Face of the Day with New Buys!

I went shopping yesterday and found some amazing new things! Here's how they looked on me as I got ready for a night out:

I will mark the products I bought yesterday with an asterisk (*)

Face:
♥ Rimmel Match Perfection Concealer in 230 Fair Light* NOT THE BEST BUT IT DOES THE JOB
♥ Rimmel BB Cream in Light
♥ Mac Studio Fix Fluid Foundation in NW15 * ONE OF THE BEST FOUNDATIONS I'VE EVER OWNED!
♥ Rimmel Stay Matte Powder in 001 Transparent
♥ Sleek Face Contour Kit in Light
♥ Benefit Blush in Rockateur

Eyes:
♥ Urban Decay Eye Shadow Primer Potion
♥ Urban Decay Naked Palette "Naked" for the inner corners of my eyelids
♥ Urban Decay Naked Palette "Sidecar" for the rest of my eyelids
♥ Urban Decay Naked Palette "Smog" for the crease
♥ Urban Decay Naked Palette "Darkhorse" for the outer corners of my eyelids
♥ Urban Decay Naked Palette "Virgin" for underneath my eyebrows
♥ Jordana Easyliner in brown
♥ Maybelline The Falsies Mascara * THE BEST DRUGSTORE MASCARA I'VE EVER OWNED
♥ Nyx Eyebrow Cake Powder to fill in my eyebrows

Lips:
♥ Mac Lip Pencil in "Brick" * GREAT BUY!
♥ Rimmel Kate Moss Lipstick 107 * LOVEEEE THIS SHADE!!


As you can see, most of the things I bought yesterday were amazing drugstore finds and were extremely cheap! I also bought a few more things not listed here that were from the drugstore. Obviously the products from Mac were not cheap but they were worth it! I absolutely recommend everything that I bought yesterday. I will make a new post with the rest of the products not listed here when I decide to wear them.

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New Make Up & Nail Polish Storage

I have just reorganized all of my make up and nail polishes! I was at the point where I couldn't find anything in my huge make up bag and it was frustrating me, especially when I was in a hurry. I have decided that I will use make up bags for travel and keep my make up and nail polish at my bed side.

Here's what it looks like:

I realize that it is not the prettiest means of storage, but to me, it is the most practical. I have a two shelf, rolling bookcase, where I keep magazines, books and things needed for my laptop. On top of that, I have black and white storage drawers. The top ones (black) are for make up and the bottom ones white are for nail polish.

Here's a closer look:

The contraption to the left of the drawers is a cooling system for my laptop so that it doesn't over heat. On top, I have my iPad, iPod and Nintendo 3ds. Completely not beauty related, haha. I also have a few head bands and some make up brushes in that red pouch.

First drawer contains any face make up: concealers, foundations, BB creams, powders, blushes, bronzers, anything for the face.

The second drawer has anything for the eyes: Eye shadow palettes, mascara, eye liners, eyebrow make up, anything for the eyes.

The third drawer contains anything for the lips: lipsticks, lip glosses, lip liner, lip balms, lip scrubs.

First drawer of the nail polish drawers has anything related to fixing up nails: cotton, nail poish remover, nail files, nail clippers, hand lotion, things like that. I also have my tweezers and eyebrow scissors in there, not sure why.

The second drawer has all of the autumn/winter color nail polishes (darker colors).

The last drawer has all of the spring/summer nail polish colors (the lighter ones, including ones that could be used in french manicures).

The two sets of drawers fit so nicely that I'm able to put my hair care products and my brushes in a vase on the side. I am in the process of trying to find a bigger way to store my make up brushes, as my collection is growing and no longer fits in there. I am thinking that just a clear glass bowl filled with coffee beans would do the trick.

So, this is how I store my make up & nail polish. Again, it's not the prettiest way to do so, but it's the way that works best for me. I hope you get some good ideas from this post.

How do you store your make up? Let me know in the comments below!

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Exciting news! Urban Decay Naked 3 Palette to be released soon!

My God am I excited for this or what? The only thing that would make me even more thrilled is knowing that it comes out before Christmas! I hope it does; it would make fabulous Christmas presents for the lovely ladies in my life! I've heard rumors that it will be released on November 16 (2 DAYS!!), December 16 or early January (at least it will be in time for my birthday? :)). The colors are so pretty from what I can tell and I think they suit any skin type/color. They are headed in a rose/purple direction, which looks amazing! Are any of you as excited as I am? I'm going pretty nuts...

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October Favorites!

It's the beginning of the month, so I thought it would be a perfect time to share a few of my favorite and most used beauty products from last month and I just thought this would be a great first post on my new personal fashion blog!

P.S. Ignore that bad image quality. I'm working on getting a better camera!

Here they are:

Solia Tourmaline Professional Ceramic Flat Iron - 1 1/4"

This is the best flat iron I have ever owned! I used to have the regular 1" Solia Professional Ceramic Flat Iron. It lasted me about SEVEN years....SEVEN! I'm a crazy flat iron user. I use it to do lose curls, straighten, everything, almost everyday. Naturally, that one broke of old age. I don't like change much, so I was going to buy the exact same one that broke, but then I started doing research and came across the tourmaline flat iron. It had great reviews, better than my previous flat iron, so I bought it! It was the best decision ever! I bought it off the Solia website - here is the link. You can choose different colors - black, red, purple or pink. It was delivered super fast and I'm very happy with the results. It takes less time to iron my hair because of the difference in length (it's not very much difference but it does help). It's also extremely affordable - about $80, which is the cheapest you'll buy a professional flat iron for. I also love that it will probably last me a long time, much like the last one! The iron came with a heating pouch, which is great while in use and for storage. The iron itself has adjusted heating, ranging from 140 degrees to 440 degrees fahrenheit. I use it somewhere in between the lowest and highest temperature because I just feel like 440 degrees fahrenheit would burn your hair right off. This iron keeps my hair frizz-free for the two days that I don't wash my hair. I love it and I absolutely recommend it!

Lush's Mask of Magnaminty

This is the first Lush face mask that I try. I'm very excited about it. I love the smells and the way it feels during and after I use it! I promise I will post a detailed review soon. :)

Lush's Ocean Salt Face and Body Scrub

LOVE LOVE LOVE THIS STUFF! I have sensitive skin, so I can't use it more than once a week but it leaves my face feeling so soft and looking clean and healthy. I have used this once a week for the entire month and definitely recommend it! I will also post a detailed review about this product. :)

Revlon Super Lustrous Lipstick #740 "Certainly Red"

Something you will quickly learn about me is that I have an obsession with lipsticks and lipgloss. I always have something on my lips (which says a lot, since I play an instrument and often can't have anything on my lips). I love reds pigments, especially for this time of year. Autumn is the time to go darker, at least in my opinion - hair, nails, makeup. Everything gets darker. This red is super pigmented and I love the brightness of the color. It looks great on my skin tone and it stays on for a long time.

Here I am, on Halloween, dressed as 'Red Riding Hood,' with the lipstick (though it's not the best picture, seeing as how it's wearing off by now as I'd just eaten, but it was better than the others).

 Essie's "Foxy"

I love this color and it matches the lipstick above and it's great for this time of year!

Bath and Body Works "Dark Kiss"

I bought this scent a few years ago and, soon after, it got taken off the market. I was so upset! I was shopping the other day and I stopped in Bath and Body Works and there it was! It smells so good, like flowers with a deep sweet scent! You should definitely pop into Bath and Body Works and take a whiff! :) 

I hope you enjoyed my first post. I hope to do these every month, as I find them helpful when others post them and I love to share my monthly findings. :)

What were your October favorites?

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