Makeup how I love thee....

I have loved makeup ever since I was old enough to wear it, but let's face it makeup is expensive. If I won the lottery I would most likely be buying MAC Cosmetics, Dior, and NARS, but I'm on a budget, so I need to get creative. 

I have found some inexpensive sites that sell some great makeup so I thought I would share some of my favorite products and sites!

e.l.f. Cosmetics (e.l.f stands for eyes, lips, and face) offers makeup and tools with prices that are easy on the bank account. 

Here are some of my favorites from e.l.f.

e.l.f. Studio Mineral Infused Face Primer

I have tried a few primers and found that e.l.f.'s $6.00 primer is just as good and so much cheaper!

e.l.f. Essential Professional Complete Set of 12 Brushes

Every girl who has ever really been into makeup knows that quality brushes are essential to getting the right look. The problem with this, is that most brushes (either individual or sets) are rather pricey. e.l.f. has put out great quality brushes for spectacular prices. e.l.f. offers brush sets in prices ranging from $5.00 and up to $30.00 (depending on the size of the set). Individual brushes cost anywhere from $1.00 to $8.00. I have purchased many of the $1.00 brushes and LOVE them!

e.l.f. Essential Beauty Book Eye Sets

While e.l.f Cosmetics, may never be MAC, their makeup still offers amazing quality. You can buy items individually from e.l.f, but some of my favorite purchases have been sets, since most times they include everything I need for a particular look. My most recent set purchase was the e.l.f. Beauty Book Eye Set in Smoky. The set comes with 6 Eye-shadows  1 Eyelid Primer, 1 Eyeliner Pencil, 1 Built-in Mirror, and 1 Dual Ended Applicator. The set also gives you directions on how to achieve the certain looks with the eye-shadows provided. All this for $5.00, not a bad buy at all!

e.l.f. is a great place to pick up essentials. You can find them in some stores, such as Target, but their entire collection is available online. e.l.f. always has specials running, so if you buy online don't forget to search for coupon codes before completing your purchase.

Currently if you use the coupon code loveit you can get 50% off their favorites on orders of $20 or more. e.l.f.'s favorites can be found here.

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Amazon.com is a great source for inexpensive makeup, if you are willing to do some searching. I have found many items from Maybelline and L'Oreal at a fraction of their retail prices.

Some of my faves include:

Maybelline New York Colorsensational Lip Gloss . Normally $6.49, on Amazon it's available for $2.89 with FREE shipping.

L'Oreal Paris HiP Color Presso, is normally $13.00, but on Amazon I got it in Classy for $3.71 with FREE shipping.

L'Oreal Paris True Match Naturale All-Over Mineral  is normally $15.95, but I got it in Honey Glow for $3.90.

There are many more deals out there. If you want more links or suggestions let me know by leaving a comment! 

-TTFN

Warm Bodies ** Spoilers Included **

The hubby is a HUGE fan of anything Zombie related, so he was super excited to go see the new Summit Entertainment comedy, Warm Bodies. Originally a novel by Isaac Marion, Warm Bodies: A Novel , was written as the zombie version of Romeo and Juliet.

So how was it?

Warm Bodies is a fantastic twist on the Zombie genre. Boy sees girl. Boy eats girl's boyfriend's brains. Boy falls for girl. Girl falls for boy. Oh and the boy is a Zombie, duh!

Nicholas Hoult (of Skins), does an impressive job of shuffling about an abandoned airport as the zombie named R. R longs for something more than just the same old routine, day in and day out.

Teresa Palmer (of Take Me Home Tonight) plays Julie, the daughter of Grigio, played by John Malkovich. Julie lives in the last known human settlement in the United States, but longs for more than just getting by.

Warm Bodies does a wonderful job of showing the audience the importance of keeping an open mind and communication. Overall the movie is cute, funny, thoughtful, but does have some strong language and brains in it, so I would only let the older teens see this one!

TTFN!

 

I'm Back!

September, was that really the last time I blogged anything? Eek. I am absolutely disappointed in myself. I am sure my 3 readers have been bored to tears without my witty musings. Yea, right. Still I am sorry for the delay on any new content.

When I last posted I had just started getting into board games. Even back in September I was already infatuated with them. Now I can say that I am truly in LOVE with board games! Board games are more than just fun, they bring people together with out cell phones, emails, or Facebook. A table, good friends and a good game is all you really need and let's face it if worse comes to worse you can do without the table. Now I admit that it has been a couple of months since I have gotten together for a great night of gaming with the usual group of friends, but it's just a matter of time.

The more I think of it, I owe a great deal of thanks to my friends Steve and Genie. They have shown me so many great games and have been so patient when explaining how to play them all. Let's face it some of these games can be confusing until you get the hang of them!

I know it was a short post but I PROMISE I will be back next week and in the weeks to follow with more posts on games, T.V., Movies, Pintrest, and projects.


TTFN

A month without posts

Yes I failed! I had more than a month without any posts and quite frankly I do not have any type of excuse other than procrastination and alcohol.

Lately the hubby and I have been playing as many board games as possible with friends. While I have always loved playing board games I blame Wil Wheaton for this renewed obsession. Back in May I posted about a game (Ticket to Ride)I saw on Wil Wheaton's YouTube show TableTop.

I posted on Facebook my interest in this game and the hubby and I rekindled some old friendships. I can say that spending Saturday nights playing board and card games with friends has been amazing. I have played some fantastic games and had some great times.

Thanks to Wil Wheaton and our friends Steve and Genie (who by the way makes a mean cupcake) I have found out that there is fun to be had beyond Monopoly. Don't get me wrong Monopoly will always have a place in my heart, but as my brother says the games are long and eventually someone tosses the game board over in anger.

Most of the games I play now play in a short(ish) amount of time and some are even cooperative. I thought I would share some of the games I have played and/or bought. Mind you I am sure anyone who is an avid gamer probably already knows all about these games, but for those who are like me here goes:

Bang!

Saboteur

Zombicide


Board Game Geek is a great resource if you want more information on some of these games.

Needless to say in the last couple of months I have purchased many games. I will post more of my favorites as time permits, but until then VIVA Gaming!


-Mercedes

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