Something I Have Been Working On

Hello lovelies! How have you been? I know that I have been pretty great as of recent! Let's hope that continues. I have picked up a new hobby recently and wanted to share a few pictures of what I have been up to. I have always been a huge fan of arts, crafts, and D.I.Y. I have been wanting to get into jewelry making so I decided to head to the store to pick up some supplies. Picking out beads is SO fun and you can create so many different combinations of jewelry with just a small selection of beads. I have been making some bracelets because I really want to open my own Etsy shop! I have been thinking about it for a couple years now and think that I might actually go through with it soon. What do you think? Would you be interested in this type of bracelet? I was thinking about a $5 price tag, but I would love to get opinions before I open the shop!

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Urban Decay Cream Eyeshadow Review

Urban Decay Cream Eyeshadow each come in a small tube. They also come with is known to be a "doe foot" applicator. There are 12 different shades and each tube comes with 6.7ml / .20 US fl oz of product. The tube indicates that the eyeshadow is long-lasting hi-tech eyecolor. 

I have 9/12 of the shades that are available which I bought on the Urban Decay website. Though these were originally $17.00 a piece, they are now only $3.00 on the Urban Decay site. Along with only being $3.00, I bought them during the Friends & Family sale which gives you a 20% discount on everything, therefore I purchased them for a wonderful price of only $2.40 a piece! Crazy, right?! Now let's get to the colors.

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Asphault is a black cream shadow with a lot of glitter. I find the formula to not be as creamy as some of the others but the final product is really nice.

Mushroom is a grayish/taupe color with an iridescent glitter. There is no glitter fallout in the product and you will not be left with a coat of glitter if you rub the product in. It is truly a beautiful color.

Rehab is a taupe with a gold tint. Like the other colors, this product has a very shimmery finish. With a layer of Midnight Cowboy (which I have a ton of, LOL) I can imagine this would be amazing alone!

Midnight Rodeo is a very light tannish pink with a lot of shimmer and silver reflections. I absolutely LOVE this color! It is so girly and awesome as a base for an everyday look.

Sphynx is a cotton candy pink with a lot of silver undertones and flecks of glitter.  It is a beautiful girly color and would look great with a bold look using Woodstock or Junkshow!

Delinquent is a beautiful metallic purple. The formula is very pigmented and creamy and goes on like a dream. It is the most opaque finish in my opinion and is extremely bold. I normally wouldn't wear a color this dark but this would look great in a purple smokey eye.

Radium is a tropical ocean blue with metallic finish. Like most of the other cream shadows, it has a very pigmented and creamy formula. 

Weeds is a goldish green color. I was automatically drawn to the color when I saw it online. There is something so unique about it that I absolutely had to get it. It is a lovely shade and would look great with golds!

Moonshine is a pale silver with lots of silver specks. It appears almost white and is great as a base for any look you are going for that you want that special POP. I used it as a base when doing a look with Tainted and Junkshow and it made it absolutely beautiful. If you want to save some primer, I highly suggest purchasing this and using it as one. 

After I am able to use my cream shadows a little more, I will come back and do a more in depth perception of each shadow. Since I have yet to use them all for my everyday look I do not want to go and rate them as if I know everything about them. My first impression has been wonderful. I know that some people do not like these but for the most part they seem to be great. If my opinion changes you will see an updated post about it eventually. Thanks for reading! I really appreciate your views.

P.S. For those of you who are wondering, I am wearing Milani 3D Holographic Nail Lacquer in Digital.

NYX Round Lipsticks - Pumpkin Pie & Strawberry Milk

NYX Round Lipstick in Pumpkin Pie - ($3.99) A nude with an orange tint , there is little to no shimmer. I wore this color today and I absolutely LOVE it. It has such a light finish where it looks as if I am wearing no lip color but gives my lips that little POP that they need. I especially love the way it goes on with ease. I added a little bit of gloss after a half hour to make it last a bit longer. I don't know what it is about my lips but lipstick NEVER stays on unless it stains them, it's kind of depressing LOL! Overall I really love this color and will wear it year round. 

• APPLICATION: 5/5
• PIGMENTATION: 5/5
• LONGEVITY: 3/5
• VALUE: 5/5
• OVERALL: 4.5/5 

NYX Round Lipstick in Strawberry Milk - ($3.99) A light pink color with a little to no shimmer. This color is a hit or miss with me. I like the color but the blotchiness on my lips I could do without. Since it's such a bold stand out color, you can definitely see the spots that it is starting to wear off or didn't go on as nicely. I have to rub the color in and avoid getting my lips wet at any point while wearing this lipstick. I wish there was something I could do to make it last longer since it's such a CUTE color. I will probably only wear this color while I am taking pictures but not so much for going out.

• APPLICATION: 3.5/5
• PIGMENTATION: 4/5
• LONGEVITY: 3/5
• VALUE: 4/5
• OVERALL: 3/5 

Where to Buy: Ulta ($3.99), Cherry Culture ($1.99)

(me wearing Pumpkin Pie)

 (me wearing Strawberry milk)