Today Is A Good Day :)

Today has been an awesome day. There are 4 reasons:
1) Today was payday
2) I got No Mercy
3) Estee Lauder/ L'oreal
4) Tomorrow is my birthday


So, #1: I got paid, and it was more than I had expected, which was a nice surprise. Also, my boss has figured out a way to not drag out my CPP payments over the next 2 months. That made my day.

#2: I got the latest book in the Dark-Hunter/Were-Hunter/Dream-Hunter Series by Sherrilyn Kenyon. I can't wait to read this book. I'm soooo excited!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

#3: I went to the Estee Lauder counter at Sears. The lovely lady at the counter who was very nice and helpful told me about this gift thing they had going on. If you spent $32 or more at the counter, you would get a little gift bag with $80 worth of stuff.
So, I bought the Estee Lauder Signature Eyeshadow Quad in N02 Amber Honey ($40). I wanted Spiced Peach, but they were out. Here's a pic of the Amber Honey Quad.

For my free gift, I got one of their warm bags. It comes with the Take It Away Total Makeup Remover, DayWear Plus MultiProtection Creme SPF15 for Normal/Combination Skin, Pure Color Eyeshadow Duo (10 Ivory Slipper[Satin] and 04 Wild Sable[Matte]), 2 Pure Color Lipsticks (126 Nectarine and 157 Autumn), Artist's Eye Pencil in 01 Softsmudge Black, and a cosmetic bag(not really my style of bag, but hey, it's free).

Gift and Quad

Nectarine

Autumn

Swatches: Nectarine--Autumn

I've only tried Nectarine so far, and I do like it, but it seems to be a little dry. I have to use a lip conditioner over it. The colours are a little more vibrant than what shows up in the swatches. I haven't used any of the other makeup yet.



Besides Estee Lauder, I got a L'oreal Paris Color Riche Lipstick in 231 Sepia/Silk from their Made For Me Naturals Line (for Dark Brunettes). It's very natural looking, I did try it on, it's very close to my natural lip color.

Sepia/Silk

Here is all 3 lipsticks swatched.

Nectarine--Autumn--Sepia/Silk

All the lipsticks are a little sheer, but the colours show up pretty well. I've been looking for a nude lipstick, and finally found one that I think I like. I have to wear it for longer to see if it dries out my lips or not.

And, finally, #4: Tomorrow is my birthday!!!!!!!!!! I turn 20! I'm pretty excited about that. Don't know what I'm doing tomorrow, but whatever it is, I hope I'll be having fun.

Maybe tomorrow I'll post a blog all about my birthday lol. That's all for today.

Big Kitties

 So, I took this quiz today and this was my result.

 

Which Big Cat Are You?

Christine got Tiger.

Ferocious when prevoked, yet very calm when left to own devices. You're like water, the most beautiful, calm yet dangerous element. You often go rouge and like to do things alone. You gather attention even when you don't want it sometimes just because you're uniqe and have an air about you. Level-headedness and kindness suit you. With your striking physical appearance, soft words and a calm attitude would suit you best. Regal-bearing is a keyword for you.

 

 

I wasn't surprised by my result, because tigers are my favourite of the big cats, followed by leopards/panthers. I like lions too, but tigers are, in my opinion, one of the most graceful of the big cats.  I also like the description, I think it does relate to me pretty well. 

 

 

Anyways, that's all for today.

 

 

My First Blog

So, this is my first blog.

On my lovely new blog I will post about whatever interests me. I love books, movies, make-up, music, photography (although that is more my sister's area, she has the nice pretty camera, not me), art and cooking.

Today I guess I'll just talk about my pretty new make-up I've gotten in the past couple weeks.

First off is my new foundation, which I just bought today. My regular foundation is just not working with my skin tone because of the stupid tan I got. Note: I hate tanning. I always end up with a horrid semi-farmer's tan in the summer because what I get while being out and about is what I get. Anyways, I didn't want to spend a lot of money on this, because I'll probably only be using it for a couple more months. I bought Wet n Wild Intuitive Blend Shade Adjusting Foundation+Primer in 178 Tan. It was really cheap. So I used it today, and I love it. It actually did blend to my skin tone and looked so natural. It doesn't give a lot of coverage, but it's nice and light. The only thing I'm not too fond of the scent of jasmine it has, but it fades within half an hour or so.

Next is my Hard Candy Visibly Wet Shockingly Glossy Lip Pencil in 246 Glamazon. I normally dislike lip gloss because I find most of it too tacky, sticky and just really messy and not fun. This pencil is wet when applied, but it sets pretty fast and doesn't have any tacky or sticky feeling to it, while still appearing glossy. Again with this product, I'm not a huge fan of the very pencil-y smell.(I don't like a lot of smells.)  But, the smell goes away fairly quickly. The colour is a slightly brighter pink than my natural lip colour, and is just overall a really pretty colour.

I also have a new Maybelline lipstick. It's Coloursensational 245 Blushing Brunette. It has a fairly nice scent, sort of vanilla scented, it's easy to apply, and I really like the colour. It's a darker, blushy rose pink.