Current Craves | Waiting for a sale ...

Morning all! How were all your weekends? Yes, it's Tuesday, but I took my three day weekend seriously and just chilled. On Sunday I actually went snow tubing with my family and an "extended" family of mine. It was the most fun I've had in a while just sliding down these big hills and dancing with the attendants who worked at the top so none of us froze! Yesterday I had no school thanks to President's Day but was forced awake early to help Mihai with his film (No one ever say I'm a bad girlfriend!) 

ANYWHO-sville, I'm not really feeling writing a review today. I think I've written so many lately that I just want a change and something rambly, so how about a wish list? I love going on Polyvore, picking a theme, and just going wild with the product pictures! Today's theme will be "Things-I-Will-Get-But-Can't-Until-Sephora-Has-A-Sale". Hopefully you all got that, haha! In simple terms, it's a wish list of things I need and know I will get it, but I'm just waiting on a 20% coupon to magically arrive in my mail before I can go cuckoo bananas! So what exactly will I be getting? Let's see ...

• Tarte Amazonian Clay Blush in Flush | On Valentie's Day my blogger friend Andrea from From Inside My Closet tweeted that Tarte was having a 50% off flash sale on their blushes. I was in school but grabbed my phone and instantly started trying to see if I could get my hands on some. Sadly, it didn't work and I missed out on the sale, but not before spotting this beauty and instantly thinking, I NEED THAT. I don't have anything, at all, like it in my small collection of blushes and when I saw Andrea's swatches, I knew I'd have to have it!
• Urban Decay NAKED Beauty Balm | I've finally exhausted my baby sample of this amazing stuff. I'm going to review this soon so I won't go into to much as to why I love it, but I need it! I'll live without it for a few more months, but when that lovely coupon comes in, don't hold me back! 
• Benefit's Boxed Blush Powder in Dandelion | How many times has this been on my wish list on this blog? You'd think by now I would have gotten it if I'm still lusting after it! It's a really sweet, pale pink blush that I think would look nice on my pale complexion. I'm also very determined to collect every boxed powder Benefit has because they are amazing!
• NARS Light Reflecting Setting Powder | I. cannot. begin. to. calmly. explain. why. I. want. this. BUT AGH, this silky dream of a powder feels fantastic all over and it's NARS. I love me some NARS. I'm thinking that in two months time my MAC MSF will finally be out and I can completely justify this!
• NARS Single Eyeshadow in Mekong | I talk a lot about why I want this eye shadow in another wishlist post which you can check out here. It's a very gorgeous brown that'll be awesome and easy to use to create a simple smokey eye!
• Beauty Blender | I've always sort of see-sawed back and forth with the thought of getting the Beauty Blender but didn't actually sit down and think "Wow, I'd really love to actually have this" until pretty recently. My foundation has been looking pretty flaky and cakey lately and this is the only thing I've seen and heard of to make that non-existent! At $19 it seems a bit ... expensive, for a sponge, but I've heard it last a good while and actually works, which makes it all the more worth it!

I can't wait until this wish list post transforms into a haul post! I'm thinking this coupon is coming around April (around IMATS, oh boy!) so I'll just have to be patient for a little while longer to get these goodies!

What have you been lusting over lately? No wait, don't tell me ... I'll want it, too! LOL, okay, okay tell me! :)

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50 Random Facts About Me

I'm doing it guys, jumping on the bandwagon! This tag has been going around the blogosphere and on YouTube and it's been my absolute favorite to read. Everyone's answers and 50 "facts" are completely different so it makes reading it each time something new and I've really enjoyed it. It's a lot harder than it looks coming up with 50 facts (random or not!). It's taken me two weeks and around two drafts (yes, I had drafts, haha) So here they are and I hope you guys enjoy!

50 Random Facts About Me

1. I really wish I was a mermaid

2. I love the beach and swimming in the ocean, but I skeave the fish!

3. My favorite food is Tex-Mex

4. I put hot sauce on everything

5. I can't seem to function when things are disorganized

6. I've been drinking coffee since I was 6

7. I'll never not want to go to Disney World

8. I'm anemic

9. When I was younger I thought I'd marry Harry Potter

10. My celebrity crushes are Daniel Radcliffe, Jennifer Lawrence, and at the moment Nicholas Hoult

11. I love anything sparkly and glittery

12. I want to live in London for a year

13. Sometimes I think in an English accent

14. I have an addiction to shopping

15. I want to get a kitten

16. When I get nervous, I talk a lot

17. I'm very impressionable

18. New York City is my favorite city in the world

19. I get called "strange" and "weird" a lot

20. I prefer savory foods over sweet foods

21. I have the attention span of a goldfish

22. When I'm by myself I like to pretend I'm in a movie

23. I want to get a tattoo of an anchor on my ankle

24. I can get very nostalgic

25. I wish I was able to sing

26. I laugh to myself a lot

27. I can speak Russian ... more or less

28. When I was in the 2nd grad I fell off a jungle gym and broke my wrist, plus knocked out my two front teeth

29. I procrastinate all the time; even with things I like to do

30. I'm not very good at explaining things

31. I find it weird that you can hear your own thoughts

32. I'm a sucker for limited edition packaging on lipsticks

33. I wish I could have an adventure like in the movies

34. I've always wanted to make my own soap

35. I'm absolutely obsessed with Chipotle

36. I used to straighten my hair everyday from 7th to 12th grade

37. I miss being able to take art classes every day

38. I love candid photos

39. I want to travel all over the world

40. Fun. & The Black Keys are my favorite musical groups

41. I used to dance but stopped because of school

42. The only doughnut I get from Dunkin' Donuts is Bavarian Creme filled

43. I trained myself to write smaller

44. I love to watch people

45. I can't cook

46. I sleep with a sock monkey

47. I have an odd obsession with pretzels and dipping them into ice cream

48. I never thought boys had cooties

49. I think bruises are so cool, probably because I get them a lot. The purpler, the better!

50. My favorite number is 7

Wam, bam, thank you ma'am. 50 certified 'random' facts about me. Hope it didn't put you all to sleep ;) If you have done this tag, please link me below, I'd absolutely love to read them and get to know you guys! And of course I tag anyone who wants to do this tag, to go ahead and do it wether it be in a post, a video, or both!

Have a great weekend guys!

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Happy Valentine's Day! ❤

:: Nails: OPI Cajun Shrimp & Sephora by OPI Chestnuts About You for le heart :) ::

Just wanted to write up a quick post to wish you all a

❤ Happy Valentine's Day ❤

I hope you all have a fantastic day and spend it with some loved ones wether that be a boyfriend/girlfired, friends, or family! 

SO MUCH CHEESE. Haha, but seriously don't mope, there's honestly nothing to mope about! Grab some movies, grab some chocolates (the super market is NOT lacking in that department as of right now) and just chill if you haven't got anything super, overly and gooely romantic planned. Hey, at least you're not spending all day in classes like I am. Anything is better than spending all day learning about Native Americans being charged out of their lands, how a frog evolved into a human (making it up!), and how to write an argumentative essay. Honestly. So cheer up chums and just have a Happy Valentine's Day, regardless of who you're spending it with! And if you've got a lover you're spending the day with, be safe you crazy kids ;)

MUCH LOVE! 

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Sigma | Mrs. Bunny Essential Brush Kit

Behind every lover and dabbler of make up is her trusty set of make up brushes. I envy all of you with Real Techniques and MAC brushes because they sound freakin' amazing, but I'm here to talk about my trusty set of Sigma brushes. They are the Mrs. Bunny Essential Kit. I was lucky enough to be gifted this by my sister almost a year ago. Before I had these brushes I used a total of three brushes from Sephora. While I know you don't need to have a whole assortment of brushes to achieve nice looks, it always nice to have. 

Any of the travel kits from Sigma would be perfect starter sets. I chose the Mrs. Bunny collection because I love the pink ferrels and blue handles. They just screamed 'Jessica!'. This set came with five face brushes and seven eye brushes, so Sigma has you covered with all the basics you'll need for any look. The face brushes include a; foundation brush, concealer brush, large powder brush, angled contour brush, and a duo fibre brush. The eye brushes include; eyeliner, pencil, tapered blending, eye shader, long eye shader, angled, and angled shading.

All of the brushes (face and eye) perform really well and I've managed to find a use for every single brush. Some even start to have multiple purposes as you get more "brush savvy", I guess you could say. I've had these for almost a year now and the ferrels haven't become loose or fallen off like some were saying so I was very happy with that! The bristles are synthetic (I'm not really sure of the difference between synthetic and natural, someone educate me!) and I'm not exactly sure how much of a role that plays, but the brushes pick up product (powder and cream!) spectacularly and then it applies like a dream, by that I mean evenly! No splotchy parts in between! Each brush does what it's "told" so to speak. Does that make sense? The blending brush really blends, the shader brush shades well, etc...

This set also comes with a travel case that holds the brushes comfortably and would be perfect for travel. Even better, you can use it as two brush holders!

I've heard Sigma brushes being compared to MAC brushes; like their cheaper cousin. I've never owned a MAC brush but these certainly keep me happy! If anything I only want MAC brushes for the name brand (I know, I know I'm a brand snob, you may silently judge!). The quality of these brushes is fantastic and you don't need to feel like you're settling for second best just because MAC may be a little more out of your reach. This whole kit retails for $120 on the SigmaBeauty website which seems like a big chunk of change, but doing the math it comes out to only $10 a brush, plus you get that nifty case. Not bad in my book for some really high quality stuff! 

Overall, I'd recommend these to all you, for sure.  The brushes are soft, the handles are sturdy, which means they'll last you for quite some time. They pick up just the right amount of product and basically do your make up for you. It's the perfect thing to buy or have someone gift to you if you don't have a whole lot of brushes because it really has you covered! The only thing that I would have loved in this kit is a crease brush. Then it would be A++.

What do you all think of the Sigma brushes? I also love their Sigmax brushes, but that's a whole other post ;)

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Del Sol | Ruby Slipper Nail Polish

I'm ready for spring and summer! Hurry on up Mother Nature, I'm getting antsy for some sun and fun! Today's post is going to be about a super cool nail polish that I bought on my trip to Alaska in July by Del Sol. They're a company that makes these awesome products that turn colorful or change color in the sun! Don't think pink to light pink, or something silly like that, I mean they full on change color! They have t-shirts with black and white designs that turn into a colorful scenery with sunlight! It's so cool and I only ever heard of them on my trip but they're apparently everywhere! So I was totally excited about the whole concept and even more thrilled when I saw they had color changing nail polish. I got the shade Ruby Slipper which is a clear based polish jam packed with silver glitters that turn a seriously bright ruby red. Above you'll see the swatches I took inside my room by the window and then outstide on my balcony. It was really cold the day I took these pictures so I didn't stay out long enough for it to change to it's full on ruby color on my nails, but you can see it in the bottle, just how red it gets!

It's a really fun polish to have in your collection and I can't wait to break it out again in the summer time. It'll be fun to go to the beach with silver tootsies and watch as they turn bright and red! It was $8.99 at the store, I believe, which doesn't seem too ridiculous to me cause c'mon, it changes colors!!! 

What do you guys think?

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