Mine Haul!

Hey everyone! I feel like it's been for ever since I did one of these, or even bought anything. LOL. But today I wanted to share with you a few things I purchased while I was out and about today!

I told you it was a very small haul. And I have to say, I'm pretty happy with myself! I literally have not bought any beauty related products in a month, which was not easy let me tell you! But I feel like I did pretty darn good. 

I've had my eye on the Covergirl Outlast Stay Fabulous 3 in 1 Foundation for so long know. It's funny though, Covergirl was the very first brand I had ever tried when I first started wearing makeup. Thanks to my mother (that was the only brand she ever used). And since then, I haven't worn anything of Covergirl, though I'm not really sure why? 

I've heard and read sooo many great reviews on this foundation. Some even going as far to say this is their holy grail. Which, you know when you hear that you automatically HAVE to try it. For me at least anyway.

I wasn't sure which shade to get. I was torn between Ivory and Classis Ivory. Which, Classic Ivory is the one I decided to go with.Thankfully, if it doesn't match well, I can always return it!(:

This is actually the second L'Oreal mascara I've bought. I usually go for Rimmel, because that's my favorite brand, but when I saw *False Fiber Lash*, I was instantly pulled in! I never knew drugstore brands made fiber mascaras. So of course I had to get it! I definitely plan on doing a review on this, so keep a look out!

So these babys are the whole reason I went out in the first place. First off, these are so not easy to find. I had no idea where to look, and tried everyplace I could think of. The only place that never did come to mind were health food stores. Which of course was the very last place I looked and found them! As you can see, I bought 100% Pure Sweet Almond Oil and Jojoba Oil. 

The reason why I wanted these so bad, is because one day browsing Pinterest, I came across something called the Oil Cleansing Method. I'm not going to go into too much detail, but basically, it's when you wash your face with oil versus your normal typical everyday cleansers. I know, weird and super scary, but I do plan on making a whole post about it!

But these two particular oils are supposed to be very good for those with oily and acne prone skin. And I've been going through a horrible acne breakout the past few months, I'm willing to try anything at this point. So far nothing has worked for me, but I do promise to write a more indepth post on this later!

That is all for now, I hope everyone has a fun and safe weekend!

Have you heard/tried the Oil Cleansing Method?

If so, what was your experience?

I would love to hear about them!(:

FOTN: Too Faced Chocolate Bar Palette

Hey everyone! I wasn't going to post this at first (I didn't even take pictures), but after we got back home I decided I really liked how everything turned out! The weekends are the only time I really get to take my time to do my makeup. Since I work (more like live) at a mill 6-7 days a week, I don't really do my makeup much. So you best believe I get uber excited when the weekend comes!

I did use quite a bit of products for this look. I feel like I've been using the same things over and over and neglecting everything else I have. There were also some new products I haven't tried yet, so I took the opportunity to test them out!

The lighting wasn't very consistent, so I added these two for you too see how the outcome looks in different lighting. Plus I was loving my new comfy sweater my bf bought me earlier(;

Prime and Conceal

⚫ Rimmel Fix & Perfect Pro Pimer.

⚫ Maybelline BabySkin Insta Pore Eraser.

⚫ L'Oreal True Match Super-blendable Concealer.

⚫ E.l.f High Definition Under Eye Setting Powder.

Once I toned and moisturized, I used Maybelline's BabySkin to prime my t-zone to blur any visible pores. This was the fist time using this product, expect a review (and possibly a comparison)!

I used my favorite Rimmer primer around the rest of my face. Then, I used my favorite concealer to hide any blemishes I may have and under my eyes to help brighten up my dark circles. And lastly, another product I hadn't yet used was the E.l.f HD Undereye Setting Powder to set the concealer. Though, I didn't just set my undereyes, I used it everywhere I used the concealer (i.e cheeks, chin, around the forhead).

Foundation and Illuminate

⚫ Nyx Born to Glow Liquid Illuminator.

⚫ Revlon Colorstay 24Hr Makeup.

I didn't do anything special with these, I just mixed them on the back of my hand with a brush and applied as usual. 

⚫ E.l.f Blush Palette in Dark.

⚫ E.l.f Contouring Blush & Bronzing Cream.

I used the bronzing cream to contour, and the blush on the apples of my cheecks. From the E.l.f Blush Palette I used the top left peachy color right over the cream blush very lightly to set it. 

Eyes

⚫ Too Faced Chocolate Bar.

⚫ E.l.f Liquid Eyeliner in Coffee.

⚫ Revlon Photoready Eye Primer + Brightener.

⚫ L'Oreal Voluminous Million Lashes Excess.

Top Row:

⚫ I used the 1st Star (White Chocolate) all over my lid, up to my brow bone.

⚫ I used the 2nd Star (Milk Chocolate) in my crease.

⚫ (Very last step) I used the 3rd Star (Triple Fudge) in my outer crease to add definition.

Middle Row:

⚫ I used the 1st Star (Salted Caramel) all over my lid, and with a blending brush lightly blended it with my crease to rid any harsh lines.

Bottom Row:

⚫ I used the 1st Star (Hazelnut) in my outer crease and blended it out.

⚫ I used the 2nd Star (Champagne Truffle) in the inner corners of my eyes to help brighten them a bit. Again blending everything together to rid andy harsh lines. 

That was my look for tonight! I hope you all enjoyed and thank you for reading!

Have you tried any of the new products I mentioned?

If so, let me know your opinions down bow!(:

E.L.F Beauty Bundle September 2014

E.L.F has a subscription service for a bi-monthly (every 8weeks) beauty bundle box. You pay $20 a month for $40+ worth of full sized products, awesom right? This is my second box I had received, and each month has a theme. My first beauty bundle theme was e.l.f's 10th Birthday. This month is Back to School! And although e.l.f is known for it's wicked cheap makeup, there definitely some misses but even those holy grail hits that are often times dupe for heck of a lot less! If you want a box full of goodies every other month, you can subscribe here.

Each bundle comes in a cute little (big) box that greets you with "Hello Beautiful!", while your goodies are wrapped away withen pretty pink tissue paper. Immediately you see a card that describes the months theme as well as a list of everything that's inside and what each item retails for. 

Back to Beauty School! 

"Head back to school this fall - back to e.l.f. Beauty School that is! Here's your full set of supplies for Makeup 101 - including everything you need for a full eyes, lips, and face look! From shiny new tools, like our Essential Profession Complete Set of 12 Brushes, to our all-new Beauty School Face & Lip Palette, you'll be prepared with all the beauty basics!"

I will list all the products at the end with the price each one retails for!

And this baby is where all the true fun begins! Inside this cute little bag is all your goodies for the month, and I really like that they use this bag versus plastic so you can actually re-use it for something else.

Now, on to what's inside!

I actually already have this mascara from a haul I was going to post, but I accidentally deleted it. This is the E.l.f Volume Plumping Mascara. For me personally, I'm not very picky with mascaras, but I didn't really care for this. This was definitely a miss. I felt like the way it applied was that of those childrens play mascaras, with the matching wand. Also, the formula was way too wet for me, as I like mine on the dryer side.

I found the E.l.f Eye Primer & Liner really interesting. I've never seen anyrhing like it before, although I'm sure more exisits amongst other brands. The stick part is the primer to prime your lids (obviously) then the fine point is what you use to seal your eyeliners. I haven't used liners since my highschool days, but I'm pretty tempted now just to test this baby out!

First is the HD Undereye Setting Powder:

"This light-diffusing powder camouflages fine lines, dark circles and imperfections, perfect for on camera or everyday wear." 

Some of these items I plan on doing separate reviews on and this is definitely one of them. This is a setting powder, so I'm really curious to see how well this works for setting concealers.

Next is the Smudge pot. Again, I need to start wearing eyeshadow more. This beaut can be useed as a long-lasting eyeshadow or a liner!

I've been wanting to try some lipsticks from e.l.f so I was really happy to see one from their Mineral line. The shade is in Barely Bitten, which I thought was a clever name since Halloween is right around the corner. The color is beautiful too, a deep coppery red with brown undertones. Nothing like what my camera captured, dang lighting. 

I found the Professional Complete Set of 12 Brushes fom the Essentials line to be a nice touch. However, I have a few brushes from that line that I found to be too scratchy and uncomfortable on my skin. I don't see these getting much use, but I will give them a try!

First lets talk about the 3Pc Eyeliner set. This set incudes a liquid black and brown liner as well as a glitter liner with a built in sharpener withen the cap. Now to test out that liner sealer(; 

And lastly, my favorite piece of all.. The brand new 13pc Face and Lip Palette! I remember recieving an email about this and wanting to try it out. Well I certainly didn't expect to it to be in this months bundle! I love blushes if you haven't found out that earlier. They are my favorite piece of makeup. I have not opened this yet (or any other item in this box), but from the look of the packaging there seems to be two blushes, two bronzers, and ofcourse the rest lip products. I will be doing a separate review on this in the future, do keep a look out!

The very last item I did not show (but was in the first picture above) were the powder puffs. I honesly forgot to snap a picture on it's own. But then I thought oh well, they're not that exciting anyways lol

So that was everything I received in this months Beauty Bundle, below will be a list of everything and it's retail price, along with a total tally. I love E.l.f because if you're on a budget like myself, you can try multiple items without breaking the bank! Granted you have a select amount of hits or misses, but so does every brand. 

Beauty Bundle/Product Price 

⚫ Eye Primer & Liner Sealer $3

⚫ HD Undereye Setting Powder $3

⚫ 3 Piece Eyeliner Set $3

⚫ Smudge Pot $3

⚫ Volume Plumping Mascara $3

⚫ Mineral Lipstick $5

⚫ 13 Piece Face & Lip Palette $8

⚫ Powder Puffs Set of 4 $1

⚫ Professional Complete Set of 12 Brushes $12

Total= $41

I do have to say that I was more impressed with my first Beauty Bundle, but none the less am still pleased.

That's it for today, I hope you enjoyed and thank you for reading!

Have you subscribed to E.l.f's Beauty Bundle?

Estee Lauder Sumptuous Bold Volume™ Lifting Mascara Review

Today I'll be doing a review on the Estee Lauder Sumptuous Bold Volume™ Lifting Mascara sample. I had recieved this in a gift set with a purchase a few weeks ago, and finally got the chance to test it out.

Isn't it cute? Everything little is always adorable looking. The packaging is nice with a pretty touch of gold accent.

Estee Lauder's Product Details 

(From the Estee Lauder website)

$26 for .21 oz

Now lift your lashes all the way to big, bold, beautiful.

With weightless volume, Sumptuous creates daringly full, sensuously curved, all-out seductive lashes.

Unprecedented Bold Volume™ formula has ultra light, lash-thickening fibers. Lifts and plumps even sparse lashes into big, lush lashes that are all lightness and flirtatious curl.

Benefits

Bold, weightless volume. Exclusive BrushComber™.

Formula Facts

• Ophthalmologist-tested

• Fragrance-free

• Suitable for contact lens wearers

What really cought my eye was the wand. As soon as I took

it out of the tube I had good vibes about this. The bristles are nicely packed, yet spaced just enough. The formula is not too wet nor too dry. I typically prefer dryer formulas personally. However, I feel like this would be perfect for those who like their mascaras to be more in between wet or dry. And I loved how the wand starts out skinny and smoothly widens to the end.

So this is what my lashes look like with no mascara on. I basically have none. (the wonders of makeup right?) Please excuse my tired eyes, this was taken waay too early in the morning. 

The top picture shows what one coat of this mascara looks like (applied 6:30am). I have to say I was really impressed. After seeing one coat, I was curious what three would look like. As you can see with two and three coats on, this mascara builds really nicely. By the third coat, my lashes did start to clump together a bit. But once I wiped off the excess mascara from the wand I was able to fix it.

This picture was taken at 3pm, after an eight hour shift of work. By this time my mascara (along with most of my makeup) would be just about gone. I work in a mill, so you can imagine how hot it can get. I was shocked to see that my lashes were still very visible and hardly any of my mascara had faded.

My overall thoughts

⚫I seriously loved this mascara. I've never owned a fiber one before and I really believe I fell in love with them after this one.

⚫ Even though this is $26 a tube, I would absolutely buy the full sized one (first thing on my list now!).

⚫ Every claim Estee Lauder stated for this mascara was more than true. It made my barely there lashes big, bold, beautiful and sensuously curved, right down to the very T!

⚫ The wand made getting each and every lash a breeze.

⚫ I had no problems with any fibers getting in my eyes.

⚫ Lasts all day.

⚫ Even though I only wear glasses, I thought it was a great plus that this is suitable for those who wear contacts. (although I'm you can wear all mascaras!?)

⚫ And lastly, this is fragrance free which is always a plus.

So that is it for this review. Thank you for reading and I hope you all have a great weekend!

Have you ever tried this mascara before? 

How did you like it? 

Also, what your favorite mascaras?

I'd love to some new ones out!(:

First High End Purchase with free gift! Estee Lauder edition

  As I said in my first post, I have never strayed away from drug store products. Solely for the fact I am a young mother, and spending money on expensive beauty related products is just not a reality for me unfortunately. However! This past weekend my bf and I had decided we had a little extra money we could splurge with, which of course, I took full advantage of!

  Fortunately enough for me, we had gone the same day they were starting their free gift which meant I didn't feel bad for spending nearly $40 on one item(yay! The foundation it self was $37, with tax $39.)

 Since I've never ventured into any higher end stores, I've never been professionally matched with a foundation that was perfect for my skintone. But since I wanted to try something new, I didn't want to waste my money on a color I "think might match"(I don't live close to any malls, returning would be too much of a hassle). Needless to say, it was a very awkward experience. 

  For one, I really don't understand the point of knowing your undertones anymore. I'm almost positive I have pink(?)/cool undertones. However, when the lady from Estee Lauder color matched me, she said she feels the cool undertone one would make me look to light, that she rather use a neutral on me. But, I know absolutely nothing when it comes to that sort of stuff. So I had no choice but to trust her. 

  She matched me with the shade Desert Beige 2N1. At first, I was really scared by the word "beige" before she even tested it on me. I have very fair skin, and every foundation I've seen in the shade beige was always for someone with tan skin. But I have to say it was a near perfect match for me! I was seriously so shocked. 

I also really enjoyed their customer service. She was so sweet and helpful, but getting up close and personal was just a lil weird for me. I mean it was just really awkward. I didn't know if I should look at her or look away lol. 

I won't be doing a review for this today, but I will say this might be my new hg foundation! 

So with the free gift, you are given a choice between either a blush or bronzer. And since shades are not optional, I decided to go with the blush. Which is fine with me considerig I'm a blush junkie! However if the bronzer wasn't so dark I would have went with that only because I don't own that many. 

Look at that color though, omgodness! Isn't it beautiful? This is in the color 02 Pink Kiss Satin. I was definitely happy with this pick, I don't know why but blushes are my favorite piece of makeup. They really bring the whole look together and really just make you feel so pretty! For me, anyways. (Lol)

It's even prettier on the skin than in the pan! 

As you can see there is slight sparkle but nothing crazy. The color pay off is awesome and the texture is so light and silky, it's simply gorgeous all the way around.

I'm sad about this next one. The gift set orginally came with two different shades of lipstick. Somehow though, I misplaced one so I only have one of the two (or atleast until I find the other one) to show you guys :( The one I still have though is in the shade 82 Pinkberry Creme. The picture really does no justice for the actual color though. In person it is a gorgeous creamy nude pink-y color. Here it looks more red and far darker than it actually is.

Again, the picture does this no justice. Ugh, how I wish I had better lighting. 

You can see how creamy it is though, it feels so nice and light on the skin. I haven't used this on my lips yet, so I'm not sure how long this lasts. According to the packaging, it claims to be long lasting. I can't wait to try it out on the weekend (when I can actually do my makeup)!

For being a free gift, I was really surpised by how many things they actually give you. This is a sample sized Sumtuous Bold Volume Lifting Mascara in Black. I do plan to do a further detailed review on this later, and let you know if I would buy the full sized one.

I really love the wand on this, so thick and full! Just by the wand I feel like this is going to be a really great mascara. I'm super excited to test this baby out!

 The consistency also seems so nice and creamy, with the perfect amount of "thickness" to it. Nothing like I've seen in regular drugstore mascaras. It amazes me the difference in the quality of makeup. Especially when you never shop high end!

Yay, we're almost to the end! This is their Modern Muse Body Lotion. The first thing I noticed was the packaging. Compared to everything else, the packaging is very blah and boring. I probably wouldn't have picked this up just for the fact (I know, I know. You shouldn't judge a book by it's cover.). 

I did try this though, I wanted to see how it felt and honestly I didn't like it. I think the reason being though, I typically like thick lotions because I have really dry skin (weird right? Super oily face but dry everywhere else?). And although this does look like it may be thick in the picture, it's actually really light. Also, I don't know if this is supposed to moistuize your skin, but it did nothing for me. I can't complain though since it was free!

And finally, last but not least! Estee Lauder's Advanced Night Repair Eye Synchronized Complex II. I honestly don't know much about eye creams or if they even work.

This is another one I plan to do a full review on later. Like I said, I've never used an eye cream, but since I now have one why not test it out? The consistency of this seems really nice. It's a thick-ish, transparent lightweight formula. I tested a tiny bit on my finger and it absorbs rather quickly without leaving a greasy feel/residue behind. 

All in all, I'm very happy and pleased with my first high end purchase. I'm really looking forward to doing a full review on the founation and other items mentioned! Thank you for visiting and I hope you enjoyed reading as much as I enjoyed putting this together for you (:

What was your first high end purchase? 

Were you happy with it? 

Let me know in the comments! (: