May favorites & a simple, colorful look!

Hellooooo.

So alas, SOMEHOW, May is already at an end. This summer is already flying by :/

But with the month ending I figured I'd share with you some of my favorite finds or products from this month in case any of you might like to try them! :)

1) Maybelline's Baby Lips in 'Quenched'

My lips have been so chapped lately, and Burt's Bees just wasn't cutting it. So I spotted this in Walmart & grabbed it up. I had seen a commercial or two for it, but didn't know if it would actually work or not. However, it only cost like $2 or $3 bucks, so what the hey. Anyway, this stuff is AWESOME. It boasts 8 hr long hydration for your lips along with some new 'secret' formula with SPF 20. It's also supposed to visibly renew your lips in 4 weeks. I've been using it about that long and I definitely feel/see a difference, so I dub this product legit! and definitely worth buying.

2) Select shadows from Urban Decay's BoS 4

(Baked & Bender are reversed in this picture for some reason...?)

So as most of you know, I'm obsessed with UD and use it on a daily basis, but there's some new shadows that i've just been HOOKED on this month. I've switched up the usual, daily neutral look I do with some different neutral shades that I hadn't really used too much before:

'Skimp' as a base

'Bust'

'Missionary'

'Midnight Rodeo'

^ the last 3 I used in the crease

It's super simple, takes 4 minutes to do, and is a great, new neutral look for me. I love 'em!

3) Dove's Go Fresh Bodywash 'Cubumber & Green Tea'

I guess this falls under the umbrella of beauty...?

Anyway, all i can say about this stuff is BUY. IT. I bought this initially because I wanted to try a new brand, but the awesome smell of this body wash makes it stand head & shoulders (pardon the pun) above the rest. I feel like a lot of body washes I've used before I can never smell again once I wash them off. But this stuff not only makes my skin smell great (& moisturizes it, of course) but it permeates the bathroom and my adjacent bedroom, and it just gives this amazing fresh, calming feeling to the rooms AND- in turn- me :)

So there's my favorites for May!

Have any of you tried them?

What do you think?!

Lastly, I wanted to post a quick & easy look I did yesterday. It was inspired by a very similar look that I saw on Pinterest, so it's by no means my own- just something I wanted to try my hand at.

I used:

Urban Decay's 'Missionary' on the lid as a base

UD's 'Omen' on inner corners

UD's 'Jinx'

UD's 'Bender' in outer area of lower lash line

This is a really easy look that business on top & a party on the bottom :party :p

But I really love it, especially because it's a lot more wearable than a lot of looks I do.

:)

What do ya think?!

an earthy look

hey everyoneeeeeeee.

So 'im kind of disappointed about tonight's post. I really wish I had a better camera... because, though I love the one I have, it just doesn't always cut it.

The look I did today used some great earthy shades, but they came off as 2 shades in the pictures and look dull as all get out.

:(

hmph.

Regardless of that, I decided to post them anyway.

Here's what's SUPPOSED to be a nice, earthy, nighttime look.

*outside light- shade

*inside, with flash

okay so, does this look like I just used gold & black to you?....

I thought so.

:/

Here's the swatches of what I used:

(all Urban Decay form BoS 2)

*From L to R: 'Midnight Cowboy', 'Baked', 'Cobra', & 'Bender'

(sorry this is blurry; couldn't get a steady pic of them for the life of me today)

I feel like 'Midnight Cowboy' is clearly visible, but 'Baked' less so... though in the second picture I feel like you can see it then.

I was really disappointed with how 'Cobra' & 'Bender ' looked. Granted, I used very little of the latter, but 'Cobra' definitely should not appear black since it's a dark green/brown with gold shimmer.

so WTF.

I guess the fact that 'Bender' didn't show up better is on me since I used so little... I'll just have to use more next time :)

This was my first time using 'Cobra' & 'Bender' so I wasn't too sure what to expect.

I'm excited to use 'Bender' again soon since it's practically invisible here.

nail mail & new palette!

hey hey hey!

yayayayayayayayay,

my Zoya's finally came in,

along with my newest addition to my Urban Decay palette family.

let's goooo! :)

So as most of you know, Zoya's most recent promotion was buy 3 polishes, get 3 free.

eeek! 

I got:

* From L to R: 'Jinx', 'Ivanka', & 'Gilda'

* From L to R: Phoebe', 'Akyra', & 'Kylie'

WOO!

Can't wait to try & post about all these :D

Next up, 

Urban Decay's Book of Shadows Vol. 2

* messed up 'Zephyr' as I was getting it out :x

Now this palette is nothing new, BUT it was on eBay for $25... and there are a few shades in here that i've never tried so I figured, what could it hurt? :p

Really excited to try some new looks with these as well,

and get those on here!

Thanks for reading,

& have a good night! :)