Face of the day!

Hi everyone! I wanted to share with you a quick face of the day! I went with purples and browns on my eyes today because I really wanted my green eyes to POP! I think it turned out quite nice! For such a natural look, though, I sure did use a lot of products! My skin has been breaking out a ton this week. I can't figure out what is causing it. I haven't tried any new face products recently. Maybe it's just the weather or hormones or something. Anyway, here we go! Ignore my hair in the photos. It has a mind of it's own today, and I just let it do it's natural thing!

::Products used::

Face
Rimmel Fix and Perfect Pro face primer 
Rimmel Lasting Finish 25 hour foundation in Ivory

Elf tone correcting concealer in Light Beige
Elf maximum Coverage concealer in Sand 
Urban Decay 24/7 concealer Pencil in CIA (to highlight)
Elf blush in Pink Passion
Elf contouring blush and bronzing powder in St. Lucia (the bronzer to contour)
NYC smooth skin bronzing face powder in sunny (all over flush of color)
Covergirl fresh complexion pocket powder foundation in medium light

Eyes
Urban Decay Primer Potion
Elf brighteing eye color quad in Hazy Hazel
Pink color from an unnamed Elf duo as a highlight for my brown bone and inner corner higlight
Urban Decay 24/7  eyeliner pencil in Whiskey
Covergirl lash blast mascara
Elf eyebrow kit in medium
Elf wet gloss brow and lash gel

Lips
EOS lip balm in Sweet Mint
NYC lipstick in Violet Shine

September Favorites and a fail!

I tried multiple times to film a video on my monthly favorites, and it just wasn't happening. The lighting was bad. My four year old kept interrupting, etc. So I am bringing you my September favorites the old fashioned way. You all don't mind, right?

Before I get started I want to say that I am still loving all of my monthy favorites from last month. So if you haven't checked out my August favorites, be sure to do so! I used all of those products over the course of September, too. So, the products I talk to you about today are really in addition to those.

 First, I will talk to you all about my favorite face products for the month of September. I have quite a few new products to rave about!

I have talked about the Elf mineral infused face primer before in my monthly favorites, but I wanted to talk about it again because it really is an amazing product. It's a silky clear gel that you apply before putting on your foundation. I love it because it makes my foundation glide on easily. It helps to even out my skin and it really helps to make my foundation last. I can't say enough good things about this product. The only thing that I don't like about this product is that the pump gets clogged. My pump quit working about a month after I had the product, so now I am forced to open the bottle to get the product out, which is not the most sanitary thing in the world. But, I am willing to overlook that because the product is so good. It's one of Elf's most expensive products. This will cost you $6.00 full price. But that's still an amazing price for this product, and there are always half off coupon codes for Eyeslipsface.com.

Next up is the Elf tone correcting concealer. You all just saw this in my most recent Elf haul. I didn't purchase this until the second half of the month, but I am putting it in here because I have used this concealer everyday since I bought it. It's a great concealer. I like to use it under my eyes. It blends so easily and smoothly, so it is not necessary for me to pull and tug at that sensitive area to get the concealer to get it blended. The color is the perfect shade for my skin tone. I got mine in light beige. I also love the smell of this product. It's got Elf's sugar orange smell to it, and I really enjoy that scent. I know it seems funny to talk about how good a concealer smells, but there ya go. haha. The best part about this product is the price. Just a dollar!

Another product that I got in my most recent Elf haul that I have been loving in the Elf maximum coverage concealer. I really like this concealer for spots and blemishes. It reminds me a lot of the Hard Candy glamoflauge concealer, except that I like this one better because it blends easier and doesn't cake up like the Hard Candy one can do. This concealer is new to Elf and it's one of the best face products I have used by the company. I highly recommend it! It's available from their studio line and cost just 3 dollars.

Lastly, I want to talk about the foundation that I have been loving this month. I also featured this in my last haul. Apparently I made good choices during my last shopping trip. This is the NYC smooth skin liquid makeup. I purchased the shade barely beige, which I worried would be too dark for me, but it's the perfect color for my skin. I talked about this foundation in my "i'm sick" makeup video and also featured it in my getting ready with me video. I love this foundation. It's very easy to blend, gives medium coverage and really lasts on me, especially when used in conjunction with the elf mineral infused face primer. I have heard this foundation compared to the infamous Revlon Color Sta. I haven't used that one, and I don't think I will ever need to buy it, because this is a quarter of the price (I got mine on sale for less than 2 dollars!) and works fantastic for me. My only negative is that this foundation does not come with a pump, and is very difficult to get out of the bottle. Other than that I give this foundation 5 stars!

 

 

 

 

 

 

Next, let's talk about my favorite eye products of the month. I have recently been reaching a lot for my Urban Decay Rollergirl palette. This is an eyeshadow palette that contains four eyeshadows. 3 neutrals and one bright pink. I have been reaching for this because it's got great neutrals that I use practically everyday and it's small enough to just throw in my bag for touch ups. This palette contains Urban Decay eyeshadows in Woodstock, Verve, suspect and darkhorse. Most days this month I have been using suspect all over my lid, verve as a brow bone and inner corner highlight, and darkhorse in my crease. It makes for a super simple, but super pretty look.

And I want to give some love to the Elf essential line of brushes. The face brushes from that line are crap. The studio face brushes are far superior. But, the essential eye brushes are amazing! I feel like I haven't talked about them enough on this blog. I really like the eye brushes and I use them practically everyday. They are all very soft brushes that do not shed. I love that I can get all the eye brushes I need from Elf and still spend less than what it would cost to buy just one eye brush from coastal scents or sigma. I highly reccomend that you try out all the the essential line of eye brushes from Elf!

 

I have been loving trying out lots of different lipsticks this month. I've got three favorites to share with you today.

First is the NYC Ultra moist lipwear in violet shine. I got this lipstick at the same time I picked up the NYC foundation I talked about above. All of the NYC products were 40 percent off, so I got this lipstick for just 59 cents! And what a steal that was because I have been getting a ton of wear out of this lipstick. Like the name implies it is a very moisturizing lipstick. The color is a purpl-y pink, with a nice shine. This lipstick does not have any taste and has a bit of that plastic cheap makeup smell, but it doesn't linger. I am not crazy about the packaging. The bullet does not go all the way down, so when you put the lid on you risk nicking the lipstick (which I have done a couple of times) but overall I really adore this lip color!

Another lipstick I have worn a lot this month is the Elf lipstick in Voo Doo. This is one of their essential lipsticks that costs just a dollar and this is one of my all time favorite lipsticks. It's a brick red shade with some brown in it so it makes it very wearable for me. I love this color and always break it out in the early days of fall, because I find it to be the perfect transition color to take me from summer into fall and winter.

The last lipstick is another one I got in my most recent Elf haul and it's the mineral lipstick in Party Pink. This lipstick will cost you 5 dollars, and it's worth every penny. This lipstick glides on so smooth and is incredibly moisturizing. The packaging for this lipstick is a a nice black square tube. It's really nice packaging, and holds up a lot better than their essential lipsticks. the color is a beautiful mid toned pink, that I think would be flattering on every skin tone. The color doesn't exactly scream Fall to me, but I still have been wearing it a ton because it's just a great quality lipstick. I really want to try more of the mineral line of lipsticks from Elf.

One random non beauty favorite that I want to talk about is a candle. I recently picked up a fall scented candle from walmart and I have been burning it like crazy since I purchased it. It's the Better Homes and Gardens limited edition Candle in Spiced Pumpkin Pie. I LOVE the smell of this. It's the epitome of fall in a candle if you ask me. I thought I would include it just in case anyone wanted to pick it up before it's no longer available for purchase! Plus, I like to throw in non-beauty related favorites sometimes just to mix it up a bit!

That's it for my favorites for the month of September, but I do want to tell you all about a product that did not work for me. It's the Elf eyebrow treat and tame. I picked this up in my last Elf haul because, as you all know if you have been reading my blog for a while, I really hate my eyebrows. They are sparse and light and wiry and I have a really hard time getting them to look right. I am lazy about filling them in, too, which makes it worse. So I thought that this product would be great for me. It's a brown gel that comes in a tube and is applied with a mascara type wand. It also has a clear gel on the other end that is supposed to help treat your eyebrows and help to grow them in. I thought that part would be perfect for my sparse brows!

Well, the tame side, the side with the brown gel, is just a mess to apply. The wand makes it impossible to apply the product neatly. It goes all over the place. And the gel smells terrible. It's got this burnt plastic smell that I cannot tolerate. The color of the gel is nice, and matches my eyebrows okay (I bought it in the shade dark) but, even that doesn't save this product because the gel flakes off after just a couple of hours of wear.  It also seems like this product has some false fibers in it, which I find incredibly weird, and they don't work anyway. This part of the product was a complete bust for me.

I don't know if the treat side works. I have only been using it a couple of weeks, and have not noticed any difference at all. I will continue to use the treat side of the product, and let you all know if I see any results. Maybe I will, and that will save this product from being a complete waste of money. WE shall see.

Okay, that's it for this month! I hope you all had an amazing September and have an equally amazing October! Thanks for stopping by!!

E.L.F. Villainous Villains: Evil Queen Day and Night!

Today I am bringing you another one of the looks that I created using the E.L.F. Villainous Villains books. This time, I used the Evil Queen Devious Dramatic Eyes Book. I followed the directions for the eye looks, making minor changes where I saw fit. And here are the finished looks.

Left: Day Evil, Right: Night Villain

For the Day Evil look, I followed the directions for the look exactly. The only change I made was to use the Elf cream eyeliner rather than the liquid liner, simply because I find the cream eyeliner easier to work with. I'm wearing NYC Instant Lash mascara for the day look. For my lips, I used the lip color that came with the book, and I topped it with the elf super glossy lip shine in flirt for some added shine. on my cheeks is the Elf HD blush in superstar.

For the Night look, I again followed the directions exactly. The only change I made was to add a bit of the shimmery brown along my lower lash line, and again to use the cream eyeliner in black. I used two coats of maybelline the falsies mascara for some extra drama. On my lips is the Night lip color from the book. I found these lip colors to be a bit hard, but applied over top of a lip balm they became easier to work with. On top of the lip color, I used Elf Luscious liquid lipstick in bark. On my cheeks is the blush from the Elf contouring blush and bronzing duo in Turks and Caicos.

The directions for these looks were very easy to follow. For the day look, I found the eyeshadows to be less pigmented than I would like, even over top of a primer. The night eyeshadows were very pleasant to work with, pigmented and easily blended. Overall, I do like this book, I just wish the day eyeshadows had been a bit more pigmented.

So what did you think of these looks? Let me know in the comments below. And be sure to be on the lookout for the last looks in this series, the Maleficent Smoky looks!

Get Ready with me

In this video, I did my everyday neutral makeup routine. Then I sped it up and set it to music! I enjoy watching this kind of video, so I hope you enjoy it as well! Be sure to subscribe to my youtube channel if you haven't done so already, and like the video if you enjoy it!

E.L.F. Pressed Mineral Eyeshadow review and swatches

I have quite a few reviews coming up on the blog soon. I asked on the Budget Beauty Facebook page which review you would like to see first, and someone said the review for pressed mineral eyeshadow. So here ya go!

Not too long ago, Elf was having a deal on their website. If you purchased 20 dollars worth of products, you could use a coupon code and get 20 dollars worth of products from their mineral line for free. I did not have any experience with Elf's mineral line of products (except for a couple of brushes that I have received in myster bags, or as free gifts) so I jumped at the chance. I was most intrigued by their newest product in the mineral line, the pressed mineral eyeshadows. I have always heard great things about their mineral eyeshadows, but had never jumped on the bandwagon because I am really not a fan of loose shadows. They are messy, and I tend to have a hard time working with them. So, when they released the pressed ones, I was eager to try them, and this deal seemed like the perfect opportunity.

I purchased 5 of the 10. I got Disco DJ, a light silvery grey. Lunch Break, a mid toned brown with a satin finish. Out all Night, a dark gunmetal grey. What's your name?, a taupe-y purple color. And lastly, Wine tour another taupe-y purple-y color with lots of Gold shimmer.

I was really excited to get these. The first thing I noticed when I opened the package was how small these seemed. The packaging is about as big around as a 50 cent piece, and not very tall at all. I don't know why, but I was expecting it to be bigger. So, I checked their website and they say there is actually 3 G worth of product, so that's a lot for a single eyeshadow, in my opinion. I guess it's just because the packaging isn't super bulky, so my eyes were deceived.

Speaking of packaging, these eyeshadows are packaged very nicely. It's a simple, round case, that is black, with a clear window so you can see the product inside. It's nice and sturdy, again, without being bulky. I like it!

Disco DJ, Lunch Break, Out all Night, What's your name? Wine Tour

Now let's get on to the actual products. I was so excited when I swatched these. They swatched beautifully. Quite pigmented, and really soft and easy to work with, with minimal fall out.

top: Disco DJ, Lunch Break, Out all Night bottom: What's your name?, Wine Tour (with Flash)

The same as above, no flash

But, when I started working with these eyeshadows, putting my brushes into them and applying them to my eye, I have to say, I was disappointed. Despite the promising swatches, these colors did not come off bright and pigmented on the eye. Instead, they came off quite sheer and needed to be built up a LOT to get them to show up on my eyes, even with a primer. Now, I can deal with that I am sued to having to work a little bit with products, especially when they are so inexpensive. But, then I started blending. They blended easily, don't get me wrong. They are quite soft. But these blended away to nothing. Whenever I tried to blend these eyeshadows they disappeared, causing me to have to add more and more product. And then, after all the trouble putting them on, and making them look nice, they faded away after just a few hours of wear. They didn't crease, or transfer. They just faded away. And when I tried to apply them wet. I am not sure if this is the type of product you can apply wet or not, but I figured It was worth a shot. That was a disaster. They applied patchy and uneven wet, and the water that I used to wet my brush changed the texture of the eyeshadow in the pan a bit too.

Like I said, I have no experience with mineral eyeshadows. Maybe the natural ingredients and dyes make them less pigmented and not as long lasting as a rule, and I am just expecting too much from these eyeshadows. I don't know. I love the colors. Especially "Wine Tour" and "Lunch Break", but these just aren't worth the trouble with application and the fading for me. I am glad I didn't pay for them. I know, they only cost #3.00. But, there are so many other great products from Elf with that same price point, and even less, that it seems a shame to spend even 3 dollars on a product that just doesn't work.

Unfortunately I cannot recommend these products. They are okay. And if mineral makeup is important to you, and you don't mind working a little harder to apply your makeup, then I would say go ahead and give these a try. Maybe you will have better luck than I did. But, otherwise, stick with some of the other eyeshadows from Elf! Maybe try the loose mineral eyeshadows. Like I said, I haven't tried those, but I have heard great things about them!

E.L.F. Villainous Villains: Cruella Day and Night!

Some of you said you were interested in seeing looks from the E.L.F. Villainous Villain collection and I was happy to oblige. First up is the Cruella Everyday Eyes book. I followed the instructions in the book to create both a day eye and a night eye. I used only the eyeshadows from the book. I did not sure the lip and cheek colors, because I wanted to out my own spin on the looks. I didn't use the eyelid primer from the book, because I already have an Elf eyelid primer open, and I used that. I also didn't use the liquid eyeliner from the book, because again, I already have a black Elf liquid eyeliner open. So let me show you the looks and then I will tell you a bit about them.

Left: Day Evil Right: Night Villain

The instructions for the day look called for the eyes to be lined in liquid eyeliner. I find liquid eyeliner to be pretty harsh for daytime, so I switched it up and used cream eyeliner, which gives the same basic effect only it's a lot easier to control and a bit softer of a look. I used the NYC Instant Lash mascara for some length! I used the Elf HD blush in headliner to add a nice peachy flush to my cheeks. And I finished it off with the NYC lipstick in Violet Shine and a bit of Elf super glossy lip shine in Cherry.

The night look called for liquid eyeliner and this time I did just that. I struggle with liquid eyeliner and making it look neat and even, but I did my best! I used two coats of Maybelline the Falsies mascara for that extra drama. One again, I chose to use lip and cheek coilors from my collection rather than the book. I used the Elf Studio powder blush in Peachy Keen on my cheeks, and I did some light overall bronzing with NYC sunny bronzer. On my lips I am wearing Elf Mineral Lipstick in Party Pink with Elf super glossy lip shine in Pink Pop on top.

So that's that. Overall I really like the looks that I was able to create following the directions from the books. The day look in a natural look with a subtle sage green wash of color. The Night look is a smokier neutral eye. I really enjoy the texture of these eyeshadows. I was able to blend everything very easily, and the looks each came together quite quickly. I can't wait to try the other books and see what the results will be!

I hope you enjoyed this! Thanks for stopping by my blog! Leave me a comment down below and let me know what you think!


p.s. Quick questions...Do you like the way that I have been doing photos lately, where I create a collage of photos? Or would you prefer I go back to posting individual photos? Leave me a comment letting me know!

Nail of the Day: Elf Copper!

I have mentioned a few times lately that I have really been craving a bronze nail polish! I bought this one hoping it would fill that need. It didn't- I am still craving that deep bronze color. But I LOVE this nail polish! The application was so smooth. The color was opaque in two coats, and it's got a great metallic finish! It's not bronze, but it's quickly becoming a new favorite!



Base Coat: none
Nail color: Elf nail polish in Copper
Top Coat- OPI insta-dri top coat

E.L.F. Disney Villainous Villains collection

About a month ago I started hearing murmuring that Elf was going to be doing a collection of their beauty books that would pay homage to the best of the Disney Villains. Then, the murmuring became a scream of excitement when it was said that they would be released as a walgreens exclusive item! So, on the day that these babies were set to be released, I drug my husband out the door and we were on a mission to find them. See, these books are super limited edition. Apparently only 5000 walgreens stores were going to be getting them in, and even then only in a very limited quantity. So we checked all the local walgreens and none of these beautiful books could be found. So, feeling very disappointed, I went home.

My husband told me that while he was out and about at work he would stop in to a few other walgreens if he had the chance. And the following day, he had a bit of luck. One of the stores that he stopped at had actually heard of these books! And they were supposed to be getting them in, she just wasn't sure when. So she took down my husband's name and phone number and said that she would call him when they came in. The very next day he got the call, and she was kind enough to set aside the books for me. Which was incredibly nice of her considering the display only came with nine of the books. That's 3 of each book. WOW! I knew they would be available in limited quantities, but this was crazy! When my husband got there to pick up the ones she had kindly set aside for me, the books were all sold out! So, if these hadn't been set aside for me, I never would have gotten them before they sold out!

Anyway, that's the story of how I finally got these in my hands! It took a total of three days, and visits to 6 different walgreens stores. But, I finally have them to show you!

Before I get into photos and swatches, let me tell you a little about these books.

From Elf's Website:

Do you dare to be villainous? Each Limited Edition Disney Villainous Villains Makeup Book is a collectible makeup set that is sure to reflect your gorgeously evil inner diva, featuring the infamous Disney Villains: Cruella de Vil from 101 Dalmatians, Evil Queen from Snow White and Maleficent from Sleeping Beauty.

Each all-in-one book includes the must-have makeup essentials and a step-by-step guide to create your favorite Disney villain look for both day and night, so you can be beautifully wicked for any occasion.

Each book includes:
8 Eyeshadows
2 Lip & Cheek Color Pencils
1 Eyeshadow Primer
1 Liquid Eyeliner
1 set of False Eyelashes
1 Lash Adhesive Glue
1 Built-in Mirror




Now let me give you a closer look at each book!


Cruella Evil Everyday Eyes



Cruella's book is all about creating an everyday eye look. The book contains the follwing eyeshadows:
(for the Day Evil look)
puppy love- a matte cream color
coat of dreams- a shimmery champagne color
cruelly- a satin sage green
sewage- a shimmery mid toned brown

(For the Night Villain look)
spoiled- a shimmery cream color
maniac- a shimmery brown with golden undertones
little beasts- a matte brown
extinction- a shimmery dark brown

The book also includes 2 eye and cheek color pencils. The day Evil one is a baby pink color, and the night villain one is a bright Red. You also get an eye primer and a liquid eyeliner in Black. You also get a set of false eyelashes and a tube of lash glue.




A really neat feature of these books is that they give you a guide and detailed instructions so that you can create the villain's makeup looks.



Evil Queen Devious Dramatic Eyes




The Evil Queen book is all about creating a dramatic eye look. Of the three books, the pigmentation on the eyeshadows for this was were the most disappointing. I am sure that with a primer and/or base these colors would show up better, but I swatched on bare skin and some of the colors barely show up, as you can see from the picture below.

The eyeshadow colors in this book are as follows:
(Day Evil)
One bite- a yellow toned cream with satin finish
vanity- a matte cream color
narcissist- a satin lilac color
potion- A deep Satin plum color

(Night Villain)
Fairest of the land- a Satin White
Majesty- a mid toned purple with a satin finish
peddlers Cloak- a shimmery brown
poison apple- a matte black

The lip and cheek color pencils in this one are a purple-y pink and a red. the eyeliner is black, and you also get an eye primer, a set of false lashes and a tube of lash glue




And, once again, a guide on how to create a day look

And a night look


Maleficent Sinister Smoky Eyes



The Maleficent book is all about creating a smoky eye. This is the book I was most excited about getting my hands on. The pigmentation is good on this one, and I think it will make a gorgeous look!

The eyeshadows in this book are:
(Day Evil)
Spindle: a satin light pink
sceptre- a shimmery champagne with some gold undertones
fog of doom- a mid-toned blue
fauna- a blue grey satin color

(Night Villain)
misfortune- a silvery grey
Forest of Thorns- a gunmetal grey with silver shimmer
deep sleep- a mid-toned purple
diablo- a matte black

Unlike the other two, this one comes with a shimmer liquid eyeliner, which i could not get to show up in the swatch photos but that is quite pretty. the cheek and lip color pencils in this one are a berry shade, and a plum shade. This book also, like the others comes with a eye primer, a set of false lashes and a tube of lash glue




And a step by step guide to creating a day appropriate smoky look


and a night look


One last photo to show you how the books looks when it is entirely opened up:




so that is an up close and personal look at the 3 beauty books in the E.L.F. villainous villains Collection. I hope you all enjoyed this. Let me know in the comments if you would like to see the finished looks from the how-to portion of the book in upcoming face of the days!

Blue eyeshadow look!

I NEVER wear blue eyeshadow. I just don't. I find that oftentimes blue eyeshadow makes me look like I am stuck in a bad 80's movie. And while I love 80's movies, I don't want to look like I stepped out of one. However, I was playing around with a couple of products from Elf ( I know, shocker, right?) trying to come up with ideas for halloween looks. I was going for a mermaid eye, but came up with something that I find quite wearable, despite my disdain for blue eyeshadows! So, I scrapped the idea for the halloween look (at least for now, check back here on my blog in October for some fun halloween tutorials!) and decided to share this wearable blue eyeshadow
look! I hope you all enjoy!



Products used:
Elf duo eyeshadow cream in blueberry
Elf brightening eye color quads in Ocean Dreams and Teal Dream
Elf shimmer eyeliner pencil in Twinkle Teal
Elf liquid eyeliner in Black
Maybelline the Falsies Mascara


If you would like a tutorial for this look, leave me a comment below and let me know! What do you think of this blue look?

Elf HD Blushes: First Impressions and swatches

I have been eagerly awaiting the release of these HD blushes. Elf has been teasing me for a while now with photos of these upcoming products. And so as soon as they said they were available for purchase I jumped up and down like an excited little school girl and placed an order. I ALMOST ordered all 5. But, I was able to control myself and bought only 2 to start. That way if they turned out to be duds, I wouldn't be too disappointed. Well, I am disappointed that I did not buy all 5. I LOVE these.

I bought the two lightest shades on the bunch. Headliner and Superstar.

Headliner is a light pink very natural blush. Superstar is a peachy pink blush that is a bit darker than Headliner, but still quite natural.

My first impression of these blushes when I opened my package was WOW those are tiny! They really are. The packaging on these is about as big around as the Elf all over color sticks, if you are familiar with those. And about as tall as a lipstick. And that's with the cap on. They are SMALL!




So at first glance I was pretty disappointed. I imagined them to be bigger. Closer to the size of, say, a foundation. But, don't let it's little size fool you. These blushes are amazing. The product is so pigmented that it literally takes the tiniest little drop of product per cheek. In fact, the first time I tried to swatch it, I used about a half a pump of product and it was enough to do my face and about 3 other faces! haha.

So after I washed off the mess I made with the way too much product swatches, I did the tiniest little dots of product to see how that would work.




Then I blended it out:

Headliner on the left, Superstar on the right

As you can see those little dots of product blended out to a beautiful natural flush of color. Obviously you could add more and build it up to whatever coverage you want. But, I just love this natural little flush of color.

Now, I haven't worn either of these blushes on my face yet, so I cannot comment on wear time. These swatches were done with my fingers, and these blushes blended out nicely that way. they didn't drag and the product did not build up in one spot. I think that they will blend nicely with a stipple brush as well. But I will have to comment on that when I do my full review later on. I just wanted to give you all my first impressions, as well as some swatches. All of the swatches of these products I have seen are big, thick goopy swatches, and I thought it might be helpful for you all to see what the product looked like completely blended.

Let me know if you have any question or comments, and be on the lookout for the full review on this product after I have been using it for a while!

Drugstore and Online Haul

I told you in my post (which was also a haul) that I had a drugstore haul for you coming up! Well here it is! I went to Walgreens, Rite Aid, Walmart and I also ordered from eyelipsface.com I didn't get a ton of stuff from any of the locations, so thjis should be relatively quick! Here we go!

First, I will share with you what I got in the mail today from eyelipsface.com You all know my love affair with Elf cosmetics! So as soon as they released the Elf HD blushes I HAD to place an order. Here's what I got.






I got the NEW Maximum Coverage concealer- oil free in the shade Sand. The NEW HD blushes in the colors Headliner and Superstar. The mineral lipstick in Party Pink, The tone correcting concealer in light beige and the essential lipsticks in Seductive and Charming. I also got the Matte Lip color in Rich Red, the Eyebrow treat and Tame in Dark and 5 of the pressed mineral eyeshadows in Disco DJ, Lunch Break, What's your name?, Wine Tour and Out all night.

I also ordered the nail polish in Copper, but in my excitement about the HD blushes I forgot to photograph that with the rest of the items!


I lumped all the purchases from the other stores into one photo beause I only got a couple things from each store.



From Rite Aid I got the NYC Smooth Skin Liquid makeup in the shade Nude. I had this foundation from NYC before and it was just ok, but I have heard a lot of good things about it lately. So, I figured I would give it another try! I also got the Ultra moist lipwear in the colors Petal and Violet Shine. All of the NYC products at Rite Aid were 40% off. So I got the foundation for $1.79 and the lipsticks for 59 cents each! Can't beat that! NYC products are super inexpensive to begin with. so you combine that with the 40% off and it's a steal. I will probably try to go back soon and pick up some more of the lipsticks. I love them!

I went to three or four different walgreens this past weekend looking for the limited edition Elf palettes with the disney villains on them. No luck. So while my husband was at work today, he went into yet another walgreens looking for me. He didn't find it either, but he did find this set of 5 of Elf's Super Glossy Lip shines! The colors that come in the set are pink pop, Guava, Flirt, Houston and Cherry.

Lastly, while I was in walmart today picking up a few groceries, I saw this EOS lip blam in sweet mint. Since I love my lemon drop one, I decided to pick it up!

So that does it for my drugstore haul! I hope you enjoyed this post. Leave me a comment down below telling me what your most recent purchase was. Thanks for reading!

Quick Face of the Night

I apologize for the somewhat repetitive posts lately. I guess my creativity has been a little weak. I promise there are some different types of posts coming soon. In the meantime, hopefully the repetitive posts don't bother you too much!

tonight I went to my cousin's house to watch Glee and hang out. I did a really quick makeup look, so I thought I'd share it. I don't get out much, so when I do, It's always an event for me. haha.




Super simple look. Just one eyeshadow! I haven't done a one shadow look in forever! But I like the finished product!

::Products Used::
Face-
Rimmel Lasting Finish 25 hour foundation in Ivory
NYC smooth skin pressed powder
Elf all over color stick in persimmon

Eyes-
Elf eyelid primer in sheer
Urban Decay Sidecar all over the lid
Elf Cream eyeliner in Black
Maybelline the Falsies Mascara

Lips-
Eos Lip Balm
Elf glitter gloss in Ruby Raspberry

Hair:
Messy 2-in1 side braid

Girls of Glee Inspired Makeup

Glee comes back tonight and I am so excited! I am a big fan of the television show! It mixes so many of my favorite things. Darren Criss, Music, Performing. So, in order to hype myself up even more than I already am for the season 4 premier, I decided to do a few makeup looks inspired by the girls of Glee. I decided to do makeup look inspired by Rachel Berry, Quinn Fabray and Tina Cohen-Chang. Now, Keep in mind that these looks are not meant to look exactly like the makeup worn by the characters. They simply inspired the looks.

For these looks I decided to use 3 of the Beauty on the Go palettes from Eyes lips face. I love these palettes! You can pop the different palettes into and out of the carrying cases so you can easily and quickly toss them into your purse on the way out the door. Such a cool premise!

For the Rachel Berry inspired look, I went super super natural. Rachel never wears a ton of makeup. In fact, if anything, it's just mascara and a little bit of lip color. So for her look, I went with the Tuscany Retreat palette. This is a beautiful palette. It's got purples and browns and a couple of darker shades. But, for the Rachel look, i went with two of the more neutral shades. First I primed my lid with the Elf eyelid primer to make my shadow last all day. Then, I put the lightest Matte shade all over the lid and under the brow for a nice matte brow bone highlight. Then, I took the matte brown in the palette and very lightly traced out my crease, and brought the tiniest amount along the lower lash line. After that, I curled my lashes, and to get those Rachel Berry voluminous, separated eyelashes, I used two coats of Covergirl Lash Blast Volume mascara in Brown Black.

For the face, Rachel has flawless skin. I do not, however have flawless skin. But I wanted the look to be quite natural and dewy. So I used Elf's tinted moisturizer in Nude. Then, I took the peachy nude blush from the Tuscany Retreat palette and dusted it lightly over my cheeks. I finished off the look with the lighter of the two lip colors in the palette.

Rachel Berry Inspired Makeup

For Quinn's look, I wanted something pretty and pink. I was inspired by the makeup hat Quinn had a lot in the first Season. Think Cheerio Quinn, before she got pregnant. So I went with the Day at the Beach Palette. This palette has a ton of neutral shades, and a pretty pink blush that just screamed Quinn to me! Now, Quinn doesn't wear a ton of makeup either, but she's less conservative than Rachel. So for this Quinn inspired look, I first primed my lids with the Elf eyelid primer. Then I took the shimmery cream color and put that all over my lid. I took the shimmery medium brown in the palette and placed that in my outer corner to give the eyes some dimension. Then I took the deep matte brown and placed a small amount of that in the crease of the eye. I used the Matte cream color as my brow highlight. Then, for an awake look, I took a white eyeliner and blended a bit of it along the inner corner of my eye. Next, I lined super close to my upper lash line using the Elf waterproof eyeliner pen in Coffee. I finished off the eyes with a bit of the Maybelline Falsies Mascara. Quinn has super long lashes, and I think this mascara is perfect for this look.

For my skin, I used the same tinted moisturizer as I did for the Rachel look. I used a bit of NYC liquid concealer under my eyes to brighten up that area. Then, I applied the pretty pink blush from the day at the beach palette. On my lips, I used the brighter pink from the palette, and topped it off with the Elf luscious liquid lipstick in Nude pink.

Quinn Fabray inspired Makeup

Lastly, I wanted to do a look inspired by Tina Cohen-Chang. I LOVE Tina's character. I was especially inspired by her makeup in Season 1 and 2. Very bright, and in your face. unfortunately, the colors that Tina normally would wear don't exactly look good on me. So this makeup look is the most loosely inspired look of the three. I decided to create a look that would be more appropriate for night. Dark eyeshadow, and winger liner. So I went with the Night on the Town Palette. This palette is perfect for a dark night look or a smokey eye. Lots of blacks and greys and a few neutral tones as well. For this Tina inspired look I first primed my eyes with the Elf eyelid primer (are you noticing a trend here? I LOEV the elf eyelid primer. It really helps the eyeshadow to stick and last all day. Then, I went into the light shimmer grey of the palette and put that all over the lid. I went with the dark matte grey for my crease and to darken up the outer corner of the eye. I took the tiniest amount of the matte black and darkened up the outer corner even furthur. I took the matte white shade and placed it under the brow bone for a high light and blended it really well. Then, to warm up the look a little bit I took the neutral cream color and placed that at my brown bone as well, and also in my inner corner. Then, using Elf's cream eyeliner in black, I lined the eyes and winged out the liner. Winged eyeliner is very Tina-esque, I think don't you? I curled my eyes lashes and again used Maybelline the Falsies mascara. This mascara can be hard to work with. It clumps like crazy on me. But this mascara is DRAMA in a tube, so for this look, I worked with it, layering it on for drama drama drama.

For my face I again used the Elf tinted moisturizer in Nude. I powdered the look with a light dusting of Elf HD powder. Then I applied the deep blush from the night on the town palette. I applied it with a very light hand and made sure to blend it really well. This blush is intense! But I love it. For the lips, I used the reddish color from the palette and topped it off with the Elf Luscious liquid lipstick in Ruby Slipper. you can see, from the photo that this makeup is the least like the character's I was inspired by, but I still like it for a dramatic evening look, don't you?

Tina Cohen-Chang Inspired makeup

So that wraps up my three Glee inspired makeup looks. I hope you enjoyed them! Tell me what you think in the comments below. Which look do you like the best? Also tell me if you are as excited about the Season 4 premiere as I am!!

How much does my FOTD worth?

Recently one of my favorite beauty bloggers NYCmakeuplover1 (you should check out her blog, it's great!) did a post where she looked at her everyday makeup and then calculated how much it costs. Basically, you see what your face is worth. I thought it looked like fun, so I went ahead and did it for my face today!



::The Breakdown::
Elf mineral Infused Face Primer -$6
Elf Flawless Finish Foundation in Sand- $6
Elf all over cover stick in Ivory- $1
NYC smooth skin pressed face powder in Translucent- $3
NYC smooth skin bronzing face powder in sunny- $3
Elf Studio Blush in Pink Passion- $3
Elf Studio Bronzer in Golden- $3
Elf eyebrow kit in Medium- $3
Elf wet gloss Lash and Brow Clear Mascara- $1
Elf eyelid primer- $1
Wet 'n Wild Color Icon Trio in Walking on eggshells- $3
Elf Eyeliner Pen in Coffee- $1
Covergirl Lash Blast Volume Waterproof mascara in Black Brown- $6
EOS lip balm in Lemon Drop- $2
Elf lipstick in Voodoo- $1
Elf luscious liquid lipstick in Bark- $1

Total: $44

It's actually more than I thought. I used a ton of very affordable products. All of the Elf products are 3 dollars or less. The wet n wild trio of eyeshadows was very affordable. I guess even the most affordable of products add up. Keep in mind, these prices are what it would cost o purchase all of these products for full price. I didn't necessarily pay full price for each of these items. So, my total might be less, or more, depending on the deals I got, the shipping I paid, etc. So, to be fair, I just looked up the prices online and went with the price each item was listed as, sometimes rounding up or down to get an even price.

I would love to know what your face is worth! If you do a post similar to this one, leave a link to it in the comments below. Or, just tell me what products you used today and what the total worth of them is!

Be sure to check out NYCmakeuplover1 if you haven't done so already. She's got a great beauty blog!

Fall Nail polish Picks!

It seems like I just did my spring nail polish picks. And here we are, heading in to fall. I originally planned to do this sort of post for each of the seasons, but I found that I wore the same polishes in summer that I did in spring so it wasn't necessary to make a separate post for Summer. Now, I am bringing you my fall nail polish picks. I pulled these polishes out of my personal nail polish collection. Though, at the end I will share with you a few polishes that are on my wish list for fall.

1. New York Color Plaza Plumberry- I currently have this on my nails and I just love it. The color is a deep wine. A sort of dark purple with red undertones. It's sort of the color of a black berry. It's the perfect vampy shade for fall in my opinion. It's dark enough that it appears black in some light, without the harshness that black nail polish has. The formula is great. It's opaque in two coats, and it only costs 99 cents!

2. New York Color Broadway Burgundy- I really love NYC nail polish. This one is a lovely burgundy color. Burgundy, maroon, raspberry. These are some of my favorite fall colors. And this polish is a dream to work with. It's opaque in one coat. It has a really nice frosty finish. I can't say enough good things about it.

3. Sinful Colors Nirvana- This is one of my favorite nail polishes of all time, not just in the fall, but all year round. It's sort of a taupe-y mushroom color that looks amazing with my skin tone. It's a cream finish, and opaque in two coats. This is another budget polish, at just $1.99

4. Sinful Colors Savage- This is not the dark polish one expects to see in a fall nail polish post. But I just love it. Savage is a teal polish that leans more blue than green, with a matte finish. It's a really pretty color. The only thing I will say about this one is you NEED a base coat because this one stained my nails badly when I used it without. Of course, you should ALWAYS use a base coat anyway, so bad me! Still, this color is to die for. you need this in your collection!

5. Shades of the Season iridescent Glitter polish- Around the holidays last year, I was in CVS with my husband when they were having one of their famous 75% off sales. I came across this set of 10 different glitter polishes for 10 dollars, and this is one of the polishes from the set. It's a gorgeous iridescent glitter top coat. I love layering on top of just about anything because the glitter is just beautiful. This is an unexpected treasure in a really cheap set. I highly suggest you don't turn up your nose to little holiday sets like these. you might just find a treasure like I did!


(NYC Plaza Plumberry, NYC Broadway Burgundy, Sinful Colors Nirvana, Sinful Colors Savage, Shades of the Season Iridescent glitter polish)

6. Elf Metal Madness- This is one of my favorite elf polishes. Unfortunately I didn't buy the full size, so it's just a mini. But I definitely have it on my to buy list in full size once this one is gone. It's a beautiful gunmetal grey with tons of sparkle in it. It's a great polish. It's a pain to apply, because it's got a thicker consistency, but it's so pretty on the nail that I overlook the application issues. Especially since this is another bargain polish. The full size runs you a whopping 2 dollars on eyeslipsface.com Plus, this polish lasts a good 10 days easily on my nails. I love it!

7. Elf Fairy dust- I just got this polish, I have it on my nails now over top of the the NYC Plaza Plumberry and it's gorgeous. It's the only flakie nail polish in my collection, and I just adore the way it looks. The smell is strong and awful, but it's worth it to get that beautiful flakie finish on my nails. I definitely intend to invest in more flakie polishes, but until then, I love this one!

8.Elf Chocolate- this is simply chocolate for your nails. The application is smooth. The color is pretty. This is another nail polish that will stain your nails terribly if you don't use a base coat. But it's a great color. Chocolate brown looks great on my skin tone, and I have a feeling I am going to be reaching for this polish quite often this fall. I love browns!

9. Elf party peach- this is another bright one, but I love orange in the fall. Of course. Fall is all about pumpkins and fall leaves. Orange is like the official color of fall along with brown, right? I especially love this one. It's bright, and beautiful, and applies like a dream. It's got teeny tiny gold shimmers in it that make it look just stunning on the nails. And this is another one that lasts forever on my nails. Elf has really amazing nail polishes.

10. China Glaze Holly-Day- This polish came out with the holiday collections last year. It's a deep pine tree green, and It's a color that I really enjoy wearing in the fall months. Of course, it's a great holiday color as well, but I like wearing it all throughout the fall and winter seasons. It's a nice color against my skin tone. It's a 2 coat polish for me, and has a great cream finish. I really need to invest in more China Glaze polishes. They are a bit more expense than the drugstore brands I tend to gravitate to, but the color selection is amazing!


(Elf Metal Madness, Elf Fairy Dust, Elf chocolate, Elf Party Peach, China Glaze Holly-Day)

11. Wet n Wild wild shine in Blue Moon- this is such a pretty deep blue. It's applies easily and is opaque in one coat. I really like this color! It's another one of those easy go to fall colors, and one I know I will find myself using quite often.

12. Wet n Wild Dast Dry Party of Five Glitters- I tend to rock glitter nail polish a lot more in the fall and winter than I do in the spring and summer. I think because it's just such a pain to\ apply nicely. And then an even bigger pain to get off. But in the fall and winter, I don't seem to mind as much. Maybe because I am indoors more, and not always rushing out to be in the sunshine. Anyway, this is a big chunky glitter top coat. It's got large chunks of silver, Red, Green, blue and turquoise glitter in a clear base. It's a pain to work with and get the glitter distributed evenly, but it makes for an awesome accent nail. I like it a lot.

13. Wet n Wild Fast Dry Gray's Anatomy- This is another one that is a pain to work with. It's not great on it's own, unless you want to pile on about 8 coats, but it's a gorgeous polish to layer on top of other polishes. Especially black. Anyway, this is a gray-purple polish with a green duo chrome. It's quite unique, and gorgeous on the nails. It's supposedly a dupe for the much more expensive Deborah Lippman's Wicked Game, which I couldn't tell you because I don't have that one. Regardless, it's a great polish to have, and worth working with to make it look good!

14. Revlon Gold Coin- I wore this polish a ton in the spring and summer, and I am going to keep right on wearing it into fall. I love this color. It's a gorgeous Gold metallic nail polish. One of my favorite nail polishes of all time. It can be opaque in one coat, but I usually do 2. It lasts a good long time. and it's gorgeous with my skin tone. I highly recommend this nail polish!

15. Revlon Scandalous- I searched long and hard to buy this nail polish last winter, and I was rewarded greatly. They originally released this as Facets of Fuchsia, and I missed out on buying it at that point, despite going to multiple stores in search of it. So when they re-released it under a new name, I had to have it. I really love this nail polish! It's a dupe for Deborah Lippman's Bad Romance. The polish is identical to that one at a fraction of the cost. It's large hexagonal purple glitter in a black jelly base. And it's absolutely beautiful, especially when layered over top of a black polish. It gives this nail polish amazing depth. I wore this for about 3 weeks straight when I first bought it, and I will be wearing it a ton more this season!



(Wet n Wild wildhine Blue Moon, Wet n wild fast Dry Party of Five Glitters, Wet n wild fast Dry Gray's anatomy, Revlon Gold Coin, Revlon Scandalous)


So that wraps up my polish picks for fall, but I do want to share with you a few of the nail polishes that are on my wish list this season.

1. OPI Brisbane Bronze- This nail polish has been out for a while, but I recently saw it on youtube user Chelsea Wears, and I fell in love with it. I MUST purchase it, and soon!

2. Nicole by OPI's Khloe Had a Little Lam Lam- I Hate the Kardashians, I hate this nail polish's name, and I hate the price point, but I need this dark teal polish in my collection!

3. Revlon Midnight affair- This is a beautiful deep dark Navy. I have dark blues in my ollection but nothing quite like this!

4. New York Color Manhattan- I love vampy colors in the fall, and this is a vampy red that I am dying to add to my collection. It's one of their quick dry polishes, and runs about 2 dollars I don't know why I haven't snapped this one up yet

5. magnetic nail polish- I don't have a specific brand or color in mind. I just really want to add some sort of magnetic polish to my collection. These look so awesome!

So that's it! Hope you all enjoyed this post! What is your favorite Fall nail polish color?

Falling for Fall: Face/outfit/nail of the day

Just last week I was going on about how summer isn't over and how I am not ready for fall. then I woke up this morning walked outside and it was 55 degrees. A preview of Autumn, certainly! I had forgotten how much I love fall. It's my favorite season. And while I think this year is going by plenty fast without wishing for fall to arrive sooner, I do adore the cooler weather we are having today. And, I love being able to pull out some warmer clothes and rock a more fall-toned makeup look!









::Outfit::
Raspberry colored top- Walmart, last season
Jeans- Walmart
black/silver infinity scarf- Forever 21
Leopard Print Ballet Flats- Walmart

::Face::
urban Decay Pore Perfection Complexion Primer Potion (sample)
Elf All over cover stick in Ivory
NYC Smooth Skin bronzing powder in Sunny
Elf contouring blush and bronzing duo in Turks and Caicos (blush)
Elf all over color stick in Golden peach (as an eyeshadow base)
BH cosmetics 120 colors palette (a creamy yellow toned shadow all over the lid)
Elf brightening eye color quad in Luxe (the red color, in the outer corner, blended out a lot)
Wet n wild Color icon trio in walking on eggshells (I used the brown crease shade in my crease, and the brow bone color as a highlight shade)
Elf essential waterproof eyeliner pen in black
Covergirl lash blast volume waterproof mascara in black/brown
EOS lip balm in lemon drop
Elf essential lipstick in Gypsy
Elf studio minty lip gloss in Miami

::Nails::
NYC Long wearing nail polish in plaza Plumberry (a deep wine color that is almost black)
Elf Nail Polish in Fairy Dust


So that wraps it up! I would be more than happy to go into more details about any of the products above, or if you would like to see a tutorial on the makeup look! I was quite fond of the way it turned out. Also, please excuse the messy nail photos. Dark colors are much less forgiving than the summer colors I have been reaching for lately, and I didn't clean up the edges before taking these photos! Leave me a comment below if you have any questions, request or suggestions! I hope you enjoyed this post.