NoTD: CoverGirl's Pina Colada

Hi beauties! Can you believe tomorrow is August 1st?? Where did summer go?! Today, in celebration of the dog days of summer, I bring you a very bright nail of the day post. This is Covergirl's Pina Colada. It's part of the nailtini line. It's a very tiny, cute bottle. I wish nail polish would just be sold in this size bottle, perhaps then I'd actually use up a bottle.

 

 

I picked this up at Target a few months ago but haven't gotten around to doing a post on it. I thought it would be a lot more pastel, as the bottle made it seem, but its actually a very bright neon yellow. I'm not a hundred percent sold on the color, I just don't think it looks good on me. On someone with a better tan, I think it would look great. As for formulation, it leaves much to be desired. It was very streaky, even with 3 coats which I used. It also chipped within a few hours. And I used a top coat!! If I had to say one positive thing about this polish, is that it was extremely shiny even before I put on the top coat.

I did get a lot of compliments while wearing this polish, so I guess people like it on my nails more than I do. I've only tried 2 other of Covergirl's nail line but I'm overall not impressed. What do you think of the Covergirl polishes? Until next time, stay gorgeous!

 

Daily tidbits:

1. I just found out my housing assignment at college and found out I'm in an off campus townhouse(which is still considered college housing) and its completely unfurnished. Expect lots of organizational and décor posts coming your way!

2. We are getting crazy busy at work because back to school season is in full swing.

3. Along that note, tax free weekend in Iowa is this weekend. Guess who's going shopping?? This girl right here!

 

Sigma Beauty 20% Off Sale!

Hi beauties!! Just wanted to give you a heads up about the Sigma Beauty flash sale.  Their entire website is 20% off. You can get a set of brushes, or the spa glove, or some of their awesome makeup palettes. The only thing is, to access the sale you need a special affiliate code.  But your in luck, because I can provide you with just that! I'm including a video explaining the sale and with a few recommendation's of some of my favorite Sigma products. 

 

 

If you've been dying to try some of Sigma's brushes but have been putting it off, now's the time to buy.  Oh maybe I should give you the code now! My code is SBAP20 and you can enter it at checkout! So what are you gonna get? Let me know in a comment and I will see you all in my next post! Stay gorgeous! 

Review: Milani's Baked Blush in Dolce Pink

 Hello beauties! Can you believe how hot it's been?  It's sweltering here in Iowa. Can't wait for it to cool down this weekend! Anyway, I have a new favorite blush from the drugstore that I wanted to share with you.  This is Milani's Dolce Pink and it is a beautiful coral.

 As you can see from this swatch, it's very shimmering and has some noticeable glitter. If your not a shimmer or glitter person, this isn't going to be the blush for you. This blush does go on a little sheer but it's very buildable. I use the Real Techniques Blush Brush to apply this. I don't feel the need to use an additional highlight with this blush because it is so shimmery.  The one thing I do like about this blush is that it lasts so long! It will get me through a long shift at work and still look as though I just applied it.
Milani's blushes run around $7-8 and are available at Kmart, select CVS, Walgreen's and Targets. I, however, order them cherryculture.com where they are available for much cheaper.
Have you tried any of these baked blushes? What color should I try next?

 

Quiz: What Brush Should I Be Using For Blush?

Hi beauties! Today I just wanted to quick share this blush brush quiz I saw in an email from Sigma. If your like me and are a blush junkie, this quiz might be really helpful in picking out the correct brush to use with cream or powder blushes. Take the quiz and find out what is the best brush for you!

 

 

Of these brushes, I totally recommend the F40 Large Angled Contour. I use it for everything; blush, countouring, highlighting.  I own 3 of these!!

I hope this little quiz was fun for you! Let me know what brush it said was perfect for you and if you have any questions on any of the brushes feel free to ask! Till next time, stay gorgeous :)

Cleaning Out My Makeup, Project Pan Update!!

Hello, beauties!! A few months ago, I showed you what makeup I was trying to use up and here I am again with an update. I used up most of the products I put aside in a makeup bag(see post Spring Cleaning My Makeup?? Project Pan???) so I went through my stash and picked out some more products I wanted to attempt to use and possibly use up. I decided to put a full face of makeup in here for the days I really don't want to do much with my makeup, either due to it being to hot or just pure laziness.

 For a foundation, I decided I wanted to use my Covergirl BB Cream. I'm almost out of this and just want it out of my collection. I like it, but compared to other bb creams out there, its just not that great.  It offers ok coverage but does nothing for dark marks or acne scaring. It's more of a tinted moisturizer.

 This is by far one of my favorite face primers.  It's only a sample size that I received in a Target beauty bag.  Pixie's Flawless and Poreless. This I should be done with in the next few days. I will most likely be making a trip to repurchase once I go through some other face primers I have.

 I don't know if they've reformulated Urban Decay's Primer Potion or if its just the new packaging but I like this primer so much more now. I feel like I get better coverage to cover my pigmented eyelids with this than I did in the old packaging. I'm almost out of this and will probably be done by the end of the month. Will I repurchase? I don't know. I have several other primers I to go through and found a cheap drugstore alternative.

This is the Maybelline Instant Age Rewind Pressed Powder. I simply love this powder! I don't want to use this up but I always need to use this in conjunction with the Covergirl BB Cream to add more coverage and set the bb cream.

Oh my Covergirl Shimmering Sands Trio....so loved!! As you can see by the huge chuck of pan in the center shadow, I tend to use this a lot.

I've been doing something unusual for me and using bronzer. Normally I only do this when I'm sick and therefore even paler than normal.  But lately I've been enjoying taking this Rimmel Bronzer(so old that I can't even read the packaging anymore) with a large powder brush and sweeping it all over my face.  And this bronzer is very old(I'm sad to say I think almost 2 years) and I want to use it up.

One of my favorite blushes of all time. This is NYX's Mocha. I got into a blush rut and haven't used this in ages so I wanted to give it some love. I'm trying to change out the blush in this bag at least once or twice a month so I can use all my blushes. When did I start to collect so many blushes??



Lastly, for a lip product, I decided to throw in this NYC Applelicious I received in an Influenster box recently. I don't remember the name of this but its a great little tinted lip balm. It's very moisturizing and smells amazing! It doesn't offer much in the way of color but I do like this when I just want a little something on my lips. Of course, I change up my lip color every day so I don't stick with just this.    

 

Ok, those are all the products in my current bag of products to use up. If you want to see when I do use them up, subscribe to my beauty channel, http://www.youtube.com/user/bellsbeauty where I do empties videos. Thanks for reading! Have a good weekend!!                                                                                                                                                                      

Latest Video: June Favorites Drugstore and High End

Hello gorgeous! I uploaded my June favorites this week, have you seen it yet? I feature both high end and drugstore in this one as well as some fashion favorites which is really different for me. Heads up on some upcoming blog posts, I have a review coming one of my new favorite blushes as well as some swatches of the new Maybelline pigments that I got my hands on today. They are breathtaking!! Ok, sorry for the quick blog post.  Thanks for reading :)

Tag: Would You Rather Makeup Edition

I saw this tag floating around on the blogsphere and thought I'd give it a go. I generally have a tough time playing would you rather because I have hard time making decisions. Let's see how this goes.

 

1. Would you rather lose all of your mascaras, eyeliners, lipsticks, and lip glosses or lose all of your palettes and eyeshadows?

Hmm, this is a tough one. I think I would cry, literally cry if I lost my eyeshadows, especially my Urban Decay Naked Palette. So I think I'd rather lose all my mascaras, eyeliners, lipsticks, and lipglosses. They're all drugstore and easily replaced.

2. Would you rather chop off all your hair or never be able to cut it again?

After having my hair chopped off, I can easily say never being able to cut it off. Short hair just doesn't work for me!

3. Would you rather have a coral cheek or a pink cheek?

I love my pink blushes, but judging from my blush collection I have an addiction to coral cheek colors. In fact, I just bought a new blush from Tarte that's a beautiful coral. My first high end blush, I'm very excited :)

4. If you had $1,000 to spend, would you rather buy clothes or makeup?

Oh that's a toughy. I love shopping for clothes....I love shopping for makeup....Can just spend half on each????

5. Would you rather apply lipstick as eyeliner or eyeliner as lipstick?

I'd have to say I'd rather apply the eyeliner as a lipstick. I'd be afraid to put anything that's been near my mouth on my eyes.

6. Would you rather only shop at MAC or Sephora?

I haven't tried enough from MAC to shop there exclusively and at Sephora, you have a variety of lots different products and skincare from lots of different brands. You'd be hardpressed to not find something that doesn't work.

7. Would you rather only use one eyeshadow color or one lip color for the rest of your life?

I like to change up my lipcolor so much but I can honestly say I usually use the same eyeshadow colors every day. I'm in a rut that I don't intend on breaking.

8. Would you rather wear winter clothes in the summer or summer clothes in the winter?

Summer clothes in winter for sure, something I already do. I get hot very easily and its often I'll be longing around the house in my running shorts in the dead of winter.

9. Would you rather have dark nails or bright nails all year round?

Bright, fun colors all year round. I have lots of dark colors but I hardly reach for them. I like my nails to match my personality and mood.

10. Would you rather give up your favorite lip product or your favorite eye product?

This should be phrased, "Do you want to give up your Urban Decay Naked Palett or your Revlon Berry Smoothie Lip Butter?" I don't want to give up either!

11. Would you rather only be able to wear your hair in a ponytail or a messy bun?

A messy bun. I feel like my hair is this style most of the time, especially in the summer. I just don't want to mess with it most of the time.

12. Would you rather never be able to paint your nails again or never use lip gloss?

I would gladly give up lip gloss if I could keep my nails polished.

13. Would you rather shave your eyebrows and have none at all or Sharpie them in everyday?

Oh god...Just the thought of me without eyebrows or using a sharpie to put them on....I look hideous!!

14. Would you rather live without makeup or nail polish?

Nail polish, I need my makeup!!!

New July Discount Code for Sigma Brushes

Hi beauties!! I have the July discount code for Sigma brushes this month. Use RNL2013 at  checkout for 10% off your entire order. This is a great time to mention that Sigma is making the brushes from the Performance Eyes Kit/?Click=224226  for individual sale! The brushes in this kit are smaller and are great for getting precise application of shadows and liner.

I actually just placed an order with Sigma yesterday and ordered some goodies that I've been dying to try. I ordered a set of brushes I've been really curious about, the Synthetic Essential Kit/?Click=224226 which have synthetic hairs and are supposedly really good for applying cream and liquid products.

 

 

I also ordered the new brush cleaning glove/?Click=224226 that was released a few months ago. It seems kind of gimmicky but after seeing Emily from http://www.beautybroadcast.net/ use it to clean her brushes I thought I'd give it a try I'm hoping that it will get my foundation and concealer brushes cleaner than I can get washing them without a glove or anything.

I will definitely let you guys know what I think about the products I ordered in the mean time I want to know what are some of your favorite products from Sigma? Till next time, stay beautiful :)

FTC: I'm an affiliate of Sigma but this is not a sponsored blog post. Also small disclaimer, pictures are from the Sigma site.