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This post is looooooooong overdue. My apologies to Amika. Several months ago I was asked if I would like to review a few Amika items on my blog and I jumped at the chance. Truth be told, I didn't believe that there was a difference between the less expensive hot hair tools I had purchased from Target and the more expensive tools I found on the Love Amika site. Now, I will be the first to say that I am very, very new at hair styling. You'll notice I never offer haircare tips on my blog because it is not my strength but this collection is going to change all of that! #StayTuned Click image to enlarge for detail. Intrigued with the product selection, my attention was instantly caught by the I <3 NY styler/flat iron. I love everything about this: from the box to the styler. In fact, the box is the screensaver on my iPhone which the Amika ladies at CosmoprofLV went crazy for!!

One of my dear friends made a comment that I only seem to post +4 star products. Which got me to thinking, it's because I do not come across products that don't deliver that often. I make mention of this because this is one of those rare times that something didn't deliver. WINK Cream Eye Shadow in Jaded Jack . This grass green shimmer is very thin in consistency. Actually it is quite 'watery'. You have to have a light hand and apply this with as few strokes as possible; the more you mess with it the less product seems to stick around. And while I was able to add an additional coat on to the back of my hand to deepen the finish, that didn't translate to my eyelid. I was only able to apply one coat or the second coat lifted the first. So I went for a simple eye. I applied one coat of Jaded Jack cream eyeshadow, waited for it to dry, added Union Jack eyeliner to the top of my lash line and my waterline then I finished with 2 coats of Physician's Fo

Want to participate in the next Drugstore Favourites Blog Hop Collaboration? Click HERE to send me an email with your blog URL and I will pass your deets to the other bloggers so we can link up. What is the Drugstore Favourites Blog Hop Collaboration? It is a review post with up to 5 of your favourite drugstore items. See my examples here and here ! You do NOT have to purchase new products for this post but please make sure the products you are reviewing are current. I would hate to fall in love with something I can no longer buy. This post should be live on 8.30.13. This blog hop is open internationally and we welcome our EU friends to join in on the fun! xoxo •Nancy-Lee