Skin/Hair Care Target Haul

So recently, I seem to be running out of everything all at once, so I went to Target to pick up the skin and hair care products I've been needing!

Up & Up Nail Polish Remover Dip-It

Catwalk Curls Rock Leave-In Moisturizer

IceBreakers Sours Mixed Berry (OK, I know it's not beauty related, but who can resist?!)

Up & Up Nail Polish Remover Pads

Bed Head Moisture Maniac Shampoo and Conditioner

Neutrogena Age Shield Face Sunscreen

Almay Eye Makeup Remover Pads

Let me know if you want a review of any of these products!  Some are old favorites, but I'm trying some of them for the first time!

Christmas Haul

Santa was VERY good to me this year! I hope he brought y'all everything you wanted and more.  Here's all of the makeup I got both from friends and family (and Santa, too!).

My lovely friend got me a China Glaze nail polish in Mingle with Kringle.  I instantly fell in love because, well, it's gold and sparkly-what's not to love?!

I was quite surprised to find this gem in my stocking!  Nars' Disco Inferno is so gorgeous!  I have it on my nails now, and I am absolutely in love.

Oops-sorry for the sideways pic!

I got an EOS lip balm in Blueberry Acai.

This is an absolute GEM!  YSL Glossy Stain in Beige Aquarelle.  I have been adoring this because it is so neutral.  Recently, I've been buying and wearing bright lip shades, so it's nice to add to my collection of more neutral, softer lips.

Soap and Glory Sugar Crush soap is so nice. It smells heavenly (and I'm very picky about smells!).

Oh yes, this is it.  I have wanted this palate for a while now, and I'm in love with it.  Marc Jacobs Lolita palate is so beautiful.  I'm literally in awe.

Not Pictured:
another EOS
soap from Anthropologie

Also, the candle in the back ground is Leaves by Bath and Body Works, and it was a gift from a dear friend.

Let me know if you want reviews on any of these products or if you want me to do a jewelry/accessories Christmas haul.

New Fall Clothes Haul

Hello!  Recently, I've been shopping up a storm!  I haven't ever done a fashion post, but I really love the new clothes I got, so I decided to share them with you!

 This is one dress that I'm so excited to wear!  I just love the studded collar, and it's quite different from everything else I own.

 This dress is great because it can be slightly dressier or really casual.  I wore this recently, and received lots of complements!  It was super flattering.

 I love this top!  Free People can be a bit out there, but this is a complete gem!  I love the cutaway detailing.  I wore this to my surprise party and literally everyone there commented on how much they loved it!  It's such a great fall color!  (And, if you paint your nails "Vested Interest" by Essie, they'll match perfectly--I know from experience!)

 It's a bit hard to tell, but this is a leather peplem.  I've been wanting leather and I've been wanting a peplem, so I get the best of both worlds with this!  I'm not exactly sure what to wear with these (my first instinct, red jeans, didn't look great on me), so if you have any suggestions, let me know!

OK, the next few items are an outfit that I ADORE!  It's super out-there for me, and it's probably the most daring thing I've ever worn.  I wore it to my birthday dinner and got tons of complements, so I think it's a keeper!  The top is this great black tunic.  It's super loose and light-weight.

The necklace is so fun!  I love the bright pop of pink, as your eyes tend to get lost on just a black tunic.  It is so fun and colorful.

Now, these leggings/pants seal the deal for me!  I think they are so cool!  You can't really tell by this picture, but underneath I added a close up, so you can see the lace detailing.  I love the roses on the side.  This is not something that everyone else has in her closet, and I love wearing things that are unique.  Also, they're super comfy because the lace really lets your legs breathe!

Close up!  I can't wait to wear this outfit again!

Every girl needs to have "t-shirts" to wear when you're going somewhere super casual, but you still want to look nice!  I love this one!  It's really soft and comfortable.  Also, the sleeves are rolled, which is a major plus for me.

 Here's the back.  You can't really tell because of the bright light, but the back is a knitted material.  The front pocket is also made of this material, and I love how it ties together!

So there we are!  I really love all of my new clothes.  I got them at a bunch of boutiques, but if you want to know the brand name/where I got them, let me know in the comments!

Mini Haul | Mac

Hello, lovlies!  A while ago, I popped into Mac.  I didn't want to spend a whole lot, so I only got a couple items, but I'm very excited about these items, so I thought I'd do a "Mini Haul".

I got the Cremesheen Lipstick in Amplified and two eyeshadows: Woodwinked and Amber Lights (as well as a quad to put them in).  I can't wait to fill up the other two spaces on my quad!

Here's some swatches

Top to Bottom: Amplified, Amber Lights, Woodwinked

Drugstore Haul | Theatre Edition

Hello, lovlies!  I'm so so sorry that I have neglected to post anything for quite some time, but I started rehearsals for the musical I'm in and then started school, so I've been quite busy!  I promise I'll post more now-it just took some time to get into the routine of a busier life.

As I mentioned before, I'm in a musical!  I'm in Anything Goes, and it's been so much fun!  We perform this weekend, which is so exciting.  I needed to grab some makeup to wear on stage.  Also, I grabbed a few products that I've been eyeing for a while or just had on my shopping list.

Hair and Skin:

Conair Bobby Pins: A girl can never have too many bobby pins.  Also, these came with a convenient travel case.  Plus, they were having a "buy one, get one free" on Conair hair products!

Studio 35 Beauty Small Poly Bands:  I've been needing tiny, clear hair elastics for a while, and these were on sale, so I picked them up.

Almay Oil Free Makeup Remover Pads: My all-time favorite makeup remover that I was running out of.  'Nuff said.

Garnier Refreshing Remover Cleansing Towelettes:  These are great for school mornings.  Just sweep and go.

Conair Foam Rollers:  Oh yes, guess who gets to wear these bad boys in her hair all day at school so she can have curly hair for the show?

Batise Dry Shampoo:  This is my all-time favorite dry shampoo, but I haven't been able to find it anywhere, so I was so happy to see it!  It was a 2 for 1, so I grabbed both the Original and Blush scents.

Makeup:

Rimmel London Match Perfection Concealer in 125 Fair: I've heard marvelous things about this concealer, so I decided to give it a try!

Covergirl Outlast Stay Fabulous 3 in 1 Concealer in 805 Ivory: I need an opaque base for the stage, and I had almost used up my old stage foundation.  This one seemed to be my best option for a full-coverage foundation, so I decided to go with it.

Andrea 45 Lashes:  I need fake eyelashes for the show, and these looked like they were dramatic without being too much.

Studio 35 Beauty Angled Eyeliner and Shading Brush: I needed an angled brush for my eyebrows (which I've made a goal to be better about-hence the angled brush and clear mascara you'll see later!), and this was the only one they had.  It also has a small shading brush, which I might use for inner eye highlighting.  I wanted to hold out for a Mac 266, but my birthday's not for another month.

Neutrogena Shine Control Primer: This is a new product, and it looks great.  It claims to have a matte finish, which I always need.  Also, I'm ashamed to admit-I've never used a face primer before, so we'll see how this goes.

Rimmel London Exaggerate Undercover Eyeshadow Primer: Another new product.  My Urban Decay primer is running out, so I thought I'd give this cheaper alternative a go.  Hopefully, I'll love it just as much!

Covergirl Professional Mascara in 800 Clear:  Like I said before, I'm trying to be better with my brows.  I got this to set them.

I got a ton of new products that I'm so excited to use!  Hopefully, I can review some soon.  Let me know if you use any of these products or want me to review a specific one!

Summer Target Haul

Rimmel's Stay Matte Powder, Revlon Lip Butter, Essie Nail Polish, Maybelline Gel Eyeliner, Elf False Lashes

Hello!  Last week I went to Target to buy several items that I have been wanting for quite some time.  I went after my last exam to celebrate summer!  I have been using these products a lot over the past week, and I and I thought it would be great to review them for you.

  

To start things off: Rimmel London's Stay Matte Powder.  I picked this up in the shade Translucent because of my extremely fair skin.  I have been love, love, loving this powder!  My skin tends to get oily, and I feel like when  I wear this powder, my skin stays nice and matte for a lot longer than when I wear the powder I had been using.  I got it for $3.99.  My other powder was around the $30 mark, so I'd say this is a definite win!

 

Next up, the Elf false eyelashes.  I got both the natural and dramatic.  I am going to be in my school's musical next fall, and we have to wear fake eyelashes on stage.  I bought these because they were cheap, and I thought they would be a good way to practice using the eyelashes before I had to do it in a dressing room getting ready for a show.  These are a HUGE disappointment.   I watched a video on YouTube explaining how to wear the eyelashes, and I applied them correctly, but the ends did not stay put.  They kept popping up and it was so aggravating.  I tried waiting longer for the glue to get tacky; I tried waiting less time for the glue to get tacky; nothing seemed to work.  These were only $1.00 each, but I would much rather invest more money into false eyelashes that actually work.

 Essie's nail polish in "The More the Merrier" has been so great!  I have it on right now, and I absolutely love the bright, chartreuse color!  I already wrote about it on my blog here, so read that if you want more information.  It was $7.79.

Recently, I have really been loving Revlon's Lip Butters.  I purchased two colors this winter, and I wore one all the time.  I love the way the feel and the way they look on my lips.  They are so nice and they do moisturize really well.  I picked up a third shade, Pink Lemonade.  I love this color!  It is really light (I tried to do a swatch, but it barely showed up!), and it's a nice pinky wash of color.  I love this for when I don't want to look like I'm wearing a ton of makeup or if I have done bolder eyes and lots of blush and highlighter so I need something light to balance it out.  It was $6.49, and well worth the buy!  I think I will continue to buy these until I have them all!

I have never tried gel eyeliner before, but I have wanted to for a long time.  I've seen so many people praise the Bobby Brown gel eyeliner, so I was set to try that.  Then, I started noticing people loved the Maybelline one just as much.  Because it is much cheaper at $7.99, I decided to purchase it first, so that I wouldn't throw too much money down the drain if I hated it.  I have not hated it though!  It is so nice and lovely to apply.  I got it in brown because my coloring is really light, and black eyeliner is so dark on me.  It is a great dark brown color, and it shows up really well.  It is also so easy to do a little cat-eye flick with this stuff, which I absolutely adore!  It can be hard to do that with a pencil because it can be tough to make it go exactly where I want and liquid just goes everywhere, so I've definitely found myself a keeper!

 

One random skincare item I got was Aveeno's Skin Relief Moisture Repair Cream.  I wasn't planning on blogging about this, but oh my word!  I picked this up because it was the only non-comedogenic  lotion that Target had, and I was out of the stuff I usually use.  I was bummed about it being in a pot rather than in a bottle with a pump, but I have gotten used to it more quickly than I would have imagined.  This lotion is so extremely moisturizing.  I think it is absolutely perfect. It stays on all day too, which is nice as I have found that some lotions tend to fade away.  I absolutely love this product.  It was $11.59, but this pot will take me a long while to work through!

 

So that's it!  I got so many things that I've been wanting to try, and I've loved most of them.  Leave me a comment telling me what you think about these products or tell me about something that you've recently picked up and are loving!