~FOTD~ City Color Cosmetics Eye Shadow Palette in Dark Room + Urban Decay Nude Palette Comparison.......

 Remember I told ya'll I would do a FOTD with the City Color Cosmetics palette in Dark Room soon. Welp, "soon" was the next day. LOL!

I love LOVE a neutral palette. Dark Room was right up my alley and not a bad price ($3.99 at Rite-Aid)

 One thing I did notice was the "similarities" in color PLACEMENT in Dark Room and my Urban Decay Nude Palette. I did not say DUPE, mmkay... let's discuss....:)

No swatches because I don't consider Dark Room a "dupe" but it is reminiscent of the Nude Palette for a lower price. Check out the color placement from light to dark and the last three shades.

 This is a full face with the Dark Room palette....

 I thought the color payoff was nice, especially in the deeper shades and the lighter outer shades but the two of the middle colors needed alot of building.

 I like it!!:) Now I want the other three palettes that I saw of these on the display.

~Summer 2012 Beauty~ May Beauty Favorites.....

*Gasp!!* I have May Beauty Favorites! The funny thing is...I love watching and checking other bloggers and vloggers favorites but I can't seem to get mine together month to month. LOL!

Nails: I'm loving Revlon Expert Shapers. I bought two of these at a yard sale for a $1, still in the packaging. They shape really easy and quick and leave a smooth edge to the nail.

I'm also loving Avon Nail Experts Adhesive Base Coat, another brand new yard sale find. Its reminiscent of CND Sticky and less of the price of Sticky.

Face: I'm "late boots" when it comes to MAC Fix +...loving it on my E.L.F.  Studio Powder Brush to apply my liquid foundation.Its the perfect trio for  perfect coverage.

Face: I hunted down Wet N' Wild Coloricon Bronzer in Reserve Your Cabana like a hawk! Amazing illuminator for the top of the cheekbones for a great price ( $2.99).

Even though I've only had my Philosophy Mineral Blush Duo in Healthy/Happy for less than two weeks, all three products are create a gorgeous cheek!!

Skin and Lips: I'm loving Simple Cleansing Facial Wipes. They are giving my Big Lots found wipes a run for their money! In my opinion and experience, sensitive skin products work wonders on oily and acne prone skin.

I'm back on my EOS balms...they are just great for layering under any gloss or lipstick you wear. EOS balm and one of my Revlon Just Bitten Kissable Balm Stains ( pictured Cherish) are working it out this early summer season!!


 

~Beauty Haul~ Beauty Supply Store, Rite Aid, Sally Beauty Supply....

While enjoying a day of "mommy freedom"....I stopped in to a BSS that I haven't in ages. Mainly because the last time I was in there, it was lame. Well, apparently they have gotten their ish together ( perhaps some new ownership) and it was SMOKING up in there!!! I mean, just tons and tons of goodies!! It will be a regular stop from now on when I visit the 'Burg.:) Check out what I got....

They had NYX...I was TOO EXCITED. Closest place to buy NYX ( I thought) was 1 hour and change away at Ulta in Greenville. Now its just 30 mins up the road:) Ain't God good?? LOL!

Now, the display didn't have all the new-new like the matte lip cremes or some of the old stuff like eye shadow trios, eye shadow singles, blushes, glitters, endless NYX products I didn't see but that was ok. What the display did have was 1.99 glosses ( I got Real Nude, Cafe Latte,and Pinky Natural) $1.99 Round Lipsticks ( I got Frappacino), liners ( brow liner in Brow), Jumbo Sticks, foundations,  polish, etc.

They also had one of my favorite BSS lines, Santee...I got a creme liner in black and a blush quad.

They had a complete line of Kleancolors ( no Hologlitter polish though:( )...Buy Two of either Kleancolor or NYX and get one free...$1.99 a piece.

I got some French manicure guides in different shapes ( I saw these in Sally for WAYYY higher $$) and a skin brush....

I also ventured into Rite-Aid where I spotted some new products ( POST RIGHT HERE)...I picked up a Julie G polish in Chic Cipro and a City Color palette I've been eyeing in Dark Room....

Dark Room is a variety of nudes...I got a FOTD coming up so don't you worry!! LOL!

Oh...and the BSS had "mugga" jewelry...got some earrings and some bracelets for arm candy stacking....

Finally, I stopped into Sally ( for a dotting tool but it was not in my price range:/ ) China Glaze Magnetic Polish was on clearance for 3.49. I picked up You Move Me.

~Real Spotted~ Sally Hansen Rock of Ages, Maybelline Bronze Glow, Revlon French Mix and Julie G Polish!!!

I only went in one drugstore yesterday and I spotted some new goodies!!

Maybelline Summer Glow- I read that the Illuminator is a must buy, maybe that's why only one was left on the display. Also I saw the Dream Mousse Bouncy Bronzers...MochaMishMash has a great review on these...

Finally, saw the Rock of Ages Sally Hansen Salon Effects....still no Prabal Gurung Salon Effects in my area, though.:/

Interesting!! SH Pedicure Salon Effects!!! I would buy these. I've seen other companies like Kiss Nails include toenail sizes in their Nail Dress with the fingernail sizes too.

Revlon French Mix...I  thought of Nouveau Cheap's recent review on these! LOL!

Finally!!! The JulieG polishes!!! I've been waiting for them to arrive in my area and I had read that they would be in the regular nail polish area and not part of the Jessie's Girl products. They look really pretty in person....

I only got one( Fresh Coat post this week!!), mainly because they are $3.99, which is cheap to some but you get four, five colors at a time, it adds up!! I want to see if they are just as opaque as she says they are too.:)

~Haul+Review+ FOTDs~ Philosophy Makeup at Big Lots.....

Last week, I went into one of my local ( as in 35 miles away, haha) Big Lots stores and finally ran up on the most talked about Philosophy makeup. Well, I didn't "run" up on it. I went down every cosmetic aisle twice until I asked an associate where it was. I had read that it was on endcap but in this store, it was on "side cap"...on the SIDE of the end cap. I walked past it twice.:/

I didn't buy all the pieces. Some of the makeup is just a bit too fair for my taste. I got five pieces, one of them by mistake! lol!

I got both of The Supernatural Windows To The Soul Eye Shadow Palettes in Box of Truffles ( the neutrals) and Plum Delicious.

I got two blushes: The Supernatural You Make Me Blush in Healthy/Happy and The Supernatural Lit From With In Healthy Cream Blush in Feel Warm All Over.

AMAZING Blushes!!!!The Healthy/Happy is a beautiful duo ( very NARS Orgasm/Laguna ish). The texture is soft and they go on bright but not heavily pigmented. Just the right bit of flush and bronze in one. Plus, the mirror is a magnifying mirror. I've never had a blush with a magnifying mirror.If  you MUST get one thing from Big Lots Philosophy sale...THIS IS IT!! I'm going back this weekend to TRY to stock up.

Feel Warm all over is great for layering under Happy...they are very similar in color.

I bought Art of Blushing in Pink Dreams by mistake. I thought I was buying something else, I was in a rush, I was excited...lol!!!

I swatched it with my finger. Nope, too light for my taste...

Here is a look I created with the Box of Truffles palette. Great texture, medium pigmentation and they feel very luxurious. I can see these being sold in the $20+ range. They would be worth the price. Even the small duo brush that came with it is of good quality.

I LOVE the Plum Delicious palette too...Same quality, very consistent in quality from palette to palette. Plum Delicious is a beautiful, simple palette of purples that create a gorgeous smoky purple eye. All I have to say, Philosophy sold at Big Lots IS the best buy so far this year for me!!!

Have you gotten of these or other pieces of Philosophy at your Big Lots? What if ( I die just thinking about it) if any of the Philosophy skin or body products showed up there!??!? They would get CLEANED OUT!! LOL!