Music lovin': Christmas



I love Christmas music! I never really get sick of it... I could listen to it all year long. Here is a compilation of my favorite Christmas songs (this week, haha). Also the songs are in no particular order. Enjoy :)


1."Baby it's Cold Outside" By Idina Menzel (ft. Michael Buble)


2. "Underneath the Christmas Tree" By Kelly Clarkson


3. "O Come O Come Emmanuel" By Big Daddy Weave


4. "He has Come For Us (God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen)" By Meredith Andrews


5. "You're Here" By Francesca Battistelli



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Limited Edition: Too Faced Beauty Wishes & Sweet Kisses


This palette smells SO GOOD! It smells like chocolate, what more can you want? If you really wanted to try the Too Faced Chocolate Bar palette, but did not want all the un-neutral colors or you just want to try more than eye shadows this set is for YOU!!


 This palette comes with three eye shadows from the Chocolate Bar palette (White Chocolate, Creme Brulee, and Haute Chocolate), two bronzers (Chocolate Soleil Bronzer and Snow Bunny Bronzer), and finally one La Creme Lip Gloss in Naked Dolly.


 The only new product in this palette is the lip gloss (these will be available individually in spring 2015), everything else can be purchased individually which is a down side, but I personally love this for traveling. I often use the Snow Bunny bronzer as a highlighter and then all I need to pack is a few more essentials.
Top (left to right): Chocolate Soleil, Snow Bunny, and Naked Dolly
 The Chocolate Soleil bronzer is an absolute dream, it blends out so well. The first time I used it I was in shock at how well it blended out! And the smell? Heavenly. Snow Bunny is probably my least favorite out of everything in this kit, but I don't hate it. I used a pretty heavy hand with it the first time I used it :/ so use a very light hand or you'll look like a disco ball. The La Creme lip gloss has a minty smell and it rather thick but not sticky (unless you apply a lot of it, which I did once haha). It deposits color surprising well for as light of a shade as it is. As a lip gloss hater I approve of this gloss.
(Left to right): White Chocolate, Creme Brulee, and Haute Chocolate
I've had one other Too Faced palette (Natural Eyes, I think? I don't remember at the moment and don't feel like looking) and these shadows are like 5x's better. They are smooth and apply and blend like a dream. They also smell like chocolate, which I like. I like to, for an everyday look, apply Creme Brulee all over the lid and blend it out through the crease and apply White Chocolate on the brow bone and inner corner of my eyes. I typically use Haute Chocolate as a liner unless I want a deeper look. These shadows are very pigmented. The swatches above are just one rub in the pan and one rub on my hand. That kinda rhymed. I do it all the time. Hahahahaah okay I'm done.


 Do you need this? Definitely not if you have all of these individual items. If you can't commit to a huge palette? Then you need it haha :) I personally have problems committing to palettes that I can buy everyday. It is much easier for me to justify spending the money when it is limited edition. You can find this gift set at Sephora and Ulta or Too Faced's website for $34.



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Bath and Body Works Haul

 
I went to B&BW last week and while I was there they had their aroma therapy lotions and body washes on sale. So of course I picked up a few because they were a little over 50% off. Of course you can't leave B&BW without any candles, so I grabbed a few scents that are new or that I didn't have.

Leaves, Spiced Pumpkin Cider, and Thanksgiving Morning (Pumpkin Pecan Waffle)
Stress Relief - Eucalyptus  Spearmint (They have a limited edition bottle of this one for Christmas)

Sensual - Black Currant Vanilla

Sleep - Lavender Vanilla


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Garnier 5 Second Blur


 Garnier 5 Second Blur is one of the newer face primers to hit the market after the whole Porefessional craze started. Now there are a bunch of different primers that all claim to be miraculous and give you angel soft skin and blur everything from wrinkles to your entire nose. hahah just kidding... So how does this compare to the others? Specifically the Porefessional.


The Garnier primer has a similar color and consistency to the Porefessional primer. Though the Garnier one has a thicker consistency and is a smidgen more pink. But once blended into the skin they feel silky. The Garnier one is in fact a little bit more silky than the Porefessional. With continued rubbing the Garnier one seems to wear off faster than Benefits the Porefessional.


 So bottom line. It  is a nice primer if you are really good at NOT touching your face. Makeup applies well and looks good over top of this primer. So if you would rather spend $15 for a 1 fl. oz tube over $31 for a .75 fl oz you should definitely do it. I think you will enjoy this primer.

* update: I'm pretty sure this made me break out and after using it consistently for a few weeks I have determined that it was not the right primer for me



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Heads up!!

Ulta has free shipping with any $25 purchase!! They also have some really good palettes on sale right now (i.e. Stila In the Moment and Urban Decay Pulp Fiction) or buy some of the new gift set goodies :)

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