MAKEUP THREE: PIXIGLOW STRAIGHT ON TILL MORNING LINER

This eyeliner has been in my stash for awhile and I had completely forgotten about it until what shall henceforth be referred to as "The Great Makeup Clean Out of 2013".  

I picked up "Straight on till Morning" Liner from the PixiGLOW collection at Target back when Pixi released the Tinkerbell/Peter Pan inspired collection.  This liner is a bronzey, green with sparkles that is so smooth and creamy.  It is truly beautiful.  

I'm not sure I should even be writing about it in case it, or a dupe, are impossible to find out in the real world instead of a makeup hoard like mine, but I gotta tell ya, if you can find something similar then get it.  So flattering as compared to straight black or brown.  

MAKEUP TWO: LORAC PRO PALETTE

Stop the world.  If all other palettes went to palette Heaven, or Hell (depending on price, packaging, and pigmentation), then I'd be fine because a little while ago I caved and bought the Lorac PRO Palette.

Sephora, and MakeupbyTiffanyD, convinced me to throw out $42 and walk away with this and you know what?  I don't regret it one bit.  Is $42 steep for some eyeshadow?  Yep.  Have I paid more?  Unfortunately, yes.  Does it live up to the hype?  Yeah.  Do I wear it every. single. day.? Uh huh.  

See?  Problem.  Even after a clean out and sale I still have at least ten palettes that I need to be using.  I mean, come on just using one palette?  But I just keep reaching for this bad boy.  So much so that if you saw my shameful YouTube mini haul I'm proud to announce that I returned the $59 Marc Jacobs Lolita Palette that was nearly $20 more expensive and twice as powdery.  

*insert my judgey face here*

NAILS TWO: MAYBELLINE COLOR SHOW BROCADES 760 GILDED ROSE

Are you seeing this?  I mean, are you really freakin' seeing this polish?  I got a coupon from CVS for $5 and I spent it on this and another polish that I'm hoping will debut on my blog soon.  Both are Maybelline.  

This absolute beaute is from the Maybelline Color Show Brocades collection, 760 Gilded Rose.  I adore this.  I haven't attempted to take it off so I don't know much of a pain removal is going to be, but whatever. Worth. It. I've clearly got some chips, but not bad considering I literally slapped it on without base coat or top coat three days ago.

If you're interested I'd recommend heading down to your neighborhood drug store and searching this baby out since it's limited edition.  You can thank me later. 

NAILS ONE: NYC QUICK DRY NAIL POLISH 202 GRAND CENTRAL STATION

The topcoat to end all top coats.  Eff off Seche Vite.  I don't need you or your ridiculous price tag.  This top coat set me back about $1 and it's amazing.  NYC 202 Grand Central Station.  Glossy, quick drying and inexpensive? 

Forever repurchase.

MAKEUP ONE: BUXOM FULL-ON LIP POLISH IN DOLLY

Okay, so I just did a massive clean out of makeup.  Disposed of some rancid/questionable products, donated some to a couple of friends, and just generally got a better idea of what I was going to be working through.

The consolidation of my lip collection left me with, well, should I even say? What the Hell?  If I can't be honest with the internet cosmos then who can I be honest with? I was left with 56 lip products.  

If you want a break down:

26 Lipsticks

15 Lipglosses

8 Lip Balms

4 Lip Stains

3 Lip Pencils

I'm planning on reviewing each one individually on here.  Eventually. In the meantime I thought I'd tell y'all about my newest acquisition.  

Say hello to Buxom Full-On Lip Polish in the shade Dolly.  This was a free gift from Sephora Inside JCPenney's that I received a mailer about and couldn't wait to get my grubby little mitts on.  And boy, am I glad I did.  I freakin' love this gloss.  It isn't sticky and it's gorgeous.

I will give a warning that this is a lip plumper and therefore does have that peppermint tingle, but it's pretty slight so I think unless you are super sensitive then you should be fine! Run, don't walk, to try this bad boy out and see what you've been missing!

SKINCARE ONE: LUSH BREATH OF FRESH AIR TONER

So, before I can review this toner I have to give an adequate back story.  A gentleman who shall remain nameless, but is very important to me has struggled with his skin for his entire youth and young adult life.  I have never offered any advice to him because I think having bad skin is kind of like being "overweight".  People constantly bringing it up and telling you what you should and shouldn't be doing to fix the problem.  

Eventually he said something to me about his displeasure with his face and his frustration with not being able to clear his skin no matter what he used.  I asked him what he was using and he used a single drugstore scrub on his face daily.  That's right folks.  A single product.  A scrub. Twice daily.  *sigh* Boys!

Off we went to the mall and I dragged him into LUSH to get some samples to see if he would use the products.  Fast forward and his face is fixed.  He loves his regimen and it loves him.  So, the last time we stopped by LUSH to pick up a few products for him I was smelling the smells, as ya do, and picked up this toner.

I'm currently, as you well know, working on using up all the hoards of products I have that I need to get through so I was finishing up this Bobbi Brown product in my toner step that I liked, but wasn't necessarily sold on repurchasing.  Finished that and picked up this...

HOLY MOTHER OF REFRESHING! I love this toner!  This toner smells so clean and fresh.  It is so nice and moisturizing and it's inexpensive.  It was $9.95 USD for this size and I think it is so worth it.  I really, really recommend this product for someone with normal or slightly dry skin.  This has made my skin, and me, very happy.