Friday Finds

Hello! Welcome to another 'Friday Finds' post! Today I'm coming to you with a few products that I really was excited to purchase and try out! 

I've got a whopping 8 products that I've picked up in the past week or so and I'l share them below!

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The first product is the Pacifica Natural Minerals Alight Multi-Mineral BB Cream which I picked up at Target. I am always looking for new BB Creams because I absolutely adore them and find they work best on my skin! This stuff is pretty expensive (it goes for about $13) but it is a really naturally made product with great ingredients that are super healthy for your skin. 

The bottle promotes this product as age defying, shade-matching, and illuminating. When I try the product out, I'll be looking for those characteristics in the BB Cream. 

Next up is the L'Oreal Visible Lift CC Eye Concealer. I got the shade 'Light' and it cost me about $10. I was really looking forward to using this because it helps conceal your dark circles and give you a little bit of brightness and helps hide aging!

I picked up the Physicians Formula Bronze Booster Adjusting Bronzing Veil in 'Light to Medium'. I love this brand for blushes, bronzers, and highlighters so I was excited to try out a new bronzer. I had been looking for a bronzer that was a little more high-quality than the Rimmel one I usually use but a little less expensive than the High-End bronzers. I got this at Target for $13 but there was an amazing sale on Physicians Formula products - buy 1, get 1 free! So it was an even better deal!

Also, look at how beautiful this product is!? I love the sun design!

The 'Free' part of my buy 1, get 1 free Physicians Formula deal was the Powder Palette Mineral Glow Pearls in 'Translucent Pearl'. This stuff is SO beautiful. I had been looking for a new highlighter and this was just the perfect purchase. I already tried this out because it looked so gorgeous and it looks amazing on the face.

Next, I picked up the L'Oreal Magic De-Crease Eyelid Primer which I had been eyeing for AGES!!! It runs for about $8 which I was a little unhappy about but I was willing to try. I have a lot of trouble with getting product in the crease and I had high hopes for this. (Spoiler Alert: It's AMAZING and well worth the price if you have this problem!)

I also picked up the NEW!!!! Maybelline The NUDES Palette which is one of the first really big drugstore palettes released, so I was so excited to try it out. I did a whole review post on this product so I won't talk about it much right now, so all I'll say is that I really like it!

Next, I picked up an Ulta Glitter Eye Top Coat in the color 'Fairy Princess'. It was on sale for $4 which was 1/2 off, so it was a great deal! I adore this product so much, it gives the best glitter and fun little shimmer to your lids. All you have to do is either apply it over your lids with a wet eyeshadow brush but it also works really well on top of other shimmery shades and on cream shadow!

The last thing I picked up was just your run of the mill eyelash curler. I picked up the Sally Hansen 'Flirty Eyes' eyelash curler for $5 at Ulta. I needed a new one, and this one has been working well!

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That's it for today's 'Friday Finds'. I'm really excited about all these products and will let you know my favorites and the flops! 

Have a great weekend friends!

xo Emily

Friday Finds: Magnificent Maybelline

Hello!!! It's another Friday (THANK GOODNESS) which means another addition of Friday Finds!! I know you're like SO excited....

This little 'Friday Finds' post that I have already done a second installment in, is potentially very disastorous for my wallet.... But alas, now I have an excuse to buy more.

All five of the beauty items I bought for today's post were purchased at Walgreens during an AMAZING SALE!!!!! This all didn't cost me that much. The four makeup items were only around 15 dollars - which is insane. 

Here are the lovely things I've purchased! 

1. Maybelline Color Tattoo in the shade 15 - Audacious Asphalt. First off, that name is amazing and I never thought that asphalt could in fact, be audacious, but maybelline has proved me wrong apparently.  I've only used Color Tattoo a few times and it's not my favorite product but it was on sale for $3 which I thought was a great deal. I love silvery/grey eye colors so I thought I would give it a go! 

2. Rimmel's Natural Bronzer in 021 - Sunlight. I've been branching out with bronzers recently, actually making an effort to try a few different brands in order to find a product I really love. Walgreens had this a dollar off today so I decided to try it. I really like Rimmel products and I'm a huge fan of their translucent setting powder so I hoped this would be similar! I hope this works out!!

3. A tried and tested favorite - the Maybelline Falsies Mascara - was my third Friday Find. As many people can probably attest, this is a great mascara. And I was incredibly lucky that these $9 mascaras were on sale for FOUR dollars today. I had to restrain myself from buying about 30 more because I LOVE Maybelline mascaras. 

Just look at the difference this mascara makes. It's just a really quality product!

Look at my left eye!!! Madness!!

4. Maybelline Master Shape Eye Pencil in Soft Brown. I know I'm a self proclaimed lover of the Milani brow products but I decided that since this brow pencil was on sale for just about $3, I would try something new. I really like the color!

5. Lastly, I purchased the John Frieda Hair Dye in Medium Natural Brown. Right now I've got a few different colors in my hair and I am really really ready to go back to my brown hair. I've used this dye before and have been pleased with the results - especially for a box dye.

That's it for todays Friday Finds!!! I will definitely start using these products and let you know which ones I like - they might even become a part of my June favorites! 

Happy Weekend!!!

xo Emily

Friday Finds: Blush and BB Cream

Happy Friday!!! The happiest day all week! 

It's especially happy for me because I've purchased a few new things that I am going to share with you in a post (that will probably be repeated, hence the alliterative name) called 'Friday Finds!"

These are just a few beauty related things I've bought recently that I want to share!

1. Benefit's Rockateur Blush - Now I know this blush is pricey ($28) and I think that there are other, more affordable blushes out there that are just as pretty, but I've had my eye on Rockateur for months now. Everytime I'm in Sephora or Ulta, I go by and brush some across my cheeks in envy. So I decided to take the plunge and buy it. I'm very pleased because I know this will last me a long time and the color is stunning! As you can see above, it's deep and shimmery and peachy and pink and just lovely!
2. To pair with my fancy new blush I got the Real Techniques Blush Brush - I am a HUGE fan of Real Techniques and when my (not so good quality) blush brush fell apart a few days ago, I went straight for my favorite brush brand. I absolutely love this brush. Using it is easy and product goes on flawlessly. And to top it off, it's really affordable. This brush only put me back $9.
3. Maybelline's Dream Fresh BB Cream - I love this BB cream. In fact, this is a repurchase, as I ran out of my last bottle. It's light, smooth, and feels great on my skin. I don't use foundation regularly but it's nice to have some light coverage all over to even out my skin tone and this does the trick!
4. Next is another Maybelline winner, the Instant Age Rewind Under Eye Concealer. -This should come as no surprise, as this is my favorite under eye, dark circle concealer out there. It's cheap, lasts forever, and comes in tons of shades as well as a brightener. This is my third or fourth repurchase of this awesome product!
5. To verge away from makeup, I picked up the Pantene Smooth Lisse Argan Oil Serum. - This stuff is magic. It's a more affordable version of Moroccan Oil's Argan Oil - which I have used and liked a lot - but it's cheaper, less greasy in my hair and smells awesome. This stuff lasts me a long time as you don't really need much (only a  small squeeze or two into the ends of your hair) and it's only $8 bucks. Plus, you get more for that $8 bucks - whereas with Moroccan Oil you get a much smaller container for more money! 

These 5 products are some of my old favorites and soon to be new favorites and all totally worth buying. I hope you guys enjoyed seeing some of my friday finds and I would encourage everyone to check out some of these because they're all really great - and mostly affordable!

Have a great weekend!

xo Emily