Saturday, April 26, 2014

{ " Drugstore Haul " }


I have only every posted one other haul, because I don't normally do a lot of shopping.
I usually buy things every once in a while, and normally just one thing at a time.

Well, yesterday Abigail and I went out for a little girly day, and we headed over to CVS, before we did some grocery shopping. I had a ton of coupons. Like $20.00 in coupons. I love CVS, because they will put more than one coupon on an item. So, I had one coupon that was $5.00 any two Revlon Cosmetics, and then $1.00 off of any one Revlon lip product, and I was able to use them both! I had several other coupons as well, but I can't remember what they were!

So, I ended up spending about $35.00 on all of the things pictured (Along with one Baby Lips lip balm for Abigail), which was an insane deal.

1) Nivea Lip Balm - Kiss of Olive Oil & Lemon - $3.59
- I haven't tried this lip balm yet, but I opened it to smell it. It smells amazing, like natural lemons, with a hint of that olive oil smell. I don't usually like Nivea lip balms (besides the lip butters), but I have heard a few people rave about this one, so we'll see how it goes!

2) Revlon Colorburst Lacquer Balm - Demure (105) - $9.49
 - I have been eyeing the new lacquer and matte balms from Revlon for quite some time. I just couldn't put out spending $8.00 to $10.00 on a lip product, so I kept putting it off. Well, I had the two Revlon coupons, and they were having the 'Spend $10 get $3 in Extrabucks' on Revlon stuff. I did see mixed reviews on the lacquer balms, and a lot of people said some of them had glitter in them. I didn't really want one that had excessive glitter, but I ended up with one. The color is gorgeous. It's exactly what I wanted. The glitter is a little annoying, because it remains on your lips after the color wears off, but you can't feel the glitter on your lips. I was a little disappointed with the glitter, but it's not worth returning. I'll definitely get a lot of wear out of it. A more detailed post about this product will come soon!

3) NYX Butter Gloss - Eclair (BLG02) - $5.29
- The NYX Butter Glosses are some of my absolute favorite lip products I have ever tried. I have five other colors, but this is definitely my favorite! The color is a perfect nude pink, and I love it. I don't have anything bad to say about it. I will definitely post a swatch of this as soon as possible!

4) Maybelline Color Show Nail Lacquer - Pretty in Peach (115) // Emerald City (255) // Frozen Over (315) - $4.49 
- I have had a couple other Maybelline Color Show polishes, and I was only impressed with one of them. But, the color range they have is gorgeous. They have every color imaginable, in every shade, and every finish. They are also quite affordable. In my opinion at least. They are more expensive at CVS, then they are at Walmart. I have used two of the colors Pretty in Peach and Frozen Over so far, and I love them. I will definitely do a swatch post soon!

5) Revlon Nail Enamel - Gray Suede (705) - $5.99 
- I saw this nail polish in the regular bottle, and then saw it in the Limited Edition packaging. I figured it was a better idea to get it in the L.E packaging, plus it is gorgeous. The color is kind of a rosy grey, with a beautiful sheen through it. It will be a nice 'nude' color, without actually being nude. I will also swatch this one as well!

6) Vaseline Lip Therapy - Rosy Lips - $2.37
- I bought this after seeing several people rave about it, and I like it so far. Plus, the tiny little Vaseline container is absolutely adorable! There isn't much tint for my lips, but it makes my lips super shiny! It's basically pure Vaseline with tint, and rose flavoring/scent. So, basically it's glorified Vaseline in a cute little tub.

7) Scunci No Slip Grip Hair Ties, and Scunci Beautiful Blends Clips - $5.99each (From Price Chopper)
- Price Chopper was having a BOGO sale on all Scunci and Conair hair accessories. So, I picked up these no slip rubber hair ties, and clips. So, I paid $3.00 a piece when it comes down to it. It was such a good deal, I couldn't pass it up!

So, if we added together all of the prices without tax, it would have been $56.87.
In total without tax I paid $33.39!

That's more than $20.00 difference, plus I earned $6.00 in Extrabucks rewards! I'll probably end up spending the Extrabucks on a deal that earns more Extrabucks. ;) Just keep them rolling in!

I'll pop up some detailed reviews on a few of these products, along with a review on a new facial exfoliating scrub, a body sugar scrub, and a hairspray as soon as possible!



Monday, April 7, 2014

{ " A Small Collection of Nail Art " }

I've been working on my little nail art doodles lately. I find it very relaxing, and a lot of fun.
Generally I paint my nails, and then about an hour later I decide to add some fun to them.

I just have a little collection to share. All of the little designs are made using my Shany nail art/striping polishes. The designs are pretty self explanatory, so I won't go into detail or write up tutorials. These can be copied with any polishes, nail art brushes, and dotting tools.

Base polish: Sally Hansen Insta Dri - Petal Pusher
Topcoat: Seche Vite Dry Fast

Base polish: Wet 'n' Wild Mega Last - 2% Milk
Topcoat: Seche Vite Dry Fast 
Base polish: Sally Hansen Complete Salon Manicure - I Lilac You (370)
Topcoat: Poshe Super Fast Drying Topcoat

I need to experiment more with my stamping plates, so that will definitely come next. I'm having so much fun with these simple designs. The polish doesn't stay on very long, because for whatever reason my polish peels off completely in about a day. It's so aggravating, but I love to play with different polishes, so I don't really mind. ;)

Look out for more of these! They'll be coming!