Barielle Nail Care Review + Giveaway {CLOSED}

I had the opportunity to review some of Barielle's  nail care products recently, just in time for summer. I received their Total Foot Care Cream, Nail Strengthener Cream, and Nail Polish in "U-Concrete Me"

REVIEW:

I used the Foot Care Cream before bed so it could work while I slept. It has a nice baby powder smell that isn't too overpowering. The directions recommend wearing cotton socks, and I'd say the same as it's so thick and takes a while to soak in so you wouldn't want to walk barefoot after using it. I think it works well as smoothing dry spots + callouses. 

I also used the nail strengthener cream at night. I wash my hands so frequently during the day it just seemed to make the most sense to use it before bed when I wouldn't be washing it off. My nails are a lot stronger and break less, but I could also attribute this to pregnancy.

I don't paint my fingernails very often, but always have to have color on my toes. I really like this light gray color and received a lot of compliments on it. You can even change the shade to be a bit darker if you add more coats.






I am also quite pleased with how long the nail polish lasts as I tend to not have time to redo my polish for a long time. Before trying this color it has been about 6 months since I had last painted my toes. That's normal for the cold months, right?

GIVEAWAY:

Now it's your turn to try Barielle's nail care products! They are giving one reader of Breaking New Ground their top-selling Nail Strengthener Cream.

Mandatory Entry:
~Visit Barielle's website and tell me what nail color you'd like to try for summer.

Additional Entries:
~"Like" Barielle's Facebook page.
~Share a link to this giveaway as your Facebook status. (leave a link to the status in your comment)
~"Follow" Barielle's Twitter page.
~Tweet a link to this giveaway. (leave a link to the tweet in your comment)

This giveaway will close on Thursday June 30th. Winner will be announced shortly thereafter.

Please be sure that your email address is accessible through your blogger profile, on your site, linked to your open ID or within your comment (format shanleann1 at gmail dot com) so I can notify you if you win. Otherwise, you forfeit your chances.

Winner will be selected at random via random.org and will have 48 hours to respond to an email in order to claim the prize or it will be awarded to an alternate. 

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Disclosure: I received no compensation for this giveaway. All opinions are my own. Barielle sent me the above products for the purpose of review.  Click for additional disclosures and PR policies.

Softlips 100% PURE Natural Review + GIVEAWAY! {CLOSED}

Shandell's Review

Remember Softlips? I loved their sleek little chapsticks when I was in middle school. Now I'm a bit of a cosmetics junkie, always in search of a great makeup. Recently I contacted the people of Softlips about trying their new PURE 100% Natural products {you know, in my ever expanding endeavors to be more "green"} and they sent me a whole package of their products to try out.


I received lip butter, lip polish, 3 shades of lip gloss + lip tint. These products couple 100% natural ingredients with light pleasant flavors and are free from preservatives, phthalates, sulfates, parabens, mineral oil and gluten.





The lip butter is smooth, colorless and has a great mild vanilla berry scent.

The lip polish exfoliates nicely and smells great. I love coconut and hope that they'll make a lip butter or lip gloss with the same great scent.

I've tried other chapstick with a hint of color, but being someone who doesn't like a lot of color I've not found one that is subtle enough. I don't like to have to reapply often to avoid a splotchy, faded, or funky lip-liner look. Softlips lip tints are just what I'd been wanting. They go on smooth like chapstick and have enough color to be different, but not so much that if it fades over time you feel like you need to reapply. The other great thing is that is lasts for a long time!

The lip gloss is a bit shinier than the chapstick and the color is slightly richer. It's still a subtle look, which is something I appreciate. I also like that it's not sticky like most glosses. I hate the feeling of something sticky on my lips!


I thought that the light shell pink would be my favorite but the coral charm actually suits my olive skin tone a bit better. I thought it would be too dark judging from the photos, but it goes on much lighter.


The best thing about all these products is that they are SPF 15! All good lip products should have sunscreen in my opinion.

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GIVEAWAY!

One reader of Breaking New Ground will win the entire Softlips PURE 100% Natural  line of products {eight in all}. 

This giveaway will close on Sunday September 5th at 9pm PDT. The winner will be announced on Monday September 6th and will also receive an email from me in which to respond to within 48 hours to claim the prize. Open to U.S. residents only.

Be sure that your email is viewable on your blogger profile or leave it in your comment so I can easily contact you. {Should you choose to leave an email in your comment, please do so using any form of entrant at gmail dot com for example so both of us can avoid spam}. If I have to go searching through your blog for an email or it's simply not published anywhere, you will be disqualified and a new winner will be chosen. 

Leave one comment for each entry. One mandatory and 3 extra optional ways to enter after the mandatory entry is completed. 

Mandatory entry:

~Visit Softlips and come back here to leave a comment telling me what product other than those mentioned above that you'd like to try. {1 entry}

Extra entries: 

~ Become a public follower of Breaking New Ground on Google Friend Connect {1 entry}

~ Follow me + Softlips on twitter, then tweet "#win Sofltips 100% PURE Natural products from @ilovesoftlips + @ShanLeAnn at  http://bit.ly/bnH9vg  {ends 9.5.10}"  This can be done once per day, come back and leave a comment each day you tweet.

~ post my button on your blog, comment to tell me where I can find it. {1entry}

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Disclosure: I received no compensation for this review. All opinions are my own. Click for additional disclosures and PR policies.

That's it!