august hauls (beauty & planner)

hi guys! just a few items this month, didn't go too crazy especially with the anticipation of a bunch of september releases!! (and not to mention, another paid off car!!!) ~Lin-chan ^.~

beauty haul:
trader joe's tea tree oil
ulta: cnd weekly vinylux nail polish in grapefruit sparkle (swatch post), essence princess mascara set, i love extreme volume mascara
sephora (multiple purchases): bobbi brown shimmer wash eyeshadow in beige, nars dual intensity eyeshadow in rigel, ciate mini paint pots in goal digger, deco delight, cupcake queen, belif aqua bomb sheet mask, sephora collection charcoal nose strip. freebies with points and codes: too faced hangover rx, clinique take the day off micellar cleansing wipes, urban decay all nighter matte liquid foundation in 3.5 (looks like it's a bit too pink on me), makeup forever rouge artist creme lipstick in C211, ultra hd invisible cover foundation in Y225.

beige, rigel, C211, MUFE Y225, UD 3.5 (this is a little too pink for me..)

makeup forever lipstick in C211

mac: star trek collection lipstick in where no man has gone before, and sample mascara in false lashes extreme black
-- none of these photos do this lipstick justice. it's such a pretty sheer pink with gold shimmer. i loveeeeee it!

planner haul:
amazon: paper mate flair pens, erin condren mini snap in bookmarks & designer washi tape

notd: cnd grapefruit sparkle

hi guys!! i recently acquired this cnd vinylux weekly polish in grapefruit sparkle!! yayyy! a long ways back, i got this as a gel manicure color and i loved it! but it was so hard to find, and i recently saw this on ulta's website and went ahead and ordered it. i have a couple gripes about this polish, or i didn't apply this carefully enough, but it's kind of streaky and patchy. it didn't self-level super great. so up close, it looks kind of meh. but from afar...it's so pretteh! it's kind of similar to opi princesses rule! , which i also love, but this is not quite as pink. ~Lin-chan ^.~
applied 2 coats over nails inc nailkale, and topped with american classics gelous gel coat.

oct - dec favorites

sorry guys for the delay on my favorites. the winter break was a bit too crazy-hectic for me. school's now started and there's been a lot going on that i haven't been able to keep up. ~.~ anyway, since the fall semester was super hectic--with 12hr days on campus, i don't really have that many favorites. but here's what i've got for ya! ~Lin-chan ^.~

naked3 palette, swatched over ud original primer potion

rosy lips, pepper, smog, underground, chapped hands remedy

• cnd (creative nail design) solar oil (purchased at ulta) -- this feels great! it's a little oily feeling until it's absorbed, which is maybe 5 minutes.. and it smells amazing because of the sweet almond oil. mmmmm.. >w<
• co bigelow chapped hands remedy (purchased at bath & body works) -- i first picked up this hand cream about 5 years ago when i was in art school. one of my classes (intaglio), involved putting printing plates into acid and washing it off, blah blah blah. and it was a fall semester class, with the cold and blehhhh. needless to say, my hands were chapped to the point that they were cracked, sore, red, and almost bled. this was the only hand lotion that didn't burn like hell and it healed my skin in the process. and i still love it to this day! (has a medicinal scent that might be a turnoff for some people, if you can use a tester before buying.)
• vaseline rosy lips -- since i bought this, i've used this nearly every single day. i just love the slight tint it gives, and the scent's not super strong but it's pleasant (and i'm anti-rose or floral scents).
• bite beauty creme lipstick in pepper -- i bought this lipstick because i've been wanting to try one of these forever. and after seeing a blog post by emilynoel83, who has basically the same natural lip color as myself, i was confident in ordering this shade. i was hooked after the first try. it's so comfortable and natural looking on my lips.
• urban decay
• naked3 palette -- this is such a pretty palette for my brown eyes. i think, of the three, this one has been given the most love..and that's pretty crazy considering i've had the other two for a couple years now.. favorites: burnout, buzz, trick, liar, factory, mugshot. i can't wait for these to be released as singles!
• smog liquid liner -- this is such a pretty brownish/greenish-golden shade and i love wearing this over the naked3 palette shadows as my upper liner.
• underground pencil liner -- this is an awesome metallic taupey/rose golden shade, i've been using this as my lower liner with naked3 looks

august hauls

 

hi guys. i don't really have a whole lot to say for this post..really. i'm actually kinda sad i didn't try the loreal infallible shadows sooner, this one is so soft and pigmented and will probably last forever and ever. the black radiance palette is very soft and smooth, like wet n wild shadows (they have the same parent company, or something like that). anyway, enjoy prettyful swatches. later. ~Lin-chan ^.~

black radiance 8-pan shadows in downtown browns, milani color statement lipstick in naturally chic, maybelline color whisper in pink bombshell, cnd vinylux weekly topcoat (mom bought this to go with the dark lava polish she gave me), wet n wild enlisting for beauty trio & mega protein mascara, loreal infallible eyeshadow in bronzed taupe, rimmel scandalEyes liner in nude

elf kabuki powder brush, real techniques powder brush

downtown browns palette; left side, right side; swatched over too faced original shadow insurance

enlisting for beauty trio & bronzed taupe (swatched over too faced original shadow insurance), nude pencil, naturally chic, pink bombshell

notd: cnd dark lava

hi guys! long time, no notd! actually, i've been testing out the couture gel nails kit lately, and i've been giving my nails a break in between. i've done two trial runs so far and would like to do a third before posting my findings for you guys.

anyway, today's notd is cnd's vinylux polish in dark lava. my mom recently won an award and was given an all-expenses-paid trip plus a spa day, and she decided to buy this polish. but for some reason she didn't like it anymore and decided to give it to me afterward, idk. anyway, i really like this color. it's a dark wine color with red holographic shimmer. in some lights, it almost looks brown. also used were cnd's stickey basecoat and air dry topcoat. ~Lin-chan ^.~

yesterday's damages & a giveaway win

 

hi guys! yesterday was super fun, i took my mom and mother in law out shopping. they'd never been to ulta before and i had the wondrous 20% off [high-end] coupon. so we kinda went a little crazy...mostly me though. my mom was in the market for a new kabuki powder brush, and somehow i convinced her to get a real techniques expert face brush. she didn't like their kabuki, but she liked how dense the e.f.b. was. my mother in law is not so adventurous when it comes to makeup brands, she's strictly a bare minerals person. she got a foundation, high shine eye color, and the new lash domination mascara (somewhat adventurous!), and two bottles of china glaze polish.

what i got: 

amazon: nyx lipstick in vitamin (needed a little extra for free shipping & sent it to in-laws' house with hubz' b'day present)

ulta: cnd (buy 2 get 1) stickey base coat, air dry topcoat, & solar oil; simple face care starter kit, eye makeup remover liquid & wipes, protecting light moisturizer; revlon colorstay concealer in light, maybelline sunbaked neutrals palette

big lots: elf blending eye brush

rite aid: simple soothing eye balm

sunbaked neutrals, concealer in light, vitamin lipstick

then, after ulta, we went over to charming charlie's. my mother in law had never heard of it and we had to drag her in. she found a shirt and a bracelet she really liked. mom didn't get anything, but she convinced me to get this wallet. i don't have a little wallet that can fit my phone, to have on the go with a couple cards and some cash. so this one is pretty nice and i liked the studs a lot. annnnd you can easily access your phone through the window on the back. also, there's enough room in there that i don't have to take my black phone case off! sweet! and this bracelet had to come home with me. it was calling me...yes. ($15 wallet & $10 bracelet)

afterward, we went over to office max and i found my desk chair! this one was a lot cheaper than the one i picked out at office depot and it was on sale! i got it for $80 (reg. $130). i love it!

office max gwynn manager's chair

giveaway win: mid-june, i was informed that i won part of a giveaway on popsugar's youtube, for benefit cosmetics' the rich is back! palette, a bene tint & high beam. and it finally came in yesterday! w00t! i'm super excited about the pigmentation of this palette. i'm not sure how frequently i'll use the blue, but that combination of neutrals is stunning.

 

solid gold, get down brown, disco dust, feel so teal; inferno gloss, gimme fever blush, high beam, bene tint