Walgreens Haul!

Cover Girl, Milani, Maybelline, Sally Hanson, and Jordana

Today I was lucky enough to do a small shopping trip to Walgreens. Almost everything I bought was a new product for me, the only thing that was a repeat purchase was the Cover Girl Lash Blast Clump Crusher mascara. I also bought the new Cover Girl Outlast Stay Fabulous 3-in-1 foundation in Ivory. The right color for me would have been Classic Ivory but they didn't have it in stock and I didn't have the patience to wait till they had again. So in the mean time I'll be deepening it up with some bronzer. I also picked up the Milani Fix Brow Kit in Light. I've been using a pencil from Maybelline for years, but I'm curious to see how this powder functions. I've seen EleventhGorgeous use this brow kit before and it seems to work well, they also got it based on a recommendation from a makeup artist so that really helped push me to buy this. Then I picked up two of the new Maybelline Color Whispers in One Size Fits Pear and the other in Pink Possibilities. I did try these in the car because I was too excited and One Size Fits Pear seams pretty transparent with a little shimmer. While Pink Possibilities has a nice, buildable color. I also picked up a Jordana Fabuliner in Black. I have never been good at using liquid liner and I have decided that I'm going to master that skill if it kills me! Plus the liner was only $1.99.  I also picked up two new nail polishes. Lately I have found that I'm really drawn to taupes and rosegolds. One heck of a combination, I know. So I picked up Smokey Taupe from the Cover Girl Outlast line and Strobe Light from Sally Hanson Xtreme Wear. All in all I'm pretty happy with my purchases. I haven't really used any of them enough to form an opinion about them just yet so reviews are soon to follow. Be Fearless. Be Beautiful. Be You.

Amazon and Walgreens Haul!

I have been using the hell out of my amazon account lately buying mostly makeup books trying to read up on the hobby that I love. Then I decided to see what makeup products I could find on there for a cheaper price than I would if I had bought them from the original manufacturer. First on Amazon I got the Nude 'Tude pallete by The Balm. I had been looking at this pallete for over a year. I loved the colors and I thought the packaging was very cute. However, the packaging that I wanted was no longer available. This pallete came in two "tudes." Feeling nice (the pallete I have here) has a black and white background that matches the front of the packaging. The feeling naughty version, the one that I really wanted, had pinup girls on the inside with the eye shadows covering up their naughty parts. Super cute right?

The Balm Nude 'Tude Pallet

I was able to snag this for $30.90 before S&H and for $37. 88 after. That's not too bad considering it cost $36 when you buy it from The Balm before S&H. I haven't used any of the shadows yet, but they look stunning. I think you'll be able to make several natural and even sultry looks with this pallet. Next in my Amazon haul is my new NYX Butt "Naked" Eyes Pallete. I snagged this for $23.94 after S&H versus paying $25 before S&H when you buy it from the NYX website. This pallete has both shimmer and matte shadows and I love that. I love being able to mix different textures to achieve different looks. There are also some blushes and bronzers that slide out of the bottom. I have used a few of these colors and I think they are just stunning.

NYX Butt "Naked" Pallet

At Walgreens I bought a few things as well. The first thing I picked up was a Wet n Wild Megalast Nail Polish in 213C On a Trip on sale for $.99. Its a beautiful creamy looking purple. I cant wait to slather this on my nails! The next thing I picked up was the Maybelline Dream Matte Mousse Foundation in Classic Ivory for $9.97. I have oily skin and while I have no issues with my current foundation I'm just in the mood to try something new. Hopefully I will have positive things to report back about this foundation. Then last but not least, I picked up the L'Oreal De-Crease Eyeshadow Base for $9.99. As I have mention in my latest posts I have been going a little crazy with trying different primers so of course when I saw this I had to try it. Well that's it for my haul. I hope you enjoyed!

Maybelline Falsies Volum' Express Flaired Mascara Review

Lately I have felt the need to make my lashes look longer, as I'm sure most women do. So I went to Target and picked this up for about $6. However, I am not happy with this mascara at all. This is a very wet formula, even in water proof. I also have oily lids so that usually means that I have mascara running under my eyes (with a few noted exceptions) this is one of those mascaras that gives you raccoon eyes. As if raccoon eyes weren't enough it is absolutely impossible to get this mascara off! I lost lashes trying to get this off and I don't have very many lashes to begin with it. On top of everything else I didn't notice this making my lashes look any longer. This was a wasted $6. I threw this out and I wont repurchase this. I wouldn't recommend this to anyone.