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Purchase: Drugstore.com Cost: $8.00 OPI Cajun Shrimp is a red shade that is part of their permanent collection. This polish is a regular gloss polish and can be purchased anywhere OPI polishes are sold. Ease of Application OPI Cajun Shrimp goes on flawlessly and evenly. I have applied this multiple times and I have not had any problems with patchiness, streaking, or any other application
The Video Lipstick My first favorite for the month is a MAC lipstick that I purchased recently. This shade is Sunny Seoul which, in my opinion, is a “Your Lips But Better” shade. This basically just smooths out any lines on the lips and makes it a little pinker. This is very moisturizing as well. Stay tuned for a full review and swatch photo’s coming
About Birchbox: Birchbox is a sample program where for $10 a month you get four to five beauty or lifestyle samples. The Unboxing: Sample One The first item that I received in my Birchbox was a bottle of Beauty Protector’s Protect and Detangle. This is a detangler that is marketed to people who are not six year olds. I love using a hair detangler that
BeautyBlender || $19.95 – A BeautyBlender is a sponge that comes small and dry but when you are ready to use it you run it under water, squeezing the excess out and it doubles in size. You then dab the sponge in your foundation and pounce it over your face. In my opinion this tool provides the most flawless application of liquid foundation! NOTE: there
Purchase: M.A.C. Online and Stores Cost: $16 for the lipstick and $15 for the lipglass I posted Wednesday about M.A.C. releasing the Viva Glam Rihanna lipstick and lipglass for purchase. For those who don’t know Rihanna has partnered with M.A.C. again this time for the release of a Viva Glam product. Essentially when you purchase either, or both, of these products 100% of the price
CoverGirl Outlast Nail Polish || $4.79 – I LOVE CoverGirl’s Outlast Nail Polish is one of the best true drugstore nail polishes. It has great opaque color in just one coat, a second coat isn’t needed but is just the icing on the cake. I’ve used several different shades and had no problems with staining or chipping super early. CoverGirl Outlast 3-in-1 Foundation || $7.83
Urban Decay 24/7 Eyeliner Pencil in Asphyxia || $19 – Urban Decay makes some of the best of eyeliner’s that I’ve tried. They glide on so easily and yet don’t smudge and they will stay PUT! The Asphyxia eyeliner shade will give you a nice pop of the Color of the Year where ever you decide to put it. Michael Kors Selma Large Leather Satchel
Goodreads Synopsis: “Ethan Wate used to think of Gatlin, the small Southern town he had always called home, as a place where nothing every changed. Then he met mysterious newcomer Lena Duchannes, who revealed a secret world that had been hidden in plain sight all along. A Gatlin that harbored ancient secrets beneath its moss-covered oaks and cracked sidewalks. A Gatlin where a curse has
Viva Glam Rihanna Lipstick and Lipglass went on sale yesterday at 12:00 pm est. on the MAC online store. They will go on sale in the stores and counters tomorrow, the 23rd, make sure to pick yours up as soon as possible because these will sell out QUICK! Subscribe via email to get posts delivered straight to your inbox.
It’s time for another round of Literary Junkies. For those who may new around here, Literary Junkies is the literary themed linkup that I try to participate in once a month. The linkup was created by Taylor from Pink Heels, Pink Truck and is now co-ran with Christine from Life with a Side of Coffee. Each month the ladies also have a rotating co-host spot
Purchase: Ulta Cost: $9.00 OPI Hey Baby is part of the new collaboration between OPI and Gwen Stefani. The line consists of seven different shades of 5 different formulas. Hey Baby is one of two Creme Gloss formulations. These can be found through Ulta, Sally Beauty, Amazon, and other similar retailers. Ease of Application Hey Baby went on super easy and was neither gloopey nor
Goodreads Synopsis: “Only a few years before becoming a famous silent-film star and an icon of her generation, a fifteen-year-old Louise Brooks leaves Wichita, Kansas, to study with the prestigious Denishawn School of Dancing in New York. Much to her annoyance, she is accompanied by a thirty-six-year-old chaperone, who is neither mother nor friend. Cora Carlisle, a complicated but traditional woman with her own reasons
