NYX Dream Catcher/ Dusk til Dawn Palette Review!

The other day during my Ulta trip and haul, I picked up this cute palette put out by NYX.  It is called the Dream Catcher Palette/ Dusk til Dawn. The colors  remind me immensely of the Naked 2 palette colors, bronzes, a few taupes, and a matte black. The eyeshadows themselves have very little fallout and don't easily crease without primer, so I can't even imagine what it would be like with a primer.

Target and Ulta combined Haul!

 Today's blog is about the thing I love the most about blogging- trying new things or trying things that people swear by and use everyday.  So before we get to the haulin', here's a picture of Henry because he is with me every waking moment I'm at home.

Keep your nails healthy

I have notoriously bad nail beds, and so I finally started doing something about it.  I'm going to share with you my daily regime to help strengthen my nails and keep them healthy, besides just taking Biotin.

The Weekly Roundup #6: Blogging Tools

I decided to try something different with my weekly roundup since I already did a favorites post this week which you can find here, about my monthly favorites.  So this weeks roundup is about some of the things I use to keep my blog going.

Maybelline The Falsies Big Eyes: REVIEW

I am a Rimmel girl through and through when it comes to mascara so for me to try another brand's mascara, it has to be a big deal.  I had heard a lot of good things about the Falsies line from Maybelline and so I figured I would give their newest mascara a shot and here is what I thought.

Revlon Photoready BB Cream- Review

 I had mentioned a while back that I had been wanting to try a new BB Cream and since my other one ran out, I finally could!  I have fallen in love with the Revlon Photoready collection and so it seemed appropriate that I should give their BB Cream a whirl.
The Logistics: It comes in a silver squeeze tube, with a twist on black cap.  There is 1 Fl. Oz of product in the container.  This retails for $8 to $10, depending on where you go. I do find that to be a bit pricey for so little product, but if it works and looks nice who am I to judge?
My Reaction: This is a lot thicker than the Garnier BB Cream that I have been using, which I find nice.  It blends into the skin nicely and has moderate coverage.  I do like that the finish is a bit more matte than the finish of the Garnier BB Cream, which is more of a dewy finish.  There is no scent to this product which attracts me to it even more.  I am the color Fair/Light, the lightest one they offer because I am a Paley McPale Face.  All in all, I really do like this product but for the price I think I may stick to my Garnier one after this one because the price is around the same but you get a fair amount more of product.  Have you tried this BB Cream? What do you think of it? XOXO

My name is Emma and I'm a Mascara-holic

 When I travel, I take everything plus the kitchen sink and the refrigerator with me.  Let's put it this way, I showed up at home with three mascaras and am leaving with seven.  I have a mascara problem, I readily admit it.  Three are Rimmel and then the rest is a cacophony of random ones that I picked up to try.  Let's start with Rimmel, shall we?

 1) Rimmel Lash Accelerator: I haven't had this one for very long, less than a month, but I really love it.  I like to use this as a first coat mascara and then top it off with another mascara.  I have noticed a difference in my lashes when I wear this mascara, that they look a little bit longer than usual.
2) Rimmel Scandaleyes Curve Alert: HOLY. GRAIL. PRODUCT. This is hands down my favorite mascara of my entire collection.  It gives my lashes curl, volume, and length all in one go.  Plus, the product itself is a really nice consistency and goes onto the lashes without leaving them spidery or clumped together.
3) Rimmel Scandaleyes Retro Glam: I just bought this last week, so I don't have a fully formulated opinion on it just yet but I will have one soon.  My first impression is that the brush looks a little funny, but in a good way, and the consistency is just as nice as that in Curve Alert.

4) Covergirl mascara- I don't remember the full name of this product sadly, but it came out with their Hunger Games collection.  I'm not a big Covergirl myself, but I wanted to give this mascara a try because I had heard so many things about it.  I think that it's a nice mascara to keep in my purse for a quick swipe during the day or if I wind up having to look a bit dressier than I planned.  That being said, I don't think there is anything particularly spectacular about this mascara.
5) Flower by Drew Barrymore 3 in 1: I picked this mascara up over the summer and am so glad I did! As it says, 3 in 1, you can choose length, volume, or curve for your lashes.  The tippy top of the brush twists so as to change the brush shape for what you desire.  I have found that with the curve setting, I get a nice 'flick' at the end of my lashes.  This brand is new and available at Walmart, it is also cruelty free.
6) Too Faced Better Than Sex: This is a little sample mascara I got in a gift box that had a few Too Faced products that are loved by bloggers.  I didn't expect to like this as much as I do, but it's a really nice mascara to have.  I find that with this mascara I don't have to use an eyelash curler to get good volume.  The product itself is very nice and doesn't spider the eye lashes.  If you can't already tell I hate spidery lashes, like, a lot.
7) Maybelline Falsies Big Eyes: I just picked this up last week so I don't have a full and correctly formulated opinion on it yet.  I do like that it comes with two different brushes, one for the upper lashes, one for the bottom lashes.  The few things I've read about this have either been raves or absolute hates, so I am interested to see what I think myself because I am so picky about my mascara.
What is your favorite mascara? XOXO