She says this dont hurt

2006-10-30T18:43:00.000-08:00

My cellex c moisturizer has come in the mail. :) its great to have a full size. My complextion is evening out really nicely. Ive yet to recieve my make up brushes and my train case :( it should be here sometime this week.

Im going to order some every day minerals tonight and maybe some more samples to try out. As of lately, ive been so busy and my funds have been tied up, so i havent been able to buy and test new stuff. I did however win an auction on ebay for some really pretty mac pigments :D

I did buy tartes lip frxtion lip exfoliator. Its nothing like the sample. the exfoliater doesnt work too well, but it does leave my lips feeling nourished and silky smooth. I also bought some victorias secret lip gloss. OMG! i love the oatstanding. It smells so nice and the consistency and color is perfect. Its just sheer enough and give just enough color. :) Its a great find and i was iffy about it, but i am so glad i bought 2 tubes. Ill be sure to buy some more down the road.

2006-10-24T21:27:00.000-07:00

Too faced has great eye shadows :) so far, i have 3 and i love them. the george and weezie is my atf and i use is daily. too faced also had a great sale a few nights ago, but i missed it. :( i guess ill have to wait for sephoras huge sale.

Im excited to get my stuff in. ive yet to recieve my train case, but when i do, boy oh boy, itll be filled up quick!

2006-10-20T14:10:00.000-07:00

Its been a while since ive updated! so i figured id share my findings with my last haul.

the samples are working out beautifully. The bliss milk face wash is AMAZING! Id recomend any one with combo/sensitive skin. Its cleared up my face, my face isnt so red and its not flakey at all. Not to mention, my pores look SO much better.

Also, the cellex c- sea silk moisturizer is AMAZING. :D i love it! it leaves my face feeling silky smooth, not oily, clean and nourished. I bought some on ebay for cheap. If anyone needs a great 2 a day moisturizer to put on before make up, this is the one. It meshes well with my mineral make up.

Cellex c- hydra b has helped my face out alot also. My eyes and cheeks look so smooth and supple. Its helped my mineral make up look creamy and my blush blends alot more.

hmm. onto make up.

the dior diorshow eyeshadow in noir black is also amazing. i was thinking of returning it if it was like a regular mascara, but now, i cant imagine using anything else. It elongates, thickens, curls and shapes. Not to mention the black is so rich that it makes my eyes pop. its beautiful. one of the best 23$ ive EVER spent.

The stila smudge pot is also amazing. The only thing is, is that im not that experience with brush upkeep. Otherwise its perfect for under your eyes. It was worth the 16$ i spent. i love it and it stays in place once you get it on.

The lip fusion plumpling lip gloss is also great. another all time favorite. i now wear this one the most. it has a nice numbing sensation instead of a bee sting feel and has a great consistencey. Although not a thin lip gloss, it is sheer, it has just the right amount of sticky and stays on pretty well for a gloss.

I bought a nice train case off of ebay and some great make up brushes. My haul is coming along nicey. I returned my philosophy stuff and will return my smash box photo finish because its way too oily for my face. i liked it when i got it, but i found a better product. its more expensive, but its deffinately worth it. its an anti shine, mattifying creame. Ill have a decent haul tomorrow, or ill just save it for my birthday. Im trying NOT to haul because i shop way too much. I figure i can just wait. waiting is good. haha.

2006-10-15T10:08:00.000-07:00

So i had a major haul yesterday. although i spent less than 200$, im really excited about it. Sephora has an open product policy, meaning if i need to take it back, and its opened and half used, they'll take it back :D woo hoo! I also walked away with a new set up facial products, im sampling a few to make sure that itll compliment my face and not irritate it like the philosophy stuff. I figure ill end up returning the philosophy stuff. No need to have expensive product sitting around tempting me to use it when itll just make my face worse. So heres a list of the samples and my haul :)

Haul :

Lola- automatic eye liner, black - 16$

lola lip indulgence, asian pear - 16$

almay ideal gloss, berry shimmer- 9$

Stila, smudge pots, black - 16$

Dior, Dior show mascara, noir black - 23$

Bliss, clog dissolving cleansing milk - 28$

sephora eye make up remover - 4$

too faced, eye shadow duo, george and wheezie - 16$

Lip fusion, bare - 38$

sephora eye liner brush- 9$

anastasia eye brow powder, brunette - 23$

sephora eye brow brush, boar hair - 12$

Rimmel eye shadow, rising sun - 3$

sephora natural, clear mascara - 5$

samples:

Samples for 10/14

Hope in a jar, sensitive

Hope in a tube, eye creame

Philosophy:

the microdelivery peel x2

Purity

Hope in a jar, eye and lip firming creame

The super natural

Hope in a jar, sensitive

Hope in a tube, eye creame

Soul owner- foot scrub

skin effects:

wrinkle effects serum

Eye effects

preventing effects

purifying enzyme scrub

Murad exfoliating enzyme fruit mask

Decleor:

hydra floral moisturizer

Rose toner

Cellex C- hydra b

DDF redness relief

Boscia willow back spot treatment

Cellex c, sea silk moisturizer

Caudalee purifying mask

MD skin care, Lift and lighter eye creame

PTR max anit shine - oil obsorber/primer

2006-10-09T16:16:00.000-07:00

Philosophy acne serum. Yea. Not working as good as i thought it would. Its actually making my face break out in spots. Ive put it on several spots in different stages of outbreaks and it seems to me that it only works on spots that have been there for days. If i have a small blemish, and put it on there, it seems to irritate it and make it worse. Not good. the h2o2 cream though seems to be preventing outbreaks, because ive only seem 2 or 3 small bumps, which go away within a few days. I guess nipping the problem in the bud seems to help some.

now onto the on a clear day h2o2 hydrogen peroxide creame. Ive been usin

g this every night for the past four nights. My face is considerably drier and flakey. Not good, not good at all. Im going to cut down to three times a week, every other day, and see if it works. Its preventing break outs and redness from outbreaks, but its irrating my skin, making it pink and blotchy. Id rather have the pimples because now my bare minerals dont go on smooth like they used to. Even with moisturizing and my foundation primer, it looks chalky.

More to come soon. I've bought new eyebrow powder from anastasia and a new boar eye brow brush from sephora. :) And a new coach purse ANNNNND I've picked up some samples of perfume and moisturizers. Ive been trying out armanis "code" and salvatore ferragamo's "incanto". Im leaning more towareds the armani because its warmer and would be great for winter.

2006-10-04T12:01:00.000-07:00

I started using on a clear day, today. I havent used to h2020 creame yet though. So far so good. I can put my bare minerals foundation over it. Its dried up one of the nasty pimples. Tonight ill use the other creame and report back in 2 or 3 days about that.

Im slightly disapointed in myself. I bought dolce and gabbana's light blue. Although i love it and it smells good, its a summer scent and not a good fall scent. My next perfume will be kenneth coles reaction. I could kick myself for not buying it. I have to use up my escada rockin rio. Im thinking that ill just store it away for next summer, that way im not rushing to use it and wasting it. Its lasted me since last november. I wore it all winter with no problems, but now i prefer the warmer scents compared to the light, fruity or clean scents, when it comes to fall and winter. Any of you have any suggestions for good perfumes? Think chanel's chance. Its probably one of my favorites.

Onto other news. I went to the coach store and picked out a bag. Its chocolate on chocolate and i loooove it. its nearly 400$, but itll be a good fall and winter bag. Im thinking of just going to the outlette store and seeing if i can get 2 or 3 for 400$ that way i have variety. Work has been slow and i dont have the extra income for 400$ bags.

2006-10-02T13:52:00.000-07:00

So, i bought this today. Im excited to start using it on my break outs. Since i dont have break outs all over my face, spot treating is the best thing for me to do because i dont want to dry out or irritate the rest of my face. Ill report back in a week to see if its helped a small out break on my chin and jaw line.

While at sephora i managed to grab some samples. Most are for the philosophy line. If this line works out, ill end up buying a whole set. With a large purchase, maybe i can get some more samples for different lines.

I went through my whole bathroom and fished out all of my products. I have a TON of stuff thats half used or not even opened. My use up list for this month is incredible! I doubt ill be able to use it all up, but im going to try for the most part before i go out and buy more. I probably have two or three months of stuff to last me, though not all of it is good product.

SO! heres the list of the samples that i managed to bag.

philosophy:
the supernatural
purity
the microdelivery peel
hope in a jar

sephora make up line samples:
eye shadow- colorful mono #651b

Murad- exfoliating fruit enzyme mask

Skin effects line:
purrifying effect enzyme scrub
light weight moisture souffle
dual action under eye theraphy

AND! onto the reviews!

Crest white strips --- ive used a few home bleaching kits and this one is simple, works and works well. As with all bleaching kits, they make your teeth sensitive and this kit has a horrible taste. If you can manage to keep the strips on straight and not swallow the funk for 15 minutes, its well worth the slight messy hassle.

Cloud 9 miracle styling creame, brocato --- works wonders with dead, dry, splitting ends. Good to use if you blow dry your hair. I put it on my ends only because it makes my roots oily and it smells great. It mends your frizzy ends. If you only wash your hair once every 2 or 3 days, this isnt for you because its not a light creame and builds up.

Aveda, hang straight --- smooths hair before blow drying and makes hair super shiny and straight, although it is a bit heavy and has build up. if you wash your hair once every 2 or 3 days like me, this is not for you. When you wake up, your hair is oily and you deffinately have to wash it.

VO5, miracle mist --- This is a great heat protecter. If i blow dry my hair with out it, i can tell the difference. makes hair smooth, shiny and soft. It doesnt leave a build up and mends ends. Its light enough to use on my roots, which are early. Its deffinately worth the 5$ at wal mart. although i really hate using cheap hair products because i spend so much on my hair color, this one is an exception. Ive tried more expensive brands and always come back to this one.

TIGI cat walk, curl booster --- I LOVE this product. When i do the loose wavey look, it works perfectly. Keeps the curls under control, makes them last longer, protects them from the weather and doesnt make your hair crunchy or leave a nasty build up. if curling irons make your hair frizzy, this will take the frizz away and make them more defined. Its a bit pricey, 20$ at HEB, but its well worth it. A bottle lasts me atleast 6 months and i use it probably 4 or 5 times a month.

2006-10-01T09:33:00.000-07:00

So ive decided to oomph my look for fall, and im going to try to mimic the classic scarlette johansens looks. One y thing that has been bothering me is my eye browns. i have thin, small eye brows and i envy the girls who have something to work with! even though i pluck, i still cant get the nice, neat, manicured look that i want! :( heres an example.

2006-10-01T00:41:00.000-07:00

Ive learned my lesson. I am not allowed to drink anymore. I went downtown, drank WAY too much in 200$ boots and carrying a 280$ salvatore ferragamo purse. Im surprised i only lost 20$. Man would i of been angry today if i would of woken up in my own puke, purseless. I some how managed to get chewing gum in my hair, on my boots AND on my purse. Although i got it off, im slightly annoyed that this could of been prevented. Like i said, no more drinking for me.

I found something that i absolutely adore, but i dont think its worth 300$. If it was 150$ or so id deffinately HAVE to get it. 300$ will buy me a GREAT new coach bag for fall/winter.

I love this time of year. It means new shopping, time to replace everything, put tank tops and skirts under my bed and clear my closet out for more shopping! I have to admit though, i dont wear alot of skirts, dresses or shorts and alot of my shirts are long sleeved due to my tattoos. BUT, now i can swear sweaters so my range of shirts will be larger. Im excited. Time for new boots, sweaters, purses and make up.

2006-09-28T20:13:00.000-07:00

First post, im excited!

So, ive decided to make a new blog because i love reviewing beauty products, clothes, shoes, new techniques applying make up and finding new products through word of mouth. I tend to read reviews and look up just about everything i buy and appreciate others that review them. All in all, its a lot of fun and makes shopping 10 times more exciting.

Ill do a recap for september because i havent bought anything for october yet

Smash box photo finish foundation primer --- one word: YES! this was the best 32$ ive EVER spent. makes your face silky smooth and if youre using a powder based foundation, it helps it stick and lasts 3 to 4 hours longer with a flawless complection.
Smash box eye shadow duo --- love it! great for every day wear.
Bobbi brown matte statin for lips in clay --- color washes me out, but used with a pink gloss it looks nice and classy. Very simple.
Bobbi brown shimmer brick compact in rose --- love it! brightens my face up and its very summery.
ID bare minerals in beautiful lisa --- great pigment eye loose eye shadow. good to mix things up with, since i wear very neutral colors.
Mac creme eye liner is dipdown --- good backup but you need a brush set for it.
Smash box proof creame eye liner palette --- Great when youre on the go, has its own brush in the compact and isnt bulky.

Ive also bought strivectin SD, but havent used it consistently. Ill start using it consistently on the first when i buy my october products for my new routine.

Ive had some philosophy testers, and all though i liked them, i didnt have enough product to see an actual change in my skin, so i think ill be brave and go buy a kit for october and see what all the hype is about. Their "make up optional" kit and peel is what ill probably get. If youve used these consistently, let me know how it worked out for you!

Octobers budget will be 400$. 200$ in the begining of the month for facial products and to buy my essentials and 200$ in the middle of the month for fall colors. Im reluctant to invest in fall colors since its still in the high 90's where i live and fall/winter clothes havent hit the stores yet.

Im also considering going back to a red head, though keeping the brown would be suitable for winter. Who knows, maybe ill get low lights?