Colourpop Haul/Swatches + Mini Review

Hey all! Long time no see! Things are looking up though as today I am bringing you a gorgeous haul from Colourpop. This is actually my first Colourpop haul so you can imagine my excitement after the all the hype about this company. Let me not tell you, they do not disappoint!

Here's what I got. I'm including swatches and a mini review for the products I've tried.  Let me know if you'd like to see more swatches or an in depth review on anything!

• Lippie to Go Collection in Hot to Trot
• Cookie // Skimpy
• Cami // Bound
• LBB // LBB
• Trust Me // Bossy
• Chateau // Dukes
• Out And About liquid lipstick bundle
• Viper - Ultra Matte Lip
• Times Square - Ultra Matte Lip
• Baracuda - Ultra Satin Lip
• All Nighter Super Shock Shadow Collection
• Smash - Satin
• Vega - Metalic
• To-A-T - Matte
• Mooning - Pearlized

Swatches:

Thoughts:

Thus far, I've only tried two of the products but I'll give you a quick overview on my thoughts.

• Times Square Ultra Matte Lip review - This is the first time I've ever tried a lip product from Colourpop and I was seriously blown away. I've tried a few different liquid lipsticks in my time, my current favorite brand was Nyx's liquid suede. This feels completely different and definitely takes the number one spot.  You know how HD powder is so finely milled that it feels like a silky smooth texture? That's what these liquid lipsticks feel like on your lips.  The formula is quite a bit thinner than Nyx and they dry down and set very quickly. Less than 15 seconds.  What really caught me by surprise was the lasting power. I applied this lipstick at 8am and took it off at 5pm.  That's 9 hours of wear. It looked the exact same as it did when I originally applied it.  That was even after eating and drinking.  I'm so in love you guys.  If the rest of the lip sticks wear this well I might just have a new obsession
• Chateau & Dukes Lippie To Go review - This looks a lot richer on the lips than when swatched. On my camera it looks more like a dark berry but in normal interior lighting it looks like a very dark brick red or wine color. Its very lovely. It doesn't have that silky smooth feel like the ultra matte liquid lipstick did but it still does apply matte.  edit;; I've had it on for about 4 hours now and it doesn't have near the same lasting power as the liquid lipstick I wore today but its still not bad. Just wears off somewhat patchy on the inside of the lip.  For short term wear though, I still like this and I think its on par with most other lipsticks.

At this rate, I'll be trying more colourpop products soon! What are your favorites?

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ShopMissA $1 haul + new blog!

[I have a new blog! All posts not makeup related will be posted at http://blatantdisregardx.wordpress.com please check it out and give me a follow!]

If you're internet savvy, love accessories, and strive to spend the absolute cheapest amount you can on literally everything, then you've maybe heard of ShopMissA.  ShopMissA is a site that sells various jewelry, accessories, and beauty products for $1.  I first heard about it while browsing YouTube and finally decided to give it a try a couple of weeks ago.  For today's post, I'll discuss what I purchased and my thoughts on the items I've tried out so far.  Spoiler Alert: I'm mildly addicted to this site and already planning my next order. My Order (Click to see it on the site) and Quick Review:

• Face and Body Bronzer - 3 Bronze Radiance
  • ☆☆ - The little hearts actually rub off so that they are all the same basic bronze color.  It's not very blendable, not plush, and the shimmer isn't very fine so it looks very unflattering on my face.
• Kleancolor Madly Matte Lipstick #6 Raven
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  • ☆☆☆ - The formula on these lipsticks is very waxy therefore to get the color to payoff like it looks on the tub you need to put on several layers, you can acheive a dark bold color though, so that's a plus.  I almost don't mind the waxy base, I feel like it lasts longer this way.  I wouldn't wear these on a date but they would be super fun to play with for Halloween for sure.  Pictured above is catalina.
• Kleancolor Madly Matte Lipstick #3 Catalina
  • ☆☆☆ - See above.
• Kleancolor Metalic Nail Foil Stickers A15
  • I haven't gotten to try these yet! So excited though! I love nail stickers because I'm too lazy to do my own nails all fancy like.
• Kleancolor Eyelashes NLS028
  • Haven't tried these yet.  They look gorgeous though!
• Kleancolor Angled Brow Brush
  • I'll be using this for gel liner. I'll let you know how I like it!
• Stainless Steel Eyebrow Scissors
  • I haven't used these yet, but they feel very sturdy and not cheap or flimsy like sewing scissors.
• Santee Sexy Colors 6 Eyeshadow 6 #2
  • ☆☆☆ - I love eye palettes for my lazy days when I don't feel like mixing and matching with 5 different pigment pots.  These are lovely colors that go great together. My favorite is the bronzey shade.  Unfortunately they don't swatch very well on the skin.  Pigmentation could be better but for a $1 palette I'm super satisfied.
• Eyelashes 047
  • Haven't tried these yet.  They look gorgeous though!
• AOA Wonder Blender Purple Teardrop
  • I have only used this once with foundation that wasn't great and I haven't tried it wet yet.  Some people reviewed that they thought there's was too firm but from my initial use I didn't have a problem with firmness.
• Metallic Sword Pen
  • ☆☆☆☆☆ - This is such a random purchase but it look awesome and I wanted it. Not disappointed haha.  The pen part is actually really nice.  Smooth gel ink from a very fine point.  It's not a bic pen.  I really like this!
• 12 Pair Glitter Rose Stud Earring Set
  • ☆☆☆ - These are okay, I actually didn't realize at the time that there were so many repeated pairs.  You actually only get 7 unique pairs, the other 5 pairs are repeats.   Currently wearing these:
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• Perfect Wear Eyeshadow Stick - Golden Bronze
  • ☆☆☆☆☆- I love this.  It's so pigmented and smooth and the color payout is gorgeous.  I want to buy all of these. All. of. them.

SWATCHES:  Pictured are the Perfect  Wear Eyeshadow stick in Golden Bronze and the Kleancolor Madly Matte Lipsticks in Raven and Catalina.
 

  $1 x 13 + $3.95 shipping = $16.95 So I didn't love every single item from this haul, I'm A-okay with that.  I have a bunch of items in my cart that I'm even more excited to try.  They offer some $1 foundations that I think would be fun to review and I'm in love with their boho-style jewelry so I can't wait to get my hands on some of that.   Pin this post!

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iPhone Case Haul, less than $10!

Ebay has always been my number one place to get iPhone cases. Why? Because no matter what kind of case you're looking for, you can find a unique one, manufactured and shipped from china, for like $5 tops.  Why spend $60 on an otterbox when you can buy a dupe on ebay for a tenth of that price?
My most rent case haul, consisting of 2 regular cases and a wallet style case, totaled $6.63.

Punk Ariel Case - $1.98 Free Shipping.
Hakuna Matata Lion King Case - $1.98 Free Shipping.
Nautical Wallet Case - $2.67 Free Shipping.

All three of these cases were shipped from China. The disney cases were from the same seller so they were shipped together.  A *note* about buy cases from China - most trinkety things from China offer free shipping however ETAs usually are anywhere from 2 to 6 weeks. I was lucky (and shocked!) because my cases arrived no more than a week after the order was placed, which was awesome, but in my experienced it usually takes about 2 weeks.

I've had a lot of fun with these cases so f
ar and gotten lots of compliments so I'm very happy with my choices!  I've added links to those that are still available.  The nautical wallet case is sold out but I've provided a link to the sellers other cases.

Coming up next!---Review of Coastal Scents Revealed 2 palette that I just got in the mail today, and the influenster Dean's List voxbox that I received yesterday!

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The Mary Kay Look haul from Influenster

Hello all! First, I apologize for the long absence - school, relationships, jobs, life in general was a bit distracting but I'm looking forward to posting again now that things have sort of settled down.

I was so pleased to have received my second box from Influenster last week and was even more pleased to find that it contained $80.00 worth of Mary Kay products.  Now, I'm really not a big fan of Mary Kay, I think their products are over priced and smell odd, however, I was impressed at the value of the box, as people that actually like Mary Kay products would marvel at as well.

So without further ado, I shall list the items and share a few quick thoughts as to my first impressions.

• Lash Love Lengthening Mascara in I heart Black, $15.00 - It does a good job of separating lashes, but I didn't see a difference for length or volume.

• Lash Primer, $15.00 - I didn't see a difference when using this.  I guess I don't really know what the point is of a lash primer. I don't think I would need it even if I did though.  I also thought this smelled a little like vodka...

• True Dimension Lip Stick in Pink Cherie, $18.00 - I was iffy about how this color would look on me, but it ended up being okay.  The quality is fine, but I don't think it's good enough to justify paying $18 for one of these lipsticks.  The smell, I thought, was absolutely sickening.  I've always hated the smell of Mary Kay lipsticks as they typically smell like old ladies, but this one was a sweeter, thicker smell that I found utterly sickening.

• Cream Eye Color in Violet Storm, $22.00 - First of all the retail price on this is ridiculous and I was very disappointed in this because in the pot, the color is a very gorgeous lavender, shimmer, purple, but on the eye lid it is a light pinkish color that takes several layers to look even remotely close to the frosty purple it's supposed to be.  

• Cream Eye Color/Concealer Brush, $10.00 - This brush is probably the only good thing from this box, though I still think the price might be a little excessive.  It's sturdy and well designed and oh-so-soft. I will be using this brush in the future for sure.

Conclusion - Will I purchase any of these products or use them regularly? Doubt it.  Final verdict: Mary Kay is over-hyped, poor quality, and not worth the price.

Please note that I was given these products for free to test out, however all opinions are 100% my own.

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Sephora Haul!

Hello beauties! For those of you that actively follow my posts, you'll remember that my first trip to Sephora was undoubtedly the highlight of my month...whenever that was. December maybe? Anyway, two weeks ago, I went back to Columbia but this time, I was accompanied by my best friend and my JC Penney's charge card (I do not condone this behavior. haha) I managed to come in within two weeks of my birthday so I got their free birthday gift as well as a few other goods which, lemme tell ya, became fast, fast favorites.I out of 5 items I got, 4 of them are used daily...and at least one is holy grail worthy, maybe two.

Too Faced Smokey Eye Kit - I use these colors in a lesser quality form from various palettes on a daily bases so I loved that this combined all of my favorites for day and night looks.  It has 9 shadows, 3 shimmery highlighters, 3 shimmery bases, and 3 matte colors for contour and blending.  These are so beautifully pigmented.  They do crease however, but it does take at least six hours to notice.  I haven't tried them with a primer yet.

They're Real Mascara - this was a sample from the birthday gift thing. I LOVE this. It beats my Maybelline Rocket Lash except that it's not waterproof. I was iffy because BAD lash turned out to be a disappointment after Rocket Lash from the drug store, but They're Real outdoes them both.

Watt's Up highlighter stick and Too faced shadow insurance - more samples, haven't tried really.

Tarte Amazonian clay 12hr blush in blissful - Tarte blushes have been on my wishlist since...ever. Finally broke down and got one. totally worth it.  These really do last 12 hours and I don't feel the need to apply powder half way through the day like I usually do because this one isn't shimmery. Not too mentioned this color couldn't be more perfect for me.

Smith's Minted Rose Lip Balm - This is in the little bin with the rose salve.  At $7 it was kind of a random "try out" splurge.  Best seven dollars I ever spent.  I love this more than my Burt's Bee's tinted lip balm, and you guys know how much I rave over that.  The mint gives the lips a slight tingle and cooling factor but the rose keeps it sweet smelling.  It feels like a thinner, less sticky version of petroleum jelly.  It doesn't have a taste, it's not sticky what-so-ever and it stays on the lips for forever. It's not tinted but it leaves such a beautiful shine.  I will never be caught without this again.

That's all! Share your thoughts on these products if you have them and leave suggestions for my next haul! (:

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Drugstore Beauty Product Haul

I went shopping at Walmart yesterday with my mom.  We finally got all the rest of the crap I need for college (I move into to dorms on Sunday as a transfer from CC).  This is just the stuff in the beauty product category that I thought I would share with you all. Stay tuned for a new post everyday for the next five days including reviews on these products!

• Garnier Nutriesse Permanent Hair Color in Rich Auburn Blonde #76 (used to be called Hot Tamale) - this is the color I've used the last three times I've died my hair.  It's my favorite red box-dye. Just wanted to go over my hair again as red dye does fade really fast and I don't use a color-safe shampoo.
• Bio True Contact Solution - I have a smaller bottle of this that I keep in my purse.  It's supposed to be a different formula than most that matches the natural chemistry of your eyes.  I really like this brand of solution.
• Herbal Essence Hello Hydration Shampoo and Conditioner - Only one is pictured for space's sake. I wanted Color Me Happy but Walmart was out of a lot of products yesterday which was weird. HE stuff always smells sooo good.
• Suave Color Protection Shampoo and Conditioner - This was really cheap and I thought I would give it a go and see how I like it.
• Freeman Facial Enzyme Mask in Pineapple and Clay Mask in Mint and Lemon - I love these type of face mask packets.  I really love mint smelling stuff and enzymes sounded like a major exfoliator so I'm excited to give those a try.
• iGo Scented Nail Polish Remover pads in Kiwi and Coconut - I saw a product like this from LA Colors reviewed on Influenster and I thought these looked like a cool idea.  They're acetone-free pads that are supposed to take off your nail polish.  Comes with 32 pads for $0.97. So we shall see.
• St. Ives Natural Indulgent Body Lotion in Coconut Milk and Orchid Extract -This smells amazing and makes my hands really soft.
• Maybelline Rocket Volum Mascara - This is one of the newest products from the brand. I LOVE this. I tried it out for the first time today. I have a review scheduled for it in a couple hours so stay tuned! 
• NYC Liquid Concealer - I really just needed a cheap concealer. I was going to get Hard Candy Glamoflage but I just need it for under eyes now and I felt like that would be too heavy. This does the job quite well for $4. If anyone wants a review on this lemme know.
• Cover Girl Lip Perfection lipstick in Sultry - I actually got this at Dollar General today but I just felt like I would throw it in here too. Review coming on this as well.
• Revlon ColorStay for Combination/Oily in Buff - Wearing this right now. We're on 7.5 hours and counting. Review scheduled for this also. (:
• Owl Canvas Bag (below) - I have two other canvas bags like this from WalMart. They're so cute and sturdy. I have the peacock feather bag and the zebra print (which I used all last semester to carry college books in.)

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Haul: Target, E.L.F. & Sephora

This weekend, I decided to take a trip to Columbia, Missouri which is about 120 miles/2 hours away from where I live.  It is also the location of the nearest Target/Sephora/Aeropostale/Barns and Nobel. The primary reason to go was because I needed a pair of snow boots for college (I'm leaving next Sunday!!!).  Naturally, I couldn't very well go to the mall without stopping by the Sephora inside JC Penney's.  If you follow me on twitter, you know that yesterday was my very first trip into a Sephora store.  So I was very very thrilled about that.  You can even see a picture to the left, of my cheesing like an idiot holding my Sephora bag. xD

What I really wanted was something from LUSH or Tarte, as I've been eyeing their amazonian clay blushes lately but because it was a smaller store, they didn't have either of those brands.  Also, I'm cheap, so I probably wouldn't have wanted to shell out $40 for a blush anyway.  They did however, have a mini-product display from which I grabbed a small tube of Benefit Bad Gal Lash for $9, as well as a mini Coralista and Sunbeam (I think that's what it's called?) set for $10.  Both of which I'm wearing today.  I especially love Bad Gal Lash mascara.  Considering I've only used mostly $4 drug store brands, you can imagine my excitement at getting both of these products.

Before my trip to Sephora, I went into Target where I spent mass amounts of time because I pretty much want everything in that store.  I went to the shoe section and found a style of snow boots I really liked but none of them were in my size and the price tags were torn off so I couldn't see how much they were.  I was about to leave, sort of bummed that I still didn't have any boots when I checked the last aisle as a last resort. Low and behold was a lonely pair of that style of boots in a size 11, which is a really hard to find size, especially on clearance shoes.  Not only, did they fit perfectly but they were $11.90 marked down from $44.  Stoked didn't even begin to cover it. I'm actually wearing them now, for no reason, other than they are super comfortable.  I love them.

I couldn't leave Target without snagging some E.L.F products so that is all the other stuff I got that you can see in the picture which I will list for you.

ELF Products:

• Essentials line Eye shadow brush
• Studio line Angled Eyeliner brush
• Studio Blush in Tickled Pink 
• Studio Blush in Candid Coral 
• Studio line Golden Bronzer
• Studio Cream Eyeliner in Midnight
• Studio Matte Lip Color in Rich Red

I've tried out most of this and I'm really loving most of it.  Tomorrow I will post my FOTD for you (which is actually today's face) which features a lot of the products that I got yesterday. Sometime in the coming weeks I'm going to do the hit or miss post I've been wanting to do for awhile that is kind of a run down of the E.L.F. products I really liked and those that were kind of a let down.  I've bought sooo much from E.L.F. lately I thought it'd be a pretty decent post to do.

When I go to college I'll be a bit closer to a sephora and target..though I think the nearest is still 58 miles away but that's okay because I like road trips.

xx

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the long awaited BIG e.l.f. haul! (:

My order from E.L.F's Cyber Monday sale (I actually ordered the night before) is finally here!  It took two weeks, which I personally thought was an insanely long time but because it was a huge week for online shopping, I decided not to get too irritated about it.  Plus, when the box actually came, it was pretty much like Christmas so the wait was well worth it.  The top left picture is of the ten items I got from the online store and the bottom picture is the natural eye shadow palette I got from Walgreen's on Friday [don't forget you can click on the pictures to make them bigger.] There are also additional photos at the bottom of this post for a closer view of some of the items.

Here's the list of the items I got from my online shipment, there prices, and my initial thoughts.

• Shimmering Facial whip in Golden Peach, $1 - I swatched a little bit of this on the back of my hand and it's such a lovely, light, gold.  I think it will be a perfect highlighter or luminizer for my super pale skin.  And it's scented like sugary oranges - or whatever it is they call that scent.
• Nail Polish in Green Machine, $2 - I'm actually wearing this as an accent color on a couple of my nails beside a gold polish from Pure Ice.  Green Machine is a very thick, very pigmented Evergreen color.  It absolutely reminds me of pine needles. I used two coats but I'm pretty sure I could have gotten it away with one.
• Nail Polish in Mod Mauve, $2 - The photo on the website makes it look like more of a lilac color but it actually has more pink tones. I adore this color.  It's actually really close to my natural lip color and I think it's absolutely gorgeous yet. I haven't tried this one out yet but I have a feeling it's going to be one of my newest favorites.
• Limited Edition Holiday 4-Piece Nail Polish Set, $5 - This includes the colors Fairy Dust, Golden Goddess, Light Red and Plum.  I used Golden Goddess on top of Green Machine for my accent and it is absolutely gorgeous.  It's a very, very fine golden glitter polish top coat with larger gold pieces.  I really don't like glitter polishes (I'll have a couple in a hit or miss post later on) but this one I am really enjoying so far.  I most excited for the light red.  I've wanted a true red polish for so long and I refuse to spend more than a few dollars on one, thus the ones I've tried have sucked.  But if this one is a good as the green polish, it's going to be absolutely divine.
• Studio Matte Lip Color in Nearly Nude, $3 - I think I'm going to have to play around with this a little more I think before I decided for sure what I think about this.  I find it a little too light at the moment, which looks a bit odd on my skin, but then again, I didn't have any other makeup on when I tried it so we shall see if I can play with it some a figure out what works best.
• Shimmer Eyeliner Pencil in Plum Passion and Twinkle Teal, $1 - These both look great, but the purple feels a tad rough, just might need to be worn down a little bit.  The teal on the other hand, reminds me a lot of Isodora's Patrol Green (I don't even this this is around anymore.) but Twinkle Teal is a lighter shade. This doesn't have chucks of glitter in it like the purple does, this one is more of a true shimmer - very pretty.
• Essential Beauty Book Eye Set in Smoky, $5 - This comes with a small tube of the primer, which I've heard a lot about but never tried.  Excited to try that.  I love purple, and smokey eyes, so this should be fun.  I like that it's got illustrated instructions on the inside of the package.
• Studio HD Blush in Superstar, $3 - Whoa. Okay, so I read the reviews on the website but I wasn't prepared for how true "a little goes a long way" is.  I put, maybe, a fourth of a pump of this on the back of my hand and wow, it's crazy pigmented.  Plus side, this seems to blend really well so I think after I get used to how much I need, it will look great.  It's matte, which I really love, and it's got a great consistency.  I'm pretty sure since this is really bold and I'm really white,  that this pump will quite literally last me forever.
• Studio Stipple Brush, $3 - I've already tested this once with liquid foundation.  I've always been the type to use a sponge. Until a few days ago I started messing around with the few brushes that I have and decided to try that for awhile since that's how pretty much every other beauty person does it.  I've been hearing so much about stippling brushes lately that I decided to get one. I really cannot even begin to express how much I love this brush.  So much better coverage than anything else I have ever used. Just, wow.  And a great finish.  I feel like using a brush even makes my foundation last longer but that just may be all in my head. Either way, I'm positive that I will never use a sponge again.
• Natural Eye Palette, $4.99 - Like I said, this was from Walgreen's not the shipment.  I adore this.  I used it yesterday and wow.  I think a big part of the reason I like this was for the instructions, I feel like I'm an idiot when it comes to eye shadow techniques.  My makeup always looks good but I never really do anything different.  This gave me some new ideas.  Also, I've never had a neutral palette before because it wasn't ever into natural shades after the look I did yesterday, I've determined that colors such as these just make my green/blue/grey eyes pop like crazy. (: I'm in love.

So that completes my haul! I'm so excited for all of these products.  I got an amazing deal.  

Tell me about your favorite elf products! Is there anything mentioned above that you might want to try yourself?

x

What's coming in future posts:: winter wear collection thus far, hit or miss nov-dec, a couple of fashion posts, college jabber, swatches of these palettes, andddd.....a giveaway! (I've started collecting products!)

More photos from this haul....

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Cyber Monday & E.L.F. Coupon codes

Rawr. So I'm kicking myself at the moment because I accidentally deleted the post that was called "Dresses, college, Black Friday, and Red hair." I thought about redoing it but it was kind of lengthy and had quite a few pictures so I just post the highlights.

 Keep Calm & Carry On Mug; $3.99, TJ Max
Cropped studded jacket; $7, Rue 21
Dresses, $17 each, JC Pennies

I also got a purple shower caddy for $6 and a Little Black Dress hanging jewelry organizer for $20 from Bed, Bath, & Beyond. And also from TJ Maxx I got a aqua and white chevron throw blanket for $20. If you didn't already know, TJ Maxx has the cheapest, softest blankets in the world. I love them. I already have a brown zebra print blanket from there that I bought three years ago.

Now, for Cyber Monday! I told myself last night that I wasn't going to get anything because I've already spent way to much money this week from my Maurices shopping spree, Black Friday shopping, and shopping with my best friend on Saturday. But, I made the mistake of looking at a bbloggers post on Cyber Monday deals and got really excited over Sephora and Ulta's free shipping with $25 or more.  Then, the holy grail of sales appeared. E.L.F, one of my favorite cosmetic companies, 50% off site wide with the purchase of $25 or more.  Or, if you didn't want to spend that much, you could get free shipping instead.

Sooo I got 10 things -eyeliners, blushes, and nail polishes- which was $26 plus $6.95 so after I entered the code and got 50% it ended up being $19.95.  You can't be that.  I was stoked and I can't wait for the shipment to get here so I can do a haul post for you guys.  (:

Below are the codes to use for the deals (they're on the site too), the sale ends at midnight and items are going out of stock quickly so act fast!

50% off purchase of $25 or more - 50WIDE
OR
Free Shipping over $25 - SHIP25

Go, go, go! Let me know if you got anything. (: 'cause I love elf.

x

P.S. I want to see your empties/favorites posts! Link them in the comments.

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