So I couldn't help myself and wanted to give you, my lovely loyal viewers, something for the holidays.
Check out my video, November Favorites 2013,to see what I am giving away. All rules will be in this video!!
Good luck to all.
xoxo Alejandra
Daily Buzz:
Almost done with all of my Christmas decorations!!
Starting to wrap gifts today...to make room in my room and not trip over something lol
I am truly saddened by the passing of Paul Walker!! Always had a crush on him since I was 15 lol. At the time I loved real car races and when the first Fast and the Furious came out I was excited. Going to be missed. So young to leave us.
Preparing for our annual outing to NYC during Christmas!!! Cant wait to see the Tree and décor all around the city. My favorite thing to do every Christmas!!
Sorry this took me so long to post but here is part 2 and part 3 should be up soon as well.These are more goodies I got and hope I give you ideas for Christmas and the holiday season.
LORAC Unzipped Palette. This palette is beautiful with rose gold and warm tones. Wonder how this one will compare to the new Naked 3 palette
Special Edition theBalm Palette. I love all products by the theBalm. I think I own all their permanent eyeshadows. This one is no exception and is gorgeous. There are no matte shades but great for a night out look.
Stila marbleized eyeshadows. These are not matte as well but the color payoff is amazing. I am not sure if these are going to be discontinued considering I got the for $4 each!! Colors are Acoustic, Center Stage, Encore, Indie, Light Show, Melody
The UD Vice 2 Palette. What can I say about this palette but that its AMAZING!!! This is by far one of my favorite purchases and I wasn't going to get it either. So glad I did. Great for the holidays as well.
This is the LE UD Book of Shadows. This one can only be bought at Ulta and it comes with great extras. There is a speaker to hear your music, full size Perversion eyeliner, mascara and eye primer. This cost $34 and is great for a gift this season.
So that is it guys for the second haul. I will hopefully post the 3rd part and final of my haulogy. Stay tuned for that.
xoxo
Alejandra
Daily Buzz:
TGIF!!!
Heading out to dinner and am not sure what I want to eat....el senor wont be happy that I may take forever lol
Will be filming lots of holiday videos this weekend
Christmas movies have started on Abcfamily and I am not complaining! :)
Ok guys so I have been doing a little shopping...little may be an under statement...and I wanted to take a few pictures of some of the things I have. This is not all of the products because if I did this would be pages long. This is only part 1 so stay tuned for the upcoming parts as well.
First up are the Maybelline Dream Bouncy Blushes. I have heard a mixed review of these and wanted to try them for myself. I picked up Peach Satin and Plum Wine.
I personally only own 2 products from the Flower Cosmetics line so I wanted to venture and try other things from the line. These are 2 cream blushes in Primrose & Proper and Elegant Azalea.
Following in the line of cream blushes I also wanted to try the L'Oreal Rough Blushes. I got Peach Gold, Coral Gold and Berry Lift. These are a bit pricey for drugstore blushes but with coupons and Bucks at CVS they didn't cost me full price.
Super excited to try these Flower Cosmetics Cream shadows. These have a mousse consistency. They are very creamy and pigments. I would recommend keeping the stopper it comes with to prevent the product from drying out. The colors I got were Orchid-ing Around, Time Willow Tell, Flirty Floret and Wild Geranium.
NYX is my favorite drugstore line and when I saw this palette I could not resist. I was not in any way looking for it and there it was. This is the new Butt Naked Turn the other Cheek. If you know NYX they have the Butt Naked palette and this is the second edition to it. This one has more of warmer colors and golds compared to the first palette.
I got the new BH Cosmetics Eyes on 60's palette. I really like the BH Cosmetics palettes for Christmas gifts or for out there colors. This one has a mixture of matte and shimmer shades. You can do any eye look.
At lastly this Galaxy Chic palette also from BH Cosmetics. WOW!!! Look at these shades!! These are baked shadows and I am sure if with a wet brush they will look more vibrant and metallic. This palette is right up my alley.
I hope you guys enjoyed some of the products I got. Don't forget to stay tuned to my upcoming Part 2 and possibly Part 3 haul. Let me know if you own any of these products and how you use them. Until next time my beauties
xoxo Alejandra
Daily Buzz:
I have been sick all day and am finally feeling better.
Is it bad that I have been in PJ's all day?!?!....yes...I took a shower.
Tomorrow is Friday and can't wait!!!
Was planning on baking cookies tonight but that didn't happen. Thank you swollen tonsils and stuffy head.
So I have teamed up with 2 beautiful ladies here on Youtube to bring you this amazing giveaway. Each lady will be giving away 2 palettes from BH Cosmetics.
I have attached the video with all the information. Please check it out. This is just in time for the holidays!!
Good Luck!!!
xoxo Alejandra
Daily Buzz:
About to go watch the Croods...kid a heart
Editing another makeup tutorial for this week!!
Making my Christmas list for what I am buying and what I want for Christmas...any suggestions???
So I am one to not celebrate Halloween. I do not like the gruesome and scary stuff but did want to get creative. So I recreated Cleopatra's makeup the way I would love to wear it. Loved how it turned out and think I may do it again with different colors.
I used the BH Cosmetics 4th Edition 120 Palette. Great palette for looks like this. I hope you guys check it out and let me know what you thinkDon't forget to enter my giveaway!! 48 hours until it is closed.
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TGIF!!!! Enough said :)
I will be filming lots of makeup tutorials this weekend...can't wait!!
I cannot believe we are at the end of October...Thanksgiving is around the corner which means BLACK FRIDAY!!!!
I have been on the search for the LE Color Tattoos and the WnW LE Palettes...HELP ANYONE!!!
It's that time again when I get my Glossybox in and let me tell you....I definitely got my monies worth this month.
So onto what you get this month. Now keep in mind the cost of the box a month is $21.
Nioxin hair treatment is the first item I see. This claims to thicken your hair in a healthy way due to its ingredients. The size that was sent to me was full size and its worth $50!!!! Holy cow. This alone has paid for 2 months worth of boxes. I cannot wait to try this since I do have fine hair.
Next item is a Oceane makeup remover pen. It brings refillable applicators as well. It claims to remove access makeup from the face and it has makeup remover ingredients. Now this one is also full size and retails for $5.40
Onto the next...perfume sample. I received BCBG Bon Genre. It retails for $75 and I think it is a decent sample size. (Better than what birchbox sent you) It has a floral sweet scent to it. I really like it. I will see how it smells with my body. Scents vary according to your own personal scent. I will keep you posted.
The next item is the Emite Makeup eyelash curler. I am one who does not curl her lashes because I do not need to. But for the sake of a review I will. This curler brings the replacements which is nice. That's the hardest part of a curler when it wears down. They is obviously full size and retails for $31.07. This plus the hair serum pays for 3 months worth of boxes!!!
Finally last item is the Be a Bombshell eyeliner pen. I have gotten another item in my Ipsy bag from them. A gorgeous blush that I love so I am a little familiar with this company. It is a thick pen. The color is onyx. It does not claim to be waterproof which is a bummer. Full size is $14 and it is full size.
Overall I am SUPER happy with this months box. It is over $90 worth of things for $21...you can't beat that. I will let you know if I like any of the products in my Sunday loves & duds videos.
xoxo Alejandra
Daily Buzz:
My daughter got her first professional haircut today...she is all grown up
It has been raining all day so that means I have been in a lazy mood
Made an amazing chicken pot roast in my crockpot. Loved it!!
TGIF tomorrow. Can't wait!!!
Wednesday, October 9, 2013
Hello My Beauties!!
I wanted to let you know that since all of my followers are amazing, I am doing a giveaway!! I am giving away an Anastasia Catwalk Palette. Please check out my YouTube channel here to enter. All the rules are in the description box of the video.
GOOD LUCK TO EVERYONE!!!
xoxox Alejandra
Daily Buzz
Fall has officially entered my area and I still have not changed my clothing
I watched Witches of East End and I had nightmares. Don't know if I will be able to hang. I am going to give it one more episode and see....
Decided to rearrange my office AGAIN to get better lighting for my videos. Now to convince my husband to move all large furniture is another story
Started to make my Christmas shopping list. It's so hard to not get doubles for me. WHY!!! :)
This is part 2 of my Sleek Makeup haul. This specifically is all products of the face. I did a post on all the eyeshadow palettes that I purchased. If you want to see the check out my previous post to this one.
I purchased 3 single blushes, a trio palette of blushes, contour highlight and blush palette and a highlight.
Single blushes are $5.99, trio palettes are $12.49 and highlighter was $8.49.
Life's a Peach, Flamingo, Pixie Pink
The blushes are very pigmented and all matte. A little bit goes a long way. Life's a Peach is a little bit chalky and I was most excited to get this one so I was a little bummed. It is still a beautiful color and very much wearable.
Lace Palette
Chantilly, Guipure, Crochet
These follow same suit as the single blushes. Love this one. It is definitely more wearable any time of the year. The first and last ones are matte. Only the middle blush has a sheen to it. No chunky glitter...subtle and beautiful.
Peach Shimmer
I love this highlighter. It is so subtle and gorgeous. This is what you get if you swatch all colors together. You can use each strip individually if you want. LOVE IT!!
Light Face Contouring Palette
Finally the contouring kit. This brings a contour highlight and blush. The contour is matte and blush does have a little sheen to it. Highlighter is amazing. Its more of a pink highlight. You can get this palette in light, medium, or dark.
All palettes bring a mirror the same size as the palette. I think for what you get this makeup is great to have for my makeup lovers. Great for the upcoming holidays too.
Hope you enjoyed!!
xoxo Alejandra
Daily Buzz:
About to eat dinner and put all my makeup away
Planning out what Halloween tutorials I want to do
Have to get everything ready for my daughter's school tomorrow. Lunch, clothing, bag etc...never ends!!
Have to write out thank you cards to over 50 ppl for our BBQ we had 2 weeks ago. Can't delay them any longer. Anyone want to help?!?!?!
I did a haul on my YouTube channel showing what I bought from Sleek Makeup. If you do not know who they are, they are a drugstore makeup style company from the UK and their makeup is AWESOME!!!! You can shop on their website here. Their shipping rates have come down recently and it is so much more affordable to shop through their website. This was my first time trying their line. I purchased so much that I will break this down to 2 parts. The first are eyeshadow palettes.
I purchased 5 eyeshadow palettes...I know a bit much but I figured it I was going to shop why not get all that I want in one shot, right? The palettes are Au Natural, Sunset, Ultra Matts V2, The Original, and Showstoppers. The eyeshadows are vibrant, pigmented and velvety soft to the touch. Some are more pigmented then others and some are chalky as well. Overall, these palettes are awesome and they are only $9.99 each which I feel is a bargain for what you get. The packaging is sleek...no pun intended and each palette has a mirror the same size as the palette which is a plus.
I have done swatches without flash and without a primer.
Au Narural
The original
Ultra Matts V2
Sunset
Showstoppers (can't rotate picture sorry)
Stay tuned for the blushes, highlight and bronzer that I will be posting pictures for!!
I uploaded a makeup tutorial today on my YouTube channel using the Coastal Scents Fall Festival palette. I love this palette and pigmentation is amazing. When Coastal Scents has specials going on you can get this palette at around $8 which is a steal considering the size of the eyeshadows and payout of them.
Here I will show you more in depth on the palette that I used. You can find the palette here if you are interested in purchasing. Coastal Scents has more palettes that are themed or you can make your own by choosing eyeshadows individually.
This as well as the rest of their themed palettes come with a mirror as large as the case which is awesome to use when applying eyeshadows. I have done swatches without a primer using flash. As always you do get some eyeshadows that are more pigmented then others. They are soft and velvety almost close to LORAC ones. Some shadows are powdery but I have not experienced fallout with the shadows. You can take them out and rearrange however you want if you choose to.
L to R: Cherry Chocolate, Raisin Berry, New Penny, Gunmetal
L to R: Kiwi Green, Deep Cantaloupe, Regalia Purple, American Rose
L to R: Chamois Nude (only matte shade) Bright Copper, Dark Golden Olive, Light Apricot
In this palette you only get one matte shade (Chamois Nude). The rest are shimmery but do not contain large glitter chunks. These shadows are available individually if you only want to choose 1 or 2 out of the palette.
Hope you guys enjoyed and do not forget to check out the makeup tutorial here
Love ya!!
Alejandra
Daily Buzz:
I am starting to set up for Halloween tutorials. Can't wait!!!
Just came back from visiting my niece. Can't believe she will be 1 in 2 weeks. How time flies
There are crickets chirping everywhere and they are driving me nuts! Tis the season
The air is officially smelling like Fall. Now to get our heat kicking on is another story with my husband. 3 blankets tonight it is!!
I was watching one of Emily's video from Beauty Broadcast (love her channel) and she had done a review on some Avon products. She had mentioned the everlasting eyeshadow pencils and raved about them. Since I am an Avon/Mark Rep, I went ahead and ordered this hidden gems.
There are 10 colors in total. You have light shades to dark. Some shades look matte and others are shimmery. I went ahead and ordered 5 of the 10.
From Left to Right: Violet, Aquamarine, Crystal Taupe, Sapphire, & Smoky Plum
They are retractable and the color is on the end of the stick so you do not have to guess. They are creamy and saturated (very pigmented). Aquamarine, Sapphire and Smoky Plum are the matte shades. They run around $4.99 on the Avon website here.
Without Flash
With Flash
Overall, I think these are great bases as well as stand alone eyeshadows. I am definitely going to order the other 5 shades. Keep an eye out for a makeup tutorial on my YouTube Channel.
If you have ordered these let me know what you think.
xoxo
Alejandra
Daily Buzz:
Its football season so I am officially kicked out of the living room
We had a huge BBQ yesterday and I have so much pulled pork I cannot find enough recipes to finish it all
Miss America will be on live tonight....I wonder who will win. I am hoping for Miss Utah to win. Tattoos and all
Starting to decorate my home for fall. Going to miss summer but looking forward to Fall
Today while looking around at Kmart I came across something that I heard about but had not seen in person. They are from the Black Radiance line which is more geared towards women of color. These Continuous Crème Eye Color Shadows are AMAZING!!!
They claim to be water resistant and come with a small synthetic brush. I saw a total of 4 different colors and picked up all 4. Their consistency is air-whipped and SUPER pigmented. They are cruelty-free for all of my animal lovers. Each one was $4.99 and to me they were a steal!
I did not show the fourth color because I was so anxious to open one so I did not have the package. The four colors are Champagne, Mauve, Olive, and Eggplant.
When you first open the package they are closed in this air tight seal much like a ketchup bottle. I am assuming this helps moisture stay sealed in and not dry out the product.
Here are the four colors from left to right are Champagne, Olive, Mauve, and Eggplant.
Here they are swatched. As you can see they are so pigmented and I barely put my finger in the product.
Champagne- a gold shimmer color Olive- a deep green with gold shimmer Mauve- a soft pink purple Eggplant- a deep purple
Overall, for the cost of each, color selection and pigmentation, these are definitely worth it!! I love the air-whipped texture and the colors are amazing. A little bit goes a long way. As far as on the eye I have not tried them yet. I am excited to see how they perform and longevity of the color. I would definitely recommend these if you are a fan of the Maybelline Color Tattoos. They aren't as hard in texture but color payoff is awesome. Stay tuned to my YouTube channel to see if they land in one of my Sunday Loves & Duds videos.
Thanks guys!! Alejandra
Daily Buzz:
We are currently on Day 2 of getting our furnace installed. The old one died
My daughter's second day and first full day of school is tomorrow. Let's see how she does
TGIF tomorrow!!! I have a busy weekend ahead but am excited that I will be able to sleep in
Allergies are kicking my butt but I think as of today I have them under control
I just got my Glossybox and wanted to share what I received this month. If you do not know what this is, it is a monthly subscription for $21.00. They send you higher end product samples, typically 5 and sometimes you get lucky and get full size products. Here is the link if you are interested in joining or just checking it out.
This month the Bohemian Summer.
Included with this month that isn't normally was a small GUESS travel bag and 30% off coupon to use at any GUESS store.
Here are all the products:
1.Sue Devitt-Triple C-Weed Pressed Powder- Retail $28.00/0.35 Oz This one was a full size product. It claims to have green tea and vitamin C. It controls shine and evens out skin tone. This is right up my alley. I have very oily skin.
2. Novex-Brazilian Keratin Hair Care Treatment Crème- Retail $4.99/3.5 Oz This one was also full size. It claims to replenish hair proteins to restore shine and smoothness for all hair types. This will come in handy now that Fall/Winter are around the corner.
3. Jelly Pong Pong-Lip Blush- Retail $18.00/0.09 Oz I lucked out this month because this one is too FULL SIZE! It is a lip stain that contains beeswax and ceresin wax. It is a color that I love but it stinks that summer is almost over. This is a best summer shade.
4. Pandora's- Nail Polish- Retail $9.50/10.5mL The nail polish bottle doesn't tell me how many mL it is so I cannot say if this is full size. The color is pure white and too is nice for summer. Just by opening the bottle I can tell that it is not an opaque white. It claims to be opaque within 2 coats and dries to shiny finish
5.Anatomicals- Spray Misty for me Facial Spritz- Retail $9.00/100mL This too was a full size product. This states that its great for spritzing while on the beach or hiking in trails;contains Lavender and peppermints extracts. This is suitable for normal, dry, and sensitive skin.
Overall, this month Glossybox went over the top with FULL SIZE products. I definitely got my money's worth. Check out my YouTube Channel here to see if any of this products end up in my Sunday Loves & Duds videos.
Adios!!! Alejandra
Daily Buzz:
It finally just stopped raining but the humidity has not let out. No pool time this Labor Day
I still have to go shopping for my daughter's first day of school and only have 1 day left. Better late then never.
Making Chinese rice with chicken tonight. YUMMY!!
Cannot decide on what Inglot eyeshadows to pick. I have been going back and forth for months. Might as well wait until Christmas now.
