Cleaning my Makeup Brushes using the Sigma Brush Cleaning Glove

I promise you guys with a review of the Sigma Brush Cleaning Glove. This is a review and I guess you can call it a tutorial.




So these are some of my makeup brushes and I am going to show you how to clean them using the Sigma Brush Cleaning Glove. So let's get started.




First you pick the which brushes you are going to clean. I chose to clean my face brushes first, so I chose the side of the glove for cleaning face brushed. I started by wetting the glove.




Then I added some of my homemade brush cleaner to the middle of the glove. (If you are interest in my homemade brush cleaner recipe, please leave a comment below.)




Next, wet your brush and then swirl the brush in the cleaner and work up a lather.


Use the top of the glove to rinse all the cleaner out of the brush.



Lastly, squeeze all the water out of the brush. Repeat this process for all of your brushes. For small eye brushes flip the glove over and use the other side.


I will have to say that this glove does clean my brushes better than just washing by hand. The different textures on the glove helps get all the makeup out of the brushes. I did have a couple of brush where I had to wash more than once and ironically they were Sigma brushes, LOL! Anyway, I like how I was able to wash multiple eyeshadow brushes which reduced the amount of cleaning time.

All in all I am impressed with the cleaning glove and recommend anyone who is a makeup artist or if you do your makeup all the time to invest in the glove.

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Super Huge Collective Haul Part 2: BH Cosmetics

Part 2 of my collective haul is the BH Cosmetics. I ordered a few things from their website. This is my first purchase from BH Cosmetics, I've never used their products before. I have not yet used any of these products. So lets get started




So this is my mini haul from BH Cosmetics. I purchsed 4 palettes, 3 that are eyeshadow palettes and one concealer palette. I purchased a makeup case and a brush belt.




I have been shopping for a brush belt for a couple of years now since I have starting doing freelance makeup. I wasn't having any luck because I had a certain budget and all the belts I liked were way over that budget until I found BH Cosmetics, I was able to find a brush belt in my budget. This belt feels really good and there is enough room for all the brushes I will need while I am working.


I have been seeing this palette on most of the makeup channels on YouTube and I just had to get one for myself. I have not used it yet, but can't wait to try out the colors. My daughter's prom is coming up, I just may use it when I do her makeup.




The other eyeshadow palette that I purchased is the BH Day & Night palette. This palette has eyeshadows that you can wear in daytime on the left and for the night on the right. I was able to use this palette when I was invited to a birthday party this weekend. The colors are so pigmented which makes for a great color pay off.







Since I will be working on a variety of women of color, this concealer palette is perfect for me. I wish I could find a foundation palette like this too.







I needed a matte eyeshadow palette. I find that these palettes are very convenient, they don't take up much room in my makeup case which brings me to the last item in my haul.







I needed another makeup case because the one I already have is extremely full. This case holds all the makeup palettes that are featured in this post and then some. I bought this case to use on my small jobs where I won't need a lot of products.

This concludes part 2 of my Super Huge Haul. Stay tuned for Part 3.

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Julep Maven: March Box

Happy Easter everyone!!! I know this is the last day of March, which makes this post super late! I am so sorry.

This month's Julep box is different because Julep has revamped one of their style profiles which happens to be my profile style American Beauty to Modern Beauty. And instead of receiving nail polishes every month, you now get Julep beauty products instead. I was given a choice if I wanted to switch or not, so I made the switch just to see what beauty products I would receive. Now, I can switch to a different style profile temporarily if I decided I wanted to receive more nail polishes or just buy the polishes out right. So here we go!


This month's Julep box consisted of a Julep glycolic hand scrub, Rock Star hand creme and a Julep Strawberry-Mint lip balm. I have not used these products yet due to I am still using a different hand scrub and hand creme and I don't like to open new things until I finish with the products that are already in use. So once I start to us these products, I will post a review.

You can go to www.julep.com to sign up for their monthly subscription. It's only $19.99/month

Until next!!!

P.S. Don't forget to comment and subscribe!

Super Huge Collective Haul from e.l.f., Sigma, Coastal Scents, BH Cosmetics, and GNC. Part 1 Sigma Haul

Hey guys I know that it has been awhile, but I am back. I have a huge collective haul that I want to share with you guys but this post will be super long if post all of the things in the haul. So what I decided to break the haul into different parts and post everyday until I have posted the entire haul. So here goes part 1, the Sigma Haul.


These are the items that I purhased from Sigma. I have actually had them for several weeks and I have not used them yet, so I don't have a review as of yet. But I will have one later in the week. In the mean time, lets get started.




First up is the Sigma Eyeshadow Base Kits. I have been wanting these since they first came out and now I have all three collections.




Each set has three bases in different colors for $36 per set, $13 for individuals. There is a brush provided in each set as well.




Alright, so starting with the Dare collection, this is the eyeshadow base in Strike.


This base is called Dash. The lighting isn't all that great, but this is a dark brown.




This one is called Unveil.




Next is the Bare collection. Left is Pose, right is Sculpt, bottom is Persuade




The last collection is Flare. Left Provoke, right Pursue, bottom Spy




I ordered some brushes to add to my brush collection. The large bush is the Flat Angled Kabuki brush. I already the other five kabuki brushes, this one completes my set. The small brushes are basically a smaller version of the kabuki.




This is the Sigma Cleansing and Polishing Tool with attachments. I have always wanted a system like this to cleanse my face and everyone has been talking about the Clarisonic cleansing system, but it cost around $150. I saw this one on the Sigma website and it cost only $65 with the attachments included, so needless to say I went for it. I have not used it yet but am very excited about this purchase and hope it does not let me down.




Lastly, is the Sigma Spa Brush Cleaning Glove. I saw this while watching a YouTube video and decided to go on the Sigma website to check it out. I saw that it was $65! It took me awhile to make a decision to purchase this, but I ended up giving in and made the purchase. I still can't justify paying $65 for this. I will be posting a review very soon on whether I like this or not. According to the YouTube video I saw, this glove is suppose to cut the cleaning time in half. You are suppose to be able to wash multiple small brushes at one time. There are different sections on the glove that does different things like rinsing cleansing and there is a section for shaping the brushes back and squeezing all the water out of the brush. I am ready to see how this works, so stay tuned for a review.

These is just part 1 of my collective haul. I will post a different haul everyday until I have posted all the items that I have collected, which is a lot, OMG!!! LOL!!! So be patient with me please. Until next time guys and Happy Easter!

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New Things: ShoeDazzle

Hello beauties! I have new things from my favorite online stores ShoeDazzle!






The silver bead bracelet is not part of the new things




My new Lucie shoe. Black patent leather wedge.









The Ailish red platform sling back heel.



I joined ShoeDazzle 2 years ago and have developed quite the shoe collection. When I first joined there was a monthly membership fee of $39.95 but a year later the fee wave dropped. Also, when I joined Kim Kardashian was the head stylist but she is no longer, it is now Rachel Zoe. She offers a VIP membership of $9.95 where you get discounts off of all the online items, and the $9.95 goes towards your purchase. But if you do not use the $9.95 you can save it each month and use on purchases at a later time, oh and in addition to the VIP membership you still get points from purchases.

I love ShoeDazzle, they always have my style shoes and boots. I always get compliments on the shoes I wear.

See for yourself www.shoedazzle.com

Julep Maven: February Box

Julep Maven February Box
Inside the box:
Oxygen Nail Treatment
Freedom Polymer Top Coat
Nail polish in Joan
Nail Polish in Sally
Mini eyelash curler

The nail polishes now come with tabs on the top of the polish bottle where you can swatch the polish, so you will be able to see the color. I like these.

I will do a review later.

Until next time!

HAUL: The Body Shop

Several months ago I was looking a YouTube video from one of the tabbies that I follow. She did a haul video featuring body butter from The Body Shop. So I decided to find out what all the fuss was about and took a trip to the Galleria and visited The Body Shop. I fell in love with the story and then with the products. I purchased several items and I have to say I was hooked from day one.

So when The Body Shop had their 50% off sale I went a little crazy. I made my purchases online. I purchased some repeat favorites and some new items. When I got my package in the mail, I was impressed with the way the items were shipped and the shipping only took about two days after they were shipped.

























I have not used any of the bath products yet because I am currently using another body wash, but I will be reviewing all the products as I use them. I have however used the candle that I bought and I will give my review in another blog post later.

Another reason why I am a fan of The Body Shop is because they use Community Fair Trade ingredients in most of their products. I am all for natural ingredients and helping out the community.

If you have not tried any of the products from The Body Shop, I suggest that you give it a try. I guarantee you will be glad you did.