I Got the Naked 3 palette!!!! :P

I got the Naked 3 palette for Christmas!!  (Thank you mom)  I am so excited!!! O.K. this is probably the most beautiful palette I have ever seen.   These shadows have a rosy undertone without making you look sick, just absolutely beautiful.

This palette has 3 matte shadows. From left to right: Strange, Limit, and Nooner.

The glitter shadows are from left to right: Dust, Buzz, and Blackheart which is the darkest color in the palette has red glitter.

And the satin finish shadows are from left to right: Burnout, Trick, Liar, Factory, Mugshot, and Darkside.  Trick is my favorite shadow in this palette however you do have to really scrape the top to get the shimmer top coat off.  Once you scrape it off it is really pigmented.

It also come with a double ended brush.  I think this brush is great if you are on vacation and don't want to bring any brushes this one is already in the palette.  Its not a bad brush at all.

This palette gives you such a large quantity of makeup looks from full glam to completely natural.  You can create a beautiful smoky eye or a one eye shadow look.
                                                                                                             xoCrystal

Busy mom's Crockpot Recipe (Teriyaki Chicken)

So I have been very busy lately so we were not eating very well. (McDonalds almost every night).  I got tired of it so I thought why not try and create something yummy in the crockpot I have not really done anything in the crockpot except for chili.  As I was browsing all the online recipe books I found a recipe for Teriyaki Chicken.  I thought to myself 'Why cant I make that in the crockpot'.  So I did.  I know some of you may be thinking that this is nothing new but I never thought of doing this before. 

I actually just tried this last night and my two kids and husband who are way to picky to try anything new, actually loved it.  It was really salty due to the soy sauce so I would recommend using low sodium soy sauce.  I also used Chicken Breast but you can use anything you want. 

Crockpot Teriyaki Chicken

About 4 lbs of Chicken 
1/2 Cup Soy Sauce
1/2 Cup Brown Sugar
Veggies
rice (cook seperatly)

First put the Chicken in the bottom of the crockpot.  Then add the Brown Sugar and then the soy
sauce.  Cook this on low for about 5 hours then add the veggies of your choice (I used carrots and brocolli cause that is what I had laying around).  When everything is cooked and tender use a fork to shred the chicken.  Add this over the rice.  YUM YUM it is ready to eat.  

Hope you all enjoy this.

                                                                                                    xoCrystal

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