried that hydrating one yet so if I get that, I'll make sure to do a review.

Love you all my bonbons. Hope this helped! XOXO

June: New Hair & Makeup

So I decided to do a curly hairdo for my night out:

It was really easy but it was time consuming as I have tons of thick hair. Great combination! I used a curling iron and I did burn myself a few times. Ouchies! I want to do the no heat method as there are so many different videos on this method. I rather do it naturally anyways without damaging my hair.

Makeup: I tried to keep it simple. Primer, foundation, concealer, eyeshadow, eyeliner, blush....

I used the 100% Pure cosmetics brand. This is my absolute favorite brand of makeup. I haven't tried anything else yet.

UPDATE: 100% Healthy Foundation in Medium or AKA Peach Bisque. I prefer to use this as a concealer rather than a foundation because it builds up and dries too fast and it looks streaky and cakey. It's not a natural look. Trust me! I dab it as a concealer and it's absolutely perfect!! Cause you can build it up on top and it dries quickly and covers very very well. Probably much better than the regular concealer.

Last Week Of June Update

Happy last day of June everyone!

I can't believe how fast time is flying. Summer will be over soon and I don't want to think about it. Wahhhhhhh~ Lol.

My recent buys include: baking soda, washing soda, honey, lemons, wax strips, razors, and a curling iron. I usually buy these items online but I needed these in a hurry at the closest store.

 My recent smoothie I've been making: mango and banana smoothie in orange juice base. This is sooooo yummy!

Before I went to go to my dentist I went to go get some Korean food. I got the salted mackerel. I love fish with the passion! It probably wasn't a good idea to get all this stuff in my teeth before seeing my hygienist lol.

One of my absolute favorite things to do on Thursday nights is go to the salad bar for dinner and pig out! OINK OINK! 

I was eyeing these patties while shopping... DROOOOOOLS ^^

I've been doing weight workouts for my butt and thighs and needed some weights and these were perfect. I'm moving on up!! YAY!

I made dinner. I sauteed shrimp, collard greens, mushroom, tomato, garlic, onion...I ate all of it. It was so good.

Funny thing today: I haven't been to my parent's backyard in a very long time. My parent's have some "mad" gardening skills (hint of sarcasm). When the hell did we get corn stalks????!!!!! Lol!

How is everyone's summer going???

I miss you and love you all! <3 p="">

100% Pure Cosmetic Buy: Gift, Samples, Foundation

I've been running out of my favorite makeup 100% Pure. My foundation powder and concealer was running low so I decided to make a purchase.

This Healthy Foundation is completely new to me. It was the most pricey out of the items I bought. I tried it on and it was okay. It's the first day so I'm still trying it out. I'll do another review again. Overall, it's a good foundation. 

This is the size of the foundation compared to the tinted moisturizer. I usually apply primer then the tinted moisturizer and then top it off with the foundation powder. I'm going to try the Healthy Foundation liquid and see if that will work well without the tinted moisturizer or powder.

I also got the Long Last Concealer. This is another new item for me. I bought the Everywhere concealer from 100% Pure before. It's pretty good but I wanted to try this one out. It's not as liquid consistent as the Everywhere concealer. The staying power is much better though as it's less likely to come off and it's water resistant. It's not as liquid or versatile as the Everywhere concealer. I might need both items to cater to different needs.

I also got a free gift with my purchase since it was over 35 dollars. :)

The bag is sooooo cute! I love pink anything. I got their luminous primer which I usually use under my foundation. I also got their lip and cheek tint in Cherry color. It's very bright and happy. I'll have to do a demo or something. I also got their illuminator but I have collected 3 of these already. I don't use luminating powder ever. I usually contour with blushes or bronzers. I also got their Perfect Pink Lip Creamstick.

The color is a bit bright for me but it's really adorable. I would probably wear this on special occasions as I'm not a huge lipstick person. I prefer nude lipstick colors with nude lip gloss. I LOVE NUDE! :)

I forgot to mention a small sample of their lovely mascara. I compared to their full size mascara below. I'm glad I got a sample size because I ran out of my full size one already!!! D=

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