Favorites: September 2011

Hello, my Pretties!

OMG, could I be any later in sharing my SEPTEMBER favorites with you? If you know me, yeah, I guess I can be later...

Anyway, sorry so late but here are my most used products for last month.

September 2011 Favorites

Left to right:
Avon True Color Blush in Classic Aura
E.L.F. Liquid Eyeliner in Black
Victoria's Secret Refreshing Body Mist in Pure Seduction
Jordana Color Effects Eyeshadow Powder in Splitting Image
E.L.F. All Over Cover Stick in Honey
Avon Healthy Makeup Lip Cream in Merlot

Swatches

Victoria's Secret
Refreshing Body Mist
Pure Seduction
125 mL/4.2 fl oz

"Refreshing with fragrance from a Secret Garden, infused with moisturizing Aloe Vera and calming Chamomile."


I love this scent! I know this one is of their old scents but I still love it. I feel so feminine when I wear this. At the rate I'm going, this might be in my October empties post!

Jordana Color Effects Eyeshadow Powder
Splitting Image
.094 oz/2.66 g

A fellow beauty blogger, Nicole of NV Beauty, sent me this when I won a giveaway she hosted a couple of months back and I fell in love with it!

Both shadows are shimmery and beautiful. The gold fits so well with the chocolate brown and love this as an everyday look. I love shimmer shadows.

E.L.F. All Over Cover Stick in Honey

And this little gem was given to me by my beauty bestie, Cathy of My Pinktastic Life, many months ago and I use this a lot. I love to use this on my eyes just below the brow bone to hide my big blue veins. Ugh! This works wonders in that department. It also helps conceal the dark circles that have started appearing under my eyes.

E.L.F. Liquid Eyeliner in Black

Another great E.L.F. product is this liquid eyeliner. It has a felt tip applicator which works great for me. I love the pigmentation of this eyeliner. It is so black. It is saturated with color and applies evenly and dries quickly. As for the lasting power, on me, it can go all day without a smudge.

Avon Healthy Makeup Lip Cream in Merlot

I love these lip creams! I have 3 of them only and I love them all. This one is more on the red side of the color spectrum. I also have a pink and a peach. This is not the way the top is supposed to look, the cap broke off and this was all that was left. Sad thing is, now it won't close properly so this tube is brand new and I doubt that I will be able to finish it off before it begins to dry up. Boooo...

Avon True Color Blush in Classic Aura

I know I included this in August's Favorites post but, oh my gosh, you guys, I love this. I use it every time I wear makeup. It's a must for me. I feel like I cheated you guys this month reposting this but this is really one of my favorites!

I know I didn't have a lot on my favorites this month. I didn't wear a whole lot of makeup this time around. I actually didn't do a lot of new looks either. I kind of just stuck to wearing a neutral look most of the time. It's one of those ruts we experience sometimes.

Hopefully, October will be a better month!

Luv & Luk,

--L.

♥♥ All items in this post were bought by me with my own money otherwise noted. These are my own thoughts and honest opinions. ♥♥

Finger Painting: Boy Oh Boy

In yesterday's blog post, I showed off my goodies given to me by Nicole V. that she included with my Almay giveaway prize.

Amongst my gifts, were two nail polishes which I had never tried before until she gave them to me.

Jordana Nail Polish 978 Boy Oh Boy
Sally Hansen Crackle Overcoat 06 Antiqued Gold

One coat of Boy Oh Boy with flash.
Still a bit streaky.

Two coats of Boy Oh Boy with flash.
Completely opaque.

One coat of Antiqued Gold.

I wore this look on Saturday for the first time for a family reunion on the beach. I thought the colors were perfect beach themed colors. There is a pretty sea blue and a beautiful sandy gold.

The Jordana nail polish is very glossy which I love. The label on the bottle recommends between 2-3 coats. Two was enough for me.

The Sally Hansen nail polish was so fun to use. I don't have any crackle nail polishes. I tried to take a picture of what it looked like when I applied it but it began to crack very fast. What I did notice with this crackle formula (it might be the same with all crackle formulas) is that you cannot apply crackle polish to your nail that already has crackle polish. It won't crackle if you layer it on. I find that a single, thin application works best. Correct me if I am wrong. This is my first experience with any crackle nail polish.

All in all, I really like these two nail polishes. When I saw that Nicole had included nail polish in my package, I was really excited because I have been wanting to grow my nail polish collection. This is a good start. Thanks, Nicole.

Luv & Luk,
--L.

♥♥ Items mentioned in this post were given to me for free from a fellow blogger. ♥♥