That Sephora post I mentioned yesterday...

Here it is. I'll be honest, I totally forgot I said I was going to do it...I got so excited about my 13Gypsies review below that the Sephora post slipped my mind.
I'm in the laundrymat waiting on clothes to dry, so why not give you a quick post....


As I've mentioned before, I'm signed up for Sephora's Beauty Insider club. Haven't bought a damn thing yet, but...I'm still signed up, dammit!( You can sign up as well by going here .It's fast and free.)

A perk of membership is a free gift on your birthday. This has been the first year there has been a Sephora anywhere near me, so I jumped at the chance. You simply go into any Sephora (including Sephora inside JC Pennys) and either flash your Beauty Insider card, or tell them your email. A nice thing about this promotion is that you have a good amount of time to claim your prize. Sephora lets you pick up your gift two weeks before or two weeks after your actual bday. Awesome.
Let's take a look at the gift.

Philosophy 6oz. 3-in-1 shower gel/bubble bath/shampoo in Vanilla Birthda Cake (The Pretty Amazing lipcolor sample is not a birthday freebie; rather, it's a Beauty Insider gift any member could pick up during October. I had one already but the makeup gnomes made off with it, and I haven't been able to locate it. Luckily I was able to get a replacement, which is now in a safer place.)EDIT 11/3/11 : I found my original sample. The gnomes must have realized I was onto them.

 Upon first sniff, I was a little underwhelmed. I have the Philosophy Mint Chocolate Chip 3-in-1, and it is my absolute FAVORITE. Pure chocolatemint goodness. The Vanilla cake just doesn;t have the same potency right out of the bottle. I tested a tiny bit out by washing my hands with it, and I have to say, it does get a bit stronger once it's lathered up. Still not the strongest scent, though. I'll have to try it as a shampoo or body wash to get the full effect.

Has anyone else out there tried this or any other Philosophy product? What did you think? What's your favorite scent from Philosophy?

Review: 13 Gypsies Perfumery

I stumbled across this company while browsing etsy, and was immediately drawn in by the yummy descriptions of many of the fragrances. As my luck would have it, they were offering a special of 6 mini drams (I believe 1/2 oz, but don't quote me on that) for 40% off the regular price. So I think I ended up paying around $7-8 for the whole set.

My first impression of these: Wow, these are tiny! There wasn't a picture of the size I recieved on the site, so I was a little surprised at that. I was also a bit disappointed to find upon opening the drams, they did not have the rollerball like all the other ones listed. Kind of a bummer, but hey, what can ya do.

The oils came in a cute little moon and stars print organza bag.

Halloween: One of my two favorites of this order. Halloween is described as ''Sugary sweet candy blended with creamy vanilla.'' It's really yummy. My rating is 9/10

Oh Cherry: I'm a sucker for anything cherry scented, especially cherry and almond. 13Gypsies claims this is a mixture of a ''red cherry blend, which also contains a small amount of cognac, to give it a slight kick. This is quite possibly the BEST cherry fragrance you'll find. Most cherry fragrances are overpowering, bitter, or sickeningly sweet, this is not.''
It's not sickeningly sweet, that's for damn sure. It smells more to me like cherry cough syrup. I personally like it, but I know the smell of cherry anything can be a turnoff for that very reason. I give it a 7/10.

Plasma Candy: ''a blend inspired by a dear friend. It contains black cherry, patchouli, & an extra sweet vanilla''
Out of all the scents, this is one that I was most unhappy with. The patchouli in this is so overwhelming I can't distinguish any other scent mentioned in the mix. It smells like inscense, straight up. I really wanted to like this one, especially bc of the black cherry and vanilla, but I just can't get past the heavy patchouli. Score 3/10

The Great Pumpkin. Couldn't get a good picture of this for shit =[  .This is a blend of pumpkin pie, cake, brown sugar, chocolate, & spices. OHMYGODIWANTTOWEARTHISEVERYDAYFORTHERESTOFMYLIFE...ok, I'm better now. Seriously, this is AMAZING. Smells like cake batter with chocolate frosting and a touch of pumpkin pie spice. I like to mix it with Halloween for the ultimate choco-pumpkin-cakey goodness. This scent is in my beauty hall of fame. (post on that in the future). Score: 25/10  (;D)

Eat me: I almost smell strawberry in this one. It's described simply as a cupcake and frosting blend. The label is too freaking cute, and the smell is pretty good, if not exactly like the description. Not overwhelmingly sweet,which is what I expected. Score 8/10

Diablo Rojo: I have no idea what compelled me to pick this one out. It's another one of the ''strong enough to choke a horse'' scents. Described on the site as ''a blend of patchouli, red cherries, walnut, & almond.''. Oh wait, now I remember why I bought it. See that evil word ''cherries'' again, don'tcha? Cherry, almond, walnut..YUM. Add patchouli and it becomes the stuff sadness is made of. Whoever mixes these is WAY too heavy handed with the patchouli. I know it's a strong scent, but good god. Score 2/10


Overall, I'm pretty satisfied with the order. I just know now to stay far, FAR away from any scent with the dreaded ''P'' ingredient. But if I could order enough Great Pumpkin to fill a pool, believe me, I would.


13 Gypsies currently has a facebook page, where you can check out a whole master list of scents they offer. I don't believe she is actually taking orders right now, but I could be wrong. Looking at the list, I can say I'd definitely be interested in a few other scents, like 13, Black Raven, Carnivale, Cauldron Smoke, Jeepers Creepers, Lulu, Skarlet, and Sweet Dreams.
Looking over this master list on their FB, I can see that A LOT of thier fragrances have patchouli in them. This makes me a bit sad. My overall experience with 13 Gypsies perfumery would be a 7/10. I would buy from them in the future, now that I have an idea of their fragrances, pricing, sizes, etc.

No creative name for this post.

Again, my blog has been sorely neglected. Clearly, I suck. Truthfully, I've been rushing to get to work lately and barely have time to do my makeup, nevermind photograph it. I really should get better at handling life.
Anyways, here's a little post for you today.
Look was done with Pretty Addictions eye shadow in Obnoxious. This is their #1 selling color, and looking at it, I'm sure you can tell why.
I'm not sure if I mentioned quite how much I adore Pretty Addictions. The color payoff is spectacular, and  owner Kassandra is always coming up with new colors and collections. This is one of my favorite companies, based on customer service, prices, and color selection. Her blog is amazing as well. Everytime I read it I get super jealous, because she ALWAYS has awesome stuff to blog about (LUSH and Fortune Cookie Soaps being two things that come to mind) and I  just don't have the $$$ to try the stuff she orders, which makes me sad =( Anywhoo, onto the look,lol.

The top color -the darker blue- is an unnamed blue from Icing. This has one of the coolest textures I've ever come across in a shadow. If you put your finger in it, it feels spongy, almost like an ink pad. Not sure why that pleases me so much, but it really does. Not to mention the color is wonderful, too. I generally stay away from darkdark blues, but this one reminds me of blueberry pie or something. It's just a lush, juicy color you could almost bite into..(or not, because that would be weird >.> )It looks a lot lighter than normal bcause i was very very light-handed with it. Not trying to overshadow -pun intended,harhar- Obnoxious.

Also used was Tony and Tina cosmic glitter in Alpha State. I've had this stuff FOREVER. I. LOVE. IT.
It's a beautiful multicolor, almost holographic glitter. I added a bit of no-name silver glitter to my container to give it another level of oomph.

Pics!

                                            LOVE how you can see the holographic sparklies in this picture. Alpha State reminds me of Sally Hansen's Hidden Treasure nail polish (for your eyes!)

I also love how Obnoxious looks almost wet in this picture. Obnoxious was applied wet over NYX white base camp primer.
Icing applied dry, and VERY sparingly.
Alpha State was applied over Hard Candy's Showgirl's Secret. (That product is a godsend, let me tell you...)

I will have a Sephora mini review tomorrow,a Pretty Addictions review soon, and a review of Kim's Kreations/Vixoden Cosmetics in the next couple of weeks.Look for Glitterlette to resume a somewhat regular schedule in the very near future.

Interview look

I had an interview for assistant manager at Spirit Halloween store last Thursday...
this is the look I chose to do.

So I have determined

If I ever win the lotto, a very, very large percentage of my winnings will be going to Sephora. I stopped in yesterday after work to torture myself with pretty sparkly colors that I can't afford. I'm still dying to try Buxom's Husky eyeshadow and OPI's It's Bouquet With Me nail polish, but I added a few more things to my mental wish list, including Philosophy's Chocolate Fudge Cake 3-in-1, Too Faced Poison Orchid and Violet Femme shadows, and a couple Urban Decay liners. *sighs*


Anyways, I'm a bit behind with this blog -I know, shocking- but I'm here to get back into the swing of things today. The look I did uses the following products (NYX primer and Maybelline black liner not included in the pic, bc I use them for pretty much every makeup look I do)

 Smashbox Full Exposure mascara in Jet Black, Hello Kitty eyeshadow in purple, Bare Minerals Pretty Amazing lipcolor in Confidence, and Black Rose Minerals eyeshadows in Gremlin and Minty.

I'm adding this picture just because I can. These babies were free. Delux sample sized Bare Minerals lipgloss and Smashbox mascara. Being a Beauty Insider does come with its'perks... even though I can't afford anything in their store, I still nab freebies from time to time. Apparently they don't care if you spend cash, they'll still give you freebies, which is awesome news for me. ^.^

(The Pretty Amazing lip color is just that, btw...pretty amazing. Love the color, and it doesn't go on sticky. Plus, I don't feel like it disappears within minutes of application, which is a problem I come across all too often.)
On to the look:

Haha, I look super happy in the picture at the bottom, right? This pic was mainly to show you the whole look, including the confidence lipgloss.

Pretty Addictions Halloween entry

Like I posted yesterday, Pretty Addictions cosmetics is holding a Halloween makeup contest. The theme is candy. The instructions were pretty simple, among them:
 Must choose 1 candy of any brand.
 Must use ONLY colors on wrapper/box.
 Candy must be visible in at least 1 photo.
 Must display Pretty Addictions in at least 1 photo.
There's some other stuff too, but if you really care about reading the rules, you can go to the PA facebook and check it out for yourself. (You should go to the page and ''like'' her anyways; she's awesome)

Anyways, here's my submission. I  used the Hot Topic grassy green, Pretty Addictions Obnoxious, and I believe, Sally Beauty Turquoise. (Find the Sally mini right here in a mini review haul.)
Puple eyeliner is Hot Topic dark purple eyeshadow. Pink dots are pink pixie dust that comes in a nifty test tube looking container, applied with Har Candy Showgirl's Secret glitter glue.

The contest ends October 16th, so I have plenty of time to wonder and agonize over who Kas is going to choose as her winner! The prize is a great one, including Urban Decay Primer Potion, which I've been wanting to try, ans Pretty Addictions newest collection, Dance With the Devil.


random picture!!

                                         These are pancakes. No, seriously. Pancakes.

urban decay and pretty addictions

The look I'm showcasing today is done with Urban Decay's Narcotic, and Pretty Addicitons' Obnoxious. Love both these colors, I love working with blues, and Obnoxious has the most gorgeous glitter/shimmer finish.The purple on the underside is Sephora's Hello Kitty Chammy Grape eye liner. Creamy finish, deep, pure purple..uit's one of my favorite eyeliners.

Looking at the pictures now, I realize I also used Majora's Mask again here ^.^ What can I say, I love that color =]

I've finally entered a makeup contest, yay for me, right? Pretty Addiction is having a contest based on ''your favorite candy'' so I did one with Fun Dip..I'll post pictures later. Speaking of Pretty Addictions, I absolutely love her line! Kas is super super nice, and her collections are amazing. Each week she does an offer that gets you a free jar of the color of the week with any $15 dollar purchase. She also takes her fans' thoughts into consideration and asks them which color should be the COTW. If you've never heard of Pretty Addictions, PLEASE check them out, you won't be disappointed.! The Pretty Addictions website is here and her facebook,here.