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SEPHORA FRIENDS AND FAMILY 2009

Mon, 19 Oct 2009 23:16:00 +0000

FRIENDS AND FAMILY STARTS OCTOBER 19 TO NOVEMBER 1 ST!

CODE IS: FF2009!!!

START HAULING!

Prescriptives- The End of an Era!

Tue, 22 Sep 2009 01:40:00 +0000

It's the end of an era!! Prescriptives is going to be shut down by Jan. 31st! Sales have been plummeting. Expect sales and stock up on your faves!

Walmart to Sell Hard Candy!!!

Wed, 09 Sep 2009 01:51:00 +0000

A great friend of mine just told me that Walmart is going to be selling Hard Candy Cosmetics!

Check out this link http://www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUSTRE57H5ZS20090818

or read below....

Wal-Mart to offer "Hard Candy" to woo high-end shoppers
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By Chavon Sutton and Nicole Maestri

NEW YORK/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Wal-Mart Stores Inc is rolling out a new line of cosmetics by Hard Candy, hoping to dazzle shoppers with glitter eye shadow and volumizing mascara by a brand that is sold at more upscale retailers, like Sephora.

At a launch event held on Tuesday in the penthouse suite of Manhattan's trendy Bryant Park Hotel, Wal-Mart showcased the line, which will be introduced in 3,000 of its U.S. stores in September. It will be rolled out internationally next spring.

The new line is being made specifically for Wal-Mart.

The cosmetics will range in price from $5 to $10, or $6.40 on average, and are designed to appeal to 18- to 35-year-old women who are looking to have fun with their makeup.

"The more bells and whistles, the more excited our customer will be," said Carmen Bauza, vice president of beauty for Wal-Mart.

APPEALING TO HIGHER INCOME SHOPPERS

Wal-Mart has said it is attracting higher-income shoppers to its stores as recession pressures household budgets and consumers adopt a frugal mind-set.

But investors have questioned its ability to keep those shoppers once the economy improves and customers have more money to spend. Wal-Mart has been adamant that it will retain those new shoppers and plans to do so by introducing new product lines, like Hard Candy.

"New, higher spenders have found Wal-Mart," Bauza said.

At the event in Manhattan, editors from Glamour and ELLE magazines browsed the line, and attendees were able to sample the products, like gold lipstick and bright green eyeliner.

This is not Wal-Mart's first fashion foray. In 2005, it tried to compete with smaller rival Target Corp by placing ads in Vogue and hosting a show in Times Square during New York Fashion Week.

It downplayed its discount roots, and stocked its stores with more upscale merchandise, like high thread count sheets and skinny jeans, hoping to mimic the success Target found selling cheap-chic merchandise.

But the efforts backfired with its core lower-income shoppers, who wanted basic goods at discount prices, and the retailer admitted it moved too far, too fast.

As the recession changes the face of Wal-Mart's shoppers it is revamping its merchandise selection. It has been expanding its selection of name brand electronics, and now sells an exclusive line of clothing by Miley Cyrus & Max Azria.

Urban Decay Book of Shadows Volume 2- My New Love

Sat, 05 Sep 2009 15:30:00 +0000

I just had to get this! 8 new colors that are not even sold individually! The colors are great! I love sphynx! I bought this when it was a limited release on the UD site.
Also if you spent $60 you got these freebies plus a midnight cowboy shadow and a bourbon eyeliner! Woo Hoo!
When you open up the book there is a little book on the inside that shows pictures of some UD looks. Most of the looks are old looks =( I like the old pop out look better. I would rather the book came with ideas for the new colors or something else but not what it came with. Its rather silly.
Love homegrown!
Love nylon!
Love sphynx!
Jinx too!

Definitely worth the money!

With- September Issue Makeup Pages

Thu, 20 Aug 2009 00:22:00 +0000

Hey Ladies

Here are the makeup pages from With September issue. These are my favorite pages. I like to see what is new that is coming out! The new mac stuff we already have here in the USA.

I am eyeing the knew RMK gradation palettes.

Enjoy my makeup Lovers!

ViVi Magazine- September 09 Makeup Pages

Tue, 18 Aug 2009 22:39:00 +0000

Hey Ladies

Here are some japanese magazine scans from the September Issue of ViVi. Of course it is of the makeup!

Maybelline Color Sensational Swatches

Fri, 17 Jul 2009 23:21:00 +0000

Released beginning of July, the Color Sensational lipsticks by Maybelline are a must have! They smell like Taffy! They are around $7.0 a piece but if you can catch a bogo deal, it is so worth it! It comes in 48 colors. I was able to view 16 colors. This collection also has a lipgloss side. I do not think the lip gloss colors are as nice as the lipsticks and they do not smell the same.

Honey Nectar provides a nourishing feel as well as moisturization. It is also made with pure pigments.

Depending on which shade range you are in, there is a matching cap. So a red color has a red cap and a pink color has a pink cap.
545
465 My favorite. Its pretty medium purple with a greenish iridescent glitter.
115
445 Also very pretty
525
005

Left to right: 005, 525, 545, 115, 445, and 465

Lush Hair Doctor + Sugar Scrubs

Mon, 13 Jul 2009 01:32:00 +0000

The sugar scrubs are awesome! The top is is Sugar Babe Scrub and the lower is Sugar Scrub Sugar. The bottom has fennel ginger and lavender. I reminds me of a less potent Karma scent. You break off a piece and rub on! After is washes off it leaves your skin feeling so soft. It feels just like after you take a bath with a lush bath bomb. The top has coconut oil and mimosa blossom. The inside also has a pink core! I put mine in metal containers or old lush containers since they do not come with a container. I highly suggest trying out of these out!

I love the lush hair doctor! It smells and feels so good! It gives this awesome cooling sensation! I used a quarter of the container on my head. They would suggest to use half but I did not. It is expensive considering for shoulder length hair would only get you two uses. It has mud and several oils in it. My hair felt extra soft after!

Yummy lol!!

Missha M Signature Radiance Two-Way Pact + Make-Up Base + Foundation

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 23:24:00 +0000

As I said earlier so for the lack of posts, moving to NYC is taking up a lot of time =) Thanks for understanding. Anyway...

The Missha M Signature Radiance Two-Way Pact is so pretty. It contains a micro bead powder which aids in a soft focus effect and multi-reflection. It also makes for a super flawless coverage.
- It has Mineral and botanical Collagen which provide moisture and nutrients.
- Containing Astazanthin and Polylift that makes your skin healthy and radiant.

It has a soft floral fragrance.
I went with color 21. It really is a very nice powder and after wearing it all day my face did not get oily! It blends like a dream!

The make-up base is on the left and foundation is on the right. Although the base has a greenish-white tint, it does blend in completely. The foundation blends nicely as well but it leaves my skin with a more yellow tint.

If you were to wear all three of these products, you face will become an oil slick. I personally just like powders but the makeup base did allow my powder to stay on all day!
The makeup base blended in
The foundation blended in.

Sorry Been Busy! Maybelline Color Sensational NEW

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 15:16:00 +0000

Hello to all my readers! Sorry it has been so long since I posted. Almost two weeks! I have so much to show you! I have been so busy.

Anyway, Maybelline just launched a new lipline called color sensational! It smells like Taffy! It comes in 48 colors. There are so many nice colors! One of them is a soft purplish but with cameleon glitter. It is gorge! Depending on what type of color, there will be a matching cap. They are priced nice too! I highly suggest tryin them out.

NEW Maybelline New York Pulse Perfection Mascara JUST LAUNCHED

Thu, 18 Jun 2009 00:35:00 +0000

"First vibrating mascara.
Patent-pending elastomer brush vibrates 7,000 times per stroke
Provides clump-free definition, intense color, and shine
Waterproof; also available in washable formula
Builds lash volume, length, and adds curl
Buildable formula
Ideal for All Skin Types
Contact lens safe"

It retails a Walgreens for $14.

I was fortunate enough to be a tester for this product before it was launched. I knew it was this product since it was the only pulse mascara to be put on a cheaper brand.

Personally I never saw a difference with the Lancome oscillation mascara and I returned it. I truly want to see a mascara wand that rotates 360 degrees. This way it will actually brush it for you and pull out clumps.

Anyway, I saw no benefit to the pulsing. The mascara formula was descent but not near the lengthening of Stilletto or as voluminous as Colossal.

The pulsating was more like a massage for my eyelashes =) If you want to try something fun and could not afford Lancome Oscillation, it might be something worth trying.

10 Innovation

7 Volume

5 Length

CupCake Recipe Shoes by Airwalk!! Too Cute

Mon, 15 Jun 2009 00:12:00 +0000

I just had to post on the shoes! They are too cute! I got them for $15 at Payless shoes! I could not help myself! They have cupcakes, eggs, a beater and a recipe on them! PLus they are white and pink! You can fold the back over for more pink!

Just in case I ever need to make cupcakes, I have the recipe on my shoes!! Tee-hee! =)

MAC Style Warrior Lipglass in Liberated + L'oreal ColourJuice Go Go Pop

Sun, 07 Jun 2009 02:26:00 +0000

I love the new Mac lipglass in liberated. It is the same formula but with a yellow tint. Unfortunately it takes a good three coats to show the yellow tint and that also means that you would have a lot of gloss on your lips. Even when you do 3 coats, within 10 minutes it looks like a normal clear shimmer gloss =(

I am really just not a fan of lipglasses I guess. The ones I like are the odd colors which are never dark enough.

Loreal Colourjuice in Go Go pop #455. I got this from a L'oreal speciality store. It was hard for me to find. But it clear with an orange tint and orange glitter. It looks really rockin when its on. Same great formula too.
Here are the swatches!

Japanese Kokurydudo Privacy Curl Keeper Spray + Etude House Glow Base Sun Guard

Thu, 04 Jun 2009 02:16:00 +0000

The Privacy Curl Keeper Spray is an interesting item. The innovation and thought behind the project is great. Essentially a hairspray for your lashes! All you do is spray is on your curler, let it dry a little until it starts to get tacky and then curl your lashes. Well this product does work great and I did see a difference at the end of the day when compared to my other eye that just had the curler and no curl keeper. The only problem is that the amount of alcohol in it seems high as it can burn the heck out of your eye! Use it with caution.

10 for innovation

8 for price

6 for results

8 for pain lol

Etude House Glow Base SPF 36 PA++. I love this stuff! It smells very soft and light like flowers and has a pearl based shimmer in it. It lasted all day in the sun when I used it. I used it when I went to the beach. The only downfall is that if you need to use it a lot, it can be a problem because it is not a very large tube and it does not come in a bigger tube.
The concentrated Sun Guard is at the top of the hand and it is rubbed in at the bottom of my hand. The shimmer is very fine and it is not chunky and it gives you a nice soft sheen. I wish they made shimmer based sun block over in the US but they do not. Sunblock is boring but the tanners have fun scents and shimmers over here. Maybe I need to talk to some chemists lol!

10 Performance

8 Quality

8 Scent

6 For Shimmer intensity

4 Product Size

SALES Part 2! B Never, Lush, Face Shop, Innisfree, Lioele, Red Earth, Sugar

Wed, 27 May 2009 16:18:00 +0000

More beauty items that need a home. I take paypal and all prices include shipping for the US. If it is outside of the US it might cost a little. Free samples or goodies with all purchases.

Sugar Glamzon Eye palette- 2x $10 with shipping

B Never too Bust to Be Beautiful Shadow Box- I paid around $30 plus UK shipping GRRR.. 1x

Selling it for $ 15 with shipping
The Face Shop Span Compact in NB 21 3x. $9 with shipping
Red Earth Luxe Eyeshadow Quad Blue Riviera 1x. $ 15 with shipping
Innisfree Watery Care BB Cream (just tested) plus free Mini NEW Lioele BB Cream $15 with shipping SOLD
Sugar Electric Palette Just tested two colors $ 10 with shipping

SALE LADIES! LUSH, NYX, KIEHL'S, MAJOLICA, PUPA, IOE, PUPA, VICHY, B NEVER BUSY TO BE BEAUTIFUL

Sun, 24 May 2009 03:28:00 +0000

Hey Ladies! I have a few things for sale. All items are either new or tested 1x. I will ship worldwide. If shipping outside of the country, please consider buying more than one item because I can ship all USA items from home but items outside of the country, I have to go to the post.

I only accept paypal

Feel free to haggle with the prices

Avon press on eyeshadows. One purple set was used. The blue set has not been touched and the purple set was used 1x. These sell for $9.0 each

Price: $4.0 each + SH $2.00
Isle of Eden Bath Frosting in Citrine 1x. Sells for $16

My Price: $6 + SH of $4.00

VICHY Lipidose Re-hydrating Body Lotion NEW Sells for $16.o

My price: $12 with SH

Pupa Eyeshadow Quad: 1x

My price: $ 13 with shipping
Kiehl's Centella Skin-Calming Cleanser 1x Sells for $28.50

My price: $15 with shipping

Kiehl's Anti-oxidant Skin Preserver. Sells for $60 SOLD TO A LUCKY LADY

My price: $25 with shipping

Kiehl's Lavender Hand and Body Lotion with Aloe and Oatmeal Sells for $30.50

My Price: $18 with shipping
Vov Castlewdew Gloss NEW

My price: $10 with shipping

Dr. Jart Blemish Base 1x SOLD TO A LUCKY LADY

My price: $12 with shipping

Privacy Gloss NEW

My Price: $8 with shipping

Missha Style Mascara 1x

My Price: $7 with shipping

Majolica Majorca Hope My eyelashes Are Full and Thick New Just opened to look at

My price: $12 with shipping

Missha Lucid Berry Lips 1x

My Price: $9 with shipping
Lush B Never Too Busy To Be Beautiful

Lip Cream 1x on Hand: $10 with shipping

Eye Cream Orange: $9 with shipping 1x on hand

Eye Powder: $12 with shipping NEW
MASSIVE NYX LOT- All tested once on hand. Will only sell as full lot. Value worth $47

My Price: $28 with shipping

Pupa Diamond palette: 1x Gorgeous Palette with Velour cover and diamond outside

My price: $12 with shipping
There is no exp. date on this. I have had for about 8 months and used it 2x

My Price: $9 with shipping

Victoria Secret Pool Party Collection + Beauty Rush Goodies

Sat, 23 May 2009 01:39:00 +0000

Left to Right

Beauty Rush Pool Party Lip Butter in Frostea, Minty Lipshine in Citrusminty, Lipgloss in Tropicool, Minty Lipshine in Bubbleminty

I love the lip butters! They are thicker and less glossy than a lip gloss and not as shiny as the the lip shine. The lip shines are made with Peppermint oil and remind me of the orbit gums!

Beauty Rush Lip and Cheek Pop. This comes in three colors. I like the Peach and petal pink the best. The third color is a deeper pink. These are hard to get off on the cheeks. They are super matte.

They also have out new baked wet/dry eyeshadows. It comes in I believe around 12 colors. I purchased jade-a-kissed since it looked the most different.
Left to right: Citrusminty, Tropicool, Peach pop, Petal Pop

Bottom: Jade-a-kissed
Left to right: Lip butter in Frostea, Bubbleminty, Citrusminty, Tropicool, Peach Pop

Bottom: Jade-a-kissed
I love the lip butters. They are not quite a butter but definitely not a gloss. They are a nice change for VS. The wet/dry shadows feel just like every other baked dome shadow and the pay off is just as nice. Also I love the taste and smell of all the new glosses!

As for the pool party scents: I love the lemonita! It smells like a sugary, vanilla lemon! The frostea smells like a fake over sweet tea (yuck) and the coolita smells a lot like coconut. Too much coconut for me.

The pool party collections sports glosses, body mists with out oil, shimmer gels, lotions, and nail polishes!

For a price of each of $7.00 or buy 7 for $25, you cannot go wrong ladies!!

B Never to Busy To Be Beautiful Makeup by Lush + Brushes from Makeup Show

Thu, 21 May 2009 01:36:00 +0000

The Lush Be Never to Busy to be Beautiful Makeup line honestly is crap! The fragrances and soaps are great just like Lush but the makeup line! OMG!!

Here two lipsticks I got. I like the "B" on them. They are metal pieces that can be removed but first off the one of the left was like this hard waxy lipstick that just was so dry. I am requesting a return in fact. The coral color on the right has so much dye that is stained my lips and hands and makeup remover did not even work!

The eyeshadow palette is beautiful to look at and the packaging is so detailed. The colors are next to impossible to get them to show up! I was scrubbing with a brush an applicator and they barely show up!
This is the box on the lip cream. Very pretty.
This is the lip cream. Did not show up on me and the smell of the rose hip oil is so strong!! ahhh!!
This product I love. It is a mint lip scrub. It is made with a natural strong mint. It is on the dry side but it does exfoliate well.
Here are the Lush Shadows
Top left is the lip cream, bottom left the coral lipstick, the middle the black/red lipstick
The bottom left is a liquid eyeliner that is really pretty but once again I cannot get it off! My eyes are still orange!!! Bottom right is the lip scrub.
All of the brushes did not cost more than $35!!! Including the roll!

The Makeup Show NY- New Brands + Photos

Tue, 19 May 2009 03:17:00 +0000

Took me a while to load these!! How about you? Don't give up! It's worth it!

So my hubby and I went to the makeup show in NY yesterday! It was amazing! There were so many mainstream and pro exclusive lines! All you had to do was show an artist card and your license! The discount were phenomenal! I highly suggest going next year! It comes to NY once a year. There is also a Makeup Show in Las Vegas and a bunch of other prime locations!

The Balm Line

Yaby! One of the best lines there. These are actually palettes. The shadows are half the size of normal shadows. The palettes were around $75 a piece. The colors are not cheap. They are super pigmented and are great for an artist collection. You can also just buy single colors and the mini pans to press your own shadows.

Young Blood Makeup

Me- Enjoying the show! I have my new Beauty Girl Mook by LeSportSac on!

Hubby and I went to our first Korean BBQ! Really neat! All we had to do was order to "meats" and each table has a little grill and they cook the meat on your table! When you order an dish, they give you like 10 sides! You get 5 different types of cabbage sides, macaroni salad, lettuce cups, sweet beans and two different types of sauce! The place was called Shilla and it is on Korean Way.

This company is called Naimie's and they distribute and house all these amazing brands!

Anyone ever heard of OCC? Obsessive Compulsive Cosmetics! Pigment type products that are really rich in color!

Senna Cosmetics

Stila of course was great! But I wish they had some of the Japan exclusive makeup there!

Kyrolan- A really neat line! Check it out! Every color imaginable is made here!

Kyrolan Foundations

Kyrolan Eyeshadows

The amazing brush station!

Old Makeup Show mags!

ICE FX. Its a glue that you put chunky glitter and stones on and it makes it look like you have ice stuck to you! Great for FX artists

Kyrolan again

Kyrolan day glo colors! Amazing!

Kyrolan Blushes- sale around $10

A neat multi use pigment that you can add a clear lip gloss to or a clear nail polish and make your own color makeup or use as an eyeshadow. They come in stacks of 8 which twist into each other or you can take them a part separately. Each stack was on sale for $15 each!

Giselle blush

Wow! Love this picture! I am so blowing it up and putting it on my wall!

Naked Cosmetics

Auraline- A neat pro brand with really awesome choices in blush/eye colors. You can really find some amazing super matte colors that won't stain your fingers lol!

The brush company is really neat.

They make the brushes right there in front of you. They actually measure out the bristles. They wrap the bristles in paper and slide the paper over the brush holder and some how they lock them in. Then they measure them again and trim!

Crown Brushes was one of the highlights of the day! They have over 500 brushes to pick from! They sell synthetic, real hair, etc! They are a distributor of brushes for almost everywhere! They probably sell to Sephora! They just print the labels on them.

They sold the brushes for over 80% off! If you ever ever need a brush this is the place to go! All types of handles! Wood, plastic etc! you name it! Women were going crazy. It took like 10 minutes to just get in line to see some of them!

Highly pigmented color that needs to be activated by alcohol.

Well that was my day!

My favorite new brands: Yaby and Giselle.

Alcone is a neat store that was there as well that sells all cosmetic accessories like velour puffs, brush cleaner, and storage etc. Check out the site!

Last favorite- Crown Brush Company

I will soon be posting pictures of what I bought!

The Body Shop Summer Makeup 09 HOT BRIGHTS

Tue, 12 May 2009 03:11:00 +0000

The Body Shop Summer 09

Hot Brights Collection!

Hot Brights Blush Pink OR Bronze
Hot Brights Eye Color: Pink/Purple OR Blue/Cream
Hot Brights Eyeliner: Purples OR Blues
Hot Brights Lip Shine/Cheek Stain: Pink OR Bronze

What do you think of the collection? I think it is going to be ok. I am liking the the Lip Shine/Cheek Stain in Bronze

The other colors are ok. It seems like it is going to be a release of the same ole' things. I liked the Moroccan Rose Collection but this I am not sure.

Eyeko Beauty Cream

Tue, 12 May 2009 02:05:00 +0000

This lovely cream came from Cherryculture.com. It was more than 50% off!

I loved Eyeko but unfortunately it is getting harder and harder to find in stores in the US.

Anyway this cream is multifunctional. It is a highlighter, moisturizer and eye cream.

It has a lot of shimmer! I mean a lot! I do not recommend it as a moisturizer unless you want to look like you put your face in a bowl of shimmer! Maybe if you put your foundation over it as use it as a primer it might work ok.

What I do is mix it with another moisturizer so that the shimmer is not so intense.

I like to use it as an eye cream or a highlighter. Look how pretty! Ohh la la la!
Look at the intense shimmer! Wow! Pop!

As a moisturizer it is not great because it dries quick and it is not very moisturizing. Also when it dries, your skin gets kinda tight.

Overall, I can't help myself. I think the product is so fun!!!

Anyone try it before?

Lisa Lampanelli - Queen of Mean

Mon, 11 May 2009 01:44:00 +0000

Me, with the Queen of Mean, the Big LL = Lisa Lampanelli

I saw the queen of mean with my hubby on Friday night in New Brunswick, New Jersey. She was so funny!

Do you know who she is? She is the woman who is on every comedy central roast, she has had several of her own specials and she is on the Howard Stern show.

She attacks every group or type of people. No race, color, or sexual preference ia left out. She makes fun of stereotypes and she knows how to have a good time.

If you are looking for dirty talk, mean, and super funny comedy look her up!

Better yet, check out some of her videos on YouTube!!

Homemade and Handmade Purse!

Fri, 08 May 2009 01:59:00 +0000

My hubby helped me make this purse! It is so cute!

The pattern came from a purse magazine.

The handles are from AC Moore as well as the Acrylic flower!

All cloth materials are from Jo-Ann Fabrics

The handmade badge has "Babies" written on. We call our family the "Babies" hehe =)

In between the orange polka dot layer is a harder white material that gives the purse stability.

It was made using a Brother's sewing machine.

It took about two full nights. Not bad for our first purse!

We are making another one that has lipsticks on it!

The little ribbon on the handle came with something that I ordered from Kim Tia. What a cute addition.

L'oreal Extreme Volume Collagen Mascara This

Thu, 07 May 2009 02:48:00 +0000

This mascara was a good safe buy. I paid $7.99 for it. I got it on sale at Ulta. The packaging was very bland. It was like they didn't even try.

The mascara contains hydra collagen which is known for its instant plumping properties. I think it is a great mascara but I do not think the collagen made any difference. For the price it is very volumizing and it does not flake or clump at all.

It has a larger brush than most mascaras. It has a similar smell to the Maybelline Lash Stiletto.

If you look at my post on the Lash Stiletto, it gives almost an exact type of effect as the L'oreal collagen mascara. I have two coats on and I curled my lashes!

What do you think? Does this mascara work for you?