Sephora Birthday Haul

I've been working 6 days a week and balancing school so I haven't had to energy to blog, but recently my dad handed me down his old iPhone 4. (When the 5 came out to be exact, I've just been sluggish on unlocking it, sorry!)

Since I have a new phone now and my camera focuses pretty nicely, I can start blogging from my phone again :)! Hopefully this will keep me on track better than I've been. I've also signed a lease to my first apartment and I don't want to buy new furniture until I get a house so possibly some DIY posts on revamping what you have.

Moving on... It's my birthday tomorrow and I'm turning 22! It hasn't quite sunk in that I'm getting older but I'm sure it will soon. I swung by Sephora with the boyfriend and picked up my present and caved and finally bought the Urban Decay Naked Basics Palette! My boyfriend actually got it for me as a birthday present so hooray for that!

(I'm at work blogging as I type and there's a client looking at me like I'm crazy taking photos of my makeup purchase. She probably thinks I'm being obsessive!)

I don't splurge as crazy as I used to when I was living with my parents but here are my goodies:

Sephora Birthday Gift & Urban Decay Naked Basics Palette

Curls & Feeling Artsy :3

Hello blogger world :D!

Hope I didn't fall off the face of the world again.

I put on neutral makeup today and decided to make it un-boring by curling my hair... since I finally got a haircut! ^__^ I think it was semi-successful!

 .... HEY GUYS! Did you know I had a minor butt chin?! YEEEAH, check the photo above :3 I'm surprised it photographed somewhat! My older sister says that when I was a baby it was like mega butt chin but it went away as I got older -___-

 I really like my bigggggo eyebrows :) I was going to do a tutorial on how I shape them, but I'm gonna go through this box of wax I dislike first. Wouldn't make sense if I didn't like the product I was using right? lol

Last photo, I was feeling artsy outside :) I think it turned out nice with the gradation of the grass and sun. Wish I posed cooler so my shadow looked cool lol! (thank you mom for mowing the lawn.)

SOOOO I'm really wanting to hit the mac counter to look at the Nicki Minaj lipstick. It's crazy bright pink from what I've been seeing all over the blogosphere and I WANT!

Hope to see you soon!

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Ricky & Nicki Early Release?!

Long time no see! (kinda)

School has officially begun and my first test is this thursday :(

I have been wearing absolutely no makeup so there is no fotd's but hopefully soon to come..

What this post is about is this down below!! D:

Who else got this email?! AND purchased?! Well guess what... I didn't :)!!! I was ready to check out but there were no free shipping codes so I didn't purchase it lol. If you don't know usually when MAC has a new contract with a celebrity for their viva glam campaign they stick around for about a year so I was thinking to just pick this up later when it hits counters.

Just excited to say I think I'm cured! XD lol

Night gals, time for me to study!

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Some random FOTD's

 Hey everyone :) Merry late Christmas! I hope everyone got to spend it with the ones they love, I know I did.

Lately my makeup has been neutral and boring, I even used some olives one day! :D I guess my statement is more of lips -__-" I have been staying away from home lately so I haven't had my full makeup drawers at my disposal.

THIS IS WHERE MY NAKED PALETTE COMES IN ;D I can't say how much I love this palette, and now that I own NAKED2 I love that one even more... (I will make a post soon, no more iPhone blogging because my camera doesn't focus anymore and my battery is currently charging)

Here's a neutral eye I put together, I had some CRAZY sparkles on that day and tried to capture it but no luck so no point on posting that! I actually put on nude lipstick which is a shocker to me because I haven't done nude in a while >__<

I curled my hair that day with the HANA 1" Professional straightener. I thought I failed miserably, but I got a lot of compliments that night! ^__~

The next fotd was with second day hair -___-" I didn't feel my hair was oily enough to wash so I just went with it. BAD IDEA, it got so oily later that day... I should really carry dry shampoo on me but I don't have a preferred one though I've only tried a couple. I'm very picky because I prefer the colorless ones...
Any dry shampoo recommendations for dark hair?

I sported the red lip for almost a week straight, it was so weird taking it off! Again, used the NAKED palette again that day. It's so difficult to eat when you want your lipstick to stay on!

I have a lot of posts planned out in my head, just gotta charge up my camera! I also hit the CVS sale they're having O__O... I got a few things I've been wanting but didn't want to cough up the money lol so that will be my next few posts soon, hopefully!

Have a safe New Year if I don't make it in time ^__~

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FOTD: Dad's birthday

Hey gals :) So I'm done with summer classes and my boyfriend is heading out tomorrow night for business and I think I'll have some time to blog this weekend ^_^

So here's a quick neutral look (yenno, they look like all my other neutral ones -__-") I wore to my friend Gap's birthday dinner. He turned the big... was it 25 or 26? Who knows, but we call him Dad because he's the oldest lol. We also made him a penis birthday cake. (white cake with pink frosting!)

And the reason I'm about to bust out laughing in the picture above is because of this LOSER...

I have some hauls to blog about soon ;) ...stay tuned!

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HALLOWEEN + 2 FOTDS

HELLO! I've been gone for a while now... a month and a half I think?? I've been swamped with school (sorta) but since I got bored for 2 days out of my week I picked up a second job at a local Subway! LOL.. yeah so I'm not sure if I'm really swamped with school if I got that bored BUT after I picked up a second job my whole week is filled with an agenda so that means I'm soooooo not motivated to blog! Plus, no one requests anything since hardly anyone stops here anymore, haha!

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Here's what I was for halloween :) .... can you guess although my crown is cut off and I'm covered by my nephew?

I was Princess Peach! My boyfriend was Mario but he was already dj-ing at a party and I got totally drunk when I got there so we didn't get a picture. This is actually the only picture of the night I took that I have access to LOL.. and don't you think my nephew has gotten big since my last post :D he's two months now ^_^

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This is a look I did between the time I've been gone from blogging and currently. I'm sure it was before it started to cool down in Texas because I'm sporting a tank top!

In this look, I used MAC Zingy Eyeshadow (on the outer V) from the Dare to Wear collection from wayyy back when! The color is so GORGEOUSS... but what other looks can I do with it??? It's so bright, and blue!

Please excuse the broken lip! That's why there's no lipstick because I was wearing lip balm :)

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I wore this look out to my friend's birthday dinner. It was simple because it was just a bunch of neutrals but dramatic because of the smokiness and lashes :D btw, I'm wearing the same lashes as the previous look which are ardell demi wispies :) my favorite!

Nothing on my lips once again because I was still at home and haven't put anything on yet! I think I just threw on some nudy pink lipgloss :)!

I used MAC Naked Pigment & NARS Mekong Eyeshadow and a whole sheeetload of blending lol. Not so sure about the highlight but I know it's a matte off-white shade ^_^

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Well that's all for now! Hopefully I get back in the flow of blogging and any requests are welcomed because then I'll feel more obliged to blog :D Have a beautiful day/night everyone!

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COLLECTIVE HAUL: MAC + SEPHORA

Howdy everyone! :) Long time no see? Ahh... but I have been hauling while I've been gone! LOL... this will be a massive haul post since the last time I've posted any hauls :D No swatches because honestly there's too many things to swatch!

But first... my face! haha, I've been totally neutral since I've been gone. Yeah, I think I'm done with colors.. or just the fact that there's no time to really get ready and wearing neutrals is a no brainer ;D

No clue what I'm wearing so no questions please! I don't even remember where I was going that day...

Everything is in random order of what items I picked up to take pictures of so some are from so long ago that they are not available anymore on the MAC website since they're limited edition!

Clockwise: Shockaholic, Going Bananas, Sassy Grass, Zingy, Louder Please
All are very vibrant and beautiful but I'm kinda clueless on what combos to do. Any ideas? :)

MAC Look in a Box.. the first time I've purchased one! I think It's a pretty good deal since you get 5 full sized items for almost $60.

I purchased Frisky Girl which comes with Mercurial MES, Zoom Fast Black Lash Mascara, Pretty Baby BPB, Well Dressed Blush, and Nymphette LG.

I've always wanted Pretty Baby BPB when it released with Hello Kitty but I'm glad I got it now! :) And since I watched one of Ingrid's videos (from youtube) I've always wanted Well Dressed Blush and the other items were just great to have also ^_^

I wasn't going to get Stereo Rose MSF since I was there and totally skipped it when I went to get other IN THE GROOVE items but when I saw the way it looks on medium skin I knew I wanted it! Luckily the MAC website had it restocked when I wanted it lol :) Lucky me I guess!

I want to start collecting pigments now... I really like the new packaging ^_^

The alice+olivia pigments are super pretty too! :D From left-right: Later., Partylicious, and If It Sparkles...

From IN THE GROOVE, I bought two of the MES, Blue My Mind and Togetherness. I'm not a big fan of togetherness so if anyone's interested I'll give it up for $14 with shipping included. This is how it looks after I've used it.

*drumrolls* Urban Decay NAKED Palette! How I love thee, I almost bought a backup but then I said why the hell would I need one since I know I'll never finish it! :)

Super hard to get my grubby hands on this when it released, but I got an email from Urban Decay they'll keep making more until it stays in stock so everyone still has an opportunity to get one ^_^

Benefit Stay Put Set. I really like the cream shadow since I've always wanted the full size one but the baby size will do! Concealer is really creamy and emollient. The primer, I'm not so sure I'm sold on that so I'm glad I didn't jump at it when it came out. This is $10 at sephora.

Stila It Girl Eyeshadow Palette. Or I think that's what it's called.. lol :X Comes with 3 shimmery shades. It's great if you like shimmery neutral shadows but I wish there would've been a not so shimmery shade in the set. This is also $10 at sephora.

NARS Smudgeproof Eyeshadow Primer. I tried the small sample size from my 100-point perk and I really liked it! It's much smaller than Urban Decay Primer Potion and costs more but it's okay, at least I know I'll be able to finish this bottle lol.

Smith's Rosebud Salve in a tube. This was a filler to add into my basket to get free shipping for my NAKED palette hehe.. I'm glad I got it because I keep it on my nightstand and put it on before I sleep. Makes my lips super soft in the morning ^_^

New lippies from MAC! From left to right: Jazzed, Hellraiser, Glaringly Hip. All are super beautiful but Jazzed doesn't look so cute when you got peach fuzz going on haha!

I just loveee the alice+olivia packaging. FYI, it slides out so there's regular mac packaging underneath.

I got I Want Candy dazzleglass creme. It's like a yellowy-greenish color. Not wearable by itself but you can layer them to change your lipstick shade. More of an item I'm collecting than trying to use lol.

MAC Superflash! Superglass. I've had this since it released and I've used it frequently as you can see by the air bubble there lol. I LOVE the shimmery mess it leaves behind! It is a bit "rough" when you rub your lips together but it's not super noticeable. The shape of the tube is a hexagon too so it won't slide all over your table!

LORAC Luminizing Face Powder in Spotlight. It's a highlighter although it looks like a face powder. I think some people get this confused with that and say they don't like it but you're suppose to put it in parts of your face you want to highlight. It's gorgeous and it was only $9!

Dior Lash Extase Set. Comes with a full size extase and two sample sizes of iconic and blackout. I love dior mascaras so I had to buy this for later use! ^_^ It was about... $28 I think but I know for sure it wasn't over $30.

And here's a free sephora VIB gift with any purchase while supplies lasted! Great deal to be able to try out a lot of their products. :) If only the laura mercier TM was my shade.. *sigh* but the stardust shadow is a great size and I'm glad for that! ^_^

Well, this is the end of my haul of things I've purchase since the last one.. I know that there's some items I forgot but I really don't know what's missing so oh well! I hope I didn't make your wallets feel like they're burning haha because I know when I see massive haul posts it makes me feel broke too!

Hopefully I'll think of something for my next post. I've been hauling cheap clothes lately.. lol. I'm in love with LACE! everything looks so pretty with lace over it xD

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BLOG SALE + MASK NIGHT!

*phew* I finally got my blog sale items today so you can go check it out :) I've got a lot more things to post up that I'll take a picture of on Thursday afternoon after I get off of work and done taking the boyfriend's little sister to go get her schedule. Email me if you're interested and I'll get back to you ASAP!

While we're on the topic of blog sales, one of my followers have reached out and asked me if I could let everyone know she's having one too! You can check her blog out here.

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I've recently been using the Cellnique Advanced Bio Renewal mask lately and I'll have to say I've been loving it a lot more than when I initially reviewed it ^_^ I guess the trick is to put it on before you're about to shower and then the rinsing part of it is a lot easier than trying to reach over the sink and get it off. Oh, mind you, I got it a little too high on my delicate eye area but I was like screw it it's already on there.. might as well make it even!

It's still half-way full so I'm trying to use it before it's expiration date! I will definitely repurchase this sometime.... in the end of winter/beginning of spring LOL.. I really have no money to blow on good skincare right now so I'm going to have to save up for it!

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I've got a massive haul coming up! Well, a collective haul of what I've hauled since I stopped posting lol. I guess I'll call it a mostly MAC haul because those are the only things I do remember buying ^_^ Stay tuned for that! I'm also debating if I should do a video but I think pictures are just easier right??

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DOGGY LOVES ME :)

A very unattractive angle of myself, but I'm happy I got the snapshot! haha :)

I LOVE this dog! haha, I went over to my sister's house on Tuesday morning to join her when she went to the baby doctor place. Unfortunately I didn't get to figure out the sex of the baby -____-" SO I GUESS I won't be able to plan the COLORS of the baby shower!

But anywho, my sister and brother in law never really just baby the dog so usually when I come over I baby him like crazy :) This day was just funny because he was so comfortable just laying on my chest haha! I don't know, I just thought this picture was super cute.

Just a quick update today! I will probably make another post later on today but for now I should go shower and what not. I've also got assloads of laundry to fold from yesterday :X YES I AM LAZY! haha

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HELLO SUMMER! (FOR 2 WEEKS)

Hello beautifuls! :) It's been a long time since a real update hasn't it? Well I have until June 1st to give you girls[guys] real updates ^_^ I plan on making basic videos (maybe) but I'm not going to promise anything!

Here's what I HAVE BEEN doing the past 2 weeks :D

Below here is when I went to the dentist to get my lower left wisdom tooth removed.

I was trying to frown, but this is when I was waiting for the anesthesia to kick in ^_^ As you can tell, it's already kicked in full blast when I finally got a non-blurry picture lol. I got my towel under in case I drool (which I did) and then I had the spit sucker thing in my other hand.

I totally went in all calm and was like I'm ready! I never realized how much of a big deal people make it. They kept asking if I was nervous (since I went solo). I was like o_O! What are you talking about? I'm just getting a tooth extracted, why would I be nervous? I guess I was just like whatever so nothing dawned on me. THEN when he injected the anesthesia thats when I got a little nervous! That was why it was so HARD to take the stupid picture up there because I was trembling. Within 10 minutes I was calm again though lol and it only took 30 minutes for the tooth to come out :) Yeahhh, I guess it was pretty painless and hopefully when I go get my next one removed it'll be just as painless.

On the other hand, I'm going in for a root canal in a week or two :( I'm really scaredddd.. omg! I guess I'm more scared that my other tooth MIGHT need one too lol and the thought of the expenses makes me wanna pee my pants! LOL...

Moving on..

This is when I went to go do a photoshoot at drjon's house. It was for an art project ^_^

I figured jon wanted to get in the shot.. btw, we're inside of my infiniti g35 :) this baby eats gas like no other *sigh*

How much is gas per the gallon where you live?Just curious.

So since Jon wanted in on the picture, I put him in! He's bald still from his grandmother's funeral :) hehe, he looks so funny! I like to sleep with my face in the back of his head to bother him since he's always putting his face into my back when he sleeps -_____-"

This was on the way back from the photoshoot... It was a success! I got a 100 :) BUT, since it was a day late, I got a 90 :( BUT I guess it's still an A right? lol

The ball in my hand is a big wad of plastic wrap (saran wrap, however you call it). I wrapped up his little sister with this and didn't wanna throw it away at their house so I wouldn't get caught wasting plastic wrap LOL :X I think that was one of the favorite pictures I took since of the coloring and the lighting!

THIS WAS FROM LAST WEEK!

Good lord, I spent a total of at least 16 hours in the science learning center getting my chemistry homework done in the 2 days. Then I spent some more time in there getting my review done.. Geez, I'm so sick of that place! BUT I have to admit, it's a really good learning environment and the people that work there are really helpful :) If you can't tell in the picture, this is the second day I was there and I was starting to go delirious! LOL, I seriously couldn't stop laughing because I was so tired...

OKAY! So I'm thinking about making a video right now.. :) I'm thinking contouring since I've been into that lately ^_^! Although my face is super chiseled from studying for the past 2-3 weeks because I have not been eating right. Also going to pick up some protein bars as a snack kinda thing since I feel like I've developed somewhat "anorexic" type of eating habbit lol. Stupid studying!

I'll be back with another post tomorrow. FINALLY GET THESE REVIEWS IN! :D

BTW, I did terrible this semester! I am just super happy ONLY BECAUSE I managed to get a B in chemistry 2! :) hahaha, I guess because everyone bombed the finals (including me) but I managed to get a 72 on it so I'm satisfied with that lol.

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LAST YEARS RECEIPTS! *SIGH*

Sorry for the lack of updates! It was New Year's this weekend and getting my wisdom tooth pulled hasn't really helped! I've been sleeping, A LOT! haha, I blame the pain killers but it might be because I wanna sleep too ^_^

I was cleaning out my receipt box last week and omg, look at how many Nordstrom receipts I have! BTW, I go to Nordies to get my MAC makeup because they are more friendlier there :) There are more receipts underneath but I didn't wanna lay out every receipt I had! haha, oh well, enjoy the peek :P

You can click the image to enlarge it lol..

I have some reviews coming up! Maybe a blog sale.. like some drugstore things I've never used lol xD I'm not sure, I should get rid of some mac lippies that I haven't used.. but I'm not sure because I think I swatched them! GAHH, this is when you KNOW you have too much makeup lol

Some quick reviews to follow :)

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