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

october hauls

i found some new great stuff this month! got a great deal on the em michelle phan day life palette ($29 out of pocket!!), lorac pro palette with an eyeliner for $39, and did you guys know that the brush guard sells through walmart?? well, the variety pack at least, if you want more of any particular size, it's best to get them through amazon. ~Lin-chan ^.~

 

• pokemon x
• mua brushes (E3, E5, F6) -- i wasn't kidding when i told you guys that i looooove their E3 & F6 brushes, so i had to get a few more while they were having free international shipping after £15 (~$24).
• em michelle phan day life palette -- see my haul post for more details about how i paid only $29 for it! (right now there's a 20% off coupon code: treat20, exp. 10/31/13 midnight pst)

 

• ulta: opi pink of hearts 2013 duo (notd post), real techniques brow and lash comb, covergirl glosstini in blue hawaiian
• cvs: i had some extrabucks burning a hole in my pocket, surprise surprise, so i got wet n wild/fergie's eyeshadow primer to try out and essence of beauty's precision blender sponge (a ytmmbi - phyrranyx)

 
 

ulta: lorac rockin red hot pro set ($39!!), real techniques stippling brush

• can we take a moment and just stare in awe at the second row shadows. oh my god! i love it.
• (swatches are over ud original primer potion; didn't want to open the new lorac one since i've got a ton of primers open already)
• after trying this eyeliner for the first time, omg this might be the new holy grail. i accidentally blinked before giving it time to set (like most other liners) and it didn't smudge or transfer. i like the applicator on this one more than the eyeko one, it glides on more smoothly. but the very tippy top of the tip is super-duper thin and i accidentally got some tiny marks on the outer corners of my eyes when using my semiparallel-stamp-and-drag method.

 
swatches: blush, honey love, ingenue, sultry, berry smoothie, lorac eyeliner

cvs: revlon balm stains in sultry and ingenue, nyc grand central station
walgreens: vaseline lip therapy in rosy lips, wet n wild shine clear polish, jordana honey love balm stain
walmart: the brush guard variety pack (because i don't have enough of these already? lol. i needed a couple more of the medium ones...all those real techniques brushes!), rimmel london match perfection blush in light, revlon berry smoothie lip butter

hauls! online and in-store!

 

[haul post a bit late due to hurricane isaac and postal carriers]

hey guys! so i'm super excited to share a few things that i've got. ~L-c ^.~

in august, they had a groupon* for diamond candles, $15 for $30 (exc. ship). these candles are $25 each, and shipping cost varies pending on how many you purchase (see chart). it sucked because i didn't read that it wouldn't cover the $5 shipping for one candle, so i actually paid $20 for this candle, bummer. the only reason why i got one was because the whole concept behind it was crazy to me and i wanted to try it out. i don't really plan on getting more of these because they're pretty expensive. but, like i said, interesting concept: they put a ring inside the candle that is worth anywhere from $10-1000, which is totally crazy. the weird, discolored thing in the second picture toward the top of the diamond picture is where my ring is. the scent of this one is amazing; it's as if i'm eating a fresh watermelon! when i burn the candle down enough to take the ring out, i'll update you guys!

 

target/cvs: got revlon's colorstay whipped foundation in natural beige (which is perfect match by the way!) (~$12) and a few of maybelline's colorshow nail polishes (~$4 ea). two are limited editions that came out with the new color tattoos, avante green & pink cosmo; and metallics: blue blowout & navy narcissist. i also stumbled upon some cute vaseline lip balms. these are totally awesome, i went and got another for my mother in-law and in the process, found that there's also a cocoa butter one. they're about $1.80 (at target in the cosmetics section) and i love it! please note that these are made by vaseline, the petroleum jelly company, and as such, these contain no spf and the petroleum amplifies the absorption of the sun's harmful rays! but otherwise, they feel very nice, long lasting, and the cocoa butter one has a nice scent to it.

 
no flash, flash

no flash; 2 coats with a topcoat
navy narcissist, blue blowout, avante green, pink cosmo

(color tattoo for size reference)

hautelook: urban decay sale!

skull & vegan (& sin primer) palettes, maui wowie vintage eyeshadow, de slick xl spray

skull palette: cherry, midnight cowboy rides again, grifter, vert, oil slick, shattered, blunt, chopper, twice baked; over ud original eye primer

 

maui wowie, vegan palette: minx, urb, gunmetal, twice baked, smog, half baked; over ud original eye primer

sephora.com/benefitcosmetics.com -- so benefit was having a sale a few weeks ago, so i ordered a thrrrob ($21 w/ tax & free ship), and tokidoki is leaving sephora and i wanted the luminosa powder, but i could only find it online. so i spent a bit more on sephora's site to get the free shipping; rather than $8+$6ship for one powder. 

tkdk: luminosa powder (kabuki) & inferno bronzer (diavolina) --$8 ea

 
benefit: dallas & 10; hervana & thrrrob -- $28 ea

10: i swatched both halves, then mixed them; hervana: is mixed

 
tokidoki sandy in the city & lion pappa palettes -- $4 ea

(swatched without primer)

candles by victoria: for august, victoria had a 20% off sale for one of her daughter's birthdays. i took the opportunity to order some candles for xmas presents and here's my portion of the order! >.< morning in madrid was my free tart, but all of these smell amazing. i love them! (the pretty box is from the candle crate; she ships her candles in these!)

too faced's vintage sale: on the prowl set - $13 (discontinued). includes peach/candy/pink leopard palette, a sample of primed & poreless, a flatbuki brush, and cougar lipstick. so you guys know how much i love pink leopard, and for less than half the price of a full-sized one, i got to try all three of these! candy leopard is not permanent, and from what i can tell, it's only in this set. cougar is a dusty rose, brown-bronze color. it looks a bit odd on my lips---like a vegas-looking shiny bronze, but the swatch is very pretty.

  
peach, candy, pink leopard; primed & poreless, cougar

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