June 2012 Empties

Hi everyone! Here is a list of my June empties. I've used up a lot more items than I used up last month. This time I just used pictures from the internet because I through out a few of these.

Burt's Bees Beeswax Lip Balm - This is a product that I can finally cross off my Project Pan list! Although this lip balm smells good and everyond raves about it, I don't like it! It actually makes my lips more chapped than they were before putting it on my lips.





Lip Smacker's in Strawberry - This is a product that I got from my grandma when I losted my Blister's chapstick. This smells really good, however it wasn't my favorite chapstick.







L'oreal Eye Makeup Remover - I've been through multiple bottles of this. I like it, however I don't love it. If I use too much it will iritate my eyes. I also go through a bottle of this really fast. This will last me about 2.5 weeks. If I wear a natural eye makeup look, I use about 3 cotton balls worth. If I wear a dramatic, night-time eye makeup look, I use about 6 cotton balls worth.





Noxzema Clean Moisture Deep Cleansing Cream - I've also been through multiple bottles of this. This is a product that I would recommend. It lathers really nicely and I think it cleans my face of all dirt and makeup residue. I also love that this has a pump.





Olay Total Effects Daily Cleansing Treatments - I got these wipes for free with my Ulta level 2 reward. There are 30 towelettes in a package and this lasted me a little over a month. I didn't use these every night because I don't wear makeup everyday. I used these like a makeup wipe, however I ran it under warm water first. I thought these were nice, however I didn't notice any of the special effects that it claims. I would rather try something else than repurchase.




Covergirl Eye Enhancers Trio in Cafe Au Lait - I've owned this eye shadow trio for many years and I'm glad to see it finished. This was always an ok eye shadow trio. I didn't think it was very pigmented and the lasting power wasn't the best. It was also very shimmery, which I don't really like. I think that there are other trio's out there, however the color combination was nice.




Covergirl Invisible Concealer in Fair - I did not like this concealer. I think it was the wrong shade and it caked on me. I would not recommend this or repurchase this.

What products have you used up this month?

XOXO

July 2012 Shopping List (Updated)

If you've read my original post for this, I included the new MAC mineralize skinfinishes from the Heavenly Creature collection. I originally was very excited about this collection, however I've decided this will be a skip for me. Instead, I will be saving up my money for the Style Seeker collection and the By Request collection coming out in August.

MAC cleanse off oil ($26.00) - I've heard a lot about this product from some of my favorite YouTubers Allison (amarixe) and Ingrid (missglamorazzi). After months of going back and forth about whether I wanted to spend the money on this, I have decided to purchase it the next time I'm at a MAC store or counter. Usually I use seperate products to remove my face and eye makeup, but I've heard that this is a great product for removing both. I can't wait to try this out. Have you ever used this before?



MAC fluidline in rich ground ($15.00) - This is a permanent shade that will be promoted with the Style Seeker collection. MAC describes this as a reddened coco with frost. This looks like it would be a beautiful shade for summer and fall. I've heard this looks amazing with green eyes (which I have).

XOXO

Project X Pan of 2012 Update #3

It's been three months since my last update for my project x pan. I started this project back in January and I've used up 13 of my 18 items. It's been tough doing three different projects at once: project x pan, gloss out 2012, and eye shadow out 2012.

The products I've used up since my last update in March are:

Covergirl Invisible Concealer in fair

Burt's Bees Beeswax Lip Balm

Covergirl Eye Enhancers Trio in Cafe Au Lait

Lubriderm Daily Moisture Lotion

And the products I still need to use up are:

N.Y.C. Smooth Skin Bronzing Face Powder in Sunny

Rimmel Lasting Finish Lipstick in Airy Fairy

Maybelline Fit Me Blush in Medium Mauve

Two Faced Shadow Insurance

Tretinoin Cream (from dermatologist)

I'm hoping I can finish the rest of this by December of this year.
XOXO

China Glaze Haunting: Nail Polish Swatches & Review

This my first of many nail polish swatches and reviews. If you haven't seen my nail polish collection blog post, please go take a look at it. I've taken pictures of all of my nail polishes and I will be posting individual blog posts about each nail polish as I wear it.

The first nail polish is China Glaze's Haunting from the Halloween 2011 collection. I bought this nail polish at Ulta. The collection is named the same as the nail polish - Haunting!

Haunting is a gorgeous black packed with silver glitter. This polish reminds me of the night sky. The formula was great, thick but very easy to work with. I used 2 coats for the photos below.

The pictures shown are after a week of wearing the polish. I hadn't planned on making this blog series or else I would have taken a picture of it when it was fresh and free of chips.

This polish was a little difficult to remove, however that was expected since it contains glitters.

Personally I really like this shade and if you can get your hands on it, I would recommend you picking up a bottle.

FYI: the chip on my index finger happened because the polish wasn't completely dry when I did my hair for the night. That was caused by a bobbi pin, not the polish chipping! So please disregard that in terms of the polish wear time.

XOXO

Nail Polish Collection & Upcoming Reviews

I've decided that I have way too many nail polishes. Most of the bottles have been ignored & I thought if I blogged about them, I would use them more. Here are all of the nail polishes that my mom and I have collected over the years.

China Glaze:

Left to right: CG in the City, Haunting, Ruby Pumps, Awakening, Chiaroscuro

Essie:

Left to right: Lady Like, A-list, Tart Deco, Lapis Of Luxury, Barefoot in Blue


Sally Hansen:

 Left to right: Cocktail Party, Pardon my French, Stormy Blue, Shrimply Divine

Left to right: Sacred Scarlet, Sparkling Champagne, Amazing Amethyst




OPI:

Left to right: Russian Navy, Bogota Blackberry, Lincoln Park After Dark




Nicole by OPI:

Left to right: Sheer Fun, Have a Heart, Play Fair




Wet n Wild:

Left to right: Hannah Pinktana, Clear Coat, The Wonder Yellows, Teal or No Teal

Left to right: Kaleidoscope, Base Coat




N.Y.C:

Left to right: Pink Promenade Creme, Long Wearing Clear, Venomous




Revlon:

Left to right: Pretty in Papaya, Raspberry Rapture




Pure Ice:

Left to right: Risk Taker, Feeling Hot




Orly:

Left to right: Top 2 Bottom, Buried Treasure, No Bite




Essence:

Left to right: Just in Case, Plum Perfect, Walk of Fame




Q Collection:

Left to Right: Silver Glitter, Rossette




ULTA:

Smoke Screen




L'oreal:

I Pink I'm in Love




Wild and Crazy:

Jealousy




Finger Paints:

Artist's Inspiration




Jesse's Girl:

North Star




Confetti:

Dance Party Pink




L.A. Colors:

Energy Source




L.A. Colors Art Deco:

Left to right: White, Black




Bon Bons:

Glittery Burgundy




So in addition to these pictures, I will be taking pictures of the polishes on my nails. I will be reviewing them and letting you know what I think of each shade. Let me know if there is one in particular that you'd like me to wear and review. I plan to get to all of these at some point!

Is there any nail polishes that I should buy? Maybe after I've went through some of these!

XOXO

June 2012 Shopping the Stash & Shopping List

Hey everyone!

In addition to my monthly favorites & etc (see my other blog post), I will also be doing a post about the items that I want to buy and use up in my collection for the coming month. This new idea is from another blogger that I follow, The Sunday Girl, called shopping the stash. She does hers every Sunday, however for now I am going to do it every month.

June Shopping the Stash:

Too Faced Shadow Insurance (in my project pan)

Max Factor lip gloss in first kiss (part of my gloss out 2012)

Rimmel lasting finish lipstick in airy fairy (in my project pan)

Burt's Bees beeswax lip balm (in my project pan)

N.Y.C. smooth skin bronzing face powder in sunny (in my project pan)

Wet N Wild mega protein mascara in black

Prestige eyeliner in black




This tube of Too Faced Shadow Insurance has been in my collection for around 2 years now. I'm not sure if you can tell from the picture (you should be able to zoom in), but it's getting pretty flat! I like it but I want to use it up so that I can try other similar products. Let me know what eyeshadow primers you love.

Max Factor lip gloss in first kiss is a product that I've had since high school (5+ years). I don't think this product is available anymore. It's a pretty pink color, although it's on the sheer side. This is a product in my project gloss out. If you've seen my blog post about gloss out 2012, I consider my lipgloss collection pretty big. Maybe not as big as some peoples, but there are plenty of products that I have been neglecting over the years.



Rimmel lasting finish lipstick in airy fairy is a product that I was originally introduced to by Anna Saccone or The Style Diet on YouTube. I like this shade, however sometimes it's a little to frosty for me. I've used quite a bit of it in the year or two that I've had it. This is a product that I've included in my project pan since it's not my favorite lipstick.


Burt's Bees beeswax lip balm was a product that I bought at my school bookstore after losing my only chapstick. This is a product that I'm surprised so many people like. I don't think this helps with my chapped lips at all. It actually makes them more chapped than before I put it on. I do enjoy the smell though. I wish this performed as my all time favorite chapstick - Blistexs.

N.Y.C. smooth skin bronzing face powder in sunny is another product that I don't like as much as everyone else does. This is just an ok bronzer. Maybe it's because I've never found the right technique for putting on bronzer without looking unnatural. I've had this for about a year, however it doesn't look like it! Don't drop this product - my lid broke off the first time I dropped it. I still use it though. This is a product that I've placed in my project pan. What's your favorite bronzer that you'd recommend me trying after I've finished this one?

Wet N Wild mega protein mascara in black is not my favorite mascara. I would not recommend this even though it is super cheap. This doesn't apply as black and smoothly as I would like. It also smears and wears off throughout the day. Save your money for something else.

Prestige eyeliner in black is a nice eyeliner in my opinion. The reason I want to use it up though is because I have a brand new black eyeliner that I've never opened and my Urban Decay duo from the Naked palette. I find that this eyeliner goes on smoothly and doesn't irritate my eye. It even goes on the upper lash line which has been rare in my experience with pencil eyeliner.

June Shopping List:

MAC Powder Blush in Peony Petal ($20.00) - MAC describes this as a bright blue pink and is classified as a satin. This blush came out in the beginning of April in the Tres Cheek collection. At the time, I wanted this blush in addition to the other two blushes I bought - lovecloud and full of joy. I didn't buy it because I couldn't afford the $60 price tag at the time. I'm glad it's still avaiable online because it's beautiful. I actually ordered this last night (June 1). Did you buy this when it originally came out?

Sephora Collection Waterproof Eye Makeup Remover ($9.50) - I want to try this out when my current eye makeup remover runs out (Olay). This has a lot of good reviews on Sephora's website. Also, if you are a fan of the Vampire Diaries, I recently found a picture of Elena's bathroom and this was on her counter. So if you want to use the same eye makeup remover as Elena Gilbert, you can buy this. :) Have you ever used this before? I've only recently got into eye makeup removers. I used to use cold cream. How do you remover your eye makeup?

Dillard's Tailored Goldtone Chain Necklace ($28.00) - I've wanted a necklace like this ever since I started watching deanne5253 on YouTube. I've also seen this type of necklace on pinksofoxy on YouTube. I like that this can be worn long or layered since it's 65 inches long. This necklace comes in goldtone, silvertone, rose goldtone, and hamatite-tone. I'm leaning toward the goldtone, however I would have to see them in person to compare them. This is the cheapest version I've found of this necklace. It looks like such a nice necklace for everyday and for when you're dressing up a little bit.

Blue Sky Weekly/Monthly Planner ($16.99-$18.99) - I have been using these planners for the past two years. This planner has tabbed weekly and monthly calendar views. I usually buy these from Office Max. I like the larger versions (8.5x11). On their website, I'm liking the circa, mulberry clear (shown), fiona clear, linnea, and victoria patterns. Some of these planners run from January - December while others are July - June so be careful which one you buy. There are some January - December patterns that I like however I need the July - June planners.

XOXO