I guess the first thing I should say here is that I received the eyeshadow in shade "Raw Shock" for free. Veronica, being the darling that she is, sent me 3 sample size eyeshadows and one full size (of Sugar, the perfect white I've talked about, yay!) eyeshadow for free. It was such a great surprise for me when I got home from Texas and found a nice little package I didn't even order. :) As you all know, Hi Fi is my favorite company ATM, and has been actually ever since I first tried Veronica's products. I'm trying to DRASTICALLY cut my spending on makeup right now, like $40 per paycheck or less. There's a sale at Hi Fi right now so I know where that money's going, teehee.
This look ended up looking all Rasta-y, I didn't see that at all when I planned it. Unfortunately, pictures never look as good as the real thing. IRL this looked soooo much better- Raid the King looked like it had this kind of glow to it with the way I blended it. I feel like my looks as of late have been pretty sub-par, so I was really happy with how beautifully this turned out. No full face pics cus I looked icky today and my lips are all dry and fucked up.
What I used (all shadows by Hi Fi)
Raw Shock (inner lid)
Allegro (middle lid)
Raid the King (outer lid and blended up)
Sugar (highlight color, blended in)
Queen of Disaster (below waterline)
Covergirl eyeliner in brown black
Urban Decay Lingerie eyelash primer
Prestige My Biggest Lashes mascara
The last picture is pretty dead on. LOVE IT
And now here's something not pretty or nice, and it really saddens me that I'm talking about something like this. I recently found a great new blog, but by unfortunate circumstances- by hearing about the drama surrounding her and Miss K of Aromaleigh. If you visit her blog, you will see the post she made about her recent Aromaleigh order. If you read the comments, you can see the things Miss K said to her, the highlights of those including calling her a "lying, selfish person", a "nasty, unappreciative thing"... etc. She also said she didn't want her as a customer anymore. It doesn't matter WHAT Jennifae said (even though what she did say was extremely fucking mild)- what Miss K said to her is not just unprofessional as a business owner, but it's plain fucking mean and nasty. You don't treat people that way, ESPECIALLY if they are a paying customer- ever. You can read the review and see for yourself. I also took screenshots of Miss K's finest moments here, in case she sees the anger she has caused in me and other readers, and takes down her comments. I don't know if she thought she could get away with saying things like that to someone because their blog is new and small, and she didn't think anyone would find out, or what. I don't care. I am truly in utter disbelief she could ever say things like that to someone, especially considering how completely unprovoked it was. I can't tell you where to shop, but I will say I am never ordering from Aromaleigh again.
On that downer note, I hope everyone has a lovely weekend. To cheer you up, here is baby sloth (from Cute Overload, obvs)
As you all know by now, sometimes I am lazy and unoriginal and want someone to give me my makeup ideas instead of thinking of them myself. So here is my look today, inspired by one from Blix.
What I used:
UDPP
Pixie Epoxy
Pink Heels, by High Voltage (lid)
Putrefaction, by Detrivore (liner)
Tell Me Lies, by Hi Fi (highlight)
The Fancy Lad, by Fyrinnae (under waterline, it doesn't show up very well in the pictures)
NYX Jumbo Eye Pencil in Cottage Cheese (inner v)
Rimmel eyeliner in Very Violet (waterline)
Urban Decay Lingerie eyelash primer
Prestige My Biggest Lashes mascara
Tart blush by Sassy Minerals
Coraline's Kiss lipstick, by Morgana Minerals
Physician's Formula RX Undereye Concealer
Revlon PhotoReady translucent finishing powder
The above picture was slightly photoshopped to try and make the colors look more true to life. I love the purple and peach combo! I also ADORE the Coraline's Kiss lipstick. Melissa from Morgana Minerals saw my comment on Lillian's blog about how I wanted to try a sample, so she sent me a sample of this and 2 other lipsticks, and an eyeshadow sample. Isn't that sweet? It's things like that which make me really admire a company's customer service- that's going above and beyond what I expect. She even sent me out an email the day she shipped my samples, as if I had paid for an order. Morgana Minerals will have some new shadows and glosses coming out this month, which I'm super excited to try!
How has your April Fool's Day been? I went to google this morning and totally fell for it... I was still sleepy you guys! A lot of the blogs have been doing April Fool's posts, I'm proud to say I have only fallen for was this. Have you gotten tricked today? Any great customer service stories to share?
It's 77 degrees today! :D Tomorrow it's going to be around 80, I'm overjoyed! My ideal weather is 85ish with a breeze. I like when it's a lil toasty out. I already picked out which dress to wear, heehee. A lot of people have been doing looks with teal and blue lately, so I decided to use those colors today. I'm definitely feelings these colors, so springy!
What I used:
UDPP
forgot Pixie Epoxy :(
Relax, by Sassy (inner lid)
Lush, by Stardust (middle lid)
+20 Beautification, by Fyrinnae (outer lid)
Crystalline Highlight #10 by Detrivore (highlight)
Flutura's Cloud by Aromaleigh (under waterline)
Urban Decay Lingerie eyelash primer
Prestige My Biggest Lashes mascara
Jemma Kid i-conic eyeliner in Drama Queen (waterline)
mark After Glo blush
Physician's Formula Circle Rx undereye concealer
Revlon PhotoReady translucent finisher
Bare Escentuals Buxom gloss in Hope (clear with pink iridescence)
It looks like there is a big chunk of missing shadow from my right eye... it didn't look like this irl, I think some of the colorm just got scooted up to the crease, even though I didn't use a crease color today. I got the new Physician's Formula undereye concealer when I was at Ulta- although the packaging and application is HORRIBLE, the concealer seems to be working well. It also might be because the color on this matches my skintone better, as opposed to what I was using. This also promises to make dark circles lighten over time... we'll see. I also got the Prestige mascara from Ulta. By itself I don't really like it, but used with the UD primer, it's great- totally seperated lashes, no clumping whatsoever. They don't get really big, but it's ok because they look like natural, but better.
I LOVE the Detrivore Crystalline highlight powders. They are so perfect, I use the brown shade all the time (I think it's called Shrewd). I thought it was cool that every single thing I used today was from a different brand. I need to start using other blushes besides my mark blush, but it's just so convinient for my lazy self since it's a brick, and not a powder.
I hope everyone is having a fantastic week! I'm off to work, I'll read all your great blogs tonight :)
I'm back from Texas! I aboslutely LOVED it there. The town was so beautiful, and it wasn't all creepy-south like I imagined, since it's a huge college town. I found the greatest apartment, a 2 bedroom so there's enough room for me and my chinchillas :] My parents are helping me out with payments, and right now the agreement is that I will pay $200 a month, so that covers utilities and part of rent. I will definitely need to cut back on my makeup spending while I'm there, and try to save as much as possible so I have funds in case of an emergency or something. I also need to curb my spending right now, which is hard, as I have about a million indie things I want, as well as a bunch of stuff from mark/Avon, and from the Hard Candy line, and from Sephora and Ulta. :P Luckily most of it is pretty cheap, so I can still get a few things here and there even though I'm saving. Plus I have a Target gift card since I got Employee of the Month again, so I can get some pretty things with that ^_^
I did a cool look today, but I don't have the camera here with me, so hopefully I can post pictures later when my mom comes home with it. I really feel like posting though, so here is my high-end makeup lemming list of the moment! All of it is priced really well, all very affordable. Some of it is on sale though, so I should probably snatch some things up before the sales end... images are clickable.
I know Ulta brand isn't actually "high end", but I thought it fit with this wishlist well enough.
As you can see, I really love sets. I think you get a lot of different stuff for your money. The only oddball is the UD liner in shade Ecstasy... I have ones of their liquid liners already that I got for $5 off HauteLook, and I love it. It applies amazingly. I have tried NYX and Milani liquid liner also and I canNOT apply them well. This liner is the greatest shade of purple ever, and I know I'll actually be able to apply it.
What high end makeup are you craving right now? I'd love to see your current lemmings :]
Hey guys! I hope everyone has been doing well! Texas is really great, I love the area and I've found a couple apartments that I'm deciding between. Best of all, there is an Ulta here! I know that's so whatever for some people, but I've never been to an Ulta or a Sephora, so I was really excited to go. It was pretty much the best day of my life... jk but not really, I'm sure you understand ;] I totally hauled on polish while I was there. I've been keeping my nails painted in this week away from work, since I can't have them painted there. Obviously I'm going there again before I leave town, so you'll see haul number 2 in a few days, haha.
I got Ulta polish in "Holiday In Turqs & Caicos", OPI "Jade is the New Black", Orly "Shine", OPI "Ink Suede", and an Ulta basecoat I got for free (BOGO for Ulta polishes right now). I also got that little OPI giftset for free since I spent $17 on OPI. It includes Ink, Rosy Future, and a topcoat. I know you've seen a trillion pictures, but I've been lemming this so long that I don't care- Jade is the New Black :D
This is the only creme polish I have ever loved. I HATE cremes, but this applied like a dream. I love OPI. It is so amazing, even better in person. You've got to get it! Keep having a great week ladies.
The last picture is pretty dead on. LOVE IT
And now here's something not pretty or nice, and it really saddens me that I'm talking about something like this. I recently found a great new blog, but by unfortunate circumstances- by hearing about the drama surrounding her and Miss K of Aromaleigh. If you visit her blog, you will see the post she made about her recent Aromaleigh order. If you read the comments, you can see the things Miss K said to her, the highlights of those including calling her a "lying, selfish person", a "nasty, unappreciative thing"... etc. She also said she didn't want her as a customer anymore. It doesn't matter WHAT Jennifae said (even though what she did say was extremely fucking mild)- what Miss K said to her is not just unprofessional as a business owner, but it's plain fucking mean and nasty. You don't treat people that way, ESPECIALLY if they are a paying customer- ever. You can read the review and see for yourself. I also took screenshots of Miss K's finest moments here, in case she sees the anger she has caused in me and other readers, and takes down her comments. I don't know if she thought she could get away with saying things like that to someone because their blog is new and small, and she didn't think anyone would find out, or what. I don't care. I am truly in utter disbelief she could ever say things like that to someone, especially considering how completely unprovoked it was. I can't tell you where to shop, but I will say I am never ordering from Aromaleigh again.
On that downer note, I hope everyone has a lovely weekend. To cheer you up, here is baby sloth (from Cute Overload, obvs)
