Im Back! :)

I'm so sorry you guys! :(
I completely failed on my blog. I told you guys I was going to keep in running and continue making posts ; I guess I couldn't do that. :(
Now I promise to posts at least once a week.
The reason I went MIA was because of school. I'm in some hard classes and I needed to be focused. Now that I'm used to the work, I have a little more time for the computer.
For this post forward, expect dedicated Ebony! :D

-Ebony

Josie's Nails 700 follower giveaway! (:

Remember to enter Josie's amazing giveaway! You can win super pretty China Glaze and Orly nail polish. It giveaway ends on September 10th.

Here is the link : http://josiesnails.blogspot.com/2011/08/my-700-follower-giveaway.html

Makeupdiary's Thank you giveaway! (:

Be sure to enter makeupdiary.org's awesome thank you giveaway! She is giving away some awesome prizes that are really just amazing. :) Here is the link :
http://www.makeupdiary.org/2011/08/makeup-diarys-huge-just-because-thank.html

Enter Kawaii Barbie's WnW Giveaway!

Kawaii Barbie is hosting a great WnW giveaway! You could win the whole new "Dreamweavers" limited edition collection! The contest ends August 13th ,so be sure to enter soon for your chance to win. (:

Here is link to the giveaway:http://kawaiibarbie.blogspot.com/2011/07/wet-n-wild-color-icon-dream-weavers_2216.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+blogspot%2FFXCzR+%28Kawaii+Barbie%29

Thanks for reading!

-Ebony

EOTD: 7/23/11 Walking On Eggshells

Hey Gorgeous Girlies!


Today's look is a shimmer, neutral, light smokey eye. I really am enjoying this look and have been wearing a lot this past week. The main trio that I am using in this look is the Wet N' Wild Walking On Eggshells quad that I purchased at CVS.

The Look:

1. Apply a primer all over your eye area. This will make your shadows more vibrant and keep them on all day. I'm using Urban Decay's Primer Potion in the Original shade.
2. First, apply the eyelid color from the WnW trio all over your eyelid. Be sure to blend afterwards.
3. Now, apply the crease color from the same trio into you crease. Blend this really well to reduce any harsh lines the two colors may have made
4. Apply your brow bone color from the trio right underneath your brow, very lightly. This will make your eyes look big and will highlight your brow.
5. Taking Stila's trio in Anya (check out my review here !), take the middle color and apply this into your outer corner/V area. You might have to really build this color to get it as intense as I did in the pictures.
6. Then, with a brown liner, line your lower lash-line. (Not your water-line)
7. Curl your lashes and apply a black-brown mascara.

Products Used:

• Urban Decay Primer Potion in original 
• Wet N' Wild Trio in Walking On Eggshells
• Stila Trio in Anya
• Avon Color trend eyeliner in Dark Brown
• ELF Eyelash Curler
• Revlon Beyond Natural Defining Mascara in Black-Brown

I hope you guys enjoyed this EOTD/Tutorial!

Thanks for reading!

-Ebony

Review: Stila Trio in Anya

Hey Gorgeous Girlies!

I've always been into neutral eye looks, so a majority of my eyeshadows are neutral. I'm always on the hunt for a new neutral trio/quad to achieve that perfect neutral eye (I haven't succeeded).I recently bought the Stila trio in Anya and a few other Stila items from a discount store around where I live. I was hoping for the shadows to be super pigmented and for-fill my dream of a perfect neutral eye. Let's just say, my hopes were squashed.

Stila's trios run for $20. I honestly would never pay that much money for this trio.

Pros:

• Compact packaging
• Colors compliment each other nicely

Cons:

• Not all colors are equally pigmented
• Pricey
• Chalky

The middle shade in the trio has absolutely no color payoff at all. It swatches horribly. To get it to show up on my eyes, I really have to pack the color onto my brush. The other colors are okay. I just find them kinda chalky.

All in all, I really don't like this trio at all. Somtimes I'll just use that horrible middle color in my outer corner to give a bit of dimmension.

Overall Rating- 1.5/5

Thanks for reading!

-Ebony

  

Rite Aid & Bath and Body Works Haul : 7.22.11

Hey Gorgeous Girlies!


*** WARNING! LONG POST AHEAD!***


Today I did a great coupining trip at Rite Aid and then decided to stop at Bath and Body Works to treat myself to something.
You guys don't know this, but I will NOT EVER pay full price for a beauty product from the drugstore. Yes, that does mean... *drum roll please*  I'm a couponer! Even though I am a younger couponer and none of my friends share my love, I don't mind. Saving money is nothing to be embarrassed about. I love the feeling I get from saving money! Who doesn't?
I've been planing this particular trip to Rite Aid all week.


At Rite Aid, I picked up:

• Rembrandt Intense Stain Toothpaste
• Revlon Just Bitten Lipstain in Victorian
• Excedrin Extra Strength Aspirin 
• Revlon Crazy Shine Nail Buffer

Without coupons or sales, I would have paid $26.46 w/o tax.

With coupons and sales, I paid $5.46 w/o tax!

I saved $21! I am so proud of myself! (:

How I did it:

Rembrandt Toothpaste was on sale for $4.99 from $8.49.

• I used an Rite Aid Adperk coupon for $2 off and a manufacturer coupon for $2 off. This made the toothpaste only 99 cents!

Revlon Just Bitten Lipstain was 40% off making it $5.39 from $8.99 (all cosmetics and tools from Revlon were too).

• I used a Rite Aid Adperk coupon for $2 off and a manufacturer coupon for $1 off. This made the stain $2.39!

Excedrin Extra Strength (24 ct.) was on sale for $1.99 from $5.49.

• I used a $1 off manufacturer coupon. This made the aspirin 99 cents!

Revlon Crazy Shine Nail Buffer was 40% making it $2.09 from $3.49 (all cosmetics and tools from Revlon were too).

• I used a $1 off manufacturer coupon. This made the the buffer $1.09.

It's that easy! Using coupons and matching them up with sales is not that hard. I will do another post all about the basics of couponing.

At Bath & Body Works, I picked up:

• Caribbean Escape Pocket Bac
• Fresh Market Apple Pocket Bac
• Vanilla Berry Sorbet Pocket Bac
• Lunch Box Marshmellow Treat Pocket Bac
• Virgo Vanilla Pocket Bac
• Teal Glitter Holder For Pocket Bacs

If you can't already tell, I love the hand sanitizer from B&BW!

Since they are always 5 for $5, I try and pick some up whenever I can.

I ended up spending $5.50 w/o tax at B&BW.

So all in all, I think I did pretty well today. Sorry for the lack of posts latley. I have been super busy, but promise to get back into things starting now.

Thanks for reading! 

-Ebony