Yard Sale, Dollar Store, & Beauty Store Haul

Lotta hauls in one! But I had a busy day today :) I went to about 7 yard sales & got a ton of stuff!

 I got old cd's to listen to in my car (it doesn't have a port for my iPod cable nor does it play burnt cds) for $1 each. Romeo & Juliet soundtrack just happened to be one I picked up. It's one of my favorite movies :)

 I found this awesome vintage ghost book! I mainly got it for Josh because he loves ghost hunting & such. But it talks about 'the other side' and different crazy things like that. $1!

 I loooooove these super mod yellow, orange, and brown dishes! I got both of the candle holders for $.50 & the big tray was $.75! I got the candles & pebbles from the Dollar Tree -- I'm going to put prettier pebbles that are brown and crystal when I get extra money. And for now - until I get something to put into my tray I'm using it as a candy storage.

 I got 2 cute saucers & matching tea  cups! They're a baby pink color. I got all of these for $3. I plan on writing on them like you see on a lot of Tumblr pictures that say 'Bitch' or 'Slut' in a pretty cursive writing -- they also sell them on Etsy. But I think I'm going to write either 'Babycakes' or 'Sweetheart' on one & draw a mustache on the other :)

 I got the dish on the left at a yard sale for $.50! It's prettier in person - it's actually a clear and black tint but on the outside has a sheer silver finish. I got the other jar & pebbles at Dollar Tree to use to store my makeup brushes. I can be pretty crafty huh?! :)

 I got these awesome bird cut outs for $.25! They were brand new in the packaging. I plan on getting those wooden oval & square wall hangings you use for crafts at Michaels & painting them & gluing these bad boys on there. Most of you probably don't know what the hell I'm talking about -- but I can see things clearly in my head & it will look very cute & mod :) I'm really into mod style stuff here lately.

Aren't these cutest Salt & Pepper shakers?! Ahh, I love them! I will most likely re-sell them in my shop though. But I thought these were adorable & I couldn't pass them up.

 Mickey Mouse Earrings! Woowoo! Still brand new & they're clip ons. I got these to re-sell in mah shop ;)

& lastly for yard sales -- I got these Steve Madden booties for myself :) I got these for only $2! They're a little worn, but I don't mind.

Next up - I went to Sally Beauty Supply just because it was right near the Dollar Tree.

 I got some China Glaze nail polishes on sale. I've never used this brand, but I know it's quite expensive. I've known about it - but my friend at work last night had some on her nails & it looked nice - so I got me a few that were on sale. I got these for $1.99 each! The pale yellow one doesn't have the sticker on it -- so I'm unsure of the name. The black sparkly one is called 'Haunting' and the brown is called 'In Awe of Amber' or something around those lines :P Haha, I don't have them right beside me so I'm not completely sure.

I have also been wanting to get some of these plastic clips for when I curl my hair. I got a pack of 6 of these for $2.99.

Lastlyyyyyy ---

 I got my 88 warm palette in the mail!

Yay! This is the same exact palette that Coastal Scents & Bh Cosmetics has. I just got the Ebay one because it was wayyyy cheaper. I'm about 99% sure all the other companies do is purchase them in bulk & slap their label on them. But I don't think they claim to make them - so they can do whatever they'd like. I'd just rather get them for a cheaper price :) This one on Coastal Scents is $24.95 + shipping. I got mine for $10.76 with FREE shipping! Yayyyyy. I also got the original 88 palette & 'eclipse' concealer palette -- but those are from a different seller & he's from Hong Kong - so it'll be about another week or two till I get those.

I'm making this blog wayy longer than it's suppose to be. Sorry! Hope you enjoyed loves!

October 2011 Favorites

Finally! I remembered to do a favorites blog entry. And boy, do I have a ton of stuff! It was really hard to pick through my items, and I kind of have a lot :/ Oh well, the more the better :)

Firstly, I start out with my favorite hair & face products:

 Pssssst! Instant Dry Shampoo - $5.47

Loreal Hydrafresh Toner - $5.97

CHI Silk Infusion (1 oz) - $8.99

Pssssst! Dry Shampoo -

For a nice poof! This is my first dry shampoo that I have tried. I really don't know why this one stuck out to me the most when I went to purchase a dry shampoo - but it did. I tried this after not washing my hair for 2 days, and it helped, but it didn't work like I thought it would. Like, I thought my hair would look freshly washed or something lol. It helped it not look as greasy -- but I don't know if I'd be comfortable wearing my greasy hair down with this product :P haha. However, this product does give you some volume! It makes my roots feel like they can breathe as well - so after I wash & style my hair, I go back & apply this where I'd like some volume in my hair, and it works really good! It's better than using hairspray or teasing for volume - so this is what I've been using.

Loreal Hydrafresh Toner -

I've been using this product for about a week. I don't wash my face, or use cleaner for it - just my makeup remover wipes (I know, i'm pretty gross). I feel like my face breaks out when I actually wash my face with cleaner -- and it actually looks way better and I don't have bad skin when I don't wash it - so whatev! But anyway, I got this to try this out since I don't wash my face, and I really like the way this feels on my face. It's also helped my face feel smoother. Normally I have little small bumps (there not quite blackheads, I'm not sure what they are :P - they're not big?) - but after using this - it helps tone them down a bit & my face looks clearer. I'm not sure why this does this? lol But it does! 

CHI Silk Infusion -

I got this product with my CHI straightener back in May, and I love it! I put just a small squirt in my palm & rub it mainly at the ends of my hair & bangs before styling & it makes it feel supa' smoooooth!

Favorite Face Products:

Mac Mineralize Skinfinish in Gold Deposit - $28

Tarina Tarantino Dollskin Cheek Blush in Carved Rose - $25

Laura Mercier Oil Free Tinted Moisturizer in Sand - $42

Elf Healthy Glow Bronzer in Luminance - $1

Benefit Boi-ing Concealer in 2 - $19

Hard Candy Glow all the Way in Doll Face - $8

Mac Mineralize Skinfinish -

I love this product! If you haven't already, you can read my review on this product & how I use it here:

http://stfulaurenpack.blogspot.com/2011/10/review-mac-mineralize-skinfinish-in.html

Tarina Tarantino Dollskin Cheek -

This is the old packaging for this product. Like a week after I purchased this on Sephora, she changed the look of all her products :( I like this one better though anyway :P I love this blush! It's a nice flushed babydoll pink. I haven't really tried any other blushes - high end or drugstore - so I'm not too sure if it's $25 worth -- but I do like this blush.

Laura Mercier Oil Free Tinted Moisturizer -

I do not wear foundation nor powder, and I wanted to start wearing something - but light with sheer coverage - so I decided since winter is coming up - I'd get a moisturizer. I heard a lot of good things about this tinted moisturizer - so I purchased it. I love this product! It gives you a nice sheer coverage - and it doesn't make my face feel greasy or like I'm even wearing anything at all. Like the blush - I haven't tried any other tinted moisturizers - high end or drugstore -- so I can't really compare it to anything else or to say if it's really worth $42 freaking dollars. Geez! Well, last week I did purchase the Elf Tinted Moisturizer (the $1 & the $3 one) - but they make me feel greasy. I suppose because they aren't oil free like this one. I'm still shopping around to find another that I like for an affordable price.

* Also, when I go out & wanna look good for my man (hehe) - I have just recently started mixing my tinted moisturize with the Revlon Photo Ready foundation - just a pinch of each to give me a bit more coverage.

Elf Healthy Glow Bronzer in Luminance -

I'm not too sure why they call this bronzer - because this is WHITE! It's very shimmery & has lots of little glitters - which I looooove. I use this in many ways - to set my tinted moisturizer, as a highlight, or as an eyeshadow. This is only $1 - & it's a great product for the price. It gives you just the right amount of shimmer. Here lately, since it's fall - I like to wear it as a finishing powder to give me the light natural glow & it looks really nice. 

I'll be getting the other colors to try out as well with my next Elf order.

Benefit Boi-ing Concealer -

I've tried all kinds of drugstore & high end concealers. I have really dark circles under my eyes that are hard to hide. And this, so far, is the best concealer I've found. It works nicely. It covers up my dark circles for the most part. I'm wanting to try Benefit's Erase Paste to see which is better - so I'll probably be ordering that soon :)

Hard Candy Glow All The Way -

 This is an AMAZING product! I use this as my highlighter - obivously. It is very shimmery & glittery --ahhh, I love it! & this HUGE tube is only $8! This should last you forever, seriously. A little bit of this product goes a long way. My next trip to Wal-Mart I'll be picking up the gold tinted one of this :)

Favorite Eye Products:

Elf Eyebrow Kit in Light - $3

Mac Paint Pot in Bare Study - $17

Elf Cream Eyeliner in Black - $3

Tarina Tarantino Fleur De Lash Mascara in Black Opal - $19

My Thirtyonewest Odd Liquorice & Anchor's End Eyeshadows - $6.99 each

Mac Eyeshadows in Omega & Vanilla - $15 each

Urban Decay Primer Potion in Eden - $19

Mac Omega & Vanilla Eyeshadows -

These are the first Mac eyeshadows I purchased. I saw Gwen Stefani wearing a cream color eyeshadow with a light brown one over that in the crease -- and I wanted to create that look - so I did! I like the colors of these eyeshadows. I do like these a lot - but I'm not sure if they are worth $15 each? I feel like to get the color I want I have to apply a couple of coats of the Vanilla. But the Omega one works well. I don't know, it may just be the colors I got because they are light anyway. I'll get some darker ones next time to see if they really are worth $15 lol.

Mac Paint Pot in Bare Study -

This & the Treasure Hunt Paint Pot was my first Mac purchase! I got them back in September & I looove them. I just have the Bare Study one as my favorite because it's more of a nude-pinkish pearly color that I can wear with everything & the Treasure Hunt one is a light golden yellow. I also use this as an eye primer as well - and it works good! You can also use this as a highlight as well - ahhhh! So many uses for these handy dandy Paint Pots. I love them!

Tarina Tarantino Fleur De Lash Mascara -

Oh my God. This.Is.The.Best.Mascara.EVER! Baha, I'm gay, I know. But this seriously is the best mascara ever! This is the old packaging like the blush as well - it looks a bit different now - but same great product! I get compliments on my eyes all the freaking time when I wear this (which is everyday). It makes my eyelashes look extremely long & makes them appear fuller. I got mine brand new off of EBay because it was cheaper than Sephora -- but now that i've tried it --  I would totally pay $19 for it. I've had some people ask me if i'm wearing false lashes as well. Well worth $19. I love Tarina Tarantino products - they work really well. Her jewelry is amazing too!

Thirtyonewest Anchor's End & Odd Liquorice Eyeshadows -

I know I made these, but I really love these. I've been wearing these & mixing them a lot this month. Here's what they look like -

These are really pigmented & look good for smokey eye looks! You can get these from my new website:

www.thirtyonewest.bigcartel.com

Elf Eyebrow Kit -

Now, I've tried pencils & shadows for eyebrows -- but so far -- I like using the little waxy-gel stuff in this eyebrow kit. For me, it works the best. I have some bushy-ass eyebrows anyway - so this helps tame them down so they're not everywhere & adds a tint to it so it fills them in. I don't use the shadow that is with this kit though - just the gel.

I found out that Laura Mercier makes eyebrow gel as well for $20 -- so I am going to purchase it sometime soon & test it out! 

Elf Cream Eyeliner -

This is the only gel liner that I've ever used. I like it a lot. It goes on nice & black - not faded black. And it has a ton of product in this little bitty jar for only $3. 

Favorite Lip Products:

Maybelline Baby Lips in Quenched & Peach Kiss - $2.97

Covergirl Lipstick in Sultry (200) - $6

Nyx Lipstick in Narcissus - $3-4?

Maybelline Baby Lips -

I already did a review on these Baby Lips! To read go to:

http://stfulaurenpack.blogspot.com/2011/10/review-maybelline-baby-lips.html

Covergirl Sultry Lipstick -

I wanted to try a darker brown since it's fall. I'm kinda scared to wear darker lipsticks  -- not sure why, I just don't really wear lipsticks that make me look adult like :P haha. But I decided to cave in & purchase this one. It's not as dark as it appears in the packaging. I really really like the way this looks - it's not too light & it's not too dark - it's like the perfect brown color for me.

Nyx Narcissus Lipstick -

I love pink lipsticks. All kinds. Mostly lighter colors though. I have quite a few Nyx lipsticks - but here lately I've been wearing this one. It's the perfect Barbie Doll Pink Lipstick. If you're looking for a bright pigmented pink - this is for you! These lipsticks are very moisturizing as well. I like all the ones I have. I'm not sure how much they cost in stores - I get mine off of EBay in lots of 3 for like $7.

Sorry this blog entry was super long, I just felt like describing each individual product & telling about why it was a favorite. This ended up taking me about an hour and a half to type :P haha. I hoped you all liked this!

Let me know what your favorites are so I can go & test them out! :)

Happy Halloween!

Hope everyone has/had a Happy Halloween! I just did a drastic eye look for Halloween & filled in my eyebrows black. I wore my Lime Crime Cosmopop light orange lipstick to match my eyeballs ;)

My Kratos Bean & me!

So exciting - I know :P lol I didn't really do much - just went to church with family since my Joshy Poo has to work tonight :( My friend Raven saw my Sugar Skull pictures & wanted me to paint her face like that for Halloween -- so I did her makeup too :

 Welllllp, that's all for now. Happy Halloween loves!

New Thirtyonewest Eyeshadows - EOTD?

I've made 5 new eyeshadows to my Thirtyonewest collection! Wooo! I have added, Antoinette (very very hot pink), People Eater (Purple - duh! It's a smokey purple), Pudding Cup (dark glittery brown), I'm Your Present (a true mint green), and Odd Liquorice (dark greyish black).

Before work, I figured I'd try out a look using a couple of my new eyeshadows.

I used ' I'm Your Present ' & ' Odd Liquorice '.

I really like these two colors mixed together. Before applying these - I used my Urban Decay Primer Potion in Eden - and it's currently 11:00 at night (I put this on at 4:00) - & it looks like I just applied it!

I just labeled this EOTD (eyes of the day) becauseeee quite frankly I do not feel like going into details on what I did for the rest of my face, because I don't really remember lol. I use different products on my face each day.

I have the I'm Your Present eyeshadow currently listed on my Etsy site - but all the others are currently not. I'm suppose to have my Big Cartel site up sometime this weekend - so I'll just be listing all my cosmetic products on there!

Do you think this is a nice look? I kinda wanted to mix these together this weekend too because it's Halloweeny - sort of :P 

By the way, if you want to purchase any of the eyeshadows I mentioned in this entry & they still aren't listed yet -- just comment below & I can list some for you :)

Lime Crime Coquette Lipstick Dupe / Review

I received my new Lime Crime Lipstick in the mail about 2 days ago, and this is what the color was suppose to look like:

www.limecrimemakeup.com

However, when I got it - it's not the pale pinkish nude that I thought it'd be like on their website. It's more of a beige nude - like a tan-ish nude. It's still a nice color - and I like it -- but I already have a lipstick like that :(

In fact, the color I already have like Lime Crime's Coquette is Revlon's Colorburst Soft Nude Lipstick.

Almost the same exact color! Sorry, I've used my Revlon Soft Nude quite a bit :P

Of course, Coquette is more pigmented than Soft Nude - but it should be - it's about $10 than the Revlon Soft Nude! If you've read my other review on my other Lime Crime Lipsticks, I really like those - but this one had a bit of a different texture - it doesn't go on as smoothly as the others I have (Cosmopop & Great Pink Planet). However, Revlon's Soft Nude - it goes on easier. But of course, you have to use more of the Soft Nude product to get as much pigmentation as Coquette.

Coquette looks really nice with about 2 layers on & a nice tanish/nude lipgloss to go over it. I do like Coquette, but I just thought it'd be a pinky-nude more so than a beige-nude.

Revlon Colorburst Lipstick in Soft Nude (#070) = About $6

Lime Crime Lipstick in Coquette = $16

Elf Haul

I just got all my Elf stuff in the mail today! Woohoo! I just want to show you the things I purchased today - and in a week or so, I'll do a review of all of these products.

I got:

Beauty School Eyelid Primer Collection - $2.25

Studio Tinted Moisturizer SPF 20 in Porcelain - $3

Studio Eyebrow Kit in Light - $3

Studio Body Shimmer in Mystic Moonlight - $3

Studio Body Shimmer in Golden Glow - $3

Tinted Moisturizer SPF 15 in Apricot Beige - $1

All Over Cover Stick in Spotlight - $1

All Over Cover Stick in Apricot Beige - $1

Studio Powder Brush - $3

& I used a 50% off coupon - soooo, including shipping - my total was $19.70

I already have the Eyebrow Kit & the All Over Color Stick in different colors . I used the 'honey' All Over Color Stick in the summertime as my concealer -- and it worked great! So I got a lighter one for the winter time to see if I liked it as well. I'm sure I will - it's the same product - just a different color.

& I have not tried pencils, or any other eyebrow marker before - only shadows & gel. And the first gel I tried was the Elf Eyebrow Kit in 'Ash'. I looooove it! It's just a little light for my brows - so this time I ordered the 'Light' one - and hopefully it'll be my color.

Blahblahblah, like I said - I'll test out all of these & do a review soon enough! :)

REVIEW: Mac Mineralize Skinfinish in Gold Deposit

I honestly can't find anything else to write about except all the beauty stuff i've gotten recently? Oh well! Helps out people who are looking for good products ;)

I've had this Mac Mineralize Skinfinish in Gold Deposit for about 3 weeks now - and I love it! This is a golden bronzer. I use this to contour my cheeks & face with in the winter time - and in the summertime I'll just wear it all over my face for a sun kissed look.

When I contour my cheeks, I add a harsh line right below my cheekbone & blend it out with my fingers. Then I apply whatever blush I may be wearing right above that. After doing that, I go back with my Gold Deposit & do a 'C' shape around my under eye & top outside of my eyebrow. Then I apply Gold Deposit at my hairline. Doing this makes your skin look really pretty & really defines! I've gotten a lot of compliments when wearing this! 

* Sorry if that doesn't really sound clear.. baha. My horrible descriptions again. If anyone wants a tutorial on how to do that, I can show you if you're interested!

You can also use this as a pretty gold/bronzy eyeshadow. It's rather lovely.

I paid $28 for this from Mac - which is a lot to me - but I really like it. I love trying out new bronzers because I wear them all the time, and this is my first high-end bronzer - and it works great. I will definitely repurchase this again & again & again!