WHAT'S IN MY BAG - SEPTEMBER 2014

Hello Lovelies!

Today I thought I would break out of doing hauls and do a 'What's in my bag' post instead! I'm always looking at Youtube Videos or blog posts with this tag; it is one of those times I become a bit 'nosy', I don't know why I find it so interesting to see what's in other people's bags! 

Well, now it is your turn to be nosy, here is what is in my bag!

The bag I'm carrying is the Steve Madden Stud and Tassel Crossbody in black, if I remember correctly, the retail of this bag is $78. 

And the contents I keep inside of the bag:

Harry Potter Wallet, of course this is like the main item in all handbags, since it holds our money and I.D.'s! I removed all my cards from it for the picture but put my Ulta Rewards in the picture slot. Behind the cards slots there is a place that you can put cash/receipts, etc. I use it for storing more of my cards. Then on the right side is two slots for cash/receipts. I love this wallet, I just got it in last week and as soon as I got it I put it to use right away; if you didn't know I have a Harry Potter obsession! This wallet is only $14.80 at Hottopic, if you want to purchase one for yourself, Click Here.

Paper Notebook with Gold Spots. I always have a notebook on me, I use it to keep track of bills, check register, blog posts, orders that are coming, etc. I got it from either Target or Walmart for around $6.  I like this one because the spine is open, so it stays open easily. I wish I would have purchased more of them when I got the first one! 

To go along with my notebook, a Pentel Click N Go pen. I originally got this pen in a set with a bunch of different colors thinking that the ink would be the color of the pen, but I was wrong. I am okay with that though, these turned out to be my favorite pen! These are so awesome and write so smoothly, love them! 

A hotwheel, pterodactyl toy, and fruit snacks. As a mom I always keep stuff like this on me for when I'm out and about with my son and he needs a little snack or to keep him distracted a bit. 

Gum!!! I love gum, I only ever use Spearmint, I'm not into flavors like strawberry or ice cream. 

Bath & Body Works products, I always like to carry a perfume with me, you never know when you might need a spritz! The perfume I'm currently carrying around is Bath & Body works Forever Red, this perfume smells so incredibly good! I bought a couple of the travel sized ones and I still need to invest in a full sized one. 
Pocket Bac Anti-Bacterial Hand Sanitizer in Caribbean Escape. Anti-Bacterial is always important to carry around!!! 

Last but not least, the beauty items I like to carry around with me are:
Benefit's Dandelion Lipgloss
MAC's Venomous Villains lipglass in Strange Potion
Lypsel Chapstick
MAC Pro Longwear Concealer in NC15
Benefit BadGal Mascara
Too Faced Perfect Eyes Eyeliner in Black
Smashbox Travel Full Exposure Palette

I hope you enjoyed looking into what is in my bag!! 

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SEPTEMBER SEPHORA HAUL #1!

Hello Lovelies!!

My first Sephora order came in the other day and I am so happy with the products! Sephora is one of my many favorite places to shop at for beauty items, and I always tend to find myself scavenging their site for more products. 

My haul:

Benefit Hot 2 Trot! Kit ($29)

This set was the reason why I made a purchase from Sephora, Benefit Cosmetics is discontinuing their Bella Bamba blush so I jumped on this blush before it was too late. Sephora is the last place that has this blush except for Ebay and Amazon, but it was a better deal to get it from Sephora because for just $1 more you get a deluxe sized Cha Cha tint as well. The blush is a beautiful watermelon pink, and like all of Benefit's Box of Powders, the packaging is absolutely adorable!

Smashbox Full Exposure Travel Size Palette ($22)

I wanted to get this palette because I had a full size one that I loved but ended up losing it. I liked the idea of a travel sized one because I do travel quite often, but I did not expect it to be so small, I love how small it is! I can literally put this in my wallet, yeah my wallet!! This is the perfect palette to take with you anywhere! I'm keeping it in my purse for one of those 'you never know moments'. The eyeshadows are beautiful, it includes four shimmery shades and four matte shades. The person/robot who glued in the shadows didn't glue them all in perfectly straight, but that is okay with me, they are glued in tight and that is all that matters. I took pictures of it next to my Ulta Rewards card just to show how small the size is. 

EXTRAS:

Promo Code Extra - BareMinerals set includes:

Prime Time Foundation Primer Deluxe sample

BareMinerals Original Foundation in Fairly Light Deluxe sample

BareMinerals Bareskin Pure Brightening Serum Foundation in Bare Linen

Pick 3 Samples:

Elizabeth And James Nirvana Black Perfume Sample Spray

Make Up For Ever Mist And Fix Spray

Jack Black Face Buff Energizing Scrub

I was surprisingly impressed with the sample choices for this one, they usually only have perfume samples and foil packets, and as soon as a saw the MUFE mist and fix I was like YES!!!! 

Extra:

Giorgio Armani Si Perfume foil

This perfume smells SOOOOOO good!!!! It is definitely a fruity scent and I just can't even describe how amazing it is, if you like fruity scents, go smell this perfume! This is a time when I wish you could scratch and sniff the computer (One day I'm sure it will happen lol). I will definitely be getting this perfume! 

 I love getting little perfume sample cards to smell, because if I like them I will leave them laying around the house as little hints for my husband LOL. 

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BENEFIT BOX OF POWDER IN BELLA BAMBA DISCONTINUATION ALERT!

Hello Lovelies!

I was told today that Benefit's Bella Bamba blush is being discontinued and I wanted to get the alert out there! It is so far sold out ever where but Sephora and then of course it is most likely on Amazon and Ebay. 

 Worried that I would never get to try it I jumped on the computer and ordered it from Sephora, they didn't have just the blush (retail $28) but they had the full sized blush plus a deluxe sized sample of Benefit's Cha Cha Tint in a set called Hot 2 Trot for only one dollar more! If you want to purchase it before it is no longer available, Click here. 

 Benefit's Bella Bamba blush color is a watermelon pink.

Sephora's Hot 2 Trot! Set

 

 

BIRCHBOX MARCH 2014

Hello Lovelies!

I (finally) got my Birchbox in the mail! I know it is only the 19th, but I swear everyone else that I know gets one of these so fast and I'm the last to get one haha. Patience is not my virtue when it comes to beauty subscriptions! If you don't know what Birchbox is, it is a monthly beauty subscription that costs $10 per month and you get 4-5 beauty items! Want to join Birchbox, CLICK HERE.

Everyone always asks me, which beauty sub is your favorite? Birchbox is hands down my favorite! No, they don't send out a ton of Make-up like Ipsy and no they don't send out full sized products very much, but I like the items that I get! Birchbox is one of the only subscription services that I find items I fall in love with and purchase a full size of later!

Now enough talk, here is what I got in my March Birchbox:

Michael Todd True Organics Citrus Cream Moisturizer 1.3 FL OZ

I love this brand and was so excited to see that it was in my box! I tried this out after my shower and my face is so smooth and smells so nice! I will definitely repurchase this in a full size bottle when I'm finished with the sample. 

 

 theBalm How 'Bout Them Apples? in Pie. First of all before we get to the product, look at that packaging! It is so cute, and I mean common look at that hotty with his shirt off! The color pay off of this is really nice! I will be using this more as a cream blush than a lip balm.

Omni Potent Duosity Double Whipped Repairing Treatment (each packet is 0.34 FL OZ). I'm never excited to see foil packets but at least I will get two uses out of this! I am also happy about this sample because I love hair treatments due to having damaged hair.

Benefit Bigger Than BB Big Easy in 02 Light. This is a liquid to powder cream that is supposed to work like a BB cream. I'm honestly annoyed with this product because there isn't enough in it to cover half of my face. How am I supposed to know if I like it if I can get a single full use out of it? Tsk Tsk

Air Repair Rescue Balm All-Purpose Skin Salve & Lip Balm. I used this as a lip balm today and I like it minus the smell, it has a medicated lemony scent. I will decide if I like it enough to repurchase it after a few days of use.

 Last but not least, my extra from Birchbox this month is a Ghirardelli Intense Dark Cherry Tango chocolate! I didn't eat this because I'm not a cherry person but I'm sure someone else in the house will love it! 

Overall I am happy with this box minus the Benefit sample. I'm a huge fan of Benefit but that sample is a huge disappointment.

WHAT'S IN MY Z - PALETTE...

Hi Lovelies! 

I had been wanting a Z-palette for quite awhile now so about a month ago I finally bought one and I have to say, I love it! I picked the 4 U Z-Palette ($17), which is bigger than the small palette but smaller than the large, honestly it should just be called a medium palette. I actually regret not getting the pro-palette instead, which is the biggest one, since this one is already filled up a bit and I have more eyeshadows and blushes I want to add. I will definitely be buying more in the near future, they are really handy! I don't like carrying multiple items in different compacts so this was really nice! I was lucky enough when I depotted my Urban Decay Naked2 palette that I didn't have to use my flat iron, although I did end up having to use it for my MAC eyeshadows. (Don't forget to save your compacts from MAC after you depot them so you can return them for a free lipstick!)

My Z-Palette

 Swatches:

From top to bottom:

Benefit CORALista Blush (Deluxe sized sample)

Urban Decay Eyeshadows from Naked2 in

Foxy

Half Baked

Snakebite 

Chopper

Cargo Eyeshadow in Ceylon

The two rectangle purples underneath are from a Covergirl Quad that I am pretty sure discontinued. It was the Covergirl Eye Enhancers Eyeshadow Quad in Blossoms 257. 

The swatches are eyeshadow is actually horrible now since I have had them for a long time but I keep them in my Z-Palette so that while I am out I can find dupes of them because I really like the colors! If you have any suggestions for dupes let me know =] 

These two pink eyeshadows are also from the Covergirl quad and I am looking for dupes of them too =]

 Cut off at the very top and not swatched is my Covergirl Fresh Complexion Pocket Powder Foundation in Ivory, I love to use this over my L'oreal True Match Liquid Foundation!

The top eyesahdow is MAC's Romp, which is now sadly discontinued, I love this shadow!

And the last eyeshadow is MAC's Soba!

Do you have a blog post about your Z-Palette? Post a link down below and I will check it out!