FOTD: Bright Lip For A Gloomy Day

Today was so gloomy and depressing for being almost summer so I decided to throw on a bright lip to liven up my mood. Here is everything I used:

Face:

- Laura Mercier Foundation Primer

- Garnier BB Cream Skin Renew Miracle Skin Protector for Combination to Oily Skin in Deep -mixed with Tare Amazonian Clay Full Coverage Balancing Foundation in Medium

- it Cosmetics Bye Bye Under Eye in Medium

- Guerlain Meteorites Perles Illuminating Powder in Teint Dore 03

Cheeks:

- Jouer Cosmetics Bronzer in Suntan

- I Love Sasa Tinnie Color Fusion Gradatian Blush in 01 Rosy Pink

Eyebrows:

- Tarte Eye Shadow in Sexpresso from the Natural Eye Palette

- Smashbox Brow Tech Wax

Eyes:

- Tarte Clean Slate 360 Creaseless 12-hr Smoothing Eye Primer

- MAC Eye Shadow in All That Glitters all over the lid

- MAC Eye Shadow in Mulch in the crease & outer V

- MAC Eye Shadow in Nylon in the inner corner

- Lorac Eye Shadow in Cream from the Lorac Pro Palette on the brow bone

- Tarte Eye Shadow in Coco Puff from the Natural Eye Palette on the lower lash line

- YSL Dessin Du Regard Waterproof Eye Pencil in Black

- YSL Faux Cils Babydoll Mascara

Lips:

- Laqa & Co Lip Pencil in Lambchop

May Birchbox 2014

This Birchbox is super boring in my opinion but we’ll see how the products turn out once I try them.

1) Coola Environmental Repair Plus Radical Recovery After-Sun Lotion - I rarely get sunburned, but when I do it is a pain! So we’ll see if I get red this summer so I can use this. Full size is 6 oz & $32. This sample is 0.5 oz Birchbox Value: $2.66

2) Marcelle New Age 8 in 1 Power Serum - I like to try out new serums so we’ll see if this one does anything for my skin. It claims you’ll see results in 1 week. Full size is 1 oz & $34. This sample is 0.24 oz Birchbox Value: $8.16

3) Nexxus Color Assure Pre-Wash Primer - I guess the next 3 samples are supposed to be a step up from the foil packets. This is an oil-based formula that penetrates into the hair to protect the color before washing. I’m not usually into these things since they don’t really do anything so we’ll see. Full size is 3.3 oz & $17.99. This same is 0.17 oz Birchbox Value: $0.93

4) Nexxus Color Assure Shampoo - This shampoo is made without sulfates and it claims to make color last twice as long. Full size is 13.5 oz $11.99. This sample is 0.3 oz Birchbox Value: $0.27

5) Nexxus Color Assure Conditioner - Same claims. Full size is 13.5 oz & $14.99. This sample is 0.3 oz Birchbox Value: $0.33

6) Pixi Shea Butter Lip Balm in Coral Crush - I’ve heard a lot about this brand but never tried anything so I’m excited to try this. So far it’s not as moisturizing as I thought it would be and it’s a bit sheer but sometimes it usually takes a few uses to reach its full potential. This is full size at 4 g. Birchbox Value: $8

7) Harney & Sons Fine Teas in Pomegranate Oolong & Caribe Tea - I like tea so these sound interesting to me. Full size is 20 Bags & $9.60 Birchbox Value: $0.96

Total Birchbox Value: $21.31

Lots of cheap samples but at least there was a full size lip balm?

Extremely Late April Empties 2014

Yikes! I’ve been hoarding this trash since the end of April!

1 & 2) Bed Head Self Absorbed shampoo & conditioner - I loved the scent of these, they smelled like orange candies. However these didn’t do anything special to my hair. They got the job done with cleansing and conditioning but I wouldn’t repurchase these.

3) Nivea Extended Moisture lotion - I really liked this lotion because it was very moisturizing and smelled like a good looking man lol This was perfect for the winter months so I will probably end up repurchasing this at the end of the year.

4) Summer’s Eve Cleansing Wash in Delicate Blossom - This might be a TMI product but I really liked it when I didn’t want a strongly scented Bath & Body Works body wash all up in there. I would definitely repurchase this product but I would like to try the other scents. This was a faint clean floral scent, I would probably try a fresher cleaner scent.

5) Salon Grafix Spray Powder Shampoo for brunette shades - I really liked this! The Batiste for dark hair is probably still my favorite but I would still repurchase this (I do have a back up) It’s definitely a close second.

6) Bath & Body Works foaming hand wash in Fresh Picked Strawberries - LOVE the foaming hand washes at BBW. I have like 20 back ups for different scents. I’ve always loved the Fresh Picked Strawberries scent so I will most likely repurchase it when it comes back.

7) GeoDeo Detox Complex deodorant in Island - I NEVER include deodorants, toothpastes, contact solution, etc. because I finish those constantly and I honestly think it’s a waste of time to include them since we’re all (hopefully) using and finishing up those things. But this I got in a Influenster box awhile back so I wanted to share what I thought. I hated it. It didn’t do anything it claimed and it didn’t have any protection at all. I would only use it if I wasn’t going anywhere or I would put it on right before bed. Don’t waste your money on this.

8) Bath & Body Works 3-wick candle in Sydney Harbor - I bought this because I miss Sydney so much. I went to Australia about 3 years ago and I’m dying to go back. This had the scent of salt water, eucalyptus and bamboo wood. I think if they left out the bamboo this would be spot on. But this was a good fresh scent, I don’t think I would repurchase it though since lately I’ve been into more sweeter scents.

9) Bath & Body Works travel sized lotion in Velvet Sugar - I LOVED this scent. Like I said I’ve been into sweeter scents and this smelled like sugary goodness. If I didn’t have so many lotions right now I would repurchase!

10) Bath & Body Works PocketBac in Strawberry Cheesecake - This was a pretty good scent, sweet but nothing special. I wouldn’t repurchase this one but I did enjoy it.

11) L’Oreal Paris Feria Conditioning Shampoo - I got this from the Ombre hair dye kit which I used in April (then did another round in May) This was a good shampoo, perfect for after bleaching your hair. I love the Feria line.

12) Banila Co “Let Me Touched” Glow BB Cream in Yellow Beige - LOL I love reading the English translations on foreign products. This was an amazing BB Cream. This was from Hong Kong so I have no idea how I’m going to get my hands on another one but I did buy other brands of BB Cream while I was there so hopefully they’re just as good!

13) Juicy Couture Viva La Juicy & Viva La Juicy La Fleur rollerball - LOVE these 2 scents. I have the full sizes of these so thankfully I can still smell them but I’ll miss not being able to touch up with them during the day.

14) Pritty Peaushun Skin Tight Body Lotion in Light - My friend gave me this lotion which was invented by a make up artist who wanted skin to look flawless. I looked it up and it’s $40! Yikes! I had no idea. I liked this but wouldn’t want to pay that much for this. It was like a tinted lotion that made your skin glow, but it was not shimmery at all. It really did make my skin look flawless. It kind of had the dry oil feel. Hopefully I can find a cheaper alternative or I’ll just have to splurge.

15) Bath & Body Works Wallflower refill bulb in Marshmallow Fireside - This is one of my all time favorite scents. I always have back ups and use it year round. It is sweet and musky which is the perfect room scent for me.

16) Maybelline Baby Lips Dr. Rescue in Soothing Sorbet - I’m so over Baby Lips right now. I liked this at first but then realized it wasn’t as moisturizing as I wanted it to be. The good thing was it was very pigmented for being tinted lip balm. I won’t be repurchasing Baby Lips anytime soon.

17) Olay Wet Cleansing Towelettes - HATED these. I bought this from Ulta. They were like $4 and came with 30 wipes so I thought it was a good deal but these didn’t do anything and they stung my eyes and felt like they were burning my skin. I don’t have sensitive skin at all and I couldn’t imagine someone with sensitive skin using these. Don’t buy them!