Mini Haul:Cynthia Rowley for Avon Lipglosses....

I admit I'm a stress shopper.If something is wrong with me I seek retail therapy. Christmas Eve, everybody was BOTHERING me...geez. Initially, I went to the Avon Store to get something for my mom but spotted these Cynthia Rowley for Avon Lip Glosses for 1.99 a piece!!!

From the top: Very Violet,Rose Petals,Plum Orchid and Peony Pink

Swatches in the same order as the top....My favorite, so far, is Very Violet...Gorgeous...I going to tuck Peony Pink away til' the spring.:)

Jamie

Merry Christmas N.O.T.D: Sally Hansen Insta-Dri in Jumpin' Jade...

Merry Christmas!!!!

Today's N.O.T.D is Sally Hansen Insta-Dri in Jumpin' Jade( Thanks Kim!!).Kim sent this to me....I haven't seen it down here yet and it arrived just a few days before Christmas so it was destined to be The Christmas Mani!

I love it. One coat will do the trick, but the brush is TRASH....And hope that when the PR heads at Sally Hansen google to see how the beauty chicas are loving their new polish or they are trolling the nail board over at Makeup Alley...they will see that they need do more than rethink that wacky brush that hold way too much product...but trash it all together.Great run on sentence!!! YAY!!


Jamie

N.O.T.D.: Sinful Colors Pink Diamond...

Happy Christmas Eve!!! I'm soooo drained....Family, I tell you. I did this NOTD last night. It's Sinful Colors Pink Diamond. Pink Diamond? Who comes up with the names at Sinful Colors? Anywho... It really not this blue either, it like a muted grey purple. And must have had the patience of God on me last night because it took three coats. I like it, thought...Okay, I need a nap but I got mad stuff to do.



Jamie

Review: Ellin Lavar Nourish Oil and DetangleMist...

Some of the products from Ellin Lavar Textures hair care line have been discounted to almost 75% off at my CVS. I have had some friends in other cities tell me that too. I grabbed her NourishOil and DetangleMist because they were only $2.oo. a piece!

DetangleMist:It's a leave in conditioner...nothing big and special about it. I applied it after washing out my Deep Conditioner and felt no difference.It smells like Joy dish detergent which turned my completely off. It boasts that is has "Grape Seed Oil" but that is the last ingredient listed, so it the least of the bunch included. I learned something in Chemistry 201 at the WU.:) But the plus is...it contains Benzophenone-4, a sunscreen for your hair.Now, I learned that on Hairlicious!!!

NourishOil- I tried this as a pre-poo treatment. I wanted something that I could wear overnight then wash out on my wash day. Fail...Fail .Fail!!! The NourishOil made me hair hard and crunchy even after braved sleeping with a plastic cap on all night. Then ,I did two washes instead of one to get the moisture and softness restored. I was so freaking mad at NourishOil!!! After checking ELT website, she suggests using it also as a pre-conditioning treatment and even as a body oil... We'll see.

Any one used these or have any EL favorites?

Jamie

pics: www.ellinlavar.com

Shopping My Stash: Bare Escentuals Mystical Eye Quickies....

Oooh...I'm so greasy...I know I could've blotted before I took the photo. I'm just giving you a Shopping My Stash on Christmas Eve Eve(as Jack Roper said this morning).

Bare Escentuals Mystical Eye Quickies in Masquerade and Mystery.

I've never used them together til today. I like it, there were so easy to apply for loose shadows. These are the only two B.E. shadows I own...well I have a couple samples from swaps I must dig up.

Jamie