mmm I want it

BE bareCrystals Collection

2009-01-05T14:09:00.005-05:00

One of my lovely Christmas gifts from my mother was the bareCrystals collection from BE. Now, as I've said before I'm not a huge fan of BE foundation and a lot of their other products. However I do love the eyeshadows and the mineral veil. I love this collection, and I figured I'd share my thoughts with you guys who might be a little weary of BE as am I. So Here we go!

Everything come in a gorgeous, and very sturdy red box with beautiful chandeliers on the front. I love this box. You can take out the plastic inserts that hold the makeup and you have a great lil box to store whatever you want in it. The top lifts up and creates a stand up mirror, and there is a roomy drawer that pulls out at the bottom. I have decided to use my box to store my BE eyeshadow samples, and it's great!

Now for the contents:

Feather Light Mineral Veil- This is great. I love the regular mineral veil, but this one is silkier and has a hint of light reflecting particles that gives your makeup a subtle ethereal look. Not enough to be shimmery, but just enough to give you a lil extra somethin. I love love love it!!

Rock Crystal Eyecolor- "light butter yellow velvet" A very pretty color, great on it's own for an understated look, or gorgeous with the other eye color included in this set.

Gilded Quartz Eyecolor- "gilded khaki glimpse"- This one is kind of a high shine deep gold with a hint of a greenish tint. Very very pretty with a huge color payoff.

Smoky Quartz Liner Shadow- "smoky dark chocolate" I love this liner, and since I have dark hair I typically stick with black liner for most looks, but this one is just dark enough. I really like it.

Rose Quartz Blush- "canyon rose" ok so I love this color, but I have to admit I haven't used it as a blush yet...but I've used it as an eyecolor and it's fab. I'm sure it makes a great blush too, haha.

Raquel Buxom Big & Healthy FullColor Lip Polish- "chocolaty rose" I usually don't do a lot of brownish lip colors, but I really like this one. It's sheer enough, and has enough rose tint to be very natural and flattering. I could see this on girls with any skin tone. I've played with it a lot over some of my favorite lipsticks and it's awesome, very versatile!!

3 brushes- I wasn't excited about these at first cause I wasn't a huge fan of BE brushes, but these all work great and sooo soft. The have very pretty clear handles as well!

Eye Defining Brush- A bigger shadow brush, good for the crease, very soft

Eyeliner Brush- Very fine, and sturdy, looks to be a good eyeliner brush. We'll see how it withstands a little wear. I don't think it will split and fray but only time will tell!!

Soft Focus Face Brush- This one is my favorite, it's so damn soft. I love using it for my mineral veils, and I bet it would be great for your blushes that might be a little too highly pigmented for a softer application.

That's it!! Definately check out this kit HERE. I'll try and get up some swatches of the colors in the next couple of days!!!

This kit gets 4 out of 5 potato heads!!

Back from the Holidays

2009-01-04T23:38:00.002-05:00

Ahhhhh, so I'm finally back from my holiday vacationing. Big news: I'm one of the winners from the contest that I featured in my last post before I left. Woooooooo! I'm so excited, she said my package should get here within 2 weeks and I can't wait to share my goodies with you guys. In the meantime I'm working on some swatches and some other fun stuff for the blog. Hopefully I'll get around to posting some of the swatches tomorrow. If not I'll have something else for ya. I hope everyone had a wonderful Holiday, and I'd love for you to share with me your favorite parts of the Holiday for you. Your favorite tradition, favorite dish, favorite present, whatever it is. I'd love to know what was your favorite part of the season this year. OR if you have a New Year's Resolution I'd love to hear that too. Ciao till tomorrow!

CybeleSays contest. Enter! You've got nothing to lose!

2008-12-22T01:26:00.002-05:00

The CybeleSays weblog is having one of the coolest contests I've seen so far!! (I've yet to win one of these contests, lol) They're cleaning out their beauty closet and giving it away!! Now I've got your attention!! They will pick 7 winners (randomly) and each prize is to be worth at least $50. To see all about the contest and to enter click HERE!!

Peace

Cartoon inspired Beauty

2008-12-21T15:34:00.008-05:00

Mac's Disney Tint Toon TLC's to this day are 4 of my favorite products I own, and I would have never gotten them if it hadn't been for that packaging. Why does Mac have to tease us with LE's? I shoulda bought 3 of each!! High end to low end, beauty retailers are using our favorite cartoon characters on the packaging to lure us in. And it works! Check these out, awwwww!

In the Spirit of the holidays we'll start off our lil list with these adorable lip balms featuring the characters of the beloved Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer! The one featured there is Clarice's Berry Bubble Gum because she was always my favorite!!! But you can also get Bumble's Blueberry Blast, Hermey's Peppermint Twist, or Rudolph's Rockin Rasberry!! The whole set is only $12 and you can grab em HERE

Ok so there aren't many things in life that I want on my vanity more then this entire collection from Paul & Joe. It has some of my favorite Disney Characters, and it just doesn't get any cuter!!

The products:

-Face color balls in Fantastic Orange featuring Bambi, or Classical Pink featuring Flower (giddy)

-Milky lip treatment featuring the fabulous Marie from Aristocats!!!

-Protective hand cream featuring....oh my god....Lady from Lady and the Tramp, AKA my favorite Disney character EVER.

*drool* I WANT IT!!!!!!!!

Get this HERE....feel free to buy for me too.

Well might as well get this one out of the way, the much anticipated Mac for Hello Kitty collection, making it's way into our makeup bags this Febuary. The collection is split up into two sub-collections called:

"Hello Kitty Colour Collection" which is said to include 6 lipsticks, 6 lipglasses, 2 TLCs (yay), 2 eyeshadow palettes (4 shadows each), 2 pigments, 2 reflects glitter, 4 glitter liners, 2 beauty powders, 3 polishes, a mascara, lashes

And "Hello Kitty Kouture" including 2 dazzleglasses and 3 sheer mystery powders.

The collection also includes: 2 makeup bags, a Hello Kitty Doll, a small mirror, 3 brushes, keychain, bracelet, a tote bag, and a vanity set....yay...I'm gonna be broke. NEXT.

Pucker up those cupid's bow lips with Betty Boop lipstick! It comes in 3 shades, and an awesome case. It's only 5 bucks, hell I'd but it just for the packaging. How can you not love Betty Boop? She taught me how to flirt!! Get yours HERE.

Next up Too Faced So Smurfy Illumination color correcting Face Powder, $26, featuring the one and only Smurfette!! And on the right, Mood Swing Emotionally Activated Lip Gloss, $18.50. This one claims to change different shades of pink depending on your "mood" or body heat level. The collection also inclues the So Smurfy Eyeshadow quad and Smurfy eyed liquid eyeliner.

Check em all out HERE

On10 Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs lip balm set, $38. I want this so bad. The reviews on it are really good, but honestly I could care less, I want it for the gosh darn cuteness. There are 9 tins and the flavors are:

Ruby Red Grapefruit

Evil Apple

Blue Berries

Unscented

White Vanilla

Peach Blush

Coconut Mango

Cheery Cherry

Grumpy Grape

Get it HERE

Also from on10, Disney Wild Ideas! set, $28. 3 moisturizing lip balms in a fantastic lil Disney clutch. The flavors are: Mickey Mint, Minnie Mango, and Wild Cherry. They have a few other Disney products as well that you can check out. Get it HERE.

I love this manicure set featuring everybody's favorite beagle Snoopy!! And Charlie Brown of course. It includes nail clippers, cuticle clippers, cuticle scissors, cuticle trimmer, ear cleaner, cuticle knife pusher, and a laser nail file. It's only $18.76 and you can pick it up HERE.

Last but not least, these great little lipgloss tins featuring the characters we all know from the 80's, Strawberry Shortcake and the Care Bears!! Each set includes 4 flavors:

Strawberry Shortcake: Lemon Meringue, Strawberry, Blueberry Muffin, Rasberry Tart.

Care Bears: Pink Lemonade, Vanilla Ice Cream, Clover Mint, Blueberry.

Here

That's all folks!

Fantastic MUA Swap Haul!!

2008-12-17T21:52:00.007-05:00

Over on MUA I decided to grab some BE samples from miss Maxine (Max B). I decided on 24 shades cause I'm a maniac, and then began to eagerly await my package as always. It came very quickly, and I must say Max is so sweet, if you ever think about swapping with her don't hesitate. When I tore into that package I couldn't have been happier, this was an amazing swap.

First of all, I apologize for uber-crappy pictures. Haven't had any sunlight all week, and that's where I normally take my pictures.

Ok, everything came packaged in this ADORABLE "Lela Rose for Beauty.com" makeup bag, which I will deffinately be using! Which also came with a cute lil clear mini zip pouch inside.

Here are the actual samples. Theres *32* there, and I only requested 24, which alone is extremely generous of her already!! The pictures are bad, you can click on them for larger versions. I PROMISE I will do good swatches of all of these when the sun comes out.

NEXT: All my extras!!! Wow!! I always appreciate extras, but these are some of the best I've ever gotten. I can use all of em!

1. Narciso Rodriguez for her sample vial spray. This smells awesome!!
2. This is the little extra pouch that matches the bag with my extra eyeshadows in it.
3. Sephora mirror
4. Adorable little ruler with some of my favorite cute characters on it!
5. Mary Kay powder perfect cheek color in Wild Rose, very pretty!!
6. L.A.M.B. perfume sample spray vial. I LOVE Gwen's fragrances.
7. Mario Badescu Hyaluronic eye cream
8. Mark cool burst lipcolor sample in Busted
9. Full size sealed BE eyeshadow glimpse in Playful
10. Lacoste lotion sample. This one was kinda creepy cause I have a ton of perfume, but I had actually wore my lacoste perfume today, and realized how much I loved it and wanted to go buy the lotion!!

Forgot to put this one in the picture cause I had it on my phone, but I also got this ADORABLE lil tinkerbell like cell phone charm. This is a sucky picture, but it's a cute lil silver fairy with blue wings and hearts with blue gems on them. So cute!

Tried to get a better picture of the MK blush and the BE glimpse, but it sucks. The eyeshadow was sealed, but I removed the plastic seal to see the color of course.

Tried to take a better pic of the mirror, bleh I hate my camera. The mirror is great, very clear and large, definately going in my purse, hehe!! (see my beloved makeuptalk in the background!!)

So thank you Maxine for rocking my world!! MUAH!!

One more thing, I have a very love/hate relationship with BE products, but I must say these shadows are amazing. I'm gonna order full sizes of several. The color payoff is awesome and the shades are some of the most beautiful I've seen. And I have.....a LOT of eyeshadow.

That's all for today, hopefully we'll get some sun tomorrow so I can do some swatches. Stay tuned!!

PEACE

I'm back, Loreal HIP comparisons

2008-12-14T21:36:00.005-05:00

Ok so I know I've been gone. The past few weeks have been chaotic and I just haven't been available. But I really am back now. I really should have taken swatches before making this post, but they really aren't needed I don't guess. Today I'll just be discussing a few comparisons of the Loreal HIP products to other brands, mostly MAC.

First I'll be looking at the cream/gel eyeliner pots.

Loreal HIP approx $11-$12 USD

MAC fluidline $15 USD

And Coastal Scents $6.95 USD

Ok so all 3 of them are nearly identical. I have 2 each of the products from Mac and Hip. Blacktrack and Dip Down from Mac, Black and Eggplant from Hip. I now have 3 from Coastal Scents, True Black, Turquoise, and 24k, and I plan on ordering more soon. The consistency, pigmentation, and staying power of these 3 liners are all pretty much exactly the same. I would say that the HIP liner is maybe not as smooth as the other two. I'm sure that has to do with it being a supposed "cream" rather then a gel like the other two. And unlike the other 2 the HIP seems to form a bit of a hard surface after you've used it a bit, and you kind of have to dig under it to get to the good stuff. In all honestly I liked the Coastal Scents the best, it's the cheapest and every bit as good as the Mac. I doubt I will ever purchase another Mac fluideline again unless they decide to come out with some nice new colors. Don't get me wrong, fluidlines are great, but Coastal Scents are just as good if not better and come in gorgeous colors. (you can buy them HERE)

Now for HIP cream shadow paint $11-$12 USD, vs MAC paint $16.50 USD

These 2 were also pretty much the same. I only have one Hip paint, Lofty, and I have a couple from Mac. We'll just use Bare Canvas as an example since it's the closest I have to Lofty. They both dry to the same finish, and have rock hard staying power. However neither one of them compare, in my opinion, to the performance of a Mac paint pot. The paint pot delivers the same qualities as above, but for me gives the eyeshadow you apply on top of it much more vibrancy. Spend the extra few bucks and get a paint pot.

And also HIP pigments $11-$12 USD vs MAC pigments $19.50 USD

I have several Hip pigments, and a whole slew of of Mac pigments and have found that the color and intensity of the Hip pigment. I personally like the consistency of the Mac better, it's just a bit smoother and seems to have better staying power. Also I have found that these Hip pigments are pretty much carbon copies of the Mac pigment shades on the right.

Exciting- Pink Opal
Fiery- Fuchsia
Tenacious- Tan
Valiant- Cornflower
Intrepid- Blue Brown
Rebel- Golden Olive

Now what I want to know from YOU, is what you think about the Hip "jelly balms". They look so yummy on the shelves, but I've yet to fork over the money for one. I've heard it's a great Tendertones dupe. Convince me!!!

Cult Beauty Products

2008-12-02T15:39:00.008-05:00

Ok so I haven't blogged in several days. I apologize, I've been on my deathbed with the flu or something and just haven't had the energy to do it. I've also been having some other issues. I'm being audited for my unemployment benefits, I lost my phone and had to order a new one (expensive), blah blah blah. Anywho no one wants to hear me whine. Today's post is a simple one. Figured I'd share my thoughts on some of todays biggest cult beauty products, for those of you who may have not heard of them.

Smith's Rosebud Salve

This pretty unisex balm has been a multitasking staple since 1895. Not only is it amazing on the lips, but works beautifully on any rough spot on the body like the elbows. It's FANTASTIC as a cuticle balm as well. The smell is delightful, like baby powder and roses and gives your lips a natural healthy sheen. It's only $6 You can find it at many retailers in your area, i usually pick mine up at my local Books-a-million bookstore! To purchase it at Sephora.com click HERE.

The website below also offers a variety 4-pack for just under $19.95. Includes the original rosebud salve, rosebud strawberry lip balm, mentholated salve, and minted rose lip balm. They're all great!!

Pick this up HERE

Urban Decay's Primer Potion

Every eyeshadow diva's best friend, and winner of the best of sephora award, this stuff boasts smoother, more vibrant, longer lasting, crease-proof eyeshadow. It works! If you like to really play with your eyeshadow, use more than one shade at a time, or have a problem with oily lids or fading creasing eyeshadow then definately give this stuff a try. It's also great for getting a better color payoff from cheaper shadows. You can grab it HERE for $16

Benefit Benetint

Created in 1977 for an exotic dancer who wanted a product to give their nipples a little more color, and would also last through the performance, this rosey stain has been a favorite ever since. It's more widely used now as a cheek or lip stain, and gives the best healthy flushed look. It's pretty easy to work it, a little product goes a long way, and you won't need any touch-ups throughout the day. It typically comes in a nail polish like container, but you can also get the benefit pocket pal which is a want with benetint on one side and a clear gloss on the other. Something I currently love is the new benetint balm which has the same sheer color as benetint but doesn't stain the lips. It looks absolutely perfect over the actual stain. They're also now greated posietint which is the same idea, but created for when you need a lighter pinker flush.

Get benetint HERE for $28 or check out the other line of benetint products.

Fresh Sugar Lip Treatment

This stuff is lux to the max. I've never met a product that pampers my lips like this one. It both exfoliates and conditions with oils, antioxidants, and real sugar! It smells lemony fresh, and also contains spf 15. The price tag is a little scary at $22.50 for a lip balm. But trust me it's no ordinary lip balm. You can order it HERE.

Essie nail polish "ballet slippers"

Really is the perfect pretty bare pink! Nothing more can be said. Essie polish is wonderful, great color, doesn't chip, all the goods. Peep it for $8 HERE

OPI nail lacquer in "I'm not really a waitress"

I'm not a red gal, but if you are then this is the perfect deep shimmery red. It works well on anyone, I just don't like reddish nail polish period. But this is one that I could wear if I wanted to.

HERE

Dior Diorshow mascara

Another winner of the best of sephora award, this is one pretty cool mascara. Now it's not like the only mascara I'll ever use omigod it's so amazing but I keep it in regular rotation with my other mascaras. There is also diorshow waterproof, and diorshow unlimited, and blackout, but I haven't tried those so I can't speak for them. You can get Diorshow for $24 HERE

Shu Uemura Eyelash Curler and mini eyelash curler

Okay so this one I haven't tried, but it has so many followers it's gotta be good. I'd say if nothing else check out the sweet lil mini eyelash curler for getting those hard to reach lil lashes. My lashes aren't over-lacking in length or curl, so I just don't personally feel the need to spend $17-$19 on an eyelash curler when mine workds fine. But it's not a bad price for something that's you're gonna have for a long time, so I'd say check it out (HERE) if your lashes need a little more oomph.

Mac Pigments

Last but certainly not least it the covetable Mac pigment, the most versatile product yet. The highly concentrated pigments can be used as beautiful blendable eyeshadows, mixed with clear nail polish, used as facial highlighters, blush, mixed with clear gloss or balm for the lips. There are many possibilities. A jar costs $19.50 and will probably last you the rest of your life. I only have a few full size jars, and I have a huge supply of sample jars, and I've yet to use up even a whole sample, so I suggest buying samples before you buy a full jar. There are several ways to get samples, if you're interested let me know.

To buy a full jar, click HERE

Well that's all I got in me for today girls and boys, ta ta for now.

Indie beauty product, Bathed and Infused review

2008-11-24T09:29:00.005-05:00

Ok so I got my order from Bathed and Infused, and I'm pleased to say that I couldn't be happier with it!! Prices were extremely reasonable, shipping was super fast, and customer service is A++++

"pumpkin cremasse" whipped body fluff- This smells AMAZING, I had an overwhelming urge to eat the stuff. It's very comforting and warm without being overly sweet like some dessert scents can be. The whipped fluff formula is very thick and nourishing, and a little goes a long way. When you put this on your skin, especially your dry spots, it really feels like your hydrating, pampering, and repairing your skin.

"monkey farts" honey dream hand cream- This scent is one of my all time favorites. I told my mom to order more for me for Christmas. I want the body lotion, perfume, body wash, all of it!! It smells exactly like the description (found HERE on my earlier post, or on the website), amazing. The lotion itself is fantastic, a perfect hand lotion. Very moisurizing, but not greasy at all.

One thing I noticed about both of these products is the staying power. When I first recieved my package of course I tested them each on opposite hands. Several hours later after going about my daily duties I could still smell each scent on my hand. A HUGE plus.

I also requested some sample paddles, and the seller graciously included 2 sample body lotions. I loved every sample scent as well, no joke. One of them was a Men's scent "drakkar noir" which is very sexy. Jerry loves it and wants some for Christmas now! I seriously can't say one bad thing about my transaction with this company. I will definately be doing business with them again. Don't wait, go to BathedAndInfused.com and order some for yourself, for your mom, your friends, your boyfriend, just go order!

Bathed and Infused gets maximum potato heads

Click here and here to see my earlier posts to learn lots more about Bathed and Infused

Face of the day, Meow minerals

2008-11-22T16:18:00.005-05:00

I've not been feeling well the past couple days so I haven't posted, I did get my saturdee thrift shopping squeezed in, and I'll post those pictures tomorrow. Also I'm gonna do my review tomorrow or the next day on my Bathed and Infused order.

I had fried pickles and a milkshake today, so I'm in a good mood!!

FOTD:
Face:
DHC velvet skin coat
Mac studio fix fluid NW20
BE mineral veil
Mac dollymix blush

Eyes:
Meow Minerals e/s "skinny bitch"- peachy color (also my fav shadow, how ironic)
Lure Beauty e/s "mirage"-smokey purple color
Loreal HIP gel eyeliner in "eggplant"

Lips:
A tiny bit of Benefit Benetint, and plumping lip gloss by Palladio in "sheerly pink"

Here's a lil better picture of the eyes, the top one is a lil fuzzy.

Click HERE to buy a sample or full size MEOW "skinny bitch" eyeshadow (so worth it)
Click HERE to buy Lure Beauty sample or full size "mirage
Click HERE to buy DHC velvet skin coat (great primer). If you're not sure you can order a catalog, it usually comes with a sample of the velvety goodness. Click HERE to order a catalog.

The Palladio lipgloss can be found at your local Sally Beauty supply store, and I'm sure you know where to find the rest of the stuff.

Makeup as pretty in the packaging as it is on your face!!

2008-11-19T18:18:00.013-05:00

I'm sucker for pretty things. So it's only natural that I like the things that make me pretty, to look pretty sitting on my vanity!! Here's some of the cutest packaging out there, from some of today's top makeup brands.

From HardCandy: For the kid in all of us! Complexion Perfect Powder, Eye Candy Shadows, Secret Stash Kit, Take Out Kit

From Benefit: Kitschy classics. Dandelion and Georgia Powder Boxes, Some Kinda Gorgeous, Kitten shimmer powder, Gee That Was Quick Makeup Remover

From Paul & Joe: Fit for a princess!! Foundation, cheek color and nailpolish.

From Urban Decay: For the girly girl with a bit of an edge. Las Chicas Face Case, Skull Shadow Box, Big Fatty mascara, and Eyeshadow Primer Potion.

From Tarte

The Balm, Overshadow. Kitschy packaging and names similar to Benefit

Check out more adorable palettes at Sugar!

Too Faced products cater to the sex pot in all of us! Like this Naughty or Nice kit from the holiday collection.

Cute mini-size cult favorite Lip Venoms from Duwop, packed in a cute lil tin.

Pretty Lid Neon Palette, from POP beauty

All of the following are from PUPA Milano cosmetics...possibly the epitome of adorable pakaging.

Guess what, I want them all!! (some of them I already have!!)

Etsy Cuteness!!

2008-11-18T09:58:00.016-05:00

Here's some things I found on etsy today to help cheer up any household!

First are these gorgeous Raggedy Ann bookends, and teaset from ingridstreasures.etsy.com. I want these bookends sooo bad, if you've been here before you might know that I collect anything and everything Raggedy Ann, so if you get these, I'm jealous. Even at only $15 (a steal) they're just not in my budget this week. If they're still there in a couple weeks, they might have a new home on my bookself!! Also featured, this adorable 16pc teaset, along with several other cute finds for the home! This particular picture doesn't show the teaset in all it's glory, go to ingridstreasures.etsy.com to see the other pictures!

Next, from creativepal.etsy.com comes this amazing kitschy girlie lamp with shade, and freakin cool etch a sketch made from your own picture you choose! I want them both!!

So I've recently fell deep into passionate love with wall decals. Etsy sellers have them available in crazy silhouettes of trees and dandelions, swirly colorful designs, you name it, but my love is for the cute sayings in crisp vinyl lettering. One of my first buys is deffinately gonna be the "Get to the Point" set from tastysuite.etsy.com. This set of EIGHT sayings consists of: Hello, Goodbye, Have a Seat, Get Wet, Dry off, Goodnight, Get Dressed, and Get Naked. They come in your choice of colors and can be easily applied above doorways, above the toilet, on your shower door (like below!) pretty much anywhere you'd wanna stick 'em. Tasty Suite offers many other fabulous vinyl designs as well, check em out! mmm i want i want!

My other buy, hopefully soon, is gonna be this beautiful "Always Kiss Me Goodnight" decal comes from letterexpressit.etsy.com. I can't wait to get one and put it above my headboard. I've wanted one of these for months! These also come in several colors and sizes, and they have TONS of other decals if this one doesn't tickle your fancy. Prices are also very modest, this one's only $16!

These cuties come from geekgear.etsy.com. The adorable kitty clock is made from various computer materials, and is too friggin cute. I was thinking of getting them both for our computer desk since Jerry and I are both computer nerds (him mostly). The floppy disk pen holder is such a cool idea, and could be used for numerous things. I want one for pens, and one for makeup brushes! They also have a floppy disk notepad, and both are available in several different colors. Check out geekgear.etsy.com to see they're other geeky creations!

I can't afford furniture right now, but IF I COULD, I would be hitting up chromalab.etsy.com ASAP, I love their gorgeous contrasting drawers in the nightstand and dresser below, and I absolutely adore that color wheelish clock at the bottom. *Santa if you're reading....I want this in my stocking!*

I found this lil number at justgivemepeace.etsy.com and they have tons of other gorgeous works of art. These are originals, not prints, and very fairly priced. Please give their shop a look, here's a quote from the descriptions of one of their paintings for sale: "Original painting/drawing on recycled cardboard. Shaving cream, food colors, watercolors, ink, acrylics....Inksplots and waterdrops....plopped on the paper until I could see the accidental gifts waiting to be found" It just doesn't get any cooler than that!!

Lastly, but definately not leastly, I found this darling vintage tea set at tenfingerworkshop.etsy.com, and fell in love with it. I'm a sucker for tea sets, anything on a tray, and the color olive, and I LOVE the pattern and the whole "nanny's house" feel to this set. They also have many of these ADORABLE little wooden hand painted dolls that I LOVE. I want it!!

GO! Start shopping!!

Thrifty Saturdee-Garage Sale Haul, other stuffs

2008-11-15T13:35:00.005-05:00

Every year my town has a huge 3 day indoor "garage sale" hosted by the Salvation Army. I stopped by and picked up some goodies. They had some gorgeous furniture there as well, that I wished i had the money, or the room, for. I fell in love with a stunning oak sort of day bed style sleigh bed, and a funky plaid couch....oh well, I'm sure they went to a good home. I did get some cool stuff, the pictures just don't do this stuff justice!!

My favorite find has got to be these adorable wall-art picture thingies. I collect raggedy-ann/andy stuff, and these are very similar! They are about 3 feet tall, and just soo cute!! Paid $10 for the set.

I got these, curtains, the picture isn't very acurate, they are made of a very cool almost hemp like material, and the stitching is so pretty. $3

This crocheted 70's style blanket is HUGE , it covers my queen size bed with room to spare, and is so freakin soft, I can't wait to curl up on the couch with this one!! Again, the picture doesn't do it justice. $3

These curtains, are really pretty, they're floor length panels, and they have a very cool patchwork patterns all over, again kind of a 70's theme. They remind me of my mammaw's old couches :) $3

Two a-line skirts, the first one is a royal blue knitted sweater material, and the second is red, and gorgeous, I love the way the waistline has the little V, and the functional buttons down the front, tuck in a crisp white shirt, some pearls, and killer pumps, and RAWR!!

Two more skirts. The first is a soft paisley material, I wasn't sure if I liked it, but I think it will look cute with a cozy sweater. The second one is an adorable purple one, again its the same knitted sweater like material. The sweater skirts will look great with contrasting tights! All the skirts were just .50 a piece!

Also got a sweet 60's style US army satchel which is HUGE, it reminded me of what the hippies would carry back in the day when they'd go hitchiking! Just $1

Also went by Wal Mart to cash my unemployment check (woot!) and this lil number caught my eye. It's a little pink Rubbermaid storage drawer set. It has 2 drawers, and the top opens to a bigger compartment. And the back has two lil spots for brushes, or pencils or whatever. I plan on keeping my mineral eyeshadows and samples in here, and my brushes on top, but I threw some really random stuff in there, just to demonstrate all that it could be used for! Grab on at Wal Mart for $4.88, they also had white, black, and purple I believe.

Holy nostril batman!! Ok so this picture makes me look like I have a man-jaw, didn't look that bad on my camera...what the hell I'll post it anyway. FOTD is as follows:
Mac Studio Fix Fluid Foundation in NW20
Mac Sheertone Shimmer blush in Dollymix (cant really see it...)
Eyes- Everyday Minerals e/s in Spin Cycle as highlighter, Meow Mineral e/s in Mug Shot on lid, and Benefit e/s in Big Daddy in the crease. Mascara is Maybelline Colossal.
Lips- Nothin but balm baby

Placed my order to Bathed and Infused!! Next: My Lip Stuff

2008-11-14T23:48:00.003-05:00

I placed my order today at Bathed and Infused, the etailer I featured last week HERE. I'm so excited!!! Here's what I got:

1. Body Fluff: A rich whipped body butter with 25% pure shea butter, thick and rich, but not greasy
Scent- Pumkin Cremasse: coconut milk, cinnamon, pumkin

2. Honey Dream Hand Cream: Intensive hand treatment the first 4 ingredients are cocoa butter, mango butter, apricot kernal oil, and honey
Scent- Monkey Farts: Top notes of banana and grapfruit with kiwi, bubblegum, and strawberries, with a touch of vanilla underneath

I also got sample paddles in purplesaurus rex (like grape kool-aid and lemonaid), funeral (black roses, dirt, moss), child (like the hollywood cult favorite, a blend of exotic flowers), and fizzy lemon tea cola (just like it sounds!).

Go to http://www.bathedandinfused.com/ to get your own!! And look out next week (hopefully) for a full review on the products once I get them!!

Now for my next order, hopefully next thursday/friday:

http://www.mylipstuff.com/

"My Lip Stuff's products are NEVER tested on animals & contain natural (from the earth) ingredients that are skin loving. Our products do NOT contain any harsh ingredients- and NEVER contain petroleum or mineral oil! We also do what we can by using recycled (and recyclable) materials whenever possible, and even using "green power" (power from renewable resources such as wind, water, or landfill gases-instead of oil). We also Drive a Hybrid, and use only fluorescent lighting (no incandescent bulbs here!). In the end, We strive to create a natural product made from only the highest quality ingredients, with the least amount of impact on the environment and its inhabitants, for the lowest possible price."

This company has over 400 scents to choose from in a tube for $2 or a pot containing a bit more product for $3. The scents range from cherry coconut and gummy bears to jalapeno poppers and cat pee!! (which is actually a blend of pink grapefruit, orange, and lime). They offer fun custom lable options on the tubes for slightly more, which is great if you want to order large quantities for a birthday party, wedding favors, buisness, etc. They have cute special edition balms and sets like the F'undies collection which includes scents like pink panties, tightie whities, or granny panties!! Some of the other products they also have available to you are tinted lip gloss, body butter, linen spray, body scrubs, shaving cream, perfume or cologne sticks, and kits to learn to make your own lipbalm!! And of course you know I love charity, so here's some of the ones that they support:

Peta

Coalition for Consumer Information on Cosmetics

Mercy for Animals

and Easter Seals

Also worth checking out is the cute ideas for how to reuse empty lipbalm tubes located here!

I want it!! Someone help me decide what scents to try!!

Go here, just do it: http://www.mylipstuff.com/

You're welcome,

Happy Hump Day

2008-11-12T02:30:00.004-05:00

Well in the spirit of hump day, I like to give ya something pretty to look at. This week it's the shy, humble, Robert Pattinson, star of the new movie Twilight, based on the awesome book by the same name which is the first in a series of bestsellers by Stephanie Meyer. Read the book, THEN watch the movie. Do it

OOTD today is all second hand. The patchwork madras-like skirt is by American Eagle, but I got it second hand with the tags STILL on it, for $5 woot! I have no idea the brand of the shirt, but it's a nice n long, warm, royal blue sweater, got it for $4. Im wearing my trusty BKE tank underneath. Sorry my pictures are always so lame, I blog late at night so its always dark and everone's asleep so I have to take the pictures myspace style cause the timer on my camera doesn't work. Someone buy me a new camera!!

MWUAH!

Im getting that damn toaster!!! Cute home accessories from pylones and happy Veteren's Day

2008-11-11T11:59:00.006-05:00

Thank you to our veterens, soldiers, and.....

icanhascheezburger.com

Moving on...I want it I want it I want it

Words cannot express how much I love all the cute home decor, desk accessories, and other cool stuff from pylones-usa.com, I had a hard time even deciding what I wanted to feature, they have tons of products. Anything you might need, or didn't know you needed, for your kitchen, desk, garden, ipod, etc. Your friends will surely be jealous of any of these colorful cuties!!

Ashtray and Ipod Dock

Toaster (!!!!!)

Ice Cream Scoop and Umbrella

Ducky Watering Can

YOUR WELCOME!!!!

pylones-usa.com

monday monday

2008-11-10T09:03:00.006-05:00

icanhascheezburger.com

Well if you can't fake sick and play hooky this monday morning, every little bit helps to get you through those tired days at school or work. Try peppermint! It's not just for the soles of your feet (or movie dates) anymore, it's also good for the soul!! Several studies have shown that just the smell of peppermint perks you up, and helps to relieve stress and to clear your mind. Strangely enough, the same scent can help to sooth you at the end of the day as well! In addition, it also helps with digestion and nausea, circulation, respiratory problems, headaches, and cold and flu symptoms. As a skeptic myself, but an aromatherapy lover, I can tell you from experience this really works. It helps relive my asthma, runny nose, or fatigue, and also helps sooth achey muscles. At work, try carrying a vial of peppermint oil to sniff, or smooth on a minty lotion. In the shower try a cool body wash or shampoo!! I also like using a minty lipbalm at bedtime! Here's just a few of my favorite products!!

Lush Freeze shower gel and Ice Blue Soap

Bath and Body Works Twisted Peppermint lotion, c.o. Bigelow Mentha kit and Mentha shampoo

The Body Shop Cooling Leg Gel and Essential Oil

Burt's Bees Peppermint and Rosemary Body Bar

Mad Gab's Moose Balm hand and body balm

Peppermint gets 5 of 5 taterheads!!

Weekly thrift shopping

2008-11-09T23:33:00.011-05:00

I usually spend my saturdays thrift shopping and such, but I had a wedding to go to yesterday, so I didn't get my thrift fix this week. So I'll just post the pictures of what I bought at goodwill last Saturday since I didn't post that stuff. When you first walk into one of your local thrift stores, garage sales, or flea markets, it may look like it's not worth your time at first glance. But take some time to dig around, you'll find some cool stuff!! This is a relatively small, simple, haul

The picture does not give this red flannel skirt justice at all, it's absolutely gorgeous. I have no idea what brand it is, but the quality is amazing. It's thick and warm, and the lining and stitching is impeccable. It's a-line, pleated, high waisted, and comes a bit below my knees. I'm thinking about pairing it with a black fitted sweater (maybe turtleneck), some black opaque tights, pumps or flats, and a black knitted beret. Red lips and black liquid eyeliner, and I'm ready for paris!!

$4.75

Rasberry beret (hehe!) and fuchsia opaque tights by xhileration. I found the beret burried underneath a bunch of old board games and squealed. Immediately I heard in my head "she wore a rasberry beret, the kind you buy at a second hand store"....and thought well I can die happy now. I have found a rasberry beret, at a second hand store. The tights were mixed up in a big box of random hoisery and socks. I have big plans for these, lots of skirts and dresses these will be punching up in the future.

Beret $1.25 Tights .99

Crochet granny pillow, old doll. The pillow was only a dollar, and it's soft and cozy and oh-so-70's. My home is full of odds and ends from every era from the 50's till now, and this pillow fits in beautifully. The doll is just adorable and cuddly, and I love the red hankercheif pattern. She reminded me of the dolls my mom had shown me that were hers as a child. I have lots of old stuffed toys so I couldn't pass her up!

Pillow and doll .99 each

Again the picture doesn't do justice to this gorgeous tapestry purse. It's fairly large, and has lots of pockets, and buckles and hardware. It feels like very good quality, and the colors and the texture of the fabric are just amazing in real life, one of my favorite finds!!

Bag $2.00

And the EOTD is below. Pigments again. Mac Pink Vivid on lid, softwash gray in crease, outer corner, and as liner. Kind of makes a dusky purple color when blended with the pink vivid pigment.

Something I love- Boyfriend cardigan

2008-11-07T21:28:00.002-05:00

The cardigan is deffinately a staple in most wardrobes, both male and female. My favorite:

The Boyfriend Cardigan!

It's soft, long, and cozy like that sweater you stole from your boyfriend! The best thing is how versatile the cardigan is. It goes with any outfit, any season. Try it with flowy A-line skirts, jeans, shorts, slacks, anything. I like to wear one casually over a summer dress with leggings or tights and flats. Get one in every color, and in stripes. Right now I'm loving them in bright solids! Ton's of brands are selling them try forever 21, American Eagle, Jcrew, Urban Outfitters, and Old Navy to name a few.

boyfriend1 by kaylin_marie

boyfriend 2 by kaylin_marie

As seen on tv beauty products that ARE worth the money!

2008-11-06T23:49:00.007-05:00

Ya know those as seen on tv products, that sound really really cool, but you're always too skeptical to try them out? Well most of them are crap, but here's a few that I have personal experience with that really do work, and are worth spending your precious money on.

D'eva Bra

I have 2 sets of these, and they are absolutely amazing. I'm not lacking in the boob department, but I use these anytime I need a lift or an extra somethin somethin in those tops that are a little loose on me. But the number one thing I love about them is that I have a lot of dresses and tops that make it impossible to wear a bra with, end of story, and I hate going braless. And these are like a freakin miracle for that type of thing. If it's low cut in the front back or sides and would show any other bra, these are completely hidden. You can use the sticky tape to hold them on (which works great), or if the top is tight enough, or has a shelf bra lining, you can just stick em in without using the tape. Or if you don't like padded bras, but you want to look a little more full, you can just stick them right into your bra cups!! This one gets 5 of 5 potato heads.

Bare Minerals Makeup

Here's another one I've tried. Bare essentials pretty much brought mineral makeup to the mainstream, which is awesome. When I first tried it I was in love, it's so much better then the drugstore foundation I was using at the time. I liked to use it with a damp brush. However, since then I have found many other mineral makeup brands that I like much better. BE is still good, and I do use certain products, like Glee face color, all the time. I do find that sometimes the foundation would itch my face because of the bismuth, and a lot of others have said that have that problem. But I still know many people who still use this as their holy grail makeup, including my own mother. 3 potato heads

Proactiv solutions

For someone who only suffers from the occasional breakout, this stuff keeps my face clean, smooth, and clear. The mask does work for zapping a stubborn pimple that may make an appearance. I also have several friends who used to have severe acne, and they started using this product as soon as they heard the word, and I must say, it was pretty amazing how well it worked on their problem skin. There are some people on the forums and such that say there are better systems, but I haven't tried anything better. 4 potato heads

Ped Egg Professional

Ok so it looks like a scary cheese grater, and watching someone dump the skin shavings out of the egg makes me want to hurl every time, but I've never seen anything work better on severely dry feet. I used to work at Sally Beauty Supply where I sold these, and if I had a dollar for every rave review on these....well I could probably afford to eat at that fancy fondue place I've always wanted to go to. I took away one potato for the gross factor.

Blo and Go

This is pretty cool, especially if you're like me and it takes a really really long time to blow dry your hair. My arms feel like they're gonna fall off if I do it all by hand. So this is just a wall mount that holds your hair dryer above your head so you can give your arms a rest and still dry your hair. Sometimes you need to have it in your hand to keep it moving, depending on what kind of style you're goin for, but this is a great solution if you need both of your hands free, or if your just tired of holding that dryer!

BumpIts!

Ok so I haven't tried this one YET! But I WANT IT sooo bad. Basically they're little hair inserts that give you that cute "bump" effect that's so in right now, or just create the illusion of volume. There aren't many reviews on it yet, but so far I've heard some good some good ones so far. They're by a company called Big Happie Hair, and come in 3 varieties, normal, extra big "hollywood bumpit", and mini bumpits for your bangs! If anyone's tried these please leave a comment, let me know what you think. I have very thick, heavy, stubborn hair that is resistant to backcombing, so I'm hoping to get my hands on this product soon!

Bathed & Infused, House MD

2008-11-05T19:54:00.008-05:00

Next week I'm ordering a sample pack from Bathed and Infused, an online bath and body retailer stationed in Golden, Colorado (a gorgeous part of the country!!). Im going to order lotion samples and perfume paddles. If I like that I'm going to order some full size products so I can write an accurate review. A great thing about Bathed and Infused is that they contribute to two awesome charities Noah's Wish and Casting for Recovery. There's also a good forum on the site worth checking out. I'm super super stoked about this and I can't wait to write a review.

I Want It!!

The only thing I'm not excited about is trying to pick what scents I want to try first! They range from Downey (like the fabric softener) and Garden Salad to more traditional scents whether you like it sweet, fruity, or floral, or whatever. There is a good selection of designer inspired scents. Theres even a scent named PURPLESAURUS REX. I'm particularly interested in the body fluff, scrub bars, and the whipped sugar scrub.

Check it out, order some samples! Perfume paddles are only .99 or you can get 2 free ones with any purchase, and a sample pack of 5 mini lotions in your choice of scents is only $7.75.

Moving on, my EOTD is a piggie combo I haven't tried before turned out to be a really beautyful combination.

Mac Pigments Cocomotion, and Golden Olive on the outer corners.

And in the spirit of hump day I figured I'd throw something secksie atcha to look at:

KAPOW! Hugh Laurie (House MD)

If you haven't seen an episode of House MD yet (im watching it now hehe), crawl out from under your rock and catch new episodes Tuesday nights on Fox, and syndicated all the time on USA. You can also watch full episodes here at imdb. If you don't want to watch for the dreamy Hugh Laurie, then watch it for the cute blonde Aussie guy (Jesse Spencer) or if your into boobs check out the sexy Lisa Edelstein or Jennifer Morrison. And if you don't like sexy doctors, watch it for the amazing plot line, and an hour worth of laughs. With so much utter crap on t.v. right now House MD is absolutely refreshing. It's so good im surprised its not on HBO or Showtime, like every other good t.v. show that I can't watch.

P.s. in case you were wondering what would happen if Hugh Laurie and Jude Law morphed together into one beautiful being:

Check out more celebrity morphs at morphthing.com

Like Barack Obama and George Bush!!

Voted, cleaned car out, found all kinds of cool crap!!

2008-11-04T19:59:00.012-05:00

So I shared my first voting experience with my mommy today, she was way too excited about it. I got to vote at my old high school which was pretty cool. Planning on watching cnn tonight to find out who the lucky guy is gonna be. I think it's gonna be a lot closer that people think.

Also spent about 2 hours at the car wash cleaning my car out, vaccuming, cleaning all the interior, and then washing it. It's Gawgeous now!

Before, dusty, and whoa a lotta crap in the backseat (shoulda saw the hatch!) I tend to live in my car. Ignore my ugly wheels....I'm waiting on new ones.

And TADA!! Rawr! ok so you cant see how much work I did, but rest assured she looks amazing. It took nearly 2 hours of me dancing to Prince songs to get this done....

The coolest part of this process was stumbling apon all the cool stuff I had thrown in the backseat or hatch of this thing that had been covered up and lost for like a whole year. I have so much stuff it's really hard to keep up with all of it. It was like Christmas!! Some of this stuff I thought was gone forever.

Wow!!!

Greentip: Wash your car the green way!! Do it at a car wash, not at home. That way the soapy water goes into the drain to be treated with the rest of the water, not traveling through storm drains straight back to natural water bodies where it can poison the organisms, among other environmental dangers. Most car wash companies also recycle the water they use, and use nozzles on the hozes that regulate the water usage!! And of course don't forget to recycle any trash that you want to get rid of! For tips on washing your car at home the greener way visit:
http://environment.about.com/od/greenlivingdesign/a/car_wash.htm

Outfit of the Day Mon, Nov 3

2008-11-03T23:31:00.015-05:00

Excuse the haggard picture, I had just woke up from a nap and I didn't wear makeup today. Today I was kinda....homeless chic? Sorry the picture is blurry, didn't have no one to take the picture around so I had to do it in the mirror, the lighting in the bathroom is not the best.

And all this stuff, except the sweater which was 50% off, and the tank which was part of a layaway, was bought secondhand. The dress, bag, and leggings were bought at plato's closet.

*Dress by Old Navy (and probably the comfiest piece of clothing I own)
*Zip up hoodie by Nollie at Pac Sun
*Tank by BKE at Buckle
*Legginngs by Hollister (I buy them large so they're not skin-tight, so they're more versatile)
*The purse is by American Eagle (The color is hot pink with white polka dots, I forgot to take a picture so I took one with my phone, haha)

If you'd like to create a look like this for yourself, here are a few ideas:

Look 1 dress is by forever21 and bag by torrid
Look 2 dress and bag by old navy
Look 3 dress by delias tote by wet seal
And if you like it pricey the dress in look 4 is by La Garconne and the bag is Marc by Marc Jacobs
The hoodie there is the same hoodie I'm wearing; nollie at pac sun

EOTD is Pinked Mauve and Sunpepper

So it's monday

2008-11-03T03:17:00.018-05:00

I know a lot of you hate mondays...I remember hating them. Nowadays half the time I don't even know what day it is when I wake up cause they're all the same. Ahh the life of a slacker. Anyway for now, along with my daily post, mondays will also include some random stuff that will hopefully give you a little giggle. Maybe make your monday just a little less mundane. For my first "HA HA Monday" (lame, bite me) I shall share with you one of my favorite videos:

And if you don't think that's funny, how bout......kittens in sleeping bags???? Awwwww!!!

Anytime you've got the blues, click through tons of these at icanhascheezburger

For today's "I Want It" I would like to share with you, is something thats on my Christmas list this year, and I'm sure would come in handy for lots of you. Adorable flash drives!! I have to use them because I'm constantly changing computers. Here's some that I'm currently crushing on, I imagine I'll be posting more of these at a later date. They're so darn cute!:Find Domo and lots more at mimobot

I-Duck

123smile's shop on etsy

Mac piggie swatches and pics

2008-11-03T03:02:00.006-05:00

I'm going to start uploading swatches and pictures for you makeup lovers, starting with MAC pigments since they're the most popular requests. My camera isn't the best in the world, but most of them are pretty acurate. Hopefully I'm getting a beautiful new camera for Christmas!! I took most of them outside, but then it got really windy and I had to come back inside, lol hence the bad lighting in some of them. I'll post pictures and swatches of the rest of my piggies, and better pictures of some of the ones that didn't turn out so well. Keep checking back for swatches from mineral makeup, drugstore, and high end brands!! So stay tuned folks!!I will also try and do requests as often as I can so feel free to e-mail me at kkspunky@hotmail.com. The color names are above the pictures, I suggest clicking on the pictures to see the full size version to get the details of the swatches.

::Off the radar::Revved Up::Cocomotion::
::Pink Bronze::Rose::Melon::

::Shimmertime::Deckchair::Dazzleray::Goldenaire::
::Golden Lemon::Gold Dusk::Gold Mode::

::Jardin Aires::Chocolate Brown::Tan::

::Old Gold::Sunpepper::Blue Brown::

::All Girl::Pinked Mauve::Apricot Pink::Viz A Violet:: Pink Pearl::

::Chartreuse::Golden Olive::Golder's Green::Kelly Green::

::Kitschmas::Helium::Pink Vivid::Fuchsia::

::Clear sky blue::Cornflower::Marine Ultre::Teal::

::Softwash Grey::Vanilla::Pink Pearl::

::Fairylite::Naked::

Forgot to do swatches of those last ones, I'll

get around to it later!!

Well hello there!!

2008-11-03T02:55:00.008-05:00

I guess I'll start by introducing myself. You can call my kaylin, kk, kay, snookums, mistress of the underworld, whatever you want. I'm 21 years old. I love life, and I try to squeeze every drop I can out of it. I love people and animals. I've had about every kind of pet you can imagine! My partner in crime is Jerry...often referred to as Jerry Loler, I'm sure you'll here plenty about him.

We're pretty wierd.

Anyway, this is my blog, I'm new to the blogging thing, but I think I've got some cool ideas for what to share with you guys. I have no life right now because I got fired, and plan on milking unemployment for what its worth for a while. So the plan is to post all kinds of cool shiz on here every day. Every day you'll get something new from whatever awesome toy im wanting at the moment, cute pictures and videos to make you smile or laugh, recipes, boredom busting websites games and activities, so on and so forth. I like to shop, especially flea markets and thrift stores, so I'll be sure and take pictures and share with you guys what I find. I'll also be posting reviews and swatches of whatever makeup I'm into at the moment. You'll find lots of stylish pictures and ideas for your own wardrobe. Anyway, it's gonna be cool, so keep checking me out.

Live and Let Live

Peace,