NOTD: Baby Pink with Gold

This is my first post in the year 2014! Hope you all had an amazing New Year's and wishing you all nothing but the best in the year 2014. I will consistently try to update and post more on this blog. Even though I may be busy and not have time to update it, I will try my hardest to create posts. 

Anyway, this is the first time I did my nails for the year 2014. I decided to go with a light pink from The Face Shop in "PK 101", because a light baby pink in my opinion goes with anything and everything. The gold on my ring finger is from Essie in the shade "Beyond Cozy". Something about pink and gold together looks very romantic and I just love the way it looks when combined.

Revlon's Parfumerie in Wintermint

I was browsing my CVS and was instantly attracted to these new Revlon polishes. The main reason was the bottle. I love the rounded cap! These polishes are supposed to have a faint smell after the polish has dried. I picked up "Wintermint" because it reminded me of a mermaid...and who wouldn't want to have mermaid nails? This color went on like a dream and dried relatively fast. The scent to this did not smell like winter mint but a very faint scent of something sweet... I love these polishes because they have such adorable packaging and apply like a dream!

September 2013 Favorites

Pssssst! Instant Dry Shampoo

This has been the dry shampoo I have been using consistently for the past couple of months. I am completely done with the can...anyways this has a baby powder smell to it (which I am not a huge fan of) but it is AMAZING! It absorbs the oils like a dream and keeps my hair matte for the whole day! I spray this on second day hair and it's just a dream!

Out The Door Matte Top Coat For Nails

After seeing the matte top coat trend for months I decided to pick up a bottle for myself! If you didn't know... Out The Door makes my favorite regular top coat! It dries literally in seconds. I love the look of matte nails for a chic effect. The only downfall I found in this was that my nails don't stay looking matte for as long as I want it too, but other than that, this gives my nails the amazing matte look for 2-3 days!

Real Techniques Buffing Brush

I have been using this brush to buff my foundation in for the longest time! This gives my face a beautiful finish and blends everything into my face like a dream. It keeps my morning face routine to a minimal amount of time!

Real Techniques Blush Brush

I haven't been using this brush for blush...but bronzer. I guess bronzer and blush are about the same, right? This has been a breeze for me to contour my face. It doesn't give me that chiseled look for my face but an everyday natural bronzey look.

Physician's Formula Bronze Booster

I have been using this bronzer consistently. I have the light to medium shade and I just swirl my Real Techniques Blush Brush into it and it looks nice without looking too orangey. I adore using this product to give my face some color.

Maybelline Colossal Volume Cat Eyes in Waterproof

I have been layering this mascara on top of any volumizing mascara I am wearing for that day. This helps my lashes look longer and helps me lock everything in so I know my mascara won't smudge around my eyes.

Maybelline Baby Lips in Peach Kiss

I love using this product for my lazy days. The days where I just need some color to my lips but I don't feel like pulling out a lip balm and lipstick. This is a 2 in 1 product for me. Especially now that I have started school and can be in a rush to get out the door in the morning!

Snickers Fun Size Chocolates

Now that I am a college student, I have back to back classes and each class is an hour and half long! So when I am feeling hungry I have this little guy to keep me going for the rest of the day till I can actually go and get real food.

August 2013 Favorites

I'm going to start doing a favorites post each month on my blog! I thought it would be a easy way to share my thoughts and opinion on what I'm liking. Maybe I'll start adding other favorites that are non-beauty? Anyways without further ado, let's start!

Physician's Formula Organic Wear 100% Natural Origin Lash Boosting Mascara:

I love this mascara! It gives my lashes a good even coat of volume without looking clumpy. This mascara isn't a very "wet" mascara, so it dries fast and helps me hold a curl. One downfall I found with this is that it smudges on me, so I just had a waterproof mascara on top and it lasts all day! This mascara combo gives my lashes a falsie effect.

EOS Lip Balm in Passionfruit:

I've had an obsession with EOS lip balms since I discovered them my freshman year of high school! I love how they come in a little ball shape, and it gives me the perfect amount of hydration that doesn't feel like something is sitting on my lips. I've tried a lot of their scents and this one I just discovered and have been using this as a lip balm non stop! It's not too sweet or fruity but the perfect amount of each combined. 

Essie's Nail Polish in Boxer Shorts:

This color is a shade of purple that I don't own in my collection. It's a purple that has a blue undertone in it. It's still a bright color but dark at the same time, perfect for a transitioning from summer to fall.

Covergirl Outlast Stay Fabulous Foundation:

I have been using this foundation almost every single day of the week. This foundation may replace my holy grail Revlon Colorstay. One of the main reasons is that this foundation has a pump, something Revlon can really work on! Also this literally lasts all day on my face without it moving around in the hot summer months. If you're looking for a new foundation definitely check this one out.

(For color references I'm around a NC25-30 and I use 842 Medium Beige)

Maybelline's Color Whisper in Petal Rebel:

I have already done a review on this lip stick. Now this color just looks great for the summer time. It's a really pretty pink color.

You can check out the review here.

Biore Acne Clearing Scrub:

I love this scrub and use it every night in the shower! It isn't abrasive to the skin because it uses little microbeads to help you scrub off the dead skin cells. I found that this helped a lot with my acne. And I have used this for the past 4 months? I think this is my favorite cleanser/scrub from Biore.

Jenna Hipp's Private Getaway

Jenna Hipp's "Private Getaway" is such a nice classic red! It gives you a red that isn't overly dark or bright, so it's perfect for all seasons giving your nails a perfect color. Sorry that I haven't posted in a while, and honestly I have no excuse as to why I haven't posted. Maybe it's summer and I don't feel like trying as much products? I'm not sure but I will definitely try to get back to posting more!

Jenna Hipp What's Hot Now Nail Collection

I found this nail kit in Costco around 2 weeks ago? I was walking down my local Costco by the beauty area and this caught my eye! 12 nail polishes for $15 (if I remember correctly). The colors are very pretty! You have the pale pastel colors for spring, the brights, and the dark colors! This kit is perfect for all the seasons. These are the mini versions and not the full size but the brush isn't small. You can still apply a nice generous amount of color to the nail. One thing I found with this nail polish is that it doesn't seem to last long on my nails...it chipped a lot faster compared to my other polishes. Nonetheless this kit is a great kit for yourself or as a gift!

Current Fave: Nude with Metal

 (Essie's A Crewed Interest & Penny Talk)

I love this mixture color of nail polish! A nude nail polish with a pop of metallic nail polish. I think this is such a pretty color for Spring especially during this weather. Since the weather in NYC isn't completely warm and sunny. It's getting warmer but the cold is still here.

Essie's A Lot of Shekels

 This color can be described as a pearlescent champagne nude. This color is a gorgeous nude that appears to be sheer in the bottle but is quite opaque on your nails. Pictured above is 2 coats of color. It gives my nails a very pretty sheen. When I first bought this color I thought to myself this color would be hard to work with but surprisingly it worked a lot better than I thought. And unfortunately this color is discontinued but if you see it in stores and are looking for that perfect nude. Go ahead and grab it! 

Essie's "Crocadilly"

The new Essie Repstyle collection has been in stores for quite some time now. I was walking by my local CVS and really wanted to pick one up but decided I will do it the next time I went. So I came home and checked some swatches online and found that I liked "Crocadilly" and "Repstyle" the most. So the next time I went to CVS I decided to buy it!

The first time I tried it I was a little confused. Did I just place the magnet on the nail or did I have to slide it like the magnetic polishes? After reading the instructions you just have to place the magnet and wait for five seconds. Now the thing with these magnets is that you can get too close to the polish and since the polish is still wet you can smudge it. 

Overall these nail polishes are pretty good but they are a bit pricey...$12. The effect given is pretty cool and I got tons of compliments on them! If you have the chance and are wondering if you should give it a try. I would say go for it!

Revlon's Moondust in Supernova

Decided to buy this at CVS since it was on sale for less that five bucks. So, I thought why not? I must say the first shade or the color pair is opaque and dark. It was very easy to apply but the sparkly side was not how I wanted it to be. I wished the sparkles could cover my entire nail and look like what the display showed, but unfortunately it did not. 

Nonetheless it's a good nail polish on the color side.