what i've bought recently (lipstick, mac me over, sanrio, ysl, sleek, etc.)

I love the fall, and September especially -- it just happens to be my birthday month. :) I'm turning 28 this year (I can't believe it!) and my mama is coming to visit to celebrate with me.  I love spending time with my mom, so I'm really looking forward to seeing her.  It's also my parents' 40th wedding anniversary on October 2nd, and they decided to spend it here (Dad will coming towards the end of the visit). My brother and his girlfriend will be coming down for a few days as well. I love when my family gets together. I'm psyched for them to meet Sammy & Mouse, too! :)

Anyways, I've been taking photos over the past few weeks of the stuff I've bought, so I thought I'd share them with you!

Dolce & Gabbana Cinnamon

Tom Ford Nude Vanille

Topshop Pillow Talk

Sephora Lip Attitude Glamour G19

(scroll to the bottom of the post for lip swatches)

I had to put these at the top of the post, because I loveloveLOVE them! All of these, aside from the Sephora one which I tried on in-store first, were blind online purchases.  Sometimes that can turn out badly, but not this time! All of these lipsticks are likely to become favorites in my collection. I will say, though, that I was disappointed that when I received Tom Ford Nude Vanille; it broke the first time I applied it. It had melted during shipment, despite its sturdy case. :\ I'm going to exchange it, but I hope the same thing doesn't happen again (no stores near me have it in stock, so I have to do a mail-in return). *crosses fingers*

MAC Me Over

Creamy Bisque e/s

Mythical e/s

Seaside Cream Colour Base

Equilibrium blush

Midnight Blues fluidline

Midnight Blues fluidline in action...

Sleek Oh So Special palette

Sleek Storm palette

Sleek Pout Paint in Minx

Sleek Pout Paint in Minx

YSL Midnight Garden palette (so pretty it should be framed!!)

A FOTD using this palette will be up shortly - I wore it today and I love it just as much as I anticipated! :)

Moroccanoil Light

YSL Touche Eclat (#1 Luminous Radiance)

My original Moroccanoil bottle ran out recently, and I'd been using the Pureology serum in its place.  However, the other day I found the Moroccanoil bottle still in my cabinet, and managed to get some product out.  I'd forgotten how seriously amazing it is! It's pricey, which is why I didn't rush out to repurchase, but believe me, it is worth every penny! This time I picked the Light version, and I'm really happy with it!

The Touche Eclat is another HG product for me.  I'd been using the Garnier Anti-Dark Circle roller, but my eyes had been watering more than usual, and I wondered if I was sensitive to it. Either way, I was really missing that satisfying click of the Touche Eclat pen, and finally gave into the urge to splurge! I don't regret it one bit. ;)  And it didn't hurt that the SA threw in this adorable pouch as a freebie. :)

YSL cosmetics pouch (freebie!)

Revlon Starry Pink

Revlon Facets of Fuchsia (this one's for Mom, actually!)

Revlon Jaded Night

Tokyomilk French Kiss bon bon lotion

Philosophy Sugar Sprinkles Funnel Cake 3-in-1 (Sephora)

Philosophy Salt Water Taffy 3-in-1 (TJ Maxx)

Forever21 bunny pendant

Material Girl (Macy's) elephant pendant & bunny studs

Owl candle (Target - only $4.99!)

(totally unnecessary but so cute!)

Sanrio:

Charmmy Kitty notebook

Hello Kitty pastry cell phone charm

Sugarbunnies bag/paper clips

Hello Kitty key cover

Demeter Chococat cologne spray (smells like chocolate oranges) -10% off

The Vampire Diaries: The Complete Second Season (eBay - $19 shipped!)

Slatkin & Co. Cinnamon Sugared Donut wallflower

True Blue Spa Pumpkin Renewing Face Mask

The Vampire Diaries is one of my favorite shows, so you know I had to have the second season! I plan to re-watch the whole season before the third season premieres this Thursday. That's another thing I love about September -- all of my favorite shows are back on!

As promised, lip swatches!

Dolce & Gabbana Cinnamon

Tom Ford Nude Vanille

Topshop Pillow Talk

Sephora Lip Attitude Glamour G19

This post is so pic-heavy already, I'll just put in some Sammy & Mouse pics in the FOTD post I plan on putting up next.

As always, thanks so much for reading!

xoxo,

<3 Jess

haul & swatches, part two (tokidoki, forever 21, revlon, yankee, etc.)

Here's part two, as promised. I'm just gonna jump right in...

Sephora: Tokidoki Bellina blush in Skate Girl, Donutella gelato lip balm, Bellina blush in Siberia

I got the Siberia blush a few weeks ago from Sephora's website, and I've been SO OBSESSED (as you can gather from my recent FOTD posts) that I had to go to the store and see the other one.  Of course, I loved that one too.  I've tried quite a few Tokidoki products and I haven't been that impressed, but the new stuff is awesome! These blushes are great quality, and I love the kawaii packaging, too.  I think the Donutella lip balm is very nice, too.  I prefer a nude lip most days, but this balm is very moisturizing and leaves a nice faint stain as it fades.  I wore it to work the other day, but I think it was too bright - I think I'll save this for the summer!

Tokidoki Bellina blushes in Skate Girl and Siberia

Top: Skate Girl left side, right side

Middle: Siberia left side, right side

Bottom: Skate Girl blended (sorry for the sloppy swatch! lol), Siberia blended

Forever21 Love & Beauty Enchanting eye palette (going to save this for a friend - the colors are really nice neutrals), oversized teddy bear necklace (loooove - wore in my last OOTD post; his joints are studded in the back), Love & Beauty highlight/bronzer powder (has a really pretty gold glitter overspray)

Target leather studded bracelet, B&BW Carried Away travel-size lotion (free!), Revlon Primrose lipstick (this shade is always sold out, so when I saw one on the shelf at Target, I grabbed it without a thought..), Clarins Instant Light lip perfector #3 (thinking I should've gotten #2, but I do really like it), OPI Sparklicious nail polish (gift from Mama), FairyDrops Scandal Queen mascara - how cute is this packaging?

wearing FairyDrops Scandal Queen mascara & Revlon Primrose lipstick

I think Primrose is SO pretty! I imagine this would suit pretty much any skin tone - it's such a nice shade. I always get nervous with drugstore products, because you can't swatch them before buying, but this did NOT disappoint! 

wearing Tokidoki Donutella gelato lip balm

Yankee Candles in Midnight Oasis (smells just like Paco Rabbane 1 Million cologne, which I love) and Pink Lady Slipper (a powdery floral - I go back and forth on whether I actually like this....) - these were buy one, get one 50% off, and a Lalaloopsy doll I got for Valentine's Day from my parents - I love her. :D

Love you guys! See you soon. :)

xoxo,

<3 Jess

Alice in Wonderland + a bit of shopping :)

Sorry about the lack of posts lately -- I'm so into reading everyone else's blog, but I can be so unmotivated in updating my own!

This past Monday I went to see Alice in Wonderland in 3-D with my friend. Loved it!



The nails are Sally Hansen Complete Salon Manicure in Yellow Kitty (snagged at Target the day before) + OPI Mad at as a Hatter. I'm loving the one-glitter-nail trend right now. :)

I don't remember exactly what I wore, makeup-wise, aside from MAC Studio Fix Fluid foundation + Illamasqua Rude cream blush + Lancome Chris & Tell lipstick (over MAC Fleshpot). I remember the foundation SPECIFICALLY because I wore it on both of my days off (Sunday and Monday), and NOT KIDDING, I broke out HUGELY come Tuesday morning. I love the finish of the foundation, but it is NOT worth the aftermath. I'm really frustrated about it, too. (I've only ever had one other product break me out in the past -- St. Ives Apricot Scrub!) I guess I just need to suck it up and get the NARS Sheer Glow!

Anyways, back to the look of the day! The sweatshirt I wore is this Hello Kitty one, which I picked up at H&M the day before <3:



And here's a closer look at the ring, a $5 steal from Forever21 (again, picked up the day before!):



And this is the look from "Shopping Day Sunday" (which it usually is!):



Dress: Old Navy
Sweater: INC
Belt: Dorothy Perkins
Boots: Target
Bag: Topshop
Necklace: TheSeaUnicorn @ etsy.com

I tried on this INC top + skirt at Macy's and looooved them, but didn't buy. However, I've been thinking about them ever since so I may get weak and go back to purchase!



I also snagged some things from the new MAC Give Me Liberty collection this week, and I'll be heading to Target tomorrow to scope out their Liberty collection, too, so keep an eye out for upcoming posts on those! :)

For now, here's a couple of pics of Sparky for good luck.


(He's always doing this when I'm on the computer!)




Love you guys. Talk to you soon!!