January Favorites!

Can you believe it's the end of the month? It feels like we celebrated the coming of the new year just yesterday!  I picked out a few products that I have been using a lot of this month to share with you in this month's "January Favorites!", I hope you guys enjoy!

1. Sephora Eye, Lip, and Cheek palette- I've had this palette since... well, since awhile, and it had gotten shoved towards the back when I received my BH cosmetics palettes but this month I've been reaching for it more often.  I love the pigmentation of Sephora eye shadows, and this little palette is no different than their single shadows.  There are also two mini slide trays of four blushers and twelve lip colors, but I don't use those as much as I use the eye shadows.  I have really been loving the far left column colors, the pinks, especially the bottom two which are more in the dusty rose family.  I'm really happy I've started using this palette again, I had forgotten how much I loved it!
2. NP Mosaic Blush- I don't usually wear this blush because it is more of a dark rose color when built up than a bright pink color, which is what I usually wear.  I've found this to be really great to use this winter because the color is so complimentary to the weather.  It gives a sheer wash of dusty rose in one swipe and helps to deepen the color of your cheeks but can be built up to a really nice opaque color too.  It took me awhile to figure out how to wear this but once I figured out which brush to use with it, I haven't been able to put it down!  I think I've now officially found my 'winter' blusher.
3. Burt's Bees Cuticle Cream- I've blogged about this before and how much I absolutely love it.  Since it's been so freakin' cold here in good old Missery, my cuticles and the skin around my nails has been particularly horrible.  I slap this onto the area around my nails and cuticles before I go to bed every night and when I get up in the morning and I've really noticed a marked difference in the skin around my nails.
4. Revlon Lash Potion Mascara- This is a new-ish product that I got that I've been road testing the past month, and I've been really pleased.  Anyone can tell you that I am a die hard Rimmel Scandaleyes mascara fan and will rarely deviate from it, so to try this new mascara was big for me!  What surprised me more was how much I truly liked how this mascara applied and how it makes my lashes look.  I had never tried Revlon mascara prior to this so I don't have any to compare it to, but this mascara makes my eye lashes look long and full.  Expect to see a full review of this very soon, as in probably tomorrow or sometime in the coming week.
I may or may not be posting this weekend, so the vlog will probably go up on Wednesday or Thursday next week, because I am heading out of town for the weekend and I don't know how much I will be around my computer to blog.  As always, I would love to hear what you have been loving this month. XOXO
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Fergie for Wet n' Wild- Lipstick Review

 This past fall/winter, Fergie released a new collection with the brand Wet n' Wild fully of deep, vampy colors- perfect for winter weather.  I picked up two of the lipsticks, one being a bright, blue toned red and the other being this lovely plum color with just a hint of frost to it.  This color is called 'D-Vinely Chilled'.  I talked briefly about this in my weekly round up last Sunday, but I wanted to go a bit more in depth because I have fallen head over heels for this color.  It's a plum color, reminiscent of Kate Moss Rimmel Matte lipstick in 107- which was my first foray into berry toned lipsticks.  At first, I was a bit wary of the color because it looked so deep in the packaging but for about $3, what could I lose?  This is not a matte lipstick, but instead has a soft frost/shimmer to it, which really makes it stand out.  I was really surprised at how much I liked the texture of this lipstick, too.  It's creamy and glides on without having to use much pressure at all.  It does have that sort of 'old lady' like smell to it, but I sort of like that and you don't notice it once it's applied.  I think this is a great color to wear during the day or night, but especially during the colder months.  It's just that right bit of 'vampy' to give you that little edge.  During the day, you could pare it with a nice champagne colored eye and simple cheek and then at night you could pair it with a bolder, smokier eye and just go all out and be bold.  I personally would highly recommend the lipsticks from the Fergie collection, I think they're wonderful for the price but I haven't tried any of the other things from the collection.  Maybe I should? Have you tried anything from this collection? XOXO

Rosebud Salve- Review

 I picked this product up the other day when I was in Sephora's just looking around and when I saw it I decided to give it a try.  Okay, the main reason I wanted to try it was because it was made in Maryland, which is where my family is from.  But enough with the rambling and onto the review!

They had two different forms of this, the tin form (which I chose) and a squeeze tube lippy form.  I don't like squeeze tube lippy products so I headed straight for the tin.  Right on the back of the tin it lists the multiple things that it can be used for besides lips like, chapped skin, diaper rash, blemishes, and rough cuticles.  I can see how it would help with chapped skin and cuticles because the formula absorbs fast and leaves you feeling moisturized and not oily.  I'm very picky about my lip balm products as you can tell from my many rants and raves of Carmex, but this surprised me.  I mainly got it because I liked the subtle rose scent and the product itself was a pretty pink sheer color.  I really really love the scent like, LURVE, it because it smells like fresh roses but isn't so overpowering like perfume roses can smell.  I'm really happy with this product and I think this tin will last me a long time but when I do run out, I plan on repurchasing.  I love it when I leave Sephora's a happy customer :) XOXO

Dry Lip Saviors

With the winter months upon us, especially for those who live everywhere that it's cold and snowing (sorry) you need to keep your skin healthy and moisturized but you can't forget your lips!  So here, for you my lovely readers, are my three (actually four) dry lip saviors for the winter months.
1. Smiths Rosebud Salve- You can get this in tin form, like I did, or it comes in a little squeezy tube with the product more liquified inside.  I just discovered this the other day when I was at Sephora and I have fallen in love with it.  The smell is lovely and light, and it's not super heavy on the lips.  I like to use this when I'm sitting around the house and don't have to go out.  It keeps them moisturized and I don't have to worry about the tin on the go.
2. Baby Lips Dr. Rescue- I just discovered the joy that is the Baby Lips lip balm brand.  I use this mainly when I'm out and about because it comes in nice convenient packaging and it's no muss, no fuss.  This also is a very light lip balm that is great for use during the day because it doesn't leave your lips feeling goopy, it just makes them feel a bit tingly and minty.
3. Carmex- Oh carmex,  how I love thee, shall I count the ways? No no I won't do that but Carmex is by far my favorite lip balm.  It isn't oily, so I don't feel like my lips are going to fall off my face.  The coverage is nice and moderate and keeps the lips moisturized for a good part of the day.
4. Vaseline Lip Balm (not pictured)- I love to use this when I go to bed because it is so heavy and goopy but it stays.  I put it on right before I go to sleep and wake up with my lips feeling nice and moisturized, with still a little bit of product on them.  This is really great to wear during the day if you are going to be out in blistering cold weather because it will stay on and keep them protected through wind and snow and sleet and rain.  This stuff really works!
What are some of your dry lip saviors? XOXO

Snowman Nails!

A while back, my dad let me paint his thumb nail bright pink and he has continued painting his thumb nail with different designs and colors ever since then.  This time, though, when he re-did his nail I got to do the design.  I chose to paint a snowman on his thumb using the Stripe Rite brand nail polish to do the design and a very sparkly blue Orly color that I own.  Here is the finished product:

The design itself was very simple, just a bunch of little dots and two black lines for the top hat.  I am much better at doing designs on other people's nails than my own, I find it much easier to keep a steady hand when working on someone else's nails.  Do you do any special nail designs on yourself or others? XOXO