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This will be a rather lengthy post. Lots and lots of pictures~!

As the title might suggest, a couple of weeks ago I was driving my Aunt to Wal-mart, and then out of nowhere my aunt goes: Oh yeah, so my friend received this gift with purchase, she doesn't want it so here.

Aww yeahh! I mean who doesn't love freebies? Regardless of whether they are samples or not, I love trying out new products!

To my surprise, the first thing I tried to do was figure out what company it was from. I looked at the logo on the zipper and it said: "EL".

ESTEE LAUDER?

Yes! These are my first products EVER from Estee Lauder, so I was really excited to try these out!

And now onto the pictures:

The cute bag that everything came in.

All the contents of the bag.

From left to right, I received a smaller bag, Sumptuous Bold Volume lifting mascara, lipstick in 161 Pink Parfait, double wear stay-in place eye pencil in coffee, Pure colour eyeshadow palette and mirror (it's a pretty big mirror!).

From Left to right: 01 Pink Colour, 13 Pale moon, 23 Berry Ice, 07 Smokey

My camera definitely washed out the colours, they are actually MUCH more darker in real life, especially the purple and brown. Not sure why they turned out so light!

I haven't actually worn any of the colours - since I have so many other eyeshadows to go through - but I I swatched them and they are pretty sheer. They are buildable, but like any other eyeshadow the more you build on, it gets really chalky. 

The lipstick! I'm not going to lie, I am definitely not a lip person. My lips get dry, crack easily without any lip balm, and everything seems to wear off on my lips in an hour or two and I forget to reapply. 

THIS however, I love. The colour is such a beautiful light pink, it does have a bit of a sheen to it, but I believe that is what makes it really pretty. 

Swatched

It does apply a little sheer, but that is fine for me since I don't like a bold lip (ever) anyway. 

It also has a slight fragrance, I can't put my finger on what it smells like, but I honestly don't even mind. 

As for the mascara and eyeliner pencil, I haven't tried them yet. I will probably try the mascara soon because the one I currently have is drying up (Maybelline Falsies in black drama), and I love layering mascaras! I'm pretty sure this one won't hold my curl either, but I'll give it a shot on it's own and then layered. The pencil though, I want to try to finish up my other pencils before I try this one. Review to come later! 

But overall I'm really happy, I love getting free makeup samples. My mom's friend actually gave me some clinique samples as well. I have yet to try them all, but I love trying new makeup and skincare samples. :)

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PS It's Vida is having a giveaway! I'm especially loving that nail polish (anything that's mint green definitely catches my eye!)

Don't forget to check out Starry eyed beauty as well! :)

April showers bring May flowers

And while I would love to believe in that saying, I'm afraid where I live it's completely different.

This was around last week? 

Lovely isn't it? I had a fun time as well. Going through the snow, driving, puddles, yay!

Just kidding, but in all honesty, it was pretty crappy. It was more of a 'wet' snow, so it was heavier and pretty much melted upon impact. 

For some reason, it always seems to be terrible weather when I have to work/go out for the day. Yet when I'm inside at home just vegging out, it's always beautiful weather.

I guess in a way, that is a sign, but you know there are always those days where you just want to relax and rot for the day.

That's been my past couple of weeks. Lucky for me, it actually snowed yesterday and a little bit today. But the weather got better and most of it melted away. :)

Another update tomorrow! Hopefully. :)

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I personally really like her blog because it's always so informative! :)

Astrology

Not going to lie, I've always been attracted to reading things about my horoscope / zodiac. 

After following a certain zodiac related tumblr (zodiacchic), I began reading everything related to my sign - gemini. 

Their current posts have been "gemini with moon" or the other way around, and today they posted some information about what it means, and naturally I decided to try it out and read some of it and most of it is pretty accurate (in my opinion).

Here are just a couple of blurbs I thought best matched me:

"It can be difficult to know what Gemini really feels at any given moment. They are often very impressionable and scattered. There is usually a nervous air to Geminis that can make more personal characters a little uneasy."

"She is an opportunist. She can express herself easily and learns quickly. She is welcoming and gentle. She likes travel and intellectual work."

 Definitely, except for the expressing myself easily. I do find that a little difficult.

"A shy and somewhat withdrawn demeanour. Private, but once she is comfortable, friendly and curious. Very observant, a natural psychologist."

This is without a doubt, me. Natural psychologist? Perhaps. I do find myself very observant though. Not to be creepy but I find observing peoples behaviours really interesting. 

"You have an internal struggle between your needs and your wants. You can lack focus and be indecisive as a result. Your ability to be objective is both an asset and a liability, simply because when you decide on one route, you are pulled in another direction at the same time. Something tugs at you, and you begin to question your stance. "But what if..." and "on the other hand..." are statements you can't help but make, and that might plague you. You are always aware of the opposing point of view and the other side of the coin." 

This is actually how I feel about school right now. Currently I am majoring in International Business, but I'm stuck right now with whether I want to stay in business, or transfer to something else like languages. I also find this about my current part time job. I'm not getting paid much, but at the same time I don't want to leave because what if I can't find another job and end up at a new job that pays less than what I'm receiving now? Same goes for relationships right now. 

You are naturally trustworthy, and you don't have much patience for those who don't show respect for others, who take foolish risks, and who lead disorganized lives.

I would love to say that about myself (naturally trustworthy that is), but I guess that's a your opinion may vary type of opinion. However I do not have patience who don't show respect for others and take foolish risks. Right now it's mainly towards some of my old friends.

Without plenty of space and time to daydream, Pisces Moons easily get overloaded with life. Give them room to be alone with themselves, and they're generally able to take on the world--even if their style when they do so is not always conventional or understandable.

More often than not, her intuition is correct, although her imagination is also powerful and she can read too much into a situation as a result.  

FINALLY an update!!

Hello all, it's been a while since I've updated my blog!

The main reason is I like adding pictures with my blogs - as opposed to just writing a paragraph - but I couldn't find my memory card reader and thought I had lost it.

I could have used my PC, however it's been rather slow lately and using blogger took forever and a day for me. 

Starting from my oldest picture which I wanted to post up, I'll slowly update one by one.

Firstly, from the $15 off $35 Sephora sale back then (I forget when, actually), I decided to finally pick up my first NARS blush! I'm quite a big blush person, and I don't have a lot. After looking around the store I figured hell, I'll splurge this one time on a blush and see how it is!

The lovely packaging!

I got this in "Amour" because Orgasm has quite a bit of glitter and I was kinda afraid of that, so I ended up choosing this since it looks like such a beautiful pink, it has a slight sheen to it but that's what I love about it. I use this to set NYC's blushable cream sticks and it lasts all day (which is rare for my oily skin).

Like all the other raves, it's highly pigmented and 'smooth'. I do believe sooner or later I'll pick up orgasm, but for now this blush is amazing and I love it! Especially the packaging. Worth picking up if you're a blush lover and want to try NARS products!

 Next up I am comparing the (2) lipsticks that I have! Both are from Revlon.

On the left is Revlon Colourburst lipstcik in Peach,
on the right is Pink in the Afternoon

This picture is what looks most "true to
colour" in my opinion. 

I really like both, Pink in the Afternoon gives me the perfect colour for spring/summer, so I can't wait till it's nice out (a "weather" update coming soon) so I can wear this without it looking a little out of season. I still wore it sometimes during the winter, but I set it with a gloss because my lips dry out really easily and hair stuck to my face and that was just... no fun.

Peach actually turns my lips a little orange, which I guess is in this season but it does look a little odd on me. I still like it because it's pigmented, goes on smoothly, and it does dry my lips out, but as long as I set  it with a gloss my lips are fine!

I'm actually not much of a lips person because my lips dry out and crack pretty easily, so I only wear these occasionally, and they're not that bad.

Again, worth a try! And Revlon has such a huge variety of colours that it's amazing.

That's all for now and I'll continue with more tomorrow!