New Lipstick Swatches and Face

WARNING - PICTURE HEAVY

(*cough* - pictures of myself, that is)

Two posts in one weekend? That's unheard of! If you haven't checked out my haul post from yesterday, click here.

I was originally going to combine the two, but after seeing how many images I would need to include I decided to separate them. I'm sure most people don't really want to see my naked face anyway. 

This post is to feature two amazing things in my life - The Covergirl foundation, and lipsticks. Haha

An update on my real life though - It's safe to tell you all that... I'm currently upgrading my high school marks at NAIT. I should have done it sooner. A lot of people I know are calling me crazy, but I sincerely think this was one of the best decisions I have ever made in my life. I have a handful of people to thank for giving me direction during those times I was lost (ie. 3 blog posts back). I know that I'm capable of being competitive (phew, I thought I lacked that gene), and I'm hoping to ace the interviews for the different tech programs come April! Wish me luck, hehe! 

ONWARDS... 

The Make Ups Used

L-R, T-B: Covergirl Stay Fabulous 3-in-1 Foundation in 942 Medium Beige

Benefit The Porefessional 

Urban Decay Naked 1 Eyeshadow Palette

Hourglass Ambient Lighting Palette

Shu Uemura No. 9 Hard Formula Eyebrow pencil in Seal Brown

Marc Jacobs Beauty Magic Marc'er in Blacquer

Shu Uemura S eyelash curler (Excellent for blending falsies with natural lashes)

Dolce & Gabbana The Blush Luminous Cheek Color in 22 Tan

Chanel Joues Contraste Blush in 84 Accent 

Holiday Haulin' 2013 and Mini Reviews

HELLO, my readers!

Happy January! It's been a good few months since I did my last post on here. I have been exclusively focusing on school this year, and so I haven't had the chance to turn on my computer for a long time.

If you're interested in the cosmetics I picked up over the Christmas Break, keep reading! 

Birthday Cosmetics Haul!

I really don't know if I could ever post anything other than hauls on my blog.  They're just so addicting. I love looking at what other people buy, and showing people what I bought.

I also haven't posted any selfies of myself recently, so I thought I should (Haha, yeah, right). My skin has gone from horrible to worse though. Where are the days that I had perfect skin? Long gone as it seems. Ah well...

Since blackout season is soon approaching, I guess stores are trying to make up for their sales for the rest of the year. Kiehl's had their first ever friends and family sale open to anyone that walked into the store. The Rihanna hearts Mac collection came out for fall, and Shopper's was having their employee discount and 20x the points at the same time! Talk about sales.

Anyways, here's a nice picture of my little haul from the past couple of weeks:

Haul and Mini Reviews #1

HELLO everyone!!

WOWOWOW. I cannot believe it's already summer. I seriously would LOVE to know where the time goes, because it seems like it's moving at light speed in comparison to my sloth-like ways.

UPDATES on my life? WELL...
Yesterday, I went for a nice long walk on the north side with my girl, Jlieu. I loved it. The weather was perfect. Hot, but not too hot. I can't wait for more walks during the summer.

I am officially graduating on June 5th from my Arts degree. What am I doing next, you ask? WELL, probably going back to school. I'm not mature enough to go out into the real world yet. My mom's okay with me living at home until I'm 40. Don't worry, I asked. :D (My mom is so awesome)

UPCOMING EVENTS?

I'll be going to Asia in July! We hope to be hitting Hong Kong, Taiwan, Korea and Japan.
I also have an interview with RBC in June. FINGERS CROSSED. I'd like to have a larger income than I currently do.

That's pretty much up to par with what I've been up to recently, besides the fact that I was in Vancouver two weeks ago! Oh man, I wish I was rich enough to be living there. It's so beautiful. Alas, I am stuck in Edmonton. I am also quite envious of my friend, Jess H, for being able to leave everything and create a new adventurous life in Vancouver.

BUT THAT is not the point of this post. The reason for my update is because I did *some* make up shopping whilst away on vacation. :) It was great. I wish I could have stayed longer.

THE new addition to my make up drawers... hehe 

YSL Rouge Volupte and Wet n WIld Lipstick Swatches

Why, hello everyone!

I know, it's weird to be putting swatches of lipsticks that are in COMPLETELY different price categories.

I've just been on a recent lipstick binge, and I'm completely obsessed with lip color these days. It could be the fact that I've forgotten how to use eye shadows, but to liven up my face, it's easier to just swipe on a tube of color on my lips.

I have a few pictures of what my humble collection looks like on me.
I've taken a few picture of my YSL collection in my last post if you'd like to see it.

This is going to be fairly picture heavy as well, just so that you're forewarned.

I had some time last night, after some plans got cancelled. I have previously tried to do the same type of swatches in December, but they didn't turn out well - I've add the ones that I thought were a pretty good depiction of what the lipsticks look like on me anyways!

Left: December 2012

Right: March 2013 

(My hair color changed!)