Stocking Stuffer Idea: China Glaze Holiday Charms

I thought this little number was a great deal for a stocking stuffer or present for your holiday of choice.  It comes with 4 "mini" China Glaze Holiday edition nail polish for $8.99.  And these "mini's" are really good sizes to boot.  They contain 0.325 oz compared to a full size that has 0.5 oz.  It's like getting 3.5 full size nail polishes for the price of 1.5.  Ok that's too many numbers.  What I'm saying is that it's a great deal, especially since most people won't use an entire bottle of nail polish so it gets wasted.  With this set you can enjoy a variety without being too wasteful.

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Silk Chocolate Mint Soy Milk Review

The best thing about the holidays for me is the food.  I love the holiday edition items that come out, so I thought I would share my thoughts on a few of the holiday items I've purchased recently.  First on the list is Silk Chocolate Mint Soy Milk.  Yes it's soy milk, no it's not gross, and yes I drink regular soy milk as well.  These where on sale at my local grocery store, and I want to say it was around $3, don't quote me. I saw it and got excited and stuck it in my cart, no questions asked.

To continue with the review, click the link.

Wet n Wild Color Icon Shimmer the Night Away: Review & Swatches

Today we have the Wet n Wild Color Icon Shimmer the Night Away palette.  This is one of the two 8 eyeshadow palettes that has come out for the holidays.  This is actually my first one of these.  I never felt the urge to buy any of the other 8 pan palettes, but this caught my eye.  I mostly got it for the purple side since I have similar shades on the smokey eye side.  This costs $4.99, an excellent bargain as usual.

To see swatches and if this palette delivers true Color Icon quality, click the link.

Maybelline Color Tattoo Limited Edition Bright Colors: Review & Swatches

Blue on By and Fuchsia Fever

So as you know from my prior post, I enjoy me some Maybelline Color Tattoos (read it if you don't know. Hint, hint, nudge, nudge). I also have an inner 80's child still living inside of me (even though I'm too young to have truly enjoyed my 80's).  I love bright colors that are in your face.  Granted, they are not the most practical of colors, but life is meant to be enjoyed.  So, when I saw that Maybelline had new vibrant Color Tattoos, I jumped on a couple of them that appealed to me the most.  I know they've been floating around at Target since late summer, but I finally saw these at my local CVS (about $7-8).

To read my thoughts on these and see swatches, click the link.

Finger Paints Iconic Orange: Review & Swatches

Oh happy day! So in love with ORANGE!!!  Today I'm going to share probably the best nail polish color ever!  Ok, clearly I need to calm down a bit. I have Finger Paints Iconic Orange for your pleasure.  Finger Paints is one of those brands that I feel get looked over quite frequently.  You can find them at Ulta and Sally's Beauty Supply.  Perhaps the fact that it's not as accessible at the drug store might account for the lack of fame.  Each nail polish retails for about $5-6.

To read the review and look at swatches, click the link (and get out your sunglasses).

e.l.f. HD Blush: Review and Swatches

Encore and Diva

Next on the elf haul list are the e.l.f. HD Blushes.  I was excited since I'm sorta big on HD blushes, and a cheaper alternative is always a plus.  I decided to get some of the brighter shades to see how the pigmentation holds up to the more established MUFE HD blushes.  I got Diva and Encore.  Unfortunately there are only 5 shades to choose from in this line (hope they have a wider range in the future).  It can be bought from elf directly or from certain Target stores for $3.

To read the review and see swatches, click the link.

CeraVe PM Lotion Review

As the winter keeps chugging on, my face gets drier and drier.  Clearly cold blistering air and roommies that insist on turning the heater to 80 F wreaks havoc on my skin.  So it's this time of year that I always suddenly become really good about putting lotion on my face.  Ya I'm bad about moisturizing until my skin feels raw or itches like crazy.  In any case, CeraVe makes some of the best lotions (in my humble opinion).  I actually like their regular lotion too, but today I'm reviewing the PM version.  This 3 Fl oz bottle retails for about $13 at any store that sells lotion (essentially everywhere).

Click the link for the review.