Quick Look: Green Lips, Glittery Eyes and Way Too Much fun Posing!

Today's look came around because I really wanted to use Impulse Cosmetics' Boggart lipstick after I reviewed it yesterday. I paired the look with some shimmery gold eyeshadows that have a green tinge to them by Madison Street Beauty. On the inner 2/3 of my lid is Pear and on the outer corner is Golden Olive. I lined just my bottom lashline and waterline with a black eyeliner pencil.

Now for some pictures! Like it says in the title, I had a ton of fun posing for these pictures, so please excuse how ridiculous some of these are. I enjoyed making faces though, so you can just deal with it!

Also please excuse my semi wet, extremely messy hair. Get used to it.

I really like how the green lipstick brings out the green in the eyeshadows! If you are inclined to buy this lipstick after seeing this, keep in mind that you will want s good lip primer underneath it (preferably one that blocks out the colour of your lips!). It won't go on nearly as smooth without one. I used my ELF lip plumper and primer duo, but I only used the primer side.

(One more for good measure! I think I look badass in this one!)

What is your favourite green makeup?

Review: Impulse Cosmetics' Winnie And Boggart

This review has taken way too long for no good reason. Every time I have thought of taking swatch photos recently, I immediately went "blah, that's too much work," and moved on to something else. My life has been a little crazy and stressful lately, but I have no idea why I thought swiping some things on my arm and taking a photo was so much work! Don't worry though, I got over it the other day and did swatches of tons of things I need to review!

Today I will be reviewing the two things I ordered from Impulse Cosmetics over the holidays. Don't worry, I have had these for a while and did not break my spending ban to get them. I ordered one eyeshadow called Winnie and one new lipstick called Boggart. And here they are!

Winnie is a orange with a teal shift to it, and Boggart is one of their new Metalluxe lipsticks in a dark green shade.

I will start by reviewing Winnie. This eyeshadow is so unique that I just had to pick it up. It is a tan/orange shade that on it's own wouldn't be very impressive, but it is filled with these really pretty teal/aqua sparkles! The photos don't do this justice at all. Actually, the sparkles do show up, but the amazing colour of them doesn't show through at all, which is very disappointing. I am clearly going to have to work on my swatch photo skills! You will just have to trust me when I say this shade is beautiful and unique, or just go to their website and see pictures taken by someone who sucks a little less than me at it!

Now for a review of Boggart. I have extremely mixed feelings about this lipstick. I'll get the bad news out of the way first. This is not nearly as opaque as any other Impulse Cosmetics lipstick I have tried. In fact the opacity of this is pitiful compared to the rest of them. The swatch above required about 3 swipes and it takes even more when applying it to the lips. It is also really hard to get the colour even on my lips. It has a blackish base to it with the metallic green over top and if you aren't careful, you can get patches of just that blackened base. Now, for the good news. This colour is absolutely gorgeous, and once you get it on right it does stay put for a good amount of time. This colour is a pretty good dupe for Limecrime's Serpentina lipstick, although I don't have that one to make an actual comparison. I have a feeling that the Limecrime version might take a little less work to get on though, so if you are willing to pay their prices, I might recommend going with their metallic green instead of this one. I feel almost bad saying that, because I am such a devoted Impulse fan at this point, but I really think they fell short with this one. Oh well, I will continue to purchase from them, because every other lipstick I have bought from them has been amazing!

I am still pleased with my order, even though the lipstick was less than perfect. It still works eventually and I really love the colour, so I will make do. I also love the eyeshadow!

Have you ever tried anything from Impulse Cosmetics?

Review: More Notoriously Morbid Cosmetics!

If you read my spending ban update, then you know I made a little mistake a few weeks ago when Notoriously Morbid Cosmetics was having a sale. I had received a sample of Neno in my first order and just had to get a full sized jar of it. While I was at it I also got Tempest which I have had my eye on. My order also came with a few extra goodies, and here it all is:

On the top we have Neno and Tempest, and on the bottom is a Coffin Kisser in Strangely Charming cherry, a sample of Forgotten Dreams and a sample of Hearts of Black Lace.

I am so pleased with my extras, especially the Coffin Kisser! This is honestly one of the best lip balms I have ever used. It smells perfectly of maraschino cherries and is so incredibly moisturizing as well. I plan on getting more of them next time I place an order, and you should too!

Now for some swatches of the eyeshadows!

From top to bottom we have:

Neno, n insanely sparkly taupe colour. I highly recommend this one!
Tempest, a beautiful rose gold shade.
Forgotten Dreams, a very sparkly lavender colour, that didn't really show up so well on my camera. It is much more purple and less grey in person.
Hearts of Black Lace, which is a really gorgeous, dark reddish purple. This one is less shimmery and sparkly, but it has a nice almost metallic sheen to it anyways. This one also didn't want to look good on my camera. It is still really dark, but it looks more like a dark purple wine shade in person.

Well, that's it for my latest Notoriously Morbid mini haul! I will try not to break my spending ban again!

My First Empties Post

This has been a long time coming, but I finally have an empties post ready for you guys! Some of these I have been saving up for a while, because I didn't want to bother with this until I had a lot of items. The first 5 items I will show you are things that I legitimately ran out of. The last 2 items were just crappy, and old. Without further ado, here they are:

In the first row we have:

L'Oreal Paris Telescopic Waterproof Eyeliner in Black
This was just a random eyeliner I picked up at the drug store one day when I was out. I have had this lying around for a very long time waiting for this post. The eyeliner comes with a felt tip applicator, which I am not a huge fan of. You can't get a thin enough line at the edges, in my opinion. It also dries to a very shiny satin finish, which can pick up your eyeshadows way too easily. I also found that this flakes off a bit by the end of the day. In the end I was not impressed with this eyeliner, and would not repurchase it.

Gosh Waterproof Shadestick in Love That Real Gold!
This is an amazing product! I have been using Gosh waterproof eyeshadow sticks as eyeshadow bases for years and they work so well. This one is a lovely light gold colour with a bit of sparkle to it. These last all day under my eyeshadow and don't crease! I will definitely be repurchasing this and many other colours!

NYX Doll Eye Waterproof Mascara
This comes with a thin, curvy brush that I really like. The formula on the other hand is just like every other boring mascara out there. It does lengthen and thicken my lashes a bit, but I definitely don't get any "Doll Eye" effects. I also found that this formula was not very waterproof either. It held up for a little while in wet conditions, but it wasn't great. I will not be repurchasing this.

Annabelle Skin True Foundation
This is my favourite foundation. It makes my skin so flawless and lasts a long time. I have already bought another bottle to replace this one.

Burt's Bees Rejuvinating Lip Balm with Acai Berry
I have so many lip balms that it is rare for me to ever finish one completely. This lip balm is so amazing though, that I had to use it up before I could move on to any others. Out of all the Burt's Bees lip balms, this is probably my favourite. This or the Grapefruit one because it smells sooooo good. I won't be repurchasing this right now because, like I said, I have so many lip balms already, but I will get this again someday.

And now for the much sadder second row. These are the products that I didn't use up, but just suck so much I have to toss them.

NYX Felt Tip Liner in Jet Black
This eyeliner sucks, like a lot. I have never really hate a makeup product before, but this i just so horrible. I hate it!!! Not only does it have the fattest, stiffest felt tip that scratches across your skin almost painfully, but the formula is also just pathetic. It goes on so light and barely black and last maybe an hour before smudging. I honestly don't know how NYX decided to release this! I will never, ever, ever, ever, ever buy this terrible eyeliner again and I hope none of you do either!

Covergirl Naturelux Foundation in 320
This foundation is actually a few years old now. I found it a few days ago in an old bag of makeup that I haven't touched in forever. I do remember that it found it's way into that bag because I didn't much like it though. From what I recall the wear time on it just wasn't very good and it wasn't full coverage enough. It is a little too old at this point to test out again though, so this is going straight in the trash. I wouldn't repurchase this again.

Well, that's it for my empties post! I'm going to go throw out all this junk now, yay!

Quick Look: Sparkly Smoky Eye

Today's look is an extremely glittery smoky eye! On my eyelids is Neno, by Notoriously Morbid, which is the most ridiculously sparkle filled taupey-brown shade I have ever seen. The pictures barely even to it justice. I then used Glamour Doll Eyes Smoked Diamonds in my crease, a smoky grey that is also extremely sparkly, with a touch of matte black to deepen it further. I then blended everything out with Cloud Coverage by Glamour Doll Eyes, a matte white. I only lined my bottom lashline and then my waterlines with a black eyeliner pencil, to balance out the top half. I don't think liner on the top lashline is needed with a good smoky eye.

I'm a little shiny in these pics, but it was more of a dewy glow in person, at least I hope!

To finish the look off I used NARS Mata Hari blush on my cheeks and ELF Ravishing Rose lipstick.

That's it for this extra sparkly look. The camera doesn't pick up even half the glitter on my face, but I hope you like it!

The Hair Chronicles: No Shampoo Dandruff Treatment

For those of you who don't know, I don't shampoo my hair ever. If you want you can catch up here if you wish.

I said a little while ago that I was going to start trying out some natural hair treatments. The first thing I wanted to try was something to fix my dandruff. I don't normally have dandruff but the baking soda seems to by drying out my scalp a bit. The first hair treatment I read about was using tea tree oil as a dandruff treatment, so I tried it about 2 weeks ago. I waited until now to see if the results would last.

I think I am reusing images but I'm lazy. This is the tea tree oil I used. It is a brand called Hollista and I just bought it at my local drug store.

To use it, I washed my hair first with the baking soda and then used my apple cider vinegar as a conditioner. Then I shook a few drops of tea tree oil into my hands and started rubbing it into my scalp, trying to avoid my hair as much as possible. I had to do this about 4 times to get it everywhere on my scalp. After I had it rubbed all over my scalp I sort of massaged my head for about a minute, still trying not to rub much into my hair, but that was hard. Then I let it sit for another minute and rinsed it out. You have to do this step at the end so that you don't wash out all the oil.

When my hair was all dry I noticed a few things. The first thing I noticed was that I definitely smelled like tea tree oil. Like a lot. I don't really mind smelling like a crazy strong herbal scent, but some people might. This smell hung around for about 2 days, which is kind of long to me. The next thing was that my hair did look a bit greasy very close to the scalp. I had just put oil into it without washing it out, so I kind of expected that. This just meant that I left my hair up until my next shower, which I don't mind.

The final thing I noticed was that my dandruff was gone! It had really worked! It has been 2 weeks since I did this and my scalp is still dandruff free, but I have a feeling I will need to do this again soon. Anyone who suffers from more severe dandruff might need to do this slightly more often than me.

I am really excited about how well this worked! My biggest issue was the scent. I didn't mind it much but whenever I went anywhere I worried that I stank to everyone else. If I have to put up with that for 2 days, I don't really mind if it means flake free hair!

What do you think, would you try this?

What's For Dinner? Veggies In Peanut Sauce

This is a dinner I made a few nights ago, served over some leftover rice. Whenever I make rice, I like to make the biggest pot possible, so that I can make at least one more meal with it later in the week. It is less work and dishes in the long run!

Ingredients:
- Onion
- Chinese Broccoli
- Baby Bok Choi
- Nappa Cabbage
- Zucchini
- Eggplant

Sauce Ingredients:
- Peanut butter (about 1/4 c)
- Coconut Cream (about 1/2-3/4c)
- Water (enough to make it runny and smooth)
- Soy Sauce (a few tbsp, until it tastes salty enough)
- Lime juice (to taste)
- Fish sauce (just a few drops)
- Chili paste (a few spoonfuls, depending on how much heat you like)
- Garlic, grated (about 3 cloves)
- Ginger, grated(2 cubic inches or so)
- Cilantro, chopped (a big handful)

I made the sauce ahead of time and let it sit in the fridge for a few hours, so that all the flavours would mix together well. When it was time to cook it all I chopped the veggies into fairly large pieces. The cabbage leaves and the leafy parts of the chinese broccoli were set aside to add at the end. The rest I threw into a hot wok with a bit of sesame oil and started to fry it all up. I then added the sauce and let it simmer for a minute before adding the leafy greens. Once the leafy things are added it really only needs to cook for another minute or two. You want the leaves to soften, without turning to mush. When it is all ready, serve it over some rice (I used basmati), then top it with a little more cilantro.

And voila!

This meal can also be made completely vegan if you omit the fish sauce. If you do this, add a few extra squirts of soy sauce.

Hungry now? :)