What's In My Bag

After looking into my purse, I realized how much of a hoarder I am. I thought it was funny at first, but now I realize that it's actually a problem. Before making a major downsize (you'll see of what) I decided that I should do the ever so popular "what's in my bag" post. I've never done one of these 

but I've always enjoyed glimpsing into everyone's bag. It's kind of socially acceptable way of being a total creeper, and I love it! 

My bag is from the line Call It Spring. This brand has been around at JCP for about 5 or 6 years now, and I believe they have their own stores as well. My bag was about $50 originally. But this girl got it for 40% off plus I had a $10 reward from shopping at Sephora inside JCP. So, I got this cute little number for $20! Not too bad, if I don't say so myself! 

I love the colors in it. The cool and warm hues make it perfect for every season. The bow adds an adorable, fun touch. The size of this bag is absolutely perfect and fits everything that I could possibly need inside. 

You can see from the above picture that I carry most of the basics, and you also get a glimpse of my ridiculous obsession. 

 Yep, that's right. You counted 17 lip products. I told you it was scary! Obviously the NYX Butter Glosses are my fave. Other than those I've got the essentials-notebook and pen for jotting down lists and thoughts, my iPhone and ear buds, wallet with necessary Bath & Body Works hand sanitzer (this one is a camera that flashes! how cute?!), random change, ponytail holder, AE Rewards card, and dog biscuit. And of course, last but not least, my gym essentials including my Polar FT4 heart rate watch and lock for my locker. I can't hit the gym without them! 

Well, now that you've seen what's inside my bag, let me know what's inside yours! Do you have anywhere near as many lip products as I do? Please let me know that I'm not as crazy as I think I am. :P 

Until next time, 

A Fuchsia Frenzy

Since coming back home, I've been really into bright colored lips. Especially those of the hot pink/fuchsia/bright purple variety. I just love how a bright lip can change everything about your makeup and outfit. It adds so much fun!

The three shades that I've been loving the most have been the three pictured. NYX Butter Gloss in Sugar Cookie, NYX Matte Lipstick in Shocking Pink, and the Almay Liquid Lip Balm in Pink Pout. 

Pink Pout is definitely the most toned down and least frightening of the three. It is much more of soft, natural pink color on the lips than it is in the tube. I love this formula so much that I plan on doing a full review of all the colors that I own. 

Sugar Cookie is a beautiful bright fuchsia. It's super pigmented so you can wear it alone for a bright pop of color. The NYX butter gloss is my favorite formula of lip gloss ever!

Shocking Pink is quite true to its name! I love this color so much. It's so bright and fun; perfect for spring and summer! This lipstick is so creamy and feels amazing on the lips. 

What spring/summer trends are you most excited for this season? Are you a bold lip lover like myself? Let me know! <3

An Ulta Haul

Hey, hey! 

Being back in the States, I've got the luxury of shopping at Ulta Beauty. After seven months of having not set foot in a beauty store of any sort, I went in and went a slight bit crazy. 

I got a couple of essentials, a few new things for spring/summer, and one bigger splurge. 

The first thing that I wanted to pick up where a few lippies from NYX. I had went in with intent of getting a couple of the new macaron lipsticks, but they hadn't quite gotten them in stock. Instead, I got a few fuchsia goodies from various collections. I also couldn't resist picking up a few of my favorite drugstore eyeshadow trios and two twin packs of lashes. I've been wanting to see what all of the hype was about, so I got two travel size pouches of the Macadamia Oil masque. 

My splurge of the trip was the LORAC Unzipped palette. I absolutely love my LORAC Pro palette, so I couldn't resist to get this beauty. The texture of these shadows are incredible, and the rosy neutrals are lovely. 

This was the damage done. I guess it could have been worse, but I tried to control myself a bit. ;)

I absolutely adore Almay's trios. They're so smooth and pigmented. They're the best drugstore eyeshadows I've tried thus far. The eylure eyelashes are incredible! I'm not a big eyelash wearer, so these are perfect. They are so natural!

I'm most excited about my palette, the lashes, Too Faced Melted liquid lipstick, and the NYX lipstick. Obviously I'm into bright lips right now. 

If you'd like any in depth reviews, let me know! I have a couple already planned. 

Now that I'm back in the States and have a lot of free time on my hands, I plan on keeping up with this blog a lot more. I've gotten so many new products since I've been home the past three weeks. I can't wait to share them all with you! 

March Ipsy Bag

Hey hey! 

Back in January I decided it was time to subscribe to my first subscription service. After reading reviews, watching videos, and scouring the sites, I chose Ipsy. At $10 a month, you get a plethora of beauty items, ranging from deluxe samples to full size! Ya read right, full size products for only $10 a month! Each month you get 4-6 items to try out, that are picked out just for you, based on the quiz you took at sign up.

January was a decent month, containing mostly skin care items to pump that "new year, new you" feel. February was all makeup for me, which I loved! This month, I received fewer items (only four) but all but one item was full size, so I really can't complain too much. 

This month I received a nicely sized sample of Bare Minerals Marvelous Moxie lipstick in the shade Get Ready, NYX eyeshadow trio in No Tan Lines Allowed, Chella Eyeliner Pen in Indigo Blue, and the Pixi Beauty Brightening Flawless Beauty Primer.

*I'm the worst at photographing swatches.*

I really love everything in this month's bag, minus the highlight shade in the trio, as it's barely noticeable *see above.  But all in all, it was a great month for Ipsy! The lipstick and eyeliner are great and highly pigmented, and the shadows are smooth and creamy! I can't wait to put everything to good use in the coming months! I know the brightening primer will be especially great under a lightweight foundation during the summer for an added glow. 

What did you receive in your March Ipsy bag? Let me know your thoughts! 

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February Beauty Favorites

This month, I wore more makeup than usual. I started playing and practicing more often, which lead to an abundance of products being used. Narrowing my favorites down to a shorter list was a pretty difficult task, so I had to chose those that I used on an almost daily basis. For almost the entire month of February, these products were strung across my desk top and were shown plenty of love. 

The product that was probably shown the most love was my LORAC Pro Palette. This thing is, and forever will be, my baby. The pigmentation, the longevity of the shadows, the half-and-half matte and shimmer shadows, ah! I could seriously go on and on about this palette, but I'll keep it at it's amazing.  

Along side my Pro Palette, I used the Stila Stay All Day water-proof liquid eyeliner and Too Faced Better Than Sex mascara to really make all of my eye looks pop. The blackness of the eyeliner is pretty unbeatable, and the magicalness of the mascara is beyond any of my wildest mascara dreams. Currently I only have travel sizes of each, but the full sizes are in my cart, await their purchase on Sephora.com. Another eye favorite has been my Make Up Forever Aqua Brow in the shade 25. This cream brow filler is amazing! It does the best job of filling in and shaping my brows. I find that this gives me more precision that a pencil, along with more coverage. MUFE Aqua Brow is a bit pricey, at $25 for .23 oz of product, but I feel like this would last me years! The tiniest bit goes the longest way. This will be a forever favorite for sure. 

I chose not to include a foundation favorite this month, because I've been using the Cover Girl Outlast Stay Fabulous three-in-one foundation religiously for months now. However, I did include a primer! My pores have been abnormally large this month, so I've been filling them in and priming my skin with the Benefit The PORE-fessional pore filling primer. This silky smooth primer really goes the extra mile when it comes to filling in pores. 

For blush and bronzer, I've been using the Too Faced Chocolate Soleil matte bronzer and Benefit's Rockateur blush more than any others. I feel like this Too Faced bronzer is the absolute best of contouring and bronzing up the face. The rose gold hue of the Rockateur blush compliments the bronzer exceptionally well. The combination of the two is very natural and so pretty! 

Well, that's all for my February beauty favorites! This was quite the long-winded post, in my opinion, but I was in a writing mood. I hope you all enjoyed it! Thanks so much for reading!

Which products were your favorites in February? 

Weekly Wants #1

Well hi! 

Tonight I'm coming at you with this weeks most wanted. Over the past week there's been a few products that I've been seriously lusting after. The packaging, the hype, everything. I need these beauties!

I've had the Too Faced Chocolate Bar palette and Better Than Sex Mascara in my Sephora cart for far too long now. All of the swatches and reviews of the palette are truly killing me. And the Better Than Sex mascara? I have samples that I'm almost out of and this mascara is something that I cannot live without. If you haven't tried it, you should. Like, yesterday. 

I'm currently eyeing three blushes. Two are from the new Hourglass Ambient Lighting blush collection, and the other is from MAC's A Fantasy of Flowers collection. All three are beautiful and perfect for the upcoming Spring/ Summer season. I haven't been able to get my hands on the Ambient Lighting powders just yet, as I've been a little hesitant on spending the money. I'm seriously considering these blushes though. 

Lastly, I'm really wanting to pick up a few of NYX's new butter glosses. I just recently picked up two shades and I love them! I really want to get a few of the darker and brighter shades, like the ones pictured. 

Well, that's all for this week's wants! I hope you enjoyed it! I'm hoping to start back at blogging more often, so these should become more regular and you all will be seeing much more of me! Until next time!