Favorites in Beauty for 2011

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These are the items I went crazy for in 2011!  What were some of your favorite beauty products?

Christmas Stocking Make-up Haul

When I was younger, my parents would get me presents, but then my mom would fill my Christmas stocking with make-up, candy and neat little things. It was so stuffed she wouldn't even hang it or it would fall; she just placed it on a shelf.

I went to a Rite Aid that was closing and they were having a 50 percent off sale on the entire store! The shelves was pretty cleared out but there was a lot of make-up. My mom was so sweet to buy me these items as stocking stuffers even though I am in my 30's! She's so cute.

Here's a list of what I chose for my grown-up "stocking"!

Sally Hansen Complete Salon Manicure in Red Zin
Essie Nail Lacquer in Miami Nice
Cover Girl Lip Perfection in Delish
Cover Girl Lip Perfection in Heavenly
Revlon Color Burst in Cherry Ice
Revlon Lipgloss in Fuschia
Revlon Lip Color Riche LeGloss in Clear
Physician's Formula Happy Booster Glow & Mood Boosting Powder
Sally Hansen Nail Art Pen in Pink

Easy Beauty the French Way

The lovely Audrey Tatou

Many French women focus on skincare, less on make-up. I focus on both! But I like to at least try to keep my skin in good condition so I can maybe skip a full face of make-up when I am really lazy. I lucked out in High School as far as clear skin, but then BAM! I had bad acne in my early 20's. My skin has bounced back, but it's far from perfect. That's ok, perfection is boring.

Here I am sans make-up.

A very French look is natural hair and a bold lip. A shot of red or pink. Something dramatic. I can't say enough about these Revlon Colorburst lipglosses! I have a bunch of them and I just picked up this red called Fire. It is so pigmented you can wear it over lipstick or on it's own.

Red hot! It's FIRE 

Amazing how a little red lipgloss makes you look instantly pulled together. Gotta love the French. 

What's your go to product for an easy make-up look? 

Fuschia Lips and Smokey Eyes

I manged to build up some points at MyPoints. So I was sent a Target gift card and decided to buy some make-up.

I am wearing  Revlon Colorburst in Fuschia,

L'oreal eyeshadows in Pearl and Lush Raven. 

MAC blush in Her Blooming Cheek.

First, I picked up the ELF Eyebrow kit. This one was the darkest one available and I worried it would be a little light for me. But it looks natural and gives my brows a soft look. Then I bought two L'oreal eyeshadows in Lush Raven and Seashell. The Lush Raven wears more like a soft gray and the Seashell is a good highlighter.

I also picked up two Revlon Colorburst lipsticks in Rosy Nude and Fuchsia.  Fuchia lipstick in general is very wearable on many skin shades! Then there's my favorite HiP eyeshadow in Charged.

Lastly, I decided to try out the Jemma Kidd shadow in Dramatic (blue) since it was only 3 dollars down from 16. It is very pigmented.

Back on the Train Case

I go through phases where I want all my make-up in one place or I want stuff in smaller bags. So I decided to go back to putting everything in one place. I dug up my empty train case from the closet and decided to organize. There are so many too choose from from a million different places such as Target, Sephora, Walmart. I bought this at Kmart. Initally I was going to get a plain one, but this colorful, quirky one seemed more fun.

As you can see I have fallen in love with Revlon lipglosses. The four middle ones are the most used. A bright pink, gold, coral and soft pink. Very versatile colors that go with a lot of looks.

Here I have my eyeshadows,  lipsticks and mascaras. I usually don't buy eyeshadow palletes because I like to chose colors indiviudally. Although the Urban Decay NAKED pallete that is so popular was tempting me when I bought my UD Ransom shadow. Maybe next time.

On the bottom is the ELF eyeshadow pallete I do own that has a few workable shades. This train case has slots to hold brushes but to avoid a powdery mess, I decided to place a few brushes I use most often in a couple of zip-locs. Once they get messy, I can easily toss the bag.

What's your favorite way to organize your make-up?

Ruffle My Feathers

I bought these feather earrings at Target. 

And they inspired me to create a fun eye make-up look to match.

Pink and black! Two of my favorite colors.

The make-up I used:

ELF eyeshadow quad

L'oreal HIP Duo in Smokey

Revlon Colorstay black liquid liner

Maybelline lipstick in Far Out Fuschia

How to recreate:

Place a piece of tape on the outer corner of eye (at an angle) 

1. Apply eyeshadow primer to lid
2. Apply black eyeshadow to lid and extend outward over the tape (the same way as you would create a winged liner look except with eyeshadow)
3. Then add pink shadow starting from the inside corner of eye and extend above the black eyeshadow and blend
4. Line eye with liquid liner
5. Remove the tape! 

(I forget to show the mascara...I used Maybelline Great Lash BIG) 


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Drugstore Junkie

I love drugstores! During college, my roommate and I used to go to Rite Aid for fun and who can blame us? All these beauty product possibilities for low prices? It's a win-win situation.

Here are a few things I picked up on my last Rite Aid trip.

I am pretty loyal to The Body Shop's PassionFruit Cleanser, Clarins Foaming Cleanser or Oil of Olay Facial Cleansing Cloths. But with warmer weather on the horizon, I decided to try out this Clean & Clear Morning Burst combo. So far, it really is great at leaving your face smooth and it hasn't affected my sensitive skin one bit. 

I reviewed this fantastic hair color once, so I was shocked to see it on sale for only 2.99 so of course I picked up like, 5 or 6 of them! I'm keeping my hair lighter for the summer months, but plan on going to my natural dark brown again come fall so these should come in handy when the roots grow in. 

Bloggers and beauty gurus alike have adored Lush products and I actually haven't tried them yet! These three bath fizzies look inspired by Lush's famous Bath Bombs, so I wanted to try this. Although I am more of a shower girl, I might just have to do the bath thing to try this out. Or at least use them for my foot tub when I do my pedicure! These are vanilla and lavender!

I love these Revlon Colorburst lipglosses. I have the Peony and Crystal Lilac shades, so I thought I'd get this one in Sunset Peach.

Are you a drugstore junkie like me? If so, what's your favorite drugstore beauty item?