New Beauty Items- E.L.F. & Ulta Haul

I picked up some products from Ulta and e.l.f. and I wanted to give you a run down of everything I bought. Let's begin with my Ulta package:

Tarte HIgh Performance Natural Lipsergent Lip Tints

The first 3 things I purchased from Ulta are these Tarte HIgh Performance Natural Lipsergent Lip Tints.  The smell of these tints are very similar to the Revlon Lip Tints. It's a very minty smell, and I love that about lip products. so I've so excited to try these out! During this season (winter) my lips tend to get chapped and dry.But since these have Vitamin C, Jojoba and soybean ingredients, I'm hoping that these are good at preventing that while adding some color!

The colors I choose are (from left to right) Enchanted, Elite, Moody.

LORAC LUXE 8 HOUR WEAR LIPSTICK
I also purchased more lip products and decided to get these two Lorac Lux 8 hour Lipsticks.

I decided on these 2 colors, True Red and Orchid. The packaging reminds me of MAC's Pro Long wear lipsticks and they have very similar smells as well!

After swatching I found that the True red (left) is more on the orange-red side. And the Orchid was pretty true. Overall, I think they both look gorgeous swatched.

Now onto my e.l.f haul. For the most part, e.l.f. items are pretty affordable. But I noticed after searching the site this time around that there are $6 items. A few of which I bought during this haul. One of the great deals I found was this 11 piece brush set that was on sale for $2.50 . They always have great promotions on the site and although I didn't need new brushes I thought this was too good to pass up! I plan on adding this to my giveaways!

From left to right I have the HD Flawless Foundation, HD Mattifying Cream Foundation (in color Buff & Sand) and the HD Lifting Concealer (in light).

I previously purchased the foundation in Buff but I found that it was too dark. So when I was placing this order online, I got the lighter shade from the website in sand, I think I may have to mix them to get the right color for me.

(I currently have a review on the Cream Foundation and Concealer watch it here.) 

e.l.f. LIP DEFINER & SHAPER

I wanted to try the e.l.f Lip Definer & Shaper that defines your lips to make them look more full. It's a two sided lip liner with a highlight and a jumbo liner in a neutral mauve color.

It was disappointing to find that the cap wouldn't stay on but other than that I really liked the color on the define side. Instead of on my lips, I would use the lighter side of the pencil in the inner tear ducts to highlight my eyes.

e.l.f. DAILY MOISTURE STICK

I saw this Daily moister stick  on the site and it was something that looked interesting. I've never seen anything similar to this so I was curious and decided to give it a shot. The consistency of this feels more like a gel than a cream or a lotion.

The stick is enriched with anti-aging, anti-oxidants, grape, coco, shea, avocado, macadamia, aloe and camomile. Although it has all of those ingredients in this stick, I was left feeling indifferent about the sent, because I feel like it was fragrance free.

I plan on trying all of these item's out and sharing my reviews and thoughts on these products on my Channel soon. Make sure to watch the full Haul :

Find all the products mentioned in this post below:

New Maybeline 'The Buff' Color Sensational Lipstick Swatches

   

 I recently posted a video for the New Maybelline "The Buffs "Color sensational lipsticks giving my overall opinion and quick review of what I thought of each color.

   

There are 10 colors in "The Buffs" collection, but I didn't pick up all 10. I decided to stick to the colors I thought would work best for me and my skin tone and skip on the colors that weren't too appealing to me.

What I love about these lipsticks is that they have a nice consistency which is very important to me. But even more important is that they have great pigmentation and are moisturizing. 

They are not long lasting. Like most lipsticks you have to re-apply after eating or drinking. After trying them out I found that my lips were not chapped or dried from the lipstick.

Here are closeups and swatches of the 7 colors I tried:

   

First color is 915 blushing beige this color is very Kim Kardardashian! It's a really light nude color that made me think of her signature lip.

This color is 920 nude lust . this has a slight pink color to it thats not too overwhelming.

930 Truffle Tease  was the third color I tested. This is the color begins to go into the brownsie type of nudes. And is actually the type of color I like to try to create on my own with my lipliners.

I really loved how 935 Sin-a-mon  made my teeth look white and just like 930 Truffle Tease  it is more on the brown side of the nude collection.

 With 940 Touchable Taupe I noticed that it was thicker and creamer. This would be more of a fall color for my skin tone.

 Just like 940 Touchable Taupe,  945 Stormy Sahara is thicker and creamer than the others. This color has more of a peach undertone than a brown though. I think this would look nice as an everyday color in Spring!

 For some reason 955 Expresso Exposed didn't apply as I would have liked, but none the less I like the vampy  deep color! This is another great one for the Fall. And of course I love how it really made my teeth look white!


Overall I really liked the 7 colors I tried from "The Buffs" collection. A mix of great colors to wear everyday and a few especially good for spring and fall!

Watch the full video here and comment below! 

Tell me which color you liked best.

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Flashback Friday- Best moments of last week

Since it's Friday, I thought it would be nice to share with you some of my favorite moments from last weeks vlogs. As well as some of the most popular moments I noticed you guys really enjoyed.

SUNDAY, JANUARY 19th, 2014

JULIANA LOVES DOGS 

Sunday was a very big day for us and Seattle as we watched the big game at Amy & Julians place!
I loved seeing Juliana interacting with the dogs because I still remember when I was pregnant with her and petsitting them as you guys saw in my "Dog in Diaper" vlog from 2012. Or one of the first times she played with Dakota in my "Baby Loves Dog" vlog just last April.

Julianna giving kisses to Dakota during the big game!

Julianna wasn’t expecting to get kisses back!

Another moment I love seeing is Julianna enjoy time with Grampy. Here they are celebrating the Seahawks win!! (14:36) 

TUESDAY, JANUARY 21st, 2014

Donating to March of Dimes!!

On Tuesday, Juliana dropped off the generous donations from our Dancember fundraiser to the March of Dimes. This was a wonderful day to finally get to see all of your donations and everything that built up to this moment come to life.

Baby Bear enjoying more quality time with Auntie Melody on our way to Donate to the March of Dimes
I was definitely a great sight to see JB hand delivering the money all of you helped raised  during Dancember to the March of Dimes . Thank you all for your generous donations, support  and helping us promote this. This wouldn’t be possible without all of you! So many babies will  be given the help they need !

SATURDAY, JANUARY 25th, 2014
Husband Goes Out With Makeup in Public

This was one day that really stood out in my mind from last week's vlogs and was a viewer favorite.
This morning Juliana was trying to help mommy out by throwing out her diaper. I couldn't seem to figure out why she was in there and didn't want to throw it in the trash...

  

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But it seemed like all of you guessed it before I even figured it out:

And then the Return of Benjita Part 3 happened! I revealed Benjita's makeup in this vlog since it's not much of a surprise to any of you. And it seems like 3rd times a charm, because he embraced the makeover pretty well compared to the last few times (Part 1 & Part 2)

Benjita 2014!

Benjita learning how to brush the hair out of his face.

(7:55)

As Julian got his makeover it seemed as though Benjita was getting anxious about the mall appearance and kept fussing with her hair!

It was Amy's first time seeing Julianne and lets just say she was a bit freaked out! (7:49)

During the taping of the big reveal (8:06), Benjita took a peek too soon and couldn't hold it in! I'm so proud of Benji and Julian for being such great sports about this and getting makeovers for such a great cause. From your comments on the video all of you seemed to be entertained by it as well:

We may even have a new incentive for this years Dancember...

After reading through the comments, I noticed that all of you really enjoyed the twins appearance (18:34) at the end as they tossed and turned in my belly that night. It makes me happy to share these special moments with all of you and to read that you enjoy them as much as we do!

 I hope you liked reading about my favorite moments from last weeks vlogs. Comment and tell me which day way your favorite and if you want to see more favorite moments posts like this! 

Find all the vlogs from last week here:

Sunday: JULIANA LOVES DOGS
Monday:Makeup Room Adjustments
Tuesday: Donating to March of Dimes!

Wednesday: He Over Did It
Thursday: SURPRISE Open Box HAUL!
Friday: Gestational Diabetes RESULTS