My Makeup Collection 2018: Fragrance

Hello, everyone!  How was your weekend?

For the very last installment of my MMC series, I have all of my perfumes and body sprays to show you.  If you've been around for a while, you'll know that I've been slowly trying to use up all of my old body sprays.  I don't have too many left now (woohoo!) so I eventually want to start using up some of my perfumes - mainly the oldest ones.  Anyway, here they are!

Celebrity Perfumes
Lady Gaga "Fame", Christina Aguilera "Inspire", and Kat Von D "Sinner" & "Saint"

Victoria's Secret
"Pure Seduction", "Dream", "Heavenly", and "Mango Temptation"

Bath & Body Works
"Japanese Cherry Blossom" (currently in this year's Project Empty Challenge) and "Wild Madagascar Vanilla"

Sephora x Hello Kitty
I'm not sure of the name, but this was from a few years ago.  The sample size was free with purchase.

High End Perfumes
Clinique "Happy Heart", Juicy Couture "Couture Couture", and Vera Wang "Princess"

Samples
For next year's Project Empty Challenge I want to use up ALL of these samples!  They're currently just sitting in a drawer in my bathroom taking up space.
Tokyo Milk "Dark", Viktor & Rolf "Flowerbomb", Prada "Candy", Pink Sugar "Aquolina", Marc Jacobs "Decadence", Philosophy "Truthful" & "Giving", Marc Jacobs "Mod Noir", Marc Jacobs "Daisy", Miu Miu "Miu Miu", Versace "Bright Crystal", Elizabeth & James "Nirvana Black" & "Nirvana White", Taylor Swift "Wonderstruck", Philosophy "Loveswept", and English Laundry "Pour Femme"

That's everything!  What is your favorite perfume?  Let me know in the comments!

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

My Makeup Collection 2018: Haircare

Hello, everyone!  How was your weekend?

I have all of my hair care products to show you this week.  Honestly, hair isn't my favorite beauty aspect, but somehow I have quite a bit of hair care products.  This list doesn't include shampoo and conditioner because I change up my shampoo a lot and I don't typically use conditioner.

Hair oils
Now Solutions Castor Oil, L'Oreal Elvive Extraordinary Oil, Marc Anthony Hydrating Coconut Oil & Shea Butter, Lio Organic Virgin Coconut Oil, Eva NYC Hungry Hair Oil Treatment, Theorie Marula Oil Transforming Hair Serum, Pure Brazilian Shine Ultra Light Nourishing Oil, and PYT Argan Oil

Hair spray
Dove Hair Therapy Style + Care Extra Hold Hairspray

Dry shampoo
Batiste Divine Dark and Floral & Flirty Blush

Leave in treatments
Organix Nourishing Coconut Milk Split End Mender, Garnier Fructis 10-In-1 Leave In Spray, Garnier Fructis Sleek & Shine Leave In Conditioning Cream, and It's A 10 Miracle Leave In Product

Texturizers
Eva NYC Zero Gravity Volume Powder and Bumble and Bumble Surf Spray

Deep conditioners
Briogeo Don't Despair, Repair! Deep Conditioning Mask x 2, and Marc Anthony Nourishing Argan Oil of Morocco Deep Hydrating Conditioning Treatment

Serums
Matrix Biolage Smooth-Proof Camellia Serum and Eva NYC Mane Magic 10-In-1 Primer

Heat protectors
Briogeo Rosarco Blow Dry Perfection & Heat Protectant Creme and Garnier Fructis Full & Plush Voluptuous Blow Out Blow Dry Bodifying Treatment

That's everything!  I actually threw out an old texturizing product while I was going through all of my hair products, and I have another It's A 10 leave in treatment coming in the mail (eventually - they were giving them away for free on their website back in March-April and mine still hasn't been shipped lol).

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

L'Oreal True Match Concealer

Hello, everyone!  How was your Independence Day?  David and I had my parents over for a BBQ which was nice.  :)

Anyway!  I received a new L'Oreal True Match concealer complimentary from BzzAgent to try out and review.  They didn't have any of my shade left, so I was given the shade dark to test out.  Since this is obviously way too dark for me to use under my eyes, I wanted to try using this for cream contouring instead.  As it turns out, this shade is far too warm for me to contour with, so I used it as a cream bronzer.  lol  I applied it on my cheeks, along either side of my nose, my temples, and my jaw line.

Before bronzing

After bronzing - no other products or powder

Full face - no powder bronzer on top

*I don't think the pictures do it justice.  You could see it a lot better in person.*
 First of all, I'm not at all a fan of the sponge tip applicator.  I wish it was just a brush or a doe foot applicator.  Otherwise, this worked out well for me as a toned down, natural looking bronzer.  I definitely agree that it's super blendable.  It took very little effort on my part to blend it.  It is still a bit too far on the warm side for my liking, but it still looks fine on me.

Have you tried this product?  What are your thoughts on it?

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

My Makeup Collection 2018: Skincare

Hello, everybody!  How was your weekend?

As an addition to my MMC series, I have all of my skincare products to show you.  I'm always trying out new skincare because I end up with a ton of samples after I make a purchase at Sephora or Ulta.

*I completely forgot to include my current facial cleanser and exfoliator in the above picture because they were in my shower.  lol*

Body Moisturizer
Aveeno Daily Moisturizing Lotion

Facial Cleansers
Garnier Micellar Cleansing Water, Noxzema Classic Clean Cleansing Cream, Skin & Co. Whipped Cleansing Cream, and Mario Badescu Acne Facial Cleanser sample and Glycolic Foaming Cleanser sample.

Toner
Neutrogena Alcohol-Free Toner

Eye Cream
Mario Badescu Hyaluronic Eye Cream

Moisturizers
L'Oreal Revitalift Cicacream, REN Evercalm Global Protection Day Cream, Glam Glow Glowstarter Mega Illuminating Moisturizer, First Aid Beauty Ultra Repair Face Moisturizer, Pure Anti-Aging Cream, Dr. Jart+ Ceramidin Cream, and First Aid Beauty Ultra Repair Cream in Vanilla Citron

Exfoliator
Dr. Brandt Pore Dermabrasion Pore Perfecting Exfoliator

Face Masks
L'Oreal Purify & Mattify Pure-Clay Mask, Detox & Brighten Pure-Clay Mask, and Exfoliate & Refine Pure-Clay Mask, E.L.F. Hydrating Bubble Mask, Mario Badescu Drying Mask, Glam Glow Supermud Activated Charcoal Treatment, and Dr. Brandt Needles No More 3D Filler Mask

Lip Scrubs
E.L.F. Lip Scrub in Mint and Beauty For Real Lip Revival

Makeup Remover
Ponds Evening Soothe wipes

What are your skincare must-haves?  Do you have an all time favorite makeup remover?  I'm trying to find one that works the best at removing all of my eyeliner and mascara.

Thank you for stopping by, and I hope you have a fun and safe 4th of July!

Spring Empties - 2018

Hello, everyone! I know I've been MIA for the past month, but I've been feeling quite unmotivated for a while now.  For some reason, makeup just isn't as enjoyable as it used to be for me.  Does anybody else have these feelings too?  Sometimes I'm an addict for all things beauty, and then other times it just all seems so unnecessary.  I'm currently in one of those ruts, but no worries because I know I'll bounce out of it again soon!  :)

Anyway, I wanted to show you all of the products I used up during the spring (that are not a part of my Project Empty challenge this year) as well as share my thoughts on them.  I don't have a whole lot of products since I haven't really been into wearing makeup lately, but here's what I do have:

Noxema Classic Clean Original Deep Cleansing Cream
I've been using this product on and off for many years.  I really like the cooling, tingling sensation and that it deep cleans without my face feeling dry after.

Philosophy Take A Deep Breath Eye Cream
I don't think these little sample sizes are enough product to determine whether or not they actually work for me.  I never see any difference after using one of these small sample sizes.  This one felt nice, but again, I didn't notice much of a difference after using it.

Sea Breeze Astringent
I'm no longer going to be using this toner.  I never realized that this had so much alcohol in it and it was severely drying out my skin.

Dr. Brandt Needles No More
I don't really have any wrinkles, so I don't know if this works well or not.  It didn't disrupt my makeup when I wore it though.
 

That's everything I used up these past few months.  What have you used up recently that you enjoyed?

Thanks for stopping by.  I hope you have a great weekend!

My Makeup Collection 2018: Nail Polish & Nail Accessories

Hello, everyone!  How was your weekend?

Last week's MMC was supposed to be the last post in this series, but I decided at the last minute to add other beauty products to this series.  If this is something you're interested in, let me know!

I have quite a few nail polishes (I'm addicted to OPI - as you can see!) and I wanted to show you all that I have.

OPI x Hello Kitty
Starry Eyed For Dear Daniel, Look At My Bow, Never Have Too Mani Friends, Spoken From The Heart, Let's Be Friends, My Twin Mimmy, My Pal Joey, Say Hello Kitty!, Super Cute In Pink, Charmmy & Sugar, 5 Apples Tall, Small + Cute = <3, and Kitty White

OPI Germany Collection
Danke-Shiny Red, Every Month Is Oktoberfest, and German-icure by OPI

OPI (Satins-Shimmers-Glitters)
Big Apple Red, Cajun Shrimp, Mermaid's Tears, Alpine Snow, In A Holidaze, Suzi Says Feng Shui, OPI Red, Suzi Loves Cowboys, I'm Not Really A Waitress, Haven't The Foggiest, Yodel Me On My Cell, I Juggle...Men, Bling Dynasty, Significant Other Color, Simply Smashing!, This Color's Making Waves, DS Mystery, DS Indulgence, Rainbow Connection, Yoga-ta Get This Blue!, First Class Desires, and Russian Navy

OPI Shatter Collection
Gold Shatter, White Shatter, and Silver Shatter

OPI Burlesque Collection
Take The Stage (mini), Rising Star (mini), The Show Must Go On, Let Me Entertain You, Tease-y Does It, and Ali's Big Break

Clear Polish
Orly Bonder Rubberized Basecoat and OPI Natural Nail Base Coat

Nicole by OPI
Blue Lace, Star Of The Party, Always A Classic Coca-Cola, and Party In The Penthouse

Sephora by OPI
Just A Fairy-Tale

Essie
Mint Candy Apple, Pretty Edgy, Fiji, and Bikini So Teeny

Konad
Black and White

Sinful Colors
Kylie Trend Matters Velvet Collection in King Size

Sally Hansen
Petal To The Metal, Heather Hustle, and Black Out

Julep
Ming, Shelly, and Heidi

Butter London
Yummy Mummy and Ruby Murray

Formula X
Ignite, Revved Up, and Huntress

LVX
Serene

Deborah Lippmann
Mermaid's Dream and Baby Love

Misc.
PS Cosmeceutical (no shade name), Adesse in Suzannemi, and Pretty Woman (no shade name)

~Accessories~

Hello Kitty Nail Set

Nail Decals

Nail Stamping
Bundle Monster set of stamp discs and Konad scraper

Fake Nails
Kiss 100 count oval nails

Dotters
This is a set I found on Amazon.  The description said 10 different size dots, but as you can see, one side on all of the sticks are the same size.  So it's really only 6 sizes, but I don't mind.

Whew!  That's everything!  I really need to go through my nail polish and get rid of a few.  I have some shades that are very similar and there's no reason for me to keep "doubles".

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