Too Faced Pink Leopard Bronzing Powder

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Not only do I love the packaging (it was the first thing that caught my eye) but I love the way I look when I put this baby on. A lot of the time when I try a bronzer or face illuminator I always look either too orange, brown, or pink, but not with this one! Golden bronzes, pinks, and neutral fawns make up this sexy powder and I swear after putting it on by cheek bones and a little on the forehead, nose, and chin, I look like I came back from Cancun! I just put it on my face in the places that the sun would normally hit so that it looks natural, people always make the mistake of putting it all over the face and then they look really fake and weird. If you put this on in conjunction with a tiny bit of blush, you can also look like you were just at the beach AND stopped off to have really great sex on the way back! You can enjoy this pretty bronzer for about $28.00, its a little more expensive than a drugstore brand and its ok because this one is of WAY better quality!

Sephora Baked Moonshadow Trio

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I am somewhat of a freak when it comes to eyeshadows, especially when they come in like a trio or whatever, and I have the option to use them all separately or mix them at once. This one is especially nice because it is very shimmery, and the colors have very good pigment, they work well dry or wet. I normally use it dry, but have used it wet for more intense color. The one I purchased is "dusk till dawn" it has two lovely purple shades and a light pink one (shown above). This one was $16 and well worth it!I also like buying stuff at Sephora because they give you samples every time, last time I got a mini mascara which I now keep in my purse, I love miniature things!!!...well sometimes....

Avon Clearskin® Blackhead Eliminating Daily Cleanser

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This SUCKED!!!! The first time I used it, it seemed fine, then 2 days later I had this horrible reaction where my face got red and puffy and itchy and burned like a mofo! For about a week after that i had these little blisters on my face and it was all sensitive and red, looked awful! I went to my dermatologist and couldn't figure out what the hell it was because I had used it like 2 days before and thought that if something was to happen with using that cleanser that it would have happened sooner as with most allergic reactions. About a month later I run out of my normal Burts Bees Orange essence cleanser so I bust out the Clearskin cleanser again, nothing happens at first and all is well until like clockwork the next day I start having the symptoms from the last time I tried it, I quickly down two Benadryl and hope that shit goes down before I look all horrid again! The Benadryl worked and I didn't get it as bad as the last time, but it is confirmed that The Clearskin cleanser is the culprit and I will never use it again! I hope I save some people from the misfortune of trying that product as it has given me the most violent reaction I have had in a long time. I wonder if anyone else has tried this and liked it or had a bad experience like myself?

BATH AND BODYWORKS SUNLESS TANNER

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To all my fellow pasty people out there, this is for you! I have mostly come to terms with the fact that I am a whity and that I need to own everything under the sun that has SPF in it, my moisturizer is spf 30, i have a tinted moisturizer that is spf 50 from physicians formula (i dont like it, its very oily), and my everyday moisturizer has spf 15. I run from the sun because I know that shit causes wrinkles and sun spots really early ...not to mention skin cancer, so i am a big believer in bronzer and now, sunless tanners. I tried a Neutrogena sunless tanner before which was ok, it was a cream so it was easy to apply, but somehow i felt orangy. I then decided to try one from bath and bodyworks's true blue spa line, this one is much much better! It is a bronzer combined with a self tanner, it smells a lot better, and the color is more "natural" looking, i also feel that it is easier to apply because it is a tinted cream/gel and you can see where you are putting it. I never noticed in the lighting inside, but when i went outside and the sun shone on my skin, i could definitely see the sparkle of the bronzer part of it. The instructions say to apply it after you have exfoliated and are fully dry, and that it takes about 4 hours for the tan to fully develop. I apply a lotion to my knees and elbows so that those areas don't get that much color, and I make sure that I wear gloves when I apply because even if i wash my hands every 5 mins the palms still get a lot of color (which you dont want). If you want to put it on your face because that is really white too, then mix it with a little of your moisturizer that way you get subtle color and don't look like an extra from the jersey shore...I have not encountered any allergic reactions to this tanner but just to be safe (especially for face) try it in a small area first. Enjoy your new sunless tan my fellow whiteys!!!!

Tapping into my Inner Makeup Artist!

So i recently was involved in a fashion show where my team and I had to make dresses out of flooring materials, ours being vinyl flooring materials. I took it upon myself to do the makeup and decided to go wild! I really surprised myself and will defiantly try to do this more often because I was really really fun! Here are some pics that I took of the models, hope you like!

Products That I used include:

Model on the Left

Lancome Orange loose powder eye shadow

Loreal HID loose powder eye shadow in purple

Milani eyeliner in Purple

Elf highligher

Rimmel Lip gloss

Icy opalescent glitter

false eyelasher

purple rhinestones

Model on Right

Milani BLACK MAGIC Blackened Eye Liner and Eye Glimmer in green

Elf Highlighter

False Eyelashes

MAC matte red lipstick with black liner on top to darken it

Icy opalescent glitter 

rhinestones

Smith's Rosebud Salve

This is one of the best things since sliced bread! I love it, it has been around for donkeys ages, and can be used as a lip balm, great for dry cuticles, rough skin (elbows, knees, etc.) it even says on the tin that its good for diaper rash! I use it mostly for my lips and rough cuticles, after i put it on as a lip balm i use the residue for my cuticles, it also smells lovely . Its small so I keep it in my purse, its great for travel too because it takes care of so many things so you don't have to pack extra crap.I love how the tin is so vintage too, very cool! It cost about $5.00 at Sephora but I know it is available at a bunch of places, i think bath and bodyworks has it too.

Avon chocolate kiss lip glosses

I LOVE this lip gloss, it is not sheer by any means, it is like a liquid lipstick really, and it is available in a chocolate cream color (which i did not get) Cherry Truffles, and Chocolate Covered Strawberry, almost hot pink. They smell exactly like chocolate and taste pretty good too, i also like the fact that they stay on for a really long time, the only issue i have, and this is if i get picky, is that they glosses are a bit sticky, but then again thats why they last right? I checked today if they still have it available and I don't see it on the website but they have it again every now and then, it was like $1.00 when i got it on sale too. Keep in mind that in the image above, i had just woken up and was still drinking my coffee, also, that is just gloss with no other product (that is how much pigment this product has!) Great find!

Avon Far Away perfume

 i know i have not been doing this regularly, it shows how much time i have i guess.... but i am back for a little while again! I recently got some more stuff from Avon because it was just so damn cheap and I am a sucker for a good deal! in this set of products i got Far Away EDP, powder, cream, and shower gel I am taken aback at how wonderful this stuff is, I love it like i love ice cream, i have never been a one perfume type of gal but this shit makes me want to convert to the Far Away religion. I wear it everyday and what i love the most is how the fragrance develops throughout the day, I can smell the subtle coconut note, and i am enveloped by the vanilla and amber base notes which I catch a whiff of every now and then. I have never had such positive feed back either, i was walking around school and this guy walking behind me yelled "you smell SOOOOO GOOD!" I was taken aback but loved the complement! Either way this perfume smells much more expensive than it really is so its i got it on sale for i think 20$ for the set. I will be buying it again in the future for sure!

ELF Shimmering Facial Whip

So I bought this Shimmering Facial Whip from ELF (Eyes Lips Face), I did not really like it too much as a highlighter for my face, HOWEVER, it is the BEST eyeshadow. I got it in a golden peach color, and I just squeeze out a tiny bit and rub it onto my eyelids, it has stayed on for a good long while, and it does not crease (i have a big problem with everything creasing on my lids) it actually smells nice too. I also have put it in my body lotion and it gives a very subtle glow, really cool! On the site it says to use it on lips, but I'm not sure i would do that... just seems like it wouldn't be the best idea...so try it out and let me know what you think!

Sally Hanson "Complete Salon Manicure"

Hi!!!
  Ive been off the radar for a little while, sorry, just had some crap to do, still do but such is life! I hope the rest of the world has fared better. I decided today after taking shit from my trig professor that I would sort of relax in my own little way, by writing about things that make you feel pretty! So my latest favorite that i will go off about right now is Sally Hansen's' Complete Salon Manicure. It is the base coat, color, and top coat all in one. I LOVE it because of the fact that it has everything in one, but one of the biggest pros to me is the shape of the brush which has a slight curve at the tip which follows the curve of the nail bed. Now I dont have to find ways to get a straight ass brush to get into all the crevices of the nail correctly without painting the flesh too. another plus is that it dries pretty fast and lasts a good 8- 10 days. So I will never buy another nail polish unless the color is to die for and I MUST have it!