Tuesday, January 22, 2013

My Christmas Haul (looong overdue)

Hello dolls! I posted a vid on YouTube about the things I got for Christmas or bought with Christmas money. I should've probably posted this a few weeks ago but oh well, I'm doing it now. The first thing I wanna talk about is my Macbook pro which I loooooove and am actually typing on as we speak. I am a big Apple fan because it's very "music-enthusiast-friendly", which means it's great for those who want to store all there music on their laptop so they can listen to it on the go. I have also been using it to record my YouTube videos because it's perfect for photo and video editing.

                                                                Isn't it pretty? Lol

                            I also got a Juicy Couture Laptop sleeve to accessorize my laptop.
                         I Looooooooooovvvveee Juicy Couture, but that's a-whole-nother story

Then I had some extra money so I ordered my sequined Victoria's Secret Love Pink Backpack that I just adore. It retailed around $79.50 +tax.
               I got this Minnie Mouse inspired polka-dotted cross-body bag from Target for $19.99
                I got this gorgeous pink sparkly clutch at Target for $8.48 which was the clearance price.

                                                                        Make Up

                        My mom picked this out for me it was the Too Faced Sweet Treats Palette. It's probably my favorite thing I got cosmetics-wise.
Once you open the lid you first see an eyeshadow palette and this is what it looks like. I'll list the eyeshadow names in case you can't read that little 0.o

Top Row (from left to right) In the Buff, Peach Fuzz, Marshmallow, Lovey Dovey. Second Row (from L to R) Copper Peony, Teddy Bear, Gum Drop, Malted Milk Ball. Third Row (from L to R) Satin Sheets, Nice Stems, Nice Ash, Cherry Cola. Last Row (from L to R) Honeymoon, Pastille, Cop A Teal, Black Sugar. I cannot wait to use this palette. I've been a lil lazy with my makeup lately :((((
Then you pull these lil black ribbons up and remove the eyeshadow portion (like a lid) and it reveals this blush and face palette. You get two bronzers in Executive Bronzer and Sun Bunny Light. And two blushes in La Vie en Rose and Papa Don't Peach. (Nice Madonna song reference btw) You also get a face illuminant in Candlelight Glow. You get these look cards that instruct you on how to do different looks. You get a two sided brush and an Eye Shadow Insurance.

  I got this gorgeous Calvin Klein eyeshadow palette at Ulta for $25 (yes CK does cosmetics now lol) They are swatched below as you can see the two top colors (the light purple and darker purple) are swatched in the picture down at the bottom and the less sparkly colors are swatched in the picture next to it.
I got this Cargo palette in Tahiti (name of palette; I didn't go all the way to Tahiti and back for this) at Ulta for $25 (in case you haven't noticed I'm a sucker for eyeshadow palettes hehe) They are swatched as you can see and they make a gorgeous smokey eye.


And finally, Idk if any of y'all know this but I am a huuuuuuge Kat Von D fan. Not only is she an amazing tattoo artist and cosmetic designer but we also share a nickname, yes my friends, family and others close to me call me Cat. And she is famous for her outrageous smokey eye which brings me to my last items, her Shade Shifter eye shadows. From Top to bottom and left to right we have Stockholm which is a nice pigmented blue eye shadow and the reason these are called Shade Shifters is because they change shades when the light hits them right, and are even better when you wet the sponge applicator and apply. Next is On the Road which is a nice shade of brown. And then last, but not least is Devotion which is a yellowish orange color. (P.S. I don't know why the colors aren't popping as much for some reason my flash wouldn't bring out those hues, I'm sorry :/ but take my word for how awesome they are) This isn't everything that was in my video, I chose to blog about those I was most excited about. You can check out the rest in my video:
  Pardon my bad video presence. I have a mild case of camera fright, but I am working on it.

Tuesday, January 8, 2013

Once Upon A Time on ABC

Oh My-lanta! As most of you may not know, I have become more and more obsessed with Disney and the Disney princesses, but more so I am a huge fan of Snow White. And the fact that there is a show called Once Upon A Time-which is based off all these wonderful movies and fairytales-is not helping my addiction. With that being said this is my new favorite tv show. I know it's been out a while and I actually started watching it when it first aired but after the episode with Cinderella (which is like the 5th or 6th episode of the first season) my dvr kinda snoozed on me :(. And I received a best buy gift card during a game of chinese gift exchange that me and my family traditionally play every year at Christmas so I was able to purchase a iTunes card which is how I was able to buy the entire season of season one of Once Upon A Time. And so far I LOVE IT! 
If you haven't seen it here's a trailer:

Benefit's Erase Paste Review

Hello ladies (and gents...i guess) it has been a while since I posted anything. My last post was for a school project so that doesn't really count. I am going to work harder on posting things to my blog. It may not be every day that I post something because my life isn't that exciting but it will be as frequent as every three weeks or something like that.

But anyways, I have acquired some goodies from Ulta, Sephora, M.A.C, and the like. I will try and get as many reviews on these products as I can so just bear with me. The most recent thing I bought and was able to try is the Erase Paste by Benefit (pictured below)

                                                               Retails @ Ulta for $26


I've only used it once and I love it. I love the consistency and the packaging of it. I used it on my eyes because I have dark circles under my eyes but you can use it anywhere where you have imperfections.

                                Below is a picture of me before and after I used the Erase Paste.
                                                                          Before
                                       After (Left side has nothing, right side has erase paste)

You probably won't be able to tell because the lighting was bad but I promise you it's a great product.