Monday, December 26, 2016

MellyBeeBows Sponsored Review

Hello fellow internet bloggers!  Are you in need of adorable hair accessories at a reasonable price?  If so, this review is what you need to read.  This review is over the magnificent MellyBeeBows on Etsy.  Melissa, the owner, was kind enough to send me three bows for free.  She also gave me a coupon code "AsiaPearce" for 10% off your order.  Now onto the review!

The bows that I received were the small fabric bows.  These bows are 4 inches long and have an alligator clip glued to the back on it.  There are three sizes of bows, mini, small, and medium.  You can choose between felt and fabric, alligator clips, snap clips, and hair tie bows.  This wide selection made it a bit difficult for me to choose which hair bows I would have liked to receive!  In the end, I chose a black bow, a burgundy bow, and a white bow all in a size small with alligator clips.  These clips are attached by what seems like hot glue.  The hot glue seems to help hold the clip closed which is really useful since my hair tends to repel these kinds of clips.

I've worn each bow at least once in both wigs and my natural hair.  Each time I've worn them I had no issue with them slipping or sliding around.  My hair is on the fine side so it is hard for things to stay in my hair without them slipping around.  Somehow with these bow clips, they grab onto my hair and don't slip around.  Because of this I feel like they would also be able to stay in any other hair types, real or not!

But Asia, how much are they!?  Thank you strangers of the internet I can't actually hear!  These bows are incredibly cheap.  Each one of the bows I received are under $4!  Also, shipping is a reasonable price as well.   Shipping time for the shop is typically 2-5 business days depending on location.  Sadly, the shop doesn't ship internationally just yet and only ship within the USA.  Stay tuned to their Etsy shop and Instagram for updates on shipping locations!

Over all, I absolutely love these bows.  Whenever I get the chance to wear a bow, these are the ones I reach for.    The quality is way better than what you're actually paying.  They are very secure and won't be falling apart on you.  MellyBeeBows has a fabulous range of styles of bows that will please anyone's style taste...unless they don't like bows then I don't know what to tell you.

I hope you all enjoyed this review!  I apologize greatly for not making a post in forever.  This semester of college is over and I've found out how to balance social media and other aspects of life.  If you have any suggestions of what I should review next, please let me know!

Survive until next time my fellow internet bloggers!

-AsiaPearce
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Thursday, October 6, 2016

Pinkicon O-Lens Silicone Hydrogel in Magical Grey Sponsored Review

Hey fellow internet bloggers!  Hope you all are doing fantastic.  I hope you guys like colored contacts because I have another review of them.  Personally I love colored contacts because it can change up your entire look without that much effort.  I was contacted by Pinkicon through email about possibly reviewing a pair of their contacts.  The options they gave me were some what odd to me.  The reason why is because of the life span on the contacts once open.  They ranged from 1 a day colored contacts to 6 month life span contacts.  Personally this was my first time seeing colored contacts with this.  After giving much thought of which ones I felt would be best to review, I chose the O-lens Silicone Hydrogel in Magical Grey.  I mostly chose these because of an upcoming cosplay of Nyan Cat.  The life span on these are 6 months once you open them up.

Upon arrival these lenses came in glass vial jars that are practically the same as any other colored contacts lenses.  As always, please be careful when opening these glass jars because the metal seals are very sharp!  I find using pliers are the easiest to use when opening the jars.  These lenses did come with a contact case which is always incredibly helpful even more so with those who are just starting out with lens wearing.  Besides the lenses and lens case I also received a catalog of the companies products.  It is in Chinese so it may be a bit difficult to figure things out but thankfully there are pictures and easy to distinguish prices.  Once I had explored all of the goodies that arrived within the package, I put my contacts in their case to soak for 8 hours.  Normally I like to wait 12 hours before popping in new lenses.

The day of the convention, I did a full face of makeup including false eye lashes.  I was a bit on edge with wearing colored contacts with so much makeup.  Thankfully I had nothing to worry about.  I was able to wear these lenses for a little over 8 hours.  Never before in my colored contact wearing have I been able to do this.  Usually my eyes begin to get irritated around hour 3 and I have to take them out after hour 5.  These lenses were soft, breathable, and extremely comfortable.  Even after taking the lenses off, my eyes didn't itch or bother me like what happens with other lenses I wear some time.



Lenses in natural light
Lenses with flash

Left: no contact Right: with contact


Once these lenses expire, I plan on purchasing another pair of these grey lenses.  They're also the first pair of grey lenses that don't look like black lenses on me.  This is because of how dark brown my eyes are.  These lenses though stay a nice cool grey color on me.  For those with dark colored eyes, I would highly recommend these to those who need cool grey contacts.

Over all, I would recommend these to anyone who needs contacts.  They are incredibly comfortable and make it feel like your'e not wearing anything at all.  I give these contacts a 5 out of 5.  I had lovely customer service, reasonable shipping time, and an excellent product.  If you guys have any questions, comments, or concerns, please let me know!

Survive until next time my fellow internet bloggers!

-AsiaPearce
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Friday, July 22, 2016

Lush Wigs in Style Carmel Review

Hello fellow internet bloggers!  Today I'm coming at you with a wig review.  I've been really excited to be able to do this review.  Which wig company am I reviewing?  The one and only Lush Wigs formally known as Geisha wigs.  These wigs price range starts at  $33.34 USD and the most expensive is $70.69 USD.  Lush Wigs is based in the United Kingdom and ships to multiple countries.  To find out if they can ship to your country, click here.  Also to figure out how much your shipping will cost, I have included a picture of the chart they have on their website.  You can also find the chart yourself here under the "How much does delivery cost?" drop down menu.  Shipping ranges depending on where you live.  If you're from the UK shipping takes about 2 days, EU takes 3-5 days, and worldwide is 5-7 days.  Keep in mind though that these time lines are during business days.  Now that we have the technicalities out of the way of cost and shipment, onto the review!

When first deciding to choose a wig, it was incredibly hard to pick which wig to buy first.  What made me decide on the Carmel wig, which you can find here, was it's unique color.  On the website it states that the wig is a light brown.  For me it looked more strawberry blonde which I've always wanted to try on. The only thing that threw me off was the side sweep bangs.  I love the look on other people but for me it gets frustrating to wear.  A quick fix with some scissors solved the problem though once it was in my hands.

Wig in hairnet and plastic bag
Upon receiving my wig, it arrived in a plastic shipping bag.  Within the bag was the wig bag that seals.  The wig is wrapped in what looks like an oversized loose hairnet.  Some wigs will also come with tissue paper stuffed into the cap to help keep the shape of the "scalp" of the wig or it's tracks.  There was also a tag/card that came along with the company's name and the style of the wig.  Once I took everything out of it's packaging I did a quick run through with my fingers to separate some of the curls.  I found a couple tangles which I was able to easily fix using my wig brush.

After fixing the curls and tangles, I put it on and fell even more in love.
I love the color of the wig and how it goes with my skin tone.  I'm always nervous when I get a new wig with how it'll match my skin tone due to how pale I am.  That was not an issue with this wig though.  Personally, I think the wig looks incredibly natural on me.  When I first put it on though, it looked a bit unnatural to be but after wearing it around some and letting it sit on my wig stand, it was all good.  Like most wigs, the inside of the wig has some adjustable straps on the back of the wig (kind of where your natural hair line ends).  I'm experimenting where I need my straps still.  The issue I have is that the wig tends to slip back on me.  I don't know if this is because my head is big or I need to adjust the wig so the straps are tighter on my head.
Wig with uncut bangs

When I wear my wig though I don't find it itchy.  I've worn a couple wigs that were incredibly itchy so with the little itch there maybe with this wig, I don't notice.  The wig can get hot but what wig doesn't get hot on warm days and/or a full day of wearing it?  Overall I find this wig to be amazingly comfortable.  Even with it's length, which falls to my waist, I don't have any problems with it bothering me when going about my day.  While wearing this wig, I've been complimented many times on how people like my new hair style and dye job.  It's funny when I tell them its actually a wig because they don't believe me.

I give this product a 9/10.  Only reason why it isn't a 10/10 is because of how the wig keeps slipping back some.  I can't tell if its because of me not figuring out where I need the straps or what.  Overall, I highly recommend this wig to those who are starting to wear wigs to those who are veteran wig wearers.  This wig is perfect for daily wear with how realistic and natural it looks.  I'm incredibly happy with my purchase of my Caramel LushWigs wig.  I defiantly plan on buying more wigs from LushWigs.  They have a nice, helpful, and easy to use website.  Plus they're shipping time is fantastic.  I was expecting my wig to take longer than the actual shipping time was.

Have any of you ordered wigs from LushWigs?  If no, do you own wigs?  Let me know down in the comments!  Survive until next time my fellow internet bloggers!

-AsiaPearce
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Monday, June 20, 2016

Geolica Euro Lady Aqua Blue Sponsored Review

Hey fellow internet bloggers!  Today's review is over Geo Lenses Geolica Euro Lady Aqua Blue contacts that I was sponsored.  If any of you follow my YouTube or Instagram, you would have seen me wear these multiple times and a video in which I used these for a make up look.  Hands down these are one of the most comfortable pairs of lenses that I own.  They look natural and have fooled people into thinking that the color was my actual eye color.

Contents of package
When I first received them, they arrived in a plastic bubble wrap envelope.  Within the envelope everything was put together in a plastic wrap bag.  Opening the bag I received the contacts, 1 contact lens case, business card, and an informational booklet about the contacts.  As I examined the contents of my package, I noticed an anti-fake sticker on the contact lens box.  This is something I've never seen when I purchase contacts.

With this, you scratch off the sticker like a lottery ticket.  Underneath you find a code to put into Geo Lenses anti-fake system which you can find here.   Personally, I find this to be really cool and should be a more known system to use to make sure you lenses are safe.

When I entered my code
Another thing that was different about these lenses of other lenses that I own is there individual packaging.  Instead of vials, these came in flat plastic containers with a foil lid.  This was awesome since this packaging was a lot safer to open then when opening the glass vial ones.  With these all you had to do was peel back the foil.  You don't have to worry about accidentally cutting yourself on the mental lip that keeps the stopper on the glass vials.  The only con I found with these was that I got the solution the lenses were in all over the table.  That could have just been me though since it was my first time working with those kinds of containers.  Taking the lenses out are the same as when I take them out of glass vials.  You can find a video of how I do that in this video I've previously made here.


Lens containers
With the booklet that was included gave information about the lenses and what everything meant on the lenses containers.  This was another thing I've never seen with other companies that I've purchased/received contacts from.  All of this extra information from the company with the anti-fake system and informational booklet really put my worries at rest.  I'm always slightly nervous with getting contacts from companies that I don't quite know.

Selfie with the lenses
Once I was able to wear the lenses the next day, oh my word they're comfortable!  Usually I'm not really able to wear contacts for the whole day.  After about half a day of wearing lenses, my eyes started to become irritated.  With these though, my eyes only became irritated at the end of the day when I was ready to take the lenses out.  Plus I didn't have any other the coloring of the lenses in my field of vision.  This is something that annoys me when I wear lenses but not this time!  Again, it was like I wasn't wearing anything on my eyes.

Top: w/ lenses
Bottom: w/o lenses
I have dark brown eyes so it can be hard for me to find lighter colored lenses that show up.  These lenses though show up amazingly on me.  The coloring is my prime blue colored lenses for me that look natural.  To the right you will see the comparison with the lenses on and the lenses off.

Overall, the lenses are amazing and I will be purchasing from Geo Lenses.  The lenses are incredibly comfortable.  During the process of picking out the lenses and talking back and forth with Christine, felt very comfortable with the customer service.  From beginning to end, the business was very professional and friendly.  I highly recommend Geo Lenses to people who are first starting to wear colored contacts to those who have been wearing them for years.

Thats all fellow internet bloggers!  Make sure you check out Geo Lenses once again.  I hope you all enjoyed this review.

Survive until next time my fellow internet bloggers.

-AsiaPearce


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Wednesday, June 15, 2016

Back From the Dead!

Hey there fellow internet bloggers!  I just wanted to apologize for being MIA for the past twoish months.  After my last blog post I was slammed with end of school finals and RA duty.  Now I have a  new job that consumes most of my time.  When I'm not working I'm usually exhausted from work.  Since I'm too exhausted to make YouTube videos at the moment, I shall muster up the energy for some reviews for you all!  I have many reviews coming up.  Up coming reviews are: 2 wigs, 4 contacts,  2 hair products, and 2 lip sticks.  My fingers are crossed that you all will enjoy them.  I've been thinking about the theme for my blog (besides reviews).  The products I want to mainly review are beauty/fashion products.  Personally I consider the upcoming reviews all beauty/fashion products.   I'm a sucker for fashion and beauty reviews and have always wanted to contribute.  If you guys have any suggestions of things to review, please comment down below and let me know!  I love trying out new things in the two categories mentioned.

Survive until next time my fellow internet bloggers!

-AsiaPearce <3
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Sunday, April 24, 2016

LMKittenShop Review

Hello fellow internet bloggers!  Today's review is a sponsored post by LMKittenShop on Etsy.  The owner designed two collars based on my personality.  It is safe to say that she was on point about the designs.  LMKittenShop is on the newer side of Etsy shops and is based in Canada.  So far she only makes collars of a variety of styles.  The owner is incredibly approachable when it comes to customs or questions in general.  Now that the technicalities are out of the way, lets get to the review!

The collars arrived in a bubble wrap envelope with little to no damage done to it.   Upon opening the package, there was a note within it saying that she hoped that I enjoyed the collars.  Each collar was wrapped with pink tissue paper which was a lovely touch.  I may be biased though because I'm a sucker for anything pink.

As I said before, there were two different styles of collars sent to me.  Each collar came with a matching ribbon.  The first collar I opened was a cream and pink collar with two bows in the middle.  This was to match my more girly personality.  Personally, I think that the collar is spot on with hitting that personality.  The second collar I got reminds me of t
he YouTuber Markiplier. I won't lie it is mostly because of the mustache charm.  Another factor is because of the color combination because of how he has dyed his hair.

For the quality of the collars, they're really well put together.  On the back the stitching reminds me of how KittenSightings does theirs.  I've also put these through multiple tug tests.  After all of these the collars are completely fine.  There was no tearing or any other type of concerning noises hinting at the collar tearing.  Overall these collars are amazing quality.

I give these products a 9 out of 10.  The seller is extremely easy to approach and willing to work with the customer to give them exactly what they'd like.  Make sure you all check out LMKittenShop on Etsy.
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Saturday, April 2, 2016

CircleLensesUSA Circle Lens Review

Hey all!  Welcome back again for another review.  This review is sponsored by http://circlelensesusa.com.  Never heard of CircleLensesUSA?  Totally understandable because they are a new company within the United States of America.  This company carries GEO lenses of deferent colors and diameters.  They also are carrying false eye lashes to add to your kawaii look!  Since they are a new company, they are currently having a grand opening sale.  This sales consists of ALL circle lenses on sale for $16.95 USD.

A cool thing I found about this company is that on their site, they have all of their certifications on display which you can find here.  Besides this, if you're from within the United States,  shipping time is a lot faster than if you ordered from other countries.  This is a given though since it is like that if you live within the same country a company is.  Now with the technicalities out of the way, time for the review!

The lenses I received were Geo Xtra Brown 2 Tone Circle Lens WTA45.  I'm not sure why they're labeled as brown when I found them under the black contact lens category.  Also when I received them they're black and grey.  This may just be a technical issue going on with the new site.  Shipping time was excellent from when they were said to be sent to when I received them.  The shipping time was 3-4 days.

Opening up the package, the lenses were wrapped in bubble wrap to protect them when being shipped.  Like other circle lenses I've gotten, they were packaged in a small glass vial.  On the lid and the sticker of the vial theres information about the contacts themselves which will be shown here:

Arrow on metal rim in middle
I've never noticed this before on this type of packaging but on the metal rim that seals the vial, there is an arrow that shows where to open the lid.  This is incredibly helpful when opening the vial.  Please be careful when opening up your contacts!  I have a video on my YouTube on how to prep your new contacts if you would like to learn how.

When finally able to wear the contacts, my eyes were bugged slightly.  This was all on my end though due to how dilated my eyes were because of lighting.  Since my eyes were dilated, I was able to see the grey coloring in the outer rim of my vision.  This went away though once by eyes became undilated. Once my eyes were adjusted to the feel of the contacts, everything was quite comfortable.  The only thing I can feel, if I'm thinking about the contacts, is the outer rim when I blink.  Again though, this is only when I think about how I'm wearing the contacts.

I've gotten compliments on how natural looking these contacts are.  They are on the darker side but that is to be expected since they're black contacts with a grey middle.  The only thing that seems to give away that I'm wearing contacts is that my pupils are enlarged.  People only seem to notice though when they're close to me and looking at my eyes.

The negatives I have to say about CircleLensesUSA is that they don't provide a contact lens case with your purchase.  So if you purchase circle lenses from CircleLensesUSA I would go out and buy a cheap contact lens case while they're being shipped.  Another thing is that the contacts do bother my eyes some after wearing them for 2 hours.  This could just be my eyes though and not the company.  Other than that, I don't have anything negative to say about these contacts!

Overall I honestly recommend CircleLensesUSA, click here for their website.  I give them a 8
out of 10.  Shipping time, product quality, and customer service was all around lovely.  You can find CircleLensesUSA social medias here:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CircleLensesUSA/?fref=ts
Instagram: @circlelensesusa
Twitter: @circlelesnsesusa

Survive until next time my fellow internet bloggers.

-AsiaPearce
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Thursday, March 17, 2016

Little Lycan Baby Kitten Ear Review

Hey fellow internet bloggers and welcome back to another review.  First things first though, I have a question for you all.  Would you like two reviews a month or no?  If I were to do two reviews a month, would you like one at the beginning and one in the middle of the month?  I want to know what you guys would like!  Thats all I need from you.  Now to the review!

Unopened package
I've been following Little Lycan on Instagram for awhile now (@little.lycan).  She makes beautiful realistic looking ears for your cosplay or inner pet needs.  I've had my eye on her baby kitty ears on a headband for awhile and about three weeks ago I caved and ordered a pair from her website.  One pair of her baby kitten ears on a headband are $15 USD.  For realistic ears that look high quality, I thought this was quite the bargain.  Even shipping was more than reasonable for $2.54 USD within the United States.  After shipping the ears cost $17.54 USD which, compared to other realistic ear shops, is a steal.  Shipping on them was fabulous.  I purchased the ears March 4th and they were shipped out March 8th.  These ears were made to order and it only took 4 days for them to be made.
 Which, in my opinion, is excellent time.  Once shipped, I was able to track where the ears were.  On March 11th my ears had arrived.

Once I was able to get my package, there was no damage to the envelope.  After opening the package, you could tell that the shop owner took the time and are into packaging the ears.  The ears are wrapped in a tissue paper which then have a ribbon tied around them.  Within the ribbon is a little bag with a hand written note from Little Lycan herself, tiny eraser, and a piece of candy.  When shipped the ears arrive flat which you then have to bend yourself to the desired shape you would like.  As you bend the ears, it is best to take it slow just so you don't accidentally damage the ears.  How I shaped my ears was bending the outer corners inwards to get a
classic feline shape.

Flatted ears
I wore these ears for two days straight and had no problems with them.  The ears are small enough to be semi-discrete but still realistic looking.  A few people came up to me wondering if the ears were just my hair styled a certain way or actual ears.  Once I told them they were ears, they were quite impressed with the quality and appearance of the ears.  When wearing ears that are on headbands for an extensive time period they can bother one's head.  With these ears though, that was not the case.  I have a sensitive head so I was expecting to have to take the ears off after two hours or so.  The ears proved me wrong though and I was able to wear them for up to ten hours on the first day.
Package contents

Overall, the quality of Little Lycan's shop is amazing.  I give her 10 out of 10 for her site layout, customer service, shipping time, and product quality.  It is safe to say that I will be ordering another set of ears from her.  To find her shop you can click here and find her Instagram at @little.lycan.

Survive until next time my fellow internet bloggers.

-AsiaPearce
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Wednesday, March 2, 2016

LimeCrime Unicorn Lipstick Eraser Review

Hey all and welcome back to another review!  Today's review is obviously a review for LimeCrime's Unicorn lipstick in the shade Eraser.  The Unicorn lipsticks are being discontinued though and are currently $8 USD on the LimeCrime website.  I've heard many mixed reviews of LimeCrime and their background.  I will be doing the opposite of this and just reviewing the product as it is.  The review will be as if the company is new to me.  Let's get started!

When purchasing this lipstick, the experience was simple and easy.  There was no problem with ordering the product.  The main reason why I purchased this was because of the Unicorn Lipstick being discontinued.  Once the lipstick was ordered it took about a week or two for it to arrive.  I was a bit disappointed with how long it did take to ship.  It could have taken as long as it did due to the high number of products they must have been shipping out.

LimeCrime's swatch of Eraser
Upon arrival, the product came in a little box with no damage done to it.  As you open the box you're greeted with pink tissue paper and the LimeCrime logo on the inside of the box.  Pushing aside the tissue paper, I was able to find my lipstick.  The lipstick box itself was absolutely adorable.  Then the packaging of the lipstick itself was wicked cute.  There was no factory like smell coming off of any of the packaging which was a pleasant surprise.

Eraser with NO flash
The product itself is an amazing vivid color.  It is an amazing coral nude which goes amazing with my pale completion.  I don't know about you guys but I also smell my lipsticks so that is what I did with Eraser.  The smell reminds me of MAC lipsticks which smells like frosting and cake batter.  Again this was a pleasant surprise to me because lipsticks can have not so pleasant smells to them.  Though it smells delicious, I wouldn't recommend tasting it.  If you get some of the lipstick on your teeth, don't lick your teeth to clean them.  What I do is either take a cotton swab or a tissue to wipe the lipstick off my teeth.

When applied to the lips, make sure to use lip balm.  I found that this lipstick can dry out your lips which no one likes.  The effect wasn't the same as advertised on LimeCrime's site or other social medias.  On their swatch pictures of Eraser, it appears that Eraser has a moisturizing  effect which allows the lipstick to have some shine.  For me, this wasn't the case and it actually
Eraser WITH flash
had an almost matte finish.  Another thing I found with this lipstick is that it stains the outer edges of your lips making them look chapped.  Really all what I do is reapply it to make it not appear this way.  I will say that it takes awhile for it to actually wear of which is nice.

Overall I rate this product a 7.5 out of 10.  The main reasons why I don't rate it any higher is due to the misleading swatches LimeCrime has of the product.  Also because of the outer ring it leaves on the lips after awhile.

So that is it for this blog post!  If you guys have any questions, comments, or concerns leave me a comment.

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Friday, February 19, 2016

PixieTails Flow Wand Review

Hey fellow internet bloggers.  This post will be reviewing a PixieTails flow wand and shop experience.  First of all, what is flow and why does it have a wand?  There are many definitions of flow, the ones that fit best I've found are: "To move or run smoothly with unbroken continuity, as in the manner characteristic of a fluid.", "To proceed steadily and easily.", "To exhibit a smooth or graceful continuity".  These are just a few I found that fit best to this kind of flow's definition.  Flow isn't just held to a wand, but can be things such as staffs, hoops, poi, and others.  You can always look up flow wanding or flow in general on YouTube to which you will find many videos of awesomeness.  For the sake of this post though we will be focusing on a flow wand.  A wand can vary in length and either comes in short string or long string.  The wand is balanced so, if done right, will appear to be standing up on it's end in mid air.  In the end though, it really is an illusion.  I'm honestly not sure how to explain the illusion so, again, I recommend looking up flow wand videos.  Now onto the review!

How I cam into possession of this flow wand is that Izabelle (the owner of PixieTails) contacted me about doing a shop trade.  I would receive a product I wanted while I made her a decoden phone case.  I gladly accepted and we started talking about what designs we would like.  For my flow wand I asked for a short string reflective pink and white swirl.  I asked her what length of wand she would suggest and said 24 inches was the best.  During the designing process, Izabelle was a sweetheart, kind, and patient with me.  She even made two flow wands with two different types of pink reflective tape for me to pick from.  On her Instagram she posted videos of her testing each wand out for me as well so I could see them in action.  
No flash
Shipping was excellent and on time.  The wand was wrapped in two separate layers of brown construction like paper.  Once unwrapped (from a previous flow wand I purchased from her), there is a business card, a sticker, and the flow wand.  This time I received a not from her thanking me for doing the shop trade.  The short string was wrapped around the wand to prevent it from tangling during the shipping process.  
Flash
The flow wand itself was exactly what I was expecting and then some.  Upon using the wand, it was a little odd to balance it but that is due to me being used to my 26-27 inch flow wand I previously purchased from PixieTails.  After getting used to the wand length, I've had so much using it.  Since it is a reflective wand, when a camera's flash is on, it will look like it has LEDs within it.  This aspect is really cool for when I make videos with it.  I love using it in the dark with the flash on because it adds to the illusion of it floating on it's own and it just looks really kick butt.  

Overall, I give PixieTails a 5 out of 5 stars.  Customer service is always on point and the product and previous product I've purchased are amazing quality.  To see the wand in action, you can watch a video here (go to 3:29).  If you have any questions, comments, or concerns leave a comment!

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Tuesday, January 26, 2016

Barbie Luxury 3 Tones Green Circle Lenses

Hey fellow internet bloggers!  Hope you are all doing well and ready for my first review on here.  Today I will be doing a review on my Barbie Luxury 3 Tones Green Circle Lenses.  These were the second pair of contacts that I have ever purchased.  Now, lets jump into the basics of purchasing the contacts.

When purchasing the contacts, their cost was $16.90 USD.  I had a coupon that I received from my first purchase, this code took $1.69 off.  Shipping for the contacts was $5.00.  On the site, it says that shipping will take between 12 to 20 business days to arrive.  From my experience, it takes about a month for the contacts to arrive from date of purchase to arrival.  Personally, I feel like this is a decent time frame of receiving the contacts.  They're decently priced and safe to use from my experience of wearing them.

My personal experience wearing them is a bit odd since I'm still on the newer side of wearing contacts.  Once I have them in, there is barely any irritation to my eyes.  After wearing them for about an hour, I tend to forget that I have them in.  Since the contacts are technically circle lenses, my pupil does appear larger than it actually is.  There is only a slight difference though due to how large my pupils are already.  

With circle lenses
I have had people come up to me and ask if my eyes are natural the color of the contacts I'm wearing due to how real they appear from at a distance.  There have also been people that have come up to me after I took the contacts out asking if I'm wearing brown contacts (my eyes are naturally brown).  It isn't until you get up close and personal that you can tell that I'm actually wearing the Barbie Luxury 3 Tones Green Circle Lenses.

No circle lenses
To anyone wanting to start wearing colored contacts, I recommend Barbie Luxury circle lenses.  As stated in the name of the contacts I have purchased, they come in different tones.  These different tones give them a more natural look.  Personally, I think a natural look is best for beginners such as myself for first wearing contacts daily.

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