Beauty Blog Challenge: Day Seventeen!

Fashion Pieces that are on your Wishlist

Jeffery Campbell shoes! One day I will own a pair. I love his shoes they are so unique and fun but the price tag is not pretty!

Printed leggings! I am a huge fan of printed leggings but don't own many.  These are from WetSeal. Photo is linked to where you can purchase them on the site. 

Skater dresses! I do not own any skater style dresses but I really like the cut of them. I definitely want to add a few to my wardrobe this summer. These are also from WetSeal. Photo is linked to where you can purchase them on the site. 

As you can see I don't have too many things on my fashion wishlist because I haven't really been looking at clothes lately. I have been too busy and broke lol!

What's on your fashion wishlist?!

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Beauty Blog Challenge: Day Sixteen!

Favorite Nail Polish

I don't have a specific nail polish that is my favorite so I went for my favorite nail polish brand, Sinful Colors. Just about my whole nail polish collection consists of this brand. I love their colors and they are only $1.99! Super affordable. 

What's your favorite nail polish/ nail polish brand?

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Drug Store Haul!

I recently placed an order on eyeslipsface.com and picked up a few things from the drug store. Most of this haul is e.l.f. products. I'll start with the e.l.f. products and then show the other drug store items that I got. There will be swatches of all the products. It was hard to get pictures of some of the swatches cause of how light the product was but I did my best. 
So let's jump right in!

e.l.f. essentials shimmering facial whip

These are $1 each and can be used for pretty much anything. I purchased Spotlight, Lilac Petal, Golden Peach and Pink Lemonade. I got them to try and use as blushes (minus spotlight). However I am curious to see how they work on the eyelids. 

e.l.f. studio baked blush

These blushes are $3 each and I purchased it in the shade Peachy Cheeky. When my package arrived this was actually broken. It was in so many pieces. They sent me a new one and thankfully it arrived undamaged! I have worn this blush once and I do like the way it looks on my cheeks. There is some shimmer in it. 

e.l.f. studio blush

These blushes are also only $3 each. I purchased the color Peachy Keen. This is more on the coral side with I like. I am a fan of coral blushes. There is also some shimmer in this blush. The only way I can think to describe it is shiny. I have worn this a few times and I like it. It stayed on for my whole shift at work so the staying power isn't too bad. 

e.l.f. studio HD blush

This is the item I was most excited about! I am happy I finally got my hands on one! These HD blushes are only $3 also. I purchased the shade Superstar. I haven't tried this out yet but it is very pigmented. I have seen some reviews on YouTube where girls did demos with these blushes and it looks as though a little goes a long way. It is recommended to use the e.l.f. studio small stipple brush to apply it and unfortunately I ordered the regular stipple brush and it is way to large to use. I'll need to purchase the small stipple brush and I really want to get my hands on the shade Headliner.

e.l.f. studio golden bronzer

This golden bronzer is also only $3. I used it the other day and I must say it is pretty shimmery. You definitely have to be careful when using this. I definitely need to work with this bronzer some more to see if I can get it to work the way I want it too. I don't like too much shimmer in my bronzer because that just does not look natural. The first swatch is all the colors swirled together and then under is each color on its own.

e.l.f. studio cream liners

These cream liners are only $3. Before I purchased these too ( punk purple and teal tease) I only owned one, the black one. I absolutely loved it so I figured I would give the other colors a try also. When my package arrived the purple was completely melted. No matter what I did it would not dry out to be use. Thankfully the sent me new ones! I can't wait to try these out with some fun looks. 

wet n wild coloricon bronzer

This was $3.93 at my Walmart. I got the shade Reserve your Cabana. I have heard everyone talking about this bronzer so I decided to finally pick it up. I really like it. I have been wearing it as a highlight ever since I bought it. 

black radiance palette

I believe that black radiance is by the same company that makes wet n wild. These palettes are more expensive then the wet n wild ones. This palette retails for $6.99 at my Rite Aid and it is in the shade Urban Jungle. I had been eyeing it for a long time. When I went in the other day I noticed they had a little "gift set" and it included this palette and a mascara for only $4.99! The colors are super pigmented. I will definitely do a look using this palette!

lippes!

Wet n Wild  Mega last lipstick- $1.99! I got the shade Red Velvet for an upcoming post because I was lacking red lipstick!

N.Y.C round lipstick- $.93! This is in the shade Chiffon. I really like this color. It is not super pigmented but looks nice on my lips!
ChapStick- $.99! Haha, this was just something fun I picked up. I got cake batter and velvet cupcake. These seriously taste like it too!! 

What have you picked up lately at the drug store?!

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Beauty Blog Challenge: Day Fifteen!

Photo of your Favorite Bracelet

I assumed this meant my favorite bracelet that I owned. So here it is. My mom got this for me at DOTS. It wraps around you wrist to look like 2 bracelets. It also has two little chains attached.

What's your favorite bracelet?

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What I'm Loving Wednesday!

Contouring

I would like to believe that I am getting better at contouring haha. Lately I have been using this e.l.f. blush and bronzer duo a lot. I clearly love the blush! However when I first got this I really didn't like the bronzer. I thought that it was too dark. But I have been working with it lately and found that I actually do like it. 

What have you been loving lately?

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Beauty Blog Challenge: Day Fourteen!

Photo of a Hairstyle/Haircut that you currently like

Faux Hawks! I have really been loving them lately. I would love to get my hair cut into a faux hawk but knowing me I would hate it a week later when I have to style it myself lol. That's how I am every time I get my hair cut. Plus I would probably cry if I cut that much hair off! I am trying to get my hair to grow!

What hair style/ cut have you been loving lately?

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Beauty Blog Challenge: Day Thirteen!

Photo of your Fashion/Style Icon

I honestly do not really have a fashion/style icon. There isn't a particular person that I look to for those kinds of things. I really just wear what I feel like when I feel like it lol. I am not really one to follow trends to often and if I do I end up following them when they aren't even a trend anymore. I get most of my outfit ideas off of Pinterest! That is a great place to go for some outfit inspiration.

Who is your fashion/style icon?

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Beauty Through The Decades: 20s!

It's finally here! The first installment of the Beauty Through The Decades Series! Every Monday will feature a look from a different decade done by myself and a guest blogger. Today's guest blogger is the gorgeous Maria of Amriaa's Blog!

Maria's Look: 

Maria tried this look out with two lipsticks. The first (darker one) is a Max Factor lipstick in 685 Mulberry and the matte red shade is actually a red Avon lip pencil that she used all over her lips. 

For her eyes she used a Jade Starlights palette. She believes there are 20 colors in the palette. She used a champagne for her inner corners and beneath her brows, a brown in the crease and a bit upwards and a glittery black on the lid. All the colors in the palette are shimmery.

Doesn't she just look absolutely gorgeous?!

 Be sure to head over to Maria's blog here to see her post!

My Look:

For my lips I used a Wet N Wild Megalast lipstick in 916D. I used the e.l.f. blush and bronzer duo for contouring and Wet N Wild Reserve Your Cabana for my highlight. (My camera and lighting did not want to corporate with me for these pictures!) 

On my lids I used the Rimmel ScandalEYES eye shadow pencil in witness white as a base. I then used the shimmery off white color from the Wet N Wild ColorIcon Lust palette all over my lids and under my brows. Also from that palette I used the silver shadow for my crease and outer corners. I then used the crease color from the Wet N Wild Spoiled Brat trio. It is a shimmery black. I used this color to define my outer corners. 

20's makeup was just absolutely stunning wasn't it??

Huge thanks to Maria from Amriaa's Blog for being apart of the series! Your look came out amazing! 

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Next week will be the 30's! I still need a guest blogger so if anyone is interested in doing a 30's look shoot me an email! Click here for more info on the series and to see the decades that are still available!

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Beauty Blog Challenge: Day Twelve!

Favorite Color

PURPLE!!

What's your favorite color?

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Beauty Blog Challenge: Day Eleven!

Bag You Would  Like To Have

I would absolutely love to have this bag in my closet! It is a Louis Vuitton. I believe it was from some neon collection that they had. I absolutely loved all the bags in the collection. They came in a few different colors. They are definitely statement pieces because of the colors!

What bag would you like to have?

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Beauty Blog Challenge: Day Ten!

Current Style That You Like

(photos found on Pinterest)

Leave it to me to chose a style that you can't wear in the middle of the summer, haha! But these 3 photos show the type of style that I love for the fall time. However I can't pull any of these off myself I just love the way they look and wish I could pull them off!

What's a style that you like?

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Beauty Blog Challenge: Day Nine!

Favorite Pair of Shoes!

Out of all my shoes these would have to be my favorite! I got these at a little store called Traffic. I love Jeffery Campbell shoes but his are just way too expensive and this store has a lot of shoes in the Jeffery Campbell style. I only paid $35 for these! I have honesty never wore them out, because I haven't had anywhere to go in them yet!

What's your favorite pair of shoes?

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Blogger Spotlight: Beauty Informer!

She is the lovely blogger behind Beauty Informer!

About Patricia!

"My name is Patricia and I love to write. Among my many interests, the ones that consistently keep my passion to write alive are beauty, style, food and people. And following my heart, I created Beauty Informer."

"I love the art of makeup and learnt most of my techniques from the best YouTube gurus – makeupgeek, pixiwoo, missjessicaharlow, kandeejohnson and gossmakeupartist. I spent hours listening to and practicing techniques shared by them. I now am quite close to being as good as a professionally trained MUA. The ones who reap the benefit of my makeup skills, apart from me, are my friends, family and colleagues."

What is your blog about? & What makes it unique/special?

"When my curiosity and thirst to learn more about beauty and style kicked in, I realized there is so much information available on the internet, for free. As I started to do my research, I realized that there was some really interesting information that many people pay to know about. As I started to share my knowledge and references with people I know, I realized that many like-minded people would be happy to have the information I found. 

So I created my blog as a forum to share:

•         Beauty product reviews
•          Beauty news
•          DIY skincare and makeup tips
•          Events and happenings that beauty addicts would be interested in (work in progress)

I also plan on doing my research and answering beauty queries that my readers need information around. So, feel free to write to me at beautyinformer@gmail.com to get answers to any of your beauty questions.

Please feel free to visit my blog – beautyinformer.wordpress.com

If you like my writing, please show me some love and hit subscribe or follow on my blog."

Fun facts about Patricia!

• "My favorite color is purple."

• "I hate pessimism and try to stay away from people who breed it."

• "I believe in forgiving and not holding on to grudges as the only one it affects is oneself. And, I want to be happy. Happiness is the secret to extended youth and internal beauty I hear."

• "I am trying to cut out as many chemicals as I can from my skin care routine. I am currently in love with olive oil, honey, coconut oil and Vitamin E."

Make sure to take some time to check out Beauty Informer and show her some love! 

(click the photo to be redirected to her blog!)

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Beauty Blog Challenge: Day Eight!

Top 3 Favorite Clothing Brands

Well that wasn't hard! 2b bebe is probably my favorite out of the 3! I love all their clothes, they are all great and have very affordable clothing options!

What is your top 2 favorite clothing brands?

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Sunshine Blogger Award!

HUGE thanks to Stephanie from Elegant Rebel Beauty for nominating me for this award! Make sure to stop by her blog!

**This is my second nomination for a blog award! Tori from Notorious Beauty Blog nominated me for the Shine On award but unfortunately I was unable to pass that on however I still wanted to recognize Tori for nominating me! So thank you Tori :) Everyone make sure to stop by her blog also!**

Now onto the questions!

What is the default song you put on when you want to listen to something but don’t feel like choosing?

• In all honesty I do not have a default song however I do have a default band that I put on when I don't feel like choosing. My default band would be Asking Alexandria. I looove them and have seen them live twice. Awesome experience!

What do you do when you’re uncomfortable in a social situation?

• I am either very quite and awkward. If I am super uncomfortable I would most likely leave (if that is an option)

What article of clothing do you own that you know is stupid but you really like anyway?

• My "grandpa" sweaters hahaha! I have these oversized sweaters that I purchased from the thrift store. They are completely ridiculous and don't look good on me but I love them anyway! I got them because I loved the oversized sweater look with leggings but I don't pull it off very well yet I continue to wear them!. 

Do you like typing better or hand writing, and why?

• I would have to say hand writing. I find that I get more done when I hand write things out first. Especially for school when it comes to essays it is so much easier to make corrections and add and delete things when you are hand writing out the drafts. Also whenever I try typing I quickly get distracted by the internet! 

What writer would you like to believe writes in the style that you think in?

• Lol, I have no idea.

Is time alone liberating or depressing?

• It could definitely be both. I think it depends on the situation and why you are alone in the first place. Personally I love taking time out of the day to spend time alone. 

Have you ever written a letter to someone and never given it to them?

• Yes I have. It totally slipped my mind and never made it into the mail box! I believe there was one time I was just too lazy to go to the post office to purchase a stamp, oops.  Haha.  It's only happened once or twice. I don't write letters often. 

What movie influenced you most, and was that influence psychological, aesthetic, or both?

• This is honestly a tough question. I really don't know. I mainly only watch horror movies because that is all that truly interests me movie wise (with the exception of a few movies) but I can't say that any of the movies I have seen have influenced me. 

I nominate (i'm not 100% positive if some of these bloggers have already been nominated): 

http://notoriousbeautyblog.com/

http://amriaa.wordpress.com/

http://pagebypaigebeauty.wordpress.com/

http://www.sugar-crumbs.com/

http://www.brokebeautyblogger.com/

http://www.missnattysbeautydiary.com/

Again, Thank you so much Stephanie for nominating me! (if you didn't just get nominated for this I would have totally nominated you cause I love your blog!) <3
Don't forget to stop by her blog Elegant Rebel Beauty! 

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What I'm Loving Wednesday!

Yay, today is my first What I'm Loving Wednesday! This is going to be something that is going to stick around. Basically every Wednesday I am just going to let you all know what I have been loving lately. 

Neutral Eye Shadows

(e.l.f. Natural Eye palette, WNW Silent Treatment, Almay Brighteyes duo: Bronze, WNW Walking on Eggshells, e.l.f. custom quad)

Lately I have been really into neutral shadows. I usually don't use them too often because I love using crazy bright colors. However, I have found myself reaching for neutrals a lot ! Especially my Walking on Eggshells trio from Wet N Wild (I've hit pan on the eyelid and crease color). I how quick and easy it is to do a neutral and it matches anything that you plan to wear that day! It's also great for work because I don't want to wear too much or too bright makeup to work. I also don't want to spend an enormous amount of time on work makeup that's most likely going to melt off my face, haha. Neutrals have definitely been my go to look. I have also been able to experiment with bold lip colors for the pop of color look with the neutral shadows which is also loads of fun!

What have you been loving lately?!

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