I Choose You! Tutorial Series - #001 Bulbasaur

So, new pokemon video up! This time it's Bulbasaur. When I was a kid, bulbasaur used to be my favorite pokemon, though I'm not entirely sure why. I guess the idea of a plant dinosaur (who, I might add, looked very cute) that could possibly be my friend was really exciting. And it could use vine whip. Boo yah. Not too entirely happy with this tutorial, I think it's kind of messy and rushed, but whatever. It's not THAT terrible... I think



Face:
- Boots No7 Mattifying Mattifant Makeup Base
- Benefit Dr. Feelgood
- The Balm Time Balm Concealer in Medium
- Rimmel Stay Matte Clarifying Matte Foundation in Soft Beige
- Laura Mercier Loose Setting Powder in Translucent
- Wet N Wild Kohl Eyeliner in White (to outline markings)
- Mix of Kryolan Aquacolors in 193 (Teal) and 512 (Green)
- 88 Original Palette; Mix of Dark Green (L4,D8) and Blue (L5,D8)
- 24 Hr Tattoo Liner (trace markings)

Brows:
- Estee Lauder Artist’s Eye Pencil in Soft Smudge Brown

Eyes:
- Urban Decay Primer Potion
- Mix of Kryolan Aquacolors in 193 (Teal) and 091 (Cornflower Blue)
- Kryolan Aquacolor in 083 (Dark Red)
- 88 Original Palette; Dark Red (L9,D8) on top of bottom lash line
- 88 Original Palette; Mix of Teal (L4,D5) and Sky Blue (L6,D5) on Lid
- 88 Original Palette; Mix of Dark Green (L4,D8) and Blue (L5,D8) in Crease
- 88 Original Palette; Light Blue (L6, D2) on Brow Bone
- Urban Decay 24/7 Liner in Electric (on inner lash line and waterline)
- Benefit Badgal Blue Mascara
- 24 Hr Tattoo Liner

Cheeks:
- Rimmel Natural Bronzer in Sun Light

Lips:
- NYX Goddess of the Night lipgloss in Smokey Look

As usual, pics can be enlarged if clicked on.

I Choose You! Tutorial Series - #025 Pikachu

When one thinks of Pokemon, one imediately thinks of Pikachu, so I figure it was pretty much necessary to do a tutorial on him first (despite the fact Pikachu is not my favorite pokemon... I personally think he's a bit overrated). This is actually a re-do; my first Pikachu tutorial was only on Youtube for about a day before I deleted it. It was horribly rushed and messy, plus it was too long to fit into 10 minutes. This one is much better, and I put more effort into it.



Face:
- Benefit Dr. Feelgood
- Physician’s Formula Magic Mosaic Multicolored Custom Face Powder in Beige/Warm Beige
- The Balm Time Balm concealer in medium


Cheeks:
- LA Splash Eye Sparkle in Island Sunset

Brows:
- 88 Original Palette; 10th column from left, mix of 2nd and 4th down.

Eyes:
- Urban Decay Primer Potion
- Kryolan Aquacolor in 509 (Yellow)
- Kryolan Aquacolor in 070 (White)
- 88 Original Palette; 2nd Column from Left, 2nd Down
- MAC Goldenrod e/s
- 88 Original Palette; 10th column from left, 5th down.
- 88 Original Palette; 1st column from left, 1st one
- 24 Hr Tattoo Liner
- Lancôme Définicils in Black/Noir
- LA Splash Eye Sparkle in Avalanche

Lips:
- NYX Lipliner in Soft Brown
- MAC Lipstick in Freckle-tone

New Tutorial Series!

I probably should have posted this when I made the video, but it completely slipped my mind. [headdesk].
I think it's pretty self explanatory. My love of all things nerdy and cute, plus make up? Pretty much equals me, a very happy camper.

I need to think of more interesting ways to say "Haul" in the title

Er yeah. Like the title says, I like to think of interesting ways to say "haul" instead of just being blatant. Because I try to be a clever motherfucker. But I'm not at the moment. So, if you have any idears, I would like to hear them (I have used Haulage, "They See Me Haulin', They Hatin'", and the like beforehand). Er, yeah anyways.

Yesterday I went to the mall and bought quite a few things. First of all, I went to MAC to FINALLY check out the Makeup Art Cosmetics collection. I had already seen the promo pictures and swatches and whatnot, so I knew what to expect for the most part. I wasn't too impressed with the quads or any of the lip or cheek things. The single eyeshadows were mediocre, and the ones that interested me I had dupes for. I was interested in 3 eyeliners and one of the pigments. The pigment I wanted to see, Push The Edge, was out of stock. Plus, I think I have a dupe for it. So I looked to the liners; Colour Matters (bright green), Obviously Orange (coral-orange), and I forget the name of the last one, the one that looks like romping but in liner form. I wasn't too impressed with Obviously Orange, because personally I found it was a bit too light and frosty for my skin tone, and the hot pink one was also sold out. Boo. I also decided to pick up Reflects Copper on a whim, because I heard such great things about it.


Since I had some left over money (two gift cards together totaling in at about $55) I decided to pick up something that I have always wanted from the permanent line; Morange lipstick. I saw a few girls rocking orange lipstick recently and I thought it looked really hot, so why not try it? And I'm so glad I did. It's gorgeous, and my new favorite bold lipcolor. Much more unique than hot pink.

Anyways, Lancome was having a deal; spend about $30 and get a cute carying case, minis of their Bi-Facial make up remover, Absolue Premium cream, Genifique youth activating concentrate, and Definicil mascara, PLUS a full size lipstick (two choices) and either a blush or mini shadow quad. And to boot, if you spend $50, you get three extra full size lipsticks FOR FREE! It was a great deal, so my mom bought a Lancome Dual finish powder (I didn't take pictures or swatch it), and I bought a full size of Definicils mascara, because I love it soo much. Now on to the goodies!

Cute bag! Choice of it in either red, blue, or black.

Tada!

We chose the blush duo instead of the eyeshadow quad; Top is "Cedar Rose", bottom is "Aplum"

The lippies

L-R; Provacative, Sugared Maple, Edgy, and Ooh La La!


I'm sure you're tired of my rambling. HERE are the swatches. Enjoy :]

Oh hi there, China Glaze

So I've been a bit... MIA... when it comes to Blogging. Not that I am a very constant Blogger, I am very lazy. But anyways, Swapmeet again! And you know what that means!

...No, you don't?
NAILPOLISH.
This time none of the OPI colors I saw were very appealing, but what did grab me were the Chinaglaze colors. Which is why I ended up buying 8 nailpolishes.
5 for $5, and 3 for $9. So 8 for $14 isn't bad!

I am so excited to paint my nails, eee!


Left to right: Recycle, Shower Together, Tree Hugger, and Don't be a Square


L-R: Let's Do it in 3-D, In the Limelight, Orange Knockout, and On the Prowl

Tagged! o:

I have been tagged by the lovely and gorgeous Do Not Refreeze. This is my first ever tag! Huzzah! I don't tag anyone though because not enough people read/follow my blog... so, whoever wants to do it, I guess :D

1. First of all go to your 'Pictures' folder (I'm pretty sure you all know where it is) then simply click your first album of pictures.

2. Count down your photos to your lucky 10th number. But it must be a picture that hasn’t been tampered with or named and you can’t pick one you've already posted on blogger.

3. Lastly post your wonderful picture and tell us all the amazing story that goes with it. Sounds fun ay! Oh and don't forget to tag 5 more people when your done!



So basically... this picture is of my two aunts and one of my aunt's husband (the one on the left is his wife). The two aunts are my mom's sisters. Uh... this was at a restaurant (a rather shitty one I may add) for my 17th Birthday, and I don't know... this picture is just amusing to me, because it shows how freain NOSY my whole family is. But I say this in the nicest, most endearing way possible! I love my family <3 (fyi, I have a shitload of aunts and uncles. My mom has NINE brothers and sisters!!! Same with my dad, he has 8 brothers and sisters I think).

Electric Surfin' Coral; FOTD + Tutorial

Wooo, I'm on a roll!
It's 4 A.M. and I just uploaded a video, hahaha. Click the pictures to enlarge.

Face:
- Cosmedicine Medi Matte Oil Control Lotion
- Benefit Doctor Feelgood (Primer)
- Rimmel Hide the Blemish Concealer in “Golden Beige”
- Rimmel Stay Matte Pressed Powder in “Silky Beige”

Eyes:
- UDPP
- Kryolan Aquacolor in “UV Pink”
- Kryolan Aquacolor in “509” (Yellow)
- Make Up Forever Flash Color in “Gold 004”
- Ben Nye Grand Lumiere e/s in “Iced Gold”
- MAC Pigment in “Electric Coral”
- 88 Matte Palette
- MAC e/s in “Fig 1”
- MAC e/s in "Blanc Type"
- Lancome e/s in "Noix" (brows)
- Almay Amazing I-Liner in Black
- Benefit Badgal Blue

Lips:
- NYX Lipliner in “Rose”
- Urban Decay Lipstick in “Love Child”
- MAC l/g in “Sock Hop”

Cheeks:
- Mary Kay Blush in “Gold Canyon” (Bronzey Orange Side)
- MAC Mineralize Skinfinish in “Refined”

Swatches of Collective Haul (better late than never)

So I'm a horrible person who forgets to post swatches. Swatches are not my favorite thing in the world to do, but I figure I should be a good person and do it (since I love LOOKING at swatches). I'm not going to bother saying which I got where and when, but these are a result of three hauls from the Cosmetics Company Shop, Sephora, and MAC Pro. Enjoy! (Click to enlarge)Everything except the lip glosses and flammable paint swatched on MUFE flash color in white.



Left column on flash color, from top to bottom is: NARS Rated R Duo (Lime Green + Blue), NARS Misfit Duo (Beige + Emerald), MAC Electric Coral Pigment on the Left part of the column, MAC Mega Rich Pigment next to it on the right, and MAC Goldenrod eyeshadow on the bottom.

On the right is MAC Flammable paint, MAC Sock Hop l/g (peachy coral color), and MAC Style Minx on the far right (magenta pink).

On the right bottom are the two colors from the Hungry Heart blush duo by NARS.



And here is a picture of 3D Silver Glitter from MAC, since I can't really swatch it..

Tutorial!!!

I keep neglecting Blogger, but I'm so excited.
Anyways, I made my first ever video tutorial! I didn't like it very much, since it was very simple and the lighting blew, so I made another today, and I'm VERY pleased with it! What I used and video below!

Face:
- Tinted Moisturizer (custom mixed)
- Boots No7 Mattifying Matifiant Primer
- Rimmel Hide the Blemish Concealer
- Rimmel Stay Matte Pressed Powder in Silky Beige

Eyes:
- UDPP
- Kryolan Aquacolor in R27 (purple)
- NARS Single Eyeshadow in Strada
- Loreal HIP Bright Shadow Duo in Flare (light side)
- MAC eyeshadow in Graphology
- Heavenly Natural Beauty eyeshadow in "Rare Beauty"
- MAC eyeshadow in Blanc Type
- Almazy Amazing I-Liner in Black
- Lancome Definicil Mascara

Cheeks:
- MAC Fun & Games Blush (Hello Kitty)

Lips:
- MAC lipglass in Sock Hop (Heatherette)

Swatch Request + Anime Expo + Haulage!

Okay, so this weekend was probably one of the best weekends of my summer so far (well, it wasn't really a weekend, more like Thursday - Saturday, but whatever). But first, lets get some things out of the way first.

I was asked by Miss Freeze of Do Not Refreeze to swatch my MAC Old Gold Pigment,so here it is. I don't think the photographs do it justice, just like most Duo Chromes; it's a sort of light tan-gold with a gold-green duo chrome. I don't think it shows the green very well in the photograph :c Also, ignore the other weird lip liner/marker stains on my hand xD;;






Anywho, on to the next thing. I went to Anime Expo! Yes, I realize I am a nerd. Yes, I realize that it's weird. But what I do realize is gosh darnit, it was fun and I am excited for next year! The convention was from Thursday July 2 - Sunday July 5. I bought a pass for all four days but I was way too exhausted to also go on Sunday so I merely went Thursday-Saturday. It was SOO much fun, and yes, I did cosplay (as a Caterpie/Metapod on Friday, more on that later). I'd go into more detail about the con but I think I will save that for another post.

ANYWHO. I bought very many things. Sadly, a large chunk of my money went to food (I DID NOT want to bring food with me, since I wasn't staying in a hotel it would be too much of a hassle to carry around) so I had to buy the majority of my food. I've learned my lesson; con food is expensive as hell and there was a shop just half a block away that sold MUCH cheaper stuff. Lesson learned. ANYWAYS, here is all the stuff I bought, because even though hauls are like bragging, I'm just way too excited NOT to share! Also if anyone is curious, I can try to provide links to some of the seller's websites (I have some of them); in no particular order:

The Catbus from Totoro!!! I love Totoro, it is one of my first "animes" (I watched it when I was a little girl, about four or five), and my dream is to ride in a Catbus. And it still is. But since I highly doubt that will ever happen this is the second best thing.

Next, this was my spazz moment of the con. If you are not familiar with Pandect by Dina Situ (it's an online webmanga, read it, it's free! But warning; there is A LOT of boy love. Not yaoi necessarily, more like Shounen Ai. It's PG-13 for the most part) then you must school yourself. Nao. She didn't come to last year's AX but she did this year, so me and my friend SPAZZED like no other, and immediately ran over there, most likely creeping her out. She was set up in Artist's Alley, so my friend and I bought a Noah and Edgar plushie, since it was buy two for $25 (it was cheaper than buying them individually). She kept the Noah and I kept the Edgar plush, and I also bought a Teddy pin. Edgar and Teddy are two of my favorite characters (I also love Noah, but I think Edgar is cuter in animal form) so I was super stoked to get them. Loooove Pandect, you must read it!

Any who, onto my next purchase. It was also from artist alley, and these two adorable girls were selling equally adorable things. I bought a pink bunny scarf from them (LOVELY!) and they also gave me a free sticker of my choice; I chose a pikachu because I love me some pokemon ;D

They also gave me this really adorable bag with a panda and their contact info:


Last thing from artists alley, I must say, I died from. It was a plethora of cute and I could not contain myself. I. HAD. TO. BUY. This seller (who, by the way, was dressed incredibly cute in a lolita style, not sure the subgenre, I think sweet lolita?) had the most cutest accessories so I bought a necklace and ring. Again, both priced fairly well at under $10. I have her card somewhere, so if you want a link to their website I can provide it.


Next, though it wasn't necessarily anime related, I thought they were sooo pretty. This seller (whose name I forget) sold these really pretty handmade accessories, such as earrings, ear ornaments (you wrap them around your ear, no piercings needed!) and my favorite, hair clips! I bought two feathered ones, and I wore the clip/extension one immediately after buying; another great thing they were both well priced (both were under $10, but the more elaborate "clip" one versus the dangle-y feathers was more expensive)

Back:

Next, I bought a Visal Kei style "surgeon" style mask/mouth cover. I know it's a weird purchase, but I wanted one last year and kicked myself for not picking one up. It looks very cool on, and I love the zipper ;D

Last but not least I bought a hat from Fetish Falls. Its' an aviator hat (didn't come with googles, but I already owned some). I really like their stands, most of their stuff is well priced and I think the people are really friendly. I'm just going to show the picture of it from their website:
(goggles not included)
Anyways that's about it, I might post more about the convention itself later, I'm quite tired now.

I Am A Neglectful Soul!

**WARNING: The following post may contain pictures with some mild-medium fake gore (it's all Special Effects Make Up); if you posses a weak stomach, you're squeamish, or you are eating/just have eaten, I advise from reading this post. Kthnx.**


Alright, so being the procrastinator I am, I didn't realize till Thursday night that Kim (aka SuicideBLondEx on Youtube)'s contest was ending on Friday night. Of course, it was too late to film (I HATE artificial lighting) so I had to wait the following day. Meanwhile, I brainstormed. I knew for sure my look was going to be based somewhat on the Blood Brothers; the imagery in their lyrics awes me, and I just think the unique image of their band would be something awesome to create. I just wasn't sure if I wanted to do it based on a video, an album cover (Crimes is my favorite album cover of theirs) or a song. I finally decided on "Set Fire to the Face on Fire" which is a song on the album, Young Machetes. Video of the song below.



I guess it was a weird choice, personally I don't think it is one of their most "eloquent" songs when it came to imagery (I was kind of pushing towards "Rats and Rats and Rats for Candy" or "Peacock Skeleton With Crooked Feathers" or even "Burn Piano Island, Burn"), but something about it just grabbed me. Plus, I just love the beginning of the song (I often find myself saying "Fire, fire, fire!" and no one knowing what the hell I am talking about).

Originally I though, oh, take it literally, a flame eye. But no, me being the tricky, over the top mofo that I am, I decided "hey, that's boring. If you're taking it literally, take it MORE literally. You do have this liter of liquid latex just SITTING HERE gathering dust!"

So yeah. I don't feel like typing more. I also was being a sneaky little but and tried to be funny. Initially for the video I was just going to be like "here is mah face .__. " but after that I decided to pretend to get into an "accident", and then, remembering a Ms. jpmetz's accident, decided to pay homage to that :]
Pics && video below

I Love Swap Meets

I love swap meets. Forever and ever. Everything there is dirt cheap- all you need is a good eye to weed out fakes and low-quality (a knack at bargaining helps, too). Some might protest "well, that's everything there!". I would have to disagree; I have often found many proverbial "diamonds in the rough", at low prices too.

I usually stay away from make up products at swap meets; usually they are either low quality, used (gross!), fakes, or just not worth the price considering you can have the security of buying a real one for just a few bucks more. I'm sure there are instances where you can find good deals, but it is rare. For instance, some lady today tried to sell me fake MAC. She was like "Oh, we've got some stuff from the Hello Kitty collection!" when I was browsing. I knew it was fake as soon as I saw it; there were no lip palettes or all this other crap in the collection she was trying to sell as "MAC". I know it's quite common on the internet, but I didn't know they tried to do this at swap meets. I wish I could have taken a picture, they were laughably fake.

Anywho, on to the good stuff. Nail polish is one of the few things I buy from swap meets, mostly because even if they are fake, I'm more willing to put something on my nails versus on my face or near my eyes. Still, it's pretty obvious to weed out the fakes from the real things.

From the first seller I bought two OPI n/p, from the Designer Series "Royal", a translucent purple with blue reflects. It's really great, but I wish it was more opaque (I put it on my toes over a crappy fuchsia one from Icing). I also bought a base coat, because the one I have is starting to dry out. They were both on $2.

From the next seller, I bought FOUR. He gave us a deal; 4 for ten dollars. Originally it was two for five, but he said if we bought 4, he would include a free one from a different brand. I gave one to my aunt, this red color (she wanted it), and I don't have a picture or the name. The other three were "Give Me A Coral Sometime", a pretty orange coral color with pink reflects. Also I have "Who Needs a Prince", which is a milky white opal with a pale pink duochrome- it's pretty much MAC's Pink Opal pigment in nail polish form! I love it. The last, and one of my faves is "Goldilocks Rocks!" a sheer orangey golden, super sparkly/glittery nail polish. I put it over Victoria's Secret nail laquer in "Cocktail", which made this gorgeous orange coral with tons of glitter!






Anyways, the last stall I bought three Rimmel Nail Polishes, since they were only a dollar each. I got "Sunny Side" a pinkier, lighter coral than OPI's "Give Me a Coral Sometimes" and has subtle golden reflects, instead of pink (can you tell I love me some corals?). I also got Meringue, a milky off-white with subtle golden pink sparkle. Lastly, I got Dazzle, a sheer, old gold color.



















What I'm wearing:



Toes: Icing Nail polish in "Grapetini"
with OPI "DS Royal" over it

Fingers: Victoria's Secret nail lacquer in "Cocktail" with OPI's "Goldilocks Rocks!" over it

To Tutorial or Not to Tutorial?

I feel like I've written this in an earlier post, but oh well, I'll do it again.

I've always contemplated if I should do make up tutorials on Youtube. But it seems like everyone and their mother has a Youtube now; I think it takes an exceptional amount of skill, originality, personality, and well, even just plain luck to really be an accomplished Make Up Guru on Youtube. Still, part of me wants to do it. So here is a list, a personal list, of the Pros and Cons of posting video tutorials.

Cons (first, because, you know, I am a raging pessimist):
- I'm really shy. Like, very very very shy. I don't think my personality comes off well on camera.
- I don't like the way I look. Which I know, every woman/man has that little, eensy self-conscious voice in their head, but are still relatively comfortable. That's not me, of course. Which brings me to my next one;
- I'm not sure if I'd be able to take the haters on Youtube. I mean, I wouldn't start crying every time someone says I suck or something, but still. Bleh.
- Skill. I'm paranoid I'm not skilled enough. I see some gurus and I think I am about the same level (if not better), but still, it's not only skill. You have to have an interesting personality, and make it a joy to watch you. I don't know if I'll be able to do that.
- Money! I don't own as many cosmetics as some Youtube gurus (but I do own enough, I think), and I don't go on a bajillion hauls. Though I think this is the least important factor
- My camera. It sucks. I don't think it takes as High Quality pictures as I would want it to. And don't even get me started on my webcam.
- My age. I think there is only one guru (who will not be named) that is my age. I am seventeen. Will people take a seventeen year old seriously?

Now, on to the pros!

Pros:
- I think I have pretty original ideas. I try to stay away from the norm, and I actually have a list compiled of possible looks/video ideas.
- I know I'm not the worst at make up, haha. I know that doesn't sound very optimistic, but I don't want to come off as conceited and say "Oh, I think I'm a lot better than some make up gurus on Youtube", but, I guess I will. I think I'm better than a lot of them (of course, this is not to say I think I am better than ALL of them. Hell, there are some that so surpass the level I am at I am in pure awe of their skill).
- I have an art background. I think this goes hand in hand with the two previous pros; this background has pretty much been my saving grace. That is why Kryolan Aquacolors have been so easy to use for me; they are nothing compared to trying to control how much water you use in a watercolor painting. Not to mention the color wheel. Color wheel, schmotherwheel; been there, done that.
- I know this is going to sound really self centered, but this is an outlet for me. I really have no one to share my make up looks with. On Flickr sometimes, but I don't really have a group of friends, let alone acquaintances from the make up community. All of my friends are not interested in make up, or not to the near point of obsession (or euphemistically, dedication) that I am.
- I think I have an interesting personality, and hopefully, one that is enjoying to watch over the internet (at least, after I get over the initial shyness).



I can't think of anymore, but that's it. I think I will start putting FOTDS and EOTDS up here, as opposed to only on Flickr. And maybe, if I compile enough looks, I can make a make up looks sideshow? Because I've noticed, that is usually the first step before making actual tutorials, and it makes sense. It's like testing the waters before jumping in; if people actually express they want to see your tutorials, then, make them. If no one does then, well, you get the hint.

I Finally Got the 88 Palettes!

So, initially this was disastrous. Yesterday I was checking my mail (I didn't have time during the weekend) only to discover, to my dismay, that my 88 palettes from Starsmakeuphaven had arrived (supposedly) at my house on Friday. Uhm, yeah, I checked all day; no package in sight! I thought that there was either some sort of mistake, or someone stole my package, but I wasn't overly worried, because luckily I paid for insurance on my package, and it would be replaced. My brother, who works at UPS, and obviously is more knowledgeable about package delivery (is it just me or does that sound mildly perverse?) and told me to wait till Monday.
And I did. And I'm glad that I did because they are here! They are just as pigmented and gorgeous as everyone says they are, I am very impressed. I do not refer to mine as the "CS palettes" only because I didn't buy them there. The reason? One, Starsmakeuphaven ships from Ohio, while Coastal Scents ships from Florida. I live all the way at the end of the West Coast, so obviously Ohio is a shorter distance, and thus, shipping is much cheaper (I think it was three dollars without insurance versus seven dollars). Also, the palettes are about a few bucks cheaper. It doesn't seem that much when you think about it, but put it together and I saved about six dollars, which I used to be able to buy insurance for my package as well as some little sitck on magnets for my MAC palette. Huzzah!

Oh No

I really have not posted in this awhile. I'm just a lazy person by nature, and I honestly started this thing, not for other people, but for me. Anyways, I guess I should post things of interest.

I've been hauling like a fiend. If I made a collective haul from the time of my last post well... that would be a lot of make up. Or not, I'll try to remember.

Sephora was having a Benefit promotional thing, buy at least 1 Benefit item and spend over $50, get a free gift. And since Dr. Feelgood is my absolutely favorite primer and necessity (both me AND my mom use it) I figured, why not? I was pleasantly surprised when I got my order; it was said to come in a make up bag, and I was expecting a dinky little thing. It was quite the opposite; it's made a black shimmery and green plastic, with a handle (very lunchbox-esque!) and even has little insert things (I apologize for my lack of verbal finesse, it's early) for putting in brushes, etc. Also included was Rush Hour (a berry colored lip and cheek color), BADgal Blue mascara, and California Kissin' gloss. I'm not super crazy about the products in general, but I like them enough. I already own California Kissin', it's pretty much this very sheer blue shimmer infused lip gloss. It's okay, but I don't think it's worth the money. BADgal blue isn't as blue as one would expect, which is a good or bad thing depending on what side of the "I love bright make up" spectrum you lay on; the mascara itself is decent, it lengthens and separates my lashes pretty decently, and is surprisingly non clumpy, but it can get a bit flaky and dry quickly. Of the three free products, I liked rush hour the best; put on lips sheer, it's a nice pink-berry lipstick, but the more you add on the more dramatic it gets. I also like it as a cheek color. This gift also comes with a shower cap, but it's too cute, so I haven't used it yet!

I also got a few MAC products, because for my birthday (I forgot to mention that! My birthday was on April 11. I am seventeen now, huzzah!) I got a Macy's gift card. This of course, doesn't mean only MAC make up, but Benefit, Prescriptives, Lancome, Estee Lauder, Chanel, Dior, Clinique, Shisheido, and other make up brands! I'm wondering what else to buy, I hear Dior has good products, but I've also been wanting a Chanel lip gloss (I only own one, a gift from my cousin. I absolutely love it). Anyways, I picked up Refined MSF from the Sugarsweet collection, it's my first MSF! I wanted to pick up Petticoat and So Ceylon before, but I didn't have money at the time, so I never did. Boo; I just hope they get re-released! I also got Fig 1 eyeshadow, which I am TOTALLY in love and impressed for. I don't own that many matte shades, which I am trying to add more to my collection (I hate the stereotype/look of the high school girl with a face full of glitter/shimmer). I heard Vintageortacky rave about it, and she was absolutely right. The texture is AMAZING, non chalky at all, and it's so pigmented, I am so stoked. I always play around with make up as soon as I get it, but I made about three looks using Fig 1 yesterday! Lastly, I bought Amber Russe Lipgelee, from the recommendation of one of the M/A there. At first, I was a bit iffy; it looked like a color i have already own. But applying it, I have to say I own nothing like it. Also, one of the main reasons she recommended it was because I tried on one of the Dazzleglasses, and hated the stickiness (which I hate; I really loved the glittery aspect of them). Either way, the Lipgelee has a nice, non-sticky texture, and the color is so hard to describe... kind of like a rose, silvery shimmer? Oh well, but I love it; it's very natural looking. Lastly, I got one more MAC product, but surprisingly, I did not get it from MAC, nor did I get it from the CCO or online. So where did I get it? COSCO! I was really surprised and found both Bronze and Antiqued Gold CCB at Cosco, but I only picked up Antiqued Gold. They were only $7, which is about less than half of them at full price!

I also ordered from Urban Decay, because of the friends and family sale. I picked up the two eyeliner sets (V.I.P. and Velvet Rope). I never have owned colored eyeliner pencils before, and I've heard good things about the 24/7 eye pencils. So far so good, I really like them (yesterday I layered Covet, the green pencil, over a black liquid liner and made a cat eye, it was such a deep, gorgeous green color!). I also got Lovechild lipstick, and a free sample of Sellout lipstick. I love both! I am also trying to cut back on frost/shimmer lip colors, and both are creme formulations. Lovechild is this pale pink which I love to death, it's very retro; I own nothing like it; I love how you can build up the color with it. Sellout is this amazing neutral color, and I'd recommend it for ANYONE who is a bit iffy on trying lipstick; it smells great and applies very sheer; I'm pretty sure it also suits all skin tones.

I think I also picked up some NYX lip glosses in Smokey Look, Very Clear (which I giggled at, as what, opposed to mildly clear?), Soap Opera Queen (which is a slightly brighter pink dupe for Smashbox's Electric lip gloss), and Strawberry.

OH. One last thing; my mom bought some stuff from Lancome, and they gave her a free gift. She doesn't use them so she gave them to me, I got two lipsticks in Luxe (a sort of bronzey copper color) and The New Pink (a shimmery, kind of bright pink). I also got a mascara, make up remover, and a mini eyeshadow quad that came with Latte (a matte taupe), Waif (a matte off white/ light tan), The New Black (a metallic, shimmery black that reminds me of Black Tied), and Mannequin ( a shimmering deep brown). I think this is a pretty versatile palette, easily transitioning from day to night. It also comes with a giant mirror, which is handy for those on the go.