nkotbsb and new hair! (fotd, ootd, & kitty pics)

Hello everyone! First off I want to say thank you to anyone who purchased from my very first blog sale. Everything shipped yesterday! :) There are lots of things still available, so do check it out if you're so inclined.

Now, anyone who follows me on Twitter might have heard (read?) me gushing about the NKOTBSB (New Kids on the Block & Backstreet Boys) concert. My amazing parents got tickets for me & a friend as an early birthday present (my birthday is in September!). Backstreet Boys are my faaaaavorite! I've been to five shows of theirs before this one! I was completely obsessed with them as a teen (I was all about Howie!), and I still buy their albums. My high school best friend and I were so obsessed, in fact, that we actually went to Howie's parents' house in Orlando and met his dad (we brought flowers for his mom, who wasn't home)! We met some of the guys before a show in Chicago once, too, when we camped out 7 hours before the show. Yeah, obsessed!

I'm a New Kids on the Block fan, too (Jordan's my fave), so needless to say, I was really excited about the show, and felt it was a night worthy of a really dramatic eye. ;)

I also got my hair chopped off earlier in the week - and I'm gradually making my way back to blonde, too. :)

FACE:

 Bourjois Healthy Mix foundation

Dior Aurora bronzer

MAC Warmth of Coral mineralize blush

The Balm Mary Lou-Manizer

EYES: 

UDPP in Sin

Chanel Prelude Quad... as a base (I didn't think it was dramatic enough!)

Chanel Vert Khaki e/s (inner lid)

Shu Uemura P Green 595 e/s (outer lid, crease)

MAC Sand & Sun e/s (brow bone)

LORAC Front of the Line Pro liner

MAC Lord It Up pearlglide liner + UD 24/7 liner in Lucky (blended on waterline)

UD 24/7 shadow pencil in Sin (inner corners)

MAC Lingering brow pencil

Maybelline The Falsies Flared + MUFE Smoky Lash

LIPS:

Topshop Nevada lipstick

Chanel Graphite on the nails

hanging out with "Nick Carter" (Backstreet Boys)

DRESS: H&M

SANDALS: Miss Trish for Target

BAG: Aldo

RING, BRACELET, BELT: Target

WATCH: Michael Kors

EARRINGS: Forever21

caught a glimpse of the real Nick Carter backstage - nice pic, huh? :P

A few of my pics of the show...

Intro

Boyz II Men made an appearance as a surprise for BSB, since Orlando is where the Backstreet Boys got their start - the crowd (including me!) went crazy! All three groups performed "End of the Road" together.

Howie, my favorite!

The End :(

Before I go, I feel like I just can't do a post without including some pictures of Sammy and Mouse. They're growing up so fast!!

Sorry for bombing you all with so many photos, but I just couldn't help myself. ;) 

Thanks so much for reading - I love you guys!

xoxo,

<3 Jess

(By the way, I can't wait to do my July Favorites post - so many great new discoveries! I'm going to go beyond my usual scope and include non-makeup favorites, too. I might start doing that regularly even... We'll see! See you then!)

HUGE blog sale, part II: everything else!

Welcome to my first blog sale!  I have so many items to post that I've decided to split this into two posts.  The first post, here, includes all lip products. This one will include everything else - foundations, palettes, blushes, etc. Usage will be noted under each photo.

If you are interested in anything, please CONTACT ME @ jewel1996@aol.com. Please include the item(s) you would like and your full name and shipping address.

SHIPPING

US: $4 for most items. If price is higher, you will find it noted in the post under the item's photo and price. 

INTERNATIONAL/CANADA: $10 for most items. If price is higher, you will find it noted in the post under the item's photo and price. 

I will combine shipping for multiple items. ALL SALES ARE FINAL, no refunds or returns.

Okay, onto the sale!

YSL Teint Resist 03 Opal (used about 5x, 2/3 full) $30, MAC Studio Fix Fluid NW20 w/pump (used 2x) $23, Lancome Teint Miracle Ivoire2C (used 2x) $30, Urban Defense Tinted Moisturizer in Halo (used 2x) $16, Laura Mercier Tinted Moisturizer 1oz in Nude (used once) $15 SOLD

MAC Face & Body N1 (used 4x) $20, MAC Prep + Prime Beauty Balm (used once) $30

Hard Candy Pin Up (swatched 1x) $5, MAC DSquared2 Sculpt & Shape in Accentuate/Sculpt (used once) $25 SOLD

MAC Pink Swoon (used 3x) $12 SOLD, MAC LE Mineralize Blush in Love Rocks $17 SOLD, Benefit One Hot Minute (used once) $20, MAC Shroom e/s (used 2x) $10 SOLD, MAC Fresh Green Mix mineralize e/s duo (never used) $12 SOLD, MAC Cream Color Base in Nude (used once) $13

Aveda Apricot Whisper blush (used 2x) $15, LORAC Baked Matte Satin Blush in Plush (used 2x) $15

(for reference: powder puff included w/Aveda blush - unused)

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Too Faced Natural Eye palette (some shades used 2x, others swatched once, top right matte shadows never used) $25 SOLD, MAC LE 6 Sorceress palette (used 2/3x) $35, LORAC Baked Eye Shadow Trio in Starlet (used once) $15

MAC LE Colour 3 quad $30

Estee Lauder DoubleWear Stay-In-Place ShadowCreme #11 Pink Amethyst (used once) $12, MAC LE Dark Diversion fluidline (burgundy shade; used 2x) $20

Tokidoki Robbery Palette (w/tin; swatched once) $25

**US Shipping for this item is $10 due to bulk/weight. International is $15.

Tokidoki Robbery Palette tin

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Again, if you are interested in anything, please CONTACT ME @ jewel1996@aol.com. Please include the item(s) you would like and your full name and shipping address.

Click here to go to the lip product blog sale page.

Thank you for looking!

xoxo,

<3 Jess

HUGE blog sale, part I: LIP PRODUCTS!

Welcome to my first blog sale!  I have so many items to post that I've decided to split this into two posts (you can find the second post here).  First off, lip products. Most of these products have been swatched/tried on only once or twice - if the item is brand new and unused, or used more than twice, I will state that beneath the image. PLEASE NOTE THAT IF USAGE IS NOT STATED, THAT MEANS IT HAS BEEN USED/SWATCHED ONCE/TWICE. All used/swatched lipsticks will be wiped clean with a paper towel before shipping. 

If you are interested in anything, please CONTACT ME @ jewel1996@aol.com. Please include the item(s) you would like and your full name and shipping address.

SHIPPING

US: $4 for most items. If price is higher, you will find it noted in the post under the item's photo and price. 

INTERNATIONAL/CANADA: $10 for most items. If price is higher, you will find it noted in the post under the item's photo and price. 

I will combine shipping for multiple items. ALL SALES ARE FINAL, no refunds or returns.

Okay, onto the sale!

Dolce & Gabbana Nude $20, YSL Rouge Volupte #24 Praline Delight $20, Diane Brill Lip Lingerie #15 Denier $10, YSL Rouge Pur 144 Silky Apricot $20 SOLD 

Illamasqua Fetish $15 SOLD, Illamasqua Wanton $15, Lancome Rich Cashmere $20

MAC Blankety $11, MAC Pretty Please $11, MAC Freckletone $11 SOLD, MAC LE Equality $13

MAC LE All Styled Up $11 SOLD, MAC Shy Girl (please note, this was missing the label when I purchased it from the MAC Pro store) $11 SOLD, MAC Hello Kitty LE Fresh Brew (used 3x - HK imprint is not touched) $20

Sephora Lip Attitude Chic C10 SOLD, Sephora Rouge R15, Sephora Rouge R21 - $8 each

Lime Crime Airborne Unicorn SOLD, D'Lilac SOLD, No She Didn't SOLD - $12 each

MAC Sheen Supreme Supremely Confident, MAC Pro-Longwear Unlimited SOLD, MAC Pro-Longwear Til Tomorrow - $11 each

MAC Wonder Woman LE Marquise'D (w/box) $15 SOLD, MAC LE Brave New Bronze $14 SOLD

Jemma Kidd Ultimate Lipstick Duo in Wendy (see photo below as well) $14, Make Up For Ever Rouge Artist Intense #22 (used about 3x) $15, Barry M Lip Paint #54 Peach $8

(for reference: the balm side of the Jemma Kidd Ultimate Lipstick Duo in Wendy)

Again, if you are interested in anything, please CONTACT ME @ jewel1996@aol.com. Please include the item(s) you would like and your full name and shipping address.

Click here for part II of the blog sale (foundations, palettes, blushes, etc.).

Thank you for looking!

xoxo,

<3 Jess

more ysl fall 2011: rouge volupte perle #108 & nail polish #43 wintergreen

Rouge Volupte Perle #108 Celestial Mauve

Celestial Mauve on the lips

Celestial Mauve on lips, Wintergreen nail polish (one coat) on pinky nail

Wintergreen nail polish (one coat)

I swatched the nail polish but didn't buy it - however, it's definitely on my wish list! It's such a beautiful shade.

I just wanted to do this post quickly while it's still relevant.  So far, I'm really loving YSL's fall collection - it's full of stunners!!

Thanks for reading!

xoxo,

<3 Jess

laid back sunday face, nails, & outfit

I didn't have much on my plate today - I'm going to the NKOTBSB concert on Friday (so excited!), so I asked to have my days off split this week. I wanted to take it easy, so I skipped my usual mall crawl - can't afford it anyways! - and instead just stopped into Target for a minute (more on that below) and then to see Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II. 

I've read and loved all the HP books, and love all the movies as well (I own all of them so far, and you better believe I'll be buying this one, too!). I don't want to spoil anything for those who haven't seen it yet and plan to, but I will say that it definitely lived up to my high expectations. I'm sad to see it end, but glad that it ended so beautifully. I hope it KILLS at the box office! ;)

FACE: 

Origins Vitazing (moisturizer)

Bourjois Healthy Mix foundation (S1)

Dior Aurora bronzer

MAC Warmth of Coral mineralized blush + Stereo Rose MSF

TheBalm Mary Lou-Manizer

EYES: 

UDPP in Sin

NARS Dogon e/s duo + a little of the darkest shade in the Chanel Prelude quad in the crease

MAC Sand & Sun e/s

LORAC Front of the Line Pro

MAC Lord It Up pearlglide liner + UD 24/7 liner in Lucky

UD 24/7 shadow pencil in Sin (inner corners)

MAC Lingering brow pencil

Maybelline The Falsies Flared + MUFE Smoky Lash mascaras

LIPS: 

NARS Bolero velvet matte lip pencil + YSL Rouge Volupte Perle #107

Thank you to J  @ Lil Lady's Life for her review of the Bourjois Healthy Mix foundation that pushed me to give it a try. It's such a nice foundation! I've only worn it twice, but so far so good! It has a lovely finish and shade 1 is a perfect match for me. I love my enabling friends!

NAILS: 

Revlon Craving Coral

the fan club...

TOP: Dorothy Perkins (I twisted and clipped the side with a hair clip!)

SHORTS: Target

SANDALS: Miss Trish for Target

WATCH: Michael Kors

EARRINGS (that you can't see...): Aldo

BAG: Target

....and I was in a Target fitting room when I took this. Gee, you think I might like Target or something?

On a side note, I used Lancome's Flash Bronzer for Legs (on my legs, arms, and chest - yes, I know it's intended for legs, and I broke the rules!) for the second time.  After a nightmare experience with the Kate Somerville towelettes (blotchiest mess EVER), I'm soooo happy at how evenly this applies! It does have that self-tanner scent, but I honestly don't mind it, especially if it gives such nice results!  I only have a sample tube of this product, but I'm definitely going to be adding it to the wishlist.

I tried on this dress while I was there - love it! 

I was proud of myself, though - I went to Target for one thing - and that's all I left with! The one thing? A box of L'Oreal Superior Preference Les Blondissismes LB01 - my all-time favorite shade of blonde.  I'm just tired of the dark hair - I'm a blonde at heart, what can I say. ;)  I'm also going in for a haircut on Tuesday. I haven't had one since December and it's outta control!

I'll let you know how it goes...

Thanks for reading! See you girls soon!

xoxo,

<3 Jess

would you guess these are from forever21??

After I saw Norma from BombbDotCom show these in a haul post, I had to check them out for myself. $2.80 YSL Rouge Pur Couture dupes at Forever21? Too good too be true, right? Well, they're definitely *not* YSL dupes, but they're not too shabby either.

I picked up (from left to right) Light Pink, Rose, and Pink. I didn't pick up Red, but that's the fourth shade in the range, if you're interested. Sidenote: they were really creative with the names, huh? ;) 

And here they are, swatched in the same order:

Light Pink and Rose are pretty similar, with Light Pink having more of a white/cool tone, and Rose being more neutral. Pink, while it might be scary in the tube, is actually not scary bright at all.

Light Pink

Rose

Pink

All three shades have a cocoa butter scent, and actually feel a bit thick like cocoa butter as well - I'm guessing it's a main ingredient. The packaging is cheap, of course - it appears to be sprayed plastic (the interior of the case is not gold) and I had to peel the label stickers off the outer packaging and apply them to the tubes so I could keep the shades straight, which was irritating. 

Overall, I think each of these is surprisingly nice for the price, and while they're not up to par with my favorite high-end lipsticks, I'd still recommend checking them out. They're the best thing I've tried from Forever21's Love & Beauty range thus far. 

All three of these lipsticks combined were a whopping grand total of $8.40 plus tax. 

Of course, I did pick up two other things while I was there...

Leopard print wood heart necklace ($4.80) and grape-scented nail polish remover pads (32 for $1.50, I believe). As you can see, Mouse approves of the necklace. ;) I used the nail polish remover pads today to take off Chanel Graphite, and while I liked the scent, I didn't like that they felt greasy and I needed to use one pad per nail. I also had to wash my hands afterwards because of the greasiness that was left behind. I like the idea of these for traveling, though.

**UPDATE: I thought it might be helpful to post a link to the lipsticks on the forever21.com website - Sorry I didn't think to do this earlier!**

Thanks for reading!

xoxo,

<3 Jess