HEADS UP ON SOME COOL GIVEAWAYS

Lyricallyness of All Things Ness is having a Wet n Wild Holiday Palettes Giveaway!!!

since my local Walgreens or Rite Aid do not carry these palettes, I should win these right ladies??? LOL... I'm just messin! everyone is welcome to join....

click HERE for details... giveaway is open until January 2nd, 2011....

& also....

Jenny of The Skinnies is having a Holiday Giveaway!! 

click HERE to see how you can score these babies..... this giveaway ends January 5th, 2011....

so you should all go visit these ladies' blog site for these awesome giveaways & also for an amazing blogging experience....

COLLECTIVE HAUL OCT-NOV 2010

from Wal-Mart

Hard Candy Glamoflauge

Heavy Duty Concealer

Medium 313 

comes in cream & pencil form 

I actually first saw this in Sofia's blog - ʚϊɞ Sofia's Brighter Days ʚϊɞ... she did a great post (click HERE to see that post) about this product... so great I had to get one for my self.... LOL...  go check out her awesome blog.... I know you'll love it....

I mainly bought it for the pencil coz I have been looking for a nude colored eye pencil to line my bottom waterline with... (as mentioned in this post where I featured Stila Kajal pencil in Topaz)... I've been liking the look of wide-awake eyes... so I think this concealer pencil & the Topaz pencil would be perfect for that.... I wanted to get the MAC Chromagraphic pencils from the MAC Pret-a-Papier collection a few months back but it was sold out right away.....

Rimmel London

Hide the Blemish Concealer

Light Beige

I swear I'm in a concealer kick these days... LOL

Rimmel London

1000 Kisses Stay on Lip Pencil

049 Natural

I've been wearing just nude lips lately.. my lips are very pigmented, I couldn't get rid of my natural lip color showing thru the outline... so I thought this would be perfect to pair with any of my nude colored lippies...

from Walgreens

Bio-Oil

60 ml / 2 fl. oz. 

regular price is $11.99... it went on sale for less than $8 so I had to get it... 

Wet n Wild

(from L - R)

Mega Last Nail Color

Under Your Spell

Blackmail

Mega Last Lip Color

Stoplight Red

Red Velvet

UnderYour Spell

Blackmail 

here are the lipsticks next to each other... 

Red Velvet (L)

Stoplight Red (R) 

they look almost identical but if you look closely the Stoplight Red is much deeper/darker in color... 

here are the swatches... 

(from L - R)

WnW Red Velvet, Wnw Stoplight Red,

049 Natural lip pencil, Light Beige hide the blemish concealer,

Medium 313 concealer cream, Medium 313 concealer pencil

with flash 

without flash, under the lamp 

from TJ Maxx

Calvin Klein

Escape

eau de parfum spray

1 fl.oz. / 30 ml 

it's kinda hard to find this anymore, so when I saw it there I thought I'd grab it before I lose the chance to.... this is one of my classic faves!!

no name makeup brush

face/powder 

this would be perfect for liquid, cream or even powder foundations.... great for buffin in products to your skin... 

this thing is uber soft...

from Big Lots

BioSwiss

Nail Dryer

this can  be used for both mani & pedi... we'll see how good this works

needs 2 AA batteries...

Total Beauty

Eyeliner Brush

$1 

the tip was super thin... 

but then when I pressed on it with my fingers, it fluffed out.. I dunno if it would still help me get precised lines... I guess we shall see...

I got some other stuff from Big Lots, like Revlon tweezers, Tweezerman nippers, headbands, hair ties, magnified mirror & some other stuff that I didn't think you would be interested in.. so i just didn't include them...

anyhoo, that's all for my collective haul from October & some from November... hope you didn't mind the picture overkill.... LOL

E.L.F. CYBER MONDAY SALE

If I am to get something from E.L.F., it would be their new Studio Makeup Mist & Set for $3... one makeup item I could not live without is a facial/setting spray.... it gives you a very smooth finish after putting on all your makeup on your face... it like blends everything together giving it a dewy or matte finish depending on how much finishing spray you apply...

what are you gonna get from E.L.F. Cyber Monday this year??

EARRING COLLECTION/STORAGE IDEA

do you have this problem???

well, I used to... I used to have my earrings laying around everywhere.... getting tangled with each other or to everything else.... but not no more....

a few months back I saw a honeycomb earring rack very randomly on Etsy.com... & they were priced around $20 or more.... so I had the idea of just getting honeycomb wire from Home Depot & decided that I would just make my own.... 

I found the honeycomb wire but they come in really big pieces which didn't look like they're something that can be purchased in a small portion.... 

I was glad I found this in the same isle... I think it's called a vent/heater filter cover or something like that... they come in different sizes.. I believe this one is the standard size.... it was priced at $3 & some change.... sorry if I no longer have the info on this, it's been a while.... 

the ones that you will find on Etsy would usually have a frame of some sort... this thing already sort of have a built-in frame... so I don't really have to worry about that part anymore... I guess all I need to do is pimp it out a little with maybe some paint or gems or whatever.... but for now, I'm using it as it is.. I like the chrome look to it anyway....

here is the close-up of the grid...  

you can use it to display your favorite necklaces & bracelets as well.... but I bought it exclusively for my earrings.... 

 you can hang this on the wall either vertically or horizontally.. I chose to do mine vertically, for now.... 

here are pictures showing it with different backgrounds...

now I don't lose any of my earrings anymore... this is also a great way of not only keeping my earring collection organized, but I also have fun displaying my prized possession by creatively arranging them on the wire grid.... these babies are too pretty to sit in a jewelry box anyway... =)

my collection is not that big but as you can see this grid is already full so I might get a few more & get super stylish by maybe hanging them on a wall in groupings of three or more...  

this is my little helper.. 

my brother's baby girl... the only baby girl in the family....

look at that little frown on her face...

she was soooo curious!! 

she's only gonna be a year old in December.... but we can already tell she's gonna be a girly girl when she grows up.. & if not, I'll make sure she will be... LOL

she loves to get in on whatever it is I'm doin.... whether it be taking pictures of my makeup when I'm bloggin or when I'm doin my nails.... as you all may know, I have two boys... so I take out all my frustrations of not having a baby girl with her.... I looove it!!

look at that little pout-pose!! hahaha

such a pretty little mama!! 

I hope you like this storage idea... I love finding new ideas & tips like this.... so leave me a link if you have any in your blog... =)

POP CHAMPAGNE'S CONTEST

would you like to win a flat iron at a fun contest??? well I do! my flat iron is more than two years old.... so this is the perfect time for me to get one coz Pop Champagne is having a contest... & she has a very unique, very hilarious approach to choosing the winner.... click HERE to see what I'm talkin about.....

the winner will get a white professional Karmin G3 Salon Pro Flat Iron valued at $129... according to her, based on the top 10 best flat irons from customers’ ratings and reviews on hairproductspro.com, the Karmin G3 Salon Pro Flat Iron rates number one....

wouldn't you wanna have this???

if you do, better put on your thinking caps or your funny hats to think of the best entry for her contest.... & head on out to her blog by clicking HERE...

mine is, "buy 3 c*ck$ get the 4th one free??!?!! cool!!! one for Nick, one for Kevin & two for me!!!"

haha... sorry! that was the best I got right now... but it sure was fun joining this contest... it was cool reading all the other bloggers' entries... I was crackin up....

goodluck to all of us!

SEPHORA F&F 2010 HAUL

another delayed post ladies & gentlemen...

presenting.... my Sephora Friends & Family Sale 2010 haul

WARNING: PIC HEAVY!

Benefit Benetint 

my aunt from the Philippines had asked me to buy these for her... I guess this is her HG cheek stain.... since they don't have a Sephora there, she has to ask someone from here to get these for her...

I got a little curious... just had to open one to see how it looks like

Dr. Brandt Pores No More Vacuum Cleaner

Peter Thomas Roth Uber-Dry Sunscreen

St. Tropez Self Tan Bronzing Mousse

Bobbi Brown Corrector in Light Bisque

this thing is hella tiny... I'm not so sure if this is worth the price yet... I guess there's only way to find out.... a review will follow as soon as I get the chance....

Make Up For Ever HD Microfinish Blush in #14 Star Struck 

I was looking for a blush that is on the orangey side...

this thing is hella tiny as well... but from what I heard from reviews, this stuff would last you a long time coz a little goes a long way...

here are the swatches

Urban Decay Book of Shadows Vol.III

the detail of the packaging when you open the front flap...

it's nice but what's the use again???

it includes 16 vibrant colors

(click image to enlarge & to see the name of the different shades)

it also includes 2 24/7 Glide-On Eye Pencils in Random (bright purple) and Zero (black)

& a mini Eyeshadow Primer Potion in Original

Stila Kajal Eye Liner in Topaz (apricot nude)

I got this coz I've been looking for a good nude eyeliner for the bottom waterline... remember the Chromagraphic pencils from the MAC Pret-a-Papier collection?? I wanted to get that but it was sold out at my MAC counter... so I guess this is the closest I can get to that...

swatches & some close-up images...

I got this Sephora Colorful eye shadow samples as one of the samples...

I like how vibrant the colors are.... perfect holiday shimmery colors

I hope everyone's havin fun goin in the lines for the Black Friday sales while I'm warm & cozy in my bed.... =) goodnight y'all!!