Drugstore Lippies :)

I made a quick stop at the drugstore today and found myself a few different lip colors that I thought I would try out!  I got 4 total, two Covergirl and two Wet n' Wild.

I decided to get a neutral and a pink from each brand.  The Wet n' Wild colors were buy one get one half off, which was such a great deal!  It averaged out to about $2 a piece, which is just crazy for lip products!

This lipstick is called Megashield lip color in Barely Legal.  In the tube the color looked more on the neutral,pinkish shade and on the lips it defiantly looked more brown to me.  I haven't decided if it is a color that I really like, but for now, and for the price tag, it was worth a shot trying.

The bright, fun color that I chose from the Wet n' Wild brand is called lolly-popstar.  This color is much brighter than the other that I chose, and it is defiantly up my alley!  I can't wait to get some use out of this one!

The Neutral that I purchased from Covergirl is lip perfection jumbo gloss balm, in the color 270 (what a boring name)!  I like this color much more than the Wet n' Wild option and the actual product reminds me a lot of the Revlon Kissable Balm Stains that I absolutely love.  The smell wasn't the greatest and it tasted like lipstick, which was kind of a let down.  I felt like there is a battle brewing between the Revlon option and the new contender, Covergirl.

The last product that I got was a Blast Flipstick Blendable Lip Duo in the color Vixen.  I really liked the two colors that came in this product!  There was quiet a bit of shimmer in both options, which I personally liked but is defiantly not for everyone!

So far I really like all the products that I got!  All 4 products came to about $23, which is about the price of ONE lip stick at Sephora, and who can complain about that!!

2013 Goals and Resolutions

Happy New Years!

I know it's already 6 days into the new year, but I wanted to take my time to figure out exactly what I wanted my goals and resolutions to be for 2013!  I didn't want to spend too much time thinking of things about myself that I want to change, but instead I wanted to think about the goals that I wanted to achieve and share them with you all.

Become more involved in YouTube

I recently started filming beauty and fashion videos on my channel, katiedoesfashion.  I spent ages watching all the great gurus and was talked into starting my own channel by my boyfriend.  I quickly fell in love with the whole experience and really feel like I am becoming a part of the YouTube community.  My hope for this coming year is to become even more involved and develop relationships with all the great people that I have already met in the beauty community. 

Develop a more healthy lifestyle

While I tend to think that I have a pretty healthy lifestyle, I tend to be all or nothing.  Its either go to the gym seven days a week or hardly go at all.  I'm really going to try to make it 3-4 days a week and not stress over missing a day or going overboard.  I am also planning on reducing the amount of processed food that I'm eating, and trying to stick to fresh fruits and veggies.

Be more creative with makeup

I have gotten my everyday makeup routine pretty down pat, but my everyday eye is pretty basic and gets old after awhile.  I have all these great palettes that have fun colors and great neutrals that I can use to create a fun, different eye look.  I really want to try and get out of my rut and use more than the same 4 colors every day.

I would love to hear about all your goals and resolutions for 2013!  I hope you all have a great 2013 and all your goals become reality!

2012's Products that BLEW MY MIND

I can NOT believe that is already January!  2012 flew by so fast and it was such an eventful and important year for me!  I fell in love with so many different products that I just had to share my loves with you all!

CLARISONIC MIA

First off, I bought my Clarisonic around July, and I don't know how I lived my life without it!  I feel like my makeup isn't off unless I use my clarisonic.. It's a life send.

LORAC PRO MASCARA

I am turning into a huge Lorac lover.  I recently found myself loving all the products in the brand, and all because of one product.  My all time favorite mascara is the Lorac pro.  I feel like the formula is just right for me and the brush is MASSIVE!  It gives me curl without having to do the extra step of the eyelash curler.

NAKED 2

On my list, as I'm sure it's on everyone else's, is the Naked 2 pallete by Urban Decay.  I like the cooler colors of this as compared to the warmer counterpart, Naked.  Now if I can only get my hands on the naked basics.

REVLON KISSABLE BALM STAINS

Leigh Ann, from leighannsays (http://youtube.com/leighannsays), has turned me into a die-hard junkie of Revlon lip products.  Particularly the Revlon Kissable Balm Stains.  My favorite color is lovesick by far.  I feel like I can't go wrong with a bright pink.

SEPHORA BY OPI GELSHINE NAIL SYSTEM

Now, I know I haven't been using the gelshine kit for very long, so it might be cheating to say that it is a top product of 2012... But I am just so amazed by how well it is working for me, that I couldn't help but put it on here.  I'm hooked.

NOT YOUR MOTHERS DRY SHAMPOO

A great drugstore dry shampoo is by Not Your Mothers.  I feel like it doesn't leave my hair that chalky white color and it actually absorbs the oil in my hair, unlike alot of the other drugstore dry shampoos that I have tried. This one's a keeper!

SUAVE DRY CONDITIONER

Finally, a SUPER cheap product that I absolutely LOVE and have gotten everyone around me hooked on, is a dry conditioner by Suave.  I didn't even know that dry conditioner existed until i saw this one day at Walmart   It gives my hair shine after a few days without a wash.  Also, great texture on clean or dirty hair.

I feel like I found such great products this year, and I hope that 2013 will bring me the same luck.  Happy new year to you all and I'll see you around!

xoxo -- Katie

Sephora by OPI gelshine nail system Review

It's been 2 weeks (which went by way too fast) since my first impression video that I posted about this at home gel polish kit. So now that the experiment is over, what do I think?  Is it worth all the hype or should I keep penciling in my bimonthly salon appointment to keep my nails in tip top shape?! 

First thing, a quick recap of the kit!

The kit retails for $159.00 at Sephora, the nail color come with the kit, otherwise the nail polish is $17.50

 Kit contents:

Your choice of color

base coat

top coat

nail buffer

cuticle pusher

nail cleanser

cleanser wipes

nail polish remover

nail polish remover "pockets"(for soaking nails)

gloves

LED light

After figuring out what all the different things were for, it was very easy to apply the at home gel polish.  It took about 45 minutes but I was definitely doing it slowly and watching shows during the whole process!

Here is the final product with the color that I chose (Mr. Right Now)

Here is after about 12 days!  You can tell that my nails grew out a TON, but other than that, the polish was looking great.  No chips or anything!

I did have to redo my left hand thumb nail because the paint peeled off.  I was doing some heavy cleaning and I think that just too much cleansers and water got to the nail?  I don't know.

Overall, I'm perfectly happy with this at home kit.  It was well worth the money, and you save time and money in the long run from not having to go to the salon. With gel nail polish at the salons costing upwards of $35 plus the additional cost of removal, this kit will definitely make up its steep price tag in no time!   LOVE IT!

If you missed the video, you can check it out here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Ja7Ukc_JIg&feature=share&list=LL3MlidNnFFL6mcZ5rzunizA