Ulta and Walgreens haul!

I recently went to Walgreens and Ulta and found some amazing things! The bleached neons collection by Maybelline is out and the new Covergirl lip glosses are there too!

At Walgreens I found the Maybelline color elixir in "glowing garnet ." ($6.29) This is a pink to raspberry color and has that pillowy feel that the elixirs are known for. These are decently pigmented lipglosses though I often top lipstick with them as well. I got two Covergirl lipglosses. 

- Coloricious 700 whipped berry (light pink. Very pigmented for a gloss) ($6.99)

- Coloricious 660 Fruitylicious (deep fushia with some shimmer. Can be worn alone or over Girl about town by Mac! Wink wink. I wore it over the whisper I got) ($6.99)

These glosses have a delicious vanilla smell! Too good. 

I got the Maybelline Color Whisper in "who wore it redder" which is not from the bleached neons collection as the elixir is. It was very opaque! I really like this color but it needs a lip pencil for me to not have feathering. ($5.24)

Walgreens had all Maybelline 30% off this week and BOGO 50% on Covergirl so this was a cheap trip!

I got the Revlon Colorstay eye pencil in "blackberry" in there clearance section. Walgreens was running a major clearance and their were some great deals!! This pencil is the twist up kind. Very pigmented and a unique color. Usually it costs $8.49 but was on sale $3.69! It's a great color see pic below I used it on upper and lower lash line. 

I also got the mattifying powder by Wet n Wild Fergie collection. This stuff is awesome! I would say comparable to the HD powder by MUFE or the UD de slick powder. And it was a fraction of the price! $3.74 (what!? #icant)

I also got the physicians formula nudewear in "rose." It's quite light on me but a nice pink glow. It had a $2 coupon on it and was BOGO (actually this and foundation were from Rite Aid). So I got it for $1.29!!! I also got the Covergirl Outlast 3 in 1 in 840 in natural beige. This stuff is awesome for oily skin! It stuck all night! I highly reccomend. 

At Ulta I got two Jane eyeshadows (they were 2 for $10, regularly $8/each). I got the shades "earth" and "olive branch." Earth is very similar to antiqued by Mac but not as pigmented IMO. The olive color is a mix of green and taupe and I love it! Definitely creamy and worth grabbing a few. 

Ulta had their products for super cheap! The blushes were $3 regularly $5-7. I got fame (powder blush) and berry glow (cream). The first is a natural peach and the cream is a deep mauve/berry/pink. 

Swatches and pics below!!

Top CG FRUITYLICIOS

Middle CG WHIPPED BERRY

Bottom Maybelline Garnishing Garnet 

Notes on the outfit:

- dress express from fall collection

- necklace from groopdealz.com (really cheap website that makes copies of J crew and other statement pieces)

- ring from Macy's (Betsey Johnson)

- shoes from DSW Crown Vintage they were originally $100 marked to $16!! I love them so Mad Men!

Hope you enjoyed!

Xoxo,

Lee

Target Haul!

Target has some awesome deals! I went there over the weekend just to look around and use a gift card and I wandered into the Rimmel Section. First, the Rimmel section is a dollar or two cheaper than CVS. I think the lipstick was $5 instead of $7 and the lipgloss was $3 instead of $5. SO shop Target first! I got the Rimmel in Rose Blush and Glossy 3D by Rimmel in Candy Floss. I love the moisture renews they do not get enough love. They are highly pigmented, cheap, and do not dry my lips out and Ohio weather is making my lips dry out terribly!! This is a staple for me honestly better than MAC in my opinion (formula wise). So give them a try! The 3D glosses make your lips have dimension! I used to do this with a little Mary Lou Manizer on the middle of my lip and lipstick under neath and a gloss over to get a 3D effect. Definitely try this instead it's faster and a similar look!

The Physicians Formula was a bundle for $15 when the medium powder is usually $12 on its own. This is fantastic. I use the mineral powder as a setting powder, bronze to contour (it is similar in shade to laguna and matte), and the rose matte blush (very pigmented but not as pigmented as wet n wild). I have used these already and love them. And I am a sucker for pretty packaging and lets face it PF has that (so cute!)

I heard Glamorazzi on YouTube regarding the Covergirl Jumbo gloss balm ($7 or $8). They are not very pigmented (very sheer only somewaht build able) but this one in Watermelon is a really hydrating and bright pink but wearable in the day! This is a great one and comes second only to the Jordana's (which are more pigmented). Here is her channel by the way: http://www.youtube.com/user/missglamorazzi

The Boots mattifying toner is really nice ($9). I find it very mattifying after I wash my face and a good step in my skincare routine. It definitiely has some witch hazel in it which I like. I have used it a couple of days and so far I think it is better for oily skin than any other primer. It really starts you off with a matte base. But I don't think it prevents oil control during the day (no long term effects). I still use my Milk of Magnesia in a thin layer under my primer and Becca Matte primer (which is a 100 pt reward at Sephora this month FYI) and that keeps me matte for about 4 hours and sometimes I can wait a slight bit longer to blot and touch up. But hey that is better than nothing!

Sorry this is upside down! I can't get it to rotate!

1. Rimmel Glossy 3D in Candy Floss

2. Covergirl Jumbo Gloss balm in watermelon 

3. Rimmel Moisture Renew in Rose Blush

Top swatches: Rimmel gloss in Candy Floss, Covergirl -watermelon, and Rimmel moisture renew in Rose Blush , bottom swatches are the PF mineral blush in Rose, Bronzer (cam in medium package), and Powder in medium.

I made a video of me going through those products but I think it got erased! UGH but if I can find the original files I will reedit! But YouTube upload is killing me! BUMMER! Mainly it was me talking about how awesome the Boots line is which is a drugstore UK line sold in target. I cannot wait to get some of their blushes they were on beautybroadcasts favorites this month and she knows makeup! Here is her YouTube link and blog:

http://www.youtube.com/user/emilynoel83

http://www.beautybroadcast.net

Thanks for Reading!!

My Goals:
1. Find a new lip scrub for my dry lips! (I wish we had a Lush and I don't want to pay for Clinique moisturizing one)

Sephora mini haul!

I loved those outrageous metallics so much I went back and bought more. And I am so excited about it!!! I believe shades of Cassie on YouTube was talking about them earlier too. These things are legit! I went back and purchased "outrageous metallic lilac," "outrageous metallic peach," and   "outrageous metallic black." I can't wait to make a peach and lilac eye. These are fabulous and for $7 a steal!

I also purchased a mini soap and glory face wash. And I love the scent. It is very clean and a bit of plum. I will be packing it on my next weekend away!

Here is a close up of  "outrageous metallic peach."

Here is a close up of  "outrageous metallic lilac."

Here is a close up of  "outrageous metallic black."

These are to die for!! Hope you find some on clearance too! Thanks for reading!!! Let me know if you want a tutorial!

Here is the YouTube video on the Sephora haul!