Makeup Haul! Sephora + MAC

This post is long overdue. But I have finally finished editing and now it's complete! These are all products that I bought during my birthday this year, which was in June. Since this post is pretty photo-heavy I won't be going into depth with each product. However, let me know if you'd like to see a full review for any of them!

MAC

First off let's go over the 3 MAC products I purchased. 

MAC Studio Conceal and Correct Palette/Light

This is a concealer palette I have had my eyes on forever! I was hesitant to buy it online because I was afraid of purchasing the wrong shade and every time I went to a MAC counter they always seemed to be sold out. However, I was in luck because they finally had it back in stock and I am so glad I didn't opt for ordering it online because I always leaned towards the palette in the Medium shade, but when seeing it in person I discovered it would have definitely been too dark for me. The Light palette is definitely the correct choice for my skin tone.

Unfortunately I haven't used this yet (I wanted to get a good photo first, wow, the life of a blogger right?) But I am so eager to test it out and play with the different shades to brighten and conceal my skin! I will let you know in the future how I like it.

Mac Blush in Melba

The next product I got was a matte blush in the shade Melba. This is another product I have wanted for awhile now and I'm very pleased with it. It's a lovely, pigmented color that goes great with my skin tone.

Mac Lipstick in Heroine

I purchased Heroine, finally! I am so excited to have my hands on this lipstick. After it being included in multiple collections that I always seemed to miss out on they finally made it a permanent product, and I couldn't be happier. It's such a pretty, matte shade of purple.



Sephora

Now for the products purchased at Sephora!

Like I previously said, this was all purchased around my birthday so I received my free birthday gift. I got a free mascara and a lipstick. The lipstick is from the Rouge Artist Natural Make Up For Ever line. (Sorry I didn't get a picture of the shade) But it's explained as a copper pink, it's the N9 shade if any of you were wondering. It's a pretty color but it is a lot more sheer than I was hoping. As for the mascara, I haven't tried it yet, but we'll see!

I also decided to spend some of my Sephora points on the 500 point perk, which was a full Make Up For Ever samples box. Since MUFE is one of my favorite brands this definitely peaked my interest. It had two mascaras, two aqua liners, sens'eyes makeup remover and 3 shades of the new Artist Shadows that were just released. I've always been eager to try the aqua liners so I felt this was a great chance to test them out before buying the full version.

Too Faced Chocolate Bar Eye Palette

Just take a moment to admire how beautiful this palette is. I bought this on a complete whim. I mean I had seen it before multiple times online but my initial idea was to purchase it later because I certainly don't need it. However when I was in Sephora browsing the aisles I ended up picking it up and not putting it back down. The colors are just so gorgeous and did I mention it not only looks like a chocolate bar, but smells exactly like one too? How could you pass that up?

Too Faced Melted Lipstick

These Too Faced Melted Lipsticks caught my eye immediately after they were released. I loved the packaging, the shades and the idea. I love long wearing lipstick that dries as a matte shade, so I knew I would have to try one of these. I really wanted to buy the beautiful vibrant purple, however I figured I would start off with a color I could wear daily, that way if I wasn't a huge fan of the formula, I would still be able to use it up. 

(Spoiler alert, I love it and will definitely be purchasing more!)

Marc Jacobs Highliner

I have been trying to find a long wearing eyeliner pencil for so long. I really wanted to do research before I bought one though because the pencils at Sephora cost around $20 a piece, which I have no problem with if it actually works, but I wasn't about to shell out $20 for an eyeliner that smears the second I put it on. 

This is another one of those products that I purchased on a complete whim. I ended up swatching this on my hand in the store and after it dried I tried rubbing it off and it would not budge at all. So I just decided to purchase it, and I'm really happy that I did! Also this one is in the shade Th(ink) which is a pretty navy color.

Urban Decay All Nighter Setting Spray

There isn't much to say about this product. It's one of those things that I feel like I "need" to finish a complete makeup look. It keeps my makeup on for hours and keeps it look fresh and just applied. However, if you have watery eyes like me, it doesn't stop your eye makeup from smearing a bit, so just keep that in mind. But if my eyes cooperate fine then I have no problem keeping my makeup on for 12+ hours. It definitely does it's job and it does it well. 

Tarte Amazonian Clay 12-hour Foundation

I had tried a sample of this awhile back and I fell in love with it. It took me awhile to purchase it because I have way too much foundation as it is, but I wanted one that was natural and not too thick but still has full coverage. This is definitely the foundation I was looking for. It's great for summer and for those days where you want to look put together without covering your face with tons of product.

Too Faced Shadow Insurance Glitter Glue

This isn't a product that I use often, however it's greatly appreciated when I do. I don't wear glitter much on my eyes but without this glitter glue I wouldn't be wearing glitter at all. It really holds all of my eye makeup on for hours and hours without any fall out.

Anastasia Beverly Hills Contour Kit

And last, but certainly not least I have the infamous contour kit. This is probably the product I was most excited about. I have wanted this product for so long so you can imagine my excitement when I entered the Sephora and it was the first thing I laid eyes on. I grabbed it immediately. I definitely plan on doing a full review on this so I won't be going too into detail now, however I will say that if you are a huge contouring fan, then you need this in your life!


Well, that's all for my Birthday Makeup Haul! Let me know in the comments below if you want to see a full review on any of these and I gladly will. I'm going to definitely be posting some on a few of these products in the future any way!

I hope you all enjoyed reading this and are having a wonderful day!

Walking on Air // 8/13/14

On August 13th I went to a much anticipated, Katy Perry concert in Columbus! I have had the biggest crush on her for years so I was so excited to finally see her live.

We ended up getting to the venue 3 hours early so we had some time to kill.

 We went across the street to a nice restaurant called Boston's Gourmet Pizza. My friend and I ordered this pizza to share, spinach, artichoke, sun-dried tomatoes, and parmesan cheese. It was delicious! 

SHOWTIME, this was the opening performer, Kacey Musgraves. She was a country artist, which I'm not really into but she was very good and I actually really enjoyed some of her songs!

After she performed, it was time for Katy!! (I wish I could have gotten more pictures of more songs, but lets face it. I was waaay too excited to be constantly holding my phone and snapping pictures, sorry!)

This song was "Walking on Air", she floated into the air attached to that cute little cloud. 

These were taken during "Birthday." This song was my favorite that she performed because it was so colorful and fun. She floated around the audience sitting on a seat tied with those balloons and she got really close to where we were sitting so that was very exciting! At the end cannons shot out confetti all over the audience.

This is a panorama of the audience during one of her slower songs, "By the Grace of God". Everyone had their phones out and were waving them in the air so I thought it would make a cool shot.

I wish I would have got more photos but I was just having way too much fun to have my phone out the whole time. There was so many more costumes and themes she had throughout the concert that were amazing and fun. This was honestly one of the best experiences I've had and I would totally do it over again. I can't wait for her to go on tour again because I will DEFINITELY be attending!

Etsy Finds: Bracelets

I was never really a big fan of bracelets, I'm not sure why. It always seemed difficult for me to find ones that I really liked. However, pretty recently I've started to find more that I'm really enjoying and would definitely purchase and wear. I wanted to share some of those with you!

Human Eye Bracelet

Gold Skull Bracelet

Gold Ouija Tarot Charm Bracelet

Moonstone Bangle

Gold Tooth Bracelet

Dainty Bracelet

Handcuff Bracelet

Eyeball Bracelet

Opal Bangle Bracelet

Opal Bracelets

What I've Been Up To // P!ATD Concert, New Phone, & Unplanned Hiatus?

On July 30th I got the opportunity to attend a Panic! at the Disco concert in Cleveland and I jumped at the chance! P!ATD has always been one of my all time favorite bands so the thought of seeing them live was so exciting! I was especially excited because their most recent album "Too Weird to Live, Too Rare to Die" is my favorite ones they have produced so far, (also Brendon Urie...YUM).

Unfortunately, at the time I was still carrying around my cracked iPhone 4, so taking pictures wasn't an option. However, this photo that I found on P!ATD's instagram is from that night! They really put on a wonderful show and I had a blast singing along and dancing to all of their songs. I will definitely be returning to one of their concerts in the future!

I finally got a new iPhone 5s, which was much needed considering the condition of my iPhone 4 that I have had for over 2 years. I'm super excited to have this so now if I see anything while I'm out and about I can snap a quick photo of it, instead of having to carry around my big Canon camera all the time, so look out for more "Follow Me Around" posts!

Most Importantly... 

I want to apologize for the sudden hiatus I seemed to have taken from blogging. It wasn't planned and I didn't really want to take one either. For some reason, lately, my motivation for blogging has seemed nearly nonexistent. I kept logging on and trying to write and I even took some pictures but they all just didn't seem to turn out to my liking. I want to make the best content I can and it's frustrating and difficult when you have so many ideas but you can't seem to portray it onto a blog as you can in your head.

However, I am going to try to get into a better routine so I can start posting more regularly again. I miss making posts and hearing your guys feedback! I just wanted to let you all know that, I didn't forget and I haven't been ignoring this. I have lots of ideas and I'm definitely feeling more determined. 

Thank you all for hanging in there and supporting me! I'm excited to start interacting with you all again.