TheLipstick&Lace

More Items!

2011-08-18T17:29:00.005-10:00

This past week I have had a lot of girls say they wanted things, then never completed their paypal invoice. If you want something, please be serious. I am moving and trying to get rid of these things ASAP. I will invoice you through paypal, please pay within 24 hrs and your items will be shipped out. I am lowering the prices of these items again. If you want something, please comment below, msg me on FB, or comment me on twitter. All shipping within USA is $2.25. For every additional item, shipping is .25 cents more. Happy shopping :)

Rock and Republic tinted primer. never opened. tint=NC 25-30 skin tones $6

3 Victoria Secret body mists. 2 big ones are $4/each and small is $2, or all 3 for $8. Never used.

Full size Betsey Johnson perfume. never used. $19

ONLY cream shadows on the right. Benefit Platinum and Taupe-aztic(SOLD) , only swatched. $7/each

Lorac shadow in "Olive" never used. $4

NYX eyeshadow palettes in Bronze Look and Runway Collection (SOLD) (below) some colors swatched. never used.

NYX Bronze Smokey Look $4

NYX Runway Collection $6 (sold)

Lorac gel eyeliners. . Grey/charcoal Champagne and Caviar Lorac on screen duo in Rich and Famous. never used. gold bronze color.$5/each

Stila Tinted Illuminating Moisturizer in Shade 2. Light/Med skin tones. Used 4 times. $8

Stila Tinted Moisturizer Shade 2 SPF 15 used $8

Nars Hungry Heart Highlighting Duo. Used 3 times. $12

Nars Hungry Heart Highlight Duo $12

Urban Decay blushes in Paranoid (warm peach) and Fetish (SOLD) (pink/plum). Never used, only swatched. $5

Urban Decay Paranoid blush $5

Stila Hearts Blush (sold) Stila Rose Gold Highlight (sold)
Mini Stila Rose Gold Highlight only swatched $5

2 smashbox highlights (never used) $8/each and below Benefit 10 boxed bronzer/highlighter (used 3 times) does not come with brush. $7(SOLD)

Updated AGAIN Blog Sale Items

2011-08-16T12:01:00.001-10:00

Top: Smashbox Highlight $6. L:Stila Heart Blush $4 R: Stila Rose Gold Highlight $6(sold)

Stila One Step mini Foundation in shade "tone" (MAC NC25-30) $4(sold)

all polish $3

L to R. MAC "Blankety" (no tag on bottom, fell off) (sold) $4 MAC "Honeyflower" only swatched $5, MAC "Sophisto" only swatched $5 (sold), Smashbox "Delightful" only swatched $5

L to R Urban Decay lipsticks in "Innocent" and "Jailbait" never used, only swatched. $5

Lorac Mocktail (bright pink) only swatched never used $3, NYX "Frosted Beige" (muted light pink) lipstick never used, only swatched $2

MAC mineralized blush in "Earth To Earth" (used twice) $10, MAC Cream Color Base (beautiful cream blush) in "Fabulush" used once $7

MAC blush in Sweet as Cocoa never used $8, MAC Desert Rose never used, still in box $9(sold)

UPDATED ITEMS FOR BLOG SALE!

2011-08-09T10:51:00.007-10:00

Hi guys, because there was so much interest in these items I have decided to update what is left, and what else I have decided to sell. For those of you who have emailed me asking how everything sold so quickly if there were no comments on my blog? Its because I also advertised it on my personal FB, so some friends msg'd me there. Hope that clears that up! I have added quite a few more things, and taken better pictures of whats left over. Remember, I am only shipping within the US. Shipping is $3, plus .25 cents for every other item you may want. Happy shopping! I can work with you guys on payment as well. I know most people do not get paid until the 15th, so I can invoice you and hold the items until then :) Everything must be paid by the 17th or will go back up for sale.
***Be aware, because I live in Hawaii, I am significantly behind regular mainland time zones, keep that in mind if I do not invoice you, or respond to your comments right away.

R to L. Smashbox Illuminating Highlighter in "Shimmer" brand new, never used.
Stila "Rose Gold" Highlighter, brand new never used. $10/each

Stila Limited Edition Barbie eye shadow palette, never used. $10(sold)

~~Benefit Creaseless Cream eye shadows in Strut (dark charcoal) and Plum-ing For Gold (dark plum). Only swatched, will clean off fingerprints. $7/each~~

Stila Mini One Step Foundation in shade "Tone" which is comparable to MAC NC 25/NC30. Never used. $7(sold)

Brand new MAC blushes L to R. "Desert Rose"(still in box)(sold) and "Sweet as Cocoa" $10/each

~~L to R. MAC cream blush (old formula) in Brit Wit (dusty rose color)~~(SOLD) ~~used twice $8~~
~~MAC Wel~~

~~l Dressed Blush used once $8~~ (SOLD)

L to R. Smashbox Lipstick in "Delightful", MAC lipstick in "Sophisto"(sold), ~~MAC lipstick in "Politely Pink" none ever used only swatched once~~(sold) $7/each
Also, NYX lipstick in Frosted Beige never used, never swatched. $3

Urban Decay lipsticks L to R "Innocent" and "Jailbait" never used, swatched once. Lipsticks not this tall, caps are on bottom. $7/each

Benefit mini eyeliners (only swatched once, never used on eyes) from top to bottom Gem-N-Eye, Blinged, Steel Her Heart. $3/each or all 3 for $7 (all sold)

Makeup Forever HD foundation primer mini size. 85% full. $4

Now for the Polish!!!

Essie L to R. Raspberry, Its Genius, ~~Cute As A Button~~ (sold), Big Spender $3/each (none used)

L to R. Essie Nude Attitude, China Glaze Grape Juice, ~~China Glaze Robotika~~ (sold) (none used) $3/each

L to R Essie Sand of a Beach, OPI Tutti Fruity Tonga, ($3/each) China Glaze Glam(CG Glam used , 90% full $2)

Essie Looking For Love, OPI Happy Anniversary, OPI Sephora Run With It, China Glaze Pelican Gray (none used, $3/each)

Sally Hansen Barracuda new ($2). Essie Smooth Sailing, Essie Beach Bum Blu, ~~OPI Mermaids Tears, OPI Jade is the new black~~ (sold) all new. $3/each)

HUGE HIGH END BLOG SALE!

2011-08-08T14:43:00.003-10:00

Huge Blog sale! Hey, Guys! I am moving across the country and just need to get rid of this stuff so its pretty cheap! Only shipping within the US though, sorry guys :( please leave your paypal info and what you want. I will send you an invoice! All shipping is $3, and .25 cents more for every other item you get :) Thanx guys, any questions let me know!

~~Chanel Vitalumiere Aqua shade:B40 Used 4 times. Selling for $18~~(SOLD)

~~Bobbi Brown corrector in Light/Med Bisque used twice $10~~ (SOLD)

NYX pressed powder Warm Beige and Medium Beige

L to R Warm beige, Medium beige. Never used. $4

~~L to R, Victoria Secret body sprays. Never used. Candy,Baby. Bold and Playful, and Aloha.~~
~~Candy Baby and Bold and Playful full size. $4/each~~
~~Aloha mini $2~~ (SOLD)

Betsey Johnson perfume full size, never used. $19

Lorac on screen duos. L to R Champagne and Caviar and Rich and Famous. never used. $5/each

Lorac eyeshadow in Olive. never used. $5

Benefit Creaseless Cream eyeshadows all swatched twice, never used. from L to R ~~Platinum,Taupe-aztic,~~ (SOLD) Plum-ing for Gold, and Strut $7/each

Stila Barbie limited edition eye shadow palette. never used. $10(sold)

Stila Barbie eyeshadows. never used. $10(sold)

NYX L to R Bronze smokey look kit and 10 Runway Collection. never used. will clean off fingerprints.

Bronze Smokey look NYX $5

NYX 10 color runway palette, never used. $6

From top L to R: Stila Highlighter in "Shimmer", Stila Fusion Soft Lights, never used either. $10/each
~~Benefit "10" boxed bronzer/highlight duo. Used. No Brush. $8 (~~SOLD)

MAC blushes counter clockwise. Sweet as Cocoa, ~~Coygirl and mineralized blush in Giggly~~ (SOLD). All never used, only swatched once. Sweet as Cocoa and Coygirl $10/each, Giggly $11

MAC Surf,Baby cheek powder. Never used. comes in box. $13 (sold)

Stila products counter clockwise. Make me Blush heart blush used (sold) $5, Rose Gold full size highlighter never used (sold)$10, and mini All Over Shimmer highlight swatched $3

~~Nars Hungry Heart Highlight Duo used twice~~ (SOLD)

~~Hungry Heart duo used twice, will clean. $11~~ (SOLD)

~~Urban Decay blushes in Paranoid and Fetish never used~~.(SOLD)

Paranoid and (Fetish sold) $8/each

~~rock and republic glosses from top Hot Sauce and Imposter, Nars duo in Indian Red and Moonfleet. None ever used. $5~~(ALL SOLD)

~~MAC lipsticks from L to R (only swatched, never worn) Ultra darling, Ramblin Rose, Ravishing, High Tea $7/each~~(ALL SOLD)

Smashbox Lipstick in Delightful, never used $8
Mac Sophisto swatched 3 times, never used $6

~~Used very little MAC Mineralized Skin finish $12~~ (sold)

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2011-06-24T21:26:00.003-10:00

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2011-06-24T21:26:00.001-10:00

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2011-06-20T18:08:00.001-10:00

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Some changes to my blog

2011-04-03T17:07:00.000-10:00

So, recently I have decided to add some different types of posts to my blog. This blog was started because of my love of makeup, hair, nails, decor and crafts. Basically everything girly! Well, part of being a girl is weight issues. Its something I have been dealing with for about a year. I am not the weight or size I want to be. I think a lot of you can also relate. Now, I do not have a lot of weight to loose at all. But I have decided to start a health,exercize and weigh loss journey that I want to share with you all. In order to do this, and to make sure it doesn't get boring to read I am going to be recording videos everything week or two weeks and posting them here on my blog. Videos of me talking about my weight gain story, my weight loss aspirations, foods I am eating, my diet, recipes, and exercize routines. I want to do this to motivate some of you who may feel stuck in a weight "rut", to document my progress and honestly, to hold me accountable. This is a new chapter of my life I want to share with all my readers. I hope you guys don't mind that I am adding this to a normally "beauty" related blog. I will be recording my first video either tomorrow or Tuesday. :)

NEW MAC "QUITE CUTE" COLLECTION

2011-03-29T16:50:00.000-10:00

Below is MACs new promo poster for their new "Quite Cute" Collection. Its probably no real shock that I love MAC! In my opinion they have the absolute best blushes and lipsticks ever. They have amazing eyeshadows as well but I dont wear eyeshadow very often so I dont really care about that hehe. I am BEYOND obsessed with their new collection. I am planning on getting all 3 mineralized blushes because they are so "cute"! I also am planning on getting 2 of the lipsticks. The light peach color and the hot pink. The others look pretty but are not too wearable in my opinion. Hope your excited too for all you MAC lovers! Collection comes out on April 7th!

(L to R) Blushes,nail polishes, eyelashes
Lipsticks, glosses, lip pencils, eyeshadow quads, liner, mascaras

Mineralized Blushes

My Experiment with Biotin and Coconut Oil

2011-03-27T14:55:00.000-10:00

Biotin is a vitamin that promotes healthy, strong hair and healthy strong nails. It also promotes hair and nail growth. I will be taking 2,500-5,000 mgs a day for the next few months. I got Biotin pills at GNC for a reasonable price. In addition I will continue taking my prenatals (not for pregnancy but for strong hair and nails).

I also recently bought Coconut Oil at a Health Food store here. The benefits from Coconut oil are insane! It makes hair so so so so soft and manageable! My hair easily breaks because having such curly hair is dries out easily. Using coconut oil and argan oil together is like a dream for my hair! It blow dries so straight, conceals split ends and my straightener glides right through because it is so freaking soft!

My goal here is get the healthiest, longest, strongest hair possible. Without any of these remedies, my hair grows faster than the average persons. My hair grows about 3/4inch to 1inch every 4-5 weeks. Pretty fast. But since the ends are dry and break off, it typically appears the same length. I am hoping after using these products my hair will grow 1 1/2 inch a month now. (yes, kinda of a stretch!) LOL. But I can dream, right!? I will update every 4 weeks on my blog as to the results I am getting. I will measure how long my hair is on the 1st of every month. Hoping this works for me so that I can give the green light to all you ladies trying to grow your hair out!

9 Most Used Products

2011-03-23T18:15:00.000-10:00

Moisturizer: Missha BB Cream

Foundation/Powder: MAC Studio Fix Powder

Concealer: Bare Minerals Well Rested

Blush: MAC "Style"

Highlight: Physicians Formula Shimmer Strips

Lipstick: Neutrogena "Just Whisper"

Nail Polish: OPI "Dating A Royal"

Perfume: Ralph Lauren Summer Romance

Eyeshadow: Stila "Kitten"

Preview of Sally Hansen (drugstore brand) new Spring/Summer Collection Available Soon!

2011-03-20T20:47:00.000-10:00

Soon (hopefully this month) Sally Hansen will be debuting two new Spring/Summer nail polish collections. I am pretty much foaming at the mouth for some of these colors. LOL. I added pics of both collections....plus added a caption underneath each picture saying which ones I plan on scooping up ASAP. Hope this gets you girls excited for colorful nail polishes! Keep an eye out at your local drug store for these beauties!

Tracy Reese for Sally Hansen Collection.
I plan on getting the purple,light blue,coral,baby pink and beige color from this collection!

Prabal Gurung Collection For Sally Hansen.
I plan on getting the metallic silver, baby pink and bright blue colors!

Hurry Up Sally Hansen and release these collections in stores! Im dying to get these colors out of the bottles and on my nails! :)

ALL ABOUT NAILS!!!!!

2011-03-20T15:30:00.001-10:00

So it is probably no surprise I love love love nail polish, nail art, and pretty much everything nails! I have included some new polishes I have picked up for spring. With details, and names on each. Plus some tips I have for manicures, my favorite remover and top coats, plus tips for growing long strong nails! If you guys like these types of posts, I will update occasionally with new tricks and creations I have found or come up with, also new polish I purchase and cheaper versions I have discovered! ENJOY LADIES!

(L to R) OPI Simmer and Shimmer, OPI Extrava-Ganza, Sally Hansen Gray by Gray, OPI Dating A Royal

(L to R) OPI Whats With The Cattitude?,OPI Jade Is The New Black,China Glaze Secret Periwinkle, Essie Tarte Deco

Cheap awesome glitters!(L to R) Sinful Colors Pinky Glitter, Frenzy, Hottie. Sonia Kashuk Violetta (all at Target)

OPI Last Friday Night is $9, Sinful Colors in Hottie is $2.99. EXACT SAME COLOR! Cheaper version! :)

Pure Acetone Polish remover is the best!, ROCK HARD is the best base coat for very strong nails, My Favorite top coats that are super shiny and dry quickly are Sally Hansen Mega Shine and Seche Vite. Everything but the Mega Shine can be found at Sallys Beauty Supply.

Best way to remove glitter polish! Normally glitter on nails is a pain to remove! I saturate a cotton ball with remover, then wrap them around each nail with a small piece of tin foil around my finger. Leave for 5 minutes. When you pull foil off, all the glitter is gone! No hard work needed! :)

My tip/trick for painting and not getting any polish on skin or cuticles......place a small piece of tape on edge of nails. Simple and effective until you master painting perfectly!

Japanese Cherry Blossoms

Watermelons

(disclaimer: I find different ways to paint my nails from nail polish/nail art blogs or youtube videos)

Going Vegetarian and Gluten Free.

2011-03-16T15:48:00.000-10:00

Going Vegetarian and Gluten Free is something I have thought a ton about over the last few months. I have researched and combed over tons of gluten websites, trying to decide if this was for me or not. I have been wanting to have a diet change for a while. If you know me well, you know my eating habits are so strange. Most days, I eat 1 meal a day with a few snacks in the evening. This has been my routine for years. I dont like eating breakfast, and around lunch time normally I am too busy doing other things or out running errands to eat. If I am out of the house all day, the only thing I will have is a Starbucks drink. Yes, horrible I know!

When I was younger I was always a fan of meat. Many times my Mother tried to delete meat from our families diet but somehow it always cam creeping back in and I loved it. I loved steak,chicken,beef,pork! No fish though! (Seafood+Me=a whole other can of worms lol).

In the last I would say 5 or 6 years, slowly I have begun to not like the taste of any meat. I will make chicken for dinner for my husband and I, but all I will end up eating is the potatoes or green beans on the side. Meat is becoming a torture for me to eat. I find it disgusting now for some reason. So instead of me continuously buying tons of meat at the grocery store but never fixing it because I dont want it, I am going to just send my husband to get whatever meat he wants and I will shop for other vegetarian type things.

I dont want to go into a whole explanation of Gluten and being Gluten free. If you would like to know more, there are TONS of websites with all the info. A strict gluten-free diet means no oats, wheat, rye, barley, or malt flavorings. I am doing this for digestive purposes. All my life I have had a really screwed up digestive track. I wont go into the gory,gross details, but as I get older its getting worse.

I am excited about this new phase in my life. I am hoping I can stick to it, but I find with me, if there is a reason I am doing something I normally stick it out. Rather than choosing to change my diet "for fun" or because its a "fad".

Olay comes out with a cheaper version of the coveted Clarisonic.

2011-03-14T18:06:00.001-10:00

So because I am an pro-skin care, almost to the point of obsessive I was highly interested when I first heard about the "amazing,life changing Clarisonic". It was marketed as a total life changing skin care system. Because I am always looking for something to give me extra perfect skin I quickly put this on my "to get list". But seeing as the price tag for the Clarisonic is upwards of $200 depending on where you go, it was always put off. I would always play with the display in Sephora and secretly wonder how my skin would transform if I had this beauty in my possession. It was probably a month ago I saw in ad in a magazine for the new Olay Cleansing System. I became so excited because it looked so much like the Clarisonic but obviously since this is a drugstore brand, it would be significantly cheaper! At the first chance I got, I started searching drugstores for this item. It took me a while to find it but about a week and a half I finally found it! I have never used a Clarisonic so my opinion is clearly biased. The Olay Cleansing System is absolutely amazing. Now, I already had very clear skin with a even skin tone. But I tend to have medium sized pores around my nose and I have problems with some dry patches that exfoliating never seems to get rid of. In just a few days I can honestly say this product deep cleans my skin like I have never felt before. I use it with a deep cleaning Neutrogena exfoliating wash and I use this product for about 3 or 4 mins in the shower (its water safe!) and it brightens up my skin, shrinks my pores and makes my skin so baby soft and clear! It has also slightly lightened up a small scar I have on my cheekbone from about a year ago.I highly recommend this for anyone looking into purchasing The Clarisonic. Like I said, I have never used a Clarisonic but the amazing results I have gotten from this Olay product is definitely worth checking out! The Olay Cleansing System is around $30. Go check it out!

A New Cheaper Version of Clarisonic????

Orange You Glad I'm Posting This??????????

2011-03-14T16:46:00.001-10:00

So, today post is going to be all about ORANGE!

So, I have always loved the color orange. But mainly I have always focused it in my clothes,jewelry or nail polish selections. I had never thought to put it on my face. Now, I am quite a fan of orange eyeshadows (if done right), but I hardly ever wear any shadow as it is so I am not the person to experiment with it. I would probably end up looking clownish. But I am definately loving orange lipsticks and orange blush colors! For my skin tone, darker "burnt" oranges look best. I am not confident enough to test out neons or super pale orange! As far as orange blush goes, I also like medium to dark color oranges. Just me personally though. Cosmetic companies make a whole slew of orange shades in blush and lipsticks. I encourage you to try this out! Especially with summer quickly approaching I think this look is so beautiful! Here are some pictures of models wearing orange colored cheeks and lips. At the bottom, I gave you two pictures of my favorite way to way orange makeup. At the top is my personal collection of orange/coral blushes which I plan on expanding on in the future! Enjoy!

BLOG SALE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2011-03-08T13:24:00.007-10:00

Added New Items!!!!!!

Rules of my blog sale!!!

*First to to pay gets item. Items must be sold through paypal unless I have set up an alternate arraignment with you. If you want something please comment with the brand name, color, and the price. Will only ship to USA CAN,and UK. Shipping is 4$ to CAN and USA (as it is shipping from Hawaii), plus .50 cents for every extra item.I will calculate shipping for UK customers after you have purchased. Blog Sale will end on March 17th. Once I invoice you through paypal, you have 8hrs from org. invoice time to pay or item goes back up for sale.
*All makeup items have never been used, only swatched. But I will steralize.
*Jewelry has never been worn, still in packaging
*Shoes worn once
*Nail polish never used, never swatched.
*Please make sure you include your name, and valid paypal email for me to invoice in your comment. Upon payment, I will ask for your shipping address. All items purchased this week will be sent off on Friday.

Betsey Johnson gold/wht fish pearl earrings $13. Betsey Johnson skull w/ pink bow ring sz.7 $15

Bare Minerals: $5 Warmth face bronzer,eyeshadows $3.50/ea (top) antique pearl ,(bottom) vanilla sugar

ELF Cream Blush, Cream Contour $3.50 L to R (Flirt, Temptress)

Benefit: $9/ea Creaseless cream eyeshadows L to R (Platinum and Smut). Benefit creamy mini eyeliners Blinged,Steel Her Date,Gem-n-Eye $8.50 for all

Benefit: Powder Pop $10. Colors: Dandelion,Hoolah,Dallas

(L to R) Stila Cheek Color mini pans in Hint and Bud $3.50/ea. MAC mineralized eyeshadow in Cinderfella limited edition $9.50 SOLD. Stila powder mini blush Peony $3. Tarte bronzer in Park Ave Princess $5. Smashbox "O" Glow gel blush $7SOLD. Sigma Foundation brush "F60" $8.

NYX glitter eye pencils $5 for all. Stila discontinued lip stick in color Carol Ann $4.

Nars Deep Throat blush 13$, Mac Pinch Me blush 12$, MAC Earth to Earth Mineralized blush 17$

MAC Ramblin Rose plus swatch $9

Lauren Luke palette. Only swatched. 14$

OPI Lucky Lucky Lavender $5

Mac Honey Flower 9$. Mac Viva Glam Cyndi SOLD, Nars Moon Fleet/Indian Red 8$, Urban Decay Sellout and Indescent

Swatches of Urban Decay Sellout and Indescent lipsticks (above)

Benefit Creaseless Cream Plum-ing for Gold $9, NYX blush "Mocha" $4.50

All polish L to R:4$ Zoya: Astra,Creamy,Gabrielle/OPI:San Tan Tonio (sold)/China Glaze:Platinum Silver,Magical,Orange Knockout,Robotika

Bebe Heels Sz 8. Worn once. 15$

Bathroom Set-up/Storage/Decor

2011-03-03T13:26:00.003-10:00

Makeup Collection/Makeup Storage

2011-03-03T13:26:00.000-10:00

My favorite nail polishes of the moment

2011-02-28T15:43:00.000-10:00

Here are my current favorite nail polishes! My favorite nail polishes are constantly changing, so I will continue to update my blog maybe every month or every other month with colors I am loving currently! Enjoy! Tell me your favorite nail polish colors!

China Glaze "For Audrey" (an exact color match for Tiffany blue jewelry boxes!)

China Glaze "Grape Juice"

Sally Hansen "Candy Corn" (perfect spring/summer orange!)

Revlon "Gray Suede" (my perfect nude color)

Revlon "Cloud"(beautiful lilac/pale blue)

OPI Katy Perry "Teenage Dream"

OPI Katy Perry "Not Like The Movies"(duo chrome)

NYXGirls "Chocolate Mouse" (perfect brown!)

Betsey Johnson earring/ring collection

2011-02-28T15:33:00.001-10:00

So I wear earrings pretty much everyday. I am not too big on braclets or necklaces but earrings I love. I like unique earrings. I wear a lot of black so I like to accessorize with colorful/quirky earrings. Betsey Johnson makes the absolute best unique earrings! I always get compliments/questions when I wear any of these. They are extremely affordable, none of these cost more than $10 online. I plan to continue adding to my Betsey Johnson jewelry collection. She makes unique rings that I am dying to get! Hope you guys enjoy!

Most amazing ring ever! I bought to either wear on ring/pinkie finger.

My current hair obsessions

2011-02-24T15:34:00.002-10:00

So I have never been that crazy in to my hair like some girls I know. I don't use hair spray, I don't backcomb, I don't use volume mouse, don't use bumpits lol, ect ect. The only things I see spending a good bit of money on is getting color and cuts professionally. Other than that, I don't use that many high end high products. Most of you know I have the CURLIEST hair known to man. Its extremely coarse, curly and dry. Over the years I have experimented with what will keep my curls soft when I wear it curly, and what will keep my hair straight and shiny when I straighten it. My hair is either curly and pulled up into a top knot, ponytail or up do kinda thing or its straight and down. I am just not that in to wearing it different ways. But, here are a few inexpensive products I have recently found that have replaced my other products. I will never ever again use anything but these!

#1) One 'N Only Argan Oil Shampoo, Conditioner, Oil, Mask (7$ each, Sally's Beauty Supply)

This stuff is AMAZING! Regular Argan/Moroccan Oil at a salon would cost you about 25$ for each. This stuff is the exact same and only 7$!!! I threw away all my other shampoo/conditioner/oils because this line is by far the best. It makes my hair so shiny, soft, detangled, manageable and my curls dry to a defined curl. Not frizzy! I recommend to anyone who wants soft manageable hair! I will never buy anything else!

#2) Hair One Cleansing Conditioner (11$, Sally's Beauty Supply)

Some of you may have heard or seen on websites or infomercials about WEN hair cleanser. Basically its a shampoo/conditioner cleanser that is supposed to be all the rave. It deep cleans your hair, getting rid of any oils, or hair product residue. For a bottle of WEN its about 30$. This stuff is 11$ and THE EXACT SAME THING. I use it twice a week in place of the Argan oil shampoo/conditioner and my hair has never felt so clean and fresh. It eliminates frizz completely. I love love love it. Only using it twice a week makes sure all the argan oil, and styling products are removed but it doesn't strip my hair by using it every time I wash. I highly recommend if you have been curious or tempted to try WEN.

Cute, easy Valentines Day cuppy cakes!

2011-02-11T15:35:00.001-10:00

What you will need: red fruit rolls ups, frosting, cupcake mix, green fruit rollups or green fruit by the foot. Make cupcakes any flavor you want, make them as normal, leave to sit and cool off.

Cut your red fruit rolls ups into small "petals", cutting them into circles or crescents works great too. I would say do 4 or 5 petals for every cupcake, decide on how many cupcakes you want roses on. Cut as many red fruit roll ups into petal shapes as you need.

This is quite easy. Roll the first petal tightly, then continue to add on petals wrapping them around each other. I only used 5 petals to make this rose. VERY EASY!

This is what they should look like finished.

Take scissors and cut the base of the rose off. Making it easier to lay on top of the cupcake.

Frost cupcakes however you wish, I used white icing and put some edible pearls on top as well. Cut small triangles out of your green fruit roll up, place on cupcake then add the rose bud! You can push down on the top of the rose to "fan out" the petals making look a little more realistic!

I give this an easy Thumbs Up!!! I also decorated other cupcakes using pink icing into small flowers with edible pearls on top. These rose cupcakes are so so so easy! Happy Valentines Day everyone! Enjoy! Let me know if you try these out!

Review on Covergirl New Lipsticks!!!!!!

2011-02-05T16:40:00.000-10:00

Covergirl recently came out with a new line of lipsticks called Lip Perfection Lip Sticks. Basically they are gel based, so they go on very creamy and smooth but kinda of "stain" your lips so it stays on for hours upon hours. I only have 2, bought them a while ago but never used them until this past week.

OMG!!! They are so amazing! They are so smooth, rich and creamy it feels like silk gliding on your lips. I love the way lipsticks smell, and these smell lovely! In the store where I bought them, I believe they only had about 12 shades but on the covergirl website it states there are 40 shades total in the collection. Varying from nudes/browns to pinks/mauves to berrys/reds. Pretty much a color for everyone! The packaging feels very high end, and I love that on the bottom it has a block of color showing you the color of the lipstick! So easy to pick out from my makeup collection now without taking the tops off! I wanna get so many more of their colors now! I believe mine only cost about $5 or $6. Which is amazing for a drugstore lipstick that I prefer over some of my higher end ones. These lipsticks also come in different "finishes" so some are frosty, some of glossy, some are pearly, ect. GO TRY THEM OUT!!!!!! If you love lipstick, run dont walk to your nearest drugstore ladies!

"HYPNOTIC"

"SOULMATE"

These are the two shades I have......and I want them all!!!!

Favorite "Natural" Nude Lipsticks

2011-02-03T14:22:00.000-10:00

These are my favorite "natural nude" lipsticks of my collection. I have about 20 different variations of the same light mauve color. I have very pigmented lips so my "nude" is kind of a mauve/pink color. I am not a fan of the concealer looking nude lipsticks. On me, it looks horrible! So these are the lipsticks I reach for when I am going for a natural lip look. 4 MAC, 1 Nars, and 1 Maybelline. I tried taking pics of my lips with the colors on but it looked horribly washed out and blurry. So I googled some images of the colors on lips. Maybe next week I will do my favorite red lipsticks and favorite "pink" lipsticks. I dont really wear hot or light pink lipsticks, but I have a love for bright fuschia! Enjoy this ladies!

MAC "Patisserie" a Lustre

MAC "Jubilee" a Lustre

MAC "Mellow Mood" an Amplified

MAC "Hug Me" a Lustre (My fav lipstick!!!!)

NARS "Cruisin" with a clear gloss over

Maybelline "Nearly There" (best drugstore nude IMO)

From R to L: Patisserie,Jubilee,MellowMood,HugMe,Cruisin,NearlyThere