The Ramblings of Tee

What I Got: MAC Punk Couture

2014-01-16T20:18:00.001-05:00


Studded Kiss & Instigator

So I'm a little late with this, but I just wanted to show you what I purchased from the collection. MAC released two collections the day after Christmas, Magnetic Nude and Punk Couture.

As usual, I wasn't really interested in either, but after reading some forum posts, I knew I had to have Instigator. I've been looking for the perfect deep purple lipstick all season and had yet to find it.

The collection consists of four lipsticks, all are matte finishes (my new favorite). The other two, Punk Couture and Hautecore, I weren't really interested in. Hautecore is a matte black and Punk Couture is a purple with blue undertones.

I love both of these colors, and as it turns out, Instigator is the purple that I've been searching for. Instigator is what Talk that Talk should have been.

Studded Kiss & Instigator

Did you purchase any items from Punk Couture? Leave a comment letting me know what you got.

Top 13 Beauty Products of 2013

2014-01-07T08:00:00.000-05:00

Hey all, I back with post about my most used beauty products for 2013. I think this year I was more into using what I had, more than purchasing more products (compared to years past). With a few exceptions I will definitely be using these products for 2014.

1. My first product is the best eye primer ever. Wet N Wild Fergie Take on the Day Eyeshadow Primer (For My Primas). I tried Urban Decay Primer Potion as well as Too Faced Shadow Insurance and I most say that this drugstore primer beats all of them. I put my shadow on at 6:00am and when I get home at 6:00pm it still looks great. You can purchase this primer at Walgreen's for $4.99.

2. Maybelline Color Tattoos, the color pictured above is Bad to the Bronze and is my most used Color Tattoo. I'm embarrassed to even say how many I own. I use this over my eyeshadow primer to enhance my eyeshadow. I actually use this more than my MAC paint pots, they are comparable and at a better price point.

3. My Lorac Pro Palette, I heart this palette, it is so versatile, as the top row is all matte and the bottom row is all shimmer. I have to stop myself from using it all the time, I mostly use the matte shades, but lately I have been incorporating the shimmer shades into my looks. This palette is perfect for travel as there are a range of colors.

4. Bare Mineral Mascara in Curl & Lengthen and Volumizing. I picked this up last year at Ulta when they were 50% off, I believe they retail for $18.00 each, so I got two for the price of one. I can use the Curl & Lengthen alone and my lashes are fine, but when you add the volumizing, you get perfect lashes. I haven't experienced any clumping with either mascara.

5. Laura Mercier Spellbound Face Illuminator was my first real highlight purchase. It was limited edition, so it is not available anymore. It is rose gold in color with slight shimmer. I have been using this pretty much everyday since I purchased it.

6. Covergirl Queen 3 in 1 All Day Flawless Foundation, all I am going to say is I LOVE this foundation. It provides the right amount of coverage and I don't have to set it with powder and the price point is great (I get it from Target for $9.99). This is my second bottle, so that's saying a lot, and it is about 75% finished.

7. Clarisonic and Philosophy Purity Cleanser, it's like this two items were made for each other. I mean the Purity cleanser is great on it's own, but when paired with my Clarisonic, I know that my skin is clean and that ALL of my makeup has been removed. I purchased this two items together as a TSV from QVC. I thought that by using makeup remover wipes and my cleanser, that my face was free of makeup, boy was I wrong. The first time I used my Clarisonic and looked at the brush afterwards, I was mortified. The brush was full of foundation. I think this product is definitely worth the investment. I use it about five times a weeks and I'm happy with they way my skins looks.

8. The Original Beauty Blender, I passed on purchasing this for years, $19.95 for a sponge, I think not. I purchased something like it at Marshall's for $5.95 and I honestly didn't see what all the fuss was about after I used that product. I don't know why I finally ended up purchasing it, but I now see what the fuss was all about. I use this practically everyday, and I must say it was worth the $20.00.

9. Juicy Couture, Couture La La, my new favorite scent. I have never really been into perfumes, I get serious migraines from scents. I only use DKNY Be Delicious, but I had a sample of the Couture La La and I fell in love. I received this bottle as one of my Christmas presents. I'm not even going to attempt to describe how it smells, this is the description from the manufacturer:
Sparkling Mandarin, Water Hyacinth, Green Apple, Red Currant, Lily of the Valley, Blushing Peony, Violet Leaves, Orange Flower, Smooth Woods, Liquid Musk.

10. Tarte Off the Cuff Blush Palette, I purchased this at Sephora in October, I believe, my thought process was, I wasn't going to miss out on this set, as I was unable to get the blush set from 2012. The palette contains four blushes, (Crave, Dazzled, Darling, Dollface) and a bronzer (Park Avenue Princess). Crave and Dazzled are my favorite, I'm glad I didn't miss out on the Christmas set this year.

11. Hourglass Ambient Lighting Powder in Dim Light, I use this as an all over face powder, but more so around my nose, where I have visible pores. I noticed that once I started using it, my T-Zone was not as oily as before. I was so upset that I missed out on the Ambient Lighting Palette, this retails for $45.00 and you can find it at Sephora.

12. Rimmel Eye Kohl in Nude, I bought a few of these, but this color is by far my favorite. I use it on my waterline to look more awake. I got this from CVS for about $3.99, I believe.

13. Last but definitely not least, Jordana Fabuliner in Brown or Black. I broke my black pencil somehow, so I just photographed the Brown one. I love, love, love this liner. The felt tip is a lot easier for me to use when I am lining my upper lash line. I made the mistake of leaving this at home when we went away for the weekend, and I tried to line with a dark liner, my eyeshadow just wasn't the same. I purchased this at Duane Reade for $2.99, they are also available at Walgreen's.

What are your favorite beauty products of 2013? Do you use any of the products listed above? Leave a comment and let me know what you want to try in 2014.

A Review: Urban Decay Naked 3 Palette

2014-01-06T10:00:00.000-05:00

So as the title states this is a review. To be honest, I wasn't really excited about the Naked 3 palette. I saw photos and seen the YouTube videos from the people who received press samples and I wasn't impressed.

I have both the original Naked palette and the Naked 2 palette and my love for them has diminished, so I didn't see how this palette was going to be any different. Now the first few reviews that I viewed were from people with fair skin, I'm a brown girl and I needed to see the review from another brown girl. Once I did, I still wasn't in love. It wasn't until I seen some swatches on Instagram, that I realized that I NEEDED this palette.

I had obviously missed the first launch, and I when I tried to purchase it during the second Urban Decay launch, it was also sold out. So I asked for it for Christmas, but as a makeup enthusiasts, I didn't want to wait. Once I swatched it in Sephora, I was officially in LOVE. I did receive it as a Christmas gift :)

I have been on a rose gold kick for many months, the color just compliments my skin tone so well. Most of the colors in this palette are great swatched and look great on. I had seen many reviews where it had been stated that this is not brown girl friendly. While a few of the first colors in the palette really don't compliment our skin tone well, the other colors are great.

The only real problem with this palette is the amount of fallout, no matter what I do, how many times I tap my brush off, I always have fallout. This happens mainly with Trick and Buzz, I haven't had any problems with any of the other shadows. The formulation of Trick could have been so much better. This color would have been the "star" of this palette, as it is a beautiful rose gold hued color. But as I stated above, it has terrible fallout and it just doesn't feel as soft as the other shadows


Strange, Dust, Burnout,Limit, Buzz, Trick, Nooner, Liar, Factory, Mugshot, Darkside, Blackheart

The palette contains three matte shades, Strange, Limit and Nooner. Three shimmer shades, Dust, Buzz and Trick. The rest of the shades in the palette are a satin finish. The palette retails for $52.00, comes with a dual ended brush and three generous samples of the four Urban Decay Primer Potions (Original, Sin, Eden and Anti-Aging).

I think it's safe to say that this is by far my favorite Naked palette, I have to stop myself from using it everyday.

Do you own the Naked 3 palette? What are your thoughts? Leave a comment and let me know.

FOTD: Naked 3 Palette

2014-01-04T20:00:00.000-05:00

I wanted to do a quick post of the look that I did on Thursday. While watching some videos on YouTube, I came across a tag called Getting the Most Use of Your Palettes. I have been pretty much switching up the palettes that I use weekly, so I thought it was a great idea.

Anyhow, I snapped a few pictures after work, so I had my makeup on all day.

Sorry this picture is so blurry.

Face

Covergirl Queen 3-1 Foundation (warm caramel)

Smashbox Photo Ready Primer

ELF Baked Blush in Rich Rose

MAC Darkly My Dear Blush

MAC Diamonds Cream Colour Base as a highlight

Hourglass Ambient Lighting Powder in Dim Light (I used this as an all over setting powder)

Eyes

WNW Fergie Take on the Day Eyeshadow Primer (For My Primas)

Urban Decay Naked 3 Palette (Trick on the Lid, Nooner in the crease and Darkside in the outer corner)

Jordana Fabuliner in Dark Brown or Brown on the upper lash line

Urban Decay Naked 3 24/7 Eyeliner in Darkside on the lower line

Rimmel Eye Kohl in Nude on the water line

(I'm not sure if I put on mascara)

Lips

EOS lip balm

NYX Long lipliner in Current

NYX Lipgloss in Silver Plum

Hope you enjoyed this post. I will be posting a review on the Naked 3 palette sometime this week, so check back for it.

New At The Drugstore: Maybelline

2014-01-04T11:13:00.000-05:00

So this post is going to be about new items that have recently come out at the Drugstore. New Year means new products. I recently spotted new Maybelline products at my local Rite-Aid.

I have heard a lot about the Baby Skin Instant Pore Eraser and have been eager to try it out, but the display was empty. On my next trip I spotted one lonely tube on the shelf next to the new lipstick display. The Buffs collection consists of all nude lipsticks. I believe the display has either 9 or 10 lipsticks.

I only picked up one color, number 940 in Touchable Taupe, this color was pretty unique to the few nude shades that I have in my collection.

Touchable Taupe, Baby Skin

Rite Aid had all Maybelline products for BOGO 50% off, the lipstick was $8.99 and the Baby Skin was $6.99. I also had a $1.00 off coupon on any Maybelline foundation or face product. I haven't used the Baby Skin as of yet, but once I do, I will post a review.

I also compared Touchable Taupe to other nude lipsticks in my collection. Swatches are below.


Bad Girl RiRi, Touchable Taupe, Milani Teddy Bare & MAC Nude (all in natural light)


Same Order as above but with artificial light.

Have you purchased any new drugstore products? Leave a comment below letting me know what new items you purchased.

Bath & Body Works Candle Haul

2014-01-04T10:19:00.001-05:00

Hey guys, I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas (if you celebrate) and a Happy New Year!!! I just wanted to do a quick post on a few candles I picked up after Christmas. As you may or may not know, Bath & Body Works is currently having their Semi Annual Sale.

I purchased these candles on Saturday December 28, for $10.00 each. I have been looking for Leaves since the Winter candles were put out and I could not find it in stores. When I seen it online, I just had to get one to last me until next Fall :) It just so happens that the next day, December 29, the candles were on sale for $9.00, for that day only.

I purchased Leaves, as previously stated, Twisted Peppermint, and I went on a whim (without ever smelling it before) and got Winter Vanilla Latte. I must say that it smells wonderful, like vanilla scented coffee beans, lol. I think I may have found another favorite.

Do you like any of Bath & Body Works candles, leave a comment and let me know your favorite scent.

What I Got: Urban Decay Friends & Family 2013

2013-10-13T19:23:00.004-04:00

I've wanted the Vice 2 palette since it came out, but the price ($59.00) wasn't quite appealing to me. I have the original Vice palette, but I didn't pay full price for it. When I received the email from Urban Decay for their Friends & Family sale, I knew exactly what I was getting.

I purchased the palette. an eyeliner in the shade Lucky and I received a mini Zero eyeliner, which I know everyone has about a million of, because Urban Decay has featured it in so many of their palettes.

The sale was suppose to end on Saturday, but I received an email from Urban Decay, that today (10/13/2013) is the last day. So if anyone wants this or anything else, you still have a chance to get them.

I will do a post with swatches later, but I did swatch a few of them, and they are softest eye shadows that I own. I can't wait to use this palette. Have you purchased anything from the Urban Decay Friends and Family 2013?

What I Got: Riri Hearts MAC Fall Collection

2013-10-12T11:50:00.002-04:00

So I purchased a few things from the MAC collaboration with Rihanna. I didn't feel like or have the time to go to the store when the collection first came out, so I figured I would just wait for it to launch online. The waiting room was even more ridiculous than it was last time around. I was waiting for about three hours, and by the time I was able to get in, the things I wanted were sold out.

Since I knew I wouldn't have time to go to the counters either, I figured I would try online again. I was able to get the item I really wanted, which was Nude lipstick from nordstroms.com. I also purchased Bad Girl Gone Good blush and a few days later I decided to get Her Cocoa quad, which I purchased from bloomingdales.com. So here are my goodies.

Nude Lipstick, Her Cocoa & Bad Girl Gone Good Blush

Wearing Nude lipstick

I'm pretty happy with the items that I have, the only thing that I want that I haven't been able to get is Diamonds Cream Colour Base. Hopefully MAC restocks, if not I'm sure I can do without it.

Were you able to purchase anything from the Riri Hearts MAC Collection, leave a comment and let me know.

Monday Face of the Day

2013-10-07T21:53:00.000-04:00

So the above is my face of the day, I took this picture after work, so I may be a little oily. I actually liked how my makeup turned out this morning, so I decided to share.

Face

Covergirl Queen 3in1 All Day Flawless Foundation in Warm Caramel

MAC Blush in Love Rush

Eyes

Wet N Wild Fergie Eyeshadow Primer (the original one)

Sigma Persuade Eyeshadow Base

NYX eyeshadow in Brown (I used this as my transition color)

MAC Sable (on the lid)

MAC Brownscript (in the crease)

MAC Sketch (in the outer corner and slightly blended into the crease)

Jordana Fabuliner in Black (upper lash line)

Revlon Lash Potion in Blackest Black

Lips

Maybelline Madison Mauve (but that was long gone once this picture was taken)

So that's all for now, I hope you enjoyed this post.

Random Items Haul

2013-09-29T18:32:00.000-04:00

I did quite a lot of shopping this past week. I purchased two items from Sephora.com, three items from Bed Bath & Beyond and an extra dimension eyeshadow from The Company Store.

I purchased the Amazonian Clay blush and bronzer set from the Tarte holiday collection. I missed out on the blushes last year and I didn't want to make the same mistake again this year. I also purchased the Sephora + Pantone Universe Emerald liquid eyeliner, which was on clearance.

I have a Company Store in the building that I work in (a good and bad thing), and they finally got some new things in. I picked up the extra dimension eyeshadow in Smoky Mauve.

Last night I ran into Bed Bath & Beyond after reading quite a few blogs stating that the new matte color tattoos were there. Well the store did have the display, but all the color tattoos were gone 😪. There are only two of each color in the displays. Hopefully they will start to show up in the drugstores soon. I picked up a limited edition Color Sensational lipstick in Pink Grandeur. Maybelline The Elixir Color Sensational in Raspberry Rhapsody and Loreal Voluminous Butterfly mascara in Blackest Black.

Pictures down below, I hope everyone enjoys their Sunday.

Crave, Dazzled, Darling, Dollface & Park Avenue Princess ($42.00)

MAC Extra Dimension Eyeshadow Smoky Mauve

Pink Grandeur & Raspberry Rhapsody ($5.79 & $6.79 at Bed Bath & Beyond)

MAC Retro Matte Collection Haul

2013-09-21T15:48:00.002-04:00

It just so happens that the day this collection launched at the counters and stores, we were having a team building event at work, so I got a chance to run to the counter and purchase two of the lipsticks. I was unsure if they were limited edition or permanent at the time, so I wanted to get the two that I wanted just in case they did sell out.

There were eight lipsticks and eight pro longwear liners. I only purchased (well not really purchased, because I Back to Mac for them) two of the lipsticks, Fixed on Drama and All Fired Up. I didn't purchase any of the liners, but I have More to Love. I have been in love with the Retro Matte formula since I purchased Riri Woo a few months ago, actually I am currently having a love affair with Matte lipsticks in general.

These lipsticks last a long while on the lips (for me about five hours before I have to reapply), I do apply a gloss when I feel my lips getting dry.

Here's what I got:

All Fired Up & Fixed on Drama

I was kind of disappointed with Fixed on Drama, I thought it would be more of a purple color. I am going to try it with a purple liner and see how it comes out.

Fixed on Drama & All Fired Up

Swatches in natural light

I Compared the lipsticks to others that I thought were similar in my collection. As you can see I don't really own anything similar to Fixed on Drama.

Fixed on Drama, Wet N Wild 916D, WNW Fergie Ferguson Crest Cabernet, Revlon VaVa Violet & Milani Sangria

All Fired up and Urban Decay's Catfight look very similar, the only difference is the finish in my opinion.

All Fired Up, WNW Cherry Picking 965, Viva Glam Cyndi & Urban Decay Catfight

That 's all for now, leave a comment and let me know which lipsticks you picked up from this collection.

Small Sephora Haul

2013-09-21T13:29:00.000-04:00

I'm back!!!!!!!!! I'm trying to get back into blogging, I enjoyed it, but life got in the way. I am still interested in makeup and still buy products on a regular basis (though I'm trying to slow down).

I went to Sephora yesterday after work to pick up the much talked about highlight powder by Laura Mercier, Spellbound. It's pretty pricey ($42.00), but I figured why not. I obviously haven't used it as of yet, but I will review it once I have. It swatched very well and I can't wait to try it. I also used some points to pick up one of the Urban Decay Revolution Lipsticks in Catfight, a bright mid-tone pink, which I can't wait to try.

I hope everyone has a great weekend, swatches are below.

Spellbound in Natural Light

Catfight, Spellbound and Spellbound blended out, in natural light.

Artificial light

N.Y.C. Blushable Creme Sticks

2011-07-21T18:45:00.006-04:00

Yesterday at Rite Aid, I spotted an N.Y.C. display with the new blushable creme sticks. Lately, I've been feeling blah about makeup, but surprisingly I actually wanted to try these out.

As usual I was unprepared because I didn't have all of my coupons, except for one measley $0.50 off coupon any N.Y.C. product. There were only three blushes left and I knew if I left them they wouldn't be there tomorrow. Luckily, Rite Aid currently has bogo 50% off, so I figured why not.

Gold Radiance is a semi shimmery gold that can be used as a highlighter from someone my complexion. Bronze Radiance is a super pigmented bronze. When I swatched this color I only needed one swipe as opposed to the gold which took four to get a decent swatch. I feel in love with Bronze Radiance right after swatching it.

N.Y.C. Blushable Creme Sticks retail for $3.99 and you can find them at your local drugstore. Do you own either one of these blush sticks? Leave a comment and let me know what you think of them.

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Hocus Pocus FOTD

2011-07-11T08:00:00.001-04:00

As promised, here is my face of the day using Hocus Pocus eyeshadow from the MAC Bloggers' Obsessions collection.

What I used:

Face

Mally Perfect Prep Primer (I used this in my fourth of July fotd as well, but forgot to add it)

E.L.F. Tinted Moisturizer in Almond

MAC Mineralize Skin Finish Sunny by Nature (on cheeks)

Eyes

UDPP

L'Oreal HIP Color Rich Cream Crayon 972 Perfectionist (black)

MAC Hocus Pocus eyeshadow (on lid)

MAC Glamour Check eyeshadow (in crease and blended up)

L'Oreal HIP Cream eyeliner 905 Black (upper lash line)

Lips

EOS Summer Fruit lip balm

Revlon Super Lustrous Lipstick Just Enough Buff

MAC Mad Cap lipglass

Do you own Hocus Pocus eyeshadow? What colors have you paired it with? Leave a comment letting me know.

Fourth of July FOTD

2011-07-10T19:17:00.000-04:00

I know, I know, I'm late as usual, but since it is such a simple face of the day I figured why not. There is no red, white and blue going on here. I did however, decide to finally break out my MAC Petals & Peacocks lipstick which matched perfectly with my dress.

Here's what I used:

Face

E.L.F. Tinted Moisturizer in Almond

Revlon Colorstay Mineral Finishing Powder Sunkiss (on cheeks and across forehead)

Revlon Colorstay Mineral Finishing Powder Brighten (as a highlight)

My Paradise cheek powder (blush)

Eyes

Victorious Opulash mascara (Wonder Woman Collection)

Lips

EOS lip balm in Summer Fruit (my fave)

MAC Petals & Peacocks lipstick (Give Me Liberty of London Collection)

How did you spend your Fourth of July? Did you wear any patriotic makeup looks? Leave a comment and let me know??

MAC Bloggers' Obsessions

2011-06-30T21:37:00.000-04:00

So I just wanted to show you guys what I got from the new Bloggers' Obsessions collection. I only picked up two items, Hocus Pocus eyeshadow and All Of My Purple Life lipglass. I wanted to get Jealousy Wakes eyeshadow, but as I'm sure all of you know it sold out within minutes of launching online. I read on Twitter that they are suppose to restock the sold out items, so maybe I can get my hands on it after all.

All Of My Purple Life & Hocus Pocus


Hocus Pocus & All Of My Purple Life

Hocus Pocus is unlike any gray eyeshadow that I own, though I forgot to take pictures of the swatches. It is a satin and has gold sparkles, but the gold does not overpower the shadow. The blogger that created this shade wanted it to be flattering on all skintones, which I think it should be. I haven't used it yet but I will definitely post the look that I come up with.

All Of My Purple Life is very nice and very opaque. It is purple with blue shimmer. I did a few lip swatches of my MAC lipglasses that are dark purple and I'm happy to say that I own nothing like AOMPL.

So This Season from Trend F/W '09

Wrong Spell from Venomous Villians

All Of My Purple Life

All Of My Purple Life, Wrong Spell and So This Season

I can't wait to use both of this products, as you can see AOMPL is a unique purple color. I'm glad I was able to get both products. Did you get anything from the Bloggers' Obsessions Collection? I would love to hear what you bought.

MAC Surf Baby Haul

2011-06-28T23:00:00.000-04:00

So I decided to post my Surf Baby haul, I figured better late than never.

Surf The Ocean pigment stack, My Paradise, Gilded White & Sun Blonde

I must say that I am in LOVE with Sun Blonde, it is such a versatile color and like nothing that I own. It looks good paired with greens, pink toned colors, and browns.

My paradise, clearly the star of the collection, at least in my opinion. I must say that I love that the gold overspray doesn't disappear so fast this time around. The blush leans kind of coral-orange on my skin tone. I think it is a lot better than last year's Marine Life.

Gilded White is the one product that I am unhappy with. It doesn't stay on the water line at all and it makes my eyes look sick with placed on the lower lash line. I haven't tried it on the inner corners of my eyes yet, so perhaps it won't be a complete waste.

Surf the Ocean pigment stack was the item I was most skeptical about. I love the idea of pigments, but I never ever use them. The bluish-green color reminded me of Deep Blue Green pigment which I hardly ever touch, but the bronze color looked amazing. So when I saw it back in stock online I purchased it against my better judgment. I am happy to say that I really like this stack, especially the bronze color. I had little to no fall out and I love how metallic-y the colors look.

So that's all for now. Leave a comment and let me know what you purchased from the MAC Surf Baby Collection.

MAC Sun Blonde EOTD

2011-06-27T20:03:00.000-04:00

I did this look this past Saturday for work. I was feeling out of my comfort zone and decided to use a little bit of color. I picked up Sun Blonde from MAC's Surf Baby, perhaps I will do a haul post, even though I'm sure there are plenty of them out there.

UDPP

NYX Jumbo Pencil in Milk

MAC Sun Blonde on lid

UD Heat eyeshadow in crease and blended up

MAC Bough Grey (Liberty of London Collection) in outer corner

Revlon Teal liner lower lash line

UD Flipside to set Revlon liner

Well, I hope that you enjoyed this eye of the day. Let me know what you think and thanks for reading.

M.I.A.

2011-06-21T19:41:00.000-04:00

Hey all, I'm actually surprised that I still have any subscribers at all. I'm the type of person who HATES people that have a blog and rarely update it. Sadly, I have become what I hate, but with good reason.

I guess as most bloggers know, blogging is hard work because we all have a life outside of our blog. I don't even remember the last time I posted so I can't even say how many months it has been. My life has changed in so many ways in the past five months. Between finally finishing school, getting my two little ones to school everyday and working part time I really had no time to blog like I initially did.

To top it all off, we found out that we were expecting in January, and the morning sickness kicked my butt big time this time around. The smell of lipstick or gloss was completely repulsive and for some reason my lips started to chap, so I started to use Carmex. Needless to say I will NEVER EVER touch that stuff again. It made me sick about halfway through the tube and the actual sight of it in the store made me want to puke. I definitely was going to take any pics, even if I could because I looked a hot mess. I'm elated that that has all passed though. I'm not sure how often I will/can post, but I will definitely try, because I truly love my blog, it gives my an escape from the real world I guess you could say.

I have a few face/eyes of the day that I took pics of, but never got around to posting, so I will start with that and see where it goes. Life is definitely going to get a lot busier for me in the months to come, but I will try to stay on top of blogging. Hope everyone is well :)

Lush Bearded Lady Bubble Bar

2011-02-06T16:36:00.000-05:00

Life has been hectic these past few weeks which is the reason for my lack of posts. I have been taking a lot of baths which I tend to do in the winter, so I will be doing a few posts on my favorite bubble bars, bath ballistics and soaps from Lush.

Lush states "She has moisturizing oat milk, fresh avocados and bananas, as well as jojoba and almond oils to soften your skin. Sharing a bath with her will leave you surprisingly smooth."

A bath with the bearded lady is wonderful. My skin is moisturized and smooth. The water has a milky color to it and this bubble bar produces a decent amount of bubbles considering that I only used a third of it.

The little chunks that you see above in the "beard" are suppose to be chunks of Lush's King of Skin body butter. I have to say that this is in my top five favorite Lush products. There is definitely no need to apply any type of lotion after taking a nice long bath with the bearded lady.

Unfortunately this product was only available during the Christmas holiday so you will not be able to find them in a Lush store unless you are lucky. Thankfully, I stocked up on these when they became available online again.

Have you tried the Bearded Lady bubble bar from Lush? Leave a comment and let me know what you think about it.

Night Elf EOTD

2011-01-20T20:44:00.000-05:00

So I finally got around to using my Wet n Wild Night Elf palette after many months. I think I'm out of the eyeshadow rut that I was in, so hopefully I can start posting more eye and face of the day.

Night Elf was definitely worth all the hype, the red is amazing and so is the club dupe. Blending was not a problem with this palette and the colors applied smoothly. I'm glad that I got my hands on this one.

Eyes

UDPP

NYX Jumbo Pencil in Milk

Wet n Wild Night Elf Palette (tan color of lid, club dupe in crease, red and a little black in the outer corner)

Milani Liquif'eye eye liner in brown (upper lash line)

Covergirl Lash Blast Fusion in very black

Sorry the first photo is so blurry, I didn't realize it until after I had uploaded the photos. Also, my camera did not pick up the crease color very well, sigh. I really like how this all came out. Do you own Wet n Wild's Night Elf palette? Leave a comment and let me know.

Lush The Boog Review

2011-01-16T10:05:00.000-05:00

Photo courtesy of amarixe.com

So I have been going Lush crazy every since the after Christmas sale. I wanted to do a review on The Boog bath bomb, because I love it. Currently Lush has 50% off all Christmas items, so you still might have a chance to pick this item up if you want to try it. The 50% off is going on from now until January 19, 2011.

The snowman is filled with colorful tablets that add some fun to your bath, though after they finish fizzing the color disappears. Its is described by Lush as "a jolly snowman full of colorful surprises and calming herbal fragrance." I can't really describe the scent of this, but I will tell you this, it smells amazing. The Boog is also very moisturizing, there is no need to apply anything to your skin after bathing with this.

Did I say that I loved the smell of this, it lingered in my bathroom for a long while and on my skin for even longer. I wish I could buy a million of these and store them away, that's how much I like them :)

I couldn't take a good picture of my own boog because I already cut them all in half. You can check out amarixe.com as she has pictures of how the ballistic looks in the actual water along with a review here.

Have you tried Lush's The Boog bath bomb? Leave a comment and let me know what you think of it.

CVS Clearance

2011-01-12T20:58:00.000-05:00

So I stopped at CVS a few more times and picked up some of the beauty items that are on clearance.

I got L'Oreal HIP duos in Sassy, Flashy and Cheeky. Milani Jewel FX Gems, this was not on sale, I picked up the last one on the display. Physician's Formula Organic Wear Highlighter, Face Powder and Bronzer, Sally Hansen Diamond 12 hour lip treatment with liner in Engaging and Gem and last but not least Physician's Formula shimmer strips for hazel eyes.

I used the HIP duo in Sassy and I love, love love it. I'm wondering why I never picked it up, but I'm happy that I have it now. I have also been using the Physician's Formula organic wear powder as a setting powder with my foundation. It has been working well for me so far.

Have you purchased anything from the CVS beauty sale, leave a comment and let me know.

Lush Haul

2011-01-10T08:00:00.001-05:00

All my Lush goodies :)

So I shop at Lush here and there, I've never thought they ran any specials because I rarely hear anything about them. When I heard about their after Christmas bogo free I initially thought it was an online thing only so I bought three things and I received three for free.

While shopping for my daughter's b-day party this pass Tuesday, I passed by a Lush store and saw a sign in the window for bogo free. So after I finished my party shopping I headed over to the shop. I was very disappointed because like I stated above, I thought this sale was online only. I paid $6.00 for shipping, which I could have used to purchase more bath goodies.

I only walked out of the store with two of The Boog bath bombs. I will do a review on this this week, because I LOVE it. After looking at various Youtube videos, I decided that I needed to return to the store to pick up a few more things, because again I didn't really understand the sale. I didn't even know that the soaps were a part of the sale.

Needless to say, the above picture is what I ended up with, smh, I have a new addiction. For me Fall and Winter are the times to take baths. I rarely take showers in the winter for whatever reason. So I'm happy that I was able to pick up some bath items at pretty good prices.

Here's what I purchased:

4 The Boog bath bombs

2 Cinder bath bombs

2 Li'l Lush Pud bath bombs

2 Satsumo Santa bath bombs

3 Bearded Lady bubble bars

3 Gingerbread House bubble bars

1 Gold Star bubble bar(I don't remember ordering this but it came in my package)

A chunk of Angel's Delight Soap

A chunk of Snowcake Soap (I love this one)

A chunk of Snow Globe Soap

2 Have a Sweet Christmas boxed gifts(comes with Candy Cane bubble bar and Godmother Soap)

I'm pretty happy with everything that I purchased, even though something in my wants to go back for more, smh. I can't wait for this year's end of Christmas sale, lol. The sale is going on until January 16.

Did you purchase anything from Lush's after Christmas sale? Leave a comment and let my know.

Simple FOTD

2011-01-09T18:54:00.001-05:00

I did this look on Friday. It was going to snow, so I decided to opt for something quick and simple. I bought the MUFE Mat Velvet + foundation, so that's what I have been using on my face. So far so good, but I will do a full review in a couple of weeks.

Face

MUFE Mat Velvet + 70

Rock & Republic All Nighter Blush

Physicians Formula Organic Wear Powder (It's a highlighter, bronzer, and face powder, I used it as a setting powder)

UD Deslick Oil Control Setting Spray

Eyes

UD Crash 24/7 eye liner

Covergirl Lash Blast Fusion Very Black

Lips

EOS Summer Fruit lip balm

MAC Viva Glam Cyndi

So that's my very simple face of the day, I hope you enjoyed :)