Sunday, December 31, 2017

Goodbye 2017, Hello 2018!

I am so ready for 2018!

I have been getting inspired & have been loving these glittery beauties: 
 Top: Gap {as seen on: Glitterandgingham on Instagram}

I love this cartoon posted by bustle on Instagram,
it is definitely true, especially with working at Vault Brewing these days: 


Cheers! 


I am bringing in the New Year with sparkles and leopard, of course! 




What I Wore: glasses- c/o Lafont, earrings- gift from my sister Bianca, lips- Milani "Matterialistic" &  e.l.f. Pout Perfecter "Glow", bomber- Target, sweater- thrifted, pants- thrifted, booties- Forever 21




I am loving my NYE mani, it is Zoya "Raven" and Revlon "Holographic Pearls",
so hard to get a good picture of how beautiful this combo is,
but it is so glittery and awesome! 


Loved this post from girlwithnojob on Instagram
Stay tuned for my 2017 Outfits in Review coming next week, 
along with some resolutions recap and new ones! 


 I am definitely feeling like this beauty blender in slave2beauty's Instagram post

Happy New Year! 

I will be celebrating mine with my favorite apple pie from Delicious Orchards!

🍎🍏

Thanks Mom!!!

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Saturday, December 30, 2017

December Humble Beauty #49


This month has been chock full of beauty goodies! 
Lets start with two VoxBoxes I got c/o Influenster this month:

The first one I received is the Loreal "Pure-Sugar Scrub",
I was excited to try this face scrub, and let me tell you, it is AH-MAZING!
They sent me the kiwi one to try out. It smells sweet, does a great job at exfoliating the skin 
and leave me feeling moisturized and ready for the day! 
I love it! 

The second VoxBox I was sent to review was the Loreal "New Elvive" hair mask, 
just in time too because I ran out of my last one recently, 
I like this too, it is moisturizing and smells nice too! 
You go Loreal, killing it with these Influenster boxes! 

In case you were wondering how Influenster works, 
here is a little graphic they send with their VoxBoxes:

 I have been enjoying this month's Sephora Play bag too! 
I really love the Makeup Forever "Hot Red" lipstick, 
it is such a great red, stays on for a long time, and I wore it all Christmas weekend

This month's Ipsy was pretty good too,
I love the Ofra Lipstick in "Ipsy Unzipped" it is a great formula and shade!
Also loving the Lottie London polish in "Riot" I wore it HERE:

I also took the opportunity to restock my "Hot Damn" lip crayon from beabombshellcosmetics 
with their $2 single items sale before Christmas
{worn HERE}

I love this "Hot Damn" shade, it is a great red! 
I finally got myself the "Ruby Woo" shade from Mac this holiday season too, 
I love this mini-version! 
{Worn HERE}



With some of my Christmas $$ I decided to try this "Bomb Baby Mini Lip and Face Set" 
I was excited to try these products because I have heard a lot of hype about them, 
and let me tell you first hand... THEY ARE INCREDIBLE!! 
I am obsessed with the lipgloss and the highlighter is incredible on the skin! 
Seriously. So GOOD! 



Before Christmas I ordered a few single shadows from Devinah Cosmetics
 I got: Lucretia, Push, Capri, and Naevia

I love them all!
Such great matte shades, especially Lucretia, 
I find myself adding this color into almost every look these days, 
I am OBSESSED! 

It was the red and blue shades in the Dream St. Kathleen Lights x Colourpop palette
 that caught my eye too, but I wasn't too sure about getting it.
 I decided to when I saw these swatches on Katrina @treeeenz on Twitter:

I love everything Kathleen Lights puts out, it is all just so good! 
{Especially her Morphe palette! That is a favorite!} 
So needless to say:

 First impressions were that it was a lot smaller than I was expecting,
but it is beautiful!
The blue shades are a little messy,
 but I absolutely LOVE the kaleidoscope shade (bottom left corner) 
swatching it does not do it justice, 
it is my favorite shade in the palette and I would buy it just for that color! 



I also have been loving Abigail Brion on YouTube
I loved her two looks with the Dream St. Kathleen Lights x Colourpop palette



& I want to recreate this one, as seen on her instagram (ab_ducted)
possibly for NYE tomorrow! 

She is also the reason why I finally made the leap 
and purchased the Pinky Rose "Bright Lights Palette",
I was waiting for it to be back in stock, 
especially since I am totally in love with the Pinky Rose "Runway" palette 
that I got last month from Pinky Rose



I mean look at those bright swatches! 

& this look from @itslohollywood as seen on PinkyRoseCosmetics' Instagram:

It is so bright and beautiful! 


I also love this bright makeup look that Stephanierobin posted on Instagram:

Also loving this green makeup look posted by itskandl on Instagram

When I saw these swatches of the HUDA "Electric Obsessions"
I knew I was adding this beauty to my Christmas Wishlist: 

So happy Charlie got it for me for Christmas! 
I love it! Especially the yellow and red shades! 

I have been completely obsessed with yellow, orange and red eyeshadows these days, 
I think I will do a little Z-Palette re-organization and break down on the blog soon 
and list all these babies out in their own post! 

As for my monthly wishlist:

Do I need anymore eyeshadow, no. 
Yes I do!
👀 on jordandenenyc on Instagram:


After checking out their Instagram, I also want these three shades:
Luck Dragon 



& I know that the Anastasia Subculture Palette has gotten such mixed reviews,
 but these swatches by mimera929 on Instagram make me want to try it all over agin! 
& it on sale on Sephora for $34

I am also so intrigued by the Morphe "39A Dare To Create Eyeshadow Palette" it looks so beautiful! 
Especially that green shade in the middle! 
I am trying to convince myself that my PinkyRose "Runway" palette is chock full of that shade 
and that I don't need another palette...
#sendhelp.

I also want this Essie polish in "Social Lights", 
such a pretty duo chrome color

& this month's empties: 
bath empties: Celavi face mask in "Cucumber" and "Avocado"- I love these! I get them from the Korean H-Mart grocery store for like $1 each / Privai "aqua gel masque" I got this as a sample and I don't know how I feel about it, its not my kind of face mask I guess / Dr. Teals Pure Epsom Salt in "Comfort & Calm with Chamomile" and Dr. Teals Utra Moisturizing Foaming Bathing in "Super Moisturizer Avocado Oil"- love both of these, they make for a wonderful bath and I enjoy using them / Gold Bond Ultimate "Radiance Renewal" lotion- I got this as a sample and my husband loves it, he never uses lotion but loves this and says it helped with his itchy winter skin / "Tea Tree Oil Shampoo" c/o Maple Holistic- I really enjoyed this shampoo, it left my hair feeling very clean and kept it clean (my hair usually gets very oily) for days! / Loreal EverCream "Renourishing Butter"- I got this in an Influenster VoxBox and I loved it, it lasted forever. / Thann "Aromatherapy Conditioner"- I love the way this smells, reminds me of my honeymoon because it was at our hotel in Alaska / Loreal Superior Preference "Burgundy 4B Cooler" hair color- I love this color but it did not take on my dark hair, only on my roots so now I have black hair with burgundy roots, which I am kinda digging, not going to lie / Shea Moisture "Coconut & Shine Curl & Shine Shampoo" I liked how this smelled but my hair has no curl to it so it's not really for me. 

beauty empties: Sugarbearhair "Hair Vitamins"- these taste amazing, not sure if they work because this was a very small sample but I enjoyed them! / Wet n wild "photofocus foundation" in "soft ivory" - I am not sure if this was the right shade but it was okay, I would try this again but it does smell like paint... / Seche Vite Top Coat- I love this stuff, it is a must have. It really does work but when it gets thick it is so hard to use, I got a fresh bottle and am loving it all over again! / Air Repair "Super-Hydrating Eye Cream"- this was nice but I don't really see a big difference in eye creams / Clinique Happy- I love this perfume but apparently I had this little one for a little too long, it started to not smell as good / NYC Sun n Bronze powder- I like this for all over the face glow / It Cosmetics "Bye Bye Pores Pressed Powder"- I accidentally tried to depot this into a Z-palette and it kinda fell apart so I added it to my loose finishing power and have been enjoying it like that / Caudalie Vine[Activ] Serum- I enjoyed this serum while it lasted, not sure about "Glow Activating" but it wwas nice / Amazingly Beautiful Night Oil c/o Trusted Health Products- I really enjoyed these products! Really made my face feel soft / Make Up For Ever "Step 1"- this was such a nice primer especially on days where my skin was red and irritated / Too Faced "Better Than Sex" mascara- this is one of all time favorite mascaras, it is so good! / IGK "Rich Kid" Coconut Oil Gel- I liked this, it smelled nice in my hair / Milani "Bella Mandarin"- I love this eyeshadow, one of my favorite crease colors, I already have a back up, the packaging broke when I had a little product left so I added it to a blush and have been using it that way, this shade is great for everything! / Soap & Glory "Sexy Mother Pucker" in "Nudist" I love this gloss, I got it in a holiday set next year and can't believe I actually used it all up! /  Wet n Wild "Crème brûlée"- This is my must have shade for my eyebrow and under eye area, I have back ups upon back ups   

Makeup Remover Wipes: Celavi Apricot makeup remover wipes- these smell so nice and do a nice job taking off my makeup / e.l.f. Makeup Remover Cleansing Cloths- I love these. They are amazing, the best ones I have used yet! Will repurchase! 

Candles: "Autumn" from Bath & Body Works- I got this a couple of years ago and I enjoyed it a lot! Smells wonderful! / I got these three plaid candles from the dollar spot at Target {$3 each} I loved them all! & I get to reuse these cute tins all season!

What a great month for beauty!
I can't believe I got three new makeup palettes, 
WHOOPS. 
#sorrynotsorry 

{source: Sephora}

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