Get Growin'

**Disclosure: I received this product for free in exchange for an honest and unbiased review.**

How many of us have made that dreadful mistake of over plucking eyebrows? I sure did.  I remember 8th grade, super thin just like my big sister. I swear it was one hair connected to the next, connecting to the next. What was I thinking?

Of course it resulted in some poor looking eyebrows that I would have to suffer with through the rest of my life... or would I?

I hate attempting to draw or fill in my eyebrows. And my shape is completely off.  I do what I can, which isn't much, and then I pray. And these days, the beauty trend has eyebrows back to being full.  Not that I can actually agree to letting mine become a thick bush on the face (I will not get into that side of brows today), I can agree that slightly fuller can be better.

New York Biology was awesome enough to let me give this product a shot for free!  It is primarily promoted as a lash serum but if you read the label and directions, you will see that it is for eyebrows too! And so my journey begins...

I have been using it for just over a week, and while my brows are not full and gorgeous yet, I imagine with time they could be.  The serum is a liquid with a quick drying formula and easy applicator brush.  No smell, no color.  Directions say apply once per day.  I usually do it before I put on my makeup.  I would do it at night instead, but let's be real, some days I put the kids down, and end up passing out before they do in the toddler-sized bed! 

Let me show you my comparisons.

Before:

After:

Let me start by asking for a pardon on the mess that they are. As I mentioned before, I am not great with eyebrows and I am a constant work in progress. Plus I just returned from a road trip vacation and hotel mirrors are not all that awesome for up close plucking.

Secondly, I attempted to brush them in the same manner so they would be in similar and so that you could see my bare area, but you know eyebrows can have a mind of their own.  I did not want anyone to sit there and look at my picture and say, look she simply shifted her hairs to make it look like a miracle. If you look closely, it seems like I have maybe some fine hairs coming into the empty area, and perhaps it also includes growth in the shorter ones that were already present.

And so I will continue to use this product, as 1) it is possible that I am seeing small improvements, 2) it has been easy to use, 3) I tried researching comparisons, as I did not want one of the products that would mess with my skin, eyes, color of both of them, etc. and luckily, I have yet to see anything that says these will be negative side effects.  So in the end, does it work? It is early to tell, but it is quite possible.  I think the review time that I had was quick so I would definitely think that with more time, I may be able to say more definitively yay or nay.

In the end, I hope that New York Biology is onto something and I hope that this product can help those of us that made these silly beauty mistakes in our past.  I plan to continue using it for my eyebrows and add it to my lashes as well.  Perhaps I will see improvement there too.  Who knows, beautiful brows and lashes could be in my future!

Anti-Aging Help for My Tired Eyes

**Disclosure: I received this product for free in exchange for an honest and unbiased review.**

So as a full-time working mom of two kids and three dogs, a wife, and student, it is inevitable that I look tired.  Constantly.  When given the opportunity to try out a anti-aging product, I was all over that!  Possible fountain of youth, right?

New York Biology offered to send me this product called Eye Gel so that I could review it.  Described as intensive anti-wrinkle formula, lifting, firming, and hydrating, I figured it was worth a shot.  You see, being a contact wearer as well (for most of my life so far) I know that my eyes look older than they should. Touching them each day between contacts on, contacts off, putting on make up, allergies, and out right rubbing tired eyes - I know they could use some serious help.

So I have used this product for a few days now.  First, I loved the size of this product!  I mean, it is a great size.  It was not one of those products where you get it in the mail and it is a bottle smaller than your thumb.  This has a good amount of it, so bonus points for this company really understanding the value of our hard-earned money and offering enough product to last more than a few days.

I was not sure what kind of texture, color, etc. this would be so I took a picture of it.  Plus, I am a nerd and I love the cool pump it has to release the gel.  As you can see it is just a plain translucent gel which I like.  I love this pump because I can push easily, it comes out in the center of the holder, I swipe and apply.  Each pump gives a generous amount, so don't feel like you need to pump multiple times.  Sometimes I give just a small push and it is a good amount.

I use it around my eyes and directed and it is very smooth to rub in.  It will glide over the skin easily, so you don't have to rub hard to spread.

Now for the results... I have to be honest. I haven't seen them yet. I have only been using for a few days, and as per my promise, I am writing my review.  However, I feel like I need more time to be able to say whether this is really doing much for my skin and how well the anti-aging promise is working.  

I will say that I like the way it feels when applied.  I find it as a nice moisturizer to put on right before I put my make up on.  I find that my make-up still goes on smoothly with it. I can also say my skin feels soft underneath to my touch, even as I sit hear make-up free today and I touch under my eye, my skin feels very smooth.  

So whether this is taking away my early wrinkles, I am not sure. But I am definitely appreciating the hydrating effect and ability to be proactive in my aging process.

**Disclosure: I received this product for free in exchange for an honest and unbiased review.**