Month: March 2016
On Wednesdays, We Order from Ulta
Ulta knows what they are doing, offering their Wednesday Beauty Breaks…I’ll be pondering on whether to order something, I’ll get that email, and I’ve clicked “Complete Order” before I know what hit me…
Since my main purchase was a gift, I’ll show you the stuff for ME that I got. I ordered BOGHalf Freeman Beauty Masks – both new – Banana-Oat Instant Smoothing Mask and Charcoal & Black Sugar Mud Mask. There’s a new Apple Cider Vinegar Mask that I wanted, but it was sold out.
This weeks Beauty Break (free with $50 purchase) was from Laura Geller. It was Baked Marble Eyeshadow Duo in “Pink Icing/Devil’s Food”; Color Drenched Lip Gloss in “Pink Lemonade”; i-care Waterproof Eyeliner in “Charcoal”; and double-ended makeup brush (I wanted this the most!) – all in a cute gold wristlet.
I got nearly the same skincare samples AGAIN – Benefit The POREfessional and smashbox Photo Finish Foundation Primer. Both are good products – but I have so much! Oh…and I used a $3.50 off coupon to get my total to $50.94 – I’m getting good at this!
I Declare Shenanigans!
I declare shenanigans!
My nails didn’t turn out the way I expected AT ALL.
My final nails of Green Week were full of surprises.
The first surprise was Sinful Colors “San Francisco” – I thought it would be a creamy emerald green from the bottle, but it turned out to be a kelly green shimmery jelly.
It’s very sheer after one coat and still a bit sheer after two coats.
This is two coats over Sinful Colors Base Coat. I decided to leave it at two coats – even after with the visible nail line.
The second surprise was what essie luxeffects “Set in Stones” did over “San Francisco” – it turned gold! Maybe the yellow pigment in the green polish leached into the silver glitter? Or more likely, it’s just the reflection coming off the green. Either way – I wanted SILVER glitter to match my shirt! Shenanigans! (Top Coat is “HK Girl”, of course.)
My shenanigans are in silver sequins, not gold…argh…
Oh well, maybe I’ll get it right next year.
March Birchbox – Ready for Anything
This month’s Birchbox has me “Ready for Anything”!
I chose this month’s curated box. Inside the box: PARLOR by Jeff Chastain Smoothing Blowout Spray; MILK Studios Lip Color in “C.R.E.A.M.” (What is this, lipstick for ants?); Smashbox Photo Op Eye Shadow Trio in “Filter” (Pretty browns, but unfortunately, one of the pans is shattered); Kiehl’s Ultra Facial Cream; and Wilma Schumann Hydrating Collagen Eye Pads.
A cute little box…if I can salvage the eye shadow and figure out how to use that tiny little lipstick.
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Feeling Unlucky?
Why do I keep fucking with these Sinful Colors glitters? WHY? I don’t have all night to painstakingly fish these glitter pieces out of the motherdicking bottles!
I started with Sinful Colors Base Coat and two coats of Sinful Colors “Gold Medal”. I envisioned topping them with the green glitter and gold shamrocks of Sinful Colors “Feeling Lucky?”. Yeah…not exactly. It was nearly impossible to get the fucking shamrocks out of the bottle. I had shook the fuck out of it and held it upside down for about 10 minutes before I started and it still took 5-10 minutes of fishing and swirling to get one out. Fuuuuuuck. I managed to get a single one out for each nail on my left hand and gave up. The shamrocks are gorgeous and even though the edges stick up a bit, with “HK Girl”, I don’t feel like they will be peeling up.
I just totally gave up on my right hand – I’m not going to take a picture, so I’m not spending 10 minutes per nail playing Go Fish. Other than the time lost fishing individual shamrock clovers out of the bottle, they turned out really good though. Green week continues…
You Complete Me
My life is now complete…I now own the missing piece in my collection – Urban Decay “Naked 3”.
Our lives haven’t been syncing up lately, so it’s taken a month and a half for my BFF and I to get together and exchange some gifts – I got us matching “Shenanigans” shirts from Victoria’s Secret for us for St. Patrick’s Day and she had birthday gifts for my rugrats and I.
SO happy to finally have “Naked 3”! I broke it open this morning…and even used primer potion like a big girl. The rose gold toned colors complement my skin perfectly. I want to wear this at my funeral.
The World is Not Enough
Obviously, there’s not enough makeup in the United States, so I’ve had to resort to ordering makeup from the United Kingdom to get my fix! Technically, I guess there’s just not enough Makeup Revolution at Ulta, so I had to order from their website to get my fix.
Over Leap Day weekend, Makeup Revolution was offering 20% off orders, so I figured that would be enough to makeup for the $18 shipping, so I ordered £30 of stuff…I ordered the Death by Chocolate palette (one of their 4 tributes to the Too Faced Chocolate Bar palettes); Blushing Hearts Blusher in “Candy Queen of Hearts” (a tribute to Too Faced Sweethearts blush – I love the way this one looks on me); 2 WOW Sticks – “Dreaming” (this one looks like I rubbed Pepto Bismol on my lips – it’s gross and chalky) and “Maria” (this dark wine is a winner and lasts all day); Salvation “Dia de los Muertos” palette (same 18 shadow set up as the other Salvation palettes); “Go to Hell” and “Go to Heaven” palettes (the only palette I’ve tried so far is the “Go to Heaven” – it’s pinky neutral and lovely); Rose Gold Lipstick in “Chaffeur” (a true nude – good for ombre-ing with “Maria”); The One Foundation (need to try, but experiencing a breakout); and Translucent Pressed Powder (a nice basic mattifying powder).
$18 shipping was ABSOLUTELY worth it for all this loot. Shipping didn’t take too long – 15 days, but that’s a loooong time for me. When is Ulta going to get more Makeup Revolution???
Green Week!
It’s green week! Not like saving the earth or hugging trees…St. Patrick’s Day!
I started with Julep “Cecile”, Caribbean breeze holographic jelly. It’s more of a teal than green, but whatever. It went on like a dream over Julep Oxygen Bonding Base Coat. This is two thin coats with “HK Girl”.
Now, it did wear around the edges – like immediately. Actually, I think it was shrinkage first – it pulled away from the sides of my nails, too. And it didn’t drag or dent…but I managed to gouge it pretty seriously within 24 hours – switching around ethernet cables to fix my TV stuff after a lightning strike. Yeah, l like to walk on the wild side…
Tang Mimosa
Oh it looks like a Mimosa alright…a Mimosa made with Tang…thin and watery – a supernatural kind of orange not seen in nature. The cocktail of astronauts.
I’m referring to Sinful Colors “Mimosa”, an orange jelly with gold glitter dots and bars. This is three thick coats over Sinful Colors Base Coat. It’s a thin jelly, but easy to work with. I’m guessing I could just keep layering it on until it’s opaque…but why? I topped with “HK Girl” for super shine.
Target Beauty Box – March 2016
This month’s Target Beauty Box is giving me “Vacay Vibes”.
So much stuff for just $5 this month! Inside my box: Clairol Hair Food Moisture Shampoo & Conditioner; Not Your Mother’s Texturizing Sea Salt Spray (I had stopped getting so many of these…but here we go again); Sinful Colors Professional Nail Color in “Poisonberry” (I don’t have this one – yassss!); Laneige Water Sleeping Mask (Always happy to get this product – will be gone in no time); Banana Boat Sun Control Comfort SPF 30 Lotion (Yup, need to start stockpiling sunblock for the summer); nügg anti-aging Face Mask; you are AMAZING Juicy Grapefruit Body Lotion (Mmmmm, smells juicy); and Caress Adore Forever Body Wash.
I wonder if I can use my $3 off $5 coupon on next month’s box? But then, wouldn’t I have to buy 3 of them?
Take to the Sky
I’ve done pink and green within the last week, so I decided to try my new blue – Julep “Skylar” – first.
My husband says it’s silver, but it’s clearly blue, right? RIGHT?
“Skylar”, harbor blue chrome, is one of the smoothest chromes I’ve ever applied. Of course, there were streaks and lines in the polish, but not nearly as bad as the others I’ve used. Even though I started with Julep Oxygen Bonding Base Coat, there were a few pinprick bubbles – I don’t think there’s any way to avoid those bubbles in a chrome. I finished with “HK Girl” for extra shine and protection.