Mascara Mondays: Maybelline The Falsies BIG EYES

As you all know by now I love me some Maybelline mascara so I was super excited to try this one out!!!! It has two wands...one to "life upper lashes" and one to "magnify lower lashes". It never really bothered me to use a big mascara wand for my bottom lashes, but it is nice to have a smaller wand, especially on those days where you make a mess!!! So right off the start I liked that it has the two different size wands! I'm a huge fan of the falsies mascara so I hoped that it would be just like that one! It is basically the same formula, but this wand doesn't have that curve that the regular falsies mascara wand has...that doesn't bother me, I like both wands!! 

Maybelline Big Eyes Mascara; Blackest Black

Upper lash wand

Lower lash wand

I do have to say that I've noticed lately that my eye lashes are ridiculously long! I think they've been growing...it may be from Tarte's Lights, Camera, Lashes Mascara. I've heard that it makes your lashes grow?! Not sure if that is absolutely true, but I can say that my lashes are definitely a little longer. I've used that Tarte Mascara for the last, maybe, 6ish months? Not really sure. 

bare eyelashes

But anyway.....so I noticed my eyelashes are much longer. Which I believe is the culprit for why they are so crazy and hard to control!!!!! When I applied the first coat I fell in love! I felt this was going to be  my new favorite mascara.

one application

I applied the second coat...that's when I noticed how long my lashes were. They were almost sticking straight out....no curl to them. I did not curl them at all, I like to show how much of a curl the mascara can give.

two applications

I applied the third coat and decided that was definitely enough and it was almost clumpy, so I'm definitely sticking with only two coats of this mascara.

three applications

I LOVED the way the wand covered the bottom lashes. With it being so small, it made it easy to cover each individual lash....and no mess!!! :)

three applications + bottom

I do definitely like this mascara, but you just have to be careful about how many coats you put on. That's the only think I don't like...I'm a mascara junkie so of course I like to apply insane amounts of mascara! ;) But I do think this is a great purchase, especially if you like the regular falsies mascara!!!

If you have any questions please let me know! 

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♡Sarah

Lush Review

I had been wanting to try Lush products for probably the last year. The closest store to me is an hour away, and I just never wanted to make that trip. Back in May I went to Atlantic City with one of my best friends. They have outlet shops on the boardwalk and one of the stores is Lush!!! I was very excited to find this out!! As soon as I saw it I dragged my friend in there! lol! We spent a good amount of time just looking at everything and trying different products out. I went in looking for some hair products. Due to coloring and putting heating tools on my hair, it is super dry and damaged so I was looking for something to help with that. I purchased to two items.

Lush Shampoo Bar--Godiva; $11.95

 A shampoo bar in Godiva. OMG! This smells soooo good I could eat it! Delicious! It is a conditioning shampoo and has jasmine and shea butter. I absolutely love this shampoo. First, it makes my hair smell sooo good! I end up just smelling my hair all day long when I use it! :) but it has helped condition and soften my hair. They do have other scents that do other things, such as one that helps oily hair and greasy scalps. I will definitely be repurchasing this product and perhaps try out a different one too!

Lush American Cream Hair Conditioner--8.4 fl. oz.; $19.95

The second item I purchased was American Cream Hair Conditioner. On the bottle is says "have the flowing, shiny locks you've always dreamt of with this strawberry vanilla milkshake conditioner". It definitely smells like a strawberry vanilla milkshake!!! This conditioner helps soften and smooth ends. It definitely does that!!!

I always use these two together and what a great team they make! My hair is always super soft and smells delicious. I will definitely be purchasing these two products again!

If you haven't tried any Lush products you definitely should!!

♡Sarah

Mascara Mondays: Revlon Lash Potion

Lately I have not been happy with the way my eyelashes have been looking. They have been looking crazyyy!!!!! Nothing I seem to do can make them look nice again...if I curl them they somehow don't come out right, if I don't curl them I get a few going in every which way! SO ANNOYING! I'm not sure if it's the mascaras I have been using or not.....so I'm looking for new ones!!

Over the last few months I have purchased so many new mascaras it's not even funny! So on every Monday I'm going to be doing a review (and some will be first impressions) on a new mascara until I find my perfect one...or two, or three...you know how much I love using mascara! :)

The first culprit (if you couldn't tell by the title) Revlon Lash Potion. I have been using this and trying it out since I got home from North Carolina. So I've had a few weeks to check it out.

Revlon Lash Potion: Blackest Black

Bare eyelashes

First application

Second application

Third application

Third + bottom 1 application

Lash Potion wand

3 section wand

First off, I love the packaging! Second, I like the brush. I like that it's bigger. It has three sections to it. Apparently the three section wand is supposed to make it clump free...if you can see, even in the second application, it's starting to clump. That bothers me. I HATE clumpy lashes. I like when you can see each and every lash individually, not chunks of eye lashes. So three applications is probably too much, I would stop at two.

It does provide a little volume and length like it claims, but nothing special. I do like how it looks on my bottoms lashes though!

Honestly, I don't have too much to say about it. It isn't anything special, just another plain old mascara. I'll continue to use it because I don't like to let any mascara go to waste, but I won't be repurchasing it.

Overall I give this mascara a B -- there isn't really anything bad about it, except that it clumps, but that is most mascaras; but I don't find anything special about it either.

I hope this was helpful1 If you have any mascaras you think I should try please comment and let me know! I really need to find a new one!!!!!

♡Sarah

Nail Polish Holder!

When I was in North Carolina we went to the Container Store. I have always wanted to go but there isn't one near me, so as soon as I saw that there was one, we had to go!!!!!  As we were walking around I was drooling over all of the cool things for organization they have! I knew I couldn't really buy anything because of traveling but one thing that caught my eye was a nail polish holder! I ended up buying it because it was on sale! I couldn't resist! :)

Acrylic Nail Polish Riser; on sale for $5.99

I wasn't sure what nail polish I was going to put in it...and then it came to me! I was going to put all my Essie nail polish in it and display it on my vanity! It holds 12 polishes. When I bought it I only had 10 polishes though, so over the last few weeks I managed to by 2 more! :)

I absolutely love it displayed on my vanity like that! Makes me want a lipstick holder like that too! I hope you like it just as much as I do! If you have any questions please ask!

The nail polish holder is still on sale!

♡ Sarah

I ♥ Summer Tag

One of the blogs I read is The Cherry Beauty Blog. She has greats posts on her blog and on her Instagram (@cherrybeautyblog)! You should go check out both! One of her recent posts was the I Heart Summer Tag, so when I saw it I decided to do it myself!


1. What is your favorite bronzer for summer?

To be honest, I haven't really been using bronzer that much this summer. When I do use it, I have been using Benefit's Hoola Bronzer.


2. Relaxing in a hammock, on a tropical island sipping on...?

I wish I was on a tropical island right now! But if I was, I would be drinking a strawberry daiquiri! Yum...I could drink one right now! :)


3. My favorite lip product for the summer...

If you've seen my drugstore haul, you know I got one of the new baby lips. I have been wearing that almost every day since I got it!! But before I got that one, I was using the peach baby lips with some lipgloss...Revlon Bellini or NYX Vanilla Cream Pie.


4. It's a sunny day, do I spend the day by the pool or down by the beach?

The beach!!! I love going to the beach! I have fair skin, so I get burnt REAL easy, so I don't like to stay on the beach too long. But I do really enjoy being at the beach!


5. My must-have styling product for the crazy summer hair?

I always use Ion Leave-In Conditioner, but other than that I don't use many products during the summer. I don't style it too much because with the humidity it gets frizzy and poofy and just crazy! But since visiting Stacie I started using Argan Oil. She uses the Healthy Sexy Hair Soy Renewal, but I have Organix Moroccan Argan Oil. I love both of them and would recommend either! I have been using the Moroccan Argan Oil every day on my ends. I love it!


6. Sunbathing or Fake Tan?

Definitely sunbathing. Fake tan just does not work for me. Since I'm so fair, it just looks so unnatural. Obviously fake tan is much better for you, but it just does not look right on me! Plus, I have freckles and I like them, so sunbathing brings them out! :)


7. My favorite summer nail polish?

I have used Essie Playdate so much this summer! Purple is my favorite color and Playdate is the perfect shade of purple! I have used it on my fingers and toes and have just been loving it!! I also recently bought Boom Boom Room from Essie (thanks to Stacie!). It's a beautiful hot pink! I have it on my fingers and toes right now!


8. Summer traditions?

Every summer since I was little I always went to the beach with my family. As I've gotten older I've gone with my friends. I started a new tradition last summer of going to North Carolina to visit Stacie! :)


9. My favorite summer scent?

I'm obsessed with all Juicy Couture perfumes! I kind of collect them! LOL! I have the original Juicy Couture, Viva La Juicy, Couture Couture and while in NC I got a sample of Viva La Juicy Noir. I love them all!!!! I wear them all year round and take turns with them! :)


10. BBQ time - what do you have?

I love BBQs in the summer! They're always so much fun but I always end up eating wayyyyyy too much!!! I love hot dogs and pasta salad and chips and veggies with dip! I actually could probably go on and on but I'll stop there! :)  oh and can't forget some blueberry pie!!!!!


11. Summer proof product? What is vital to me?

I am obsessed with Urban Decay's All Nighter Makeup Setting Spray! I use it all the time and can really notice a difference. I don't ever skip it with my makeup routine!


12. What are my plans?

Well I already did many things this summer! I went to the beach for a girls weekend with a few of my closest friends from college! And as you all know I went to North Carolina! As of now I have no more plans for the summer...except to celebrate my birthday at the end of this month!!! :)



I hope you are all enjoying your summers so far! Let me know some of your answers!!!! :)

♡ Sarah

High End Makeup Haul {Vacation Edition}

Hello Beauties!

If you saw my drugstore haul post then you know this one is coming!!! Stacie and I not only went to the drugstore, but we went to MAC, Sephora, Ulta, Nordstrom Rack and Urban Outfitters (it was my first time there and I had no idea they sold makeup!)

so excited for all of these!!!!

Let's start with MAC! I do have three other MAC products but those were given to me as gifts over the years, so these were my first purchases! I'm super excited about them!!!!

Cremesheen Lipstick--Japanese Maple; $15.00

 I have been wanting to try a lipstick from MAC and I did a lot of research on different colors. I usually wear a more nude lip, so I wanted something like that. I knew I wanted to look at Angel, Creme d'Nude and Crème Cup. I tried them all and there was just something about them that didn't look quite right. Then I saw Japanese Maple! I tried it on and I loved it! Even the girl helping us said it looked the best! I'm so happy I bought this color, I absolutely love it!

Mineralize Blush--Dainty; $25.00

I also wanted to get either a blush or a mineralized skin finish. I heard a good review about this blush and when I saw it I fell in love! It's so beautiful! Needless to say, I'm happy with my MAC purchases! :)


On to Sephora!!

Urban Decay 24/7 Glide-On Eye Pencil--Zero; $19.00

Every time I go into Sephora (or Ulta) I am always pulled over to Urban Decay! One of the things I always look at are the 24/7 liners. I love looking at all the pretty colors! I always swatch them and love the way they feel, but I never wanted to pay the price for them. But this time I decided it was time to splurge! I got the black one because I wear black eyeliner on my bottom water line almost every day.  So I figured I would try that one out first and then maybe buy a color one! I haven't used it yet but I'm so excited to!

Sephora Flashy Liner Waterproof--Flashy Blue; $3.00

This is such a pretty blue eyeliner! I don't really wear many bold colors on my eyes, but I had to have it! So pretty and smooth, plus it was only $3!!!

Ulta is up! I didn't get any "high end" products, but I don't consider these items "drugstore" either.

Ulta Brand Eyeshadows--In The Buff & Organza; $2.00 each

In The Buff

Organza

Last week Ulta was having a sale on all their products (I'm not sure if the sale is still on). I love both of these colors, I think they are so beautiful! I feel like these two colors mixed together would be a dupe for Sin from Urban Decay. I'm super excited to use these, especially since I have been doing a lot of neutral eyes lately! And they were only $2 each! SCORE! :)

Khroma Beauty Joystick--Babydoll; $8.99

Now I haven't heard the best reviews on Khroma products, but I have heard good things about the joysticks. I've been trying to use different colors on my lips...normally I just go for a nude color. So I wanted to try this baby pink color!  It's really creamy and so far I like it!!

NYX Lipliner Pencil--Dolly Pink; $3.49

I have been wanting a pink lipliner so figured this one would work! I was hoping it would be a perfect match to the Khroma Joystick, but not exactly. But oh well! It still works!

Nordstrom Rack! I have never been to one but have been wanting to! They have a lot of great high end makeup for great prices!

Urban Decay Ammo Palette; $11.97

Top Row--Smog, Mildew, Oil Slick, Last Call, Chopper

Bottom Row--Maui Wowie, Shattered, Polyester Bride, Grifter, Sin

First off, I love the packaging! My favorite color is purple, so anything that has purple in it I automatically love it! Second, it's normally $38!!!! They were selling it for $12!!! And third, these colors are absolutely beautiful! I'm so excited to create different eye looks with all of these amazing colors! I also am very excited that Sin is in the palette! I have the Naked 2 so I don't have Sin, but have been wanting it, but just didn't want to pay $18 for a single eye shadow. So excited for this!!! :)

Last but no least...Urban Outfitters! Like Nordstrom Rack, I have never been to Urban Outfitters. Like I said before..I didn't know they sold makeup! 

NYX soft matte lip cream--set of 3; $12.00

Addis Ababa; Tokyo; Antwerp (left to right)

I have never worn a matte lip before but I thought these colors were so pretty! They are so creamy and feel so nice on the lips. My favorite one is Addis Ababa..that looks the best on my pale skin! :)

That is all I got! Please check out Stacie's channel. We filmed a haul for her channel so please go check it out!

MAC, Sephora, etc. haul

Ulta haul

If you have used any of these products please let me know how you like them and if you have any questions please ask! 

♡ Sarah

Drugstore Makeup Haul {Vacation Edition}

Hello!

This past week I visited one of my best friends Stacie (a.k.a Moorestyle10—check out her Youtube channel) in North Carolina!

We spent a few days in Emerald Isle! So beautiful here!

When I visit her all we ever do is shop! This time almost everything we bought was makeup so I decided to show you guys what I got! This post will be all drugstore items. We went to Wal-mart, CVS, MAC, Sephora, Ulta, Nordstrom Rack and Urban Outfitters {stay tuned for a high end haul!}

My goodies! :)

Below the picture of each item I have provided swatches. Stacie (Moorestyle10) helped me out with these...we each did a swatch so you could see what it looks like on two different skin tones. I'm more fair and don't get as tan, Stacie has more yellow undertones but gets super tan. So my arm is the pale one and her arm is the tan one! ;)

Milani Baked Blush--Luminoso; $9.79

I’ve been wanting to try this blush because I’ve seen good reviews on it and have never tried a milani blush! I don't have any coral blushes so figured I would try this one! This was my only purchase from CVS.

The rest of my drugstore makeup is from Wal-mart! I bought so much there! Oops! :) 

Maybelline Baby Lips--Strike a rose; $2.97

I have the peach baby lips and I love that one so when I saw that there was a new collection out and it was neon I had to have one! It’s such a pretty, summer color!

Revlon Lip Butter--Sorbet; $6.48

I absolutely love Revlon Lip Butters! I have a few and just wanted to add to my collection! I’ve been into bright pink lips this summer, so I thought it was a perfect pink! It looks great paired with the baby lips too!

Maybelline Falsies Big Eyes--Blackest Black, $6.94

If you read any of my other posts you know I’m obsessed with Maybelline mascara! When I saw there was a new one out I obviously had to have it! :) I’m super excited to try it!!!! {I might do a review on it?!}

L'oreal Voluminous Kit {False Fiber Lashes Mascara & Smoldering Eyeliner}--Blackest Black/Black; $13.97 

I’ve heard both of these have good reviews. I also wear black eyeliner almost everyday and when I run out I always buy a different one and I really wanted to try this one! And since I’m a mascara junkie, I had to have the kit that comes with the mascara! :)

L'oreal Infallible Super Slim Liquid Eyeliner--Black; $7.97

I’ve been practicing my winged eyeliner and to be honest, it’s not perfect..yet! I’m hoping with the fine point it will help me improve the wing. Plus, I don’t always like a thick line if I’m not winging it!

Rimmel Match Perfection Concealer--125 Fair; $4.97

This is my absolute favorite concealer! I use it under my eyes for my dark circles. I was running out so picked this up again!

I’m so excited to try all of these new products! Stacie and I filmed a drugstore haul for her channel so please go check that out! ---> here
Don’t forget to look for my high end makeup haul! :) If you have any questions please ask!

♡ Sarah