NXY cosmetics swatches

I've been on a NYX kick the last week & a half. Ulta had 40% off then I was in a department store and picked up a few NYX lip products so here goes the swatches!

Lipstick: Violet Ray Lip Liner: Nude

 

Butter Gloss: L to R : Merengue, Crème Brulee, & Apple Strudel

(These smell so good you will want to eat them)

 

Love in Rio: Segredos de Giselle , Love in Florence : Meet my Romeo, Loose Pigments: Nude

 

Loose Pigment: Nude

Love in Rio: Segredos de Giselle

Love in Florence : Meet my Romeo

 

(of all the eye shadow colors I think NYX shimmers are wayyyy better than their mattes. I would never buy a matte NYX color without swatching it first.)

 

Concealer stick in fair & Auto eyebrow pencil

concealer stick in fair & eyebrow pencil in light brown, I think.

The concealer looks ok swatched but on my face its crap. I have the HD concealer by NYX also and I also have not had good luck with that.

 

 

October 2013 Ipsy

October Ipsy had arrived! Faster than last months bag!

I peeked at my GlamRoom so I knew what I would be getting and I was very happy with it and I would defiantly say it was worth my $10 dollars.

Coastal Scents Medium eye shadow brush (this was quite large actually!) Big Sexy Hair Spray Clay, Zoya Polish, LA Fresh make-up remover wipes & Bella Terra loose mineral eyeshadow

I LOVE this color from Zoya, my first polish from them. The color is called Mason.

Bella Terra mineral eyeshadow in Navy & that's the Zoya color on my nail.

Bella Terra swatched in Navy.

 

Last month I received a NYX eyeshadow in blue also, I'm not sure why Ipsy thinks I like blue eyeshadow?!?! I like the Navy better than the ice blue color from NYX...idk maybe I'll update my quiz!

 

Zoya Nail Polish - $8

Coastal Scents medium eye shadow brush $2.49

Big Sexy Hair Clay Spray - $6

Bella Terra mineral shadow - $14.99

LA Fresh facial wipes -$3.00

 

October total: $34.48

 

 

ELF Treasure Hunt - Up to 75% Off

For the next two days ELF has certain items marked up to 75% Off. The idea is to scan the website for items marked with a pumpkin & they are the chosen items that once are added to the bag will be marked off (No Coupon Required) I scanned them and you actually have to click on them to find the pumpkin. Once the item is clicked on you will see a Jack O Lantern and it will say You have found the treat! So I searched and I found Studio Matte Eye Shadows, but I ended up getting bored with that because I guess they have all these pumpkins hidden well. So if you are up for the challenge go for it.

Ulta Haul 40% Off NYX & Revlon - - Dollar Shave Club

I did a little NYX shopping online when they had 40% off select brands.

I finally signed Josh up for Dollar Shave Club - DSC-

I ended up with all NYX items & a new Revlon mascara. Just a mix of products I was wanting to try!

 

 

Sunday Haul : Big Lots & Dollar Tree

Big Lots had a Friends & Family sale today where you get an extra 20% off your purchase ....! Eeekkk! Yes I don't mind if I do....

 

Big Lots didn't have the biggest selection of makeup today but I made do!

 

Hard Candy CC Crème

Regular $8.00

BL Price $1.00

BL w/ Coupon .80 cent

-Of course I'll try it for eighty cent.

 

L'Oreal Wear Infinite Studio Secrets eye shadow duo (842 Classic Khaki)

Regular $5.99

BL Price $1.20

BL w/ Coupon .96 cent

-These ended up being a different color than I thought they were & they need a primer under them but hey I paid less than a dollar so I'm not even mad.

 

Revlon Diamond Lust eye shadow (110 Starry Pink)

Regular Price $4.48

BL Price $1.50

BL w/ Coupon $1.20

-I wish they would have had this in other colors, I have been dying to try this and I am in LOVE, its a light pink, whiteish silverish and its fantastic and glittery and glam! Can't wait to use it!

 

Clean & Clear Splash Bodywash

Regular Price - $6.99

BL Price- $3.00

BL w/ Coupon - $2.40

-We've used this before and loved it but I don't buy it unless I have a coupon or CVS has a major sell on it...hmmm wondering why I didn't buy more than one today!

 

L to R: Revlon Diamond Lust - Look at that sparkle!!! L'Oreal duo in Khaki , Olive colored and then a light tan, maybe they will do better with a primer.

 

 

We all know I am obsessed with the Dollar Tree when it comes to cheap makeup finds, my local store is pretty small and its hit and miss but I usually do find nice ELF products or Rimmel, sometimes L'Oreal but that's pretty much it. Well while in town today I seen the biggest DT ever and I knew I had to stop and check out their beauty aisle. I've heard of people finding great brands in other stores so really I wouldn't have worried myself to death if I hadn't stopped. So here is my Dollar Tree find for today....

 

ELF Studio Matte Lip Colors aka Lip Pencils

I bought the Rich Red Color at my local DT this past week but was stoked to find 3 new colors that I didn't already have, which according to ELF's website there are only 6 colors and I have 4 now so maybe I can snag the last 2 soon! I keep telling myself I need to invest in more fall/winter colors but I love pinks and corals and they were only $1 and I couldn't pass that up! Online ELF has them listed for $3 apiece while I only paid a $1 each. Sounds like a deal to me!

Elf Studio Matte Lip Color swatches: L to R: Tea Rose, Coral & Nearly Nude

 

L'Oreal Wear Infinite Silky Powder eye liner in Gold Shimmer & Brown Suede

I've purchased L'Oreal at my DT before but its just been blush & bronzer so today when I seen the eye liner I was all excited. As far as my everyday black liner goes I use a felt tip pen but I don't mind using a pencil for special colors on special occasions. I bought a brown and gold, they had also a silver and lavender but I was trying to stick to my fall colors and be reasonable. When I swatched these I was pleasantly surprised at how creamy and smooth they went on! Usually I have the worst time with pencil eyeliners but these may change me! According to google these go for $5.59 apiece but once again I only paid $1!

 

L'Oreal Wear Infinite Silky Powder eye liner in Brown Suede & Gold Shimmer

 

 

Milani Lip Pencil & Eye shadows

I've heard of people finding Milani in DT's but never in mine so when I found these today I was very happy! They had a few other shadow shades but nothing I needed (lime green!) and they had lipglosses but once again nothing that I wanted. The shadows go for around $6 at drugstores & the lip pencil about $3.98

 

Top: Milani Lip Pencil in Satin Rose

Bottom L to R: 22 Sheer Sand & 09 Spice

The sheer sand wasn't as silky smooth as the spice, I'm not sure if just that color does that or I picked up a bad seed but maybe if I add primer it will go on better.

 

All in all I think I did great today! I couldn't be more proud of my makeup haul! If I would have bought these items at full retail price I would have spent over $50 but I only spent $14! Comment below & let me know what you've found at your Big Lots & Dollar Trees!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dollar Shave Club

I LOVE monthly subscription boxes & I love receiving packages in the mail, I don't know I just do! So I wanted to do something for Joshua but he's not a Birchbox kinda guy & Craftsman doesn't make a monthly box so I looked around and Dollar Shave Club sounds like something he would like, he uses razors all the time & they are expensive so Dollar and Shave  in the same sentence I'm on top of that. If you've never heard of DSC they offer 3 packages $1, $6, & $8 ! The $1 package doesn't include shipping so after shipping its $3 but the other two packages include shipping in the price. I think they recently added add on options , shaving butter and wipes. I signed Joshua up for the $1 package we'll see how these razors are and may eventually upgrade. I should be getting the package in the mail in 3-5 business days so we shall see.. if you are interested in signing up the man in your life for affordable monthly razors click the link and sign right up.. http://www.dollarshaveclub.com/

September empties.

I am so proud of myself that its only October 4th and I have this up! Yayy me!

Ok first up my two none beauty items! I figured I'd add them in because I am all about my surroundings smelling good so sprays and tarts are a must in this house!

 

I love candles but I use warmers most of the time because they are flame free and safer and I get more use out of them than my candles. The Warm Welcome scent (Walmart $2) smells amazing. Like fall and baking all in one. I always get compliments on it when I have guest over. Renuzit spray in Pure Breeze. So clean smelling and always adds a fresh scent to my furniture without being over powering. Both I have already repurchased!

 

 

 

 

ELF natural lash kit - I wore these while being a bridesmaid last weekend in a friends wedding. AMAZING! I received so many compliments on these lashes and they were so glamorous and beautiful. Easy to put on and I used the glue that came with and they lasted all afternoon & night, they withstood the crying, laughing, and dancing of an outside wedding in Florida. Y'all know this weather is crazy down here and they didn't even slip. Oh yeh they were only $1 !!!! Promise. I plan on buying a boat load of these next time! By far the best false lashes I've ever bought.

 

CoverGirl Lash Blast Mascara - I liked it. But I won't be repurchasing for a while, if ever. I have over 20 something mascaras to use right now so I'm trying to stay away from the mascara aisle. Plus there are others that worked better for me than this particular one.

 

 

OK I am a super impatient person and I can't believe I even bought a two hour kit because it was going to require me to actually do the same thing for 2 hours. Um no. I get so side tracked. So I ended up splitting this up into a bunch of  different times, I did notice whiter teeth, maybe not as white as they could have been if I had done it all in one sitting like suggested. I will not be buying this again because I like my 5 minute teeth whitener better, its less strings attached. But I do LOVE the gel trays I did save those to use with my other whitening gel. The Sensodyne is really good to use after you whiten your teeth because it makes mine feel so much better because sometimes bleaching my teeth makes them sensitive. We have a million mini Sensodyne toothpaste in our hall closet , the dentist sends home a hand full of them everytime so I usually use them when I whiten. I probably wouldn't buy these on my own to use on regular basis because they taste gross. But they are free so I'll continue to use occasionally.

 

 

Equate facial cleaning wipes - LOVE, I just bought two more packs!

Venus Spa Breeze razor - Been using these for years, don't plan on stopping now!

Suave 24 Hour deodorant - Smells good, keeps me dry & smelling good! Keeper

Vitabath shower gel - Pink Frosting, smells yummy just not sudsy enough for me

Suave Everlasting Sunshine body wash- We love suave in this house. Super sudsy and the smell always last for us!

Sephora Instant bronzing spray - FAIL. So glad I bought this on clearance and not full price. I was so disappointed by this product. Super streaky and the color was so off. Didn't last. Ugh I'll stick to drugstore instant tanners over this next time.