The Feminine Palette

As you know by now I am not much of a neutral colors girl, I prefer mostly bright bold colors, but when I saw this palette I thought well this has a little of both. This palette has a few neutral shades as well as a few shades that pop with color. So I asked for the this for Christmas and I got it, yea!

 What I love about Urban Decay is their packaging, I mean most palettes I buy come in a plastic case or something similar and they dont add anything special because they assume you only care about the product but for me the packaging is part of the product. This palette certainly screams feminine to me, I especially love the peacock feathers.

The shades in the top row from left to right are stray dog, swf, and midnight cowboy. The shades in the bottom row from left to right are aquarius, darkhorse, and ecstacy.  It also came with UD's 24/7 liner in Zero and UDPP in Eden.

Sorry for the half assed picture, believe it or not it took me about 30 trys to get one this good. My 2 favorite shades are aquarius and ecstacy, of course.  Ecstacy is such a pretty purple, its a very shimmery shade yet there is no glitter in it. The same goes for Aquarius theres also no glitter but very shimmery, this is the perfect sea foam green color. Swf and Midnight Cowboy are both very light shades with alot of glitter in them. Swf is a very light peachy pink color and very glittery. Midnight cowboy is great for a brow highlight, its a very light glittery nude shade. Stray Dog is a shimmery brown shade with no glitter. Darkhorse is a very antique brassy brown shade with a bit of glitter. 
  Overall I am pretty satisfied with this palette, like I said it has the best of both a few neutrals and a few pops of colors. I know I need to embrace neutral shades a bit more because you can create some gorgeous looks with them.


Whats your preference neutrals or bright bold colors? 

Christmas Gifts!

Whew, I know its been like a month since my last post but I was super busy with the holidays and I just had alot going on. This year my family was lucky enough to have almost all my brothers and sisters and nieces and nephews together for Christmas Eve at my sisters house( we always do my family's Christmas on Christmas Eve) to celebrate. We also celebrated with my boyfriends family on Christmas but not everyone could make it, my boyfriends brother is in the Marines and he and his wife and kids couldn't come up from North Carolina this year. I know Christmas was over a week ago but I wanted to share with you the gifts I received. But first i gotta tell you like some men my boyfriend isnt such a good gift giver so I help him out a little and order what I want and he wraps it up for me. Trust me its better this way one year I got a shower head for Christmas, I dont want to seem ungrateful but what woman wants a shower head for a gift. Ok lets see if i was naughty or nice!

This was my favorite gift, this is a 10 drawer storage cart. I had seen Kas from Pretty Addictions had one similar in one of her youtube videos and I was like oh I so want one. I think I need a few more lol!

I love every pair of these earrings! Fashion Bug is my new favorite place for earrings, their prices are fairly cheap to each pair was $12 or less.

This is an order from Fortune Cookie Soap that was placed during the Black Friday sale, of course I picked it all out. Not to complain but this will be the last of my orders from them, in my last order they forgot an item and half of the products didnt work as they were suppose to but I gave them another chance and guess what they forgot 2 of my items( during the sale they had buy 2 get 1 free), I was suppose to get 2 free items so I put my 2 free items in the notes like it said to but didnt receive them so I emailed them twice to 2 separate emails with no response. Dont get me wrong I am still grateful for the gift just a little irked that Fortune Cookie Soap screwed it up.

This is the best knife set I have ever owned so far. Its a 15 piece set from Chicago Cutlery so if your in the market for a new knife set try these out they many different styles and sets.

Urban Decay's Feminine Palette. Im sorry I didnt use a pic with the box open but I plan to review it soon and show you how pretty it is.

This is a cute little jewelry box from my sister, I guess she knew Id be needing it.

2 hoodies form Areopostale. I love hoodies for those days when Im just to lazy to put on a coat.

I love to bake and can never have too many baking dishes.

A cute pair of jammies, another thing I can never have too many of!

Here we have the Smashbox Try It Kit, Smashbox Limitless Liner in Dark Denim( Limitless liner is my fav. eyeliner) The Body Shop's Mango Body Butter, Smith's Rosebud Salve( smells exactly like roses) Fresh Magic Wands Mascara,Tokidoki Vegas palette and, Tokidoki's Til Death Do Us Part palette.

A new Black and Decker blender.

Oh I love this I have been getting a little bored with the Wii.

An extra controller for when I wanna share, haha!

And last but certainly not least Pretty Addictions. This is the Miss Independent Collection and the Just A Dream sample set plus I got a free 5 g of Royal Rebel. I ordered this during her black friday-cyber monday sale and got all of this for only $29 including shipping, is that a deal or what!

I just wanted to share with you my favorite Christmas card I got this year, This is my almost 2 year old niece Payten, Isnt she cute!

Sorry its such a long post but I wanted to squeeze everything in there. I hope your Christmas was as blessed as mine.

Lil Ulta Haul

Right now Ulta is running an online promotion where if you spend $25 you get a bag with 10 samples free. They say its valued at $35 but I don't really see how but I was ordering anyway so what the hell. I really wanted to pick up the full size of Urban Decay's Primer Potion in Sin because I received a sample size with my vegan palette and loved it. I ended up getting the Original Sin Primer Potion Duo because it was only $19 and I personally like the original applicator bottle with the doe foot wand. I also picked up the Basically You Super Blender Elliptical Sponge, and Japonesque Travel Eyeshadow Crease Brush. Lets see the goodies...

I actually did do a swatch of the UDDPP but the Original did not show up because its basically the same color as my skin so I figured I would just give a description of both shades. Original is very light I would consider it an Ivory shade and Sin is a gorgeous champagne bronzey color. Sin will make almost any shadow color pop. I only use Original when I wear more neutral light shades, which isnt very often cuz  I'm a color girl! If you haven't tried Sin yet I highly recommend  it.

Next I picked up the Basically You Super Blender Elliptical Sponge. I just wanted to try something different to apply my foundation instead of a brush because sometimes I'm up at 3 am getting ready for work and need something quick. For the most part I like it but it does seem like it absorbs a lot of the foundation, I think it works better for light coverage so I only use it when I'm in a rush. Oh and another thing I like is the shape it makes it easy to hold it in your hand without getting your foundation all over your fingers.

Then I picked up this Japonesque Travel Eye Shadow  Crease Brush. I'm always on the hunt for new brushes especially shadow brushes so when I seen this on sale for $10 down from $15.50 I had to get it. Sometimes I'm a ditz and this was one of those times I didnt realize I bought the travel size and when I got it I was like wth why is it so little, Duh I forgot to read the details lol! Well anyway I do like it even though its tiny, it doesn't shed like many other brushes Ive tried but I dont think its worth the original $15.50 price.

These are the samples from the free sample bag plus the 3 I received with my order. I'm not gonna give a description of each and every item because we would be here all day. I received 4 perfume samples: Viva La Juicy, Lovestruck by Vera Wang, Daisy Eau So Fresh by Marc Jacobs, and Beckham Signature. Out of the 4 I liked 2, Beckham signature I already have this but I love it and Viva La Juicy this is such a light sweet scent and not too overwhelming.  I also received 4 moisturizers, Aveeno, Jessica McClintock, Philosophy's Miracle Worker and Murad Age Reform. I havent tried any of them yet. I also received Fekkai shampoo and Oscar Blandi Hair Lift which I haven't tried but Ive heard good things about both.Theres also Benefit's Girl Meets Pearl and Laura Geller's Spackle. I haven't tried the girl meets pearl yet but I have used Laura Geller's Spackle before and its one of the best foundation primer's I have used.

Have you ladies found any good beauty bargains lately?

Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!!!

I just wanted to tell everyone Happy Thanksgiving and I hope you all have a safe and happy holiday. I probably wont do a new post for a few days cuz its been hectic, but Im sure I will have a few new things to review after hitting up some Black Friday sales. If you too are going out on Friday good luck its gonna be crazy but thats what makes it fun right! :)

Foggy Morning Jewelry Designs

About 2 months ago I had seen my friend Kas over at Pretty Addictions had posted something on her facebook page  about Foggy Morning Jewelry Designs and I figured I would check it out. I found a few things I knew I had to have but wanted to wait until I had a little more cash in my bank account to order. Well it just so happened that when I finally was ready to order she was having a sale for facebook fans for 35% off your entire order, hell yeah! I got 4 pieces for around $30 total with shipping so I saved around $10 with the sale code. I received my order about 7-10 days after my purchase. Wanna see my goodies!

All my pieces came in this cute little white box with a purple ribbon tied on it and a sticker that says thank you to seal it. Also inside the box there is shredded purple paper which you will see a little of in the pic below.

 My jewelry came in 2 purple organza bags.

Each piece came attached to a piece of cardstock that said 10% off your next order, but I'm a little unsure on how to get that because there is no code or anything so I guess I'm gonna have to message her and find out. Like most of the world I love Twilight( I know True Blood and Twilight are 2 different things) and once I saw these True Blood Inspired earrings and hair pins I had to have them, however I do wish the roses on the earrings would have matched the roses on the hair pins, but I still love them! I think I may just wear them when I go watch Twilight Breaking Dawn.
Ok I really havent understood every ones obsession lately with bows but once I saw these pearl bow earrings I think i kinda got a little obsessed myself, they are so freakin cute. I gotta tell you when i first wore them to work a coworker said they didnt fit me cuz they weren't black, lol! I really do wish they came in black or maybe a hot pink because thats a lil more my style, but these make me seem like maybe Im a lil sweet and innocent, haha yeah right!
The last thing I got was the Blue Open Rose earring studs. Why did I get these? I have no idea I must have liked them that day but they so aren't me and they are a little too big for my taste, but I'm sure they would make a great gift or a giveaway item.
I was very impressed with my order from Foggy Morning Jewelry Designs, and i think I feel another purchase coming up.
If you wanna check out Foggy Morning Jewelry Designs and pick yourself up a piece of handmade jewelry head on over to her Etsy Store or Foggy Morning Jewelry Designs Facebook page

November BirchBox

This months Birchbox was definitely better than last month. I liked 3 out of the 5 items I got. Some of the stuff is a little on the pricier end, maybe I need to change my profile a little or something. This months theme is "Getting Gifty". The box is the same as last months so I'm not gonna post any pics of that, so lets see what was in there.

This is the card they put in every box with each products name, description, and the price of the full size items.

Just a shot of everything all together!

This is Atelier Cologne " Orange SanguineCologne Absolue". If you cant tell by the name its got an orange scent to it, it also has jasmine and sandalwood in there as well. Its an ok scent but I am not a big fan of smelling like oranges, just not my thing I guess. They have this in 2 different sizes a 30ml for $50 and a 200ml for $145, so thats not too pricey I mean 200 ml is alot! So if you are a fan of oranges you may fall in love with this cologne.

BORGHESE "Fango Delicato Active Mud for Delicate Dry Skin" This is a mud mask for your face and or body, they say if you have dry knees or elbows you can also use it on them. I used this last night on my face because I have extremely dry skin and it worked like a charm, it left my face nice and soft. Im gonna have to try it next on my elbows and see how that go's. I received a 1 oz sample and I'm sure I can easily get at least 5 uses out of it or maybe more.They have this in 2 sizes also a 7oz. for $33.50 and a 17.6 oz. for $64, and I think thats not too bad because say if you buy a 7 oz. tube you should be able to get around 35 uses from it.

Yep you guessed it this is Supersmile "Professional Whitening Toothpaste". They say its safe for all types of teeth, false ones and veneers and your real ones too. I haven't yet tried this because I know I will never buy it because the full size costs $21 for a 4.2 oz. tube. In my opinion thats way to much for toothpaste.

And this is my favorite thing from my box this month and it is Zoya " Nail Polish in Noel". This is 1 of the 6 shades in Zoya's new Gems and Jewels Collection. I will put a pic below of what it looks like on my nails. I have never tried Zoya because I thought $8 for a nail polish was too much but I now believe its well worth it. Zoya nail polishes do not have  formaldehyde, tuolene, or dibutyl phthalate, plus they say its suppose to last 50% longer than traditional nail polish.  

Just to give you an idea of what it looks like on. The other 5 shades are pretty cute too.

This is what Birchbox calls a treat, which is just an extra item they sometimes throw in your box. These are Two Paper Dolls " Amperstand Coasters". I'm not too excited about these I mean they are just cardboard coasters but hey I may use them! They sell for $15 for a set of 6, yeah for cardboard um I dont think so.

What did you think of your BirchBox this month?

Sampler Village

I had seen a few people on facebook and youtube talking about these boxes and I just had to get my hands on one. I bought the Lavishly Samplicious Sampler Box for $40 and thats including shipping. In this box you receive 35-40 randomly selected samples. I ordered on a friday and got my package on monday, now thats some fast service. Wanna see what I got?

This is the box everything came in, there was so much stuff they couldnt fit them all in the box some are behind it if you can see it. October was breast cancer awareness month so they did the box like this especially for that.

 Wow! there sure is alot of samples there. I would love to go through all of them but this post would be forever long then, so Im gonna show you my top 10 favorites. I got alil bit of everything in this months box, soap, shower gel, candles, makeup, bath salts, hair accessories, lip balm, perfume stix, and much more!

Ok these are my top 10. 

sweetpeanutpie.etsy.com 

these are bath bombs that look like a cupcake. the larger sizes sell for 8-12 bucks. I recieved a sample of the scent " Divine Women". I have not tried it yet because its too cute I dont want to mess it up, lol.

yespleasestudio.etsy.com

I recieved a pair of dove earrings and a $5 gift certificate from them. They sell jewelry, pillows, wallart, and some other good stuff.

amandasfinerthings.etsy.com

From her I got that cute pen with the flowers on it. I love this pen, and I think these would make great favors for a wedding or a lil gift. She sells alot of wedding accessories and the prices vary depending upon the item.

whiffsofwhimsy.com

The sample I got from them is a banana cream pie scented body wash. This smells just like banana cream pie to me, almost makes you forget thats its bodywash. They sell bodywash, bath salts, lotions, soap, and a few other things that smell good over there. They are a bit pricey a 9.2 oz. bottle of body wash retails for $15.

www.fairycute.com

I got a sample of pumpkin cheesecake lip balm. Its not a very strong smell but you can definitely smell a hint of pumpkin in there. It is also very moisturizing. 1 tube sells for $2.95, but you can order bulk orders also and have them personalized too!

www.handmadegifts4you.webs.com

I got a sample bag of milk goats glycerin soap. Each one is shaped like a little flower. They lather pretty well and smell good too. They sell all sorts of soap over there. You can purchase a mini bag with 5 mini soaps for as little as $2.

SuzysScentShop.Com

I received a soy melt cup in the scent " Lollipop Kiss" which is a weird kinda scent not sure what it is but I like it, but I believe they dont carry them anymore. They sell soy melt cups, soy breakaway bricks and warmers. The soy melt cups are fairly cheap you can get 2 for $3.50, or a whole brick for $4.

sweetlightcandleco.com

I got 2 mini tart melts that look like little muffins in the scent "Oatmeal Raisin". They smell like oatmeal cookies but I dont smell any raisins but thats cool cuz I dont like raisins anyway. They sell the cutest little candles over there, you can get muffins, cookies, fruit, and alot of other ones, and they even sell soap. The large size muffins sell for $6 each.

www.forgoodnessgrape.etsy.com

This sample was a solid perfume stick in the scent "butt naked" which smells like grape candy to me. She sells lipbalms, lipscrubs, lipgloss, perfume stix, and a few other things. A .15oz. perfume stix sells for $6.25.

graciejoscandles.webs.com

Last but not least I got a sample of a soy tart in the scent "Pumpkin Pie Spice". When you burn this you will think your baking a pie it smells so good! They sell soy tarts, jar candles, bath and body products and much more. 20 of these lil pumpkin soy tarts sell for $2.95. They also have flat rate shipping for $5.95.

If you wanna get your own box the Nov./Dec. box will be available for sale on Dec. 1st. They have 3 boxes to choose from. Head on over to www.samplervillage.com to check it out, trust me you will love them.

If you already get their box what was your favorite sample?