First off I would like to wish you a very Happy Thanksgiving. Hope you had blessed day today and many more blessed days ahead. I am thankful for being together safely as a family.
Too Faced Melted Ruby
Gently squeeze tube to release product
I asked a my dearest friend to pick this color up for me since she was going to do an ULTA run. I looked at it on-line only. I was hesitant to get this color because I don't usually buy red lip color. I prefer pink lips rather than red. I decided to take a leap of faith and hope for the best with this color. I am so glad I went with this color. I love it. This is the second MELTED color I own. I believe there are 10 in the collection. Each one is $21.00. Sometimes I feel that too expensive but once I open it and put it on the price is totally justified. I use them more than I would my Loreal or Rimmel brand lip colors. I can definitely see me wearing this more in December. I have a small give away coming up real soon that will be posted on my YouTube channel. It will be a Real Techniques Miracle Sponge and a Blush Brush. I want to add a few more items and I will post a video as soon as I get the things I want to giveaway. So go ahead and subscribe to my channel if you haven't already.
Thanks for stopping by, Christina M.
Hello Everyone! Today all 3 of us managed to get out of the house despite of the rain. We headed out to a furniture store to get a new bedroom set. We have never really done anything special to our bedroom. We are going to give it a little make over. Our furniture won't be delivered until the end of September but that perfect because it gives us time to paint the walls. We also walked around the mall and ate lunch there. I stopped by the Vera Bradley store and looked at the bag that I ordered last night. Oh my gosh, the bag is huge!!! I hope I can cancel the order before it ships out. I saw one that was much smaller called the Tablet tote which is what I am going to get if I can cancel the order on time. After the mall, we went to ULTA. I wanted to buy a pressed powder but decided to keep using something my niece gave me instead and just buy a retractable kabuki brush. I picked one up by Real Techniques. I also bought a Lorac Alter Ego Lipstick in Jet Setter and a NYX Lip liner in Fuchsia. Here are pictures of my stuff. Thanks for stopping by and hope you come back for my next post.
xoxo
Christina
Lorac Alter Ego Jet Setter $16.00
Both the liner and lipstick are very pigmented NYX lip liner: Fuchsia $3.49
I have been seeing videos about the Amazonian Clay foundation by Tarte. Last Monday I went to Ulta to buy it. I tend to be budget friendly when it comes to buying foundation. I usually buy Loreal or a BB cream by Garnier or Ponds. I decided to splurge a little. I think we all need to spoiled every once in a while.
So when I went to Ulta, there wasn't really anybody on the floor to help me match my color. I ended up getting medium tan honey. An associate told me I could return it if it was not my right shade as long as I had my receipt. I tried it out a few days later and loved the coverage and feel but the color was not my shade. It was actually way to light for me. I went back this week to exchange it and to get my free birthday gift from ULTA. If you read my birthday post I had to get an email from Ulta and print it out to receive my free birthday gift. I called their customer service number and the operator emailed it to me right away. So I printed that out and was on my way to Ulta. This time
I chose the shade tan-deep-sand ( tan to deep skin with yellow undertones). I also had one of the girls test it on me as well. I really didn't want to spend $32.00 on their brush so I bought the Real Techniques expert face brush. I bought the It Cosmetics Bye Bye Pores Finishing powder in translucent. This is my first time using these product but so far I love the finish of both the foundation and powder. Although I did make a big mess using the loose powder. Here are some pictures of my face using the products.
Notice the zit on my cheek. One reason I chose the Amazonian Clay foundation is because I have spots under my eyes and cheeks that I want to try to cover up with out using so many products.
Amazonian Clay 12 Hour Full Coverage Foundation with SPF 15
Real Techniques expert face brush
as you can see the foundation concealed the zit and gave me a even complexion. It didn't cover the spots completely but it did even out my skin tone.
This is look after applying the finishing powder.
And this is the completed look. Even though the foundation is full coverage; it does not feel thick. It feels natural.
This is the free CK one Mascara in black. Its a full size product. Just remember to print your birthday email to receive this.
These are the products I used today.
**UPDATE** I have been wearing this foundation for a little over 7 hours. So far I love it. Yes I am oily on my T-zone but thats normal for me. I have not touched up my makeup since applying it this morning.
Today was a very blessed day for me. I turned 37 years young today. I felt very fortunate for this years hardships and blessing. God is good all the time All the time God is good!
Today I spent it with my son. My husband is working out of town for a while and even though I missed him not being with us, Alex and I had a great day.
We decided to go to the "fancy" mall today which is about 30 minutes away which is not far at all but I just got so used to driving 10 minutes to our local mall.
Our first stop was to Build-A-Bear to buy Alex the new TMNT Build-A-Bear. Unfortunately they did not have any in stock. They won't be getting any until September!! The sales lady suggested we order a "unstuffed" one online and have it stuffed at the store. I am so thankful to have son who doesn't throw a fit when things don't go his way.
We then went to the Coach store and I saw 2 pretty bags. The first was the Mini Brooklyn and the other was the Mini Bleeker. They were both cross body bags which is more my style. We ended up leaving without making a purchase. We did make a small purchase at the Lego store though. If you have a Lego Discovery Center or a Lego Park near by, they have coupons in their Lego magazines that they give out for free, for a free child entrance to either parks.
I went to Sephora and bought Too Faced Melted Liquified Lipstick in Melted Violet. I have not tried it on yet but it looked so pretty on my wrist.
We then walked into Michael Kors and I bought a black cross body bag. I forgot the name of it but will post pictures soon.
Afterwards we had lunch at our favorite Chick-Fil-A then went to the Apple store to figure out why the Internet crashes when he tried to use his iPad. I also went to Lush but I don't think I have enough privacy in a day to take a quite relaxing bath anytime soon.
We then drove to ULTA to get Tarte Amazonian Clay Foundation. I also bought the Anastasia Amrezy Palette which is so pretty. It was an unexpected buy because I mainly went there to get the Tarte Rainforest After Dark Palette.
Thanks for stopping by my blog. I must go now; time to enjoy my birthday Cinnabon Cinnamon Roll.
Elf foundation in Caramel,Translucent powder,Makeup Mist
Hollywood Eyelash Set includes lashes,glue,lash holder,lash applicator
Eyeshadow primer
Black Eyeliner Pen
Studio Powder Brush-I use it to apply the foundation
I have been using the ELF makeup brushes for a while now. I've been buying them from my local Food Town grocery store. They are only $1.00. Per the videos I have seen, not to many people like them, but I love them. I have never had any problems with the smell after I've washed them or hair fall out. Those brushes work for my face and especially my budget. A couple of weeks ago, I decided to buy some new make up. I placed my order and after a long 7 days of waiting, they finally arrived. It came in a grey plastic package and bubble wrapped. I am very pleased with my purchase. I am totally going to continue to buy from ELF. I posted a review on my YouTube channel, I hope you check it out!!
