Ulta Birthday Gift (April, May, June)

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Ulta did something strange this year for their birthday gifts (or exciting, depending on how you look at it!). Instead of having one product given out all year, they're changing it up. The first quarter of the year, people received this Ulta palette.

If you had your birthday in the second quarter (April, May, or June), you received the Deluxe Size Urban Decay 24/7 Glide-On Pencil in Voodoo.

It comes in card stock, with details on the liner shades that Urban Decay has in their line.

The pencil is a violet metallic, with orange and violet glitter. I have never been too fond of these pencils, because although they last for a decent amount of time on the lid, they don't last very long on my water line. Even so, I'm happy to have received this for my birthday gift, as I didn't want the palette, and I didn't want what's available for the third quarter gift (A Deluxe Urban Decay Perversion Mascara!) either.

If you got this, did you like it?

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I couldn't find this pencil for individual sale, but it's included in the After Dark Travel Pencil Set, available at Sephora, Ulta, and the Urban Decay site.

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Ulta Haul and Swatches

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I think I like doing hauls this way, where I take a picture of everything and then show the swatches. That way I'm more inclined to post them on time and not have them get lost in my computer somewhere and then have to drag it out months down the line.

I went to Ulta with Ani, and I got a bunch of goodies. :)

Orly - Space Cadet

Oh gosh, I could have cried when I found this in the clearance bin. I have been wanting this polish since 2012 when I stupidly picked up Galaxy Girl instead of this one. I should have gotten both that day... I gave up on ever getting it for myself, instead on focusing on getting dupes, but I don't need to do that anymore because I found this shoved in the bottom for under 4 dollars! 

Space Cadet is a gorgeous duo-chrome polish, that flashes from copper, to acid green, to a bit of violet in there for good measure. Every time you move your hand around you see something different, and it's always beautiful. This took 4 coats since it's a little sheer, but I find it's so worth it! If you're also a bit like me and don't like the hassle of so many coats, perhaps try it over black, because then you can get a whole new experience, without sacrificing the colour shift. :)

Nyx - Raspberry Tart Butter Gloss and Crystal Hip Liquid Crystal Liner

Crystal Hip is a really pretty iridescent glitter in a clear base. I do like this one on it's own, even if it's not really that attention grabbing unless you're close, but I absolutely LOVE it over black. It's great to add a little extra for when you want to be more dramatic with your look.

My mission to have a sizeable Butter Gloss continutes with Raspberry Tart. I think I'll skip over the browns (because they look terrible on me no matter how much I wish they'd work) but I do really want to get Cupcake and Sugar Cookie to complete my collection.

Raspberry Tart is a darkened fuchsia. The container is purple, but the gloss inside leans more towards pink. This one was a little tricky to work with, needing about three coats to get the desired colour that I wanted... And even then it settled in odd places (you can tell in the photo where some places are darker than others). I'm not too put off with that, and I'm going to experiment to see if I like it worn sheer too, or over a few lipsticks. I'm determined to make it work, because I just LOVE these glosses.

Essence XXXL Shine Lipgloss - Nude Candy

This gloss DEFINITELY needs to be layered, especially for me. I picked it up because I switched from buying primarily reds, to really indulging in nudes (best decision to be made, even though I still lust after reds). This gloss settles into ALL of my lines of my lips and looks horrible... It's light, and because I'm so pale it makes me look sick instead of gorgeous... If you have a darker complexion, you'll look better in this than I do.

Orly - Push and Shove & Lay Down That Base

I tried to pass this up, but I couldn't help myself. I'm drawn to chrome-effect nail polishes. This duo comes in a little pack (you can find it at Ulta for 4.50 while they're around the clearance bins).

You need to apply Lay Down That Base first, letting it dry and then going over it with Push and Shove. This polish really is shiny (no where near chrome false nails) but it shows every ridge of your nail... If you've seen in other blogs, this polish duo does NOT play nice with ridge fillers or other base coats... which is a shame. Also, this mani is not meant to last, it's supposed to be just for a night on the town and will start chipping with wear within 24 hours. Not a polish you'd want to invest in for long time wear, but if you're drawn to it (like I was) and you can get it for a good price (which I did) then why not try it? They are attention grabbing and really pretty, even with the ridges.

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Ulta Polishes - The Skinny, Whatever Floats Your Moat, and For Bitten

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Just a few polishes from Ulta for you today.

The Skinny:

Darkened Navy/Teal polish. Application was okay, applied in two coats. Nothing too overwhelming.

Whatever Floats Your Moat:

Whatever Floats Your Moat is a bright, darkened cobalt jelly polish. I went in for this particular polish. The application was a little difficult, it was a little runny, and needed to be wrapped. I also should have put on another coat too. This polish stains like crazy too...

For Bitten:

For Bitten was another one of those that roped me in! I love chromes like this, and it's a lot like Space Cadet, Beetle, and other polishes we've seen before. It actually shifts more in real life, and the only photo that really showed it was the last one. It's always a shame that they're not so powerful as they look in the bottle, but I never of tired of them.

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Ulta Love Fern - NOTD 2

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NOTD

For this mani I used Sally Hansen in Night Fright, and topped it over with three coats of Love Fern by Ulta.

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First post of 2013~

Hello again readers~

I hope you all had wonderful New Years so far, and wonderful Holidays too! 

My break has been so exhausting, but it was nice to be able to see my family and spend a good amount of time with them!

Speaking of family, today my sister and I went out to lunch with my grandmum, and then did some running afterwards together.

We went to the mall where I picked up a few things (Including Friday the 13th with Jared Padalecki yes!), and then we went off to Sally's, and then to another shopping center.

Went to Five Below, though the first time I went, I wasn't too enthused, but I made up my mind to try it again, since I found so many good things about Funky Fingers. I chose these three:

Riot, Mood Ring, and Wild Child.

Though Riot looks a lot more like this:

 

Then I was able to go to Ulta too! I haven't been to that Ulta yet, so I was excited to be able to look, that aside, I needed new foundation, and they were having a sale.

 

Ulta Nail polish in Love Fern.

 

Revlon Colorstay Whipped and Liquid foundations in Ivory.

 

NYX HD Eyeshadow Base, and Jumbo Eye Pencil in Milk.

I'm so giddy, I have so many reviews and swatches to make this year, and I better get to work! 

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