2017 Premiere Orlando Show

Last weekend I was invited to attend the Premiere Orlando Show with HSI Professional. I was super excited because I’d never been to a trade show like this and I love HSI products. I didn’t know what to expect and boy was I blown away. First off, the show is HUGE. I was a bit overwhelmed by all the booths. I don’t think I made it to even half the booths. Gia, from HSI, told me that the Premiere Orlando Show is the largest beauty trade show in the US.

 

You know as a beauty addict this was a dream come true. I grew up watching my grandmother get up every single morning, at the crack of dawn, to do her extensive beauty routine. I was enamored by the beautiful bottles and sparkly magic she used everyday. Obviously my love for makeup and all things beauty related have carried on through adulthood. The Premiere Orlando Show made me feel like a little kid in a candy store.

One of the cool things I got to do at the show was get my hair curled at the HSI booth. I currently use their flat iron which I LOVE so I knew their curling wand was going to be amazing.  If you’ve been my previous hair posts, you would have read that I have a LOT of hair that’s very thick so curling my hair isn’t an easy feat at all. Their curling wand did it with so much ease and the end result was amazing.

As you can see my hair is pretty straight, the ends get pretty wavy sometimes but shhh, it’s mostly because I need a hair cut! Because of the texture of my hair, it can be hard to curl and even better it doesn’t hold a curl very well. A couple things though: The Groover wand curled ALL my hair in basically under 15 minutes and my curls didn’t fall flat. My next day curls were even better 😉

In the end, my curls were everything I wanted and more. I felt like I was ready to walk down the Victoria’s Secret runway with this hair… okay maybe not that extreme but you get the gist lol ;D

While I was there you know I had to pick up some things! So I wanted to share with you some of my purchases.

Of course I had to pick up something from HSI! And yes, this was purchased by ME with my own money. I’m super picky about my hair products and HSI is a company I can stand behind. I told you before I was on the hunt for a new shampoo and conditioner and I’ve found it with HSI. I’ve been obsessed with their argan oil line. It makes my hair so soft and silky. Even my fiance loves it and uses the line.

Okay so this may be gross for some people but I’ve been DYING to try the Baby Foot peel. I haven’t tried it yet because I have two blisters from a new pair of shoes I wore. The lady at the booth said DO NOT use it if you have any sores. So I’m going to have to wait until I can try this baby out.

Then I stopped by the Eye Kandy Cosmetics booth because I needed to buy something! I’ve seen some of their stuff on Instagram and I knew I needed to pick up some colors. If you like sparkle then you definitely need to check out their stuff.

I mean hello! These are everything plus more!

One of my favorite colors I picked up was this rose gold shade, Taffy. And for $7.50? Hm, I need every shade possible please.

I picked up 6 shades in all, which are pretty much all in the gold family but hey! That’s what I like and wear.

I also got their Liquid Sugar which is used to apply the glitter. This allows for the product to stick and not fall off. It’s a one oz. bottle and the lady at the booth said this should last 3-4 years.

Less exciting, I picked up two eye shadow brushes from FARAH. I just kind of stumbled upon them. I really liked the look of the brushes but after picking them up, I liked how they felt.

The last thing I picked up was the Saint Glamour Blender. This was another booth I just happened to stumble upon as well. I’ve been a loyal fan to the Original Beauty Blender for years. I love my Beauty Blender, I do not however like the price. While there are so many other beauty sponges on the market the thing is I haven’t found one I like as much as the beauty blender.

So I stopped by and the guy at the booth was talking about their sponge and it sounded promising. I picked up two, since it was cheaper to get two and I’ve been reaching for this over my Beauty Blender! YUP! That’s right, I think I like this more than the Beauty Blender. It doesn’t soak up as much product as the BB does and it gives a slightly better finish to your foundation. If you’re allergic to latex this is definitely something to try. Also, I’ve washed my Saint blender already and it didn’t have all that dye coming out of it the same way my BB does when I wash it. WINNING.

Overall, I had a pretty awesome time and picked up some cool things. Have you ever been to a trade show before? How about the Premiere Orlando show?

Have you tried out any of the products I purchased? I’d love to know your thoughts!

Until next time,

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