MASSIVE Coupon Haul!

Hey everyone! I hope y'all are having a great Monday afternoon! My mom and I went on a massive couponing adventure this morning and I was able to get some awesome deals! I wanted to share them with y'all, so lets get started.....



We first went to Target and I got the NEW Revlon Just bitten kissable balm stain in Honey number 001. So it was originally $7.69 but I had a $2.00 off revlon cosmetics target coupon, so that made the total $5.99 then I had a target gift card with $3.17 left on it. So that made the total $2.96! For the purchase at Target, I paid $2.96 for a product that was originally $7.69! The shade is gorgeous, I swatched it on my hand and I loved it! I can't wait to try it out! Here's a picture and a swatch of it:

Its like those NYX jumbo eye pencils, its very creamy and it feels very nice on your lips. I noticed that it has a minty smell to it, which I like. Overall, I love this Revlon balm stain! :)



Next, we went to Rite Aid and I picked up a killer deal from Wet n Wild! They were having a 40% off sale of ALL wet n wild cosmetics. And so, I got 2 more eyeshadow trios and a blush. Here are some pictures and swatches:

This is "Don't Steal My Thunder"

This palette is gorgeous! I love the shades it has! Very pigmented as always and great color payoff!

This is "Sweet As Candy" 

Again, love the shades and very pigmented also! Great color payoff as well!

This is the wet n wild blush in "Pearlescent Pink" 

This blush I have never tried before and I actually picked it up because I watched emilynoel83's video on Drugstore blush dupes for high end blushes. And this one was a dupe for the Tarte Amazonian Clay blush in Peaceful. This blush has the slightest bit of golden shimmer and it is just gorgeous!! So I was very excited about that! So all together, I paid $3.60 for all 3 products!!! So each product was $1.19!




Our next stop was Ulta and originally I went there to get the new covergirl eyeshadow quads, but they were out of the shades I wanted. I also went there to pick up a couple lo'real lipsticks and a black pencil eyeliner. Here are some pictures and swatches:

This eyeliner is from Essence and it is a retractable pencil, so you don't have to sharpen it which is nice. It is very creamy, and it glides on so smoothly. I have never tried this brand before, so I'm excited to try it out! But first impression, I really like it! :)

Next, I purchased at Ulta this Lo'real colour riche lipstick in Fairest Nude. This is a gorgeous color and I really like it! I got this color because a while back emilynoel83 had done a video on high end lipstick dupes and this color is a dupe for MAC's lipstick Viva Glam II. So I was very excited when I found this because my drugstores had been out of it.

The next shade I purchased was Lo'real colour riche lipstick in Tender Pink. This shade is a little darker than the fairest nude, but it is a really nice color. Both of these lipsticks are very pigmented and I feel that both are very moisturizing on my lips. So they were originally priced at $6.99 each, but they were buy 1 get one 50% off, I had 2 coupons for $1.00 off lo'real cosmetics and I had an Ulta coupn for $3.50 off $10 or more. So after coupons, I paid $7.51!



Well, thats it for my massive coupon haul! Total saved today was 50%! I can't wait to try all this out and I'll be doing tutorials and reviews on everything soon! I hope y'all enjoyed this and I'll be blogging again soon! Have a fantastic night everyone! :)

Father's Day makeup tutorial....

Hey everyone! Happy Father's Day to all the dads out there! I hope y'all are having a fabulous Sunday afternoon! I wanted to share with you my makeup tutorial for today. So lets get started...

FACE:

• Hard candy skin perfecting face primer
• Sei bella tinted moisturizer in Fawn
• Milani multi-tasker face powder
• Benefit hervana blush

EYES:

• Too faced shadow insurance
• Wet n wild trios in Knock on Wood & Walking on Eggshells
• Covergirl Lashblast Volume mascara in Black

LIPS:

• Sun shades lip balm in Vanilla Bean

The first thing I did was I primed my eyes with too faced shadow insurance. Then taking a flat eyeshadow brush I went straight to my wet n wild trio in knock on wood and applied the plum "eyelid" shade to my lids. And taking a crease brush, I applied the light brown "crease" shade from the wet n wild trio in walking on eggshells and blended that out. Next, I applied my new covergirl lashblast Volume mascara in black to my upper and lower lashes. Finally, I applied sun shades lip balm in vanilla bean to my lips to complete my look.


Thats it for this tutorial! I hope y'all will try this out and I hope you enjoyed it! Also, just to mention I went with the lighter brown shade in the crease because this was a look for church this morning and I didn't want it to be too dark for daytime. But you certainly could play this up a little by applying the darker purple shade from the knock on wood palette to your crease if you wanted to. Anyways, I hope you enjoyed this and I'll be blogging again soon! Have a great day everyone! :)

Rimmel London Concealer vs. Covergirl fresh complexion concealer

Hey Everyone! I hope y'all are having a great Thursday morning! I wanted to share with you my review of Rimmel London's Hide the blemish stick concealer and Covergirl Fresh Complexion liquid concealer. This is mainly for comparison but its also a review of the Rimmel London stick concealer. So lets get started...



First of all, I love rimmel products! I have the Rimmel natural bronzer in sunlight and I LOVE it! But I bought this concealer a while back when I was first trying out drugstore makeup. I thought it would be good at the time, but the more I used it the more I disliked it. It comes in a tube and you pull off the cap to reveal a stick concealer. When you swatch it on your hand, it has this sticky consistency, and when you try to blend it in, it doesn't blend at all! It stays on fine, but it looks cakey. Its just not a good concealer. To compare the two concealers, here are swatches of both:

Top: Rimmel Hide the blemish concealer in Ivory
Bottom: Covergirl fresh complexion concealer in Soft Honey


I love the consistency of the Covergirl concealer, because it goes on so smooth and blends really easy. I found that the rimmel concealer was too light and the covergirl concealer matches my skin tone perfectly!


The covergirl fresh complexion concealer also comes in a tube, but this has a doe foot wand applicator. Which I like a lot better because it gives me exactly the amount that I need for my blemishes I'd like to conceal. I also like that when you blend it in, it disappears into your skin. This concealer is wonderful, I really enjoy it!


I like liquid concealers and foundations because they seem to blend better into your skin. And they also don't appear cakey, they are also really smooth and creamy.


So thats my comparison and also my review of both concealers! I hope you enjoyed this post and I hope y'all have a great day! :)

Walmart.com Haul!

Good morning everyone! I hope y'all are having a great Tuesday morning! I wanted to share with my haul from www.walmart.com that finally came in the mail yesterday! Sometime last week, emilynoel83 (www.beautybroadcast.net) and (www.youtube.com/emilynoel83) posted a picture on Instagram of a really cute tank top that was black and had pink and purple lips all over it. So I went to my walmart store to see if it was there and it wasn't unfortunately. I went online to see if I could find it and I finally found it! It comes in a 2-pack and they are called OP rib tank tops. With tax, shipping and all I paid $9.59! The shipping at walmart is incredibly cheap, only $0.97 cents! Anyways, I ordered them last week and they finally arrived in the mail yesterday! I got a size large because they are from the juniors section :)



Here are the pictures:

I really love both of them, but my favorite out of the two is the black one! I just think its so cute! :) Anyways, thats it for my walmart.com haul! I hope you guys have a great day! :)

TJ-Maxx Haul!

Hey everyone! I hope y'all are having a great Saturday evening! I had a great afternoon discount shopping with my aunt at TJ-Maxx. I wanted to share with you what I got, so lets get started....



The first thing I got were these tan shorts with a splattered sort of design on them. They are by the brand 1st Kiss and they were $14.99

Next I got these denim shorts by the same brand as the shorts above. And they were $14.99 also.

The next thing I got was this really pretty light blue tank top with a embellished detailing at the neckline. The brand is by Willi Smith and it was $16.99.



The last thing I got was this multi-colored thick strap tank top dress with a gathered upper bodice. The brand is by Lucy and Laurel and it was $24.99.

I really love everything I got and I was so happy because the dress I got will probably be the dress I will wear for my graduation party in August. And so that was exciting! Anyways, I hope you enjoyed this little haul from TJ-Maxx. Have a fabulous night everyone! :)

Walgreens Haul!!

Hey Everyone! I just got back from shopping at walgreens and I wanted to share with you what I got. Lets get started....


The first thing I got was the Olay Complete daily UVA/UVB moisturizer lotion. I had been looking for this for a while and I was so excited whn I finally found it! I bought this for $8.04 because it was 20% off and I had a $1.00 off coupon. So that was a great price!

The next thing I got was a free covergirl mascara! My mom bought the covergirl lash blast mascara at buy 1 get one 50% off, then I had a coupon for buy one mascara and get the second one free. So she got hers for $1.25! Because with the coupon, it took the price of $6.99 off. So she got both mascaras for $1.25 each with the sale and the coupon! I'm very excited to try this out, because I've never tried this before. I'll do a review on it when I have tried it out for a while.

Thats it for my walgreens haul! My mom and I decided that we are going back to walgreens to pick up a couple more mascaras, because you can't beat that price! Have a great night everyone! :)

May 2012 Beauty favorites!

Good morning everyone! I hope y'all are having a great Saturday morning! I wanted to share with you my makeup favorites for the month of May. Lets get started....

So the first thing that I've been LOVING is the Hard Candy Skin Perfecting face primer! I love this stuff! It goes on so silky smooth and its not greasy. It fills in my pores to give my skin that "flawless" look. I love it! :) I bought this at Walmart last month for $8.00.


Next, I've really been going back to my Revlon custom creations liquid foundation and I have to say I really love it! It goes on so smooth and doesn't make my face an oil slick. I bought this quite a few years ago when I wanted to try a different foundation. I bought this at Walmart for $10.00 I believe.



My next favorite is the Benefit Hervana Blush. This blush is gorgeous! I know I've made this a favorite pretty much every month, but this really is a fantastic blush! It gives your cheeks that natural "flushed" look. And the best part is it doesn't oxidize into your pores when it gets really hot. Its just an all around great blush! I bought this at Ulta last year for $28.00.


Next, I've been really enjoying the Physician's Formula Shimmer Strips nude eyes eyeshadow palette. I really like the shades, you can create a natural look or a dramatic night out look. The palette is very versatile, the only thing that I'm kind of bummed about is the pigmentation is little to be desired. I wish it was more pigmented because I really have to sweep my brush in the shades numerous times before I get good color payoff. Other than that, its a great palette! I bought this a couple of months ago at CVS when Physician's formula was having their 40% off sale, so I ended up getting it for $7.29 instead of the regular price of $11.29.


I also have been going back to my Coastal Scents 88 Warm palette lately. This is a great palette and it has every shade that you could want for doing a natural look to a smoky sexy eye look. There are several different finishes to these shades, about half of them are matte some are satin and the rest are either pearl or shimmery. I bought this at www.coastalscents.com for $24.95.


For lips, my favorite for this month is the Revlon lip butters in Pink Truffle and Peach Parfait. These lip butters are great! They are so creamy and they stay on for quite some time, although you do have to re-apply throughout the day. But nonetheless, they are awesome! I bought these for $6.99 at CVS and Walgreens.


My last favorite for the month of May, is my Sei Bella tinted moisturizer in Fawn. I really love this for summer and just for daily use! I wear this pretty much everyday and it is oil-free, so it doesn't make my skin any more oily than it already is. I think its really great! I bought this at www.melaleuca.com for $27.00.



Well, those are my favorite makeup products for the month of May! I hope y'all have a great day and I'll be blogging again soon! :)