Playing Catch-Up: Christmas Haul

I really don't remember how I was going to start this post, but I know I need to catch up on posting. Here's the haul I meant to put up a LONG time ago, but forgot about.

Nail Polish/Nail Art:

 Zoya Flash Collection.

From left to right: Robyn; Perrie; Dana; Jolene; Maura; and Jancyn.

My personal favorites are Maura, and Robyn. I like Robyn because those kinds of blues are my weaknesses, and Maura... well, you'd have to know me personally. :)

Zoya Gems and Jewels Collection.

Left to right: Rina; Holly; Kissy; Izzy; Twila; and Noel.

I've already worn Twila and Noel together on my toes, and I loved it! It was so pretty.

A few Wet 'n Wild polishes from my cousins :)

Left to right: Sparked; Bijou Blue; Caribbean Frost; and Lavender Creme. 

I really don't understand why it's named Lavender Creme, the color is more of a very bright pink, lol.

Love and Beauty (from Forever 21) polish, Red/Black.

This is red, black, and silver hexagon glitter suspended in a clear base. I haven't tried it yet, (as with most of these polishes,) but I'm sure I'm going to love it when I do. It looks awesome!

And on that note, I will have swatches of everything I'm showing...as soon as I get more cotton pads, and as soon as my nails are all even again. It shouldn't be but a few days.

 A small collection of Konad plates. 

This is m59, m12, m56, and m3. 

:)

 M59.

 

Starting at the top, then going clockwise, then the middle this plate has: a bunch of hearts, both outlines and full hearts; an eight-point snowflake; a large bow; a heart with polka dots, and a heart outline with hearts on the inside; a large polka-dotted bow; a six-point snowflake; and "Lovely" with two more hearts.

 M12.

In the same order as above: bells with holly; a reindeer with sunglasses; a candy cane with a bow; a Christmas tree; "Merry Christmas!" in a pretty font; a happy, grinning snowman; and Santa Clause, himself.

 M56.

In the same order: a heart french tip; a checkerboard french tip; a swirly french tip; a leaf french tip; a flower french tip, and a ribbon french tip, with a small bow.

M3.

In the same order: a small cluster or hearts; two flowers; a string or stars; four small hearts; two more flowers; a cluster of stars; and two little bows.

 25 new Bundle Monster plates!

I haven't unwrapped, or even looked at these yet, I've been so busy. :-( When I do I'll have pictures and descriptions of every one of them. I'm so excited!

Makeup/Cosmetics:

Obsessive Compulsive Cosmetics' Lip Tars! :D

From left to right: Hoochie; Trollop; Queen; Anime; Clear; NSFW; and Hush, (which is my mom's, but it evened out the picture!)

Oh, you have no idea how excited I am about these. I love them to tears. They are insanely, amazingly, most definitely fabulous. Full review and swatches coming (very!) soon.

BH Cosmetics' Brush Kit!

This kit includes: a powder brush; blush brush; foundation brush; smudge brush; large eyeshadow brush; small eyeshadow brush; eyebrow brush; lip brush; pointed eye liner brush; and a mascara brush.

I love this kit so much. I use my blush brush everyday! They are all so soft, they feel really nice. Review to come!

Smackers Dr. Pepper, and Cotton Candy flavored lip glosses.

What can I say? I'm a sucker for soda flavored lip products! They just smell, (and..erhm..taste...,) so good!

Smackers Chapstick. 

CHAPSTICK!!!!!

As the story goes, I am notorious for losing chapstick. I honestly cannot think of a time when I went though an entire tube without losing it. So I'm pretty sure this 3-pack qualifies as the BEST. GIFT. EVER! Thank you! 

Other:

 The amazing bag that everything from my cousins came from. 

Two words.

Betsey. Johnson.

 The super cute lightning bolt zipper. 

I mean, Betsey Johnson?! Come on!!!

The back pocket, with Christmas scissors. 

Seriously, thank you guys SO MUCH. This bag is amazing. 

 And so is everything inside of it! 

All of that nail polish, lip gloss, chapstick (!!!), the bag, and now candy! 

I'm pretty sure I'm in heaven right now.

And, last but not least, these cool face mask things! I'm really not sure how to use them, but they look great! 

:)

And so, I've now got everything from Christmas posted. Yay me!--Not really. I've got so much other stuff to do, it's not even funny. Well, all for now.

Thanks for reading!

~Emily

Random Haul! 12-28-11

This is really, really late, but I'm out for a snow day today, so I should probably work on some catch up. This was from last Tuesday. I went into the city to make some returns and picked this stuff up. 

Forever 21: 

 I Love Chunky Glitter Nail Polish set. I haven't exactly opened this yet, but from what I can see it has a chunky gold glitter with multiple sizes, a more dense chunky red glitter with multiple sizes, a chunky multi-size glitter with red and purple and teal glitter, a chunky mauve-y pink glitter, a chunky purple glitter that may have some holo pieces.. I'm not sure, a chunky blue and silver glitter, and a chunky silver glitter.

Eye Glitter Palette. I haven't tried this either, but I did poke the silver one on the far right side and it's got a jelly texture and it seems to get weird when you mess with it... The jelly gets cloudy, or something...Strange. 

Ulta:

The Urban Decay Naked Palette! :D I am in love. I use this everyday. All that everyone says about this is completely true. It's amazing. I'll do swatches and a review later.

Too Faced Shadow Insurance. 'Nuff said. Straight from the tube on the left, blended on the right.

That's all I have for now. Until later!

Thanks for reading!

~Emily

NYC Makeup Haul! :)

Here we go, again..

 Benefit They're Real! Mascara. (review on this later)

 Tweezerman Tweezers.

 MAC Studio Sculpt SPF 15 Foundation: NW30, swatched on my hand, and then on paper. The on paper swatch, is more true-to-life. It's quite tan in real life. xD

Stila Lip Glaze in Banana: swatched on my hand. A really neutral, shimmery beige. :) I like it.

Thanks for reading!
~Emily

Super HUGE NYC Nail Polish Haul! :)

Get ready.

Forever 21: Love and Beauty polishes: left to right:
1.) Gold chrome-ish base, full of tiny silver glitter, and regular, holo, hexagon glitter.
2.) Fuchsia/Pink/Purple tinyt glitter in a clear base.
3.) Opalescent/Holo tiny glitter in a clear base.
4.) Teal/Blue microglitter in a clear base.
5.) Green/Blue microglitter in a clear base.
6.) Fuchsia, Purple, and Blue tiny glitter in a clear base.
7.) Tiny, and regular hexagon Silver glitter in a clear base.

Random-On-The-Side-Of-The-Road-Polishes: left to right:
1.) Diamond Blue- light blue jelly base, full of tiny silver glitter.
2.) Sparkle Purple- tiny purple glitter in a clear base.
3.) Holo Chrome- sheer purple base (not a chrome) full of holo micro glitter.
4.) Green with Envy- tiny, and regular hexagon green glitter, in a lime green base.
5.) Afternoon Picnic- multi-colored small/regular/humongous glitter in a very sheer light blue base.
6.) Firework- multi-colored regular hexagon glitter, and tiny gold glitter in a clear base.
7.) Winter Wonderland- multi-colored tiny glitter in a frosty silver base.

close-up of the shimmer in Phallic

Illamasqua Nail Varnish: left to right:
1.) Force- awesome bright blue creme.
2.) Phallic- beautiful blue shimmer in a dark base.
3.) Boosh- very opaque, glossy balck creme.

 

 NARS Nail Lacquer: 

1.) Orgasm- gorgeous sheer peach, full of a beutiful gold shimmer. xD

American Apparel Nail Polish: left to right:

1.) Neon Coral- a neon peachy color.. not really coral..creamy finish.

2.) Neon Red- a neon bright pink. Not the normal creamy pink, but brighter, and with a jelly type finish-- not red.

3.) Neon Blue- just that. Neon blue..has a jelly finish too.

*sigh* Done. :)

EDIT: Just comment and ask me if you want to see a certain one swatched! I'd be happy to if anyone needs it! :)

Thanks for reading!

~Emily

Haul: Walmart! (Picture Heavy!)

So, a couple of days ago I went to Wally World, and thought I could splurge on a few items. :) Here's the nail polish:

 Left to right: Claire's: Bored/Excited; Pure Ice: Celestial; Busted; Oh Baby!; Claire's: Flirty/Shy; Bon Bon: A random sparkly/holo one! :)

Celestial, Busted, Oh Baby! Okay, all of these are gorgeous, and I spent a ton of time trying to get a good picture of the sparkles, and here are the best I got:

Celestial: Direct sunlight, and in my lightbox.

Busted: Lightbox, and direct sunlight.

Oh Baby!: Direct Sunlight.
Aren't they pretty? I love them :) I wore Busted for a few days, and it was hot! :D

 Bon Bon:.. something... There isn't really a label with a name... Oh well! Look at the amazing-ness of this label though! The color is nice too. Would look nice over black..

Direct Sunlight :)

Claire's: Bored/Excited, and Flirty/Shy. These are color-changing polishes, but I've never seen them do anything. When I use one, we will see! This is a coral/putty color, and a royal blue/teal. :)
And on to the makeup!

In a circle: Kiss Everlasting French Nails; Revlon Beyond Natural False Lashes; Maybelline Dream Matte Mousse; Hard Candy Sheer Envy Primer; Maybelline Color Sensational Lipstain

Kiss: Everlasting French- Medium Length, number.. 53241 EF06, up in the right corner. I plan to use these for Mayzie nails, but I will most likely do a test-run, since there are 28 ( Why?) nails. These say they are guaranteed not to chip, and last a week.. We shall see.....

Revlon: Beyond Natural False Lashes. These are the Ultra Lightweight, and number.. 91169, I think. I have a bone to pick with these.. See how it says "Includes: 1 Pair of Professional.." blah, blah? Well, they mean it. There isn't any glue!! WTF? How am I supposed to put them on dummies!! Ugh. Just want you to have to make a separate purchase... :P These are going to be "Mayzie Lashes". :)

Maybelline: Dream Matte Mousse- Creamy Natural, Light #5. I. Love. This. Stuff. It really is a mousse, and it makes my skin feel so soft after I put it on! And it makes even my nose (super oily. I hate it.) look matte! Love love love. I am going to use this for my foundation when I do Mayzie. :)

Hard Candy: Sheer Envy Primer. Ultra light formula is right! It's amazing! The reason I got this was so my makeup would stay longer, and it really helps! This will be under my foundation as Mayzie.

Maybelline: Color Sensational Lipstain: Cherry Pop.The typical red lip stain. Wonderful in every way. It says long, and my lips look SO full when I wear this! This will be part of my "Mayzie Lips" post. :)

And NOW the skin care items!

Left to right: Clean and Clear: Blackhead Eraser Cleansing Mask, Finishes Pore Perfecting Cleanser; Finishes Mattifying Cleanser.

The mask. This stuff is so cool! It has about the same color, texture, and smell of a Head and Shoulders shampoo, but I love it! The second you put it on, it tingles to let you know its working. Then you leave it on for 5 minutes, and wash it off. Wah-lah! Blackheads are gone! :) I also like that I look funny with is on, lol!

Pore Cleanser. This stuff is cool! It smells amazing, and really gives me that sense of clean after I wash with it. Plus it has little sparkles, with is super cute!

Direct sunlight. That's not glare. That's little gold sparklies!

Mattifying Cleanser. Not much to say here.. I LOVE the packaging. I can't get over that. Its so cute! The product itself, is a thick-ish white cream. It foams when you rub it in though. I like the texture of this stuff. It makes me smile, for some reason... It feels familiar? Huh.. Anyway, it makes my face nice and shine free. :) <3

Good news! That's all! This is one of the longest posts I've ever done, and it made me realize, I love blogging. Saying what I think about something really made me feel special! Also, I have a couple Mayzie posts lined up, so as soon as I can get some free time, they will be up! Eeee! I'm excited! For those of you who know me, the play will be on May 26th, at SMS. I dont know what time yet though. I'll let you know!

Thanks for reading!

~Emily