Dove #RaiseYourArms VoxBox is in!

This is just a heads up to let you know what's coming in the next few days. I've been using Dove's Advanced Care Nutrium Moisture deodorant and I'm going to use it a few more days so I can give a complete review. But just using it for the last couple of days has made a difference in my skin. So, keep an eye out for my review of this product that I was sent from Influenster. =)

January Favorites & an UNFAVORITE!

Okay, it seems like it's been forever that I've posted a favorites blog post! It's only been about a month! Well, this time... I've got quite a variety of favorites to pick from this time! From skincare to makeup tools! I also had a basket full of fragrances but I couldn't pick just one so I left them out completely! I might do a separate post just for fragrances. Who knows!

Let's jump in to my favorites!

Numero one---

This is my Avon Ideal Flawless invisible coverage liquid foundation. It is VERY full coverage and I'm in the shade Light Beige. I think I could go with one shade lighter for the winter but since I had never tried it before I wasn't positive which one I'd need. But nontheless, I ADORE this foundation. I've tried several drugstore foundations in my time but none of them (that I've tried) compare to this one. My previous favorite was the Covergirl 3n1 whatchamacallit. It has been bumped down to #2! It's sitting there as a backup just in case I let myself run out of this. But since I am an Avon Ind. Sales Rep.... I don't foresee that happening anytime soon! 

I don't know everything about the products I'm going to share in this post but the ones that I do know about... I'll let you in on all I know! =)

This foundation comes in 21 shades from light ivory to rich espresso. The one that I probably should have gotten was light ivory but I was afraid I wasn't THAT pale! The full coverage foundation DOES include SPF 15 and it gives you a luminous finish. It retails for $11. Avon often has sales, though, so you should keep your eyes open!

This one is certainly not a favorite for foundation... But I like to use it on days when I don't wear my previous favorite! It's really good at making the redness disappear but that's about all. It almost works as a face primer/bb cream type product. Almost. Now, remember... these are my opinions and how it works for my skin. Others will probably have a completely different result.

I got this Yaby product in my Ipsy Glam bag. 

It retails for $13.99 on Camerareadycosmetics.com. 

This lotion right here became my favorite in one use! Sadly, since it came in my Ipsy bag, it was only a small sample so it only lasted about a week. But I really think I will be purchasing the full size product. When I first saw it I cringed because I saw the word "rose". I know rosewater is supposed to do wonders for your skin but the scent of rose just makes me sick if it's too concentrated. With it being a lotion for my face, I was a little wary of it. But I uncapped it and took a whiff.... It WAS AMAZING. I didn't smell rose at all actually. It was very fresh, almost a citrus scent.
It's a vegan product so I knew that it would be good for my sensitive skin. You can find it at nourishorganic.com for $21.99. The only reason I haven't purchased it yet is because it is kind of expensive for a 1.5oz bottle... Even with the discount code from Ipsy. I watch the site regularly to see if they have a sale. =)

This is a new, limited edition Avon Glimmerstick eyeliner. It's a black liner with pops of blue mixed in the formula. I couldn't get it to show up in the swatch, though! It really is pretty, and glides on like a dream/. There are 4 shades in this LE collection and they retail for $7.00.

I'm actually not even sure these are available any longer! But Avon does have a True Color Eyeshadow Duo in Black Star that is very similar. Only thing different, really, is that Black Star isn't baked. The duo that I have is their Mega Impact eyeshadow in Flash Black. The silver is nice but the black is even better. It's a wonderful matte black. Just be careful when you use it wet! It is VERY dark. When you use it dry, it's much more subtle and it leans towards being more of a deep charcoal color. Which is actually the reason I like it. =) If interested you can find Black Star at youravon.com/khendrickson.

This one is pretty self explanatory! It's my favorite eyelash curler ever. It's $1 from ELF! It comes with an extra rubber strip for your lash protection. I got mine at Target. Walmart also carries ELF now. And sometimes the Dollar Tree and Dollar General! It's easily accessible! No need to order online, unless you're like me and love getting packages in the mail. ;)

I got this at Big Lots this past Saturday and have been using it twice a day every day since then... so that's been 8 times that I've used it. I think.... LOL! I've used this brand before and it works amazingly. I love products with Dead Sea Minerals. I use it at night as a makeup remover and then I use it in the morning to get off whatever oils or dirt got on my face over night. I believe this was $2.50 or $3.00.

This I got at TJMaxx (which is one of my favorite stores ever!) I got it for $5.99. The retail price at Spa Cosmetics for $11.99, I believe. Even if I can't find it at TJMaxx again, I think I'll definitely be purchasing it from the source! Shipping will get you, though! If you just order this the cheapest shipping is $14.84. But they are located in Israel, so it's completely understandable. If you order $80+ worth of products you do get free shipping on US orders! I really don't think it would be hard to get that much in your shopping cart!

Another thing that I REALLY liked about this product is that it is cruelty free! Yay!! =) 

Now to my one and only UN favorite. Are you ready for this? I should have this scheduled to post tomorrow because I'm getting ready to do throwback thursday product. LOL! I've kept this for several reasons. One being that I keep thinking that it will get better because it's Wet N Wild! And I adore me some WNW! BUT it has not. This product hasn't been around for a long time. The color pay off is horrendous and what does come off is a powdery mess. The purple shade in it, though, is quite pretty and pigmented but it does NOT save it from my trash can. You might ask why I am throwing it out after 7 years... (Yes, I know.. ewww... I couldn't help it. It's pretty and I'm a collector so I have a hard time throwing things out. Well, unless they're mascaras or other cream based products.)

Drum roll, please!!!

It's the Wet N Wild iSparkle. They say it's an ultra-intense, shimmer infused eyeshadow... HAH! I laugh at this. I couldn't even get swatches of this because the color is that bad. It just doesn't show up. And now, since I've decided to start decluttering my life, it's time to sacrifice this to the garbage can gods. Goodbye, pretty but bulky eyeshadow. I shall not miss you!


Daily Happenings:

It's been frigidly cold this month with a few 50 degree days thrown in there. The low this morning was 2 degrees. BRRRRRR!! I believe it's 50 days until Spring... I cannot wait.

We're under a fire weather advisory... should I be worried??

I have become obsessed with organization recently. And I've decided I need to make a roadtrip to St. Louis to go to the Container Store. ;)

I've been working fervently on new polishes for Glimmering Polish! I have been testing out new jellies and holos and cremes all month. (Hence the lack of polish in my favorites.)

Shop C-2 Now! My Avon Top Picks!

So, I've made a different blog.. I've decided that I wanted a separate one for my Avon business. If you would like to follow it you can at Krissy Sells Avon. I thought I'd give you the link of my C-2 top picks and I will just post from there from now on when it comes to Avon.

My C-2 top picks!

Anyway, I hope you enjoy it! Thanks, gals!

December Favorites!

I have several favorites this month. And they are all beauty related.

Let's get started!

I have really bad dry skin year round. In the winter it's like 100x worse! I put this on every night right before I crawl into bed. I find it refreshing and cool as it sets on the skin. I mainly apply it onto my forehead and the sides of my nose and cheeks. It's doesn't have a thick formula at all. It's kind of gel like. I exact product is no longer available from Avon but you can find the new (and just as wonderful) version of it here. It retails for $32 USD. 

This is the Revlon Photoready concealer in Fair. I had never tried a concealer by Revlon before, and I wasn't even looking for a new concealer when I found this one at my local grocery store on clearance. It usually retails for around $9 I believe but I got this one for $2.99. I quickly snatched it up. I adore this stuff! I don't apply it directly to my face, though. I use the tip of my finger to get some of the product off before dabbing it on under my eyes and on the sides of my nose and along the bridge of my nose. Not only does it conceal well.... It also brightens! It's a 2 for 1! =)

I got 5 of these at CVS one day at the beginning of the month. They were all 50% off so I couldn't pass that up! This one right here is my favorite out of the bunch. It's called On Cloud Nine. It stays true to Wet n Wild's fashion. It's buttery soft and so pigmented. The smokey gray blue eyelid shade, the hot chocolate brown crease color, and the very VERY pale blue browbone color gives you a pretty natural look.

BH Cosmetics was having a REALLY amazing sale one day so I took advantage of it and bought this palette I'd been dying to get since it came out. This is my first purchase from BH Cosmetics but I know it won't be my last. From what I can see, they always have good sales going on. I'm not going to go too in depth here because I plan on doing a review on it after I've been using it for a while. Swatches will be available then. These colors are INSANE! They really are true to color. The packaging is amazing. There's really nothing I don't like about it.  The colors are completely out of my comfort zone because I lean more towards natural/ neutral colors. But this palette is a dream. =)

I've become somewhat of a lipstick hoarder lately. I can't seem to stop buying them. Especially Avon lipsticks. They are unbelievably moisturizing! Not only are they very affordable, but there's SO many shades available. This particular lipstick is the Avon Ultra Color Rich Brilliance lipstick. Sadly, it is no longer available for retail. Which really saddens me. I didn't get to try any of the other colors in this line. They do still have many more collections of lipsticks to choose from and I haven't found one yet that isn't moisturizing and very pigmented. (If you want an in depth review of all of Avon's collections, let me know in the comments below!)

 These babies here are also Avon. They are the Nail Art Color Strips. They come in a wide variety of designs. This particular one is called Color Shock and they retail for $10 a piece. I used to think that all of the nail art strip type things from any retailer were WAY too expensive. But after I tried them, I completely changed my mind. I don't usually do full manis with them. I usually just do one or two accent nails. This time I decided to try it out on all of my digits to see how well and long they lasted. So far, I'm going on day 4 and I haven't had a bit of trouble with lifting around the edges or anything like that. The first one I used was one called Zebra Bling and I did 2 accent nail on each hand. Those lasted for 2 weeks! I couldn't believe it. I was so shocked. I had to touch up my other fingers with polish several times in that time period. And you can see that you can still use these even when you have crazy short nails like I do. =)

So, that's my December favorites. I'm not going to do a 2013 favorites like some people are doing. I have a hard enough time trying to pick what I like best for each month! I can't imagine having a years worth of products to choose from!

A new idea!

I was trying to think of a way for me to get my name out there in the Avon rep world. I came up with the idea of blogging about my top picks of each campaign. C-2 is starting 12/31/13 and there's 2 weeks or so that it will be current. From then until January 13th. So, be on the look out for those! Look for the one for C-2 to be published within the next few days!

On a side note, I seem to be having technical difficulties with my Avon webstore. It would appear that I am no longer accepting new customers... which is entirely untrue.  I am in the process of getting that worked out. With that being said, you do not have to be in my district... you don't even have to order from me. I just thought it would be helpful for people to know some of the key products and products that I think are a hit with each campaign.

Thanks for reading!

Isn't this the happiest time of year??

The holidays are always stressful until Christmas actually gets here. That's when I can just sit back and relax and enjoy my time with my family.

This year, I don't even know if I'll be able to relax. I don't even know what I'll be doing. Yesterday all was going along as normal... I was organizing Christmas gifts to wrap and singing along to Mariah Carey's Christmas album and then all of a sudden it completely took a turn for the worse.

If you read a previous post about what I was thankful for then you know that I don't have the best relationship with my dad... In fact, I don't really have one at all. But it's not for my lack of trying. There's just something that stands in the way of any kind of relationship I have with him.

Well, yesterday he called a family member because he was in severe pain and he couldn't breath. He was rushed to the hospital and immediately seen in the emergency room. There was no waiting for him because it was apparent that he was in such distress... Turns out he had an aneurism on his aorta and it was moments away from rupturing. They had no room for him so they flew him to a hospital almost two hours away. A large blood supply went with him because if the aneurism ruptured then he would bleed out instantly.
By the time he got to the next hospital the aneurism had done what they were afraid of but he was immediately rushed into surgery to correct what was wrong. The aneurism was already  9cm long so it took much longer than they anticipated. While on the table he went into cardiac arrest and it took them 20 minutes to revive him. Now he is in a medically induced coma and on a respirator for possibly 6 days. He's very sick and they're only giving him a 50/50 chance of surviving this.

If they bring him out of the coma in 6 days... that will be Christmas. I have no idea what's going to happen or what's even expected to happen. I don't know if in 6 days they're bringing him out because he will be better by then or if they're bringing him out of it to see if he'll be better.

I'm a nervous wreck and I'm falling apart. I  feel helpless and I have no clue what I'm going to do...

Influenster!

I signed up for Influenster today! And to take my mind off of the horrible events from today I've been typing up my reviews of every product under the sun so I can earn badges that will then let me earn voxboxes!

You don't have to wait until Influenster sends you products. It seems like there's an endless supply of products, from beauty to home and travel, for you to review. I've really been enjoying sharing my opinion of everything that I've tried. I'm also learning about new products that I didn't even know existed.

So click the button below and see what it's all about!

P.S. You might even see some embarrassing reviews... LOL!