Sephora Gift Card Haul

Hello Friends! Happy New Year! I hope you all had a great Holiday, mine was fabulous but busy as you could probably tell by my lack of posts. Anyway, I am back to start the New Year off with a mini haul from Sephora! Check it out...

 Stila Eye Shadow in Kitten

With out primer/ with Primer

I don't know what took me so long to pick up Stila's most popular shadow. IT IS AMAZING! It is a lush shimmering nude Champagne color with golden undertones. This shade is a Must for all skin tones! 

Kat Von D Autograph Liquid Eyeliner

This stuff is FABULOUS! Deep BLACK black that stays put! My New Favorite.

NARS Primer sample

Goes on light not greasy or sticky, not bad for a free sample!

Urban Decay 24/7 Waterproof Liquid Eyeliner in Sabbath

I have been eyeing this navy blue beauty for a while and it is gorgeous! I love to add this with a neutral eye a darker crease and vanilla lid. A fun Navy wing adds some pop.

Thank you so much for Reading! Have a great day! 

Alaina xoxo

Birthday Haul!!

Hello friends! My birthday was yesterday and I got lots of goodies that I wanted to show you all. I turned 28 which is exciting because it's my favorite number. I had a really good birthday spending time with the people I love, Shopping and lots of video games. Perfect!

I got these cool rings from Charming Charlie, an amazing accesory store. They were both just under 10 dollars too great deal! The elk is so cool I love antlers so I knew I had to get this, and the frog is so cute, his purple eyes are so pretty!

Sephora goodies!

Sephora Flair and Wispy Lashes. 

Illamasqua Phallic Nail Polish

I HAD to get this, it is such a beautiful sparkly blue, It's kind of like what Dorothy's Ruby Slippers would look like if they were blue. I held the bottle up in the sun as soon as I got out of the store and ladies, it's enough to bring a tear to your eye hahaha. 

I have been wanting that Hello kitty Compact for the LONGEST time.

 I might add some gems to her bow as a fun project to add some sparkle!

Because it was my birthday I got a  free Philosophy Vanilla Birthday Cake Shower Gel/Bubble Bath/ Shampoo that will be included in my next giveaway because I am not really a fan of vanilla unless its actually in something I can eat hahaha, forever a fat kid.

From M.A.C I got a few brushes the 128 and the 219 Pencil Brush. I Also  picked up a travel size fix + and Sushi Flower and Da Bling Eye shadows for my Z Pallete (not pictured)

 I was so exited that they had the 128 split fiber cheek brush, it is soo soft and I can use the natural side for powders and synthetic side for cremes.

219 Pencil Brush great for crease defining and precision blending. I have heard great things about this brush.

It's so cute and tiny!(that's what she said) Perfect for my make-up bag. My M.A.C FINALLY had it in stock they had been out for weeks.

My wonderful, beautiful talented friend Courtney made me this personalized padded sleeve for my MacBook Pro, Lola.(yes I named my computer...what of it?!) . What an AWESOME gift. I LOVE it!! Thank you so much Courtney, I love you!

Thank you all for reading, I hope you all had a great Labor Day Weekend!

Alaina xoxo

Birchbox Review:Video!

Hey guys! Check out my video review of my very first Birch Box! Sorry it's so long there is also a haul mixed in! I hope you enjoy..and please be gentle because I am new to this whole video thang hahaha.

Start getting your own samples from birchbox here..Birchbox.com

Thanks for checking it out! I hope you enjoyed my video!

Peace, Love and SAMPLES!

 Alaina xoxo

Fun Green and Glittery EOTD!

Hey Beauties! The other day I was playing with some of my new makeup and I came up with this bright look. I love Green..it makes my brown yes pop! I used up all of my Urban decay Acid rain eye shadow which was my main green shadow. It was my go to shadow I LURRRVED it.  I had to find a new go to green...so I went for and OCC loose shadow in Wasabi and was very pleased!

Products used
Too faced Shadow Insurance Primer
Makeup Forever Aqua Black (base)
Obsessive Compulsive Cosmetics Wasabi Loose Colour shadow LOVE THIS!!
Urban Decay Blunt Eye Shadow...One of my favorite shadows to blend with and use as highlight
NYX Eye/Eyebrow Pencil on my water line and below w/ tokioki Adios to set
Sephora Teal Glitter eyeliner over the eye pencil

Definitely could have used some false lashes since mine are wretched ha ha.

I wanted to get a close up of that teal liner...it's so pretty. And Unlike my previous experienced with the Sephora gold glitter liner this one didn't burn like hot Lava!! yay! either they changed the formula, I got used to it, or its only the gold that stings, either way I was stoked to not have to suffer for pretty glittery eyes! I hope you like..thanks for reading and I hope you all had a great weekend!


Alaina xoxo

One time I went to Sephora and lost my mind...(Pic Heavy post)

Hello ladies...Like a lot of you clearly know I am addicted to makeup and the other day I basically lost my damn mind in Sephora..check it out!

Sephora Glitter Eyeliner. I love this eyeliner because it is so beautiful and inexpensive compared to others..but the Gold one I have burns so bad! Thank goodness it's just during the application for me...that's why I purchased 3 more..ha ha. Beauty is pain I guess.

Trying the Too Faced Eyeshadow Primer...and picked up some of my FAVORITE Mascara..It makes my pathetic lashes look amazing! It smells really good too!

I might not necessarily NEED a Lip Plumper but I just love the tingle that this one has. It does give my lips a bit of a boost in the pout department also ;)

Illasmasqua Nail Varnish in Baptiste..I can never have too many purple polishes and I have had my eyes on this beauty for a while. I have seen it in the blogasphere and I decided to splurge.

Another splurge was Illamasqua Liquid Metal eye cream eyeshadow. I saw this and was like WHAT IN THE EFF!! I need this in my life. It is soo Pigmented and lovely. 

UD Lipstick//Buzzkill and Liquid Liner in Perversion

The detail on the lipstick bullet is cool

I can't wait to try the lipstick!

I decided to give the new UD shadow pencils a shot..this purple is magnificent! 

UD Shadow Pencil in Delinquent 

My first NARS items...I have to say I love the packaging. 

NARS Night Clubbing Eye Shadow// NARS Orgasm Blush//NARS Orgasm Lip Gloss. What can I say Drake got to me ;)

Preeeeettty!

Peachy shimmer

NARS Blush//Deep Throat. (hehe)

LOVE this Urban Decay cream highlight in Sin. Not greasy or heavy...it goes on very light and is super beautiful. I have been putting it on my brow bone. I am a sucker for skulls also so the packaging is also a HUGE thumbs up! Super rad!

It's so pretty. I have the Sin Primer potion and I use it constantly. There are tons of places to use this highlight, eyes, cheeks I'd even use some on my lips! There was another one I had my eye on too...Brown Sugar it was Beautiful!

EMILIO PUCCI Aqua 330 

I got this as one of my 3 free samples during the summer and I loved it so much I had to get the big one. I made that little sample last along time ha ha.  It's a very fresh and clean scent. I get complimented on it whenever I wear it. These are the notes listed on the Sephora Website: Violet Leaf, Bitter Orange, Pink Berry, Aquatic Accord, Egyption Jasmine, Frangipani Flower, Musk, Tonka Bean, Moss. This fragrance is definitely worth a sniff! 

Thanks for checking out my Sephora Haul loves!! I can't wait to try the new stuff! Anything you would like to try? Or HAVE tried..what do ya think?

Kat Von D Tattoo liner review and wing Practice!

Hey loves! I recently picked up a new eyeliner from Sephora and wanted to put  up a review! I have been using this Kat Von D  Tattoo liner since I got it fr on Saturday..I liked it so much that I purchased two more on the Sephora website that same night ha ha. 

Kat Von D Tattoo Liner in Trooper (black)

The tip is amazing! The application is smooth and precise.

This is my eye with NO makeup on...please don't be scared ha ha it gets better...

I was never good at applying a wing but I always Loved the classic look so much...and then I found  Beauty Fulfilled. This is one of my favorite blogs to read. Kaushal is a sweetheart and has some very informative posts! She posted this very helpful tutorial with tons of pics Awesome winged Liner turorial! I have it book marked because I love the way she does her wing so much.

I am still learning but this is WAYYY better then what my liner looked like before...yikes! I was a hot mess ha ha. I am going to keep practicing so it will be perfect! I love this eyeliner..from the application to the bold black line it makes to the fact that it stays put and dries almost instantly. What is your favorite liquid eye liner? I am still open to trying different ones and would love to know what you ladies use! Thanks for reading!

Alaina xoxo

TOKIDOKI!! Most Adorable Makeup Brand on the planet!

Okay..so you know I love nail polish and makeup and all of that good stuff but what you don't know about  is my love for cartoons.. I am 27 years old and I still love watching, and drawing cartoons. I am really just a big kid. I think that is why I HAD to buy this tokidoki Palette (25$ at Sephora) . I didn't even test it..I thought of it as more of a collectible then something I would actually use. I know I am not the only one out there that has purchased something for this reason ha ha.


                                              *tokidoki Adios Palette*

Palette cube in its packaging. It's so fun and cute..I can't handle it..Why didn't I buy the rest?? gah!

Palette Cube.

Candy Cane//Carina
Adios//Malandrino

Opened up...

And it comes with a KEYCHAIN?!?! WHAT??! amazing..yes I was this excited in the store ha ha. It doesn't take much to get me  squealing with excitement..especially when I am in Sephora. 

The Makeup portion of it isn't bad at all..I have only tried the lighter ones. I think I used them as a highlight a few times..Adios is you basic matte Black.  Candy Cane is a pearly white shimmer  and Carina is a grayish white with lots of glitter. This is the very first time putting Malandrino on my skin and I actually am kind of digging it..Its a nice grey with a hint of Blue. I think I am going to have actually USE this ha ha.
Thanks for checking out my habit..I mean Hobby :)


Alaina