August Empties!

So my attempts at Project Ten Pan failed. But I did finish five products this month!!

Nails of the Day: Blue Duo

Sorry I've been a bit behind on posting my manicures. I've been extremely busy. I am moving back to Boston in less than a month to go back to school and am working just about every day. Anyway, here's a picture of my nails. (Ignore my middle finger. After three coats. )

The darker color is an Urban Outfitters Color called Blue 3 and the lighter blue is Eyeko's Rain Polish for City Nails.

Evil Shades Cosmetics: Hardcore Lips and Deviant Lipstick

As you know from my previous post, I recently placed on order with Evil Shades Cosmetics. I was going to do a giant post of awesomeness to show you all of the goodies I got but that would be so incredibly long that I decided to make separate posts for blush, lip products and eye products.

I ordered deviant lipstick samples in Corset and Mage which are packaged in the same clam shells as the eyeshadow and blush samples are. The hardcore lips samples are packaged in cylinder shaped containers which makes containing the gloss easier and makes it less likely that one will make a mess of their hands.... I ordered them in Roue, Dragon's Wing and Anastasia.

Left to Right: Dragon's Wing, Roue, Anastasia

Evil Shades Cosmetics: Eyeshadow and Primer

As you know from my previous post, I recently placed on order with Evil Shades Cosmetics. I was going to do a giant post of awesomeness to show you all of the goodies I got but that would be so incredibly long that I decided to make separate posts for blush, lip products and eye products.

I ordered five eye shadows in Victorian Night, Drakon, Mystisizm, Reondite and Glooming. As I already mentioned Andrea is the nicest person ever (see her blog here) and gave me two samples of Evileyes Primer in Naked and Noir. I love the texture of them and I will definitely be purchasing Noir because of how amazing it makes everything look! Here they are along with the adorable Evil Shades girl.

Eyeko Polishes: Cosmic, Vampira, Rain and Posh

I recently made my first purchase of Eyeko products. I bought four polishes and received a free gift of a Graffiti Eyeliner felt tip pen from using an ambassador code. Each polish came to $6 or €5 for .3 fl oz which is a bit expensive but totally worth it as the packaging for each color is unique and adorable, the color choices are diverse and the formula is incredible.

Project Ten Pan (sort of)

Recently I read a post by Claire at Eyelining Obsessions about Project Ten Pan. It was the first I heard of it and love the idea of sing up some older products before purchasing new ones. Here's what I would like to use up.

Lancome Juicy Tube in some Unknown Color, Lypsyl Beeswax Lip Balm, Physician's Formula Powder Palette in Blushing Nude, Revlon Eye Glide in Denim, Lumene Mascara in Black, Beauty Rush Mascara in Indiglow, Sally Hansen Nail Protex Strengthener, Physician's Formula Highlighter in Fancy Pansy, Burt's Bees Radiance Day Creme, NYC Browser in Brunette, Good Skin Lightning Eye Cream and Moisture Lotion and Sephora Eye Pencil in 500.

Have you ever done this? Do you think you could? Wish me luck!

Evil Shades Cosmetics: Blush

As you know from my previous post, I recently placed on order with Evil Shades Cosmetics. I was going to do a giant post of awesomeness to show you all of the goodies I got but that would be so incredibly long that I decided to make separate posts for blush, lip products and eye products.

Here is the packaging on the blush samples. I ordered Skon and Gossamer and as Andrea is the nicest person in the world she sent me a sample of Pink Noise.

Eye of the Day: Obstacle 1

Today's eye of the day is named for Interpol's Obstacle 1 because a problem I have way too often is how to incorporate color into my makeup for work. I want to be colorful but not too over the top so I came up with this for today.

Urban Decay 15 Year Anniversary Eyeshadow Collection Swatches

Opulent and sleek, this gunmetal filigree treasure chest holds 15 NEW (as in never-seen!) shades in honor of Urban Decay's big 15. Neutrals shimmer, brights hypnotize and darker hues lend high-impact depth. Lift the shadow tray to reveal a sumptuous velvet-lined compartment for your jewelry... or whatever else you're hiding.

Top of Anniversary Eyeshadow Collection

tokidoki Cromatico Palettes: Adieu, Polpettina and Mozzarella

I love tokidoki. Their products are in adorable packaging, of great quality and well worth the price. The Cromatico Palette are $19 at Sephora.com. They each come with four eye shadows, a mini double-ended brush and a collectable character charm. They are made with rice lipids and vitamin B which makes them very blendable and hydrating for your eyelids. I love the color combinations in these palettes and most likely will get the other two that I'm missing. Each eye shadow comes out to less than $5 which is a great value for product of this quality. All of the colors are very vibrant and last all day without a crease over Two Faced Shadow Insurance. The only downside to the palettes is the extra level under the shadows where the charm is stored. It's a very cute idea and I love my charms; it's just not practical for storage. However it's one small issue that results in getting an adorable charm but still worth mentioning.

Left to Right: Adieu, Polpettina and Mozzarella

tokidoki lip products: Lip Ink and Prisma Gloss

My love of tokidoki has been ongoing since they launched their makeup products at Sephora. Recently there was a lot of discounted products online so I indulged in a quite a few lip and eye products. I bought two Prisma Glosses, a Lip Ink, a Perfetto eyeliner and a third Cromatico palette.

First of all how cute are the boxes that the Prisma Glosses are packaged in.

Eyes of the Day: Ocean Breathes Salty

I decided that I'm going to name all of my eyes of the day posts after songs. Why? Because I can and it's something fun I haven't seen anyone else do. So today's look is named after Modest Mouse's Ocean Breathes Salty.

Eyes of the Day: Catch Hell Blues

This is a look I'm naming after the song by the White Stripes song because it's awesome. Anyways here's  pictures of it.

Hello Kitty Charmmy Eyeshadow Stick

Sephora and Hello Kitty are two of my weaknesses and when they're combined I sure can't say no and I admire the resistance I put up for months now. However I couldn't resist after trying Kimono on my hand. It's a lovely dark blue with a very subtle pink shimmer. Picture time!

Outside of the stick with Hello Kitty's signature (maybe?).

Seafoam Sparkles

This is possibly the best manicure I've had in a while. I love the color. I love the sparkles. I just love everything about it. Yum.

This is the base color. It is China Glaze in For Aubrey. I used two coats.

Various Great Deals at CVS, Sally Beauty and the Dollar Store

I sure as hell cannot turn down a great deal and when it's on nail polish, I am especially weak. This week I picked a few things up at my local Sally Beauty and CVS. Here's a look at what I picked up. Sorry I have no nail pictures, skittles will happen soon.

beauty.com Polish Insanity

As I mentioned in my last post, I just received my first beauty.com order and I am sort of embarrassed to admit how much I spent. I saved some money by going through Ebates so I'm getting 6% cash back and I saved $5 from an online coupon as well. If you like money and shop online ever I suggest joining ebates by clicking the above link. So here's what I got:

OPI Black Shatter

Trade Secret Clearance Haul

My local Trade Secret had a ridiculous clearance sale so I picked up a few things that I've wanted to try and some polish colors. There were three shades of Nicole by OPI - Nic's Stiks for $1, two shades of OPI polish for $2 and a few essie topcoats for $3. I couldn't resist but to pick up one of everything minus the basic essie topcoat.