#DoMore

With a very special thanks to Influenster for providing me with the Do More Voxbox with Degree, I shall begin a quick mini review!

I had received Degree's Motion Sense deodorant in the scent "fresh energy".
It is suppose to have 48 hour protection was is awesome when you are working and on the go a lot like I am.

The scent is very pleasant in my opinion. It smells very fresh and clean, but doesn't smell like powder or a flower, which I prefer. It has not failed me since I started using it and I couldn't be happier. I'm 100% purchasing this next time and getting rid of my old type of deodorant!

Now the "Do More" part. I'm going to exercise more. That means walking, running, dancing, and more. It will be good to add more of that into my life...especially dance. I had danced for 12 years straight and just stopped when I moved. So I say it's time to pick it back up!

Thank you again to Degree and Influenster! Very glad I got to try this product out!

The Great Sephora VIB Sale (Part 3)

Alright! I finally received my final products from the sale! It took a lot longer than expected because my package got lost somewhere during the transfer...buuut it's here now at least thankfully! I ordered this only because the Sephora I go to didn't have some of the items in store and I wasn't up to driving all the way out to the other one so I just sat at home being lazy. (And yes...I bought A LOT while there was the sale...I was trying to fill the emptiness in my heart heehee)

Anyways! For the first item in the section, I purchased the highly talked about single eye shadow from Stila in Kitten.

I've looked at this eye shadow a ton of times and always opted out of buying it but this time I just went for it and I am very pleased I did! It is a great everyday color for me to wear to work. It's a shimmery nude pink but it doesn't look that pink to me so I'm good with it and I love it. I haven't been disappointed yet with these purchases! I wanted to also get the shade Puppy, but I decided to try one first because I wasn't too sure of the products yet, but I would recommend this eye shadow to many people~

The next item I got is a lipstick...again! However, this one is from Kat Von D and it is a very dramatic shade for what I typically wear...so it was an impulse to purchase this one...

I purchased the shade Homegirl which is a deep plum color and looks a lot darker when on the lips...my swatch does it no justice. Now I typically wear nudes and light pinks when it comes to lipstick but I've been wanted to try out a dark shade and I went with this one. I do like how it looked on I just have to play around with it some more until I'm comfortable with it to wear outside! But it went on very smoothly and the pigmentation is great. It didn't dry my lips out and I really do love the color of it. It also reminded me of the lipstick I used to wear for dance competitions but after layering it, those memories gladly went away because I didn't like the lipstick I used to wear...oops. But I've enjoyed Kat Von D  products so far and I'm hoping to get to enjoy one of the newest palettes recently released!

The third item I bought was another Formula X nail polish but this one is a top coat and I waited to make my order just for this because I waited for it to be back in stock and it sold out fast!

 This is the Cherry Blossom top coat and I find it to be so cute and perfect for Spring! I didn't get to good of a picture but it just a top coat with different sized pink flowers. I just had to add this to my collection and I'm glad I did. A lot of people complemented on it and I would recommend this to anyone! It's perfect for me especially since I'm too lazy to do nail art! This males up for my laziness and I'm so glad it does.

The very last and final item (finally) for my pretty enormous haul is yet another palette, but I was on the fence about it and I was scared I wouldn't like it even after I ordered it. I must say though, I am glad I went ahead and ordered it!...

Ta-da!!

Yup, that's right! The NARSissist palette by Nars! I had heard so many mixed reviews on this palette and I was unsure and then scared I wouldn't like it even though I desperately wanted to like it...and I ended up just adoring this palette. I know it has one of the full eye shadows I bought during the sale but I said whatever that's just one shade. I think all the shades are very beautiful and they have very good pigmentation. It has a good variety of mattes, shimmers, and velvets. It is pretty large and not too easy to carry around for travel but it was worth it. I can use any of the shades for an everyday look and it's perfect for a natural or smokey eye look. Even looks for special events like a wedding or prom! I would recommend this palette to many people and if you are on the fence about it like I was, go for it! You can always return it and get a refund then purchase something else you would prefer much better!

Overall out of the many, many items I didn't need but bought anyways...I was very pleased with everything! Some things I loved more than other. I didn't get a few things I wanted but that is okay. I do now I am making another purchase here soon because I really want the new Kat Von D Monarch eyeshadow palette! It just looks beautiful! Anyways, I spend too much money but I don't care! I worked for it so I can do what I want as long as I still put some in savings each paycheck. You want make up? Then buy it, don't let others tell you no. 

Thank you for reading! And big thanks to the lovely ladies at Sephora who helped me during the sale and making me want to buy much more <3

The Great Sephora VIB Sale (Part 2)

And here we go! As said, I was going to pick up some more items during the sale time when I got paid and oh boy...did I need everything? No of course not. Did I want everything? Yes. I managed to get a few items that I was hoping for and didn't get a few. But let's begin!

The first item is similar to what I got last time...another Nars single eye shadows! This time I purchased the shade Night Star and I love it just as much as the other one I previously purchased!

It is a sheer peachy color with lots of gold glitter in it and I love love love it! It goes on very smoothly and since it is sheer the pigmentation isn't really there but it still looks beautiful. This was not the shade I originally went in for but the Sephora I go to did not carry the shade I wanted so I'll most likely order it or pick it up from another Sephora when I'm by one. Otherwise I am very happy with this one and look foward to trying out more shades for the Nars single eye shadow line.

The next item is another Nars item and like the eye shadow it is not the original shade I went in for but again, the Sephora I go to doesn't carry that shade either. (Curse going to a small JCP...but I still love them because the gals are so sweet!) The item would be a lipstick to add to my small growing collection!

I picked up the shade Dolce Vita and it is just beautiful. It's a real nice sheer dusty rose color and it goes on so smoothly. I had heard so many great things about this shade so I figured I would give it a try and like my other Nars lipsticks, I love it as well! I think this would look good for any skin color or make up look because it's just a basic shade that can complement many people. Plus you can put very lightly on or you can layer that bad baby up! Another great purchase for me.

The next item is from a brand I am not too Familiar with which is Smashbox. I've wanted to try out a new foundation primer because the one I've been using hasn't been working out so well for me but I didn't want to pay for a full size primer and then not like it...so I picked up the Try It Kit!

This lovely kit is perfect for travel and you get to test out a range of different products! It comes with five travel sized items. It includes the Photo Finish Foundation Primer, Photo Finish Lid Primer, Limitless Eyeliner in Onyx, Exposure Mascara in Jet Black, and Lip Enhancing Glass in Illume. I Tested out all five of this in the morning when I was getting ready for work and I enjoyed the majority of the items and believe the kit is worth the try.

• I really enjoyed the foundation primer. It went on very smoothly and my skin felt soft...plus it looked very well once I put on my foundation! So I look forward to purchasing a full size of that soon when I finish this sample. 
• Now for the lid primer...I didn't really enjoy how thick it felt when I was putting it on, HOWEVER, it works very well and kept my eye shadow in place all day without creasing. I will not be buying a full size of it though and I will stick to using Urban Decay's eye primer.
• The eyeliner worked very well for me and I feel that I can never have too much eyeliner! It goes on smoothly and worked well on my waterline as well. Will it be my go to eyeliner? Probably not. I prefer purchasing my eye liner from Victoria's Secret because I just love the brown eye liner they carry. But again, can never have too much eye liner and this one is great for travel.
• The mascara was probably my least favorite only because it really didn't do much of anything different compared to the current mascara I am using. Although great for travel, this probably wont get used very often unless I run out and need a quick backup before I can go buy a new mascara. It didn't clump up which was nice but wasn't anything too spectacular.
• The lip gloss is actually a very pretty color and though I do not fancy wearing much lip gloss due to the texture, this one is actually very wearable. It goes on smoothly and looks very nice & subtle. Not much else to say on that...

Overall I liked the kit and I would recommend it to anyone who isn't so sure about the brand. I wish more brands actually did this!

The last few items I am going to include as one big set because they all go together. I love painting my nails. I don't do anything fancy but I just love painting them. I've been eyeing the new spring line of Formula X nail polishes and finally decided it was time to get a few.

I also picked up the effect nail polish they had around Christmas as the little ornament since it was on sale and I got my 15% off on it! It is a really pretty top coat if you want to add a little something but not too and the gold flakes look very nice on the spring shade in Dynamic, which is the light taupe shade next to it, which looks beautifully on. Next is Over The Top which is a light green yellow and oh boy...is it bright! Perfect for spring! I also grabbed Inspiring, which is a very pretty turquoise and I absolutely love it! Then finally we have A Little Sexy which is the periwinkle shade at the end and I adore this color on. I would of purchased the pink shade but I do not wear pink nail polish so I opted out of that one.

Was very glad to pick up everything I got during the sale and I took advantage of the sale...and so I am waiting for a couple more items to be shipped to me! And a lot of people would be thing, "oh my...how much has she spent during the sale?" In my opinion I actually didn't spend too much compared to others but I did spend a lot more than planned...oops! I don't regret it though and I am very happy with my purchases. I just hope I don't get let down with one item I'm waiting for because I was on the fence about it so we'll see if I enjoy or will be taking it back!

(I sadly forgot to pick up lip liner like I planned but I'm okay about that)

I will have one more part for the great sale and hopefully the packages will get here in a few days!
Thank you beautifuls and enjoy your day!

The Great Sephora VIB Sale! (Part1)

So as a VIB member with Sephora, I of course got the invite for the VIB event and to get 15% off all purchases between certain dates. I drove all the way to my favorite Sephora and I was on a mission for eye shadow...it was for one certain individual eye shadow and I got it...and a few palettes!

The first item I was originally going in for was one of the Nars single eye shadows because I liked the color and the name, so I decided I'd give it a try since I never used Nars make up other than a few lipsticks.

I actually like the packaging even though I've heard people say it'll get dirty easily and I don't mind as long as my eye shadow stays clean and protected!

But this is the shade Ashes to Ashes and I absolutely love it! I like the name and I find the color to be very gorgeous. It was described as a "violet brown" but its just a very pretty brown to me...others may disagree but I don't really see the violet in it. The pigmentation was amazing with my primer and went on so smoothly, I just...ugh...love it. Overall I loved it, except I cannot justify paying $25 for a single eye shadow but I went ahead and bought it anyways because why not?

The next item I splurged on was the Too Faced Natural Eye Neutral Eye Shadow Collection that was just recently released with the three new shades in it. I've had the Chocolate Bar palette for a while and I enjoyed the eye shadows so I figured I would enjoy the other Too Faced palettes as well.

I am a major sucker for nudes and neutral eye shadows so this really reeled me in! I like how it came with the examples to try different looks with each set of three's. All of them went on smoothly and had pretty good pigmentation. My favorite shade would probably be Honey Pot because it's a real pretty golden color and I also really liked Push-Up. This palette is a very convenient size for traveling and over all I am highly glad I bought it.

The 3rd item I purchased this round was the Ammo Palette from Urban Decay. I looked at it so many times and said I would wear half of the shades but I slowly managed to convince myself to buy it because it came with the primer potion and a cute little brush.

I really like the packaging with the skull design on the front and the inside print is so pretty with purples and blues. This is another good sized palette for traveling and The shades are actually a good set to travel with. I highly enjoy the shade Sin and Smog and already own full sizes of those but to my surprise I ended up finding a new favorite within the palette. I swatched Maui Wowie and I loved how it looked. I have yet to use it yet but I plan to in the near future. I also found Mildew to be a very beautiful green shade and I may try that in a look one day!

The final item was one I've been hunting down forever but couldn't find a Sephora that had it in stock. The Tarte's Be MATTEnificent palette!

And to my luck, my favorite Sephora ended up having only one in the store when I went in yay! After having used the Naked Basics palette by Urban Decay for a few months I figured I'd give this one a try and I am very pleased with my decision. I love love love the packing and the sades are so pretty! I love the shade Peach For the Star and View From the Taupe. I thought the names were clever and cute. Again, it is another good sized palette for traveling and has a good variety of shades even a black and brown that can double up as liner. I also enjoy the brush that came along with it and that rare and usually only happened with Urban Decay so I am pleased about that.

Over all I love all the items I bought this trip and I would have bought more but I was on a slight budget. Luckily the last day of this event I get paid and will go pick up a few more item! I know for sure my future sees another Nars single eye shadows and a Nars lipstick as well as some lip liners to pair up with my soon to be order from Melt Cosmetcis! 

Thank you to Sephora and all the brands for such beautiful makeup that I can spend all my money on though I don't need anymore <3 I will ALWAYS buy more!