Long Update and New Love

Hey everyone!

Long time no post huh? I figured I would give a quick update. I am still in New York for the summer for my internship - and I am loving it! It's quite an exciting place to be for the summer. There are LOADS of exciting stuff going on in my life right now. 

1) Lollipop26 from YouTube is coming to visit me in two weeks - we have been planning a get together for AGES! We are planning a spa day and tons of makeup shopping. We MIGHT do a NYC meet and greet, but we aren't positive how we feel about that yet (what if creepy creepertons came?). We are currently both going through  whirlwind of present buying for each other :)

2) I am going through a complete "Love YouTube" mode right now. We all go through phases where we aren't feeling it, and then we are, and then we get bored with it again, but right now is a peak time for me loving it. Expect my June favs tomorrow or Wednesday (lets hope for tomorrow!).

3) I have found the love of my life (no, not a boy...) 

Creme de la mer moisturizing cream. Yes it IS terribly expensive - but honestly, I would be willing to spend my last bit of money on good skin. What is more important than good facial skin (unless you are going without food for this, or have kids that need the money)? Expect a review on this product soon - it is love for me. 

Videos coming up soon:

June Favorites

Tanning Video - might have to re-film, camera issues

Night Time Skin Routine

Possibly more fashion/styling videos/accessories

Tutorial Featuring Naked Cosmetics - I sure bought enough of it!

So anyway, I hope you guys are having an amazing Monday night/Tuesday morning. Goodnight!

P.S. What would you guys think of a weekly BlogTV? Would people be interested? 

My recent Forever 21 fashion haul

So this post is going to be super long, but whatever! Last night I went shopping online at forever21.com and so I figured I would share what I bought! My total was around $250, but for all I got I thought that was a super good deal! All of these items should still be available if you want to pick one up for yourself. A word to the wise though, forever 21 is really weird fitting sometimes, so if you buy online just be aware that you might have to return some things, and you can only return the items by sending it back through the mail, unless you just want store credit. I am thinking that at LEAST one item won't work out and I will have to do a return. I will write the name and price under each item, as well as why I like it :) Enjoy! 

Lace Trim Chiffon Top: $19.80

I just think this is a super flirty, girly top. This was the first item that grabbed me on the site, and after deciding to get this my shopping cart just kept expanding. I love the buttons on the front - lovely detailing. What color shorts would this look best with? Charcoal? Black? 

Babydoll Colorblock dress in Grey and Purple: $12.50

I bought this one in two colors because it is super cute!! Plus for the price, why not? I am really hoping this one works for me, I really am in love with it. These would be great to wear to work this summer for my internship too paired with low heels or ballet flats and some cute accessories. 

Fab Colorblock Pleat Dress: $12.50

I bought this one because I love it, but unfortunately strapless dresses never work for me. I couldn't help myself though.. I am really hoping this one works! 

Colorblock Tank Dress: $15.80

I already own this in grey, but I just really like it for work. Paired with some gold jewelry and cute shoes you could really dress it up, and its very classy. 

Crochet Cotton Dress: $22.80 

I love the detailing on the top part of this dress. I got this just cause I liked it, but I wish it had come in other colors other than black. Oh well, black looks good on me :)

Ginette Chiffon Top: $17.80

I just love the colors and style of this one. 

Simple Knit Skirt: $7.80

Everyone needs a basic black pencil skirt right? (I already have one from american apparel, but whatever!)

Satin Bow Front Skirt: $15.80

Oooh, I love this one... I really hope it fits! 

Here is an entire outfit I bought, taken from one of the models on the website - I love it! The shirt, shorts, bangles, and ring are all a part of it.

Wooden Bead Chiffon Tunic: $27.80

Look at the beading! I love this top so much.. I hope it fits well!

Cheyna Cuffed Short: $17.80

Basic Charcoal shorts - I didn't have any in this color

Thin Dimpled Bangle Set: $5.80

I wouldn't have bought these if I had gold bangles already but I didn't, so I got them!

Side Dimpled Stone Ring: $4.80

Love this ring, and it goes with the outfit perfectly! And so cheap!

Here are some pieces of jewelry I got, I love how cheap everything is on this site! 

Mesh Flower Pearl Necklace: $5.80

Pearl and Chain Knot Necklace: $7.80

Large Flower ring: $4.80
Gemstone Necklace: $4.80
Mixed Charm Necklace: $7.80
Rhinestone Cluster Ring: $4.80

Rhinestone Droplet Earrings: $4.80

Pleather Box Boddy Pins: $2.80

Fab Satin Bow Bobby Pins: $1.50

I also bought these in cream and hot pink, I love little bows!

Review on Revlon Fantasy Lengths Lashes

Every girl loves false eyelashes right? Honestly, I am the type of person who would love to wear falsies every day but they are too much of a hassle. You have to put glue on them, not too much but not too little, let it get tacky, and then place it JUST SO on your lash line so that you don't get glue all over your eye (which always happens to me). Well that problem seems to be solved, since recently I discovered Revlon's lashes with the glue already on the lash. You can buy these at drugstores and anywhere Revlon is sold. These sell for about $5.99.

They come with the lashes, an additional strip of glue for each eye, and a plastic piece to help push the lashes down far on your lash line. They actually feel a lot more sturdy on the eye than I would have though, and seem to be less irritating than the glue on ones (maybe because I tend to get the glue in my eye...). These will stay on all night, no problem, and are sticky enough that if you mess up you can peel them off and reapply them without risking them losing their consistency. 

Here is a picture of me wearing these lashes:

Here is this tutorial:

Overall, I give these lashes 5 stars. These are my lashes of choice at the moment, and I will be 

using them again. They are also perfect for on the go glamour, since you can just throw them in 

your bag without the hassle of glue. If you get them, let me know what you think!

xoxo

April Collections from MAC and what I want from them:

So I want to go over the collections from MAC being released this month and what I want from each one. The first one is the dazzleglass collection. Now I know these are now permanent, so I might not get all of these at once, but since I love dazzleglasses so much I want A LOT of them. 

Dazzleglasses: $18.00USD/$21.50CDN

• Goldyrocks - Sheer soft yellow with pink and gold pearl (LE)
  
• Smile - Light coral with pink and gold pearl
  
• Extra Amps - Sheer bright blue pink with blue and pink pearl 
  
• Moth to a Flame - Sheer neutral beige with violet pearl 
  
• Girl's Delight - Sheer mid-tone tan with gold pearl 
  
• Sugarrimmed - Milky pale pink with red, teal and white pearl
  
• Steppin’ Out - Clean yellow pink with red pearl 
  
• Utterly Posh - Mid-tone orange with pink and gold pearl (LE)
  
• Love Alert - Raspberry red with red pearl 
  
• Date Night - Deep plum with blue and gold pearl 
  
• Funtabulous - Purple with violet pearl 
  
• Like Venus - Clean light bubble gum pink with red pearl 
  
• Stop! Look! - Sheer violet mauve with blue and pink pearl (LE)
  
• Money Honey - Mid-tone rosy mauve with red pearl 
  
• Rags to Riches - Plummy pink with teal and red pearl 
  
• Baby Sparks - Pale pink with violet pearl 
  
• Bare Necessity - Caramel apricot with red and gold pearl 
  
• Get Rich Quick - Warm yellow brown

The ones in Bold are the ones I have already. Here is my wish list:

Goldrocks

Smile

Funtabulous

Like Venus

Bare Necessity

Extra Amps

These are already available in most stores and I am not sure when they will be available online, but probably April 30th. 

The other big collection being released this month is the Rose Romance collection on the 23rd of April. Here is the list of products being released in this collection:

A Rose is a Rose Eye Shadow Quad (Nordstrom's Exclusive) $36.00USD

• Solar White (frost)- Golden White
• Contrast (Velvet)- Dark Purple/Blue
• Seeds of Love (frost)- Frosted Peach
• Petal Worship (frost)- Light, blue-based Pink

Eye Shadows - $14.50USD

• Silver Thorn - Mid-tone gray with silver pearl (LE)
• Of Summer - Frosted light dirty mauve (LE)
• Creme de Violet - Pink-violet with gold pearl (Frost) (Permanent)
• Shadowy Lady - Blackened plum (Matte) (Permanent)
• Et Tu, Bouquet - Frosted pale pink gold (LE)

Pigments - (LE) $19.50USD

• Mutiny - Sky Blue with gold pearlized pigments (Frost) (Repromote from Naughty Nauticals)
• Circa Plum - Frosty mid-tone lavender (Frost) (Repromote from Colour Forms)

Lipsticks - $14.00USD

• Way To Love - Creamy light yellow pink (LE)
• A Rose Romance - Mid-tone pink with gold pearl (LE)
• Odyssey - Spiked-up plum (Frost) (Permanent)

Lipglass - (All LE) $14.00USD

• Virgin Kiss - Sheer pale pink with multi-dimensional pearl
• Magnetique - Frosted violet fuschia (Repromote from Belle Azure, Nocturnelle and Holiday Minis '09)
• Steal My Heart - Sheer bright pink with multi-dimensional pearl

See Thru Lip Colour - (All LE) $14.00USD

• Loving Touch - Sheer pearly light pink
• Secret Crush - Sheer red berry
• Tender Tryst - Sheer pearly plum

Gel Blush - (LE) $18.50USD

• Just a Pinch - Sheer red pink tint

Beauty Powder - (LE) $.22.00USD

• Blush of Youth - Clean pink with gold pearl
• Summer Rose - Soft violet pink with pearl

Nail Lacquer - (LE) $11.00USD

• Love & Friendship - Creamy dirty mid-tone lavender

Mascara - (Permanent) $12.00USD

• Splashproof Lash - Blacksplash (Black)

Fix+ Rose - (LE) $17.00USD

• Fix+ Rose - An aqua-spritz of vitamin and minerals, infused with a calm-the-skin blend of green tea, chamomile, cucumber, topped off with the fresh, natural, energizing scent of Sugi. Adds radiance, finishes makeup.

Fragrance - (LE) $22.50USD

• Creations: DejaRose - A striking bouquet of lush Bulgarian, Turkish and Tea Red Roses, ruffled with dewy watery and luminous green nuances. Velvety petals of exotic Orchid, Lily, Jasmine and Peony are teased with a hint of crimson Red Raspberry and the gentle texture of Pink Pepper. The interplay of light and dark woods, weathered Teak contrasting with Patchouli, adds to the intensity, while hypnotic Incense vapors and Amber Crystals lend a sense of intrigue and allure to this sensuous creation. A thoroughly modern "retro-scent": Dejarose. (Repromote from DejaRose)

From this collection I want Mutiny Pigment FOR SURE! This came out with the Naughty Nauticals collection last summer and I didn't buy it full size, and I regret it. It is the PRETTIEST shimmery turquoise, and one of my favorite blues ever! I also want the gel blush and at least one of the see thru lip colors, probably "Loving Touch". 

I am excited about these collections and hope you guys are too!! Let me know what you end up getting!

xoxo,

Elle

Hot Pink Tipped Nails

So Summer is coming up, and with that comes bright nail polish! I have officially put away my favorite dark polishes like Opi's Lincoln Park After Dark in favor of bright pinks, corals, and tangerines. Today I am wearing Opi's Strawberry Margarita and China Glaze's Temptation Carnation. 

First apply a clear base coat, I use one from Sally Hanson. 

Then apply a hot pink color to the tips. I used Opi's Strawberry Margarita but you can use whatever you have laying around! I did this free-handed, I just took my time and painted the tips (it didn't take more than 20 seconds a nail). 

Then apply a light pink shimmery color all over the nail. I used China Glaze's Temptation Carnation. The lighter and sheerer your color is the best this is going to work. You don't want to distort the hot pink too much. 

I finished by adding a clear top coat. You can use this technique with any two colors you want! It's a easy way to look summery :)

Forgive the low quality picture, my camera broke and this is off my computer's webcam (aka - not good). I am going to be buying a new camera soon so I can take better quality pictures!