Lisa's August 2012 Product Hits

Hey everyone! Can you believe that its already September? The next thing we know we are all going to be doing our December 2012 Hits (or aka Favorites). Isn't that crazy? This year is going fast, way too fast in my opinion. What do you guys think? Is this year going by fast or not fast enough? You may have notice something different with the title. Usually whenever I do these monthly posts, I always call them "Favorites" but this month and maybe so on, I decided to call it "Hits" instead. I thought that maybe it would add some kick to the title. LOL Yes I am weird like that. What do you guys think? Should I just stick it to "Favorites" or for now on, call it "Hits"?

As you can see for this month, I decided to constantly use up some of my new or products that I recently bought but I also wanted to keep in some old products as well. If you haven't notice already, I haveen't been hauling as much as before. Plus I still need to post up some of my old hauls. The pictures are just taking up too much room. Since I haven't been buying anything, I am going to try to post up my old hauls so keep an eye out for those. Hopefully, they won't be annoying.

Well, okay lets get onto my product hits! I am going to do everything into catergories because it makes everything more organized. First, I am going to talk about face products, cheek products, and so on. You guys get the drift since this is how I usually do my monthly posts. If you guys don't like it this way, please let me know and I will change it. Or if you guys would like to add anything, plese let me know as well.

FACE:
Sephora Silk Blush/Bronzer Duo "Argentinean Duo"
First off, let me just say that this compact is huge. This is the biggest compact that I have in my makeup collection. LOL Its even slightly bigger than the Sephora+Pantone Blush Duo compact. The only things that are bigger than this are my palettes and they don't really count. This compact is really great for the summer because it comes with an orangey shimmer blush and a semi matte bronzer. To me, the bronzer does have a little bit of shimmer but its barely noticable. I have been using the bronzer to contour my face and the blush on my cheeks. Expect a review with swatches on this compact soon.
Almay Clear Complexion Concealer "Light-Medium"
I love this concealer! I love using this to cover up my acne and scars. The coverage is pretty good and the texture is really good. I hate concealers that are too creamy or too liquidy so this is my favorite. I use this everyday and will definitely re-purchase once I run out. If you haven't tried this concealer, consider giving it a try!
Maybelline Dream Smooth Mousse Foundation "150 Classic Ivory"
This foundation is a bit too light for way but I always use bronzer as an all over powder anyways so its all good. This foundation is pretty good and definitely creamy. Its a little thick but the coverage is medium so I never need a lot of product whenever using this. If you would like to see a review and before/after pictures using this, definitely let me know.

CHEEKS:
Rimmel London Lasting Finish Blendable Powder Blush & Highlighter "006 Autumn Catwalk"
This is one of my favorite pink blushes. Plus it comes with an added highlighter so I never need to apply a highlighter later. I like to swirl my brush into all three colors and it gives the perfect pink glow for my cheeks! If you would like to see my review/swatches on this blush, CLICK HERE.
NYC Blushable Creme Stick "645U Big Apple Blush"
Since its summer and its been crazy hot out here where I live, I have been using a creme blush underneath my powder blushes to make them last longer on my cheeks. This blushable creme stick is so easy to apply and blend. Although this product is discontinued, some people have been spotting it at their Dollar Tree stores. So if you are curious about this or have been wanting to try it, I suggest going there to check it out.
Philosophy The Color Of Grace Shimmering Face Powder "Amazing Grace"
This is defnitely one of my favorite highlighters. I have just been introduced to the highlighting world a couple of months ago and I have been loving it so much that I have been buying highlighters left and right. This is the perfect pink highlighter for my cheeks, especially whenever I am using pink blushes, which is 95% of the time. I do love my pink blushes! Amazing Grace looks gorgeous on the top of my cheekbones and gives them the perfect glow.

EYES:
Too Faced Glamour To Go 2 Palette
This was the first high-end product that I had bought when I first started getting into makeup. I bought it when it first came out and you can see that I have barely hit pan on it. The only pan that I have hit is on one of the lipglosses. I really wish that Too Faced had the actual names of the eyeshadows, lip glosses, and blush on the palette because there are some shades that I am really loving and would like to repurchase. If you didn't know already, this palette comes with 8 shimmery eye shadows, 4 lip glosses, and a powder blush. The lip glosses and blush actually slide out from a compartment underneath the eyeshadows, which makes this a great travel palette.
Maybelline EyeStudio Creme Shadows "05 Flash Of Forest"
This comes with 3 creme shadows. All three shadows are easily blendable and very pigmented. Plus they don't crease or fade on my eye lids, which is always a plus. This comes with a pale shimmery yellowish-gold, a frosty green, and a dark brown creme shadow. I love using these as bases for my powder shadows and/or sometimes just using these alone. If I don't have enough time, I would just use all three. I would apply the first as my browbone and inner corner highlight. Then I would apply the middle shdow onto my lid and the brown into my crease and darken it a bit in my outer corner.
Maybellune The Falsies Volume Express Waterproof Mascara "Black Drama"
I have been using this mascara a lot, especially whenever I go to the beach. I don't like wearing a lot of makeup at the beach but I always have to have waterproof mascara on. I hate going anywhere without mascara on because my lashes are so sparse and bare looking. I have been using this on my bottom lashes as well but not as much because sometimes it would end up smudging.

NAILS:
China Glaze Nail Polish "625 For Audrey"
I have constantly been wearing this polish on my nails and on my toes. It is just the perfect color for the summer. I have been getting complements whenever I wear this shade. For Audrey is just the perfect shade to wear at the beach or anywhere during the summer. If you would like to see swatches, CLICK HERE.

LEGS:
Sally Hansen Airbrush Legs "Tan Glow"
For the summer, we all need gorgeous sunkissed tan legs. Especially if we are planning to wear shorts, skirts, and/or dresses during these hot days. Since my legs are not the most perfect legs, I have been using this to give them that airbrush perfect legs look. I have scars and bug bites on my legs and this is just the perfect product to give me the confidence to go outside wearing shorts. Even though my legs are pale and borderline blindingly white, I always use the Tan Glow one. The tan glow shade is mainly for medium to tan skin tones but this shades gives my legs the pefect bronzed glow. Don't worry its not dark. If you are planning on giving these a try, I definitely recommend getting the tan glow shade. This is my fourth bottle and I will forever repurchase!

BEAUTY SUPPLEMENT:
NatureMade Superior Potency Biotin 5000 mcg
These have done wonders for my skin. I used to break out constantly but ever since taking these, I have only been breaking out around my period time. I have always had long and soft, shiny hair so I don't really know if this has done anything for that. Keep in mind that even though Biotin worked for me, that doesn't mean that you will get the same results. Before taking these, I reccommend seeing asking a specialist first. To see my review, CLICK HERE.

PERFUME:
VS Noir Tease Eau De Parfum
I love this scent. To me, its definitely a sexy smell. I love wearing this on nights. This is my second bottle of this and I even bought the set as well. Definitely give this scent a try the next time you are shopping at Victoria's Secret.

So that is all for my August 2012 Hits! I hope you all liked it! If you would like to see reviews and/or swatches of any of these products discussed, definitely let me know. Also let me know if you have tried and/or been wanting to try because I would love to know. Also, if you have any favorites, tell me below! As always, see you next time!

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Hauling At Target (Again!)

Hey everyone! I have been meaning to post up this haul for a few days now but for some reason, it got lost and jumbled in with all my other pictures. Granted I didn't buy anything on sale, except for one clearance item but the majority of the items can still be bought at the same price that I paid for at your Target store as well. This haul was more of a neccessity haul. For some reason, I have been punished lately with back acne. This is the first time that I have ever had any acne on my back. I think it might be because its summer an lately it been getting more hot these past few days, which has been causing oil build-up on my back turning into acne. The body wash that I was currently using, VS Body Wash, was doing nothing for my back acne but irritating it so I decided to try out a couple of samples that I had in my bathroom drawers.

One of the samples that I have been constantly trying was the Clean & Clear Morning Burst Body Wash. Oh my goodness, this product has been a life saver for my back. It has been clearing up the acne. Plus it doesn't irritate or dry out my skin. The sample that I had was blue, which was the Splash one that had the wildberry and guava scent but my Target only had this pink one and an orange one. I of course, decided to give the pink body wash a try becayse I love anything pink. The pink body wash is the Charge one, which is the promegrante and orange zest scent. It smells so good!

The other products that I decided to buy were the St. Ives Naturally Clear Apricot Scrub. This is for blemish and blackhead control. I had run out of my current jar so I had to go and buy more. I decided to buy two since I use these a lot and plus they expire in 2014 so I am sure that I have enough time to go through both of these jars. I don't really use this on my face that much unless I am trying to wash off really stubborn makeup. The main thing that I use this scrub is for my legs!! I always exfoilate my legs with this before I shave and/or spray tan my legs. Exfoliating my legs with this scrub makes my legs stay hairless longer and makes my spray tan go on more even. Plus it always makes my legs feel so soft whenever I use this! If you are looking for a good leg exfoliater, I definitely reccommend giving this a try! Trust me, you will love it for your legs!

I was also running out on facial cleansers so I bought one as well. I love Clean & Clear and have been using this brand for over 7 years and so far, none of their products have ever failed me. Since I was running low on this, I wanted to re-purchase the Clean & Clear Deep Action Exfoliating Oil-Free Scrub. This is great because its gentle enough for my skin for everyday use because its not as strong as a scrub. Plus whats great about this is that it also came with a bonus sample, which is a travel size version of the Clean & Clear Morning Burst Body Wash "Splash". So now I have another one that I can use whenever I am traveling!

Before I left Target, I wanted to walk through the makeup aisles to see if they either had any new products or any products on clearance. My Target store is too lazy to put all the clearance items into bins and onto endcaps so they just leave them with the regular core items. So whenever you want to see if anything is on clearance, you would just have to spot the red clearance stickers on the actual products. Its kind of a hassle becasue sometimes I end up walking past one and not know until I see someone else grabbing for it. Sucks right? I was lucky enough to spot at least one clearance item on the Revlon shelves and it was the Revlon ColorStay Nail Polish "030 Calla Lily". It was on clearance for $4.12 but I had a $2 off Target coupon and a $2 off manufacturer coupon, so I only paid $0.12 plus tax. Yay me! **London Tipton moment here** LOL If you didn't know already, Calla Lily is a gorgeous sheer greyish-white polish with tiny multi-colored shimmer. I haven't tried this out yet but I have heard that it looks gorgeous on the nails.

So that is all for my Target haul. I am glad that I walked out of Target buying 99.9% products that were neccessities and less want. Its always hard walking into a Target and not getting everything that you see that is pretty, well atleast for me. So I am very proud of myself, although the next time I probably won't have as much self-control. LOL Definitely stay tuned for that future haul to see if my will power was strong enough.

QUESTIONS:
Have you gone into Target and only bought neccessities?
Have you tried any of these products and what do you think of them?

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Review: Epielle Facial Essence Mask "Cucumber"

Hey everyone! First off, let me just say that I hope you are all having a great Labor Day weekend! I hope you are all having fun at the beach, parties, and/or BBQ. Since I have some extra time this weekend, I thought that it was time to do a review. I felt like I haven't reviewed anything in such a long time. I have been trying to put a stop on my hauling (well for a little while) so I could catch up on my other products and keep up with my reviews. I have never reviewed masks before so this is definitely a first for me. I have seen so many hauls on the Beauty Diary Masks that I decided to try out a regular drugstore mask. Plus Beauty Diary masks are sort of pricey for masks whereas this Epielle Facial Essence Mask only cost me $0.60 plus tax at Big Lots. I am not sure what other stores carry Epielle brand products but so far, the only place that I know is Big Lots.

This was my first time trying out a mask that didn't come out of a bottle. Most of the masks that I have tried are cream and/or paste based, like Freeman masks. This Epielle mask was in the cucumber scent, which was meant for refreshing and purifying the skin. It claims to contain cucumber and botanical extracts. This mask is meant for all skin types so thats a plus because everybody can use this mask.

When I took this mask out of the packaging, it was folded up and very moist. This mask was definitely soaking in the "cucumber and essential botanical extract." The mask is supposedly made out of pure natural cotton mask and it was very sturdy. I actually squeezed out some of the liquid because I couldn't stand all that liquid soaking into my pores. LOL Yes, I am weird like that.

After I unfolded the mask I applied the mask onto my face and smoothed it out. Let me just say, that this mask was huge! On the pictures (on the back of the packaging), the mask looks like it would fit most faces but this mask was way too big for my face. I even took a picture of the mask next to a Coastal Scents 88 Eye Shadow Warm palette for comparison. In another picture, the mask is ontop of the palette and you can actually see how big the mask is. I was glad that I squeezed out some of the liquids because otherwise most of it would be leaking around the sides of my face since some of the sides of the mask was basically hanging off of my face. The directions said to wear the mask for 20-30 minutes but I decided to wear it longer, mainly because it felt nice on my face. LOL

After I removed the mask from my face, I lightly rinsed my face because I wasn't sure if I was supposed to or not. Either way, this mask made my face feel so smooth and soft afterwards. My face literally felt as soft as a baby's butt. I constantly wanted to feel my face but I knew that touching my face would cause breakouts. Other than that, I really like this mask. It made my face felt so good and it was so relaxing! I really recommend this mask, especially if you have some time to yourself and would like some beauty relax time!

QUESTIONS:
Have you ever tried this Epielle Facial Essence Mask before?
What masks do you regularly use and which would you reccomend?

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