Cheap Is My Middle Name

I love when I find unexpected discounts at the drugstores, especially when they're having clearance sales. I found this bronzer a couple of weeks ago and to be honest I had never even seen it on the shelves until I went into Rite Aid and saw that they were having a clearance sale. I just happened to look down as I was walking by the Loreal aisle and found this marked down from $13.99 to a mere $3.00 (or something like that)

Bronzed Babe Summer Giveaway!!! (Contest Closed!)

Well, it's that time of year again to break out the SPF, flip flops, and that tiny bikini you've been dying to wear (or in my case, time to start working my butt off so that I can at least wear it by the end of summer!).  However, I'm sure you'd all love to go to the beach looking nice and bronzed right? Then have no fear, because I am having a

BRONZED BABE SUMMER GIVEAWAY!!!!!

Yay!!!

Let's jump in with the good stuff and see the prizes shall we?

Video Revier: Forever 21 Love & Beauty Makeup

Here's a video review of some products I've gotten from Forever 21's makeup line, Love & Beauty. You have probably seen a couple of them in previous posts but I didn't really review them. I didn't get too in depth with these reviews because my camera was going to die so I had to go quick, but if you want a more detailed review of a product, let me know!

Here are some swatches of the products, my camera would not take decent photos of them, so sorry for the quality of the pictures!

and this one, it wouldn't fit in the above picture :P

Enjoy the review! :)

Video Tutorial: Summertime Bronze

So here is a video tutorial for my Youtube channel that I thought I would share with you. I know it's kinda funny, but I think it turned out kinda cute too. My boyfriend actually helped me a lot with the effects, so if you don't like them, blame him :P

And if you like it, you can check out my other videos on my channel and become a subscriber :P Like I said previously, I just took down mostly all of them because I didn't like them, but I am in the middle of doing a bunch more. And my camera quality is not the best either! But I still hope you like it!

Enjoy! Let me know what you think!

Tag: My Go To Beauty Products

Hey everyone! I just want to thank everyone who tagged me for this (I think it was Maddy Madeline, and someone else? Sorry, I can't remember!)

Anyways, this looked like a really fun tag! However, I rotate products so often, I never use the same thing everyday. So I just decided to list what I am using the most of right now

Primer: Monistat Anti Chafing Powder Gel

Concealer: Sonia Kashuk Hidden Agenda Palette and NYX Concealer in a Jar in Beige (finally got the right shade!)

Foundation: Revlon Photo Ready Foundation in Golden Beige

Powder: Lotree Moisture Skin Primer Pact

Setting Powder: Make Up For Ever HD Powder

Blush: I use so many different ones! But I really like these two, Hard Candy Blush Crush Baked Blush in Living Doll and MAC Blush Ombre in Ripe Peach

Bronzer: Hard Candy So Baked Bronzer in Tropics

Contour: I usually just use my bronzer to contour

Highlighter: MAC Mineralize Blush Duo in Rhapsody in Two,Lotree Shimmer Bling Face Designing, or the highlighter that I got from Sophia (retail therapy)

Eyeshadow Primer: Urban Decay Primer Potion in Eden

Mascara: Loreal Telescopic in Carbon Black or Cover Girl Lash Blast Fusion

Eyeliner: Maybelline Lasting Drama Gel Liner

Brows: Anastasia Brow Whiz in Brunette

Eyeshadow: NYX Runway Eyes Palette in Jazz Night

Lipstick: Icing lipstick in Lt. Pink, Revlon Matte in Pink Pout, and MAC lipstick in Myth

Lipgloss: Hard Candy Plumping Lip Serum in Girl Next Door and MAC Cremesheen in Boy Bait (these glosses go great with the lipsticks above)

Lipliner: don't wear any currently but need to get one :P

Face brushes: the white one and the funky shaped one is Sonia Kashuk, the No. 7 is Boots, the last one is e.l.f. Complexion brush, and the other 3 are the high definition ones from Wal Mart. You'll notice I don't have any MAC brushes, that is because I am too much of a cheapskate to spend so much on one brush! :P But maybe someday I'll eventually break down and buy one...:P

Eye brushes: the gold ones are Sonia Kashuk, the white and the last one are e.l.f. and the other two are cheap ones from Target

Nailpolish: I rarely paint my nails because 1.) I am too lazy, and 2.) My nails are always breaking off and chipping because they are so weak (I don't drink milk) so they don't look good enough to paint. But I will occasionally buy a new polish, but I don't have a go to one

Whew, that took awhile! So I have seen this one on quite a few Onsugar blogs already, so I am going to tag some of my Blogger friends (and those Onsugarettes who have not done it yet! :P)

*Nikki*

*Kate*

*Irene*

*Erynn*

*Katie*

Thanks again for the tag!

 

Target e.l.f. haul!

Yesterday the bf and I got in a huge fight, so I left the house to cool down (we're better now though). Out of habit I ended up driving to Target which is my 'go to' place when I'm bored or need to get out of the house. I swear, I could live at Target!

I started browsing the makeup aisles to see if there was anything I needed and almost had a heart attack when I saw that they had finally gotten e.l.f products in stock! I have been waiting for them to start carrying e.l.f. products ever since I heard that other Targets had been.

A word of advice: never go shopping when you're mad! The following haul is what results from it!

Omg I love that their products are so cheap! Everything I got only cost around like $19 or so. And I was so happy that they carried the Studio line too!

So here is what I got:

Their custom eyeshadow palette. You choose your own shades and pop them into the compact, the shadows have a magnetic back to them. Surprisingly, they hold really well even though they pop in and out so easily.

Eyebrow gel and powder, it's darker in real life though. I wouldn't really call it a gel though, more like a wax

Blushes in Berry Merry and Blushing Rose. I looove their blushes, and these ones are super pretty because they had gold shimmer in them.

Healthy Glow bronzing powder in Sun Kissed, this is super pretty too and has gold shimmer as well, but nothing too crazy.

Waterproof eyeliner pen

Liquid lipstick pen

And two more eyeshadow brushes, I love these! This is what I use everyday for my eyeshadow applications. I was so mad because the brush I really want is their flat top face brush but they were sold out, I'm going to have to go back later and get it :P

So there is the damage done! I would've done swatches as well but there were already so many pictures, so if anyone would like swatches or reviews of particular products just let me know.

Hope you are all having a great weekend!

Hard Candy Product Reviews

Ever since I heard about Hard Candy being at Wal Mart I have not been able to stop looking at the products! Every time I go I always want to pick up something from their line. However, I currently only own four of their products, but will probably be purchasing more in the future.

Here are the products I own:

Tutorial: How to contour and highlight your face

Another tutorial for those just starting out with makeup, this tutorial will show you how to contour and highlight your face to give it more depth and dimension.

First off, you'll need a bronzer, blush, highlighter, and a contour brush. The handle broke off mine, but I still use it :P

This is what my face looks like without any contouring

Step 1: With your contour brush, apply bronzer into the hollows of you cheeks and blend upwards towards your temples. This is what gives you cheeks depth

Contour around your jawline, underneath your chin, and around your nose for a more sculpted look. If you have a little more fat underneath your chin or jawline, this will help camoflauge it.

Step 2: Apply blush on the upper part of your cheeks, above the bronzer, and blend upwards into the bronzer and the temples. Applying blush to the apples of your cheeks will make them look rounder, so if you are trying to get a more sculpted look, then just apply on the upper cheekbones and not the apples.

Step 3: Highlight the very upper part of your cheekbones, down the bridge of your nose, and your browbones. Try to use a highlighter that doesn't have too much sparkles, but rather something that is more luminescent and glowy, this will keep your face from looking like a disco ball.

All done! Your face should look sculpted and well defined!