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Review: Mark Cosmetics

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Any girl, prissy or not, loves to try on new makeup and see what it looks/feels like. So imagine my delight when I opened my box of goodies that Mark Cosmetics had sent me to review from their meetmark.com beauty store.

Let’s start with the

Gloss Gorgeous Stay on lip stain – $10.00  – I must admit it took me a while to figure out how to get the stain to actually come out but that might have been more about me than the lip gloss 🙂 It was light and left my lips feeling soft, but the stain did not last through lunch and had to be reapplied after eating.

Hook Up waterproof Mascara – $6.00 with free connector which had attached a sample of the Hook Up Eye Liner $6.00

The hook up system is great, allowing you to connect your favorite  products for easy to find purse use-ability. I have never used liquid eyeliner so this wasn’t the best product for me to be trying. At no fault to the product it ended up more IN my eye than on it.  Having said that apart from a little stinging I was not blinded and my eyes were not even red after 2 mins so that’s a product plus! 🙂

Hook Up Lip Gloss- $6.00 – I really liked how light this felt – not sticky at all. Again this can connect to the mascara making it perfect for travel or purse use-ability.

Glowdacious Illuminating powder $12.00- I really liked this, it allowed me to dust dark or light depending on my mood and I look forward to using this again in summer when a warm glow is a must.

**REVIEW OVERVIEW**

Overall the products were great! The quantities on the mascara and lip liners seemed a little low at first but for the price (which I found out after using) was more than acceptable. I would purchase these products again and would highly recommend them for teenagers where budget is an issue or for those women who like to have a lot of variety in their makeup drawer as with Mark cosmetics you can afford to have a little of everything.

I did get a few more products but I have not reviewed them as yet so stay tuned for more.

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Comments

  2. I too am also that you gave a favorable review of the mark. products…and the neat thing is if you can not find a mark. rep you can order from your Avon rep or on line at Avon.com. They are a great product for that young gal that wants to wear makeup, but you as the parent do not want her to look like she has the makeup on…

  3. Awesome! I love their products too that’s why I decided to become a rep 🙂 my eBoutique is nprovencio.mymarkstore.com

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Book Review: The No-Brainer Brain Explainer

Human brains are pretty amazing, allowing us to think, feel, create, communicate, move and more. But humans aren’t the only animals with cool brains, as Crab Museum explains in the book The No-Brainer Brain Explainer (illustrated by Bruno Valasse).

This book, aimed at kids in grades 1-4, is colorful and silly but also educational about how brains actually work, with billions of neurons sending electrical and chemical signals around the body.

“Everything we think, feel and experience comes from an electrical relay race, with neurons passing chemical batons to each other,” the book says. “The constant chatter of billions of brain cells creates your entire world.” 

The book compares the brains of mammals to those of crabs (the book is “written” by a crab after all) and notes that crabs have fewer neurons and of course are much smaller, but they have separate parts of their brains that control their eyes and their legs. Crabs are also capable of remembering things, using tools and solving puzzles. 

Some animals’ brains allow them to know more about their world in different ways from humans, such as spiders being sensitive to vibrations in their webs and catfish having an amazing sense of taste, with taste sensors all over their bodies. 

It notes that 95 percent of brain activity goes toward things we do unconsciously, like breathing, walking and catching a ball flying toward us. It also talks about dreams, memory, how our emotions try to predict the future, where brains came from and fun facts about brains. For example, did you know a sperm whale is believed to have the biggest brain of any creature that’s even lived? Their brains weigh 18 pounds, compared to just 2.5 pounds for humans. 

Information on what creatures have the smallest brains, the toughest brains, the most brains and those who actually eat their own brains will delight kids (and maybe gross them out a little bit). They’ll also enjoy learning about the mycelium network of fungi, which is like a brain without a body, and slime molds, which are like a brain without a brain. 

It ends talking about why human brains are so special because we’ve found ways to work together, communicate and build communities on a scale bigger than any other animal. 

Kids and adults alike will enjoy this colorful, silly and informational book about brains!

About the book: 64 pages, hardcover. Published 2026 by Wide Eyed Editions. Suggested retail price $19.99.