Early Birthday Presents I'm Loving!

I say all the time that I have had the best luck when it comes to blogging. I meet awesome people, I get to work with awesome companies, and it's just been such a great experience overall. I got to know a reader a little while back named Anita (www.youtube.com/fyiexplains) and we got to be pretty good buddies, e-mail each other regularly, and all that jazz. Well Miss Anita was super sweet enough to send me a birthday (which happens to be tomorrow - June 6th!) present and I about died when she sent me two of my most wanted items.
I have had my eyes on Dr. Feel Good (by Benefit) since I tried it out in Ulta like 2 months ago and about died about how awesome it is. For those of you unaware, it's basically like a balm for your face that makes it smooth as silk, matte, and just all around amazing. It's got vitamins and all that jazz in it, so it's good for you, too. It comes with a sponge so you can pat it on over makeup without smearing anything, but it's great to apply to a bare face since it makes your skin feel SUPER soft. I'll definitely be putting this on after the pool or at the beach when I skip on the foundation because it gives your skin a really smooth, clean look without any color. It smells a little bit like citronella which is weird, but I don't mind it. Kind of summery. They call it a "complexion balm" which makes total sense because it is definitely a "perfecting" product. If you have an Ulta nearby, stop in and try it out. Seriously wonderful stuff.



Me and the NYX "Milk" pencil have been playing hide n seek for the past.. oh.. year or so? I hate ordering stuff online when there is a retailer near me and I only want one thing. Sorry, but I wasn't paying $10 for this pencil when I could get it for $5 if I just put some effort into finding it. Problem was, apparently Pittsburgh and NYX have a contract where their displays are not allowed to be any bigger than a matchbox car. Weird, right? There also must be some kind of clause that says that 9 out of 10 of the products in the display MUST be manhandled by a toddler with a sinus infection. Another one that seemed odd to me. So needless to say, I could not find this son-of-a ANYWHERE. And when I did.. not sanitary. Thanks to Anita, I now own it and WOW, probably one of my favorite eye products ever. It's a matte white and it goes on VERY opaque. The great thing about it is that it blends out (or "smokes out") very easily. It's really creamy once the heat of your skin hits it. Great as a base, great for the corners of your eyes, great for basically everything. Just one of those sweet multi-purpose products that I am so happy to call my own now. I rave about these jumbo pencils all the time, and if you don't own one - now's the time.


Aside from those, Anita sent me some kickass lipgloss which have wandered their way into my heart, as well. I want to say thank you to her once again & encourage you all to check her out on youtube at www.youtube.com/fyiexplains. She does product reviews and OOTD's and fun stuff like that :o) I hope you're all enjoying your weekends & I'll talk to you all soon!


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