November Favorites!

This is a little late but I wanted share with you my November Favorites! I have lots of new products to talk about!

Primers-I really enjoyed playing with some face primers in November. I used Tarte's Clean Slate Poreless and Benefit's Pore-fessional.  I prefer Benefit's better as its tinted and seems to hide my pores better.

Revlon Lip Butter in Berry Smoothie-Wore this so much this month, can't believe I haven't really used it before.

NYX Lipgloss in Tea Rose-Super pretty deep pink. Very pigmented.

L'oreal Infallilbe Pressed Eyeshadows in Iced Latte and  Bottomless Java-These are super pigmented and creamy and are wonderful eyeshadows. I can't wait to buy more!!

Urban Decay 24/7 Glide on Pencil Duo in Zero and Whiskey- I finally tried a pencil from Urban Decay and am obssessed! I must have more of them in my life!

Jordana Fabuliner- Another eyeliner to talk about. It was the month of eye products. I can't believe I haven't tried this eyeliner yet. I won it in a giveaway and was super excited. It's my new holy grail liquid eyeliner. :)

TheBalm Body Builder Mascara-This was a fail product in October but now its a favorite product for the month of November. Once it dried out a bit, it was perfect for adding some drama to my eyelashes, not something I liked by the way. My eyelashes are long enough without mascara, but I actually like the way this makes lengthens and defines them.

Maybelline Color Tattoo in Barely Beige-Finally got my hands on this baby and its now my favorite base!

Sigma's E60 Large Shader brush-Using to to apply my color tattoos. It applies the color sheerly and blends super nicely. I have a coupon code for Sigma, which is 10% off your order. Use DEC2012 at check out! http://www.sigmabeauty.com/?Click=224226

Bath and Body Works Charmed Life Lotion-Rediscoverd from my collection, sadly this is discontinued. Why BB&? Why must you discontinue all the good scents??

Got2B Guardian Angel Curling Heat Protectant-This is a great heat protectant that holds curls amazingly!


That's it for my November Favorites. Already looking forward to my December Favorites because I have a lot of new products I've been playing with and already have some new favorites! See you guys next time!

Sigma Holiday Gift Guide

 

 

Hi everyone!  Well, it’s December now and that means it’s officially the start of the holiday season.  This is the first post in my holiday gift guide series, featuring gift ideas from Ulta/Sephora, Bath and Body Works, and today, Sigma Beauty.  I’ll be featuring 5 products that I think would be great gifts to recieve,(and that I’m hoping Santa leaves under the tree for me )If there are any other particular stores or brands you’d like to see a gift guide for, please let me know! I also will have a discount code that is good for 10% off your entire order.  Sigma also offers a gift  with purchase if your order is over $30. My gift with purchase was a travel sized E25 blending brush. It is now my favorite brush

I love Sgima’s brushes, they are simply amazing and so worth the investment.  If you’re a beginner, or are looking for a gift for a person just starting out in makeup I suggest checking out the Sigma Essential Kit, which contains just about every brush a person could need to apply their makeup. This kit goes for $98 but for the amount of brushes and the quality of the brushes makes it well worth it.

http://www.sigmabeauty.com/Complete_Kit_p/ck001.htm/?Click=224226 

 

If you know someone who is and eyeshadow junkie and is looking for a great palette to add to their collection, Sigma has 3 permanent palettes to choose from. One that' I’ve had my eye one for a long time is the Bare Palette, cause if you’ve been following me then you know I love neutral eyeshadows. I think this is a great alternative to the Urban Decay Naked palette, not only because its cheaper, but because it offers more matte shades, has 2 different highlight shades, and also has a nice purple thrown in there too.

http://www.sigmabeauty.com/Eye_Shadow_Palette_Bare_p/ep002.htm/?Click=224226

 

For the budding makeup artist, Sigma has a great synthetic brush line that applies makeup flawlessly.  Brushes in this set are designed to apply liquid foundation and a shaped to get right in those tight spaces such as the inner corners of your eye and around your nose.  This kit would be a great addition to anyone’s collection.

http://www.sigmabeauty.com/Synthetic_Essential_Kit_10_Brushes_p/smax08.htm/?Click=224226

 

If you know someone who is vegan or against animal cruelty, this next product is the perfect gift.  Sigma has a vegan brush set that is extremely cute and functional.  This is the travel set of the Mrs. Bunney kit.  I think the pink and blue brushes are just adorable! This kit also comes with a blue travel case.

http://www.sigmabeauty.com/Mrs_Bunny_Travel_Kit_p/btblu.htm/?Click=224226

 

The last product I want to talk to you guys about is a newly released, limited edition palette created by one of my all time favorite makeup gurus, MakeupbyTiffanyD.  The Defining Eyes palette contains everything you need to create an eye look; eyeshadow, gel liner, a eyeliner pencil and even comes with a brush duo all for only $55!

http://www.sigmabeauty.com/Defining_Eyes_Palette_p/ep006.htm/?Click=224226

Well I hope this gift guide was helpful for you. What products from Sigma are at the top of your wishlist? To help you get a great deal on some amazing gifts, I have a discount code! 10% off your order, use code DEC2012 at checkout! Stay tuned for my Ulta/Sephora gift guide. Thanks for reading!

Mac/Sephora/Ulta Giftcard Giveaway!

I hit 100 subscribers on youtube and to celebrate, I'm giving away a $25 giftcard to either Mac, Sephora, or Ulta. Be sure to enter and good luck!

Black Friday Roundup! Sigma, Amerian Eagle, Ulta and More!!

Hi everyone and happy Thanksgiving!! Today is all about family, food and being thankful for just being alive and healthy.  My family is doing this a bit different today. We aren't having the traditional Thanksgiving meal, we're having hamburgers and chips :) What's your favorite Thanksgiving dish? Anyway, along with Thanksgiving comes Black Friday shopping, the initial kickoff to holiday shopping.  This year, Black Friday is starting tonight, on Thanksgiving at some stores such as Walmart and Target at 8pm. Others start at midnight. My personal view is that this is awful for those who have to work instead of spend time with their family. But some people want to just get their shopping done. In anticipation of the huge sales, I thought I'd do a quick roundup of the sales I think are the best before my family gets here.





Let's start with fashion, shall we?


American Eagle is offering 40% off with free shipping. This is in stores and online. I even have a code for you! 35787891. This will be good through November 25. ae.com



Forever21 is offering 40% off today for Thanksgiving as well as free shipping on orders of $50 or more forever21.com


JCPenny's is where to be if you want great deals on fashion! Juniors jeans are $15 and sweaters are $12. Plus if you order online there's free shipping. jcp.com



If you live in the midwest like I do and have a Younkers, Rampage boots are only $20, plus there are several coupons included in the Black Friday ad that can  be applied to sale items. Pretty sweet deal if you ask me! Younkers.com

Makeup

Ulta is offering some pretty nice door buster sets. There are a couple Bare Mineral sets for only $10 . Conair hair tools only $10 as well and Conair products are really great quality, so if you can jump on that deal do it! Also worth noting from Ulta, hairdryers and flat irons from CHI are $74.96 with a 25% off coupon that's included in the ad. ulta.com

Sephora is also offering some $10 sets. YOu can check their facebook page which will have the sets listed. The one that jumps out at me is the Too Faced set that includes the Chocolate Solei Matte Bronzer and travel kabuki brush. Don't forget all the fantastic gift sets such as the Sephora Lash Stash and Give Me Some Lip. http://www.sephora.com/

Are you ready for this one? Sigma Brushes is offering FREE WORLD WIDE SHIPPING!  International shipping is insane, so I definitely suggest taking advantage of this one. Coupon for free shipping is BF2012 which is valid until Friday, November 23 at midnight. http://www.sigmabeauty.com/?Click=224226

Are there any sales that you are excited for? Share it in the comments below! Happy Thanksgiving everyone! Stay safe this holiday!

Review: L’Oreal Infallible 24 HR Eyeshadow

 

Hey guys! I know these have been out for a very long time, but I just recently broke down and bought a couple. I have to say, after trying these out, I can’t believe that it took so long for me to try them. These eye shadows are so buttery and pigmented and simply gorgeous.The two that I bought are Bottomless Java and Endless Pearl(which after hearing Amarixe rave about it).

Bottomless Java is a rich, dark brown that looks amazing as an outer corner color or all over the lid for a brown smokey eye.  Endless Pearl is a gorgeous cream color that works great as a high light or all over the lid color.

L’Oreal claims that these shadows are supposed to last 24 hours. I don’t know about that, cause I never have had to wear my makeup for longer than 15. But these do last all day without creasing or fading. The texture of these reminds me a bit of Urban Decay’s eyeshadows in that they are so buttery.  I definitely want to pick up some more of these. If you have tried L’Oreal Infallible eyeshadows do you have ny color suggestions?

Today's Video Get Ready With Me: Interview Edition

Hi everyone!! This Monday I had a job interview and decided to do a get ready with me video since I had so much fun doing the first one. Below I listed all the products I used as well as links to all the Sigma brushes I used. 
Products mentioned:
Tarte Clean Slate Poreless
Tarte Clean Slate Flawless
Clinique Even Better Foundatin
Mineralogie Concealer
Benefit Stay Don't Stray Eyeshadow Primer
CoverGirl Shimmering Sands Trio
Urban Decay Naked Palette-Dark Horse and Virigin
Benefit Bad Gal Lash
Jordana Fabuliner in Black
Urban Decay Glide on Pencil in Zero
E.L.F Blush in Candid Coral
Revlon Kissable Balm Stain in Cherish

Brushes used:
Sigma F70 http://www.sigmabeauty.com/product_p/f70.htm?Click=224226
Sigma E55  http://www.sigmabeauty.com/product_p/e55.htm?Click=224226
Sigma E30 http://www.sigmabeauty.com/Pencil_E30_p/e30.htm?Click=224226
Sigma E40 http://www.sigmabeauty.com/product_p/e40.htm?Click=224226
Sigma F40 http://www.sigmabeauty.com/product_p/f40.htm?Click=224226
EcoTools Powder Brush

Thanks for watching! I did get the job, I start today!

Wishlist Wednesday: Tarte Fantastic Foursome Amazonian Clay Blush Set

There is one thing that I've been majorly hinting at that I want for Christmas and it is this amazing blush set from Tarte. I've never tried any of the Amazonian Clay blushes but I have swatched them at Ulta and fell in love.  For the holidays, Tarte came out with this pack of four blushes for only $35.



Included is a very pretty hot pink, coral, a very natural tanish color, and a highlighter.

Image from Tarte.com

So what do you think of Tarte's blushes? Are they worth it? And since its November and almost the start of the holiday shopping season, what's on your holiday wishlist?

Latest video: Updated Makeup Collection

Review: Boots No & Beautifl Skin Night Cream

I received a sample of this night cream in my Influenster Beauty Blogger Vox Box and I fell in love, so much so that I already went and purchased the full size . I have really dry skin so heavier night creams are a must for me that way my skin has the chance to absorb the moisturizer.  I gotta say, I ‘really like the packaging.  It’s a really sturdy plastic, but it looks very sleek.
This moisturizer is fantastic, its hydrating, but not oily. It absorbs into the skin very quickly too. It doesn’t irritate my eyes which is always a bonus.  I feel like this really has made my skin more beautiful. My face just seems more radiant.  I’ve even been going without foundation recently since using this product. I’ve been simply using concealer on my problem areas, a bit of powder and I’m good to go.

Boots No7 is available at Target, Ulta and wherever Boots products are sold. It was around $13 which is not bad for a night cream.  I highly recommend checking this is your looking for a new night time moisturizer :) Until next time, stay beautiful!

Target Fall Beauty Bag

 

 

Every once in a while, Target gives out free beauty bags on facebook.  This one is sadly the last. I’ve only received two of these bags.  This one wasn’t that exciting all it contained was a couple of shampoo samples.  Granted it is free and I shouldn’t complain, I wish the samples were a little better.

Included in the bag was:
Clear Scalp & Hair Therapy Nourishing Shampoo and Conditioner
L’oreal EverCreme Sulfate Free Nourishing Shampoo and Condioner and Deep Nourishing Masque
Fakkai Shea Butter Moisturizing Shampoo and Conditioner 
Pixie Flawless Beauty Primer
Jergens Daily Moisture Lotion

The Pixie Primer is sort of exciting but a bigger sample would have been better so I could try it more than once.  The lotion is really nice. As usual the bag came with a booklet of coupons which is really nice. The last bag’s coupon book had more coupons for makeup than this one does but I’ll take any savings I can get.  If you got the beauty bag, what did you think of it?

Nail of the Day: OPI's I Don't Give a Rotterdam!

 

I have a confession guys. I've been wearing OPI's I Don't Give a Rotterdam! on my nails almost all month long. Every time I did my nails, I'd simply repaint them with this polish. Love it so much! This comes from the Holland collection and to me, this color screams winter. It's a beautiful silver blue with whitish silver shimmer. It looks like snowfall on your nails, which I love! It wears so well too, it barely chips. It makes me remember why I love OPI so much. Speaking of OPI, Ulta is having 2 for $12 now through November 3rd, so its an excellent time to go stock up. What are some of your favorite colors?

Deal Alert! China Glaze on Cherry Culture!

Hey beauties! I've been kinda slacking on the blog front, I've been having some family issues this month. This is just a quick post to let everyone know that China Glaze is now being sold on cherryculture.com. Prices are super cheap. There are past collections like the Anchors Away and the Let It Snow collection from last holiday season. I'm currently debating on placing an order. There is also a 15% off code CG15 so you can score an even better deal. I'm thinking of ordering the Vintage Vixen collection. What are some of your favorite China Glaze colors? Anything I should pick up? Until next time, stay beautiful!

Nail of the Day:Suzi and the 7 Düsseldorf's

 

Hi beauties! If you read my last post, you know that I picked up some new OPI polishes and I was very excited to use them.  I had a hard time picking which one to use first so by process of eany meany miney mo, I settled on Suzi and the 7 Düsseldorf's.

I’m in love with color!   Seriously, I couldn’t stop looking at my nails and I received so many compliments on it. It’s a very pretty purple with red shimmer, which I thought was different because I’d never seen a polish with red shimmer. It’s so beautiful and I highly recommend going to the nearest place that sells OPI and picking up a bottle of this. Until next time, stay gorgeous!

Mini Ulta Haul!

HI beauties! I stopped by Ulta this week in search of nail polish.  I officially broke my no-nail polish buy which lasted 5 months. Very proud of my self.  If you didn’t know, if you buy two OPI polishes you get a free base or top coat and I wanted to take advantage of that. 
At first, I was going to get some permanent colors that I’ve been wanting for ever, Lincoln Park After Dark and Vodka and Caviar because for some unbeknownst reason, I don’t own them.  But my brother talked me into getting one from the Swiss collection and one from the Germany collection.  The blue one is I Don’t Give a Rotterdam and the purple one is Suzi & the 7 Dusseldorfs, the latter is extremely gorgeous I have it on my nails right now.  I’ll have a nail of the day post up soon


Next I picked up two more of the Revlon Kissable Lip Balm Stains since they were bogo and there was also a manufacturers coupon for a dollar off next to a display of them. I got Smitten and Sweatheart. I have a review of them coming up on my youtube channel this week.

While I was perusing the nail polish, my brother, Kris got into the NYX eyeshadow samples and got black eyeshadow all over his face, he looked like a racoon! So I grabbed this travel sized pack of Yes to Cucumbers makeup remover wipes since they were only $2 bucks by the check out.  They removed the eyeshadow no problem and I actually really like them.  I’ve always been curious about them so I’m glad I had the chance to try them.  Thanks, bro.

So that’s it for my Ulta haul.  What discoveries have you made at the drugstore recently? Let me know and I’ll see you next time. Stay gorgeous!

Wishlist Wednesday: Urban Decay Smoked 24-7 Glide On Pencil Set

Hi beautiful! I've decided to start a series of products that I'm currently lusting after.  This will be known as "Wishlist Wednesdays". It's a great way to get you informed of new products and as a bonus, it gets me posting on a semi-regular schedule.

Photo from Sephora Website

The first in this series is a limited edition set of Urban Decay 24-7 Glide On Pencils, the Smoked Set.  I saw this set in the recent Ulta flier and knew I have to get my hands on it. This set contains six eyeliners, two of which are limited edition. I haven't tried any of UD's eyeliners(but I swatch them all every time I'm in Ulta) and thought that this set would be a great way to try them as its only $38, where as just to buy one of these eyeliners is $19.

Colors included are:
Zero-A matte black(I've been eyeing this one for awile)
Demolition-matte brown
Uzi-taupe
Empire-a purply eggplant
Smog-copper Limited Edition

I will definitely be getting this by the end of October as I've asked for an Ulta giftcard for my birthday, which is on the 22nd, so that should bring down the price for me a bit. When I do get this set, I'll be sure to do a review and swatches for you guys. So for now, stay gorgeous!
Mainline-a matte blue/green Limited Edition

Homecoming Tutorial: Smokey and Glamourous using the Urban Decay Naked Palette

Hey beauties! Homecoming is just around the corner for some, and if you already had homecoming I'm sorry I didn't do this tutorial sooner. While experimenting with looks for my sister(who's homecoming is next weekend) I came up with this smokey eye that would be perfect for homecoming or any formal dance you may be going to.

Products Used:
Benefit Stay Don't Stray Eyeshadow Primer
Maybelline Color Tattoo in Audacious Asphault
Urban Decay Naked Palette-Creep, Buck, and Virgin
L'Oreal Carbon Black Linear Intense Liquid Liner
Benefit Bad Gal Lash Mascara
E.L.F Eyebrow Kit
Revlon Colorstay Whipped Cream Foundation
Rimmel London Match Perfection Concealer & Brightner
E.L.F Contouring Blush and Bronzer
theBalm Hot Mama Blush
Stila Lipglaze in Rasin

I really hope you guys enjoyed this tutorial. Let me know what you think!!

Physician’s Formula Happy Booster

 

Today I wanted to tell you guys about one of my all time favorite blushes. This is the Physician’s Formula Happy Booster Blush. It is the cutest blush I’ve ever seen, just looking at it makes me happy! The cute, pink packaging and the heart designed are what drew me in initially but the blush itself is amazing.

You can swirl all the colors together for a gorgeous light pink glow but I like to concentrate my brush on the darker pink side and get a very bright pop of color on my cheeks. I put this blush aside for awhile while I was using E.L.F.’s Candid Coral this summer, but I’ve been reaching for it more the past few weeks because I’ve been wanting a brighter color on my cheeks.

I think this blush works great for the fall and would look great on fair and medium skin tones. You can purchase Physician’s Formula at most drugstores and if you lucky you can find them on sale. As I said before, this is one of my favorite blushes from the drugstore and I encourage all of you to check it out if you haven’t already. What are some of your favorite blushes from the drugstore?

Nail of the Day: Color Club Insta-This

Hi everyone! I have a NoTD post for you today! It feels like I haven't done one in awhile. I recieved this beautiful polish in my Birchbox this month. This is Color Club's Insta-This, which is a part of their collection that is inspired by popular social websites. I love this cobalt blue which seems to be everywhere this fall. I've gotten so many compliments on it and I have a feeling its going to be on my nails a lot this fall. Thanks for reading! Stay beautiful!

E.L.F Blush in Candid Coral

I don’t think I’ve ever blogged about my recent obsession with E.l.F’s blushes.  I hadn’t tried any of them until this summer when I picked up Candid Coral from Target.  And that’s when the obsession started.

With Flash

Without Flash

I love this blush! As the name suggests, it is peachy coral color with lots of very fine shimmer in it, which I think does a great job of reflecting the light off your cheeks without seeming like you have a lot of glitter on your face. 

I personally love applying this as a contour instead of normally as a blush. This color is dark enough to contour and give some dimension on my pale skin(I do this with Sigma’s F40 Angled Contour brush) but on darker skin tones this looks great applied normally as a blush.  E.L.F can be purchased at Target and eyeslipsface.com, I’ven seen some Walmarts starting to carry it.  If you haven’t checked out E.L.F’s blushes you really should, they’re only $3 so they are totally worth it!

Coastal Scents 10 Pan Blush Palette

 

Hey beauties! I'm sorry I haven't posted in a while. I just started school and I'm still adjusting to a new school, new apartment and new schedule. But the important thing is I'm posting today! Today I will be reviewing the Coastal Scents 10 Pan Blush Palette. I go this in June back when Coastal Scents had it 50% off and I've been meaning to do a review on it. As you can see, mine was injured in transit and the pink on the bottom right corner has a big chunk missing.

As the name implies, it comes with ten different blush shades so this is great to have if your just starting out with makeup or looking to expand your collection(or if your like me and end up doing your friends makeup often you have colors that work for everyone.) There are a wide range of colors, ranging from soft, natural colors to bright, in your face colors. My particular favorite is the pink in the corner(the damaged one). Its actually the only shade I've found in this palette that works on my skintone, the other ones seem to look "dirty" on my cheeks. Below are swatches of all ten shadows.

These blushes all have great pigmentation, as you see from the swatches.  All in all, I think this is a great palette to have if you are starting out with makeup and want to experiment with what blushes work for you, or if you want to expand your collection.  You can purchase this palette on the Coastal Scents website for $15.95 but you can usually find it on sale for less.  If you follow Coastal Scents on Facebook or Twitter, you can usually find out when these saes are. Hope you enjoyed this review and I'll see you all next time!

Review: MAC’s Angel

I picked up this lipstick on my trip to New York and I fell in love. This is my first MAC lipstick and I can see why everyone in the beauty world loves these lipsticks.  They are creamy, pigmented, and are moisturizing.  There is a wide range of colors but I decided to pick up Angel because its one of the more talked about lipsticks on youtube.

As you can see by the swatch above, Angel is a very pretty natural pink that’s on my lips is almost like a “my lips but better.” color. I love to wear this with natural looks or smokey looks. It’s a very shimmery, frosty color. I love the way it catches the light.

I look forward to trying more of MAC’s lipsticks in the future. What are some of your favorites?

Reviw: MAC's Sable

 On my trip to New York, I stopped by MAC and picked up my very first MAC products. The first is an eyeshadow in Sable.  This eyeshadow is amazing!! I know MAC shadows are supposed to be great but I was suprised how pretty this is.

Here's a quick swatch. This color is a frosty brown with some golden red under town to it.  It's perfect to wear alone smoked out or in the crease and it blends super easily.  This shadow didn't crease at all! I applied it at 8 am and when I got home at 10 pm there was no creasing whatsoever!

MAC eyeshadows retail for $15 or for $12 in pro palette pan form and are available at any MAC counter, store or on the MAC website.  I'm extremely happy with this shadow and would love to add more to my collection one day.  What are some of your favorite MAC shadows that you would recommend?

Back to School Tutorial

This is my entry for a huge back to school collab giveaway taking place on youtube. I love the whole back to school season(guess that's natural for a future teacher) so of course I was eager to do a back to school tutorial, the fact that its for a chance at some awesome prizes is a bonus!

Products Mentioned:

Tarte Clean Slate Flawless 12 Hour Brightening Primer
Revlon Colorstay Whipped Foundation
Sheer Cover Concealer in Light/Medium
Maybelline Instant Age Rewind Finishing Powder
NYX Jumbo Eye Pencil in Milk
Coastal Scents 88 Warm Palette
E.L.F Eyeliner in Coffee
Rimmel Scandelize Mascara
Physician's Formula Happy Booster Blush
Revlon Kissable Lip Balm Stain in Cherish

Monday Questionaire

Hi everyone!! I just got back from my trip to New York and Baltimore and boy am I exhausted. My connecting flight out of Chicago ended up getting delayed and it was just very annoying and tiring. I haven't posted a blog since being on vacation and I saw a really fun questionaire that Amerixe did on her blog and I thought it would be a fun(and quick and easy) blog to do today. You can read Amerixe's original post at this link here: http://www.amarixe.com/2012/07/monday-questionnaire-july-30th-2012.html

On with the questionaire!

Copy and paste the list to answer in a comment below!

1.) Mood: Tired but content

2.) Do you wear a piece of jewelry that you never take off? Yes, I a ring that I got from Vanity years ago

3.) If you had a free year to do anything you wanted (with unlimited funds to do so), how would you spend it? I'd spend it traveling Europe. I'd love to visit Italy, Greece, England and Ireland
4.) Current nail polish: Wet n' Wild's Tropicalia

5.) Have you been watching the Olympics? No, I've been traveling. I watched a little bit of the diving and vollyball compition tonight thought.

6.) Current outfit: Comfy pjs from Aeropostile

7.) What are your favorite pizza toppings? Pepperoni :) yummy!

8.) Who is your favorite Disney character? Dori!! Just keep swimming-life motto right there

9.) When it comes to shoes, flats or heels? Heels for sure. I find flats to be uncomfortable sometimes

10.) Weekly goals: Unpack, returns calls, get back on my diet and start running, start packing for school. All completely doable, but finding the motivation is the hard part ;p

Be sure to check out my beauty channel for some very fun videos coming up this week and my vlog channel for a video about my vacation.
youtube.com/bellsbeauty

youtube.com/jessabellslife

Nail of the Day: Revlon’s Flirt

Oh my goodness, I feel like I haven’t posted a blog post in forever! Which is probably true. I’ve been so busy with work, family stuff, and life in general. You all know how that goes, I’m sure.

Anyway, I’ve been frequenting Target lately(if you haven’t seen my latest haul video, I’ll link it below) and on my latest trip I picked up this lovely polish by Revlon called Flirt.  May I just say how in love I am with this nail polish! It’s a beautiful pink with some slight purplish, blue undertones. In natural light it looks like a rosy color. I have had this on for two days and have noticed some slight chipping but working in a classroom can cause that. Still a great polish that everyone should consider adding to the their collection.

Speaking of nail polish, I’ve been considering going on a no nail polish buying ban and trying to use some of the many polishes I have that I never reach for anymore.  Along with that I thought about featuring all the polish through some sort of blog series. I’ve seen other bloggers doing the same with lip products and such and thought the idea was kind of cool. What do you all think of that, would that be something you would be interested in?  If so, let me know!

Latest Video: Target Haul!

Review and Tutorial: Wet n Wild Comfort Zone Palette

 

I got this Wet n Wild Palette in Comfort Zone a recent swap on makeupalley.com.  I am in so in love with this palette. It was the only eyeshadow I took with me on a weekend trip. It was perfect because I could create neutral looks during the day and then at night I could create a bolder look. The shadows are extremely buttery and pigmented, even the darker colors which sometimes can be very sheer but these were very opaque.  This retails for around $4-5 at most drugstores. I simply am in love with this palette.

 

Check out the tutorial I created with this palette!

Review: Shu Uemura Art of Hair Cleansing Oil Shampoo

 

 

Rarely do I review the products from my Birchbox, unless they are really good and I decide to purchase a full size of it.  But this product I was genuine curious about since I’ve never tried a deep cleansing oil shampoo.   Before I get into what I think about this poduct, a little about my hair.  I have very fine, oily hair, but the ends tend to get a little dry from styling.  I usually wash my hair every other day and I use somewhat of a lot of products(ie: heat protectant, hair spray, mousse, ect)

According to Birchbox’s website, this product claims to remove grease, product buildup all while adding body to your hair without making it feel dry or brittle.  Since I have oily hair and do use a lot of product, I thought that I would benefit from this shampoo.  While it didn’t dry my hair out any, I also didn’t notice any difference in if it stripped out any of the oil or product. 

This shampoo is more of an oil and I had to use the entire sample to cover my hair and I have pretty short hair! It makes me wonder how long a full size bottle of this would last.  Full size costs $55 so it might not be worth it. 

Have you tried any good deep cleansing shampoos? Leave a recommendation in a comment below! If you have any products you’d like me to review next, please let me know! Thanks for reading.

Review: Simple’s Makeup Remover Wipes

I’ve been super curious about this new skincare line Simple that came over from across the pond.  This line is pretty big, having various cleansers, creams and toners and can be found at Walmart, Target, and many other drugstores. I picked up the makeup remover wipes because I’m always looking for something that out performs my favorite ones from Neutrogena. 
These were about $4, so they cost the same as the Neutrogena wipes.  However they.do not remove my makeup as well as I would like.  I really have to scrub off my eyeliner and mascara(I don’t even use waterproof!). They don’t remove foundation well either.  When I first used them, I thought they did the job, but when I went to cleanse my face, I found lots of product remaining on my face. 

I’ll finish up this pack but then I’m going back to my Neutrogena wipes.

When I was watching the MTV Movie Awards this past sunday, I became obsessed with Emma Watson's makeup look and I just had to do a tutorial recreating it! I found this picture off google, no copyright or plagiarism intended.

Products used:
NYX Jumbo Eyeshadow Pencil in Milk
TheBalm Nude'Tude Palette shadows Selfish and Sassy
Urban Decay Naked Palette shadows Naked and Virgin
Maybelline Gel Liner in Black
Dior Show Extase Mascara
Elf Blush and Bronzer Contour Palette
Revlon Colorburst Lipstick in Blush
Stile Lipglaze in Seashell

I love this look and think its great for everyday

Nail of the Day: Wet n Wild On a Trip

 

I’ve never been so excited about a nail polish that I picked up on a whim! I picked this up from Walgreens when they had Wet n Wild nail polishes for only 99 cents. This color is gorgeous and looks amazing against my skin tone. I feel like this will be a great color for summer. Unfortunately it doesn’t stand up well to chipping. I noticed chipping on day 2.  Some Wet n Wild polishes don’t chip even after a week, and I do dishes, clean and work out a lot, but sometimes a few just chip like crazy.  But I’m loving this polish, so I don’t care that it chips, I’ll just repaint my nails with it

The Balm Nude Tude Palette Review and Swatches

 

 

 

 

A recent makeup purchase I’ve made that I’ve been very excited about is The Balm’s Nude’tude palette. This palette has been receive much buzz in the makeup world and I was dying to get my hands on it.  This palette is very sleek and gorgeous.  The packaging shows a very classy bedroom scene. Its made of very sturdy cardboard so I think it will last a very long time.

Let’s talk about the shadows themselves.  Each of the twelve shadows are beautiful!  In this palette we have a wide ranges of colors from very light natural colors to some very dark colors.  We also have a great selection of finishes from some pearls, satins, and great matte colors that will work great for liners when your in a pinch.  Some of the shadows can be a bit chalky, such as Stand-Offish, but they have great pigmentation and opaqueness when applied. Others, such as the darker colors Sexy, Serious, Silly and Sleek are rather sheer and not quite as pigmented as I liked. I really had to build them up to get a good swatch.

       

  From left to right: Sassy, Stubborn, Selfish, Sophisticated, Sexy and Serious

From left to right: Snobby, Stand-offish, Sultry, Schitzo, Silly, and Sleek

All in all this palette is great for those who are wanting just one palette to get the job done or for those who are trying to expand there collection.  For the price, you can’t go wrong.  It was only $36, much cheaper than the Urban Decay Naked Palette. It’s available on TheBalm’s website, Birchbox, and occasionally on Hautelook.  If you have any questions about this palette, please leave them in a comment below. Thanks!

A tutorial I filmed featuring the Nude’Tude Palette