Hello!

Hello there! Sorry I haven't especially been keeping up with my promises quite as well as I had hoped. I have several things to tell all of you!

a) I would like to update you on my blush! I wore it today to school and it was super pretty. I applied it on a clean, then moisturized, then powdered face with my fingers. I found it blended and melted quite easily. It has definitely faded but there is still a pretty glow to my cheeks! New fave!

b) Let's talk about showers. I am a very irregular shower-er. Sometimes I take them in the morning, sometime as soon as I get home from school, or usually after dinner (I'm a procrastinator). Sometimes I fail to wash my hair every single day, and up until now, I haven't had a dry shampoo or hair powder to save me from a heavy-haired day. Yup, until now! Today at Safeway, I realized that they may have the Suave Pro Dry Shampoo. And they did! My hair was a bit oily when I bought it so when I tried it as soon as I got home. Ahh, it smells sooo amazing! It smells like French tutti-frutti chewing gum mixed with flowers and love and peace and happiness. It totally absorbed my oil! I'm scared that I'm gonna over-use it like my Evian spray though. hehe. A+ so far though!! It was $2.69 as the introductory price.

c) Tomorrow I'm going somewhere right next to Ulta! I'm really excited because I've never been there! I want some more NYX Products...it's hard to get them anywhere else. I really want some Blotting Papers ($3.59) and a Soft Matte Lip Cream ($5.99) ...I really want Antwerp (Soft, dull pink)! Most NYX is BOGO50% off and I have the $3.50 off $10 coupon sooo I think if in stock I'll get this:

Lip Cream = $5.99

Blotting Papers= $3.59 (50% off = $1.79)

Then to put me over $10 I'll probably grab a Round Lipstick ($3.99, I'll let the moment choose the color), but who knows? I may see something better from another brand. I've never tried Ulta brand so I may give that a go.

I'm excited!

d) I ordered the Apocalyptic Nail Kit from Urban Decay on Hautelook yesterday. Sorry, I was too late to grab a blush, and I just didn't really want any single shadows...

e) I just wanted to let you know I'm completely obsessed with my Arnica Essentiel Hand Cream I bought in France. My hands just soak it up! Literally. See ya laterrrr!

xx,

beautygeek0

NYX Cream Blush in Glow: The Swatches!

Heyyyyy!

Finally got a minute to take some pictures and write a quick post! Yesterday my friend delivered my NYX Cream Blush in Glow (CB05) to me and I am thrilled! It's really pretty! Here are some pictures!

Super pretty!

xx,

beautygeek0

An Apology

Hey guys real quick I just go back from first softball game and it's already 7 so I'm gonna need to do my homework. I probably won't have time to write a good, full post after dinner either. I'll try. Good news is I got my blush, and it has been ridiculously difficult not to touch it or try it on, so be proud. SORRY!

xx,

beautygeek0

Update!

Wow, it worked! I can set a time for a post to be published so I don't have to do it on my iPod at school. That's great! So, I just wanted to talk about a few things in this post.

My eyeliner!

Today, for school, I did a mini cat eye with my POPBeauty Cat Eyes Eyeliner. I had softball after school today, and my makeup, unfortunately, didn't last. I'm glad it didn't completely melt all over my face, it just sort of faded. The first game of the season is tomorrow, wish us luck!

My juice!

Gahh I'm obsessed with cranberry juice. I need to drink a lot of water for softball though, so I think I'll be getting one of those Bobble things (water bottle with a replaceable filter built in!). They're really cool, and they sell them at American Apparel. I've also seen them at the Container Store. Not sure where else.

My disappointment!

Today I went to school with $7 to pay my friend and get my blush! She forgot it! Crycrycry. I was kind of upset but she didn't get why (this blog is the reason) and she was like "CHILL" and I was like "meh". See, my friends don't know about my blog. I know, I know, I'm supposed to be myself, but then they would want the link, and then they would tease my about my writing and about my loveee of makeup. I just adore the way makeup makes me feel and look. Sooooo, no blush till tomorrow. Sorry.

xx,

beautygeek0

Obsession

Hey people- not super makeup-related but I felt obliged to write this post somehow. Here are a few of my current obsessions/addictions.

TV- Bones! Ahhh I love Bones so much it's the best show ever.

Music- Florence and the Machine/Mumford and Sons.

Food- Doublemint Gum and Chinese food. Three packs of Doublemint are $1.50 at CVS, I just bought two heheh.

Stores- As you may know, Urban Outfitters. I've been feeling distance from Sephora lately. Make sense?

Makeup- Blush. I'm really having fun experimenting with different cheek colors. In my collection are Physician's Formula Blushing Peach, NARS Orgasm Iluminator, Estee Lauder Port Passion, Make Up For Ever HD Blush in Quickie (#6), Givenchy Powder Prism 1 and Sun Prism 1, Tarte Bronzer in Park Avenue Princess, a convertible color from the Stila palette I hauled yesterday in Plumeria, plus that pinky powder I got in France by PURE. Coming soon is my NYX cream blush in Glow, by Tuesday or Wednesday.

Clothing- Lace and high waists.

Other- I'm liking bows, my fountain pen, and definitely Spring break!! Too bad it's over Tuesday...

Coming up to 200 page views. Doesn't seem like much but to me it's a milestone. Thanks guys.

xx,

beautygeek0

PS I'm thinking of doing a makeup collection post soon!

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So guys, I have another lil mini haul for you!

For the third day in a row, I went to Urban Outfitters. Don't judge! I can walk there in five minutes. Their beauty selection is limited but I think it's rather nice. They have those little Stila palettes that cost ten bucks and have four eyeshadows and a convertible color. Most of them are destroyed and have fingerprints or the pans are gauged out! Eww. They were $1.99 today with and everything on sale was 30% off so it was only $1.39...woww. I found one that wasn't too gross. I bought it, brought it home and gave it some TLC. I cleaned up the palette and sterilized the shadows and bronzer/lip color with alcohol. The color I got was Fabulous in Fiji!




Inside the magnetized case is a nice big mirror with an Amelia Earhart quote.

"Flying may not be plain sailing, but the fun of it is worth the price."






The colors-

r&r- light grey silver- top left
escape- dark grey silver- top right
palm- light bright forest green (if that makes sense)- bottom left
wave- deep dark blue- bottom right

plumeria- dark bronze- it's the big one...

These are all quite shimmery.

The convertible color is soooo creamy. I really want a pink one. I wanna see if there's one that's not too damaged from the pretty floral palette.

The silvery shadows look nice but I probably won't be using the blue and green shades anytime soon. I might do a look just for fun.

This palette just got swatched!



Eww you can see my arm hairs... hehe.

I also purchased a white nyx nail art nail polish. It may be useful. The wand is really long and thin.





I wasn't sure whether it was polish or a detailer but now that I know I may also get a black one. Both of these purchases together cost less than a chai at Starbucks. :)

Also...you may recall that in my last post I mentioned how much I really really wanted the NYX cream blush in glow. Well, my friend got it for me!!

She's so nice! I'll have it by Tuesday, though I might not be able to get a review in by then.

By the way, Physician's Formula didn't really excite me.

xx,

beautygeek0

PS Does anyone have an unhealthy obsession with Bones like me? The show- don't worry.

WANT!

Geez I want this so badly!

GAH! Glow is soooo pretty- and $6.50??? That's almost as cheap as elf's cream blush!

I would buy several shades if I could buy online.

*sigh*

Maybe Urban Outfitters will start carrying them. The only place I've heard of NYX other than there is at ULTA. Suprisingly, I've never been. It's kind of a long drive from here, and I live across the street from Sephora and MAC...

I also adore and crave the Round Case lipsticks from NYX.

I have a friend who takes ballet next to ULTA, so maybe I'll ask her to pick one up for me. They're $6.99 at ULTA just BTW.

For ULTA people here's a coupon. That means if you get a cream blush and throw in a round case lip stick it would only be an extra .50! How great is that?

xx,
beautygeek0