Cyber Monday Deals!

Hey all!

I've been going through my emails since midnight looking for the best Cyber Monday deals, and I can't really find a good compilation of all of them ( ya know, to compare like the competitive shoppers we are!) except for the one I retweeted. You can see it on my Twitter feed if you look me up- @photoholicgurli

Anyways, as I go through my emails I thought I'd make a brief list of the deals / shipping offers that I can find! This is not complete by far, and I doubt it will be completely accurate, but I hope it helps you all in your quest for amazing deals!

Whenever you shop online, make sure you go to eBates to earn cash back on all of your purchases! It's the easiest money you'll ever make! A lot of sites have increased cash back rates for today, and eBates also has a lot of other coupon codes you can use!!!

American Eagle Outfitters- also applies to aerie and AEO Factory websites- I ordered things from all 3 sites this morning, but it'll all ship together. They have 50% off the entire site & free shipping on everything. It's the best deal I've found so far, so of course I took advantage of it!

Bath and Body Works- 25% off entire site, not sure about shipping

Alex and Ani- 15% off site, free shipping code MANIA

Delia's - 40% off everything, free shipping, no minimum. Code INDULGE

Ulta- Free shipping on all orders over $25, code JINGLE13. There's also a 20% off one hair or grooming tool coupon if you get their emails, although you can probably find it elsewhere. Code 101362

Clinique- 5 free minis with $35 purchase, free shipping

Walmart- lots of Cyber Monday specials and deals, especially on electronics

Spencer's Online- 20% off entire order code CYBER13, free shipping over $25

Urban Outfitters- free shipping no minimum, $50 off $150, $25 off $100, $15 off $75

Starbucks Store- $25 off $60, free standard shipping. Verismo system is now at a sale price of $99

MAC Cosmetics- free overnight shipping! Code CYBER

Barnes & Noble- 50% off select books, up to $50 off certain NOOK models, 25% off any item excluding NOOK devices or books. Code CMONDAY25

Sally Beauty- 30% off online purchase of $50 or more, excludes sale/clearance items

Too Faced Cosmetics- 50% off all sale items, code BF2013

Victoria's Secret- 2 Secret Rewards cards with any $10 purchase, free shipping on $50, full-priced bras buy one get one 50% off, $30 off $150

Amazon- lots of specials and deals, especially on electronics and memory cards/ flash drives that I've noticed. I just got a 32 GB micro SD card for my phone for $16!

Beauty.com- 25% and 20% off certain brands, lots of specials, free samples, gift sets

Urban Decay Cosmetics- free shipping with any UD lifestyle purchase, Book of Shadows IV Redux and a deluxe lipstick sample now only $25, Smoked Eyeshadow Palette plus deluxe samples only $39 (wasn't it that originally? hmm...), FREE SHIPPING over $35. The Naked 3 palette is back in stock!!!

Dunkin Donuts Online Shop- free shipping code FSCYBER

L'occitane En Provence- free shipping on all orders, $10 holiday card with purchase over $50, other free gifts

MakeMeChic.com- 40% off everything, code CYBER40

Hautelook- FREE SHIPPING! (this never happens) Also, the beloved clothing brand Wildfox Couture is back on today. Shop here: http://www.hautelook.com/short/3zSfx

Note: None of these companies have told me to share this information with you, I'm not getting paid/ sponsored, etc. This list is mostly for my own sanity and organization with all of the saving going on, but I hope it can help you guys out in the process! Enjoy!

Where will you be shopping today? I can't wait to film a haul once I figure out what to get!

xox, Elle
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Youtube Beauty Guru & Blogger

A Product I Regret Buying: Benefit Lemon Aid

Hi guys! 

I've been meaning to film a Products I Regret Buying video for awhile now, but the products seem to all be scattered between home and my dorm, so it would be hard to film right now. Plus, I have these close-up pictures burning a hole in my pocket, so I thought I would go on a little rant about a product I was not happy at all with, in the hopes that no one else will have to waste their time or money on it. 

This product claims to be a "color correcting eyelid primer," and it's yellow tinted to get rid of redness and veins on your eyelids (which I found myself suffering from a lot when I bought it in May), while mattifying your eyelids and making your eyeshadow last longer without creasing. It retails for about $20 at Sephora, Ulta, and anywhere else where benefit makeup is sold.

"Wake up your eyelids with the warm yellow correcting cream. It helps to hide redness & discoloration on your eyelids. In a snap, eyes look refreshed, frisky and ready for fun. TO USE: Pat on eyelids with your fingertip & blend. Wear alone or under makeup."

The packaging and writing on the box was so cute and cheery- yellow and black color scheme, and cute sayings like "Turn your frown upside down!" on the inner flap of the box. The actual container was very sturdy and felt like high-quality, velvety plastic, and was very durable and felt like you could travel with it and never have a problem with it breaking. That, and the fact that as soon as you put this primer on your eyelids and inner corners, it got rid of the spider veins and was very matte and brightened up your entire face (it didn't have the same effect under the eyes though) were the only pros of this product. I loved it the first few times I used it. 

After I wore it for a few hours, though, I realized that it didn't do anything else that I expected from a primer. When I wore it by itself just for the brightening benefits (it was almost like a cream shadow), it creased within an hour or two. When I wore it with shadows, it creased within two or three hours. It didn't keep shadows in place, and when I applied it to my under eyes, it was super dry and patchy, and didn't blend with my skin tone at all. It just looked awkward and like something I wanted to wash off immediately, but alas, I couldn't, because by the time I noticed I was stranded in public. 

The texture was pasty and not as thick as Erase Paste, but definitely up there. I ended up returning this to Sephora, and swapped it out for another eye primer, which also didn't work, which I finally swapped out yet again for Eden by Urban Decay, which does exactly what I wanted this to do, but without the awkward completely yellow color (not just yellow tinted), the dryness, and the creasing. I can even use it for undereye circles as a concealer, and it looks great with my fair, cool-toned skin. That's definitely what I would suggest to you if you're in the market for a matte, or even just a color-correcting eyelid primer, that won't crease! 

Did this help you? What's your favorite eye primer?

Thank you for reading! Check out my channel for more products I love and hate!

xox Elle

MissGlamBam.com

YOUTUBE BIRTHDAY MAKEUP GIVEAWAY- 2 WINNERS!!! (+playlist)

My giveaway is live! One of the steps to enter is following my blog, which can be tricky, so get in touch with me if you're having difficulties! I hope you ALL enter, it's super easy!

xox, Elle
MissGlamBam.com
Youtube Beauty Guru & Blogger

Target Haul: October 2013

You may have seen this pic on my Instagram @elleohelle86 or my Facebook page! MissGlamBam- formerly Elleoenigma

This haul is actually from the weekend before Halloween, so some items are H-ween-related, while most of them aren't! Sorry this is up late- I'll have a blog haul from this month up shortly as well! I love me some Tarjay (:

Aerial view of my haul!

Skull Mug- $1 First off was the dollar section- who can resist? It was all festive and I had a big blast wheeling myself around in my wheelchair through these aisles! I got this little skull cup/mug- I thought it was so cute, and I can never have enough things to drink out of! Idk if I'd brew coffee right into this since it's plastic, but it would definitely be a good glass to put juice in with some ice or something. They also had goblets identical to this, but my mug looked like it would hold more! 

Mamba Fruit Chews, $? These were in the bargain section, but I'm not sure of the price. Probably only a dollar or two! I'd just seen a post on Instagram with a haul someone had done of a bunch of Asian candy, which this looked like it fell into the category of, so I had to pick these up because they were talking to my sweet tooth. Rare candy is a must for me!

AirHeads Xtremes Candy Belts, $? These were also in the bargain category, and like Mamba, I'm not sure of the price. I LOVE LOVE LOVE candy belts like this, and I found these over the summer and have since been obsessed and craving them. They went into the basket without a second thought. 

Hello Panda Candy Crackers, $1? I'm pretty sure these were $1, since they were in the dollar section (although Target has been sneaky lately and putting things in there that are $3 or some weird number in between....humph!) These are so yummy, I remember my friends in middle school used to come back from visiting their home countries in Singapore or China, and would bring these back and I would fall in love with them instantly. Between the cute little panda faces and the fact that they melt in your mouth, I couldn't pass these up, especially being on an Asian/rare candy kick!

Frankenstein Sticky Notes, $1 These were definitely a dollar, which is pretty good for sticky notes these days! They are just starting to charge an arm and a leg for those suckers. Anyways, I am a sucker for cute sticky notes, and needed some normal square ones, because my current ones are round and don't stick to anything. Plus I loved his "Why did I get out of bed this morning" facial expression, because that's me everyday. Haha just kidding. Or am I?

Sterilite Medium-Sized Trash Can, $8 This is a terrible picture because the garbage can practically blends into the chair, but this sucker is the entire reason I wanted to go to Target! Actually, it was only half the reason, but they didn't have the other thing I wanted. Grrr! Anyways, I needed a large and second trash can, since my little zebra one (it's in my College Dorm Haul that you can watch here- )

doesn't fit much trash and I found myself needing to take it out twice a day! I currently use the smaller one for bottle recycling, and my new bigger trash can works much better for me (:

Coffee Cup Wall Decals, ~$14 These were probably the most expensive things I bought haha. They fit into my wall theme more than PERFECTLY, and looked really easy to apply! There's so many of them that I can arrange all the cute little cups however I'd like. Why can't I figure out how to get these pictures side by side!? Anyways, I was so super excited to find these! They're perfect for my room, and I've never seen them at Target before, which is saying something since I've practically memorized the wall decal section!

6-Pack of Vanilla Almond Luna Bars, ~$7 This is a brand new flavor! I'm utterly obsessed with Luna bars and have one for breakfast practically every single day while I'm in class, so these were a must! This flavor sounded delicious!

Peanut Honey Pretzel Luna Bar, ~$1.50 This was another new flavor that sounded wonderful! I decided to try just one of these instead of buying an entire box though, but I did want to try it so I picked up a single bar instead (: 

Up & Up Adults' Gummy Calcium Dietary Supplement, $? I always take calcium gummies, and mine were out, so my mom insisted I get these to replace them. They're actually delicious and I like every flavor in this bottle, which is unusual because there's usually at least one flavor I can't stand and feed to Miranda in order to get rid of them. Hehe. 

Revlon Ultimate Tweezers, ~$8 These were another thing I needed- I lost my favorite Revlon tweezers during move-in and haven't been able to find them since!!! Argh! I'm the kind of person who touches up their eyebrows practically every other day, this just would not do any longer, so I picked up some new ones, even though I had a pretty deep-rooted relationship with my long lost pair of tweezers. Also, I found out that tweezers are getting dang expensive these days- why are Tweezerman's $24?!!?!? I hate slanted tweezers and think they're impossible to use, so these are what I picked up!

Up & Up 100 Pack of Cotton Rounds, $2 My cotton rounds were all out, and I use them on the daily for stubborn eye makeup removal and for my cleanser, so I needed a new pack before I went crazy. These were a lot cheaper than the $4 ones I usually dread getting at CVS, and are a lot thicker too. Target is my new place to get cotton rounds! Take note, ladies.

St. Ives Blemish Control Green Tea Scrub (Full Size Tube), ~$5 This is my personal favorite product in this haul, and sorry that the picture is somewhat blurry! I'm not sure what happened there. I talk more about this in my October Favorites video, which should be up later this week, since I just exported it yesterday! Yay! This stuff really works, and previously I had only owned the sample size which is almost out, and it did such great things that I NEEDED the full size!

So that concludes my first ever blog haul! I do lots on my channel, so check out MissGlamBam.com if you're in need of more shoppaholic-ism. Do you like the idea of me doing blog hauls? Let me know because I have at least one more to share as of right now!

Thanks for reading! Let me know what you think below!

xox, Elle

MissGlamBam.com

Youtube Beauty Guru & Blogger

Friday's Letters

Dear James, thank you so much for being a sweetie and making me iced coffee at the cafe just now. I haven't had coffee many days this week, and just really needed it today, but it's impossible for me to buy and make it while trying to hold myself up on crutches. I know you felt like a Boy Scout making coffee for an old lady, but this 18-year-old lady really appreciates it! You got the perfect amount of pumps of caramel in there (:

Dear Z, This is a few days late, but thank you for that surprise good morning Skype call on Wednesday morning. It kind of made my entire day go better. Plus seeing your face in the morning as soon as I wake up is always a cute thing (: You're the best.

Dear Nick, Thank you for making me an admin on the film club Facebook page. I posted a picture on there yesterday from a shoot we went on a few weeks ago, and I looked at it this morning and it said 373 people have seen it. Is it just me or is that crazy? Little old me taking pictures and it got seen by that many people? If only the same were true for my channel's Facebook page....

Dear Almond Joy coffee creamer, You are perfect in every way and I might cry a little the day I use you up. You're still pretty heavy though, so I think we have a semi-long-term relationship ahead of us.

Dear new blog followers, Thank you for being here! It's my goal to get you addicted to my daily posts and to have you become religious readers of this page, so if there's ever any posts or reviews or really anything at all you want to see on here, ask me! And it will happen! Also, I need a new catchy name for my blog and possibly a banner, so if you're creative at all and can help me with either of those two things, it would literally be perfect. 

Belongs to Musingsofamuse.com

Dear skin, You're cooperating very well this week, I'm quite proud of you. Especially after all of the stress and stupid things that have been happening this week, I'm happy to say that there is only one, I repeat just one pimple on my entire face! And it's already on its way out as far as I can tell. I've been using Almay's CC Color Correcting Cream all week in shade 100, and it's my favorite skincare product on the planet at the moment. 

Dear subscription boxes, why are there so many beauty-related ones of you!? I really want to order one or two or ask for some for Christmas presents, but I just can't decide on which ones I want! I'll keep you updated, but I think for now I might be asking for Glossybox for Xmas and buy Ipsy myself once I get through the waiting list. Or maybe Birchbox. Or maybe Lip Factory. UGH! I was up until almost 2am this morning just reading reviews on all of them. What do you think I should get?!

Be on the look out for a product review and some swatches later today!

Thank you for reading! Who are you writing letters to this Friday?
xox, Elle
MissGlamBam.com
Youtube Beauty Guru & Blogger

What I'm Loving Wednesday

Ever since I saw RamblingsofaSuburbanMom do this post last week, I've been thinking of what my favorites this week would be! A lot of them are random, so let's get started! Here's what I'm loving this week:


~The fact that I now have 5 followers on my blog! I literally just got my 4th a couple of days ago, and now I'm at five!!!! I haven't had new followers since spring, so this is a great thing! So what if one of them is me....awk. I don't know how to unfollow it anyway! But if you enjoy this blog, please share it with your friends and maybe they'll like it and follow it too! I freak out in the happiest way possible when I see that that number has risen. Thanks guys!

~I've been mentioning her in every blogpost lately, so I'm sorry to sound like a broken record, but I literally want my life to be like this woman's one day. Look at her cute kids! Her blog is at RamblingsofaSuburbanMom.com, and she does reviews on just about every subscription box service in the world, which originally got me hooked on her. Since then, I've been addicted to her daily posts, like today's "So What Wednesday," and have been modeling some of my posts after hers. The daily email I get from her telling me what all of her new posts of the day are is my favorite email I get all day! She is the reason I've started blogging so much again, and I really love it. It's a great release, and she's adorable and funny, so check her out if you'd like!

~The NYC Big Bold Plumping Lip Gloss in Pleasantly Plump Pink! I've worn this twice this week and it's just a really great texture. I'll be writing a whole blogpost review about it because I got it in my Influenster Varsity Voxbox, so stay tuned!

~Twizzlers! They're more like a monthly favorite, but my monthly favorite video schedule is all messed up, unfortunately, so I don't think I'll be having an October favorites video :( Anyways, when these were on sale and I had a coupon for them at CVS, I bought myself 2 whole bags of fun sized packs of them, and am about 3/5 through one of them (I might be nice and share the second bag). I always eat them when I'm at my desk, either blogging or doing homework. They're just so perfect and I love biting them in half....ugh I have such a crush on Twizzlers this week. I literally crave them 12/7. 

~Ashleigh Banfield 

This is a crap picture I took of a tv across the lounge from me where I usually wait between classes, since I can't go all the way back to my room while on crutches. She's a CNN newscaster and always does a segment called the "Legal View" or something like that. She's so logical and I just love her- catching up on the news between classes just makes me feel so up to date and with the world! Hooray!

~Purple Pens by Zebra

Normally these Z-Grip colored pens skip and give me all sorts of ink blotches when I try to take colorful notes in class, but for some reason this purple one is really smooth, and in just about every class I've had so far this week, I've taken notes with this. I've just really liked purple for some reason!

I also just uploaded a beauty video to my main channel, so don't miss it!

Thank you all for reading! What are your favorites this Wednesday?

xox, Elle

MissGlamBam.com

Youtube Beauty Guru & Blogger

Still Don't Know What You'll Be For Halloween?

Here are some last minute makeup tutorials and ideas, in case you still don't know what to be tonight! Whether you're going out with the kids to trick-or-treat, or just staying on the couch watching scary movies & handing out candy, don't miss the one day of the year where you can go all out on your makeup and no one will judge you! Yay!
(it's also a convenient compilation of all of my Halloween-related stuff)


Want a colorful look and relatively low-maintenance hair? (all I did was straighten it, make a poof with my bangs, and pop in some colored extensions). Try being a Rave Girl: 

Using false lashes for your costume? Here's my tutorial on How to Apply False Lashes: 

Looking to dress up like a pop star? Or maybe just a boy character in general, when you're a girl? Watch my ever-popular, How to Be Justin Bieber For Halloween tutorial: 

My Purple Smokey Eyes for Day and Night tutorial can be used for a variety of costumes, such as a princess, a fairy, a ballerina, a gogo dancer, you name it! If it involves purple or a darker night look, this video has got you covered: 

(I must have a thing for purple smokey eyes, because here's another video I did using them, in case you wanted a different version than the ones showed in the last video!)

Along the same lines as the last video, if you need a darker smokey look, or green makeup, or maybe even to dress up as a Harry Potter character, check out my Slytherin Makeup Tutorial: 

Want to be a doll (either creepy or cute!) for Halloween? Here's my Dainty Dollface Face of the Day- use these products to give yourself large, doll-like eyes and facial features!

I think that's all I can think of for Halloween-related videos! I hope this helped some of you out if you still didn't know how to do your makeup for later tonight! Have a Happy and Safe Halloween! Keep an eye out for my Thirsty Thursday blogpost later tonight, and possibly the upload of a video to at least one of my channels!

Thanks for reading,

xox Elle

MissGlamBam.com

Youtube Beauty Guru & Blogger

Movie Review: Carrie

*Warning- if you haven't seen the original, there are some mild spoiler alerts!*

Hi all!

My friends dragged me out to the movies to see the new film "Carrie" last night, and let's just say, I'm a little freaked out to be even in my own room alone...okay, maybe it's not that bad, but I'm definitely still mentally disturbed....actually, that's a good way to explain this movie, mentally disturbing.

There's an earlier, original version of this movie, which my friends had seen and that's why they wanted to see this movie in particular, despite the fact that I was spewing threats at them at a mile a minute if they made me see a scary movie....which they kind of did. 

It stars the always beautiful Julianne Moore as a hyper-religious, self-blaming mother of the character Carrie, who is played by the up-and-coming Chloe Grace Moretz. I have been seeing this girl EVERYWHERE lately, from Kickass 2 commercials to the walls at Aeropostale. Since she's a newer and younger actor, I wasn't expecting much from her performance, but for such a challenging, multi-faceted, and effed-up role as this was, she really blew me away. She goes from a huddled over, self-conscious girl to the chick that blows up the entire town (I don't feel bad for giving mild spoiler alerts because I feel like a lot of people have already seen the original).

This movie is about a girl who gets teased miserably in school, and has special "powers" that have been passed down from her grandmother. She learns that her powers are telekinetic, and reads up about it so she can learn to control and use them to protect her from her abusive mother and her tormentors at school. It's the ultimate revenge story, and the ending is really....satisfying. If you're the kind of person that really likes a good ending and can't stand crappy ones, then this would be a movie for you.

The movie isn't gory for the first 2/3 of it, but after the pig is brutally murdered (one of my least favorite parts in the movie!) it just gets more and more gory from there. For someone who really really hates horror movies such as myself, it really wasn't TOO bad. There were just a few scenes that I thought were a little more graphic and violent than they needed to be, and those ones are the images that are still stuck in my mind and haunting me a little bit. If you like scary movies and don't mind blood and a teeny bit of gore, then you would have absolutely no problem with this movie- none of my friends did...awk.

Overall, I would give this movie an 8/10. It had a great plot, the performances were great from all of the lead actresses- including Gabriella Wilde (Sue- my personal favorite character), and the always super bitchy to the point where I wanted to punch her a lot during this movie, Portia Doubleday (who plays Chris, and is blonde in her imdb pictures?! WTF? Much better, since the contrast of her bright eyes and pale lips against her practically black hair in the movie bothered me every time she was on screen. ) 

The story really kept me on edge and had a million plot turns in my opinion- wasn't too predictable, and the way the ending went down was very violently creative. If you like scary movies, I'd say go for it! It's creepy but has character and a soul and a story, versus the usual straight-up blood and gore. You really get attached to the characters, even the ones you don't like. If you're like me and can do mildly scary but not so much the blood, I'd say give it a try because it's really thought-provoking and will stay in your head in both good and bad ways, but definitely bring someone with you whose hand you can squeeze, whose shoulder you can hide behind and cry on afterwards, and whose lap you can jump into at times.

On a side note, since the inner beauty guru in me wants to point it out, Chloe looked absolutely GORGEOUS with her strawberry blonde wavy hair in this movie, especially when it was curled, paired with light makeup, and a blush pink colored prom dress in the scene where she gets all dolled up. I've been obsessing over that look ever since!

Hope this helped you guys- will you be seeing this movie or if you've seen it already, how'd you like it? Would you agree with my rating?

Thanks for reading,

xox Elle

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Doing Emily's Makeup- Everyday Purple Smokey Eyes and Luminous Skin!

Hey guys, long time no blog!

Recently one of my college friends Emily asked me to do her makeup, so naturally I asked her if I could film it, and of course she said yes (along with making lots of silly faces at the camera). So in this blog post, I'll list all of the products I used on her (since I didn't show them too much in the video), and I'll explain what each product does for her skin or gorgeous emerald green eyes! The look is very wearable for everyday, for someone of any skintone or eye color. If you want to keep that glowing skin going for winter, or your eyes shimmery bright for either everyday or a special occasion, you have come to the right place!

1. Pond's Luminous Moisture Moisturizer (in the pink tube)- I first moisturized Emily's face, which is always the first step I take in putting makeup on anyone, including myself.
2. Rimmel Fix & Perfect Face Primer in 001- then I primed her face to get rid of pores. It also has a slight orange tinge, so it gives you a tad bit of coverage and color. Not crazy about it, but it sure helped to warm up Emily's face!
3. benefit Ooh La Lift- I talked about this in my August Favorites video. I used this instead of a concealer, and its highlighting capabilities erase the need for a concealer, while giving you a nice little under eye glow and luminosity. It really helps to wake up the face, and I usually wait to blend it in until I've also stippled foundation onto the face, just so it all blends together and you save a step.
4. Revlon Nearly Naked Liquid Foundation- I had to match Emily with the closest foundation shade of mine that would fit her, and this one seemed to do it. The color I have is a little too light, but the bronzer I added later helped to even it out. This foundation gives a gorgeous, flawless coverage, and helped to cover up Emily's acne spots. I think it'll be in my Sept. favorites video, so if you're reading this you just got a sneak peek!
5. Urban Decay Deslick Oil Control Makeup Setting Spray- this was just to keep Emily's foundation in place, it's a great spray that smells nice too! It'll also help to keep oil away, especially since I applied it under the pressed powder to set the face makeup.
6. Rimmel Stay Matte Pressed Powder in Sandstorm- a really nice formula to keep oil away and set your foundation. I applied a dusting with a big Sephora fluffy powder brush, all the way down the neck too to help blend the foundation color!
7. NARS Orgasm Blush- a really pretty, bright pinky-gold blush color that I applied kind of heavily with a small Sephora powder brush.
8. NARS Laguna Bronzer- a gorgeous mid-tone brown bronzer color that I applied with a cheapo Essence of Beauty angled blush brush from CVS to contour Emily's face and add extra glow.
9. Maybelline Great Lash Clear Brow Gel- Emily's eyebrows are dark and full enough to the point where I didn't need to fill them in, but I thought a little gellin' into place wouldn't hurt to keep them looking nice all day and night long.
10. Urban Decay Midnight Cowgirl e/s- I used this on the inner tear ducts and on the lids with a fluffy eyeshadow brush by Sonia Kashuk (found at Target).
11. L'oreal eyeshadow palette- I honestly don't remember the name of this one, but it has some gorgeous shades in it! When I get back to campus where this little sucker is hiding I'll put the name in, but for now just watch the video to see which specific shades I used. Emily was already wearing a little eyeliner and mascara when I started, so I mostly just did eyeshadow to complete her look. I took a darker purple color with an Essence of Beauty crease brush, and applied into the crease. I blended it out with a MAC 224 brush, and applied a little of this same color on her lower lash line to round-out the look. I used a lighter color from the palette to blend out the crease color some more, and used it as a browbone highlight as well!

If you follow the video and use the products as described above, you can create a flawless skin look and some gorgeous purple smokies in just a few minutes! Thanks to Emily for being my model, and I hope you all enjoyed this blog post! I'll have to do more like this in the future (;

P.S. This look would look really great topped off with a light pink or nude lip- perhaps Snob lipstick (since it's a light pink with purple undertones to match the eye look) by MAC with Rimmel Stay Glossy 3D Lipgloss in Back Row Smooch over it? One of my personal fave combos (;

xox
Elle

Buy or Don't Try?! Essie Nail Polish Strips

NYC Custom Eyes Individual Eye Compact!

This is just a quick little rundown of the pros and cons of this cute product I was sent for free from Influenster, since my experience with it so far has been limited but there are some things I really do like about it, and for $5 at any drugstore and with a color selection much wider than just the palette I checked out (mine was dark silvers and greys, my fave!), why not scope it out if you want to spice up your makeup collection?

Pros:
-plastic packaging feels sturdy, not cheap
-is cute and compact!
-color selection is perfect for me but also any eye color
-shimmer is gorgeous
-white highlight color is very functional and well-pigmented
-darkest shade showed up SO welll- use a light hand!

Cons:
-primer seemed goopy and thick to me
-the shadows are so pigmented they can get all over the place if you don't tap off your brush!
-middle two shades looked very similar on, but it wasn't too big of a deal

As always, thank you for reading and get in touch with me for any additional info or questions!
xox Elle