TBT: Product Review: Hard Candy's Take It Off

This Throwback Thursday is surely to be a hit because it comes back just in time to take your ghostly or ghastly Halloween make up off this weekend. This product is still a daily use, found front and center in my bathroom vanity. So, check out what I had to say about a year ago regarding this cream-based make up remover by Hard Candy called "Take It Off". 

Brand:  Hard Candy

Product: Take It Off 

Review:

     I'm going to try to stay unbiased as this was one of the first ever brands I fell in love with in the cosmetic industry. The other one being Urban Decay. When I was a little girl I lived for trips to the mall just to check out the cosmetic counters or beauty stores. One of the first things I always did was look at Hard Cany's new nail polish colors and the rings adorned on their brush handles. I always wore them with pride even if my manicure was shotty at best. In all honestly, I still have one in my jewelry box today as a reminder of my uninhibited love of all things pretty.  

There she is, my plastic gold sparkly star, right there in the middle.

     My heart hurt when I noticed that Hard Candy was starting to pullback from the market. The timing seemed to work out perfectly. I watched my childhood fade with their presence in the industry. No more ring matching nail polish, sassy shadow pallets or long before it's time my popin' lipgloss. I missed Hard Candy. That is, until 10 years later I saw my old friend in my local big box store.

     It wasn't exactly the same familiarity but I felt it was still kismet. The day I ran out of my trusty cream-based make up remover, I happened upon the display. They were now producing a mass line but still upheld there edgy image. They also offered a lot of the same great products, this time at an affordable price.

   So, I grabbed "Take It Off" their make up remover for only $5! My reliable alternative was priced at $15. It's creamy without being too thick, it removes even waterproof products and leaves no residue or dryness behind. This was the perfect treat for my Halloween trick a.k.a. extremely heavy duty waterproof make up with a lot of primer and setting spray. "Take It Off" is known for being a strong remover, it gloats about even being able to take off glitter. It does not disappoint! 

On a sidenote: ironically this is an affordable alternative to my trusty previous remover which was Urband Decay's Meltdown.

Recommendation: Save some time and $$$ at with this quick, easy and effective remover today!

Update: it's now available in wipes for travel!!! Yay, Hard Candy you continue to rock my world. 

Funny Causes of Death

Can't imagine there are many people that would he looking for this list. Except maybe during this time of year. Personally, I compiled this list to fill out funny ways to die for toe tags. Many of which my guests will find in Friday. So, any guests out there reading ***SPOILER ALERT**** if you don't want to know, don't keep reading! 

Here is a list of "Fun Causes of Death" for Halloween fun! 

Marriage (of course) 

Brain Freeze 

Saturday Night Fever

Scared to Dearh 

Past Expiration Date 

Ctrl-Alt-Delete

Holding Bladder 

Death by Chocolate 

Played Funky Music 

Orgasim to Death 

Boogied 6ft Down  

Sucked Into A Black Hole

Walked In On His Parents

Voodoo Doll 

Unsolvable Math Problem 

Spinal Tap 

Spontaneous Combustion

Changing A Stinky Diaper

Falling off High Heels 

Unbalanced Dismount

Love of Bacon 

The Hunger Games 

Not Forwarding Chainletter

Stuck in Quicksand 

Cat Scratch Fever  

# # # # 

And, that's what I got so far! 😝 I'll add more when I come up with more fun ones. 

#TBT - Breast Cancer Awareness MakeUp

Since we're only half way through the month of Ebola and pink madness,  I might as well throw back to a good cause: Breast Cancer Awareness. While there have been a lot of critics about the BCRF, I think we can all agree spreading awareness and education about the actual disease is important. So I say, educate yourself and look pretty doing it. More people will listen.

Steal My Look:

Face: Smashbox's BB Cream in light medium topped with Too Faced's Amazing Face SPF 15 Powder Foundation in Vanilla Creme. For my cheeks I used Benefit's Benetint under Rockateur. I concealed my early morning dark circles with Bare Minerals' correcting concealer in Light 1 over Benefit's Stay Don't Stray Primer both on top and under. 

Eyes: Here's where the fun is! I used two colors from my Vice Palette however, if you don't have it try this trio in their staple colors Midnight Cowboy on the lid, Virgin on the brow bone and Woodstock on the outside corners and blended into the crease. I lined my water line and upper line with Urban Decay's Zero topped with Bare Minerals' Volumizing mascara in black. Finally, I framed my eyes with a little fill in from Lorac's brow pencil in Auburn. 

Lips: I'm fighting the fall chap with Burt's Bees rejuvenating chap stick under Bare Minerals' limited edition Best Friend XOXO lip color.

 

Now.... Steal My Knowledge! 

Curteosy of the National Breast Cancer Foundation:

 

To me, this is alarming. 

I'm astonished by the misconceptions. 

 Its not a myth, it's fact. 

Share this graphic friends!!! 

When detected early, the 5 year survival rate of a patient is 98%. Make a plan here!