Colgate Optic White: Brush Whiten GO! Review!

Hey yall!

So I received a product from Influenster I'd like to review for you all. It was the Colgate Optic White Toothbrush + Whitening Pen  duo/system. I received the toothbrush, which includes a whitening pen that is inside of the toothbrush handle, and a small sample size of their toothpaste. This is what the toothbrush looks like in the packaging, just incase you would like to find it in your nearest store. (I have seen these at Walmart and Target but unsure about others)

Basically this is supposed to be a quick and easy way to whiten, and since you brush your teeth (hopefully) twice a day, you can easily whiten twice a day. So here are some pros about this product:
1. Easy access to whitening product means more likely to whiten. I have other whitening products I love, but I am a lazy college student and sometimes I do not feel like taking many trips to the bathroom or carry a large amount of products. Sometimes having a long beauty routine even gets old. This is why the pen is helpful because it is directly inside of your toothbrush, so you just whip it out and whiten and you're off to start or end your day.
2. Brush quality. The brush head is soft and did not irritate my gums and it seems to do a fine job. I prefer the toothbrushes that have a moving brush head so that it really cleans your teeth, but this would do a good job as well.

Yeah, not many pros. Onto the cons...
1. Price. I believe this runs at around 10-12 dollars, I haven't done my research very thoroughly. If you have coupons I am sure that would help, but that seems like quite a bit for a toothbrush. I bought an electric toothbrush for about 6 dollars, and the changeable brush heads are only about 3 dollars. That is a much better price for a much better product. I understand that this isn't just a toothbrush and it includes a whitening product, and perhaps if the whitening product was better and more effective, I'd like it more.
2. Quality. The actual whitening product itself does not do much with regards to whitening. Plain and simple.
3. Messy. The whitening product is supposed to adhere to teeth easily so that there is no rinsing involved and the process is as easy as possible. This isn't the case. I had to rinse after using this product, and it was very messy when I applied it. It was also messy coming out of the wand. It is definitely not a quick process, however the product tastes fine so I was not too bothered by the mess.

So my verdict is that I would not repurchase this, however this is a personal preference and I think everyone should try this out for themselves, because perhaps my teeth are doomed to a life of not being perfectly white and yours may not be forced to live this life! So give it a shot. I prefer electric toothbrushes, and that is just my personal preference.
Thanks for reading!

Disclaimer: I did receive this product for free from Influenster, but all opinions are my own and I do not get paid money to review these products.

My Beauty Resolutions for 2014

Hiya!

So this post is going to be about all of my resolutions for 2014 regarding beauty and some fashion. I am already a very active and healthy person so I do not typically make resolutions about working out. So here goes nothing!

1. Use a wider variety of the products I already have. I have a lot of makeup. That's no secret. This makes it very hard to use up a lot of products. I want to remember that I have a ton of favorite things I can use and I don't want to get stuck on one product. For example lately I've been trying to use a ton of different concealers throughout the week instead of just one. Sure, some of them aren't as good as others but they need to be used too.

2. Experiment with eye shadow. This is something I used to do all the time but for the past few months I've been pretty boring when it comes to my eyeshadow looks, I've been pretty keen on wearing neutral colors and I want to go back to having some color in my eye looks. I recently used an UD shadow that was very bright and green and used a brown shadow for the crease, and it looked great, so I'm going to try to continue doing this.

3. BB Cream Weekends. I'm hoping to give my skin a break on the weekends and use BB creams, at least during the day. Of course, when I have nights out or GOD FORBID a date, I'll use foundation but I want to give my skin some time to breathe and get some moisture and I love how bb creams feel. I would go completely without face makeup but honestly I think my skin feels and looks better with bb cream even after I take it off.

4. USE UP SAMPLES. I have so many samples its ridiculous. I could start my own subscription service. Anywho, I've accumulated so many because of things getting sent to me for review, Sephora purchases, Ulta purchases, etc. I just have too many and I need to start using them to make room for newer samples. I love samples because I discover products I may love or not like without having to buy the product. Let's use em up!

5. Try different hairstyles. I tend to love my hair either curly or straight but I rarely do anything fancy with my hair, and I want to just try some new things. This is going to be really hard for me because I go to the gym every day so sometimes it just makes sense to keep things simple so I don't have to fuss with my hair before/after the gym. Also, I really just love how long my hair is and I think the reason I usually just leave it down is because of my length. I wanna show it off, girl!

6. Take more time to wear a complete outfit. This is pretty simple. I want to not just think top and bottom. I need to remember to wear accessories more often. Last semester I was super busy constantly so I never really cared or had the time, but I love fashion and I love how I feel when I have a bangin outfit on, so I'm going to get back in the game.

7. Take off my makeup every night. This is something I know a lot of women have trouble with on those nights when you're already in bed and you just say ohhh I'll be ok for tonight I don't need to take my makeup off. I am guilty but I want to try to remove ALL of my makeup every single night no matter what time it is or how  I feel because skincare is so important to me.

So those are a few of my resolutions. What are yours?!

-Samantha

Sally Hansen Complete Salon Manicure Review! #CSMTKO

Hey gals! Back with another Influenster post. I received the Sally Hansen VoxBox loaded with some awesome nail polishes from Sally Hansen's complete salon manicure line. I already love these polishes so I was SO excited to receive these!

Here's a picture from my instagram! This is my favorite one called Red My Lips. It's gorgeous!

The reason I love these polishes is because it takes all the fuss out of doing my nails. The brush's size makes it quick and easy, the formula is opaque and sometimes I only need one coat! It has a base and top coat built in, so it's a strong polish, as well. Absolutely give these guys an A+!! Go get you some of these!

Samantha

-I did receive these from Influenster but all opinions are my own.