My favorite eyeliners :)

I am an eyeliner fanatic. I have a drawer full of them. Pencils, gel, and liquid. I used to just wear black eyeliner all the time until I tried Urban Decay. I rushed out and bought the 15th Anniversary pencil set and instantly fell in love. Their 24/7 liners are amazing! They are majorly pigmented, go on smoothly and last for quite a while. They come in so many beautiful colors, you are sure to find a color you love. I have bought numerous pencil sets from Urban Decay and have loved every one. They retail for $19 at Sephora, Ulta and Urban Decay. Ulta only carries 14 colors on their website, while Sephora carries 39 colors and Urban Decay offers all 40 colors.

I also like the Tarte EmphasEYES Waterproof Clay Shadow Liner. I got it as part of a set from Sephora and it quickly became one of my go-to eyeliners. This eyeliner last all day, I did not have to re-apply it mid day like I have to with most other eyeliners. It retails for $24 at both Ulta and Sephora. My only complaint is that I wish it came in more colors. Right now there's only 5 colors, but I still think its a great product.

My last favorite eyeliner is from Hard Candy. Their Take Me Out eyeliner is amazing. You can only buy Hard Candy at Walmart and they retail anywhere from $3.83-$5 and come in 25 different colors. Their staying power is pretty good, and I think are a must have to every beauty collection.

I am always interested in hearing about other makeup products so leave a comment below telling me about your favorite products because I would love to try them out too :)

March 2013 Birchbox #2

So maybe I am a bit of a sample hoarder, I mean I only have 2 birch boxes and 1 Ipsy bag.... It could be worse lol. In my 2nd Birchbox for the month of March I received the following:

1.) Marcelle - BB Cream Glow
I am really excited about this sample. It is a nice size sample which will let me see if I really like it or not. It is a Birchbox exclusive, from Canada and is said to work for all skin types. We shall see...

2.) Evologie- Intensive Blemish Serum
I a guessing this is part of a system because the directions say to apply serum directly to blemishes and then apply cream to the rest of your face day and night, then to continue using cream twice a day after the blemishes clear. All I know is this stuff really smells bad.

The other three samples that I received are repeats for this month

3.) Caldrea- Body Lotion

4.) Whish- Shave Crave Shave Cream

5.) Madewell for Birchbox- Emery Board

If you wanna see what I had to say about the last three products then check it out here

I have to say that I liked my first Birchbox much more than this one, this time around. I'm hoping next month is gonna be so much better :)

My Top 5 Mascaras

Like any girl, I have tried my fair share of Mascaras. Ones that claim to add length and one that claim to add volume. Below are my top 5 Mascaras :)

1.) Benefit- They're Real. Let me just say how much I love the wand for this mascara. It gets all of my lashes, even the little baby ones and goes on so smooth.

2.) Urban Decay- Supercurl Curling Mascara. For me this one gives my lashes a little bit of curl without having to use and eyelash curler.

3.) L'Oreal- Voluminous Carbon Black. I found out about this mascara by watching Marlena from MakeupGeek's videos. She was always saying it was here favorite mascara so I decided to give it a try. It is absolutely amazing. (Thanks Marlena!!)

 

4.) Urban Decay- Big Fatty Mascara. I bought this when they reformulated, and it was only $5. That was $5 well spent. I love how it makes my lashes seem fuller. I have not tried out the new formula so I am anxious to see if it is better than this one. Has anyone tried the new one? If so, leave me a comment and let me know!

5.)Maybelline- The Rocket Volum' Express. This is hands down my most favorite mascara. I love the wand, how it makes my lashes look and how it last all day for me. A lot of Mascaras that I have tried need to be reapplied midday, but not this one.

March 2013 Birchbox

It's that time again......Birchbox time!!! So this months theme is March Madness. I received the following:

Caldrea | Body Lotion
I received three 0.25 fl oz. in the scents aloe water apricot, tea olive lime, and coconut fig leaf. I have not opened any of them to see how they smell yet because I don't have anything to put them in.

Incoco | Nail Polish Appliqué
I got these in the style "spring vines". They are a very tealish color. They are suppose to last up to 14 days, there is no drying time and they are 3 free :) There are 16 double ended strips in the package.

Serge Normant | Meta Revive Dry Shampoo
I LOVE Dry shampoo! I was so excited to get this in my box this month. It is 2 fl oz. I have not tried it out yet but I will be soon. The only thing I can say so far is that I don't really like the smell too much. It's hard to explain but to me it smells like an older ladies perfume.

Whish | Shave Crave Shave Cream
I don't normally use shave creams, I prefer razors with moisture strips built in, but the smell of this shave cream is amazing! It smells just blueberries! I can't wait to use it.

Madewell for Birchbox | Emery Board
You can never have too many emery boards! I think it was a nice extra for Birchbox to add. It is so cute, it is pink on one side and has flowers on the other.

Ipsy January 2013

I figured since it has been a while, I would write a blog about what I got in my January Ipsy Bag.


For those who are not sure what an Ipsy bag is, it is a monthly subscription that you pay $10 a month for 4-5 samples sent to your door in a cute makeup bag.  Or you can purchase a yearly subscription for $110 and save $10. For more info, go to www.ipsy.com

This month I recieved:

1.) Nailtini- Straight Up Nail Color in the color "Bloody Mary"  It is a bright red color. I am not much on the bright reds for me but maybe it wont be too bad. I have not had the chance to try it out yet. .

2.) Josie Maran 100% Pure Argan Oil-  I am so excited to try this. I have heard such great things about Argan Oil and all the many uses of it.

3.) Pacifica Tuscan Blood Orange Mini Body Butter- When I first saw that wwe would be getting this lotion I was like, " oh, great" But I actually like the smell of it. Maybe it just threw me because it has blood in the name... a little strange lol.

4.)Soho Brush- You could either get a Concealer, Eyeliner or a Crease Brush. I recieved the crease Brush. It seems like a nice brush, it is also

5.) Sexy Hair- Spray & Play Volumizing Hair Spray- I actually own this product already and I am  excited to have a travel size that I can just keep in my bag. The smell of it is pretty good and iI love how nice it makes my hair look.

All these items came in a black zippered bag. The inside linning of the bag was my favorite as it was blue with stars :) Overall this was a pretty good bag.

* picture from Ipsy website

Influenster- New website :)

 

 

So recently Influenster did a website makeover and I have to say that I LOVE the new website layout. It  is so much easier to use now. I like how they have the badges set up with what percentage you have completed the badge.  Influenster did a great job on the website. I went from checking their website from once a week to everyday. Thank you Influenster.

 

If you are not familiar with Influenster, they send out boxes that they call a Voxbox that has different products for you to try. All you have to do when you receive these boxes is try the product and give your honest review. The way that you receive a VoxBox is to go to their website and complete what they call badges. The more badges you complete the better your chances are of receiving a VoxBox to review. For more information about Influenster  visit www.influenster.com I definitely recommend for everyone to go to their website and join. It is absolutely free to join.

Recent Haul

My most recent haul was at Walmart on Saturday the 6th. I had a $5 of coupon for any Revlon item. I have seen alot of ladies on YouTube say how much they love the colorstay whipped foundation so I decided to try it. My local Walmart has it for $10.49 so I got it for $5.49 :). Yay! I got number 330. Let me just say.... I LOVE IT!!!! You only need a little bit because it goes a long way. Great coverage and looks very smooth on the skin. I will definitely be repurchasing this.

My next items were two of the eyeshadow palettes from Hard Candy. They were the top ten eyeshadow collection in "pinking of you" and "smoke out". In my opinion they are not very pigmented. Very pretty colors though. I am gonna work withy them a little more to see if I can't make the colors buildable.


While I was there I also picked up the Maybelline dream nude airfoam in creamy natural(#200). I have not yet used this but my sister raved about how great it is so of course I have to try it :)

I normally use the Mary Kay makeup remover but I decided to try a different one so I picked up the Walmart brand. It works pretty good and is a lot cheaper than $15 which is what I pay for Mary Kay.

I also picked up two lipsticks from wet-n-wild. 901B(Think Pink) and 903C(Just Peachy). While they are very petty colors they just don't seem to work for me. :(