Date Night

This weekend flew by and here we are at the start of another looooooong week.  I will try to review the blush Coralista and the highlighter Sun Beam by Benefit this week.  All I'm going to say about them right now is I'm digging them.  Also, per UPS, I should be getting my LORAC lip gloss set tomorrow.  I'm very excited about trying them out.  I was really hoping they would get here today, but alas such is life.

Now on to the good stuff.

This weekend I got to spend some one-on-one time with my hunny.  On Friday he brought home a dozen beautiful dark pink roses for me.  How sweet is he.  Then he took me out to eat at one of my favorite restaurants Chop House.  If you have never been, you are missing out.  The steaks there are AMAZING to say the least.  If you go you have to get the filet mignon with the burgundy mushrooms and ranch on your salad.  They have great ranch too.  I order that every time we go.  Yes, it's that good.  Then we came home, watched some TV and cuddled on the couch.

I can't tell you how lucky I am to have a man like him in my life.  I know, I know I'm getting all lovey dovey but I can't help but sing him praises.  This man tells me every day that I'm beautiful and I know he means it.  I'm not going to go in to details but in my last relationship we will just say I didn't have that.  It makes me cherish him even more and realize how fortunate I am.  God has blessed me in so many ways.  When I was in my last relationship (my ex-husband) I didn't understand why all the things that happened did, but I now know why.  If we don't go through the bad times then we can't really appreciate the good times. 

So grasshopper the moral of the story is to always appreciate the good times God has blessed you with.

Until next time.

Urban Decay Eyeshadow Primer Potion Review

I went by Sephora yesterday because I wanted to pick up a new blush by Benefit but they were completely sold out of the one I wanted.  Boo!  Since I was there anyway I decided to shop around a bit.  I wandered over to the Nars section and almost picked up the blush called Super Orgasm.  It is a pink shimmery sorta blush.  It's beautiful and I almost bought it.  I swatched it against the Rockateur by Benefit and I really liked the one by Benefit better so I decided to wait.  And I'm glad I did.

I always stop by the rack that has samples.  They had a sample size blush called Coralista by Benefit and it came with a small sample sized highlighter called Sun Beam for around $12.  I swatched Coralista and it was really pretty.  It wasn't orangey like I thought it was going to be.  They also had a sample sized Urban Decay Eyeshadow Primer Potion for around $10. 

I was pretty proud of myself.  I picked up a highlighter, blush, and eye primer for less than the price of the Nars blush I almost bought.  Granted these aren't full sized products but they aren't tiny little samples either.  I really love picking stuff up at the sample rack because the samples aren't expensive and you get enough product to really decide if it's worth buying the full sized or not. 

Now I will stop rambling and get on to the review.

I did a review on the eye primer by elf not long ago and let me just say there really is no comparison.  UD blew elf out of the water.  The UD eye primer potion is creamy and glides on very easily.  You don't have to use very much either which is nice.  I noticed that my eyeshadow looked great all day and didn't budge at all.

So I decided to sleep in it.  I don't suggest you sleep in your makeup because it is not good for your skin especially if you are prone to break outs like I am.  I just had to see if it had the staying power to last all night and it did.  I woke up this morning and my eyeshadow looked perfect.  There was no creasing at all and the color hadn't melted away or moved at all.  I was sold.  If this magic potion can make my eyeshadow stay perfectly on my oily lids all day and all night then I'm a fan.  Once I run out of my sample sized tube I will be buying the full sized one from now on.

Next I might have to try their face primer.  I hope it works as well as their eye primer.  I can honestly say I have never been disappointed by any Urban Decay products I have bought. 

I will try to review the other products I bought soon so stay tuned. 

Until next time!

High Five For Friday!!

Whew!  Finally it's Friday!  This has been a long and trying week.  I am so glad to have survived it.  Hopefully things will start to slow down and not be nearly as stressful.  Now it's time to count down my top 5 highlights of the week.

1.  Mom is doing well from her surgery.  I had to take her to the E.R. Wednesday but she is feeling much better.  I am so very thankful she did not have cancer.  Prayer works you just gotta have faith!

2. I'm having a date night with my fiancé.  We rarely get to spend time alone together so this is a much needed date night.  Once things slow down and mom heals more from her surgery I'm going to make it a point to have 1 date night week.  I think it is very important to have one on one time with your significant other on a regular basis.  It's very important to a relationship to have time to just be with one another without distraction.  I'm not sure what our plans are yet but I hope it involves a movie!

3. I ordered a LORAC 6 piece lip gloss set from HSN that I blogged about yesterday.  I got confirmation that it was shipped today!  Hooray!  I can't wait to get it and try every single color!  I really really hope I like this lip gloss set.  I've got my hopes up that it won't be the usual sticky lip gloss and that I'll fall in love with it after the first swipe.

4.  I uploaded my first pictures of how I do my eyeshadow on my blog.  This was very exciting for me.  I was honestly a little afraid to put up the pictures.  I was hoping that you all would like how I use my Naked 2 palette.  Maybe one day I'll get the nerve to actually do a tutorial on my Youtube channel.

5.  This next highlight is actually a Saturday highlight.  I have plans to meet my sister from another mother for a margarita at Chili's.  My favorite margarita is their Presidente Margarita.  If you've never had it, you are missing out and you should immediately go get one.  They are amazing and they come in a shaker!

That's it for my high five for Friday!  Hope you all had a great week!


Linking up with Lauren for High Five for Friday

LORAC Red Hot 6 Piece Lip Gloss Set

Early this morning while I was getting ready I had HSN on.  They were showcasing LORAC products and I saw this 6 piece lip gloss set for $27 and I couldn't pass it up.



I've never tried any LORAC products but I'm very excited to receive this and give it a try.  The colors looked really pretty on the models and they said they weren't sticky.  Hooray!  I hate hate hate sticky lip gloss.  It seems like most lip glosses are sticky and then your hair gets stuck on your lips.  Sticky lip gloss is very annoying. 

Did I mention I'm excited to try these?  I keep checking my email for confirmation that they have been shipped.  I live close to one of their distribution centers so I usually get stuff I order from HSN in a matter of days. 

I should get them in a few days and I will write a review on them and try to take some pictures as well.

Until next time!

elf eye primer review

In my previous blog post I said I was going to review the elf eye primer and try to take a picture to show how my eyeshadow held up.  Well here it is.

Here is the first picture.  I had just completed my makeup around 10am (ish).



Here is what my eyeshadow looked like about 10 hours later.


The first picture was taken with natural light and the later picture was taken with artificial light.  Now granted the lighting is not as good as the first picture but you can still tell a difference in the eyeshadow.  It creased and the color is not nearly as vibrant.  I tried and tried to get a better picture but this was the best I could get.

Would I buy this eye primer again?  Nope.  It was only $3 but I would have rather paid a bit more and gotten a product that really works.  I have oily skin so maybe for someone who doesn't have oily skin it might be perfect.  I really wanted to avoid spending more than $10 bucks on some eye primer but I guess you get what you pay for.

I've never had luck when it comes to drug store makeup.  It either melts off my face by the end of the day or irritates my skin.  For me it's worth it to pay a little extra for the higher end products if it means that they last and perform like they are supposed to and don't cause me to break out. 

Until next time.

How I Did My Eyeshadow Day 2

I used my Urban Decay Naked 2 palette and did this eyeshadow today.



I used the elf eye primer all over my lid.  I'm going to try to take another picture at the end of the day and then do a blog post reviewing the elf eye primer.  So make sure you check back at the end of the day for that.

Next I took the color YDK and placed it all over my lid up to the crease.  I then took the color Tease and dusted the outer corners of my eyes and slightly in the crease.  I also used Tease to line my lower lashes.

I took Foxy and dusted right below my eyebrows and in the inner corner of my eyes just to brighten my eyes up.

I took a small liner brush and lined my top lashes with Blackout.  I used Sephora waterproof eyeliner in black/brown on my waterline.

To finish I took a small fluffy brush and blended it all in.  The colors in the Naked 2 palette blend really well.

And that's it!  I hope you enjoyed my little how I did that.


(My face really isn't that pale.  It was just very bright in the bathroom this morning.  Oh, and that is a nose ring on my nose if you couldn't tell.)

Red

I'm going to share a secret with you.  I have always adored an amazing red lipstick...but I have never been able to wear it myself.  I have always had issues with wearing any bright or dark color lipstick. 




images from Google


I have adored red lipstick from afar.  I have actually worn it around the house and then taken it off before leaving the house.  I really want to wear red lipstick in public and not feel like I look like Bozo the clown.  It's not that I have red lipstick all over my face I just feel like it doesn't suite me.  I wish I could pull off the red lips in the second picture.  That color is amazing!

I was told tonight that I would look really good in a red lipstick because of my hazel eyes and my dark hair.  This got me to thinking.  Maybe I can pull it off.  The more I thought about it the more I really wanted to. 

And I'm going to do it.  Next payday I'm going to Sephora and with their assistance I'm going to wear red lipstick.

Until next time.