Merry Christmas to Me!

I was at my usual watering hole - TjMaxx, doing some shopping when I spotted this baby. A leather quilted bag by DKNY. I love how it has gold hardware and that it goes with everything. The original retail price on this was $295 but TjMaxx had it for $99 woohoo! This bag can be worn 2 ways (see below) as a single strap or a double strap show here, which I prefer. 

The attention to detail on this is quite impressive. The quilted pattern even lines up on the back and sides and there weren't any threads hanging out anywhere. I think this bag will definitely be a staple in my wardrobe.

Have any of you bought yourself a Christmas present?

NYE Dress Shopping

I've started my NYE dress shopping and I've been looking for something super sparkly. Well it doesn't get much more sparkly than this. A completely sequined dress from TjMaxx. Can you believe it's only $20! Obviously, I would need about 4 coats of self tanner to make it work, but I think it's pretty cute and would look great w/ black accessories. So, everything was in order and I was going to get it for sure, but first I had to do my going-out-dress-test. 

So I did a little walking in the fitting room, danced, raised my arms up and down (if there were cameras in there I would have looked like a complete retard having a seizure for sure ha), bent over and other stuff you naturally would do in a club. The only problem I noticed was that the sequins under the arm part was seriously cutting into my underarms whenever I would move. It bothered me after about 2 minutes. Can you imagine 5 hours of it? Ouch! So sadly I didn't buy it. My search still continues for the perfect NYE dress. 

Have any of you went shopping for your NYE outfit yet?

Small Wet n' Wild Haul & Swatches.

Rite Aid was have 40% off all their Wet  n' Wild products over the weekend, so since I love Wet n' Wild cosmetics (and a good deal) I had to check it out. They definitely have come a long way from where they used to be a few years ago. Which was cheap, dull and chalky products. They are still cheap, but only as far as price goes b/c they've definitely stepped it up as far as pigmentation and quality goes. I especially love their matte shadows. I just wish they had a bigger color selection. Anyway, here's what I got. 

I picked up another Princess bronzer since I've already hit pan on my last one. The mega eyes pen liner; pen liner are starting to become my favorite liners, they are so easy to work with. I picked up 2 polishes and their Natural Wear pressed powder. 

 1st photo is Princess bronzer with the mineral powder on my middle finger, you can see the little shimmers in the bronzer in the swatch, but once it's on your face it's hardly noticeable. The 2nd photo is the wnw mineral powder on the left finger and MAC SF+ in NC35 on the other. They are pretty much identical, but the wnw is a little more powdery feeling than the SF+. The coverage is good though. 

This liner is amazing. It's super pigmented and dries quickly. I wore it to work today and so far it's been about 5 hours and I haven't had any transfer of this to my upper lids which happens quite a bit to me with most liners. I did notice that you can actually smudge this liner out a little bit too. I wish I would have taken a pic of that. After I took this pic above, I smudged it out with my finger so if you liked that smudged look than this can work for you as well. The polish I have on is the purple one. This is what it looks like with 2 coats. It does seem to chip easily, but I don't use a top or base coat (I really need to get that Seche Vite top coat that everyone raves about). 

Have any of you girls tried these products before?

Part 2 - Cozumel and Jamaica

Cozumel is one of my favorite places. It so beautiful and excellent for snorkeling or suba diving. Unfortunately the seas were very rough so we weren't able to do either. Instead, we decided to go see the Mayan Ruins. When we were in Progresso a few years ago we saw some ruins there and the ones in Progresso were much better imo. They were just larger and more impressive. 

Jamaica

When in Jamaica, you gotta drink a Red Stripe. Plus it's the only beer that I kinda like. 

This kid was like 12 years old and drinking a beer lol. 

Caribbean Cruise To Jamaica, Cozumel and Grand Cayman [Part1]

There's too many pics to just have one post so I may do it in 2 or 3 separate posts. Here are some random shots while on the Ship. 

There were painting classes for "at sea" days which was a lot of fun / There were a lot of Saints fan's on the ship so they set up the game in the royal promenade. We sat at our seats 2 hours in advance because we knew it would fill up and it definitely did. 

Watching the sun set. 

Getting ready to watch a performance at La Scala Theatre and Captain's night.

Getting some much needed sun. 

Next post will be Cozumel :)

I'm Back!

Hi guys! I got back from my cruise on Saturday. I would have done a quick update sooner but, I had some catching up to do when I got home. I hope to have some travel pics posted in a day or two, I still need to update them to my computer. Unfortunately the weather was too bad to get off the boat in Grand Cayman so I'll only have pics from Cozumel and Jamaica. For right now I leave you with this shot of the city (New Orleans) taken from the ship before setting sail and a shot of Jason and I.

Revlon PhotoReady Concealer - Swatches & Review

This is a scheduled post since I'm on vacay =)

I'm not usually a fan of stick concealers because I feel that they are too hard and drying.  I decided to give one a try again since the last time I used one like this was quite a few years ago. This Revlon PhotoReady concealer comes in 6 shades and is oil free and fragrance free. 

I was actually pretty impressed with this concealer. It's soft and smooth and has a little bit of a light reflecting property to it. It's easy to blend out and stays put for a good 6 hours and I didn't notice any creasing under my eye area. Plus, I really like the packaging.

The photo on the left is w/out concealer, the second is swatched and the 3rd is blended out. Notice how it did a pretty good job of covering up that scar on my right knuckle? 

I think this concealer would be best suited for those with normal to oily skin. I think liquid concealers are best suited for dry skin and my favorite one to use in the winter months when my skin is on the dry side is MAC's select moisturecover.

Have any of you tried this concealer? What's your favorite one?