HELLO KITTY @ SEPHORA

HUWAAAAAT????? Hello Kitty is at Sephora???? yes my dear fellow makeup junkies, you heard me right!!! Sephora is launching Hello Kitty's new beauty line.... & they are having a private event just for Beauty Insiders....

this exclusive online-only preview of the collection in limited quantities is happening for only two days, December 18th & 19th...

so hurry & check your emails for the link to this special event! as for my broke ass, all I can do is drool on these uberly cute packaged HK stuff all day looong....

here are my top picks...

Apple Balm $9

Apple Cheeks $22

there are five shades available but Cherry Blossom caught my eye...

Charmmy Kohl Eyeliner Kit $25

this kit includes:

Goodnight Dreams: Black, Grape Juice: Purple, Chocolate Milk: Brown, Happy Cloud: White, Blueberry: Navy, Bicycle: Teal Green, Blue Sky: Bright Light Blue

Hello Kitty Fragrance 1.7 oz $55

Notes:

Cassic Sorbet, Italian Mandarin, Apple, Magnolia Blossom, Freesia, Orange Flower, Tonka Bean, Vanilla, Musk.

Style:

Sweet. Sparkling. Pretty.  

 

also available in

 

Hello Kitty Fragrance Rollerball 0.33 oz $18

Liquid Nail Art $10 

comes in 8 very yummy, pastely colors! I can imagine wearing Pink Sprinkles!! it's so pretty!!

Sweet Gloss $16

comes in 8 shades but I would probably go for Peachy & Pink Bow only

LOTD: PRIDE OF AN ANGEL

okay, so I may have gone overboard with the title!! LOL... ya, it's late & I'm tired.. just wanna get this delayed post goin already... so I apologize if that was a little too cheesy for you...

a few weeks ago, while I was cleaning up / organizing some of my makeup, I found something that I purchased back in September - my MAC Angel lipstick...

shoot!! I forgot all about it! for almost three months??!? you can probably imagine my excitement to use it right away... so I did this look, mmm it's actually not a look, but just a quick makeup that I wore to my friend's 30th birthday celebration, where I used items that I can find within reach... LOL

 
since this was taken a couple of weeks ago (December 5th to be exact), I will list the products as much as I can remember...

PRODUCTS USED:

FACE
Make Up For Ever HD foundation - #123
Bobbi Brown corrector - Light Bisque (under eye)
MAC Mineralized Skinfinish Natural - Medium
Benefit Hoola (bronzer)
blush - ?? MAC Peachykeen maybe?!?
Evian facial spray

EYES
no primer!! I was in a hurry...
Wet n Wild color icon e/s palette - Pride (used only the matte blue & green)
no highlight!! again... I was in a hurry...
MAC fluidline - Blacktrack
Stila kajal e/l pencil - Topaz (bottom waterline)
E.L.F. eyebrow kit - Dark

LIPS
no lipbalm!!! did I mention I was in a hurry???
MAC lipstick - Angel

here are the lip swatches in different lighting (please excuse the chapped lips... again, I didn't have much time so I wasn't able to moisturize let alone exfoliate... focus on the color girls!! LOL)

no flash

with flash 

the following is a result of picture overkill, if that's something you're not fond of, please move on to the next blog... =) otherwise, enjoy!

notice what else is missing?? if you can guess what other product I completely forgot, I'll give you a prize...... I'm just messin, we'll save the prize for the giveaway! **wink**

have you ever forgotten about a certain makeup product or anything you purchased that you never thought you would ever forget?!? what was it?! I'd love to hear about your story hoping that I'm not the only one who has amnesia.... LOL

NOTD: CELEB CITY

out of all the nail polishes I got on my last haul, my favorite is this one.....

PRODUCTS USED:

Seche Base Ridge Filling Base Coat

Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear - CELEB CITY (2 coats)

Out The Door Top Coat

I almost forgot I had this ring... this nail polish reminded me of it... I think I got this on clearance at Kohls for a buck... super cute!!!

this is sooooo gorgeous on!! for some reason it gives the skin around the nails & the cuticles a pinkish/reddish color.... & somehow it looks pretty like that....

I got way too many pictures coz I feel like the camera is not capturing how this nail polish actually looks like... so I apologize to some of you who doesn't like it when there's more than a couple of pictures.....

GLITTERS & SPARKLES GALORE

I so wanna get minxed!! & the best time to get it I think is during the holidays when we have every excuse to be sparkly & glittery & shiny & shimmery.....

I'm pretty sure you've heard of Minx, they've been around for several months now.... but if you haven't, Minx is a flexible polymer that is heated & applied to nails (only by a professional)... this is the hottest in nail trend, that is a great alternative to nail polish & fake tips... Minx offers beautiful metallic colors, as well as fun colorful designs....

although I don't have access to them in my area, I am obsessed with them (is that even possible?!?!?)... I mean just look at these images!!

AH-MAZINGGGGG!!!!

so because there aren't any Minx salons where I live, I had to look for an alternative.... since I was only after the look of the shiny nails & not after the eco, green, saving the earth trip, the closest alternative I can think of are metallic nail polishes.... so I went drugstore hopping, on a mission to find the perfect minx dupe.... 

here is the result of my mission.....

okay, okay! so I tried on different nail polishes at the store!!! don't judge!! I told my self I was gonna do only one, then I got carried away & next thing you know, both hands have different colored metallic nail polishes!! LOL... I know this is a big no no, but I sure had fun!!

notice how most of them are jacked up?! it's coz I was too scared to get caught, for some reason I felt like I was gonna get kicked out of the store for tryin on the nail polishes... hahaha.. but despite that, I still managed to stick around for 2nd coats!! LOL.... I am terrible, I know!

that's drugstore nail polish application for you!!!! LOL

anyhoo... which color/s do you think are possible Minx dupe/s??

in my opinion, none of them came close to the real Minx.... but hey I tried!! nonetheless, I still picked up some nail polishes that I ended up liking....

Sally Hansens

I wanted to grab only the Gilty Pleasure, but it was BOGO 50% off free at Rite-Aid the time I got these so I had to pick up another one, I decided on Starry Starry Flight for no reason at all... LOL.. I just have no clue what to get at the time...

then I went to CVS & it was the same dilemma with the

Rimmel Londons

they were BOGO 50% off as well... I wanted to get Steel Grey but I was concentrating on the Christmas colors too much that I picked up Stilleto Red & Marine Blue instead....

then the

Revlons

also BOGO 50% off.... I only wanted to get Silver Screen but had to get another one so I got Peach Petal because nothin else caught my eye....

& last stop was Walgreens

no sale on the nail polishes that I wanted to get so I just picked up

Sally Hansen

Celeb City... so far, this is my favorite out of all the ones I swatched.... I'm most excited to wear this one!

so are you ready to see me have fake Minx nails???

WISHLIST: CHRISTMAS 2010

it seems like a tradition for beauty bloggers to do a Holiday Wishlist post..... so like last year, I am participating in this fun "Dear Santa" wishlist frenzy.....

from last year's list (click HERE to see that blog entry), I've only acquired about 4 items out of the 14 I listed... there was a change of heart on most of them & for some, it was just being practical...

for this year, I will be listing items I've been lemming on, some I know I will never get coz it's just pure lust... but some I really hope to get just because I know I deserve it!! LOL

so here it goes....

my Christmas 2010 Wishlist

Concealer

Lite = $14.00

-I've seen a lot of makeup gurus use this as a eyeshadow base & it looks like it does a good job in terms of making the colors pop... so with that alone, I am sold!

Paint Wheel

Blue Eyed Bitch = $18.00

-I'm lusting over the vibrant colors in this paint wheel...

you get to choose from the following packaging for your item...

Mat Lumiere

Long Lasting Luminous Matte Fluid Makeup SPF15

= $54.00

-I've been curious about this foundation ever since I've seen Nic of Pixiwoo use this.... I'm still unsure of what shade I should get, I would probably go & get color matched at a Chanel counter one of these days.... 

Powder Blusher

Excite (vibrant color) / Lover (vibrant apricot) = $24.00

-I've been on a hunt for the perfect orangey shade blusher... initially, I was gonna get NARS' Taj Mahal (based on the result of my research, most beauty bloggers love Taj Mahal when it comes to orangey blush), but it was no longer available on the website...  so I found Illamasqua instead... they have a few shades that are on the orangey side, but these two stood out more to me... I would probably go for Lover since Excite looks way too bright....

if you have any recommendations on other blushes that are peachy/orangey/apricoty, please let me know... thanks!

Tinted Lipglass

Florabundance = $14.50

-I've just been seeing a lot of beauty bloggers ravin about this, so I thought I'd jump in the band wagon....

Round Lipsticks

Orange Soda

Narcissus

Indian Pink
= $4.00 each

Lip Tars

Cha Cha

Clear

Grandma

Hush

Memento

Petty Beige

= $12.50 each

Pressed Blush

Immoral = $40.00

-they used to have more shades, but for some reason they only have three available in the website... so out of the three, only Immoral caught my eye, another orangey shade blusher...

4-Color Eyeshadow Palettes

Burning Heart

Buttercupcake(yellow), Love+(red), Poison Plum(purple)

Sweetheart

Dollipop(hot pink), Afterparty(blue), Midori(green), Tako(white)

= $34.00 each

-as opposed to buying the single eyeshadows for $12 each, if you wanna save a little bit of money, buying the palettes is the way to go... besides the savings, they already have the colors that I like in one palette.... it doesn't get better than that!

Eyeshadows

Navy Blue 60, Purple 92, Neon Pink 75 = $19.00 each

-this is def not an "OR" to the Sugarpill palettes above, they are def an "AND"... hahaha... although most of the colors that I like from the MUFE line are similar to those of the Sugarpill's, I still want them all!!! mwahahaha....

& what's so cool about this is that if you purchase 3 eyeshadows, or any combination of the eyeshadows, Diamond shadows or Powder Blush shades, you get the MUFE palette for free....

Eye Shadow Palette - Holds 10

= $20.00

& last but not the least on my list was on my wishlist last year...

Rouge Volupte

Silky Sensual Radiant Lipstick SPF 15

1 Nude Beige or 2 Sensual Silk = $34.00

-since my first YSL Rouge Volupte lipstick has a brighter shade, I thought I'd opt for a more natural color this time.... both shades were in my wishlist last year... mmmm... which one should I get???

as for the non-makeup stuff....

Navy Canvas Women's Classic

& from

which names & prices I already forgot...

& something that I've just been droolin on since I saw it from one of AnneorShine's videos (click HERE to see that video)...

Original Wellington Rain Boots

= $125.00

Regent Smooth Gloss Boots

= $150.00

I'm pretty sure there is more but that's all I can think of for now... hope you enjoyed my little drool list....

can't wait to see your's....