cheap thrills...

hey luvies
i truly love and am in love with make-up... am i good at it?  yea to an extent... am i great? not gonna lie--no! i love my department store cosmetics, but i'm a clothes whore.  i would HONESTLY prefer to spend my money on a pair of jeans versus lipstick.  this doesn't mean that i won't splurge on my cosmetics, it just means that i value them differently.  

i'm at my mom's house for the moment--i cannot pack up my entire make-up kit and bring it here just to guarantee that i have everything.  

so what am i doing while i'm here???

i pretty much had to re-buy some stuff...did i wanna spend a lot of money--hell no!!

so i found inexpensive substitutes to get the job done.   

quality over quantity???  eeehhhh--i think u know the answer.  these cannot replace my MAC but they get the job done for the time being.

pallets from bottom up:

icing

e.l.f.

forever21
i will do swatches and reviews in the future if requested...
later lovers...smooches

NO MORE DRUG STORES!!

HEY LOVERS!!

OK! So I'm officially done & I mean FINISHED with the drug store cosmetics hauls. I went into Sephora's today & I wanted to spend, I mean I really did. I've been spending a lot of time with my family & since we have a CVS, Walgreens, & Rite Aid within 5 minutes from the house, these are the places I've been going to. Everything in Sephora's just looked unnecessary!! And I  absolutely love this store. But what I am showing off tonight has been sitting in my camera for a few days...I'm doing some cleaning loves ((so I might have a few posts tonight)).

OK so I went to Dollar Tree, I usually get my q-tips, cotton balls, etc. from here, & it's right next to Harmon's ((where I go to rack up on toiletries)). In there, my little sister who is not allowed to shave, found these!!

In the As Seen On TV ads they're called "Smooth Away".

Unfortunately, the excitement didn't last too long...this was probably the worst purchase of the year LOL. It sucked big time!! But while in there I found something that is definitely beneficial to me in the summer time.

These are the knock offs of the As Seen on TV's "Strap Perfect". And I must say this has been the best dollar I have spent all year.

My CVS  has been having random cosmetics for 50% & 75% off which I think is a great deal, especially when they have the BOGO specials ((either the second item is half off or free)). 

So the first items I got were these super rich, highly pigmented lip colors--I believe I ended up paying like $2.00 for each one ((don't quote me)). They are both from the L'OREAL H.I.P. line.

But the first one was in the color ARRESTING which has been a great compliment to the new Revlon lipstick I got which is pictured below...

It's called BERRY HAUTE...even though it looks pink here.

Here I am wearing the two, now remind you this was my first time wearing purple & I am really expending my horizons as far as color goes & I'm enjoying it.

Anyways, the second color I purchased was PRECARIOUS, I haven't used it yet ((but it's like a mix between a peach & a strawberry)).

I also bought this lip gloss, but I don't even remember how much I paid for it or what the name of the color is, I gave it away because it was too sticky for my liking--but it was a great buy, so that doesn't bother you then you should run out & grab some.

Everyone who knows me, knows my favorite color is blue! So I got this eyeliner from the same line of H.I.P. products in a navy blue ((also 75% off)).

I also went to Target to grab some ELF products, the selection was limited but I did get this lip moisturizer which I hate because it leaves a white residue on my lips. I also got a pair of eyelashes which I am honestly done with--I don't need them at all. These 2 were a waste of money LOL

I did get another eyeshadow brush, which is a necessity, I could never have too many of those!!

And out of curiosity I bought this "Waterproof Eyeliner Pen" which is like a marker in ESPRESSO--I have been using it to fill in my eyebrows & for that it works perfectly.

Again from L'OREAL, I bought this amazing product. It's a liquid pencil eyeliner...not sure if it makes sense to you. But it's really amongst the same lines as MAC's "Eye Kohl" in SMOLDER.

The products were buy one get one half off so I bought this natural eyes quad kit from L'OREAL for DARK EYES. I figured it would come in handy for those rushed mornings & I tried it out & surprisingly I was satisfied with it.

OMG!! I really didn't realize how much crap I had sitting in my camera--this is why I am done with these pharmacies. The prices are too good & thus you end up picking up a bunch of stuff. But, I only have a few more. So the lipsticks were buy one get one free!! Couldn't pass that up right?! LOL These are both from Rimmel London...

The first one I have to show off is in CRUSH

And the second one is in AIRY FAIRY.

Well, as for make-up that's all my beauties!! I am in dire need of clothes now--maybe not dire but I'm on to the next best thing. Shoes & clothes!!

Stay safe my LOVELIES!!

save me, i'm a spend-a-holic....

HEY LOVERS!! 
i've been spending time with my parentals so we've ((my family)) has been bunking here for about 3 weeks.  It gets pretty boring so guess what I went on another cosmetic run.  i had all intentions of hitting Sephora for a few items but i never made it--which i'm still pretty pissed about--but whatev!!

here we go...i never tried products from E.L.F. but their stuff was a DOLLAR in Target ((the studio items were $3)) & you cannot beat that so before i went in i grabbed a few things just to test drive.

so i bought their "Total Face Brush" because i'm not a make-up artist ((that's Bev's job)) so i really don't invest in the expensive brushes...i don't even know what most of them are for LOL.   plus i like to have enough brushes in rotation, especially the face ones because they get dirty quickly & i have sensitive skin ((I don't have time to wash them after each use)).

the next thing i got from them was the "Plumping Lip Glaze" in the color babydoll.   i have full lips but I like the plumpers because it gets rid of the lines that are obvious with some of my lipsticks.  its a nice pink & it's dual--with a clear gloss on the opposite end

i also got the "Luminous Liquid Lipstick" in baby lips which is a kind of nude color & it goes perfect with my new favorite lipstick which was the Maybelline form the last haul.  now i'm dark skinned so finding a nude lipstick was a challenge for me...which is the ONLY problem with drug store cosmetics ((a lot of trial & error)).  but i finally found a duo that i will stick with indefinitely!! 

Here I am wearing it...excuse my uncurled hair & frizzy ends LOL.

OK so I decided to test out an eye shadow--the selection wasn't that large but with my skin color I can never go wrong with earth tones so I chose COFFEE BEAN.

now i have been blessed with long eyelashes but they seem to be less noticeable due to my heavy bangs...so when i saw they had lashes for $1 i was extremely excited.  i got natural eyelashes & i also bought the hollywood  kit

 i bought this because it had the little cases for storage but  wore the natural tonight & maybe i did it wrong but there is no way in hell i'm wearing them again, so from now on i'll be sticking to the $1 pairs ((until i get rid of these bangs))

so JEMMA KIDD is a really famous make-up artist & there is a Jemma Kidd Academy in London.  the ex-model now has her own line of cosmetics which can found in Target.  i fell in love with her lipstick in the color "`a la mode".

i also hit RIMMEL LONDON "London Glam" eye shadows & purchased spicy bronze...

& the other in glam ice

because i was so pleased with the MILANI nail polish i got a few days ago i decided to try out the eye shadows.  the colors always look so rich & vibrant & i'm still hoping that my expectations are met.  i bought this palette called "Runway Eyes Fashion Shadows" in designer browns

when it comes to lipsticks, i rarely go for bright & bold. i have my MAC vegas volt & that's it!! but i felt daring & grabbed up a REVLON  in love that pink

here i am sampling it ((web cam quality))...now let's see if i ever work up the courage to wear it outdoors LOL

finally i bought some nail polishes--my absolute favorite ((even though it chips like hell)) SALLY HANSEN's "Fast Dry Nail Color" ((& it does dry quickly which is a major plus for me because i have a 2 year old who likes to get her toes polished as well)) in presto pink

& another in spring green

and finally, i got the SALLY HASEN "Complete Salon Manicure" in mudslide & i <3 it

when i make it to Sephora & rack up on my summer colors from MAC  i will do another cosmetic haul.  these products are all under $10 so it's easy to rack up & i feel as though there is so much for just one entry.  i mean if that's what most people like then i will continue on with it...but enough rambling. 

til next time lovers!!