Winter.. Oh Winter. Where your skin dries up and you have to make sure to really cater to it. Today, I'm going to be sharing with you my Winter skin care routine that really helps keep my skin moisturized. A combinatin of products from Pixi Beauty, Derma E, and Hey Honey help to keep my skin hyrdated and moisturized.

Starting off I want to let you all know that I have combination/sensitive skin, so I have to be cautious of the products that I use. I always try my products out for a few weeks before I give my honest review on them, so that you are getting the my best opinion on these products. Everyone's skin is different, so what may work for me, may not work for you. Make sure you look into these products if you want to try them out. :) 

My morning routine consists of 5 products that I have been using for a while. If you're familiar with my other skin care blog posts, you would know that I love the Derma E purifying cleanser already, so it's definitely a must in my routine! 

1. Derma E Purifying Gel Cleanser - I love this product for the morning, it helps to refresh my face and doesn't dry it out after I use it. 
2. Pixi Glow Tonic - I have been trying this product out for a while now and I love how you only need to small drops of product for your face. For best results, I suggest putting the product in your palm, then rubbing it on  your hands. After that, softly pat the product on your face and neck if desired. I also like how this toner doesn't have a harsh smell to it and isn't as drying as other toners I have tried before. 
3. Hey Honey Good Morning Serum - One of my favorite serums, I love putting this on after my toner, especially if I'm going to be doing my makeup that day. 
4. Pixi Glowtion Day Dew - Slowly becoming one of my favorite moisturizers, this product is great if you want to seem like you're glowing from within. The product not only hydrates your face, but also gives you a nice illuminated face before makeup application. 
5. Pixi 24k Eye Elixir - I'm still not sure if I love or hate this product. You can't really feel if the product is going on since it is a roller ball and I'm not sure if it's my toner or the eye elixir making my dark circles a little light. I have to continue using this product to see how it is. 

My night routine also consists of 5 products as well. Still including the Pixi Glowtonic and the 24k Eye Elixir. This combination of products help to keep my skin moisturized throughout the night and my face feel so plump and smooth in the morning! 

1. Derma E Daily Detox Scrub - This is an essential face scrub for night especially after makeup use. It makes your skin feel brand new and like all your impurities are out of your face. 
2. Pixi Glow Tonic - Ofcourse you have to follow up with toner and I'm always reaching for this pixi one. 
3. Pixi Rose Oil Blend - I only like to use this product at night because it is an oil and makes my face feel a little greasy during the day, so for me it's better to use at night. I use about two drops and pat it on my face like my toner, sometimes going for my neck as well. It's a great way to add extra moisture to your face. 
4. Pixi Beauty Sleep Cream - If you had to choose a product for your "beauty sleep", this would be the product. A little is all you need to keep you hydrated for the morning. Beauty sleep in a bottle. 
5. Pixi 24k Eye Elixir - It does say that you can use this product night and day, so I use it two times to try and get the extra benefits. 

Every other day I love to follow up with some of these Derma E products. I do have a blog post on Derma E products that you can check out here. I like to switch it up and use each of these twice a week on alternating days. 

• Derma E Overnight Peel - This is perfect for someone who always wears makeup or most of the time at least. It will instantly refresh your face over night. Perfect for overnight because you do look like a grease ball wearing it! 
• Derma E Microdermabrasion Scrub - This is perfect to keep your face free of dead skin and to really get in their and deep cleanse your skin. This is good for people with sensitive skin! 
• Derma E 2-1 Charcoal Mask - I love this product because it's quick to apply, quick to dry, and quick to rinse off. A 5 minute mask that will make your face feel instantly refreshed. 

These are the products I'm going to be using them pretty much until their gone or the weather gets better. This routine works great for me. What's your skin care routine? Let me know in the comments down below! 

Diving into 2017

Happy NEW YEAR! 

Welcome back to my blog. It's been a while since I put a blog post and I wanted to start this new year nice and fresh. More blog posts, MORE reviews, and hopefully more giveaways. Make sure that you're email subscribed to my blog which you can do on the left hand side and make sure you're following me on my social media! Today I wanted to share with you my new Happiness Planner. 

This planner is a little pricey retailing at $56. I thought that this was a great planner because it really adheres to what you want to do on a daily basis. We'll be getting into more details of the blog as we go along, but I thought it would be a really helpful addition to my life in 2017. Simply because it's going to help me work on my habits more and try to be a more positive person throughout the year by setting up goals and schedules for your day and other added bonuses! 

When I orginally went to purchase this planner, I was thinking to myself... Really $56 just for a planner? But when you look at the details and what the planner actually comes with, you see the real value in the product that you are purchasing. So now I'm going to tell you what you get in this planner and the added details the planner has as well. 

To start off, there are a few different color choices you can go for when purchasing your planner, you can also choose which type of planner you want. I opted for the Jan-Dec 2017 planner, so that's what I'll be talking about. The color choices are Pink (Gold), Mint (Rose Gold), Black (Rose Gold), and Serenity & Rose Quartz (Rose Gold). The front of the planner has a TriFold color layout with the main color being centered on top and white/gold on the bottom. The rings of the planner are Rose Gold along with the trim of the two right corners, the text on the front, and the text of the month dividers as well. A very beautiful, yet simple touch. You can also opt to add a pen set or notebooks for extra money, which I did not opt for.

So not only are you getting this planner, you are also getting the following: 

• Gold or Rose Gold Pen 
• 3 Gold or Rose Gold Paper clips
• 2 Gold or Rose Gold foldback clips
• 8 Printables
• Change a Habit in 30 Days
• My New Year's Resolutions
• My Bucket List
• My Goals
• 2016 Reflections - Highs
• 2016 Reflections - Lows
• 2017 Vision Board
• In 2017 I will*

The planner itself also has a bunch of pages for you to fill in and reflect on yourself and your life that you can fill out and monthly check ins to see how you are feeling. That way at the end of the year, you can also reflect on how you were feeling for the whole year, which I think is a really good idea. You can reflect more on your life and your habits, what you want to change, and learn to focus on things that you cannot change. The planner also has daily quotes for you to read and bonus quotes as well! 

Included in the planner:

• "Create your happiness" Roadmap exercise
• Yearly Overview (Monday Start)
• Monthly Overview (2 page spread)
• Monthly Work/Personal goal setting + Positive self talk
• Daily Dated Pages (Jan-Dec)
• Daily:
• Quotes
• Goal Setting
• Schedule and Todo's
• Exercise/Meal Plans
• Reflection and Positive Thinking
• Gratitude
• Notes
• Monthly Reflection
• Yearly Reflection 
• *Inspirational Quotes throughout*

Overall, I think this is the perfect planner because it has everything you want in an inspirational book plus a planner. You're getting more than just the planner and you're also getting added things as well. You don't have to print out the printables yourself and they are on very fine paper, The pen runs so smoothly and the binders are perfect for keeping your place in the book. It definitely helps you to think about the more positives in your life while helping you to establish a healthier and productive lifestyle by having goals and tasks to do. I think this is the perfect planner if you're looking to really work hard throughout the year and you need something to help you stay grounded and something to help keep you going. This is the perfect planner for that and make sure to check out The Happiness Planner to see what other great things they have! What are some planners you love? Share it with me in the comments below! 

✨NEW✨ Pixi Beauty MultiBalms

If you could have a portable makeupstick, that's easy to use and easy to store, would you bring it with you everywhere? Well here's your chance, I'm sharing with you my thoughts on Pixi Beauty's new Multibalms!

Pixi Beauty was kind enough to send me all five shades of their new multibalms. I've tested these bad boys for a couple of weeks now, in different temperatures, using different techniques to see which is the best way to use these multibalms. 

These multibalm sticks are intended for your cheeks and for your lips. To give a nice pigmented color and comes in five different shades. The shades are Baby Petal (Petal), Soft Strawberry (Red Berry), Wild Rose (Mauve Rose), Sheer Sculpt (Cocoa), and Watermelon Veil (Pink). The multibalms have aloe vera, shea butter, and rose hip oil to give it its creamy texture, that is also a more cream/powder finish, retailing at $12 each. Sheer Sculpt is one of those shades that you can use to contour with, which is a plus. 

When I first swatched them on my Snapchat (Tislee), I was like YES! But when I first tried it, I was like Oh god No, No. Clearly I wasn't using it right on my skin. I applied way too much, in one spot that I couldn't blend out quick enough and it felt a little too creamy on my face. It added texture to my skin and I didn't like that so much but I was determined to work with this because I love the colors. After using a stippling brush, I was like YES HONEY! GIVE ME LIFE SWEET PIXI! I was able to blend the colors out more and even focus it on one direct area at a time. I find that using a stippling brush as opposed to a dense brush, really makes the product look a whole lot better. It doesn't give off as much texture but the color payoff is well and you don't have to worry about applying too much product because you have control over how much you put on your brush. These have been like my go to blushes for the past few weeks. 

I find myself reaching for Soft Strawberry and Wild Rose everytime that I do my makeup. Those are my absolute favorite colors because when you apply Soft Strawberry on your cheeks, it gives off a nice flushed face look. Which I'm absolutely loving right now. And when you put it on your lips, first it feels like heaven. The color payoff is also so well that it looks like a bold lipstick when you're wearing it. There's no limitations when it comes to these multibalms, you can use them alone or combine them to make different shades. I also think they work well with each skin tone because the blush doesn't look too heavy but it has enough pigmentation that it shows up on skin tones like mine. The only stick I didn't like was the Sheer Sculpt because it didn't define my face as well as I hoped it would do. It sort of just blended into my skin tone but I can see people with medium and fair skin tones using this to contour. It's a nice alternative that you can bring with you everywhere. 

Overall, I love these multibalms. They feel very good on your lips and on your face as well. The pigmentation is great and it will even last through humid weather and some sweat. I went to Connecticut and the air was different than New Jersey, so I stayed out almost all day to test the wear of the multibalms and I was suprised that it didn't wear off throughout the day. The intensity may have gone down, but the color was still there. Definitely one of my favorite multipurpose sticks to use. Have you tried these out yet? What are your thoughts? Let me know in the comments below and I'll see you soon.