Schwarzkopf OSiS+ Dust it

Oh. My. Goodness! I am in love with this product!! I am not normally much of a hair product kind of girl. I'm all about awesome shampoos and I love conditioner or products that's wash out, but I don't really like leave in products like hairspray or gel. I like my hair to be soft and free-flowing.

My hair is straight. Like, ridiculously straight. Even when I try to curl my hair, it goes straight. While I don't like it, I've accepted it. I've learned to embrace it. I still flat-iron my straight locks
occasionally, in an effort to tame frizzy (split) ends. My hair is heavy. It's not incredibly thick but there is a lot of it. It is long and weighs itself down. In other words, I have no volume. When I take the time to straighten it, the volume is even less.

The OSiS+ Dust It does exactly what it advertises. The volume this added to my hair was amazing and LONG LASTING!! Read, it lasted ALL day!!! I didn't have to worry about my heavy locks weighing down the volume in a matter of minutes. It was pretty awesome! I highly recommend this product to anyone looking to add some volume to their flat hair. For those of you with bone-straight hair I seriously suggest giving this Schwarzkopf product a try. It's worth it!

Things I like: it lasts all day; it doesn't make my hair feel hard and crunchy like hairspray or gels; the volume is definitely noticeable; it doesn't make my fingers wet or slimy when applying.

Things I don't like: it does make my hair feel kind of "greasy"; it is a pain in the butt to wash out (3+ shampoos!!)

Recommendations: the first couple times I used the product I dried and straightened my hair first. I have since tried applying to wet hair and I feel like it made a huge difference as far as the "greasy" feeling. I would definitely recommend applying to wet hair before styling.

I received this product complimentary for testing purposes from Influenster.

Broadway Nails imPress Press-on Manicure

In the SpringFever voxbox I received a set of "Just Say Yes" (a gorgeous hot pink!) press on nails by Broadway Nails. I just have to say, so far, I love these nails!! Being the spouse of a medical student finances don't always, okay, rarely allow for self spoilings like manicures and pedicures. Last summer I fell in love with glue on pedicures! So cheap, easy, and fabulous! But, it's glue. It's messy and irritating and can be kind of annoying. When I got these nails in my voxbox I was stoked to give them a try! They are a more adult version of the press-on nails for little girls. You know the ones, where the stickers come a brown piece of wax paper separate from the nails and it's a bigger hassle than glue-ons.

I actually went to Walmart and bought a set of Broadway Nails' imPress Pedicure set, too! I am going on vacation to visit my in-laws this week and really wanted a nice set of piggies. I just put the nails on today but I am seriously loving the ease! They were so much easier (read that cleaner!) than glue-on nails. I love all the different styles and colors available, but I have to say Influenster knew what they were doing when they sent me the hot pink "Just Say Yes" color! Simply beautiful!

The thing I like best about these nails really is how easy they were to apply. Just find the right size, peel off the backing, and press on! It really doesn't get any easier than that.

The one thing I didn't like about them was the length. They were a little long and I definitely had to file them down. The toenails were a good length, just the fingernails were a little long. When I went to Walmart they were sold out of the fingernails so they might come in different lengths but I can't be sure.

In a few days I will write an update letting you know how long they lasted and if they are worth it! I'll also do some research to try to find out if they're available in different lengths! Keep checking back and I'll update as soon as they start falling off!

I received this product complimentary for testing purposes from Influenster.

UPDATE: I applied my mani and pedi impress nails on Monday. Thursday my mani started to get loose. I could feel my hair getting stuck in the nails when I'd run my fingers through it. But they stuck it out! It wasn't until Saturday night that I got frustrated with the mani and decided to pull them off myself. They probably would've lasted another day or two if I hadn't gotten frustrated with my hair getting pulled. The pedi, though... Well it's been 10 days and they're still going strong!! I don't think they'll last much longer now that I'm back at work and have to wear high heels.

Regardless, I still LOVE these nails and will definitely be using them all summer long!!