Products I've been loving, July 2013

It's been awhile since I've reviewed some products. I had a bit of down time so I thought I'd show my page some love. Some of these products are new, others I've been using for months, so lets get started!

First is this body mist that I purchased during the Bath and Body Works sale. My boyfriend actually picked it out and he did a great job! Such a refreshing coconut scent and I think it was around or under $5. I wish I had picked up more from this collection but I was trying not to spend too much money (I also picked up two candles, Mint Chocolate Chip and Salty Caramel. I don't have them to show because they are at my bf's house but they are amazing!).

Maybelline's new mascara has been a favorite this past month. I wouldn't say it's "the best" but it does a nice job volumizing my lashes. There are others I prefer over this one but I would still repurchase. I love Maybelline mascaras.

False lashes in "102 Demi's" are my absolute favorite! I use false lashes when I don't want to put mascara on...weird, but my lashes are all sorts of awkward when they want to be so sometimes I like the nice, uniform look. These aren't too dramatic for me and make my eyes look nice when I want to get a little dressy.

And Clinique's gel liner. Been using this for at least two years. All time favorite.

I bought this Garnier moisturizer a couple weeks ago and I haven't noticed anything too different. It feels cool on my skin and hasn't broken me out so I will continue to use it.

Tarte Clean Slate Poreless primer, I got this in a sample pack and decided to start using it recently, well when I work 12 hour days. It holds my face make up nicely but I'm not sure I will spend the money to repurchase a full size when I'm done. I might go back to using my ELF one.

 

Been loving my Sonia Kashuk concealer pot. It does a great job at covering up my redness or for under my eyes.

Prestige eye brow kit. Have been using this since the beginning of the year or so and it's pretty nice. I did start using the lighter shade first but I have recently switched to the darker shade and it looks a lot better. Still new to this whole make up world so I'm learning as I go.

Neutrogena Skin Clearing foundation. Now I can't say this has great coverage but because I have sensitive skin it helps me not break out as much.

All of these products I have been using for the past few months and love them. Not much else to say, they help add color to my face and control the shine.

And last but not least. Wet 'n Wild's Sweet as Candy trio. I've used this many times over the years and have been reaching for it just the past couple weeks. I love it for when I want to add subtle color to my eyes.


Hope you all enjoyed. Sorry there haven't been nail tutorials. I'm kind of at a nail-block (writers block but for nail designs) so I'm not sure when I'll have a new one up. Thanks for stopping by my page!

Ipsy bag June 2013!

So I have decided to switch subscription services and while I enjoyed the products in the PopSugar boxes, I felt I wanted something that was more for just makeup and beauty. Plus this service is only $10/month, free shipping (as opposed to $35 for PopSugar)! I noticed this bag has gotten better over the months, since it's one of the newer subscription services so I'm hoping it keeps getting better!


Sooo here we go! I really loved everything in my bag this month and was really thankful for which colors I got. I will probably use everything, except I could do without the glitter palette.

 

(Definitely a cute bag!)

Companys in this months bag

Everything in the bag.

Gel eyeliner in "Iron." I haven't swatched it yet but it looks like a grey/black eyeliner. Love it because I use black gel liners and don't think I would have used the purple if I had gotten that, although it looked really pretty.

Highlighter for under the eyebrows or wherever you want to highlight your face.

Glitter palette. A lot of people have not been liking this. I didn't bother to open it so the quality is a little bad for this pic.

Lip liner in "Bare"

NYX mosaic powder. This is a color I could definitely use! I saw some that people were getting and they looked super bright, this is something that would probably look good with my skin tone.



Updated Make Up collection May 2013 (Part 2)!

Disney version ELF palette. I wish I had gotten all three when this came out. They're really cute and look like DVD cases.

This one I got for like $3 when they had an online sale. Eye shadows, blushes, bronzers and lip colors!

This storage cart I got for Christmas, the only storage I didn't buy myself.

Proud to have made it on Sephora's VIB list ;). Hello Kitty Brush set (animal print) from my boyfriend. Some palettes, and a candle burner.

Lorac palettes, Pro and Glo Getter.

 

V.S palette, not going to lie. I pretty much only bought this for the packaging.

Urban Decay "Create your own" palette and Smoked.

Still don't know which color to buy to fill that last spot!

Dry shampoos.

Lippies! EOS, Korres and other lip butters, Baby Lips and the start of my Limited Edition "Chapstick" collection.

Drug store lip glosses/lip stains. Covergirl, Revlon, Maybelline, L'Oreal, NYX, ELF, Milani.

High end lip glosses; Buxom, Lorac, Lip Fusion, and smaller palettes; ELF, NYX, Hello Kitty (only for the packaging), Too Faced.

Blushes and bronzers.

My "extras" or backup drawer.

Lashes and some nail polish kits.

Urban Decay NYC Book of Shadows and boxes for some products. 

Liquid Foundations, travel perfumes, moisturizers, setting sprays, more lippies!


And that about wraps it up. Some day I hope to do my nail polish collection but I need to go through them because there are some that I don't like or want anymore. And they are all over the place. Again, this is not exactly how I want my make up set up but for now, and because of the space I have, it'll do. I hope that when I move out I can get a bigger desk or at least one with drawers.



Updated Make Up Collection May 2013 (Part 1)!!

So basically, I've wanted to post this for a long time now but it is very time consuming and I'm still not happy with my set up. This is just what works for now and is not even including some lip products lost in my purse(s). I broke this up into two different post because there are so many pictures. Hope you enjoy!

 

So this is what my desk looks like. I bought everything; desk, make up, brushes, mirrors, storage containers, etc. with my own money over the last almost year and a half.

These are my body mists and perfume sprays. Mostly Victoria's Secret, Bath and Body Works and one old Hollister mist.

This drawer I didn't really know what to do with. Jesse's Girl lip glosses, Palladio tinted balms, "Fresh" deluxe lip samples from Sephora for my birthday last year and an NYC lip balm.

These are mostly chapsticks/non-tinted balms for everyday use.

For everyone who goes to Sephora or a beauty store...or even sees a good size sample from a magazine...this is my sample collection. Mostly perfume ones in the bottom.

Some of my perfumes...the ones with the cute bottles anyway. V.S "Bombshell," Coach "Poppy," DKNY "Be Delicious," Ralph Lauren "#2," BCBGMaxazria (not sure of the actual name?), Arbonne "The Dazzler."

Lashes and glue I currently use.

Smaller storage and my little cactus pup collection. :)

Everyday eyeshadows; NYX, Wet 'n Wild, Iman (which I still haven't used) and bareMinerals.

Maybelline Color Tattoos and small brushes that usually come in my palettes.

Old packaging of Urban Decay shadows, the bottom two are my favorite purples to use.

Mini or deluxe size samples of mascaras that I bought or came in a pack with other sample products.

Mini eye and face primers and highlighters.

Brushes!

Every day jewelry.

Face products and primers.

More face stuff; concealer, blush, bronzer, eyebrow kit.

Eye shadows I don't use as much but for everyday use (more on the neutral side).

Colored eyeliners; NYX jumbo eye pencils, Urban Decay eyeliners, glitter liners.

Mostly black/dark eyeliners and gel liners.

Mascaras.

Set up of some palettes.

NYX palettes. NYX's "Nude on Nude" ($25) is similar to Urban Decay's Naked palette if you're not looking to spend $50 and comes with 10 lip colors.

Toki Doki palette.

Eyes, Lips, Face (ELF) 100 colors palette.

 

Don't forget to check out Part 2!!