New in Beauty!

 Hello, everyone! I hope you had a happy New Year!

Here's everything new I received/bought. Most of these items were either sent to me from Influenster for review or they were given to me as Christmas presents. I've been trying to spend less money on beauty products. I probably shouldn't spend ANY more money on beauty items tbh.

Pacifica Glow Baby Resurfacing Enzyme Scrub ($15.00)

I've heard good things about this product so I wanted to give it a go. I bought this on sale for like $7-ish. Let me know if you've tried it and had good results! 

Laneige Minty Lip Duo ($24.00)

 

I like this brand of lip products and it was on sale, so that's why I bought it. It smells so good! 

Fresh Sugar Lip Balm Hydrating Treatment in Icon ($26.00)

 

I bought this while it was on sale too. I like these lip balms as well. Not that I need any more. 

Tatcha The Dewy Milk Moisturizer Deluxe Sample

 

This was a free with purchase item. I think I've tried this before, but I can't remember. 

Kitsch Medium Cloud Flat Claw Clip in the color Hydrangea Breeze ($9.00)

 

I wanted to try a flat claw clip, and this one was in a pretty color. I really like it! I want to buy more, but I'm trying to hold back. 

Anastasia Beverly Hills Brow Wiz in Medium Brown ($26.00)

 

I bought this on sale as well. I believe it was $18-$19. The brow pencil I have is getting low so I figured it was a good idea to restock while it was on sale. 

Anastasia Beverly Hills Lash Sculpt Length & Volume Mascara Deluxe Sample

 

This was another free with purchase item. I'm going to add this to my mascara stash. Thankfully, I don't need anymore mascara for a long time. 

Anastasia Beverly Hills Iced Out Illuminating Powder in Iced Out ($34.00)

 

I love a bright, glowy highlighter! I've been dying to get my hands on this, and it seemed like a good time to buy it while it was on sale. It was under $24.00 on sale!

Kerastase Genesis Heat Protecting Leave In Treatment ($50.00)

 

This was free from Influenster for review. 

Kerastase Genesis Strengthening Hair Mask ($68.00)

 

This was also free from Influenster for review. 

Milani Baked Blush ($10.99)

 

This is another free item from Influenster for review. 

Bath & Body Works A Toast to You Body Lotion ($16.95)

 

This is again, free from Influenster for review. 

NYX Professional Makeup Wonder Snatch Loose Setting Powder ($12.00)

 

Again, this was free from Influenster for review. 

Elizabeth Arden Visible Brightening Clearly Radiant Spot Correcting Capsules ($56.00)

 

This is the last item that was sent to me free from Influenster for review. 

Dyson Hair Dryer ($549.99)

 

My husband is the absolute sweetest person on the planet, and he bought this for me for Christmas! I've been hoping they would come out with a red version again and they finally did! 

Bath & Body Works Gingham Gorgeous Gift Set

 

This and the next gift set were part of my secret Santa gift from work. My secret Santa did so good! These products smell so good. She also gave me a box of Ferrero Rocher chocolates and a gift card to Java Crew (my favorite local coffee shop). 

Bath & Body Works Champagne Toast Lip Gift Set

Scunci Claw Clips

 

This was in my stocking. I love claw clips of all sizes, so I'll definitely get some use from these. 

 

Lip Smacker Lip Balm in Tiki Tangerine

 

This was also in my stocking. I love lip balm (as I'm sure you can deduce from all of my beauty haul posts) so I'll use this eventually.

 

Sweet & Shimmer Highlighter Stick

 

This was also in my stocking. I don't know what brand this is, but I love highlighter, so I'll give it a try. 

 

 

That's everything I bought/was given. I'm going on a makeup/beauty buying ban for 2026 because I genuinely won't need anything for a long time.

 

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

 

 

Beauty Product Declutter

 Hello, everybody! How was your weekend? I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving!

I've accumulated a lot of products again, so I decided it was time to go through everything and get rid  of products I don't like or have too much of. So without further ado, here's everything I'm decluttering!

Matrix Biolage Smooth Proof Serum

 I still have a ton of hair oils even though I've decluttered quite a few already over the years. Since my hair is fine, I only use the tiniest bit of oil. There is no way I'll ever go through all the hair oils that I currently have. I decided to keep a couple small jars of oil and get rid of this large bottle.

It Cosmetics Your Skin But Better CC+ Cream

 

This shade was just a little bit too dark for me. The product itself isn't bad, but I live in the pnw and we don't get a lot of sunshine here. By the time summer comes around again this will be expired.

Estee Lauder Futurist Skin Tint Serum

 This was a perfect shade match for me, but I could not make this foundation look good on my skin. I've tried no primer and then all different kinds of primer. I applied this using a sponge and a brush. Nothing I did could make this look nice on me. It accentuated my pores and creased all over. Such a bummer!

These colorful hair ties

 

I asked my husband to pick up some hair ties for me a long time ago, and he grabbed these bright colored ties. I never use them. If I'm using this type of hair tie, I reach for my neutral shades. I have 2 shades of brown and black hair ties that I use. I think I'll keep these around (just not mixed in with my hair stuff) to give away to anyone who comes over and needs a hair tie.

Hair Dryer Brush

I've used this a couple of times, but I just never reach for it. The brush part doesn't work for me. I'd rather just use my traditional hair dryer.

These hair clips

I liked them when I bought them, but I never use them anymore. I'm trying not to hang on to anything I don't actually use.

 

Not pictured: Coty Airspun Powder

I didn't get the chance to snap a photo of this. My mom saw that I was getting rid of it, and she asked if she could have it so I gave it to her. I barely used it. The powder is HEAVILY scented. Like, headache inducing. The powder itself is fine. It's a great drugstore option if you can get past the smell.

Cover FX Illuminating Setting Spray

This setting spray has glitter in it, so I never use it. If it didn't have glitter, it would be fine.

NYX Cosmetics Jumbo Eye Pencil in Yogurt

I never reach for this anymore. The color is nice, but I never use it.

Bare Minerals Maximist Eyeliner

I didn't like the brush for this eye liner. It was hard for me to get clean lines with it.

Wet N Wild Single Shadow in Creme Brulee

I never reach for this either. I usually just use a neutral shade in whichever palette I'm using that day.

Revlon Matte Powder Blush in Blushing Berry

Like most of the makeup items in this post, I never reach for this anymore. The shade is beautiful, but I don't use it.

BH Cosmetics Rose Blush Duo

The highlight shade in this duo is too dark for me, and the blush is shimmery. As you can probably guess, I never use this.

Meidian Green Mask Stick

I have two of these, and I really only need one.

That's everything I'm decluttering for now! Thank you for stopping by, and have a great week!

My Makeup Collection 2018: Eyeshadow Palettes

Hello, everyone!  How was your weekend?  It was sunny and warm here for a change!  David and I worked on our garden and got a lot of veggies planted.  This is our first time having a garden, and I'm so happy to finally have one.

Today I have my favorite MMC post for you!  Eyeshadow palettes have always been my weakness when it comes to purchasing new makeup.  Specifically limited edition palettes and palettes with beautiful packaging.  No matter how hard I try to purchase something different, I always end up buying a new eyeshadow palette when I have extra money to spend.

What is your favorite drugstore eyeshadow palette?  I need to purchase some soon because I have mostly high end palettes.  I've had a few drugstore eyeshadow palettes in the past, but they've all been underwhelming or terrible quality so I ended up giving them away.

Urban Decay
(T-B L-R) UD x Gwen Stefani, Naked on the Run, Vice 4, Electric, Naked, Naked 2, Vice LTD, Smoked, Naked 3, Naked Smoky, Ammo, Naked 2 Basics, and Naked Basics

Kat Von D Beauty
Mi Vida Loca Remix, Monarch, Chrysalis, and Shade + Light Eye

Too Faced
Star Dust by Vegas Nay, Country, Chocolate Bar, Semi-Sweet Chocolate Bar, and Sweet Peach

Sephora Collection
Purple Smoky Eyes Kit, Minnie Mouse Palette, and Moschino Bear Palette

Lorac
Pro 1, 2, and 3

Lime Crime
(T-B L-R) Chinadoll, Alchemy, Aquataenia, and Palette D'Antoinette

Affordable Brands
BH Cosmetics Galaxy Chic, NYX Cosmetics The Crimson Amulet, Coastal Scents 252 Ultimate, and BH Cosmetics x Carli Bybel

Tarte
Make Believe In Yourself and Rainforest of the Sea Vol. 2

Studio Makeup
Warm Up and Cool Down

The Balm Cosmetics
Nude 'Tude

Anastasia Beverly Hills
Self Made, Modern Renaissance, and Artist Palette

Palettes I Received From Boxycharm
Winky Lux Kitten Palette, IBY Beauty Three's Company Trio, Blinc x Boxycharm Electric Eyes

Make Up For Ever
Artist Shadows 2 and 3

Fenty Beauty
Galaxy Palette

Sugarpill
Edward Scissorhands and Burning Heart

Pur Cosmetics
Soiree Diaries

Z Palettes
Ofra Cosmetics palette has a few random shadows as well as blush, bronzers, and highlighters, MAC palette has 2 MAC shadows (Vanilla and Idol Eyes) and 1 Luxie Beauty shadow, 9 Pan Z Palette x Boxycharm has 7 Ofra shadows and 2 Makeup Geek shadows

Those are all of my palettes (for now lol).  Thank you so much for stopping by.  I hope you have a good week!