Thursday, November 22, 2012

Happy Thanksgiving!

I'm thankful for a lot this year. I have a job, I'm going to marry an awesome guy next year, and things are generally going well.

Here's another look with the Edun for Sephora palettes. Lips are Pacifica lip color in coconut crush.

Eyeliner, Kat Von D tattoo liner.
Mascara, cover girl yellow tube.

Wednesday, November 21, 2012

Classic Glam

Eyes: sephora by Edun palette.
Blush: same.
Lips: e.l.f. Matte lip color rich red and revlon color burst lipgloss in fire.

Thursday, November 15, 2012

Better late than never, right?

Anyway, here's what got gone in October.

1. Everyone Soap 3in1 - Coconut Lemon. This stuff smells amazing (to me). Future Husband did not care for it at all, and complained that "something in the bathroom smell[ed] weird" when I transferred the remainder to the bathroom hand soap dispenser. I liked it. But I won't be buying again for two reasons: it is too weak a shampoo for me and too drying a body wash.

2. Kinky Curly Spiral Spritz. Though it's marketed at Black women, I figured hair is hair and I'd try it. It's a really nice product - smells nicely lavendery but not too strong, and it has nice definition. It's a thin gel and made out of water and plants. I haven't figured out how to make it work as a spray, so I spray it into my hand and then scrunch. I'm trying some new things in the product department, but if I decide I want a gel again, I'd rebuy this one.

3. Alba Botanica Natural AcneDote scrub. I liked this, too. It smells like minty oranges, seems to exfoliate well, and comes in a pretty large (8oz) tube for the money.

4. Julep sunblock. I reviewed this as part of my Sunblock Sunday Series. Why didn't I like it?

5. Trio of Caudalie minis. There was a "cleansing water," a serum, and a very lightly tinted spf 15 moisturizer. I liked the "cleansing water" best, but it felt too sticky on my face to get full size.

6. John Frieda Frizz Ease Sheer Solution Lightweight Styling Serum. Future Husband bought this by mistake, so I used it. It's ok, but nothing magical. I found having to shake up the dual-phase liquid annoying.

7. Clear Scalp Therapy shampoo and conditioner packets. I got this in that Target Beauty bag. I used them. They made my scalp feel nice for a day, but they smelled really odd and the ingredients list is full of things that look like slaughterhouse byproducts.

8. Silk Naturals eye shadow sample baggie. These are always fun, but so far there have been only two that inspired me to buy full size: Sonic and Go. As it is, I have eyeshadow coming out of my, er, eyeballs?

9. Andalou Naturals serum sample. This smelled like flowers. Aside from lavender, I do not like my products to smell like flowers.

So there you have it!

Saturday, November 10, 2012

Sephora+Pantone Universe palette look

Eyes: tfsi, green column of sephora+Pantone palette, UD Perversion liquid and pencil liners, theBalm cheater mascara.

Got this for less than seventeen dollars at sephora. Kind of love it.

Thursday, November 8, 2012

Testing

Trying out new phone. Also have new sephora haul to post about.