Hi everyone!! I have been such a slacker with my blog. I have a new job and have been settling in.  I am going to make a concerted effort to get back here where I love.   So please bare with me as I try to find my groove again. Ok on to my favorites.

I will probably go all over the place, but I will start with my favorite find for my hair – Tangle Teezer. I am sooo obsessed with this brush.  It looks like a dog brush, it probably is functioning alot like a dog brush, but it is just perfection.  If you ever have issues with tangling and your hair is unruly, as mine is, this brush will tame that sucker and get your hair manageable and luscious.  I got mine at Sally’s beauty supply for around $15 and I will never be without it.

Next is my Bauble Lulu bracelet.  I found this bracelet at a boutique in town that was going out of business.  It is a rhodium plated bracelet for charms (think pandora).  They have all different bracelets, charms, and beads.  I was given charms on a leather necklace for Christmas and just hated the way the silver charms looked on the leather and saw this bracelet and picked it up for 50% off and I love it.  I have to have jewelry that is not gold due to the chemistry of my skin.  I turn gold a dingy color and it discolors my skin, so rhodium is a nice cheap alternative and I love the look.  Their prices are stupid affordable and the quality is great.  So there’s that.  (The charms in the horrific Iphone picture below are not Bauble Lulu charms  I just was showing my cousin how the charms looked on their new home, so I thought I’d show you too).

For my hair, pre brush, I have been loving the Pantene Medium to Thick solutions Dry to Moisturized conditioner.  It has really whipped my poor, dry, pathetic coarse strands into submission.  It smells nice, it’s thick and it’s moisturizing.  I am , now, very interested in trying the one that is frizzy to smooth.  I’ll keep you posted.

 

For makeup, I have continued to love the Maybelline 24 hour color Tattoos and recently picked up two new colors,
Eye Studio Color Tattoo Metal line..  The first color is a blush pink color called Inked in Pink.  It is just a sweet color.  It is the same color as the pink shade in the Wet N Wild Walking on Eggshells palette. I, also, picked up the shimmery silver color called Silver Strike.  I love this color, it’s super shimmery, shiny and obnoxious.  LOVE!   I plan to pick up the rest of the Metal colors they are just my favorite thing for my eyes right now.

For Foundation, I have been loving the Revlon Color Stay Whipped Creme Makeup.  I love the coverage this makeup has, it’s heavy duty without feeling heavy on the skin.  I use the color 110 Ivory.   The color is a good match for me, which most all drugstore foundations tend to be a bit dark on my translucent skin.  I apply this with the Sedona Lace angled flat top kabuki (amazing! Use the code stylefordummies for $4 off your order!!).  The finish is satin/matte on my dry skin.

Onto my misses for this month.  They are both beauty and they are both drugstore.

I am about to start a storm of you know what with this, but it must be said.  I do not like Revlon’s
Color Burst Lip Butter (AAAAAAAAAHHH).  I have Creamsicle and I just find them dry.  I love the color and the shine, which is so weird that it’s so juicy and so dry at the exact same moment.  I will use it as I love the color, but with chapstick underneath, but no more lip butters for moi.

The other is another I love it but I hate it item.  Maybelline’s Volum’Express The Rocket Mascara.  My lashes look lush and sassy.  However, they feel like I sprayed hairspray on them and the brush is soooo scratchy.  I am going to use it a bit more and probably do a review to show you before and afters of my lashes, but geeze the brush is sooo scratchy on my lashline. not a fan.

Well there are my 5 favorites and a miss or two for January.  If you have any product suggestions you would like to share, I’m in the mood to try some new stuff.

Thanks for stopping by!!

Until next time!!

xoxo,

L

Hey everyone!! If you are signed up for Sedona Lace‘s emails, you know they are going to be having a Black Friday sale.  I got a few emails from you lovely people asking what I will be getting or what I would recommend getting when the sale hits.  I have my list made based on what I already own, and that’s alot, I will give you my top picks for Black Friday must haves. Be sure to go to their site and sign up for updates and emails as well, and at the bottom of this post I will have a coupon code for you to use on your purchase!!

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Happy Monday everyone!! I’m here with the promised swatches of the E.L.F. Jumbo Eyeshadow Stick.

There are 10 shades and 9 are shimmery with Like a Boss being more of a sating finish.

E.L.F. states on their website:
This creamy and pigment rich Jumbo Eyeshadow Stick is perfect for creating a natural or smoky eyeshadow look. Infused with nourishing Vitamin E to condition the delicate eye area. The twist up component and smooth glide formula is easy to use for on-the-go beauty.

I, agree, they are not drying on the eye, although I always use over my Sedona Lace “Stick it to em” primer. I have found on their own they crease on me, but on top of a primer and certainly after setting with a powder they are a great pencil. They are $2 in the essentials line. Like the website said, they are a twist up pencil and do not need a sharpener unless you want to refine the end. I really like these, I hope that they come out with some matte colors and a white would be great. I have one complaint, my shade “Little Miss Thing” completely dislodges itself from the packaging and falls out. (picture at the end). It’s pretty annoying, because it moves in the packaging when I’m attempting to apply it. Other then that annoyance, I do recommend picking up these pencils especially the brighter colors.

Onto the swatches!

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This tag was originally made by JuicyTuesday on youtube and I love it so I’m just gonna ramble on for 25 items.

 

1. My middle name is Lavern
2. I convinced my classmates in 4^th and 5^th grade I had 4 brothers and sisters when I only have 1 and people still ask me about Joe and Michael and Ginger.. (fake siblings)
3. I find any excuse to bust out dancing.. the more random or inappropriate the more fun I find the dance.  If a situation gets tense, I will break it down to break up the seriousness..
4. I had a candle business for 2 years
5. I get headaches if I go too long without sweet tea.
6. I had braces from 4^th grade to 8^th grade
7. Yellow gold turns my skin blue/green
8. I’m a terrible crafter which makes me so sad
9. I have/have had 7 piercings
10. I dated my husband in 9^th grade and we broke up, because ..well I was 14 or 15 and that’s what 14/15 year old people do..  only to meet up with him in college at the age of 19 and well the rest is history
11. I’m a terrible nail biter
12. I’ve never been on a plane.. ever..
13. I have terrible allergies, but could not tell you one thing that I’m allergic to..
14. I make the best banana pudding and pumpkin pie, but that’s about it..
15. I don’t like the smell of cinnamon or vanilla
16. I’m obsessed with cleaning my ears.. my doctor gets up my tookus because I have overly clean ears.. oops
17. I took acting classes my entire adolescent, but I absolutely am a laughable joke when it comes to accents.. everything sounds slightly British with a touch of country and maybe some Australian.. just retched..
18. I picked out my oldest daughter’s name when I was 8 years old.
19. My brother was my “man of honor” in my wedding.. no I didn’t make him wear a dress..
20. I don’t like anyone to touch me with their feet.. ew
21. My husband and I wanted to elope, but didn’t because our mother’s would have killed us.. so we’re going to get married by Elvis in Vegas like we wanted to at our 10 year anniversary (we’re at year 8 right now)
22. If I get a spot in the first 5 spots in front of the door of a store, I feel as though it’s a sign that I must buy something.. so I do..
23. I never go barefoot.. I always have on shoes or house shoes..
24. My favorite color is orange
25. My favorite number is 47

So there you go. A look into the real me, and a way to waste 2 minutes.

Until next time!!

xoxo,

L

Hi everyone! A while back I did a post that swatched and reviewed the e.l.f. Mineral Eyeshadow, here.  Since that post they introduced a new color called Bronzed, this color is shimmery.  Below you will find just the swatch, but for a full look at all the colors be sure to check here.

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Hi everyone!! I have a Haul that I want to share.  I’m pretty stoked with everything that I have gotten.  I took a gazillion pictures and they will NOT upload onto my computer, but I don’t want to wait to share some of these goodies so you can jump on the SFD bandwagon and we can be twinsies.  So I will be telling everything that I got and then putting in stock photos.  Throughout the next week or two I will be doing full reviews on all of the items I picked up.

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Everyone is talking about how duped the MAC paint pot in Bare Study ($18.50) may have become now that Maybelline 24 hour Color Tattoo Eyeshadow came out with their limited edition color in Barely Beige ($6.99 at Ulta) .  I really think Maybelline has nailed it, but you can be the judge.  For more info on the Color Tattoos you can check out my review here and for swatches of all the new Fall 2012 Limited Edition colors, including Barely Beige, you can go here.

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Hi everyone!! ooooo How I have missed you all!!  I am so excited to be back and ready to bring you some fun stuff.  What, simply, HAS to be my favorite products of lately are the  Maybelline 24 Hour Color Tattoo Eyeshadow that have recently blessed my collection.  I have already raved and swatched the permanent line here.  Without any further ado, let me jump right in to the swatches.

polish is Zoya “Bevin”

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Hi everyone!! whew what a year!! I am in the process of revamping the site and have some new and exciting content for you guys!! I really appreciate the sweet emails and we’ll be back in the swing come September!

 

See you then!!

 

xoxo,

L

 My collection usually has about 3 – 4 opened mascaras that I go through and test.  This month, however, I have only used 1 mascara. Benefit BADgal Lash.  I am so in love with the formula, the brush, and the way my lashes look.  The price is around $20 and it begins to dry more within 3 – 4 weeks (which is not a bad thing), but mine has stayed very useable.  I have noticed it is getting ready to be replaced, but I’ve had it for 2 months now.