Beauty Box Burnout!

So, I really toyed with the idea of ordering a second Alex 9 drawer set from Ikea, to store additional makeup... However around the same time, I started to really take stock in the deluxe samples I had from beauty boxes. And saw this, 

And this :

These two drawers are my "sample" drawers and they are full to the brim. Now these items are what is leftover after I gave away and donated unopened makeup to the local women's shelter. 

I realized that I was really needing to cut down on my beauty boxes to allow some time to accurately try the products that I have. So, for now, I have stopped my Birchbox and Ipsy because I simply do NOT have the room to keep housing these products. I will be keeping GLOSSYBOX because they give more FULL SIZED products than the other two, and I may be looking into subscribing to another beauty subscription that actually sends full size items. 

I can somehow justify a beauty subscription service that sends out full size items, over the ones sending the samples because I am "sampled" out! Lol!

Thanks for stopping by!!

Sephora VIB Rouge event

So, a couple of weeks ago, I received an invite to a VIB Rouge event at my local Sephora. 

They had a wonderful table of pastry like cakes, water, and staff handing out grape juice in plastic "champagne" cups. 

These events are something that I look forward to, not only for the free samples, but just to be in an element that I love and finding products I hope to love. 

Big ups to Sephora for attempting to do something to show their customer appreciation. I truly appreciate YOU! 

Long Time No See!!!! Or Write..... 😁

Hi everyone!! It has been about a year since I posted anything and life has been good and hectic. I took a bit of a hiatus with making videos due to some personal issues, ie there was a death in the family of the closest person I had to a mother,  and I did not take it well, but am getting out of my 'funk' slowly but surely. 

I also have been finishing up school and as of Feburary 2015, I will have earned my Masters degree!! But truth be told, I miss this blog and thank you who all added me to circles and stayed with me! 

I hope everyone has had a wonderful year now that it is almost over and I will be posting regular content that I also hope you enjoy!! 

Naked 3!!!!!!!!!

So after a day from H-E double hockey sticks, I came home to my NAKED 3 palette!!!  See my full video unboxing here : Naked3 Unboxing!!

 First of all, the packaging of this was just precious! Very girly, but also very sophisticated as well. But the best part, is not the packaging, but the colors:

 These are the first four colors and the last color in the four swatches shown here in order, 'limit" is a beautiful matte rosy neutral shade that adds an entire new dimension to your brow highlight as I have discovered!! Just beautiful!

The next four: 

 These shades contain the two shades that I went on about in the video. "Buzz" and "Trick" ( the first two swatches) are two of the most beautiful shimmer shades that I have seen!! "Nooner" is another really wonderful matte shade that is perfect for blending. and the final swatch in the above picture is that of "Liar".. I cant even... its just beautiful!

Ans the final four shades: 

 Now my most favorite color in this group of four would have to be "Blackheart". The swatch and semi-blurry picture (sorry) do NOT even do it justice. It is like this smoky deep brown color with specs of red sparkles and it just.. I think I am in love!

So that is it, this is my full  first impression of the Urban Decay Naked 3 palette and I have to say, I LOVE it!!! #gogetyousome  Thanks for reading!!!

Marc Jacobs Lolita Palette!!

So here is my review of the Marc Jacobs Lolita Palette! I purchased this palette during the Sephora VIB 20% off sale because at a price point of $59.00, I just couldn't justify the price. See my full video review here!

This palette comes beautifully packaged which is part of the luxury of it. 

The colors are all neutral and suitable for everyday. The first shade in the palette is a matte highlight shade: 

 It is perfect for highlighting because there isn't any shimmer to make you look slightly overdone. 

Next is a matte light brown that is perfect for an all over lid color : 

Moving on, we have a very deep matte brown that blends perfectly in the crease: 

Now this shade is the one that I was talking about that has an obscene amount of glitter and glitter fallout: 

Even around the color, you can see the glitter/fallout. 😫

Next to that, we have the MOST unique pink iridescent highlight that I have ever seen: 

The tiny blue flecks make this shadow beautiful in person. 

Second to last we have a light brown shimmer shade that is perfect for an all over lid color: 

And finally we have this midtone brown shimmer color that I also use over the entire lid. 

Here is a picture of all the swatches in the palette: 

As I stated in the video, I love this palette and think that the shadows are wonderful, HOWEVER the shades are very universal so you don't necessarily have to shell out $60.00 to achieve the looks this palette can produce. But, it is an amazing palette 😊! Thanks for reading!!!

Tarte Bow n Go set!

So, apparently I cannot stop buying Tarte gift sets. Now when I saw this set being reviewed on some other YouTube channels, I KNEW it was something I needed in my life. Buy Tarte Bow n Go set here on QVC!

Three boxes come in this set and would be a perfect gift for either one person or multiple people. The first box contains 4 full size lip surgence pencils. 

 The first color in this set is called "precious": 

This is a very pale, cool toned pink which I know I am going to have to mix with some other colors to get the perfect shade for my skin but experimenting is part of the fun!!

The next color is "wonder": 

This is a deeper pink and more suited to my skin tone. 

Next we have, "thoughtful": 

This is a lovely pinky, berry type shade that looks just beautiful!

And finally we have, "promise" 

This color is more my speed and one that I know I am going to get a lot of use out of. 

Next in the second box I have 2 smolder eyes Amazonian Clay smolder eyes pencils, and two of Tarte's lights, camera, lashes. 

Of the two eye pencils, one is a brown color and the other is a plum color. 

Brown liner

 Plum liner. 

And finally, the palette! 

This palette  comes with 16 colors that seem to be pigmented fairly nicely, some are nicer than others. 

Here are a few if the more pigmented shades. 

Overall, for the price, ( available right now on QVC for 59.98) you cannot beat the value of what you are getting!! So the end verdict is #GGYS !!

Kat Von D Spellbinding Lipstick Set!

So, long time no see!!! Sorry I have been super busy lately with my daughters birthday and recovering from the Sephora VIB sale. Lol! So I picked up this little item and thought this would be a great gift idea and I wanted to share it with you! This is the Kat Von D Spellbining lip set!

This set comes with 12 baby lipsticks from a wide range of colors with AMAZING PIGMENTATION!!!! 

Here are the swatches: 

This is an ideal gift because it covers so many colors that whomever the receiver is, they will surely like at least one  color whether it be a red, nude, pink or purple, this set has it ALL!

The finish of these is somewhat matte but unlike traditional matte colors, they are really moisturising!!! I suggest if you can, you get this for yourself or a fellow makeup lover! Thanks soo much for reading!!!!