Monday Questionnaire: December 17th, 2012

So I know that it's actually Thursday not Monday, but I have had zero time to work on my blog this week so I thought I would do this even though it's the wrong day. This is my blog so I can do whatever I want, right? I'm living dangerously since according to the Mayans tomorrow is the end of the world. Lol

My Creeper cat!

 

 

 1) Current Mood

        Exhausted. Work is cray cray right now with the holidays, can't wait for it to end so I can relax a bit, and have more time to work on my blog.

2) What are your plans for Xmas this year?

     I will be working most of Xmas day unfortunately but I get the Xmas night and the next day to spend with my family.

3) What is your favorite eyeliner for the water line?

     L'Oreal Carbon Black Infallible eyeliner, is the ONLY one I have tried that hasn't smudged on my contacts. 

(Image credit: Drugstore.com)

4) Current Nail Polish

     Julie G limited edition holiday collection Under Mistletoe and Orly Flash Glam Effects Monster Mash

5) What are your favorite type of Holiday decorations?

     I would definitely have to say Lights, I love to see all the house's lit up everywhere. The colored ones are my fav.

6) What is your favorite holiday candle scent?

      Winter Candy Apple from Bath and Body Works

(Image credit: bathandbodyworks.com)

 7) Current Outfit 
   
      Black Converse, khaki pants, white t-shirt and red button up sweater! ( I was at work earlier)

8) What is the one winter accessory that you cannot live without?

     Scarves. They keep you warm and they add something extra to any outfit.

9) What is your ideal holiday makeup look?

     For Xmas I would have to say a bold red lip with a nice shimmery neutral eye, and for New Year's it would be lots of silver and glitter on the eye and light berry or pink lip.

10) Weekly Goals

       My only goal is to survive this weekend at work!


Since I will be extremely busy these next few days, I want to wish you all a very Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays, I would love to read your answers, so copy and past the questions below in the comments section! :)





 1) Current Mood
 2) What are your plans for Xmas this year?
 3) What is your favorite eyeliner for the water line?
 4) Current Nail Polish
 5) What are your favorite type of Holiday decorations?
 6) What is your favorite holiday candle scent?
 7) Current Outfit
 8) What is the one winter accessory that you cannot live without?
 9) What is your ideal holiday makeup look?
 10) Weekly Goals

      

NOTD: Sally Hansen Complete Salon Manicure Snow Globe (New Formulation) and Essie's To But Or Not Too Buy Review

I am COMPLETELY in love with one of these two nail polishes! If you want to know which one it is then keep reading and I promise I will tell you!

I picked both of these polishes up about a week ago at CVS. The Sally Hansen Polish was in an end cap display, the new nail headquarters which popping up at select CVS locations. To see a picture of the display click here . The Essie polish was in a limited edition summer display that I know it was not part of. It was actually part of the Essie Navigate Her Spring 2012 collection, so I am guessing it was just lying around somewhere in the back and it got put out on the floor.

I was extremely excited when I found out Sally Hansen was re-doing their Complete Salon Manicure Polishes. I already have a lot of these polishes and I LOVE them. I was starting to get bored with their selection of colors since I already have all of the ones that I want, so YAY for new colors. 

Snow Globe is the first one that caught my eye when I saw the display at CVS. I am a sucker for these type of clear/iridescent glitters. This one has different size glitter particles in a clear base and applied very nicely over the Essie polish. I'm not sure if it was because of the color I put it over or not but this is one of the most amazing polishes I have ever used. I will be using it over other colors in the near future to see if it looks just as Gorgeous! You can find Snow Globe at CVS and Walgreens(these are the only two places I have seen it) for about $8.

So now that you know which polish I am completely obsessed with, lol, let me tell you about the other. Essie To Buy Or Not To Buy is a pale lavender with very teeny tiny blue glitter flecks in it. It looks absolutely beautiful in the bottle. Unfortunately you do not get the same effect when you apply it to your nails. I still like this color though and with Snow Globe over it it's PERFECT. You can find To Buy Or Not To Buy online for around $8.

After I completed my nail look I kept looking at it and all I could think about was snow. It just seemed like a Winter Wonderland on my nails. 

(Outdoor Shade)

(Outdoor direct sunlight)

(Indoor Natural Light)

I am going to make an effort to post on my blog more this week since I went a whole week with no posts! :0 8 days til XMAS!

Bye Bye

xoxo Ashley 

Monday Questionnaire December 10th 2012

Another week has come and gone and it is time again for the Monday Questionnaire, I'm excited and I know you are too. lol First I wanted to share a picture from the other night of the amazing sunset, picture does NOT do it justice! But I promise you it was awesome!

1. Mood

      Tired. I am always tired these days, I guess that's what 2 jobs does to you lol

2. What Spring 2013 collection are you most excited for?

     Well there are two items that are making me insane trying to find them! L'Oreal Shine Caresse lip gloss (YSL Lip stain Dupe?) and the NEW Maybelline 24hr Color Tattoo Metal 

 (Source: Google)

3. What is your favorite Christmas Book/Story?

       The Polar Express

4. Current Nail

     Essie To Buy Or Not To Buy and Sally Hansen Complete Salon Manicure in Snow Globe (NOTD post coming soon)

5. If you could buy any car, money was no object what would it be?

     Audi S5 Convertible in White with tan leather interior

6. What is your favorite type of nail polish glitter/cream/ shimmer/jelly etc?

    Glitter of course, except when it comes to taking it off it can be such a pain in the butt.

7. Current Outfit

    My fav gray sweats from Target and a coral Roxy sweatshirt

8. What is your favorite Christmas tradition? 

     It is really a tradition anymore, but when we were little my sisters and I used to get to open one present on Christmas eve. It was so exciting!

9.  Uggs, Yay or Nay?

     Yay for sure I live in my FAKE Uggs from Costco during the cooler months, they are easy to put on, go with everything and super comfy. 

10. Weekly Goals

       hang Xmas Lights (yes, that was on my goals last week obviously I didn't accomplish that one) and get more sleep!

Hope you all had a wonderful weekend, it's supposed to rain on Wednesday and Thursday and I am so excited, I love the rain! Copy and Paste the Questionnaire below and leave me a comment with your answers!

 Bye Bye

xoxo Ashley

     

1. Mood
2. What Spring 2013 collection are you most excited for?
3. What is your favorite Christmas Book/Story?
4. Current Nail
5. If you could buy any car, money was no object what would it be?
6. What is your favorite type of nail polish glitter/cream/ shimmer/jelly etc?
7. Current Outfit
8. What is your favorite Christmas tradition?
9.  Uggs, Yay or Nay?
10. Weekly Goals




       

Hard Candy Living Doll Baked Blush Review

I found myself wandering around the make-up section of Walmart the other day and I discovered quiet a few fun new things. Since I haven't been to Walmart in.... I can't even remember how long there were tons of new things for me to throw into my shopping cart, especially from Hard Candy since the only place you can find it is Walmart. Here is my review on one of the wonderful new things I found.

This Hard Candy Baked Blush in Living Doll #125 really caught my eye! Living Doll is a bright soft pink with a swirl of peachy/orange in it! There is no glitter in this blush but it does have a nice glowy effect to it, you don't need a highlight with this blush. I am a huge fan of these type of blushes, even though I still always use a highlighter lol. I am a medium skin tone and it is pretty light on me, I don't have to worry about putting too much on and I think that it would look great on lighter skin tones as well.

 (Outdoor Shade)

(Outdoor direct sun) 

 (Indoor natural light)

 (Outdoor direct sunlight)

I've used this blush for the past week and I am really enjoying it, especially on days when I have a really dramatic lip or eye look. I have not tried it wet so I'm not sure how intense the color actually is, let me know if you've tried it out. This blush also has a long wear time and I don't see it fading off for at least 8 hours. That's a huge plus especially with a $6 price tag. I would definitely recommend this blush, it's a keeper. 

Bye Bye

xoxo Ashley

NOTD: Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear The Real Teal and Wet N Wild Fergie Hollywood Walk Of Fame

 I've got a new NOTD post. And this is a good one too. I'm a huge fan of turquoise/aqua/teal colors on my nails, so naturally I loved this nail look that I went with!

This is definitely a look I will be repeating, because I LOVE it!!!!

   

Wet N Wild Fergie Hollywood Walk of Fame, Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear The Real Teal, Pure Ice My Wonderland

I love the idea of Wet N Wild Fergie's Hollywood Walk of Fame, the stars are so much fun for an accent nail. I just have one little issue with this polish, it is very hard to get the stars on your nails without getting tons of clear polish with them. Other than that I love it. When I used this polish I got some of the stars on the brush and then used a pair of tweezers to put the stars on my nails. It was really easy and it also made it so I could put the stars wherever I wanted on my nail. You can find this polish at RiteAid, Walgreens, CVS and other drugstores that carry Wet N Wild. It retails for about $3.49.

There are tons of positive reviews out there about this next polish Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear The Real Teal and I would have to agree with them. The Real Teal is a teal/aqua/turquoise with a nice shimmer effect. There is no glitter in this polish, just a shimmery reflective quality that is quite nice. The consistency of this polish is really good. At first it seems to be really thick but it applies very nicely with full coverage in 2 coats. You can find this at most drugstores for around $3.

The last step in this nail look was Pure Ice My Wonderland which I think is my favorite part of this look, I'm sure that's because it's a GLITTER. My wonderland is a bright turquoise/aqua fine glitter that is very dense. I only needed two light coats to get a very intense coverage of glitter. This is a great polish especially for $1.99 found at Walmart (I'm not sure if you can find them anywhere else).  

 

(Outdoor Shade)

(Outside Direct Sunlight)

(Indoors Natural light)

That's all for now, but don't worry those stars will be popping up a lot more in future NOTD posts. Have a great rest of your weekend! Only 17 days until Christmas! :)

Bye Bye 

xoxo Ashley

NOTD: Sally Hansen Complete Salon Manicure Gilty Party Review

  As I promised in my monday questionnaire yesterday, here is what is on my nails at this very moment! I was going for an ombre glitter look and it didn't come out quite like I wanted!

I'm sure you can see how I completely failed at the Ombre thing! lol Oh well. Anyway, I recently found the newly formulated Sally Hansen Complete Salon Manicure polishes at CVS in the new Nail HQ display!

I was pretty excited to find this display! It includes, the Sally Hansen Complete Salon Manicure, Essie, New Revlon Brilliant Strength and Sally Hansen Gel Polish. The Revlon polishes come in some amazing new colors I can't wait to try out. I picked up two of the Revlon and two of the Sally Hansen. One of them being Sally Hansen Gilty Party!

Gilty Party 130 is Silver with extremely fine red and pink glitter! I think that this color is very unique. I can not think of any other polishes that I own that are similar to this one. It has a rosy tint to it because of the glitter! In the bottle it looks like a taupey silver. The consistency of this polish is really nice to work with. It took two coats to get full coverage.

For the glitter I used Maybelline Color Show Sequins Rose Bling 825.This is a chunky rosy pink glitter with lots of different size glitter in a clear base. I have  used a few of the Sequin Limited edition polishes and they were awesome. This one Rose Bling, not so much! This was extremely difficult to work with, it was really thick and goopy. The color is Beautiful, but the hassle is definitely not worth it. There are other glitters out there that are very similar to this one. 

(Outdoor Lighting no flash)

 

(left: indoor daylight no flash, Right: night time with flash)

As I said before I failed miserably with the whole ombre thing, I've done it before and it was pretty easy and I was happy with how it turned out. I'm going to have to blame this time's failure on the Rose Bling Glitter. I do also have to mention that this polish didn't work well for the Ombre thing and I'm not positive but I think if I was using it differently it would have been a lot easier to work with.

Bye Bye 

xoxo Ashley

Monday Questionnaire December 3rd 2012

It's that time again for another Monday questionnaire. Woohoo! My view at work is very festive as of today since all the xmas decorations are being put up! LOVE IT

1) Mood
    
     Indifferent. I just don't really know how I feel right now, I am too tired I guess

2) If you were offered $80 Million to never watch or follow sports ever again,  would you take it?

       I want to say yes, but i really don't think I would be able to do it, I love watching sports and getting into the games it's so much fun!

3) What is your favorite drugstore eye shadow?

     This is an easy one. L'Oreal Infallible Eye Shadows, hands down, these shadows are amazing! I own every single color released in the U.S. including all the limited edition colors. lol

4) Current Nail Polish
    
     I'm going to keep it a secret, if you wanna know check my NOTD post tomorrow. 

5) If you had to choose: Old Grinch or New Grinch?

     That's a hard one because I love them both! But if I had to choose I would say New Grinch, I've seen it at least 50 times. It's my second fave xmas movie after Home Alone.

 (Source: IMDB)

 
6) What is the perfume you are currently loving?

     I'm going to break the rules and choose two, because I can. Roberto Cavalli and Bath and Body Works new forever Red! These two are amazing, but not together, i somehow wore both today, it was NASTY!

 (Source:Sephora and Bath and Body Works)

7) Current Outfit

     Jeans, comfy striped tan and white 3/4 tee, brown target combat boots, forever 21 black statement necklace

8) What is the one beauty product that you can not live without? 

     Mascara. It makes a huge difference

9) Do you ski or snowboard?

    Both actually. I haven't done either in a few years since I no longer live near the snow (thank god). I learned to ski when I was 2 and did race team and all that and then when I was about 9 I wanted to be cool and learn how to snowboard lol

10) Weekly Goals

       Hang up all the Christmas lights and get a tree!

 (Source:Google)

I would love to hear your answers to these questions, so copy and paste them in the comments with your answers! Peace Out!

Bye Bye

xoxo Ashley

1) Mood 

2) If you were offered $80 Million to never watch or follow sports ever again,  would you take it?

3) What is your favorite drugstore eye shadow?

4) Current Nail Polish

5) If you had to choose: Old Grinch or New Grinch?

6) What is the perfume you are currently loving?

7) Current Outfit

8) What is the one beauty product that you can not live without? 

9) Do you ski or snowboard?

10) Weekly Goals