What happened to my Vlogmas?

I'm trying to do so many new videos at once right now, but I did film my 25 days of Vlogmas and loved doing it, so before my vacation is over, I'll start up my vlog channel AT LAST just for Vlogmas. Hope you'll love them though they're a little late!
~Elle<3

Holiday Howto: DIY Beauty Gift Box

I Need Help!

Perfect Makeup For Hazel Eyes! (Feat. Revlon Lip Butters!)

OPI Nail Polish Review: "Dusk Over Cairo"

Since I'm celebrating a late Thanksgiving today, I thought I'd go for a more fall-ish color. In the bottle, this shade looks like a gorgeous red-pink with a gold shimmer/undertone, and with a name like that (I've actually been to Cairo, so the name struck a chord with me!) I thought it'd be a pleasing pick!

Coverage: After 2 coats, I was completely disgusted with how sheer this polish was. Even after 3, which is when the picture shown was taken, you could still tell where the whites of my nails were! I even went ahead and did 4 coats, but that was a waste of time because it looked exactly the same, but the gold shimmer was a little more noticeable which redeemed it slightly.

The color: ...looks horrible on me. I think it's because I had pinkish skin, whereas my mom has more golden/tan undertones in her skin. I'm glad this is actually her nail polish because I would be mad if I'd spent $8.50 on this myself.
The color looks great in the bottle-on the back where it isn't quite blended together, you can see a tan/gold swirl that makes me swoon ( I put another picture of the back side for you), but only in a very specific light can you see this golden ness when you have the polish on. It's too light of a golden pink to be flattering, in my opinion. It kind of looks like the color your skin would turn if you had a burn or scar, yuck!

Lasting power: usually OPI has decent staying power and won't chip for 3-7 days. However, not only has this color been dinged on four of my fingers already, but it also has chipped minorly on a couple nails. Maybe it's been because I've been in the kitchen all morning, but I let the polish dry for a good 5 or so minutes before adding a top coat or touching anything.

Overall, I'm very glad I only painted one hand with this color to test it out. I want to take it off soon, but I'm waiting for it to grow on me at least a little bit. My advice: stay away from this one!

Thanks for reading!
xox Elle
@photoholicgurlo

Cyber Monday Ulta (Unboxing) Haul!

FOTD: Shocking Combos!

Not the most flattering picture, but I thought it showed the colors well!

I had about five minutes to do my makeup this morning and just slapped on a blue shadow I'd been meaning to wear for a week now!

Eyes: First I applied my homemade primer instead of my usual benefit one because it was easier to grab! It held up pretty well, but not perfectly.
The shadow is Steamy by MAC, and gave a lot better pigmentation as a lid color today than it did as a crease color in my Rave Girl tutorial. I was very impressed with it today, since usually I'm disappointed with the color payoff!

Lips: I just wanted a little more color on them when I filmed today, so I brushed on a Soft Matte Lip Cream by NYX in Antwerp. I think that color would add a lot of color to any complexion!

Thanks for reading, Angels! xox Elle(:
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P.S. I'm blogging today from my newly Christmas-fied living room! Watch my Vlogmas Day 6 video to see it!

Possibilities for Vlog Channel Name! HELP ME PICK(:

Helllloo, so if you watch my videos or read this blog / my tweets a lot, you know the I've been agonizing over the name of my second channel (which I'm planning on using for Vlogmas and other vlogs, singing, reviews, and a Holiday Giveaway!) for MONTHS!
So I made a huge master list of every possibility I came up with or was given as a suggestion- I tried to credit all of the ones not thought of by me.

So TWEET me whichever one(s) you like best! Anyone who gave me a suggestion on my channel page or who tweets me their favorites will get a shoutout in one of my first videos on this new channel(:


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November Beauty Favorites!

It's that time of the month again...(;

Thanks for watching! xox Elle (and YES I did dye my hair darker, sorry I touch it so much in this video!)

Mini Blogpost Haul!

Hey Angels! Usually when I get about 2-5 items that are beauty/fashion/organization related, I just put them in a Dailybooth post instead of making a haul video, but this time I thought I'd share them on Blogger because I've been absolutely addicted to blogging lately!

So I should start off by mentioning that everything here is actually from a grocery store! How ironic! Dear Big Y, thanks for starting to carry OPI & China Glaze- the day I found out was so exciting!

First on the left, you can see those gorgeously pink Sharpie highlighters- usually just one of those retails around $3 at Staples, but I got two from the sale section for 74 cents! Whatta steal! My pink highlighters that I bring to school for use in music class and studying were starting to die, so these came at the perfect time(:

Next, (and this is actually the reason I was holding off a few days on this haul) are 2 Maybelline eyeshadow palettes that I got as part of my friend's birthday present! She's one of my acting buddies, so we always bond over makeup in the dressing room & I thought it'd be a great way for her to practice her skills (not that she even needs makeup, cause she's GORGEOUS inside & out) <3
The one on the left has such unique colors- the teal in the lower right is something I want in my own collection! I think the name of that palette is Seashore Frosts, but I'm not sure! I think she'll really love the lavenders and royal blues, and the upper right color reminds me of MAC's Satin Taupe!
The other palette is another one I've been meaning to pick up for awhile because of the beautiful neutral colors. It makes me laugh that it's a different layout than the other one- I'm really not a big fan of the new way Maybelline is setting up their quads so they're all different sizes. The name is Designer Chocolates and it gets a lot of good reviews and love on Youtube(: Both of these were around $6.50!

Lastly is my favorite item- a new China Glaze nail polish! This is only the second one in my CG collection in the shade Cashmere Creme. It's the perfect nude-brown color, a perfect fall shade that I've had my eyes on for awhile! If you follow me on Pose or Instagram, I posted pictures of this on my toes! This color dries so incredibly fast that I can't wait to use it as a manicure when my current polish (see what it is HERE) chips off!

Overall I had a great time beauty shopping at the Grocery store! Let me know if you've ever done this before in the comments, and thanks for reading!

xox Elle <3

Revlon Nail Polish Review: "Sherry"!

So today I tried on this gorgeous creamy shade that's an oldie in my collection- it's one of their older Speed Dry shades, so I'm not sure if it's still available, but I really hope so!

As for the consistency, it's so thick and creamy that it's dark and opaque with one coat (though I would suggest two since it nicks easily). It really does dry extremely fast, but even though it's dry to the touch it will still smudge if you touch anything like zippers, seat belts, etc.

I love the color- it's hard to tell if it's a brown or reddish purple, but either way it's perfect for this chilly transition time between fall and winter! It's almost matte because the color is so intense, but the polish does have a built in shine. I'm in love with how unique it is and how it looks different each time you see it.

Love the formula, love the color, love it's drying power! I haven't had it on long enough to judge staying power, but since I've had so many Revlon polishes, I can guess that it'll be OPI or better for chip resisting!

Be sure to pick up what will soon be one of my fave fall nail polishes if you see it at the drugstore!(:

xox Elle