Friday, June 13, 2014

MOTD : Date Night

hello beauties!
here's a quick run down on this weeks date night, makeup look. 
enjoy!

Tuesday, June 10, 2014

Rainbow Honey - June Mini Mystery Bag

hello beauties!

a couple days ago i posted a photo on my ig giving a sneak peek on rainbow honey's june mini mystery bag. this is the second bag i've received, there was an issue with last months bag. someone's sticky little fingers thought it would be a good idea to throw a polish to see what would happen. sure enough, it broke and splattered all over my kitchen floor. :/



anywho, for about $13usd a month, you get a couple 5ml of new unreleased lacquers, along with other new products made in their lab. you also have the option of getting the large mystery bag for $25usd, the difference being the size of the lacquers..instead of them being 5ml, they're 15ml.

so let's get right in!



pikake 5ml - is a topper with different sized white, pink, orange, and light/dark purple glitters. the base has very small iridescent glitters.

rose macaron 5ml - a baby pink creme with pink and gold glitters.

ichigo 5ml - a fuchsia jelly with blue and purple iridescent flakes.

with flash indoors.
l - r // rose macaron // pikake (on top of china glaze // innocence) // rose macaron // ichigo

in natural sunlight outside.
they we're all pretty easy to work with, in both photos i only applied two coats of each. ichigo is the only one that could have used a third coat, to make it more opaque, but it still looks good without it. i like the see-through jelly look of it.

nucifera 4ml - i honestly don't know how to describe this scent. in the insert it says "reminiscent of the tropics and sitting on the beach."

tea biscuit 15oz - a scented cuticle balm. this smells soooo good, like kettlecorn popcorn. it's enriched with vitamin e.

tea biscuit exfoliating sugar scrub 0.5oz - exfoliates and moisturizes while leaving a subtle sweet scent behind.

Saturday, June 07, 2014

Josie Maran - Escape To Morocco

hey guys!

i don't know if any of you are into hautelook*, everyday they have sales, 8pm pacific, on top brands & membership is free, but a couple weeks ago they had a sale going on josie maran products. most of her items were sold out, but i did get the chance to pick up a set of four mini body butters. 
*by clicking on the link above, after making your first purchase, i receive a $10 credit. after registering for a membership, you will receive your own custom link to invite friends as well!

i've had my membership for about two years already & i've never purchased anything. usually because most of the time the items i did want to purchase would sell out within minutes, or sometimes i would forget i even had a membership with them! with that being said i never knew what to expect with their customer service / shipping. all i can honestly say is that their shipping kinda sucks. you end up waiting a little over three weeks for items to ship out. i do appreciate the fact that all purchases, under $500 & eligible, can be returned by mail or in store to any nordstrom rack with the invoice.



"argan oil whipped into a light, velvety, non-greasy body moisturizer in four subtly shimmering, lightly fragrant scents in vanilla fig, vanilla peach, toasted coconut and vanilla."

soft pink radiance + vanilla fig scent.

golden opal radiance + vanilla peach scent.

white gold radiance + vanilla scent.

rose gold radiance + toasted coconut scent.

don't think you can really see but i swatched a little bit of all four and it gave me a really pretty luminous glow.

i absolutely love the subtle shimmer they have in them. perfect for those days i want my skin to have a little extra oomph. it does a great job on staying on the skin and not transferring over to my clothes. the smells are all so lovely, nothing obnoxious, & let's not forget that they're whipped with argan oil! i was really impressed with how moisturizing they are, seeing as i've only had the opportunity to try out her products in oil form, i didn't know what to expect with these body butters. 

unfortunately they no longer have this particular item on hautelook, & i couldn't find it anywhere on her website / sephora / ulta / etc., but i was able to find the same set on ebay, incase any of you are interested in trying it out.

one quick question:
i know there are plenty of flash sale sites out there focusing on different brands or targeted towards a specific group, such as children. are you a member of any other flash sale sites? if so, which ones are your favorite??