Empties

I love seeing people's empties videos and posts, so I thought I'd save my trash and make my own!  These are empties for the past couple months-I hope you enjoy looking at my trash!

These are some perfume samples I've gotten from my sister from Sephora.  I loved all of these perfumes.  It's always fun trying new perfumes, especially samples!

The top item is Bare Minerals Well Rested in liquid form.  The concept was nice, but it didn't make a difference in my makeup.  It did make for a nice subtle highlight, but I have plenty of highlights.  I didn't finish this one, but decided to toss it because I rarely reached for it.  The Olay eye cream felt nice on the under part of my eyes.  There are three metal balls that felt cool when you roll them under your eyes.  I didn't notice any difference when using this product, but it felt nice.  Next up is the Rimmel Scandaleyes Retro Glam mascara.  I almost tossed this one right away.  The brush is HUGE.  Not just a little big, but ginormous!  I had a hard time getting used to this brush, but once I did, I loved the mascara.  I wont repurchase solely based on the brush.  The Rimmel Exaggerage eye primer did not work well at all.  I tried it a few times and gave up.  The small mascara is made by Markwins I believe.  It worked okay, wasn't awesome, but wasn't bad.

I got the Eclos skin renewal Clay Mask as part of a box from Freeman.  This mask felt amazing! I got several uses out of this packet.  If I were in the market for a mask, I'd definitely keep this one in mind.  I received the Apirita Express Beauty with aloe mask from a friend and it was nice.  I preferred the Eclos one though. The Elemental Herbology Moisture Milk broke out my skin as soon as I used it.  I gave it another shot and it did the same.  Needless to say, I didn't finish this.  The Ralph Lauren Midnight Romance perfume smells AMAZING! I almost want to purchase a whole bottle!!  The Smashbox lipgloss in VIP Pink was a beautiful color, great formula, but smells disgusting.  I couldn't stand it, so in the trash it goes.

This Biore face wash feels amazing!  I loved how it felt on my face and how it made my skin feel.  I definitely recommend this face wash!  This Tresemme Hairspray is by far my favorite hairspray.  I've purchased multiple cans of it, and I'll continue to purchase this hairspray.  I got these Olay wipes in a Walmart beauty box.  I LOVE them! I don't generally use makeup wipes, but I used these in my makeup for theatre class, and they worked AWESOME!  I recommend these to anyone who uses wipes.  They worked amazing.

My sister gave me the Bath and Body Works Pomegranate Lemon Cream lotion and boy does it smell amazing.  It didn't take me long to use up the bottle.  I loved the scent of the Philosophy Crispy Marshmallow Bars body wash/bubble bath.  It is a nice product, however, I think it is overpriced.  I probably wont repurchase solely on the price.  The Eclos anti-aging super concentrate night booster fluid smelled nice and felt good on the skin, though, I'm not sure it did much for my skin.  Sometimes its difficult to determine if something works when I don't use it for a long time.  The Avon Anew clinical advanced retexturizing peel seemed to work nice.  This is my second tub.  I feel like it helped keep my skin clear and smooth.

The UD Pore Perfecting complexion primer potion sample seemed nice, but it wasn't anything I'd run out and buy.  I have lower end primers that I like better.  Essie Matte About You is an amazing top coat, but it dried up after not using it for a while.  Lush Lemony Flutter.  This was the first thing I've ever purchased from Lush.  I loved it, I love how it feels and smells!  The Disturbed Potions Vanilla Jasmine Mango Intense Cuticle Cream is probably one of my favorite cuticle creams.  It works like a charm.  I'm not a fan of Jasmine scent, but I was able to get over it.  This stuff is amazing.  If you get a chance to try her stuff, I suggest you do!  I didn't finish this Nivia Lip Butter.  I like it, but I have found a new love-Lypsil.  These Nivia Lip Butters are pretty nice, though.  Finally, the Jose Maran Argan Balms are super amazing. I purchased a couple sets of these argan balms, and have loved every one of them.  I've only been using them on my hands, but they can be used for multiple things.

I hope you enjoyed looking at my trash!! Do you guys like these type of posts??  Should I keep doing them!

January Goals Revisited

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Almost two months ago I posted my goals for January.  Obviously I failed at one of them-try to be more active on my blog.  Well, needless to say, that didn't happen.  I suppose I didn't take into consideration how much time school would take and how much energy I wouldn't have to blog.  

The next goal: Drink more water.  Well, I did good some days, and other days, not so good...

Make more time for family and friends.  I tried, but it didn't work out as much as I had hoped... I'm definitely going to try to keep in better communication with everyone.

Begin the list for the Use Your Hoard Challenge.  Didn't happen. I have purged some craft items, but that is as far as I got.

I'm not planning on making any more goals at this time due to time constraints!  But in the meantime, I'm planning on trying this recipe:

Overnight Oatmeal

It looks delicious!  Have you ever tried overnight oatmeal? 

 

ColourPop

For a while now, I have been hearing about a makeup brand called ColourPop.  Well, one of my friends helped me make the decision to finally pull the plug and make a purchase.  And boy has she made a monster out of me.  Right now ColourPop sells Lippie Stix and pencils, and eyeshadows, and everything is $5 each.

 Eyeshadows

"Bill" eyeshadow

  "Girl Crush" eyeshadow

"On the Rocks" eyeshadow

"Effect" eyeshadow 

These eyeshadows are very silky and feel absolutely amazing.  These are best applied with your finger for most saturation, but can also be built up with a synthetic brush.  I have also used other powder shadows in my crease and those shadows have always worked well with these.  I have used Effect as an eyeliner and I loved it!  I wore eye primer under these shadows, and they wore amazingly for at least eight hours.  These shadows are highly pigmented (as you can see), and like On the Rocks, the shimmery shadows are even more pigmented (blog post coming on that later).  You cannot de-pot these shadows because the lids need to be put on after each use, or they will dry up. 

Lippie Stix

Lippie Stix, L to R: Cake, Fetch, Grind 

These lippie stix are super amazing. I love the wide range they have.  They last a long time, too.  They are all moisturizing and overall awesome!  ColourPop makes lip liners to go with their lippie stix. What I like about these lippie stix is that you can put the color full on, or lightly dab the color for two different effects.

Have you tried ColourPop? What are your favorite colors?  Thanks for stopping by!  

Happy New Year!

My friend Julie blogs over at Alone with my Tea and posted her January goals.  I don't generally do new year resolutions, but I do like to reflect and make changes accordingly. After looking at her January goals, I decided to make some of my own!  So here they are:

1. I want to try to be more active on my blog.  This blog is very new, but I'm not posting very often, and I'd like to change that.

2. Drink more water.  There was a time where I would drink a lot of water, but I have gotten out of that habit.  I like how I feel when I'm hydrated.

3. Make more time for family and friends.  I'm horrible at calling people on the phone, and I'd like to change that.  I love nothing more than to hear my friends and family's voices.

4. Begin my list for the Use Your Hoard Challenge that Susan at Simplicity by Late Blossom started.  I have so many craft items that I don't use simply because I can't find them, or forget that I have them.  I'm hoping this challenge will encourage me to use my stuff I have sitting around.

What about you, do you have any January Goals? Or any New Year's Resolutions?? 

-Juliana 

Pioneer Park Christmas Lights

Every year Pioneer Park puts up numerous Christmas lights around the park.  They are always gorgeous and I never get tired of looking at them.  I took a few pictures that I'd like to share with you.  These pictures don't do the lights justice, and I didn't take too many photos, I was too busy looking at the beautiful buildings!  Enjoy and Happy New Year!

These are new Northern Lights bulbs, very cool!

This church is so elegant and gorgeous!

One of my favorites. Probably because there are so many lights-ha!

Concealer from Ebay

Today I have a new to me concealer palette that I purchased from Ebay.  Originally I thought they sent the wrong product when this showed up:

Naked 3??

 

Last time I checked, Urban Decay Naked3 looks nothing like what's inside the box!  I had to giggle at the packaging.  But, what's inside is what really counts.  Here are some more pictures of the palette:

I paid under $6 for this, so I didn't have the highest hopes.  I first tried these concealers with my finger.  These are pretty creamy, so I made sure to set with a powder.  It seemed to be cakey at first.  Then, I applied these with a synthetic brush, and that's where the magic happened (I used the brush from the UD Naked 2 palette).  I have only tried three of these colors (the lightest and the green).  I used the green on a very red mark on my hand then added concealer on top and it covered all of the redness! Here are some swatches.  Swatching concealer is very difficult! 

I am looking forward to continuing using this palette and I recommend it!  Have you ever used a palette like this one? 

MDJ Creations Lumina and Sistine Chapel

MDJ Creations Sistine Chapel was the polish that drew me to the brand.  It is such a gorgeous glitter, and it looks good over different polishes.  Here I paired it with MDJ Creations Lumina.  Lumina is gorgeous on its own, but it is absolutely stunning with this glitter!  I used Dream Polish Smooth Gem Base Coat and Gem Glam Top Coat for these pictures.

These colors are so gorgeous together and super sparkly!

MDJ Creations can be purchased here.
Dream Polish can be purchased here.

Thanks for stopping by today!