Bargain Shopping time!

I'm starting school in a few weeks and although I'd like to buy some new clothes and shoes I don't really have the money to go on an extravagant shopping spree. Solution? Become a bargain shopper! I rarely buy things at their original price- I admit i can be very stingy with my money so I'm always on the lookout for clearance or sale items. Here's what I came out with.


1. Nike Free TR Fit
Original Price:$85, My Price after shopping around: ~$70
Still a bit pricey but I deserve at least one splurge item.

Color: Black/White-Volt

2. Mossimo Supply Co.- Wauna Braided Flat Sandals

Price: $14.99 at Target. I paid original price for these and I do not regret it at all. Not only are they really inexpensive, but I've gotten so many compliments with these sandals - I guess because they're not your average sandal- the braided leather gives it a bit of a twist (no pun intended!)

Color: Brown

3. Mossimo Supply Co.- Kaden Tall Buckle Boots

Yes, another pair of Mossimo shoes... what can I say, i love Target. Anyways this was the best deal out of everything i got. 

Original price: $34.99, My Price: $12.24

These boots were on clearance on Target's website.. check them out before they're gone if you'd like to grab yourself a pair.

Color: Black

4. Dream Out Loud Denim Jacket

I don't think this Denim Jacket from Selena Gomez' Kmart line is available anymore so I'm glad I bought it when I did (got it on sale). The size i got was an extra-small, but it has a loose fit so it fits me pretty well without being tight. I love the rolled up sleeves as well as the cropped cut.

Original Price: $30's, My Price: $17

Color: Blue Denim (white was also available)

5. Tan Pants

These pants are by the brand Iris Basic and I bought them at Ross. I usually have a hard time finding pants from Ross that fit me well so i was glad to find these. 

Original Price: 29.99 (as you can see on the tag), My Price: 14.99

Tan Skinny Pants with a Stretchy fit <3

6. Hollister Co. Skinny Jeans

It took me a while to find a brand of jeans that I really loved, but i finally found that with Hollister Co.'s Jeans. The fit on me is amazing compared to other jeans, the only downfall is that they can get a bit pricey. That's why I was excited to find out that ALL jeans were 50% off for a limited time due to the brands redesigned fit on jeans. 

Original Price: $49.50, My Price: $24.75

Skinny fit in a dark wash

7. Striped Tee

The last item I got was another item from Ross. It's a simple black and white striped T-shirt by Ambiance Apparel. I really like baggy shirts and I know by looking at the first picture the shape may be unflattering but I love the way it hangs once you put it on. 

Original price: $18.00

My price: $5.99

Not too bad? Just ignore the wrinkles!

Mini Beauty Haul

I recently bought a few drugstore items that i haven't had time to share with you guys. I bought 5 items from ELF's studio collection, lipsticks, a lip gloss, and a nail polish. The best part is that ALL items were under $6.


LIPS
I bought Elf lipstick in the colors Classy and Seductive and a Loreal lipstick in the color Fairest Nude. I love these colors because they aren't too dramatic. The last lip product I bought was one that i had been searching FOREVER for- it is Hard Candy's Glossaholic lip gloss in the color Fairy. I finally found it at Walmart (they were ALWAYS out of stock in this color) and its such a pretty sheer gloss. 

Classy, Seductive, Fairest Nude, Fairy

Blush/Bronzer
I bought a super bright pink blush from ELF as well as a blush and bronzer duo. The Duo is said to be a dupe for Nars "Orgasm/Laguna" Duo which retails for $40. I only paid $3 for my elf duo..what a steal!

Elf blush in the color "Pink Passion"- SUPER pigmented!

 "Blushed and Bronzed"- the blush is very natural looking but i need to go extremely light when applying bronzer because it is very pigmented and a bit dark for me

EYELINER

This cream eyeliner has pretty much replaced my ELF liquid liner. As you can see in the picture I swatched it on my hand. The right swatch is to show that is lasts long and is waterproof (after trying to rub it off all it did was smudge a bit)

Elf Studio Cream EyeLiner- color:Black

CONCEALER

This is the one item purchased that I was really disappointed with. I wanted to cover up the veins under my eyes and heard that a salmon colored concealer would do the trick. Rather than spending a ton of money on one item i thought I would save and get four concealers in one palette. The only problem was that the colors didn't conceal much (for me at least).

Color: "Neutralize and Conceal"

Brush

Once again I was on a budget so i wasn't able to buy an expensive stippling brush and decided to try out this on by Elf. It isn't the best quality for Liquid products because it isn't very dense but it works really well on powder products. I use it for powder foundation and when i want to lightly apply blush or bronzer.

Nails

Last is a random nail polish i picked up while at Walmart. Don't know what I'm going to do with this one yet but I'll figure something out.

NYC In A New York Color Minute: "Sidewalkers"

Demi Lovato-Skyscraper Music Video Makeup

Not too long ago Demi Lovato made her comeback with the song "Skyscraper." I immediately loved it, and praise Demi for singing such an inspirational song. When the video came out I loved the simplicity of it as well as her makeup so I decided to recreate the look myself. This is what I came up with:

1. EYES: 

The first step was getting some gold and coppery tones on the eyes. I first applied ELF's creme eyeshadow in the color "Butter Pecan" - the Lighter color I wore on the inner half of my lid, and the darker on the outer half. I then did the same with the powdered eyeshadow of "Butter Pecan". Last i added a highlight on my brow bone and NYX's Loose Pearl Eye Shadow in the color "Nude" on the inner corner of my eyes to make them pop.

As you can see ELF's creme eye shadow (shown on the left for the first 2 pictures) are much more pigmented than the powder eye shadow. The NYX shadow is VERY pigmented.

I used a brown eyeliner on my top lid so the look would be more natural looking, as well as Loreal's  Voluminous Carbon Black Mascara - (My favorite right now!)

This mascara isn't waterproof (what I usually buy) but i think it is what has been giving me more natural looking lashes.

Finished eyes

2. Cheeks:

Used Elf's All over Color Stick in the color "Golden Peach" and swiped on my cheeks then topped it with Forever 21's Love and Beauty Blush in the coral color

3. Lips:

For the lips all I used was the same products as above... Really! I didn't have any coral-red lipstick so i just used my All Over Cover Stick and dabbed some coral powder over that.

4. Hair:

Quickly, Messily, and Loosely curl your hair to get that "unkempt/disheveled" look.

voila!

4th of July- Nails + Event

Yesterday was a great Independence Day for my family and I. The day started off with the family playing baseball down the street from my house. Of course my team won, and after that we all got ready for a BBQ at my uncles house. Before I left I decided to quickly do my nails somewhat like the American flag.

1. The first step was to paint all my nails a flat red, except my ring fingers which i painted a metallic blue.

2. Next I added white stripes across the red nails; these came out a bit crooked since i was just using a nail polish with a fine tip.

3. Last I used bundle monsters BM21 image plate with the stars on my ring fingers. Just add a top coat & clean up any mistakes and you're done!

 

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Family BBQ. That's me behind the two little girls and next to the woman in the red shirt.

me and my bf watching the fireworks