Sephora Friends and Family Haul

Hello! I was so excited for Sephora's Friends and Family Sale online & their special VIB Shopping Event in store. I swear for like a few days I kept adding and subtracting products from my shopping cart. Finally decided to get a few products that I have been eyeing for the longest time. I felt like it was Christmas morning when my package came! I also went to the VIB Shopping Event. I didn't think it was going to be crowded at all because the mall was super empty. Boy was I wrong. So many beauty addicts all crammed into a Sephora. It was really overwhelming at first but I was on a mission! I got a chance to spin the wheel and won a full sized perfume! I also scored an sweet Sephora tote bag! Here are my Sephora goodies!! What did you all get? Please share in the comments!

Clarisonic Mia in the Jaguar Print - I am so happy that I finally decided to get the Clarisonic Mia. Of course I had to get it in the animal print version. I read so many different reviews online, asked friends and family members and all of them had only positive things to say about this. I wear makeup everyday and even after I use makeup wipes I still feel like I have some on me. I have not tried this out yet but I am sure that I will love it!

Benefit Watt's Up Highlighter - This was one of those products that I kept adding and then deleting from my cart. Ugh I love Benefit so much and their high beam highlighter! I think I am softy for super cute packaging but I was super pleased when I tried this out. It gave me a gorgeous finish with a hint of light sparkles. I didn't need a lot of product to have it show up. It is perfect for all different skin tones.

Benefit They're Real Mascara - Perfect timing that I ran out of my current mascara and since this mascara came out I have been wanting to try! I feel that it does live up to it's hype. I wear false lashes everyday. When I don't wear them I feel so incomplete. I first curled my lashes and then applied the mascara. They really made my eyelashes pop! I love the tip of the wand because it is rounded to get the tough inner corners of my eyes.

The Original Beauty Blender - I am so glad that I decided to give in and buy the beauty blender. It gave me a flawless look and cut down the whole application time. It blended my foundation perfectly and was super easy to use. I also loved the pointed tip to reach those hard to get spots. I will be using this everyday before work to save a lot of time.

Nails Inc. Magnetic Polish - Obsessed! I love this so much! I am on a mission now to get different colors of magnetic polish. Super easy to use and I love how I can control how bold I want it to look. Super fun designs. I think I love this more than crackle. I definitely recommend you all to try this! I posted a picture of my nails on Instagram. Please feel free to add me my username is Shannnyn

Nails of The Day - Pink Leopard w/ Sally Hansen's Nail Art Pen

So I have been attempting to create leopard print nail art on my nails for the longest time. I first stumbled upon a really cool tutorial from Gem Fatale's Style Blog in which she created super cute gorgeous leopard nails using liquid eyeliner. Her nails turned out fabulous but mine not so much. :( After I waited what seemed like forever I applied my top coat but then the liquid eyeliner smudged every leopard spot that I created. I finally decided to try to find a good nail art pen so I can get more precise lines and not worry about it smearing all over the place. I love Sally Hansen nail polish so purchasing their nail art pen seemed like a good idea.

I love this pen! It is super easy to use. Give it a good shake before you use it and you are good to go. It gave me accurate lines and didn't leak everywhere. Once I applied my Seche Vite top coat none of my lines smudged at all. I still need to practice on creating perfect leopard spots but I think I did ok for my second attempt. I used Sally Hansen's Wet Cement as the base and OPI's Sparrow Me The Drama to fill in the leopard spots. I can not wait to use this pen again and start getting a little bit more creative with my nails.

These are my "Fails of The Day" using my old liquid eyeliner wand. Notice the major smudging going on.  I used OPI's Sparrow Me The Drama as the base and Essie Turquoise and Caicos to fill in the leopard spots.

 

Where to buy - Ulta

Nails of The Day - Essie Nice is Nice

I immediately fell in love with this color when I was shopping at Ulta the other day. Nice is Nice from Essie is such a girlie purple that was perfect for a nice summer weekend away from the city. I am starting to really love using Essie nail polish. They have such beautiful colors and it doesn't take a lot of coats to make the colors stand out.

Where to buy - Ulta

Nails of The Day - China Glaze Starboard

I have always wanted a true green and Starboard from China Glaze was perfect! It did clash with some of my outfits but it was a nice change of color. I ended up putting OPI's Black Shatter on top and it turned out quite nice!

Nails of The Day - OPI Teenage Dream

Please excuse my hang nail of death. Super painful. So these are nails from a few days ago before I received my lovely Birchbox for June that had Deborah Lippmann Stripper to Go Nail Laquer Removers. Sigh.... Just thinking about all of those helpless cotton balls that were destroyed in removing the glitter polish. It's ok I am really happy that I was able to get Teenage Dream from the Katy Perry for OPI collection. I got it at a random hair salon in the mall. I really love this polish! Super cute and made my nails sparkle! The only downfall was the crazy amount of cotton balls + remover to take it off.

Where to buy - Amazon

Nails of The Day - OPI Cozu-Melted in The Sun

Another one of my recent polish purchases. OPI Cozu-Melted in The Sun is a nice color although I was expecting something a little more coral where this color turned out being a little bit more on the pink side. I feel as though I wouldn't wear this color quite often. My sister really liked it so I am thinking of maybe giving it to her. :)

Shopping Goodies - MAC, Sephora & The Body Shop

I had an amazing Mothers Day! I spent the entire day shopping with my family. I picked up a lot of goodies that I have been looking at for the longest time. Here is a run down of my latest mini haul:

Ulta -  I got the Pirates of The Caribbean OPI Collection nail polishes. From left to right (Planks A Lot, Sparrow Me The Drama, Mermaids Tears & Silver Shatter) I was surprised how many people were waiting in line to get the silver shatter. I can't wait to use all of the colors!

MAC - I was drawn to Biker Blue nail polish. I have a blue that is similar but it doesn't have any sparkle to it.

Sephora - I finally caved in after reading a lot of good reviews about Tweezerman! I also love that it came in a Betsey Johnson Marilyn Monroe design! It works really good and gets the tiniest of hairs. Love, love, love! A lot of friends were also recommending The Purity One-Step Facial Cleanser from Philosophy so I am going to try that out and let you all know how it works.

The Body Shop - I always go into this store and sample the body butters and I always leave the store empty handed! This time I was determined to finally get some. I fell in love with the Strawberry, Lemon and Coconut scent. These leave my hands feeling so smooth and smelling like yum! They had a 2 for $10 deal so I got a few!

Where to buy - MAC Cosmetics, Sephora, The Body Shop

Nails of The Day - OPI San Tan-Tonio

I have been procrastinating on getting this lovely color for the longest time. Every time I go into a store and look at this color I always say that I am going to get it and then I end up not buying it. I finally decided to stop being a brat and just buy the color. I love it!! It makes me feel like I have little drops of coffee on my nails. Hmm I think my Starbucks obsession is getting a bit much. ...Anyways, San Tan-Tonio from OPI is a great nude color that makes my nails look fabulous and classy at the same time.

Where to buy - Ulta

Nails of The Day - OPI Significant Other Color

OPI's Significant Other Color is a really pretty iridescent polish. A purple mixed with pink and gold reflects that is sure to catch peoples attention. I got this color from the promo that Ulta had going on the other day. My boyfriend said that he does not like this color on me. Hmm I guess he just chose a new color for me to sneak and paint his toe nails with when he is sleeping.

Where to buy - Ulta

Shoppping Goodies - Ulta

Ahhh so I caved in and bought the Urban Decay Naked Palette. It took a lot of thought and after many swatches I realized that I wear a lot of these color on a daily basis so this is a perfect palette. It also comes with a cute travel size Primer Potion which is always a plus. I also took advantage of the Buy Two Nail Polish Get One Free offer that Ulta has going on. The colors pictures from right to left are Princesses Rule, Cozu-Melted In The Sun, and Significant Other Color. I can not wait to try them all on! Of course they will be featured on my nails of the day some time in the future.

I am making Zoe a really cute Hello Kitty Easter Basket and I can't wait to post pics of all of the baskets she got from her Grandparents! I want to make sure that I make every holiday extra special for her! I hope everyone has an amazing Easter! -xoxo Shannyn

Where to buy - Ulta & Sephora

Nails of The Day - Essie Turquoise & Caicos

Do you just love turquoise? It is such a beautiful color and turquoise jewelry is always so flattering. I have been wanting this color for a while but it has always been sold out. Luckily I found it at my local ULTA the other day. I love wearing it bare but I decided to add some Sally Hansen's Disco Ball on top pictured in the second picture. I am going to start trying more Essie colors because they have a lot of beautiful colors available. -xoxo Shannyn

Essie Turquoise & Caicos with Sally Hansen's Disco Ball on top 

Where to buy - Ulta

Nails of The Day - Zoya Faye

Quick post! I took this quick snapshot of my nails from my phone because I know I wont have a chance to take a pic before they start to chip. I really do love Zoya nail polish. I got this color in their Buy One Get One Free Sale! Oooh which reminds me that I need to post pics of all of the goodies that I got from that sale! This color is called Faye and I like to describe it as a purple sherbet color! I am trying out a new top coat. It's from a brand called Seche Vite and I heard a lot of good reviews so I am giving it a try. So far so good. I have a bad habit of using my nails to open everything and I know that is a big no-no in basic nail care. Ugh I caught a cold and I have a hectic schedule this week and I am really not looking forward to this. Ok Zoe is trying to use the keyboard as her personal piano right now so I guess that is a sign to cut this short.
-xoxo Shannyn
 
Where to buy - Zoya

New Makeup Storage!

I am beyond excited. I went to Ikea eons ago and my boyfriend purchased me the Malm 6 Drawer Chest so I can store all of my makeup, nailpolish, jewelry etc.. and it has just been sitting in the box forever! I would bug my boyfriend at least once a week but it he never had time to build it. So we were both off of work today and he had a chance to finally assemble it! Can I say how much I love this drawer? They sell it for $149.99. It is worth it! I am going to buy the whole Malm series of furniture once we move to a bigger place. I finally feel organized with my makeup! I started putting some of my makeup already in there. I still have ways to go but it's coming along!

The Malm 6 Drawer Chest with Vanity Mirror

The top row where I keep my Tarina Tarantino, Betsey Johnson and other cute Jewelry.

MAC Eyeshadows, MSF's, Paints, Blushes, and 15 Pan Palettes in the back with depotted eyeshadows.

MAC Pigments, Pigment Samples and Fluidlines

Lipsticks, Lipglasses, Shadesticks, Glitterliners, False Eyelashes, and 2 120 Eyeshadow Palettes from BH Cosmetics.

I love the acrylic lipstick holder so much! I got them at the container store for only $6.99! They can hold 24 lipsticks

A different style of the acrylic holder

Nail Polish section!

I am missing a lot of colors from another big bag of polishes that I can't find. UGH.

I need to find a place to store all of my makeup brushes though! I have bought so much over time and now I need a better place to store them all. Anyone have any suggestions? :)

Where to buy - Ikea, The Container Store

Happy Belated Saint Patricks Day

(Left to Right - Envy, Suvi and Ivanka)

I know I am a bit late but I forgot I had these green polishes from Zoya! I got these on the Get Your Green On Promo that they did which was Get all three nail polish for $5.00! How could I not buy them? I love them all but if I had to chose I would pick Envy as my favorite!

Suvi

Ivanka

Envy

Where to buy - Zoya

Nails of The Day - China Glaze Flyin' High

Love love love this color!! I can not believe that I didn't already own this color. It is called Flyin' High by China Glaze. It is a deep turquoise color and it stands out without being overboard!

Can I mention how much I love Zoya nail polish as well? They always have amazing promotions and I just did the BoGo promo and I can't wait to get my polish in the mail. One of the recent promo that they had was for their Intimate Collection for International Women's Day. I got the whole collection for $25.00 with free shipping! The usual price is $8 a bottle! Score! In other non related news, I got a new camera!! I received an amazing accommodation through work & I got the Sony Nex3! I can start taking amazing pictures of Zoe.

Zoya Intimate Spring 2011 Collection

(Left to Right: Dannii, Gemma, Marley, Dove, Caitlin, Jules)

Where to buy - Ulta, Zoya

Nails of The Day - China Glaze Salsa

Hot mess. Ok I know I have chipped nails but this is after a long week of usage and tough mommy duties! Ahh so horrible I know but when I first applied Salsa by China Glaze it was really gorgeous and bold. I wore it to a Baptism I went to and I also paired it with my all time favorite lipstick, Ruby Woo from MAC. I decided not to look so flashy since I was doing a bold lip and nail and decided to pair it with a soft eye and an all black outfit. Of course I have no good shots of the complete outfit because it always get's a little hectic dressing a baby before a party. Zoe looked so adorable! She wore this super cute Burberry dress from Bloomingdales which she later had an accident on but that's what babies do right? She is going to be 6 months at the end of this month! Where has the time gone?

My favorite matte lipstick Ruby Woo from MAC Cosmetics

Zoe in her adorable dress ready to party!

Where to buy - MAC Cosmetics, Ulta, Bloomingdales

Nails of The Day - Sally Hansen Wet Cement

Quickie post. I was getting bored with my brown nails so I decided to try out this gray color that has just been sitting in my nail polish drawer. I really love Sally Hansen's Xtreme Wear because the color payoff is awesome and they actually last a long time on my hardworking nails. I paired Wet Cement with another Sally Hansen favorite of mine, Disco Ball glitter top coat!! I also featured Disco Ball on my other nail of the day using OPI's Sweet Memories. It does look like I have disco ball fingers.


Where to buy - Ulta

Nails of The Day - OPI You Don't Know Jacques

Ok so I know my nails look like an uneven hot mess but this was an emergency quick style color, OPIs You don't know Jacques. I had my nails with the OPI Black Shatter but early in the morning I remembered that I had my district manager coming in to do a "walk" with us so I didn't want to have crazy disco nails and this one of my more subtle nail colors! :p


Where to buy - Ulta

Nails of The Day - OPI Sweet Memories

This weekend I took Zoe to her second birthday party! We went to her cousin Natalie's 2nd Birthday at a really cute children gymnastics place. I decided to wear all black and I paired it with OPIs Sweet Memories and I added Sally Hansen's Disco Ball glitter top coat. Can I express how much I love this glitter coat! I am so excited to try it on other colors. Excuse the uneven nails. Since I have been back to work my nails have had a rough time. :(

Where to buy - Ulta

Nails of The Day - OPI Funky Dunkey

I love this purple! It is from OPI's Shrek Collection and it's called Funky Dunkey. I love that it's not too intense and I can pair it with a lot of outfits.


Where to buy - Ulta