What I’m Loving - Fall & Winter 2012 (Nov&Dec)

BEAUTY
Urban Decay Build Your Own Palette ($18)
“Walk of Shame” matte light beige
“Free Love” luminous golden peach
“Chopper” luminous copper with silver micro glitter
“Last Call” luminous plum burgundy-purple
“Roach” luminous deep burgundy brown
“Toasted” luminous burgundy taupe

Natural Light: WOS, Free Love, Chopper, Last Call, Roach, Toasted

Flash: WOS, Free Love, Chopper, Toasted, Roach, Last Call

 Urban Decay Deluxe Eyeshadows in “Scratch”, “Shag”, “Underground”
“Scratch” shimmery rose gold pink
“Shag” shimmery copper
“Underground” shimmery earth-toned brown

Deluxe packaging

Natural Light

Flash

Wet n’ Wild lipstick in “918D”
My fav because it is one of the few affordable deep dark reds without a hint of purple in it.  Only $1.99, this lipstick miraculously does not dry out my lips and is without patchiness = more bang for my buck.
TIP: Use Revlon’s Red Velvet on top of or underneath 918D to make the lipstick feel less dry and give more of a hydrating creamy look and feel.




















 
Revlon Lip Butter in “Red Velvet”
Red Velvet doesn’t have the same punch of color that W’W918D does but then again it’s not meant to be a lipstick.  It’s a great buttery wash of color that can be worn by itself or combined with matte (W’W918D) or patchy (Revlon’s Black Cherry) lipsticks.





















FILM
Hunger Games (DVD) I already gave a mini review of the film here.
Home Alone 1&2 (DVD)
Finally purchased these movies during the Holiday season because.... well, duh.
Frankenweenie
Had a lot of heart and the overall creepy black and white feel of the movie really stuck with me.

MUSIC
Bat for Lashes -The Haunted Man
      fav tracks  - Laura
                        - Lilies
                        - Marilyn
                        - A Wall
                        - Deep Sea Diver
                        - Daphne

Bat for Lashes is an indie musician who is slowly gaining more and more followers since she started in 2006.  She had my heart when my art teacher showed her music video “What’s A Girl To Do” to our class in my freshman year of college in 2008 and I've been purchasing her CDs ever since. She has collaborated with Beck, did an amazing cover of The Cure's A Forest, and did a song with Band of Horses featured in The Twilight Saga: Eclips movie. Check her out.

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What I'm Lovin' - May

Starting from the left:

1. Loreal Pop-out scrubber (from Deep Cleanser)

When I first started to exfoliate my face, I would use the bottled cream exfoliators. However, it's recently come to my knowledge that the one that I am currently using (St. Ives Apricot Scrub), while leaving your face feeling smooth, has such large particles that can actually create small tears which are damaging. I am now trying to invest in a manual scrubber, preferably the "Clarisonic Mia". Until then, I have heard that this pop-out scrubber is a nice exfoliator and have not stopped using it since the day I got it. Depending on which cleanser is best suited to your skin, you may end up with an orange, green, blue, pink, or white one and you do have to buy the Loreal cleanser to get any of the scrubbers.

2. Forever 21 Gold Necklace (very long)

I bought this at the beginning of spring and have forgotten to mention it until now. The necklace has small pink flowers attached along the gold chain. The necklace can be either worn long or can be wrapped around your neck twice to create a double necklace. This kind of necklace is also available with jade-colored flowers as well.

3. Forever 21 nail polish in "Pale Banana

A shimmery, light yellow nail polish.

4. Forever 21 Floral Ring

Beautiful jade-colored flower ring that has a silver band attached.

5. Milani Baked Blush in "Luminoso"

I saw a review for the fairly new line of Milani Baked Blushes on another blog and had to try one out. This pinky peach colored blush was the prettiest and least shimmery of the bunch. The only negative about this blush is the flimsy packaging.

(in the shade)

(in natural sunlight)

6. Forever 21 Giraffe-Print Sunglasses

7. CoverGirl Lash Blast Mascara in Brown

I bought this by mistake as I was trying to purchase a black LashBlast mascara. However, I came to find out that a brown mascara was exactly what I needed. It gives my eyes a little "oomph" while looking completely natural. Great mascara for "everyday", natural wear.

8. Zoya nail polish in "Rica"

This eye-catching nail polish is apart of Zoya's metallic summer nail polish collection.

9. Bath & Body Works Room Spray in "Strawberry Patch"

This scent is also available as a large 3-wicker candle and as a small 1-wicker candle. Strawberry Patch smells like strawberry candy and is always almost sold out every time I visit a Bath & Body Works store.

10. Loreal Lipstick in "Fairest Nude"

A light, neutral pink lipstick that has been raved by many women. It goes well on my dark, pigmented lips.

(with flash)

11. Bath & Body Works Body Cream in "Berry Signature Vanilla"

This triple moisture body cream, as well as the body spray (not pictured), are my personal favorite of the "Signature Vanillas" collection. The cream is extremely moisturizing, but not greasy, and has a very sweet berry scent.

12. Bath & Body Works Hand Sanitizer in "Fresh Picked Watermelon"

13. Carmex Cherry Lip Balm

My favorite lip balm because this one comes in gel form which I feel looks much more flattering on my super dry lips than any of the stick balms I've tried in the past.

What I'm Lovin' - March

BEAUTY

♣Sigma F80 Synthetic Brush

♣Dr. Bronner's Magic Soap - Rose

♣Sally Girl's $99 Glitter NailPolish

♣Femme Couture Baked Bronzer - Beachgirl

♣Maybelline Define-a-Brow

♣Revlon Colorburst Lipstick - Rosy Nude

♣Revlon Colorburst Lipgloss - Crystal Lilac

♣Loreal VisibleLift Under Eye Concealer

♣Lancome Sensational Effects Eyeshadow Quad

STYLE

♣Coach Purse

TV

♣Sym-Bionic Titan

FILM

♣Karate Kid (2010)

What I'm Lovin' - Februrary

BEAUTY
♥L'Oreal Paris True Match Foundation in Natural Beige - W4
♥Forever21 Nail Polish in Light Pink
♥Seche Vite Top Coat
♥Philosophy's Purity One Step Face Wash
♥Clinique Dramatically Different Gel
♥Sephora's Make Me Blush in Peche Tendre
♥Maybelline's Matte Powder in Beige
♥Pacifica Hawaiian Ruby Perfume

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STYLE
♥Forever21 Floral Rings
♥Anchor Blue Sunglasses
♥Cotton On Sweaters (softest sweaters you'll ever try)

HOME
♥Bath&Body Works' Pink Sangria Candle
♥Hallmark Twig Branch Lights

FILM
♥All ten of the Best Picture Oscar Nominated films. Please check some of them out, you will not regret it.

TV

♥My Life As Liz (New Season!)

♥Raising Hope

♥Amazing Race (New Season!)
♥Young Justice

♥Bored To Death

♥Modern Family

TIP I'VE LEARNED
♥Blending my L'Oreal True Match Foundation w/ my Moisturizer (CDDG) to create a light-on-your-skin-feeling tinted moisturizer. I do not break out as often & am doing this step everyday.