MAC SPRING COLOUR FORECAST HAUL + VIDEO

Hello and KILL ME! :X haha... my all time love... LIPSTICKS! :D It's that time again, when MAC releases another collection and I am suckered into buying a ton of crap from them. This time around I spent about 1.5 weeks going over swatches and making new list after list and ended up leaving with completely different things from my list o_O! Well, I excluded one thing for now but I am surely going back for it! :D

I went ALL week without buying something! LOL, well only because I knew I was gonna haul big on the lipsticks for this new collection :P So I am balanced right?? ^_~ just kidding, but I knew I was gonna spend about a bill on this collection and I did today! (FYI, Viva Glam Gaga is not included in the collection so that total doesn't count towards it :P)

My product reviews will resume on Monday after I get done with my bundle of tests! :D I hope I do good on it though. Hope this helps if you're planning on buying something from this collection ;)

4 lipsticks and 1 lipglass. I am going back for ember glow lipglass! It's such a unique color :)


Some closeup of the lipsticks! I think the photos tell you what color they are so no need for me to explain. Gosh, I love all of the lipsticks I got! I mean sometimes I go home and I'm like.. wtf, why did I buy this for?!?! haha but not this time ;D

Some blush ombres. These are GORGEOUS! Subtle shimmer in the pan but not sure if it transfers onto the face. Will have to actually get all up in my face when I try it on tomorrow ^_^

Azalea Blossom. It turns into a pretty pink color :)

Ripe Peach. It's a beautiful everyday color! I think I might like this more than the other one because of the wear ability of the shade :)

And here's the super long video I made about this haul. I don't know how I took up 10 minutes?!?! I guess I just talk too much LOL ^_^


I'm gonna make a tutorial and post one up. I think it's time to get my butt out there on youtube and stop being a chicken. What's the worst that could happen? Haters?! Pshhh, f*ck them! LOL, they're just jealous of my makeup collection xP But yeah, gotta figure out how to do that false lash tutorial for amy & linda still but I'm sure I'll figure it out :D

Honestly haven't been on blogger. I am gonna catch up though but this semester I'm seriously shooting for an A. I've been focused for the most part but even then I don't read my chapters like I should :X I've improved in the getting my things done on time though :) Just gotta train myself to be more commited though.. I will keep posting things because I feel bad if I don't post at all! hahaha, just wanna let you girls know I'm still alive :D

BEING S.A.D. ON VALENTINES DAY

Hello lovely ladies!

I have been SWAMPED with school. Studied my ass off all weekend and then took my test on Tuesday and ended up with a 71 :( Chem 2 is SUPER hard! Like forreal... but it's kinda my fault too that I waited until last minute to look at the homework but the class average was a 69. Highest grade was 101, lowest was a 13 O_O!!!! So I honestly think I did okay especially with what some of my buddies got.. LOL!

School got canceled tomorrow because it SNOWED in Texas.. AGAIN!! OMG, this is like the most miraculous year ever? o_O But school didn't get canceled today though so I had to drive through the snow :( It was scary because I couldn't reverse out of the parking lot and everyone parked hella crazy! hahaha, I was so scared because I LOVE to drive fast. I guess I was still driving somewhat fast for today's weather?!?!

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But anywho, today's post is going to be about SAD! No, this is not being sad on Valentine's Day, but single available day :) I know, I know, what do I know about this? Well, I didn't have a boyfriend all of my life! I am VERY fortunate to find someone to fall in love with at such a young age but honestly I was one of those kids that really wanted to fall in love. I guess it was all those chick flicks I watched and probably the age difference between my sister and I. (She's 28 in october and I was young when she had her romances :P)

b.liv by Cellnique is hosting a giveaway for valentines day! For more information and how to enter, just check out their website! :)

http://www.blivskin.com/happySAD

Being single on Valentine's Day shouldn't be a bad thing, well maybe when you hit your 60s and you've never had a valentine. V-day to me isn't really important. I don't like to get flowers because they die anyway, but chocolates are more than welcomed :) My boss and I have always had this talk on our idea of Valentine's day. We think it's a waste of money. It's just a holiday that Hallmark made famous to rob men out of their money and make them look bad if they don't do anything for their girl. For me, it's more of the thought that counts.

If you've been on blogtv with me, you know that my boyfriend got me some things I've really wanted for Vday :) It's not really the material things, because I was gonna buy that myself anyway, but the fact that he put thought into it! I would be happy if I got a handmade card LOL! Honestly girls, you may think no one notices you but trust me you are wrong!

There's always gonna be someone admiring you from far away. I remember in 8th grade when I was single I was an attention whore. I still am today but I guess I don't care as much LOL.. Until I hit my sophomore year of highschool, I never knew that there were so many guys that were interested in me! They were just too shy to ever ask me out.

So girls, you never know who's interested in you! Just don't let yourselves go :) Or they might go and go admire someone else, LOL! Keep yourself cute, and don't be a bitch! I had a very positive outlook on life and the more positive you are, the more happy you'll be! ^_^

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BTW, I got a haircut! Linda already knows because she got my phone number :P You can't see much detail in the picture, but I didn't have much shape to it before this. I will take a better picture of it later when it's styled LOL! Right now it looks like shit since I was rolling around on the bed xD haha!

All right, now I'm gonna go and plan tomorrow's post since I'm not doing too much tonight! ^_^

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REVIEW: REVLON PHOTOREADY FOUNDATION

Hello my blogger babes &&& WELCOME NEW FOLLOWERS! :P

AH.. I have started the 3rd week of school off bad :( I didn't make it to my art class today... and we had a quiz...... that doesn't get dropped! I slept early, I studied, and then my alarm didn't go off right this morning :( I'm just so frustrated! BLAH, whatever! I'll go do all the extra credit and try to ace it that way x(

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So today's post is dedicated to the Revlon PhotoReady Foundation. I bought this on sale at CVS (buy one get one free) and lucky I did! I am in between shades. The shades I have are:

• 008 Golden Beige
• 009 Rich Ginger

Golden beige looks good when I don't have any flash photography on.. but when the flash comes on, BAM! Soooo much white cast looking so I assumed it was too light so I exchanged the other bottle I bought and got the darker shade to mix it.

I know this has product been around the blogosphere (and I've seen it everywhere I go now so it's 100% available) and I've gotten it quite a while ago and now I feel like I can do an official review :)

Revlon PhotoReady Foundation
What is it:
A foundation that looks great no matter the setting or the lighting!

What it does:
This lightweight, non-greasy foundation by Revlon goes on smooth to hide your imperfections. It has light coverage, but is builable for a more full coverage.

What else you need to know:
Contains sunscreen (SPF20).

Price: $13.99
Size: 1 fl oz.
Where to buy: Drugstores, Ulta, Supercenters, anywhere they sell Revlon!

Product: 4/5
Packaging: 5/5
Quality: 4.5/5
Overall: 4.5/5
Repurchase? Yes, if I ever finish it -_-

Comes with a very convenient pump! You can really control the amount that comes out ^_^ I can even make like a DROP come out, and that's really hard to do with my other foundations! :D (well, I don't even think it's possible with the other foundies lol)

I usually do a half and half mix, but I find that on some days it's too dark but it's okay, it's not noticeable unless you're all up in my face! :X

Here's the two colors blended in. I used a QTIP so it's not totally evenly distributed, plus I did this with the power out next to a candle! LOL.. I'm that devoted :)

I must say that there's shimmer in this foundation! I don't recommend it if you have visible pimples/bumps/cystic acne! I think it will definitely highlight it by catching the light, but I mean it's not too noticeable, but when I was in the stark sunlight, I was looking at my face and I kinda felt like Edward Cullen! LOL, but please note that I was kinda all up in my face too. But from afar you can see little shimmers.

I also included some pictures of me test driving it :D Still doesn't look like an exact color match, BUT my neck is indeed darker than my face AND my chest area.. weird?!?! Ehh, I think not! I have SPF from my makeup/moisturizer and then I usually wear t-shirts so then my neck is the only one getting the tan on :P

With flash there's still a white-ish cast to it. It covers up my acne scarring pretty well on my cheek so that's why I only showed this side! It's my most uneven side :P

A little blurry without flash, but it was very hard to pull off and get the same (almost) exact shot! LOL :X I think it leaves my skin flawless with a dewy finish ^_^

The above pictures were taken around 2pm before I was about to go to work.. I guess it was that day I was horsin` around with my camera and got tons of stupid stuff done I never posted LOL :D

This picture is after I got home from work which should be around 11pm. So basically about 9 hours later after working in a restaurant?! Not bad right?! I see some fading on the acne coverage but overall it held up pretty well on my skin and I usually like to touch my face during the day :X Yes, it's bad but oh well, whatever! If I get acne, then I get acne... I'll just have to deal with it but I'm still complaining! LOL ^_^

Pros

• Relatively inexpensive for a foundation
• Did not cause any breakouts for me
• Medium coverage (the way I apply it)
• Buildable coverage in areas you need it. For example, my cheeks I can layer another layer without it looking cakey or gross
• Lasts me a whole work day
• Dewy finish, not too matte, but not too much sheen
• Washes off easily, unlike their colorstay foundation!
• No funky scent like their colorstay either ^_^
• Pump doesn't get clogged like my MAC studio fix fluid :T
  

Cons

• Has micro-shimmers in it that may accentuate bumps
  
• SPF may give you a white cast
• Minimal shade selection. For example, I am MAC NC 40 and I wear the darkest two shades!
• Accentuates dry spots so make sure you exfoliate your face gals!

Overall, I really like this foundation. I have a ton of foundations I alternate through so it'll last me a while :) Go give it a try (from CVS) and if you don't like it just return it LOL! That's what I would do ^_^

Hope you girls enjoyed my review but I know I am on a roll with this and hopefully you girls don't mind me posting these detailed reviews for the next week or so :X I gotta get these posts out of the way before I forget about them ^_^... you have to know what I mean! LOL

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I am having a giveaway coming up.. I know the end date but I don't know when I will start it?! I am almost up to 300 followers so maybe another week or two?!?! LOL but first I got to round up the prizes! It's not gonna be huge, because if it's a huge prize I would want to throw a contest but I wanna save that for the summer since everyone won't be so wound up with school and hopefully has time for it :( ahh.. whatever. Just keep on following to know about the giveaway! :D

NEXT WEEK, I am going to concentrate on my classes more and improve my crappy grades @_@.. Tomorrow night I am planning to read my books.. and then continue reading the rest of the weekend. KILL ME NOW! LOL, but I really want to get an A this semester so I am gonna try so hard.. but I will probably end up with a B because my slacker side of me gets the best of me 85% of the time!

Have a good night everyone! I really appreciate your comments & everything, but I usually don't have time to comment back until I get a day "off" from worrying about grades. GOSH MY HAIR IS GOING GRAY THOUGH!

ahhh.. Goodnight all!

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SHIMMERING LILACS + KATE GENE'S GIVEAWAY

HOWDY ^_^ Told you I'd be back the today! I originally had a review of the Revlon Photoready Foundation planned today, but I was bummed about making two bad grades on my quizzes today :(

I was to distraught by my car running on empty the entire time I was driving to school.. so I ended up with a 70 on my history quiz (I would've got an 80 if I didn't second guess myself) and 60 on my government one (there was only 5 questions) but I forgot to look at my notes before class! I totally zoned out because I was starving! UGH.. oh well, drops 2 lowest quiz grades so it's okay! I just don't like looking at my grade online because it's sooo not an A! LOL ^_^

I did this look at work! (no literally, I did this during work in the morning LOL) Might do a video tutorial on this look but still undecided.. IDK should I?!?! :T

Pictures taken at the end of the night! LOL! Pretty much everyone saw me taking the pictures because the flash was hella bright... Lipstick is missing also and lips are pretty chapped also so excuse that!

I'm happy with the turnout of this look! I used a lilac on the lid on top of a pink base so it showed up pinky :D I am in a valentine's day mood ^_^

My acne has been acting up lately! I recently ran out of my Philosophy purity wash and had to use just the neutrogena oil free acne cream wash and it was keeping my face clear.. and then I started breaking out?!?! I think it was because of my period since it came last week so that might be the culprit. PLUS.. I didn't wash my makeup brush which could also be the culprit! And my pillow sheets haven't been washed either?!?! So I'm not gonna blame my beloved acne wash... I'm gonna wash my stippling brush tonight and hopefully it's dry tomorrow morning or else I'm gonna have to use my other one and then end up washing that one later too -_-

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Kate Gene (http://katiegene.blogspot.com/) is having a giveaway! You can get additional information on it here ^_^

But that acne kit.. I need that right now! LOL, I've had really good luck with philosophy products so I'm gonna try out more of their products :) Korres lip butter is awesome too! I think that's one of the ones I don't have.. and the rose one! I have the other three ^_^ (I'm going to give away pomegranate for my giveaway :D)

Okay, so this was just a quickie tonight! I gotta go study for my FIRST ever art quiz... GRR, IDK what's suppose to be on there? She started class too early on tuesday so I didn't get the full information :( I should make friends with "MUSTAFAH".. IDK how to spell it either but it sounds like simba's father but with the "F" and "S" backwards but with a "T".. He's also in my government class! LOL.. you cannot miss that name when the teacher calls roll. I AM NOT KIDDING YOU!

I'm improving, I got back to my comments today but didn't get to finish reading blogs, but I got some out of the way! I'll save the rest for tomorrow. I have TONS of things to do tomorrow so I might have to post pone it again?!?! *sigh* school is hectic this week! LOL ^_^

Good luck to everyone who's in class right now! I know midterms are coming up.. GAHH! Chemistry will kick my ass :P TOMORROW I will post photos for sure of the photoready and I might even make an application video?! o_O Or maybe not LOL.. depending on my free time :)

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REVIEW: MAKE UP FOR EVER SMOKY LASH MASCARA

Hello ladies! Today's post is going to be for the MUFE smoky lash mascara.

I bought this mascara in the "BEST OF MAKEUPFOREVER" set I posted about and I've been trying this out for about 2 months now and I'm gonna have to say I totally love this! ^_^ I normally don't curl my eyelashes on a daily basis because I don't have time. This mascara really curls and holds it all day for me :)

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MAKE UP FOR EVER Smoky Lash Mascara
What it is:
A mascara that gives the lashes curl, volume, length, and intense pigment.

What it does:
This ultra-pigmented mascara was specially designed to give the lashes an exceptional volume-enhancing effect with infinite lengthening and immediate curling.

What else you need to know:
The tough, dense brush of this Sephora-exclusive mascara penetrates into the roots of the lash to ensure that lash is completely coated with mascara.

- Sephora.com

Price: $22
Size: 0.23oz
Where to buy: Sephora stores and online

Product: 4.5/5
Packaging: 5/5
Quality: 4/5
Overall: 4.5/5
Repurchase? Yes!

The wand! It's nice and sturdy. You'll notice it when you first pull it out of the tube. I can't really feel the ruggedness of the wand anymore since I've used it so often, but when you first start using it you really can't miss it!

I think the thick, tough wand has a lot to do with the way this mascara performs. The hardness on the wand really helps PULL your lashes up and curls them. The abundant amount of bristles really help to give you volume!

Close-up of the tip:

The thing that sucks about it: the gunk on the tip of the wand! But I just rub it off so it's okay :)

I test it out with a primer and without a primer as usual with my mascara reviews. Here's the results without a primer.

(I've decided to include a picture looking up since my eyelid creases aren't even and it really makes a difference to tell the length LOL)

Here are the results using the Urban Decay Eyelash Primer Potion:

So with the primer, it doesn't really make a difference which is why I love this mascara :) ... I don't have to waste primer on it to make it look good! LOL

Pros

• Curls lashes & holds all day
• Doesn't need a lash curler to curl
  
• Lengthens
• Volumizes
• Super DARK pigmentation
  
• Seperates
• Sturdy wand, doesn't feel like it'll break on me
• Also comes in a waterproof version (aqua smoky lash)
• Lashes doesn't feel crispy, but doesn't feel wet. A good balance when it dries!
  

Cons

• After a couple months old, expect a tiny bit of flaking throughout the day
• Pricey for something that needs to be replaced every 3 months
  
• Only available in one color (black)
• Wand is hard to get in the inner corners for the baby lashes
• Has a bit of mascara buildup on the tip

I highly recommend this product :) I think I like it as much as the DIOR Iconic mascara but it has a friendlier price tag ^_^ (although to some it still looks crazy!) I might go buy this mascara to throw in one of my giveaway packs since I really have no idea what I'm giving away still :X

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In other news, I spent 45 minutes on a single question in lab on Monday.. ZOMG! It was such a stupid question, it should've only been done in like 5 minutes max! Gosh, chemistry this semester is kicking my ass :( I hope I get through it T_T Oh, and I think why it took us so long was because NONE of us ate anything yet and we were just getting more and more exhausted as we were working through it.. I will definitely bring some fruit next week just for that extra boost :) I literally am in school on Mondays from 9am-5pm for the past two weeks and didn't get to eat lunch.. *sigh*

So I'm sorry I have been somewhat MIA, I mean I am still posting, but it takes me a while to jump onto your blogs.. LOL :X

So far, I am currently at an A in history, chemistry lab, art, and the microcomputer class. There hasn't been anything due in government yet, which makes me have a feeling that there's going to be a quiz on wednesday or friday. I also know for a fact as of today that I am going to have another quiz in history so I will be studying for that tonight, haha! :)

And my budget buying.. GAHH, I think I'm gonna shoot myself! o_O I might end up post-poning this :X SORRY LINDA! hahaha, but I'm still unsure what I'm officially gonna do, but so far I haven't bought anything yet. But that might change the next day x(

Well, until next time! I promise it'll be soon :) I have tons of reviews to post up.. LOL

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