The Unwritten Road

 Instead of throwing out your candle when its all used up, why not recycle it. I always struggle trying to find ways to store my make-up brushes and then an idea came to me that the candle jar is the perfect size to store my brushes. The only problem was that there was still the wax and wicks where still there, trust me it is not difficult at all. I used a bath and body works candle but any candle in a glass jar would work.



What you need
 ♡ used up candle
 ♡ glitter
 ♡ mod podge
 ♡ nail polish remover
 ♡  foam paint brush
 ♡ knife


Step 1
  Start with taking your used up candle and putting it in the freezer for several hours. I left my candle in the freezer over night

Step 2
  You will need your candle from the freezer and a knife. Start by going around the wax with the knife and then place the knife in the middle and twist it to crack the wax and then remove the wax.


Step 3
 Wash out your candle holder with soap and water just to remove the residue. Also remove the price label and ingredients label on the bottom. It removes easily with water and the knife. The front label just peels off also.

Step 4
 If there is any sticky residue left n your candle from the stickers use the nail polish remover and it will easily come off.

Step 5
 Take your candle, mod podge and foam paint brush. Evenly paint the inside of the holder with mod podge and then sprinkle glitter on the inside. Turn your holder as you are spreading out the glitter to easily dispense it.



Step 6
  After the glitter is evenly around the holder shake off the excess glitter and turn it upside down to dry. It takes about 5 hours of so to dry, your best bet would to be to leave it over night.

Final product

High end makeup jumped on the brow band waggon for a few years now and now they have a competitor the drugstore. The drugstore is now coming out with brow products to reach more people as it is more affordable. One of the more common high end brow products is the Benefit Gimmie Brow, and a drug store option is the Rimmel Brow This Way. Both of these products are similar because its product that is on a wand that you comb through your brows to add color and to set the hairs into place.

Price
   Benefit Gimmie Brow $30
   Rimmel Brow This Way $8
 

Size
  Benefit Gimmie Brow 0.10oz
  Rimmel Brow This Way 0.17oz


Shade Range
  Benefit Gimmie Brow: Light/Medium or Medium/Dark
  Rimmel Brow This Way: Blonde, Medium Brown or Dark Brown

Brush



   The brush for the gummier brow is a nice size brush and has a nice length wand. The brush size is a good size for your brows and it reminds me of a mascara wand. The Brow This Way product has a similar wand, the only difference is the brush is larger which makes it a little harder to work with and it picks up a lot of product. I find that I have to scrape off a ton of product because there is so much on the brush. Overall I prefere the gimmie brow wand way more than the brow this way.

Formula

  I do not do much with my brows to begin with because they are dark and are full. I use these products just to fill in my few sparse spots and to keep my brows in place. The formula for the gimmie brow feels light weight and doesn't weight your brows down. It adds a nice bit of color and fills in my sparse areas. It also dries fairly fast also. The brow this way I find takes a while to dry and it clumps my brows together. When I started to use it I liked the product but about a week after using the product to get a true feeling for the product I found that I wasn't a huge fan.  I think it is mainly due to the brush, but the formula is very thick and takes FOREVER to dry. I also found that if you touched your brown throughout the day you would end up with product over your hands as if it never sets.

Lasting Power
   Both of these products have great lasting power, even when I take my makeup off after a 12 hour day both products are still on my brows. The only downside is that I find that sometimes I find that the brow this way product moved throughout the day and has clumped up in certain areas.

Overall
     At first I liked both products but you really need to try the products to see if you enjoy them, I find that you need to try them for a week or more to get a true opinion. After a week I decided that the Brow This Way product by Rimmel was not for me and I LOVED Gimmie Brow. I know there is quite the price difference but i'm willing to pay the money because of the differences between the two. Overall I'm happy that the drugstore has starting coming out with brow products as they are more affordable and are more readily available to people. So with that being said i'm wiling to try other drugstore brow products.

Just remember that everyone has different opinions. Also everyone has different brow shapes and colors, as well as people may like there products to have different needs then mine. The Gimmie Brow or Brow This Way might work differently with you, and you may prefer a different one then I did.

Im not sure how to really start except do you ever just feel unmotivated. Well I have and its actually been for a while, which I thought was odd as i'm normally a motivated person. When I look at people who commented about this before is that it happens to everyone, its normal and the length of time varies. I am a pretty creative person, and can normally throw a craft together in no time, put together a makeup look with whatever I have, but not lately. I've been struggling coming up with DIY projects and crafts which I put on this blog and my youtube channel, and with what to post on this blog and my youtube channel.

  This DIY is so simple and easy, and you can add your own twist to it. I love how everyone can make this but everyones look completely different, you can you bright, pastel, multi or single colors. You can also make the shapes different depending on what you want.


   I did learn I few things while making the DIY and I will make sure to mention what I learned to help you guys out.

What you need
- clay (as many colors as you want)
- parchment paper
- knife
- bowl
- rolling pin
- gold nail polish or gold paint pen

  A few months ago I couldn't get to sleep and found myself on the feelunique site. Of course I ended up looking at the Zoella beauty products, since she launched her products i've been wanting to try them. I added a bunch of products into my cart and they arrived about a month later. Out of the products that I have tried os far my favourite product is the scrubbing me softly scrub which was launched with her tutti fruity collection.

 Removing nail polish can be such a hassle sometimes especially if its glitter polish. Its such a chore, but J hate the look of chipped nail polish. The new craze is the dip nail polish remover, which is more expensive than nail polish remover but cuts your time in half removing it. I have found an EASY way that you can do it yourself with items you more than likely already own. It literally took 30 seconds to make.



What you need:

- nail polish remover
- sponge
-  jar with a sealable lid


What To Do

  Roll your sponge and fit it into the jar. Depending on the size of the jar you might need more than one sponge or cut the sponge. You want to make sure that the sponge just fits in the jar (don't leave a ton of extra room).


  Next pour in your nail polish remover, just enough for the sponges to soak up the remover. I used about a third of the bottle.


How to use the nail polish dip

  Lots of makeup brands have been coming out with some new spring products. The other day I was in my local Wal-Mart and was looking in the makeup department and was intrigued by this product. The Kate Moss sculpting and highlight kit done by Rimmel London looks like the total package. It has a highlighter, blush and contour shades.  I decided to give it a try because I love having products that have multiple products inside as it makes it easy to travel and well it has cute packaging. Like who doesn't love a little bit of gold on there products.



Shades

   The Kate Moss sculpting and highlighting kit comes in 3 shades
- 001 golden sands (fair - light)
- 002 coral glow (light - medium)
- 003 golden bronze (medium - dark)

   I think the shade range is great and an suit all skin tones, I am fair but I purchased 002 coral glow because a coral blush better suits my skin tone and the contour shade is a bit more ashy in color as I found the golden sands bronzer to be a bit orange.

Color payoff/ Formula

     The color payoff and the formula of these products is awesome for drugstore products. The color is true to the container, and not to much shimmer. All 3 the highlight, blush and bronzer have a bit of shimmer which kind of steered me off first because I like my bronzer to be matte but the shimmer is just the right amount to give you a healthy glow. The highlight has more shimmer but that is to be expected as it is a highlighter. The formula is more or a velvet feel and don't feel chalky which I was afraid of. Also there is very little fall out when you put your brushes in the product. The product applies fine straight over foundation or powder, it doesn't look cakey on the skin and wears great throughout the day.


Packaging

  I'm not gonna lie the packing total won me over. I was  standing in an isle being mesmerized by all the different makeup products and then it caught my eye. It is a sleek and simple package but it is outlined in like metallic gold. The packaging is great and sturdy, it doesn't feel flimsy or that it will fall apart. I also dropped it the other day when I was applying my makeup and the packaging and makeup withstood the fall.

Price

  This is a drugstore product meaning that it is very affordable. The price will vary depending on where you live I believe mine was about $9 CAD and I purchased it at Wal-Mart as I know sometimes these items are a little more expensive at Shoppers Drug Mart.

I love this product as it gives me and nice healthy glow and hey you can't beat having 3 makeup products in one package and I can't complain about the price. Will definitely repurchase this product.