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Wow, it feels as if I haven't blogged in forever....but it's only been 3-4 days? I think. I'm going to take that as a good sign. Meaning I've grown attatched to updating this blog. :)

ANYWAYS so I received a package from Lisa from He Qi Crystal Designs on Saturday. But I didn't get a chance to open it (blame it on the stupid brother :P) until Sunday. I was so excited to open the package that I didn't get to take pictures of how well the package was packed. Even if you threw it around and kicked it, nothing would have happened to the awesome goodies inside it...not that I did that! ANYWAYS enough joking around. I purchased 2 pairs of earrings from her and a custom order necklace. The necklace hasn't come in yet but Lisa sent me a sneak peak and I'm excited! I'll post pictures up when I recieve it. Inside the package were care cards and a hand written note (eek! I heart hand written notes! They show that she cares ^.^)

I ordered two pairs of this earring. I'm only going to post one because the other is a gift to my friend who hasn't recieved them yet (and she does read this blog LOL) I'm sorry my pictures don't do it justice at ALL. But here's the detailed info about the earrings from her ecrater

Features 10mm SWAROVSKI Crystal hearts, 4mm bicones, 7mm roundelles, and 6mm pearls. Measures aprox. 4.5cm in length. Any color combo is pretty much available, please ask! Heart hooks are the top quality, heavy sterling silver.

At first I was a little iffy about ordering earing because I haven't worn earrings in over a year because my ears are super sensitive to things even with the SLIGHTLEST bit of nickle in them. I would break out in rashes all over my ear and down that side of the neck if the earring was dangly. But they were so pretty I couldn't resist, so I ordered them anyways. Don't worry I had a bottle of clear nail polish in hand if that really did happen. BUT BUT BUUUUUTTT to my amazement they didn't itch at all. I wore them to school today and nothing happened. I got completments on them and my skin didn't break out in a rash. That tells me that the stuff she uses to make her products are most definetly top quality. I'll most definetly be purchasing more items from her!

Anyways, THANKS AGAIN LISA! I LOVE THEM! :)
If you guys wanna check out her site and see what other gorgeous products she has to offer check them out here
http://hqcdblog.blogspot.com
http://heheproductions.ecrater.com/

***btw, I was not paid or any of that sort to advertise her. This is because I am super satisfied with the products that I ordered :)

Hi everyone! I was going to combine the fotd and this post together but meh, it's probably easier for everyone to look up if they wanted to look at the labels and what not. Argh I'm blabbing. I need to go to sleep. So here it is,

Hi guys! I hope everyone's having an awesome friday! Not too many words in this post because alas, I have to sleep early for my nursing entrance exam tomorrow morning (ON MY BIRTHDAY TOO.) argh it sucks. I'm not ready at all but I have to suck it up and do my best. Then after that, let the festivities begin! :)

I decided to do a colorful FOTD since it's friday and my last official summer day at work before classes start. SIGH. anyways enouh babbling, onto the FOTD!

Hello my dear followers, both Newly followed and Old,

Because I do not want to end today on my 44th post (haha the fotd) I am writing this to thank you guys so much for taking time out of your day to read my ramblings and make up blabber. I'm so happy that I have your support!

A little tid bit about myself, I'm the type of person that starts lots of mini projects and what not, but half way through, I get distracted and does something else. But because you guys are supporting me as this blog grows, I don't feel like stopping and starting up another project. So as a thank you to you guys, to make things more exciting, I want to let you guys know that I will actually be hosting a CONTEST/GIVEAWAY soon to thank you guys for following me on Blogger.

Of course it will be FOLLOWERS ONLY, so if you are already following me on google reader or something like that then you might want to import your subscriptions into blogspot or your email (refer to this FAQ) Or if you still have problems feel free to drop me a comment or email and I'd be glad to help you out :)

Anyways, be on the lookout for that in the near future and THANKS SO MUCH FOR YOUR SUPPORT EVERYONE!!! I really appreciate it :)

With love,
♥Annie

Aw man! I'm so sad. After I was done playing with the eyelashes, I ended up losing one of the bottom lashes. Boo, that was the only pair I purchased too. Oh wells. It was fun just messing with them. Now that I've goten used to using bottom falsies I think I might just repurchase some more! Hehehe, such a fun way to procrastinate and destress from studying. Anyways onto the look! :)

SIGHHHHH. uber fails. I've been itching to try the 2ne1 Fire look (yes I know it's old by now LOL. I DON'T CARE! I don't conform to normalities! haha). I tried it today but....no go. I took a bunch of pictures but I was only really satisfied with 2 of them. SUPER SAD. Now I realized why I don't do the winged eyeliner. They're SO HARD to do on yourself! Gah, I don't even understand how I did them on my friends. On myself they always looks lopsided. Boo. That means more practice for me....sighhh.....

Products Used
Face
Laneige Snow Crystal Dual Foundation
ELF Studio Blush in Mellow Mauve

Eyes
ELF Mineral Eye Primer
Urban Decay Eyeshadow in Peace
Urban Decay Eyeshadow in Smog
Urban Decay Eyeshadow in Zero
MUFE Aqua Liner in Black
Maybelline Liquid Liner in Brown
Revlon Brow Fantasy in Dark Blond

Lips
ELF Mineral Lipstick in Natural Nymph
MAC Lipstick in Speed Dial
C.O. Bigelow Pomogranate Lipgloss (clear gloss)

SIGH. summer vacation is coming to an end...even though I didn't really have a summer haha especially with summer classes and working full time at the lab :(  My summer was not as productive as I hoped it to be. Summer classes and a full time job is killer. I do not recommend it at all. But I got back into blogging which I am thankful for. I'm turning 20/21 (haha one day you guys will find out the real meaning to this) in less than 4 days. I feel somewhat reluctant to let go of my youth but at the same time I want to embrace the future. To take a step forward and let go of everything in the past is indeed hard. But in order to be the person that I want to be, I need to aim for my goals and never let go. There is no second chance for me.

Products Used
Face
Laneige Snow Crystal Dual Foundation
ELF Studio blush in Tickled Pink

Eyes
TKB Trading pigment in Blueberry POP
TKB Trading pigment in Grape POP
TKB Trading pigment in Raspberry POP
ELF Cream eyeshadow in Blueberry (the lighter shade)
ELF Mineral eyeliner in Ash (HATE THIS! ugh!)
ELF Mineral eyeshadow in Natural
Maybelline lash stylist mascara

Lips
Palmer's Cocoa butter swivel stick
ELF Mineral lipgloss in Pagent Princess

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SIGH I feel the need to copy my post from soompi about the ELF mineral eyeliner. If you can't tell from the picture above, the liner transferred onto my crease within 3-4 minutes of being applied. GRR. I'm slightly annoyed because I didn't even use primer for that look (cuz I was just playing around with makeup) and even the eyeshadow didn't even crease yet. But the stupid liner already transferred. boo. I wasn't going to post up the FOTD because the closed eye picture annoys me but I'm going to anyways to show you guys how it creased. SIGH. I'm loving the color though.

Item: ELF Mineral Eyeliner
Color: Comes in 4 colors, but I only have it in Ash
Rating: 3/10
Review:
---PROS
Glides on really smoothly
no need for sharpening
Very easy to smudge (can be a con)
---CONS
For those with sok ssangapul (hooded eyelids, ones that fold over so it kind of looks like a monolid) this is your number one enemy. Once you open your eyes it transfers onto your eyelid. Mind you this is AFTER I waited about 10-20 seconds for it to settle (this is a habit of mine whenever I use pencil liners)
Very easy to smudge (can be a pro I guess)
Not long lasting at all
Recommended/Repurchase: Maybe for people who don't have oily eyelids. Other than that I'm not that big of a fan of this eyeliner. I most definetly WILL NOT repurchase. Thank goodness I only bought one of these instead of all 4 -_____-

So lately I've been doing natural smokey looks with the ELF Studio eyeshadow transformer quad and the Studio eyeshadows. I'm really liking the natural look lately but I'm most definitely going to be experimenting with a more dramatic look for my birthday on Saturday :D Yay! I'm going to be turning 21, kinda hehe. :) Any color combinations or looks I should try out? :)

Anyways, I didn't post a full picture of my ELF mineral line haul but here are some swatches, the products themselves are stored away until I find a new makeup storage thing. Things are overflowing onto my study desk haha. Must clean and organize that before school starts ekk!

Products Used
Face
IPKN New York Multi Make Up Finish base
Laneige Snow Crystal Dual Foundation
ELF Studio blush in Mellow Mauve

Eyes
Urban Decay Primer Potion
ELF Studio eyeshadow transformer, the blue/purple shade
ELF Studio eyeshadow in pebble
ELF Shimmer palette, the gold shade
Bobbi Brown gel liner in Black
The Face show Mascara Primer
Maybelline Lash stylist mascara
Revlon Matte Shadow in vintage Lace
Revlon Brow Fantasy in Dark Blonde

Lips
Palmers Cocoa Butter Swivel Stick
Benefit Lipstick in Lady's Choice

*SIGH. Please don't get too freaked out. Just pretend my face color matches my neck. PRETEND >.< ELF Studio Blush in Tickled Pink

Eyes
Revlon Brow Fantasy in Dark Blonde
Urban Decay Primer Potion
ELF Studio Shimmer palette (the white color)
ELF Studio Eyeshadow in Butter Cream
ELF Studio Eyeshadow in Coffee Brown
Bobbi Brown Gel Liner in Black
Maybelline Lash Stylist Mascara

Lips
Palmer's Cocoa Butter Swivel Stick
Urban Decay Lip Primer Potion
ELF Mineral Lipstick in Runway Pink

ON TO THE REVIEWWWWW

This foundation is pretty new. So new that there's not even a link or product informational thingy on the Maybelline website yet.

Anyways, I've been walking past this foundation at my local CVS a couple of times before I actually gave in and bought it. There were small tester vials avaliable to color match yourself and I found that really neat especially for a drugstore brand because they normally don't do testers for drugstore cosmetics. I've also been reading up on the reviews on makeupally for this foundation and unfortunatly to say alot of the reviews have been pretty positive, which was a main reason why I gave into the hype in the first place. HOWEVER when I first purchased this, I had originally purchased this in the wrong shade it was one shade too light for me. So I exchanged the Nude for the Classic Beige. Let's backtrack a little bit. The first day when I put this foundation on was when I had purchased this in Nude. At first it looked okay on my skin, almost matched my skintone exactly except it was slightly pinky. But later in the day I realized that the foundation had started to oxidize although I convinced myself it was because the lighting in my room was whack and the shade was too dark. So I exchanged it and the second day, the foundation seemed perfect. BUT, since this does not have a pump I poured a little bit on my hand and brushed it on there. The color looked exact, but once again later in the day it started to oxidize on me but this time because this shade had more yellow undertones than the previous shade, instead of turning darker it turned ORANGE. *note see above face of the day* But I decided to be nice and give it a few more days to get used to my skin and I noticed it oxidizing even faster with each use of the foundation and yesterday, I finally decided to send this useless foundation into my swap bin.

Pros
-a pretty wide color range for a drugstore brand foundation
-Coverage is really nice, about medium to heavy depending on how you layer
-Doesn't accentuate flakey dry spots
-Has a dewy finish if you're into that (I'm not -___-)
-Doesn't break me out

Cons
-IT DOESN'T EVEN LAST THAT LONG. It promises "super stay, up to 24hrs". BULLCRAP. Revlon makes that claim too, but it really does last on my super oily T-zone!
Oxidizes
-Color selection is not yellow/olive toned enough to suit asian skintones
-Has a dewy finish

Would I buy this again?
HECK NO.

Who would I recommend this to?
People with more dry skin. Maybe the foundation won't oxidize on you because of the decreased oil production. and for people with sensitive skin

SIGH. I'm not saying that this is a horrible foundation for everyone, just me. Especially since on makeupalley there are alot of positive reviews, I just happened to not be one of them.

boo, the search for the perfect foundation continues!

That's all for now. I think I'm starting to get lazy with swatches haha. I feel so dirty having so many colors on my arm. I feel like I'm making the colors commit polygamy or something. LOL That's such a weird way to put it. But yeah I have alot of the other ELF studio products that I've already purchased before back in the day when they first launched the studio line. So if you guys want swatches of those just let me know. I think by now the only thing I don't have a a selected few shades of stuff if they come in multiple shades and the mascaras and the false eyelash kit. Feel free to requests! I get brain pooped on what to post sometimes haha :D

Hello all! Here are the swatches of the ELF Studio line eyeshadows and blushes. I'm liking them ALOT. They texture is really nice (not as great as NARs per se but near that level) but don't put too much pressure on them if you're using your fingers (I did for the swatches haha) or else powder will come loose because they are not that tightly packed. But very pigmented none the less so there is no need for a heavy hand :)

I have a FOTD that I'll post up later today using a lot of the ELF studio line products. I'm very very surprised because I know a few of the products I was struggling to decide whether I should get them or not because I predicted that there would be huge chunks of glitter in it (I am a total glitterphobe) but surprisingly all of them, in stead of chunky immature glitter chunks, have gorgeous iridescent sheens to it. It's SO prettyy, especially if you combine it with a matte color :)

anyways enough of my babbling, on the the swatches!
All of the swatches are pretty true to color except for a few that I've mentioned. Enjoy!



Palette Swatches and the ELF makeup remover review coming soon! :)
Haha I'm trying to get as many posts until classes start. Then I'm effed.........once again. LOL >.<

How are your ELF hauls? :)


**EDIT: WHAT THE FRUITCAKE. LMFAO I just got an email saying my 3rd ELF order just shipped.......and I placed the order last night. It was a joint order with a few of my friends too so there's a rackload of stuff in that order. By far my biggest order haha and it only took 6+ hours to process before I recieved my shipping information?! LOL I guess ELF knows I love their products? haha I find this funny.

So my second ELF haul came in today. YAY Comepletely made my day. This is my studio line order. I already have a post on what products I bought, but here's a picture of my haul. I'm most definetly going to do indept review on the products, but from first impression......let's just say I'm SUPER IMPRESSED. hehe. I have pictures of everything in a compact. I'll put that up tomorrow with the names of the products and what shades :)*I forgot to include the new face kabuki boo.

Products Used
Face

• Maybelline Superstay Foundation in Classic Beige
• Maybelline Superstay Concealer in Cream
• IPKN New York Multi Make Up Finish base with spf45//P+++
• Revlon Matte Blush in Rosy Glow (001)

Eyes

• Urban Decay Primer Potion
• MAC Paint Pot in Rubenesque
  
• Revlon Brow Fantasy in Dark Blond
• Revlon Matte Eyeshadow in Rich Sabel
• Revlon Matte Eyeshadow in Riviera Blue
• Revlon Matte Eyeshadow in Vintage Lace
• Bobbi Brown Gel Liner in Black
• The Face Shop Mascara primer
• Maybelline Lash Stylist Mascara
  

Lips

• Urban Decay Lip Primer Potion
• Benefit Lipstick in Lady's Choice
• Cocoa Butter chapstick

Haul time!

So my first ELF purchase just came in today! YAY 16 lipsticks from the mineral line (for 20bucks too! yayy!). Just to be warned, if I was buying each lipstick individually I would have been extremely mad. Why? Because the swatches on their website are complete BS! They look NOTHING like the website swatches. So instead of just taking pictures of them I rolled them up so you can see the color also :)
Hope it helps you choose which color you would like to get if you're staring hard at the swatches online. hehe oh and btw, the color of the lipsticks are slightly lighter than in person because of the flash, so keep that in mind. Other than that they're pretty much true to color :)

QUOTE (h0w_cute* @ Aug 17 2009, 01:12 AM)

New coupon code btw:
75% E.L.F. mineral line : WWYB75M

Credits to h0w_cute* @ soompi

ARGH! So much for saving money. WHY MUST YOU DO THIS TO ME ELF? WHYYY??
sigh this not good for my wallet. I'm such a compulsive sale shopper. Are you? :P

edit:

Tarte Cosmetics 40% off Friends & Family Sale! http://www.tartecosmetics.com/

use code: FF09. free shipping on orders over $60

sale good from august 17th - august 24th

Credit: AppleofMyEYE @ soompi

Murad Oil-Control Mattifyer w/ spf15
Benefit sample lipstick in Lady's Choice
Sephora Super Shimmer Lipgloss trio (Birthday gift for beauty insiders)
Urban Decay Lip Primer Potion
Maybelline Superstay Liquid Foundation in Classic beige
Maybelline Superstay Concealer in Cream
..............and 2 shotglasses the bestie bought back for me from Ocean City...lol....

SIGH, so I got into a car accident today, which was NOT my fault at ALL! But yeah you know how that just dims your mood and just the rest of your day. So I headed over to the mall with my bestie and did some retail therapy, which did make me feel a little better. Haha, the Murad was definetly an impulse buy. Right before I checked out I went and grabbed it because previously I was debating on whether I should buy it or not, whether I really needed it. But today because of my mood I was just like "eff this" *runs and grabs it and payed*

Reviews for these will definetly be coming in the future. so stay tuned! :)




P.S. Did you notice the new layout?? Now you can follow my blog via.....whatever you like to read your blogs in. :) I will put up a new poll sometime soon (The last one Revlon won, hehe.)