Red is it this season. Out of all of the holiday colors Julep had to offer, I was drawn to their shimmery red Marilyn. The odd one out is a shimmery white Kate.
The glitters I had applied on top was Gold Shimmer from Creative Nail Design over Marilyn and a loud silver calles Sex Symbol from Color club over Kate.
I love getting my nails done. They look so perfect! I'm still trying to have a more steady hand when I do my at-home manicures.
Two weeks in a row that the odd one out has been Winmax Nail French. I see this as a month long trend for my at-home manis. I do need to schedule a mani/pedi at Julep soon. They have a Gingerbread PDQ Manicure and Pedicure going on right now! :)
I really wanted the Kat Von D Sephora tote because it looked cool. Well, it isn't that great of quality, but it looks cool! Haha! Spend $25 and get the tote. LoL!
And I finally redeemed my points for the Kat Von D palette for 500 points. Yay! The last 500 point items weren't that great and thought this was the best trade-in they have had in awhile.
The compact has a cute design and a mirror on the lid. I am partial to the 2 middle pearl shadows - groupie & confessional. The 2 glitter shadows - believer and motorhead would need a base for the shadows to stick to. They have a bit of a grainier texture due to the glitter.
Swatches: confessional, believer, groupie & believer. I love how groupie has a bit of a blue inference. Can't wait to do an EOTD with this palette!
In Vegas on the way to head out for a bite, Jolibee's *drool* and walk the strip.
I was surprised how well this mani held up during the week. I only applied another coat of Twilight 2 days after and it remained relatively chip free for the entire week. The trouble spots are always where my nails are peeling. :\
Guess what else I had been sitting on? My palette from Eyeko like over a year ago. Geeze. Really, I am doing better about blogging about prod that is sent to me. Sorry gals!
This palette reminds me of the Pop Beauty Eye Cake I reviewed back in September. Great to have 5 shadows in one tin that is easily portable.
Sugary sweet! This would be great for the spring or even an icy wintery look. I love having just a bit of shimmer in during all seasons, but this would be especially pretty paired up with a strong, red lip that I heart during December.
This brand has now been discontinued at Wal-Mart and replaced by Hard Candy. I thought I would FINALLY review these. Sheesh. I'm finding prod all over that I've acquired througout the year that I haven't touched. smh I need to get through all of this before buying new stuff. Hmmm...I've heard that before. :\
Ms. B got the same trios. I picked up Passionate on the left and Luxurious on the right. I was really drawn to Passionate with the peach, gray and burgandy. Luxurious was a 'safe' choice with brown neutrals.
China Glaze Golden Enchantment & Orly Twilight
Orly on left and China Glaze on right.
What's cool about this set is that you get adhesive on the lash and also an extra strip to use. Well, in my case, I ended up only using these once because I partied a bit too hard.
Ready to go! Rollin' like big shots in the '93 Accord Wagon that we VALETED everywhere we went. Haha! It was a quick trip down to the 702 with my gfs, but we weren't short on the memories for sure!
I had been eyeing Maggie at Julep the last couple of times I went in, but decided not to since it is PURPLE and I thought it would be too ghetto. Well, I was wrong and I'm glad I got to use my Pretty Darn Quick (PDQ) manicure of the month with this color because I LURVE IT! Its a rich purple with flecks of magenta glitter. The bits are so fine, that it is far from chunky raver polish. :) I think I'll be picking up a bottle of this my next visit. :)
In one of the My Pretty Pink Box's was a coupon for Beauty Ticket. The website boasts that they have "Premium beauty brands up to 85% off everyday ~ new products and brands weekly! There are some current products as well as LE and discontinued products. They also sent a free gift along with my order which I gave to Ms. B. ;)
Tokidoki for Smashbox Lipgloss in Drammatica $8.99 - I was very happy to find this lipgloss! I missed out on picking up anything from the Tokidoki line. I picked this up more for the collector's factor, but I actually love the color and texture of this gloss! This has a different applicator than Smashbox's usual doe foot, it is a short bristled brush, which I actually prefer.
Such a pretty pink on my Fall/Winter fair skin. I think this will become a fave this season since I've been very light with my make up and having a pretty pout can do wonders when I'm close to bare faced.
Jelly Pong Pong Lip Sorbet in Sugared Pear $4.99 - cute little gloss in a cute little pouch. I've never tried any Jelly Pong Pong cosmetics and for $5, it was a great opp to try! This gloss is a nice size that fits in a your pocket or in a clutch. The color is a wearable gold, but the only drawback is the pigment can be streaky when applying with the doe foot applicator. I would like to pop off the inner funnel and dip my lip brush in the gloss to apply instead! The texture is pretty light and not what I was expecting. There isn't a lot of slip. I would use balm before applying this and maybe layering a lipstick with this gloss.
