Spring Haul!

I've been taking it pretty easy lately with buying new makeup, but with the weather finally warming up and stepping into Spring I thought I'd treat myself to a couple new goodies (and some essentials)!

C.O. Bigelow Lip Shines!

 The other day during one of my many Bath & Body Works excursions I realized the one thing I've never bothered to try out from them have been the lip products! I'm not a huge fan of squeeze type glosses which is the majority of what they have (though there are lip balms, ones in tins, and ones with wands) but I bit the bullet and bought some ones I thought would be yummy.

Raspberry Obsession!

 It's no surprise that I'm slightly (okay, heavily) addicted to Bath & Body Works!

Recently their True Blue Spa line came out with a new Raspberry collection that consist of three different products: Raspberry Yogurt Shower Smoothie, Raspberry Mojito Cream Gel, and Raspberry Margarita Body Scrub.

I went a little crazy when I smelled it and ended up purchasing everything (plus a little more as you can tell)! The scent is so sugary, it almost reminds me of fruity pebbles with that raspberry tang to it. It also has really good lasting power to it when you layer all the products, usually with the True Blue Spa items I find myself having to reapply all day in order to keep the scent but this one has given me no problems!

Bath & Body Works Sparkling Blackberry Woods Review + Giveaway *CLOSED*

Bath & Body Works is coming out with a new limited edition (I believe) fragrance called Sparkling Blackberry Woods! There was a special preview day on November 24th where you could purchase the lotion for only $5.00, so of course I grabbed it.

I'm not the best at describing scents and of course everything is going to smell different to everyone and on everyone, but I'm going to try and tell you guys my first impressions of Sparkling Blackberry Woods and how it wears on me!

Black Friday Haul!

So as you guys know, I work in retail so Black Friday was absolutely crazy! The mall where I work had some stores actually opening on Thanksgiving. I was scheduled for 4:30 in the morning, which was terrible because I could not manage to fall asleep so I was basically dealing with cranky customers during an all nighter!

Who Knew Owls Could Smell So Good?

You guys should probably know, I'm obsessed with owls! I love any kind of home decor with them on it, so when I saw this Scentportable at Bath & Body Works during my last trip it had to be mine.

If you don't already know what Scentportables are, they're little holders for Fragrance Refills that you buy to put in them. I love to use these things in my closet, car, and in my laundry basket because although they don't give off a ton of scent, it's just enough to keep everything from being stinky!

Radiate your fave fragrances into all the spaces of your life, without a plug, battery or flame. The built-in clip base allows SCENTPORTABLE to hang, sit or rest on virtually any surface.

• Perfect for your car, closet, drawers, luggage, gym bag, pet area or laundry basket
• Use it to fill your home with your fave fragrance
• Fragrance refill sold separately

This Owl Scentportable was only $4.00 and he flaps his little wings when you move his tail side to side!

I picked the Spiced Cider Fragrance Refill and it is honestly beyond delicious, I had to move it off my desk because I was constantly smelling it! It's  perfect mix of crisp apples and nutmeg, nothing better for this time of year. It's been sitting in my closet now for about a month and still going strong, definitely worth the $7.00 total I spent!

I can't find this particular one on the website but when I ran into my Bath & Body Works a few days ago they still had a whole shelf filled with Owls so if you want one head down to your store quickly because I have a feeling these are going fast.

There's also a lot of other holiday Scentportables you can choose from right now, from Polar Bears to Penguins with earmuffs!

Have you ever tried one of these before?

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Salve Obsession?

 I was rummaging through the lip section of my makeup storage the other day and noticed a little trend that I just apparently cannot get enough of: lip tins and salves!

October Favorites

So in October I've really been toning down my makeup, going down the more natural route. I've been sticking to matte or at least satin shadows on my eyes, light pink cheeks, and browny-pink lips. I was kinda digging it while this little natural kick lasted, but now I'm so incredibly ready to bust out the glittery eyes and red lips for the holidays!

The Smells of Fall: Bath & Body Works Haul

 Surprise surprise, another haul :). I feel like I have an overload of hauls this month just because fall is my favorite time of year and I feel the need to stock up on new makeup, new clothes, and most importantly, new scents!

You all know I'm a Bath & Body Works fiend, anything new they ever come out with I have to run out and grab. Recently they've had all the new fall scents: Honey Autumn Apple, Brown Sugar & Fig, Sweet Cinnamon Pumpkin, and Dreamy Vanilla Woods.

When I heard that there was going to be a new apple fragrance I was jumping for joy, I'm crazy for anything apple and always have been! But of course I got distracted when I went in to grab it and ended up getting some other goodies as well.

5 Fall Fragrances

Hi guys! I'm going to be doing another little series on the blog all about "5 Things for Fall". There will be blushes, lipsticks, nail polishes, etc! But today I'm going to be starting with fragrances!

A Little Bit of This and That Haul

Okay so about a week ago I went to the mall with a strict list of things I needed to get and came home with bags full of stuff that just happened to catch my attention while out and about...story of my life!

I just stopped by Bath & Body Works to grab some things I was running out of and then hit up the drugstore to look for the new Maybelline collection with the color tattoos (which if you saw my post a while ago I did eventually find it!) but instead ended up getting all of this!

$6.50 Lipstick Storage!

 This weekend I took a little trip to Bath & Body Works to grab some refills of my favorite scents, and happened to stumble across these little gems!

Bath & Body Works Haul!

Somebody please direct me to the Bath & Body Works addicts group, I need some serious help! I was at the mall this weekend and promised myself that I was just going to go into B&BW to smell their new scents (which by the way, Love Love Love is so sweet and amazing, I regret not picking it up) and ended up with a bag of stuff. My local store still had a wall of 75% off stuff from their Semi Annual Sale leftover, so I'm not sure if you can still get this stuff since its either seasonal or discontinued. But hey, it couldn't hurt to cruise by your Bath & Body Works to see if anything is still available from the Semi Annual Sale!

Bath & Body Works Semi Annual Haul 2012 (In Black & White)!

Majorly Delayed Black Friday Goodies

Sephora:

Urban Decay Primer Potion

Price: $19.00 (I actually traded in my Too Faced Shadow Insurance for this)

Charlotte Russe:

These GORGEOUS fringed colorblock earrings, I can see these getting a ton of use

Price: $4.00 (all jewelry was 30% off)

Bath & Body Works:

Black Raspberry Vanilla Shower Gel

Price: Free (Buy 3 get 3 free)

Black Raspberry Vanilla Body Lotion

Price: Free (Buy 3 get 3 free)

Secret Wonderland Body Lotion

Price: Free (Buy 3 get 3 free)

Vanilla Bean Noel Body Lotion

Price: $10.50

Shea-Infused Lounge Socks

Price: Free (were being given away with any purchase)

Vanilla Bean Noel Fragrance Mist

Price:  $12.00

Black Raspberry Vanilla Fragrance Mist

Price: $12.00

Strawberry Sparkler Preview Sized Body Lotion

Price: Free (were being given away with any purchase)

I left the house at 5am with my mom on Black Friday and we didn't really score any amazing deals, but I just really wanted to do it more for the experience :)

It was quite fun and I really want to make it a yearly thing!

Do tell me if you managed to grab any spectacular deals!

Its Starting to Smell a lot Like Christmas...and a Little Like Halloween (Bath & Body Works Haul)

A couple of weeks ago Bath & Body Works was having a deal where all the online exclusive body care items were $5.00 each and Twisted Peppermint was added, which is my absolute favorite scent (I think that's probably because it was the first one I ever smelled from Bath & Body Works)!

So I went ahead and placed a little online order:

Twisted Peppermint Triple Moisture Body Cream

Price: $5.00

Twisted Peppermint Fragrance Mist

Price: $5.00

Twisted Peppermint Shower Gel

Price: $5.00

Twisted Peppermint Body Lotion

Price: $5.00

PocketBac Sanitizing Hand Gel 3-Pack Glow-in-the-Dark Bundle with Sour Drop, Gum Ball, and Chocolate Chew  
Price: $2.25
 

I LOVE this time of year, I especially can't wait for the holidays :)

Bath & Body Works Home Fragrance Event Haul

 On September 17th, Bath & Body Works held yet another one of their "Fragrance Events" where you can go in and vote on new scents and get a free gift with any purchase (Sorry this post has been majorly delayed)!

 This event was a little different because it was a Home Fragrance Event. There was voting on some new nut scented candles and the free gift with any home fragrance purchase was three of the new holiday mini candles.

So here's what I ended up getting!

Bath & Body Works "The All New Bake Shop Collection" Tote Bag

Price: Free (Gift with any home fragrance purchase)

Slatkin & Co. S'mores Concentrated Room Spray

Price: $5.00

Slatkin & Co. Mint Chocolate Concentrated Room Spray

Price: $5.00

 Slatkin & Co. Marshmallow Peppermint Scented Candle

Price: Free (Gift with any home fragrance purchase)

Slatkin & Co. Gingerbread Peppermint Scented Candle

Price: Free (Gift with any home fragrance purchase) 

  Slatkin & Co. Candied Sugar Plum Peppermint Scented Candle

Price: Free (Gift with any home fragrance purchase) 

August Favorites

I'm sorry, I could've sworn yesterday it was only June?!

Like every month, this one went by exceptionally fast! August is never fun in my opinion, only because it means I have to start thinking about getting back into school. 

I actually start my senior year tomorrow, and I wish I was more excited! I kind of want it to be May already so I can just graduate and be done, I'm really over highschool. My junior year was the MOST stressful one yet, I swear there was barely time for me to breathe so I kind of feel like I didn't get much of a break between that stress and the new stress of SAT's, applying to college, paying for college...blergh.

But anywho, here are the products I've been loving throughout August! I'm not going to do my usual description for each product about why I've been loving it just because I have a million and one things to do before tomorrow!

Bath & Body Works Strawberry Lemonade Moisture-Rich Body Lotion

China Glaze "For Audrey"

MAC Paint Pot in "Indianwood"

Maybelline Dream Matte Powder in "Medium Sand"

Cargo OneBase Concealer + Foundation in "01"

L'oreal HIP Jelly Balm in "Plush"

Bath & Body Works Paris Amour Fragrance Launch Event Haul

So if you didn't already know, Saturday Bath & Body Works held another one of their "I ♥ Fragrance" events where they launch their new scents and when you buy something from their signature collection, you get a lovely little gift for free!

For the Paris Amour Fragrance Event, the free gift with a signature collection purchase was a full sized bottle of the new Charmed Life lotion and an adorable pink bag that has a little Eiffel Tower charm on the zipper.

I went with my mom since we were already shopping this weekend (Tax free in Massachusetts, wahoo!) and my usual Bath & Body Works was so crowded it was getting hard to breath! The Sales Assistants were handing out and tying these hot pink ribbons that were sprayed in the Paris Amour fragrance on customer's wrists. I thought that was a tad weird/unnecessary since you could just walk over to the tester and smell it,  but whatever floats your boat.

To me, Paris Amour smells light, sweet, and floral all at the same time. It's almost like the longer you smell it, the more notes you can pick up on. The first time I took a whiff I mainly got a floral fresh scent, but upon closer whiffing I noticed a bit of vanilla. It's not an "Oh my god that smells rancid" scent, but it's also not a "Oh my god I have to have that" scent. I'm not overly impressed, especially so because I wore the hot pink ribbon around the mall while my mom and I shopped for a couple of hours and I kept noticing this gross old lady smell. I thought it was someone else since there were quite a few elderly women shopping around as well, but in the changing room I got a whiff of my wrist and oh boy, gross! 

Something about Paris Amour doesn't mix well with the natural smell of skin. I mean of course all fragrances smell differently on different bodies, but this was straight up rank! I smelled my mom's wrist where the ribbon had been sitting all day, and she had a lovely light scent. So that's a bummer that it doesn't work for me, but a winner for my wallet since I won't be buying this fragrance!

Now onto the free bottle of the Charmed Life Body Lotion. This crap is RUBBISH smelling! Ugh, it's like a straight up mixture of baby powder and old lady perfume. That's exactly how it should be described instead of what the bottle says "A positively sexy blend of juicy guava, sparkling pear and creamy vanilla musk, inspired by taking chances, having fun and savoring life's fabulous moments". Yuck, do not be fooled by the delicious descriptive writing Bath & Body Works has plastered onto the label. This is getting exchanged, ASAP!

My Haul:

The little Eiffel Tower charm

Apple Blossom Citrus Fragrance Mist
Price: $12.50

Apple Blossom Citrus Body Lotion
Price: $10.50

Peach Citrus Body Lotion
Price: Free (Free Signature Collection item with $10 purchase coupon)

Peach Citrus Fragrance Mist
Price: Free (Buy two get one free)

Pink Paris Bag
Price: Free (Gift with any Signature Collection purchase at the event)

Charmed Life Body Lotion

Price: Free (Gift with any Signature Collection purchase at the event)

My Mom's Haul:

Cherry Blossom Triple Moisture Body Cream
Price: $12.00

Cherry Blossom Triple Moisture Body Cream

Price: Free (Free Signature Collection item with $10 purchase coupon)

Apple Blossom Citrus Shower Gel
Price: $10.50

Apple Blossom Citrus Shower Gel
Price: Free (Buy two get one free)

Pink Paris Bag
Price: Free (Gift with any Signature Collection purchase at the event)

Charmed Life Body Lotion

Price: Free (Gift with any Signature Collection purchase at the event)

July Favorites

Bath & Body Works Fresh Picked Cherries PocketBac

You always have to keep some sort of hand sanitizer in your bag, and I love this one since instead of the plane old alcohol-y smelling sanitizer, this one smells like sweet cherries!

Bath & Body Works Pink Grapefruit Body Splash

I love spritzing this on my clothes and hair because it's such a perfect sweet/tangy mixture that's great for summer so I don't have to mess around with heavy perfumes.

MAC Pressed Blot Powder

There is some sort of heat wave going on around just about EVERYWHERE at the moment, so I've been skipping foundation all together and just putting on some concealer with blot powder on top to avoid a total makeup melt down!

Benefit Benetint

Again, with the heat wave I need makeup that's not going to be sliding around my face, so I've been opting for stains. This Benefit one is particularly great because it gives your cheeks a nice little "oh I just ran around" flush and your lips a lovely "I just ate a popsicle" color!

Seche Vite "Dry Fast Top Coat"

This top coat has been a holy grail item this month, I can't stand waiting around for my nails to dry and with this, you literally put it on and about 10 minutes later you can do just about anything!

C.O. Bigelow Apple Rose Salve

Other than the fact that this smells amazing, I've been loving it for the cute summer-y packaging and the great shine it gives to my lips.

Essie "Turquoise& Caicos"

I've been wearing this color on my hands and toes pretty much all month long. Some other nail polishes that are "turquoise" colors can either lean too blue or too green, but this one by Essie is the perfect true color!

Physicians Formula Powder Palette Multi-Colored Blush in "Blushing Rose"

 This blush comes out as a really nice deep pink color with fine shimmer, but isn't too pigmented so it doesn't take a lot of thought to put on and blend out!