Review: Green Mountain Coffee

I recently became a member of BzzAgent and my very first campaign was the Green Mountain Coffee: Fair Trade Certified campaign! I received a package in the mail with a bunch of K-cups (for my Keurig coffee machine) to test out for myself, as well as coupons to give out to friends for discounts.

After enjoying and sharing several cups of Green Mountain Coffee with my boyfriend, we came to the same conclusion: we LOVE this coffee and the fact that it supports others. As stated on the BzzAgent site, "When you choose Fair Trade Certified Green Mountain Coffee K-Cup packs for your Keurig brewer, you're helping coffee- farming communities improve their quality of life. The Fair Trade movement allows farmers to get a fair price for their beans,which leads to community development projects like new schools, improved roads and safer drinking water." All of the above is awesome, right?!

I would never have known a simple cup of coffee could be so beneficial in so many ways. Definitely ditch the Starbucks trip and make a cup of Green Mountain Coffee: Fair Trade Certified instead! :)

Love,

Kelsey

Review: Rimmel London Stay Matte Liquid Mousse Foundation

First of all, forgive my absence! I've been so busy with work and thinking about going back to school (yes, at 25!) that I've neglected this blog! But...I'm back!

First of all, I received my second Influenster VoxBox! I loved my first and finally qualified for another program! This one is called "The Rimmel Stay Matte VoxBox." We were told that we'd receive a Stay Matte foundation by Rimmel London.

(Disclaimer: I received this product complimentary from Influenster for testing and review purposes.)

I will be honest: I was a little nervous about getting foundation, since I'm Korean and seem to have a hard time matching my skin to liquid foundations. I took the longest time to pick out which shade might be right for me and was worried I picked the wrong one...more on that later!

Without further ado, here's my Rimmel Stay Matte VoxBox!

The VoxBox!

Inside!

I was asked to answer the following questions:

1. Is this foundation feather light?
2. Is this foundation comfortable on your skin?
3. Does this foundation blend flawlessly?
4. Does this foundation minimize the appearance of your pores?

Here's what I thought:

1. This foundation is amazingly light! I usually use Bare Escentuals foundation and I actually feel that this foundation is lighter than BE. And a fraction of the cost!
2. I wore this foundation and due to the lightness, didn't feel like I had makeup caked on my face. Such a good feeling.
3. This foundation blended pretty well- I used a foundation brush but buffed it out a bit with my fingers and a larger brush. I only used a tiny bit of my BE Mineral Veil over the top since the coverage was good.
4. My pores aren't too big normally but I feel that this did a good job of minimizing pores. I sometimes feel that liquid foundation can actually highlight larger pores but don't feel that Stay Matte did this- so that's a win!

All in all, I would recommend this product to my readers. I have recently fallen in love with Rimmel products (I'm also a huge fan of their matte lipsticks) and love that their products are affordable and yet high quality.

Here's some tips for matte makeup:

• Exfoliate, exfoliate, exfoliate! Do this before putting any makeup on.
• Use toner if you'd like- it disinfects your pores.
• Use a mattifying powder if you'd like as well before applying concealer.
• Use concealer on those trouble spots with a concealer brush or your fingertip.
• Apply Rimmel Stay Matte foundation with a foundation brush or your fingers (brush is more sanitary of course) 
• Set with finishing powder if desired!

Love,
Kelsey

(I received these products complimentary from Influenster for testing purposes.)