Sunday, February 21, 2016

BareMinerals $35 Mystery Bag


Wake up to makeup, beauties! Today ONLY, BareMinerals is offering a 12-piece mystery bag for just $35.


Tuesday, February 16, 2016

Nivea Post Shave Balm as a Makeup PRIMER?




Yep, you read that title right. Nivea Men Post Shave Balm has been getting quite the buzz since NikkieTutorials shared her accidental discovery of using it as a makeup primer. I wasn't sure about this concept so I checked out some more beauty gurus that I trust and was really intrigued. Of course, alternative, out-of-the-box ideas always get a lot of raised eyebrows so I wanted to test it out for myself.


Wednesday, February 10, 2016

L'oreal La Palette 2 Review

L'oreal recently released two eyeshadow palettes to feed the ever growing desire among makeup junkies for affordable nude shadow palette options. Enter La Palette Nude 1 and La Palette Nude 2.



Saturday, February 6, 2016

Ipsy: All About Ipsy Points


I have had quite a few people sign up for Ipsy using my referral link and I wanted to take some time to make sure you all are taking full advantage of the Ipsy points system!

There are several ways to earn Ipsy points. 

Review Your Monthly Glam Bag

Each month you have the opportunity to review your bag as a whole as well as review each product in the bag. This earns you points AND helps Ipsy match get better at customizing your future bags for you.
Login to your Ipsy account and click the option that says "Glam Bag"

This will bring you to a screen that shows your current month's bag and give you the option to review the items.


Items in pink have not been reviewed. Items in grey, have been reviewed already.



You can also earn points by referring new Ipsy subscribers. To do this, click the tab on the Ipsy.com homepage that says "points"


Ipsy: Generation Beauty L.A. 2016 HAUL!

Generation Beauty in L.A. was a crazy ride this year. We got to meet some amazing people from beauty lovers, fellow beauty creators and some great brands. I know everyone is anxious to see what goodies we came home with. So, here they are!

The Entire weekend's haul! This is definitely a makeup lover's dream.




At registration, each attendee receives coupons for each brand's booth and goodie bag coupons for both Saturday and Sunday. 

This is what Saturday's goodie bag looks like

Day 1 Goodie Bag

Marc Anthony True Professional Clear Dry Shampoo .9 oz. *$2.50

Tarte Cosmetics Best in Faux Lash Extending Fibers $20.00

Crown Brush On the Go Travel Brush Set *$6.00 (based on Amazon price)

Laneige BB Cushion Light (everyone received the same shade) .1 oz * $3.40
based on price of full-size

Ardell Lashes 105 Black Natural $3.89

Milani Brilliant Shine Lip Gloss $4.97

PUR Minerals Eye Pencil $7.00 (reg. $17)
Appears to maybe be a discontinued product

City Color Highlighting Wand $5.99

Benefit They're Real Mascara mini $12.00

Too Faced Love Flush Blush mini .07 oz. *$6.00

NYX Butter Gloss $5.00

OFRA Long Lasting Liquid Lipstick mini *$9.00

Luxie Rose Gold Tapered Blending Brush 229 $12.00

Make Up For Ever Waterproof Eyeliner Pencil mini .5g *$8.00



Approximate retail value Day 1 goodie bag: $105.75