Hard Candy, Sallys Update

You might have heard that Hard Candy has been revamped and is now being sold for drugstore prices at Walmart. I was excited to see the beautiful new display!

Blush Crush Baked Blush in HONEYMOON: This looks gorgeous in the pan. A soft light pink with some tiny purple veining. I was expecting this to be similar to MAC's mineralize blushes, but this is much more similar to the mineralize skin finishes. There isn't much color payoff, but it gives a beautiful shimmer that's great for highlighting.

Kal-eye-descope Baked Eyeshadow Duo in ROCK N ROLL: Another gorgeous looking product. Very smooth and shimmery.

Balm Girls Moisturizing Lip Balm in JULIE: I'm not too sure if I like this one. With the word "tinted" I thought it would add some color to my lips, but it's extremely sheer. It almost looks like clear lipgloss on my lips. It also has that weird plastic/play-dough/crayon type smell. On the plus side, it's really moisturizing and glossy with a unique packaging.

Curl Up & Dye lash curling mascara in INK: I'm really disappointed in this one. I got sucked into buying it because of its promise to curl. I have stick straight lashes and I need a mascara that can hold a curl. This did the opposite. After using my lash curler and applying this, my lashes drooped down. The mascara felt very heavy and wet.

Overall, it seems like a nice brand. I'll probably be avoiding their mascaras, but I'm willing to try more Hard Candy products.

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On my previous post, I talked about my bad experience at Sallys. I wrote an email to their customer service explaining the incident. The company called me, but I wasn't able to answer because I was in school. They left a voicemail, apologizing for my experience. They also said that they would forward the incident to the district manager here and investigate the store or something.

RANT: Horrible Experience at Sallys

Something happened today that made me really angry.

My boyfriend and I were going to Target, and I saw a Sally Beauty Supply that I had never been to before. I usually go to a different Sallys. I told him that I wanted to go in and look around, so we did. I'm the kind of person who can probably walk around a beauty store like Sallys or Sephora for hours. I never get tired of checking out the products. I'm also a very indecisive person, so I spend a lot of time thinking about whether I should buy things or not.

The woman working there asked me three times if I needed any help. Each time I said to her, "No thank you, I'm not looking for anything in particular. Just browsing." We were in the store for around 10-15 minutes when she comes up to me and says, "Look, if you don't need my help with anything I'm gonna have to ask you to leave. You've been walking around the store for a while, and it's suspicious of burglary."

At first I thought she was joking, but she wasn't. I couldn't believe that she was accusing my boyfriend and I of looking like thieves. I didn't do anything wrong or weird while walking around. I was just looking at the products like I usually do in any other store. Just because I wasn't in and out of the store in a minute makes me look like a thief? Not needing her assistance means I have intentions of stealing? I was SO angry. I put the product I was holding back on the shelf and told my boyfriend that we were leaving. I was planning on buying something, but I definitely changed my mind. I wasn't about the give that store my money.

Now that I think about it, I should have said something to her. I should have told her how rude she was. That it was wrong for her to accuse us of looking like thieves when we didn't do anything wrong. But at the time, I was so angry and shocked that all I wanted to do was leave and not deal with her. I have NEVER been accused of looking suspicious. I was so upset that I started crying afterwards in the car.

This happened at the Sally Beauty Supply on Maryland Parkway in Las Vegas. I definitely won't be going back there and I wouldn't recommend anyone else go either :(

Milani Haul & Swatches

Milani is my favorite drugstore brand of makeup. CVS had their products at buy 1 get 1 50% off this week, so I couldn't resist picking up a few things! I got the Touch of Brown eyeshadow quad, Sunset City sunset duo, Enchantment nail polish, and Fairy Tale nail polish.

I thought the blush bronzer duo looked similar to Nars Laguna/Orgasm duo, so I took some comparison swatches. I also compared them to Milani's old luminous blush, which is often said to be an Orgasm dupe. The Sunset City blush is more golden than the Orgasm blush. But as you can see in the photos, they're still pretty similar.

The polishes are from a limited edition collection called, "Black Magic." It includes nail polishes that are all dark but have different colored glitters. I'm not a big fan of plain black nail polish, so I love the hint of glittery color in these. I'm thinking of picking up the other colors sometime!

eyeshadow quad: 01 touch of brown


top left, top right, bottom left, bottom right shades


sunset duo: 01 sunset city


bronzer & blush combined, bronzer only, blush only


nars laguna/orgasm on the left, milani sunset city on the right


nars orgasm, milani sunset city blush, milani luminous


nailpolishes in fairy tale, enchantment


close up of enchantment


close up of fairy tale


i'm wearing fairy tale right now. it's so pretty!
sorry about the sloppy application, i was excited to try it.
*click thumbnail for larger view*

I also put a new layout on my blog since I felt like the default ones weren't spacious enough. I like it, what do you guys think? I used to make layouts for xanga, myspace, etc but I was too lazy to make one for blogger. So, I found this lovely layout at http://designs.bloggerbuster.com.

NOTD: Orange Blossom

Love My Nails - Orange Blossom

A bright peachy-pink shade with golden shimmer. It leans more towards peach, almost like a light coral. Really pretty color.

Application was okay, but not as nice as the Raspberry color I wore last week. This one felt kind of thin so it took 3 coats to make it look nice and opaque. Not bad for $1 though. I found this brand at Walmart.

Review: C&C Eye Makeup Remover + EOTD

Clean & Clear Soothing Eye Makeup Remover [Oil-Free]
requested by Miss Josie. hope it helps!

Overall Rating: 9/10
Would I Repurchase: Yes

POSITIVES:
- Affordable: prices vary depending on where you buy it, usually around $6
- Easy to find: most drugstores/grocery stores that sell clean & clear have it
- Doesn't irritate my eyes, even when I'm wearing contacts
- Doesn't leave an oily residue or dry skin
- Removes eye makeup quickly and easily

NEGATIVES:
- Some people might prefer a smaller opening.
- I got too much in my eye while I was wearing my contacts & my vision got a bit blurry for a minute. No pain or irritation, just blurriness.

Overall: I'm very pleased with this product. It removes my makeup quickly and easily without any irritation. At first I was hesitant to buy it because I'm loyal to the Neutrogena Oil Free Eye Makeup Remover. This one works just as well and is cheaper by around $2.

information on the back of the bottle


list of ingredients


it says it's oil free, but it has 2 parts..


shake it up before using it.


the opening of the bottle


apply some to a cotton pad


before: udpp, cork, mulch, typographic, & shroom e/s,
maybelline pulse perfection mascara, prestige black waterproof eyeliner


after: makeup is all gone!


the cotton pad with makeup. looks gross, haha.


q-tip that took off my waterproof mascara

Collective Haul

Hi everyone! Sorry I haven't been blogging very much lately. I started college last week, so I've been a bit busy.

I decided to try some nails polishes from "Love My Nails" because they're only $1 each. I really like them so far. I would buy some more colors. I found them at Walmart.

(L-R) Raspberry, Orange Blossom, True Lilac, Star Bright


Star Bright. Looked nice in the bottle but doesn't apply well.


This is the one I'm wearing now, Raspberry. I loveee this.
It's a dark red, but in certain lighting it looks slightly pink.


Aussie 3 Minute Miracle Deeeeep.


Clean & Clear Soothing Eye Makeup Remover.



Caress Evenly Gorgeous Body Wash.


Olay Regenerist Microdermabrasion & Peel Kit.


Batiste Original Dry Shampoo


Necklace from Forever 21. Looks cute with solid tops. $6


Small heart says "And now these three remain:
faith, hope, and love. But the greatest of these is love."




Black Sandals by Dexter from Payless. $20




Brown gladiator sandals by American Eagle.
Payless was having a BOGO 1/2 off sale. This was
on sale for $14, so it came out to around $7. This is about
as crazy as I'd get when it comes to gladiators.

If you'd like me to do a review on any of these products, feel free to ask :)

My boyfriend and I took some pictures at school during our break with my webcam. It's pretty obvious I haven't been getting much sleep. I look so tired! Look at those eye bags haha.