tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13260670870478170002024-03-05T20:42:15.409-06:00A Day At 523Join me for a day, a week or more in my life here at 523.A Day at 523http://www.blogger.com/profile/03498389993596306113noreply@blogger.comBlogger124125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1326067087047817000.post-81931128638406354752023-12-30T14:59:00.001-06:002023-12-30T14:59:36.503-06:00A little bit of this and a little bit of that....just a life update 😊<p>You know, I have written this post twice now...the other one was in 2022. It just never got published or even finished. But that's ok, I don't mind. This is not a business or a place with thousands of followers, just my own happy place where I can be unapologetically "me". And that's all I'm looking for, a place to just be Kim.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjve7H0CP4-6lRiCAdMo24a2oAiuOp5uttHyCL9nf0bsMSQmxmi1lkKAUk2cH12pmZEsKa-QzX_4OnieK0NhASmbtMlRtdZ18v32Tkwr5CACH85VtdeyjUmLLLVq7LmaBe08JAOkAPjInBqVDPm-HRogtHJK-ZNh2X62PAWnirIGS0ZJZyGyOpIz7fFsIQ/s796/123_1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="796" data-original-width="787" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjve7H0CP4-6lRiCAdMo24a2oAiuOp5uttHyCL9nf0bsMSQmxmi1lkKAUk2cH12pmZEsKa-QzX_4OnieK0NhASmbtMlRtdZ18v32Tkwr5CACH85VtdeyjUmLLLVq7LmaBe08JAOkAPjInBqVDPm-HRogtHJK-ZNh2X62PAWnirIGS0ZJZyGyOpIz7fFsIQ/s320/123_1.jpg" width="316" /></a></div><p>So, what's been going on? Asks no one? Well, I'm glad it was asked, even if by me. 😊 I am sitting here at the very end of the year 2023 and I have had a whirlwind of a life since 2019. I have had a loss in my family so great that I can't even get the words out, not even on my blog. We helped out a child in my son's class during his hard time with his family. I graduated with my degree in Early Childhood Education, Brad was laid off during the pandemic and started working for himself. Caleb turned 13 this year and has officially become just as tall as I am. I'm pretty upset by this, just so you know. And finally, here I am typing on my laptop that I will be using in one week's time when I start my teaching journey for the first time. I received my teaching certification about three weeks ago and I am set to teach 1st grade next week. </p><p><br /></p><p>We are still in our humble abode here at 523....we are still very much average income earners, so our home is not large nor fancy. But it's comfortable, safe and very welcoming, which is exactly what I was going for. My philosophy is this: if I can't have my dream home right now, I will do everything I can to make my current home as "dreamy" as possible. I don't doubt that one day I will have the house of my dreams, but until then, I will not neglect to give myself the best I can for the time being. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7vTOeomQ1Xae4ClfHG8blOAulOtdGlq9SZdFCePAuxYWtzyEEUCjRIDKIdgYS4smAet0uy1kr-T6Vux3lFWdJ8fr_0aVCm0rqhbkP4JMg3vUc6wPi2-z0Cob4lZuEOi1TnHwdwp16pK4-6_gG6cwbrwB2aIydvmaIHvKFsy2C3mpPIjfc2MEGmQXRPE4/s1033/123_1%20(2).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1033" data-original-width="945" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7vTOeomQ1Xae4ClfHG8blOAulOtdGlq9SZdFCePAuxYWtzyEEUCjRIDKIdgYS4smAet0uy1kr-T6Vux3lFWdJ8fr_0aVCm0rqhbkP4JMg3vUc6wPi2-z0Cob4lZuEOi1TnHwdwp16pK4-6_gG6cwbrwB2aIydvmaIHvKFsy2C3mpPIjfc2MEGmQXRPE4/s320/123_1%20(2).jpg" width="293" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>I suppose that is the philosophy of my life in its entirety....make the absolute best that I can and as close as I can to where I truly want to be. </p><p><br /></p><p>Life has given me grief and happiness, sadness, loneliness, joy and fulfillment. I want to write and tell all about what I do have in my life. Maybe for me to remember what it is that I have, remember to make it as great as I can no matter what my financial status is, and to be grateful for all I have.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbD5Ugkj9GGlNUGDMmSQLDbZHom41iwi7KRdd9e6mm1FcTQz1XWpS4tZyYFlNVUtqoSBdtLKNg4B8ryx061WhVB12eQj8sZpZtyeoE7Ce53uxAGvG0bQYLINatRC0kSTdEHb2e6jfOcC9y4LCfD097YYekvHXZ3dOtJQkWZZ6NIQwUfouARQZ3qdIJJK0/s640/123_1%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="508" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbD5Ugkj9GGlNUGDMmSQLDbZHom41iwi7KRdd9e6mm1FcTQz1XWpS4tZyYFlNVUtqoSBdtLKNg4B8ryx061WhVB12eQj8sZpZtyeoE7Ce53uxAGvG0bQYLINatRC0kSTdEHb2e6jfOcC9y4LCfD097YYekvHXZ3dOtJQkWZZ6NIQwUfouARQZ3qdIJJK0/s320/123_1%20(1).jpg" width="254" /></a></div><p>I forgot just how much I loved writing, and to be honest how much I really need to return to writing in my life right now. With Caleb getting older, I sometimes feel I lack purpose in my home and family life and get kind of lost. I remember when blogging gave me an outlet to reflect on all the things I have, and I still have all of these wonderful things. I just haven't taken the time to see them anymore. </p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Well, that's all I have for now. Until next time, whenever that may be, take care.<p></p><p><br /></p><p>Kim<br /></p>A Day at 523http://www.blogger.com/profile/03498389993596306113noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1326067087047817000.post-164266892285796792019-04-16T09:26:00.001-05:002019-04-16T09:26:13.373-05:00Blue and yellow is an ok fellow 😕...I might need some help on the title.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Ok, I had a hard time coming up with some sort of catchy phrase for my title....so, unfortunately "Blue and yellow is an ok fellow" is kinda what we are going with. 😏<br />
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How have you been? Is life just crazy for you? I can't get past the fact that Caleb has only 6 weeks of school left until he's in the third grade....😭....I'm not happy about it, not one little bit. I hate everyday that he grows older...it makes me cry. But, as Caleb constantly reminds me...."mommy, I'll always be your little boy". 💓<br />
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So, how was your weekend? Whew, mine was a whirlwind....again. On Saturday we did quite a bit of fun stuff. It rained all day long, so Caleb decided that even though it was in the 50s that he was bound and determined to play in the puddles. Along with my little sis and her two girlies, we went to Michaels craft store. They have these kid's crafts every Saturday, so we attended that. They made a bunny out of a small flower pot, bunny glitter slime (I do NOT recommend), and then they sent them on a scavenger hunt throughout the store to find different items and bring back the list checked off for a prize.<br />
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Seriously, I know what they were doing with the scavenger hunt....I would have bought the entire store out, if I didn't have my wits about me.<br />
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This scavenger hunt sent us through the Easter decor and then we went through the home decor aisles....but, no Michaels...I know that ploy, you will NOT get me to buy that cute farmhouse sign decor....even if I did imagine how beautiful it would look in my kitchen and even though there were many tears after leaving empty handed....<br />
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I might be back there tomorrow...<br />
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Okie dokie, I am dipping back into my Rimmel Jewel Rocks pallet today.<br />
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Sometimes, I get caught up in doing the same thing....even as a beauty blogger who is always trying new things...this just sometimes happens. With my crazy schedule right now, that's how it has been for me. So today, I decided to go back to my easy but colorful look that I have come to really love, and I wanted to show you just how simple it is to create.<br />
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Most people do not think about yellow as being an eye shadow shade they are comfortable wearing. I think it really depends upon the tone of yellow first and foremost, but it's also in the way its executed on the eyes that determine how the look comes out as well. I did this yellow and blue look quite a while back and have since worn it several times over....it's so simple you will pinch yourself in disbelief.<br />
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So, let's hop to it...<br />
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First up I went in with the matte yellow shade from the pallet and swiped it all throughout my crease. I went in with a couple coats to get the intensity I was looking for. But you could do a light dusting if you are hesitant about a yellow eye look.<br />
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Next I used one color over, the yellowish golden shimmer, and swiped it all over my lid.<br />
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I think I might have said before, that you want to swipe these all the shimmers in the pallet, as opposed to patting, to get the best application. Or you can use your finger or even a wet brush application. They really work so well with those three application methods. But patting it on will result in an overlay of shimmer and not too much color.<br />
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Next, I went in with a blue pencil liner, this one is by Loreal in Cobalt Blue, and I put it directly in my lower water line.<br />
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Then I used the blue color in the pallet and ran it along my lower lash line to smudge out the liner.<br />
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I finished up the eyes with black liquid liner on the top lash line and a few coats of mascara and moved on to the face.<br />
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I decided to go easy on the cheeks with the blush and went for the very neutral Bellisimo Bronze from Milani.<br />
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Then I used Maybelline's Clay Crush matte lipstick on my lips, and topped it with Milani's Lip Plumping Gloss in Prismatic Peach (BTW: No, this does not plump my lips, I'm pretty sure it's just an optical illusion, LOL)<br />
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I love the way the look turned out....I thought it was a fun and easy look to create and to be perfectly honest, it's not a look that I feel is way extreme or "in your face kind" of look. It's a subtle colorful look....at least that is my thought on it.<br />
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So that's all I have for today....we are picking up part of Caleb's first communion suit today...the jacket has to be altered still, but it will be ready next week. I swear that was the biggest fiasco I think I had ever been in when it came to clothes shopping. We went to five different stores and I am pretty sure I was shedding tears in each and every dressing room we were in.<br />
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I'm so happy to have remembered the Men's Warehouse, and their assistant manager, Jonathan was there to help me out. I spent more than I had been hoping for....um, by quite a bit, but fortunately we did have the money for it, and I am getting what I want, Caleb is getting fitted exactly for it, and it will all be ready by May 2nd like we need. So, NO MORE TEARS!!! Yay!!<br />
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Well, that's all I have for today, I hope you enjoyed and will come back and visit me here again at 523!! I will talk to you all again, really soon.<br />
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Until next time, take care!<br />
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<br />A Day at 523http://www.blogger.com/profile/03498389993596306113noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1326067087047817000.post-14885525371926391452019-04-12T11:44:00.000-05:002019-04-12T11:44:48.642-05:00A Lazy Day....the 523 Way!! 😄<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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It's been a total whirlwind of stuff here at 523....as I spoke about on my last post, the house is a wreck, Easter is only a week away, school commitments and first communion are all sweeping in and must be assessed, planned and then executed. There are just few (and I mean a VERY FEW) hours or if I'm lucky half a day to just veg out and do nothing, lately. You have seen the blog....I used to post upwards of nearly 5 times per week, then just two and now all you hear from me are crickets. So, I'm a busy girl...that's the point I'm getting at. But for the rare occasion that I get to stay at home and not do a darn thing, I wanted to show you my makeup look for those special times.<br />
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While I am one who is going to STILL apply makeup, even if I don't leave my couch for the weekend. And just for reference, yes, I have actually asked Caleb to "run to mommy's makeup room and grab the stuff on the table" and then proceed to apply my makeup from my couch.....shameful, I know. </div>
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BUT, that was only once and it was a long time ago....but anyhow, the reason for my ramble is that even if I don't leave the house, I will still apply a little makeup to brighten up my face a bit. Let's keep this real...I had the flu and still put on makeup just to stay at home. There's some definite issues that I should really address about my infatuation of makeup, but that's only if I "accept" there's an issue...I'm still in denial so I frankly think I'm ok. 😉<br />
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Again, I'm getting caught up in my rambles....so I apply makeup everyday no matter what. The reason? I don't want to walk by a mirror and scare myself, so I do what I can to make sure I feel good about what I see in the mirror. So, today what I'm going to show you is my "lazy day, 523 way" of makeup....I hope you enjoy.<br />
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I will most definitely forgo the liquid liner on days like these....I love the look of it, but sometimes you just gotta make sacrifices in the name of simplicity.<br />
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Oh, one more thing....you will see a huge mess of toys in the background...please pay no attention....Caleb's toy room moved into the makeup room until the flooring is done. 😖<br />
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Ok, well I will always start out with making sure I have either foundation or a BB cream. Then I will set it all in place with powder and then fill in my eyebrows. These two steps are crucial to me feeling my best.<br />
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Next I grab a bronzer, for this day I used the Loreal Lumi Bronze It in Deep. Go a bit easy on this because it's very pigmented and dark.<br />
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I will sweep the bronzer in and all throughout my crease of my eye. <br />
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Next I will use the highlight shade on the eyelid and I also use it on my brow bone. I used the Wet N Wild highlight bar in Earth.<br />
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Then I take a dark brown pencil and run it in my lower water line and smudge that out with the bronzer on the lower lash line.<br />
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I curled the lashes and topped them with a ton of mascara and moved on to the rest of the face.<br />
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I used the Lumi bronzer as my bronzer and then I popped the Neutrogena Get Cheeky Blush in Boys N Berry on my cheeks.....this is such a fresh and beautiful color for any skin tone.<br />
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For my lips I used the Milani gloss in Luminous....it was neutral enough, shiny enough and had just a hint of color for the look I was going for.<br />
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I put on my makeup shirt, threw my hair in a messy bun and then went to sit on the couch with Caleb where we watched movies and then of course we had to leave, we had to go to a birthday party. I'm telling you, there is no rest for this girl....at least not until......hmmm, I think we might be free in June, perhaps. <br />
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It's a crazy life, but it's my life and I truly love every crazy minute of it. 💓<br />
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Well, that's all I have for today...I hope you enjoyed and will come back and visit me again here at 523!! I will see you all again really soon, so until next time, take care.<br />
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-KimA Day at 523http://www.blogger.com/profile/03498389993596306113noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1326067087047817000.post-84061485258116764792019-04-08T12:53:00.000-05:002019-04-08T12:53:03.245-05:00What's been happening at 523? Hi sweet friends!!<br />
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I have been really absent from the blog these past couple weeks. We have had some family things going on that had me all over the place, but then we really started in on the remodel of Caleb's playroom. We dove in head first with replacing walls, painting walls, replacing electrical outlets and then finally replacing the flooring!!<br />
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I am so stinking excited to be replacing this flooring. We are also going to do the living room and hallway but that will start right after Easter. But I wanted to show you what fantastic work the hubs did on the flooring.<br />
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Didn't he do a stellar job?! I am so ridiculously proud of how beautiful the floor looks and what a fantastic job Brad did. I can't wait until it's time for the living room and hallway. Caleb wants to do a birthday party at our house, so we have until July to get the rest done. </div>
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So, I have a huge light at the end of my tunnel on my floors....a tunnel that has taken 15 years to get through!! </div>
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Since I have been so non-existent on the blog, I wanted to at least pop on here and tell you that all is well....but all is VERY busy. :) </div>
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We still have Caleb's First Communion to get ready for and of course Easter is always hectic. I am really swamped with the PTA commitments at Caleb's school, my own school work and Caleb's schedule of stuff that we have to do for Cubscouts and birthday parties......</div>
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I'm in a rambling sort of mood today, so lookout.<br />
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While reading comments and scrolling through blog post ideas, I got to thinking about why I blog and why I write what I do. I thought that I'd give you another little glimpse into this madness of a mind I have and get to know me a little better. I hope you enjoy.<br />
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I am sure I have said it before and if not, I'll say it again....I am the "pink sheep" of the family. I say that because pink is my favorite color and because I'm a little different than the siblings in my family. I am not by any means an outcast from them, I'm just more of a complete opposite of the other three siblings I have. That's where my blog comes into play.<br />
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For a little background, I have always loved to write. The act of writing, whether it be in a journal, writing my own "self help" book (that no one will ever see), a blog post, or even just writing "to do" notes in my planner, I love it all. I love the smell of the paper and the clicks of the keys pouncing on my keyboard. The words in black in white typed all over the screen or the colorful affirmations written all over white paper. I just love to write, but it was mostly for myself that I did the writing.<br />
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However, writing where others see it comes with a certain sense of needing to "provide" for others. My blog, while is my own personal outlet, it's also I place I want to inspire people to live a rich life. I want to provide to others the inspiration and faith in knowing that you don't need to have a ton of money to live a rich life. You can have a home you love to be in, a look you are confident wearing and life you are happy living, all while keeping within a small budget. I know this because that is my very life. <br />
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Another reason for my blog, is that this is the place that I can be me. And if a person doesn't like it, they are free to stop mid sentence and click away. They don't have to endure my endless spouts of affordable beauty and makeup and non-stop of how much I love my boys. This is where my siblings, and truth be told, all of my friends get the benefit of my blog. LOL<br />
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I had come to the very conclusion that NO ONE in my family or circle of friends like to talk about makeup, beauty or shopping of any kind and I'm pretty sure they are tired of my constant talking and picture showing of my son and hubby. They had to listen to my excitement of a new foundation I stumbled upon, or that my son got awesome grades, all with keeping a straight face and not once allowing their eyes roll to the back of their heads. They don't have the big "X" in the top right hand corner of the screen to click and make me go away. :) I'm grateful for them always listening and being there for me.<br />
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But, this blog is my place to spill out all that I love and not have to punish my friends and family with my babble. But also a place where I can hopefully inspire someone to work with what you have and make it great!! And if I can do that to just one person, well then that means more to me than any amount of money that could be given. <br />
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This is where you see me and all that I love to do, have and be. And I am truly grateful for that.<br />
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So that's my story. What does YOUR blog do for you? Why did you start it? What were your goals for it? Let me know your thoughts. On a side note, does anyone else LOVE the smell of paper planners? Does anyone want to lie to me and say they do, just so I don't feel like the crazy person?<br />
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Well, that's all I got for today. I hope it was enjoyable or inspiring, or in the least bit, entertaining. But I thank you for reading all the way through if you did, and I will be back again really soon. Until next time, take care.<br />
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<br />A Day at 523http://www.blogger.com/profile/03498389993596306113noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1326067087047817000.post-38530643298680435572019-03-22T16:17:00.000-05:002019-03-22T16:17:45.851-05:00Revlon Color Stay Full Cover Matte Foundation Review - Did it make the grade?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Hi everyone!! Happy Friday!!<br />
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It's a busy weekend here at 523....we have our new flooring coming in later this afternoon, so hopefully the hubby is finishing the painting in Caleb's playroom for that. We are choosing to lay the hardwood ourselves. I'm not sure how smart of a choice that is. But, being that it will save us over $3000 USD to do it ourselves, I'm at least going to try. While I have been waiting to have this flooring for many years and I'm excited to finally get it...that doesn't stop the dread that I feel from actually doing the work ourselves. I don't like home repairs, I don't like to paint, I'm not a DIY'er type of girl. I just like the end result and the amount of money it saves when you do it yourself. I know that sounds awful of me, but hey, I'm gonna keep it real here. In fact last night when Brad was working on the flooring prep, I did all I could to keep myself busy with the dishes, laundry and getting Caleb ready for bed, just so I didn't have to help with the floor. I figured it was ok, since I was washing Brad's clothes....that makes it ok, right?<br />
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Here's Caleb playing around in what is supposed to be his playroom but is partially dismantled. We do have all of the carpet and the padding pulled up and glue all removed. <br />
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So, let's talk makeup, because flooring bores me so....<br />
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Today I wanted to bring you a review of the Revlon Color Stay Full Cover Matte Foundation.<br />
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First up, I didn't like this foundation from the beginning...in fact because I didn't care for it at all, I went online looking for any sort of helpful tips or tricks to make it either better, or show me how to use it correctly, because it looked way too bad for this to be right.<br />
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Sadly, there was no help. So, I still don't like this foundation. What sucks about this situation, is that I promised myself that I'd use up all of my drugstore foundations all the way, before buying any other....now I have to force myself to use up this one.<br />
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Sometimes I think I am my own worse enemy.<br />
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So the Revlon Color Stay Full Cover foundation runs about $13-$15 USD and comes in 16 colors. The texture is very mousse like...it is just like a chocolate mousse you would get as a dessert.<br />
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Below are the claims:<br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222d3a; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Revlon ColorStay Full Cover Foundation, for matte coverage that lasts up to 24 hours. Doesn't look cakey or feel heavy.</span><br />
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<li style="box-sizing: inherit;">Full coverage, lasts up to 24 hours</li>
<li style="box-sizing: inherit;">Flawless matte without looking cakey or dry</li>
<li style="box-sizing: inherit;">Lightweight, blends seamlessly</li>
<li style="box-sizing: inherit;">Time release technology balances skin for a continuously fresh look</li>
<li style="box-sizing: inherit;">Shine-free formula made with water, not oil</li>
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I do not find any sort of full coverage out of this foundation on my skin. I still had to go in with a concealer to finish up the redness on and around my nose and the darkness under my eyes. The original Revlon Color Stay foundation will cover all of this without having to use a concealer. And I will always deduct points for a claim of "last up to 24 hours"....that's just baloney. :)<br />
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(in this photo above the arrows point to the redness and dry patch on my chin, the discoloration under my eye that wasn't covered and the cakey-ness in my forehead)<br />
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Full Cover Grade: F<br />
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This foundation looked instantly cakey on my face when I applied and settled into fine lines, pores and the creases around my nose. I have very oily skin, but for some reason this foundation found a dry patch and brought it to life some how. That was something I had never had before....so it was definitely odd.<br />
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(in the photo above, you will see it sinking into every nook and cranny of my face)<br />
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Flawless, Non-cakey or Dry Looking: F<br />
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The blending wasn't too horrible, but it does stand room for improvement. I felt it blended better with a brush than a sponge, but it still looked kind of funny with either, or. The brush seemed to leave streaks in it, no matter which type of brush I used, and the sponge just made the foundation sink even further into my pores.....which was none too pretty.<br />
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Blending: D<br />
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Lastly it claims a shine free formula made with water not oil. I will give the "ok" to this claim. It actually does help keep me matte for a good portion of the day. I notice oil breakthrough around the 8 hour mark. So that's a very good standing with me and my oily skin. Most foundations usually make it to the 6 hour mark. The original Color Stay will go the 8 hours on my skin but most other drugstore foundations won't last quite that.<br />
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Shine Free: A<br />
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However, when the breakdown starts with this foundation, it really goes quick and looks patchy and gross. I have been taking off my makeup as soon as I get home on the days I have worn this foundation just because the look of it is so bothersome to me.<br />
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All Day Fresh Looking: C<br />
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So, what's the final grade for the Revlon Color Stay Foundation?<br />
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Eeek...the final grade is "D"<br />
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I can't say I'm surprised. It has been an utter disaster wearing this foundation. I would think that someone who likes the whipped formula foundations, might get along good with this one. Or if you are one who can use the liquid / powder foundation (you know those ones in the compact?) you might really enjoy this one. I cannot wear those types....I think my skin is far from flawless to use those kind.<br />
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But surely there are skin types out there that this will work for. As for me, that's all I got! I hope it was somewhat helpful for you and I hope to see you back again really soon here at 523.<br />
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Until next time, take care.<br />
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Happy Wednesday!! Is it Friday yet? LOL It's been one of those weeks for me and its only the middle of the week. Oh well, I'll get through it one way or another.<br />
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So, let's talk about the <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07DZW6HF9/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B07DZW6HF9&linkCode=as2&tag=adayat523-20&linkId=eca99cc3d3ce4bcfb87470e96bdf839a">Jewel Rocks pallet from Rimmel. </a><br />
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This pallet is actually quite nice. I did a very easy coral look on Monday with this pallet, but I knew there was bigger potential to be had....and that's where I went into the bold and beautiful green color for today's look.<br />
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I was playing with my makeup last Saturday, so I went in with a few extra steps that I don't normally do during the weekdays, so you will get a glimpse of that today also. I will warn you that on Saturdays, my makeup can get quite loud if I don't watch out. :)<br />
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But I hope you enjoy, and let's hop to it.<br />
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<u>The products I used were:</u><br />
<a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07DZW6HF9/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B07DZW6HF9&linkCode=as2&tag=adayat523-20&linkId=eca99cc3d3ce4bcfb87470e96bdf839a">Rimmel Jewel Rocks Pallet</a><br />
<a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07BQV7ZK1/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B07BQV7ZK1&linkCode=as2&tag=adayat523-20&linkId=80460c9b1f10cbaec9f7fe07f6f5cf75">Rimmel Kajal Eye Liner in Emerald</a><br />
<a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07HLDJH7M/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B07HLDJH7M&linkCode=as2&tag=adayat523-20&linkId=a477d94ad42d4244362a11f45406be80">Wet N Wild Highlight Bar in Earth</a><br />
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First up I used the kajal eyeliner and applied it all over my lid. I'm not quite sure how I feel about this liner yet. It did make for a nice base, and allowed me to get the deep dark green I wanted that the powder shadow alone wouldn't have given. However, it takes a little while to dry down.</div>
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Next, I went into the deep green color #5, and patted it on top of the green liner and then blended it all up into the crease. Do you see where it seems to smear the liner up a bit? It was like it pulled it off my lid and transferred it to my crease.....very strange. But I didn't give it any time to dry either, so that might have been the issue. But then I picked up the color #1 on a flat brush, spritzed it with Elf setting spray (although water will work just fine) and then patted it in the middle of my lid.<br />
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I used the Wet N Wild Highlight bar in Earth and patted it on my inner tear duct. Then I went in with a smaller crease brush and applied #7 again. I felt as though I lost a bit with the green, and I wanted the coral color to peek out the top of the crease for some added dimension.<br />
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Next I used the NYX single shadow in I Have a Headache on my brow bone.....this is the PERFECT brow bone color for my skin tone. I used the pencil in my lower water line.<br />
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Next I used a pencil brush and went in with color #5 and ran it along my lower lash line to smudge out the liner. I then used the same pencil brush and picked up color #6 and ran it right on top of the color #5 on my lower lash line. It allowed it to lighten the deep green and give it some sparkle. :)<br />
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Time for liner....yep, with a smokey eye, I typically love to use black liquid liner on my top lash line. I used the Nyx Black Vinyl liner for this. I used my Loreal Lash Paradise mascara, shockingly no false lashes today and then the eyes were done.<br />
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For the rest of my face I went in with Milani's Corallina blush, then used the Wet N Wild highlight bar in Earth for my cheek highlight, and then went with an orangey coral lip color. This was the Loreal La Rouge in I Achieve. Don't be scared of this color...yes I know it's orange, but it's BEAUTIFUL!!!!<br />
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And that's it!! What do you think?<br />
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I love doing green eye shadow looks on my green eyes. I really feel it pulls the color out so well. I just love this look so, so, much!! And I hope you do also!! :)</div>
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So, that's all I got for today, I hope you enjoyed...I want to play some more with the Rimmel pallet to come up with one other look for you. After that I will do my review and let you know just what I think about this pallet in it's entirety. So be on the lookout for those posts.</div>
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But for today, that's all I have. I will be back again really soon. So, until next time, take care!</div>
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Hi everyone, how are you on this beautiful Monday? Spring break is over and I'm kinda glad. It wasn't quite what we were planning but we made it work. We basically fit all of our spring break activities into three days. So that was exhausting. But I'm glad to be back on our daily routine. I work much better with my days all planned out for me.<br />
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So, today we are gonna do a really easy look using the <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07DZW6HF9/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B07DZW6HF9&linkCode=as2&tag=adayat523-20&linkId=4001b3a862b81169545de09d44c7c481">Rimmel Jewel Rocks palle</a>t.<br />
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I did this look right after I first bought the pallet and woke up late for work. I didn't know what to do with it, so I just combined the shimmery coral and matte coral. And then went into the lightest shimmer for a pop of brightness.<br />
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Surprisingly I got a lot of comments on the look!! I couldn't believe how nice it looked and how quick it was to create. So today, that's what I'm gonna show off. I hope you enjoy!<br />
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First up take the matte coral color and sweep it all through your crease. Then take the shimmer coral color and swipe it on your lid. These shimmers work really well when you pick up the color and swipe it across as opposed to patting it on the eye. They are incredible when applied wet, just a FYI.<br />
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Next I went in with the lightest color in the pallet and swiped with my finger over my lid and then applied some in the inner tear duct.<br />
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Last I used the matte coral and ran it along the lower lash line and applied a few coats of mascara and the eye look is done.<br />
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For my lips I used <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07PCM7V7Q/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B07PCM7V7Q&linkCode=as2&tag=adayat523-20&linkId=cd3109a714f9a40b3eb97229efa24d70">Revlon HD Matte Lipcolor in Flare</a> and my blush was the <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005P9U4X4/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B005P9U4X4&linkCode=as2&tag=adayat523-20&linkId=6f11312ba8f2aa8eada1e786e6b19d61">Milani's Bellisimo Bronze blush</a><br />
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And there you have it....a simple, easy, soft coral look.<br />
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Well, that's about all the time I have for today. I hope you enjoyed the easy tutorial and will try it out for yourself. But today that's all I got. I will see you all again really soon. Until next time, take care.<br />
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Hello and how are you on this beautiful Friday? I'm now doing quite well....we just received news that my mom (who was rushed to the hospital yesterday) is doing much better.<br />
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So, what does your weekend plans hold for you? I keep thinking that I am supposed to be doing something this weekend, but for the life of me, I can't remember what it is. I surely hope it's not too important, because I will more than likely miss it.<br />
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Caleb and I have plans to go to the mall and spend some time together. Barnes and Nobel has a book that is supposed to be in stock on Saturday. It's the newest Bad Kitty book. This is a series of small chapter books that Caleb adores, about a mischievous kitty. I might pop into Bath and Body Works for some new home scents and I am sure that Caleb will want to wonder around the Lego store as well.<br />
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But those are our plans. I suppose I could get into the post for today, huh? Well, I have been doing some internet window shopping lately. I saw a cousin of Brad's wearing this really cute, long, sheer kimono cardigan, not too long ago, and I thought it was such a beautiful spring look. So I started my hunt for one.<br />
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Today, I wanted to show you which ones I thought were really beautiful and very affordable.<br />
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This <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07MBCWJTL/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B07MBCWJTL&linkCode=as2&tag=adayat523-20&linkId=b98dd74712095ed94ef41264abde984e">leopard print kimono</a> can be found on Amazon. It's the perfect length and I love the print. It's not so bold and in your face, leopard, it's more of a somewhat subtle leopard, and I really love that about this one. I am not much for ripped jeans, but I would pair this with jeans rolled at the cuff and a white or black top, probably a tank top. Although, wouldn't a deep red shirt look nice with too?<br />
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Ok, this next one is such a gorgeous one too! It is a <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07MQB43HD/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B07MQB43HD&linkCode=as2&tag=adayat523-20&linkId=7d4411a172065944864df2c43b03fe2b">floral black kimono</a>, also from Amazon. I love the flowers on this one. Again, it's a bold pattern, but not a slap you in the face bold. It's stunning. This one is on my top radar for now. But I'm still deciding.<br />
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This next one is a touch different. It's a <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07C2NML66/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B07C2NML66&linkCode=as2&tag=adayat523-20&linkId=4f7943fb62b341a2da8242ab9ecf9731">long vest</a> style kimono. This one is so cute!! I love the blue color and the pop of flowers make this vest such a beautiful statement piece for Spring. Don't you think?<br />
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This is one of the first ones I spotted...this <a href="https://www.maurices.com/product/lace-open-front-kimono/107631?ref_page=search#color/C254">sheer lace kimono</a> is so pretty and very victorian era looking to me. I love the lace on the bottom, but my absolute favorite part is the lace on the sleeves. It gives it such a luxurious look to it.<br />
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This last kimono has the true kimono sleeves....they are very large and flowy. This <a href="https://www.maurices.com/product/floral-border-print-kimono/105758?ref_page=search#color/C4189">sheer floral print</a> kimono has a beautiful subtle pattern of flowers on it, and the lighter sleeves takes this one a step up.<br />
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While all of these are under $35 USD each, I can't afford to get all of them so I will have to make a decision as to which one I can get. I think I may go with <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07MQB43HD/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B07MQB43HD&linkCode=as2&tag=adayat523-20&linkId=7d4411a172065944864df2c43b03fe2b">this</a> one. I love the flowers, the length is near perfect and I really think it will look so beautiful.<br />
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What are you wearing for Spring? Do you go with trendy pieces? Do you stick to mostly classics? Or do you mix it all up, like me?<br />
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I love affordable fashion, and while I know there are pieces that really need to be a quality piece of clothing, I also know what I can get in-expensively to accent my classics. Well, I guess that's all I have for this week. Let me know what you are wearing for Spring, I'd love to know!<br />
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But for now, that's all I got....I will be back again next week, so until next time, take care.<br />
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A Day at 523http://www.blogger.com/profile/03498389993596306113noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1326067087047817000.post-43428762304208503932019-03-06T09:48:00.000-06:002019-03-06T09:48:46.986-06:003 Luxuries I wouldn't want to live without<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Hi everyone, how are you on this beautiful but cold Wednesday? I have a fun post today and I am super excited to bring to you. Today I am showing off some of the luxury items that, while I COULD live without them, I really don't want to.<br />
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While I am an "all about drugstore" kind of girl, I do have my moments of wanting or just down right needing items that are far from the drugstore price. In cases such as these, I will ask for items as Christmas gifts or use birthday money to purchase them with. So these are not regular items I just go out and purchase because I want too or because I run out of. These are items I save for special occasions. I guess you could call these "splurge items" for me. But anyways, let's get started.<br />
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First up is the <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07547GRGZ/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B07547GRGZ&linkCode=as2&tag=adayat523-20&linkId=f9e1e96518ba43ea60b7b42ec1892c51">Macadamia Oil Hair Mask</a>. The price usually runs around $25 USD. I don't feel that $25 is expensive for many items, but when I spend $5 on my usual conditioner, $25 is a large step up for something such as this.<br />
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This little pot of deliciousness is my all time, absolute, (I could live without, but don't want too) and would cry if they did away with hair mask. The texture is like Country Crock margarine. That does sound gross, but that is how thick the texture is. What's so great about it, is that I have very fine hair and even with the thickness of this mask, it doesn't weigh my hair down. The biggest reason I can't seem to part with it however, is because of the scent. I have never found anything smell so wonderful in all of my life!! The scent is kind of light fruity-ness but has a high end scent to it as well.<br />
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This scrub is amazing on my skin. I love using those apricot scrubs multiple times a week, but they never compare to the results of just one time using the Dr. Brandt. Unfortunately this little bottle comes in at a whopping $40 USD for just 2 oz. So I do what I can to make my little bottle last as long as humanly possible. But this is a much loved product for me.<br />
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My last and final product that is a luxury purse. It took me over a year and a half to save up for this bag. I think it's just goregeous and could live without it, but really don't want too. It's the<a href="https://us.louisvuitton.com/eng-us/products/speedy-35-monogram-008783"> Louis Vuitton Speedy 35 handbag</a><br />
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This was to biggest investment (style wise) that I had ever made. It retails for $1040 USD. I wasn't going to go into any kind of debt to purchase it, so I did the old fashioned way and just saved money up in a little envelope until I had enough. It took me close to 14 months to save up for it, and even after 10 years of owning it, I have never regretted the purchase.<br />
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Now, why did I purchase this bag? Well, I am first off a collector of handbags. It is the "shoes to Carrie Bradshaw" item to me. I did a ton of research on the brand, the style and the craftsmanship of the LV Speedy, before finally settling in on it. I do not carry my Speedy everyday. In fact I only carry it once or twice a month, but that is because I don't want it to go through the wear and tear of my normal daily life. I am rough on bags and for me, this is a "collector piece", so I want to make sure it always looks brand new. My favorite thing about the bag is that you wear sweatpants and a t-shirt then throw the Speedy on your arm and your look has just went from roll out of bed s#!%, to roll out of bed chic. :)<br />
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So there you have it. Luxury items that I really am good with spending my money on and have never regretted the purchase of. What are your luxury items that you love? Let me know what you like.<br />
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That's all I have for today, I will be back again soon, so until next time, take care.<br />
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Hi and happy Monday! I'm freezing cold. Yep, that's all there is to that. It's actually very, very cold weather for us here in North Texas. The temperature is 22 degrees and that doesn't work out very well for us North Texans. But, the heaters are all working well (knock on wood) and I'm going to count my blessings for that.<br />
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Poor Caleb was sick and home from school for two days last week....he just couldn't get past this nasty little cold he had.<br />
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This is him and Scooby sleeping in my lap. :)<br />
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Alrighty, let's talk about gimmicks or greatness. Have you seen these makeup cloths lately?<br />
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These are the <a href="https://www.walmart.com/ip/S-T-Always-Off-Makeup-Cloths-3-Pack/45047856">S&T Always Off Makeup Cloth</a>.<br />
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They feel like microfiber cloths that I use to wipe my car windows with. But these say they are made for removing makeup. They claim to "lift away makeup instantly, with just water". They have even stated that they will take off waterproof eye makeup. <br />
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Well, I can't quite say that ALL of that is true. Here's where I used the cloth with ONLY water. You will see that the cloth does remove some makeup. But after using the cloth, I went in with cotton rounds and my Garnier Micellar water to see how much makeup was left on my skin. I had to use four cotton rounds to finish taking it all off.<br />
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Now, here's where I use my usual Equate brand makeup remover cloths. I typically use two of these. These are the ones that already have soap in them and you wet them down and lather them up. And you will also see how much makeup left on my face with just one cotton round and micellar water. <br />
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While it may seem that these cloths could be somewhat "gimmicky", I will NOT however, count these cloths off. I don't really think any cloth will take off makeup with only water. That claim is just too far off, for my personal thoughts. But these cloths are good when used with water and soap combined. <br />
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Now, will I continue to use them with soap and water? Probably not. I don't like the feeling that it gives when you try to wipe your face with it. It feels like it's pulling so hard at my skin. I assume it's the microfibers that give the tough amount of friction. But that is total personal preference. I also don't like using the much loved <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07FM1RKYH/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B07FM1RKYH&linkCode=as2&tag=adayat523-20&linkId=3e983c9466bfecd7e05d36b861d5ec00">Clarisonic facial brush.</a> I personally prefer the spinning head type brushes. <br />
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But, the way I LOVE to use these, are in the makeup room. When I am wanting to use the same brush but with a different eye shadow, I will just take the dry brush and wipe it across the cloth a few times and it will allow you to switch eye shadow colors without switching brushes. It's like one of those <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00HLWOHFE/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B00HLWOHFE&linkCode=as2&tag=adayat523-20&linkId=b92da2d0e3890bea52c6f86bb137247d">Vera Mona color switch</a> except those cost $13 USD and these cloths only cost $3 USD.<br />
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Are they a gimmick? No not entirely. In fact, these will save you money because you have the ability to throw them in the washer and reuse. Whereas the pre-soaped cloths have to be thrown away. They will take off your makeup, but it really needs to be combined with some sort of makeup remover or face soap for the absolute best results.<br />
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So, there's my thoughts and my final verdict on the Make Up Remover Cloth. These are only my opinions so the jury is still out as to whether or not you will like them. But if you try them let me know your thoughts. <br />
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I think that is all I have for today. I hope to see you again soon, and until next time, take care!<br />
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Happy Friday!! Today will be a somewhat quick post...I wanted to show you something I have been eyeing to buy in the very near future....like after payday? :)<br />
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Anyways, I had been seeing all the fun bags that have been coming out for the 2019 Spring Summer fashion and one trend I have been loving is the metal cage bags. Now I am not going to spend $2000 on a trend...that's just not my way of doing things. But I thought I'd show you how I like to keep the trends in the budget.<br />
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One thing that I kept seeing over and over, were these cage bags. This one below is from Andrea Neen and it retails for $675 USD. Pricey but oh so cute!!<br />
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This next one below is from Isla and it retails for $597 USD. Well that's a little better of a price, but still too much for what I am willing to spend on a trend.<br />
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Now we come to one that I am going to purchase.....This <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/search/ref=as_li_qf_sp_sr_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=adayat523-20&keywords=LETODE%20Women%27s%20Elegant%20Chain%20Cross-body%20Bag%20Metal%20Hollow%20Cage%20Clutch&index=aps&camp=1789&creative=9325&linkCode=ur2&linkId=858977ffa687402d0e04d1b0a4c1eae1">Metal Cage Bag</a> is from Amazon and retails for......are you ready??? Ok, it's only $25 USD. Yep, this one is in my cart and ready for the checkout button. I was thinking about what drew me to these types of bags. I finally remembered that I had one of these when I was in Jr. High School....I know it was a loooonnnng time ago. But I still remember just how much I loved the look of it. <br />
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And here's the other <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07GJHSMS6/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B07GJHSMS6&linkCode=as2&tag=adayat523-20&linkId=9226e8207c65475faf5099e7fafe2303">cage handbag</a> I am not quite sure but am really thinking about purchasing. Isn't it super cute?! I love unique and fun bags like these. <br />
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Well, that's all I have for today....this is kind of like one of those "Buy this and not that" type of post. In fact, I might just make that the title. <br />
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Well, I am really busy at work and my lunch break is going to be cut short. But I wanted to show you my little fun find. I will talk to you all again really soon....next week I have a "gimmick or great" post coming for you. I can't wait to show you the product.<br />
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But until next time, take care.<br />
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Hello and happy "hump day"! It is a dreary one here in North Texas. It's nasty, rainy, dark and cold today and it just makes me feel tired. Of course, I might also be tired because Caleb and I stayed up until 10 PM last night finishing off The Wizard of Oz book. We called it a "literary crime" to stay up that late reading a classic, but I just wasn't watching the clock, in all reality. So Caleb and I are both dragging around today.<br />
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So, today I am going to do another look using the Maybelline City Mini pallet in Diamond Dust. I really wanted to use the deep teal color in the outer corner, so I created a look all around making that area deep and teal. I hope you enjoy.<br />
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First up, you will see that I am using blotting sheets under my eyes. This is because the pallet is very soft and has a tremendous amount of fallout. So either use some sort of shadow shield or wait and do your foundation after your eyes.<br />
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I wanted to start out with my crease and the teal, but I wanted to keep it very light at first. So I used fluffy brush to swipe the teal color (6) throughout my crease. I used a very small wispy brush and ran the light gray color (5) just along the edges of the teal. I did this so I wound't have a very harsh teal line in my crease. (You could start out with color 5 and run it through your upper crease first and then go in with the teal to get the same effect if you don't have the wispy brush.)<br />
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Next on a flat brush I went in with the beautiful shimmer color (4) and packed it all over my lid. You can amplify it a bit more if you use a bit of setting spray on the brush. That's also what I did to get the deeper teal color in my outer V. I got some of the color (6) on my brush, spritzed it with setting spray and then packed it on my outer V and blended it over towards the crease.<br />
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I lined my lower water line with brown pencil liner and smudged it out with the teal color (6) on a pencil brush on my lower lash line.<br />
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I did black liquid liner on my top lash line, applied mascara and my eyes were done. I next used the Hard Candy Fox in a Box Blush in Girl Boss and for my lips I used the Loreal LaRouge in I Rebel. <br />
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I think the look really turned out quite pretty. I love the teal color and how it's not some wild and out there color, but a lot more fun than a neutral brown too. It has a nice, edgy twist to the look.<br />
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So, that's all I have for today, I hope you found it helpful and enjoyed it as well. I will see you all again really soon. Until next time, take care.<br />
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-KimA Day at 523http://www.blogger.com/profile/03498389993596306113noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1326067087047817000.post-9051467351725129632019-02-25T14:36:00.000-06:002019-02-25T14:36:33.361-06:00A Little More About Me - Favorite Holiday and Why?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Hi everyone!! I'm so happy to have you here today. It's a great day for me, I finally finished that stupid Ecology paper. It only took me three weeks to complete (she said with heavy sarcasm).<br />
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So, how was your weekend? We had a birthday party to attend this weekend. It was one of Caleb's close friend's party and it was had at the trampoline park. If you ever want to exhaust your children, just let them run free at a trampoline park. I wonder why they never had places like this when I was growing up.....<br />
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Anyhoo, let's talk about me!! Isn't that some sort of Toby Keith song? I love doing posts like these, LOL. But seriously, I love giving you glimpses into this madness of a mind I have. I like showing off my family and our life, so that's somewhat of today's post is.<br />
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I was reading a lifestyle blog not too long ago and there was a list of 101 things to blog about. One of them was "What is your favorite holiday and why?"<br />
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Here's where the madness comes in....I can't name just one favorite holiday. It's not that simple for me. I have reasons why I love many of the holidays. So, I thought I'd showcase the ones I love here. I hope you enjoy.<br />
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Let's start out with New Years Eve / New Years Day:<br />
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We aren't the big party goers......anymore. I completed a good portion of my partying days while I was still in high school. That's a whole other post in itself, that I am not quite sure I want to expose yet. So, fast forward 20 something years later.....for New Year's Eve, the majority of the time we go out to my best friend, Crystal and her husband Brian's house and we play pool, ride the UTV, play cornhole and just hang out with them and a bunch of their neighbors. They are a fun group of people!!<br />
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They live way out in the country so we are able to light bon fires and do fireworks.....my favorite thing to do is to ride around in the UTV through all the the wooded areas on their land. We really have a wonderful time with them. This is not the only time we go to their house, but this is the time that we stay extra later and have a little extra fun. <br />
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New Years Day is when the new calendars come in!!!! Fun fact: I LOVE NEW CALENDARS!! But that's the only reason I like New Year's Day. :)<br />
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So, there's January. Now on to February's holiday. How can I not love Valentines Day? The hubs and I have been married 16 years just this past valentines.<br />
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Most people joke and say that I chose that date because I didn't want Brad to forget our anniversary....but in reality, NO ONE forgets our wedding. Many of the people who attended our wedding have no clue when they got married, but they do remember ours. :) I have this little old lady from church and she still comes up to me and tells me how much fun she had at our wedding. I'm pretty sure it was the party of the year in 2003.<br />
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I don't care much for St. Patricks day. I am not Irish, I don't like pinching people for not wearing green and so we aren't going to get into that holiday. In fact I never remember when it actually is.<br />
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Easter!!! This usually comes in April. I used to not care for Easter, but we started having this family gathering with family and friends at our home and I have now just fell in love with the holiday. It's a lot of work, because our families are so big, but its a lot of fun to have everyone over. I finally felt like a grown up after I started hosting a holiday at my house...is that strange? Well, it sounds strange to say.<br />
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Another fun fact: Caleb loves having people over to his house for the holidays. He does get a little nervous having 10 kids playing with all of his toys, but he still loves them all to be at our home.<br />
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July 4th...this one is truly special to me. You see, the year Caleb was born (July 12, 2010) I was in the hospital just waiting to have him on the 4th of July. I remember going out on the glass bridge of the hospital that night and standing with Brad, watching the fireworks go off at the North Texas College campus. It was a difficult holiday because I had been in the hospital since June 25th by then...but I knew it wouldn't be long until Caleb was in my arms.<br />
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And of course my little bundle of joy came on the 12th of July. Words can't come close to describing how much love I have for this little ball of fire in my life. And I ALWAYS take a trip down memory lane when Caleb's birthday rolls around.<br />
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So, love me some July!! October....now this is where this post get tough.... Halloween used to be my favorite holiday. Now that I have Caleb, I really love so many more of the holidays.<br />
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But if I was to pick just one, I'd say the month of October. I know, I know, I've got some 'splaining to do..<br />
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Ok, so I love Halloween....its one of the more affordable holidays and you can buy like 10 bags of Snickers at once and no one will look at you funny in the store. I love trick or treating as a kid. I would always go in my neighborhood with my best friend, Amber, each year. I love taking Caleb out just as much!!<br />
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So, why do I love the month so much? Well, it starts to cool off here in Texas....and that is one huge lifesaver. It's the perfect weather for camping here in Texas, I love the fall clothing that comes out in October, it's pumpkin spice colored and flavored everything as well. I love Halloween, as we just discussed, but one of the best things about October is because it's Breast Cancer Awareness month. We have had family members suffer from breast cancer and I support anything I can for this cause. I love how companies will take everything and splash it with the color pink and use the proceeds towards cancer treatments and research.<br />
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Pumpkin spice, cool weather, bags of snickers, camping, pink stuff, and helping special causes. October is my month!!!!<br />
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Thanksgiving!!<br />
Really?! Who doesn't like to stuff their bellies to the brim one day a year? Um, I do...<br />
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Thanksgiving will always hold a special place in my heart that stems from my childhood. I would always wake up excited because I knew my grandparents would make the 2 hour drive (with their camper in tow) and arrive bright and early Thanksgiving morning. Then they'd stay the night and we'd stay up with them playing Wahoo (a game from my childhood, played like Chinese Checkers). It was when I knew that when i grew up I'd also have a holiday at my house where my children's grandparents would come over....(for us that is Easter).<br />
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Christmas: Oddly enough, I never cared for Christmas growing up. There always seemed to be tension in the house before and on Christmas Eve...it would always end by Christmas morning, but I grew to dislike the holiday. It wasn't any better when I moved out. It almost got worse. On Christmas Eve (after working half a day) Brad and I would go to one grandparent's house, then to my mom's and then to Brad's family's home and get home sometime after midnight and have to wake up early to visit two more grandparents houses. We just barely had enough time for our own Christmas Eve together. <br />
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HOWEVER, Brad knew my dislike for Christmas Eve, and he planned a very special Christmas Eve in 2001 when he proposed, with just the two of us at home....of course that happiness was short lived because we had to rush off to the next family's house.<br />
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While the proposal was the most special Christmas Eve I have ever had, after Caleb came along, our holiday had a purpose to it. Christmas can be stressful financially for us....we don't have a ton of money to spend, but enough to make it special and filled with magic. Of course this really started to become easier when started saving money for Christmas in January....that's the key to doing it right, start saving early!<br />
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So, anyways, now that Caleb is here, we don't just celebrate Christmas Eve and Christmas Day...nope, we start things off the day after Thanksgiving. This is what I call a "mommy and me" day. Brad always has to work the day after, and since he doesn't like the tree decorating and such, Caleb and I use this day to do just that.<br />
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We string popcorn, bake cookies, have peppermint hot chocolate and decorate the tree. We finally plop on the couch and watch tons of Christmas cartoons. Christmas Eve is celebrated at our home with JUST Brad, Caleb and myself. <br />
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We go ice skating with my BFF and her son, we go look at Christmas lights and go to the live nativity. And of course we wrap it all up with Santa on Christmas day. We do go and visit family and all, but we have paired it down a bit. One year we will go to Thanksgiving and one side of the family and then Christmas on the other side. Then the next year we switch. It's a lot less stressful for us and saving early makes it financially a bit easier, and the fact that we do things together as a family takes away all the attention that Santa and Christmas Eve gets. So I think we have finally figured out how to do Christmas the right way.....at least for us that is. :)<br />
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Well, that's all I have for today. I hope you enjoyed this little glimpse into my world. I will see you all again really soon. Until next time, take care.<br />
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-KimA Day at 523http://www.blogger.com/profile/03498389993596306113noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1326067087047817000.post-39653148950967958392019-02-22T13:06:00.000-06:002019-02-22T13:06:55.027-06:00Loreal Rouge Signature Lasting Matte Liquid Lipstick - Does it make the grade?<br />
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Happy Friday!!<br />
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I have been having such fun playing with my stocks this week!! If you saw my post on Wednesday, you will have read that I started investing in the stock market. And not for retirement, though I do have an investment retirement account too, but this is for a possible supplemental income. I have no clue just what I am doing just yet, but I am learning a lot and loving it even more!!<br />
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Okie dokie, today we are going to talk about Loreal's new lip product they have out. It's called the Loreal Rouge Signature Lasting Matte Liquid Lipstick. That's quite a mouthful to say, LOL. I found mine at Walmart for $9.97 each.<br />
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Ok, let's talk about the claims.<br />
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Ultra Comfortable Liquid Lipstick: Yes, this is the most comfortable wearing liquid lipstick. I most definitely give this an "A"<br />
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Dyes your lips for a lasting color: Yes, this does dye your lips. Dye is such a scary word....let's say it is a "semi-staining" on your lips. However, this only comes with the dark colors. The lightest nude color, I do not see any sort of stain on my lips. But since the range is mostly deeper and vibrant colors, I went ahead and gave it a grade of "A"<br />
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Less texture, more color: Yes again!! There is so very little texture with these liquid lipsticks. No flaky, gross-ness is had with these. AND you can apply more than one layer and even re-apply mid day. I give this one an "A" also.<br />
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Let's talk about the staying power. It states it has a "lasting matte color". Yes the color is matte, and it does last. But it does wear off around the 6 hour mark. Although, this is the vibrant color you when first applied that wears off....not the stain. The stain will stay around until about the 8-9 hour mark. I again, give this claim an "A".<br />
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There are 12 colors total....at the time of me taking the photos (which was at 5:30 this morning) I only had 3 colors. BUT, I made a pit stop on the way to work and grabbed two more colors. I'll be using them in upcoming tutorials so I'll show them off then. <br />
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But the three I have are "I Empower", "I Rebel" and "I Represent" and you will see them from left to right in the photos below.<br />
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So, 12 colors total....I kind of wish there were more. This is such a fantastic lip product that I really would like to see more colors come out. But I will just work with what I have for now. <br />
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Some of my own personal thoughts on these are that I love how light and liquid they are. So they can built up to a full opacity or they can actually be somewhat sheer if you want as well. I love that they can be layered. I think that is really a fantastic option with these because most liquid lipsticks can't do that without feeling cakey and crumbly.<br />
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The overall grade is an "A" and for me I can definitely see why. I am going to collect all of the colors with maybe the exception of the dark brown color...I'm not 100% sure of that one yet.<br />
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But I do recommend this lipstick. I think it's a great product and I feel that for people who do not like liquid lipsticks or feel they are too uncomfortable, this is really the product to tryout. <br />
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Well, that's all I have for today. I hope it was helpful and informative. I will be back again next week with more, I hope you come back and visit me then. Until next time, take care.<br />
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-Kim<br />
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<br />A Day at 523http://www.blogger.com/profile/03498389993596306113noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1326067087047817000.post-84975672292957584222019-02-20T13:04:00.000-06:002019-02-20T13:04:01.659-06:00Maybelline City Mini Pallet in Diamond Dust - Tutorial #1<br />
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Happy Wednesday!!<br />
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How are you today? I am doing really well. Caleb and I have plans to go to the park after school today and let him run his little heart out with a bunch of random kids....he's super excited!! :)<br />
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I, on the other hand am jumping head first back into my Ecology class and I will finally finish this stupid paper on the wind patterns and the heating of the Earth. I took a much longer break than need be after my grandmother's death and I need to get this finished soon so I can continue on. So while Caleb is playing I will be writing. <br />
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I woke up pretty excited today...and it wasn't because of makeup either....LOL Shocker, I know. I started dabbling around with stocks in my retirement account the past several months. I have a couple stocks that I have been heavily playing around with lately and actually started to make a somewhat decent payoff with them. But, with this type of investment account I have, I cannot use the money until I am 60 years old....I am far from that age. Something I realized was that I have a lot of fun playing with these little stocks, so I decided to open up a regular investment account. I have only started out with a very little amount of money, so its not something that we will lose our house over. But, I woke up this morning knowing that the account would be open and ready to trade stocks with today and I just got really excited about it. So there's you a fun fact about me today. Stocks excite me.<br />
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Ok, let's talk makeup.<br />
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I found ANOTHER Maybelline City Mini pallet at the store the other day and snatched it right up. So today, I am bringing you a look I created with it. It's a really easy look....I only used one shadow from it. But this one shadow is so gorgeous on it's own.<br />
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So, lets start....first up you want to take the shimmery color. And pat it on you lid....next with a fluffy brush, sweep the color through the crease. Lastly on a pencil brush, swipe the same color on your lower lash line. <br />
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I put black liquid liner on my top lash line and then many coats of mascara. I used Hard Candy's Fox in a Box blush in Girl Boss and for my lips I used the Loreal Gold Crush lipstick in Rose Gold.<br />
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And that was all there was to the the look...what do you think? Easy right?<br />
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I love super simple looks like these. If you don't want to use black liquid liner, then you can skip it and go with a more neutral look. I think a very dark purple lip would look fantastic with this eye look. But I wanted to keep it neutral.<br />
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Well, I think that's all I have for today. It was short and sweet....just like my sweet baby Caleb.<br />
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So, I guess I will see you all again really soon. Until next time, take care.<br />
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-KimA Day at 523http://www.blogger.com/profile/03498389993596306113noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1326067087047817000.post-28827515367705741842019-02-18T13:03:00.001-06:002019-02-18T13:03:41.906-06:00Family Favorite from Paula Deen - Not Yo' Mama's Banana Pudding<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This weekend we had Caleb's Cubscout Blue and Gold Banquet. <br />
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He had lots of fun playing with his friends, receiving his hard earned awards, learning about lemurs and seeing waayyy too large for my personal comfort...tarantulas. <br />
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We all had to bring a dish to share of food from our culture. I brought German sausage which is from a German meat market, not too far from our home town. This sausage is something that is sought after during all the family gatherings at Brad's family. <br />
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Another dish I brought was the Paula Dean's Not Yo' Mama's Banana Pudding. This has been my family's and Brad's family favorite for a very long time as well. I make this multiple times per year and on holidays where my sister's husband and children come, I typically make them a batch to take home with them because they love it so much.<br />
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Today I wanted to bring you the recipe and show you just how easy it is to prepare it. I hope you try it out and enjoy it just as much as our family does.<br />
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<a href="https://www.pauladeen.com/recipe/not-yo-mamas-banana-pudding/">You can view the recipe on Paula Deen's website here.</a><br />
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I will always give credit where it's due and my gosh does Paula EVER deserve the credit for this dish!!<br />
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So here's just what you need:<br />
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1 - 12oz tub of Cool Whip (this will be the freezer section, but when you bring it home, put it in the refrigerator)<br />
1 - 14oz can of sweetened condensed milk....make sure you get the "sweetened"<br />
1 - 8oz bar of cream cheese<br />
2 - cups of milk<br />
1 - 5oz box of vanilla INSTANT pudding / pie filling (do NOT get the "cook" kind, make sure it says "instant")<br />
6 - bananas....you can use more or less...I find that 6 works perfectly for us, however I see people use only 4 and some use 8<br />
2 - bags of Chessman cookies....these are made by Pepperidge Farm and are in the stand up bags<br />
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Directions:<br />
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The first thing I do is I separate out my cookies....there are bound to be some that are broken so I get those out.<br />
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Next thing I do...because I have issues....is I get out five of the shapes and make sure to have four cookies of each shape (as you see below) and set these aside, these will be the topping at the end.<br />
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Slice up your bananas.<br />
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Lay the other cookies on the bottom of a 13x9 pan and then top cookies with sliced bananas.<br />
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In large bowl, combine milk and pudding.<br />
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In another bowl combine cream cheese (I like to cut the cream cheese up in little blocks, it makes it easier to mix) and condensed milk, using an electric mixer, beat until smooth<br />
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Next, drop a cookie to Scooby...he wouldn't move out from under my feet until I did.<br />
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Pour onto the cookies and bananas and then top with second bag of cookies (the ones we saved earlier), cover and put in refrigerator until time to serve.<br />
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This is best when it's had time to set in the refrigerator for a few hours before serving. It allows the cookies to get slightly soft.<br />
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Last, you will want to take the broken cookies and scrape the bowl....because licking the bowl clean wouldn't be polite.<br />
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But that's how you make this famous banana pudding. Ours was eaten completely at the banquet and Brad had to work so he didn't get any of it.<br />
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I promised him I'd make him a batch this coming week. So I'm going to go to the store tonight to get the stuff for it.<br />
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I hope you enjoyed today's post...its a little different than normal. But I like sharing our real life with my followers just as much as I do the makeup stuff, so I hope you don't mind...I might bring a few more posts such as these in the near future.<br />
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But for today, that's all I got. I will see you all again really soon with a makeup post featuring a new Maybelline City Mini pallet....yep I found yet another!! I'm excited because I really like the looks I have made so far with this little gem.<br />
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So, until next time, take care.<br />
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<br />A Day at 523http://www.blogger.com/profile/03498389993596306113noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1326067087047817000.post-51774966022958002482019-02-15T15:32:00.000-06:002019-02-15T15:33:44.817-06:00Neutrogena Rapid Wrinkle Repair - Did it "repair" ?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Hello my friends, I hope you are all doing well on this beautiful Friday. I have some cooking to do tomorrow for Caleb's Cub Scout's Blue and Gold Banquet. We are asked to bring dishes from our family's country. I only know a little about the food that comes from Germany....for some reason I only know beer. :/ And I don't think that's very appropriate for Cub Scouts. But I decided on bringing German sausage. We actually have a place near our town that is a German meat market and specializes in German meats. We have this sausage every Christmas at Brad's family gatherings and also every Easter at my house. The next thing I've decided to bring is banana pudding. While we are mostly German, we are also very southern. And there really isn't anything much more southern than Paula Deen's banana pudding. This is another family favorite on both the hubs and my side of the family. So we are going to be diving into our ancestors history with German sausage and our present family with banana pudding. I'm really looking forward to the pudding. :)<br />
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Well, now that I'm hungry for sausage and pudding, let's get into today's post. On December 6th, I started using an anti wrinkle cream from Neutrogena.<br />
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Ok, let's first and foremost talk pricing on this.....I paid $24.99 USD. I know, I know, I could have paid $200 at Sephora for an anti-wrinkle cream. But still, I think $25 is a fair price for something that "should" work...am I right?<br />
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So let me show you what first got me going on needing a wrinkle cream. I get that these aren't the best photos....but you do see the slight lines in the forehead, right? The one on the left is without makeup, the one on the right if full face of makeup, both taken on the first day I used the product.<br />
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What I hate about the one with the makeup is that you can see (well, not so much in the photograph) where the foundation and powder will ultimately "sink" into my lines. Not so pretty!! I have to watch what powders I use to set my foundation with because some will show the lines waaayyy worse than others.<br />
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So, let's talk about the claims of this here product....... here's the back of the box.<br />
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"Visibly smoother and younger-looking skin in just one week". Hmmm...one week, huh? I don't concur.<br />
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It said it would "fade the look of even deep wrinkles, including crow's feet, FOREHEAD and cheek wrinkles". See? It says it right there...forehead wrinkles.<br />
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I still see the wrinkles in my forehead.<br />
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This photo was taken the day I completely used up the product.....<br />
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Another thing it claimed was that it would "diminish the look of age spots". Again, there's a "nope" to that claim for me. In the photo above you can see traces of the spots, which are leftovers of the melasma or "pregnancy mask" that I still have, leftovers from my now eight year old son.<br />
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Oh, the things we go through for our sweet baby's. LOL I will not go out without some sort of foundation covering it. So, I had hopes that this would lighten it up a bit more so I didn't have to try so hard to cover it with makeup. Again, it didn't happen.<br />
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I wasn't expecting results in one week like it claims that "100% of women" had noticed. I didn't see results in four weeks nor 8 weeks...in fact it took me 9 weeks and an entire jar, using twice a day, and still had yet to see any sort of difference.<br />
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You may wonder if perhaps it did ANYTHING for my skin? Well, no, not that I could visibly see. It did give my skin a lot of extra moisture however. And one thing I noticed was that it worked just fine under makeup as well. It didn't break anything down early nor make my skin extra oily throughout the day...so I was happy about that part.<br />
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So, to wrap it all up...this did absolutely nothing for me. I was so disappointed, I really thought I'd see some sort of improvement.<br />
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Does it mean that YOU shouldn't try it? No, I don't tell anyone when it comes to skin care, to not try something.<br />
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Skincare is not a "one size fits all" type of product. If you look at reviews on this product, it gets very high ratings. I am just one face that it sadly didn't work on.<br />
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So there's my thoughts and my own personal findings on the Neutrogena Rapid Repair. I hope you found it helpful, and I hope you will come back and visit me (wrinkles and all) here at 523!<br />
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That's all I have for today, I will be back again soon. Until next time, take care.<br />
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-KimA Day at 523http://www.blogger.com/profile/03498389993596306113noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1326067087047817000.post-54954295236621318312019-02-13T13:04:00.000-06:002019-02-13T13:04:01.044-06:00Loreal Infallible 24 Hour Fresh Wear Foundation Review - Did it make the grade?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Hi everyone, how are you doing on this beautiful Wednesday? Even though it's 9:30am, I just had the most perfect and absolutely enormous cupcake I have ever seen. The size of it was like a triple sized cupcake. It was a decadent chocolate cupcake with some even more decadent chocolate icing.<br />
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Here at work one of our techs went to a location called Small Cakes to perform service for them and they gave him these gorgeous cupcakes to bring back to us here at work. Its one of those type of cakes that you eat it and it is so wonderful you keep eating until you are sick and then even though you are sick you are still smiling profusely at how delicious it was. Do you know what I mean? LOL<br />
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Anyways, now that you are craving cupcakes, let's talk makeup, shall we?<br />
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Today I am very much ready to bring you my full review of the Loreal Infallible 24 Hour Fresh Wear Foundation and I will let you know if I think whether or not it "made the grade".<br />
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I purchased the Loreal Infallible for $14.99 USD at my local Walmart. If you want me to be completely honest, I will say that the price is a little high. I think that they really need to keep the price in the $8-9 price range for drugstore foundations.<br />
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So I gave the price a C<br />
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I liked applying it with a damp sponge, although it works ok with a brush, but I find a very light coverage comes with the brush. So the sponge is where I find the best application.<br />
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So let's look at the claims:<br />
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Long wearing, up to 24 hours of wear: B<br />
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Twenty-four hours.......nope, that is not happening. First off I'd never wear foundation for 24 hours, but I will and do on the daily wear it from 5am until about 8pm. So I wear my foundation for about 15 hours. But, this foundation has a breakdown time of about 8 hours. Now, that is very normal for foundation on my skin. It is very rare that I can keep a foundation on without breaking down anywhere on my face much longer than the 8 hour mark. I think that the Revlon Colorstay will go for about 9-10 hours for me before it starts to fade and break down. The reason I give this foundation a B is because while it lasts the same as nearly every foundation I have ever tried....I did deduct points for the claims of 24 hours. That's just a silly claim.<br />
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Breathable: A<br />
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Yes, this is very fluid like, meaning it's very thin and watery but very light feeling on the skin. I completely agree with the statement made of being breathable.<br />
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Medium - Full Build-able Coverage: B<br />
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I won't go nearly as far as saying its a "full coverage". Build-able and medium are very true claims so I met in the middle of A and C and gave it a B. I like that you can get a light or medium coverage.<br />
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Three oil absorbents allow it to resist sweat, water and is transfer resistant: C<br />
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No, I can't say it's transfer resistant...I lost a lot of my foundation on people's shoulders when I was overly hugged at the funeral last week. I really put that foundation to the test then. I haven't came across sweating yet, its not that time of the year here in Texas so I can't lay claims on that one. As for water resistant...well it was decent. It's not hard to wash off, but it didn't run completely off of my face when crying a bunch last week. Just so you know, I have been using this foundation since the early part of January, but it got some real heavy duty testing last week at the funeral and visitation for my grandmother. I am a little confused about the "three oil absorbents"....to me that sounds like it should be made to control oil....however, it says no where on the bottle or website that it controls oil. Which is good because it doesn't do that at all. But I can't punish something when it doesn't claim "oil control". It is just a bit misleading to me.<br />
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Goes on smoothly: C<br />
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I wish this did better. I could see it just sinking into my pores and not looking too good. I did start to use a pore filling primer and that made it much better. So if you use a pore filling primer or you are just blessed beyond means and have baby smooth skin, then you will like the way it looks.<br />
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Healthy Looking: A<br />
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Yep, it is skin like in my honest opinion. I think because of how thin it is, is what makes it look just like your natural skin. In all honesty, it looks beautiful on the skin...but you just have to either have pore-less skin or use a pore filling primer.<br />
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Color stays true: A<br />
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Yes, again! While I really could have gone a shade lighter (I bought 425, Linen), it did stay looking true to color. It didn't oxidize at all on me, even throughout the wearing of it. The color didn't budge.<br />
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Another other thing that I wanted to mention before the final grade....this foundation takes a little while to dry down. I will turn a little fan on to help it to dry down some, but that is something to think about.<br />
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So what is the overall grade?<br />
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The Loreal Infallible 24 Hour Fresh Wear Foundation scored: B<br />
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I think that's a very fair score. It is not a terrible foundation, but it just needs to adjust the claims a bit, especially the 24 hour wear, and you might want to throw a primer under it. But I have continued to use it and I will finish the bottle up. I won't repurchase, but I am not disappointed by the product either.<br />
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So there you have it...my review and final thoughts on this foundation.<br />
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I hope you found it helpful and I also hope you will come back to visit me here at 523!<br />
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I will see you all again really soon, so until next time, take care.<br />
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-Kim<br />
<br />A Day at 523http://www.blogger.com/profile/03498389993596306113noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1326067087047817000.post-16177601208723047592019-02-11T13:06:00.000-06:002019-02-11T13:06:21.500-06:00Just a ramble<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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And here we begin another week.....my heart is still reeling with pain from losing my grandmother. I have been so distraught that I can't seem to function in my daily life. Thursday night was terrible, I just went bat crazy on Brad (the hubby)...and while at the time, I felt as though I had good reasoning...I didn't. Then Friday morning, I had no school uniforms for Caleb to wear....apparently I hadn't washed any laundry in well over 6 days by now. I woke up an hour before us leaving for school, which is very late for me, and was rushed to wash a school uniform for my sweet baby. <br />
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I almost forgot his lunch (fortunately I didn't), I forgot to pack him an after school snack for extended care (this is an after school care for the kids), to be frank, I forgot to tell him he was going to be staying in extended care. For his homework he has to complete one hour of a math computer program each week and I didn't remind him to do any of it.....I think he maybe finished 15 minutes total for the week. <br />
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After getting to work and just crying my eyes out from being a complete and utter failure of a wife and mom, I felt a little better when the hubs called and talked to me a little bit. He apologized for not stepping up and doing more. Granted, I will agree....Caleb and I were very close to my grandmother and this really threw both of us out quite a few notches. So I do think that it would have been good for Brad to have stepped up and helped with Caleb's homework, laundry, etc. But to be honest, the fact that he even noticed on his own what he could have done and apologized for it...well I can't be mad at him. Of course, the forgiveness was really given after he came home and did 5, yes I said FIVE loads of laundry while I sat on the couch and ate Girl Scout Cookies into an oblivion. <br />
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Caleb and I took Saturday to rest and recoup from the week and did absolutely nothing, which was good being that I had to recover from my sugar induced hangover. But it was then that I decided enough was enough. While the pain is excruciating still, I know that my Granny is watching down on me and she wouldn't put up with me acting this way towards my family. <br />
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So this morning, I got up and forced myself to be productive. I was up at the usual 5:00 am, doing laundry, unloading dishwasher, getting dressed and actually applying a full face of makeup. I only did bare minimum, which was foundation and my eyebrows, nearly all last week, except for at the funeral. I figured there was no point in putting on makeup if it's just going to run down my face when i cried. I also fixed my hair this morning, but the rain screwed that up...but hey, I did at least try. <br />
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Caleb had lunch, snack and breakfast this morning. He completed his chores and he was excited to get a jump start on his math program with Brad's help this morning. The grieving may not be over completely but, I can't continue to ignore everything in my life because of it. <br />
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Well, that's my ramble for today. It felt good to get it out of my system and into words. I know this isn't my usual makeup post, but I think this helped me clear my head a bit. I will be back again on Wednesday with a real makeup post. I have a couple of reviews to do for you on a foundation and an anti-wrinkle cream that I have been using for about 9 weeks now. Do you think it worked? I will let you know soon.<br />
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Thanks for listening and I will be back again really soon. Until next time, take care.<br />
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-KimA Day at 523http://www.blogger.com/profile/03498389993596306113noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1326067087047817000.post-74566109498544999202019-02-05T09:41:00.000-06:002019-02-05T09:41:00.184-06:00Time will heal, but for now I just have to breathe<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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There will be a most definite shortage of posts this week....in all actuality this will more than likely be the only post this week. <br />
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We are dealing with a hard loss in the family. My paternal grandmother passed away on Sunday morning.<br />
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I have spoken many time about my "granny", and how Caleb and I go visit her every Monday and have been for a long time now. Last October she was put in the nursing home and our visits were even more important being that she was in a new place and not the typical comforts of her home. <br />
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But just as though she were at her home, every Monday Caleb and I would go to the nursing home and he would read her his story from school each week. We'd typically get into a fierce game of Old Maid or Go Fish during our visits and would often talk about the goings on in the town, Caleb's school or the nursing home puppy dog that wandered the halls. <br />
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For the past two weeks we have been unable to see her because of a viral illness that had run rampant at the nursing home. They asked for visitors to stay away unless the visit was absolutely necessary. So the rule follower in me stayed clear. I hated that we couldn't go see her. While I knew she wasn't in all reality lonely, it made me sad knowing that she didn't get her weekly story from Caleb. <br />
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I am having a hard time with closure because of our inability to see her the last time. Caleb had been seemingly unsure of the situation and that also made it difficult. However, I was relieved that when the hubby and I were talking about how she won't get to see Caleb make his First Communion (she was a devout Catholic), it was then that Caleb chimed in saying "yes she will, she'll see me from Heaven". <br />
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While the loss is a very hard one. I do have peace knowing she was cared for. She was truly loved and cherished by the staff of nursing home. In fact one of granny's favorite nurses was a mom to a little girl in Caleb's class. Granny always referred to her as her "angel". I couldn't be more sure of the title. <br />
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Even when she was moved to another hallway, granny's "angel" still came by every morning to check on her and see how she was doing. This was a care she didn't have to do, but she did. <br />
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I'm thankful to all of the people who cared for my grandmother, all of the people who came to visit her, the ones who would look past her certain fiesty-ness and everyone who has prayed and well wished our family during our loss.<br />
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I know time will heal this pain eventually, but for now I just have to breathe.<br />
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-Kim<br />
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<br />A Day at 523http://www.blogger.com/profile/03498389993596306113noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1326067087047817000.post-42488682224205763612019-02-01T14:34:00.002-06:002019-02-01T14:34:57.183-06:00Brown Smokey Tutorial using the Chocoholic Pallet from Covergirl<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Happy Friday!! How are you on this beautiful day? Is anyone ready for winter to be over with yet? I really am.... I'm ready to get the trailer back out on the lake and just take some time to do absolutely nothing. :)<br />
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So, today we are talking about some chocolate!! Well, chocolate eye shadows that is. I have a tutorial to show you using the Covergirl's Tru Naked Chocoholic pallet. I'm trying to stay away from the Reese's in the refrigerator that people keep bringing to work, so I'm just living out the chocolate in makeup instead. <br />
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I decided to deepen it up with color #4 in the outer V and slightly blended over about half way thru the crease.<br />
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I next with with color number 7 and patted on the center of my lid. You will see that the pallet in the photo is NOT true to the colors of the pallet in person. Number 5 looks like a beautiful shimmery pink....well its not. And color number 7 is just a shimmery version of color number 4. So that was a bit disappointing about this pallet. But nevertheless, it still made a beautiful look.<br />
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Next I used color number 2 in the inner third of my lid to brighten it up a bit.<br />
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Ok, here's where my camera jacked up a bit and it apparently forgot to take pictures.....well, it might have been a user error, but who's to say (but me) that it was really that? ;)<br />
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So, I used black pencil liner in my lower water line, then I used color #3 and ran it along my lower lash line to smudge it out. I then applied black liquid liner to my top lash line. <br />
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Now we get back to where my camera came back to. I used the Wet N Wild highlight in Earth on my inner tear duct for some serious brightening.<br />
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Heavy mascara and the eyes are done. For my lips I used Loreal lipstick in Pink Gold and for my cheeks I used Wet N Wild blush in Pearlescent Pink.<br />
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And then the look is complete.<br />
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For me this look is very neutral, but its deepened up just enough in the outer V for some depth and dimension, and I like that the most about this look.<br />
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As for the pallet....well, I'm still deciding about whether I like it or not. I'm sorely disappointed that the colors are not what they look like in the photos...I think they really should have had a light shimmery pink in it. But I will work with what I have and see what else I can come up with on this pallet.<br />
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So that's all the makeup talk I have for you today. What are your weekend plans? Do you have any? Caleb has a Cubscout service project he has to do Saturday, but then we have a bunch of errands to run first. When we get back to town, we are going to see if they are letting anyone in to the nursing home so we can see my grandmother. They have had the building on lock down because of some virus going around. So we haven't seen her since the Monday before last. I know she's getting so lonely, so it has really upset me that we can't get in. <br />
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I'm looking forward to Saturday night however, we are going to my BFFs house to hang out and cook out. We both got these matching stainless steel wine glasses that we are dying to try out and I have a bottle of red just waiting to be opened. ;) If we get some fun pics I share them next week. But that's all I got for now. <br />
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I hope you enjoyed and will come back and visit me again really soon. Until next time, take care.<br />
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-KimA Day at 523http://www.blogger.com/profile/03498389993596306113noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1326067087047817000.post-61368709296403500262019-01-30T13:27:00.000-06:002019-01-30T13:28:16.625-06:00Kokie Duo Metallic in Deep Sea Tutorial - Super Simple Eye Look<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Happy Wednesday!!<br />
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It is cold, cloudy and dreary here in North Texas today....I'm not feelin' it today, for sure. But, just like anything else, you gotta wake up, make up and then show up. So that's just what I did. Today, I'm am showing you a very easy look today, using only two colors of shadow.<br />
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My featuring product is the Kokie Duo Metallic in the color Deep Sea. Normally when i think "sea" I think blue in color, but this one is more of a forest green color. Not that any of that really matters, but it was just a thought I had and decided to share....ok, let's hop to it.<br />
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First up, I want to let you know that there are two items to this product. There is the cream shadow in the top lid and below that is the loose pigment. I ONLY used the pigment in my look today. I'm still playing with the cream....<br />
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But, you will notice that I took blotting papers and put them under my eyes. One main reason is to catch the fall out that I have gotten each and every time I have used this little duo. It's not as bad as my Rimmel pallets from last week, but it is still more than I care to clean up. So use some tape, shadow shields or blotting paper, or just wait and do your foundation later. But I decided to use blotting papers and another reason is because I like the sharper edge and it gives me a guideline as to where my shadows go. So that's my reasonings...<br />
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I used a fluffy brush and swept the green all throughout my crease and concentrated it in the outer V of my eye.<br />
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Next, I used a pencil brush and ran the green color all along my lower lash line.<br />
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I then went into my highlighter drawer and fished out my Wet N Wild highlight bar in Earth and patted it all over the first half of my lid, just blending over to meet with the green.<br />
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Black eyeliner on the top lash line, many coats of mascara and the eyes are done. I used the Rimmel Matte Liquid Lipstick in Blush for my lips and I use NYC blush in West Side Wine on my cheeks.<br />
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Apparently the NYC line is either going away or it's already gone and my Walmart hasn't got the memo yet....because I keep hearing about other makeup enthusiast saying they can't find NYC products anymore. If that is the case then a good dusty rose blush color would work quite nicely.<br />
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But anyhow, here is the completed look...<br />
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Well, today's post is short and sweet....I have some studying and research to do for my Ecology class still yet so I must start that now.<br />
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Thank you all for visiting and supporting me, I will see you all again really soon. Until next time, take care.<br />
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-KimA Day at 523http://www.blogger.com/profile/03498389993596306113noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1326067087047817000.post-77786405526051871382019-01-28T13:30:00.000-06:002019-01-28T13:30:49.124-06:00Gimmick or Great? - Pizza Cutter Shaped Applicator for Liquid Liner<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Hello and happy Monday!! Well, Caleb and I had high hopes of playing Bingo with my grandmother this past Saturday at the nursing home. But when we arrived there was a note posted on the door saying "if your visit is not necessary, please reschedule, there is a viral illness in the entire building and we are trying to keep it contained". <br />
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While I know Granny was really excited for us to come and Caleb was really excited to play Bingo with her, I knew that we had to turn away. This will also keep us from going tonight on our normal visits to the nursing home, when Caleb reads to Granny. It is sad, but I know that kind of illness is very serious and I don't want to risk Caleb getting sick, nor do I want Caleb bringing any outside germs to people who already might be sick and their immune systems aren't up to par. <br />
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Well, that was what our weekend held....how was yours? Have you ever been turned away from a place because illness ran rampant through the building? I had never experienced this before, but this is the first year for my grandmother to be in a nursing home too. So, I wonder if this is a normal procedure or if this is really some serious issue? What do you think?<br />
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So, today we are going to talk about something I came across while cleaning up my makeup drawer the other day and it's inspired me to seek out this post idea a bit further. So today I present my first of (I hope) many other posts on items that look like a gimmick item and either really are a gimmick or they are really great!<br />
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So, let's start!<br />
I have been into makeup, skincare, bath and any sort of beauty products since early Jr. High, and I have seen plenty of items in my days. Some really unique and innovating products and some just plain ridiculous and make you scratch your head wondering "WTF?"<br />
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Today we are going to determine if this eye liner that has a pizza cutter style applicator is one of those types of gimmick products or if it's really a great product. The product I am talking about is the Butter London Stroke of Wow Roller Liner. <br />
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I had received this in a Boxy Charm subscription a while back and decided to see how well it worked. It looked almost scary to me when I first saw it. I don't know if any of you have been cut by an actual pizza cutter before, but if you had, you'd be just as apprehensive of putting such by your eye, as I am. LOL<br />
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I am mostly a drugstore cosmetics girl, so please know that you can get a liner applicator just like the Butter London one at Walmart by purchasing the Revlon Roll Liner, instead. If this hadn't been sent in a subscription box, I'd never had purchased it. So if this is intriguing to you, I'd say pick Revlon first. BTW: The formula of the Butter London isn't very good anyways so I'd go for the Revlon for that reason alone. Just in case you were curious.<br />
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But let's get started. I'm not sure who thought this might be a good idea to put a thin roller as an applicator for liner. I see some part of the idea because you can get a very thin line. <br />
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But, have you ever used a pizza cutter and tried to cut in circles or round out edges with it? It doesn't always work like that. This liner applicator, while it will make nice thin straight liner, will not go in a curved motion. Such as the shape of my eye. <br />
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I had to go in little swipe-y motions to allow for the curvature of my eye lid, and got a very choppy look from it. This was not my first time using this on these photos either. I had already been playing with it a few times this week trying to make it work. I would think that if you are willing to put in the time and effort, there could be a learning curve you will need to learn. Apparently I did not pick up that curve.<br />
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While I do believe you can get a nice thin line, I couldn't get this liner to get close enough to my lash line however. You can see gaps where it should be on my lid, but isn't. I like the brush tipped liners because the liquid on the brush will in a sense "fill in" the gaps of my lid. <br />
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Ok, while I couldn't make this liner work for me, that doesn't mean it won't work for your. There are 4 out of 5 stars on the Butter London site that the applicator is wonderful and has helped "newbies" to liquid liner, get precise wings and thin lines. As always this is my personal experience from this product and yours might be very different, especially because all of our eyes aren't the same. So it's up to you to decide if this is the product for you or not. And while I can't say this product is "great" I can't quite say it's a "gimmick" either. I think it's a lot like magnetic lashes, whereas you have to find the learning curve to making it work.<br />
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Well, that's all the makeup talk I have for today. If you have tried this product or one like it, let me know, I'm interested to know if it works well for you or if you have any tips I may try out.<br />
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I will talk to you all again soon, and my next post will be the tutorial for the green shadow I am wearing in the above photos. But until next time, take care.<br />
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-Kim<br />
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TGIF!! Woohoo, it's Friday!! How are you on this fantastic Friday? I'm doing great here at 523. I'm looking forward to a relaxing weekend with only one plan in mind....Bingo at the nursing home with granny! :) We go each and every Monday to the nursing home and visit with my paternal grandmother. They always have fun activities to do at the home, but she won't get out of her room to participate....she says "it's too cold".<br />
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While she really doesn't care much for the game of Bingo, she did say that if Caleb came up and wanted to play (because that is Caleb's favorite game) that she'd gladly leave her room and go play. So, that's our plan.....B-I-N-G-O with G-R-A-N-N-Y. What does your weekend hold for you? Let me know below...I'd love to know.<br />
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So, today I am bringing you another "Dupe or Dud" post, where we will be comparing a $28 USD product to a $8 USD product.<br />
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While going through my makeup, I came across this Cover FX Shimmer Veil in Amethyst. I think I received this in a subscription box and never opened it, but decided to see what it was all about.<br />
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It looked similar to a product that I already had on hand, which was the Revlon Photo Ready Eye Art in Fuschia Flash.<br />
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When looking at them in their containers they do not in the least bit look the same....however when I swatched them on my hand, they were extremely close looking. <br />
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The Cover FX is the swatch on the right side and Revlon is on the left side.<br />
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So I decided to try them out on my eyes to see if there were any sort of differences when wearing them. As you can see, however, there is a subtle difference in the way they look on the eyes.<br />
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The Cover FX (on the right) has more of a glittery purple hue to it. Whereas the Revlon (on the left) has a more metallic finish and stays true to the pink color. So they are not "dupes". <br />
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While I'd normally say that I was sad they weren't dupes, I have to be honest...I actually don't care for the Cover FX. I have worn this eye look for the past 3 days and all three days the Cover FX has been flaking off all over my face and falling into my eyes. Not fun, nor comfortable!!<br />
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However, while I don't like the formula of the Cover FX, I do like the slight purple hue it gives. So I decided to play around with some other stuff in my collection and I did find another product to add to the Revlon to make it look more comparable (minus the flaking) to the Cover FX. I topped the Revlon with the Milani Hypnotic Lights in Beaming that cost $10. <br />
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Together (Milani and Revlon) they made a good color and texture match to the Cover FX. So for only $18 USD, I got the same look as I did with the $28 USD product and didn't have to deal with the flaking off!<br />
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I did try to use the Milani by itself, but it doesn't have a cream colored base....its almost like it's mostly shimmer that gives the color, not necessarily the base of the product. When used alone it looked more like a wash of purple glitter on the eyes, nothing like the cream of the Cover FX.<br />
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In case you were curious, here is my full completed look. I used the Rimmel Crimson pallet and applied the 4th color from the left throughout my crease, applied it heavier in the outer V and ran it on my lower lash line. I used the Milani Blossomtime blush for my cheeks and for lips I used the Loreal Color Riche in Rose Gold.<br />
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Anyways, I love finding less expensive ways to recreate looks!! It's puts a little pep in my step to do this...and it's not just makeup, I will do this with home furnishings, clothes, accessories, etc. In fact I'm currently in the process of looking for a pair of earrings that had butterflies on them, that Meghan Markle, Dutchess of Sussex, was wearing not too long ago.<br />
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Obviously I cannot afford the ones she was sporting, but I can get really close to the look and not have to have the Queen's approval to buy them. LOL<br />
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Anyways, that's all the makeup talk I have for today. I hope you all have a beautiful weekend and I will see you all again really soon. So, until next time, take care.<br />
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-KimA Day at 523http://www.blogger.com/profile/03498389993596306113noreply@blogger.com0