pop beauty day 1

From my recent haul of Pop Beauty, I was able to try out the cabinet for the past couple of days. I also used the Eye Magnet Primer with the shadows. This whole look is just with Sara's Green Cabinet.

I was going to use the beautiful sparkly green shadow, but as I attempted to grab more product, the green sparkly shadow began to disappear, and I was left with a whole lot of this:


Where did the sparkly shadow go?!?! Now it's like...an ugly brown that has no color on my lids whatsoever. Ew.

My look ended up looking like a matte brown on the lid with purple in the outter-v and black sparkly shadow on the crease. I used the sparkly cream as a highlight.


I really like the consistency of the gloss from the cabinet. I had to use my own lip brush, but as I dipped it in...it is somewhat goopy. I have other glosses where I have to swirl for a while to get a lot of product, but that doesn't seem to be the case for Pop Beauty.


I really like the gloss and the blush from the cabinet though!! The blush is so pigmented, but the only bad thing is that when dipping the brush, the product does get everywhere...boo...

The Eye Magnet Primer does a great job of not budging!! After a long day at work here's what it looks like:

No creases yay!
However...it dulls out the colors quite a bit...so in my next look I will use a cream base to bring out the shadows. Let's see if anything budges at the end of the day.

So far I'm liking the gloss and the blush. The eye shadows...I would have to pass on those for now.

Pop Beauty Haul

What I got from beautycrunch.com since they were having a blow out Pop Beauty sale. I read reviews from makeupalley.com and got a few of the items that were the better items. *Some of the items do not have full descriptions because they are no longer available on beautycrunch.com so I will my best to describe the items.
*I threw in the chapstick and the quarter for a size comparison.
Beauty Cabinet - Sara (green) Cabinet contains: Bronzer, 3 silky cheek colors, black eyeliner, gold highlighter, 10 fresh eye colors, and 6 lip dews with a hint of POP color, each organized in its own drawer to keep you neat and tidy Cheek shades: bronze glow, rose glow, matte apricot, peachy gold glow. Eye shade duos: black gold shimmer & white gold, bronze-gold &opal pink , deep plum & nude sheen, olive nude & vanilla nude glow, olive green & gold green, metallic platinum & crystal pink highlighter. Lip gloss shades: pink glow, bronze nude glow, rusty-red, light strawberry red, peach-gold, brick tint.
Swatches:

These pictures do the swatches no justice. In person the colors are very pigmented and smooth. I was very surprised since I got all of these items fairly cheap. The beauty cabinet cost $13.30, the ribbon gloss $5.25, the blush $6.30, the lip smoothie $4.20, and the eye magnet primer deluxe sample was free since I purchased more than $25.00 worth of merchandise.

The top four on the right are the blushes. The gloss is on the top left.

Blush Cake, Warm In Sienna 5 stripes of cheek color - and each one has 5 tonally correcting colors designed to warm your complexion. Brings your face alive!! Triple milled & micro pulverized for super smooth, delicate and luxurious texture. Maximum silkiness, making the powder look like real skin. Salmon, Apricot, Honey-Beige with Gold Shimmer, Golden Red Mango, Orange Nectarine

Ribbon Gloss - Red Ribbons 5x pout-plumping lip glaces in a de-lux glide-on gel formula. Enhanced with jojoba oil for maximum lip softness. Lip Smoothie - Strawberry A very cute strawberry pink/red color with sparkle.
Eye Magnet Primer It says: Stay true to your POP color with this eye shade base. Works like a magnet by holding your shadow in place. It creates a perfect airbrushed canvas, no fading, creasing, or rubbing off. It primes & conceals, diffuses fine lines, super-long lasting, intensifies colors, treats with Vitamin E, and soothing chamomile.

I smelled it and it has a weird smell to it...the other products smell normal though. Beautycrunch.com cost an arm and a leg to ship ($7.95) BUT it did ship very fast. I think I ordered it late Wednesday night and it arrived Friday. They package their products very well.

Aside from the shipping price, I wouldn't mind ordering from them again since it got here so quickly. I will let you ladies know the verdict on the products. Don't they look fun to play with though?!

just three!

I have this Stila trio in Warm that I received in a swap from Makeupalley.com and I never get to play with it. The shadows are highly pigmented and are perfect for the Spring season. The trio comes with a peach color, a very light pink color, and a shimmery brown. I know why everyone loves Stila shadows...they are so easy to blend and work with. I kick myself in the behind for missing that huge sale on Beautycrunch.com they had a few weeks ago :[


Anyway...here's my face...




Just something simple. I used the peach color on the lower half of the lid and the lower lashline, the brown in the crease and outter-v, and the pink as the highlight. I primed with Urban Decay PP, and used a peach colored revlon cream shadow color as a base.


I'm slowly starting to like the Diorshow Iconic Mascara...but it still looks a lot better on other people :[

On my lips I dabbed the MAC HK Most Popular and topped with Philosophy's Melon Daquiri gloss. I found that if I dab Most Popular on, I can work with the color...if I apply it normally, the color is just...weird on me lol :p

purple party

Tonight I went to a themed party where you had to wear purple, and all of you ladies know how I ADORE purple!! Anywho...here's my face ;D





These are the pictures with Andy's Canon 5D...and below are some pictures from my dinky Canon Powershot HAHA ;D SUCH A DIFFERENCE I KNOW!!



I told Andy to take a picture of the shadows I used, but he forgot to upload them to my laptop -.-'' So here's the list!!

On my eyes:
-Urban Decay Grifter on lower lid and bottom lashline
-Coastal Scents Midnight Sky on outter corner
- UD Ransom in the crease
- Smashbox Celebrita [white color] as highlight
- MAC blacktrack fluidline
- Some Asian crisscross lashes...I have tons of lashes but I never use them...lol.

*I really like fake lashes but no matter how much glue I seem to use...the edges look like they are going to fall off!! I've found that the half lashes work better for me...any tips ladies?!?!

On my lips I just have Dior Addict Hight Shine Lipstick 260 Couture Pink and Dior Addict Ultra Gloss Reflect 517 Clutch Pink.

I really do love the High Shine Lipsticks...they are not drying at all!! I was going to wear the lippie alone but I wanted to use my gloss for the first time too haha :p I love!

I have a couple of hauls coming up...stay tuned!

rub my body...

HAHA okay...so I decided to post the products that I use to hydrate and protect my skin...just a quick, simple post for you ladies.


H20+ products are the best...the site says:

Drench thirsty skin with a fruity, tropical refreshment enriched with shea butter.

Size 8 fl oz \ 240 ml

Price $11.50

I first tried this product out [but the kiwi one] a few years ago since it was on sale at Nordstrom's...I believe it was maybe $9? Don't know, but it smelled so good and I fell in love. Right now I have the Raspberry scent. This lotion isn't too thick, but it definitely moisturizes my skin. I have quite dry skin in the winter, and just by using this at night, in the morning my skin feels refreshed!!


Yes...baby lotion...but not just ANY baby lotion, but the Johnson's Bedtime Lotion. It says:
Johnson's® has created a nightly routine that is proven to help your baby fall asleep easier and sleep through the night better. Before bed, treat your baby to a warm bath, then gently massage skin with Johnson's® Bedtime Lotion®. Each product releases NaturalCalm™, a patent-pending blend of gentle and soothing aromas. Your baby will drift off to a better night's sleep.

It runs about $4.99.

It smells sweet like a baby, and the scent is so soothing that it DOES help me sleep better. I usually use this on a regular basis before I go to sleep [I only use the H20+ when my skin is extra dry], and it works well. It's not sticky and overpowering; it just feels nice.


This product I like because it smells nice...smells just like the Cucumber Melon from Bath and Body works for a cheaper price and more product. It does the job is getting rid of itchy, dry skin, and again, this is a baby product. I love it nonetheless.


Sephora Body Butters...they all smell amazing. I swear...I could eat them out of the container...I have Coconut Cream and Peach Blossom. I use these on my knees and elbows and within the next day, they aren't dry and rough anymore, but now smooth and soft. The butters are really thick, but they deeply moisturize those dry spots.


As for protection from the sun, I use Neutrogena Ultra Sheer Body Mist Sunblock with SPF70. I heard these weren't good for you because of the chemicals it gives off and you could inhale them, but I'm not dead yet and I've been using it for about a year almost everyday. I spray it on in a very airy, open room, hold my breath, spray, and run to the next room. So yeah...looks like it's protecting me...here's a mini-story...

For years I was always protective of my skin and ran from the sun because I never wanted to get tan...and then one summer, I don't know what happened. I had the urge to go to the beach and go there for one goal...tan. It was after I broke up with a two-year boyfriend, and I needed to hang out with one of my closest friends again...and so we TANNED almost once a week the whole summer...you gotta love Cali...we would take turns driving 40 mins or more in traffic..to tan. Then...at the end of the summer...I was like a golden gingerbread cookie. One summer I spent tanning...I threw away YEARS AND YEARS of running from the sun. And now...I wish I hadn't done that :[ So that's why I run again...puahaha!!

Anyways...those are the products I use a lot of the time...there's a few more but those products don't get used on a regular basis. Whee...that was a LONG, but fun entry. Enjoy!