A smell of the tropics!

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If you do not like the smell of coconut this is not for you. If you love coconut like I do then you will love the smell of this body scrub. It smells so delicious and so tropical. I like to use this in the night time during my shower. It leaves my skin feeling silky and very moisturized. It is full of great oils and vitamin E. Like the Arabica Coffee Scrub it smells great and feels great. It is a loose consistency so you can only use in shower otherwise you will have it every where. 

It is was affordable and I would order again. I don't have any bad comments about this scrub at all. 

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Wake me up in a jar!

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Holla Divas and Divos so time to talk skin! Yes I said skin. So I have been trying out this great body scrub and yes I said great. You know I don't come and tell lies. If I don't like it you will know. This one is a definitely a wake me up in a jar!

I was sent the Majestic Pure Arabic Coffee scrub. When you first open this product and smell it you get the strong aroma of the coffee. Think folgers commercial when you smell it. The aroma will wake you right up. This all natural product is best used in the shower. It is not a scrub that you can use outside of the shower. It is great for cellulite, stretch marks, and spider veins just to name a few of its benefits. 

I use this in the morning to give my skin a nice silky feel and a great wake me up. I do wish it didn't have a loose consistency and was more gel like so I can use it on my face our outside of the shower. 

I was able to get it thru Amazon. I received a huge discount on this item so that I could review for you. I used Amazon a Prime and received it well packaged and quickly. The price was pretty good and I would definitely purchase again. 

If you want to hear more go check out my first impression video and hear about it in my April Crush video.

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April Makeup Crush Monday (faves)

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Tech Tuesday: The Tablet/Phone Stand

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Hey Diva's and Divo's so I got another gadget for you guys. I was approached again thru Tomson to review this item. It is a phone/tablet stand. It may seem like a unnecessary item just from looking at it or you may say what is it's real purpose. I found it helpful to use it with my iPad especially while video chatting. Very often I would be on video chat while either cooking or doing dishes and would have to prop my iPad up on something and hope it would not fall. This item has been great for not only video chatting but for when I am cooking and using a recipe. It has made it easy to look over and see everything I need with little to no effort. 

Both the top and bottom are sticky so it will not shift or move but you can move it to any location you wish. The top part rotates. It is a magnetic top which allows it to move on the silver ball joint.

This simple sleek design will also work well on a office desk. Talk about discreet. You can put your phone on this and look over and see what's going on while working. Would I suggest this.....most definitely. Check out the Amazon seller and order this item.  http://www.amazon.com/Premium-Universal-Organize-Android-Tablets/dp/B01CYMF60U

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I was not paid for this review. I was able to get this item for a heavy discount for review purposes. The opinions shared in my blog are all of my own. I was  not told what to say nor given this item in return for a good review. It was heavily discounted and I paid the remainder.

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Tech Tuesday: intelliArmor 4 port usb wall charger.

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 Want a better way to not have so many items plugged in with all the different plugs? Well let me tell you about this great item. It retails for $19.95 on Amazon and if you have prime your shipping can be free. I got to opportunity to review this number thanks to the seller and got it for huge discounted price....only paid $1.

This item has been great for my family because we can have four devices plugged in with out having to unlucky someone's device. In addition there is a free plug now for plugging in maybe our waffle iron or the iron when we need too.

This 4 port usb charger is also very fast without slowing down any of the other devices that maybe charging. I like it for the fact we just have everything plugged into this one device and don't have a each charger plugged in. If you are looking for something that will allow for a neater and less cluttered counter top this is the way to go.

As a thank you from the seller they gave me a 20% off code SmartPwr.

Go check it out and get this little item you will thank me.

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MAC: Cinderella Collection

  

Hello my Diva beauties welcome to another edition here at Divas House. So February 26 MAC released its Cinderella collection on line and it is set to be in stores March 5th. I ordered my items the morning of the release and it was a good thing I did because by afternoon a lot of the items I purchased were sold out. Currently I am traveling so in order to bring this review to you online I had the items overnighted to me. 

Before I jump into packaging and the items let me tell you what I did not like about this line. It was a complaint that I hear from a few friends when I posted this line was coming. The biggest complaint was that it was not woman of color friendly. There were so many items in the line and if you don't know how to use the items to work with your skin tone you were not buying anything in this collection. Being a woman of color I found the lipsticks and glosses to be to light for me but realized I can pair them with other shades or lip liners that would give it an appearance that worked for me. 

 I did though find that the shadows appeared to be something I could work with. I didn't buy things like the eye glosses because I didn't find the shades anything I could use and reviews I read said that they may have been sticky. 

Another thing I didn't like and it has nothing to do with packaging it has to do with the site as a whole. So prior to this release you could sign up to get text and emails about the release. Now I am already signed up so I was just waiting for the notifications. I happened to be reading another beauty blog that had the dates posted for the release so I knew when they were coming out. The morning of  I just happened to awake before the release(8:30 a.m) and decided to check the site. Everything was already up and ready to be sold. So like I said I jumped on it before I missed out. Even in while picking items I lost out on one of the lipsticks only to find out it was a glitch after I had checked out. Another thing was the brushes. I had seen what they looked like on Pinterest but the site had the regular black brushes pictured so I won't know if they match the collection until I go in to a store to see if I can purchase the other lipstick and matching brushes ( a blending brush 217 and a angled brush).

On to what I did like about this collection. I absolutely love the packaging of this collection. The colors of the packaging are just like her ice blue dress she wears to the ball. If you are a makeup collector then this is a set that you would like to have even if it is just one or two pieces.  Like I said I got four items out of this collection. There was so much to pick from. What was in the collection just in case you haven't seen it our know the full details where two lipsticks, two lip glasses, two pigments, two eye glosses, a  6 shadow palette, a glitter, two pressed powders, two brushes and 3 nail polishes.

The items I got where the 6 shadow palette called Stroke of Midnight,the pressed powder in Coupe D' Chic, lipstick in royal ball and lip glass in happily ever after. My first impression of this is I love the packaging. The colors in the palette I can work with. The lipstick and glass I would have to use with something else to get a good look for myself otherwise don't thing these would be for me by itself. The pressed powder does have a nice shimmer where I can see myself using it as a highlighter being that it is a irreidescent powder. All in in all I like this collection but wish it had more for women of color even if Cinderella wasn't a woman of color. I am sure every woman especially one who is. Mac junkie wants to feel and look like a princess. Any way my fabulous Divas stay tuned for my review on my yt channel DivasHouse. In the mean time stay fabulous because your girl is always.

Diva's DIY: Vanity Lights

So this was my first DIY project of the new year in the new place. I needed better lighting in my makeup space and hadn't thought about how to do it until I was sitting watching YouTube and stumbled upon a easy way to get what I needed. In the picture above is everything you will need. What's not pictured is the hook I used to hang my lights and the bulbs I used which were two packs of daylight bulbs. You can visit your local hardware store to get these items. The light switch control if you can not find at hardware store I did notice target does carry similar switches.

In order to convert this to a plug in fixture you will need to connect the extension cord to the wires of the fixture. Cut of the piece of the cord that you would plug other plugs into. Expose some of the wires because you will be attaching that to the wires of the fixture.

In order to pull the wires back into the fixture remove the socket rims by pulling them off. Pull the wires back thru.

 You will connect the rough side of the cord to the white wire and the smooth side to the black wire. Cover those with the caps by simply screwing them on. Tuck all of that back in and then place top plate back on.   

I made it so the cord was hanging out the side. After I was happy with the placement I replaced the socket rings. I put in a bulb to test it, plugged it in and we had light! I then took my fixture plug and plugged it into my switch adapter and made sure that worked.

 Here is the end result. I took a screw in hook, screwed it into the wall above the mirror and then hung the fixture. The fixture has 4 daylight style bulbs. These bulbs give off great daylight style light. I feel like these are the best for doing your makeup. I do plan to replace the mirror over the cord so that it is not in the way. I keep the switch at the end of my table but I can screw it into the wall if I want. This was quick and easy to to. I absolutely love it. It wasn't expensive at all. I spent under $50 to do this project.

I purchased everything from lowes.

The fixture was $13.98

Extension cord $1.57

Light switch $14.97

Light bulbs (daylight bulbs) 2 packs $11.98 each.

Scissors I had but if needed purchase yourself a good one

C hooks I had already but they can be found at hardware store.

In the original video the girl said she used command strips but this fixture didn't work with using the strips.

Stay tuned for video on desk to vanity update. In the mean time check out my video of this project. I didn't do it live but I did leave the link of Lisa Pullano's video. So you can go check out her video also.

http://youtu.be/Zc65iZUKjj8

In the meantime stay fabulous divas. Hope this inspired you to do something for your space.

Holiday Haul Part 2: The Black Friday EDITION

So Black Friday for makeup  was a partial bust. I got a few things but got disappointed on some others. So let's start with what I did get.So of course what would be a Black Friday with out something from MAC. So I only ordered two items. The first in the gold packaging is the Prabal Gurung lip gloss in the color Ultramarine Pink. Now this collection was very pricey I must admit. There are two other lipglasses. There was 3 lipsticks that are now all sold out, eye pencils, eye shadows and more some of which is sold out. The cheapest item in this collection was $20 and the highest priced item was$70. The lipglass that I chose was $30. I loved the gold packaging on this and the color is so pretty. 

The second item is the Smoky Black Friday veluxe pearlfusion shadow trio. Now if you are a MAC shopper you know every Black Friday there has been something to compliment the day. This year is the shadow which is a creamy formula whether used wet for for a super boost of color or dry for a more sheer look you will definitely achieve an amazing smoky look. It is still available for $25. I won't say this is a must have item because you can get these shades in cheaper trios but if you are a MAC lover like I am it was a nice addition to my collection of Black Friday items I have purchased. 

The next item I purchased on Black Friday was from my second favorite; Urban Decay. Yes Divas this set is definitely worth it. If you are looking for something that has a little of everything this is it. Now I will say I wish there was a pop of color in the shadows but before I get to that let me show you what I am talking about.

 This is the limited edition Get Naked on the Run palette. This is gorgeous packaging. Great for travel, this has a little bit of everything you need. I do wish it came with a travel size eye potion primer but for the value you get a lot.

 So this is the inside of case. You get a perversion mascara, 24/7 eye liner in the shade, a lipgloss in the shade Sesso Naked Lipgloss, 5 eye shadows; Dive, Fix, Resist, Dare, and Stun, a bronzer, blush and highlight. I took this with me last weekend on a trip to South Carolina. It fit in my train case and cut back on some of what I needed. It was a great compliment to my other palettes that I used that weekend. It is now available at Ulta and Sephora for $54 or you can still order it directly from Urban Decay.

So to my on to my disappointment. So I placed a order with ulta. Lorac had put out two palettes that were only exclusive to Ulta for Black Friday. So I go to place my order and one of the palettes sold out before I could place order so I was able to get the other one. Later during the week I get a email that the palette was sold out and they couldn't fill my order even though I had see it was available in my cart and I could purchase. The nice side was Ulta sent me a $20 e-gift card to use. What I did get was these items from NYX.  On the left is Transylvania and on the right is Copenhagen soft matte lip creams.

So my next disappointment came not on Black Friday but on the 4th. So urban decay was putting out a limited edition vice palette that day at 1p.m. So I got a email earlier in the day but you couldn't add the palette to the basket still. So 1 rolls around and I have my phone close by. I was getting ready for the ball at the same time. I went to add the palette and it was sold out. 

This was the limited vice palette. 😟 I was so sad I did not get it. Look at those colors. In the end I had a okay haul. So until next time Divas. Stay tuned for more. Check out my video of the haul.

http://youtu.be/NxZAGqAkauc