Smith’s Rosebud Salve (Original)
Purchased @ Sephora – $6.00

Claims: This cult-favorite, multi-purpose lip balm soothes dry lips, calms and heals irritation, and soothes the sting of minor burns. Try dabbing on dry elbows or knees to condition, and relieve dryness. Also an excellent remedy for the treatment of diaper rash.

Contains: Cotton Seed Oil and Aromol, with essential oils blended in a special petrolatum base.

My Rating: ?????
(Loved it – Will purchase time & time again).

Pros:

• EXTREMELY Moisturizing.
• Multi-use Product. More bang for your buck.
• One of the 2 items that relieves my very dry, cracked, and chapped lips.
• A lot of product for the money.
• Wondeful smell. Like Roses! (Hence the name).
• Not sticky and glossy.
• Works well under drying lipsticks to ensure moisture through the day.

Cons:

• Container. Not very hygienic and only for 1 person use. Squeeze tube available though.

My Opinion: This is one if my HG lip conditioning items. I suffer from severe dry, chapped, cracked, flaking, bleeding, you name it type of lips. They’ll be fine one day and if i don’t use anything on my lips, within a few HOURS my lips will suffer again. I have gone through several and when i say several i mean over a hundred different type of chapsticks / lip treatments to get my lips to be at least “normal“. I guess it’s my lack of moisture in my body since chapped lips is the number one sign of dehydration (shame on me since i never drink water).

But like i said, this is one of the two HG items for my lips. I love this and it’s absolutely amazing. I will never replace this since it works so well for me and i do highly, HIGHLY recommend this to anybody who has any of the conditions i stated above. It’s very light weight so it doesn’t make you feel like you have a ton of Vaseline on your lips (you know what i’m saying?). It has a very light scent of roses which i don’t mind, but for those who do have scent sensitivity, you may not like this product then.

I use this religiously throughout the day and especially as part of my night time regimen. I cake a little more than normal on my lips right before i hop in to bed, since that’s the time where you’re not licking your lips and its completely absorbed in the morning. My lips are plump, moisturized, and NORMAL. I use this throughout the day and switch between this and my other HG chapstick (review to follow). I will use this under lipsticks that are drying and also over lipsticks if i don’t feel like using a gloss. It has a very light sheen and glossy affect that makes your lips look physically moisturized. If your lips are chapped, flaky, and cracked – it immediately covers that with the glossy sheen so you don’t have to walk around self-conscious about what your lips look like.

So in conclusion, i highly recommend this. I told myself not to “recommend” products anymore on my PR’s since everybody is different and have different reactions / skintypes / etc. But i have to recommend this item since it truly is a HG item.

Rosebud Parfume Co. also has 2 other Salves that i will be PR shortly. I have yet to try them but will once i get a good sense of how they work in (;

He Qi Beauty Eyelid Primer (Light-Medium)
Sent from Lisa @ He Qi Beauty

Claims: This is He Qi’s exclusive recipe — no one else will have it. Every single ingredient in this primer was added with a purpose in mind. In Lisa’s opinion: this absolutely rival’s Urban Decay’s primer!

Contains: All natural shea butter, Titanium Dioxide, Mica, Water, Cyclohexasiloxane, Silica Propylene, Lemon & Cucumber Extract, Glycerin, Dimethicone, Hexylene Glycol, Sodium Citrate, Ascorbic Acid, Iron Oxides, Ultramarines

* All of the above ingredients are considered non comedogenic, or non pore clogging and completely safe for cosmetic application purposes.

How To Use: Apply before eyeshadow to create a smooth surface. Also helps eyeshadows adhere and stay on longer.

My Rating: ?????
(Good – Undecided on repurchasing).

Pros:

• Matches my skintone really well (light-fair)
• Great for undereyes (before concealer)
• Price! Retailing at only $12.00 for 5 grams!

Cons:

• Not ideal for my oily eyelids.
• Eyeshadow and eyeliner creased within an hour.

My Opinion: I really wanted to love this item for many reasons. Mainly because the lovely Lisa handmade this with love. But i am honestly still extremely undecided on if i like this or not. Let’s just say it’s a love hate relationship. First and foremost, i have oily eyelids. The only items that work well for my oily lids is UD Primer Potion. Even Shadow Insurance tends to crease on me throughout the day.

Day 1: I applied this as i normally do with all my primers, before applying my eyeshadow. I wait 10 minutes for it to dry / set so my eyelids before applying my eyeshadow. The first time i used this, i followed it with Lisa’s pigment eye shadows. (Review to come) and topped it off with my MAC Fluidline Gel Liner. I finished off my makeup and headed out the door. I commuted to work (45 minutes) and headed straight for the bathroom, to check my eyes for any creasing. Unfortunately my eyeliner and my eyeshadow was creased and a clump of oil lined my eyes. I dabbed it off gently with tissue and proceeded to work. After 3 hours of application, i checked again and once again there was a crease again. So i continued my day dabbing here and there so i didn’t have the crease sitting there.

Day 2: I tried it again with just regular panned eyeshadow. Once again, i applied it and waited 10 minutes before applying any eyeshadows (i regularly do this to ensure setting power). I ended up using MAC eyeshadows that day since i have a less chance of creasing with their eyeshadows, and once again i headed out the door. After my commute to work i checked. YAY! No creasing! But after 3 hours, i checked again and unfortunately i had a slight crease. Nowhere as much as the day before but the eyeliner once again had creased with the eyeshadow, leaving me that horrible looking line of oil. I dabbed away and checked again several times. I ended up having to only dab 2 more times after that.

Day 3: I ended up giving it another shot since i still had a little bit left of my sample. This time i tried something different. I ended up putting it under my eyes as well as on top of my eyelids, this time using less than the time before. Once again it creased on me even though i used a lot less, so in conclusion to my eyelids. This didn’t work to well for me. But for my undereyes, it was amazing. I have fine lines and wrinkles and anytime i use primers and top it off with concealer i still starts to chunk up in my lines and makes it a lot more noticeable that i’m wearing concealer. But after using this and topping it off with MAC Select Concelear, it made an AMAZING combination. No fine lines, no caking in the lines, and i had smoothness lasting me the entire day. It didn’t crease anywhere and left my undereyes flawless all day long. No touchups, NOTHING.

So in conclusion, i LOVE this product for my undereyes, but DISLIKE (i will not say hate since i don’t hate it) for my eyelids. I am still in limbo if i would purchase this since i don’t wear concealer often but honestly i see myself purchasing this for the days i do wear concealer.

**FTC Disclaimer: I was sent this product by He Qi Beauty. I am not being paid for this review or receiving any incentives for referring customers / review this product. This is my honest opinion and my personal review on the product.

It’s that time of year for GIVING & that is exactly what i will be doing (;

So generally, there are rules and restrictions to this giveaway. Since this is my first giveaway the rules and restrictions are a lot stricter, but the more followers and subbies i get, the less rules and less restrictions. So feel free to share the love and let friends know (;

Also, this is just a sneek peek of the gifts. I have been adding and planning on adding more items to this package for the winner!

These are all items that i use on a daily basis / love / HG and consists of a wide range of skincare, makeup, and tools for your beauty needs. Like i stated earlier more items will be placed into this giveaway and i may or may not update my blog with the items (i have yet to make that decision).

General Rules (1 Entry):

• US Residents ONLY. (Not enough funds for international yet.)
• Must be 18+ or with parental permission.
• Must be a Google Follower. (Registration to my blog is not required.)
• Post this giveaway on your blog OR twitter with the following banner / status.
• Banner Link: http://www.cheechun.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/giveaway1.jpg
• Twitter Status: Don’t forget to enter @_cheechun holiday giveaway! I just did (; http://bit.ly/gMZQPs
  

Additional Entries:

• (+2 More) Follow me on Twitter.
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Giveaway Information:

• This giveaway will end January 1st, 2011 February 1st, 2011@ 9:00 PM PST (may be extended depending on entries).
• Comment below with: Name, Email, Repost Link (Additional Entries: Twitter Name)
• I WILL be checking to ensure you have met all requirements or your entry will not be counted.

Good luck to everybody!