H2BAR Subscription Box Review

Last month I decided to sign up to receive the July H2BAR Subscription Box. How to be a Redhead was started by two redheaded sisters Adrienne and Stephanie Vendetti. They started the website a few years ago and came out with the subscription boxes last October. When I got an email last month notifying people that there were open spots for the subscription boxes I jumped at the chance. I canceled my subscription after I received the box only because I'm on a budget. I however am going to try to sign up for the October box. The box came with eight products that have been approved as redhead friendly and each box comes with a card describing each product. Here is my review on the July box.

Top 4 Favorite Red Lipsticks

L to R: Rimmel Best of the Best, CoverGirl Ever Red-dy, Rimmel 107, Tanya Burr Aphrodite

 Last week I did a post about my favorite pink lipsticks, so this week I'm going to do a post about my favorite red lipsticks. Two of these are actually lipglosses and the other two are lipsticks.

Top 4 Favorite Pink Lipsticks

L to R: L'Oreal Julianne's Nude, NYX Tea & Cookies, L'Oreal Julianne's Pink, Tanya Burr Picnic in the Park

I thought that today I would do a review of my favorite pink lipsticks. I think that these colors would look great on almost every skin tone. Two of them are a bit more nude than the other two, but they are all gorgeous shades.

Everyday Makeup Look

Face

I always start out my with priming my face with my NARS Radiance Enhancing Pro-Prime Light Optimizing Primer ($35). I always blend my primer with the Real Techniques Expert Face brush ($8.99). After primer, I put on my MAC Studio Fix Fluid foundation ($27) in the shade NW10 with the Real Techniques Pointed Foundation brush ($17.99 comes in the core collection set). I then put on the Maybelline FitMe Concealer ($6.99) in the shade Fair, which I blend with the Real Techniques Setting brush ($7.99). After this I set my makeup with the MAC Finishing Powder ($26) . After I've done my eyes I then put on my NARS blush ($30) in the shade Orgasm.

PCA Skin Review & Routine

I've never really had much luck when it comes to skin care products. I've tried products from brands like Proactiv, Neutrogena, and Clean & Clear. All of the products that I used from those brands caused my skin to break out quite badly. Using those products helped me realize that I have very sensitive skin. I started getting acne when I was around the age of 14 up until a few months ago.

Back in December I entered a contest on www.howtobearedhead.com. I won the contest and received some products from PCA Skin and I can tell you now that my skin has never looked better. The products haven't caused me to break out and they are good for sensitive skin. These products truly are a blessing for someone like me who has very sensitive skin.

The Epilepsy Effect

Todays post is going to be quite personal so you'll just have to bare with me on this. I've decided to write about epilepsy and my experience with it. My epilepsy is not something that I like to talk about but I've been thinking about writing this post for a while now. So now here we go.

I've never enjoyed talking about my epilepsy for two reasons 1) I've been judged because of it and 2) I've heard so many rude and insensitive comments about seizures and epilepsy. I never want people to judge me based on the fact that I have epilepsy which is why I don't tell people about it when I first meet them (wouldn't that be a fun conversation?). I started having seizures when I was 8 years old and from that age until the age of 13, people made fun of me for it.

I'll never understand why people think that it's acceptable to make fun of seizures. Think about different medical conditions that people have. Would you make fun of them for it? A majority of people would say no, so why is making fun of seizures somehow ok? It's NOT! I will say that most of the rude comments that I've heard about seizures were not directly aimed at me. Some people might ask why I never said anything to the people who made those comments. My answer to that is: those people weren't worth my time. I realize that may sound very harsh, but it's true. If someone makes rude comments about you or something that you can't control, then they aren't worth it. I will admit that there were times when I wanted to say something but thankfully I was able to control myself.

April Favorites

Time for a new favorites post! I haven't done one of these for quite a while so I figured that now is a perfect time for one.

Beauty

• Fiona Stiles Artist Eyeshadow Quad in Topanga
• Fiona Stiles Ultra-Smooth Waterproof Eye Defining Pencil in Carlyle
• Fiona Stiles Micro-Precision Brow Sculpting Pencil in Warm Brown
• NARS Blush in Orgasm
• NARS Pore Refining Primer
• MAC Studio Fix Fluid in NW10
• L'Oreal Collection Privée The Perfect Nudes in Julianne's Nude
• Urban Decay Naked palette
• Rimmel The Only One lipstick in Best of the Best
• Fleur De Force lipgloss in Starry Starry Night
• Yves Saint Laurent Black Opium
• Estee Lauder Modern Muse