South Korea/Amazon Gift Haul

So, my husband's aunt travels to South Korea a lot and she got me all this stuff! Treats and some things from Amazon too. I thought I would share it with you.

 Above are two rolls (total of 8) hello kitty ribbon! Can't wait to make bows from it. I might put one on Sookie (one of my dogs.) Next to them are three big foam character stickers! Below the ribbon are press on phrases that come with a little stick you push on them against something and it comes off onto the material. One bag of glue sticks which I've already used an entire stick! Ha ha. This stuff is my crack. Below the glue sticks are dry eraser markers which I use EVERY DAY on my dry erase board. Finally, those green packs are Christmas cardboard lettering.

In the picture above is a butter waffle cookie, some pineapple cookies with cream inside, a cracker with chocolate on one side, some seaweed strips, and training chopsticks. First off all.... all of this is gone. Ha ha. A picture of the seaweed strips is below. I had these for the first time while visiting Hubbin's grandmother in N.Y. I'm so glad she threw one of these in. Yum. Yum. I've used and mastered the training chopsticks I'm glad to say and I've started using them without the little monkey (I call him Chow.)

Hubbin's doesn't like anyyyyy kind of seafood so I had these all to myself!

In the picture below she got me a little lipstick case, some nail art dotting tools, nail art brushes, nail art strips, and a little bag she got in South Korea. I ADORE the lipstick holder. It lives in my purse now. I'm so glad my favorite go to lipstick fits inside. The nail art items have their home in the little orange bag. I'm thinking of two new nail looks I want to do with these! I'm for sure doing a snowman for xmas. Ha ha. 

 Below are three pictures of the lipstick case including one with my favorite lipstick in it.

 Soooooooooo lovely.

 Finally, she got me this adorable and FUNNY bag! It's "engrish" The way you would spell Yappy is .. Yappy not Yappee dog. I adore this bag and I take my books to school in it. It has a silky soft liner in it too. Adorbs.

Anyway, not bragging. I love to see what other people buy and get so I figure there has to be ONE person out there who does too. Enjoy! Especially, a haul like this when it is more unusual things. She is a gifting genius. Not everyone would love all of this. Anyway, I hope you have a fantastic day and thank you so much for following along.

Mini Sephora Haul

I had my 29th birthday at the beginning of August and I had a gift card to Sephora. Thus, the mini Sephora haul was born. I scoured the website and finally chose one of those PH lipsticks that turn color once they are applied.

Since it was my Birthday, Sephora threw in a little gift!

Plus, I got the 3 samples you get to chose while at checkout with Sephora.

Left to Right: Sephora Color Reveal Lip Balm, Make Up For Ever Smokey Extravagant Mascara, and Make Up For Ever Lipstick in Rouge 

The Color reveal lip balm is in the color "Unique Pink" 

I also got three samples: This first one is a cologne Atelier Cologne in "Cedrat Enivrant"

This perfume sample Fresh Life "Eau de parfum" 1oz of this is $48

This little sample packet is a Bliss brand Triple Oxygen + C energizing cream. Its a .7fl oz sample. I plan on using that up tonight!

 Here are the swatches: The Sephora Color Reveal on the left and the Make Up Forever on the right.

When I wiped the Color Reveal off my lips with a makeup removing wipe this was the color.

This first picture is a control of my lips without any product on them 

This is the Make Up For Ever Lipstick

This is the color reveal lip balm

Thank you so much for following along! Stay tuned. My next blog will be images of my August Lip Monthly Unboxing.

Sephora Haul - Kind of...

After several disappointing lip stains (read about those here and here) I did some serious "googling" to find a lip stain that actually lasts.

This is the one I decided on. Here's hoping that it works. If it does I'll probably be buying these in EVERY COLOR and living with them for the rest of my life.

Makeup Forever Aqua Rouge in #18 Coral

(I actually wanted #19 Pomegranate pink but I accidentally bought this, which was my second choice)

I made my purchase from the Sephora website. It cost $24 for this dinky tube. I never thought I'd see the day I'd pay anything over $8 for makeup. I'm cheap. I freely admit it!

This turned into a little mini Sephora haul though because I got some samples! I adore free stuff.

The extras I received were:
Dior Addict Fluid Stick samples (lip colors)
Make up for ever's HD High Definition Primer
Nars Pure Radiant Tinted Moisturizer SPF 30 in "medium"

Here are the Dior Fluid Stick samples. It looks like I have tiny versions of  #754 Pandore, #575 Wonderland, #551 Aventure #338 Mirage. I'm really looking forward to sampling these. (UPDATE: I didn't not like these.. lol. They were VERY sticky and came off completely on the lip of my water mug. FAIL)

Here are the Nars and Make Up Forever samples. I hope these live up to their full prices!

F mothers day, Sephora, threw in an envelope of fragrances! It says, "The exhilarating gift of fragrance. This mother's day, Sephora presents our most uplifting scents. Teeming with florals, fruits, and woods, each perfume celebrates femininity - and soars with gratitude."

The scents I received are:
-Chloe Eau de Parfum "Sublime rose fuses with lychee and pink peony in this effervescent interpretation of classic grace.

-Dior's Miss Dior Blooming Bouquet Eau de Toilette "The delicacy of florals is captured in this tender mingling of sicilian orange, peony, and white musk."

-Versace's Bright Crystal Eau de Toilette "Refined elegance gets a boost of vitality with shining yuzu, lotus flower, and pomegranate."

-Dolce&Gabbana's Dolce Eau de Parfum "An enchanting portrait emerges from the soft blur of white amaryllis and warm neroli leaves."

-Tocca's Simone Eau de Parfum "This sparkling melance of frangipani, watermelon, and blonde wood flutters with spontaneity."

Did I mention these are also happen to be postcards?! I wish I had someone to send a few to. (UPDATE: My favorite of these scents was the Tocca's Simone Eau de Parfum. I love that subtle wood flutter smell)

Anyway, back to the review of lip stain!

My lips before application.

My lips after putting the color on.

It glides on just like a gooey lip gloss. I had to be a little careful not to  make it streaky. It smells like lipsticks used to smell, like floral/old.

It is VERY sticky at first.

It dries quickly though, in seconds. Once it dried I applied the gloss.

The gloss really transforms this stain. It doesn't feel sticky. It feels smooth and cuts down on the smell, big time!

Best of all it doesn't come off! I kissed my finger and all that was transferred was the gloss!

Honestly, I think I like this a lot. It really looks orange one me though, rather than coral. I can't see any pink tones in this at all. I'll be buying at least two more colors. Based off their color examples and the results I'll buy #19 pomegranate pink for sure. Maybe one of the beige ones but we'll see.

This picture is after a full 8 hours of color. I think its proved itself. I reapplied the gloss after each meal. The color is definitely gone on the inside and faded along my upper lip. I inspected it pretty thoroughly while taking this last picture. As you can tell by the, albeit dark, picture it has held up wonderfully! I'm impressed.

Thank you for following along!