Writers Block: A new blog Segment!

Hey everyone, you might not know this about me but something I love more then fashion and makeup happens to be literature. I love all forms of writing from poetry to novels to biographies. So I decided that I would start this new segment on my blog called Writers Block. I will be doing book hauls and reviews on the ones that I have read. So for my first post I decided to show you some books that I have picked up lately. I usually get all of my books from the used book store because I tend to read a lot! So if I post pictures and the books look super old and beat up thats why.

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This is the first book that attracted by attention, it was written in the 1930's by Daphne Du Maurier and published in 1938. She is a writer of historical fiction. This novel is about a young girl in Europe that meets an older gentleman at a hotel. They spend two weeks together and wind up getting married, when going back to his famous  manor called the Manderley she notices the workers are obsessed with his dead wife and do not seem to want her there. Dark secrets start to unfold about her new husband and his wires death.

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I absolutely in love with Stephen Kings writing, he is one of my favorite authors of all time. This is the book It by Stephen King it was published in 1986. The book written about a town called Derry and about a group of kids that mistakenly run into the dark demon that kills children and takes their souls. They defeat it as kids or that is what they think so as adults they go back to finally defeat their past demons.

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This is another Stephen King book it was published in 2001. It is about a group of men who twenty five years after saving and befriending a boy with down syndrome reunite in the woods for an annual hunting trip. Everything is fine until a stranger comes into their camp disoriented talking about things from the sky. The friends are thrown into chaos and struggle with a creature from another world.

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Another book by Stephen King, are you sensing a trend? This book was published in 1998. After four years past his wives death a best-selling novelist Mike Noonan is still grieving and is unable to write. He is plagued by nightmares about a lake house that is his summer getaway so he reluctantly returns. He falls in love with a women and her daughter who's millionaire grandfather is trying to get custody of and he becomes fascinated by the ghostly visions he is seeing in the summer house.

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Lastly the much talked about book Fifty Shades of Grey by E L James, it was published in 2011. This book is about a college girl named Anastasia Steele and she meets a business man named Christian Grey while interviewing his for a school project. Ana becomes intrigued with Grey and started to form a relationship with him. He throws her innocent mind into a different world from Grey's erotic tastes.

Books Talked About:

Rebecca by Daphne Du Maurier ; $7.67; Click Here

It by Stephen King; $8.99; Click Here

Dream Catcher by Stephen King; $7.99; Click Here

Bag of Bone by Stephen King; $7.99; Click Here

Fifty Shades of Grey by E L James; $10.98; Click Here

Review: Sally Hansen Salon Effects

  

  Hey everyone hope your enjoying your spring! I recently received the Sally Hansen Salon Effects in my Influenster Vox Box. I received these complimentary to review for you all. I'm not being paid or sponsored by these companies just want to give my honest opinion and tell you all about some great products.

  The Sally Hansen Salon Effects nails are a fast alternative to regular nail polish. They claim that there is no drying time, they last up to 10 days and remove easy with nail polish remover. You apply them by simply picking out a strip that fits correctly to your nail and press it on, any access you bend over your nail and file off. These went on easily and fit my nails pretty well although they could have been a little wider. They didn't last quite ten days and I did use a top coat over them. Although they didn't chip they just peeled at the nail beds as my nails grew which was a little odd. Taking them off was a little difficult due to the glitter aspect.

 All in all I would defiantly recommend these to others and will purchase them in the future if they are on sale. I just don't care about nail polish to the point I would spend $9.99 on them. Although that isn't a bad price for the quality of the product since they are no mess and long lasting! 

P.S. The ones I am wearing are in the print Kitty, Kitty.

Products Talked About:

Sally Hansen Salon Effects; $9.99; Click Here

Influenster Beauty VoxBox!

  Hey everyone!

I recently received another voxbox from Influenster, this is the second one i've gotten and i'm so excited for what came in it. This one was called the Spring Beauty VoxBox so it came with a couple beauty products. Things from skin to nail care that I will be trying out and I will do a reviews for you all! I will list the products you will see future posts on below hope you all are having a great spring so far.

Products in the Spring Beauty Box:

• Sheer Cover Duo Concealer
• Aveeno Daily Moisturizer Body Wash
• Chapstick Lip Sheild 365
• Sally Hansen Salon Effects
• Bath & Body Works Fine Fragrance Mist in Japanese Cherry Blossom
• Soyjoy Bar
• Dr. Scholls For Her Ball of Feet

I'm not being paid by any of these companies for talking about these products, I received them for free to tell you all about them and will be giving honest reviews for all of them.

Finally Got the Sam Edelman Lorissa Pumps!

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       Hey everyone, I did a post earlier on about some of the things I wish I could own but couldn't due to the ridiculous price of them. So I was shopping on day and I saw a Bloomingdales outlet store so I decided to go in. I'm walking through the shoe section and stopped there they were I went over expecting to still have to pay at least $150.00 even at an outlet store. I was wrong, I snagged these babies for $110.00 best money i've ever spent on a pair of shoes. The only complaint that I have about them is that one of the studs fell off before I could even wear them. So if anyone knows if I can have them fixed please leave it in the comments. So far I haven't found someone that can. I hope you are all enjoying the spring and all the beautiful blooming flowers I know I am!

Items Listed

Sam Edelman Lorissa Pump; $200.00 ; Click Here

Kiss Nail Dress: Fashion that Sticks

After doing a review on on the Impress press on nails by Broadway Nails I was sent these and two other kinds of nail products by the company. I am not being paid by this company and doing this review to give my own opinion about the products i received.

These nail products are a form of a nail sticker. You fit the pre sized sticker on to your nail and smooth it over the surface. You bend the excess nail product over the tip of your nail and the file given to remove it. It claims that they will last ten days before they start to peel and chip. About ten minutes after applying them they chipped a little bit when i was texting on my phone so the long wearing claim in my opinion isn't true. I wound up putting a top coat over them to see if that would help and it did a little bit. They did chip a bit more when i was washing my hair the next morning.

Overall these are an okay nail product for a quick manicure such as a last minute occasion that you don't have time to put effort into them. They come in a lot of different patterns and some have texture to them. Overall I would rate them a 6 out of ten because of the application and the chipping problems.

Products Mentioned:

Kiss Nail Dress; $7.99; Click Here

Review: New York Color Cosmetics Smooch Proof 16H Lip Stain

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Hey there everyone I apologize for the lack of posts I should be doing more soon though because I got a few new products I need to do reviews on. Anyways back to the topic of this post, I have been searching for a good lasting cheap lip stain for a while now. The first one i tried was by Maybelline and it was absolutely terrible and I mean like dried out within five hours of opening it terrible. So I was browsing in rite aid one day and stumbled upon these lip stains by New York Color. I have used cosmetics by the brand a few times but haven't been that impressed with it other then their lipsticks. So since they were only $4.99 a piece I decided to just wing it and try one, and am I glad that I did.

These lip stains are great they have long lasting color and don't dry out my lips to bad even though they are a lip stain so they are going to either way. The packaging basically looks like a magic marker and so does the tip so at first I was a little hesitant thinking it would be a pain to apply. I was wrong about that because the marker tip is soft and flexible making the application a breeze. They are pretty well pigmented and as for the 16 hour lasting time in reality it lasts only about 4 before fading and will be gone by six hours. So if your looking for something that will last you all night this isn't for you, but since I only am going to be wearing it for work and being out and about the lasting power is fine with me. They do have an odd scent though its almost like they tried to make it smell nice and fruity but failed and it kind of has that magic marker scent to it which isn't unbearable but to pleasant to say the least. All in all though the scent doesn't stay on your lips so it doesn't really bother me. So for being only $4.99 I find this to be a wonderful product and I defiantly recommend you pick some colors up to try I will put swatches of the ones I have below.

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Forever Freesia, Champagne Stain, Never Ending Nude, Rock on Ruby, Coral Reef, Forever Mine Wine and Smooch Proof

Products Talked About:

New York Color Smooch Proof 16 Hour Lip Stain; $4.99; CVS, Rite Aid

Favorite Products of 2011

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Hey everyone I decided to do this post sharing my most loved and used products of 2011. I will be including both high end and low end products. I will put links to where you can purchase all of the products at the end of the post. I would love it if you would share your favorite products in the comments or link to a post you made about them because I always like to try new things!

Face:

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I've only been using this concealer by Almay for the last month of 2011 but by far it is one of the best concealers i've ever used. It is called the Clear Complexion Concealer. It gives medium to full coverage and is a liquid formula so it doesn't cake up when applied on acne spots or blemishes. Plus the salicylic acid in it controls the problem spot from getting worse while the concealer sell covers it. As long as there is a powder over it this will last all day. It will only last a couple hours without a powder on top.

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This is the Healthy Wear Translucent Pressed Powder by Physicians Formula. This is actually supposed to be a powder foundation but since it is translucent it gives absolutely no coverage. This is a great product to set your concealer or foundation with though because of the products thickness it keeps you from having to apply a large amount causing that white mask look on your face. It doesn't really have a scent so thats good and it has SPF 50 in it so it protects your skin from UV rays.

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My favorite Powder blush this year so far is Mac Cosmetics blush in Melba. It is a matte peach tone blush and looks really natural on my skin tone. Since I have a more yellow skin tone peach blushes look more natural on me then pinks or reds do. This blush is highly pigmented so a little goes a long way.

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Again this is a product that i've only tried in the last month but it has quickly became my favorite drugstore blush by far. It is a cream texture that blends almost seamlessly with the skin. The color I have is in Peach Satin, it has a slight shimmer to it but its more of a glow since there is no actually sparkle in the product itself.

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My favorite highlight this year and it was last year as well is Mac Cosmetics Mineralized Skin Finish in Perfect Topping. It gives a light shimmer with no chunky glitter so it looks natural. Plus they last literally forever i've had mine for a year and haven't even flattened the dome.

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My favorite drugstore highlight would have to be the all over color stick by elf in Golden Peach, it has subtle shimmer and being a cream product blends easily. Plus it only costs $1.00 so I mean you can't beat that!

Eyes:

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This by far is the best eyeshade primer I have ever used, it is the Urban Decay Primer Potion. It keeps your eyeshadow from creasing and helps your shadows colors stand out and last all day long.

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This is the best eyeshadow pallet I have ever used or owned, It is the Naked pallet by Urban Decay. It is filled with neutrals and has twelve eyeshadows and two of them are matte. The rest are either shimmer or glitter finish, these eyeshadows are extremely pigmented and amazing to work with. I think these will forever be my favorite go to eyeshadows.

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My favorite drugstore eyeshadows would have to be the trios by Sally Hanson. They are well coordinated colors, highly pigmented and blend well. Plus they are pretty good sized eyeshadows for the price.

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I got this eyeliner in a set that I received for christmas,it is the Tarte Amazonian Clay Cream Eyeliner in Black. This by far is the best and most pigmented cream eyeliner I have evrer used. It glides on flawlessly and all you have to do is lightly touch the product with the brush. So I'm pretty sure this may last me for months and it hasn't dried at all yet so far.

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This cream eyeliner by ELF is the best drugstore cream eyeliner I have ever come across. It is highly pigmented and glides on beautifully. It does dry out after about a month of use but all you have to do is press your finger to the product and the warmth will soften it again. Not to mention you get a ton of product for only $3.00.

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This is the Urban Decay 24/7 Glide on Eyeliner Pencil in Zero, it is by far the best eyeliner pencil I have ever used. I'm sure you've seen many posts and videos of people raving about this product and all I can do is agree because it is that wonderful. It is great for the top lash line to add definition to the lashes and it also stays in the waterline beautifully.

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This is the Unstoppable Eyeliner by Maybelline I have it in the color white so I don't know about the black but the white is an awesome eyeliner. It stays on the water line like a champ and blends out to a beautiful highlight also.

Lips:

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This Lipstick from YSL "which may be the best lipstick Brand ever" is deffinatly my favorite for this year. I have the Rouge Pur Couture in Number 6 which is a rosy nude color. It glides on wonderfully and has great pigmentation and is very moisturizing also. This lipstick comes in a good variety of colors and shades so I plan on defiantly picking up a few more.

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This is Revlon's Lip Stick in Pink Pout,it is a matte formula. I love this lipstick because it is one of the only matte formulas I have found that doesn't get or feel drying on my lips. Its a beautiful light pink that in my opinion would look great on any skin tone.

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This is the Smooch Proof 16 Hour Lip Stain by NYC Cosmetics. It is my favorite lip stain I have ever tried and it is also one of the cheapest on the market. These are highly pigmented and don't dry out my lips to bad like most stains do, in fact as long as I wear chap stick over top it does't dry them out at all. As for its 16 hour claim it lasts about 6 and then begins to fade, it will wear down faster if you are eating and drinking a lot also. Although for the great price of $5.00 each I can live with the shorter lasting power.

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I don't often wear lipgloss but if I do it will most likely be a NYX Mega Shine LipGloss, I have the colors Beige and Golden Pink. They are a long lasting, highly pigmented, non-sticky formula which I love because I have long curly hair that loves to get stuck in my lipgloss anytime i'm wearing any.

Products Listed:

Almay Clear Complexion Concealer; $7.99; Click Here

Healthy Wear Powder Foundation; $14.95; Click Here

Mac Powder Blush in Melba; $19.50; Click Here

Maybelline Dream Bouncy Blush in Peach Satin; $7.99; Click Here

Mac Mineralized SkinFinish in Perfect Topping(Color Discontinued); $28.00; Click Here

ELF All Over Color Stick in Golden Peach; $1.00; Click Here

Urban Decay Primer Potion; $19.00; Click Here

Urban Decay Naked Pallete; $48.00; Click Here

Sally Hanson Natural Beauty Instant Enhancing Eyeshadow Pallete; $14.99; CVS

Tarte emphasEYES Waterproof clay eyeliner; $22.00; Click Here

ELF Professional Creme Eyeliner; $3.00; Click Here

Urban Decay 24/7 Glide on Eye Pencil; $18.00; Click Here

Maybelline Unstoppable Eyeliner Pencil; $7.23; Click Here

YSL Rouge Pur Couture in 6; $30.00; Click Here

Revlon Lipstick in Pink Pout; $7.99; Click Here

NYC Cosmetics Lip Stain; $4.99; CVS or Rite Aid

NYX Mega Shine Lip Gloss; $5.50; Click Here