What’s HOT for spring?
Can I just say that I am loving what I see, both high end and drugstore products
My eyes say yes ,but my wallet says NO.
If you have been reading my blog you will know I have SLE Lupus with that said I do have constant Dr. visits a lot of co-pays and my medicine is not cheap by any means
(I have 8 Different prescriptions to fill monthly which adds up to a lot of $$$ spent . So I am not able to go crazy and buy all the makeup I see.
I don't wear makeup everyday anyway because I am not able to work,
don't really go outside lately due to not being able to walk without crying
plus I get really sick when i am outside in the sun so I limit the time i am in it with activities relating to my kids .
Football has not started yet but then my son goes and joins the track team.
I haven't been to any meets as of yet but I know they will be coming .
If I am being honest i probably only wear makeup 2 x's a week .
I focus more on my skin care and trying to maintain my butterfly rash that I get at times .
So I try not to buy anything extra that I see.
I said I TRY !
I just can't justify spending a ton of money for items that I wouldn't use regularly . At this point in my palette collection and the use of products I am pretty sure they will last for a while. How do you avoid being sucked in? when So many sales are going on right now . How do you not buy all the amazing stuff that is coming out ?
Recently Ulta had its 21 Days of Beauty which is usually awesome and I load up and replenish what I need but This time around I only saw a few things and nothing amazing that I had to try.
I think I may have also been a bit depressed and really didn't care what they had to offer .
My eyes say yes ,but my wallet says NO.
If you have been reading my blog you will know I have SLE Lupus with that said I do have constant Dr. visits a lot of co-pays and my medicine is not cheap by any means
(I have 8 Different prescriptions to fill monthly which adds up to a lot of $$$ spent . So I am not able to go crazy and buy all the makeup I see.
I don't wear makeup everyday anyway because I am not able to work,
don't really go outside lately due to not being able to walk without crying
plus I get really sick when i am outside in the sun so I limit the time i am in it with activities relating to my kids .
Football has not started yet but then my son goes and joins the track team.
I haven't been to any meets as of yet but I know they will be coming .
If I am being honest i probably only wear makeup 2 x's a week .
I focus more on my skin care and trying to maintain my butterfly rash that I get at times .
So I try not to buy anything extra that I see.
I said I TRY !
I just can't justify spending a ton of money for items that I wouldn't use regularly . At this point in my palette collection and the use of products I am pretty sure they will last for a while. How do you avoid being sucked in? when So many sales are going on right now . How do you not buy all the amazing stuff that is coming out ?
Recently Ulta had its 21 Days of Beauty which is usually awesome and I load up and replenish what I need but This time around I only saw a few things and nothing amazing that I had to try.
I think I may have also been a bit depressed and really didn't care what they had to offer .
what caught my eye through Ulta was the one day sale (Buy one Get 50% off)
I wanted in on this sale Pretty badly so after a conversation with my husband he said go ahead we discussed a $ amount that I could use .
He would have let me spend what i wanted, but i was focused on just a few things that I had on my want List.
I felt a little bad about it because I had just spent a lot of money on skincare to replace what was needed and pick up a few new things from my favorite brand Dermalogica ..
I have a whole blog post dedicated to my skincare you can check it out for more Info on my favorites .
I do have to say My husband is awesome. I guess when I went to school and became a Master Aesthetician I drilled it in his head that skin care is a must.
He would have let me spend what i wanted, but i was focused on just a few things that I had on my want List.
I felt a little bad about it because I had just spent a lot of money on skincare to replace what was needed and pick up a few new things from my favorite brand Dermalogica ..
I have a whole blog post dedicated to my skincare you can check it out for more Info on my favorites .
I do have to say My husband is awesome. I guess when I went to school and became a Master Aesthetician I drilled it in his head that skin care is a must.
Because you'll never believe what he told me. My skin care isn't a want it's a need , like buying toiletry items but not as often.
I went to the web site to find out what I wanted and what was available. You can probably guess which brand by now
Makeup Revolution
Omgoodness I can’t get enough products from this company I love it all !
I think it’s
because of the gorgeous shades which are highly pigmented,
the reviews are great and they do seem to make a lot of dupes for higher end products . from what I have read on some reviews ,
plus the cost you can’t beat . It’s so budget friendly most palettes are no more than $15.00.
To Be Honest I think most of my collection is made up of Makeup Revolution with a bit of Tarte and Too Faced Thrown in . Of course there are a few more brands in there But the majority of things High End I own are from Tarte and Too Faced .
Choosing what I wanted was hard, I sat on the Ulta and MakeupRevolution sites for a while reading all the reviews then seeing if it was available on the Ulta web site
After a hour I was able to figure it out and placed my order .
Now the hard part waiting for it to be shipped
Boy did that seem like FOREVER....
I got 5 Palettes in this order.
the reviews are great and they do seem to make a lot of dupes for higher end products . from what I have read on some reviews ,
plus the cost you can’t beat . It’s so budget friendly most palettes are no more than $15.00.
To Be Honest I think most of my collection is made up of Makeup Revolution with a bit of Tarte and Too Faced Thrown in . Of course there are a few more brands in there But the majority of things High End I own are from Tarte and Too Faced .
Choosing what I wanted was hard, I sat on the Ulta and MakeupRevolution sites for a while reading all the reviews then seeing if it was available on the Ulta web site
After a hour I was able to figure it out and placed my order .
Now the hard part waiting for it to be shipped
Boy did that seem like FOREVER....
I got 5 Palettes in this order.
1st Item The blush Palette in -GODDESS
This is a gorgeous blush and highlighting Palette. It's a great travel all in one The case is sturdy and durable It's thin and not so bulky .
It has 4 Highlighter shades that go from a natural sheen to
an intense illumination.
Mind you this also included laying in bed .
2nd product is The Iconic Pro Palette –
They reformulated the 16 eye shadows to be buttery,bendable and long wearing. It has mattes and shimmer shades which are wonderful for those neutral looks I do with just a pop of color .
They reformulated the 16 eye shadows to be buttery,bendable and long wearing. It has mattes and shimmer shades which are wonderful for those neutral looks I do with just a pop of color .
Some people have said that it is a Dupe for the Lorac Pro?
I don’t own this palette so I can’t say 100% by swatching and comparing side by side. Looking at the shades I do see some that could be similar .
What do you think?
3rd- After looking at the Iconic Pro 1 I decided that I had to Get the
Iconic Pro 2 -
This is the same buttery, highly pigmented, 16 shadows with your mattes and shimmers. Comes with the same double ended brush and a huge mirror. This intrigued me a bit. Could this also be a dupe for Lorac Pro 2?
Iconic Pro 2 -
This is the same buttery, highly pigmented, 16 shadows with your mattes and shimmers. Comes with the same double ended brush and a huge mirror. This intrigued me a bit. Could this also be a dupe for Lorac Pro 2?
Next was
The Flawless Matte Palette –
This palette has 32 shadows, all matte. Great for us hooded eye gals .
There a few hit and misses on a few shades, it doesn’t bother me if a shadow is powdery and chalky just a lil bit as long as I can build it up to the color payoff I want .
There a few hit and misses on a few shades, it doesn’t bother me if a shadow is powdery and chalky just a lil bit as long as I can build it up to the color payoff I want .
Shades are Beautiful, browns, light pinks, tans ,dark's, grayish,blue, black (which I use as eye liner for a softer look. )
But the Palette itself is amazing .
5th-you can probably guess that I also had to get the next palette in this collection
Flawless 2 Palette-
Flawless 2 Palette-
This is also a 32 shadow palette, the shades are cool to warm, mattes and shimmers, it has a huge mirror, is the perfect palette for day and night, durable and sturdy and one that you can take when you travel .
(you really wouldn’t need another palette in my opinion) it has your light shades for crease and transition, shades for outer v , darker shades to deepen intensity on that outer v . etc. It's a keeper.
After Playing around with them a bit I do have to say I am pretty happy with what I got. They have a bit of everything included in the palettes which is great for multitasking. I could even use some of the shades as a blush .
Way to go again makeup Revolution I am very Impressed .
Looking at my Makeup collection now I have a bit of everything from neutrals to shades of color, Warm and cool tones , Blushes and highlights so you would think I am set right?
I am pretty sure there are going to be many more products that come out that I am going to want .
I do want to try the lip euphoria lipsticks they have... there are 3 shades that are calling to me but will have to wait .
Lipstick is different right? You can never have too many of those.
That's what I keep telling myself LOL.
Way to go again makeup Revolution I am very Impressed .
Looking at my Makeup collection now I have a bit of everything from neutrals to shades of color, Warm and cool tones , Blushes and highlights so you would think I am set right?
I am pretty sure there are going to be many more products that come out that I am going to want .
I do want to try the lip euphoria lipsticks they have... there are 3 shades that are calling to me but will have to wait .
Lipstick is different right? You can never have too many of those.
That's what I keep telling myself LOL.
Lupus Update -
I am still not able to walk fully on my right leg without pain. It's getting a bit better . It's seems to last a bit longer standing up .
I hate that I am so dependent on medications to help me get by but if i didn't the consequences would be way worse .
I have tried some essential oils and found a cream at CVS called Fibro cream. It's for pain relief associated with Fibromyalgia and Neuropathy it works to help take the edge off and dull down the pain .
This is now a Go To everyday product and My heating pad .
I am still not able to walk fully on my right leg without pain. It's getting a bit better . It's seems to last a bit longer standing up .
I hate that I am so dependent on medications to help me get by but if i didn't the consequences would be way worse .
I have tried some essential oils and found a cream at CVS called Fibro cream. It's for pain relief associated with Fibromyalgia and Neuropathy it works to help take the edge off and dull down the pain .
This is now a Go To everyday product and My heating pad .
I finished my Prednisone recently and My Norco is almost gone so I have been trying to only use a half a day because I don't want to become addicted.
On a good note one day I felt amazing and hardly any pain so I decided to go for a walk. I think I may have over done it because the next day I was right back to how I felt before .
This is a tricky disease I am faced with.
I try not to complain and be positive But It is so hard when I am Independent and want to do things on my own and can't, it kills me .
One day after my Dr visit me and Lonnie stopped at the store .
I put my Stubbornness aside and took a seat in the mobility scooter.
I was okay at first until almost every person in that store was a senior citizen.
I swear it was like being mocked .
Every single person I saw was walking with absolutely no physical problems that I could see. That made me feel pretty low especially when a nice elderly couple asked me if I needed help getting something out of the freezer section .
I just wanted to cry so bad. It's usually the other way around. me asking them if they need help. That was a hard blow to my self confidence .
Lonnie could see that it bothered me so he started to joke around at the store and embarrass me LOL . No really it was just playing around which made me feel pretty good .
I know I will have to face more challenges and this journey is not over , is it wrong for me to want to be able to walk without cussing and screaming?
I don't think so .
I am not sure if i am able to do the Lupus walk at this point it's probably not going to happen unless i am in a wheelchair we shall see as the end of the month gets closer.
I am trying to stay positive in so many ways but it's hard sometimes you just can't help it but I always find something to bring me back around so I think I am going to be okay.
Well that is all for this post Let me know what you think about Makeup Revolution ?
Have you tried any of these Palettes?
As always Keep Fighting
Stay Strong You are not alone
Love ya ,
Misty
On a good note one day I felt amazing and hardly any pain so I decided to go for a walk. I think I may have over done it because the next day I was right back to how I felt before .
This is a tricky disease I am faced with.
I try not to complain and be positive But It is so hard when I am Independent and want to do things on my own and can't, it kills me .
One day after my Dr visit me and Lonnie stopped at the store .
I put my Stubbornness aside and took a seat in the mobility scooter.
I was okay at first until almost every person in that store was a senior citizen.
I swear it was like being mocked .
Every single person I saw was walking with absolutely no physical problems that I could see. That made me feel pretty low especially when a nice elderly couple asked me if I needed help getting something out of the freezer section .
I just wanted to cry so bad. It's usually the other way around. me asking them if they need help. That was a hard blow to my self confidence .
Lonnie could see that it bothered me so he started to joke around at the store and embarrass me LOL . No really it was just playing around which made me feel pretty good .
I know I will have to face more challenges and this journey is not over , is it wrong for me to want to be able to walk without cussing and screaming?
I don't think so .
I am not sure if i am able to do the Lupus walk at this point it's probably not going to happen unless i am in a wheelchair we shall see as the end of the month gets closer.
I am trying to stay positive in so many ways but it's hard sometimes you just can't help it but I always find something to bring me back around so I think I am going to be okay.
Well that is all for this post Let me know what you think about Makeup Revolution ?
Have you tried any of these Palettes?
As always Keep Fighting
Stay Strong You are not alone
Love ya ,
Misty
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