Rainbow Monday!!

Alright so this is a post I wrote before my small blog break.  So this is a post from September.  I thought I would still put it up for you guys.  It's perfect because it is Monday.

This is the second post of this series here is a link to the first.  This is my favorite pink products.

I am in love with this lip stick it is from wet n wild in 511B Nouveau Pink.  I find these to be semi moisturizing but they do not stay on the lip for an extremly long time.  I usually have to reapply every couple of hours.  That does not bother me though.  This color does stain the lip so you could pull it off without reapplying but  I love how intense this color is.

I love these pigments I have not found one I don't like yet.  They are obviously very shimmery.  This is the NYX Ultral Pearl Mania Pigment in LP02 Pearl.  This picture does not give this the justice it deserves.  It it more pink that it appears.  I tend to use this on the inner corner.  As a little highlight.  But it is very sparkly so I usually only use it on my glam looks.

Next I have my Bath and Body Works anti-Bacterial Hand gel in Pink Champagne.  I just love the smell of this.

                                               

I have this beautiful pink nail polish by NYC in 142 Preppy Pink.  I really love this polish for the spring or summer.  Sadly summer is almost over but I am feeling very excited for Autumn.  

Next I have probably my favorite scent for summer the rue 21 perfume etc!  I love this bottle it is so cute.

Check out my review here.

Next I have this delicious Pomegranate and Berries Juice.  I add this to sparkling water.  It tastes amazing and this is a huge bottle I should be set for a while.

                                                                                                   xoCrystal

I'm Back!!!!

I am so excited to be back.  I am sorry for not telling you guys sooner but I had gotten a new job and between that and taking care of my very demanding family I have not had to much time to take for myself.  I am learning now how to manage my time as this has been my first time really being a working mom and wife.
I really want to be a role model for my children and to show them you can do everything you want without having your family suffer from needing more time with there mom.  So most of my time has gone to them.

If you have any suggestions how to make my life a little easier please leave it in the comments.  I really appreciate everyone.

                                                                                                       xoCrystal

New Haul Yay!!!!

This is obviously a very small haul but I love doing them and sharing them with you guys.  

First thing is the Ulta Extreme Wear Matte Finish Mousse in Natural Buff.  Sorry about this picture it is terrible quality.  I went to Ulta and was looking through the clearance and found this for $2.99.  I was needing some new foundation so I decided to give this a try.  And I loved it.  It blended so well and left me matte all day.  Of course it is very thick but does not leave you cakey at all.  I really liked this because I have huge pores on my nose and this seemed to make them much smaller looking.  I liked this so much I went and purchased another.  However, after wearing this for a week I noticed I started breaking out really bad so sadly I can not wear this anymore.

Way back in May I took part in a facebook rewards system with Garnier and I was able to spend my reward points to get 6 full size Garnier BB Cream.  I waited for ever for this to come.  And it finally came. Because of the delay they sent a few samples.  Wanna learn more about this product go to my review here.

I have read so much about these lately so I had to try it.  And of course I love it.  It is the Jordana 12 hour eyeliner pencil in black.  They are so soft they just glide on and the pencil does not lie.  This does stay on for 12 hours.  I love to use this on my lower waterline. I have really watery eyes and this lasts forever.  I do notice a little build up in my inner corner but nothing to bad.  

While I was at Walgreens I noticed they had a sale on the wet n wild and saw this beautiful color.  I love the wet n wild Idol eyes in 133 Techno so I had to give this a try.  These are so creamy and are great for a base or just by themselves.This is the color 130 Pixie it is the most beautiful champagne color ever.  It is very shimmery.  I find myself reaching for this constantly I think I am obsessed.  

                                                                                             xoCrystal

Naked Palette Dupes! Wet n wild Nude Awakening.

I promised I would put up this post a while back.  So here it is.

When I found out about this limited Edition palette I was so excited.  I love wet n' wild eye shadows and I have been wanting to get the Naked Palette for a while.  So for me it was a score!

Here is the Naked palette.

And here is the Nude Awakening palette.  If you do not have this palette I would suggest you go find it.  This palette is the Spring Limited Edition palette but I still find it in some Rite Aid.  This palette is $4.99 and there seems to always be a sale at least at one of the drugstores.

A couple of the colors don't exactly match the naked palette but when used on the eye you cant really tell the difference if that makes any sense.

                                                                                                         xoCrystal

August favorites!

August just so happens to be my favorite month. Not only is it summer time but it is my birthday month. My birthday was the 20th. I had an amazing time. We went to a lake for some swimming and fun in the sun. We went rock hunting with the kids which was a blast. I have been so busy these past few weeks. It seems like my entire family has their birthday's all at the same time. My Dad, Mother In-law, My husband, and 2 friends are just this month. So lets get started with my other favorites.

First I have the Revlon Lipgloss in 170 Coral Reef.  I love this color and it is perfect for summer or I like to use when I have an intense eye look like the smokey eyes.

I have started to reach for this color again wore it all the time when I first got it but stopped for some reason. I love how creamy this is and it is not drying and I have really dry lips so I don't need anything to add to it.  I use this under the lipgloss.

I have been using this in my day and night routine.  This stuff in amazing and does not seem to go really fast. Completely worth the $3.

I have been using this palette like crazy you can do pretty much any eye look with these colors.  This is probably the only eye shadows I have used in all the month of August.  Love these.

I have noticed I have become more oily than normal.  I tend to be dry in the T-zone but oily every where else.  So I was first concerned that this would dry me out more in my T-zone but it does not.  It does seem to help a little with the oil but it does not make my rosacea flair up which I love.   I will continue to use this.

As some of you may know I have wanted to try this stuff for a while now.  My husband got it for me for my birthday.  I was so excited to try it.  And I have no complaints.  This stuff takes off my makeup with little product and is very gentle to the eyes and my rosacea.  

                                                                                                              xoCrystal

Rainbow Monday!

I wanted to start a series for my blog and so I decided to start one.  So here is the first post of this series.  I decided that every Monday I would pick a color and show you my favorite products in that color.

So today I am doing the color Red.  In doing this color I realized I don't really have that many red products. So this was a little more difficult than I thought it would be.

First I have the Revlon Nail Polish in 510 Fire.  This is one of those products that I hate the formula but the color stole my heart.  The only thing I don't like about this is when you paint your nails about 2 hours later you have a chip so I try to stay away from this nail line but I love this color.

I am not sure if this should count but the fruit is red.  It is the Pomegranate Juice.  I love to add this to sparkling water.

I love this lip lacquer.  The pigmentation is beautiful.  It is the most beautiful red and you don't have to reapply it several times through out the day.  

Now I just bought this product but I have worn it several time since I have purchased it.  But I love this formula.  It has a lot of staining power.  It is sheer but you can build it up to what you see above.

I have this wet n' wild palette in Three's A Party from the Limited Edition Pop Craze line.  Going through all my eye shadows I noticed this is the only red eye shadow I have.  I love all the wet n' wild eye shadows.  I have not found a bad one yet.

Come back next Monday for my favorite blue products.

                                                                                                                   xoCrystal

Blackheart beauty Review

My sister took me to Hot Topic a while ago and we found some makeup for buy 1 get 2 free and it was on clearance.  My sister bought a few things and bought me a couple.  So I picked out these two.  I really like gold so I got the gold eyeliner and thought the lipsticks were really pretty.

I will start off with the lipsticks.  They are really pretty but they are really sticky.  And they are not really pigmented.  I had to reapply them often.  I don't like how large the palette is either.

Like I said they are really pretty.  but they are not worth the trouble.

Now for the eyeliner.  I really like this color.  I was really hoping this would be good.  But sadly I was really disappointed.  It has good pigmentation and it applied smoothly.  But after wearing it for 3 hours sadly it was gone.  I do have semi watery eyes but I have used non-waterproof eyeliner and it has never been a problem. I did use it on the top only so I am not sure why it disappeared so fast.  Also after 1 hour it was flaking on to my eyelashes.

I would not recommend this line at all.  I'm sorry to anyone who likes this line this is only my opinion of the two products I have.  Let me know if you have any products in this line you love I would love to try them and hopefully it changes my mind of this line. 

                                                                                                                    xoCrystal

Beauty Blog Tag!

So I wanted to do something different.  So I thought a tag would be fun.  I searched for a tag and found this one.

1.  Is your hair naturally curly or straight?  My hair is kind of weird   I have naturally curly ends but my hair is straight to the ends.  

2.  Do you dye it yourself or go to a salon?  I usually dye it myself.  However I am hoping to stop dying my hair because my hair is very damaged from bleaching m hair.

3.  Do you wear the same style everyday, or do you change it?  Honestly I cant stand wearing any style more than 1 day so I often change it up.

4.  Do you do your own mani/pedi or go to a salon?  I do it all myself.  Because I often will change the polish every 1-2 days and I cant stand to get false nails.  They hurt so bad when they are removed and in my mind it is not worth it.  My nails are very thin anyway and when I have the nails removed it leaves them even thinner.

5.  How often do you change your nail polish?  Usually every 1-2 days.  

6.  Do you polish your toes in the winter or just the summer?  It depends on the shoes I am wearing if I wear open toed shoes I will polish my nails.

7.  How long does it take for you to put on your makeup?  About 40 minutes but it depends if I am wearing false eyelashes.  Unfortunately I suck at putting them on but I love them.  And I think it is worth it.

8.  What do you do first?  Eyes or face?  My face.  I don't really know why though.

9.  Do you collect makeup or just buy what you need when you need it?  Well I guess I collect makeup.  But I do it for you guys.  :P

10.  How often do you wear false eyelashes?  Well I usually will wear them twice a week.

11.  Do you do a full face of makeup everyday?  No I work at home and take care of my kids all day.  

12.  Do you wear makeup when your home alone or with family?  I am usually home alone with my kids when I decide to put makeup on.

13.  Will you leave the house without makeup?  I hate to leave without makeup but my husband gets upset when suddenly we decide we are leaving so I will either say wait I have to put my foundation on or I will go and grab it and put it on in the car.

14.  How many high-end products do you have?  Honestly I have none.  But I hope to be getting some for my birthday coming up on the 20th.  

15.  Do you plan your OOTD every night or decide when you're getting dressed?  No I never plan.  I'm spur of the moment kind of girl. 

16.  How often do you change your handbag?  I change it depending on my outfit and what I am doing that day.  

17.  What time do you wake up and go to sleep?  Well I wake up at 8 am every morning and I go to sleep around 11:30 pm everyday night.

18.  How often or when do you workout?  Actually I don't but I am going to start.  I have started with changing my diet.  I have started to eat healthier and mostly organic.

19.  Left handed of right handed?  Right handed.

20.  How tall are you?  5 foot 3 inches.

21.  Do you speak any foreign languages?  Sadly no.  I do want to learn Japanese though.

22.  How many pets do you have?  I have 1 dog She is a mini Dachshund   Her name is Amelia.  Technically it is my husband do though.  He got her before we got married and he is her love.

23.  How often are you on blogger?  Everyday checking for comments and trying to write a post.

24.  Do you read comments posted on blogs?  I do, I love reading what the readers have to say.

25.  Do you keep a list of products to try as you see other posts?   Yes, I love reading blogs myself and finding new products I have never heard of.

26.  How did you come up with your blog name?  Well I was trying to think of a name I decided I wanted something to do with beauty and it just came to me.  So I did research and I could not find any blogs with that name they were similar but not exactly.

27.  What kind of camera do you use for your photographs?  My camera actually broke so right now I am using my Iphone.

28.  How often do you clean your house?  Well I have 2 kids so i clean everyday.  

29.  What's your favorite color?  My favorite color is Orange.

                                                                                                                  xoCrystal

Makeup Haul!!!!!!

I went shopping this week and wanted to show you guys what I got.  I went to Target for a few things from e.l.f. and you wouldn't believe what I found I was so excited.  My favorite color is Orange and wear some sort of orange almost everyday.  I could be on my eyes, lips, my clothes.  I found this and needed it bad.

I found this in the clearance for only $2.97.  This is the color 10 Fierce & Tangy.  I wish it was a brighter orange but it is still a really pretty color.

I had to get this palette from wet n' wild when I found out from Sarah at Sequin Doll that this is a dupe for the naked palette.  And I am always looking for cheap dupes for expensive palettes.  This is the limited edition wet n' wild nude awakening palette. 

While I was at Target I went buy the makeup brushes and I found this crease/blending brush.  I thought it was $1.98 but when I went up and purchased everything it rang up for $0.98.  This brush is perfect for blending out shadow for a smoky eye.  

At Target I got the e.l.f. Eyelid primer.  I love this primer.  It keeps my eyeshadow from creasing all day. The best part is it is only $1.

Also from e.l.f. I got the lip stain in Crimson Crush.  These do have pretty good staining power but I am not sure about the color.  When I first put it on it is so dark it is almost like you have blood on your lips.  Yuck! But once it drys it is a pretty color.

I was really excited when I found this I am not sure if I am blind or if these are new to Target but I have wanted to try this for a while now.  The smell reminds me of Christmas when my mom made sugar cookies for me and my sisters to decorate.  And it tastes good to.  At first I could not feel the scrub on my lips but after using it a couple times it really scrubs.  My lips are left so soft.  You have to try this.  I have 1 word to describe this 'Amazing'.

I was at Rite Aid and stopped by the clearance bin and found this.  It is the Limited Edition Maybelline colorsensational in 975 Pop of Cherry.  It was only $3.  

I also got this e.l.f. Nourishing Cuticle Pen which unfortunately was dry when I bought it so I still have not gotten to try it.

I sadly ran out of my Almay samrt shade foundation so I went out to try something new.  My sister raves about this foundation so I decided to give it a try.  I was really skeptical due to it was only $5 at walmart.  But I have to say it is really nice.  It is not heavy and I got the right shade the first try.  I have only ued it 2 times but so far I really like it.

                                                                                                           xoCrystal

July Favorites

This is my first monthly favorites post and I am very excited.  I have a very sick little girl right now so I just through this together really quick.  Hope you enjoy these as much as I do.

The first is the Profusion Colour me glow eyeshadow palette.  I just love these palettes.  I did a review on these and you can read it here  

I love the NYC Bronzer in 720A Sunny.  This bronzer is great.  It gives just the perfect amount of color to make you look like you have been out in the sun all day.

I just can't get enough of the Maybelline Color Tattoo.  My favorite is the 25 Bad to the bronze.  I use this almost everyday as a base but I think it is great to use alone.

I have been using this foundation everyday.  It is not cakey and it is really easy to blend out.  I use it in the color 200 light/medium.

Next is the E.l.f. Makeup mist & set spray.  It does not really make your makeup last all day but I find it to be a great refreshing spray especially in the summer.

I found this at a discount grocery store and I have never heard of the brand but I decided to try it.  It is the Acella Anti Aging enriching serum.  I use this in my day and night skin care routine.  It is very light and feels really good on the skin.

A couple months ago I went to bath & body works and found this Fresh Picked tangerines hand sanitizer.  I started using it and I love it.  As you can see it is almost gone.  I need to go and get another one.

This nail polish I have been using almost everyday.  It going on the nail very smooth.  And I love how bright it is.  Perfect for summer.  It is the Summer Brights from Blue Cross Beauty Products.

                                                            xoCrystal