Thursday, April 25, 2013

Tarte is on Hautelook!!!

Hey beauties! I meant to post about this yesterday when the even started, but it was crazy busy! But better late then never. Tarte is on hautelook until tomorrow(Friday the 26th) at 10 Central time.  If you've been dying to try some Tarte products, or simply looking to stock up on some things you should definitely check out the event.

Might I suggest:
http://www.hautelook.com/product/9167640

One of the Maracuja lipgloss sets.  These lipglosses are very pigmented and opaque and are simply amazing!

and also:
http://www.hautelook.com/product/9167628

This is an Amazonian clay(Tarte uses this in several products) bronzer in Hotel Heiress. This is one of their most popular products.  It usually retails for $29 but is on hautelook for only $10! That's more than half off!!

Are you planning to get anything from this event on Hautelook? I totally want to order some stuff, but seeing as I'm on a project pan(for more info on my project pan check out this post!) I will try to restrain myself and not buy anything. But I wanted to let you guys know about all these awesome deals! Until next time, thanks for reading!!

Thursday, April 18, 2013

Spring Cleaning My Makeup?? Project Pan???

Hello beauties! I'm doing something a little different in terms of my daily makeup. For awhile, I was doing a weekly makeup basket where I'd pick out some products I wanted to play with for that week. It was a way for me to try and use some of my products that normally get neglected. But as I'm trying to use up some of my products to get them out of my collection, I decided to just pick out some products that I wanted to use up and put them in a makeup bag.  It's kind of a project pan, if you will. I don't restrict myself to strictly what's in the bag but I feel like it's working and I'm starting to go through some products.  It's also very handy in the morning as my roommate gets up later than I do, so I can grab my makeup and apply it in the bathroom so I don't disturb her in the morning.

Here's a picture of all the products in my bag currently.  It's pretty much an entire face of makeup, save for lip products. I like to change up my lip colors daily so I didn't feel like including any.
This is the Neutragena Healthy Skin 5-in-1 Tinted Moisturizer. I've had this sitting my collection for almost 3 years and it's time to finally be done with it. As you can see, it's just barely hanging in there and it's almost gone.  This doesn't offer a lot of coverage so I typically only wear this on weekends when I don't need a lot of coverage.
I love this foundation! This is the Covergirl Naturelux foundation. I think this has been in my collection for a year and it's almost gone. I think I'll be done with it by at least next week. This used to be my holy grail foundation, until I moved on.  I think it's fantastic! It's light weight and has sheer to medium coverage, depending on how you apply it.  But I have so many foundations right now that this has to go!
I've had this little sample of Benefit's Pore-fissional for ages. I'm almost out and I just want it gone. I don't particularly care for this primer so the sooner I'm done with it the better.
I received this concealer from Mineralogie in a Birchbox last year for long time it was my favorite concealer. That was, until I discovered Rimmel London's Match Perfection 2 in 1 concealer and Benefit's Erase Paste.  This is actually a little to light for me and it sinks into my fine lines so it's time to just use it up and be done with it.  As you can see, I don't have very much left.


I've been using this in conjuction with Wet n' Wild's trio in Sweet as Candy(which picture will be following this) as a base. This is Maybelline's Color Tattoo in Inked in Pink. I don't need to use this up per say.  It's practically brand new.  I just wanted to use it a little bit cause it sat in my drawer for 2 months without being touched.  If you guys follow my youtube channel(bellsbeauty) or this blog for awhile, you know I'm obsessed with Maybelline's color tattoos, but this one I'm not that impressed with as it doesn't seem to have the same kind of pigmentation as the other ones do. But it works nicely as a base under pinks and purples.
 
 
This is Wet n' Wild's trio in Sweet as Candy(Here's a tutorial I did using this trio!). Since I've dyed my hair back to blonde, I've been experimenting a little with what colors to wear. I've noticed that now, neutrals a little washed out on me but pinks actually look really great against the blonde. I have this feeling that I'm really close to hitting pan on the pink lid color!
I've had this for way to long!! This is Maybelline's Eyestudio Gel Liner. I'm ashamed to say this is three years old. I rarely use it, cause gel liner just takes too much effort. But I decided to get as much use out of it as I can before it dries up completely. I know there's a way of reviving old gel liners but I might just toss this when it dries up.
Alright, last product!! This is a really long post! This is E.L.F.'s blush in Candid Coral. One of my favorite blushes of all time.  I just wanted to show this some love because I've been neglecting it lately.  It does have a huge check of it missing. It got damaged in my travels last summer. Would be nice if I could hit pan on this blush but it won't be a big deal if I don't anytime soon.

Alright that is all the products in my makeup bag.  If you guys would like updates on this "project pan" please let me know. Are you guys doing any spring cleaning on your makeup? Wish me luck on this guys, I certainly need it.  Thanks for reading! See you next time!




















Saturday, April 13, 2013

Nail of the Day: Essie's Spring 2013 Collection Madison Ave-Hue

Hello beauties! I'm here with another nail of the day post. I'm in love with the polishes from Essie I picked up a few weeks ago and today I'm wearing Madison Ave-Hue and I am obsessed with it! It's totally gorgeous and great for spring and summer.


It's a purplish, fuchsia-pink, almost bordering on magenta. There's also a very subtle shimmer in the bottle, but you have to look really hard to see it on your nails. Chipping wise, this has a better staying power than the last Essie polish I reviewed(Essie's Avenue Maintain ).  It's been on my nails for a week now and only now am I experiencing some minor chipping. 

That's it for this blog post.  I totally recommend this polish to anyone who's looking for a fun pink to add to their collection.  Until next time.  Thanks for reading!!

Saturday, April 6, 2013

Nail of the Day: Essie's Avenue Maintain from Spring 2013 Collection

*Le Gasp!!* A blog post! It's been awhile since I've done a legit blog post. Today's is a nail of the day post over a new polish I bought last week that I'm absolutely in love with! It's gorgeous! Maybe I should just post the picture so you can see :)

It's a been described as a Parisian blue on many of the blog posts I've read about it. This color seems to be everywhere this spring/summer season; both in nail polish and fashion. This went on super opaque on the first coat, which I was really surprised and pleased with.

My only beef with this polish is that it started chipping only a few hours after I painted my nails. And I didn't even do anything to cause said chipping! I don't know if its just the polish or Essie polishes in general. I never buy Essie truth be told. But I can ignore the chipping because this color is so beautiful. It's one of my new favorite colors! I will be doing a video on my youtube channel on my top nail picks for spring/summer so make sure you subscribed(youtube.com/bellsbeauty). That's it for today's post thanks for reading!! See you next time!

Random Daily Tidbits

-I've done a lot of shopping this weekend and have picked up lots of new products. So expect some new blog posts coming up. P.S. One is a very popular high end palette that everyone is raving about. Any guesses?
-Today I made drastic hair decision today and went blonde. I had my hair bleached to take out the brown dye and dyed to a somewhat honey blonde. It's so pretty and I'm so happy with it.  It looks much blonder in person though. What do you all think?
-I came home for the weekend to see my folks but I miss my boyfriend a lot and can't wait to see him tomorrow! I feel very pathetic that I can't go a few days without seeing him >-<