ELF Concealer/Highlighter, Milani glosses and Accessories

I know I've probably reviewed the ELF Concealer/Highlighter Duo before, but I started using it a lot these past weeks and I am loving it more and more each day. It's really an awesome value at $3.00 and while you can get it for less if you get the 50% discount, the $3.00 price tag is pretty awesome. Shade is in Light/Glow.

It works really well for me and has slowly become a favorite of mine. I bought it thinking it will just be good to travel with but the formula would be sheer, and not mediocre. In fact, it's the opposite for me. I guess to some people it may still be crap, but I honestly love it. It covers well, opaque enough and lasts all day. The highlighter is ehh for me. I don't care for it. I only like the concealer part :) The best part? Inexpensive and effective. It was the best $3.00 I've ever spent on a random concealer =p I just felt like raving about it today. I've been getting minimal amounts of sleep and this has been an eye saver :)

Over the Labor Day weekend, I also bought some Milani lip glosses from all the hype I've heard about them. R-L Whisper, Hush Hush.

My verdict? They are a definite no. These lip glosses are terrible, possibly the worse I've ever used. The colors are horribly sheer and and very sticky with a very strong synthetic vanilla scent. I expected Whisper to be a milky pink shade because it looked pretty opaque from the packaging. But no go, there was barely any color. And whatever color there actually was, the gloss in itself was a big goopy disappointment. Hush Hush is completely unwearable. From the packaging, it looked like a bronzy pink, but it was over the top frosty and really skanky looking. Can lip glosses even be described as skanky?  =p And the smell is unbearable. I usually love scented glosses, but these... these were nauseating. This is an understatement.

Anyway! I also ordered some accessories from Forever 21. I think I'm starting to become obsessed with shopping online! My order came in less a week, with free shipping and everything packaged so neatly that I didn't have to browse through the messy, crowded shackles of the mall to get into the even more messier, tween laden store.

I also got a white scarf that I somehow didn't get a picture of.  The accessories are casual. I especially love the hair clips and the clock necklace :) The last picture is crap. It looks a lot better in person :)

I also got some new jammies for the Fall :) I love fuzzy sleeping pants. There's something so youthful and quirky about them.

Makeup:

Revlon Photo Finish in Nude

ELF Concealer/Highlighter in Light/Glow

Sephora Palette for eyeshadow, blush and lip gloss - I used the first blush. Isn't it extremely pigmented? One swipe and I had to soften the color. It was way to sharp for work. 

I hope you all have a wonderful Friday tomm. I'm off to catch up on blogs now :)

Labor Day Weekend! & Hair Cut

I hope you all had a nice and relaxing Labor Day weekend. I love three day weekends because they are a gift.. LOL How many of us can use more of these right? :) Yes, it's true. So why must it be over...!? Boo...

So my weekend started off with receiving a package from the lovely Sheila from Maddy Loves. She is so generous... I can't even gratify with words. It was for her birthday giveaway and she included in my package a lot of things that she loves: Dior! And Gucci I'm sure :)

Contents:

Full sized Dior Show Mascara in Black - Classic favorite. Now I get to see what the hype is about :)
Dior Creme De Gloss - A vibrant, intense pink or off-red. It's a beautiful shade that I can't describe.
3D nail set - My first nail sticker kit! I can't wait to play with it! :)
Earrings from EkiLove -  Aww... my first pair of Eki earrings. They are beautiful and dangly heart shaped  crystals with little with white beads. VERY cute! :)
Gucci Perfumes! - Rush, Envy Me, Gucci - They all smell lovely. They are in such awesome sizes too. I can carry them all in my purse. They can become part of my power perfumes <3
Dior Addict Lipstick in Ultra Nude - It's like she read my mind. It's a gorgeous nudy pink shade with their signature Dior Addict sheen. Nudy pinks are LOVE.
Biotherm Source Therapie moisturizer - Very nice, very light moisturizer that is reminiscent of a lot of Estee Lauder moisturizers. Really nice quality, fresh scent and absorbing qualities.
Cellnique Sebum Gel sample - I've been reading lots of reviews about this! I can't wait to try it!
DHC Olive Virgin Oil - I love oils. Period.


Thank you Sheila... you are so sweet to mail these items to me from Canada! I can't wait to use them in the coming days! <3 Visit her @ Maddy Loves!

I will swatch all of these in my next post! :)


Over the weekend, I also trimmed my hair or... maintained it. I don't usually do much to my hair but I felt I needed a haircut since my hair was getting a bit much to handle. It was a subtle change :) I didn't do anything too drastic! But I may someday when I have the guts to.

Here is my BEFORE HAIR:

AFTER HAIR:

I got bangs! o_o It's mostly going to be clipped to the side because I don't think it's too great on me. I'll show it to you guys eventually. I'm too shy still! LOL I don't really think I have the face shape for it although I wish i did! o_o Side swept for now =P

I only got them because I love Zooey Deschanel. She's utterly gorgeous... I just love love love her look so much. She is my inspiration for everything! LOL :)

Anyway, here's what I wore to work today! Not the hoochy shorts though! LOL

I can't believe this top was in my "donate" pile. I remember loving it so much once and then not so much and now falling in love with it again. The top is a dreamy white with really nice little details that I have come to love again. Hooray for forgotten treasures. I feel like I've been doing that a lot lately! Re-discovering old favorites :)

And my silly attempt at a floppy hat I've been looking for all summer. I was trying to find the one Angie had from H&M but I never saw it there. I think she got it at the beginning of summer... it's now the end and I finally got one from Target. Forgive my desperate look! LOL It's hard to walk and cam at the same time :p All you fashion bloggers are so freaking awesome with the outdoors and a camera =P