Swatched: Wet n Wild Tough Girl Collection Eyeshadows

       I finally found these little beauties at Walgreens today. There are 2 more trios in this collection, but I opted not to buy them knowing I'll never wear them.

      All of these trios have a great texture, none too powdery and none lacked in pigmentation. All swatches are one swipe, no primer.  Highly recommend them if you can find them!

Enlisting For Beauty

Soldiers in Charms

Spoiled Army Brat

Zero Dark Flirty

*GIVEAWAY* : Diamond Candles

   I was recently contacted by the lovely people at Diamond Candles wondering if I'd like to host a giveaway so one of you guys can try out their AWESOME candles. I of course said yes, because I knew you all would like that!

     If you've never heard of Diamond Candles, and don't know what they are about, I'll fill you in really quick. These candles are 100% pure soy candles. I've read many reviews from customers with asthma saying these candles do not bother them at all (that's a bonus for all of you out there with this problem). These candles are very big, not some skimpy little thing. They come in substantial glass jars.

     Now the totally amazing thing about these candles, is the DIAMONDS. When you get your candle, you will see a gold circle on the inside of the jar. After you burn your candle down enough, you can pull that gold circle out, and inside is a ring. The ring can be valued at anywhere from $10 to $5000! Diamond Candle say that if the band of your ring is stamped with 14K, take it to a jeweler to be appraised. This is no joke, follow Diamond Candle on Pinterest if you want to see the pictures.

    Diamond Candles come in many different scents, so there is bound to be one (or 2, or 5) that you like. They have Cotton Candy, Cinnamon Roll, Coconut, Midnight Kiss and Summer Time just to name a few. Each candle is $24.95 plus $5 shipping. That's a pretty sweet deal, especially if you find a $100+ ring inside ;-) It does take about 2 days to get to the ring itself (just an fyi).

that's the ring in the little gold circle

info on how to remove the ring

I picked the Carnival Candy scent (cotton candy), and it smells absolutely incredible! 

So are you excited about these candles yet?! 

If you'd like to win one for yourself, just enter below!


To enter Click Here

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My Look: Wet n Wild "I'm Seeing Triples"

Face:

Wet n Wild Coverall foundation

LA Colors concealer

Maybelline Instant Age Rewind Brightener

ELF HD Powder

Maybelline Instant Age Rewind powder

NYC Sunny Bronzer

NYX Terra Cotta blush

Eyes:

NYX jumbo pencil in Milk

Wet n Wild trio "I'm Seeing Triples"

NYX single in Sahara

Urban Decay shadow in Naked

Jordana FabuLiner in black

Rimmel ScandalEyes liner in Black

Almay Get Up & Grow mascara

Lips:

Wet n Wild Fergie lipstick in Fergie Daily

Rimmel Show Off Lip Lacquer in Stargazer

Thanks for the huge nose, dad! Jeez Louise!

See the tutorial here:

Sigma Essentials [Haul & Review]

The Sigma Essentials Kit comes with 12 brushes:

Eye Liner (E05)

Pencil (E30)

Tapered Blending (E40)

Eye Shader (E55)

Large Shader (E60)

Small Angle (E65)

Medium Angle Shader (E70)

Large Powder (F30)

Angled Contour (F40)

Duo Fibre (F50)

Foundation (F60)

Concealer (F70)

This kit retails for $98, but with the code MNSF2013 at checkout you can save 10% on your order.

Clink this link to check out this kit for yourself:

http://www.sigmabeauty.com/Complete_Kit_p/ck001.htm?Click=264104

You can see my full thoughts on these brushes by watching my video, below :)

This post contains my affiliate link, but this post was not sponsored by Sigma. 

Looks I've Done for my Sister

      I realize I am way overdue in posting these, so I cannot possibly remember everything I used in either look, but I remember the basics. The first look is one I did for her Junior Prom, and the second was a practice for her senior pictures (we kept everything the same for the pictures). I mostly just wanted to post these to showcase my work, and to show you how beautiful my baby sister is :-) She is my Boo-ski, and I just love her! 

For this look, I remember using:

Revlon Colorstay foundation

Urban Decay Naked 2 palette:

a combination of Snakebite, Suspect, Tease and Foxy

a purple liner and shadow for the lower lash line

NYC Sunny bronzer

L'Oreal Innocent Flush blush (possibly)

No idea what the lip is lol

      For the hair, I curled it with a 1" curling iron. Teased the top crown section, and pulled it into a low side pony. I left the front curls out and pinned back the bangs.

For this look I remember using:

Revlon Colorstay Whipped foundation

Hard Candy Glamoflague concealer

NYC Sunny bronzer

CoverGirl blush in Pretty Peach

possibly and Physicians Formula highlighter

NYX Runway palette for Green Eyes

(I will mark the colors used in a photo below)

Jordana Fabuliner in Brown

Jordana Best Lash Extreme mascara

For the hair, I curled it all over with a 3/4" clip-less curling iron by Remington.

Wet n Wild Pop Art Craze Nail Polish Swatches

      I found these polishes at one of my local Rite Aid stores. This was on Thursday, and they were on sale for $0.69 instead of the regular $0.99. As this was last week, I'm sure the sale is over now. However, $1 is really nothing to pay for a polish anyway lol. There are 2 other colors I did not pick up; one being an orange shade and the other white. 

      Formula is the same on all of these polishes, except the green. The green is a bit more sheer/jelly like while the others are opaque creams. All swatches are 2 coats, except the green which is 3. I use NYC In a New York Minute topcoat. 

L-R:

Teal Slowly and See

Stand the Test of Lime

Who is Ultra Violet?

Listening to Blue Reed

I give all four of these polishes an:

Swatch & Quick Review: Revlon Colorstay quad "Delightful"

   Here is another "gem" I found on clearance at my local Meijer. I use the term "gem" lightly, and sarcastically in this situation. This particular quad is being discontinued from the line, so if you happen to be interested in it, I'd get it while you can. As you can see I only paid $3.49 for this quad. There were a few other ones on clearance also, but I didn't pay attention to exactly which ones. 

     In a nutshell: This quad looks beautiful in the pan and when swatched. It's a nice neutral quad, with a subtly pop of peach. That being said: the color does not transfer to the eyelid AT ALL. It boggles my mind how this swatch so beautifully on my hand, but when applied to the eye - nothing. I tried a brush and the sponge tip applicator also. Still - nothing. Such a shame considering how pretty it looks. If you are looking for a sheer, subtle eye look, this is your man (or girl, which ever you prefer). If you are looking for pigmentation, save your hard earned cash. All the other Colorstay quads get rave reviews, and I see now why this one is being discontinued. 

Left to right: white/ cream matte shade. Soft peach/pink satin shade. Yellowy tan satin shade. Chocolate brown demi matte shade.

What are your experiences with the Colorstay quads? Did I just pick a bad one or what??

I give this quad: