Beauty Haul

 Hey, everybody! How was your Thanksgiving? This past weekend was my first weekend off since I started my job back in August. When I was hired I was scheduled to work Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays. My husband has the opposite schedule. He works Tuesday-Friday. I was finally able to switch my days, so now I work Wednesday-Friday! I'm so happy to finally be able to spend some quality time with my husband and the three of us together as a family (especially this time of year!), so that was the number 1 thing I was thankful for. I also had Thanksgiving off so we were able to spend the holiday together with our family.

Onto the good stuff! Here are all the new beauty products I've picked up recently.

Colorstreet Nail Polish Strips

One of my friends sells Colorstreet and she had an offer for "buy 3 get 4 free". When you order from the website they always offer B3G1, so in addition to that she send me another 3 from her stash. The first picture is my B3G1 order from the website (t-b Cran-tastic, Light the Night, Winter Bow-mance, and Ring It In). The second picture is another set that I bought along with the 3 extra free sets (t-b Wrap It Up, Sakura Festival - my faaaavorite!, Wine Down, and Good Impressions). The last picture is 3 more sets that I bought from my friend when I looked through her stash (t-b Boo Crew, Bats Amore, and Salute To You). Lol it really is an addiction!

Soap & Glory Clean On Me

 

I really like this body wash, so when I used up my last body wash I decided to go back to using this one.

Juvia's Place i-Scult, i-Shade Brow Gel in Medium Brown

This was sent to me for free from BzzAgent. I like this brow gel except that the shade is pretty light. I think this is more of a light brown. I always use medium brown brow products and this is much lighter than any other medium brown product that I've used. I also don't think it held my brows in place as well as other brow gels that I've used.

Softlips x Hello Kitty Lip Balm Holiday Set

I saw this at Target and couldn't resist it. I love Hello Kitty, and the scents sounded interesting.

Shu Uemura Wata Wave Dry Finishing Spray

This is another freebie from BzzAgent. I don't like it. I didn't notice any texture difference in my hair, and this left a sticky residue. This is a no for me.

 

 

ILNP in Salem

 

This was part of my anniversary present from my husband. I love the holographic nail polishes from this brand. This is a black base with green glitter that reflects purple. It's stunning!

 

 

That's everything for now!  Thanks for stopping by, and have a wonderful week!

Makeup Declutter

Hello, everyone!  How was your weekend?

I decided not to do Project Empty this year.  I will continue to post my seasonal empties, but I'm not going to attempt to force myself into finishing off products.  Since becoming a mother I rarely wear makeup or have time for pamper days like I used to, so instead I went through all of my makeup and got rid of products I no longer want or items that needed to be thrown away.

These are the items I threw away:

Bella Pierre lip liner, KVD Beauty liquid lipstick in Jeffree, Mally Beauty liquid lipstick in Crimson, Vintage by Jessica Liebeskind lipgloss, Urban Decay Vice liquid lipstick.

The lip liner was soooo dry and the other lip products smelled TERRIBLE!

NYX Crimson Amulet palette

This was the first palette I ever purchased many, many years ago.  I believe I bought this in 2012.  There are cream products in this palette.  This definitely needed to be thrown away.

 

O'Keeffe's Lip Repair

This isn't expired or anything I just don't like it.  It's basically wax.  I hate wearing it because it feels gross on my lips.

 

Here are the products that I gave away:

Eyeliners: Wet N Wild, BH Cosmetics in Dusty Gold, Lancome Liqui-Drama in Intense Noir, Avon Glimmerstick, TWO Wet N Wild glittery black liners, and a random black liner.

Bronzer: Pur Cosmetics

Face Powder: Manna Kadar Step 2

Highlighter: Becca Cosmetics liquid highlighter in Prosecco Pop, Vintage by Jessica Liebeskind highlighter palette, and two Wet N Wild limited edition highlighting powders.

Blush: BH Cosmetics Iris and Tulip blush duos, Wet N Wild Baked Blush, Benefit Cosmetics Benetint, Wet N Wild Coloricon, and a Too Faced mini blush.

Shadows: Natasha Denona sample, Sleek cosmetics loose pigment, Jelly Pong Pong loose pigment, two Lime Crime loose pigments, Bella Pierre loose pigment, Naked Cosmetics loose pigment, Your Minerals loose pigment, Milk Makeup cream shadow, Milani single shadow and Pixi by Petra duo. 

As you can see, a lot of these are loose pigments.  I don't reach for them very often because they're messy.

 

Lips: 4 Dior Addict lip shine samples and mini lip brush, ELF lip crayon, Noyah lip gloss, Dirty Little Secrets lip gloss, Pretty Vulgar metallic liquid lipstick, Ofra metallic liquid lipstick, Jonteblu lip liner, Ciate London lip velvet mini, KVD Beauty orange lipstick mini, Makeup Forever lip gloss mini, Tarte lip gloss mini, and Rimmel London lipstick.

Quite a few of these I got rid of because they're shades I won't wear.  Most of them though I got rid of because I have other lip products that are identical or very similar in shade.

Eyeshadow Palettes: Coastal Scents 252 Ultimate, Urban Decay Naked On The Run, Too Faced Star Dust by Vegas Nay, Urban Decay Smoked, Anastasia Beverly Hills Artist, Urban Decay Ammo, Too Faced Country, Tarte Rainforest of the Sea Vol. 2, Blinc x Boxycharm Electric Eye, IBY Beauty trio, and Studio Makeup On-The-Go Warm Up and Cool Down.

That's all the makeup I de-cluttered!  Palettes were a tough one for me because they're my favorite - especially the limited edition ones.  However, I resisted the urge to simply keep them all, and I actually don't miss them as much as I thought I would.  There's a couple palettes that I never even got around to using and have only been swatched.  Some of these I completely forgot I even had.  That's insane.

I'm so glad I did this.  Looking in my makeup drawers is much less daunting now and I can actually see all the products.   Is this something you would consider doing?

Thank you for stopping by!  I hope you have a great week!

 

My Makeup Collection 2018: Lip Balm

Hello, everyone!  How was your weekend?

For this week's MMC, I'm going to be showing you all of my lip balms.  I'm going to be really honest here and say that 90% of my lip balms are the Lip Smacker x Disney Tsum Tsum ones.  Haha!  I can't help it, it's an addiction.

Lip Smacker x Disney Tsum Tsum

Soft Lips x Hello Kitty
(T-B, L-R) Pink Lemonade, Tangerine, Strawberry, Hot Cocoa, Cinnamon Roll, and Sugar Plum

Tony Moly
Blueberry (Pink) and Honey (Red)

EOS

Misc. High End
Bite Beauty Line & Define Lip Primer, Benefit Cosmetics Lolli Balm & Bene Balm, Clinique Almost Lipstick in Black Honey, and Fresh Beauty Sugar in Rose

Misc. Drugstore
L'Oreal Nude Balm in Heavenly Berry, Maybelline Color Whisper in Coral Ambition, Rimmel London x Kate Moss Clear Lip Balm, Maybelline Baby Lips in Cherry Me, Revlon Colorburst Lip Butter in Red Velvet, and NYC Applelicious in Big Apple Red

Intensive Lip Balms
Carmex x 3 (one is in my car and I didn't want to go out there just to include it in this picture lol), Aquaphor Lip Repair, Pur-lisse Daily Lip Nourisher, First Aid Beauty Ultra Repair Lip Therapy in Rosy Red, DIY lip balm that my sister-in-law made, Vaseline Lip Therapy in Rosy Lips, O'Keeffe's Lip Repair, and Blistex Medicated Lip Balm

That's all of them!  What is your favorite lip balm?  I'm always on the lookout for a good one.

Thank you for stopping by.  I hope you have a great week!

Collective Drugstore Beauty Haul

Hi, everyone!  How has your week been?

I thought I'd show you all the few drugstore items I've purchased over the past few weeks.  It's not a lot of stuff and most of it isn't very exciting, but I've been on a bit of a no-buy lately.  So most of these things are simply products that I've been running low on and needed to repurchase.

Wet N Wild Goth-O-Graphic Megaglo Highlighter in White Raven
Honestly, there isn't much from this collection that really grabbed my attention.  I wanted the loose highlighting powder, but it's always out of stock when I look for it.  This highlighter is the only other product that interested me.  It's a bit hard and chalky, but it's a nice shade.

Neutrogena Alcohol Free Toner

I have been using the Sea Breeze toner religiously these past few years (I also used it throughout my teens), and I only recently realized that the second ingredient is alcohol denat., and it has been drying my skin out.  So I went out in search for a new alcohol free toner and came across this one.  I've never used this one before so hopefully it works for me.

Noxema Classic Clean Original Deep Cleansing Cream

 I prefer the First Aid Beauty cleanser, but that one is $20.  This cleanser works fine for me and costs significantly less.

Goody 30 Count Ouchless Hair Ties x 2

These are the hair ties that I always use.  I was down to my last three and thankfully Fred Meyer had these on sale for BOGO free.  :)

Lip Smacker x Disney Tsum Tsum Mickey Mouse Spring Edition

Like I said earlier, I've been on a bit of a no-buy, so I put off purchasing the spring edition lip balms until now.  Of course, now I can't find the Minnie Mouse lip balm anywhere.  T.T

And that's everything I picked up recently.  I hope you have a nice weekend.  Thank you for stopping by!

Winter Empties - 2018

Hello, everybody!  How has your week been so far?

This year I've decided to do seasonal "empties" posts rather than monthly posts.  I usually don't go through many products, so my monthly posts contained about 3 products in each.  I figured seasonal empties would work better for me as they would have more products so they wouldn't seem like a "waste of time".  (Hopefully that makes sense.)  Anyway, here are the products that I used up through the Winter that aren't a part of my Project Empty challenge.

SpaLife Pore Clarifying Activated Charcoal Facial Mask
I really liked this mask!  My face felt so soft and smooth afterward.  I would purchase this again.

Vaseline Intensive Care Essential Healing Body Lotion
I won't be repurchasing this body lotion anymore.  I've used this constantly over the past couple of years, but I decided recently to try something new.  This feels hydrating for a while, but it doesn't last.  Within a few hours my skin would feel and look dry again.  I started using a body lotion from Aveeno and my skin has never felt better.

Urban Dollkiss Face Mask
This mask was very hydrating!  My skin looked incredibly radiant and youthful afterward.  I would absolutely purchase this again.

Pixi Beauty Glow Tonic
I really liked this.  I think I'm going to switch from my current toner (Sea Breeze) to this one.  My skin felt so nice after using this.  I didn't pay attention to the ingredients in the Sea Breeze toner, and I was wondering why my face was becoming so dry and flaky.  It turns out that alcohol denat. is the second ingredient, and that's why my face has been drying out.  This toner make my skin feel hydrated and soft and didn't dry me out.

Hey Honey Open Your Eyes Eye Contour Lifting Fluid
I didn't notice any tightening or lifting of the eye area after using this.  It felt nice under my eyes and didn't irritate me in any way, but I don't think I'll purchase a full size of this.

Jack Black Intense Therapy Lip Balm in Natural Mint
There's a bit left in the end of the tube, but it's so hard to get it out without cutting the tube in half.  Honestly, I may just end up cutting it because I really like this lip balm.  I enjoy the minty flavor and it actually made my lips feel softer and hydrated.  I use a ton of lip balm, and this one is definitely one of my favorites (that I've tried so far).

Those are all of the products that I used up recently.  Have you tried any of these products?  What are your thoughts on them?

I hope this was in some way helpful.  Thanks for stopping by!