Sleek MakeUp IDivine ACID Palette!!!

THE BEST THING EVER CAME IN THE MAIL YESTERDAY!

The Sleek MakeUP iDivine Acid Palette

Here's my unboxing/first impressions video:

I'm just a bit excited... :D

So heres the cardboard box the palette came in. its PINK on the inside!!

Here's the palette case! :D

And here are the colors!!! A matte duo-chrome raspberry/purple, matte white, matte neon yellow, matte neon orange, shimmer blue, lighter shimmer blue, matte purple, matte olive green, matte neon pink, matte neon green, shimmer grey, matte black.

Holy big swatches, Batman!!

I thought you'd want to see those the most...

Same order as I listed them: left to right, top to bottom.

The top row is with eyeshadow primer. the $1 ELF kind.

The bottom row is with NYX Jumbo Eye Pencil in Milk (white) as a base.

These colors definitely need a base to stick to and for the colors to really pop like they should.

In my opinion, the white kind of sucks, and the shimmer shadows are easier to get full color out of.

Here's what I experimented with today for the first time. orange in the inner half, pink on the outer half and blended in the middle with white as the highlight, a tiny bit of that raspberry on the lower lash line.

I would have gone like, full monty crazy but I was leaving to go watch my nephew have swim lessons.

LOOK HOW BRIGHT!

I wonder if they glow in the dark/under UV light?

More looks to come from this palette here and on my youtube channel!

Edit: Another experimental look!

Neon yellow and green on top with a tad of the light blue in the outer corner.

Light blue used as liner underneath with NYX jumbo pencil in Milk

Til next time, 

 Andrea

Thrift Haul!

So I went to a resale shop called ReRuns yesterday afternoon and came back with some REALLY good finds!

Ok this isn't the first thing I found but it was the first thing I tried on in the dressing room. It's more pinky in the next picture. It was a two piece shirt and skirt set. I've been looking for something to wear to an outdoor September wedding.

There's that color! It was a bit scratchy and I didn't like the shoulder pads. So I didn't get it.

CRAZY SHORTS!!!! The pink ones were one size too big and the lime green were two sixes too big but I had to try them on to see if I could tailor them to fit. I decided no. but NEON COLORSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!

I also found this office desk object randomly. I saw one of my fave youtubers use it for makeup palettes. It works pretty well for mine! :)

Sorry for the blur.

$1 hat!!!

I never find cute stuff in my size!!! I'm going to wear this to the wedding with a black skirt :)

This was adorable too! both of the sales ladies loved it as well. I know I look pregnant or something.. the bottom is just really flowy.

June 26 update: I went to Salvation Army and found a bathrobe! I don't have to spend all that time making one that possibly could be horrible! yaaaay!

I got a little red on my shoulders from walking today. and tons of freckles.... only on my shoulders.. hahhaa.

Til next time,

<3 Andrea

Rainbow Summer Nails!

Get Ready for Rainbow Colors!!!

I used the damp sponge technique found on many youtube channels. Here's one for example.

Of course mine didn't turn out that amazing, but with practice, I'm sure I'll get it down to a science. Yay science!

I followed the steps on the video but I used these colors from my collection:

Sally Hansen "Frutti Petutie", Finger Paints "Tiffany Imposter" and Pure Ice "Wild Thing"

Not as blended as I would have liked...

Close up!!

THE CLAWWWWW! ;)

Off to get ready for my niece's 2nd birthday party!! XD

Til next time, 

<3 Andrea

Maybelline Color Tatto Cream Eyeshadow Review and Swatches

So this is a product I've fallen in love with. I first bought one on vacation in May and today I bought my 6th one! Haha!

So I'm gonna give you a little review/opinions/swatches on the colors that I have.

Left to right, top to bottom:  

Fierce and Tangy, Edgy Emerald, Tenacious Teal

Pomegranate Punk, Tough As Taupe, Painted Purple

All I need now is Bold Gold, Bad To The Bronze, Too Cool, and Audacious Asphalt!

 Here are some swatches. As you can see, the two matte colors on the right give off the best pigmentation. Painted purple (left) is what I bought today, and was the most hesitant about it because just about every review I've read or watched had bad things to say about it.. and sadly, they're right. It goes on streaky and isn't as pigmented as it looks in the pot.

Pomegranate Punk looks a little brown here, but its more of a reddish burgundy shade.

Tenacious Teal is. my. favorite. LOOK AT THAT COLOR! Used as a base for a mineral shadow from ELF called Dreamy, it's well.. dreamy!

Here's that interesting purple up close. Looks harmless, right?

Here's a little swatch test I did.

First: with nothing under it

Second: with ELF primer under it

Third: with NYX Jumbo Eye Pencil in Milk under it

Fourth: with ELf gel eyeliner in black under it

It seems to perform best with a dark base. I'll have to do some more experimenting and see if I can pat it on and layer it to get the color intensity I want.

In conclusion, I LOVE these shadows and I highly recommend buying ALL of them.

Til next time,

<3 Andrea

Be. Wines Bzz Campaign Package

I'm a part of product reviewers called Bzz Agents. Today I received the info packet and some goodies for the next campaign that I'm in.

Be. Wines

They gave me little goodies like a mirror, a nail file, lip balm/gloss, and mints!

And of course rebate coupons for when I try the wine.

Right now they have four flavors:

• Chardonnay
• Pink Moscato
• Pinot Grigio
• Riesling

The Chardonnay is described as Fresh

The Pink Moscato is described as Flirty

The Pinot Grigio is described as Bright

The Riesling is described as Radiant

It seems this entire brand is directed more towards women; something just for us.

Here's close ups of my little goodies :)

This was so cute! Its more of a gloss than a balm and it smells and tastes like sweet berries! What a cute little promo item! .......I'm seeing the correlation now. Flirty is like the Moscato.

The lid of these sugar-free peppermints looks kind of like a pop top! :) I'm guessing this one goes with the Fresh of Chardonnay. This will be a good tin of mints to keep in my purse.

Since this one is yellow, I'm guessing that it goes with Bright like the Pinot Grigio. There is one rough side and one smoother side. How cute and convenient!

This is a mirror, obviously expressing Radiant like the Riesling. It's about 2 inches in diameter. I didn't photograph the mirror side because flash sucks.

Welp, I have some literature about the products to look at and it seems the wines run from $8.99 - $12.99. Not bad!!

I'm sure to be using one of my rebate coupons of the Pink Moscato. I can't wait to share it with my friends!

Here's the website if you want to know more about the wine! Be.

I've gotten a lot of cool opportunities through Bzz Agent. You can too! It's TOTALLY free and all you have to do is fill out quick surveys for them to get to know you, and you can participate in amazing campaigns! A few I've gotten samples from is Covergirl, Private Selection, and The Truly Awesome Homestyle Chocolate Chip Cookie! Yes, they have sent me food in the mail.  It's been glorious. XD Anyway, here's the website if you wanna check it out! Bzz Agent

See ya next time!

<3 Andrea

MASSIVE Room Cleaning and Covergirl+Olay/Simply U Review!

I just spent from 11AM to about...11PM cleaning and organizing my room and ALL OF MY CLOTHES.

It looks like a whole different room!
I have room for ALL my shoes in the closet or on the organizer on my door!
OHMYGOSH!
And I put SOOOOO many things in boxes and bags for a Girls' Night stuff swap next month.
I CAN SEE MY FLOOR OH MY LORD
this is insane
I don't know if it's because of all the caffeine I drank today or the multivitamin plus B12 supplement but WHOA ENERGY!

On separate note, I tried out the Simply Ageless foundation and Sculpting Blush today and they look GREAT! (I also used the new Wet N Wild eyeshadows on my lids :)

So here's me la dee da with my glasses on. This is actually after getting ready, going out to eat, and doing a bit of room cleaning. The foundation feels so smooth and not oily that I don't need to powder my whole face, just the oily parts! I have shade 110 Classic Ivory on, along with 210 Rich Cinnamon on my cheeks. It went on so smoothly and stayed on for a super long time! I'm usually leery of cream blushes but I actually LOVE this one!

I'm also wearing the Wet N Wild Color Icon 3 color palette in Sweet As Candy. You'll be able to see it better in the following pictures.

Other products I'm wearing are Hard Candy Glamoflauge Heavy Duty Concealer in Light, for my brows Rimmel Professional Eye Pencil in Taupe with ELF loose matte eyeshadow in Burnt Brown on top, ELF Eyelid Primer in Sheer, Neutrogena Nourishing Eyeliner in Cosmic Black, and Maybelline Mega Plush Waterproof Mascara in Very Black. This is my all time absolute new favorite mascara. I can't even.... 

I JUST LOVE IT.

Here are some closer up pictures.

I think I sweat off some of the undereye concealer! Oops!

I did my makeup in a super duper hurry because my mom warned me half an hour before we left to go get Chinese food, and I was still sitting around folding clothes or cleaning and stuff, 

1. In my pajamas
2. greasy hair up in stretchy headbands
3. NOTHING on my face.

I'm pretty proud of how my brows turned out on such short notice!!

OK. Waaaaaaay better view of that eyeshadow. I used it the boring way, like it tells me on the package. ;p
Pretty nice everyday look.
I'm sorry about my lips... I have no idea why I put on lipstick before I ate. It all came off haha!

Until next time!

<3 Andrea

Walmart Haul!

While this isn't my first haul, it's the first one I really wanted to share because I got some awesome awesome things.

I know this is the first post of this blog, and maybe an introduction is in order? But I thought I'd start out with a bang and do a haul/first impressions for you.

Enjoy!

 I'll start with the normal/semi-boring stuff first.

I restocked my Biore strips, but got the combo pack. I think my cheeks could use some of the love. I've been using these for YEARS and they haven't failed me yet.

$8.97 at Walmart

 Swisspers! Haha I like the name. I've never used these before actually, I've just removed makeup with pre-moistened wipes like Pond's (well, the Walmart generic alternative) but I saw a video on how to remove waterproof makeup on youtube, and the girl used these things, and I was like hey why not? They have a cottony, quilted side, and a soft flannely side. I plan to use these with the makeup remover below.

$1.98 at Walmart 

 Gosh it's hard to see the label!! Maybelline Expert Eyes Moisturizing Makeup Remover. for WATERPROOF makeup. I'm glad I caught that and didn't buy the other type for washable makeup!! So of course, being the kind that takes off waterproof makeup, it has all sorts of oil in it. But that's okay. I'm tired of scrubbing at my eyes with a makeup wipe to attempt getting my liquid eyeliner and waterproof mascara off! I haven't tried it yet, but i tested a bit on my finger and it feels like some Covergirl makeup remover I had when I was younger- the oily feel. We'll see how this holds up when I take off my mascara tonight.

$4.24 at Walmart

 Haha I'm so silly posting the underwear I got. But really, Hanes and Fruit of the Loom are the best. They're comfortable, 100% cotton, and inexpensive. I've honesty gotten underwear from Victoria's Secret that doesn't feel as comfortable or lasts as long as these. The elastic in a couple pairs of those actually digs into my hips. Who wants a red mark in your leg at the end of the day? Not me. When I saw these, my first thought was literally "OMG. ZEBRA." It's also kinda funny that I'm a 6 in panties because I'm a *coughcough* in jeans. But yay I can throw away some panties that have stretched out elastic and holes or whatever! I love how extra superduper fresh and clean I feel when I have new underwear! Haha.

$8.87 at Walmart (pack of 6)

 My pajama shorts used to be pants. Then they got too short and I cut them into capris. Then I got annoyed with that and cut them into shorts. And they are SO old. Haha! While I was making my way to the underwear area I spotted these. No Boundaries pajama boxers. Summery pretty colored, cotton pj shorts! And they're woven so they'll stay cooler. I love these colors- blue, teal, yellow. I'm wearing them right now! Sooo comfy!

$4.96 at Walmart

 

 I was looking for coconut scented body butter because I've noticed it does WONDERS for my freshly shaven legs- better than just lotion. The kind I was considering was a bit expensive in my opinion, so I browsed the body dream/lotion/body butter and came across this, Bodycology Nourishing Body Cream which was my two favorite scents in one! And it's a body cream instead of a lotion. Very creamy and rich and it smells wonderful!

$3.97 at Walmart

 Speaking of coconut being my favorite scent, I was out of Softlips, my all. time. favorite. lip. balm. :) Seriously the softest smoothest balm you can put on your lips. and amazing scents, too! This pack was Coconut Cream and Cherry. So when I saw a pack with coconut in it, I HAD to get it! Yum yum!

$2.97 (pack of 2) at Walmart

 It's amazing that I've never bought one of these Wet n Wild Color Icon trios before! They're talked up with youtube gurus so much, I thought I'd try one. It's been said that they've improved their formula and that the colors are quite pigmented and some are even considered dupes for higher end eyeshadows like MAC. I got this trio in Sweet As Candy. Looks like the perfect everyday go-to combo. I swatched the shadows and they are definitely pigmented and soft and shimmery without chunky glitter. (I hate chunky glitter when I'm not looking for it) I can't wait to try this in a look tomorrow! I'll do a post on a look I do with the other makeup items I bought today. :)

$3.12 at Walmart

 So, I subscribe to emails from 

Covergirl, and I received a printable rebate form for $10 off when you buy $20 of the Covergirl and Olay products. Great deal right? It's like getting one product free! One of the items I chose was the Tone Rehab 2-in-1 Foundation and Serum. The bottle itself is super lightweight, which says good things about the foundation. I tried some on the back of my hand and it feels creamy yet light, and the finish is not oily or shiny, but not matte, either. Hopefully, this will do something for the fine lines on my forehead. We'll see after a bit of use! 

Fun fact: I'm normally the lightest shade of anything I buy in the foundation/concealer section. but I picked up the last existing bottle of the lightest and it had been opened, and the pump had makeup all over it. Ugh. No thanks. So I opted for the second lightest which is 110 Classic Ivory here. It's not much different than the other one, looking at the bottles, and I think this will actually be a good match for me. 

$12.98 at Walmart

This was the other half of the Covergirl + Olay products that I bought. Simply Ageless Sculpting Blush I'm colormatched on the Covergirl website and it told me that this shade 210 Rich Cinnamon was the one for me. I looked at the other three colors, thinking... I want something pinker... But the color in the jar is deceiving. I swirled some with my finger and tested it on the back of my hand and got a pretty pretty peachy rosy shade! I don't think they should have named it "cinnamon".

$11.44 at Walmart

OK...Impulse buy time. I was looking for a french tip white and of course the SHINY thing caught my eye. Sally Hanson Gem Crush. There were several colors in this polish, and the display said "full coverage glitter" (!!!!!!) Really. I'm sick of wanting glittery nails but having to put on about 4 coats for the result I want. I tried this on a thumbnail and it totally lived up to its claim. Only two coats did the trick! This color is 07 Lady Luck. It's a really pretty dark pinkish red glitter with larger silver glitter throughout.

$6.24 at Walmart

  Simply U. A brand I have never heard of. I wonder if its new? I was looking for sulfate-free shampoo and I was about to get this kind that claimed to be organic but wasn't. Just browsing around, I saw these with BIG TAGS advertising sulfate AND paraben free! And for color-treated hair! Am I in Heaven?? Not only that, but for about the same price as the other I was looking at, I got 25.4 oz. of product! I have short hair, so these will last me FOREVER! I cannot wait to try them.

$5.47 each at Walmart

 

 

 

 

This concludes my epic Walmart haul! 

More detailed reviews and pictures of the makeup in use coming soon! 

<3 Andrea