~Fresh Coat~ Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear Celeb City: A Gift.....

Tuesday, October 09, 2012

If you follow me on twitter, you always see me talk about my oldest son, Bubba and his shenangians at school. He is just a very spirited, talkative, outgoing guy. lol! On Friday, he done so well that week that he got to go the "treat box" which has all kind of goodies in it and pick something. He picked out a treat me! He gave me Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear in Celeb City!

I've owned and wore this before, but he didn't know that. All he knows is Mommy loves makeup and polish. That little thought cheered me up that day. I went home and put Celeb City on and it made me smile!

I love my Bubba-Pumpkin Pie!!


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Check out my previous Fresh Coat on Celeb City HERE.

~Review & Swatches~ tarte Glamazon Pure Performance 12 Hour Lipstick....

Monday, October 08, 2012

Hey Everyone!

I got a review, swatches AND real life photos for you on tarte Glamazon Pure Performance 12-hour Lipstick

Let me proceed to give you what you need!!


 I was sent five of the eight the Glamazon Pure Performance 12 hour lipsticks( from left to right):
Fierce
Wild
Bold
Whimsy
Inspired

 Swatched on my hand (left to right):
Inspired
Whimsy
Bold
Wild 
Fierce
 Inspired (a dusty rose)
 Bold( a coral)
 Whimsy ( a bright pink)
 Wild( a cool red)
Fierce ( a bright red)
 Now for some real life photos of the lipsticks. I wore them for a week or so with different looks, lipliners and glosses....

(above) Wearing Inspired
 Wearing Whimsy
 Wearing Fierce
 Wearing Inspired..again.

Wearing Bold...


Pros:
-The colors are gorgeous, highly pigmented, true to the swatch. No holds barred. You are getting full on color with the first swipe!
-The packaging is cute!
-Even though they are "long wearing" they are not drying at all.
-They have a stain( especially the darker ones) but it comes off easy.
-works well with glosses and lip liners and never loses its color of consistency when topped with them
-the longevity is great. I don't know if its 12 hrs, I didn't try and see, lol, but its definitely in the 5-6 hour range with losing a bit of color when eating.


Cons:
-The price point is $26. $26 is too much, maybe $13, which is half the cost. I would even spend $15, but not a dime over $20. Nope.
-One of the sticks broke in the tube, which leads me to think that the packaging is cute but not effective. The tube itself could be a little shorter to prevent the lippie from breaking. But I see the point of the packaging, it really stands out in my lipstick collection.


Consensus:

I would suggest grabbing at least Inspired and Fierce. Inspired is a wearable color for a lot of skin tones and Fierce is the perfect red. Wild is gorgeous for cool skin tone gals looking for your red. Bold and Whimsy are fun and definitely for collectors of bold pink must haves!


What do you think? Thinking about grabbing couple of Pure Performance lippies? Let me know!!










 Jamie


Disclosure: These products were sent to me for review. All reviews are my own opinion.

~ Beauty Haul~ Rite-Aid, Ulta, Walgreens, Wal-Mart


Hey Everyone!

I stopped by a couple of stores this weekend and actually complied a little haul! 


N.Y.C. Duo in Devilish
N.Y.C. Limited Edition Shimmer Powder City Duet

Rite Aid: I think these two pieces are from a N.Y.C. Halloween collection display. I love a bronzer/highlight duo and I was intrigued by that matte red shadow in that duo.



Sally Hansen Salon Manicure in Polar Bear

 Walgreens-I went by Walgreens and spotted the clearanced Sally Hansen Salon Manicure Polish. They were  $1.89 in my neck of the woods. These are like $8, $9 polishes for $1.89 and I only found one I wanted. Can you believe that?!? LOL!


  Wal-Mart- Spotted and snatched up two of the new Hard Candy Top Ten Eye Shadow Collection. I can't believe they actually in my Wal-Mart!! They are only $6, that's a killer price. I only got two, Naturally Gorgeous and Green With Envy.

I also got CoverGirl Queen Collection Lipstick in Mocha Loca after YT's crystalis007 raved about it being the perfect dark brown girl nude. It is indeed gorgeous!

Ulta- I had a $5 off $10 coupon for Ulta. I picked up NYX Bohemian Chic Nude Matte Collection. I've been playing with it today and ruling is out on it but I will say, it suits cool tone skin better.



~Dazed + Adorned~ Charming Charlie Clearance BOGO FREE!!....

Sunday, October 07, 2012




I spent $12 at Charming Charlie's Clearance BOGO Sale and the haul is.....just CLICK HERE to check it out:)))





~Review & Swatches~ E.L.F. Cosmetics Disney Villains Evil Everyday Eyes Kit....

Hey Everyone!

I'm here on a Saturday night because my beauty muse in back and I'm loving it!! I'm back to being excited about makeup, products and beauty in general so I'm just in blogging mood on a Saturday night.:))

I purchased E.L.F Disney Villains Cruella Evil Everyday Eyes on my birthday at Walgreens in Gaffney SC. All three kits were on display, however they are $10 a piece, so I got the one that I was most drawn to. I was not spending $30 in the drugstore.....on THAT DAY. *snaps*



 Are they worth $10???.......Keep reading, kids.:)
 This kit comes complete with: 8 Eye Shadow colors, 2 Lip & Cheek Color Pencils, 1 Eyeshadow Primer, 1 Liquid Liner, 1 Set of False Eye Lashes, 1 Adhesive Glue, and 1 Mirror.
 Gorgeous instructional layout. I was highly impressed by the effort in the instructions. I didn't use them though. lol!
 I actually like E.L.F shadows, lashes and their primer. The pencils were a little to hard in texture to use or even swatch. The liquid liner was pure trash. Point blank. Trash it.
 Top Row: Puppy Love, Coat of Dreams, Cruelty, Sewage
 Bottow Row: Spotted, Maniac, Little Beasts, Extinction

Weird names.:/ I've never seen 101 Dalamations. I don't remember if I saw it. I'm guessing the shadow names have something to do with the movie and Cruella.
 First Look: I used a couple of the shadows and paired it with a red lip, Tarte Lipstick in Fierce.
 The pigmentation is great. Very true to the swatches, went on smooth, and blended like a dream. Bravo E.L.F. on the shadow quality in this kit!
Second Look: I did another combination of colors from the kit and paired it with Tarte Lipstick in Whimsy.
I'm sorry I can't tell you what I used. I was just free styling to see how the colors worked together.

Consensus:

Is the kit worth the time, the search and $10??? YES, YES, and YES. The shadow quality is great and I love the layout of the kit. I would throw away the liquid liner, unless you need one or love e.l.f.'s liquid liner, and the two lip pencils. Maybe they should have put an e.l.f. Studio Line brush or two in there instead of those products. But, other than that, find this and find it now!! I know it suppose to show up on e.l.f.'s site soon if you don't locate it near you.