August Favorites!

Hey there my wonderful beauties! Here are some of my favorites for the month of August!
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1. DeMert Nail Enamel Dryer

 

Holy crap I am in love with this product! Giving myself a manicure has never been easier, especially if you are on the go and just need a touch up. This will instantly dry  your nails FAST! I mean FAST! After applying a top coat and you need your polish to dry quick, just spray all over your nails and BAM! They are rock hard and dried

2. L'Oreals Telescopic Mascara

Okay so even though I haven't had this item for very long I had to include it in my favorites. I love love LOVE this mascara, probably better that Maybelline's Faslies and trust me I am a HUGE fan of their Falsies mascara. What I love is that because the brush itself is so small, that it gets every single strand and I am able to separate lashes that may be stuck together


3. Britney Spear's Circus & Midnight Fantasy Perfume

I never really tried Britney's perfumes, I have tested them in the store and really like them but never could I bring myself to buying new perfume. Well I am glad that I did. These two are my absolute favorites! They smell amazing, I honestly couldn't tell you what they smell like but I'll try: Midnight Fantasy is very fruity but not too overpowering, and Circus is kinda like a cotton candy/sweet cupcake. The best way to know is to go test them out! lol


4. EOS Berry Blossom Hand Lotion

Ladies & Gentlemen! Need a hand lotion that smells wonderful and makes your hands soft? Seriously run to your local WalMart or Target or search online and keep one in your purse ladies or in your car gentlemen!I keep at least 2 of these in my bag because I am constantly moisturizing. and it's inexpensive!


5. It's a 10 Hair Mask

 Okay this awesomeness is a must! Right now I am currently trying to strip my hair color with a sulfate shampoo and right after washing my hair I will put this bad boy on the bottom half of my hair to make it super soft/shiny. It smells good and this is my current conditioner at the moment. Plus it does 10 things to your hair! <3

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Links for Products:
EOS Hand Lotion
De Mert Nail Enamel Dryer
L'Oreal Telescopic Mascara
It's a 10 Hair Mask
Britney Spear Circus Fantasy
Britney Spears Midnight Fantasy

My Foundation Routine

Hey there ladies!

Here is my foundation routine, it's fairly simple so I hope you all enjoy!

1. Primer

Right now I like to use NYX's Pore Filler (I'm not even sure if that is considered a primer) but I will mostly focus on my problem areas (ex: Nose, chin, cheeks).

This is will fill in your pores and give you a smooth finished look

2. BB Cream

 

I also use Maybelline's BB Cream. really like this product, It goes on smoothly and evenly. I only take just a little and apply it all over my face and a little on my neck and this is good because it has SPF 30 :)

3. Concealer

 

I only put concealer underneath my eyes because I tend to have some dark spots that I need to hide lol. I enjoy using NYX's High Definition Photo Concealer Wand . It goes on like butter and it really hides the dark spots well

4. Foundation(s)

 

 I am currently using 2 different types of foundation just to see which one I am liking more but I can't seem to choose one because they are both awesome. I am using L'Oreal's True Match in N2 Classic Ivory, and Covergirl's TruBlend in Level 1 # 410 (I think it's also called classic ivory) They both apply very smoothly and it gives me great coverage and I don't feel cakey. I usually use a sponge to apply but I just ordered a stippling brush so I will see which one I prefer ^_^.

I hope this helped out, and I just recently created a Facebook Page so go check it out!

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Shaping My Eyebrows

As of right now I do not go and get my eyebrows done professionally. I just use a few simply items that be bought at your local drug store (CVS, Walgreens, Walmart, Target, etc)

Here I am going to show you step by step how I shape my eyebrows at home

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1. Eyebrow Trimmer

 Before I begin I will use my Eyebrow Trimmer to trim the top of my eyebrows as shown in the picture above, and in between my brows to get rid of any Uni-brow that might occur =P

2. Waxing

 

After trimming, I like to use Veet's Ready-To-Use Wax Strips. So, I just take the wax strip and place it right underneath my brow like so...

3.Tweezing

After i am all done with waxing, if there any are single strand hairs that I happened to miss I will take my tweezers and simply pluck those hairs out.

4. Perfect Finish Wipes

And finally! I use Veet's Perfect Finish Wipes and this helps remove any left over wax and helps reduce redness after waxing and there you are your eyebrows are done without taking out your credit card ;-)
 

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Here are some of the tools that I use:

1. Brow Shaper Wax Strips 
2.  Eyebrow Trimmer 
3. Tweezers 

My Top Places to Shop!

I am a huge fan of shopping (especially online), I think I am more willing to buy something online rather than going into a store lol I don't know why.

But here are my favorite places to shop!

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This is my FAVORITE beauty supply store EVER! I will buy all of my beauty products here from makeup to skin care to hair care. This is probably my #1 store...

The Perks:

1) ULTAmate Rewards - for every dollar you spend you earn 1 beauty point and you can get $$ off of your purchases and can even earn double points!

2) FREE SHIPPING - You will get free standard shipping on orders $50+ and believe me you can get a lot of stuff  for fifty bucks especially if you hit up the sale items

3) Buy 1 Get 1 Half Off! - Along with free shipping if you check out the sale items you can get a lot of products buy 1 get 1 %50 off, which is a plus!

Tilly's is where I buy  A LOT of my clothes from. They have such cute clothes for both Men, Women, and Kids!

The Perks:

1) 20% OFF - If you sign up to receive their catalogs and emailing list you can get a coupon to receive 20% off a single item at check out! I've used these quite a few times and it does come in handy!

2) FREE SHIPPING - okay for this one you have to be on the look-out, if you visit their website check the top right corner and it will usually say "Free Shipping on $30+" or "Free shipping on ALL ORDERS" it changes so if you are willing to wait, it is worth it!

Want expensive nail polishes for inexpensive prices? Here is the site to visit! I have bought over 10 China Glaze Nail Polishes for a very inexpensive price. I know brands like ORLY, China Glaze,  and Essie can be pretty pricey but here is where you can get a ton of nail polish for less so check out Transdesign!

The Perks:

1) China Glaze: $2.99/Each

2) ORLY: $4.25/Each

3) Essie: $5.95/Each

4) Supplies!: They have all kinds of Nail Polish supplies you can think of, I got my 60 bottle Polish Rack for less than $30 [Not including Tax/Shipping]

Links:

1. China Glaze Nail Lacquer
2. GUESS Hondo Pumps
3.  Babyliss Pro Tt 3000 Hair Dryer 

Products I regret buying

And here it is! a list of products that I completely regret spending a single penny on. I hope this will help out any of you out there that are possibly looking into buying any of these products. This is SOLELY based on my personal experience and opinion.

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1. E.L.F's Essential Lip Stain.

Okay! so I just recently bought this product, and when I mean recently I do mean recently. So I thought that I would save money and buy a lip stain from E.L.F since they do tend to have pretty legit products and I did NOT want to spend $8-9 dollars on a L'Oreal Lip Stain and E.L.F's cost me $2!!! I just got the box and I wanted to try it out, and I was VERY disappointed! There is hardly any color that comes out and it doesn't even apply easy at all and I'm just upset that I bought it. Yes i understand it was very cheap BUT i am a frequent buyer of E.L.F products and this one was a let down!

2. Riveting Reds Shampoo & Conditioner

Before I dyed my hair black I had bleached part of my hair and then I got bored and I dyed the blonde  a red color. Since I was going red I decided to buy a shampoo/conditioner that would help put color back into my hair because red is extremely hard to up-keep. I picked up Riveting Reds Shampoo & Conditioner since the product is red. What I mean by that is the actual product that comes out of the bottle is RED. I did what I was supposed to do when washing my hair i washed in cool/cold water so that the color would not strip, but since my hair was blonde the color did not last, nor did this help make my color last longer. Maybe I wasn't using it correctly, or maybe it was because bleach ate through the red color? I don't know but I am not buying this product again since i don't think I will be going red again any time soon.

3. Drug Store Blender Brush

I was not patient and I decided to buy a face blending brush from my local drug store because I did not even think about buying a decent brush from Ulta or E.L.F (like I said I am a frequent buyer). The brush seemed decent and I didn't think I was going to have any problems but when I used this for blending out my foundation a lot of the "hairs" fell out whenever I used it and it was very irritating. I definitely will not be buying brushes from my drug store >_<

4. Pantene Medium-Thick Heat Protection & Shine Spray

I haven't used this product since I bought it so that is pretty much the reason why this is on my list of products i regret buying. It seriously is collecting dust just sitting on my dresser, that and I don't like the spray design of the bottle.

5. Doo Gro Leave-in Gro Treatment

Alright, I was looking for something to help my hair grow a little faster and thicker. I went to Sally's and I found this product. I tried it out for quite a while and I hardly saw any results but I still used it trying to be optimistic.  Again I did not see hardly any growth difference in my hair, i mean yes it did make my hair feel thicker but it also made my hair feel like a ton of product was in my hair and I wanted to wash my hair again after it already been washed.

On the other hand here are some products that never let me down!

1.  Garnier Nutritioniste Ultra-Lift Daily Targeted Wrinkle Treatment
2.  "O'keefes Company Working Hands Cream"
3. Oft.Keeffes Healthy Feet Creme
4. Jergens Natural Glow Firming Medium Tanning Lotion