Ript Apparel, Fash Forward Boutique, Beautylish and Em Cosmetics HAUL!

I've been busy lately!!! Spending WAAAYYY too much money. HAHAHA. Ow well. As long as bills get paid, food is in our bellies and something is saved, I can get some pretties for myself every once in a while...or week...daily. 

Moving on...

Here is the YouTube video for the haul:

Here is the DL on everything I bought:

Ript Apparel

I LOVE Ript Apparel! They're a local company to me (so I get my shirts FAST ;P) and they do a different artistic/nerdy shirt every 24 hours. The design of the day is printed on multiple items. Their Tees are $10, hoodies are $38, toddler sizes are $12, 18x24 posters are $20, 24x32 posters are $40, 4 coasters are $25, iphone cases (4,4s and 5) are $18.

As of late, they have been having a double design on certain days. The deal is if you buy each design on a Tee, you save $1. Just me, but I don't see a huge deal in a dollar. But maybe someone might. 

I love Star Wars and enjoy the older Disney movies. I don't really like what Disney has become as of late. Miley Cyrus anyone? And why should a middle schoolers be concerned about dating boys? No bueno, Disney. Stick to Pixar, animated full length features, and leave the crappy TV shows to someone else. 

I'm scared to see what will become of the Star Wars legacy with Disney involved. But I'm trying to remain optimistic. Much like I am Ben Affleck being Batman in the next Superman movie... *sigh* I'd better move on before I hop on the soap box...

Fash Forward Boutique

I don't like to buy anything clothes related off the internet (except tees--can't really go TOO wrong with tees) because I'm afraid of the sizing being off, or the colors being wrong. However, Mama Laughlin and Skinny Meg have REALLY good taste in clothing when shopping online, and they've had nothing but awesome things to say about Kiki La'Rue and Fash Forward Boutique. Well one day I saw this shirt on Kiki La'Rue's instagram and I INSTANTLY fell in love with this shirt. But I couldn't afford it at the time. When I was finally able to afford it, my size was no longer in stock. While I'm confident about losing weight, I didn't want to buy a small JUST yet. Well a few weeks ago, I saw that Fash Forward Boutique had THE shirt! I went to their page and there it was! In my size and everything. SOLD! I've noticed that Kiki La'Rue and Fash Forward have a lot of the same items. Some items are different though. 

The shirt and shipping all together was $32.55. Pretty decent for a cute shirt like this! It also arrived pretty quickly. I am a satisfied customer, and will DEFINITELY be returning for more! Go check them out, and be sure to tell them I sent you! 

Beautylish

One of the YouTube gurus I subscribe to recommended that you create a Beautylish account as it's a great community of people who are professionals, beginners, inbetween-ers all coming together to enjoy all things beauty! Here is where you can find my Beautylish profile. There's not much on there, but I haven't had a chance to fully explore. 

They also have their own boutique where they sell makeup. They sell name brands, too. As well as some brands I've never heard of. So when you join, you get a $10 credit towards anything in their boutique! FREE MONEY!!! 

So I picked an Inglot eyeshadow, and a pretty red bow ring/palette. The ring was $10 (FA-REE!) and the eyeshadow was $6. Shipping was only $5---FOR 2ND DAY AIR FEDEX!!! WOW! I will definately be buying for the Beautylish boutique again. I'll also probably play on Beautylish for the entirety of the road trip I'll be taking next weekend. I can fill my profile with everything I like!

Swatch of the Inglot eyeshadow:

Em Cosmetics

When I first got into makeup, I started to watch a lot of YouTube. I was never into YouTube before then, but I sure as hell am now! One of the first people I subscribed to was Michelle Phan. She most certainly has come a long way. I'll admit I enjoy a lot of her older videos more than her newer ones. Seems like she's so super busy now with all of these companies that she started, etc. One of her endeavors was her own cosmetics line called "em cosmetics". This just recently launched, and their first deal was "Get started with em", which consisted of a lipstick, an eyeliner and a deluxe sample of one of the Life palettes for $27.50.

Normally the eyeliner is $20 and the lipstick is $16.50. They're not selling deluxe samples, but it shows that it would have been $7, according to my order history on their website.  So as you can see, it was a GREAT deal! I have to say though, I'm disappointing in the color of the lipstick. While is BOLD and gorgeous--It's just NOT for me. What I wanted, is what was on the website. Noooooot what I got. 

Image from emcosmetics.com
Don't Tell Mom color shown on website

Please excuse the horrid lip job. I didn't use liner. And I had chapstick on.
#beauty faux paux

I've used the eyeliner a few times and I really like it. Makes my eyes POP. As far as the deluxe sample of the palette goes, I haven't had a chance to play with it too much. But my first impression? Meh. It's ok. The taupe brown and blue are pigmented well, but the purple is kind of chalky and the lip color is more of a balm/gloss. Maybe it's supposed to be that way? But I'll do a look with it and see how I feel about it then. I'd probably want to try a few more products before I say anything about value. As it stands, I'm not sure that the retail pricing is really worth it. $20 for an eyeliner? I like it and all, but I don't think it's a $20 eyeliner. $12 maybe, but not $20. 

I totally sound like a negative Nancy right now, too! HAHAHA! Not trying to be. Just being honest. I would want people to be honest with me if I had a brand I was selling. How else can you improve, right? I'm not saying it's HORRID either. Just--Meh. 

Here are some swatches I did of the products I purchased:

R: Inglot shadow L: Turquoise liner

Deluxe Sample: Love Life R toL
Pupplies and Kitties, Springtime, Teal Rain, Melon

Top L to R: Don't Tell Mom Lip color, puppies and kitties, springtime, melon
Bottom L to R: Inglot shadow, turquoise liner, teal rain

I hope this information is helpful!

Until next time!

April Ipsy Bag review, May Ipsy Bag 1st impressions, and Hauls!

Hey guys!

If you haven't seen it already, I've posted 2 new videos to my YouTube channel. The first one is the April Ipsy bag review and the May Ipsy bag first impressions.

I really LOOOOOOVE the Ipsy bags. I've been a subscriber since they started in December of 2011. There HAVE been some duds, however, overall I've been really happy with their goodies. Totes worth the $10 a month. If you're interested in getting subscribed CLICK HERE to sign up!! You have the option to pay monthly or yearly. I do it monthly. If you're already apart of Ipsy, come show my page some love! I'll be sure to love your page, too. 

I've been trying to get a makeup look put together for the May bag, but I've been super sick since Friday and my poor face is red and blotchy from blowing my nose all weekend long. So my poor nose and mouth are SUUUUPER chapped. Not a fun look to show the world. 

The other video I did was for a haul. I've been on a lip craze lately, so I've picked up quite a few lip products lately that I wanted to show off. I also picked up a few fitness products. One thing that gets me excited about fitness (besides the weight loss--duh) is the SWEET digs! Of course because I'm still in a bigger size, it makes it more difficult to get some of the cuteness.  All the more reason to keep going!!!
I won't tell you about the big ticket item--watch the video and see the amazing-ness of the Sephora purchase I made!!!!

I know my video quality isn't top notch. I'm working on a better set-up, and possibly getting a stand/tri-pod for my iPhone for higher quality videos. If you have any suggestions for iPhone accessories for filming, or decent film editing software (free) comment below and let me know!!

Depending on how I feel tomorrow, I'll probably end up filming my May Ipsy bag look. But we'll see. 

Next week I'll be doing a fitness post--mostly an update of how the month went, etc. 

If you have questions, comments, etc--comment below or email me! Don't forget to follow me. :)

Make Up Monday!- I'm back!

After a 2 week hiatus, I'm back! 

I meant to be back next week, but I've taken a job opportunity at work, and I've had to devote some of my free time to training and what not. 

I've purchased quite a few make-up products over the last few weeks, including my birthday haul and the August Glam Bag! This will probably end up being a 2 post-er. I'm also going to limit my Terrible 2 Tuesdays as I'm really running out of material for that hahaha. Especially with my 7 year old with her father for the school year. And Weigh-In Wednesdays will resume next month. The reason being, I fell off the bandwagon something FIERCE. I'm going to try and hop back on ASAP, but to lessen the pressure I won't be doing those posts until next month when I start my new schedule. Yeah--remember how I said I hate the 10-7 shift at my job? Well I'll now be working it permanently. It sounds crazy, but I was offered a pay raise and given some managerial responsibilities, so I figured it was a good opportunity to move on up. And besides--I won't be on 10-7 forever. It's a means and a sacrifice to a better position in the company.

Anyways!

On to makeup!

So I'm going to do my birthday haul for this post. I had a blast just going to the mall for my birthday and spending a little bit of money on myself. And even get a freebie!

My Berfday Haul!

So this is the Sugar Kisses Mini Lip Duo. I. Love. These!!!!!! It's like applying silk to your lips. I carry the regular one in my purse everywhere I go. I'll use the Rose tinted one if I want to put a little color in my lips and am just not feeling gloss of lipstick. Now I don't know if I'll spend $22.50 for a regular sized product. I love these--but not THAT much.

I la-la-loooooove the matte look for nail polish. I just don't really like the idea of having to buy all of my favorite colors in matte. So I splurged on this matte top coat. It works really well too. I haven't done a whole lot with it yet, however! I just purchased a medium brown cream Essie polish that I have plans for with this top coat. I haven't had a problem with chipping or anything either. I also do my nails all the way (base coat, color, top coat) then put the matte on top. Maybe that helps prevent chipping. Either way, it was a good buy for $9.50. 

I also got these pretty necklaces at Charming Charlies. AKA- The LARGEST accessory store EVER!! They were BOGO free. They're not sterling silver and the butterfly has that weird... penny... key... smell. So I'm going to see if I can get a different chain for it. They ended up being $7 all together. 

Last stop was Walgreens!!! Thanks to my friend who gets an employee discount I got these puppies at 15% off the normal price! I had wanted to try the BB cream to see if how good the coverage was, and I watched a review on the Neutrogena Shine Control primer and was in the market for one that controlled shine. I'm in love with these both. The BB cream could have a BIT more coverage. It does remind me of a tinted moisturizer and I'm looking for just a HINT more of coverage. 

The primer is THE BEST EVERRRR!!!! I have had such AWFUL luck with primers. The ol' anti-chafing gel worked--but it clogged my pores and it felt heavy on my face. Mary Kay's face primer didn't help my foundation AT ALL. It just made my face REALLY oily. In fact, Mary Kay's eye primer isn't the greatest either. I crease ALL OVER the place. I love Mary Kay products, but those 2 I just can't stand. I'm looking forward to getting the Neutrogena Shine Control pressed translucent powder for touch ups. 

So that's all for today! Tomorrow I'm going to tell you about my Urban Decay palette I got for $13!!! and some other MISC items I've purchased. 

Till then!