Saturday, June 23, 2012

May Beach Outlet Haul

Hello All~

Since I live only an hour from the beaches, I hop up and go as soon as the first beautiful day of gorgeous sunshine pops up! Which happened to be lately, and I did scoop up a few little things that happen to be at some nearby stores in the outlets.

So here's what I got :


I have decided to collect exotic water bottles from all over the world!

This is a cute top I got from Marshalls.


Cute pair of shorts from Marshalls!




What isn't listed is the egg related cooking items that I purchased at Marshalls and Home Goods.
It was a little frying pan, an egg slicer, and a big egg for boiling eggs in! So adorable, right?


Sorry that I lost the reciept! : (
If anyone wants to know how much anything was, I may be able to dig it up somewhere.
This was from a while back and I just realized that I never uploaded it! (Ooops)


Hope you are having a great summer!

Xoxo,
Krystina
 

June Hair Haul

Hello all ~

So this is just a little haul regarding some of the hair products that I have gotten to try out : )
My hair has always been pretty frizzy and dry, so now I'm starting to focus on products that can tame it to make it a bit more soft and manageable.
All the products that I got are from a local salon or Rite Aid.

So here's what I got:




Biolage Hydratherapie Daily Leave-In Tonic
$16.29

The salon was having a sale on Biolage products for Buy One Get One 50% Off, and I had just finshed my bottle of conditioning balm, that I really loved and decided to give another product a try. Personally, I like spray leave-in products a lot more than I do balms, and I love the smell of Biolage products.








Biolage Hydratherapie Hydra-Seal Softening Mist
$14.00
BOGO 50% Off
$7.00
So I have been using my "Its A 10" shine spray, but I feel like it doesn't really nourish, so I decided to give this one a try. I may return it though, because it does have a really heavy fragrance smell to it that I don't really like for my hair products. It smells very floral. I may swap it for the conditioning balm.


Healthy Sexy Hair Pumpkin Puree Treatment Masque
$24.95
60% Off
$14.97


I was so excited to see that this was on sale! This line of products smells so amazing and I cannot wait to try it. Hopefully I can save some for the fall so my hair can smell like pumpkins when the rest of the area is!


Paul Mitchell Smoothing Super Skinny Serum
$22.49


I have heard a lot of YouTube guru's rave about this product, and since its summer time and I live on the coast, we have a lot of humidity, and my hair poofs up like a poodle! So I wanted something that is going to help straighten out my difficult hair and keep it that way. My mom has always loved Paul Mitchell products, so I can trust her judgement enough to buy this. On a side note, it smells incredible. It legitamately smells like candy.
Mmmmmm.















 Redken Extreme Anti-Snap
$15.99


This is another product that I have heard so many people rave about on YouTube, especially those who have videos up about helping dry or damaged hair. I plan on getting my hair lightened in a few weeks, so I am preparing for damage control and prevention!


So that's all for my little haul!
Let me know if you've tried any of these products and what you think about them.

Have a great day!

Xoxo,
Krystina

Saturday, June 16, 2012

Sephora & MAC Haul



Hello All ~
 
I have not blogged in ages! I have been collecting the pictures and information for these blogs, I've just not gotten the chance to actually sit down at my computer and compile them into a formal blog post. Any who, I got a chance to go to one of the nicer malls that we have in my state and decided to pop in to Sephora and MAC and pick up some things that have been on my wish list~

 

 
Sephora:
 
Too Faced -
  • Chocolate Soleil Bronzer
  •  $29
 

So far, I do like this bronzer. It has good pigmentation and it blends very easily. The smell is one of the things that I have heard people raving about, and I can agree that it does smell very sweet and lovely.
 


 



Tarte -
  • Clean Slate Deluxe Primer Trio
  • $9

I picked up this little kit for a few different reasons. The first reason was becuase I purchased the Clean Slate Poreless 12-hr Perfecting Primer a few months ago, and I have been really loving it. It is exremely smooth and has a great silicone feeling to it that I personally really enjoy. The primer also helps my makeup to go on very easily and smoothly. The kit also comes with the Clean Slate Flawless 12-hr Brightening Primer, and the Clean Slate 360' Creaseless 12-hr Smoothing Eye Primer.


Yves Saint Laurent (YSL) -
  • Rouge Volupte Silky Sensual Radiant Lipstick in #1 Nude Beige
  • $34


This lipstick has been quite the talk of YouTube and the "blogosphere" for a quite a while lately so I decided that the next time I went to the main Sephora, I would pick one up. I did a few swatches in the store on a few different stores and I can officially say that I will be picking a few more of these up as soon as I can in a few other colors. The packaging for these lipsticks is absolutely gorgeous and luxurious. They are extremely creamy, and don't dry out my lips like the MAC lipsticks do. One of the best things is that it is SPF 15 so I can wear it in the summertime and not get burnt lips.



Sephora -
  • Pro Natural Rounded Powder Brush #41
  • $36
The last thing that I picked up at Sephora was their GIANT round powder brush. The powder brush that I have has been getting a little mushed and I loved the giant size of this brush. I haven't used it yet, but it is extremely soft and I am very glad I got it. 
 
 
 This is the Sigma F30 Brush next to the Sephora #41. The sephora brush is much larger, and much softer. I find sigma face brushes to be a little bit scratchy against my face, so I will have to test it against the Sephora brush once I start using it. So far, the Sephora brush is larger and just as dense, but much softer.


 

MAC:
  • Ricky Martin Lip Conditioner
  • $15

 I picked up this lip conditioner because my lips have been very dry and cracked lately, and drugstore chaptstick just hasn't been able to help me. So I am going to give this one a go. For a first impression, I am liking it. It makes my lips feel soft without being sticky.
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
  
Target:
  • Macadamia Natural Oil Deep Repair Masque
  • $29, Buy One Get One Free
 
So I decided to throw this one in just in case someone out there was not aware that Target is having Buy One Get One Free sales on the beloved Macadamia Natural Oil products!!! This hair mask is usually around $30, so getting one for free was a big score.
I love these, and plan on doing a seperate review on the whole line.
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
If you have anything that you totally love from Sephora or MAC, or if you've tried any of these products, tell me about it ! : )
 
Xoxo,
Krystina