Coastal Scents 88 palette & day with my babycakes ♥

Kota's dad wasn't available to watch him while I was in class today; so I took the day off. I planned on taking him to the beach for a little while, but we accidentally slept in! Kota got up at 7 and made himself comfortable again in my bed, and we ended up sleeping untill 11! It was nice. ♥ Instead of the beach, we went to my mom's house to visit her and now my babycakes is napping on my bed next to me. :-) I love lazy days like these. I need more of them...

I finally got my Coastal Scents 88 palette after ordering it about 3 weeks ago! Although I think shipping was a little slow, I have nothing but good things to say about this palette!!! The colors are so vivid and pigmented!

Yesterday I used the palette to do a pretty neutral look. Kind of a tan/mauve smokey look. I put my makeup on before class and about 7 hours later, it still looked like I had just done it! They staying power is impressive! The colors you see in the picture will look the same when you put them on your eyes. I just can't get over how pigmented these shadows are! And they go on so smooth! I usually wet my eyeshadow brush to make shadows creamier and brighter. I didn't have to do that with these colors!

I'm sure i'm like, the last person in the world to get this palette. But thats okay. I'm happy I finally have it. I don't think i'll have to buy any more shadows for a while! If you don't already own a Coastal Scents palette, get one ASAP!!!

OPI Vs. China Glaze

I went to Ulta this morning to pick up another EOS lipbalm (I love the Passion Fruit one so much, I had to get another!). I not only got the new lipbalm, but I saw that China Glaze had a new collection of polishes out. They're called the Crackles. Similar to OPI's Black Shatter, but the CG Crackles come in multiple colors! 6 total!!

I got the light blue color. It's called Crushed Candy, and it reminds me of CG's "For Audrey" polish. The  next time i'm in Ulta I think I may get the grey or white color also.

The obvious differance, that I can see, between the two polishes, is the amount you have to use. With OPI's Shatter you have to put on a generous amount to get a good Shatter going on. So of course I figured i'd have to do the same with the Crackle. When I put a generous amount of the Crackle on, it barely cracked at all! After watching a few reviews on YouTube about the polish, I learned that you have to put on a thinner coat of CG's Crackle to make a decent crack!
I'd have to say that it's China Glaze Crackle for the win! Using less polish to get the crackle effect is better than having to drown my nails in polish just to get the shattered look. Plus the Crackles come in 6 different colors!!

While at Ulta I also picked up my EOS Lemon Drop (like I said above) and OPI's Teenage Dream from the Katy Perry collection.




 

I haven't tried the Teenage Dream polish yet. I'm going to wear the Crackle for a while, probably till the weekend, and then switch over to Teenage Dream. Maybe i'll see how it looks with Black Shatter over it.

I had  to get another EOS lipbalm. I use the Passion Fruit one every day and I love it! The only other two they had at Ulta were the Lemon Drop or the Mint Chocolate Chip. I'm not big on mint, so lemon was my next choice. I love this one just as much as the passion fruit!

Makeup haul & new camera!

(L to R: OPI Black Shatter, Maybelline Eyestudio, Cover Girl Nature Luxe, Maybelline FIT Me!, Hard Candy Ginormous Lash Mascara)

First let me say i've been looking for the OPI Shatter nailpolish since FOREVER! I finally have it, and I love it! It dries so quickly, the shatter happens as soon as you put the polish on! I'm currently wearing it over Pure Ice's Hot Tamale.



Maybelline Eye Studio Gel Liner: I've never used a gel liner before, so I was kind of worried about spending my money on something I wasn't sure if id even be decent at using. But I went ahead and got it anyway. You won't know until you go, right? It turns out i'm better at using gel liner than I am at using liquid liner! Hooray! Like I said, this is the first gel liner i've tried, so I can't compair it to anything. But the one thing I noticed is it's staying power. I put it on early in the AM, and by the time I got home later that night it still looked like I had just put it on. It's smooth and easy to put on. I'm definitly using this from now on instead of liquid liner!!

Cover Girl Nature Luxe: I got this tinted lip balm in the color Tulip. For some reason I really like the smell of it. It smells kind of sweet! Not that smell is a big seller for me, I just happened to notice the scent, lol! The color this balm gives my lips is wonderful! It's a nice hint of pink without being too bright or over-bearing! It's also pretty glossy. My only complaint is that the balm itself is thin. You don't get a whole lot of product in the tube.

Maybelline FIT Me! Foundation: I never wear foundation. Not because I have amazingly perfect skin, but because every one I would try felt so heavy and cakey on my face. I've read so many great reviews, and seen many on youtube, about this foundation. I had to give it a try! Let me just say, I LOVE IT! It feels weightless on my skin!!! It gives great coverage, goes on smoothly and blends so well! I'm not sure if I like the dewey look it gives, i'm pretty indifferent about it I suppose. But I am so happy I purchased this foundation. It's the first decent one i've tried in a loooong time!! I'm in the shade # 115 (hey, I haven't started tanning yet, hehe!). It's the perfect shade for me, it matches so well! I definitly recommend this for anyone who's looking for a great light-weight foundation.

Hard Candy ginormous Lash Mascara: I've only been using this for two days, so I can't say much about it so far (growth wise). This mascara claims it's "infused with growth serum". As a general mascara, it kind of sucks. It doesn't make my lashes longer or more defined. They pretty much look the same, with or without the mascara on. I'm going to give it 2 weeks to see if my lashes 'grow' at all.

On a non-makeup related note: I GOT A NEW DIGI CAM! *does a happy dance*

It's a pink Sanyo! I really wanted it because it was 14 mega pixels, which way better than my old camera. I was initially looking at the Canon Cool Pix camera, but it was only 12 mega pixels, and more expensive! I'm going to be taking pictures of everything, so watch out!

I also got a hair cut! It was just about 2 inches. I got my layers re-done. Tomorrow i'm dying it dark brown. Right now it's brown with blonde-ish highlights. Plus about an inch and a half of my roots are showing! I just want it all one color. I'll post pics once im done!