Haul: Dollar Tree and Sally Beauty Supply

So, today I needed to get some color stripper for my hair and stain remover for my skin after I color. Okay, well I don't need to go out and buy color stripper. I ordered some online, but I'm way too impatient. I'll save that one to do next time. So, I went to Sally's. I LURVE Sally's! I got a Sally's card. $5 for the whole year. In two trips, I make all that money back.

Anyway, I picked up some L'Oreal ColorZap. The cashier recommended that one. Since I already have color in my hair, I need to strip the color before I bleach it. To get the stain out of my skin after I color, I picked up Ion Stain Remover. I haven't used this before. Usually, I just rub as much as I can out and wait until it fades.


While I was there, I also picked up some Beyond The Zone products, since they're having a buy two get one free sale. I got two bottles of Color Jamz in Bubble Head Pink and Non So Shy Violet. I'll use these after my color starts to fade. Damn, I love Color Jamz. Since they were having that sale, I also got The Scruncher. Can't wait to try out this product. It's a "3-in-1 spray, with natural organic extracts and Panthenol to scrunch, style and finish a look that lasts all day." And it's a pretty big bottle; over 500 mL.




At the Dollar Tree, I wanted to pick up some makeup remover wipes. I use it to clean brushes on a daily basis after I use them. They're really thin. They probably suck for getting it off your face well, but I just want it to clean my brushes. I still do a real cleaning once a week.While I was there, I picked up a couple L.A. Colors loose eyeshadows in Black Pearl, Lollipop, and Snow White. I wanted to pick up Sunshine, the gold color, but I couldn't remember if I already owned it!!!! These are sold at Cherry Culture for $3, but at the dollar tree for $1!!!!!!

Anyway, I'm about to use the color stripper so I can get started on my hair project!

Face Secrets Brushes Review

As you know, I purchased two Face Secrets brushes from Sally's. The Eye Contour brush is made from pony hair and the Concealer/Liner is synthetic. I used them today. The Concealer/liner brush, I feel works best as an eyeliner brush. It's thin and tapered which makes it great for eyeliner, reaching in small places like the corner of your eye and under the lashes. I LOVE the Eye Contour brush. It's my first natural brush. What a huge difference! It's so fluffy and soft. I just went and bid on goat hair brushes on E-Bay today. I hope I win. I love natural brushes. I can't believe how soft it is!

I definitely recommend the Eye Contour brush. It's a great brush for only $4.99. :-) As a concealer brush, I have another brush that's better. I don't like my concealer brushes to be pointed, but rather to be flat and rounded like a tiny foundation brush. I will continue to use the Concealer/Liner brush an eyeliner brush, though.

Haul: Dollar Tree and Sally's

A/N: I just uploaded pix, so you can see everything. :-) 1:12 AM 7/22/08

Like I said, I went to Sally's today to pick up some stuff. While I was out, I stopped by the dollar store as well, because I heard they had some decent L.A. Colors make-up. For a dollar!

So, I went to Dollar Tree first:

I got two L.A. Colors eyeshadow palettes. They must've been discontinued because I can't find them one the L.A. Colors website. I got "eye candy" and "precious." Eye Candy has champagne, teal, a coral-y rust color, hot pink, dark lilac, and aqua. Precious has a beige, caramel, chocolate, gold, rust, and burgundy. They're all a little shimmery, not too much. They're fun colors that I haven't played with before.



Next, I got Aziza Rocks Liquid Eyes in Easy Teal. This must've also been discontinued. I guess that's how the dollar store works. So if you click on these links and they don't work, it's because the only place I can find pix is on e-bay!!!

Next, so exciting, I found some Physician's Formula! Yay!!! First, Illuminating Eye Shadow in Classic Crystal. It's shaped like a cameo locket with the cameo picture pressed into the shadow. I'm excited to try this one, it's shimmery and very beautiful. Second, Virtual Eyes Multi-Reflective Eye Gloss in Eye-Tech. When looking for a link, I found some bad review. I'll have to try it for myself. When I get new make-up, I'll review it for you guys. Of course, if I get it at the dollar store, it doesn't matter, since it's been discontinued. lol.

Next, I got a small make-up bag. Nothing fancy.

I got some small hair clips. The link isn't the clips, but just to show you what kind I'm talking about. These ones are pretty small. Made for children, actually. But they're fun colors. Pink, purple, yellow, green, etc. 16 clips altogether. Very cute and very good for holding my hair back.




My main purpose in going to Sally Beauty Supply was to get a set of hair coloring accessories. I got a Color Trak Tools kit that has the highlighting cap, a combination frosting needle/mixing spatula, a color applicator brush, a CAPE!, and disposable gloves. All this for only $3.49. AWESOME. Second, I picked up some Beyond The Zone Frizz Zapper: Anti Frizz Serum. I can't wait to try this one out! I almost left the store before I remembered that I needed a couple brushes. I picked up Face Secrets Concealer/Liner brush and Eye Contour Brush.



So, I've got a bunch of new stuff and can't wait to try it out!!!! I'll let you know how it goes.

Today's Face

So, today I wanted to go to Sally Beauty Supply to pick up stuff for coloring and highlighting my hair. Normally I would throw on jeans and a tee, pull my hair into a ponytail, and go. I decided to actually put on my contacts, put on make up, and a nice top that I have never worn. I dunno why. It's pretty cute. I haven't quite gotten the hang of the flat iron, but my hair still looked pretty good, since I cut it this morning.

This is all the makeup and tools I used:

Face:

1. I started with Max Factor Silk Perfection liquid-to-powder makeup in Cool Bronze. I love this stuff. My mom gave it to me and I'll probably use it until it's discontinued! It's perfect for my face. It's light, I can't even feel the make-up. Goes on smoothly.
   
2. Next, I swept on Covergirl Tanfastic Bronzer in Soleil. Also got this from my mom. I swept a very light amount along the sides of my face.
3. After this, I swept some Maybelline expert wear blush in Twin Peach on the apples of my cheeks and upwards on the cheekbone. It's a duo and I swirl my brush through both colors.

Eyes:

1. After I finished with my face, I moved to the eyes. I started with L'oreal's Wear Infinite eyeshadow in Frosted Icing. You apply this right below the brow to brighten the eyes.
   
2. For my main eyeshadow colors, I used a Nars eyeshadow duo in Elisa. I love Nars eyeshadows. They're smooth and stay on without creasing. However, there're unbelievable expensive. $32 bucks for this little compact. I bought it on one outrageous shopping spree about 2 years ago when I spent around $200 at Benets, in Greenville, SC. I applied the Icy Blue first on my lower lid, then I swept the Iridescent Lilac across the top.
   
3. Next comes the eyeliner. I used Almay's Intense I-Color eyeliner in Purple Amethyst. I just purchased this the other day. I like the color a lot. Purple is suppose to bring out my eye color.
4. I curled my eyelashes and then applied Almay's Intense I-Color Volumizing Mascara in Purple Amethyst. I was a little disappointed with the brush. I've never used one of those plastic-y brushes before and it's so thin. It didn't seem to volumize my lashes at all, but they were purple! Also, I had to comb them out a bit afterwards. It left them sticking together a little.

Lastly, the lips:

1. I applied L'oreal's Endless Kissable Lipcolor in Mulberry Kiss. This stuff goes on real smooth and it really does stay! After I put it on the first time, I tried to blot, just to see if it would come off. Nope! Stays on all day!
2. I coated the lipcolor with Victoria's Secret Beauty Rush Lipgloss in Candy Baby. This was a gift from someone at work last Christmas. It's pretty and tastes very yummy!

I had to include this picture because I couldn't find the pictures of these colors online. The first is the Nars eyeshadow duo in Elisa. I really wanted to show you this because I LURVE these colors! They're so gorgeous. The second is the Maybelline expert wear blush in Twin Peach. I've had this for a while. I like the colors. They're both good, but I like to swirl them together.


This is the end result (for the FACE, not everything else!):
Okay, well this picture sux. A lot. But I included it so you can see the top. I think it's pretty cute. (Now you can compare this pic with older pictures to see just how much weight I've gained! Damn you, meds!)



Everything is pretty light except the lip color. I wasn't sure how bold I wanted to go.



A couple pictures of my eyes. It's pretty hard to see everything 'cuz it's so light, but you can see the shimmer a little. In the first picture you can see the liner better. Gimme a break, I'm working on it.



My hairline is pretty messy and my hair is frizzy, but this is only this finished product for the FACE. Not the hair! Lol