Konad Nail Art kit and other stuff!

I ordered these off of www.ocnailart.com and she does super fast shipping! If you enter in the code: joshura -you get 20% off. Orders over $20 get free shipping!! It's the best deal i've found so far and the special polishes are 2 for $12. I live in Florida and she got this to me in 3 days from Cali. :)

Anyways, I ordered the Special polish in Black, Konad image plate in M57, and the kit that costs $15 i think. The kit comes with a scraper, stamper, M2 plate, and a small white special polish. It's great for beginners.

I bought the Petites nail polish today in Dare from wal-mart. They're about $1.50 each I believe and I love them. I've actually got a bunch of them.

I'm most likely going to order more image plates since I'm really loving the little cat that was on the M2. As for the leopard/cheetah print and zebra, i'm okay with them. I like to get creative I guess.

This is my leopard print. I used China glaze's Spontaneous, konad M57 leopard print, and sally's nail art pen in gold. I really love China glaze's "fast forward top coat" because it dries my nail polishes quickly and hardens them. I don't have to wait long for them to dry after I apply the top coat.

I also bought this today. It's funny because I was going to buy the bath and body version for $4.50 for a trial size, then while the hubs and i were in wal-mart, i found this and it smelled exactly the same. ..but for $1.50. haha and the best part is the hubs loves the smell. :)

chubby me. i can't wait to lose weight. then again i can't help it if every once in a while i crave a donut.

Almost 31 weeks pregnant and I can't wait to see my little babe. Just for your information I am 5'6" and I guess i was thin before I got pregnant. I have gained a lot of weight and although I do not look like I am 31 weeks pregnant, I certainly freaking feel that way!

My back is starting to hurt and walking is becoming a pain in the ass. I had some slight cramping like menstrual cramping the other day but it went away. I still want to workout though. It really helps keep my weight gain at a slow pace.

We finally got my little Keenan his bed things. (my lil' snuggle bear!) The crib got here a month ago I believe or a few weeks, whichever, it's a 4-in-1 crib so it's huge. I am loving it though because it turns into a toddler bed too!

We still have the carseat and bath things to buy but i'm glad we got this because I get to look at it everyday! I wanted a neutral color because it's more please to my eye I guess, and I feel like blue is so cliche. ..eh. It's in our bedroom until he turns 1 or when we feel like he's ready to move on.

The wall decor looks so much better in person and I'm not done with it yet either. I'm gonna find letterings to spell out his name in the center. I have so much clothes that I still need to wash of his. *whew* i'm getting a workout just thinking of it!

alright...i'm gonna go lay on my back massager.

Femme Couture Haul + Sunset Eyes

At Sally's these are buy 2 get 1 free til the end of this month! :)
l2r: brow wax, cake liner, undereye concealer

This is how the brow wax looks like. I LOVE this product. I find it gives my brows a more polished/natural look since I do just fill them in.

This is the cake liner, it's actually black and grey but the flash wiped it out. It is very pigmented and all I really do is use a sponge tip applicator to liner the top part of my eyes, then take a liner brush to line my lower lash line. I find this more pigmented and darker than mac carbon, since this formula is different. The grey is pigmented also and is super great for smokey looks!

I used: elf's gold custom eyeshadow color, nyx flamingo, ploof from mac as a highlighter, and the dark black is the cake liner from femee couture. you can see my brows are more in place except for on the right because i wasn't being detailed with this look.

I've been breaking out for some reason, i'm going to stop using my face shop primer to see if that's the reason being.

I dont know what it is

But I can't help it when I want things! It's so horrible. ...I wish I did have a job so I could buy myself things hahaha. :)

http://www.evesaddiction.com/

I've been looking at their jewelry. I'm a big sterling silver fan. We'll see what I can get myself within a month or two. I've been wanting a necklace with a small pendant. Just don't know which one I want yet.

I still need my beauty refills and it's only been a month. I'm awful but I seriously need to stop!

I love shopping. I'm a good shopper though, the only time I splurge is when I get an "okay" from the husband. (which is most of the time but i'm still a good girl)

I just wish this damn store wasn't 2 hours away from me!! *angry face* I have to order online now :(

Jaqua Lip Gloss Ring in Pink Buttercream Frosting

I went to Ulta on Sunday I think...but anyways I picked this up. It was $8 but I was just curious really. I was expecting it to smell good but it has no fragrance. The packaging sells it all like always.

For $8 the ring could have at least had some gemstones on it. lol

Nee thinks i'm silly whenever I wear this. I tell him I don't care :P

On my bare lips. It does have a slight hint of color and shimmer in it.

Elizabeth's hot dog Mia!

This is the sweater I bought her when Nee and I were in Petsmart. I always think of her whenever get go into pet stores now. She's so adorable!

Ardell Dark Eyelash Glue

Ardell's Eyelash glue in Dark.

I got this for $2.99 at Sally's.

You probably won't be able to find the "dark" versions in drugstores but I don't know. I love it though, sometimes I hate it when my clear one ends up looking a little pasty on my fake lashes giving everything away. Plus it makes it easier so i don't have to apply liner on top of the glue.

My main squeeze.

In a lot of ways my Walley reminds me of Edward. Then again our whole situation was complicated as Bella and Edward's. I'm blogging about twilight here (lol). In comparision though, I can only say that I can relate because I wouldn't want to be in a world without Walley. My favorite part as I mentioned before is when they spend the nights together, just him watching her as she sleeps. Those are the parts of my days that I look forward to, just being able to sleep in his arms and wake up in the morning to find him.

Come November will be our 3 years together being married. I believe the saying, "love gets better in time." ..because it does.

China Glaze stash

I am just starting to get into nail polish as I mentioned before. I went and bought 2 today at sally's and got 1 for free. OOOh yeah.

Left to Right: fast forward top coat (it does dry fast!)

for audrey

rich and famous

spontaneous

awakening

For Audrey. I loveeeeee. (i've been eyeing it for a while now) I think i'm more into pastels, I didn't do a frenchy on all fingers because I didn't have the patience too, but once I get a new white nail polish that dries faster I will. For Audrey reminds me of the tiffany & co. color.

I have been obsessed with reading the twilight series. I know I am behind but *eliz gave me Twilight to start, which was quick for me because I had already seen the movie, but then I read the sneak preview for New Moon and loveeed it. Then my sweet sweet husband brought home New Moon and I finished it quickly. He was like what? lol So we drove all over town to find this because I thought they'd have it in paperback but they don't.

*off to bed now and about to read eclipse*

night night beautiful ladies!

ELF Haul (pic heavy)

This is all the cadunkadunk I ordered! my hubby opens the box and says, "wow you got so much stuff!" ..lol

Enter in the code "carolina" and get 50% off purchases $15.00 or more. That includes shipping. I paid $24.40 for all of this and that included 3-day shipping.

The packaging of the items. It's nice to know how things are packaged.

The complexion brush.

So how is it? It's not fully rounded, it's actually flat with round edges. BUT, the brush is incredibly soft and feels good on my skin. I love the handles of these brushes.

The powder brush that everyone has been raving about. :)

In my honest opinion I was expecting it to be more full, BUT (again) I tried applying my foundation with this brush and it is *SPLENDID*. Very soft and I didn't have to use a lot of product to get the coverage I wanted with this brush. It is worth every one of my $3.

Swatches of the blush/bronzer (nars dupe). No flash.

Flash. I will have to say I was scared that this would be sheer but it's not. It's totally pigmented, I personally need a light hand when applying both blush and bronzer. So I use my highlighting brush to do so. I love that it's pigmented, it's well worth the price.

Eyeshadow Primer and Liner Sealant.

i must say..i loooovvee the primer. i am not much of a liner person but i can try my mac carbon to see how it runs. the primer is easy to apply, sorta reminds of me of a concealer but this stuff grabs hold of your shadows!

The eyeshadow brush ($1 version). I didn't know what to expect from this really, I sorta just threw it into the basket. It's full and I have not had any shedding problems so far. I'm actually using it as a blending brush. It's worth the $1. lol maybe even more though in my honest opinion.

Swatches from my shadow/liner stick in smoke. It's very pigmented as you can see and the liner is a gel liner. It seriously just glides on with no tugging. The lasting power could be better though.

ELF's nail polish in "Gum Pink". Just the color I was looking for. Not baby pink or hot pink, sorta inbetween. I love it, this is what it looks like with 2 coats.



I have some more stuff to do but I just wanted to post these for now. toodles!

Things to come and Random Thoughts

i think i'm such a doofus sometimes. i never knew that when painting your nails you should apply a base coat, polish, then top coat. LOL. oh well everyone learns, just like eyeshadow primer. i don't use primer unless i know i'll be out somewhere for a long time.

i ordered a bunch of stuff from E.L.F.'s website because i couldn't stand it. i mostly bought things from their "studio" line so i'm excited to try it out since i've been reading so many great reviews on them. it will be here tomorrow i believe.

i have to make a run to sally's to grab my nail polishes and decals. surprisingly my nails have not chipped that badly since i've applied the no chip 10 day nail color from sally hansen's. or it could be that my nails are short ^_^ but i do clean the dishes a lot.

i can't wait for keenan's things to get here. his matress gets here tomorrow (we're slow i know!) and we're gonna get him the bed set also. i mine as well spend money on him since he's going to be our only baby. he's going to be my best friend esp. when walley has to leave somewhere for a while. we still have to buy his carseat and bath things. with keenan around we'll finally have things to do. my life isn't the most exciting for those of you who don't know. i spend most of my days inside our apartment and walley does too, except for when he goes to work. but with the baby around we'll be up and active.

lastly, i finished reading the first book of the twilight series. i must say my favorite part was when edward spent the night with bella and sung her to sleep. she wakes up the next morning to find him still there and she runs into his arms, and she tells him she loves him!! i'm like aww wowweee. there's just something about when you get to sleep (not do anything dirty) with the one you cherish and finding them next to you in the morning. i know how that feels and its such a great feeling. ..and now onto new moon. when the movie comes out i will have to watch it with eliz and have nee watch baby for me. lol or we'll just watch it at home.

Random and EDM Flat Top Brush

Everytime I put these lenses on, I am reminded of Furby!! For the sake of changing things I put on fake lashes and white liner. I need a better white liner since my Rimmel one keeps blending in with my foundation.

lol..me trying to be ..asian? hahaha whatev.

So today was the first time I ever applied my liquid foundation on with my EDM Flat Top brush. I must say that I feel like such an idiot for not getting to this sooner. I've had this brush for almost over a year and I never thought the liquid and brush would work for me. I've tried using a professional foundation brush before but it would always go on streaky or whatever. I just need one pump of my revlon and one of mac and i'm good. (i mix the two because my mac one is a bit dark).

Hamburger Cupcakes and Fingernails

Yes, that's a cupcake! I made this because I was so excited from looking at yummy pancakes version of these! NEE is a hamburger fan and I made him smile and giggle making these :) I made some for the girlies for when we meet on Tuesday. Hopefully all things go planned.

I did a sloppy job but they're something to look at. I'm starting to get into doing my nails..how scary. Nails are a whole 'nother branch of beauty. I keep my nails short and trimmed because they grow super fast (due to the prenatal pills) and I just can't stand clipping them when they're long.

Before heading out to Elizabeth's new place. The big eyes* lol. I haven't worn my hair split for such a long time!

I'm sOOo in love with her dog Mia. When we got there Mia was pawing at me and she was such a cutie. A good doggy who is in love with her mama. I thought it was so cute when she was growling because she's possesive of eliz*. lol ..makes me want a dog :(

Barbie Circle Lens + Food :)

I love green apples, mostly due to the fact that they don't turn brown as fast and because they're sour. :)

I made these because I had leftover chocolate dipping. Mmm

I received my barbie circle lens today in the mail! They make my eyes look bigger!! The pictures don't show how pretty they are in real life. The comfortability of them are pretty good. No problems so far. I can't wait to try out other colors and stuff. I swear I can wear just a tinted moisturizer and mascara with these contacts and i'm good to go.

my favorite look is gold and purple eyeshadow.

nee says: you look so beautiful right now.
me: *warm feeling* hehe

Dr. Bronner's Soap and how much I LOVE IT!

If you haven't heard the greatness of this already, now you will :)

This soap really is *magic*. hehe :) I was watching Vanessa's youtube video of how she cleans her beauty blender, and how she uses this brand of soap to clean it. I have the Sonia Kashuk blender and i've been using baby shampoo to clean it, I don't know why I just have :P Anyways I decided to try out a small sample of this that they sell at Target, it comes in a sample size and the huge bottle for like $14.

So i'm at home getting all of my things done and then I finally get around to cleaning my blender with the soap. Instantly I notice a lot of the foundation come off the sponge and i'm like wow! I did remember reading reviews on how a lot of women will dilute this and use it to clean everything in there house. So then for the real test, I take my Everyday Mineral brushes and clean them with the soap. ..what do ya know, they look brand new! It's always been hard for me to remove all the mineral off of my brushes but man o man do I love this stuff.

..then I go overboard! I've been using the Olay in-shower lotion (which is wonderful btw) and that stuff makes your tub a grease ring! I get an empty spray bottle, put like 20 drops of the castille soap and fill up the rest of the spray bottle with water, shake it, and start scrubbing away at the tub. My tube is now..clean and white :) This pretty much ends with me taking my spray bottle with the magic soap in it to clean everything around in the house. I clean the stove, tub, toilet, countertops, mirrors, and a lot of other things with it and I love it.

(i even got around to vacuuming and carpet steaming our place! i'm on a roll :P)

It is natural so I do not have to worry about harmful fumes esp. since I am pregnant.

Oh yeah, this stuff removes makeup in an instant. haha okay I should say that but seriously with one wash of trying this on my face, all of my studio finish/powder/primer came off. I did the toner check to see if it took it off and it did. I would probably dilute it though because it's pretty strong.

It claims that it does not cut dirt but it dissolves it!

It's worth a try if you can get your hands on it.

Surprise from Amysunshine! + Face Shop Primer/Base Green

I received this in the mail today from my dear sweet sweet friend Amy! She told me that she was going to hook me up with one of these but I didn't have the time to think so, or remember. But, my husband checked the mail today and here it is! It's also PINK! I lovveeee pink. I gave this a test run and I love it so much more than my T9 Remington Studio one that has been frying my hair. It heats up to 400 degrees and I also gave it a test run to curl my hair and it does a beautiful job! I can finally say goodbye to my stinkin cheapo remington one. Thank you so much Amy! You really do shine like the sun :)

I ordered this off of eBay because I have no other source of getting my hands on this unless I order it online. I wish I did have access to it though! Maybe i'll contact my sisters in california to find a shop for me. The eBay shop gave me a sample of their grape seed oil body shower gel along with the -green makeup base.

The packaging is plastic, it does not come in a metal tube even though it looks like it. It is 1.4oz, i'm assuming it will last a while since i will most likely just use this on my shiny areas.

It is not thick, not like my monistat primer. It it's slightly creamy but that only means you won't have to put so much on.

I wore this out today under my fondation and did not have to blot anywhere on my face except for the sides of my nose, but I ALWAYS have to because my skin is stubborn like that. My foundation stayed put, seriously!

If you can spot the pale white cast on my hand in the picture, that is where the base is.

When applying this, you will notice that the green will make you look a bit ghostly, but that is only because it is "concealing" or working on hiding the blemishes. It's also good because you can tell where you have spread the primer because of the color verses it being clear. I sometimes can put a little too much primer on, causing my skin to breakout.

Description: Oil-free, non-sticky makeup base helps skin banish unwanted shine for fresh makeup. Green neutralizes redness and evens out skin tone.

SKINTONES: combo/oily

PROS: you do not need to use a lot!

mattifying

prolongs foundation wear (i live in florida where it's HOT!)

helps with redness

CONS: no source near here for me :( i had to wait 15 days to get this!
the ingredients

26 Weeks and 2 days Pregnant

I can't wait to meet my little one. I can imagine his personality already. Naughty, silly, and handsome like his daddy. Active and crazy like his cousin Erik, and smart like me! :)

Throughout this pregnancy I have gotten almost everything! I've been sick with the cold, terrible nausea (i mean TERRIBLE), heat rash, allergies, big boobs, weight gain, dandruff, and probably a few more other things I cannot remember as of right now.

I'm so glad the military gives the Mirena for free. ..because as far as I know, Keenan is going to be my one and only child!

other than that, i'm just waiting for the rest of my stuff that I have ordered online to get in.