FOTD & LUSH Product Updates

Hey guys :o) So I'm off today and it's my dad's birthday so I just finished getting ready to go out and get some mexican food (and 5-10 margaritas, but who is counting?) with my family.. I'm pretty excited! Wanted to post the FOTD & I guess you could also consider it an OOTD since you can see my shirt.. haha, take it however you'd like:

The shirt was $22 from Rue21

I'm wearing so much crap on my face it'd take forever to list, but my eyes are the "drama" brightening eye color palette by E.L.F (I think it's like $3, you can't beat it) and my lips are E.L.F.'s mineral lipstick in "runway pink" ($5). I hated the color at first but I think it's my new favorite now... funny how that works, eh? AAAnd my foundation is "Stay Matte" by Rimmel ($6) - which is also my new favorite foundation EVER.

Anyhoo, I've been using some of the product samples from LUSH and I'm really loving them. The Daddy-o shampoo .. not gonna lie when I poured it out of the container I was a little scared to put it on my bleach blonde hair since it is seriously DARK DARK Purple, but I manned up and did it. It smells really "natural" and it did make my hair soft without conditioner which was nice. The herbalism face wash stuff that looks scary (it's like mold green colored and has the consistency of semi-dry play-doh) so I used it right in the shower like they reccomended. You moosh it up in your hand to make a paste and then use it on your face. It made my skin ridiculously soft, but I think I'll stick to using it once or twice a week since it has exfoliators in it and I don't want my face to start getting raw. I like it, though. Finally, the imperials moisturizer was the last sample I've had a chance to try. When you put it on and rub it in, it makes your face almost "squeaky" clean (like your hands start sticking almost? IDK, kinda hard to explain) - but it is nice since it seems to tone my skin up. I might have to invest in some of this because it's not too harsh with the hydration, but it doesn't dry my skin out either. Happy medium. If you're interested in any of these products - LUSH's website can be found: here!

See what I mean about herbalism and daddy-o? Frightening.. but worth it.


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Edit:

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Lush and Ulta Hauls

So lucky me, I had a day off work today and decided to head out and do some running around with one of best friends, Devney. Dev is really "I don't give a crap" when it comes to make-up, so I figured I'd take her with me and kind of open her eyes up to all the awesome things that are out there.. We went to Lush & Ulta and here's what I ended up coming home with:

First we went to Lush which is in the downtown Macy's here in Pittsburgh. Thank god I didn't wait to go down next week since the lovely G-20 Summit will be gracing our city. Anyways, I know one of the girls who works there (hi Mandy!) and she totally hooked it up. I got the Marilyn hair treatment which I've been reading up on (it was about $18.. the tub is pretty big) and it's specially formulated to make blonde hair softer and brighter.. so I'm excited to try it. I also had to get one of the amazing "bath bombs" while I was there because I've heard so much about them. Mandy did a demo for us that just about blew our minds, they fizz so much - it's amazing! And just after dipping our hands in the bowl, our skin was much softer. The one I got was "Sakura" ($6) and it smells like cherry blossoms which I love. Mandy also threw in samples of some moisturizers and the "daddy-o" shampoo which i've been itching to try, as well. I also got a sample of the "herbalism" cleanser which is supposed to be great for oily t-zones and such. I can't wait to try everything & you can all expect full reviews!

Secondly, we stopped at ULTA which I can never come out with just one freakin' thing. I've been on a quest to find a super duper matte light pink lipstick that isn't $22 freakin' dollars because I am absolutely not going to wear it everyday. I picked up Maybelline's "pink petal" but once I opened it and put it on - eh, it's way too dark. It was only $6 and I'm sure I'll wear it, but I'm still frustrated. All of the super light pinks I find are all frosted and I don't want to look like I'm an extra in Footloose. If anyone has any suggestions that aren't MAC, i would love to hear your suggestions.

I also picked up Rimmel's Stay Matte Foundation (also $6) which I just used and wow, it is great. The texture is really runny which I wasn't expecting from a Matte foundation, but it covers amazingly. It's a great inexpensive foundation. I recommend.

Also - check out the sweetass Burt's Bee's set I got for $12!! Lotion which smells amazing, bath gel, their always wonderful lip balm, cuticle cream, a bar of their moisturizing soap, and that cute travel pouch. Usually BB's stuff is kind of expensive, but for $12, I was totally not passing that up. Overall, pretty good trip - I'm just frustrated about the lip color. I got a shade from E.L.F.'s mineral collection the other day that is wayyy darker in person than on the site - and it's like the exact color of my lips so it's completely pointless. UGH.

Enjoy your weekends! I'll be at work.. fantastic.

xoxo