NOTD: March 31st, Easter nails!

  Everybody is going with eggs, chicks or bunnies for Easter nails, I went with polka dots :D

 

 Thumb and pinky: 2 coats of Revlon-Cloud(which I think might be discontinued), the dots were made with OPI - Gargantuan Green Grape.

Index and ring finger: 3 coats of OPI - Gargantuan Green Grape, dots made with OPI - I Theodora You.

Middle finger: 4 coats of OPI - I Theodora You (4 coats! Crazy, but so worth it!), dots made with Hello Kitty - Blueberry. 

And of course all topped with Seche Vite, as usual. Most polishes here will be featured in upcoming haul posts!

 Hope you liked this, I really think it looks super cute! <3

Drugstore haul Feb 23rd (and some reviews)

 I had to pick a few things up at the drugstore. Not only that, but the bf and I were on the hunt for a moisturizer to help with his black heads. We were looking for Neutrogena Oil-Free Acne Stress Control Hydrating Acne Treatment, which has been discontinued by Neutrogena and we were hoping a local drugstore would have it. 
  
 Sadly our quest was an epic fail, because we couldn't find it anywhere, so sad. It's like the world wants my bf to keep his black heads...Universe? Why do you hate on the bf? He's nice...most of the time! Ha-ha. 

 Anyways, thought I'd tell you the end of our sad story and tell you we failed looking for this stuff. I think if we were pirates...we would never find any treasure lmao(how lame did that sound?).  

First stop: Walgreens:

 I went to Walgreens because I had a coupon for $0.99 off of a Sinful Colors polish. I wanted to pick one up and of course because of the "main quest" mentioned above. While there, one of the girls that works there, told me they had some clearance products in the back of some aisle(bf editing: end cap of aisle sale)! Of course I had to check that out. They had a lot of polish, but mostly boring colors, so I didn't pick any  up.

Studio 35 - Premium Cotton Squares: I ran out of cotton rounds, so I decided to pick some up. I got these cotton squares, they are OK. I like them, they don't get destroyed the second the toner hits them, lol. And they are lint free, big plus when removing polish!

Nailtiques Formula 2: As I mentioned in this post, I have been using Nailtiques Formula 2 to make my nails stronger and it has worked! So I know I love it and mine is half gone. Might as well pick some up since it's regularly $9.99.

Nail Polish Remover Pads: I found these things for $.25, which is super cheap and thought they would be a good idea for emergencies. I don't like them for regular use, because they are oily and stain my nails, but I guess I could use them for an emergency or something. Just in case I might need to save the world by removing nail polish or something, you never know!

Sinful Colors - Hottie: This color caught my eye, it has holo glitter and it's just such a pretty blue! Had to have it!

Almay - Oil-Free Makeup Eraser Sticks: Another "in case of emergency" product. I thought this would be great to have because I constantly screw up while doing my eye make up and it would be handy to have, just in case. Well, since I got this, I find myself reaching for them constantly! I love them, they are super effective, it's just too bad that the package has only 24, because I'm almost out. They became a must in my make up bag.

Neutrogena - Makeup Remover Cleansing Towelettes Hydrating: These things! They allow the bf to be lazy and not wash his face before he goes to bed, seriously that's what we get them for. I use them sometimes, but mostly I just get one and clean his face when he's half asleep, because he's too lazy to wash his face and just wants to go to bed. I don't really need much of a make up remover, because my cleanser does the job pretty well( Purity by Philosophy). But these are nice for those nights where I just want to pass out in bed and not get up and wash my face. I know I shouldn't, but sometimes you're just so tired, you know? These towelettes are not only gentle and remove the make up, but they also moisturize a bit, which kills two birds with one stone for the bf(he doesn't really wear moisturizer or likes to).

Second stop: CVS:

    I walk into CVS and the first thing I see, a table full of make up products on clearance that was definitely calling my name! I don't need any dupes or polishes that are one shade off the other one...(that's what the bf says, "they all look the same").  But that cute Essie caught my eye and it was only $2 and some change.

  Revlon - Nail Polish in Enchanting(220): This guy was on my Revlon nail polish wish list and it was the one I wanted the most (except for Girly and Heavenly which I already had by then), so I HAD TO pick it up. It's so pretty, but I haven't used it yet.

 Essie - We're in it Together: This polish is a gorgeous soft pink with shimmer, I love the shade, but it's really sheer. It took 3 coats, took forever to dry just for it to show opaque.

Wet n Wild - Teal of Fortune: I've been obsessed with mermaid shades lately, so I had to have this one for sure! It's a dupe of Zoya Charla, Spoiled Deeper Dive, OPI Catch Me In Your Net and probably others.

Third Stop: Target:

 By this point I was super tired, I was in what the bf and I call "zombie mode". Zombie mode is when I wander around stores without a destination, with a blank mind just walking through aisles(bf editing: pretty accurate, i know).

 I picked up a bottle of much needed Nail Polish Remover. I picked the Up & Up one to try out, I mean not like it really matters, it's just nail polish remover. I Also got  E.L.F Brush Shampoo, because I was about to run out of brush cleanser and wanted to try this one out. The bf got two bottles of Goo Gone...I don't know what he needs that for, but OK. We also got Strawberry and Chocolate Yan Yan, but by the time I took this picture the chocolate one mysteriously disappeared...into my belly! Also, I got a baggie of Big League Chew, because I didn't have that in a while(and by that I mean since I was a kid...like 5 minutes ago!lol). Oh and cupcake stickers, to sticker plaster my Nintendo DS.

Fourth stop: Walmart:

 By this point I literally just wanted to get home! Like, yesterday!

The only thing I bought there, after finding out they didn't have that thing we were looking for, was brush guards. I don't have the originals, I bought something that is alike, so I wanted to try them out. I can totally tell the difference, these are much stiffer and have more material(?). You can tell they are much better quality, I will try to get more of them to just have these instead of the other stuff.

 We did go to Rite Aid too, but their Makeup section is so big, it was more like an in and out. We checked if they had what we were looking for and since they didn't- we left. Otherwise I would've been there for over an hour and I was just too tired.

 Hope you enjoyed this little haul with some reviews ^^.

 What are your must have drugstore products?

Disclaimer: I purchased this with my own money, and this is my own personal opinion :)

Weekend purchases Feb 9th

 I'm super delayed with these posts, so I'm gonna try to post all my recent purchases constantly now, so I can catch up.

 I heard on MakeupTalk, that Big Lots had 2 Revlon polishes for $2, so I went to my local Big Lots to check it out. To be honest, I don't care for the store, if they have cute polish cheap, I'll buy it.

 Also, I've noticed most of my weekend purchases are either polish or polish related lol! Anyways...

 I was expecting a bunch of cute shades, they only had the scented ones, which I guess they are launching new ones or something and have to get rid of these? Don't quote me on that, just guessing here.

 Anyways, they had like 6 different shades or something like that, but most of them were muted and really boring, I just bought one pair to say I bought something.

  I got Strawberry Cream and Sugar Glaze. They smell amazing! Which I don't think it's a good idea for polish, specially with kids...Luckily I don't have kids! Hah!

 They are really sheer, so I know they will take a couple of coats, or maybe even more, but I think both shades are quite cute :3

 OK, now that I looked this up a bit more, it does seem to be discontinued, because I think they launch new colors, like every year or something like that. Either way the shades I saw on Ulta for the current scented ones look amazing! 

 On a funny note, I spilled Sugar Glaze on my house pants and...well at least it's smells nice and not like regular polish!

  I tried one of these, Sugar Glaze, I think and it was taking forever to dry, that mani didn't get to see the light, but I'm sure I will eventually try it out!

Which Revlon Scented Polishes would you love to have? I'm in love with Ocean Breeze! 

Disclaimer: I purchased this with my own money, and this is my own personal opinion :)

NOTD: February 25th

 Sticking to the "vampy" colors, I wanted to do something with Revlon Vixen, but not just plain nail color, because I have been doing that a lot lately.

 So I decided to venture and try out Chevron nails. I thought I'd do at least one accent nail.

 I have this theory about manis that are cursed since the moment you think about doing them. Well this one was one of them. And by this I mean I'll smudge my nails all over the place over and over again without ever being done with that mani! 

 That was the case with this one, most nails were done and perfect with Revlon Vixen, but for my accent nail I decided to go with Essie Sand Tropez for contrast. I did the accent nail on my ring finger and I kept on smudging it! When it was finally dry and I was finally done with a perfect chevron, the top coat dragged the color and screwed it up! Ughh I was SO mad! But I didn't give up! At the end it wasn't as perfect as I would want it to be, but at that point I was just so tired that I would take anything.

 So as you can see, it's definitely not perfect, but you get the point. I'm OK with the color combination, but it's not my favorite. I wanted to try to do something more serious and not so colorful. Not like there's something wrong with colorful, I LOVE colorful, but I wanted a change at least for one mani.

  I did this with regular transparent tape.

All nails, but ring finger: 2 coats of Revlon's Vixen.
Ring Finger: 2 coats of Essie's Sand Tropez, "chevron" part 1 coat of Revlon's Vixen.
Top coat: Seche Vite

 I know it's not the best, it's not even close to decent, but it was this or no mani at all, so I decided to go with this. 
 

Feb 10th weekend "shopping"

 I looked up a bunch of Revlon Polish swatches and made up my little Revlon Wishlist. On the top of my list I had: Girly and Heavenly. 

  When the bf's dad told me he was going to Walmart I decided to tag along to pick them up! 

Heavenly is the one on the left and I used it for this look: http://beautymadn3ss.blogspot.com/2013/02/notd-february-14thvalentines-day-look.html

Girly is the one on the right and I used it for this look:
http://beautymadn3ss.blogspot.com/2013/02/notd-february-11thfirst-jelly-sandwich.html

Aren't they super cute?

NOTD: February 14th(Valentine's Day Look)

  I was planning to upload this before Valentine's day, but well stuff happened. Nothing concerning me, but the bf and since we are attached at the hip it affects me LMAO.

 I wanted to do something special I guess, not just one plain color.

 I decided I would do an accent nail and some glitter over a cute pink.

This is the first version, 3 coats of Revlon Pink Lingerie, 1 coat of Revlon Heavenly, "heart" on the accent nail made with Wet n Wild Fergalicious.And of course Seche Vite as the top coat.

Close up:

The glitter kinda sunk in, which I thought was super weird. The bf was making fun of me saying it looked like cheese! LMAO! It did look a bit nasty. *sad face* This was my first time trying out Heavenly, I hope it doesn't do the same with other polishes!

The bf said I should do another heart, so this is the second version I guess:

I made the smaller heart with Nailitini Bloody Mary (from Ipsy's January bag).

 Close Up:

 I like both. Which one do you like more? :) 

Drusgtore lippies and eye liners review + swatches

 The lippies and liners for this review are the ones from this drugstore haul. (You can find it here: http://beautymadn3ss.blogspot.com/2013/01/drugstore-haulage.html).

Rimmel - Moisture Renew in 105 Pink Benefit : I was really hoping I'd love this, but I hate it. I hate the applicator, I have to keep going back into the product several times to cover my lips. When worn by itself, somehow it manages to make my lips paler, which is odd, because they are pigmented by themselves. When I swatch this it looks like a gorgeous pink, but it definitely doesn't look like that on my lips. It tastes horribly and no, I don't eat my lip gloss, but you can't help but feel the taste of any lip product you wear at some point. It's called "Moisture Renew" and my lips didn't feel moisturized at all, actually they felt drier. I don't like this one bit and don't recommend it at all!

Swatches:

On skin:

On lips:

 Maybelline - Colorsensational High Shine Lipcolor in 805 Pink Freeze :This is by far my favorite lipstick from all of these drugstore ones I got in that haul. It goes on super smooth, it feels super creamy, my lips feel moisturized and it still pigments amazingly. The shade is a really cute pink with a bit of a frosting look to it. The shade of pink is not too dark and not too light. It works great for getting a "sweet/innocent" kind of look. I love it! It doesn't have a bad kind of a taste, it's not annoying. It wears great throughout the day and doesn't make my lips feel dry.

Swatches:

On skin:

On lips:

Revlon - Lip Butter in Sugar Frosting : This is super soft and moisturizing on my lips. It doesn't have a lot of color, it just adds a frosting effect. I really like this and it wears great throughout the day.

Swatches: 

On skin:

 On lips:

Wet n Wild - Megalast Lipstick in 968 Pinkerbell : This is the prettiest color evar! This is a dupe for MAC Viva Glam Nicki. This lipstick is super pigmented and bright and it goes on soft on the lips. BUT, it gets super dry after a while. I like the color a lot, but if your lips are not the softest, most moisturized lips ever- it might show chapping. It does also create a ring around the lips, which is sad. It almost even goes on chunky.

Swatches:

On skin: 

On lips: 

Eyeliners:

Wet n Wild - Coloricon Eyeliner Pencil in 650D Purple and 659C Turquoise: Both of these eyeliners suck! The Turquoise is way less pigmented than the Purple. Seriously, they suck. They feel like I'm dragging a rock over my lash line, water line or lower lash line! They are not pigmented at all on the water line and somewhat pigmented on the lash line and lower lash line. This is, however only when worn alone. When worn with eyeshadow, they completely remove the eyeshadow. LOL! I do not recommend these at all! I know they are not worth a lot, but don't waste your money on this!!

Swatches:

Left side without primer, right side with.

Primer.

No primer.

On eyes:

 As you can see they barely show at all on the water line.

Disclaimer: I purchased this with my own money, and this is my own personal opinion :)